Posted in Retrotisements Vintage VHS Commercial Bonanza, Part 1 Chris Holmes posted on July 17, 2012February 5, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage VHS Commercial Bonanza, Part 1 Let's watch a classic late '70s/early '80s WABC Saturday Night Movie bumper and four ads from 1982 -- Acme Supermarket, Woolite, La Yogurt, and Read More
Posted in TV & Radio Classic Shot from the Set of The Honeymooners Grayflanneltumblr posted on June 8, 2012July 17, 2012 Comments Off on Classic Shot from the Set of The Honeymooners Jackie Gleason, Art Carney and Audrey Meadows on the set of The Honeymooners, February Read More
Posted in Featured Posts The Evolution of Batman Chris Holmes posted on May 22, 2012February 6, 2013 4 Comments Here's a fancy, full-size infographic showing the visual evolution of Batman in comics, movies, and television from 1939 - Read More
Posted in TV & Radio Watching Glee has become reverse porn for me Chris Holmes posted on October 26, 2011 2 Comments Yeah I watch Glee, so what? YOU CAN’T JUDGE ME! I’ve been a fan since the pilot episode, although I want to make it clear that I am not a Gleek. When those plucky New Directions kids Read More
Posted in History Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot Chris Holmes posted on September 8, 2011May 17, 2013 Comments Off on Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot Long before robots became a staple of pop culture, Elektro the Westinghouse Robot made his debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Here's his Read More
Posted in Ephemera Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 2 Chris Holmes posted on September 6, 2011August 31, 2011 Comments Off on Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 2 Hang on to your hats, kids, because we're back for another reel of View-Master's 1977 action-packed Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Read More
Posted in Music, Sunday Jazz Sunday Jazz: The incredible Wes Montgomery Chris Holmes posted on September 4, 2011August 30, 2011 1 Comment The legendary and incredible jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery is featured in this week's Sunday Jazz. Watch Wes perform "Four On Six" in Read More
Posted in Ephemera, TV & Radio Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 1 Chris Holmes posted on August 25, 2011April 10, 2012 Comments Off on Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 1 Join us for another trip back in time courtesy some vintage View-Master reels. Today we see '70s TV superheroes Electra Woman and Dyna Girl fighting Read More
Posted in Advertising, Retrotisements Retrotisement: Young People’s Day Camp Chris Holmes posted on August 9, 2011 Comments Off on Retrotisement: Young People’s Day Camp If you were a kid in the NY/NJ/Connecticut area during the '70s and '80s, you must remember this television ad for Young People's Day Read More