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Bodega Heads

- Peter - Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 : goo

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I dropped by the corner last night to pick up some sesame candies (my new addiction) and came across this scene. I can't quite place the inexplicable presence of the Laurel, Hardy and Howdy Doody ventriloquist dummy heads, though; not typical bodega fare...

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serlingrod: 23rd Aug 2007 - 14:46 GMT

these must be collectors items....there's no way they were manufactured in the last 50 years.

little ukraine: 23rd Aug 2007 - 15:03 GMT

WOW this is amazing. i don't think i'd have been able to resist that Laurel & Hardy set. they remind me of statuettes my grandparents used to have in the basement of their old house.

Peter: 23rd Aug 2007 - 15:36 GMT

it was odd... apparently, the guy in line ahead of me, who was purchasing the beer and pack of napkins, had brought them in to show them to the guy behind the counter for some reason. i tried to catch bits of their conversation, but unfortunately, i dont know much spanish...

jack: 23rd Aug 2007 - 22:39 GMT

i as on the howdy doody show in 1947 or 48 i forget, i was a member of the peanut gallery then i was on the old farmer grey show which was sponsered by cott beverages, if its cott its got to be good. yeah clarabel was a riot, mister fillabuster was nasty, and i fell in love with princess summefallwinterspring, flubadub was funny, but it was buffalo bob smith who held that show together for the kids, we trusted him.

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