Benjamin Lowder then gave a presentation on Buckminster Fuller's considerable presence in the area and Judy DeMoisy and Mike Gassman spoke the World's Largest Catsup Bottle. It was Judy who helped save it and Mike who helped make it famous.

I was greeted at the dome by a friendly and helpful lady named Tovia who gave me a tour and answered questions. This is the only "Geoscope" ever built. It allows all of the Earth's surface to be seen at once by looking at it from the inside. Another of Bucky's creations is the Dymaxion Map which shows the continents much more closely clustered than they appear on a Mercator Projection map. The pictured globe is the one that Fuller used to develop this projection and his markings can be seen on it. Related to this is Fuller's sense of the 90th western meridian, which goes through the major land masses and population centers, being the planet’s "great circle main street". The 90th meridian passes through the Fuller Dome marked by the interior corner in the next to last photograph and a similar spot behind the camera.

The third photo shows something I don't recall ever seeing before. The metal shortage of World War II led to some states (I have verified only Illinois and Montana) making license plates out of soy. They are pretty rare today since unattended plates were often eaten by livestock.

Robby told us that a Little League teammate and lifelong friend was supposed to introduce the band but that friend is now one of the owners of the LA Dodgers and the Dodgers just won the World Series. Being uncertain about even attending the conference, I had no ticket but grabbed one of the fourth row seats that became available when Dodger fans headed west to join the victory parade.