Mountain Dew Willy the Hillbilly
Before it was the choice of coders and gamers, Mountain (pardon me, MTN) Dew was repped by Willy the Hillbilly until 1969, and I guess… Read More »Mountain Dew Willy the Hillbilly
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The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was so long ago I only recognize it from the song by War. Duncan Renaldo, who played the kid, was pictured on… Read More »The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
Jackie Gleason Presents Lonesome Echo – LP art by Salvador Dali
TIL that in 1955, Jackie Gleason had a #1 record of mood music with unusual instruments featuring cover art by Salvador Dali. Wikipedia has the… Read More »Jackie Gleason Presents Lonesome Echo – LP art by Salvador Dali
Ice Cold Beer non-video Arcade Game
It looks like an arcade videogame, but the proportions are not quite right. Per Wikipedia, it’s a mechanical game from 1983: Two joysticks on the… Read More »Ice Cold Beer non-video Arcade Game
Gilmore Stadium Program 1940s
Gilmore Stadium is a great bit of LA history (as was nearby Gilmore Field). It operated in the 30s and 40s not far from the… Read More »Gilmore Stadium Program 1940s
The Betty Furness Westinghouse Thermometer Set
Betty Furness turned her early acting career into greater success as the spokeswoman for Westinghouse, and later served in LBJ’s administration as a consumer advocate.… Read More »The Betty Furness Westinghouse Thermometer Set
Abia Yala Clock
Clearly an upside down (or is it right side up?) map of South America. Abia (or Abya) Yala is the name used by the indigenous… Read More »Abia Yala Clock
Gin Chow’s First Annual Almanac
First of all, happy birthday to Mrs. Itcamefromtheestatesale, who is a historian and Californian. Per Wikipedia: “Gin Chow was a Chinese immigrant who gained fame… Read More »Gin Chow’s First Annual Almanac
Sunday Football TIL Special: The Steelers and the Steelmark
The little colored astroids on the Steelers helmets is (more or less) the Steelmark, a logo owned by the American Iron and Steel Institute. Once… Read More »Sunday Football TIL Special: The Steelers and the Steelmark
Free Lee Marvin
I needed to find the backstory. Lee Marvin was involved in a ‘palimony’ suit, back in the day, with the case in Marvin v Marvin… Read More »Free Lee Marvin