https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxG9W36L1Q
Interviewer: “What kind of actor do you really want to be?”
Jeff Cohen: “A rich one.”
Archive for January, 2016
The Goonies Segment on Entertainment Tonight, 1985
Published January 12, 2016 Goonies Never Say Die 1 CommentThe Goonies Collector Series Glasses, 1985
Published January 12, 2016 Goonies Never Say Die 3 Comments
These are giveaways from Pizza Hut, I believe. I watched a bootleg copy of The Goonies every night during the summer of 1985.
(Images via eBay)
Please do not send matches. Did you know that Chevy Chase wore the Nostromo cap (worn by Brett) in Fletch?
From the collection of Gregg Koenig.
Alien Outline Jigsaw Puzzle (HG Toys, 1979)
Published January 11, 2016 Alien Trilogy , HG Toys , Jigsaw Puzzles Leave a Comment
The Art of Shusei Nagaoka: Electric Light Orchestra’s Out of the Blue (1977)
Published January 8, 2016 Album Covers , Sci-Fi/Space Art , Shusei Nagaoka , Spaceship Command Centers/Bridges/Cockpits 4 Comments
Shusei Nagaoka (1936-2015) was responsible for much of the shimmering and gorgeous sci-fi art of the 1970s and 1980s, a sampling of which can be seen at Pink Tentacle. The fourth image appeared on the interior of the LP, and shows the command center located under the ELO logo on the cover. Much like my obsession with dead astronaut art, I’m fascinated by renderings of spaceships, especially spaceship interiors, especially command centers. These pieces tell us quite a bit about how space travel and future life were perceived at the time. Nagaoka here plays on the similarities between records and flying saucers: all is color and warmth and shiny surfaces, a meandering jukebox with warp drive in a laser light show universe.
If you see either volume of The Works of Shusei Nagaoka for a reasonable price, grab it up.
(Some images via Pink Tentacle and First Draft)
Atari Demonstration Center, Circa 1982
Published January 8, 2016 Demonstration Centers/Stations , Home Consoles , Intellivision , Record Stores , Records (LPs) and Cassettes , Video Games 1 Comment
Two more from the Tower Records Project. The location is Mountain View, California. I don’t recall many of these demo centers inside record stores at the time; Tower certainly had the floor space. There’s a list of games on the Entertainment Sale sign, including Raiders of the Lost Ark, released in 1982.
Inside the Record Store, 1980 – 1985
Published January 7, 2016 Record Stores , Records (LPs) and Cassettes Leave a Comment
All photos are from the very worthy Tower Records Project. Locations are, from top to bottom, Seattle, Mountain View (CA), La Mesa (CA), Greenwich Village, and New York City. My Tower was in West Covina, California, and I miss it a lot.
Love the interactive “Wall” in the first shot. That album changed my life in about ’86, the first time I heard it all the way through.
Check out my record store archive here.
The Lord of the Rings Custom Vans, Circa 1978 – 1980
Published January 6, 2016 Custom Autos , Fantasy Art , Lord of the Rings, The 3 Comments
Old Man Willow holds the wet bar and TV, folks, and the bed is “upholstered in gold crushed velour.” Those are real tree stumps leading up to the bed.
Here are two more specimens, with art and titles based on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit animated movies of 1978 and 1977, respectively.
More custom vans here.
(Photos via Phoney Fresh, Pinterest, and Rollin’ Heavy)
A Portrait of Siblings Mulling Gravitationally Collapsed Spacetime, Circa 1980
Published January 5, 2016 '80s Decor/Design/Fashion Leave a Comment
Possibly the best photograph I’ve ever seen. Honestly, I’m not sure which shirt I’d rather have.
(Photo via Awkward Family Photos)
2 Warps to Neptune 