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Today was presentation day so the non-presenters among us could rest up
from yesterday's packed bus tour and learn a few things. Barbara Gossett
led things off with "Lighter-than-Aircraft Hangars, Tustin, CA: Two
Iconic Structures with an Uncertain Future". Marge Jantz then gave us
an update on "Casa Grande Neon Sign Park". A few tricks of the
trade were described by Erika Nelson in "Really Real -- Manipulation
of Perception in Artist-built Roadside Attractions". Questions were
held for a session at the end of each group of presenters.
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Following a short break, Wayne Brew presented "Pardon the
Interruption, U.S. Route 2", then Christine Henry took us up to lunch
with "Blue Highways: Where Cars and Trucks are Passengers".
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"Ghosts of the Wheat Crisis" was the topic of Ronald Ladouceur's
presentation that kicked things off after lunch. Chad Lewis told us about
"The Life and Times of Paul Bunyan: Through the Roadside Attractions
of Wisconsin and Minnesota", and Greg Holmes fiilled us in on the
"Evolution of the 'Sinclair' Style Fiberglass Dinosaur". Carol
Ahlgren and Frank Edgerton Martin tag-teamed "From Nature's Grandeur
to Waterparks: How 19th Century Scenic Tourism at Wisconsin Dells Set a
Surprising Precedent for its Roadside Architecture".
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A relaxed membership meeting, consisting of President Michael Hirsch
providing an update on the organization and answering a few questions,
followed the formal paper sessions.
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The membership meeting was followed by several "Five Minute
Stories" which I enjoyed but didn't photograph. I'll mention one of
them here since it was an invitation to check out Carol and Mark's art car
when the presentations ended. I Tweeted the third photo with the line
"A pair of Stingrays". Some may think my math is off so I'll
point out that the yellow car is a Corvette but not a Stringray.
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I'd overheard people talking about a car with a robot attached and finally
saw it myself. In addition to the robot, there's a triceratops (I think)
on the roof and stickers everywhere. Among the stickers is an ironclad
argument against any evolution with the possible exception of tightly
synchronized mutations involving both male and female. Since spelling is
not a life form, I'm thinking it could be improved without abandoning the
anti-evolution stance.
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