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
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Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah 45 from Cricket Records
Fresh on the news that the “Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah” lyric has been axed from a Disneyland parade (as well as the retrofitting of Splash Mountain… Read More »Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah 45 from Cricket Records
It Came From Outer Space (en français) Came From the Estate Sale
Le Météore de la Nuit is the French title of It Came From Outer Space, one of many snowclone titles that helped inspire the name… Read More »It Came From Outer Space (en français) Came From the Estate Sale
Life as a BlackMan: The Game
Life as a BlackMan simulates the life of an 18-year old Black man (or woman) on their way to Freedom. Per Boardgamegeek: “Players all start… Read More »Life as a BlackMan: The Game
Póg Mo Thóin
Fortunately, my musical education includes The Pogues, so I know what this means. Photo by Selling Your Estate.
Hey, my eyes are down here
Photo by Pacific.
Liebe Mutter / Heino
“A bouquet that never wilts.” Heino is a successful German folksinger. This album cover just… I don’t even know. Photo by Grasons.
Acupuncture(?) Diagrams
You can’t find your qi meridians without a diagram! Photo by Beauchamp Family.
Teddy Bear Pharaoh
This is only a small subset of all the Egyptiana at this place. Photo by Gold Standard.
Abia Yala Clock
Clearly an upside down (or is it right side up?) map of South America. Abia (or Abya) Yala is the name used by the indigenous… Read More »Abia Yala Clock