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Let's see more dresses and cardigans on the Monorail, please. At 1:46, the 1962 promo is just shy of a real-time Monorail trip. We were curious how the Monorail looked brand new (not that different)--sure, it's a little older, but it's the people who have changed. For fun, compare with this 2007 Monorail ride, which offers the jerky, handheld-cam impression that the train is about to lurch from the tracks and crush everyone below.
How to Dress for the Monorail
Let's see more dresses and cardigans on the Monorail, please. At 1:46, the 1962 promo is just shy of a real-time Monorail trip. We were curious how the Monorail looked brand new (not that different)--sure, it's a little older, but it's the people who have changed. For fun, compare with this 2007 Monorail ride, which offers the jerky, handheld-cam impression that the train is about to lurch from the tracks and crush everyone below.
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In Woodinville there's a hole-in-the-wall charcuterie named Bill The Butcher which has the most outl
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I love the mailman-esque announcer, he sounds so depressed when he asks for everyone to exit on the right.
For real kitsch value, check out the full 14-minute version of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgCQWEyvdl4 (it's not all monorail rides). It drags for a bit, but then around 8:00, you get some of the new features of the central phone switching system, including "Speed dialing!" Call waiting!" "Call forwarding!" and maybe the ability to turn your oven off from far away....all using a rotary telephone!
Wow! I want my gondolas back! Although I'm kinda glad you can't turn on your home A/C long distance because it's hot where you are.
The 21st century is still calling Seattle.
What illegal substance are those two on? Nobody is naturally that giddy.