Madonna will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.
So, this is a perfect opportunity to feature the pop diva singing her first hit song “Everybody.”
This performance aired on Italian TV in 1983.

Super Bowl XLVI is this Sunday in a match-up between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.

An early logo of the Patriots is a Revolutionary War minuteman known as “Pat Patriot.”
It was designed by Phil Bissell and was used as the team’s logo from 1962-1993.
It’s rather fitting they were given a patriotic name and image as the team was established on Independence Day, July 4, 1959.

My car is in the auto body shop because for the second time in less than a year I was in a car accident.
And just like before I was stopped at a red light and a car hit me from behind.

So, this week’s My Vintage Video is a little lesson on driving safely.
It’s narrated by the late Jimmy Stewart.

One hundred years ago this month New Mexico achieved statehood and became the 47th state.
The state was dubbed the “land of enchantment.”
This 1937 road map highlights various points of interest including Bottomless Lakes, Indian Reservations and Salt Lake Crater.

Another interesting detail is the layout of Route 66.
The original design of the famed route was to pass through Santa Fe, but after the state’s Governor lost an election bid, he re-designed the route so that it would pass through Albuquerque instead.

Last week the Hostess Company filed for bankruptcy; this week it’s Kodak’s turn.
It’s sad to see a 131-year-old company fold like this.
And it’s sadder still to watch this 1960 TV commercial.

Grab a tissue as you watch this week’s My Vintage Video.

One of the most popular comic strip characters in the 1980s was a penguin named Opus.
He starred in Bloom County and was created by Berkeley Breathed.
The strip ran from 1980 to 1989.
He appeared in a self-titled Sunday comic strip from 2003 to 2008.

Opus was known for his rather large nose and herring addiction.

This plush Opus doll was just one of many released in the 1980s.
His hat reads “Dandelion Preservation & Appreciation Society.”

Hostess Brand Inc. filed for bankruptcy this week, the second time in almost eight years.
Twinkies are one of the most loved and recognized Hostess products.
Enjoy this vintage commercial as you eat your Twinkie deep fried or plain.
And stock your cupboards with the yellow sponge cake while supplies last!

Four Dutch artists from the 1960s collectively called themselves The Fool.
They were close friends of The Beatles, Cream and The Hollies.

The Fool helped colorize the 1960s.
They designed clothes, painted psychedelic murals (including The Beatles’ Apple Boutique) and guitars belonging to Eric Clapton and George Harrison.
Their debut album (shown above) was produced by Graham Nash.

The Fools were Simon Posthuma, Marijke Koeger, Josje Leeger and Barry Finch.

Little is heard from them these days.
They have become a mere footnote (albeit an important one) in Beatles and Cream history.
But Simon Posthuma wrote his autobiography (in Dutch) and I recently came across this brief interview Posthuma gave after the book was published.

The New Hampshire primary is coming up and this week’s My Vintage Video is a look back at a controversial moment during the 1972 primary.

The Manchester Union-Leader attacked Democratic candidate Edmund Muskie’s wife Jane in print.
Muskie defended his wife with an emotional plea outside the newspaper’s offices.
It was snowing and Muskie claimed snowflakes melted on his face.
The press, however, reported that Muskie had tears streaming down his face.
The reports shattered Muskie’s image and he soon withdrew his presidential run.

Here’s a very short video of that moment as shown on cable TV.

When I was in 3rd and 4th grade (back in the mid-70s), I remember all the boys were gaga over KISS.
They ate out of KISS lunch boxes, swapped KISS trading cards and gazed longingly at the record covers.
The girls in class didn’t understand the boy’s fascination with the band, but that was okay.
Afterall, boys were kinda icky back then.

Anyway, this vintage KISS puzzle from 1977 brought back a flood of memories.
It features the art work from their Love Gun LP.
This was the last album to feature all four original members of the band: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.