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To: HorowitzianConservative

recommend finding the original article from National Lampoon “Christmas 59”. It was the short story upon which the Vacation series was based.


3 posted on 08/08/2009 3:25:58 PM PDT by fortunate sun ("HIS JUDGEMENT COMETH AND THAT RIGHT SOON")
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To: fortunate sun; HorowitzianConservative

~~”I recommend finding the original article from National Lampoon “Christmas 59”. It was the short story upon which the Vacation series was based.”~~

Here’s the article that started him off — about his family’s 1958 road trip to Disneyland, “Vacation ‘58”...

http://www.bizbag.com/Vacation/Vacation%2058.htm

And here’s the back story, as told by Hughes...

http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=389


15 posted on 08/09/2009 12:16:03 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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