Sunday, March 10, 2019

The Usual Suspects

Sunday might be the day when I share slides that are not that great, but even so... I might just have to stop scanning photos of the Mark Twain that are similar to this. I have SO MANY of them, and they're all basically the same! It gets tedious for me, so it must for you too. That doesn't mean I won't post any photos of the Twain - I have a few pretty views coming up - but, for the sake of my sanity, I'm going to get a lot more picky.


I have a ton of photos of the Burning Settler's Cabin too (as you know) - the same rule might apply to that subject as well. It doesn't mean that I don't love this feature, I just don't need 50 identical photos of the thing.


13 comments:

Nanook said...

Major-

How's about a Settler's Cabin a-Fire on board the Mark Twain-?? A-ha-! (Extra bonus points for placing the cabin 'inside' the wheelhouse-!)

Thanks, Major - and happy DST Sunday.

TokyoMagic! said...

That second pic gives us a pretty good view of the settler's spinning wheel. Maybe he pricked his finger on it and now he's in a deep sleep.

JC Shannon said...

Except for the forearm, the Mark Twain photo is a pretty good one. An unobstructed view of the BSC is always a fun thing, especially with a good Merlot. Look at it this way Major, too many Disneyland snaps are better than none at all. Imagine if space aliens landed in Frontierland, and the report they might file on their return to the mother ship. Those Earthlings are still using steam power and they have cabins that burn forever as long as you lie motionless in your yard. No wonder we haven't had first contact yet. Keep 'em coming Major, you know we love the classics.

Steve DeGaetano said...

I believe that watch is a Timex 17-jewel model.

Chuck said...

TM!, I think that's a whetstone rather than a spinning wheel. Maybe he used the whetstone to sharpen the needle on the spinning wheel that he pricked his finger on.

And now this is stuck in my head. Most of you may be juuust a tad too old to remember it, but for those of us of a certain age, it's embedded in our brains for life.

Anonymous said...

The shot of the MT is an iconic one that everyone loved(s). Tells you how Disney got it right in the beginning. KS

Major Pepperidge said...

Nanook, at this point I would accept a burning cabin on the Mark Twain gladly. Daylight Savings Time, bleah.

TokyoMagic!, the settler made bespoke frontier fashions that fit like a glove! He was famous in New York, Milan, and Paris.

Jonathan, what’s wrong with the forearm? I’d say it’s the highlight of the picture. It provides scale and depth, not to mention mystery. Plus if there’s an arm, you know that there’s a whole person there too. I’m glad you like the classics - I do too! - but I sure would like to know how many photos of the Mark Twain I’ve posted over the past 12+ years.

Steve DeGaetano, you say that with such authority that I am assuming you really know! You could have said 30 jewels and I would believe you.

Chuck, ah, I think you’re right, a whetstone does make a bit more sense. Whenever I had to sharpen an axe with a rusty old file, I always thought one of those round whetstones would be mighty handy. They don’t have those at Home Depot, however. I’ve seen many clips of Sesame Street, but that one has eluded me. I probably was just a little too old when that show came along.

Major Pepperidge said...

KS, oops sorry, didn’t mean to skip you! I agree with your opinion about the Mark Twain photo… it’s just that I have 500 more that are almost exactly like it!

Chuck said...

That clip debuted in '76, when I was 7. My sister is three years younger than me, so I was still watching Sesame Street (and The Electric Company, and Mr Rogers' Neighborhood) with her. And if I'm honest with myself, I probably would have watched it anyway for the Muppet segments alone. :-)

Major Pepperidge said...

Chuck, I definitely have a few years on you, and that made a difference. I've seen clips of "The Electric Company" and "Mr. Rogers", but they were never shows that I ever watched. Who knows what I was watching in 1976 - something syndicated I'm sure. 3 Stooges reruns? The Wild Wild West? Bonanza? Could have been anything. While I used to like the old Muppet Show, I find the Sesame Street clips to be very charming and appealing. If I'd been the right age, I'm sure I would be a huge Muppet fan these days.

Melissa said...

They showed us episodes of The Electric Company in school in the 1980's. Spider-Man, where are you comin' from, Spider-Man, nobody knows who you aaaaaaaare! And I also remember that Sesame Street segment.

That's a partic'lar nice shot of the old Mark Twain, with her reflection in the dappled water like that.

Chuck said...

Melissa, "Tune in next time when Spidey says...'waaa waaa waaa waaaaaaa.'"

Anonymous said...

Photo one reminds me of the lyrics to some song...

"Steamboat's a-coming, she's a coming round the bend..."

@Steve D, I do recall those Timex ads. Wonder why 17 jewels was the magic number?

@Chuck, like the Major, Sesame Street came too late to affect me in any meaningful way. The segments I have seen were cute and engaging, but I was on to bigger things by then.

@Major, thanks for posting these. I never get tired of the MT or the old River.

I found an box of 1990's photos the other day, and I was all thrilled to think I had something new to contribute, and the first Disney photo I pulled out was the Mark Twain coming around the bend. Needless to say, I won't bother sharing it.

I did have 4 or five pretty good pictures of an Aladdin themed parade, if that sounds like something anyone wants to see. The rest were all of my kids at a character breakfast, pretty dull stuff.

LMK.

JG