tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71931319164698531422024-03-05T04:46:03.929-08:00ThrillsVille DeLuxeRetro on the Half Shell.
A celebration of Oddities, Curiosities, and Cool Old Stuff and new stuff that looks old.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193131916469853142.post-79328771265096378282011-07-11T18:32:00.000-07:002011-07-11T18:36:23.277-07:00Pixie Kitchen Home Movie FootageHere is some really cool footage from the animated diorama that was set up at the legendary Pixie Kitchen in Lincoln City at the Oregon Coast. I didn't really spend much time in the Pixie Kitchen, in fact, I only remember going in there one time to eat, and I think the wait was too long and my parents decided to go somewhere else. Nevertheless, it was an Oregon icon, and it's really neat to see a bit of it brought back to life.<br />
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doing a new T-shirt for sale soon, and I would like your opinion about
color choices. It will probably be a one-color, Tiki themed shirt. To
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<b>A: Cream Colored Ink on a Dark Brown Shirt.<br /><br />B: Cream Colored Ink on a Stone Blue Shirt.<br /><br />C: Cream Colored Ink on an Orange Shirt.<br /><br />D: Cream Colored Ink on a Black Shirt<br /><br />E: Dark Brown Ink on a Cream Colored Shirt.</b>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193131916469853142.post-78020869888296639622011-02-20T16:29:00.000-08:002011-02-20T16:29:38.653-08:0020 Miracle Miles Museum ExhibitHey Kids it has been far too long since I've posted here. I recently hit the Oregon Coast and had a chance to stop in at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum. I'd heard that they had a special display featuring the Pixie Kitchen and Pixieland, but it was even better than that. The entire upstairs is devoted to the 20 Miracle Miles, basically from Cascade Head down to Depoe Bay. Literally tons of cool stuff to be seen here, including the partial re-creation of the Green Onion, a local cabin that was for rent back in the day, as well as exhibits on Devils Lake, Nelscott, Taft and a slide show set to period music featuring various iconic places along the 20 mile stretch such as, The Spouting Horn Restaurant, The Surftides Resort, The Dorchester House and The Ester Lee Motel. Oh, and of course the Pixie Kitchen exhibit, with some of the original wooden pixies, one of the glass topped tables with sand and seashells inside, and the actual "You Look Hungry" mirror. Plus loads of other super cool ephemera. The <a href="http://www.northlincolncountyhistoricalmuseum.org/Visitor_Info/visitor_info.html">museum</a> is in the old Taft fire station right on Highway 101, and the winter hours are 12-5 Wednesday through Saturday, which can make it kind of tight to fit in the schedule if you're only there for the weekend, but if you're a fan of vintage beach stuff, it is well worth the effort.<br />
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Hey I know I've been on a bit of a <i>Tiki tangent</i> lately, but it is summer, which is prime tiki season, and also because the Atomic Tiki Art Show is coming up, which is the first profession show I've exhibited in, so maybe I'm a little excited about that. Anyway, if you are in the Portland area on August 5th, why not check out the First Thursday festivities at Elroy Artspace? Here are all the <a href="http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001LEVGr4U1JLPMPNrN3QVuuCwgcmm2FxHXRnmemQGvuFg2rjUyK_PmtevOKXSRT_YJbnRP-Wb_vwIocLUlr2ZQfIiYX4chdK-cXiQZwulOCCs%3D">details</a>. Oh, and my understanding is that you can pre-purchase any piece in the show as well, just contact <a href="http://www.elroyartspace.com/">Elroy Artspace</a> directly.<br />
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In honor of the Atomic Tiki show, I'm presenting this tiki-themed classic Bugs Bunny cartoon, <i>Wackiki Wabbit</i> from July of 1943. The abstract backgrounds in this one are what I find really intriguing, and I don't recall anything that abstract being used before or since at Warner Brothers, so it's really unique.<br />
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Marina is located in Florida, and I'm on the West Coast, so I haven't had a chance to see her live, but someday I do hope to catch one of her shows. Seriously, it's on my bucket list. Anyway, if you want to learn more about her or her shows, you can check out the <a href="http://medusirena.com/index.php">Medusirena Web Page</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Watch an overview of what Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid is all about.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/12141008">Marina ~ The Fire-Eating Mermaid newscast</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dawndubriel">Dawn Dubriel</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Watch this a little clip from 1961, which gives a quick look at Marina's predecessors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This is a great version of the first DIO song I ever heard, <i>Rainbow in the Dark</i>, recorded for a late night TV show in 1983. So, it must have been from the first tour when the <i>Holy Diver</i> album was brand new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This is a more recent version of DIO (2002) perfoming a song he originally recorded in his Rainbow days,<i> Man on the Silver Mountain</i>.</span><br />
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I think it would be best for me to move on, and focus on the history of the sign before I go off on one of my legendary tirades about greed and evil. The original lighted sign read: HOLLYWOODLAND, and was erected in 1923 to advertise a new housing development of the same name. It was never intended to be permanent, but in time, the district became known as Hollywood, the movie capital of the World. The first refurbishment came in 1949 when the LAND part was removed to reflect the district instead of the housing development, and the lights were also removed at this time. By the late 70's the sign had again crumbled into such a terrible state of disrepair, that it actually looked as though it said: HULLYWO D. A new sturdier version was financed by celebrities, such as Alice Copper and Hugh Hefner, sponsoring individual letters, which is what we see today. You can read more about the history of the sign <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Sign">here</a> on Wikipedia. <br />
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These designs were all influenced by the MCM Era of American Pop Culture; bowling shirts, two-toned sedans and those crazy boomerang motifs that were all the rage. As I mentioned, this is just the first round, so there will be more designs in a similar vein to follow, but for now, I'm just doing a little shameless boasting.<br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro_business_card-240547141662345123?gl=Vintage66&rf=238548822206502806">Retro Business Card</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66*">Vintage66</a><br />
<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/businesscards?rf=238548822206502806">color business card</a> printing from zazzle</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro_business_card-240708557334483502?gl=Vintage66&rf=238548822206502806">Retro Business Card</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66*">Vintage66</a><br />
See other <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro+businesscards?rf=238548822206502806">Retro Business Cards</a> </div><br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro_business_card-240683935824796848?gl=Vintage66&rf=238548822206502806">Retro Business Card</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66*">Vintage66</a><br />
View more <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro+businesscards?rf=238548822206502806">Retro Business Cards</a> </div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193131916469853142.post-74849368449485608602010-04-08T20:39:00.000-07:002010-04-08T20:42:24.752-07:00Pedal Pushers T-shirt DesignHey, I know it has been awhile since I've posted here, I've been really busy with some other projects, but I've recently wrapped two of them up. This is one that I finished earlier in the week. There's a group of friends down in the East Bay area who get together and ride their vintage beach cruisers around. They call themselves <i>The Pedal Pushers</i> and I was recently commissioned to design a T-shirt with a retro/vintage flair. This is the final version:<br />
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And this is how it will look on a T-shirt when they get them printed up. Okay, I'm done boasting . . . for now at least.<br />
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Anyway, here is a clip I found on Youtube which features a tour of the inside of the lighthouse before it was damaged. The noise you hear is a storm raging outside. I don't remember ever being inside of it, although I may have when I was a little kid. I always seem to find myself there in the winter months when it is closed for the season, of course, now the whole park is closed indefinitely. You can also see the Coast Guard's current light beacon, which the vandals also fired shots at. I know someday it will be repaired, but this really makes me angry, so I had best sign off, before my temper and salty language take over.<br />
-Cheers!<br />
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This photo was taken a few years ago when I was on what I called the <i>Great Oregon Coast Lighthouse Tour of 2004</i> (I think, I really don't recall the date so I'll have to check some records and update this if necessary). Anyway, this is the historic Cape Meares Lighthouse, which was vandalized by a dipshit(s) with a gun in January 2010. The asshole did about $50,000 worth of damage, but some parts of the lens that were broken can't really be replaced. There is a <b>$5000 reward</b> for the arrest and conviction of those responsible. If you have any information regarding this crime please contact the Oregon State Police Northern Command Center dispatch: <b>800-452-7888</b>. Updates and more information about the reward can be found <a href="http://www.prd.state.or.us/news.php?id=1338" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Also, you can make donations for repairs and see pictures of the damage <a href="http://www.capemeareslighthouse.org/html/news_events.html">here</a>.<br />
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<i>*Mushiness to Sugar: Happy Birthday Sweet Girl. I love you.</i><br />
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I've been busy the past couple of weeks getting things geared up for the Christmas shopping season over at my <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66?rf=238548822206502806&CMPN=zBookmarklet">Vintage 66 Graphics Shop</a> on Zazzle. I came up with a couple of retro Christmas card designs, so I though I would do a little boasting.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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<b>Retro Christmas Card: Atomic Blue</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro_blue_christmas_card-137473023014463169?gl=Vintage66&rf=238548822206502806">Retro Blue Christmas Card</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66*">Vintage66</a><br />
Create <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/custom/notecards?rf=238548822206502806">note cards</a> with zazzle.com<br />
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<b>Retro Santa Christmas Card </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro_christmas_card-137809392767667751?gl=Vintage66&rf=238548822206502806">Retro Christmas Card</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66*">Vintage66</a><br />
Design a <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/custom/notecards?rf=238548822206502806">custom note card</a> with zazzle.com<br />
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<b>Retro Wreath Christmas Card</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/retro_christmas_card-137940352142807733?gl=Vintage66&rf=238548822206502806">Retro Christmas Card</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/vintage66*">Vintage66</a><br />
<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/custom/notecards?rf=238548822206502806">Make a personalized notecard</a> on Zazzle<br />
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This might be a bit early, and maybe its because I have been trying to get caught up on Christmas projects and whatnot,but here is and a classic Sylvester and Tweety cartoon with a Christmas theme called <i>Gift Wrapped</i> from 1952. <i>Granny</i> is also featured in this one—Hey! Have you ever noticed that Granny never seemed to have any grand kids around? This cartoon is the uncensored version, nothing racy to speak of, just some cartoon violence, or maybe it's just some of the gags aren't appropriate for the delicate sensibilities of today's children. Anyway, it is a great cartoon and I hope you like it.<br />
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One more thing I should mention, this one is kind of long even for an uncensored cartoon because there is also a commercial in the beginning for a doll, <i>Beautiful Crissy</i>, whose hair can "grow" and then go back to being shorter by turning a knob. She was kind of like a bigger <i>Barbie</i> doll, and I think one of my cousins had one when we were kids back in the early 70's.<br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aoCQKf_Ln0o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aoCQKf_Ln0o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193131916469853142.post-29040982499707785272009-11-13T00:01:00.000-08:002009-11-13T00:01:01.006-08:00Cartoon Friday: Classic Bugs Bunny CartoonWelcome to Cartoon Friday! This week I'm offering another Warner Brothers picture, Bugs and Thugs. I remember seeing this one several times when I was growing up, and my favorite part is the <i>button yer lip</i> gag. However now that I think about it, I'm wondering if I'm actually thinking of a different cartoon with the same characters, because I remember it unfolding in a slightly different way. Or maybe I'm just remembering it differently, the older I get the more I realize I have done just that thing. Nevertheless, this is a great cartoon, and somehow they have managed to pack a lot of story into the same length cartoon. Have a great weekend.<br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rfVQNzs6-Jw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rfVQNzs6-Jw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193131916469853142.post-9095961526210172232009-11-06T00:54:00.000-08:002009-11-06T00:54:37.531-08:00Cartoon Friday: Yippee, Yappie & YahooeyHello and welcome to another edition of Cartoon Friday. Before I introduce today's feature I just wanted to mention that I don't plan on this blog being nothing but cool old video clips. I fully intend to do more features about some of the cool stuff that is now gone, or even the cool stuff from yesteryear that has survived what our society refers to as <i>progress</i>. I'm having fun it would seem that I have a number of irons in the fire at the moment, so I'll be making do with the videos for now. I just wanted you all to know that there is a lot of super cool stuff on the way. And now onto our featured cartoon (and I promise not to use the word <i>cool</i> again in this post).<br />
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Today's cartoon features three musketeer dogs, Yippee, Yappie & Yahooey, and in all honesty I only have a vague recollection of these characters from my youth. In fact, I just happened to stumble upon this cartoon, but the reason I picked it, is that it has nearly every classic voice and sound effect from the Hannah-Barbera cartoon stables. Even the classic <i>wah-wah-wah-waaaah</i> horn sound that plays when a character is humiliated is in here. I'm not enough of a cartoon geek to know the voice actor's names, but I'm certain, for example, that the secretary's voice is the same as Wilma Flintstone's. Basically, I just though it was kind of interesting that even without popular characters, this cartoons has all the hallmarks of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Have a great weekend.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jOLh0u50cQg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jOLh0u50cQg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193131916469853142.post-25856992633220882892009-10-30T01:41:00.000-07:002009-10-30T01:56:51.361-07:00Cartoon Friday: Popeye's HalloweenWelcome to the Halloween edition of <i>Cartoon Friday</i>. I was originally going to post the Halloween special: <i>It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown</i>, but as I was starting to embed the clips (it is split into three clips) I noticed an ominous copyright notice link from the cartoon syndicate—United Features as I recall. Seems to me that if they really had a problem with it being up, they could easily have had Youtube take it down. Anyway, I'm not sure what to make of it and the last thing I need is any kind of legal troubles, so I really don't feel comfortable embedding them on my blog. However, if you want to see it here is the link to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HalloweenGoingToHell#p/a/u/2/EmDtWz27ueI">Youtube channel</a> where I found them.<br />
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As a replacement feature I offer a Halloween Popeye cartoon from 1954. I consider this to be right in the middle of Popeye's Golden Age, and the thing I often notice is that the settings are so cool. In this case, it's Olive Oyl's house, mostly the inside but there are a few exteriors that show a pretty nifty little bungalow. It was contemporary at the time, of course, but now it is such a rich slice of vintage awesomeness. One thing in particular, I really like is the standing ash tray, which was a pretty common item back in the days when doctors would actually recommend smoking, but now you rarely see them. Oh, and see if you notice what's missing from this Popeye cartoon.<br />
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Have a safe and very Happy Halloween.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sbbqHc1Sc94&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sbbqHc1Sc94&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472292577759886372noreply@blogger.com0