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SpaceAgeSquirrel!!

While you're drifting around the blog-iverse, be sure to zoom over to my friend CC's place at

 Space Age Squirrel

I've been long over do to send you her wayyyy!

While you're there, you can read about CC's adventures (and misadventures) in:

Treasure Huntin'

Bike Pedalin'

Treat Makin'

Adventurin'

Pizza Box Paintin'
and More!

A sooper fun time is guaranteed for all!

MOVIE NITE: Hands of Steel

Patch-odelic!

Check out these crazy iron-on patches! These wacky hippies come in day-glo and are on reflective material too! I don't know who these guys are supposed to be, but they are way cool.

Self Help Schlock: To Erroneous is Human

This guy looks like a psychopath! He's still around too (with a lot less hair) and just as freaky as ever. I see him on PBS during "pledge" season a lot. 

Freak Out, U.S.A

"....This is a Copyrighted term, those of you out there who might be planning to use the word "Freak Out" in conjunction with some business- naughty, naughty. We'll sue you to death. A magazine was about to go onto the market called Freak Out, U.S.A. and they have received a telegram saying 'cease and desist you fools because it will cost you a great quantity of money'..." -Frank Zappa interview, 1967

Frank is referring to the Mothers of Invention's 1966 album titled "Freak Out" and the sudden interest and overuse of the phrase in popular culture. Frank claims to have coined the phrase, which we now use in our everyday vernacular.

So here is Freak Out, U.S.A.- which oddly enough features an interview with Zappa. The publication was very short lived ( I think only two issues), but is a really cool, if cheesy, document of the music scene at the time. I, being a huge Zappa fan (although he can be an a-hole at times) couldn't pass this up.

Like I said, I'm a huge Zappa fan, more specifically the stuff featuring the original Mothers of Invention line-up. They were the freakiest, ugliest, greasiest, weirdest group of the time and that's my bag folks. This collage mimics the style used by Zappa and frequent collaborator Cal Schenkel on the early Mothers LP sleeves.

And the interview itself is quite telling as Zappa explains his anti-drug philosophy and the true meaning of "freaking out"

These are the Fugs who, like the Mothers, were also very greasy, grimy and weird.  I love this dude's custom army coat! I'm working on spiffing one up my self...

Super cool posters! Notice the Jefferson Airplane poster...it's the same one I spotted (see last post) at the Antique Mall the other day!

Bad Seeds

These are from a 1940's photo album somebody gave me. These guys look like a couple a hoods for sure. I have plenty more of this duo and their rowdy pals to share later!

Crazy Tex Mex LP Covers!

I found these wonders at various thrift stores and junk holes. The music is pretty hard to listen to, but these are among the greatest album covers I have ever seen!

POMO SHOTS: Tommy C

I found this one backstage at the local amphitheater:

I don't know what it is exactly that Tommy C does, but I'm pretty sad that I missed his show. He looks like a real entertainer. Is he a singer? A dancer? An acrobat? A magician? A comedian? My guess is that he's the "white" James Brown.

Phantom of the Disco

That coulda been one heckuva novelty disco hit!

  Too many Ghosties on tha Daaaynce Floowwoowww....

 

"Hey check out the douche bag! 

He just killed his girlfriend but he still can party dooooowwwnnn!"

Christian Songbooks

Groovy Christian songbook covers from early 70's. Geared to the youth audience of the Jesus movement. Thanks Andy fer finding these for a man!

Pop Today

Used Library book about 70's music. That's the guy from Slade I was talking about in the last post .

Love and Romance Comics, 1971

I think the same thing to myself all the time.

Wasn't that red headed guy in Slade?

We've all had this happen. So embarrassing!

Remember the Rolling Stones "Some Girls" cover?

America's Ultimate V

I found this rediculous keychain at a sale we have at a church here called "Sharing Corner" where everything is free. It makes me wonder who these guys are: a motorcycle gang? a group of specially trained fighters? a team of weight lifters? a lame rock band? evangelists targeted to a teen audience? models? sports stars? male dancers? Ummmm, yeah. That's probably it. Male dancers for sure.

My favorites are the guy with the 'stache (you can tell he thinks he's the coolest) and the hair metal lookin' guy (why are his hands out of the picture? what is he doing!). God this is awful! Could they're jeans be any more stone washed than this? NO! HAHAHAHA!

The back of this pic was signed by the "team" too. A fun game is trying to match the signature to the right guy.