To satisy their
guests' desire to meet Mickey Mouse, Disneyland came up with the brilliant
idea of constructing "Mickey's House," where you can tour
the superstar rodent's crib and then enter his private sanctum for
a photo op. Actually meeting Mickey is as solemn as having an audience
with the Pope, as only a small handful of guests are allowed in at
a time and absolutely no monkey business is tolerated (when posing
for this picture, Joe was admonished by a park employee for extending
the victory sign behind Mickey's ears with the reminder "He already
has two ears, sir!"). |
Joe trying to
strike a pleasant pose while consulting a map after losing his way
on a New Orleans streetcar. He was in town to write for the daily
newsletter of a food convention. The city was devastated by Hurricane
Katrina less than a month later. |
