Next time you go to the South Pas Farmers Market, check out the Bubble Man. Seriously, this man is to bubbles what Doris Kearns Goodwin is to presidents. I had no idea the creation and manufacture of bubble solution (or "bubble juice" as those in the know call it) was wrought with so much intrigue. Fun fact: did you know that the now defunct Tootsie Toys used to send tanker ships full of water from Lake Michigan all the way to China to use as the base for the company's prized solution? Well, now you do.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Effervescent
Next time you go to the South Pas Farmers Market, check out the Bubble Man. Seriously, this man is to bubbles what Doris Kearns Goodwin is to presidents. I had no idea the creation and manufacture of bubble solution (or "bubble juice" as those in the know call it) was wrought with so much intrigue. Fun fact: did you know that the now defunct Tootsie Toys used to send tanker ships full of water from Lake Michigan all the way to China to use as the base for the company's prized solution? Well, now you do.
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Bubblicious!
Is that like Aquavit, where some varieties are carried in ships twice across the equator in oak casks age them? Maybe Karin can fill us in.
Love the color - how Little Bit's clothes match the building. Wonder what was wrong with the Chinese water?
Lovely photo, Laurie. Such a positive image of South Pasadena!
to age them
A bubble juice plant on the shores of Lake Michigan might have been a thought. No wonder they went belly up.
Everyone turns into a child with bubbles. They are round, They are classic, They are prismatic in color. YAY for bubbles.
Cool bit of trivia about the Tootsie Rolls. I love getting snippets of info about something unexpected.
Happy Saturday.
I just realized there was more than one photo of you in the Star. I clicked on the featured one and saw that there were tons of others. Congrats again!!
My nickname in Jr. High was "Bubbles."
Turn off the bubble machine.
I hate to ask how you got that nickname Mr E!!!
Who knew the vintage of a bubble was important!!!
Raine catching super-sized, rainbow-colored bubbles, what fun! Beautiful photo.
One question: Why is the Bubble Man wearing knee pads?? or soccer socks???
Don't China have it's own polluted lakes?
I'm putting this tankers full of Lake Michigan water story in the 'urban myth' category pending further evidence.
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