What is it about this guy? I first remember seeing the Happy Face (his close friends call him Smiley) all over the place back in the very early seventies. His big grin was everywhere, on t-shirts, purses, lunchboxes - you name it. I don't think this guy will ever grow old or go away. There was a time in the mid seventies through the early nineties that he seemed to have semi-retired. It seems the Internet called him back to work sometime in the 1990's. When he came back, he didn't seem to have aged a bit. Smiley is once again all over the place. My younger sister Cindy has always been a big fan. I remember her having jewelry, clothing - anything with that big yellow smiling face on it back in the early days. She's still loves the guy.
Monday, August 31, 2009
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What is it about this guy? I first remember seeing the Happy Face (his close friends call him Smiley) all over the place back in the very early seventies. His big grin was everywhere, on t-shirts, purses, lunchboxes - you name it. I don't think this guy will ever grow old or go away. There was a time in the mid seventies through the early nineties that he seemed to have semi-retired. It seems the Internet called him back to work sometime in the 1990's. When he came back, he didn't seem to have aged a bit. Smiley is once again all over the place. My younger sister Cindy has always been a big fan. I remember her having jewelry, clothing - anything with that big yellow smiling face on it back in the early days. She's still loves the guy.
In late 1977, on our way to Traverse City, Michigan to finish the first Terry Talbot tour, Don and I saw a very strange thing. As we were driving more-or-less north, we noticed an emormous smiley face rising above a town. It was like the Stay-Puffed marshmallow man from Ghostbusters. It was huge and freaky. I've never felt the same about "harmless" smiley faces since. It was a water tower, of course, but it was the first we had ever seen with a smiley face. They got fairly common not long after that, but that first one was enough for me.
ReplyDeleteI bet Cindy would pay good money for one of those
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