The Star Wars Weather Forecast

Posted on December 26th, 2009 by steve

What’s your day going to be like? Go here.

Nice type and image picks too.

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Earthquake weather

Posted on December 25th, 2009 by steve

With wishes for a wonderful day from steve and jeanne mehallo.


Soulful Strings: Jingle Bells

Image found via GIF Anime

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SNL: Vincent Price’s Christmas Special

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve


Christmas, 1954

From this past weekend, another find from the vault!

(Here’s the rest)

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Santa Claus and his old lady

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

I had this single.

Dave was on the flip side. Really explains how Santa fits down chimneys, mann.

Classic Cheech & Chong.

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A TV Funhouse Christmas

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

The Peanuts gang saves the day. Click the image to jump/watch.

Found via Videosift

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It’s a Wonderful Life: The lost ending

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

A favorite. From 1986. Potter evocative of Dick Cheney, of course.

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It’s a Wonderful Life: The typography

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

Over at CreativePro: Images of the type used in – and for promos – for Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).

Go here for more.

Found via Sabine Lenz

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Greetings from CBS

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

1966 CBS on air Christmas card.

Designed by R.O. Blechman and animated by Willis Pyle. Music by Arnie Black.

Found via sfgirlbybay; bad banana blog

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Brought to you by Coke

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

‘In perfect harmony’

Back when in the US, The Real Thing had Real Sugar in it. Coated one’s teeth like icing.

bonus!
Here’s the original I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing spot.

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Brought to you by Norelco

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

Classic commercial, classic electric razor. No ‘gotchas,’ but razor burn that would not go away.

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Holiday windows, NYC

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by steve

It’s a shame that department stores nationwide have mostly converted to printed advertising posters in their store windows. Money’s tight, of course.

In NYC, the window display tradition lives on. Here’s a 2009 gallery of great visuals. Including an SNL 35 year tribute at Barneys.

Found via Ashley Simko

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