Quite a Couch
Photo by Meyer.
April 2023
Someone liked Ike
With the little text showing at the bottom, it’s almost like it was cut from a newspaper and framed. Photo by Los Angeles.
IS ELVIS ALIVE – The Elvis Tape
Book from 1988 featuring a cassette recording of someone who sounds a lot like Elvis to the author trying to sell you her book about… Read More »IS ELVIS ALIVE – The Elvis Tape
“Lincoln in Dali Vision” Silver relief
Issued in 1979 in an edition of 175, this should fetch several thousand dollars. Photo by Munyon & Sons.
I’ll walk the line in ’89 – UTLA strike
United Teachers of LA struck for 9 days in 1989. There was not another strike until 2019, 30 years later. Photo by Vander Molen.
Ronco Presents Star Trackin’ ’76!, Meco Empire Strikes Back, &c.
Despite the space theme, the Ronco compilation is not very space-y. Photo by Tristan.
Pink-Ribboned, Shoe-Wearing Alligator Etui?
I don’t know what it is. I don’t know that it’s an etui, but I wanted to use the word etui, so there. And if… Read More »Pink-Ribboned, Shoe-Wearing Alligator Etui?
The Button – Polaroid camera from 1981
Casual Photophile has a nice rundown on the point-and-click instant camera. Photo by Mooradian Liquidations.
Be Reasonable – Do It My Way
Photo by Earlybird.
Sambo’s Wooden Coffee Tokens
From one restaurant in Santa Barbara to a chain of over a thousand, back to one in Santa Barbara. The last Sambo’s changed its name… Read More »Sambo’s Wooden Coffee Tokens