Comments on: Suburban Shooting, California Coast, 1959

By: Paul Duca

Paul Duca — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:54:28 +0000

I’d be a little worried…that wagon is a cousin of Christine and look what she did to those who got in her way.

By: kevreg

kevreg — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:44:39 +0000

Interesting toy. Looks like the offsring of a (toy) M-14 and M-1 carbine mating. No clue to who the toy company was that made it, but I’ll bet it was made in the USA.

By: Jill James

Jill James — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:58:51 +0000

I saw your slide show in Salt Lake City a few days ago and have never (and I mean never) laughed so hard in my entire life! You are so full of life and campy…love love love your Shriner’s ensemble. You point out the enjoyment in little everyday things…my husband comes from a family of 8 & he had a station wagon just like this in green. Can you imagine 8 kids with no seatbelts and everyone lived! You made a memory for me seeing your show…

By: Tim Severs

Tim Severs — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:34:14 +0000

Picking off imaginary bad guys. Cool pic. My brother and I had toy guns and we would play army with the neighborhood kids.

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:57:53 +0000

I remember riding in station wagons like that, sitting in a seat facing the back windshield, with no seat belts… Oh the FREEDOM…

By: Rose Long

Rose Long — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:57:41 +0000

Cute little guy.
Another great slide.
Thanks again for the fun.
Ro

By: Leslie B.

Leslie B. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:39:17 +0000

I,too, figured that was Morro Rock. Lived in Morro Bay and Cayucos in ’79 and ’80 while attending Cal Poly, and the area has continued to improve since then (except, unfortunatly, the fishing industry). My dad had an Oldsmobile dealership in Torrance in the ’70′s, and my husband now owns a gun shop in So.Orange Co. due to his love of toy guns and his father’s collection growing up. Fun to see it all on one old slide!

By: pamylla

pamylla — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:31:47 +0000

It’s a cool photo and I love the car, but personally I can do without the gun in the picture.

By: Sharkride

Sharkride — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:55:25 +0000

So what has all the toy gun mania gotten us? Seems to me there are as many or more maniacal shooters out there ripping it up. Maybe the modern day shooters are of the generation that grew up without toy guns, taking out its pent-up angst on real people with the real thing? Just a theory, and surely more plausible than predicting that returning Gulf War vets, when faced with unemployment, will take out their frustration on us. . .

By: jennifer d.

jennifer d. — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:59:14 +0000

What a gem! Gorgeous color, too.