Now for something a little different, encountered while
Walking San Francisco. People who've been around the city for awhile may recognize this, a venerable tourist attraction in the Fisherman's Wharf/Ghirardelli Square area. Those of us who live in the city seldom venture into this overcrowded, hyper-commercialized corner of the city so I had no idea of whatever happened to the Automatic Human Jukebox.
In its prime, you really could drop in your coins, select your tune from the list, and out would pop the trumpeter to blast out your selection.
A sign tells some of the story of
Grimes Poznikov, a classic 1960s character who very naturally ended up in the wild and wonderful San Francisco in the 1970s. As for so many characters of that time, life didn't end well for Poznikov.
These days his box performs a utilitarian function for local construction workers.
Yes, I have a couple more San Francisco precincts to process and share while I'm 3000 miles away.
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