2006 ~ neat-stuff-blogs

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Instant Ecstacy

Posted on 8:58 PM by fjtrfjf

Album covers from Instant Ecstacy

This last cover is from a Bonanza Publishing's 1959 issue of The Girl Watcher. You can see the entire magazine scanned at Vintage Girl Watchers.

Posted in Cheesecake, Clothing, People, Vintage Magazines, Women | No comments

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Woody Woodpecker

Posted on 3:56 PM by fjtrfjf

Some cool Woody Woodpecker screen grabs

Termites from Mars (1952)

The Dizzy Acrobat (1943)

Posted in Animation | No comments

Monday, December 11, 2006

Scott Wills Stimpy Painting

Posted on 11:41 PM by fjtrfjf

I got this on ebay a while back. It's the rough draft of a card painting by Scott Wills:

Here's the final painting from the actual episode:

Also See: Ren & Stimpy Layouts

Posted in Animation, Paintings, Spumco | No comments

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Mennen Shave Cream

Posted on 4:19 AM by fjtrfjf

Collier's Magazine 1951

Illustrated by Michael Berry

Also See: Mennen Skin Bracer / Van Huesen Ties

Posted in 20th Century, Cartoon Women, Collier's, Illustration, Vintage Ads, Vintage Magazines | No comments

Monday, November 27, 2006

Sin Alley

Posted on 10:02 PM by fjtrfjf

Some cool album art from the Sin Alley series.

Posted in Records | No comments

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Van Heusen Ties

Posted on 3:30 AM by fjtrfjf

Hilarious ad from 1951

Collier's Magazine 1951

Show her it's a man's world

For men only! . . . brand new man-talking, power-packed patterns that tell her it's a man's world . . . and make her so happy it is!

Also See: Mennen Shave Cream

Posted in 20th Century, Collier's, Funny, Illustration, Vintage Ads, Vintage Magazines | No comments

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Fantasy & Adventure

Posted on 4:49 PM by fjtrfjf

Willow (1988)

I miss the days of 1980s fantasy and adventure movies. This is when they relied heavily on hand crafted models and photo trickery to achieve their special effects.

Labyrinth (1986)

The Dark Crystal (1982)

The Never Ending Story (1984)

Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (1984)

Posted in Fantasy, Movies | No comments

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Skookum Apples

Posted on 12:24 PM by fjtrfjf

My mom picked this up for me at an antique store. I think it's pretty cool; I like the cartoon Indian a lot.

Posted in 20th Century, Vintage Ads | No comments

Thursday, November 2, 2006

I found this booklet in an old abandoned house about a year and a half ago. I have the feeling that it is super rare because it was only handed out to certain students from various high schools in california. I feel very lucky to have found it.