1980s
The Cheese Test
A clip from the late-80's cable access program "The Eddie Marshall Show." The guy in the video, Toby Radloff, is actually famous enough to have his own Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 27, 2014 -
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Category: Eccentrics, 1980s
Enjoy the Experience
This 2-disc compilation of "homemade recordings" is pure caviar for all WU-vies. Listen to more at the link below, then buy your copy--which features many other "hits"--soon!
YouTube playlist here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 21, 2014 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Music, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
The Ore Knob Mine Murders & The Nashville Flame
That's the Nashville Flame his own damn self up there.
More photos here.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 15, 2014 -
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Category: Crime, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Drugs, 1980s
Necrorealism
The obscure Russian "Necrorealism" art movement, which emerged in the 1980s, doesn't even rate a page on Wikipedia. Based on the video below, it seems to have been an excuse for a bunch of Russian guys to make low-budget zombie movies in the forest. Though movies without a semblance of a plot.The "No New Enemies" site offers this explanation of Necrorealism:
Having got their hands on a lavishly illustrated forensic pathology textbook for inspiration, their initial output was comprised of photos of themselves in zombiesque make-up. Then followed performances... events that passersby or passengers were guaranteed to observe with horror. Later they began to use film as medium, and established an underground film studio.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 31, 2014 -
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Category: Art, 1980s, Russia
Iceland’s First Bank Robbery
This happened in 1984, for pete's sake!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 21, 2014 -
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Category: Crime, 1980s, Europe
Abe Lincoln’s Ghost
Don't go mistaking any old tall ghost for Lincoln.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 16, 2014 -
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Category: Dreams and Nightmares, Politics, Superstition, 1980s, Nineteenth Century
The Incredible Edible Egg in Foodservice
Another entry in our boredom series. How long can YOU last?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 15, 2014 -
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Category: Boredom, Food, Eggs, PSA’s, 1980s
Singing Pills
If your drugs are singing to you, you've probably already overdosed.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 23, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Delusions, Fantasies and Other Tricks of the Imagination, Medicine, PSA’s, 1980s
Bob’s Lucky Potatoes
When Bob Golub arrived in New York in 1984, he began selling "lucky potatoes." He would write his name on them with a felt-tipped pen and also sprinkle them with lucky water from his grandmother's well. The price was whatever a customer wished to pay. Golub said they were popular with stockbrokers. He told the New York Times, "There are guys making $500,000 a year walking around here with lucky potatoes in their suits."
Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 28, 2013 -
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Category: Superstition, 1980s
The National Scream
The National Scream by Robert Awad & by David Verrall, National Film Board of Canada
The Canadian National Beaver is missing!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 12, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Government, Humor, 1980s, North America
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