Vincent Price's Spooky Speedway

source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10206080043095636&set=a.1384116358475

This is a piece of  satirical artwork done by Cris Shapan on his Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/cris.shapan

This struck me for two reasons:  

1) my grade school, Maple Dale in Fox Point, WI, had excellent hot lunches.  The ladies knew how to turn that USDA surplus stuff into very tasty meals.  I particularly remember the hot dogs wrapped in a slice of buttered bread and then baked on a tray.  Also the Thanksgiving meals with turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy and especially the stuffing which was served using an ice-cream scoop :)  Can't forget the sweet potatoes with the little marshmallows on top either !  A friend of mine has tried to re-create the pizza-burgers from Maple Dale but only with limited success.   And the 2 cent milks in little half-pint cartons to wash it all down, yum !  So I never had a lunch box as a kid.

2) I remember going to the local Sears store in Glendale, WI with my folks (in the 1960s) and seeing a display area with various artworks for sale which were selected by Vincent Price !  I don't think the folks ever bought anything but I doubt Target/Walmart or Amazon would ever dare to offer something similar in the 21st century :)

Here is some more info on the Vincent Price Collection at Sears:

https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-life/vincent-price-sells-gallery-paintings-sears/

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm