700th Post!

This blog passed its 2 year anniversary about a month ago, without comment from me. But now I can proudly say that I am an official member of the 700 club. No, not THAT 700 club - - I'm talking about the club reserved for bloggers with 700 posts! Like most of you, I've only heard rumors of this club. It's one of those magnificent places - - unseen by mere mortals; walnut-paneled and book-lined, oriental carpets and old master paintings everywhere, with bottles of the finest scotch, whisky and sherry in cut crystal decanters, and stuffed animals heads staring at you from every wall. In other words, classy! It makes "Club 33" look like El Pollo Loco.

I am offering up a few cherce images for you on this glorious occasion, like this neat shot from the Crane Bathroom of Tomorrow. These kooky flamingos (or are they ostriches?) appear to be made of various bits and pieces of plumbing, which only makes sense. If you peruse the souvenir booklet, it looks like boys and girls could turn on spouts of water for a playful, soggy effect. And we all know that the sound of running water makes people have to "go", which helps drive home the message that plumbing is darn important.


This is one of the better slides of the Flying Saucers in my collection! I especially like the kid to the center-right, he is clearly zipping along in his hovering craft. I suspect that he has alien blood in him. I'm not so sure that the mom with her daughter in her lap is doing so well, though. Too much weight and you'd sit there like a lump. Personally, I'd like to get an inflatable air mattress and glide around on that blue surface... like floating on a swimming pool.


Keeping with the bathroom theme established in that first photo, here's an unusual sign directing anxious guests to the pottys. This sign is ALL BUSINESS, as such a sign should be. Hand-lettered too. I am pretty sure that this was located somewhere beneath the Tomorrowland load area for the Skyway. I wonder if that tile pattern intentionally echoed the Clock of the World? Probably not, but it doesn't matter because it's cool.


Thanks as always to all of my great readers, especially to those who take the time to comment. The comments keep me going when I start to feel that I can't write another word about the Pirate Ship or the Dance Circle! If possible, I hope to reach 1000 posts someday. No promises though!