Although not released until 1978, the November 1975 gent with the open shirt was clearly an inspiration for the Village People’s hit song, “Macho Man.” It was no accident that the shirt was unbuttoned almost to the navel so that he could proudly show off his hairy cleavage and jewelry.
Since this was 1975 though, you can clearly see that this could be a problem. “SECURITY!”
Was this Disneyland Security guard dispatched to tell Macho Man to button up? We will never know.
Meanwhile, over in Adventureland, attraction posters line the walkway.
Macho Man is about to enter the Enchanted Tiki Room. Maybe the birds there will appreciate his machismo.
At this time in Park history, GAF had taken over the Kodak sponsorship; Macho Man is standing near GAF Photo Trail spot #34.
I think he wanted a different kind of exposure.
Over at the Matterhorn, it looks like it’s getting some maintenance:
A closeup of the workers and scaffolding:
Last shot from this batch shows Macho Man in Tomorrowland. I’m sure he was on the way to Adventure Thru Inner Space to see if he could make out with another guest.
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2 comments:
The best part about your narrative is that it's probably 100% correct. Ah, the 70's. What a free-wheeling time. True, they would have contacted someone about that back then, but also true that people were learning to relax their standards a lot. Ron Burgundy over there is probably having the best time he can without a mirror. I had to stop and dwell on that GAF sign a bit. First of all that it's GAF and not Kodak, but second to just remember when there was a time they'd post suggested exposures for a shot. I don't even remember those, only the Kodak "Photo Spot" signs.
It wouldn't have surprised me that at some point Macho Man was asked to be a little more modest. Assuming this was taken in November, I don't think it would stay warm enough to be exposed to the elements all that long. Now I have an 'ear worm' and will hear the song for the rest of the day. I have been cursed! KS
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