The Superfriends, April 1972
Before we get started with our regularly-scheduled programming, let's send some big birthday wishes to Lou Perry and Dean Finder! Sue B. has provided a vintage scan for the occasion - five boys and one girl smiling at the camera while the birthday boy holds one gift, with a pile of additional presents on the floor. Some look suspiciously like clothing boxes! The boys with bowties must be brothers. Does the cage contain mice? Happy Birthday, Lou and Dean (and thank you for the photo, Sue)!
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You've heard of the Superfriends; Superman, Batman and Robin, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and more. Well, today's photos feature MY Superfriends. Principal Aebleskivers, Madame LeFevere, and Professor Bunions. Together, they were unstoppable. Why there hasn't been a big-budget movie about this trio is beyond me.
Principal Aebleskivers and Madame LeFevre had a particular appreciation of "the arts", including the nearly-lost craft of silhouette-making. Folks who worked in the shop at Disneyland spent 11 years in Paris, learning their skills while taking a vow of silence. Hey, I didn't make the rules. If I'm reading this photo correctly (and I think that I am), the Principal is so deeply moved that he is on the verge of tears. The big softie!
There they are, the Superfriends. When they joined their golden teacher's lounge keys into a triangle, they were imbued with the power of the Universe! Luckily for us, they only worked for good, and not E-VIL.
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Yep, Major's hitting the rum, again. I just texted him to let him know. That was a post for 2/28 - prepared loooong ago.
Happy Birthday to Dean Finder and Lou [up in heaven]. I'd like to think if I was at that birthday celebration, I'd be the one wearing the snappy bow tie while using that 'item' in my left hand to discreetly send out a distress call-!
Gotta love that sea of purple and yellow flowers - looking particularly lovely in this view.
Thanks to Sue and The Major..
Well, in that case.... everybody just forget what I said until the 28th about sending out secret messages.
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Happy Birthday Dean! I've noticed that you are commenting more regularly lately. Better be careful or end up slightly 'cracked' like the rest of us. ;-)
And a Happy Birthday to our forever friend, Lou Perry. Your photos (with Sue's diligence) will always be appreciated here.
Yes, the Bow tie Boys are probably brothers. The two boys on the right, with matching sweaters, are definitely brothers. It looks the caged animal might be a hamster. It looks too fat to be a parakeet.
To me, Principal Aebleskivers looks more confused than teary. He's wondering where the silhouette maker found all those people with tiny heads.
The Matterhorn pic looks like a real location in the Swiss Alps. The Mighty Mountain rising above an Alpine meadow flush with wild flowers. Looks like Mrs. Aebleskivers is deep in prayer. Or maybe she just got off the Teacups and is trying mightily to keep her lunch down.
Hmm. So the birthday wishes are premature? Oh well, looks like Lou and Dean will get a double dose of wishes this year! :-p
Thanks [hic!] for the [hic!] photos. Maj[hic!]or. ;-)
Since that animal in the cage is sitting on a perch, it must be a bird. Is that another bird at the bottom of the cage?
That looks like a Valentine arrangement of flowers, branches and birds, in the Silhouette Shop's window. And the principal is about to drop a long hot ash on the French teacher's sleeve!
Who took that last pic? Have we seen a fourth person in this group's batch of photos?
I guess I won't be wishing a happy birthday to anyone, since the birthdays appear to have been announced early. Maybe I'll just say, "Happy Day After Your Birthday," to Ken!
Hooray, I'm up at 2:15 in the morning to find that I screwed up the birthday date for Lou and Dean. ARGH. Well, with so many early-bird comments, I guess I gotta just leave it. Sorry, Lou and Dean!
Just wanted to thank you all for the birthday wishes you sent yesterday. I was so out of it, I couldn't respond then. I'm not out of the woods yet, but I do feel a little better.
Thank you all! I feel so blessed to be part this great group of people on GDB.
I also look forward to February 28, when I can wish Lou and Dean a Happy Birthday!
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