Friday, July 27, 2007
Photo guide to the ACE double mystery paperbacks
Another of my many collections is ACE doubles - those old paperbacks with one book on each 'side'. I only have a dozen and they are all science fiction but the big lure for me is the absolutely wonderful artwork on the covers as evidenced here. Click here to see all of the ACE Mystery doubles.
Epcot Center - pre-operation brochure
Click here to see a brochure that was published shortly before the official opening of the Epcot Center.
I remember getting this as a kid and actually buying into every last word of the hype. I also remember begging my mom to take us but she never did (well, not until 1993 but that is a different story for a different time).
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Peanuts, by Charles Bukowski
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Heritage USA Amusement Park Map
I never actually went to Heritage USA while it was open but my brother's father in law was the sheriff there (or whatever they called him) so we got to stay there shortly after it closed when my brother got married in the area.
I have a strange fascination with old amusement park maps and if I didn't collect a hundred other things I would collect these. I do have an old Disney World map that looks pretty cool.
Click here to see the full map.
Bet you don't have THIS Harry Potter book!
With Harry Potter mania at an all-time high I found this link to some bootleg chinese Harry Potter books and thought that it would be worthy of sharing. I wish I could read Chinese...
The Open Library
The Internet archive is undertaking another ambitious project, The Open Library. They only plan to carry public domain titles but there are thousands (if not millions) of excellent possibilities. Lots of wonderful vintage books with lush illustrations are availalbe in their entirety with many more to come.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Simpsonize Me (again)
Vacation time...
No posts for the past few days due to a mini vacation to see YO LA TENGO and then BUILT TO SPILL. Both shows were incredible and now I can mark two of my favorite bands as being seen (of course I would go see them again!). Being a fan of both band's older works rather than later I was not dissapointed in their choice of setlists as both did a good job of including the best of their vast catalogs.
1977 toy catalog
Follow the link above to the TRUE VALUE HARDWARE 1977 TOY CATALOG.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
World's Greatest Toys - Mego 8" Superheroes
Click here for information and lots of great pictures from the book WORLD's GREATEST TOYS - MEGO 8" SUPERHEROES.
I don't actually have the book and I have never seen it but some of the sample pictures look really good.
Deviant Art store
Some people really like their Legos but check this out
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The original Brady Bunch opening
Click here to see what happens when you have way too much time on your hands and an overactive imagination. 9 different youtube videos are lined up on one page to recreate the classic Brady Bunch opening.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
'Classic' game show video clips
Click here for the Classic Television Showbiz blog entry for 'The Riddlers,' a pilot for a game show starring DAVID LETTERMAN. This pilot was created in 1977 at the height of the big game show craze but was never actually turned into a series.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Gilligan's Planet Cartoon
Another in the vein of 'I didn't know they made a cartoon of that.' I remember watching this one all of the time. It was silly but we didn't have a lot of choices back then.
Indian Superman and Spider-woman
This is some really wacky stuff here! I wish I could find the entire movie with subtitles. I actually love Bollywood films and I love superhero films so what a perfect combination! Superman and Spiderwoman do the dance of love! How romantic.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Tales Of The Wizard Of Oz: Free Trade [1961]
Another rare cartoon that doesn't see the light of day much any more. They used to have a little video booth (actually it was probably playing a film) at the mall in which you put a quarter in and you got to watch a random cartoon. This was one of them that I remember (not this episode).
Roald Dahl homepage
(I am still not forgiving my mom for telling me that the chocolate factory was in a town three miles north of us when I was a kid. She had some story about how it burned to the ground or something like that. Of course it never dawned on me that nobody in this northern OHIO town had an english accent....)
ninja training (flash game)
Click the picture above for the game. Simple graphics and controls power this unique and fun game that anyone can pick up and play.
Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy (text adventure)
This game came out sometime around 1986 and arrived at the height of the Infocom text game craze (Zork, et. al.).
They did add some really cheesy graphics but the text engine is still exactly the same.
If you are craving more of the old Infocom games there are many emulators available online.
Or you can play the original Zork series here.
Mego 1976 Superheroes Toy Line-Up
Not the best video quality but a cool trip down memory lane.
Coca Cola's propaganda albums
Very interesting as they try to ape the current sounds of the day to shill their product. I remember my mom having a couple of Coke 45's when I was growing up but those songs are not on these albums.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Simpsons flash game
An extremely simple game but you can easily pick it up and play it without any effort.
Click here to test your skill. I got one to shoot about 34 yards or so.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Legends of the Superheroes
Wonderfully bizarre.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Six Million Dollar Man with Bionic Grip
Another Six Million Dollar Man reference but pretty cool.
Everyone Has To Have a Hobby
Well, some people collect baseball cards and some people ski. This guy makes a skull a day and posts it on his blog.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Planets of the Apes Cartoon!! Episode 1
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
Bloons (flash game)
Click here to play.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Virginia Belmont's Famous Singing & Talking Birds
WFMU brought out a real peach today! Click here to download this and then marvel at the pure and utter crap that is slowly oozing it's way from your ears to your brain (very similar to the first time you listened to that new Britnica LaSimpson cd I'm sure).
Optical Illusions (that you can see on your monitor)
Thursday, July 5, 2007
French comic book page (english comics)
Les Dessins De Pierre Alary (I took four years of french in high school - lycee - and I don't know what Dessins means). Lots of cool comics stuff, mostly black and white pages.
Make yourself into a Simpsons character
With the Simpsons movie just around the corner, Simpsons related items are popping up all over the web. The official movie website has a character generator but many people feel that this one is better. I don't know though, the picture at the right is the best that I could come up with to represent myself.
Click here for the Simpsons movie website.
July 5th
Sorry, I should have posted this yesterday as it was more appropriate for the FOURTH of July (not the Fifth!). WFMU had a nice blog posting yesterday with lots of 'groovy' stuff - the original 12" mixes of James Brown's 'Living In America', the Goodtime Party album pictured at left (umm, I don't know if this album will quite help you have a party like THAT but hey, one never knows!), and a link to the Captain Kool and the Kongs (anyone remember these guys? If you like the Sid and Marty Kroft shows you should).
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Computer Programmer or Serial Killer?
Here is a fun little game that you can play at home! Programming Language Inventor or SERIAL KILLER? It's not as easy as it sounds. I got 6/10. A co-worker got 7/10.
You've probably heard of Google EARTH, now try Google MOON
Unfortunately, you can't get directions and the street view van has not yet made it to this location but it is still kind of cool. Click here if you are too lazy to type moon.google.com.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Cute Bunny version
A neat little animation. Even if you don't like it you are only going to waste 30 seconds of your life... (click on the title card above to follow the link)
7-11 is now Kwik-E-Mart
Well, only in major metropolitan areas (damn, another reason to move!).
Click here for a website with lots of pictures.
Click here for an AP story.