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MVG on eBay Radio – Smurfs, George Harrison & Bootleggers

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: June 12, 2011
Last week I was a guest on eBay Radio with hosts Griff and Lee Mirabal. I wanted to talk about collectible market timing – the strategy of listing items as a certain vintage collectible gets “hot.” I brought up how I think Smurf items, George Harrison’s solo records and ephemera from the Prohibition era could [...]
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 5: Lucky Strike

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: May 30, 2011
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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Tornado! 1967 Safety Film

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: May 26, 2011
This week’s My Vintage Video is in two parts. It’s a safety film from 1967. It’s called simply Tornado! And my thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by the destructive path left by the tornados that have touched down in the south and midwest this spring. PLEASE NOTE: Some of the [...]
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 4: The Best of Everything

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: May 15, 2011
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 [...]
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1948 Classroom Filmstrip: Bike Safety

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: May 13, 2011
May is National Bike Month! Click here see what activities are taking place near you. And here’s the Facebook Fan Page. And before you hop on your bike, watch this vintage filmstrip about bike safety! Happy and safe riding!
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 3: John Cheever

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: May 1, 2011
And so my class on “Who is Don Draper?” continues. We recently discussed a few short stories by American writer John Cheever. “The Swimmer,” “The Five-Forty-Eight” and “The Housebreaker on Shady Lane” are just three of the stories we talked about. Cheever is dubbed a suburban realist. A prominent theme in his writing is: things [...]
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Grace Kelly Arrives in Monaco to Wed Prince Rainier

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: April 28, 2011
Kate Middleton drove herself from the English countryside to London this week to attend a Royal Wedding — her own! Driving oneself in a sedan is quite a departure from how actress Grace Kelly arrived in Monaco to attend her wedding back in 1956. Kelly boarded an ocean liner with her family, bridesmaids, poodle and [...]
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Keep America Beautiful (The Crying Indian) PSA

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: April 20, 2011
Earth Day is April 22. This week’s My Vintage Video is a public service announcement that first aired on the 22nd back in 1971. It became known as ‘The Crying Indian’ and was launched by the nonprofit group Keep America Beautiful. This powerful PSA brought the environmental movement into millions of homes. This PSA became [...]
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 2: Atlas Shrugged

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: April 17, 2011
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 [...]
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Mad Men & Don Draper Part 1: Advertising

By MyVintageGeneration | Published: April 10, 2011
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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