Twentieth Century
Joe Meek’s “I Hear a New World”
His Wikipedia page.Good long article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 12, 2024 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, Outsider Art, Twentieth Century, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Rancher Glen, the Christmas Seal Cowboy
I'm a little late with this seasonal entry, but I still hope all WU-vies can follow Rancher Glen's advice for a healthy 2024.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 07, 2024 -
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Category: Health, PSA’s, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Children, Wild West and US Frontier, Twentieth Century
Pope.L, Crawl Artist, RIP
We don't want this recent death to get lost in the end-of-the-year chaos!His obituary.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 03, 2024 -
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Category: Urban Life, Avant Garde, Performance Art, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
Anthropomorphic Fels-Naptha Ads
Fels-Naptha Soap really went big on the living clothing and living soap box concept.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 31, 2023 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Domestic, Hygiene, Advertising, Twentieth Century
Miss Tall International
Instead of "Miss Tall International," I prefered the old name for this contest, per this 1952 entry."Miss California Tip Topper of '52": Sonia Smevik, 18, 6'1 3/4" crowned by Actor John Hubbard. L to R background: Peggy Mcconnell; Pat Hostetter; Marlize Schrad; Toby Guthrie; Joan Wark; Pat Hart; Phyllis Foresberg".
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 04, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
USC’s Helen of Troy Contest
The University of Southern California used to elect a woman as "Helen of Troy."
Finalist for Helen of Troy (University of Southern California), 10 November 1960. Mary Elinor Memory; Lynne Helene Hunsucker; Marcia Anne Northrop; Barbara Louise Stephens; Linda Eleanor Scott.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Miller. Date: 1960-11-10. Assignment: Finalist for Helen of Troy. L to r: Mary Elinor Memory; Lynne Helene Hunsucker; Marcia Anne Northrop; Barbara Louise Stephens; Linda Eleanor Scott".
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 20, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, Historical Figure, Twentieth Century
Steel Drums Version of THIS LAND IS MY LAND
A truly unique interpretation.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 17, 2023 -
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Category: Music, Patriotism, Caribbean, Twentieth Century
John Pecinovsky, the Half-and-Half Man
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 09, 2023 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century
Marco Dog and Cat Food—With Kelp!
And we all know how much cats and dogs love to chew kelp!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 04, 2023 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Cats, Dogs, Twentieth Century
Recc Queens: 1957-1991
What does RECC stand for? "Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation." Bringing electricity to the sticks.Read a short history here.
And what would any self-respecting organization be without crowning a queen? The photos here start in 1957 and go to 1991.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 27, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Technology, Twentieth Century
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