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DECEMBER 2013This month we're celebrating
the 13th Annual Washerst Winter Deflatable Festival The most beautiful display of deflated inflatables in the world! |
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We will also include pictures of Washerst's Festival of Lights for the winter solstice! Pictured at the right: The magnificent "Triangle of Lights" in front of the
Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum (above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Boulevard). |
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Scroll below to see the beautiful deflated inflatables!
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At the right: The new Christmas Classic, "Carol of the Sales."
Below: Dickinson scholar Jim Asher's Christmas hit Because Nothing Else Says "Merry Christmas" Like a Light-up Giant Twelve-Foot Vinyl Blow-Up Santa In Your Yard.
THE 2013 SHOPPING SEASON*
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CAROL OF THE SALESFormerly "Carol of the Bells"
Bring Christmas Sales!
Bring Christmas Sales! Bring Christmas Sales! Bring Christmas Sales! Bring Christmas Sales! Bring Christmas Sales! Bring Christmas Sales! Bring Christmas Sales! Mark down the prices! Deals to entice us! Buy the devices – Christmas is near! Hours extended! Sales are so splendid Overextended – Christmas is here! More and more and more and more eCommerce! More and more and more and more eCommerce! Oh how we spend! Sales without end! To stores we fly – More stuff to buy! Shop! Long! Shop! Long! BLACK FRIDAYFormerly "White Christmas"
I'm dreaming of a Black Friday
Just like the ones of days of yore. Where the mall doors unlock Before five oh-clock To let mobs rush through the store. I'm dreaming of a Black Friday Where discounts slash the price in half. May the sales help fill your Santa's sack, And may all your Fridays now be Black. I'm dreaming of a Black Friday When I'll max out my cards anew. I'll buy new devices At cut-rate prices, And save...until the bills come due! I'm dreaming of a Black Friday Where discounts slash the price in half. May the sales help fill your Santa's sack, And may all your Fridays now be Black. MARK IT DOWN!Formerly "Let It Snow"
Oh the seasonal sales have started
In and out of stores I've darted If they want me to stick around: Mark it down, mark it down, mark it down! As expenses grow even higher Check the advertiser's flyer If they want me to stick around: Mark it down, mark it down, mark it down! When the bar codes are finally scanned How I hope that the total is low If it's not then I have a plan: Pull out the charge cards -- and go! Oh my spirit is slowly dying And I'm still with crowds out buying. If they want me to stick around: Mark it down, mark it down, mark it down! CYBER SALESFormerly "Jingle Bells"
Cyber Sales!
Cyber Sales! Cyber all the way! Oh what fun it is to shop Online on cyber Mon-DAY! Cyber Sales! Cyber Sales! Cyber all the way! I'll get to my work a little Later in the day! A day or two ago I had to buy a gift But not down at the mall I bought it on my shift. My boss kept walking by Each time I tried to shop And so I minimized my screen So he'd not get upsot! Oh... Cyber Sales! Cyber Sales! Cyber all the way! Oh what fun it is to shop Online on cyber Mon-DAY! Cyber Sales! Cyber Sales! Cyber all the way! I'll get to my work a little Later in the day! |
We Wish You'd Extend Our CreditWe wish you'd extend our credit!
We wish you'd extend our credit! We wish you'd extend our credit! Then we could shop more! Good deals are around -- All over the store! We wish you'd extend our credit Then we could shop more! Now bring us some chicken nuggets! Now bring us some chicken nuggets! Now bring us some chicken nuggets! Then we will shop more! Good deals are around -- All over the store! We wish you'd extend our credit Then we could shop more! We wish you'd extend our credit! We wish you'd extend our credit! We wish you'd extend our credit! Then we could shop more! |
Pictured below: Beautiful deflated inflatables will be on display throughout all of Washerst, the entire month of December, and perhaps none will be as stunning as the array of deflatables on Dickinson Boulevard.
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Pictured below: More of the stunning displays along Dickinson Boulevard:
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Pictured at the left: The magnificent deflated Santa Claus in front of the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum (above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Boulevard) is always a crowd favorite! It is best to view the Museum's deflated Santa on weekdays until 3:00 p.m. The waiting time to view the Santa on late afternoons and evenings can be two or more hours -- and three-plus hours on weekends. |
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Pictured at the right: The beautiful display at the Poetry Hall of Fame includes a scenic presentation of polar bears and penguins.
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Pictured at the left: One of the most popular displays of deflated inflatables is the magnificent array of deflatables in front of the Washerst Chamber of Commerce.
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Pictured at the right: A beautiful display of deflated inflatables is featured on the patio at Dickinson's Restaurant, home of the best Cajun Nachos in Washerst (a plate overflowing with Cajun Nachos was the favorite meal of third cousin Emily Dickinson).
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Pictured at the left: The whimsical display of deflated inflatables at the Student Center at the Emmett Lee Dickinson Community College is always a crowd favorite!
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Pictured at the right: Washerst is home to the American Academy of Arachnology & Acarology for Women, the premiere center for study of arachnids for women in the country -- and the AAAA has one of the premiere displays in the annual festival of deflatables (pictured at the right).
Pictured below: The Washerst Visitors Center greets the hundreds of thousands of visitors to our historic city with a stunning array of deflated inflatables.
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Pictured at the right: The North Washerst campus of the National School Crossing Guard & School Patrol Training Academy includes a striking array of deflated inflatables.
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Pictured at the left: The Washerst Center for Social Media Addiction has a creative display for the 2013 Deflatable Festival: in the top left is a picture of the Ghost of Snowmen Past; the top right includes the Ghost of Snowmen Present (for the Deflatable Festival); and the bottom shows the Ghost of Snowmen Future.
Pictured below: The Washerst Municipal Airport welcomes visitors with a dazzling display of deflated inflatables next to the airport's mainrunway (shown at the right in the photograph).
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Pictured at the left: Dickinson Park is home to countless beautiful deflated inflatables.
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The admissions office at the Kathy Griffin School of Improv, Comedy & Comedy Arts in the heart of historic Washerst includes a comical array of deflated inflatables.
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Pictured at the left: A festive display of deflated inflatables outside one of the student dormitories at the Hobart Dickinson Clown Academy & School for the Balloon Arts.
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The grounds of the State Penitentiary includes many whimsical displays of deflated inflatables like those pictured at the right. Due to the high number of kid-friendly displays, the Penitentiary is a favorite destination for families during the Deflatable Festival.
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One of the most popular destinations for families during Washerst's annual Deflatable Festival is Washerst Memorial Gardens. Nothing puts one more in the holiday spirit than trudging through an historic cemetery full of deflated inflatables.
Pictured at the left: A deflated snowman and a deflated Santa at Washerst Memorial Gardens. |
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Pictured at the right: One of the most popular Santa deflatables in the Washerst Deflatable Festival is the deflated Santa in front of Stand Up Washerst.
Pictured below: The grounds of the Andy Warhol Training Center for Reality and Public Appearances in the heart of historic Washerst includes some of the most popular displays of deflated inflatables in the Deflatable Festival.
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Pictured at the left: Though DickinsonLand is closed for the season, the theme park has installed a spectacular deflated Santa outside the park's entrance gates.
For more information on DickinsonLand (open year-round, except October through March), click HERE. |
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Pictured at the right: The stunning light display at the Washerst Chamber of Commerce is a highlight in Washerst's Festival of Lights for the Winter Solstice.
Pictured below: Other spectacular displays from the Festival of Lights. Left to Right: Dickinson Boulevard; Dickinson's Restaurant; the Dickinson Motel; Dickinson Dry Cleaners. |
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Pictured at the left: One of the most popular and family-friendly sites in Washerst is the the Washerst Mattress Dump (it is the fifth largest mattress dump in the United States -- behind those in Memphis, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Ithaca, New York).
As part of the annual Deflatable Festival, the mattress dump features over 100 deflated Grinches! |
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Pictured at the right: Another family friendly dump in Washerst is the ever-popular Washerst Electronics Dump.
Throughout the annual Deflatable Festival, the Electronics Dump will feature hundreds of deflated Santas and snowmen. |
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Pictured at the left: The grounds of the Dickinson Motel are beautifully decorated with countless deflated Christmas inflatables.
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Pictured at the right: An aerial view of Washerst showing the deflated Santa in Dickinson Park, the world's largest defalated inflatable.
Pictured at the far right: A photograph taken from the Space Station of the Dickinson Park deflated Santa -- the only deflated inflatable seen from space! |
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Pictured at the left: One of the most visited sites in Washerst is Frank Lloyd Wright's historic home "Standingwater," and the WWF (Washerst Wright Foundation) has decorated the grounds for the Deflatable Festival with a delightful deflated Grinch.
For more information on historic Standingwater, click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. |
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Pictured at the right: A popular destination downtown during the Deflatable Fesitval is the Dickinson Deli. Not only can one enjoy a delicious Dickinson deli sandwich, but visitors can view a spectacular display of a deflated Santa's sleigh and deflated reindeer on the rooftop -- voted one of the top ten deflateable displays in the Deflateable Festival last year!
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Pictured at the left: The shops along Dickinson Boulevard show holiday spirit with countless deflated inflatables up and down the street.
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Pictured at the right: One of the most popular locations during the annual Deflatable Festival is the sidewalk outside the Washerst International Film Office where there is an impressive deflated inflatable of Sponge Bob Square Pants. The deflated Sponge Bob is extremely popular with families, and at times the waiting line to view the deflated inflatable tops three hours.
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Pictured at the left: One of the premiere coffee shops in the world, OnomatoJava, displays one of the premiere deflated Santa inflatables in the annual Washerst Deflatable Festival.
At peak hours, crowds on the sidewalk hoping to view the deflated Santa number in the thousands. |
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Pictured at the right: The history of the Times Square ball-drop on New Year's eve (click to enlarge).
To conclude the annual Deflatable Festival and the Festival of Lights, revelers will climb on rooftops all over Washerst on New Year's Eve and throw lard-balls covered with corn at onlookers below. |
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All things Emmett Lee Dickinson (poetry, museum stuff, Washerst facts and figures, etc.) © 2013 & 2014 by Jim Asher
