Vintage Jamaican Postcards
Dirque du SoleilGreetings from 18.2683° N, 78.3472° W, it’s 86° & Perfect …. Cool runnings ….
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Mr. Whipple
Dick Wilson, is the character actor who turned “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin” into a household catchphrase as shopkeeper Mr. Whipple in the TV commercial campaign that ran for more…
Please Read On ...How To Get Far Out On A Bongo
When something is cool, you say Far Out! It’s a phrase often used by beatniks and hippies. Apparently, the instructions for How To Get Far Out On A Bongo are…
Please Read On ...Dress Your Staff In Fezzes
Create advance interest in Valley of the Kings by dressing your ushers and other theatre personnel in Egyptian Fezzes. Also use them for street bally, parades; arrange to have several…
Please Read On ...Junkie
Junkie is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs. First published in 1953 (Ace Books), it was Burroughs’ first published novel and has come to be considered a seminal text…
Please Read On ...(God Laughs At) People Like Us
This music video clip is from the 1986 movie True Stories by the Talking Heads. John Goodman, playing the lovable bachelor Louis Fyne, sings a very good version of the…
Please Read On ...The 1957 Book Of Homes
In 1957, the United States Housing & Home Finance Administration formed the Women’s Congress on Housing. This design group was to be a representative view of all the things wanted…
Please Read On ...Vintage Budweiser Print Ads
The Budweiser brand as we know it may very well have flown to Europe when the purchase of the American brand by Belgian company InBev was completed for $70 per…
Please Read On ...Johnny Cheesecake
Pin-up girls posed for mass-produced photographs. These pictures saw wide appeal across popular culture. The photos themselves are for informal display. Just pin them up on a wall. These pictures…
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