Musical Depreciation – Spike Jones and his City Slickers
This was an honest to goodness 1940s-era album-style album with 78s. Photo by Raincross.
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Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
Frank Zappa released this album of 50s-style doowop (by a fictitious Chicano band) in 1968. A single got some airplay as stations thought it was… Read More »Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
After Dark Magazine
Grace Jones, Arnold, Kenneth Anger, Leonard Cohen? It’s 1977 in a nutshell. TIL: From wiki’s article on the magazine: “In two photographs, [Schwarzenegger] appears in… Read More »After Dark Magazine
Hurrell Photo of Norma Shearer
George Hurrell was a photographer to the Hollywood stars of the 30s and 40s and was instrumental in creating the particular glamor of that age… Read More »Hurrell Photo of Norma Shearer
It Came Without Warning Came from the Estate Sale
Without Warning (aka It Came Without Warning) was a 1980 film starring Jack Palance, Martin Landau and also Sue Ann Langdon, from whose estate this… Read More »It Came Without Warning Came from the Estate Sale
Fortean Times – Royals as Reptiles
RIP Her Reptility Queen Elizabeth II.Photo by A&E.
Wilshire Bowl Menu (signed by Jack Benny & his wife)
“The Home of Properly Prepared Drinks — The Miracle Restaurant in the Miracle Mile”The Wilshire Bowl was a great Art Deco nightclub that later became… Read More »Wilshire Bowl Menu (signed by Jack Benny & his wife)
Luisa Tetrazzini Figaro Red Seal De Luxe Record
Nellie Melba got toast and peaches, while Luisa Tetrazzini got a pasta casserole named after her. Per Wikipedia, “Tetrazzini had a bitter feud with Nellie… Read More »Luisa Tetrazzini Figaro Red Seal De Luxe Record
Norman Rockwell Authorized Collector’s Center
A Norman Rockwell tchotchke for authorized Norman Rockwell tchotchke dealers. Photo by Jammy.
KTTV 11 Superman George Reeves promo
Hard to tell what the dingus actually is.Photo by A Better Solution.