not a big seller in San Diego...

PUSSYCAT PUSSYCAT I LOVE YOU

Featuring Ian McShane of "Deadwood" fame and a guy in a gorilla suit.

Powerhouse Harmonicas

A rousing rendition of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" as performed by The Philharmonicas. The things you find when you drop in at Percy Trout's.....

Tabu Belgians

So you say you love the Belgian supergroups of the sixties? Bizarro exotica effects? TV lighting that leaves performers looking like washed out zombies? Well, don't say I never gave you anything, then.

"For Your Highballs"

"For Your Highballs"
Originally uploaded by baikinange

Novelty coaster set from the 1960s--jockstrap coasters "For your highballs". These have been in my life a very long time, they were kept in the drawer of my parents' coffee table, along with the Marilyn Monroe nude playing cards.

Rustic Rhythm

The Fuzztones - the witch

Back in the 80's, in N.Y.C., The Fuzztones doing The Sonics' song : The Witch.

Queens of the Ring

Princess Little Cloud
Princess War Star
Babs Wingo
Karen Kellog

Va-Va Voom!!! My kind of women

More 'Rasslin Superstars from yesteryear at Wrestling Legends

Xaviera!

I'd give away my first born for a copy of this 8 track tape.


Date: 1973
Label: GRT of Canada
Number: 8230-1033

Programs

1. My Attitude towards Sex / Telephone Conversation / Michelle (beg.)
2. Michelle (concl.) / The Threesome (beg.)
3. The Threesome (concl.) / Why Men Go to Hookers / The Hippie (beg.)
4. The Hippie (concl.) / The Question / The Bar Scene

More cool swag located here: 8 Track Heaven

I Was Born a Singin' Fool-a, Lah-ti-Dah

Cab Calloway duets with Al Jolson, so Bing 'n' Bowie can hand over their "weirdest duet ever" trophy, as far as I'm concerned.


found via DogSolitude

Marihuana - So Early in the Year

Weirdo Video has posted this spicy trailer for a nudie film that teaches the dangers of Mary Jane...

NSFW .......boobies. I suppose if you worked in a strip joint, brothel, falsies factory or a boob evaluation facility it would be SFW but really - no.

Marihuana AKA Marijuana
Uploaded by WeirdoVideo

Vintage Japanese Advertising Signs

Cool- Mo-Dee points us to this nice archive of vintage Japanese advertising signs. A reasonably extensive collection, with some very good images. La vie quotidienne for Japanese, largely un-understood by westerners.

PIC BELOW=LINK to a Google translated page that will provide a "perfect American" type reading experience. Hover for original Japanese text.

You Asked For It

An early repackaging of Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale."

What's News Pussycat - The Cryin' Shames

What's News Pussycat - The Cryin' Shames, 1966.

Vintage Funfair

Somehow the Super Himalaya and the Tilt a Whirl don't seem quite as romantic as these vintage rides.




Seeberger Frères
Originally uploaded by eclectic gipsyland

Punk Flyer Gallery 1981-2006

I'm always up for a good collection of vintage punk ephemera, and Jason at Scar Stuff has put up a gallery full of old flyers that he ripped down from telephone poles and grabbed off of record-store counters over the years. I'm hoping he gets around to posting some scans of his punk fanzine someday.

Best to You....for 1956

Happy New Year to all....these images are from a lovely collection of Sputnik era Russian postcards.



Found via BC, so what else is new. Special wishes for a great 2008 to you.