Miller High Life, 1978 09 25, Clamming

 

Farmers' supply store, Waco, Texas

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1939 Nov.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017741273/
  

Cheez 'n Chips ad, 1987

 

[Harbor and Avalon Greek Theater, Avalon, Catalina Island, Calif.]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1915]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016800612/
  

K-tel "Baby Duckling Wine" commercial

 

Tri City Drive-In, Redlands Boulevard, Loma Linda, California

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1978.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017708194/
  

Mt. Baldy Drive-In, La Verne, California

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1977.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017708180/
  

Hollywood, California. Neon signs at the famous Earl Carroll theater

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1942 Apr.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017850403/
  

1980 Rice Chex cereal commercial

 

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

WarGames (1983)

 

Directed by John Badham. Free with ads on Youtube. Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Dabney Coleman. I saw this in the theater. A big hit. William A. Fraker cinematography.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wargames-1983

https://collider.com/1980s-thriller-national-security-wargames/

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/33820

https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=312

Summer Rental (1985)

 

Directed by Carl Reiner. Free with ads on Youtube. John Candy, Rip Torn, Karen Austin, Richard Crenna, John Larroquette, Kerri Green, Joey Lawrence. I also have this DVD. Another one of those movies that it seems nobody else likes but me.

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/1867

https://people.com/joey-lawrence-recalls-first-ever-fishing-trip-with-john-candy-11717110

https://hiitsburl.blogspot.com/2014/09/burl-reviews-summer-rental-1985.html

Lakewood Drive-In Theater, Carson Street, Lakewood, California

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1981.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017702414/
  

Fox Theater, Riverside, California

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1978.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017707868/
  

Brickskeller

 

https://untappd.com/b/pittsburgh-brewing-company-brickskeller/400666

1980s Carl's Jr Search for the Giant Chicken Commercial

 

Planters Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1901.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016808462/
  

Miller Lite 'Bowlers' Commercial (1978)

 

Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California

 

Margolies, John, photographer 1977.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017707852/

Secondhand furniture store. Chanute, Kansas

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1940 Nov.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017811245/
  

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017811247/

The Powers That Be

 

1992-93 NBC. Norman Lear. Good cast. John Forsythe, Eve Gordon, Holland Taylor, David Hyde Pierce, Peter MacNicol, Valerie Mahaffey, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Craig Bierko in a four story arc as a real dick in a wheelchair. I watched all of these a few years ago. Good show. 21 episodes. Five unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powers_That_Be_(TV_series)

Pride & Joy

 

1995 NBC. Craig Bierko, Julie Warner, Caroline Rhea, Jeremy Piven. 6 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_%26_Joy_(TV_series)

Ogden Theater, Denver, Colorado

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017707939/
  

Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante Wine Commercial (1977)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi

Happy Easter

 

Cornbread with Hot Peppers 2025

 

Cornbread with Hot Peppers
Defrosted red beans so making this cornbread with buttermilk and bacon fat in very hot cast iron skillet. 6-8 pickled tabasco peppers added for extra flavor.#Cooking #Louisiana https://t.co/euKEYyhE9H pic.twitter.com/0kIGxbpFQV

— billyglenn (@billyglenn2000) April 19, 2025

 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/cornbread-with-hot-peppers.html

Flamingo Drive-In Theater sign, Dal Passo Road, Hobbs, New Mexico

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1982.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017702439/
  

Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

• Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer
• 1943 Feb.
• Photograph shows the KiMo theater with marquee advertising Alfred Hitchcock movie, "Shadow of a Doubt".
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017846757/
  

1980 Honey Bran cereal commercial

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=1165

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

 

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Found on Tubi. I don't think I've ever seen this one. Cinematography by Rudolph Mate.

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1351for.html

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75400/foreign-correspondent#articles-reviews?articleId=963988

The 39 Steps (1935)

 

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Found on Tubi. I have this book by John Buchan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_39_Steps_(1935_film)

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92939/the-39-steps#articles-reviews?articleId=497140

Andy's Grecian Brand Beer

 

Wendy's Parts is Parts Commercial -1980's

 

Chicken sandwich commercials now on Fridays for a while. I found a bunch.

Duwamish Drive-in Theater, E. Marginal Way, Seattle, Washington

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703989/
  

Country store. Wagoner County, Oklahoma

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1939 June.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017783629/
  

Star Lite Outdoor Theater, Fargo, North Dakota

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017708020/
  

1979 Stroh's beer commercial

 

Gambit

 

Wink Martindale game show. 1972-76 CBS and Las Vegas Gambit on NBC 1980-81.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambit_(game_show)

Tic-Tac-Dough

 

Wink Martindale game show. 1978-86 but several versions, networks, and syndicated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-Tac-Dough

High Rollers

 

Wink Martindale has died at 91. 1987-88 game show syndicated and several earlier versions.

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

Golden Spike Drive-In, Omaha, Nebraska

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017708168/
  

The Four Seasons

 

1984 CBS. Jack Weston, Tony Roberts, Marcia Rodd, Allan Arbus, Joanna Kerns.13 episodes.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086716/

https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/four_seasons/

[Miller Walker store, Augusta, Ga.]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1895 and 1910]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016812125/
  

Crista Bella Wine Commercial (Sid Caesar, 1978)

 

Standard Theatre, 300 West Twelfth Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

 

• Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
• https://www.loc.gov/item/mo0438/
  

Drive (2011)

 

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Found on Tubi. Ryan Gosling, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/drive-2011

https://www.theringer.com/2021/09/16/movies/drive-10-year-anniversary-ryan-gosling-nicolas-winding-refn

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/52343/drive/

Long Acre Square, New York, N.Y.

 

• New York Theatre on left and Hotel Cadillac in left background, Times Square.
• c1911.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/89709960/
  

Hippodrome, New York

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1905.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016794936/
  

The Casino [Theatre], New York

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [ca. 1900]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016808422/
  

ABC Thunderball 1981 Sunday Night Movie promo

 

Twin-Lite Cinema Center, Great Falls, Montana

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1987.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017708007/
  

1970 Kellogg's Raisin Bran cereal commercial

 

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

The Name of the Rose (1986)

 

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Found on Tubi. Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, William Hickey. I also have this book.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-name-of-the-rose-1986

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thenameoftheroserkempley_a0caf3.htm

Fallen (1998)

 

Directed by Gregory Hoblit. Found on Tubi. Denzel Washington, Elias Koteas, James Gandolfini, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_(1998_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fallen-1998

https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-REVIEW-Cops-vs-Demons-in-Fallen-3015794.php

https://screenrant.com/denzel-washington-fallen-movie-only-horror-underrated/

Nuart Theater, Blackfoot, Idaho

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017707929/
  

Buckhorn