to see in the dark

aiiiigh

I scanned in some of my parents’ 1950s jazz record covers. My favorite so far is the back page of a flexi-disc magazine called Sonorama from 1959. It’s an ad for a perfume called “Rock ‘n’ Roll” and the artist is Salvador Dali!

Others are under the cut

Dear Texas Belles

antebellum cap popper
I can’t decide which I want more, the “give me a penny” coin bank, or the Black Lady Mechanical bank. The whole collection of Black Americana is OUTSTANDING. Kudos!

P.S. It’s 2007.

It’s good to have the eyeteeth visit you

hollywood forever

Bruce Licher Coolness

There are many reasons to order Bruce Licher’s stuff: good music, he’s a nice guy, honest seller. But my favorite reason is his letterpress art. The album covers are always amazing, he includes bits and pieces of letterpress from years past, and even the packaging is very him: Lots of labels, cool printing on things, and his own stamps along with the Postal Service ones. Edit: Go buy lots of stuff from him: http://stores.ebay.com/THE-INDEPENDENT-PROJECT-SHOP

the stamps and package, large images warning

It’s not a strip club PER SE…

But I had to laugh at the Newport Beach Film Festival’s very O.C. fundraising event. Just got this in the mail:

The Newport Beach Film Festival invites you to celebrate the art of intimate apparel showcased live on male and female models in a photo gallery setting. DJ, hors d’oeuvres and hosted bar provided. Sponsored by Level Vodka, Karl Strauss, Riviera Magazine, Vic Huber Studios, Quartararo & Associates and Bloomingdale’s.

I guess technically it isn’t a stripper show if there aren’t any poles.