Got my decoder pin in the mail! (A Christmas Story in June)

[RetroToday]

Thanks to John in Covina for informing me on a little more of the history on just how Western Union telegrams were sent back in the day.

I've now updated the telegram with new dates that better reflect reality:

Thanks again John. :eusa_clap

 

[Decodence]

Man, do I EVER love ACS!!

Have the bowling trophy, the Fortune, the BLB Ace of test pilots (as well as two others from the movie, one of which is all but indistinguishable in the movie), Look magazine, the tank from Higbee's window, full-size leg lamp, 2 repro decoders, 1 original decoder, all the DVD/Blu-Ray versions, ancillary DVD specials (road trip, another xmas story, my summer story), an original Christmas dream Red Ryder, a 20th anniversary Christmas dream, TWO 25th anniversary Christmas Dreams (one of which is signed by Scut, Grover, Randy, Ms. Shields, Black Bart, and Flick), a few bars of Life Bouy soap, a script signed by the entire cast, AND...... Randy's Zeppelin. Now, if only somebody would sell me their Westinghouse radio

This year, I'm building a FRAGILE crate for the front porch, and my leg lamp will burn in the front window from T-day until Xmas.

 

[John in Covina]

Sounds like a wonderful collection to represent a great film about childhood, growing up, families, friends and the presence of the Christmas season in America.

Please take some pictures and post them when the time comes.
:eusa_clap

 

[Decodence]

Sounds like a wonderful collection to rpresent a great film about childhood, growing up, families, friends and the presence of the Christmas season in America.

Please take some pictures and post them when the time comes.
:eusa_clap

It is MY favorite movie of all time. My eldest daughter LOVES, LOVES, LOVES it too. We watch it together probably 100+ times per year. She calls it "Daddy Christmas", and will do "I can't put my arms down" on command.

She'll be pissed some day when she realizes I didn't take her to see the house.

 

[John in Covina]

Great Pix!

 

[Decodence]

Great Pix!

The best of it is that I actually LIKED Cleveland... you know outside of it being in Ohio of all places, and being colder than all hell, muchless economically depressed. I stayed in the Tower City complex, which in its heyday must have been quite the digs. I actually contemplated BUYING the house next door to the ACS house on a whim. I could buy it for less than I put down on my last house. Wife wasn't digging that move though.