KHJ-TV Channel 9 Los Angeles Halloween Bumper (1981)

 

Olympia "Little Oly" - 7 oz.

 

https://olytumfoundation.org/little-oly-a-real-blast-an-article-by-karen-johnson-schmidt-house-curator/

Wendy's Chicken Sandwich Commercial (1990)

 

Last of the chicken sandwich commercials.

CBS Network - "Bugs Bunny and Raggedy Ann & Andy Halloween Specials" (Promo, 1980)

 

A Disney Halloween (1981) CBS Next Promo

 

Rensselaer Hotel, Troy, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1905.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016799972/
  

Miller Lite Beer Halloween Zombies Ad with Joe Piscopo (1989)

 

Bic Ink Pens Ad with Frankenstein's Monster (1972)

 

Secondhand store, San Antonio, Texas

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1939 Mar.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017739333/
  

SCTV Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: The House of Cats

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697122/

'Almaden Wine' [01] - TV commercial (1981)

 

HBO Halloween Horror Show Promo (1985)

 

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2023/10/night-flight.html

Fruit Wheats Cereal "Wizard" Ad (1987)

 

Rice Krispies Horse & X-Ray Viewer 80s Commercial (1989)

 

Fruity Yummy Mummy Monster Breakfast Cereal Ad (1987)

 

Piper Export Ale

 

1988 McDonald's Country Style McChicken Sandwich Commercial

 

Kutsher's pinball room, Thompson, New York

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1977.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017712989/ 
  

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017712990/ 

 

Hotel Statler, Buffalo, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1910]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016814792/
  

1990 Bud Light dog jumps thru flaming hoop TV commercial

 

Jeff Altman.

Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1977.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017710695/
  

Cheers Has Chili

 

Season 9, episode 21. Woody makes good chili and starts serving it in the back room, which is now Rebecca's tea room.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539711/ 

• Woody Boyd: Mom finally sent out Grandma Meg's pressure cooker, so last night I whipped up a batch of chili.
• Norm Peterson: Oh!
• Woody Boyd: Do you want to try some?
• Carla Tortelli-LeBec, Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane, Cliff Clavin, Norm Peterson, Dr. Frasier Crane, Pete: Oh yeah. Sure.
• Woody Boyd: From an old family recipe.
• Pete: Your Grandma's?
• Woody Boyd: Nah, this old family that lived down the road.

Store window, Crosby, North Dakota

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1937 Nov.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017736149/
  

Chicken and Peppers 10/20

 

Chicken Pepperoni. Three big split breasts after being deboned and chopped up so the peppers, tomatoes, onions, and red wine can seep in over time. I serve this over rice, but also good in salads and sandwiches, b/c the chicken has such good flavor, and makes a lot.

Safeway ad, 1985

 

Graham Greene

 

Thrillers and novels.

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

Red Lobster

 

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

1987 Kellogg's Nut & Honey TV commercial Todd Susman

 

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

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=717

Dirty Ho (1979)

 

Directed by Lau Kar-leung. Gordon Liu, Wong Yue.

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/16944/dirty-ho/

Heroes of the East (1978)

 

Directed by Lau Kar-leung. Found on Tubi. Gordon Liu.

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

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8878 

https://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/classic/heroeseast.shtml

 

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

 

Directed by Lau Kar-leung. Found on Tubi. Gordon Liu, Kara Hui, Alexander Fu.

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

https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/the-8-diagram-pole-fighter-blu-ray-review/

Schlitz - 16 oz.

 

1997 Burger King chicken Sandwich "I Believe in Miracles" TV Commercial

 

Scott's dock furniture, Deposit, New York

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1987.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017713517/
  

Kenmore Hotel, Albany, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1906]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016799806/
  

1980 Schlitz Beer Commercial

 

San Augustine, Texas. Grocery store

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1943 Apr.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017852505/
  

A Quiet Flame - Philip Kerr

 

Bernie Gunther trade paperback I got off Amazon recently. This one he is in Argentina.

https://berniegunther.com/book/quiet_flame/

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

Castleberry’s pit cooked BBQ commercial 1967

 

Snack bar barbecue sandwich. Similar to Sloppy Joe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castleberry%27s_Food_Company

The Murder at the Vicarage - Agatha Christie

 

Miss Marple I found in my boxes of vintage paperbacks. The first Miss Marple novel from 1930 and the first for me. I read two Poirot paperbacks before this.

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

Rougemont Castle Wine: 1985

 

Gorilla Girl sign, Atlantic City, New Jersey

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1978.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017708790/
  

1984 musical Count Chocula TV commercial

 

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

 

Directed by Brian G. Hutton. Free with ads on Youtube. Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton. I also have the book by Alistair MacLean.

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4506war.html

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1518/where-eagles-dare#articles-reviews?articleId=31721

Hal Needham: Greatest Stuntman Alive

 

From Hooper with Burt Reynolds. Skip to 14:07. Hal Needham saves the life of a burning stunt man on the set of Hooper. "When I say get him out, I mean get him out!"

October and Autumn

 

October and Autumn Gifs found in an old thread. Supposed to get down to 59 finally tonight.

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2023/09/night-flight_29.html

Hooper (1978)

 

Directed by Hal Needham. Found on Tubi. Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, James Best, Terry Bradshaw. I saw this in the theater.

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

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78351/hooper#articles-reviews?articleId=1150486

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=7488  

Private Benjamin (1980)

 

Directed by Howard Zieff. Found on Tubi. Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Hal Williams, Mary Kay Place, P.J. Soles, Robert Webber, Barbara Barrie, Albert Brooks, Craig T. Nelson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Benjamin_(1980_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/private-benjamin-1980

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87193/private-benjamin#articles-reviews?articleId=33799

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2017/04/1980-week-private-benjamin.html

Rheingold - 16 oz.

 

1989 AM-PM BBQ Chicken Sandwich

 

Keeler's Hotel, Albany, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1908.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016813899/
  

Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkins

 

Gifs found in the comments on an old October post. 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/mcdonalds-halloween-1979.html

1980 Budweiser commercial

 

Penasco, New Mexico. A store

 

• Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer
• 1943 Jan.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017845464/
  

Chili Tacos

 

A favorite of mine from my drinking days. The chili I make is very chunky, with three kinds of meat, and three kinds of beans, so it lends itself to chili tacos. Add a little cheese to each toasted shell, fill with chili, and eat over the sink b/c it is very messy.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/chili-2025.html

Almaden Golden Chablis Wine Commercial 1985

 

More Cornbread

 

My grandmother's recipe. I defrosted white bean soup. With buttermilk, bacon grease, and a hot cast iron skillet.

Granny’s Cornbread

For this recipe you’ll need an 8-inch cast iron skillet and some bacon grease. I keep a little jar of it in the fridge just for making cornbread. Oil will do in a pinch but it won’t have as much flavor.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. The trick is to stick the cast iron pan in the oven for a few minutes to let it get hot and then add about a tablespoon of bacon grease and get that hot so when you pour the batter in you get a sizzle. That is what makes a nice crust.

Dry ingredients:

1 cup yellow corn meal

1/2 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder (heaping)

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Wet ingredients:

2 cups buttermilk (approx.)

1 egg

Mix the dry ingredients together and mix the egg and buttermilk together and then combine. You don’t want to stir it too much, just make sure everything is mixed together well; the batter should be fairly thin, almost like a pancake batter.

Pour into blazing hot cast iron skillet and bake at 450 for 23-25 minutes until cooked through and browned on top.

Devil Fish

 

• Three men with a dead manta ray.
• c1902.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2003671098/
  

AMC Pacer 'Giant Sandwich' Commercial (1975)

 

The Big Sandwich. This is new.

Great Nor., Devils Lake, N.D.

 

• Great Northern passenger train.
• c1924.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/93503142/
  

1989 Clusters Cereal

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=1162

Easy Money (1983)

 

Directed by James Signorelli. Found on Tubi. Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Tom Noonan, Taylor Negron, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeff Altman, Candice Azzara.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Money_(1983_film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/easy-money-1983

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/69525/easy-money-men-at-work-double-feature/

Scavenger Hunt (1979)

 

Directed by Michael Schultz. Found on Tubi. All-Star cast. 

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/71821/scavenger-hunt/

https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3807