Comments for Route 96 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96 Ten Thousand Miles of American Cheese Wed, 25 May 2011 03:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Heeeeeeeere's Zazzie! by Bebe http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/13/heeeeeeeeres-zazzie/#comment-5514 Bebe Wed, 25 May 2011 03:59:29 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=42#comment-5514 Paul...was Zazzie the one with the pink hair? And I need you to try and remember. Was Zazzie a boy or a girl? Paul…was Zazzie the one with the pink hair? And I need you to try and remember. Was Zazzie a boy or a girl?

]]> Comment on Heeeeeeeere's Zazzie! by Paul http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/13/heeeeeeeeres-zazzie/#comment-4521 Paul Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:34:47 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=42#comment-4521 I have totally forgotten the more boring/preachy parts, but I loved the simulator at the end. Finance and the oil business were both really fun, and to be honest, the program itself was pretty progressive in the 80s. I think each year lasted about five minutes, so you could blow through a decade easily and build an industrial empire. In retrospect, the anti-regulatory, hyper-conservative message was silly, but I mostly ignored that as a child, so I guess the propaganda machine didn't work on me. Perhaps more interesting: Since my sister worked there for a while, I got a sweet gig appearing in a parade as Bubbin (my friend was Zazzie), complete with smelly costume and wooden flying saucer. My brush with fame, I guess. A bee somehow made it into my friend's costume head at one point, and that was hilarious for me and all the kids watching. Communist bee, why do you hate free market capitalism? I have totally forgotten the more boring/preachy parts, but I loved the simulator at the end. Finance and the oil business were both really fun, and to be honest, the program itself was pretty progressive in the 80s. I think each year lasted about five minutes, so you could blow through a decade easily and build an industrial empire. In retrospect, the anti-regulatory, hyper-conservative message was silly, but I mostly ignored that as a child, so I guess the propaganda machine didn’t work on me.

Perhaps more interesting: Since my sister worked there for a while, I got a sweet gig appearing in a parade as Bubbin (my friend was Zazzie), complete with smelly costume and wooden flying saucer. My brush with fame, I guess. A bee somehow made it into my friend’s costume head at one point, and that was hilarious for me and all the kids watching. Communist bee, why do you hate free market capitalism?

]]> Comment on The Legend of Bigfoot by Donatillo Arteaga http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/09/03/the-legend-of-bigfoot/#comment-964 Donatillo Arteaga Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:49:55 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=62#comment-964 This is a place I once past by in the redwoods area..I didnt stop...do to getting back in a hurry on I-5 before it got dark. I was trying to get to the national park near the Ocean..I failed . I will try again this year 2010 in September. This is a place I once past by in the redwoods area..I didnt stop…do to getting back in a hurry on I-5 before it got dark. I was trying to get to the national park near the Ocean..I failed . I will try again this year 2010 in September.

]]> Comment on The Brand New Doo-Doo by Marcella Chee http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/04/the-brand-new-doo-doo/#comment-28 Marcella Chee Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:28:41 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=27#comment-28 Nice post, thanks! Memphis still holds a special place in my heart, I spent a few years there and still remember visits to Graceland, Beale Street, and of course the <a href="http://memphisu.com/beale/memphis-blues-music-remains-a-time-honored-genre/" rel="nofollow">blues clubs. Nice post, thanks! Memphis still holds a special place in my heart, I spent a few years there and still remember visits to Graceland, Beale Street, and of course the blues clubs.

]]> Comment on Heeeeeeeere's Zazzie! by Kristen http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/13/heeeeeeeeres-zazzie/#comment-57 Kristen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:31:07 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=42#comment-57 I miss this place! It was dated but I loved it as a kid and if it was still open I would love to go back and reminisce. Yes...the end was sponsored by Venture which I'm sure not many people remember that store. I miss this place! It was dated but I loved it as a kid and if it was still open I would love to go back and reminisce. Yes…the end was sponsored by Venture which I’m sure not many people remember that store.

]]> Comment on Heeeeeeeere's Zazzie! by hal http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/13/heeeeeeeeres-zazzie/#comment-56 hal Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:04:48 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=42#comment-56 i had put off the 'enterprise square' google for some time due to the fear that it was only a dream. I had attended the FAA Center in Oaklahoma in the early 90's and talked my dad into visiting while he was staying with me. I still have a magnet from the facility featuring those 'aliens' - bubbin, zazzie and quonk ... the only proof of our actual attendance. It's been over 17 years and I can still remember the 'weird' vibe from the place ... funny that I never thought of it as having any 'agenda' beyond attempting to make a 'boring' subject something more. Thanks for the memories! i had put off the ‘enterprise square’ google for some time due to the fear that it was only a dream. I had attended the FAA Center in Oaklahoma in the early 90′s and talked my dad into visiting while he was staying with me. I still have a magnet from the facility featuring those ‘aliens’ – bubbin, zazzie and quonk … the only proof of our actual attendance. It’s been over 17 years and I can still remember the ‘weird’ vibe from the place … funny that I never thought of it as having any ‘agenda’ beyond attempting to make a ‘boring’ subject something more. Thanks for the memories!

]]> Comment on Heeeeeeeere's Zazzie! by Rob http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/13/heeeeeeeeres-zazzie/#comment-55 Rob Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:13:09 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=42#comment-55 Wow - you remember it well. When did you go? Wow – you remember it well. When did you go?

]]> Comment on Heeeeeeeere's Zazzie! by Craig Lovett http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/13/heeeeeeeeres-zazzie/#comment-54 Craig Lovett Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:37:53 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=42#comment-54 This place was dated, but it was cool! It was like stepping back in time to the 70's, and that was one of the neatest things about it. I know that sounds dumb, but I was about 8 years old at the time. Heartbeat Rotunda, Hall of Giants, The Singing Presidents, The Donut Shop, I can't pick a favorite. As I recall, the exact problem with their spaceship was that they're Thrombinator had been snerked, and they needed some Gleeply to de-snerk it. The second time I went, I had full intentions of purchasing the lawnmowing game, and was dissappointed that they only offered it on Mac. ...and what was the name of the last exhibit, the room with all those computers in a big circle where you could play that oil tycoon game... Oh yeah, Venture! This place was dated, but it was cool! It was like stepping back in time to the 70′s, and that was one of the neatest things about it. I know that sounds dumb, but I was about 8 years old at the time.

Heartbeat Rotunda, Hall of Giants, The Singing Presidents, The Donut Shop, I can’t pick a favorite.

As I recall, the exact problem with their spaceship was that they’re Thrombinator had been snerked, and they needed some Gleeply to de-snerk it.

The second time I went, I had full intentions of purchasing the lawnmowing game, and was dissappointed that they only offered it on Mac.

…and what was the name of the last exhibit, the room with all those computers in a big circle where you could play that oil tycoon game… Oh yeah, Venture!

]]> Comment on Map by Old Weird Google Map http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/map/#comment-179 Old Weird Google Map Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:05:07 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?page_id=73#comment-179 [...] The Celestial Monochord goo-maps the Anthology of American Folk Music. What part of that sentence isn’t awesome? (See also.) [...] [...] The Celestial Monochord goo-maps the Anthology of American Folk Music. What part of that sentence isn’t awesome? (See also.) [...]

]]> Comment on All's Well That Roswell by sarah http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/2006/08/19/new-mexico-its-the-newer-mexico/#comment-91 sarah Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:59:12 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/route96/?p=45#comment-91 Wow great post I was looking up aliens to see if they were real and I really thought that one was one of the real ones they had it at this site http://alien-ufo-research.com guess there a research company as well :) I still believe that theres something out there though it seems impossible to me that were the only thing in the galaxy but what do I know I thought that was a real pic! Wow great post I was looking up aliens to see if they were real and I really thought that one was one of the real ones they had it at this site http://alien-ufo-research.com guess there a research company as well :)

I still believe that theres something out there though it seems impossible to me that were the only thing in the galaxy but what do I know I thought that was a real pic!

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