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Munger Place Days: The Morning After…

September 29, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 11 Comments

Do you remember the ‘morning after’ scene from the movie Big when Josh (who grew into Tom Hanks while he slept) returned to the park looking for the Zoltar machine?

The midway had disappeared.

The rides had been disassembled and moved elsewhere.

Zoltar vanished overnight.

The only evidence of a recent carnival was litter scattered by the wind, a something-wicked-this-way-comes sort of wind.

That’s how I felt the morning after Munger Place Days. Not that there was an eerie feeling, or that I felt any ‘bigger’ than normal, but a strange, empty sensation filled the air.
The food trucks and art vendors were gone. Regular Monday morning traffic noise replaced the live music and energy that charged the streets only hours before. Like the build up to all exciting and anticipated things, I felt a bit of let down. Or maybe it was a sigh of relief.
Even days later, our neighborhood still bears faint signs of the weekend as sidewalk chalk slowly fades into the concrete.
We had no Zoltar machine at Munger Place Days, but had we, I might have wished to be little again. If only for a few days.

talya

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  1. Lisa Pobst says

    September 29, 2013 at 4:30 am

    Life-Memories ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 29, 2013 at 5:06 am

      Yes life is good:))

      Reply
  2. roughwighting.net says

    September 29, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    I hate the way weekends and wonderful events just ‘disappear’ on the next day. It IS eerie…and disappointing. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 29, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      Yes. Luckily there’s always something to look forward to around the corner!

      Reply
  3. Cindy "Lu" says

    September 29, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    Believe it or not – I never watched BIG all the way through. I love a good carnival atmosphere though – remember the Cottonwood Corner ones out where the race track was at one time?

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 30, 2013 at 4:33 am

      No I don’t believe it! You need to watch the whole thing. What a great movie. Yes, I remember the carnival at CC. There’s a chapter devoted to it in my book:)

      Reply
  4. Rachel Hough says

    September 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    It sounds like it was a wonderfully exhausting time! BIG is one of my all time favs! Always found Zoltar creepy though. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 30, 2013 at 4:32 am

      I loved Big too and watch it whenever it’s on. I found this Zoltar in the picture while on vacation in Washington. He told my fortune. So far I’m still waiting…

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  5. Gayle Glass says

    September 30, 2013 at 5:35 am

    Giving you time to rest up before the next whirlwind…

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  6. Dorothy Johnson says

    September 30, 2013 at 5:56 am

    I loved this post. You captured the emptiness of the day after perfectly with both photos and words. I also like Big and watch it whenever it’s on TV.

    Reply
  7. Bryan Jones says

    September 30, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    pretty cool, all tied up in a pretty bow!

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