[font="Comic Sans MS"]Hi Jud!ejud wrote: I headed to the nearby smoking area, and as the area under the small roofed section was full, I stayed in the empty uncovered area & smoked.
After a while, I moved over and I was able to get my scooter just in under the roof. It was still full, and thus I was more or less face to face with another guest, as were most people there. I was struck by her decorative ensemble, and after a bit, I openly stared. Her outfit was quite colorful and diverse, and in particular her T-shirt, at first glance a vintage Disneyland shirt, but something looked a bit off.
She noticed me staring after a bit, so I told her I was trying to read her T-shirt (always a challenging situation with a female) and she pulled aside her various lanyards and buttons and things and I saw that it was clearly intended to appear to be a Disneyland T-Shirt, though it actually read... Deadheadland!
As soon as I realized what it said, I said, ah ha! You were around for the 60's!
She replied, thrilled that I had noticed, "For the end of it."
To which I replied, "That is why you remember it!" (Old joke, you young’uns!)
She exclaimed happily to the woman beside her that I was the first person to notice her shirt! She said I had to see the other side and turned around to show me: it portrayed what looked like a line drawing of a park map, but it was the shape of the classic Dead Head skull- and the "Lands" were not exactly Disney-named.
I told her I had to get a shot of this, and she agreed, and I shot both sides. She then introduced herself and her twin sister, and I me, and we started chatting. I noticed that though they appeared to be Disney-vets, that Elena was wearing a "First Visit" button. I inquired. They told me they were vets of DisneyLAND where they had become known as the Bubble Ladies, because back at their home park, in their frequent visits, they had wanted to spread some magic themselves, so started making little bottles of bubble soap and wands to hand out to people who needed a touch of magic! The ladies had lived in LA their whole lives, near LAX, and as do some locals in Florida, moi, visited their Disney park frequently enough to assume the self-appointed role of Disney Ambassadors for other less frequent guests and cast members.
The internet group they frequented, StupidGuestTricks.com, had decided that they needed to expand beyond DL and put together a fund to send them both to DisneyWorld!
Elena then told Elyse to show me, and they jointly dug into a big bag and pulled out a small bottle and presented it to me, a bottle of bubbles!
I then inquired as to their rather unique and wonderful Mickey Ears- if they had made them themselves, and yes they did- the basic shape was of twisted wire with some sort of shiny metallic material captured within the twists to create the classic outline- very decorative and striking. As was all their get-up! They both had nails with extreme paint jobs, including teeny Mickey silhouettes, and sparkles. Other various garb: buttons, hangings, decorations that delighted.
Noting here that I also was wearing something pretty special- my newly gifted Beatles cap sent to me by my British friend, Bren, directly from the Beatles Museum in Liverpool! Throughout this visit, I received many delighted comments about it- more so than any hat since my original Goofy Hat!
We chatted on for a while- one of those talks where you keep promising this is the last sentence but then go on anyway- but finally they had to go to meet someone on schedule. I did tell them that if I spent another hour with them I would have to do a book. They were going to Animal Kingdom the next day and I tried mightily to get convince them to do Expedition Everest. I think I failed, but who knows! All in all, this was a delightful meeting with a couple of unique and splendid ladies and was the highlight of this visit! And funny thing: I was there because a friend in California had bought me a new Annual Pass... whole circle of life thing happening here!
For the rest of the trip, see iJud.blogspot.com
For all the pictures, see webshots.com/user/eJud2001
:)
Jud
Thank you for the many kind things you said about us...
You're just the kind of person we LOVE to give bubbles to!!!
And, if I may say so, at least for myself, you were the highlight of my trip!
No other person understood or "got" my shirt...guess no one on the east side of the country has ever heard of the Grateful Dead. Unbelievable!!! Either that, or they were just TOO young...MY kids know who the Dead are & listen to them regularly. But they also know who Pink Floyd is & the Moody Blues!
I've visited your photo website & it was fun to see your take on the parks
... fun to watch you blowing bubbles!
Rock on, Dude!!!
Love & Peace
Elyse
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