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| Helen, GA - 2013 |
My latest old time photo folks. This one was taken last month at Helen, Georgia during our annual Trip South.
Bill and I had almost perfect weather during our trip. Just a little bit of light rain on this day that I ventured into the tourist town of Helen, Georgia to see what was up.
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| Bill videotaping in downtown Helen, Georgia (we were up very early thus no tourists on the streets yet) |
Helen, Georgia is a little recreated German Alpine community in the mountains of northern Georgia. It is a little touristy town. Bill and I were just going to pass through it but we enjoyed our overnight stay so much that we decided to stay two more days.
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| Helen, Georgia |
We stayed at the Hampton Inn which was a replica of a Bavarian hotel. Hotel wasn't too clean and had paper thin walls and a terrible breakfast (sour waffles, maybe it was a "German" thing) but we could walk to all the attractions instead of dodging Interstate Highway traffic to figure out where we were going to eat.
On this one rainy afternoon I found an old time photo place so you know I JUST had to take advantage and have my photo taken as a bad old cowboy.
The first time I ever had an old time photo taken was during my first trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1974. I remember the year well because the Watergate hearings were underway.
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| Commercial Street - Provincetown, Mass 1974 |
I was on that trip with my good friend Bob Mc. Walking down Commercial Street in Provincetown I noticed an old time photo shop. Sure, these places are overpriced tourist traps but still, I like them. Here is the photo that was taken. Ironically, the only prop I needed was the gun. The hat, shirt and leather vest I was already wearing. Bob and I had planned our first visit to Provincetown to a place called "The Ranch" (which, by the way, was anything but). So this was my first old time photo.
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| Provincetown, Mass - 1974 |
I didn't get another old time photo made until three years ago when I invited my friend Larry down for his birthday and had our old time photo taken. Now I get one every year.
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| Rehoboth Beach - 2011 |
