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A caffeinated exploration of photography, travel, pop culture, entertainment and endless other obsessions. Curated by @samhowzit.bsky.social

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Wonderful And Strange Blog @wsblog.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Looking back at Mickey’s Birthdayland at #WaltDisneyWorld which opened in summer 1988 for the 60th birthday of the Big Cheese. I took a handful of photos of his 12-minute birthday show in the mini-three acre land during a family trip that summer wonderfulandstrangeblog.com/looking-back...

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For Mickey Mouse’s milestone 60th birthday in 1988, Walt Disney World created an entire themed land at Magic Kingdom called Mickey’s Birthdayland. Billed as the “World’s Biggest Birthday Party,” this ...

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Wonderful And Strange Blog @wsblog.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The Richard Lampier Dingle Lotus Memorial Chapel at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics in #California. Love the #MidCentury Modern design of this 1960s building wonderfulandstrangeblog.com/richard-lamp...

Sunset Richard Lampier Dingle Memorial Chapel at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, California

Architectural detail of the Richard Lampier Dingle Memorial Chapel at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, California

Richard Lampier Dingle Memorial Chapel at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, California

Diamond pattern walls at Richard Lampier Dingle Memorial Chapel at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, California

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Wonderful And Strange Blog @wsblog.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Looking back at my first hike on the Pine City Trail in #JoshuaTree National Park on July 12, 2010. With my Canon 40D in tow, I captured a handful of images of this spectacular place wonderfulandstrangeblog.com/joshua-tree-...

Desert trail under blue skies with giant Cumulus clouds

Looking toward the Desert Queen Mine area in Joshua Tree National Park. Giant rock formations are found under blue skies dotted with Cumulus clouds

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Wonderful And Strange Blog @wsblog.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Here is a look at publicity slides for David Lynch’s film “The Straight Story.” Released in Oct. 1999 by Disney, this is an incredibly heartwarming film about Alvin Straight who rode a lawn mower to see his estranged brother Lyle wonderfulandstrangeblog.com/the-straight...

Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight riding a John Deere lawn mower next to a white semi truck

Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight and Sissy Spacek as Rose “Rosie” Straight

Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight riding a Rhed’s lawn mower through Laurens, Iowa

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Wonderful And Strange Blog @wsblog.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Xanadu, Home of the Future in Kissimmee, FL operated from July 1983-Oct. 1996. Using polyurethane foam for walls, the roadside attraction showed future living. Here are black and white photos from the year 2000 and a short history of this unique place wonderfulandstrangeblog.com/xanadu-home-...

Black and white image of Xanadu, Home of the Future

Xanadu, Home of the Future in black and white

Interior image of Xanadu, Home of the Future

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