tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post2935828367669620033..comments2024-03-28T11:15:43.177-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Knott's, 1970Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56404451969904986542010-08-07T18:38:59.449-07:002010-08-07T18:38:59.449-07:00Yeah,I was pretty sure you knew about the trains,b...Yeah,I was pretty sure you knew about the trains,but I had to,I'm still a bit of train geek.The '77 pics?I'm afraid Uncle Leon had long since moved to SLO by then,to become a math professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,retired now,but from what I understand,very active with their historical society in the town.Thanks for the thought though.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495056964773738791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-86092118258862541712010-08-07T08:06:13.767-07:002010-08-07T08:06:13.767-07:00THANKS Jimmy, I was hoping that somebody would rec...THANKS Jimmy, I was hoping that somebody would recognize at least one of those men! I really appreciate your identification of Woody WIlson, and love the Birdcage Theater association!!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17824698221323838722010-08-07T07:44:05.581-07:002010-08-07T07:44:05.581-07:00In the calliope shot, the person standing to the r...In the calliope shot, the person standing to the right is non other than Woody Wilson, the co-owner of the Birdcage theatre.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678211036998515102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-78544253928394782642010-08-06T21:47:10.694-07:002010-08-06T21:47:10.694-07:00Glen, I love the detail about the keys getting hot...Glen, I love the detail about the keys getting hot from the steam! <br /><br />Dave, I know that the Knott's locomotives are the real deal! I think I have a couple of photos of a gunfighter/stuntman from 1977, could it possibly be your Uncle Leon? That would be cool!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38057604969034376062010-08-06T17:22:39.124-07:002010-08-06T17:22:39.124-07:00Well Major (and Katella),the Knott's locos do ...Well Major (and Katella),the Knott's locos do look more authentic,because they are.Walter bought them and most of the rolling stock back in the early 50's from two narrow gauge railroads in Colorado.<br />Love the Knott's posts,somewhere,someday I'll run across one of these posts somewhere on the web with a pic of my Uncle Leon when he was a gunfighter/stuntman there in the early 70's.High school teacher by day,stuntman by night (well,actually weekends,summer and other school holidays).One of the fondest memories I have as a kid is my Mom waking me up early one morning during summer vacation telling me I have to get dressed."Huh?""Leon's picking you up,he's taking you to work with him".Not only a surprise trip to Knott's,but with Leon.Took me to the roundhouse first so the train obsessed kid that I was got to see and get in the engines before they head out,off to the locker room where my Uncle transformed into a gunfighter then out to the park.I remember almost every detail of that day 35+ years later.Can you imagine something like that at modern day Knott's?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495056964773738791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66770947720383979412010-08-06T08:12:09.823-07:002010-08-06T08:12:09.823-07:00I remember playing that calliope once. Played Sun...I remember playing that calliope once. Played Sunrise, Sunset as a fast waltz. The thing that struck me (other than the thrill of playing that instrument in the first place) was that the keys are metal (copper, I think) and enameled with paint. The longer you hold them down, the hotter they become from the steam. I wish I had a photo of me playing this wonderful antique, but this pic comes pretty close, so THANK YOU! Glen BanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58758305254806722172010-08-05T16:30:42.483-07:002010-08-05T16:30:42.483-07:00JG, wait 'til you hear "Revolution #9!
K...JG, wait 'til you hear "Revolution #9!<br /><br />Katella, bagpipes are a great idea, how can it lose? I agree with you about the trains at Knott's, although I don't mind the black with a few color highlights. It feels more authentic and cool! To me, anyway.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-84631098581692048092010-08-05T13:48:46.391-07:002010-08-05T13:48:46.391-07:00Major, Let me grab my babpipes and we can do "...Major, Let me grab my babpipes and we can do "Elenore Rigby" together. NOTHING shows the inner meaning of those introspective songs like a calliope / bagpipe duet. <br /><br />By the way, You choose your key, and I'll choose mine. Key Signatures are for squares, Daddy-O.<br /><br />Seriously, I always thought the locomotives showed an interesting contrast between Disney and Knotts. The Disney Locos are all reduced scale, heavy on brass, and very "cute". The Knotts engine is full sized and brutal looking. <br /><br />Knotts might have done well painting the engine Navy Blue, Tuscan Red, or Forrest Green (All nearly black shades of their respective colors) instead of the dead black it is here.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14580925943750258142010-08-05T09:50:40.810-07:002010-08-05T09:50:40.810-07:00I would never have remembered the pine scent, unti...I would never have remembered the pine scent, until you mentioned it.<br /><br />Now I can't forget it...and the calliope version of "The Walrus" is ringing in my ears....make it stop, make it stop!<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-35590311886078065342010-08-05T06:53:14.524-07:002010-08-05T06:53:14.524-07:00Beatles boxed set? Oh ya! I need to go to Knott...Beatles boxed set? Oh ya! I need to go to Knott's; haven't been there in ages. And since Disney raised their prices YET AGAIN, it looks like I won't be renewing my annual pass.Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76928959032417655322010-08-05T06:24:00.537-07:002010-08-05T06:24:00.537-07:00Thanks for the Knott's pics, Major!
Just look...Thanks for the Knott's pics, Major!<br /><br />Just look at all those trees in the upper right hand corner of that first pic.....long gone now. :-(TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com