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customers to buy. When buying a full animal was a thing (You can still buy one at this place). However, one part of the story especially piqued my interest, and was already familiar to me, and that was television production in the 1950s. Obviously this makes sense as I do work in television design. But I have a family history. The first time I was on a stage was at Paramount Studios to see the filming of The Brady Bunch in elementary school. We were on a tour provided by my grandfather, who worked on that show as a key grip. At the time, I was unimpressed. Turns out my grandfather's career would end up playing an outsized role in my life. My grandfather and I never spent a single day working in the same field. This was because he retired before I started. In fact, he started working on television in the '50s and '60s on shows like Ozzie and Harriet, and The Lucy Show. He basically worked at the very beginning until I started in the mid-'90s. His last show was M.A.S.H. The only advice he ever gave me was "Save your paystubs and join the union." I did. It seemed to me when I started my first job at Warner Bros., I had missed all the good stuff. I worked in the last days of the Warner Bros. Art Department; parking lots and office buildings were already replacing the backlot. I have an old photo of my grandfather with the crew of The Greatest Story Ever Told. Everyone is dressed in shirts and slacks; some are even in hats and ties. It looks like another world, one without people like me, but amazing. I never saw my grandfather dressed for work, as I only saw him in the '70s. I did see him bring a 12-pack of beer to work every day. I saw him with his crew on a brief summer location in Arizona at the pool. Seemed like a party every day. The truth was probably darker. When I began my career, I couldn't stop thinking that I had missed a golden age of Hollywood, however dysfunctional. D. HASTINGS LABORATORIES. CONFERENCE ROOM. ACE STAGE 3. SET PHOTO. E. LITTLE MISS HASTINGS CONTEST. SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE BILTMORE HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES, CA. PRODUCTION STILL. F. SUPERMARKET BUTCHER COUNTER. SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE BIG 6 MARKET NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. SET PHOTO. G. SUPERMARKET PRODUCE AISLE. BIG SIX MARKET, THE CREW EMPTIED THE ENTIRE PRODUCE AREA AND REDECORATED. CONSTRUCTION COVERED THE NON-PERIOD REFRIGERATION DISPLAYS IN THE BACK AND ALONG THE SIDE. SET PHOTO. H. SUPERMARKET AISLE REDRESSED WITH 1950S ACCURATE PRODUCTS. GRAPHICS AND LORI MAZUER'S SET DEC CREW SPENT WEEKS LABELING INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS IN 1950S LABELS. PRODUCTION STILL. D E F G H