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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Please Read The Letter" (Live)

They were playing this in last night's 'The Riches" episode. Had to look it up. Guess I gotta go buy that Robert Plant/Alison Krauss CD now....

Ephemera: Toll House Children's Menu

Toll House Children's Menu via Vintage Ads

Flip side after the jump.

Pin-Ups by Joyce Ballantyne

Pin-Ups by Joyce Ballantyne via Vintage Posters

"Joyce Ballantyne (April 4, 1918 – May 15, 2006) was a painter of pin-up art. She is best known as the designer of the Coppertone girl, whose swimming costume is being pulled down by a dog."

"In 1945 Ballantyne began painting pin-ups for Brown & Bigelow, having been recommended by Gil Elvgren. While there, she designed direct mail pin-up brochures for the company, and was eventually given the honor of creating an Artist's Sketch Pad twelve page calendar. She often used herself as a model."

"In 1954, Ballantyne painted twelve pin-ups for a calendar published by Shaw-Barton. Upon the calendar's release in 1955, demand was so great that the company reprinted it many times."

"Ballantyne then went on to paint one of the most famous advertising images ever, when Coppertone suntan lotion asked her to create a billboard image in 1959. That image, of a pigtailed girl with her bathing suit being tugged down by a small dog, has become an American icon. Her daughter Cheri Brand was used as the model for the girl."

"It Happened But Nobody Noticed"/"Temps Supplémentarie" Release Party

For anybody in the Greater New Haven CT area, this should be a fun show tomorrow night (Friday, April 25th, starting at 8pm). I will be playing with (a version of) TV Neats (pictured) and (a version of) The Excerpts (Jon Brion's 1st band, although he is not expected to attend).

"Connecticut lies between New York City and Boston. In the 1970’s and 1980’s “punk” era, it was on the front line with the enormous changes taking place in music emanating from both those metropolises. In New Haven, Ron’s Place, Brother’s III, Oxford Ale House, were the hot spots. Statewide, other establishments like New London’s El & Gee, The Shandy Gaff in Devon, and Bridgeport’s Hotel St. George, were hosts to a diverse and exciting collection of musicians determined to be heard on their own terms.

In 1982 Gustav Records issued the compilation LP “It Happened But Nobody Noticed” containing 13 bands chronicling this fertile concentration of creativity. The album stood for over 25 years as a testament to the impressive talents of this Connecticut musical collective. Although this recording has become a treasured artifact, it could only tell part of the story. Now in 2008, another chapter is written with the release of “It Happened But Nobody Noticed/Temps Supplémentaire". 13 more great bands from the golden age of Southern Connecticut music join the original recordings on this two CD package.

In celebration of this event, Gustav Records is presenting a night of music at Cafe 9, (250 State St., New Haven, CT 06511, 203-789-8281, (www.cafenine.com) featuring performers representing many of the bands contributing to the project. We expect members of the Poodle Boys, No Music, Hot Bodies, Saucers, The Furors, Stratford Survivors, Subdueds, The Plan, Dada Banks, Valley Of Kings, The Excerpts, and others to be there to entertain you and once again flex the muscle of the New Haven Scene. The show is Friday, April 25th, starting at 8pm."

Video: The Adverts "Bored Teenagers"

I love it that Blood, Sweat & Tears couldn't make it, so they got the Adverts instead.
The Adverts "Bored Teenagers".mov (Quicktime)
The Adverts "Bored Teenagers".m4v (iTunes)
The Adverts "Bored Teenagers".flv (Embeddable Flash Player)
Buy "Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts"
The Adverts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bedazzled! Classics

While I'm dealing with some FTP problems, here are some older posts you may have missed...
Uncensored Richard Pryor Interview
Carpenters- Bacharach/David Medley
Orson Welles for Paul Masson California Champagne
"You Got Your Iggy In My Peanut Butter"
Tony Clifton on Dinah!
Telly Savales "If" on Dinah!
Siskel & Ebert Part 1
Siskel & Ebert Part 2
Siskel & Ebert Part 3
The Electric Prunes On "The Hy Lit Show"
The Walker Brothers on "Discothec"
MC5 "The American Ruse" on "The Lively Spot"
Kinks "See My Friends" on "Discothec"
Shatner On "Dinah!"
Mr. Bubble TV Commercial
"Telstar" Scopitone
The Electric Prunes On The Mike Douglas Show
The T.A.M.I. Show
The Cool Ones Movie Trailer
The Rolling Stones vs. Red Skelton
"I Want To Be Alone" by Vashti Bunyan

MP3: Jimmy Webb "See That Girl"

This one popped up on the Ipod as I was rushing home from an emergency Staples run earlier this evening. Somehow it had eluded me till now.
See That Girl - Jimmy Webb.mp3
Not sure where it can be found besides the out of print "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress"

Vintage Print Ad: "Eagleknit Pippins" 1953

Eagleknit Pippins 1953, originally uploaded by Jello Kitty.
via Will You Look At That

Movie Trailer: "Movin' On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions"

You can pre-order "Movin' On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions" at Amazon.com

Film Stills: "Harold and Maude" (Hal Ashby, 1971)

Link. via Nostalgia Party No. 2

Photographs: Fred Herzog

via All Night Surfing

" From April 3 - May 31, 2008,  Laurence Miller  Gallery will present the color photographs of Canadian Fred Herzog.  Herzog’s work is best described as a time capsule or treasure trove. This will be his first   US   one-person exhibition. Perfectly composed and atmospheric, the people and places that Herzog captured in the 1950’s and 1960’s, remind us of a period of transition, hope and a move toward the modern era.

His images, mostly taken in Vancouver, are studies that show the aestheticism of life, presented with ease yet filled with the complexity of a perfectionist’s eye. A family gazes through a window in Chinatown , as the fashionable mother delicately holds her cigarette.  The city is awash in the vibrant color of glowing neon, that sometimes reflects off of the rain-soaked streets.  The displays and windows of second-hand shops are remarkable still-life’s that reflect not only the time, but also the shop-owners artful and loving presentation of goods for sale.  It is the people, the signs and billboards, and of course nostalgia for a time that has since drastically changed, that pulls us in and doesn’t let go." Link.

Video: The 5th Dimension 'Age of Aquarius" (Medley)

The 5th Dimension 'Age of Aquarius" (Medley).mov (Quicktime)
The 5th Dimension 'Age of Aquarius" (Medley).m4v (iTunes)
The 5th Dimension 'Age of Aquarius" (Medley).flv (Embeddable Flash Player)

Video: Dionne Warwick "Message To Michael"

Dionne Warwick "Message To Michael".mov (Quicktime)
Dionne Warwick "Message To Michael".m4v (iTunes)
Dionne Warwick "Message To Michael".flv (Embeddable Flash Player)
"Message To Michael" has it's own Wikipedia entry by the way. 'Cause it's that good.
Bonus MP3: Kentucky Bluebird (Send A Message To Martha) -Lou Johnson .mp3

McCain: Out of Touch

Yup, it's gonna get political around here again.
Wingnuts - please roll with it or go away. I'm liberal, this is a liberal blog, sorry if you never picked up on that before. If you're disappointed in me, please try and keep it to yourself. Comments will be disabled for all political posts because I can't handle the stupidity. It hurts.

Soundie: "Jiveroo" with Harry Day and Della and the June Taylor Girls

Video: Buzzcocks "What Do I Get" on "Electric Circus" 1977

Including "Tricky Guitar Solo"
Buzzcocks "What Do I Get".mov (Quicktime)
Buzzcocks "What Do I Get".m4v (iTunes)
Buzzcocks "What Do I Get".flv (Embeddable Flash Player)

Vintage TV Commercial: "Multi Pistol 09"

Wes Clark says: "Topper's Multi-Pistol 09 Set (1965). The complexity, miniaturization and flexibility of this toy ensured constant service during my spy activities on the block. I could do without the clear plastic briefcase, however. (Geez, didn't these manufacturers have a clue about covert operations?) And I would have liked a heftier spring for that armor-piercing rocket."
"Multi Pistol 09" TV Commercial.mov (Quicktime)
"Multi Pistol 09" TV Commercial.m4v (iTunes)
"Multi Pistol 09" TV Commercial.flv (Embeddable Flash Player)

Italian Cinebox Film: I Minstrels "Green, Green"

I guess the New Christy Minstrels were pretty big in Italy (where they were called simply "I MInstrels"). Hence the fact that they made some Italian "Cinebox" (Scopitone's competitor) films, but they still sing in English.
I Minstrels "Green, Green".mov (Quicktime)
I Minstrels "Green, Green".m4v (iTunes)
I Minstrels "Green, Green".flv (Embeddable Flash Player)
What's A Scopitone (Cinebox)? 
Watch Scopitone/Cinebox Films
Scopitones & Cinebox On DVD

Video: Magazine "Definitive Gaze" on "Old Grey Whistle Test" 1979

From the Wikipedia: Magazine was an English Post-punk group active between 1977 and 1981. The band was formed in Manchester by Howard Devoto after he left Buzzcocks in early 1977. In April 1977 he met guitarist John McGeoch and they began writing songs which would become the first Magazine material. They recruited Barry Adamson, Bob Dickinson and Martin Jackson to form the first line-up of the band, which signed to Virgin Records. Bob Dickinson left shortly after the release of the band's first single "Shot by Both Sides" and was replaced by Dave Formula. "Shot by Both Sides", the chorus of which shared the same progression as the Buzzcocks' "Lipstick," reached the top 50 in the UK singles chart. Its cover was an early example of the goth influence in punk.
Magazine "Definitive Gaze".mov (Quicktime)
Magazine "Definitive Gaze".m4v (iTunes)
Magazine "Definitive Gaze".flv (Embeddable Flash Player)

New At Bedazzled Blue! (NSFW)

Check out the new posts at our "Adult" sister site Bedazzled Blue! (NSFW)
All links are Not Safe For Work!
Sexploitation Movie Trailer: "Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin"
Sexploitation Movie Trailer: "All Women Are Bad"
Photography: Michael G. Magin
Sexploitation: "The Diary of Knockers McCalla" Movie Trailer
Sexploitation: "Prostitute Protective Society" Movie Trailer
Sexploitation: "The Girl Grabbers" Movie Trailer
Sexploitation: "Women For Sale" Movie Trailer
Sexploitation: "The Girl With The Magic Box" Movie Trailer
Sexploitation: "The Orgy of The Golden Nudes" Movie Trailer