Today I learned that Smurfs in German are Schlümpfe. This image shows the World of Smurfs, and this second photo shows a small part of… Read More »Denn heute gehört uns Deutschland, und morgen die ganze Welt der Schlümpfe
The Wikipedia page notes its kitsch appeal. I totally get that, but I still find it hard not to ridicule this 1980s wonder of electronic… Read More »Suzuki Omnichord
Back in the day if you wanted to copy that boss mix-tape, you’d have to dub it onto your Maxell UR90 in something close to… Read More »CD Duplicator
Ransom E. Olds founded Oldsmobile in 1897. Apparently not satisfied with having only one motor company named after him, he started REO Motor Company in… Read More »REO Non-Speedwagon
Apparently it’s also a music box that plays ‘It’s a Small World’. Photo by Grasons.
Photo by Grasons.
Bandleader Xavier Cugat was also something of an artist. In the 1920s when his band was at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, he was… Read More »Xavier Cugat – La Subasta
Photo from a private sale.
Seems to be some pretty random clip-art on the cover of this book from Cole Corporation. I can only imagine they relate to the songs… Read More »Xylophone Playing and Singing
I’ve always contended that the early 1970s were a victim of the drug use of the 1960s. Case in point: the Bugaloos. Click through for… Read More »Bugaloos Lunchbox