“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
Look what I got…
At only $1, how could I resist? Here’s what it looked like when I took the bits out:
The foam is adhesive, and assembly consists of attaching each tiny square piece individually to the dome, like this:
Since I am a master craftsman, this was easier and faster than it looked. Here’s the finished dome:
The extra bits and pieces had to be glued on (glue not provided) but since the foam was porous we had to use super glue. Here he is all done:
Not bad for $1 is he 🙂
This is by far the best advertisement ever made. I have watched it countless times over the years. If it doesn’t bring a tear to your eye then you’re not a man:
But wait! Did you know there was a sequel that came out five years after? (Watch the whole thing; it’s worth it…)
It reminds me of my youth, when mum and dad would play our ‘Man of La Mancha’ broadway album and sing along 🙂
I had grand plans for a blog entry today. I sat down about three hours ago to start and then, quite innocently I might add, checked my email!
ZOMG! Three hours later after replying to emails about grades (which were distributed today), I find I am mentally exhausted and can no longer summon the stamina to type a legendary blog post.
As a result, I present a historical one instead. Please carefully inspect this polaroid:
Can you guess (in comments) what is significant about this shot?