Burgess Shale Chandelier
This looks like someone made a chandelier out of gluing strange Cambrian beasties from the Burgess Shale together. Photo by Palm Springs Estate Sale Company.
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Spaceballs: the Book, by… RL Stine? WTF
Forget how absurd it is that there is a novelization of Spaceballs, but author Jovial Bob Stine is none other than RL Stine. Before Goosebumps… Read More »Spaceballs: the Book, by… RL Stine? WTF
1962 Rose Bowl
As a Bruin, I don’t need a reminder of a Rose Bowl loss, but this is still quite a souvenir. Gopher quarterback Sandy Stephens was… Read More »1962 Rose Bowl
Whistle Soda Elf
Whistle Soda got its start with the Vess Beverage Company in St. Louis in 1925. I gather that most of their sodas were branded as… Read More »Whistle Soda Elf
More fun than a basket full of Oscar Mayer wiener whistles
I had no idea that your fully loaded Oscar Mayer Wienermobile contains 11,000 whistles — see point #6. Keep your lips puckered — I will… Read More »More fun than a basket full of Oscar Mayer wiener whistles
April 13 – Apollo 13
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 13 had a little problem to report to Houston. (By NASA’s record it was 3AM on April 14 GMT, but… Read More »April 13 – Apollo 13
Pardon my Blooper & Hilarious Boners
OK, not exactly music, but it’s April Fools Day. Kermit Schafer created a mini industry (and the word blooper) through his collection of on-air boners.… Read More »Pardon my Blooper & Hilarious Boners
Superfly
First the Theme from Shaft on the Wersi Organ, now a double shot of OG Superfly soundtracks. The Curtis Mayfield album was #1 for 4… Read More »Superfly
Bab-O Cleanser
I’m kinda surprised BAB-O is still on the market. I’m sure I’ve never seen it. Is it a regional thing? Is it really for cleaning… Read More »Bab-O Cleanser
PIT
Pit is a classic game of commodities trading. And still available today more than a century after its invention by Edgar Cayce. Cayce is a… Read More »PIT