August 2018
August 7, 2018
New Frontier Board Game
"New Frontier" board game, "THE GAME NOBODY CAN WIN", designed by Colorful Products, Inc. The game is an anti-John F. Kennedy, anti-socialist "twist" on the MONOPOLY board game published by Parker Brothers. The front of the package reads "The Funniest Political / Game of the Century!" over the silhouette of rocking chair labeled "J.F.K.". The game board contains references to Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson, Edward Murrow, et al. The game was packaged by the Occupational and Training Center of Help for Retarded Children, Inc.
More pix at this link.
A few others here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 07, 2018 -
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Category: Games, Government, 1960s, Satire
August 6, 2018
Malt Duck
Introduced in 1972, this was a combination of beer and red grape juice. So, like a beer-wine, which sounds odd to me, but apparently it had quite a few fans. It stayed on the market through the 1980s, and in 2016 the Sprecher Brewing Company decided to bring back a new version of it altered to appeal to "contemporary taste preferences."
A review of its modern incarnation:
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 06, 2018 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Alcohol
Charlotte Moorman, the Topless Cellist
A great essay here, with many pix and videos.
Her Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 06, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Misbehavior, Rebellion, Acting-out and General Naughtiness, Music, 1960s, 1970s
August 5, 2018
Toothpaste Artist
Adding another item to the ongoing list of weird things that artists paint with: toothpaste.It's the medium of choice for Mexican artist Cristiam Ramos, and I've got to admit, the results are pretty impressive. Business Insider has a video of him at work, which includes the following quote:
His website.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 05, 2018 -
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Category: Art
Sinderella and the Golden Bra
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 05, 2018 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Exploitation and Grindhouse, Underwear, 1960s
August 4, 2018
Beat your wife tonight… at bowling
I think it was 1973 when a Detroit bowling alley first got the idea to use the tagline "Beat your wife tonight" in an ad. Protests quickly followed. Strangely, this didn't discourage other bowling alleys from then using the same tagline. The last use of it I can find was in 1980.
Lansing State Journal - July 5, 1973
Southern Illinoisan - May 16, 1980
Fort Lauderdale News - July 15, 1973
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 04, 2018 -
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Category: Violence, Advertising, 1970s
Mat Fraser’s “Cabinet of Curiosities”
The explanation is here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 04, 2018 -
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Category: Body, Medicine, Museums, Performance Art, Twenty-first Century
August 3, 2018
Silence Class
I wonder if it was possible to fail silence class. Perhaps by asking too many questions.
(left) Latrobe Bulletin - Feb 19, 1968; (right) Tampa Tribune - Feb 18, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 03, 2018 -
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Category: 1960s, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia
Skipperette of the Fishermen’s Fiesta
The skipperette and her two mates will reign over Los Angeles Harbor fishermens fiesta during Oct. 1 & 2. L.R.: Mate Doris Spanje; Skipperette Amelia Nizetich and mate Deana Trutanich.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 03, 2018 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, 1950s
August 2, 2018
Boy-Scout Cigarettes
On sale early in the twentieth century. The story is that they were definitely NOT endorsed by the Boy Scouts. Eventually the Scouts got legislation passed making it illegal for companies to use their name.
Winfield Daily Free Press - Nov 7, 1917
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 02, 2018 -
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Category: Smoking and Tobacco, 1910s
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