tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post3436884659166535219..comments2024-03-28T22:20:36.906-04:00Comments on TempoSenzaTempo: Four Stories from NebraskaMike Brubakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-48153357266203380972016-07-20T01:23:11.012-04:002016-07-20T01:23:11.012-04:00Show business in full swing. I love the names they...Show business in full swing. I love the names they used for the old Theaters. Fires probably occurred quite often in movie theaters and they needed an escape. Imagine these stairs full of people, a nightmare. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-21745615313853743072016-07-19T01:45:24.953-04:002016-07-19T01:45:24.953-04:00Just when I was thinking "Gee, it's a sha...Just when I was thinking "Gee, it's a shame going to the movies isn't more of an event" I get to the part about the flagpole sitters. This reminded me of a DJ in Hawaii back in the late 50s or early 60s who stayed awake at the WigWam store for days and days and days. Each day the Honolulu Star Bulletin would feature a photo closeup of his eyes showing the dark circles and more than a little sleepy but deranged look. These days I think of India as the home for strange stunts to get into the Guiness book. And that first photo makes me think of sets from an old DeMilles movie The Ten Commandments that were left to be swallowed by sand dunes when the filming was done. http://la.curbed.com/2014/10/20/10033500/lost-city-of-demille-is-a-1923-film-set-buried-in-the-dunesTattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-53864677396496422132016-07-18T04:33:22.492-04:002016-07-18T04:33:22.492-04:00I have never heard of pole sitting contests. Craz...I have never heard of pole sitting contests. Crazy! 16 days ! What madness.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-60586428040762589032016-07-16T19:33:15.952-04:002016-07-16T19:33:15.952-04:00A great collection of relevant postcards with amus...A great collection of relevant postcards with amusing/intriguing messages. Rialto seems to have been a popular theatre name worldwide, but I doubt if any of the Rialtos could boast of such a pole-sitting contest - amazing what people will do for fame and prize money!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-44017324273435717032016-07-16T15:40:15.670-04:002016-07-16T15:40:15.670-04:00You found some wonderful images to match this week...You found some wonderful images to match this week's theme. The architecture of cinemas seems such a mixture from Greek style to 1930's Art Deco. There was a Rialto Cinema in the small town where my mother grew up, but very small compared with the impressive Rialto in your postcard. Sadly, like to many cinemas, it has long since gone.ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com