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Donny & Marie Osmond Star Wars TV spoof
I’ve spent the past few days at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip. Donny and Marie Osmond have an extended show at the Flamingo and while I didn’t catch their show (fortunately), this week’s My Vintage Video is a clip from their 1970s TV variety show.
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“Wait Till Your Father Gets Home” TV Cartoon
On Sunday we pay tribute to Dads! So, this week’s My Vintage Video is the opening title to the TV cartoon, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. The show aired on prime-time TV from 1972 to 1974. Harry Boyle was the cartoon dad (voiced by Tom Bosley). When he wasn’t working as a restaurant equipment [...]
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 5: Lucky Strike
My class on “Who Is Don Draper?” has ended. So, this is the last blog post pertaining to the class. I thought it appropriate to post a vintage ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. If you’re a fan of Mad Men, then you know how important these cigarettes are to the ad agency. Don Draper has [...]
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Gene Kelly in “Singin’ In the Rain”
It’s been dreary here in New England – rain clouds every day. But, this vintage video clip brought a smile when I watched it this week. I hope it brings the same to you! Enjoy what I think is the best dance sequence on film. It’s Gene Kelly in the 1952 movie Singing In the [...]
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 4: The Best of Everything
In the first season of Mad Men, Don Draper is shown reading this book: The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe. And recently I read this book for the class, “Who Is Don Draper?” The Best of Everything was released in 1958. It’s the story of four ambitious young women who work at a publishing [...]
Mad Men & Don Draper Part 2: Atlas Shrugged
My night class on “Who is Don Draper?” continues. We’re reading parts of Ayn Rand‘s 1957 magnum opus Atlas Shrugged. Rand’s book emphasizes individualism, free markets and the fear of government control. Fans of Mad Men may remember Bert Cooper (the co-owner the advertising company Sterling Cooper) recommending the book to Draper. Bert Cooper then [...]
Mad Men & Don Draper Part 1: Advertising
I’m taking a really interesting class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education in Cambridge, MA. It’s called “Who is Don Draper?” Now fans of the cable TV’s Mad Men will know Don Draper is the lead character in the show. He’s a professional and wealthy ad man working in New York in the early [...]
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The Dukes of Hazzard TV Show
This week’s My Vintage Video is dedicated to two “good old boys, never meaning no harm.” But no, this dedication is not to the stars of the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard
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