This Thursday I’ll be showing vintage Valentines Day slides to Martha Stewart on her show. I wonder what Martha will say when I tell her I have no idea who this fresh-faced piano player is so I call her “Little Miss Martha Stewart Wannabe!” And what will Martha say when I ask her to be […]
The Retro Holiday Slide Show Morphs Into a Mid-Century Holiday Variety & Slide Show Shindig Extravaganza!
I love billboards in the living room announcing what time of year it is! But not half as much I love that delicious honey-stained wood paneling going sideways! Gee, I wonder who that kid with the fat head is?
This […]
Can you believe those beautiful honey blond closet doors? They have no doorknobs!
This slide was clearly marked “Pasadena, 1965.” OK fine. But what I want to know is where in Pasadena in 1965 do you find Goth shoes? They don’t have Goth shops in Pasadena in 1965. Finally I figured it out. Frankenstein had […]
A stylish and spirited pair of cross-dressing couples hold overexposed signs hand lettered with the words “trick-or-drink.” Clearly these gender-swappers would rather have cocktails than candy! Pumpkin-spiced martini anyone?
According to the legend the Americana tradition of “trick-or-treating” began in the 1930s on the west coast. But nobody seems to know exactly where or when. […]
I hope you like yellow! Swedish monkeys tell us what year is ending and what year is beginning. Our smiling bartender pours a cocktail. There is a small open container of cigarettes in front of him and a pack of L&M’s where the Formica counter meets the wall.
Katie Kellogg wears horn-rimmed glasses, sling-back Cinderella […]
Who is the creative design genius that was able to get their half-flocked Christmas tree to blend into the wallpaper? That is not an easy effect to achieve! This Slide was marked “Janet’s first look at Santa’s Gifts.” The life-like, wide-blue eyed plastic toddler in full make up, formally dressed, rubber-faced, stuffed plushie man-dog and […]
A pink flocked Christmas tree in the picture window, rooftop lighting, double wreathes on the door and illuminated candy canes easily gets the residents of this enchanted house an A++ for their holiday decorating skills. But the fact they got Santa and Mrs. Claus to take time out of their oh-so busy schedules to come […]
A mid-size, mid-century modern painting stands out on a colorless wall while a white flocked tree is nearly lost against it. Closed-eye grandma sports a colorful corsage on a tri-toned confetti-print dress. Smiling grandpa ties his neck with a tartan plaid and suspends his pants high above his waist. A buttoned-up-baby-blue-blouse-wearing brunette solemnly ponders her […]
Inside a store on a New York City pier is a most unlikely spot to be seen on Halloween night. Either coming or going though the decal decorated glass door that says PIER 88 backwards and advertises 7up twice, a lovely lady sporting a smart grey swing coat smiles. Body language speaks volumes. Especially bar […]
Neighboring rooftops, a Queen Anne palm and a wood fence, white-washed like Tom Sawyer was just there, provide a perfect backyard backdrop for a young man sporting a tight plaid shirt with a tiny, bias-cut patch pocket. While all the other kids were dyeing eggs for Easter he was dyeing the family pet duck. The […]
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