Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Beware: His Tattoo Will Put Your Eye Out
Who doesn't love A Christmas Story? (It's one of my favorite -- though newer -- holiday film traditions) But dude, a tattoo? ...Won't your next favorite film make you remove it?

Tat belongs to Jim of the Spectremen, who recorded a song called Red Rider, a tribute to Ralphie.

Tat belongs to Jim of the Spectremen, who recorded a song called Red Rider, a tribute to Ralphie.
Labels: bunny rabbits, Christmas, cool, movies, music, tattoo, weird








Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Do You Go Bananas For Pettipants?
Novelty embroidery by the bunches with these vintage Van Raalte pettipants.




Labels: embroidery, fashion, kitsch, vintage








Sunday, December 13, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Ha Ha, Your Momma Took Penicillin
Searching for old letters to illustrate my article at Inherited Values (yes, I need another website to write at, thank-you-very-much), I found this gem of a blog, Matrilineal, by Linda (a jackass owner), who is transcribing 15 years of previously unread family letters. Sadly I did not find any scans of the old letters (I just love looking at them; it's almost as good as holding them), but when you find entires like this one dated December 6, 1954, you can forgive nearly anything:
I was so scared and horrified when I read that you had taken penicillin. No wonder the doctor tested your heart. Don't ever take it again. After taking it several times it reacts on the heart and often causes death in a few minutes. Don't let any doctor give you any more of it.
Labels: 1950s, cool, ephemera, humor, medical, vintage








Sunday, December 6, 2009
Getting The Christmas Tree
Looking for Christmas tree photos for other blog posts, I found these photos...
Brining home a Christmas tree on a Vespa reminds me of those motorscooter kids carrying home a 3-foot-tall bookcase during Cleanup Week.

Real men cut down a real tree: sawing down the National Community Christmas tree for the Christmas Pageant of Peace in Washington, D.C., 1959.

Brining home a Christmas tree on a Vespa reminds me of those motorscooter kids carrying home a 3-foot-tall bookcase during Cleanup Week.

Real men cut down a real tree: sawing down the National Community Christmas tree for the Christmas Pageant of Peace in Washington, D.C., 1959.
Labels: Christmas, cool, history, scooter, vintage








Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Hopalong Cassidy Remained Still
Well, at least the boy in the Hopalong Cassidy costume remained still long enough to be photographed.






Labels: 1950s, children, cool, costume, Cowboys and Indians, old photographs, vintage








Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Invite The Gang Over For An Old-Fashioned Automobile Party
From invitations and decorations, to party games and activities such as the recharging batteries game (in which women spoon-feed men an entire glass of water), a "Ford" stunt and Mason jar "Blow Out" game, The Social Hour section of the The Royal Neighbor (October, 1932) has you covered.
There's even menu ideas such as "Hot Gas" (hot chocolate) and "Extra Tires" (donuts) -- which surely will lead to the more popular spare tires about the midsection.

There's even menu ideas such as "Hot Gas" (hot chocolate) and "Extra Tires" (donuts) -- which surely will lead to the more popular spare tires about the midsection.

Labels: 1930s, entertainment, games, stunts, the automobile, vintage








I Love the Smell of Vinyl in the Morning
Because Clowns Just Plain Ol' Scare Me
I'm so grateful that my dad's selling this antique wooden clown ring-toss game -- heck, the clown even has the X eyes of death! Someone, please, buy it so I do not have to deal with it in the estate in 100 years.


Labels: antiques, clowns, creepy, games







