tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post3004670038190602765..comments2024-03-29T03:14:12.149-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: Not quite reality even then, but the expected norms in 1962 are very different than they are today.c w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-29640574136948371852021-01-15T01:47:55.047-08:002021-01-15T01:47:55.047-08:00Mom was there. Even as late as the mid '90s Se...Mom was there. Even as late as the mid '90s Seattle was a fun place to visit.OvergrownHobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683596916721077471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-2663897800096001502021-01-14T10:43:32.981-08:002021-01-14T10:43:32.981-08:00We lived outside Renton, WA. I was 8 in 1962. Dad ...We lived outside Renton, WA. I was 8 in 1962. Dad insisted on waiting a couple of months for the crowds to thin out. We didn't take many rides, as he and mom were raising 4 children on a 2-child income. I remember hearing people speaking Danish at the Denmark display. Exotic.daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-84724049544562183752021-01-13T19:32:25.291-08:002021-01-13T19:32:25.291-08:00I was there. Nine years old with a Brownie Instam...I was there. Nine years old with a Brownie Instamatic camera and TWO whole rolls of film. And those flash bulbs that would burn your fingers if you popped them out before they cooled. We couldn't afford to ride the monorail or go up in the Space Needle, but it was a great time in any case.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183459827508486809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-36436506764845944642021-01-13T18:16:57.806-08:002021-01-13T18:16:57.806-08:00I went to that fair in a stroller as a 1 year old....I went to that fair in a stroller as a 1 year old...<br />Went back many times for rock festivals until the city decided Lenin was cooler than Lennon.RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016247632945220413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-31115581090581332002021-01-13T12:24:32.965-08:002021-01-13T12:24:32.965-08:00Once upon a time Seattle was a nice place to visit...Once upon a time Seattle was a nice place to visit. evilfranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095900067031913796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-9326609912234462542021-01-13T12:23:27.157-08:002021-01-13T12:23:27.157-08:00Yeah, I was there. Can't remember much 'c...Yeah, I was there. Can't remember much 'cause I was 10 and I was the oldest of six. Part of my job was to keep track of the other five. As I recall not everything was ready when they opened. Also saw the Spokane Worlds Fair in '74 (Expo '74).evilfranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095900067031913796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-35617618975051551762021-01-13T10:08:25.032-08:002021-01-13T10:08:25.032-08:00My ex worked at a shop on the Seattle waterfront i...My ex worked at a shop on the Seattle waterfront in the 90's, Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. Still around, look it up. One day some employees were digging around in the old old back stock to clean up and organize. They came across a few cases of collectable spoons, those types you get at tourist sites and can display. The spoons were from the 1962 Fair and featured a Space Needle on the upper part of the handle. The staff knew they were quite valuable and took them to the boss, an old codger who'd run the place since Teddy Roosevelt or so, and asked if they should put them on sale and how much. The geezeer said of course, and asked the marked price. $1.99, they told him, but they would fetch a lot more. He said no, if that is the price, that is the price. I think none actually got onto the floor; the staff bought them all, as I recall.Rickvid in the Yakima Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787215943925443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-64922185523681437252021-01-13T08:34:25.398-08:002021-01-13T08:34:25.398-08:00Unfortunate, but accurate.Unfortunate, but accurate.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-2304973278584849982021-01-13T08:29:00.586-08:002021-01-13T08:29:00.586-08:00I can't imagine a person who identifies as mal...I can't imagine a person who identifies as male, with a person who identifies as female, standing together with their child (who may be adopted) on any advertisement in 2021.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-91305519524830146472021-01-13T07:28:28.648-08:002021-01-13T07:28:28.648-08:00Or get on a commercial airplane as well.Or get on a commercial airplane as well.bogsidebunnyhttps://doomsayersite.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-8992749864238365762021-01-13T06:46:38.396-08:002021-01-13T06:46:38.396-08:00In '62 we didn't go to dinner on Friday ni...In '62 we didn't go to dinner on Friday night without a coat and tie.....even in Florida....nonncomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211811012796773401noreply@blogger.com