For several years Phillip Hofstetter and his wife, Nina Horn (
link below), were some of the organizers of
Pearl Harbor Day, an annual event held on December 7th at 7 PM. The event commemorated the
bombing of
Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii Territory,
on the morning of December 7, 1941 at 7 AM.
During
the event artists of
varying disciplines would stage "Sneak Attacks" which consisted of
songs, poems, dance routines, recitations of Pearl Harbor events or
anything that came into his or her head and wanted to act out. No one
knew the "attack" was going to happen;
everything was unscripted and ran from emotional to completely wacky. It
was tons of fun.
Everyone
dressed in the highest fashion of the period (1941); in addition, there
were sailors, soldiers, nurses, air raid wardens, and, of course, there
was always at least one "
Rosie the Riveter".
date & photographer unknown
Often I would ride to the events on my Beemer (
link below)
in full formal 1940's dress which must really have made quite a sight
for onlookers. The exception was one year when I wore a sailor's suit; I
was part of an eight-person team that did a very dysfunctional dance
routine to
In the Navy by the
Village People. I wonder if there's a photo of that floating around somewhere? Oy Vey!
dressed to the teeth in the "latest" fashion
date & photographer unknown
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