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BEYOND the Spinning Rack of Comics
I guess the thing I miss most about comics is the newsstands and druggists that once carried the 4-colored treasures I eagerly plucked from spinning racks or wooden shelves. I would spend what was probably an inordinate amount of time … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Trash or Treasure, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1956, Anthony Perkins, black and white, buxom, cheap, cheesecake, detective, Diane Webber, girlie, James Dean, pasties, Psycho, scandal, sex on the campus, SHOW, strippers, tawdry, trash, vintage, vintage ads
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Pill Poppin’ Truckers and Frankenstein Monsters
I’ve been sitting on the couch lately, doodling while watching trash on my Roku streaming box. I dumped Netflix over a year ago but hung onto Amazon’s Prime Video. It’s got a lot of popular movies, television series and compelling … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1957, Chuck Connors, doodles, Frankenstein, ink, library, monster, Peter Graves, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, trash, video
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Treasure Trove of Trash
I’ve written before about my favorite home entertainment device and the wonderfully weird channels found on it, but I’ve recently uncovered a Treasure Trove of Trash that I did not know existed, and it was right under my nose!
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1992, crap, devil, Elisabeth Moss, made-for-TV, Midnight's Child, Prime, Roku, television, trash
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Boxerbear at 4th and Bainbridge
Here’s another fine example of the urban phenomena I call Truck Mascots. This fellow was adorning a commercial garbage truck making a pickup around 4th and Bainbridge.
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged garbage, PA, Philadelphia, refuse, toy, trash, trash truck, truck mascot, urban phenomena
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Waterlogged Olympians and Huey Lewis Shoes at 13th and Kimball
Spotted on the corner of 13th Street and Kimball in South Philadelphia – a hardback semi-autobiography of Michael Phelps and a two-tone shoe that was probably the height of fashion in the 1980s.
Posted in Trash or Treasure
Tagged Broad Street, dump, Last Supper, mirror, New Wave, oddball, olympics, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, shoes, South Philadelphia, swimmer, trash, trash or treasure, treasure, tumbleweave, two tone
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The Archetypal Truck Mascot
The other day I chased after a garbage truck dressed in my pajamas. What it was doing in my pajamas I’ll never know.
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged garbage, garbage truck, phenomena, Philadelphia, trash, truck mascot, urban
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Truck Mascots – The Family Guy Edition
I spotted this Truck Mascot on 12th Street in what is known as Center City in Philadelphia. It’s a Peter Griffin doll from Family Guy, and he looks relatively new to wind up as the mascot on a commercial trash … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged doll, Family Guy, garbage, hauler, Mack, mascot, Peter Griffin, refuse, stuffed animal, trash
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At Circle Thrift
Is it an ashtray? A very heavy mask with no eye holes? An object d’art? Trash or treasure?
Posted in Trash or Treasure
Tagged ceramic, Circle Thrift, face, ghost, sculpture, trash, treasure
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Comics Will Rot Your Brain!
Despite my love of comic books, there used to be a breed of comic magazines with lurid covers that Dr. Frederic Wertham was probably right about. They probably would rot your brain.
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Bill Cucinotta, black and white, blood, bottom feeder, Eerie Publication, horror, Monsters, reform school, switch blade, trash, Witches' Tales
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