Spot the Anomaly

[kevin_standlee]

Below is a picture of my dull, boring, 1989 Chevrolet Astro minivan. There are are a couple of oddball things about it. You may or may not be able to spot them in this photo. My userpic on this post is a hint to one of them, as are the tags on this message.



I have to admit that the oddities are not obvious at this resolution, so here are close-ups.




Although the bracket holding my license place unfortunately blocks the top line of this plate cover, I do wonder if anyone following me has ever spotted where this van claims to have been purchased.



This was a Christmas present from Lisa. It's just the sort of thing for coupling on a (North American standard) boxcar before heading down the tracks. Well, it would be if it weren't that this isn't really a functional knuckle coupler.

Before you ask: Yes, I have managed to bark my knee on the thing once already, as it juts out behind the van a fair bit. And I probably should buy a little chain and lock for the thing rather than rely on the cotter pin, given how easy it would be to steal the thing as it stands right now.

Comments

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

What's even more amazing is that the Firesigns did real commercials for a Volkswagen dealership back in the 1970s. The commercials are among the extras on a DVD of one of their performances I have. And the commercials are about as surreal as FTT usually is.

[gvdub.livejournal.com]

Peter Bergman came by the LASFS for a program item a while back when he was involved with some events at the LA Museum of Natural History, and it was a huge thrill for me, as I was (and still am, for that matter) a huge Firesign fan. There was a time when I had pretty much all the first 4 albums memorized (and considering the state I was usually in when listening to them, that's no small accomplishment). I remember hearing them performing on WBAI (the Pacifica station in New York) when I was but a wee tad.