Kann's Dept. Store, Wash., D.C.

 

• [between 1910 and 1935]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016824601/
  

Star lobster--Portland Packing Co.

 

• Advertising label, showing a lobster and including directions for preparation.
• c1867.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/93504447/
  

No-Tel Motel sign, Route 172, Massillon, Ohio

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017702371/
  

Corny Snaps Cereal Commercial 1977

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=100

Turk 182 (1985)

 

Directed by Bob Clark. Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, James Tolkan, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, Darren McGavin, Peter Boyle. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turk_182 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/turk-182-1985 

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/turk-182-1985-lookbackreview/

https://cultfaction.com/2015/08/01/cult-movie-essentials-turk-182-1985/

Tuff Turf (1985)

 

Directed by Fritz Kiersch. Found on Tubi. James Spader, Kim Richards, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Clark. Jim Carroll Band. 

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

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tuff-turf-1985

https://bryanwolford.substack.com/p/forgotten-film-friday-tuff-turf-1985 

https://collectedcinema.blogspot.com/2016/10/5-things-to-love-about-tuff-turf-1985.html

Kill and Kill Again (1981)

 

Directed by Ivan Hall. Found on Tubi. James Ryan. Sequel to Kill or Be Killed. I saw this in the theater. 

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/56302/kill-and-kill-again/

http://craneshot.blogspot.com/2018/03/kill-and-kill-again.html

Genesee

 

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

1989 Hardee's Fisherman's Filet Sandwich

 

Kill or Be Killed (1976)

 

Directed by Ivan Hall. Found on Tubi. James Ryan. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_or_Be_Killed_(1976_film) 

http://craneshot.blogspot.com/2018/03/kill-or-be-killed.html

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8971 

https://talkingpulp.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/film-review-kill-or-be-killed-1976/ 

[Hotel Utica, Utica, N.Y.]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1905 and 1915]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016812834/
  

They Call Me Bruce? (1982)

 

Directed by Elliott Hong. Johnny Yune, Margaux Hemingway. I saw this in the theater. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Call_Me_Bruce%3F 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/they-call-me-bruce-1982

 

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8156-an-asian-american-comedy-milestone-riffs-on-a-kung-fu-icon?srsltid=AfmBOorD8zcbyYzQrxUV0X7B_jjv7SofD5cAtraHuzhjcLqgl9GorrOX

Whiskey Bounce

 

Fill rocks glass with ice. Add 1/2 oz. cherry bounce to bottom. 1 shot whiskey on that. Top off with ginger ale or Sprite and stir. 

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

Keystone - Peter Lovesey

 

Ex-library standalone period novel set in the silent film days in Hollywood. 

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

Sandwich of the Day: Hamburger Poboy with Shrimp Basket and Fries

 

My favorite Baton Rouge lunch spot, Goodwood Grill. Shrimp basket comes with fries, hush puppy, and bread. 

https://www.goodwoodgrillbr.com/

1984 Boog Powell Jim Honochick Miller Lite Beer commercial

 

Blueberry Ice Cream Pie 2026

 

1 can fruit pie filling. Vanilla ice cream, softened. Mix together and pour into graham cracker crust. Back in freezer to freeze again. 

Sandwich of the Day: Chicken Shawarma with Hummus on Pita 2026

 

Serop's Express chicken plate comes with a salad, hummus, and rice pilaf. I get an extra pita for stuffed sandwiches. Baton Rouge has very good Greek/Lebanese food. 

https://seropsexpress.com/Menu.html 

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

Golden Rule and New York Stores, South 1st Street, Raton, New Mexico

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1991.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017706406/
  

[Store: German Victor Records on sale]

 

Photograph shows the Koch & Droge Piano Co., Inc., located at 1096 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York.

• Bain News Service, publisher
• [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2014712387/
  

The Barrel Drive-in, Mesa, Arizona

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1979.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709149/

Bininger's "Old Times" family rye, distilled in 1848...designed for family & medicinal use

 

• Farm harvesting and factory scenes.
• c1859.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701483/
  

Ronin (1998)

 

Directed by John Frankenheimer. Found on Tubi. Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgard, Jonathan Pryce. 

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

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

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/32315 

https://www.avclub.com/ronin-1798195230 

Siesta Motel sign, Route 1, Saugus, Massachusetts

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1984.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017705945/
  

Kellogg's Commercial "Kream Krunch" 1965

 

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

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=403

Frozen White Russian

 

Makes 2. 10-12 coffee ice cubes, little sugar, 1 shot Kahlua, 2 shots vodka, 1 shot cream/half-half. Blend coffee ice cubes, sugar, Kahlua, vodka until smooth. Add cream and briefly mix again.

Action Jackson (1988)

 

Directed by Craig R. Baxley. Free with ads on Youtube. Carl Weathers, Sharon Stone, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Bill Duke, Robert Davi. Every 80s bad guy is also in this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Jackson_(1988_film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/action-jackson-1988

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

https://theactionelite.com/looking-back-at-action-jackson-1988/

Point of No Return (1993)

 

Directed by John Badham. Free with ads on Youtube. Bridget Fonda. Remake of La Femme Nikita. Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Harvey Keitel, Miguel Ferrer. 9th Badham movie covered here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_No_Return_(1993_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/point-of-no-return-1993

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pointofnoreturnrhinson_a0a800.htm 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pointofnoreturnrhowe_a0afa4.htm 

Pearl Beer

 

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

Peter Pan ad w/Mark-Linn Baker, 1989

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(peanut_butter) 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-peanut-butter-180976525/

1991 CBS NCAA March Madness Promo

 

Hotel Green, west building, Pasadena, Calif.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1920]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016796149/
  

Sandwich of the Day: Club

 

From the Kinja Archive. Still a few sandwich posts I haven't recreated. An Illeana Douglas reference: "When in doubt, order the club sandwich." A truism. Photos from Wiki.

Tuesday lunch was at a place I had never been to. Club sandwich, fries, iced tea. Other people had gumbo.

https://whatscookingamerica.net/history/sandwiches/clubsandwich.htm 

https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-club-sandwich-recipe 

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

Club Sandwich

Ham, bacon and turkey stacked high on three slices of bread with French fries

$9.99

Served with Sweet Potato Fries or Onion Rings

$10.99

Grilled Chicken Club

Grilled chicken and bacon on three slices of bread, with French fries

$11.99

Served with Sweet Potato Fries or Onion Rings

$12.99

 

Ken's Ice Cream Sandwich sign, B-4, Tucumcari, New Mexico

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1987.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017704393/
  

Stroh's Beer - Trained dog (1984)

 

[Shoe store interior, probably Detroit, Mich.]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1920]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016816700/
  

Everything's Gone Green - New Order

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything%27s_Gone_Green

The Lone Star Liniment...has no equal for man or beast

 

• Illustration of trainer rubbing down horse's leg.
• c1866.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701437/
  

Death to Smoochy (2002)

 

Directed by Danny DeVito. Found on Tubi. Robin Williams, Catherine Keener, Edward Norton.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/death-to-smoochy-2002

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/4718/death-to-smoochy/

Palomino Motel sign, Tucumcari, New Mexico

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1982.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017710545/
  

Kelloggs Triple Snack

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=895

Old Burger Chef sign, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1979.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017709772/
  

Modelo

 

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

1985 Quaker Peanut Butter Whipps Granola Bars

 

Hotel Eau Gallie, Indian River

 

• Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1880 and 1897]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016797311/
  

Quicksilver (1986)

 

Directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly. Found on Tubi. Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz, Louie Anderson, Paul Rodriguez, Laurence Fishburne, Rudy Ramos. 

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

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

https://www.dvdsleuth.com/QuicksilverReview/

[Millinery store interior, possibly Detroit, Michigan]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1920]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016816699/