Friday, January 15, 2010

Greetings

When I found myself in Laguna Beach over the holidays I had to stop and take a picture with "The Greeter."
I used to wave at this statue all of the time when I was a little kid and we'd drive by it. I'm glad it's still here.
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23 comments:

  1. minaJanuary 15, 2010 at 1:06 AM

    that dude is creepy.

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  2. Tink1272January 15, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    OMG. I used to wave at him too, when I was a kid! I'm glad he's still there, too!

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  3. BaldurJanuary 15, 2010 at 5:02 AM

    Hey Jorge,
    When I read this, I thought about Hurley as a little kid and was wondering: Did you look anything like Caden Waidyatilleka when you were 10?
    Greetings from Luxembourg

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    Looks as scary as the giant Amish people outside of Roadside America in Pennsylvania

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  5. MaritoñiJanuary 15, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    I´m glad you found the greeter again. And I´m glad becouse I met u. Your character in Lost is very nice, but your blog is nicer.

    I will visit u from time to time.

    I liked a lot the post about the gloves in Wisconsin.

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  6. Alisha Rene'January 15, 2010 at 7:04 AM

    kinda creepy. But childhood memories like that do rock.

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  7. yellowdoggrannyJanuary 15, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    is that guy still there?..the last time i was in laguna beach it was on fire..scary...

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  8. Rev. Perry SukstorfJanuary 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    Does anyone remember the "Big Boy" or "Happy Chef" restaurants? Nothing scarier to a five year old than a 20 or 30 foot tall fat, fiberglass giant!

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  9. Sue WacvetJanuary 15, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    More info: http://www.beachcalifornia.com/beach/laguna-beach-greeter.html

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  10. SunshineJanuary 15, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    The greeter looks like Tom Hanks did after a year on the island in Castaway! Get as many pictures as you can while you're still in Hawaii- you'll be glad you did. Love reading your blog-you've got a great sense of humor and one darn really cute Nunu!

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  11. JulesJanuary 15, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    Now he has a magic finger. What's with the pointing finger thingy?

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  12. john (not lennon)January 15, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    Hmm, looks like he could make good use of the magic finger glove.
    Nice pic.

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  13. UnknownJanuary 15, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    He...he frightens me a little.

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  14. Paul SpoonerJanuary 15, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Is it just me, or does he look like the cowardly lion...,

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    At first glance I thought it was the creepy dead pirate dude from Pirates of the Caribbean.

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  16. EponineJanuary 16, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    Pero Maritoñi!! Qué haces aquiiii.
    Jorgito es mío desde hace meses. Mío, sólo mío, míiiio... mi tesoro!!!

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  17. cathescomiczJanuary 16, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    I always thought this was the Pull My Finger monster. (ah the gateway to Pacific coast highway day trips to Newport Beach, Huntington and Seal- Great memories!)

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  18. AngieJanuary 17, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    This has nothing to do with that, but I remembered you mentioning Snuggie with a foot pocket, and...

    http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx?view=2&app=detail&params=item^H19335,RecTypeInd^,navlist^H19335*H06546*H10886*,cp^detail,tmp^related,cpprod^H171004,cm_scid^dtlr&walk=&cmtags=

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  19. Jorge GarciaJanuary 17, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    Damn Angie! You beat me to it. I was going to make a post about this when I saw one at my sister's house.

    Maybe I will anyway.

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  20. Therapeutic RamblingsJanuary 17, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Thankfully he chose to be a "greeter" and not a physician...just imagine getting a prostate exam from that guy?!

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  21. James HernandezJanuary 19, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    Jorge,

    He looks like one of my uncles! But with twice the IQ.

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  22. nollyposhJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    Lol!

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  23. UnknownJanuary 20, 2010 at 3:59 PM

    Wow, I think it looks like the lion from the Wizard of Oz in his street clothes.

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