Sunday, July 3, 2011

My name is Otto, and I love to get...

 Classic comedy rock album. Their biggest hit was 1982's "Metal Head", which I heard many years ago (1994-ish) and thought was pretty funny. Catchy, too! See it here. "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" was another fun hit. (here)

Check out their official site here!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

'That's how I play'

...is what the guy at the pawn shop I bought this at said when he saw Donnie in his underwear. Haha.

 Seriously, though, nice guitar! Goes well with the yellow suit. Heh.

More info on Donnie here.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Because it was the thing to do!

 Yes, everyone with a modicum of fame had a record in the 80's, including TV star Adrian Zmed, most famous for his roles in T.J. Hooker, Grease and Grease-related...things.

More info on Adrian here and here.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Brought to you by the letter 'R'


 'R' as in Radio Shack. :) Thought this was a pretty neat piece of a bygone era. I'm sure 99.9% of [ex-]Radio Shack employees (they are now known as 'The Source by Circuit City' in Canada now) have no clue this even exists! Dig that great old sound equipment.

Click here to see a great old video of them doing the song "Summertime."

Update, Dec. 9, 2017: You will see absolutely no Circuit City branding at The Source now. I had forgotten about that!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Girl power!


 I love finding albums made by families and their friends, especially knowing that they are most likely very limited edition. Doesn't make them worth more in most cases (they're worth whatever you paid), but kinda neat knowing hardly anyone has it nowadays. They often have a certain amount of religiousness to them, but that's ok. I mostly buy them for the covers.

P.S. I am updating the picture today (Dec. 9, 2017), as the old one was on Photobucket...*groan*...and now realize how off I was in my 'limited edition' comment, especially being reminded below of how big some of these people were at one time. I can look back on it and laugh, especially understanding the situation FAR better now, having been collecting records for several years now.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

I can play it for them...

 ...but I doubt they'll listen. :p

Update: Found the accompanying book at the same Salvation Army thrift store on May 11, 2012!

I should give it to my neighbor.

More info on Barbara here.