I barely know a word they're singing, but I like the sound of it anyway.
'Esa Noche' - Cafe Tecuba
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The Star Made Me Buy It
Today's star is the Cowardly Lion himself, Bert Lahr.
In drag as Eve, or rather a version of Eve who prefers Lay's Potato Chips to apples.
There were lots of these kind of oddball ads in the magazines of the 1960s.
May's Last Haul of Antiques and Untiques
Let the awesomeness begin!
super spiral-ey hand-blown perfume bottle
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SUPER adorable patchwork teddy bear
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set of four Renaissance print placemats SOLD
So they won't bunch up and get icky like fabric placemats sometimes do.
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GORGEOUS Italian tooled leather pocket phone directory/wallet SOLD
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Suh'm sweet
in old cotton Domino sugar bag form
We be having turkey! SOLD
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That's it for today.
TONS more coming next month!
Until then, see more, get more here:
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Tuesday Song of the Week
This week's TSotW is the original popular song 'Mack the Knife,' sung in the original German.
(Yep. Song began life in Germany.)
Dig that rolling dealie coming from the back of the singer's throat. My high school German teacher could do that - I expect any native German speaker could - but on my best day, I couldn't manage it without spitting all over the place.
'Mackie Messer' aka 'Mack the Knife.'
Friday, May 20, 2022
Bests and Worsts
A new series on my fantastic opinions!
I now live in Cape May County, NJ, having fled Philly in 2016, and I have lots and lots of opinions.
So let's begin with one of my favorite things to have an opinion about: bakeries.
Best bakery
Blue Dolfin Sweets, 228 U.S. 9, Marmora, NJ 08223
Everything I've had from this place is sooooooooooooooooooo delicious. And the guy who runs it is very friendly, and free with the free samples.
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Worst bakery
Ward's Pastry, 730 Asbury Ave, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Everything I've bought from Ward's tasted somewhat stale.
Which begs the question, Why would I go back? Well, they've been in business since dinosaurs roamed the earth, so I would always assume I got a bad batch. But - ha! - they'll see me no more. (Which they haven't since 2018.) Worst of the worst: their cookies, which - ay caramba - could be used for skeet shooting.
UPDATE September 3, 2022: Ward's Pastry is closing down. Not sure if this post killed them, or if the just got tired and decided to pull the plug.
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The bakery that did my wedding cake was The Cake Lady of Marmora. That cake was the best wedding cake I had EVER tasted. Alas, the Cake Lady was rather elderly, and her place closed a few years later.
Note that all of the above are the opinions of this blogger, and not blogger.com or whatevs.
The Star Made Me Buy It
Today's star is Rosalind Russel for 1847 Rogers Brothers flatware
Unlike most of the rest of my star ads, this one doesn't mention what movie the star is currently in. Just that 'Lovely Rosalind Russell, currently starring in Columbia Pictures.'
The ad mentions the war and war bonds and that, which dates it to the early 1940s.
She was great in The Trouble with Angels, and in Gypsy. The one she's probably best known for - Auntie Mame - I must be the only person alive that didn't really care for that one. Not that Roz was bad in it, it's just that the character she played seems so impressed with herself.
Bag o' the Day
We're leek-ing!
YES.
Keywords for your interest and edification: antique seed packets, seed packet cover print tote bag, retro tote bag, vintage advertising print tote bag
Get it here:
https://www.zazzle.com/card_seed_company_envelope_cover_leeks_tote_bag-256861635692015541
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