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Gilmore! (and Kookie too!)
@gilmorelion.bsky.social
Professional mascot and costume performer. Car crazy, and partial to collecting things, roadside nostalgia, and atomic-tourism. Known to restore toys in his spare time. 80s music? Oh heck yes!
Soaking up the last warm rays of Autumn.
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tonight marks fifty years since the Edmund Fitzgerald went down on Lake Superior, taking her crew of 29 with her. The "Big Fitz" still remains the largest ship ever sunk on the Great Lakes, and the most storied.

"My soul flee-eth unto the Lord before the morning watch."

Rest in peace gentlemen.
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I took a driver's re-test today, which is required in my state after my recent medical issues. I passed, but I'm surprised at how nervous I was. I mean, the last time I took a test with an instructor in the car, it was in one of these:
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This still puts a smile on my face after all these years. Legendary animator Bud Lucky at his best. 🙂

youtu.be/EB4THerTF7w?...
Toucan Two-step
YouTube video by PiLfan
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ever get the feeling there's a giant ketchup bottle photo-bombing you?
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"Reindeer Season" approaches. My first gig is in exactly two weeks! Time to buy extra red-nose batteries...
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Sadly, no Halloween happenings here for me. Still getting used to my new leg. I'm fine in the daytime, but darkness and uneven surfaces are still my weaknesses. Getting better each day tho.
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
If you get hugged in your dreams, you get hugged for real!

Happy Halloween everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Dug out an oldie for tonight's tunes. Can't go wrong with the classics!

Fun fact: This album's cover was designed by Dean Torrence of the surf duo "Jan and Dean"!
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Post something random. Or don't.
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Okay, this is the oldest pic I have of me in a suit I made myself, the comic book version of Rocket Raccoon. Fall of 1986, taken after winning the costume contest at the Star Trek 20th(!) Anniversary Celebration at the Disneyland Hotel.
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If my user-pic is any clue, you know whom I'm rooting for in the World Series! GO JAYS!
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Chrysler Turbine Car AND a Tucker Torpedo parked next to one another. Only 50 of each were ever built. Talk about a once in a lifetime picture! (and I've actually gotten to sit in one of each!)
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Big furry contingent at the Colorado Railroad Museum today! If anyone reading this got pics, please share!
October 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My sister is watching my cat Mittzy for the while I'm off working a mascot gig. I asked her if things were going all right, and she sent me this picture.....
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Here's another example from my previous post. "Huge" is not used lightly here.
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Tiny Alex the Lion may be tiny, but this machine makes most anything look tiny! Each one of those track pads weighs close to 1000lbs! The top of the track is over 5 feet from the ground.
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
For those who didn't get the humor, the "little boy wanting a picture" I was referring to in my post refers to the "Little Boy" atomic bomb I'm leaning on in the picture. "Fat Man" is right behind me.

No more atom-bomb related humor. I promise.
While at the Nuclear History Museum, a little boy wanted his picture with me! (iykyk)

or if that joke doesn't get ya..

"Dr. Strangebird", or "How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb(s).
October 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
While at the Nuclear History Museum, a little boy wanted his picture with me! (iykyk)

or if that joke doesn't get ya..

"Dr. Strangebird", or "How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb(s).
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Doc says I need to get my iron levels up by cutting down on the seeds and eating some caterpillars. I think this one will be a bit crunchy..............
October 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just heard/saw this, and I have to admit I like it. Great to see the guys back, cheesy nostalgia and all.

youtu.be/gV6SF492hNU?...
Men Without Hats - I ❤️ The '80s [Official Video]
YouTube video by Men Without Hats
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy Leif Erickson Day!

I'm off to the store to get more giant paper!
Iykyk
a cartoon of spongebob wearing a viking helmet with the words " hinga dinga durgen "
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob wearing a viking helmet with the words " hinga dinga durgen "
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Consumerism as only Devo could promote it. I'm not a scooter person, but this commercial made me want one of these.

youtube.com/watch?v=0IT8...
Devo commercial for Honda
YouTube video by Larry Bridges
youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just a little detail from the front fender of the Ford drag race truck I posted earlier.
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM