MonsterKid Photo Archive-The Magical History Tour!

[bigbud]

I went out and bought one at a retro clothing place on Queen Street called Black Market about fifteen years ago. I like to wear it every so often.

Hep, if it'll get you out of the piano-keyboard T-shirt, if only for a day, please put it on!  Ha! You had to know that was comin'!  Scatter made me do it.......Love, Buddy

[Monolith]

We went to Niagara Falls in the '70's and then went to the Movieland Wax Museum in Canada. They had the big 12 and a half foot tall King Kong that
was made by the Don Post Studios there. They must've not allowed photo's inside or we ran out of film 'cuz I don't have a photo of the Kong itself. But here we are in front with the Kong sign behind us. I still have the pamphlet with the Kong image on it.

[CreepysFan]

Monolith, that is so cool, wish I could have seen the King Kong exibit.  If you can find the pamplet, you should post a picture of Kong.

     

  P.S. - Tell your little Sister to get off my car's bumper.

[Monolith]

Here's  a scan of the pamphlet, it doesn't have a photo, just this cool art work.

[Monolith]

Click on link for photo's of the actual Kong. Great pics of the making of the Don Post King Kong!

http://www.rubberroom101.com/dp2new/08.html

[Monolith]

More info on the making of the big Don Post Kong here at this great site!

http://www.rubberroom101.com/gazette/vol1no4/splitz/6.html

[Scary Terry]

I posted these on my blog a while back -- and they seem to fit the thread -- so here's me back in 1960 something at the touring display of the Sinclair World's Fair dinosaurs.  My dad drove me to Des Moines from our home in Muscatine, Iowa to see them. 

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[Scary Terry]

And in the "moms making special cakes" department -- here's me with the Snoopy cake my mom made one year.


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And the cake from my third birthday in 1961 -- looks like some snowmen (?) candle holders.  This was January in Iowa -- so we must've taken this pic quick and run back inside! Mom will be 91 (!) in August.


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[Scary Terry]

If you look close at the first birthday pic, you'll see the eye of one of my friends peaking out of the long windowpane that flanked our front door.  I never noticed this until I scanned and enlarged the pic recently!  Early "photobomb!"

[charp13]

Monolith- You lucky duck! I would have loved to see that Kong! Your family looks pretty cool   I can't get over how many good pictures you have.
Scary Terry- That dino exhibit looked like a big quality production! Wow! They didn't come to a town near me! It looks like a ton of people were there. This is an event I would have begged my parents to take me to- dinosaurs! That was all I ever thought about for a 3 year period in my life.  I wonder where these dinos are now.... Did they have a parade? I wonder if they had souveniers. I know, I know.....it was a few years ago. Your birthday cakes are delicious looking and pretty big!  The round cake makes my mouth water     I'm assuming they were homemade and oh so fluffy- yummmmmmmm   

[Scary Terry]

Charp -- you can see me holding a souvenir of the dino exhibit in my hands.  they had a "Mold-a-rama" machine there that made toy dinos while you watched.  Pump in a couple quarters -- and presto -- red (hot!) plastic stegosaurus!

[charp13]

OK, this would have been the PERFECT ending to a PERFECT day!!!!  Man, I love the smell of those machines while you stand there waiting for your treasure!!   I have a couple of alligators I got from Gatorland and a Kong-like ape from somewhere. These are from the last 5 years or so, not my originals that are long gone.  Those machines were like toy making magic to us back then.   

[charp13]

I just noticed- is that lady in the top dino picture, wearing curlers under a hair net?  I was increasing the display size to get all the dino details I could see, and I saw that lady's interesting hair-do. 

[Monolith]

Monolith- You lucky duck! I would have loved to see that Kong! Your family looks pretty cool   I can't get over how many good pictures you have.
Scary Terry- That dino exhibit looked like a big quality production! Wow! They didn't come to a town near me! It looks like a ton of people were there. This is an event I would have begged my parents to take me to- dinosaurs! That was all I ever thought about for a 3 year period in my life.  I wonder where these dinos are now.... Did they have a parade? I wonder if they had souveniers. I know, I know.....it was a few years ago. Your birthday cakes are delicious looking and pretty big!  The round cake makes my mouth water     I'm assuming they were homemade and oh so fluffy- yummmmmmmm   

I am very glad I got to see that King Kong. We look tired in the photo 'cuz it was a long drive from Niagara Falls to King Kong. Does anyone know where the Kong is now?

Scary Terry, Nice dinosaur pics, that last one looks like a dinosaur parade.

[Unknown Primate]

Monolith & Scary Terry, love the Kong pics & links & the Dinos photos!

I want that Kong statue.