Dance, Bellyrina, Dance!
OK, that’s a pretty terrible album title, but one of Gus Vali’s other records was Belly Dance Navel Academy. Photo by TLC.
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El Toreo de Tijuana – 1959 season
The Toreo was demolished in 2007. But many photos remains, including many from the mid 1960s by photographer Harry Crosby in the collection at UCSD.… Read More »El Toreo de Tijuana – 1959 season
Feng shui compass (luopan)
Per Wikipedia: The luopan or geomantic compass is a Chinese magnetic compass, also known as a Feng Shui compass. It is used by a Feng Shui practitioner to determine… Read More »Feng shui compass (luopan)
They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’
The sensational song hit! Fortunately, someone else has tracked down a lot of info on the title, which stretches back to around the 1880s! And… Read More »They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’
Monkey Mask
Too late. You’ve seen it. More importantly, it has seen you. Photo by Grasons.
Golliwog’s Cakewalk
Possibly not an art choice that would fly today, but seeing only that much and ‘Debussy’, I know that the album features “Golliwog’s Cakewalk“, a… Read More »Golliwog’s Cakewalk
As light on his feet as Fred Astaire
Hopefully light on her feet as well. I believe that’s Drew Barrymore. Photo by TLC.
Science Fiction/Double Feature
Mant! Half man half ant. Cast of Thousands. This was a faux-film presented in Matinee, but this poster is all too real. The previous owner… Read More »Science Fiction/Double Feature
Tijuana Bibles
Tijuana Bibles “were palm-sized pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.” As you can see, many feature… Read More »Tijuana Bibles
Cow Brand Beauty Soap
In the US, you probably wouldn’t choose a cow as the emblem of your beauty soap. But in Japan, you can be very successful. Indeed,… Read More »Cow Brand Beauty Soap