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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.

Music Video: Jackson 5 "Rockin' Robin" on Top of the Pops

Jackson 5 "Rockin' Robin".mov (Quicktime)
Jackson 5 "Rockin' Robin".m4v (iTunes)
Jackson 5 "Rockin' Robin".flv (Embeddable Flash)

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