Vintage postcard of longtime Hollywood resident Claude Gaynor.
Though Claude Gaynor was neither a mystical swami nor an astronaut from the future, he liked to dress as both. At the same time if possible.
He could often be seen early on a Saturday morning frequenting garage sales in the neighborhood, but rarely buying anything.
One time he asked a woman to hold a “Jesus Hates It When You Smoke” ashtray for him, telling her that he'd be right back with the money. But it was two whole hours before he came back. She still had the ashtray, but had thought about selling it to a persistent neighbor and didn’t like being put in a spot like that.
- A slightly misprinted reproduction of this postcard is available for free in the gift shop at the Peek-A-Boo Schultz Memorial Competitive Tickling Training Center, down a rustic trail from Gruenfair (the Gruenwald mansion), if Christine is working that day and you ask her sweetly enough without coming across as flirty or creepy at all.