Fun & Games: Jeu de massacre
Wanna play?
See more at Agence Eureka.
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2008-08-31
Cartoon: 50s TV Commercials
Cartoon still from a 50s Oldsmobile TV commercial.
More UPA stills at Cartoon Brew.
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Vintage Magazine: Teen In
"Teen In 1968 - a weird sort of a rock magazine and comic that featured characters that were of that generic Archie clone look. US manga, huh? But overall intended for chicks. That's right I said it - I said "Chicks". Chicks chicks chicks." - see more, read more at GlyphJockey.
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2008-08-29
Book Covers: Tid och rum
Tid och rum (Time and Space) is just a Swedish book that I found and liked the look of. It's a historic atlas. The edition (third) that I have is printed in 1969 but it wouldn't surprise me if the cover design was slightly older.
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Music Video: The Walker Brothers at Millesgården
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore.
The song and the group is great and the sound is OK but the video quality is pretty poor but I wanted to show it because it is shot over here - or rather at the Millesgården sculpture park on Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden. The year was 1966.
If you liked the music and if you didn't know it before you should check out Scott Walker.
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2008-08-28
Swedish Actresses: Janet Agren
1966-67 just before her movie career began. Photo: Anders Hilding
Janet Agren
(Janet Ågren)
"(born 6 April 1949 in Landskrona) is a Swedish actress of mostly Italian exploitation films. Her modeling career brought her to Italy where she started to appear in films, such as Umberto Lenzi's Mangiati Vivi (1980) and Richard Fleischer's Red Sonja (1985). She quit acting in the early 1990s and moved to the US where she currently resides."
- Wikipedia
- 57 movies on IMDb
- Borstahustjejen som blev filmstjärna i Italien
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Related: The Swedish Actresses series
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Design: Record Factory Sleeves - part 2
Record Envelope - the little library of factory sleeves
It's time to revisit. (Last visit)
I was reminded about this blog by coisas do arco da velha
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2008-08-27
Vintage Ads: NBC
click image to enlarge
One out of three nice ones
posted by Hagenn at LiveJournal - Vintage Ads
Blog: Martin Klasch wins the Arte y Pico award!
I received a mail today.
The in crowd of I'm Learning To Share! wrote:
"I've passed along an 'Arte Y Pico' Award to you for the wonder that is Martin Klasch."
An award?! Me?! Wow, how cool. I don't think I've ever gotten an award before. So I rushed over to I'm Learning To Share! to check if it was just a cruel joke or what. But it was all true! There it was - a shining trophy and the one-man jury's reasons for honoring me with this award:
"Image! Color! Line! Design! Art! Inspiration! P-E Fronning's crisply visual blog sends sparks through my retinas and fires the imagination. An ongoing eclectic gallery of stuff that has COOL in common."
Wow... again. If there is any truth in those words - and I'm not suggesting otherwise - I'm just happy and slightly embarrassed. To know that what you do is appreciated is always a good feeling and it inspires you to continue. Creating a blog can be a pretty lonely business. It is perhaps especially true for these kinds of blogs where the visual experience is in focus that feed-back is scarce. Many of your readers are bloggers themselves and on a never-ending hunt for blog-worthy stuff. Often you feel there's no time to stop, reflect and comment. At least that's how I feel. Unfortunately. With this in mind I'd say that this kind of recognition is valuable. Thank you, the in crowd!
This award is, as you will see below, sort of a meme/chain letter construction created by the Arte y Pico blog. Generally I don't participate in memes mostly because they are too personal for me and they'd claim too much of my time, but an award that gives you a good opportunity to recommend and praise other blogs is a very nice thing. And if you're wondering about the meaning of "Arte y Pico" it is said to be:
"...basically, ironically, it translates into a wonderful phrase in Mexico, 'the maximum.' "It will never find its exact counterpart in English, but if it HAD to, it would be something like "Wow. The Best Art. Over the top."
Here are the rules for the Arte Y Pico Award:
1) You must choose up to 5 blogs that you consider to be deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and for their contribution to the blogging community.
2) Each award granted must include the name of the awarded blog's author and provide a link to his/her blog so it may be visited by all.
3) Each award winner must exhibit the award, and provide the name of the person who presented her/him with the award, along with a link to that person's blog.
4) Both the award winner and the one who has given the award must show a link to the “Arte y Pico” blog so that everyone will know it's origin.
5) You must also show these rules.
OK. Picking five bloggers is, to say the least, a tough chore.
First of all I'm deciding not to award any previous laureates and this leaves out I'm Learning To Share! and his other picks - Bedazzled!, Dark Roasted Blend, If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats and Fabulon. The first three could possibly have ended up on my list and the fourth one is a interesting new acquaintance.
Second there are a few blogs that I won't award for reasons that I want to have said. PCL LinkDump - I'm honored to be a contributor to this blog and even if Sebastian/Mr Dante Fontana is the great creator and the kingpin of the blog it feels just a little bit strange to award it. I know someone else will do that very soon (if they haven't already). Josephzohn gås blogger is another blog that I could have awarded. He is an artist building mostly scaled models of Swedish outhouses and he is blogging lots of nice stuff (in Swedish) but too much sport especially bandy to be awarded ;)
Please check my blogroll for all the others who just as well could have made the cut!
The pick (alphabetically):
Agence eureka - Pita ou franck is a Frenchwoman who has been scanning her seemingly enormous amount of French vintage magazines and books for years with an impressive diligence. Her material is mainly from the 30s to the 50s and it is full of great illustrations and games for children, movie stars etc. Some might prefer the Eureka Annexe. Pita, you are Magnifique!
BibliOdyssey - Paul or "peacay" is the Sydney-based curator of his blog of "wonderful things made by other people". As one might suspect it is a journey into the world of books. It is also a fantastic journey in time and one of intriguing visual experiences. Get a ticket and get on board!
Datajunkie - The hardest working blogger focusing on comic books that I know of is Hyperdave. His collection of vintage comic books and books in the genres sci-fi, fantasy, horror, crime, superheros must be simply huge, and he's scanning it for me and you. Very rare and very cool stuff! Hyperdave IS the Comic Book Guy!
Deadlicious - "Handmade rock'n'roll patisseries to die for" by the Luchadores of blog: King Santo, BigG, Filo Loco, Jimmy Pantera. "It's a strange and funny mixture that we want to share with you. It's what we are, real and rock'n'roll ! " You DO rock, guys!
This Isn't Happiness - But it is! It is pure happiness. Peteski has a infallible and unique eye for visual cool- and goodness and he creates his blog without a single superfluous word. Check out his other ultra cool X818 productions. I know nothing else about Peteski but there are quite clearly a chance he is a brilliant web designer/designer.
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UPDATE:
Related post from June 2007: Fact: I hate memes ;)
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2008-08-26
Ephemera: Interview
Ephemera - Marty Weil's excellent ephemera blog - features an interview with Yours Truly about blogging.
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2008-08-25
Flickr: Den nya vägen
Den nya vägen (1965), illustrations by Ylva Källström
Swedish Books - a set on Flickr by Stockholm Stream
Via Bibi
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2008-08-22
Book Covers: by Alvin Lustig
Alvin Lustig - a set on Flickr by Will Kane
Via This Isn't Happiness
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Blog: The World of Kane.
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2008-08-20
Vintage Technology: Underwater Gallery
Click image to enlarge
Underwater Gallery for Aquarium from Modern Mechanix
Say what?!
"Alexander the Great"?!
"in a submarine observatory"?!
Say what?
Vintage submarine links: one, two, three, four.
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Poster Art: Zeppelin v Pterodactyls
This is supposed to be a movie poster for a film that was never made. What a pity(?)
I realize that many have already seen this but if I missed it so may you...
Article: The movie that time forgot
More at Internet Archive
Related:
Poster Art: Hammer Film
Stamps: Hammer horror and Carry On
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Transportation: Airship Dreams of Today and Yesterday
Aerial Landing Field from Modern Mechanix
Airship Dreams
Related:
Transportation: Yesterday's Airports of Today
Retro-Future: Means of transportation
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Ephemera: Hotel Door Hangers
2008-08-19
Ephemera: Mecano Boy
"I am not entirely sure what these are. A friend bought them in a street market in France. I can't decide whether they are clothing labels or badges to be sewn on. I suspect labels ... "
Mecano Boy from a set - Ephemera - on Flickr by
ART NAHPRO.
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2008-08-18
Ephemera: Corgi Toys/Dinky Toys Catalogues
Corgi Toys 1969
The Cartoonist's collection of Corgi Toys/Dinky Toys catalogues.
Via Things Magazine
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2008-08-17
Ephemera: Berlin Olympics 1936
As you all know Berlin hosted the Olympics in 1936. This image shows some of the programs, brochures, tickets etc which the Swedish couple Algot and Amanda Gunnarsson brought home with them after visiting Berlin during the games.
In the National Archives and the regional state archives of Sweden
Vintage beverage: Zingo
Zingo 70s style. Image was found here.
"Zingo is a Swedish soft drink. Zingo was introduced during the 1950s as Ingo-dricka ("Ingo drink"), named after the boxer Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson. After Ingo lost the world championship in heavy weight boxing the drink was renamed Zingo in 1962." - From Wikipedia
A few more images here!
UPDATE!!:
Found here via Gåsmannen!!
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Related:
Cuba Cola
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Dr dr Zeno loves Zingo.
2008-08-16
Movies: Film Stills
Week End (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)
More film stills from this movie uploaded by lemmy_caution to LiveJournal - Film Stills/Nostalgia Party No. 2
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By the way, do you have any community favorites at LiveJournal that you want to share? Here are some that I've come across:
LiveJournal - Design History, LiveJournal - KidPix (children's books), LiveJournal - Vintage Ads, LiveJournal - Vintage Photographs, LiveJournal - Vintage Posters
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Flickr: Name That Film
"NAME THAT FILM / Rules
Welcome to NAME THAT FILM!"
- a Flickr group pool
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Related:
My own little movie quizzes.
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Illustration: Guy Peellaert
"Belgian advertising illustrator Guy Peellaert was one of the first cartoonists to embrace Pop Art and incorporate Andy Warhol's appropriation of mass market iconography into his work. His first comic..."
...continue reading at The World of Kane.
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2008-08-15
Album Covers: Bollywood Soundtracks
Music From The Third Floor: A-Z
- a set on Flickr by Music From The Third Floor
Music From The Third Floor | Blog
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Vintage Photos: Monkeys in mini-cars
Monkeys in mini-cars with groupies (?)
uploaded by sombersigh to LiveJournal - Vintage Photographs
Animals in cars are popular, right? It isn't as good as the last one, I know.
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2008-08-14
Vintage Photo: Twain in Tesla's Lab
Mark Twain in Nikola Tesla's Lab, 1894
"Taken in the spring of 1894, and originally published as part of an article by T.C. Martin called "Tesla's Oscillator and Other Inventions" that appeared in the Century Magazine (April 1895). "
uploaded by ms_geekette to LiveJournal - Vintage Photographs
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Ephemera: 2CV 1959 Brochure
French 2CV Brochure 1959
Via han Mr J
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More Citroën:
- Citroën 2cv AZ 1954 folder.
- From citrobe.org:
the 50s, the 60s, the 70s and the 80s
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Modernism: Design & Expo 58
"Expo 58, Praha 1962, graphic design František Cubr. Few pictures from the book here: bloggy
Exhibition about the exhibition and the style that came out of it, see here: www.expo58.info/"
From Handy hands´ corner / Výrobky dovedných rukou's Flickr.
More images from Expo 58 and the Atomium at Atomium58's Flickr.
Via This isn't Happiness!
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Related on Martin Klasch:
Architecture: Restored Modernism
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2008-08-13
Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #4
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955, UK, AKA Zemsta kosmosu (Poland))
Poster by Marian Stachurski
The Sci-fi movie poster series.
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Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #3
Invaders from Mars (1953, USA, AKA Gli invasori spaziali (Italy)) Poster by Renato Fratini
The Sci-fi movie poster series.
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Statistics: The Three Most Popular Posts
I just realized, checking in on the stats, that Martin Klasch had a hit post almost two weeks ago - on the 1st of this month to be exact. Sure there were a few comments but not a staggering amount so I had no idea.
The average number of unique visitors a day, over the last two years is 301 but during the same period three (3) posts have created some major traffic - or so I think anyway.
The first and the most popular one was The James Bond title sequences on the 21st of November 2006 - unfortunately those videos are gone from YouTube but most or all the titles can be found if you search for them. Anyway, it generated 8,691 visitors and about 20,000 "extra" visitors all together.
The second peak visible on the chart was small in comparison peaking at 2,087 (approximately 4,500 in total). The post, on the 2nd of February 2007, was this one: Desmond Dekker - Israelites. Oh yes, go ahead - you can still watch and listen to the great Mr Dekker.
And now, finally, the third "top post" and the one I began telling you about in the beginning of this post. The second most popular post ever for this blog is... *drum roll*: Lion in a sidecar! It took in about 7,500 visitors total in one week and peaking on the 1st of August (2008) at 5,065. It seems that MetaFilter was mainly responsible for spreading the word. The other times I believe it was boingboing's fault.
So, how do we wrap this post up? Why have I been reading this, you ask. Is there a conclusion or a moral to it all? Golly, what demands! Well, I don't know, maybe it makes it pretty obvious that a post need not be very elaborate or very good to be a hit. This blog has certainly had more elaborate and some better posts. That's what I think at least. But whether or not you create a hit has a great deal to do with timing and luck. But you already knew that. Thanks for reading.
PS. No I don't think this post will grab a spot in the Martin Klasch hall of fame.
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2008-08-12
Comic Cover: Gunsmoke
Click image to enlarge
Gunsmoke
- a comic book cover by Jack Kirby
(see Jack Kirby Museum, Monster Blog etc)
Via Tomb It May Concern
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Stamps: 60s Swedish
A few Swedish stamps from the 60s.
(The bottom pair promoting "The right-hand traffic diversion" in 1967. Mer om detta på svenska.)
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2008-08-11
2008-08-10
Vintage comics: You want I should bop you with this here lollipop?
"Herbie Popnecker, a parody of a superhero, first appeared in Forbidden Worlds #73 in December 1958, published by ACG, American Comics Group. It was the introduction of the antithesis of a hero -- short, fat, young -- but this unlikely hero was one of the most powerful and best known beings in history.
Deriving some of his powers from genetics and some from magical lollipops from the Unknown, Herbie could talk to animals (who knew him by name), fly (by walking on air), become invisible, and when he got his own comic, travel through time." (continue reading the Wikipedia article)
Herbie Popnecker: Examples of Recurring Themes
I didn't know of Herbie Popnecker until today when I read this post at I'm Learning To Share. Thanks, the in crowd!
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2008-08-09
Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #2
Luch smerti (1925, USSR, AKA The Death Ray ) Poster by Anton Lavinsky
The Sci-fi movie poster series.
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Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #1
L'Avventure Straordinarissime di Saturnino Farandola (1914, Italy, AKA The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola) Poster by Frenchman Albert Robida.
A few stills courtesy of Manuel.
The Sci-fi movie poster series.
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2008-08-08
Quiz: Name the Movie - Part 3
2008-08-07
Book Covers: Architecture paperbacks
Architecture paperbacks - a set on Flickr
by maraid
Maraid Design | Blog
Via Mr J
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Vintage Photos: Johnny Eck
www.johnnyeckmuseum.com
"Johnny Eck was born 27 August 1911 along with a twin brother named Robert. Johnny was born sans legs and with a truncated spine, resulting in the appearance of his body stopping midway through his torso.
In the mid '20s, Johnny began performing as a single-o (solo sideshow), although his brother traveled with him to emphasize their difference. He worked for years in the entertainment business, and is best known for his role in Tod Browning's Freaks. ( More (including very cute baby photos) )"
- uploaded to
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2008-08-05
Quiz: Name the Movie Part 2
What movie is it?
Well, the answer is here if you want it.
Another name the movie (part 1) here. I'm still waiting for the answer...
UPDATE (080808):
I don't believe for a second that no one knows this but since there has been no answers yet (probably due to the fact that there is a link to the correct answer) I'm adding a couple of images. Just for fun.
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Anniversary: Happy Birthday to PCL LinkDump!
(Click to enlarge)
Happy Birthday to PCL LinkDump! - Four years today.
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2008-08-04
Book Design: German and Swiss
450+
examples of German and Swiss Modern Book Design.
Via Grain Edit and This isn't happiness
2008-08-02
2008-08-01
Problem: YouTube Freezing
I've been experiencing YouTube problems again... sigh! But - I also think I've found the solution! :D
The problem: When trying to watch the videos they load but won't play more than a second or so - it freezes.
The solution: Closing down Skype. There seems to be a conflict between the two.
Maybe this information is relevant to you too.
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UPDATE: Well I'm not so sure how relevant it was even to me. The problem came back so I googled some more and I hope this is going to help at least me: FireFox Support: Flash animations (like youtube video) stops playing after 2 seconds
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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Vintage Photos: Lion in a sidecar
"This is a picture of people racing in a motorcycle and a go-cart with a sidecar with a lion in it on a vertical wall-of-death."
uploaded by wondrousstrange at
LiveJournal - Vintage Photographs
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Ephemera: German Sheet Music
This is the cover of a German early 1930's book of sheet music. I admit it's also a repost from about three years ago, but hey it's summertime. And it is beautiful. Right?
Here you can find another nice one that I found in the same thrift store.
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