tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post4794291592379309930..comments2024-03-23T18:12:39.782-07:00Comments on wacky tacky: Signs of the Times: Circus LiquorMr. Tinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-20018022876251128902012-06-21T09:41:34.855-07:002012-06-21T09:41:34.855-07:00Wait a minute. SO what you're telling me is t...Wait a minute. SO what you're telling me is that there is NO BASEMENT at The Alamo???? So the fortune teller was lying??? Well, Buenos Dias!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-29292800655532779332012-06-20T21:08:31.226-07:002012-06-20T21:08:31.226-07:00I love your night pic of the Circus Liquor clown. ...I love your night pic of the Circus Liquor clown. Now that's pretty cool! (I liked Pee Wee's Big Adventure, too. Every time THE ALAMO comes up in a conversation (hey, ya never know...) I say "Did you know the Alamo has NO BASEMENT??? So far, not one person has gotten the connection! (I get the wide-eyed looks: "Really????") And yep, I've actually been there myself!!!) LOLRetroSandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148972559036739050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-15685125820592941742012-06-01T14:51:29.214-07:002012-06-01T14:51:29.214-07:00i'm sure they're in some old blog posts bu...i'm sure they're in some old blog posts but i'll have to show you sometime! i wish i had a pogo one but i DO have two dwarves paintings: "hi ho in the winter" (the 7 dwarves ice skating!) and "hi ho in the fall" (walking under some beautiful fall leaves, ha). plus one other which is a portrait of another serial killer that was commissioned by a friend of mine...erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302238851335279161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-23904872095150792102012-06-01T14:51:17.823-07:002012-06-01T14:51:17.823-07:00I really can see why people are scared of them...t...I really can see why people are scared of them...they can be pretty creepy. I'm not particularly afraid of them, but you can bet I'll be steering clear of middle-aged clowns at birthday parties!!!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-37964979765439914152012-06-01T14:48:55.194-07:002012-06-01T14:48:55.194-07:00You must post pictures of your art! As soon as Ta...You must post pictures of your art! As soon as Tasha mentioned JWG, I started looking up pieces of his clown art. The creepiest one that I found was Pogo surrounded by The Seven Dwarves!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-52053218806994265092012-06-01T14:47:46.893-07:002012-06-01T14:47:46.893-07:00I haven't been there in several years. It mig...I haven't been there in several years. It might be the next wacky tacky adventure!!!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-40416647951234374302012-06-01T14:06:35.360-07:002012-06-01T14:06:35.360-07:00Yes, I was going to mention Gacy. I guess just the...Yes, I was going to mention Gacy. I guess just the idea that the clown is so funny and clever but behind the make up lurks pure evil. Shudder. For the record I am not afraid of clowns but I have noticed an abundance of people who are. Also I'm freaking out about erin owning several of gacy's paintings! Ack!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-80571869736923044602012-06-01T13:56:23.780-07:002012-06-01T13:56:23.780-07:00clowns don't scare me, and "it" is b...clowns don't scare me, and "it" is both my favorite book AND favorite movie...and i'm also guilty of owning several authentic john wayne gacy paintings ; )erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302238851335279161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-5557361365037344892012-06-01T11:17:16.294-07:002012-06-01T11:17:16.294-07:00I tried to get night photos, but portions were not...I tried to get night photos, but portions were not functioning, I was having trouble timing the flashing pattern, and people had said not to go there at night! That was three years ago.Jkfan2005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-17878136557705433202012-06-01T10:27:32.863-07:002012-06-01T10:27:32.863-07:00I'm so glad that you got to see it while you w...I'm so glad that you got to see it while you were out here. I am desperate to get out your way so I can see all of the cool lunch counters/dime stores that you've featured. In my town, we had a five-and-dime called Gilbert's that lasted until about 2000 when it succumbed to all of the 99cents and Dollar Tree stores that popped up. I heard you met up with Charles when you were out here; he had nothing but great things to say about you guys!!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-39002172638940925972012-06-01T10:13:04.382-07:002012-06-01T10:13:04.382-07:00Oh, Tasha, I completely forgot about JWG!!! That ...Oh, Tasha, I completely forgot about JWG!!! That IS enough to put one off of clowns for a lifetime and more. There is a house out here in SoCal that reportedly belongs to JWG's sister and there is all kinds of crazy graffiti all over it about him. The house is super-creepy!!! Okay, so maybe I'm a little afraid of clowns!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-22738332877549691432012-06-01T09:01:49.655-07:002012-06-01T09:01:49.655-07:00We saw that famous sign totally by surprise on our...We saw that famous sign totally by surprise on our day in North Hollywood- it was just yards away from where Retro Roadhusband was being interviewed for a Podcast. As usual I made the most of it and photographed it :-)<br />Thanks for sharing the additional views and nighttime shots!Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12474815012466164858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-5633608545536033702012-06-01T08:56:40.751-07:002012-06-01T08:56:40.751-07:00Around here, it started way before Tim Curry's...Around here, it started way before Tim Curry's clown in IT (oh, how I love him), but with the Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy who killed dozens of teenage boys in the 70s and also moonlighted as a clown for charity events. That'll shake clown love right out of you. lolTashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.com