184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 71: Hall of Industry

Hall of Industry, Seattle World's Fair, 1962, a photo by KlickerChick on Flickr.

A view of the Hall of Industry in the summer. I love the design on this building.

Spuds MacKenzie

I was watching an old TV show this morning and they "interviewed" Spuds MacKenzie. I hadn't thought about Spuds in years and decided to try to dig up some information. TV Acres has a pretty succinct biography on the beer mascot:

Billed as the "The Original Party Animal," Spuds with an entourage of 3 beautiful women known as the Spudettes, danced, skateboarded, high-dived, played hockey and rode horses across the TV screens of America. One poster campaign ("Free to Party") depicted Spuds at the signing of the Declaration of Independence where he declared "Let the Party Begin!"

Although popular with the public at large, such groups as The Center for Science in the Public Interest and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) decried the use of Spuds fearing it would entice young children to drink alcohol. He was later "drafted" to warn teenagers and other young people about the dangers of drinking and driving.

Spuds' (actually a female) real name was Honey Tree Evil Eye. She also appeared in the Martin Mull, Dick Shawn movie Rented Lips (1987).

Spuds' last years were spent in the North Riverside, Illinois, home of her owners Stan and Jackie Oles. After Spuds died of kidney failure in May of 1993 (at the age of 10) late night comedian Jay Leno informed the television viewers of THE TONIGHT SHOW that the family requested that no flowers be sent to the funeral but they could however send trees.

My goal is to find some of the weirdest Spuds memorabilia and share it, but in the mean time here are a few commercials to whet your appetitie for beer and bull

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 70: "Peep" Backstage, U.S.A. (NSFW)

Today we have a souvenir booklet from "Peep" Backstage U.S.A. during the Fair. This booklet features all of the shows that occurred during the Fair along with names of risqué (for 1962) photos of the performers. Peep was a Jack D. Matlack presentation. Matlack died in 1990 and was a bit of a character. You can see his obituary here.

You can see the entire (NSFW due to some very "gentle" 1962 nudity) booklet after the jump.

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 69: Firebird III

General Motors Corporation exhibit showing the Firebird III, Century 21 Exhibition, a photo by UW Digital Collections on Flickr.

The concept car that was display at the General Motors Corporation exhibit showing the Firebird III, Century 21 Exhibition, 1962

Photographer:
Unknown

Subjects (LCSH):
Firebird automobile
General Motors automobiles

Digital Collection:
Seattle Photograph Collection
http://content.lib.washington.edu/seattleweb/index.html

Item Number: SEA2306

Persistent URL:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/u?/seattle,2284

Visit Special Collections reproductions and rights page for information on ordering a copy.

University of Washington Libraries. Digital Collections http://content.lib.washington.edu/

The Human Body (Male) by Colorforms

A few weekends ago I found this awesome 1970 Colorforms still in tact. The box shows a little age but the booklet and all the pieces were still there. The best part about the set was that it cost me $.25. Here's a crappy cell phone picture of the box (my actual camera was stolen) and a scan of the booklet.

Good Sight On a Dark Night - Gulf Oil

I think all of this would be a great sight at any time day or night

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 68: Trade Dollar Booth

Taken on a June day in 1962. I really wish I had one of those trade dollars.

1987 WWF Trading Cards

This past weekend, I found an un-opened pack pack of 1987 WWF Topps trading cards at yard sale for 50 cents. I debated for a while whether I should open it or not. I weighed all the pros and cons and decided that my curiosity was worth more to me than a 50 cent pack of wrestling trading cards. Instead of keeping the cards for myself, I thought it'd be fun for me to open the cards, scan them in the order they came in, and share them on here.

#47 Flying Bodypress

Kind of an odd card. it shows one of the members of the Killer Bees performing one of the most basic "aerial" moves in wrestling. I am not sure why this warranted a trading card.

#54 Wrestlemania III - The Giant is Slammed

A trading card featuring one of the biggest moments in the history of the World Wrestling Federation. On March 29, 1987, in front of 93,108 (actual 78,000 or so but the WWF has always claimed the 93,000+ number) fans in the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, Hulk Hogan body slammed the (as WWF claimed) 7'3" 525lb Andre the Giant and retained the WWF title. (Side Note: Every time Hulk Hogan tells the story Andre gets taller and heavier. By the time Hulk Hogan passes Andre will have been 27 feet tall and weighed nearly 3 tons and the crowd in Pontiac will have grown to over 7,000,000.)

#55 Wrestlemania III - Out of the Ring

One of the many great moments in quite possibly the greatest match in Wrestlemania history. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defeated "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWF Intercontinental title.

#63 Showing Off

The card says: "The Hart Foundation struts their stuff as they enter the ring." I really like the ring gear of the jobbers in the back ground. There aren't enough out of shape men in sequins in today's world.

#71 The Suoerstars Speak: Demolition

Demolition are/were the original destroyers? Don't tell that to the Road Warriors. According to the back of the card: "Ax and Smash: The thing we like most in life is to take other people apart. We're a tow-man wrecking crew." They look like they're ruining late to a bondage convention.

#66 Out to Eat a Turnbuckle

"George "The Animal" Steele prepares to chew up a turnbuckle." Yep. his schtick was that he use to tear open the turnbuckle pads with his teeth.

#9 - Hercules and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

This card features the entire fictional biography of Hercules:
"Hercules believes he is the reincarnation of a Greek hero and strongman from ages past. Whether or not he is right, the real Hercules couldn't have been any stronger, or nastier, than he is. Heenan is Hercules' manager and one of the sneakiest - and smartest - men in wrestling." This was about a year before Bobby Heenan sold Hercules' (yes, like a slave) services. Only in wrestling.

#1 Bret "Hit Man" Hart

Bret Hart was my favorite wrestler when I was a kid. I watched every one of his matches for years and years. Bret had a rather famous and infamous career in the World Wrestling Federation that ended in one of the most talked about moments in wrestling history, the "Montreal Screwjob" on  November 9, 1997.

#27 Double Whammy

I guess this is supposed to the Rougeau Brothers performing a tag-team move but it looks like they're performing...ummm...oral "surgery." Kind of a disappointing last card. Let's hope the sticker is better.

Drumroll...

Sticker #6 - Hercules & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

This looks awfully damn familiar. What a crappy sticker and it's printed crooked, too. I guess Topps really wanted me to love Hercules.

Overall the pack wasn't all that interesting. It had some historic wrestling moments but the rest of the cards were uninteresting. Next week, for the Fourth of July, I will open a pack of Desert Storm trading cards I bought for a nickel at a different yard sale.

Disneyland Entrance, 1960

Disneyland entrance, 1960, a photo by lreed76 on Flickr.

A street view of the great Disneyland entrance sign.
Photo by Walter Reed

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 67: Coliseum 21 and the Space Needle

The beautiful Space Needle and Coliseum 21 (Key Arena) on a clear night during the World's Fair.

Beautiful Louisville, Kentucky - America's Friendliest City

A 1938 book featuring information on "America's Friendliest City" and Curt Teich postcard prints.

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 66: Natural Gas Pavilion Character Analysis Wheel

This is a strange little piece of ephemera from the Fair. It is a character analysis (horoscope) wheel given to you when you entered the Natural Gas Pavilion. The back features a map of the layout of the Natural Gas Pavilion.

All Detergent

A couple of pamphlets from All Detergent. Not sure of the date of these. I am guess they're from the mid-to-late 1950s.

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 65: Chun-King

Chun King Chinese food stand on the World's Fair grounds during the 1962 World's Fair.

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 64: A Guide to the United States Science Exhibit

A three-page guide/map of the United States Science Exhibit during the World's Fair. (Click on the map for details of the layout and everything there was to see).

For Those Who Think Young

My wife and I just finished watching the 1964 movie "For Those Who Think Young." The movie stars James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Nancy Sinatra, Ellen McRae (aka Ellen Burstyn), Paul Lynde, Tina Louise and Bob Denver (Gilligan). The movie makes very little sense and rambles in and out of story lines. There was, however, one memorable scene:

Recipes from Old Cookbooks: Put The Un In Cooking Fun with 7up The Uncola

"Un in Cooking? That's Right...When a recipe calls for a liquid, use sparkling 7up, The Uncola!" That is the basis of this recipe book published in 1969 by the Seven-Up Co. of St. Louis, Missouri.

The booklet features fourteen pages of recipes that demand you use 7up instead of whatever sane product you would use. There are recipes for cocktails (of the non-alcoholic variety) that features a crazy cutting board man with a knife for a forehead.

Dips, Vegetables, Salads, Breads, Cookies, Cakes, Desserts and pies all have a recipes featuring the uncola. The pie section has an illustration that kind of baffles me.

I am not sure if the pieman has the pies made already and all we have to do is track him down or if we, ourselves, are the pieman and need these recipes to prove our piemanliness.

The recipe for this week is from the weirdly named "From...Hoof Feather & Fin" section

SALMON LOAF WITH VEGETABLE-CHEESE SAUCE

1 (one lb.) can salmon

1 cup 7UP

3/4 cup dry bread crumbs

1 egg

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tbsp. chopped onion

2 tbsp. chopped green pepper

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1/3 cup melted butter or margarine

1/2 tsp. salt

Drain salmon and remove skin and bones. Flake salmon into small pieces. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into 9 X 5-inch loaf pan and pack firmly. Bake in 350° F. oven for 50 to 60 minutes. While salmon loaf is baking, prepare sauce.

Party in the Living Room - 1962

Party in the Living Room - 1962, a photo by ElectroSpark on Flickr.

Lampshades and furniture covered in plastic?

© Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 63: Washington State Coliseum and the World of Tomorrow

A view of the World of Tomorrow in the Washington State Coliseum (now known as Key Arena).

184 Days of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - Day 62: Motion Lamp

Seattle Worlds Fair motion lamp, originally uploaded by gtykal.

A motion lamp from the Fair. I cannot tell how badly I want one of these. I have seen them from time to time but they always fetch at least one more zero than I am willing to spend.