Airplane watermelon with melon balls, Menges, Livingston Manor, New York

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1978.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017713066/
  

Body Slam (1986)

 

Directed by Hal Needham. Found on Tubi. Dirk Benedict, Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Tanya Roberts. Wrestling movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Slam_(film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/74825 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9818 

https://411mania.com/movies/the-gratuitous-b-movie-column-why-body-slam-awesome/

1981 Miller Lite commercial Rodney Dangerfield

 

Secondhand store, Council Bluffs, Iowa

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• United States. Resettlement Administration.
• 1936 Dec.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017735208/
  

Rabbit Test (1978)

 

Directed by Joan Rivers. Found on Youtube. Debut for Billy Crystal. And he's pregnant. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Test_(film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rabbit-test-1978

https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/joan-rivers-directed-only-one-movie-pregnant-man-billy-crystal.html 

https://uproxx.com/hitfix/joan-rivers-challenged-hollywoods-stance-on-women-directors-with-rabbit-test/

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2014/07/rabbit-test-1978.html

Dubonnet 1971 TV commercial

 

Strangers on a Train (1951)

 

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Found on Tubi. Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker. Screenplay by Raymond Chandler.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangers_on_a_Train_(film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-strangers-on-a-train-1951

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/strangers-train-technically-perfect-psychological-carousel-one-hitchcocks-best/

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3988stra.html 

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16135/strangers-on-a-train#articles-reviews?articleId=26796

https://sabinastent.substack.com/p/the-surrealism-of-strangers-on-a

Crudite with curry dip, Menges, Livingston Manor, New York

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1978.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017713085/
  

Rango (2011)

 

Directed by Gore Verbinski. Found on Tubi. Johnny Depp. After watching many westerns lately, this seemed like a fun choice for its many western and spaghetti western references. And surround sound turned up loud.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rango_(2011_film)

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rango-2011

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/48364/rango/ 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/49809/rango/

Kellogg's Fruitful Bran Cereal Commercial 1988

 

Matt Leblanc.

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=1391

Hot Dog... The Movie (1984)

 

Directed by Peter Markle. Found on Tubi. David Naughton, Shannon Tweed. Skiing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Dog...The_Movie

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film8/blu-ray_review_110/hot_dog_the_movie_blu-ray.htm 

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hot-Dog-The-Movie-Blu-ray/202933/#Review

Tabasco Peppers in Vinegar

 

I was able to fill up two small whiskey bottles with tabasco peppers and vinegar with four plants this year. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabasco_pepper

Serenade for Two Spies (1965)

 

Directed by Michael Pfleghar. Found on Tubi. Eurospy. Hellmut Lange. Spy spoof. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenade_for_Two_Spies

https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2025/01/serenade-for-two-spies-1965.html 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059703/

Keoma (1976)

 

Directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Found on Tubi. Franco Nero. One of the last spaghetti westerns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keoma_(film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/55334/spaghetti-western-double-feature-grand-duel-keoma-blu-ray/ 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=485 

https://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=26850

1990 Jack in the Box Sirloin Cheese Steak TV commercial

 

Detroit 9000 (1973)

 

Directed by Arthur Marks. Found on Tubi. Alex Rocco, Hari Rhodes, Vonetta McGee.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_9000 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/detroit-9000-1973

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/60450/quentin-tarantinos-rolling-thunder-pictures/ 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/03/detroit-9000-1973.html

https://www.avclub.com/detroit-9000-1798197549

Rolling Rock - 8 oz.

 

I have a couple of Rolling Rock 16 oz. in my outside fridge right now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Rock

- Rolling Rock was once famous for its 7 U.S. fl oz (207 ml) pony bottle, which was the largest selling premium beer pony in Pennsylvania in 1952.

Opus: Morning Sun

 

Another old photo.

Cypress

 

5 x 7 black and white I printed myself in the darkroom.

Sandwich of the Day: The Veggie

 

Another old post from the Kinja Archive: 5/17/18

- Bonus sandwich. Starving about to watch Beetlejuice Blu-ray. My mother gave me a bag of homegrown cucumber and lettuce, and an avocado. I made a version of this when I was a professional sandwich maker that was popular. People would bring in their own avocado since there was no guarantee I would have ripe ones on any given day. Easier to build on sub-type bread too. Avocado, purple onion, cucumber, lettuce (or sprouts), cheese, Creole mustard and mayo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_sandwich

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/california-veggie-sandwich 

https://thekitchengirl.com/vegan-veggie-sandwich-even-meat-eaters-love/