Thriller Double Take – Alfonzo LP
Glancing through the picture, I knew exactly what this was… and then I didn’t. Alfonzo’s self-titled album came out around the same time as Thriller,… Read More »Thriller Double Take – Alfonzo LP
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Cinerama South Seas Adventure
Cinerama Corporation presented films in their stupendous tremendous 3-panel Cinerama film process. This was the 5th film to be released, with some fictional vignettes set… Read More »Cinerama South Seas Adventure
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
Smith Corona Clipper
The weird thing is that I know exactly how that pebbly surface feels. Also, the Clipper logo (I learned today) with the red airplane silhouette… Read More »Smith Corona Clipper
Karosel Kitchen
Modeled after a, um, model kitchen developed for the world’s fair. Here’s a thorough unboxing video. Turning the crank rotated different appliances into position. Photo… Read More »Karosel Kitchen
Reports of the California Un-American Activities Committee
In addition to McCarthyism at the national level, the state of California was also hunting down ‘un-American activities’. I can find the 1st report (1943)… Read More »Reports of the California Un-American Activities Committee
I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
I remember Wimpy’s restaurants back in the day. TIL there are 450+ Wimpy’s in South Africa. There appear to be a handful in Tennessee, and… Read More »I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
1968 Olympic Games 25 Peso coin
Great coin commemorating the ’68 Olympics in Mexico City. Famous for the Black Power salute in the men’s 200 meter, and a lesser known protest… Read More »1968 Olympic Games 25 Peso coin
‘Sorry not sorry’ for the Vietnam War
This not-pology from the Vietnam War era also came in the form of “xin loy“, a sincere apology in Vietnamese, but used ironically by GIs… Read More »‘Sorry not sorry’ for the Vietnam War
Brother KH-970 knitting machine
One of those occasions where I discover a whole new world previously unknown to me. Knitting is not just for needles clicking away. We can… Read More »Brother KH-970 knitting machine