tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6541251383955823563..comments2024-03-29T00:34:09.653-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: General Motors Futurama, 1964 NYWFMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-18677082227736931182014-03-08T07:15:44.792-08:002014-03-08T07:15:44.792-08:00Let's go for a ride !
http://www.youtube.com/...Let's go for a ride !<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-5aK0H05jk<br /><br /><br /> Close-ups of these architectural miniatures here...<br /><br /><br /> http://www.fabiofeminofantascience.org/RETROFUTURE/RETROFUTURE2.html<br /><br /><br /> and here:<br /><br />http://www.fabiofeminofantascience.org/RETROFUTURE/RETROFUTURE3.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52009465883982978042010-04-16T04:26:03.520-07:002010-04-16T04:26:03.520-07:00still trying to get that time machine back, but wh...still trying to get that time machine back, but when i do we are all going back to '64! <br /><br />more awesome photos of my fave pavillion. too bad that cars didnt evolve in the way they thought in the 60s....how cool to be driving around in that today. and those lights on the pavillion are gorgeous <br /><br />as a lover of sci-fi, Logan's Run is one of my favorite movies :-)<br /><br />thanks for a GREAT post!!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22996350221557699902010-04-15T23:56:00.796-07:002010-04-15T23:56:00.796-07:00Major, a double-thanks from me today:
Your Dr. T....Major, a double-thanks from me today:<br /><br />Your Dr. T. reference prompted me to...just for the heck of it...check and--Holy cow, iTunes has the soundtrack album!<br /><br />Seuss goodness for my iPod! Thanks for setting that chain of events in motion! :)Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22828263800025731012010-04-15T22:03:34.982-07:002010-04-15T22:03:34.982-07:00Rich T., you win a cigar!
Katella Gate, I like th...Rich T., you win a cigar!<br /><br />Katella Gate, I like the word "pneumatic" used in that sense.<br /><br />And Austin, thanks for the comment!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59970633061100596132010-04-15T20:53:11.191-07:002010-04-15T20:53:11.191-07:00Thanks Major for uploading all these! I was just c...Thanks Major for uploading all these! I was just checking out these sweet photos and I thought 'you know its pretty great someone takes the time to share such interesting photos." thanks for all you've done over the years and keep'em coming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56045049635286362952010-04-15T20:36:05.915-07:002010-04-15T20:36:05.915-07:00Thanks for filling us in Rich T. about the "v...Thanks for filling us in Rich T. about the "very atomic" reference.<br /><br />All I could think of was Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" in which desirable ladies are young and "very pneumatic".Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81586198926504842432010-04-15T20:19:51.992-07:002010-04-15T20:19:51.992-07:00Major was (I'm assuming) referencing the best ...Major was (I'm assuming) referencing the best line in the Dr. Seuss fantasy The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T:<br /><br />"Is it...atomic?"<br />"Yes Sir, VERY atomic!"<br /><br />The movie warped my brain forever when I saw it on TV as a child, and I couldn't be more grateful. :)Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45521127225473011752010-04-15T19:47:51.969-07:002010-04-15T19:47:51.969-07:005000 fingers of Dr. T?5000 fingers of Dr. T?210Frwynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-42200658176921809302010-04-15T14:09:22.944-07:002010-04-15T14:09:22.944-07:00Detroit's attempt to put gas turbine engines i...Detroit's attempt to put gas turbine engines in cars was a very serious project, despite the "gee-wiz" styling of the car body. Between 1950 and 1970 dozens of cars and engines were built to the tune of several million dollars.<br /><br />Just when the reliability/cost factors were falling into place in the early 70's, along comes smog controls AND the Arab oil extortion, and the whole project just crashed and burned.<br /><br />And that "city of the future" looks Too Much like Major Matt Mason's Lunar Base. Obviously some Russky leaked the secret plans.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85032597057479226112010-04-15T13:19:35.233-07:002010-04-15T13:19:35.233-07:00Another great post, Major! And I, too, love The 5,...Another great post, Major! And I, too, love The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. :)Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33026319378902710912010-04-15T08:10:07.778-07:002010-04-15T08:10:07.778-07:00What a treat, each one is a marvelous little tale ...What a treat, each one is a marvelous little tale all its own!<br /><br />When you travel back to 1964, make SURE you DON'T encounter your younger self (tempting as it is), that could destroy the universe and spoil your whole day...Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79403693994522171712010-04-15T07:10:30.414-07:002010-04-15T07:10:30.414-07:00The lighting on the Futurama Building is awesome. ...The lighting on the Futurama Building is awesome. Why, why, why, didn't I go to this Fair?The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-75359608749965867362010-04-15T06:55:57.890-07:002010-04-15T06:55:57.890-07:00Great interior images...and I third the time trave...Great interior images...and I third the time travel trip back to the Fair. I will splurge for everyone to ride the Ford Pavilion.Matterhorn1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/07140583153080149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-31163631599075272202010-04-15T05:37:11.236-07:002010-04-15T05:37:11.236-07:00If only those 'I have seen the future' tab...If only those 'I have seen the future' tabs worked as time portals, we could not only see the '64 fair, but my fave, the '39. I would LOVE to experience the Trylon and Perisphere up close and personal.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120087203277090970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1676480612438584752010-04-15T00:10:05.175-07:002010-04-15T00:10:05.175-07:00All of these are so neat!
Do me a favor and save ...All of these are so neat! <br />Do me a favor and save a spot in line for me at Futurama, if you get there first. <br />Afterwards, Belgian waffles and Pepsi are on me.Kevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.com