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In the early 1990, a bunch of those weird sounding handheld rubbery things came on the market. Yeah, they were made of soft rubber, which inside had a small ball that kinda "blurped" outta their big mouth when you squeezed them.
Sure enough, this commercial is bedecked with strangeness, or is that debateable?
And now, you can rate this as many stars as you like.
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Added: 27th September 2009
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In 1957, kids were able to own a T.N. Nomura Earth Man Robot. This is the original. It seems to be in still good operating condition as the toy can still move by battery control. Even the raygun is still operating. A rare find if not a reproduction.
This original toy was manufactured in Japan as it was printed on the back of its tin design.
Toys like this if sold can bring a large amount of money, especially on EBay or bought from a private collection. The thing is, it must be originally made in 1957 and not a reproduction.
It has been called an Earth Man Robot by the company who made it. This kind of nostalgia with its original box can bring a more substantial amount of money if sold.
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Added: 10th October 2009
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Since the early 1970s, they have been going on the road, across the world, playing soldout arenas and halls with their super arrangements. Fact, 2009 was their 35th anniversary together, and they released a two disc called "Sonic Boom", which is the first time the bandmates have brought out "NEW" and re-recorded older material since the late 1990s. Today, the band only consists of strapped guitarists Gene and Paul as the only originators from the '70s. In the 1980s and 2000s there was a lot of displeasure from former original members over petty things. They are now half replacement members that have been accepted by fans. Speaking of Tommy, he was always around them for the past twenty years or more.
The guy is aware that their fans criticize him for copying the former member with the former guitarists outlook; which are owned now by the founding members.
Most fans know he got the space man back in professional style again. He rehearsed with him the heavy guitar parts for the huge global tour that went out on in 1996.
Over years, they became the king of merchandise sales. They bring in millions of dollars just with their images printed on mugs, towels, anything that a fanwould be interested in buying with their likeness on the merchandise.
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Added: 10th October 2009
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One of the most impactful press conferences ever held occurred on Saturday, January 11, 1964. On that date Luther L. Terry, the Surgeon General of the United States, announced conclusive medical proof that smoking was undeniably a public health hazard. The report was based on more than 7,000 scientific studies. One set of statistics quoted in Terry's report stated that smokers were 10 times more likely to be afflicted with lung cancer than non-smokers. (Heavy smokers were 20 times more likely.) The report also linked heart disease and emphysema to smoking. The historic press conference was deliberately held on a Saturday to minimize the effect on the stock market and to get maximum exposure in the major Sunday newspapers.
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Added: 10th October 2009
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In the late decades of the nineteenth century, one of the best selling authors in America was Horatio Alger, Jr. His series of books, aimed at teenage boys, were widely praised for extolling positive virtues. The stories were formulaic: A poor, downtrodden youth would invariably achieve middle-class respectability through hard work, dedication and frugality. Often the hero's rise was aided by an established older member of society whom the youth had helped. Today, the term 'a Horatio Alger story' refers to any rags-to-riches tale. Alger himself led a checkered life. He abruptly left his position as a minister of a Massachusetts church in 1866 after accusations of pederasty with two male teenage parishoners. (This was not widely known until years later.) Unlike his novel characters who saved their pennies for a rainy day, Alger was a spendthrift who squandered his considerable earnings. He died virtually penniless in the care of his sister in 1899.
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Added: 20th October 2009
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During the football season, millions of dollars are bet legally and illegally every weekend on college and pro games. This is largely due to the system of point spreads. The invention of this new form of wagering occurred in the 1930s and is generally credited to Charlie McNeil, a Chicago stockbroker. Before the advent of point spreads, few people bet on football. Because most games had predictable outcomes and wagers could only be placed on outright wins, few gamblers bothered. (Why bet on a 15-1 longshot that wasn't likely to win?) Bookies were also reluctant to accept bets on overwhelming favorites or risk huge losses on upsets. McNeil's point spread system made football betting much more attractive by statistically levelling the playing field. Now favorites had to win by certain amounts for bettors to win. It also guaranteed a more equitable distribution of bets on each team, pleasing bookies and legal gaming establishments who make their profits largely on commissions.
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Added: 27th October 2009
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In 1883, the United States unveiled its new 'Liberty Head' five-cent piece. Conmen immediately sensed an opportunity: Because the reverse bore the Roman numeral 'V' without the word 'cents,' it looked very much like the widely circulated five-dollar gold piece. Crooks simply painted the nickels gold and passed them off as five-dollar coins. To combat this practise, a few months later the mint issued a revised variety of 1883 nickels--these ones bearing the word 'cents' beneath the V. (That design lasted until the Liberty Head nickel was replaced by the buffalo nickel in 1913.) According to numismatic lore, a deaf mute named Josh Tatum was among the most prolific perpetrators of fraud with gold-painted no-cents nickels. He supposedly escaped conviction because he could not ask shopkeepers for change; he merely accepted what was given to him. This is where the verb 'to josh' is said to have originated.
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Added: 22nd October 2009
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When Happy Days debuted in 1974, there were three Cunningham children: Joanie, Richie, and Chuck. Chuck, the eldest, was supposed to be a mentoring-type, college-age big brother to middle child Richie. The jockish Chuck's roles were small--so small that few viewers noticed that two different actors (Gavan O'Herlihy, shown in the photo; and Randolph Roberts) were cast as Chuck. By 1975, when the show went to live tapings and Fonzie became Richie's mentor, Chuck was simply dropped from the show with no explanation. He was only mentioned in one episode after the first season--and that was a flashback episode where his presence had to be explained. Several times in later episodes, Howard and Marion Cunningham both refer to having just two children. Tom Bosley, who played Howard, liked to joke in interviews that Chuck had 'accepted a full scholarship at the University of Outer Mongolia.'
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Added: 23rd October 2009
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Here is a mid 1960s clip of the master, influential,a never monotonous funny guy, who was known for tossing pies into guests faces during his entire broadcast career. Shaving cream pies were his life-long trademark. He was number one on television for years with his own brand of comedic style.
Soupy Sales made five thousand on-air live TV appearances throughout the 50s-60s, which he later continued with more television appearances into the late 70s with another popular show he hosted. He did a lof a crazy things on air, mostly with his studio crew in on the jokes.
The comedians popularity was the highest in the sixties when celebs, including musicians dropped-in for the famous widespread shaving cream pie toss thrown at them usually by Soupy. His popularity rose soon later when the New York program became syndicated nationwide.
Pookie the lion, shown here was the musical one out of all his furry cohosts. The puppet was often featured with a hit song or popular jazz number.
At the time, entire families were attracted to his comedic program. Stars such as Alice Cooper,and Frank Sinatra allowed themselves to be splattered with a Soupy pie. Sinatra loved his sense of comedy. it was the "thing to do" back then on television.
Sales had one of the most quirkiest shows ever to be shown on television. Most of the things he did would not be allowed years later. Physical comedy and fun gags were what motivated the comedian weekly.
If you view most of these programs, you'd see Soupy had no scripts. He looked pretty much spontenous on-air.
Soupy Sales inspired many comedians throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 70s and 80s. Soupy was at one time a guest host on 'The Tonight Show' too. Soupy got his start as a disc jockey radio host, and then when he became more popular than most others he moved to television.
Years ago, in New York City, Soupy began having large puppet cohosts, Black Tooth and White Fang, both adding something different to his unordinary show. Both of these characters worked well with the comedian. Soupy had tried them out on radio with soumd effects years earliar.
Soupy Sales legacy includes appearing on 5,370 "live" television programs, some of which were aimed at kids, but mostly brought adults to the set to see what Sales would say or do. At times, Sales humour was bordering on risque for youngesters.
During the early 1970s, I remember seeing him on 'The Mike Douglas Show'often. He was often shown on game shows as well.
He was one of a kind at improvisation comedy. There will never be another like him. He came at the right time.
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Added: 23rd October 2009
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A few weeks ago I posted the story of the tragic Hartford Circus Fire of 1944. There were 168 fatalities in the blaze. Only six bodies were not identified. One case was particularly poignant. A little girl, whose corpse was unmarked by burns, was unclaimed by relatives. She was known as Little Miss 1565, from the number assigned to her at the city morgue. Her morgue photo was widely distributed--and yet no one came forward to claim her body. She was interred in a Hartford cemetery. Years later reseachers claimed she was Eleanor Emily Cook. She was re-buried in the Cook family plot. However, there are many doubters--and for good reason. Cook was a brunette; Little Miss 1565 was a blonde. From photos, the shape of Cook's face does not match those of Little Miss 1565, an neither do her dental records. Who is she? We'll likely never know. The best guess is that the girl's relatives wrongly identified another corpse, thus denying Little Miss 1565 of her true identity.
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Added: 25th October 2009
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