Monthly Archives: July 2010
World War I in Color on DVD
World War I has sadly become a nearly forgotten war. While people know about it, they are much more familiar with the sacrifices and heroics of World War II. Beyond my love of pop culture I am a bit of … Continue reading
My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel
This Commercial is for the 1973 ABC Afterschool Special “My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel”, which was all the burgeoning edutainment topic of divorce. The tone, of course, is depressing, but dig that lighthearted gumball machine graphic. This world … Continue reading
Meet the Computer Critters
Back in 1985, if you wanted high quality Computer Information, you didn’t need books or the Internet. You had Della, Hacker, Tabby, Stanley, Harold, Harriet and Foxworthy — better known collectively as the Computer Critters. Their purpose is solely to … Continue reading
Are you Man Enough to Wear them?
From this early 70′s magazine ad comes what might possible be the worst named product on the planet, the “Hell Bent for Leather N’Lead Bracelets. (They Turn your Arm Power On! Really! OK, Maybe not….). This Product came from the … Continue reading
What Stormtroopers Do On Their Day Off
Here’s a fun series of images made with Star Wars figures and lots of imagination, in honor of Star Wars’ thirty-three and one-sixth year anniversary. Even Imperial troops need to take a break. And when they do, they’re just like … Continue reading
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