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The past week of my humor blog hasn't all been about comic strips, but it's been closer than usual. Here, judge for yourself:
- MiSTed: The 72 Hours Saga, Part 35
- Statistics March: Mostly I'm Waiting Until May To Talk About Dick Tracy
- Statistics Saturday: Best Tax Preparation Practices
- Thank You, Bank Urgent Message System
- What's Going On In Flash Gordon? So are you covering Flash Gordon again? December 2024 - February 2025
- What's Going On In Judge Parker? Why did Sam ask Sophie to hack drone footage? January - April 2025
- What's Going On In Flash Gordon? Didn't you just do Flash Gordon? February - April 2025
- MiSTed: The 72 Hours Saga, Part 36
And now ... the end of our anniversary at Indiana Beach!
I would be surprised if this were the origin place of elephant ears. But I also dig that flying elephant art in the upper right. I can't identify the tiger in the lower left and I have no explanation for the sun-headed clown on the corner.
And here's the season's schedule for shows. There's something implausibly wonderful about the cover band names here.
A peek inside the park's historical museum for a view of stuff like old water show posters, a park event where everyone celebrated Gene Staples for making the world less awful, or in the center here, a ballroom cocktail waitress outfit.
More miscellaneous things at the museum, including a sign for Norway Dam/Lowe's Bridge, whatever that is, and a picture of ... 1980s Tom Hanks as David Letterman ... in the upper right there.
A sign I hadn't seen or suspected, and that might have given away the secret of our commemorative brick. Or maybe not. It seems like it's a chance to get an Indiana Beach-branded brick for home uses. We didn't get one, though.
Back at the ice cream stand and also other pictures of performers who'd been at Indiana Beach at some point. A sign there says 18 musicians who'd played the Indiana Beach ballroom are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
There was some kerfluffle with the taco stand at Indiana Beach that I can't remember except I believe the important thing is new park owner Gene Staples apologized so much and the old taco stand came back. Anyway here's a comic foreground to present your kids as food around I.B.Crow.
Another picture of our brick and its companions on our way out.
And here's a water fountain, down at the end of the park. I remember seeing it turned off in past years, but I don't remember whether it was running when we visited in 2023.
And a last look at the Hoosier Hurricane as we walked the bridge back to our car. It looks great in the evening light and it's just a bit of a shame my work schedule didn't allow us the time to see it at night. This time.
Trivia: Paul Revere's objectives for his famous ride were to warn that British soldiers were approaching Concord for the military stores there, and to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that they were to be arrested. Source: Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes, Christopher Hibbert.
Currently Reading: Lost Popeye Zine, Volume 58: Let Us Look To Lettuce, Tom Sims, Bela Zaboly. Editor Stephanie Noelle.
