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By Jeff on Jul 20, 2010 in Daily Distractions | 0 Comments

Mesmerizing slice of teen life in 1982. I love this. I lived this… except for the dancing part and girl-interacting parts.
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By Jeff on Jul 20, 2010 in Daily Distractions | 0 Comments

Mesmerizing slice of teen life in 1982. I love this. I lived this… except for the dancing part and girl-interacting parts.
Continue »By Jeff on Nov 24, 2009 in Daily Distractions, Time Wasters | 0 Comments

King Kong Bundy, Jack Black, the Dances with Wolves guy? Excellent. I love old tech ads and I love watching celebs awkwardly shill for odd products. Here’s a nice collection from Adfreak.
Continue »By Jeff on Oct 6, 2009 in Photography, Time Wasters | 0 Comments

Wow, there sure are lots of gossip and snark-filled websites out there bombarding you with heaps upon heaps of the negative, the nasty and the nonsense (our favorite). Some fun, so pretty despicable, most leaving you with that less-than-fresh feeling in your soul. Remedy? Today I stumbled across a website every that is refreshingly different, dare I say sweet… and stylish to boot.
Continue »By Jeff on Jan 29, 2009 in Daily Distractions, Videos | 2 Comments

Prescient ’80s geeks rule: “Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online … sort of. Steve Newman’s 1981 story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.”
Continue »By Jeff on Dec 4, 2008 in Gift Ideas | 0 Comments

See all 4 sets here. “Each set features four cards depicting quirky Flora illustrations from the 1940s and 1950s. The first three sets feature music-themed images, and the fourth features a tree with a bird in flight in alternating colors. The cards, which were hand-printed by Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress, Knoxville TN, are packaged with kraft [...]
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By Jeff on Apr 21, 2008 in Videos | 8 Comments

Alex and Annie, who wore shirts with their names on them so you could tell them apart, doled out advice to kids and teens on the “Kids are People Too” show back in the late 70s. Annie was a tad shrill (and not a cute as I remember) and Alex felt the need to wear [...]
Continue »By Jeff on Apr 18, 2008 in Movies, Music, Videos | 0 Comments

Here’s an oldie but a baddie viral video from our favorite pill-popping talent evaluator, Paula Abdul. This must-see, feathered-back film from 1978 rules in so many different ways. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XRoa8C8VbA[/youtube]
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