My Tuba, my Tuba, They Love to Hear my Tuba

This used to be a holiday perennial.

I'll skip little Ritchie singing "Little Drummer Boy."  Let him eat Crummy Buttons.

via YouTube - "I Am a Fine Musician" from The Dick Van Dyke Show

Who Can Figure Out Such Devices?

via YouTube - 1967 Future Prediction - PC

DX the Night Away in Style

Many more and even more beautiful radios at the site.

via Tom Kipgen's Tube Radio Sales Page

Have Fun Be Popular Be A Rock! - The ACME ARTIFICIAL ROCK

The ACME mail order catalog.  Don't forget the ACME Aspirin.

"The ACME Trick Bone unwinds when swallowed, hours of fun!!!"

The ACME House Instant Girl - as featured in "Boston Quackie"-McKimson/1957

via The ORIGINAL Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products

LIFE with Jayne at Home

Every one an album cover.

via LIFE: Sex symbol actress Jayne Mansfield - Hosted by Google

That's Life

LIFE magazine has made a huge number of photos browsable and searchable with Google here.  Or you can simply type your keywords followed by source:life in the Google Image search box to return items only from the LIFE photo archive.  Most have never been published before.



via LIFE: Portrait of actress Julie Newmar - Hosted by Google

Syd Hoff City

When I come to think of it, I believe Syd Hoff's books were the earliest children's books I read and enjoyed, coming very quickly after the primal "See Us Play" variety.  Because of this, his clean round figures bring instant recognition of his work for me.  It's personally strongly iconic, even when viewing this "adult" material from the 1940s.

Having a two-syllable full name does not hurt the recall time involved, either.

via Hairy Green Eyeball: Syd Hoff

Hot Diggity Dog Diddly-Iddly

"I'm gonna really hit the spot."

Awesome shots of "Polock Johnny's Polish Sausage" joint's mascot.  Check it out -- he drew his own ketchup and mustard eyebrows!  Thanks, Draplin!

via 1265 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

These Girls Have You Covered

I don't want to forget these.  Gonna have to hit John King Books soon, I suppose.

via Good Girl Art Paperback Gallery

100 Years of Tickering

The sexy history of stock tickers.  One wonders how many miles of ticker tape went through these devices through the years.  They were also nice for keeping up with sports' scores, too.  The one on the right was the last new model offered in 1960.

via Stock Ticker Company: The History of the Stock Ticker

Under the Milky Way Tonight