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This brings to a close our 1975 Florida trip. (Interestingly, when I started putting together this website, I had no photos or info about the trip whatsoever). If you are still wondering why there are no further photos from Disney World since my Dad was obviously wearing his camera in the shot taken in front of the 20,000 League Under the Sea ride…well, there were a few slides. But unfortunately, there were no people in them – so weren’t really worth displaying. Most were actually taken inside the It’s a Small World ride and were rather dark. But just to satiate your appetite, here are a couple of the better ones of Disney World in 1975. These beautiful shots provide a glimpse of Disney from this era. Actually, the knobby little knees in the bottom right hand corner of the photo above right do belong to me. I think there was an attempt to get me into a shot with the famous mouse before the tall lanky girl stepped in and ruined everything. Read the rest of this entry »

I still fondly recall the gala outdoor luau held at the Valley Forge Sons of the Desert convention in 1986, complete with a pig roast, music, and the warm night air – so it was a little disappointing to find that the Augusta convention Friday night luau would be held indoors in a stuffy banquet room. Not that it wouldn’t have been miserable in the Georgia humidity, but still it was a bit of a letdown. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s another autograph that I received through the mail in the Summer of 1985, proving yet again that really famous people can sign autographs for fans – for free. I’m not sure why I chose Vincent Price to send a request to, but I would again guess that I saw that Carl had received a response to his request. I only knew Mr. Price as the star of the 3-D opus House of Wax (although I probably hadn’t seen it yet at this point), the crazy guy from “The Brady Bunch” Hawaiian episode, and the voice from Michael Jackson’s Thriller song. I sent the request on July 22 and received an almost immediate response, adding the photo below and two signed notecards to my collection on July 29. This hobby sure was getting cool! Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty years! That’s the only phrase I could think for the first five minutes that I spent with Eric Hubble on January 27, 2007. That is how long it had been since we had last seen each other – or even communicated. Truth be told, Eric and I spent only about a dozen days of our lives in each other’s presence, but also we exchanged many letters and telephone conversations over the course of just over one year. Unfortunately, as we entered high school in our respective hometowns, we headed off into different directions and simply lost touch over time. Read the rest of this entry »