"Way Out Junk" is a blog about children records. These are records I've never seen before, like the Popeye and "Ronald McDonald Visits America". Gee, I never knew that McDonald made records. These are all vintage from the past decades. There is even a "Day in the Life of a Dinosaur" with a cute cover (picture above).
http://wayoutjunk.blogspot.com/
October 13, 2007
Kiddie Records of the Past
Halloween History
Halloween is almost around the corner. Just two and half weeks. I bet lots of people, me included, don't even know the history of this tradition. Or maybe they just know a little bit. The History channel provides all kind of halloween information in a fun way. They have some cool videos too.
http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/
Let's Party!
I think this is one of the best site about those Saturday morning tv. This site is so retro and full of tv nostalgia. For me, just looking at the pictures is enough to bring me memories of shows that I've forgotten about. If you want to see the saturday tv morning section, scroll down and click on the blue bottle cap on the left.
http://www.tvparty.com/
October 12, 2007
Super Heroic Food
This is an entire superhero food collection for sale. There is a bunch of really cool stuff. The seller has a link to his eBay auctions, but it looks like he has nothing at the moment, or is not active. But as you can see, the collection is still on his site. I wonder though if the bags are full or empty. This could be tough to keep them unopened, if you have ants who party in your kitchen on a regular basis.
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http://www.geocities.com/superherofood/
Update 1/3/10: link expired.
The Tray Man
As a beer trays collector I visits this site occasionally. I think this is one of the best resource for this collection. My favorite has always been the vintage Piel's Bros trays. The Bert and Harry characters always make me smile.
http://www.trayman.net/
Superman, Mutie and Talkie
Fleischer is my favorite animator of all time. This 1941 cartoon is the first Max Fleischer's Superman cartoon. Fleischer was one of the earliest cartoon pioneers (according to Wikipedia).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU_bpTQSYTc
Fleischer is my favorite animator of all time. This 1941 cartoon is the first Max Fleischer's Superman cartoon. Fleischer was one of the earliest cartoon pioneers (according to Wikipedia).
Flesischer also has an early cartoon from 1929 called "Finding His Voice", keep in mind that the talkies (movies with sounds) didn't start till 1923. Just 5 years earlier. This cartoon is about two characters who are film rolls, called "Talkie" & Mutie. With the help of Dr. Western, Talkie is able to talk. Mutie cannot. Mutie asks Talkie to help him talk. Talkie takes him to see Dr. Western. Dr. Western then explains to Mutie the whole process of adding sounds (optical soundtrack). So basically, he shares with the audience the process as we see him going through step by step.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtT1KrWO5uo
October 11, 2007
The History of Apple in a Nutshell
This is one of the best video about apple's history that I've seen. You practically learn all you need to know about the name of the computers in just a few minutes. If you are a big fan of Apple Mac computers, as I am, you'll probably enjoy traveling back in time. Did you know that Apple has been around for 30 years now? It wasn't till 1984 that the personal computer was introduced to public (remember the "big brother" commercial?).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-gycgz7O4U
Here is the commercial if you don't remember it. The video has subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hIaJ5WR18
So, Who's On First??
If you are a fan of Abbott and Costello, you might remember this famous classic skit "Who's On First?" from 1945. It was originally performed on a live radio.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml
Later they put this skit on the "The Naughty Nineties" movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Watf8_Rf58s
1962 Fallout Shelter Handbook
The "Fallout Shelter Handbook" was published in 1962, and is a typical booklet about "how" to live after an atomic attack. I still find it amazing that people in the past truly believed that they could survived it. Ward Jenkins, the guy who posted Flickr pictures, also has a blog where he talks in more details about this booklet.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wardomatic/sets/72157594417383496/
http://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html
October 10, 2007
Unrealistic Moscow
Do you ever try to remember the opening of an old show that you used to watch a as a kid? Here they have YouTube videos of tv shows from the 50's to the 90's. It is a small site. They have one of my old time favorite series opening - Batman! What a classic! I just watched the opening for Spiderman. A show that I have never seen, not even in reruns. I wish I had seen it when it was on ages ago.
By the way, the directory is actually for tv shows that have their own web site. To view the old tv shows intro themes, choose "Old TV Show Intros" in the middle blue box under "Popular Destinations". I know it's confusing. It looks like an ad, isn't it?.
http://www.muar.ru/ve/2003/moscow/index_e.htm
B Movies Rock!
For "B" movies fans, "B Movie Central" may be a treat. There are reviews about the movies, kinda like Amazon and IMDB mixed. For each movie there is a review with detailed information and a bit of trivia. You can tell that the author really did put his energy into his site.
http://www.bmoviecentral.com/ 
Series Opening
Do you ever try to remember the opening of an old show that you used to watch a as a kid? Here they have YouTube videos of tv shows from the 50's to the 90's. It is a small site. They have one of my old time favorite series opening - Batman! What a classic! I just watched the opening for Spiderman. A show that I have never seen, not even in reruns. I wish I had seen it when it was on ages ago.
By the way, the directory is actually for tv shows that have their own web site. To view the old tv shows intro themes, choose "Old TV Show Intros" in the middle blue box under "Popular Destinations". I know it's confusing. It looks like an ad, isn't it?.
http://www.oldtvseries.com/
October 9, 2007
Stuck in the 1970's
Nostalgia and fun from the 1970's. A site that I used to visit a few years ago, and enjoyed it.
http://www.stuckinthe70s.com/
Retro-To-Go
According to this British site, Retro To Go, they are a "guide to all hip things and retro". Very true. I'd say this site is a combination of a blog and ezine. Some of their stuff are the kind you'll find in gadget blogs like Gizmodo and Technorati. But it's depends on the category as well. They have reviews of retro/hip items that are for sale. Affording them depends on the size of your "pocket"..
http://www.retrotogo.com/
Flickr - Dan Goodsell /Grickily's Photos
Dan Goodsell is the co-author of the book "Krazy Kids Food". I have the book and do strongly recommend you buy the book if you are into retro icons and illustrations. You can see find pictures of the book on Flickr too.
If you look under "about me" you'll see that he has a blog and a MySpace pages. He also has a store called "Etsy" rthat you can visit. The links are both on his blog and Flickr.
On Flickr Dan Goodsell has various sets of retro illustration. On his blog he has lots of cool links to other blogs.
http://flickr.com/photos/60585948@N00/sets/
Skool-Days
A retro site with a synopsis for each item that is mentioned. The site seems somewhat "serious" to me, even though they have fun topics. Maybe the design gives me that impression. The do have plenty of items to look at. It's a British site but they do have "American" retro.
http://www.skooldays.com/
October 8, 2007
Retro Future
According to the site (see FAQ) the purpose of this site is "concept based on a simple question: what happened to all that futuristic stuff which was supposed to change our lives by the year 2000? Stuff like rocket belts, flying cars, food pills and inflatable homes."There is also a link to those Space Food Stick. Check that out to find out how to buy it!
http://www.retrofuture.com/index.html
*Update 3/26/08: Link no longer valid.
*Update 1/3/10: link is back as:
http://www.retrofuture.com
Retro Store
Retro Planet is a store where you can buy retro and kitch stuff for you home or business. 
http://www.retroplanet.com/
Chronology of Animation
There is a HUGE data of animation chronology from around the world here. No pictures though. This practically a cartoon history class! I know of other sites with similar info, but not from all continents. I don't know how this guy keeps up with all that data, but I find it an impressive project.
http://www.animated-divots.com/chronst.html
October 7, 2007
Willard the Ronald the First
Do you know who Willard Scott is? He started his career as an NBC page in 1950. He was part of the radio show "The Joy Boys" for nearly 20 years since 1955. In early 1960's he was also Bozo the Clown. He started his NBC's Today Show's gig in 1980. If you want to learn more about his rich history, and his role as the first Ronald McDonald (1963) go to The Joy Boys site (link below). The Joy Boys site has more of the original Ronald's character commercials.
http://www.thejoyboys.com/ronald.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pO7xdh4BXE
Refrederator
ReFrederator is the name of a studio company who owns this blog. There are good articles about comics and old cartoons to read here (with pictures included). For example, the old classic b/w Superman. You can also download clips if you wish (I have not done this). They also have TON of links for other similar sites, most which I have not yet viewed.
http://frederatorblogs.com/refrederator
History of Fashion
So, this site covers history of fashion eras starting in the 19th century to presence. It's practically an encyclopedia that is bountiful with data and information. If you are fashion-challenged like me, you will learn a thing or two here (or more).
According to the site its function is to focus on "..women's costume and fashion history and analyses the mood of an era. Changes in technology, leisure, work, cultural and moral values, homelife and politics have all contributed to lifestyle trends which influence the clothes we wear. These are the changes that make any era of society special in relation to the study of the costume of a period."
http://www.fashion-era.com/1960-1980.htm
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