Choo Choo Grill sign, Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1982.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709624/
  

Home Improvement promo, 1995

 

1990 Honey Nut Cheerios bee cartoon & Scrooge

 

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

 

Directed by Robert Altman. Criterion Blu-ray coming up next. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie. Snow western. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCabe_%26_Mrs._Miller

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-mccabe-and-mrs-miller-1971

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mccabe-and-mrs-miller-1971

https://trailersfromhell.com/mccabe-mrs-miller-2/ 

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/mccabe-mrs-miller/ 

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2000/cteq/mccabe/

Carling Black Label - 9oz.

 

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation promo, 1995

 

Thunderbird Lanes Bowling sign, Ypsilanti, Michigan

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017706986/
  

Hotel Alcazar, St. Augustine, Fla.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1900.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016799332/
  

Chicken and Dumplings 12/17

 

Roast a whole chicken first on the Chicken Rocket. Then make chicken stock. Cook the dumplings in the stock (Mary Hill frozen dumplings). Add the chicken back. Thickens upon sitting.

Vintage Miller High Life Beer Commercial (1971)

 

Furniture store window, Crossville, Tennessee

 

• Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969, photographer
• United States. Resettlement Administration.
• 1937.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017730857/
  

Novel device for stopping a runaway horse - Designed by Ed. Reichenbach, Orrville, Ohio

 

• Man seated in carriage rigged with a weight attached to pulleys, which is lifting a horse off of ground. Advertisement label of Reichenbach's Tile Drains.
• c1892.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701471/
  

Dark Blue (2002)

 

Directed by Ron Shelton. Found on Tubi. Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Scott Speedman, Brendan Gleeson, Jonathan Banks. James Ellroy story.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dark-blue-2003

https://www.hollywoodsoapbox.com/mondays-legendary-column-dark-blue/

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1099

Fruity Pebbles Cereal Commercial (Flintstones, 1974)

 

Heineken - 9.68oz.

 

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

1980 Pillsbury Bundt Cake Commercial

 

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

Yates Hotel, Syracuse, N.Y.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1905.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016805430/
  

Cheers - The Last Picture Show

 

Season 11 ep. 18. From Feb. 25, 1993. Pat Hingle. This ep. is playing on Pluto now. The drive in is shutting down so they go see Godzilla in Cliff's mom's car.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539902/

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Commercial (1980)

 

Spice Counter

 

Cleaned the counters, and the little spice counter, which was overly cluttered. Back row in bulk is: chili powder, parsley, bay leaves, thyme, cumin, cayenne, whole peppercorns, cinnamon sticks.

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

Prospector grub store. Goldfield, Nevada

 

• Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
• 1940 Mar.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017727004/
  

Old Crow whiskey

 

• Whiskey advertising label showing two women burlesque performers.
• c1870.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/99403793/
  

Honey Graham Chex ad, 1987

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=770

Bottle Rocket (1996)

 

Directed by Wes Anderson. Found on Tubi. Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson, James Caan.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bottle-rocket-1996

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2778bott.html

General Sterling Price - Three Years

 

The night of 12/4-12/5 three years ago was when I caught him in the McDonald's parking lot. He has come a long way since then. This photo was 2023.

The Limey (1999)

 

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Found on Tubi. I also have this DVD. Terence Stamp, Luis Guzman, Barry Newman, Peter Fonda, Nicky Katt. 

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-limey-1999

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/bide-time-everything-becomes-clear-construction-memory-soderberghs-limey/ 

https://crimereads.com/the-limey-soderbergh/ 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/491

Dead Presidents (1995)

 

Directed by the Hughes Brothers. Found on Tubi. Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dead-presidents-1995

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/dead-presidents-124242/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/deadpresidentsrhinson_c030bb.htm

John Courage Strong Pale Ale - 9.68 oz.

 

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

Arby's ad, 1979

 

Beef 'n cheddar sandwich.

Donnie Brasco (1997)

 

Directed by Mike Newell. Found on Tubi. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/donnie-brasco-1997 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/27808 

https://slate.com/culture/1997/03/downsizing-the-mob.html 

Stir Crazy (1980)

 

Directed by Sidney Poitier. Found on Tubi. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Barry Corbin, Craig T. Nelson, Jonathan Banks, JoBeth Williams.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/stir-crazy-1980

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1064

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2017/07/1980-week-stir-crazy.html

Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Fla.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1900.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016799043/
  

1987 Old Milwaukee beer ad Glacier Bay, Alaska

 

DVDs and Blu-rays

 

Not counting the TV box sets, I have a little over 600 DVDs and Blu-rays. The problem was getting them shelved in one space since I also have over 3000 books. 

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

 

Directed by Herbert Ross. Sherlock Holmes. Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lawrence Olivier. I also have this book by Nicholas Meyer. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution_(film)

https://crimereads.com/bringing-nicholas-meyers-the-seven-per-cent-solution-to-the-big-screen/ 

https://www.tcm.com/articles/111437/the-seven-per-cent-solution 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4062seve.html

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

 

Directed by Herbert Ross. Found on Tubi. Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Christopher Walken. Gordon Willis cinematography. Dennis Potter script, from his TV miniseries, which I saw years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennies_from_Heaven_(1981_film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pennies-from-heaven-1981

https://www.tcm.com/articles/29915/pennies-from-heaven-1981

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/11752/pennies-from-heaven/

Golf sign, Route 1 mini golf, Saugus, Massachusetts

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1984.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017705474/
  

Store window in Spencer, Iowa

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• United States. Resettlement Administration.
• 1936 Dec.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017735228/
  

Gumbo 2025

 

A unique gumbo. The chicken was cooked with Rotel tomato, and tomato in gumbo is just not done, but I dumped everything in to preserve the flavor. Andouille sausage. I can make a dark roux in 12 min. now, but 10 min. or less takes nerves of steel.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/chicken-and-sausage-gumbo.html

Pale Rider (1985)

 

Directed by Clint Eastwood. Found on Tubi. Michael Moriarty, Richard Kiel, Chris Penn. I also have this Blu-ray, which is what I am watching now.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pale-rider-1985

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/28/movies/film-clint-eastwood-in-pale-rider.html 

https://www.derekwinnert.com/pale-rider-1985-clint-eastwood-classic-film-review-1169/ 

Taylor Champagne 'Of Course!' Commercial (1979)

 

Last of the saved wine commercials.