UsedWigs » retro http://usedwigs.com Quality Workday Distractions Fri, 25 May 2012 16:24:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Best Party Ever http://usedwigs.com/the-best-party-ever/ http://usedwigs.com/the-best-party-ever/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:48:18 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=9888 Mesmerizing slice of teen life in 1982. I love this. I lived this... except for the dancing part and girl-interacting parts.]]>

Mesmerizing slice of teen life from 1982. I love this. I lived this… except for the dancing and girl-interacting parts. via @hoyboy and BuzzFeed

]]> http://usedwigs.com/the-best-party-ever/feed/ 0 10 Best Celebrity Computer Ads of The 1980s http://usedwigs.com/celebrity-computer-ads-of-the-1980s/ http://usedwigs.com/celebrity-computer-ads-of-the-1980s/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:01:24 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6874 08-bundyKing 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.]]> 08-bundy

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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. BTW, Jason Alexander’s McDLT Commercial is still the all-time greatest worst celeb product endorsement.

Website: adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/

]]> http://usedwigs.com/celebrity-computer-ads-of-the-1980s/feed/ 0 Time Waster: My Parents Were Awesome http://usedwigs.com/time-waster-my-parents-were-awesome/ http://usedwigs.com/time-waster-my-parents-were-awesome/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:43:57 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6190 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.]]>

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.

Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents (and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.

After viewing a couple of these retro gems, I got choked up pretty quickly because my parents were also very awesome and sadly, they are no longer with us. That’s Patty and Don pictured above back in 1967 (honeymoon, I think). Lovely folks with darn good taste.

Website: My Parents Were Awesome

]]> http://usedwigs.com/time-waster-my-parents-were-awesome/feed/ 0 Video: Use of The Early Internet in 1981 http://usedwigs.com/early-internet-1981/ http://usedwigs.com/early-internet-1981/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:22:27 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=3232 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."]]>

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.” (via Metafilter)

]]> http://usedwigs.com/early-internet-1981/feed/ 2 Gift Idea: Jim Flora Note Cards http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-jim-flora-note-cards/ http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-jim-flora-note-cards/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:25:06 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=2386 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 [...]]]>

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 envelopes in a clear sleeve.”

Price: $15 for individual set -  $55 for all 4 sets

Buy Here: www.jimflora.com

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Price: $9.99

Buy Here: www.insound.com

]]> http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-cassette-tote-bag/feed/ 0 Dear Alex and Annie http://usedwigs.com/dear-alex-and-annie/ http://usedwigs.com/dear-alex-and-annie/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:04:29 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/dear-alex-and-annie/ 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 [...]]]> 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 both a belt and suspenders. I have never been able to get their theme song out of my head.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=xm_xK3kioyE[/youtube]

 

]]> http://usedwigs.com/dear-alex-and-annie/feed/ 8 Paula is Gonna Have a Party This Friday Night, I'm Thinking About Going http://usedwigs.com/paula-is-gonna-have-a-party-this-friday-night/ http://usedwigs.com/paula-is-gonna-have-a-party-this-friday-night/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:55:51 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/paula-is-gonna-have-a-party-this-friday-night/ 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]]]> 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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