Here at PhoneyFresh I share my weirdo interests, including (but not limited to): Garage sale and dumpster treasures, vintage magazine innards, glorious VHS trash, forgotten LP covers, self help schlock, vexing vixens, my kitschy kollekshuns and oh, so much more. Ninety-nine percent of the content you see here is from my own collection. Scanned by me, photographed by me, etc. No low-res Google search globby jpeg junk here folks! Dig!
Showing posts with label 80's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 80's. Show all posts

Apr 26, 2011

New Phoney...

You may have noticed (but probably not) the Phoney Fresh blog topper has changed a little. First off, I found an even hipper van complete with galactic scenery to replace the old one. Secondly, the logo is based on the one from Truckin' magazine in the early 80's, in case you wondered (but probably didn't). That font was a pain in the butt to find too, I tell ya!



Apr 25, 2011

The Lost Arts...

Where have all the custom vans gone? There seemed to be no shortage in the 70's and 80's....probably gone to scrap heaps, every one. I suppose man hasn't lost his desire to customize, what with the plethora of, dare I say, "pimped out" rides cruising the streets this day and age. But it just isn't the same. Vinyl wraps, LCD screens and LED light just don't hold a candle to porthole windows, deep shag carpet and wood veneer. And who could forget the paint job? Those amazingly airbrushed fantasy scenes of wizards, cosmic beings, other-worldly creatures, space babes, hobbits, barbarians and wide-stretching galaxies. It's a lost art my friends.
















Apr 2, 2011

Phoney Fresh: Now on the World Wide Web!


Just a note from the Phoney Fresh Computer Center Corporate offices: Thanks to all of my loyal followers and friends who have helped get this blog running again the last few months! Please help spread the word to your friends in the blogging world. I hate to post all these ground breaking finds, only to go virtually unnoticed! All comments and input is welcome, and feel free to repost any of my material as long as you link back here.

Great things are still in the works, including lots more video trash and audio snippets soon. If you've just found us, be sure to check out some of our older posts too! They don't suck!

 
Be sure to visit our new Computer Center location in Roanoke, West Virginia!


Mar 24, 2011

Cowboy Auditions

More crap from the Phoney Fresh VHS archives. A touching moment with Garth, Gospel singing cowboys and dogs, Billy Ray marvels at the wonder of the "Achy Breaky", floppin boobies and power washers. Tell your Aunt Louise, tell anyone you please.
 
(Enjoy it while it lasts, Youtube has already disabled some of my vids!)

Mar 22, 2011

Hot Stuff

Here's some junk I pulled from deep within the Phoney Fresh VHS archives. Yanni, Richard Simmons, Turkey calls, Game Boy hints, Soul food and more....

Mar 14, 2011

Virtual VHS

I have always been fascinated by these weird "virtual" VHS tapes thet allow you to be transported into another world or even bring things like fish tanks and fireplaces right into your living room through the modern miracle of the VCR. Though they are dreadfully boring to watch (uh I guess maybe they weren't meant to be watched for entertainment, heh), they are a cool concept that didn't really carry over to the DVD age.


Yikes, look how fat those cats are getting sitting there watching TV all day! i saw one of these tapes for dogs once that had footage of food, fire hydrants and mail men. I kick myself for not buying it!




She's thinking "Dammit, I forgot to hit play! Now I gotta get up, walk back over there...."




This pamphlet came in the Video Fireplace box. As if you probably didn't shell out enough bread for this tape, they want you to buy wood scented incense for "added dimension". I do wanna check out the Video Kaleidoscope though!

Feb 19, 2011

PROMO SHOTS: Gold Dust


80's Locker Poster

Look at all that nostalgia! Paul Stanley? Domino Sugar? I can't tell if this is a boys locker or a girl's....I mean there's pink clothes and a Teen magazine, but a dumbbell and shaving creme too? Appears to be made by the Russ company, famous for Russ Trolls.


Feb 17, 2011

The Lord of the Vans

Check out this custom Lord of the Rings van! What I wouldn't give.....


Feb 13, 2011

Girls with Auto Parts.....and guns!

From various issues of Hot Rod and Truckin' magazines.


 


Hey, nice gun!


She's packin' six shooters!


I think this chick with a harpoon gun wins....


Here's a zoom up in case you need a new desktop background or something....



Feb 11, 2011

This Week In Finds: Week #1

If you can't already tell, I'm an avid collector of  other people's trash. Be it cool old kitschy stuff or literal trash, I love it! I frequent many a thrift store, junk hole, garbage sale, estate sale and dumpster during any given week. Starvation Army, Badwill, Volunqueers of America, you know the places. Soooo, I guess I might keep ya updated on my weekly finds, interesting or otherwise!


I dunno who this dapper dude is, but I like him. I actually had to think about whether he was in fact cool enough to snag or not, but I'm glad I did! He's a bank too.


That irreverence, that wit. I'd recognize it anywhere. It's a Ziggy!


My new favorite mug. Imagine drinking ice cold root brewski outta this baby!


A Tasco periscope. I can't figure out if this is old or not, I'm getting conflicting facts from Ebay. Anywho, I guess it's pretty cool for 86 cents. This will come in handy in the middle of a snowball battle, peering from behind my snow fortress wall.


This cassette contains Christmas music from the future.


Easyrider's Video Magazine. Video magazines must have been pretty popular in the late 80's-early 90's, as I've seen many of them on various subjects. This was the most entertaining video I've seen in a long time (that is, when the tracking started working!). Ugly biker chicks flashing their saggy boobs, a scary-ass biker comedian, Skanky bar chicks dumping beer all over their bodies, crazy dudes jamming bikes through the mud, tanks and flame-throwing robots....Oh and let's not forget the "Biker Home Videos".


Yes, that's Al from "Home Improvement" and Dave Thomas of "Bob and Doug McKenzie" fame. This is one of those super cheesy Feature Films for Families tapes. I can pretty much guess the plot from the cover art, and I'm pretty sure little else happens. I haven't watched this one yet, not cuz I'm afraid it will suck, but cuz I'm afraid I'll like it.


Detail of the cover art: Notice the "Scan-A-Scam" scanner and the gloriously ancient computer.

Jan 31, 2011

RAMBO COLORING BOOK (1985)


This is one of those cheapo drug store coloring books I had so many of growing up as a kid. Somehow this one survived without being colored in, scribbled in or torn to bits.  99 cents seems a little steep to me for 1985, though. Sheesh!



As apposed to a casual freedom fighter.


 I can see you! Might wanna try a little harder....



 Gee, what could it be?


 "Perilous" missions? Looks like Rambo gets the shit missions to me!


 .....luckily it wasn't too hard


I remember getting one of these at Walgreen's when I was a little dude, probably the crappy binoculars and compass set. Hahahaaa! I do remember staring at this picture for hours and dreaming....