1,052 posts tagged 1960s
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The Tooth Fairy
http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ the-tooth-fairy/The Tooth Fairy Posted by: Fence in Books Author: Graham Joyce ISBN: 1857983424 DDC: 823.914 Read for the Once Upon A Time Challenge See also: LibraryThing ; Author’s Site ; Scooter Chronicles ; SF site ; Tier 3000 Clive was on the far side of the green pond, torturing a king-crested newt.
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1950s 1960s 1970s Graphics
http://meathaus.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ 1950s-1960s-1970s-graphics/Pink Ponk has a sexy Flickr set of 1950s - 1970s advertising graphics for you to view. Via FFF.
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Hoidy Toidy
http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.com/ 2008/ 05/ hoidy-toidy.htmlMy, how toilet seat technology has improved: today, you can get barbed wire embedded in them, or get ones that add unimaginable degrees of functionality of your regular toilet, but in the sixties you just had appliques: Realize: this ad is a full-page in the Home Modernizing Guide, full-color, towards
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That Funky Tramp in a Nite Club: Jimmy Lynch
http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ that-funky-tramp-in-nite-club-jimm…This is a low-budget comedy album from future Laff Records "star" Jimmy Lynch. Lynch was best friends with Rudy Ray Moore and even had a bit part in The Human Tornado. It was pressed by the independent La Val Party record label of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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The Rising Gorge
http://wardomatic.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ rising-gorge.htmlThe Rising Gorge, by S. J. Perelman. Cover art by noted artist Ben Shahn. 1961. Love me some Shahn. I found this book at a flea market shindig in Aurora, OR, of all places. I saw the unmistakable Shahn type on the spine and grabbed it immediately. More about S. J. Perelman. More about Ben Shahn.
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Historical Image of the Day
http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ historical-image-of-day_03.htmlNorth Carolina Civil War reenactors, 1964
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The Godfather: Part II
http://byebedlam.org/ movies/ countries/ usa/ the-godfather-part-ii-download-ful…The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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Cult Clip: Alphaville trailer (1965)
http://www.cinedelica.com/ 2008/ 05/ cult-clip-alpha.htmlWe mentioned this is getting a rare outing in Manchester this month, so a good time to feature the original (and perhaps over-dramatic) trailer for Jean-Luc Godard's sci-fi noir classic Alphaville. And here it is...
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Images of India
http://lostinlight.org/ 2008/ 05/ 02/ images-of-india/click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 More from Ashima’s collection of home movies this week. Here, we feature a visit to India in 1969, with lush, detailed images of the spectacular architecture there. Ashima offers a little more detail on the locations: This must have been 1969 and taken at two places, Red Fort in Delhi and Jama Masjid.
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1969 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, With Bonus Cadillac Poll [Down On The Street]
http://jalopnik.com/ 384438/ 1969-cadillac-sedan-de-ville-with-bonus-cadillac-po…1969 was a great year for Cadillac sales (and 1970 was better still), so it's no surprise that we're now looking at the third '69 Cadillac in this series. That's as good a reason as any to have a poll to determine the readers' favorite street-parked Alameda Cad on this fine Friday morning.