[fortunate sun]

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

[Dr. Eckleburg]

~~”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