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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monterey Jack's
This was before, and after, Jack In The Box. In 1985, Jack In The Box in one of the most disasterous blunders ever made by a fast food chain, changed it's name to "Monterey Jack's"
Patrons were not impressed by the yuppified image makeover and exactly a year later, they became Jack In The Box again.
Labels:
1980s,
Advertising,
commercial,
Food,
Lunch,
Restaurants,
Snacks,
TV
Monday, April 15, 2013
The Bhutanese Stamp Records
(The Bhutanese Stamp Records....Actual Size.....)
Anyone who collects stamps knows the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has by far the strangest and most unusual postage stamps in the world.
But these have to be amongst the STRANGEST of the strange. In the early '70s, Bhutan issued record-stamps. They are actual one-sided phonograph records, playable on any turntable without automatic, end of side pick up.
They featured history talks and traditional Bhutanese folk music.
In a 21st century update, Bhutan recently issued a series of CD-ROM stamps....
Labels:
1970s,
Asian,
CDs,
Historical,
Music,
Phonograph,
Records,
Strange
Sunday, April 14, 2013
NWPUNKROCK: 30 Plus Years Of Punk In The Northwest (2007)
If you've always wondered where all that crazy grunge stuff in Seattle got it's start, look no further. This 2 hour documentary takes you back from the '70s all the way up to 2007 and looks at every aspect of the whole punk scene of the last 30 years from every location in the Puget Sound from Vancouver, BC to Olympia. A MUST watch for every fan of indie/DIY/punk/hardcore!
Download/Watch here
http://archive.org/details/NWPUNKROCK-30-plus-years-of-punk-in-the-Northwest
Labels:
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
2000s,
Before They Were Stars,
Heavy Metal,
Music,
Music Video,
Punk,
Rock
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