"Hungarian yellow wax peppers" grown on the farm of Patrick Marino. Devon, Connecticut

 

• Delano, Jack, 1914-1997, photographer
• 1940 Oct.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017792189/
  

Ater's Drive-in sign, Columbus, Ohio

 

Margolies, John, photographer 1984.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709779/

Mail Pouch Barn near Tremont, Tremont, Ohio

 

Margolies, John, photographer 1980.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017706984/

Post Crispy Critters Cereal 1987 TV Commercial

 

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

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=109

Coming to America (1988)

 

Directed by John Landis. Free with ads on Youtube. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall.

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/28458/coming-to-america/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/comingtoamericarhinson_a0c8df.htm

The Best of Times (1986)

 

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Found on Tubi. Kurt Russell, Robin Williams, Pamela Reed. Continuing with the football movies from last week. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Times_(1986_film) 

https://hiitsburl.blogspot.com/2015/01/burl-reviews-best-of-times-1986.html 

https://shebloggedbynight.com/2010/the-first-annual-bronco-nagurski-the-best-of-times-1986-2/ 

Chili 2025

 

Very large. 2lbs. ground beef. 1lb. beef stew meat. 1lb. pork stew meat. 1 can each black, red, pinto beans; drained and rinsed. 2 cans diced tomato. 1 can Rotel tomato. 1/2 can chipotle peppers. 2 onions, 2 stalks celery, 2 cloves garlic. 1 beer. 1 quart chicken stock. Full recipe at link.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/chili.html

Schlitz Tall Boy

 

All of my old beer can photos got deleted so now I have to do new ones. Luckily many were saved on Twitter so I just edited them back into the old blog posts.

Hardee's New Chicken Breast Sandwich Commercial 1989

 

[View of restaurant kitchen showing cook strain spaghetti noodles. Neon spaghetti sign in window and various menu offerings on display]

 

Rizzuto, Angelo, 1906-1967, photographer

[July 1957]

https://www.loc.gov/item/2020636352/

Pâtes aux œufs et aux légumes. Nouilles, macaronis. Ferrari, Opéra, Paris

 

• Poster for noodles and pasta, showing a number of celebrities, each identified, some holding packages of the product.

• Cappiello, Leonetto, 1875-1942, artist
• Paris : Imp. P. Vercasson & Cie., 43, Rue de Lancry, [between 1901 and 1904]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2004665779/
  

"Ah-h! There's a dish that goes big with me!" - Heinz cooked spaghetti

 

• Advertisement for Heinz cooked spaghetti depicts a man in a suit being served spaghetti in tomato sauce with cheese at the dinner table.
• Paus, Herbert Andrew, 1880-1946, artist
• [United States] : [Publisher not identified], [1931]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2024641545/
  

Schell's Restaurant sign, Reading, Pennsylvania

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1984.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709649/
  

Powers Hotel, Rochester, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1905.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016805434/
  

Meaty Tomato Sauce 8/27

 

For the freezer. 2lbs. ground beef. 1 package Italian sausage. 3 cans diced tomato, 3 cans tomato sauce, 1 can tomato paste. 2 onions, 3 cloves garlic, 2 stalks celery. Red wine. Anchovy paste. Thyme, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, bay leaf. I keep the sausages whole, simmer them in the sauce, and freeze them one each in containers with the sauce.

1982 Classic Olympia Beer Commercial

 

Cherry Bounce

 

Making now for the holidays. I'm using one bag frozen dark cherries but pitted fresh cherries are best. 2/3 cup sugar, 2 whole cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 2-3 cups whiskey. Combine everything in a jar, shake, and store in a dark place at least 3 months. Shaking occasionally. 

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

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/life/food/2019/08/19/cherry-bounce-recipes-and-advice-wisconsin-cordial-home-makers-door-county/1931502001/

Baltimore, Maryland. Shoe store window

 

• Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer
• 1943 Apr.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017849698/
  

Star-Way Lanes sign, East Greenville, Ohio

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017706983/
  

1984 Keller-Geister White Wine "We will sell no wine before you pay for it" TV Commercial

 

Mother and Me, M.D.

 

NBC 1979. Failed pilot. Leah Ayres, Rue McClanahan, Jack Riley. Part of the Comedy Theatre series on NBC which aired failed pilots for a couple of summers in the 70s.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4476764/

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

Photo Bug, Hamilton Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017706337/
  

The flip-flap

 

• Roller coaster type of ride, with a loop in it, Coney Island, N.Y.
• c1900.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2005686576/
  

1984 - Mr. T cereal commercial

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T_Cereal 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=244

Loop the Loop, Coney Island, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1903.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016798959/
  

Wildcats (1986)

 

Directed by Michael Ritchie. Free with ads on Youtube. Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Bruce McGill, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wildcats-1986

https://talkingpulp.wordpress.com/2022/01/05/film-review-wildcats-1986/

Necessary Roughness (1991)

 

Directed by Stan Dragoti. Free with ads on Youtube. Scott Bakula, Sinbad, Kathy Ireland, Robert Loggia, Hector Elizondo, Jason Bateman.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/necessary-roughness-1991

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/necessaryroughnesspgkempley_a0a26b.htm

Looping the loop, Atlantic City

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1901.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016808794/
  

Arby's ad 1984

 

Hotel Mervue, St. Clair Flats

 

Detroit Publishing Co., publisher

• [between 1890 and 1901]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016801733/
  

Houston, Texas. Roller coaster

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1943 May.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017856200/
  

Leon Redbone - 1982 Budweiser Beer Commercial

 

Southington, Connecticut. Roller coaster

 

• Jacobs, Fenno, 1904-1975, photographer
• 1942 May 23-30.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017864957/

Seven Silent Men - Noel Behn

 

Old paperback I found in a box. From 1984. Intricate bank heist in Missouri. 

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

1982 Furr's Cafeterias Commercial

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furr%27s 

https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/19c4ifp/whats_your_memory_of_furrs_cafeteria/

Hardware store. Grundy Center, Iowa

 

• Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
• 1939 Sept.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017778442/
  

[Thunderbolt roller coaster]

 

• Rizzuto, Angelo, 1906-1967, photographer
• [August 1964]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2021636526/
  

Ben Ean commercial [1983]

 

Boboli ad, 1995

 

Catalina Motel sign, Indianapolis, Indiana

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017710602/
  

Team Flakes Cereal Commercial (1977)

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=763

Sam Whiskey (1969)

 

Directed by Arnold Laven. Found on Tubi. Burt Reynolds, Ossie Davis, Angie Dickinson, Clint Walker.

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

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17753/sam-whiskey#articles-reviews?articleId=17944 

https://jeffarnoldswest.com/2020/02/sam-whiskey-ua-1969/

Captain Ron (1992)

 

Directed by Thom Eberhardt. Found on Tubi. Kurt Russell, Mary Kay Place, Martin Short.

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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/captainronpg13kempley_a0a328.htm 

https://unobtainium13.com/2025/03/17/guilty-pleasure-no-77-captain-ron-dir-by-thom-eberhardt/

All of Me (1984)

 

Directed by Carl Reiner. Found on Tubi. Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_of_Me_(1984_film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-of-me-1984

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/21/movies/steve-martin-in-all-of-me.html

https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/all-of-me/

1988 Grandy's "New Sandwiches" TV Commercial

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandy%27s

Ten Pin Bowl sign, Route 127, Carlyle, Illinois

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703918/
  

Appledore Hotel, Natural Bridge, Va.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1890 and 1901]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016798643/
  

Schmidt Beer Commercial, 1982?

 

Lorial Lounge sign, Springfield, Illinois

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709633/
  

Store. Loomis, Placer County, California

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1940 Dec.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017788696/
  

1983 Martini & Rossi Custoza White Wine TV Commercial

 

Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #1, 1983)

 

https://cereal-graveyard.fandom.com/wiki/Pac-Man

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=272

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

 

Directed by John Huston. Free with ads on Youtube. Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, Roddy McDowall, Stacy Keach, Anthony Perkins, Tab Hunter. Written by John Milius. I had this taped on VHS.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-life-and-times-of-judge-roy-bean-1973

https://trailersfromhell.com/the-life-and-times-of-judge-roy-bean/  

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18332/the-life-and-times-of-judge-roy-bean#articles-reviews?articleId=345170

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/the-life-and-times-of-judge-roy-bean/ 

Hour of the Gun (1967)

 

Directed by John Sturges. Free with ads on Youtube. James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan. Wyatt Earp and the O.K. Corral. Cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Second movie recently with Garner as Earp.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hour-of-the-gun-1967

https://trailersfromhell.com/hour-of-the-gun/ 

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17592/hour-of-the-gun#articles-reviews?articleId=74645 

Vince Kolb Auto Sales sign, Jefferson City, Missouri

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017707777/
  

Wendy's Chicken Club Commercial from 1986

 

Stuffed Sweet Peppers 8/7/25

 

Store bought colorful sweet peppers. Had half a block of cream cheese, needed to be used. Italian sausage. Colby/Monterey Jack cheese. Bread crumbs. Red pepper flakes. 350 oven 25-27 minutes.