Comments on: Siamese Shriners, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1957

By: Doris

Doris — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:50:55 +0000

Charles,
Thanks for the kind words for the Shriners. My dad was a Shriner and loved the fellowship and the good they did for children. My grandfather and uncle were also members and we have many good memories of their events. Too many people put down the Masons and the Shriners without really knowing the facts and it is so nice to see that you took the time to do a little research and spread the good word. We have seen several of your shows in Brea and look forward to one day going on your tour of LA with you.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:48:12 +0000

My grandfather was a trumpeter with the big Shriner band for many years and wore those funny elf shoes, with the curled-up toes and bells on the tips. Good stuff.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:41:47 +0000

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for sending out the Shiner email w/a bit o’history about the fezzed fellahs … my grandfather was a very involved member of the Washington DC area chapter — including starting the Little Car club here for parades — and he was always so proud of their philanthropic work – and conversely was always so hurt when people would accuse them of being a satantic cult. While they mastered mid-century partying it’s also important people know how they help.

Anyhow — thanks, you —- as many other times —- have made my day.

By: Lynn Ausen

Lynn Ausen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:06 +0000

Saw you last Sunday, Oct. 26 in Kirkland, WA. Fantastic show and a lot of laughs! My brother and I are presently going through my parents’ slides (1955 – ?), so your show was quite timely for us.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:20:49 +0000

Hi Charles,

Thanks for the great show in Kirkland. My wife got the tickets as a birthday gift from a friend and fan of yours in LA. You made her day! We had such a blast from the past!

Thanks!

By: Tim Severs

Tim Severs — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:11:34 +0000

When I lived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a kid, my family and I would attend the Shriner’s Circus every Spring. Lots of fun. Keep crankin’ out the slides!

By: Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:12:24 +0000

Thank you so much for bringing such entertaining pictures and imaginative topics to me, all the way in New Jersey.

By: James and Deb

James and Deb — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:27:25 +0000

Hello,
We saw your show last night in Portland. It was fantastic. I was impressed with what you were able to do without a script in front of you. Well done. Do you also do or have non-all-ages shows or slides?

Thanks,

James

By: Tiki Goddess

Tiki Goddess — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:41 +0000

I think there are a lot more issues to worry about these days than using the term “titty pink”…….hardly detrimental to the kiddies & grandparents. I think they’ll be OK.

By: Jerry Foisel

Jerry Foisel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:17:11 +0000

Charles, Charles… CHARLES!
Ditto on the “pink ta-ta” comment from the Guido’s (“You REALLY want to get on the wrong-side of …?”
Oops. There I GO with the “50′s Incorrect” comments now).
But really. What would Martha Stewart say about the words you chose to describe that Pepto-Bismol colored carpet (especially the spoonfull THAT JUST WOULD NOT STAY DOWN!)?
Read the bio on you in this month’s AAA “VIA” magazine (did you meet Paula Downey? I fell in love with the SUPERMARIONATION CHARACTER that she looks surprising like! Ah. Puppy (puppet?) Love: http://www.tvparty.com/headers/supermar.jpg ).
Your Disneyland LA tours definitly sound a lot more attractive than the “Underground LA/Urban Exploration Tours” I used to run before 9/11 made crawling through utility tunnels (& “that long closed, mysterious, 1920′s PENNY ARCADE TUNNEL! in north LA)… AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOMELAND SECURITY BOYS TO TAKE SOME TARGET PRACTICE.
We don’t see those guys on the Ghetto Tours I’m leading through the LA River now. Man. Talk about the “TWILIGHT ZONE TOWER OF TERROR” comparisons on THAT ONE!