Rehearsals for my May 8 & 9 return to the stage in my Super Ball Bounce Back Review have begun. Given what happened at my last show in O...
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Cassette Machine
Cool box seen at an antique shop. The actual machine wasn’t nearly so groovy, though it was wedged in the bo pretty well so I didn...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN…
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN…. This was a all vintage typewriter booth at the NY Pier Show!! So beautiful, every size, every co...
3D Potpourri
Below are some items I got at the recent estate sale of Daniel Symmes who was an early innovator and historian of the 3D process. Given wh...
Queen Elizabeth ll Solar Queen
As Britain gears itself up for the two big events of the summer ,The Olympics and The Queens Diamond Jubilee, I am expecting a treasure trov...
Open Reel Audio Tape
I love you figured the only thing to music like this. Not even vinyl quarter track tape. Many extra points for having Carol King Fantasy...
Philco Directa Remote
This one-button wonder isn’t as slim or shiny as the Zenith 100 I posted a while back, but certainly has her own chunky charm — ...
The Gates at GatorLand and Mold-a-Rama Machine!
One of the highlights of our short jaunt to Florida this past weekend wasn’t the Magic Kingdom, Epcot or Universal – it was GATO...
More mind numbing drivel from the Minds of Motorola …
Another happy day gathered ’round the gigantic white shag doughnut. Do you suppose dad is puffing on his Winston or his Chesterfield...
Booze-O-Meter
This is a Booze-O-Meter that is plastic and cost a nickel to play. It would be found in bars and motels. You take the little wooden han...
Handsfree cell phone
Okay, it’s not blue tooth or the little headpbone thingy it’s a bra and I kind of like the cup shape up there because it is remi...
Phone booth
Okay, good design for phone booth, but really where is your mobile phone sir. You run the risk of being eaten by design....
Chia Keyboard
Try this at home. I’m wondering if there is a chia monitor that goes with it....
Science Fair “20 in 1 Electric Modular Experiment Kit”
I found this at the dump and it looks like it was never used. I found it fascinating and I never had toys like this growing up. This is from...
SEEBURG Mood Music – LP
Isn’t SEEBURG the same company that made diner jukeboxes?...
Hungry for your USB drive?
I’m dying to buy this. I always like to keep a hot dog with mustard in my pocket....
portable telephone canteen – 1988
No one would ever suspect anything when you swig from this discreet portable phone canteen – 1988 – made in Taiwan...
New gig for the rotary phone
I always liked that phone and now it has a new job. Make sure not to try and speak on it when the bulbs are hot, however....
Social Tools 1960
The only other item missing is the TV. But these are prime examples of ancient social tools. I don’t think the kids today could wo...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee’s “Soup To Nuts Party Mix” – Part 4
We all gathered ourselves together in the studio for a meeting. After tripping on a cable in the studio, we all thought it best that Allee...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – FINALLY: Soup To Nutty!
I meant to start posting my thoughts about my Soup To Nuts Party Mix show, my first live performance in 37 years at the El Portal Theater la...
My Mac Plus Computer 1986…
My very first computer. An artist friend had one first. With the click of the mouse, he changed Helvetica into Times Roman….10 point i...
A built-in Kitchen Radio. Part 2
The home is a sprawling ranch style built in the late 50’s. No short-cut taken in the construction. A radio “must have ”...