The Retroist

The Retroist

Share this post

The Retroist
The Retroist
Pete Rose for Aqua Velva
User's avatar
Discover more from The Retroist
A Retro Podcast, Blog, and Newsletter.
Over 3,000 subscribers
Already have an account? Sign in

Pete Rose for Aqua Velva

Retroist's avatar
Retroist
Apr 16, 2007
1

Share this post

The Retroist
The Retroist
Pete Rose for Aqua Velva
Share

It’s very rare when someone with a massive amount of athletic ability also is endowed with other talents. Let’s face it, for every Jim Brown or even OJ Simpson there are a dozen Pete Roses to balance out the cosmic talent equation. Now, Pete was an amazing baseball player. One of the best, but was he a skillful product pitchman? You be the judge.

Not the best pitchman, but you get to see Pete’s animal magnetism. The ladies just can’t resist Pete, but add a couple of drops of Aqua Velva to his already potent musk and you got the makings of a fragrance that would make those Tag Body spray makers sit up and take notice.

Now this commercial is awesome. I just love commercials where random groups of people break out into song, and when one of those singers is Vic Tayback? All the better.

Aqua Velva is a line of grooming products for men. Its best-known product is the Ice Blue aftershave introduced in 1917 by the JB Williams Company.


Subscribe to The Retroist

Launched 5 years ago
A Retro Podcast, Blog, and Newsletter.
1

Share this post

The Retroist
The Retroist
Pete Rose for Aqua Velva
Share

Discussion about this post

User's avatar
The Mystery Of The Red Quarters…Solved!
Did you ever find a quarter painted red and wonder if that red served a purpose? It does.
Feb 11, 2017 • 
Retroist
46

Share this post

The Retroist
The Retroist
The Mystery Of The Red Quarters…Solved!
6
Remember when Mickey Mouse decided to commit suicide?
Unless you lived in the 1930s or are a fan of vintage comic strips you might not be aware of the attempted Mickey Mouse suicide.
Aug 30, 2017 • 
Retroist
9

Share this post

The Retroist
The Retroist
Remember when Mickey Mouse decided to commit suicide?
Monkey’s Blood (Mercurochrome) for those boo-boos
Remember when you were a kid, and you would were out roughhousing with your friends.
Oct 23, 2019 • 
Retroist
4

Share this post

The Retroist
The Retroist
Monkey’s Blood (Mercurochrome) for those boo-boos
2

Ready for more?

© 2025 Retroist
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Create your profile

User's avatar

Only paid subscribers can comment on this post

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in

Check your email

For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.

Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.