Charles Phoenix is known for his Americana, Vintage, Retro slideshows around Southern California. Charles grew up in Ontario, California. He used to visit thrift shops and one day stumbled apon a box of slides marked "Our Trip Across America, 1957". He was intrigued with all the everyday details of days long past. So he decided to start showing these slides in auditoriums and people were hooked on the nostalgic slides.
My family saw Charles a few years back when he was showing his "Disneyland from the 50's to 60's" slideshow at the Disney Theatre in Los Angelas. He still shows these from time to time. What the best part of these shows are Charles descriptions of the slides as he points out funny and quirky details in the photos. Like one picture showing the long gone Indian Village at Disneyland from 1960. There is a woman in the slide who is watching an Indian dance...while wearing curlers and a scarf with white cat rimmed sunglasses.
Keep an eye out for Charle's slideshows and his bus guided tour of Downtown "Disney" tour of Los Angeles. Tickets are $60 per person, space is limited and lunch is included. You won't be disappointed. Charles is great entertainment. Enjoy this clip of his step by step instructions to making the ultimate retro party hors devor; the Astro Weenie Christmas Tree.
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This clip cracks me up! Can't wait to make one of my own. His Disneyland Tour of Downtown Los Angeles was a riot! Highly recommended.
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