Titchy Tiki

17:33:00 MoonDoggie 8 Comments


My newest tiki acquisitions arrived today. Above is my pendant made from Tibetan Yak Bone apparently.  It was so cute and so cheap that I couldn't resist.  I'm wearing it right now.  The back view makes me giggle too - such detail:


Also arrived is this black promotional mug for Seven Tiki rum:


I love my tiki collection - I can't stop myself, now!

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Tiki Twosome

20:27:00 MoonDoggie 7 Comments


Meet two new members of my tiki family - Zombie Tiki and Mr Tonga Tongue.  I'll let you guys figure out who's who.


They're in great condition and best of all, they don't smell!

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Bags Not Mine

19:05:00 MoonDoggie 8 Comments

Like my new bag?  Pretty cool, isn't it?


Except it isn't.

Remember the bag I couldn't get due to postage?  I thought I was really lucky to find such a funky psychedelic cooler bag so soon after fate had cruelly denied me (dramatic much?).  It looked good in the photos and the seller said it was in good condition ('in his opinion').  Even the lovely purple packaging looked promising but when I opened it - POW! A stale smoky stench with what could have been hints of mould or mildew, smacked me in the face.

Okay, I thought, I can do probably do something to get rid of the smell.  But then I noticed how dirty it was.  The outside was marked all over, and the inside...eeyew - you don't want to see a picture, trust me.  The flash used by the seller (as I have used above due to low light) hid a multitude of problems.  Hey, I didn't expect it to be like new but it is so dirty inside and out.  Here is an example of the kind of marks I'm dealing with (I have already tried to give it a clean to very little avail): 


After taking the above photo I realised the split seam as well:


In with the bag was a generic note from the seller, asking buyers to contact him before leaving negative feedback as "most things can be resolved with patience and understanding".  I'm happy to do this but I'm not sure exactly how this can be resolved. 

I've resigned myself to using the bag for tools or something as there is NO WAY I can use it to store wool like I had originally planned.  I'm happy to chalk it up to experience but I think claiming the bag to be in good condition was a bit misleading.  Surely so many marks, and a damaged seam can't be good in anyone's opinion.  What do I say?

*UPDATE*
I contacted the seller to express my disappointment.  He has offered a full refund including the return postage.  Obviously I will need to go to the trouble of packing and returning the item but this is as good as it will probably get.  Better than nothing?

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Here's to World Peace!

16:20:00 MoonDoggie 5 Comments


A big thankyou to the lovely Sue at Astrachic Studio for awarding me with the 'Liebster Blog' Award.  The award is apparently to showcase other less known blogs - those with less than 300 followers. 

Psst! That's not really a photo of me - it's Wendy Dascomb aka Miss USA 1969.

I officially accept the award and pass it on to 3 to 5 other blogs with less than 300 followers.

draw! pilgrim - Design. Life. Style. Colour.  This blog has them all!  A virtual feast of colour and cool.  I want everything she has.

Jill Browning - Another kindred spirit. I seem to like pretty much anything she likes.

Pop Circus - Fun, witty and an all-around 'nice guy, 'Ringmaster Anthony is a big kid and proud of it.

Obsessilicious - Although I sometimes think he exists purely to make me jealous,  I can't resist ogling his blog.

As pleased as I am to receive the award, I don't like having to choose.  I narrowed it down to those who posted recently but I would love EVERYONE to have an award. If I follow you it's because I like your blog. 

It is for that reason that I also hereby accept 1950s Atomic Ranch House's Atomic Mid Century Blog Award and encourage all those who read my blog to do the same.



This award is completely pressure free and comes with no strings attached.  There's even a snoopy version if you prefer.  Check out 1950s Atomic Ranch House - she's grand.

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Poodle to You, With Knobs On

12:08:00 MoonDoggie 7 Comments

I missed out on this item last night:


Isn't it glorious?  It's so tacky, I love it! 
We put in a cheeky offer and were immediately outbid so we left it at that.  I now wish I had've bid a little more.  This kind of thing is not normally my style but the kitsch value here is quite significant.  It would've been quite a talking point in my home.

NOTE:  I don't mean to offend any 'poodleana' lovers by calling it tacky because I also understand the charms of such objects.  Beauty is most definitely in the eye of the beholder.  What do other people think?

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Do Nothing

20:51:00 MoonDoggie 4 Comments

via daddytypes

I first caught a glimpse of this crazy machine in an ad for an electricity company a few years ago (even blogged about the ad here).  I didn't know what the machine was then but have since come across it a few times  - the solar powered Do-Nothing Machine, created by none other than Ray and Charles Eames. 


Charles Eames apparently stated, "It is not supposed to do. It is supposed to be. Its whole function is in its being."

Its being is so pretty it makes me happy.

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Before they were Bradys III

20:32:00 MoonDoggie 2 Comments



In my original 'Before They Were Bradys' post, I posted a link to a Chatty Cathy doll commercial that little Maureen McCormick made in 1964.  She also appeared in an adorable Barbie commercial for 'Twist N Turn Barbie" in 1967.  Dig the sun..!


Keen!

In this 1970 commercial for 'Living Barbie', Maureen was already appearing on screen as Marcia but I couldn't resist.


I'm not sure about the date for this next 'Barbie and Friends' commercial but it's probably 1970 too.  Embedding was disallowed so click on the picture (or here) to be taken to the video.


I know it's been very 'Marcia centred' but I'm on a roll.

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Talk Turkey

21:06:00 MoonDoggie 7 Comments

Someone on Tiki Central posted a link to an astounding combination of late 60s architecture and 70s taste... The Gobbler in Wisconsin.


Lileks has created what amounts to a virtual tour of what he has dubbed, "the grooviest motel in Wisconsin".  It documents the motel-bar-restaurant with a mix of original brochure illustrations and photographs as well as more recent photographs of its eventual decay.


Sad, huh? The site is well worth a look.  I recommend you take a full tour by clicking the 'Start here' link on the first page.  If nothing else, I learned that those lovely mid century illustrations didn't always give an accurate representation of the reality...


...and a healthy reminder that not everything in the past was good.

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Score!

18:52:00 MoonDoggie 2 Comments


Finally, some good ebay news!

Won these funky teatowels for just over £2 (plus postage).  Apparently from the 70s and unused.
Far out!

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Heads Up!

11:12:00 MoonDoggie 4 Comments

Usually there's nothing but a load of crap on ebay - sorry, but it's true. Other times there are things that almost break my heart when I know I can not have them.

These headboards are one of those things. Only £20 for two of them, apparently in great condition but I live nowhere near Blackpool and so they can not be mine.


They're ORANGE people, ORANGE!

Buy them on ebay - but hurry, only 2 hours left (at time of posting).

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Before they were Bradys II

21:51:00 MoonDoggie 3 Comments

Last year, I posted about the Brady kids 'before they were Bradys'.  I didn't think I'd be able to find more footage but it turns out the young Maureen McCormick, in particular, appeared in quite a few popular shows before she became Marcia. She even appeared in Bewitched TWICE.

In 1964 she played 'Little Endora', one of Samantha and Darrin's imagined children.  In the scene, she bickers with her brother and makes him disappear.


Skip to about 4:55:


The next year, Maureen scored a bigger part - playing a junior version of Endora herself. Endora (the senior version) is angry with Darrin for insisting Samantha spends Halloween entertaining at home, rather than go out with her. She turns herself into a trick or treating child and gets back at Darrin by turning him slowly into a werewolf.


Skip to 8:30:


I'll be back with more...

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Not My Bag

21:34:00 MoonDoggie 5 Comments

The Vintage Cabin


Waaah! Why does all the good stuff have to be so far away?

I love this bag!  It's so very Brady and would be a perfect place for me to put my wool which is currently stored in a very unstylish paper bag in the corner of my living room.  Unfortunately, the cost to send it from Canada to England is exorbitant - $78 - nearly 3 times the price of the bag!

I should add this is not the fault of the seller, The Vintage Cabin, who was sympathetic about the whole thing.

Since I can't have it, I'd rather someone I knew could benefit from its beauty (yes, I know it's not to everyone's tastes).

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A Very Brady Series

22:24:00 MoonDoggie 6 Comments


Spurred on by yesterday's post about the Fake Jan Festival,  I had resumed watching season 4 of the Brady Bunch when it occurred to me that I hadn't posted about season 3 yet!

So without further adieu, here are the highlights of  the 1971-72 season of the Brady Bunch.

Surprise! A craptastic journey to hell.
I have to admit, season 3 started on a low point for me.  I was not interested in the 3 part season opener where the Bradys head to the Grand Canyon.  I have no problem with the Grand Canyon, in fact I'd love to go there myself one day.  However, nine people living in a caravan on a long distance trip is not my idea of a vacation - even if it is, "the big folding down kind". 

That was not my only concern.  Carol Brady, who had finished the previous year with a perfectly sensible hairdo had suddenly sprouted her infamous mullet and I wasn't sure what else lay in wait for me as we moved even further away from my beloved 1960s. 


It started out cautiously in September...
... but by March the mullet was firmly ensconced on Carol's head.
Season 3 proved to be a corker, however, and contained many iconic episodes.

After getting through the Grand Canyon ordeal, I was excited to see Terry the Tiger/Toad (from American Grafitti - one of my favourite movies):


Greg had bought a lemon and was trying to palm it off to the nearest gullible person. 

Other highlights:

Marcia dates Greg's nemesis, "that crumb", Warren Mullaney to get back at Greg for trying to tell her what to do.  Greg in turn dates "Miss Rah Rah", Kathy Lawrence who beat Marcia at cheerleading tryouts or something.


The infamous Marcia, Marcia, Marcia rant from Jan.


Pork chops and apple sauce, anyone?


Marcia gets Davy Jones to perform at the school dance.


Jan is afraid that wearing glasses will make her look "positively goofy".


The Brady's first outing as a family singing group is almost ruined by Peter's voice breaking. When it's time to change, it's time to rearrange...


Will season 4 be able to top these legendary Brady moments?

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Those Are Fake Jans

19:43:00 MoonDoggie 5 Comments


I have been sucked into a vortex of 70s entertainment - a heady world of sparkle and spandex, glitter and glam, chintz and cheese. I have just returned from the Brady Bunch Variety Hour. 

The reason for this is 'Fake Jan'.

Today I came across a funny web ad for the Fake Jan Festival on the Brady World site.  Curious, I clicked and found out that there is actually a 'Fake Jan Day'.  It was declared on Jan the 2nd (get it?) a couple of years ago and seems to be increasing in popularity.

For those not in the know, after The Brady Bunch finished in 1974, it was revived a couple years later as a musical 'variety hour'.  Eve Plumb did not wish to appear and Geri Reischl replaced her when the show launched in October of 1976 - she was to become known as 'Fake Jan'.

Fake Jan with her sisters Marcia and Cindy.

Geri seems to have accepted this and taken it all in good humour.  You can find guidelines for observing Fake Jan Day on her website, which were interestingly written by Susan Olsen (aka Cindy Brady).  This year, there will be a three day festival (beginning New Year's Eve and ending 2nd January) to celebrate all that is Fake Jan. I particularly like the nod to Woodstock on the Festival poster - 3 Days of Peace & Jan - it made me giggle.


You can find out more about the Fake Jan Festival on the website.  Regular readers will know that I'm still in the process of truly and fully experiencing the Brady Bunch for the first time.  I'm holding off on the variety hour until I complete the series but I couldn't resist some sneak peeks on youtube.  Prepare your eyes for the visual assault:



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