Sometimes Old Fans Can Be a Bit Cranky...

[Jim Kovar]

Edited May 21, 2024 by Jim Kovar

[John Landstrom]

So were the early cars.  Just watching someone try to use a crank to start their antique car was difficult, but it got easier over time….

[James Lawson]

I never saw a crank-operated fan before. Did these have a spring motor in them like a phonograph?

[Jim Roadt]

under 24 hr guard

[Jim Kovar]

On 5/21/2024 at 2:55 PM, John Landstrom said:

Peter Tork?

I had no idea!

[John Landstrom]

Good eye Jim !!    
 

However, you’re a generation off.   That’s actually his grandmother Catherine Straus.  She once wrote an article entitled “My grandson, a monkey”.  She enjoyed motor cars, dancing at speakeasy’s, and was known to tell off color jokes at formal dinner parties!  

Peter Tork ( born Peter Halsten Thorkelson ) was hired by a TV network to be part of a ‘60’s “made for TV” band called The Monkees.  Admittedly one of my favorite bands during my youth.   In spite of the band being dismissed by the “music industry” and accused of not actually playing their instruments (which they actually did) the band became a sensation.  
 

I’ll I can say is I’m a Believer !!

**Most of the above info was gained through a google search and the authors have my apologies for not giving them credit but I can’t find the page.   The rest is the absolute truth.   Or maybe not…..

Edited May 23, 2024 by John Landstrom

[Frank McCormack]

That pic is too old for Peter. Might actually be Prince Valiant