The Golden Horseshoe Revue, of course, was the original show at the eponymous saloon in Disneyland. In 1962, there was a made-for-TV movie starring Annette.… Read More »Annette Funicello – Golden Horseshoe Revue TV Movie publicity photo
Kind of a surprise that this book was first published in 1987, but after a one year run in 1962, Hanna-Barbera brought the Jetsons back… Read More »The Jetsons Visit Jupiter (1987!)
There were a bunch of these notes. It looks like the wives of Nixon’s Cabinet (and Mrs. Agnew) got a special tour at Universal and… Read More »Mrs. John Mitchell Thank You Note to Universal Studios PR Guy – TIL in Watergate
Phot by Gold Coast.
Kentucky seems an odd place for a world premiere, but star Victor Mature hailed from Kentucky and this was his first leading role. The film… Read More »One Million B.C. (1940) World Premiere at Loew’s in Louisville Kentucky
Near Carson City, they still make shotgun shot the old-fashioned way — drop molten lead from the top of a shot tower. Photo by TLC
This appears to be an Italian ‘zine that launched in 1976, with a special Lovecraft issue. The title is “The King in Yellow”, a work… Read More »Il Re in Giallo – Speciale Lovecraft
In 1979, Mattel put out a line of 4 animal-headed dolls, the Gorgeous Creatures. In addition to the hippo, there were a horse, a cow… Read More »Gorgeous Creatures : Ms. Heavenly Hippo
Aficionados know that Marblehead, Massachusetts was one of the geographical inspirations for HP Lovecraft’s Kingsport. Seeing Marblehead at sunset in 1922 was “the most powerful… Read More »From Marbles to a Map of Marblehead
No longer do you have to Wankel furtively behind closed doors. For those not in the know, the Wankel is a clever rotary-style engine that… Read More »The Visible Wankel