A Smattering of Ads from April 1981

 These ads are a slice of mercantile life from the April 27, 1981 issue of Newsweek.

To celebrate the US Space Shuttle Columbia's maiden flight on April 12, NASA contractor Rockwell International ran the following three-page spread:

An interesting tidbit is the fact that the last two pages of this spread ran on the Time of the same date, where these two silver pages were the center spread for Time.  In Newsweek, the three pages were not the center spread.

See you on Monday with more pop-culture scrapings, campers!

  

Superboy TV, Part 3

PART ONE

PART TWO

 Here's more of the Superboy Season Two publicity folder.

You'll recall it was a big folder of glossy card stock shown above.  Following are the "Bios & Press Releases" material.

Have fun digesting the exciting info, courtesy of the late, lamented, gentle giant Mark Barragar.

See you on Thursday!
 

Friends Are Forever, but Banks Aren't

 According to a website called US Bank Locations, Friendly National Bank was established in 1964.  In 1994 it was absorbed into Bank One.

I still have a zippered bag from them, it's often used as part of the financial equipment of SoonerCon.

Inside a paperback I found one of their change orders.  BTW, the jingle from one of their TV commercials ran, "Friends are forever, at Friendly national Bank!"

See you on Monday!

  

It's a Mystery of Steel!

 Here's some rabidly stocked speculation about the afterlife of the recently deceased Superman, from the June 1993 issue of Comics Scene.

If I remember rightly, it turned out that the real Superman's spirit had transmogrified into Captain Carrot?  Correct me if I'm wrong.

See you on Thursday!

  

WATCHMOVIE

 WATCHMOVIE

             Here are some aspects about the 2009 Watchmen movie that intrigued my fancy.  I hope they bemuse you too.  The timings refer to “The Ultimate Cut” of the film – that’s the source of the frame-grabs, too.

            At 18:07, we’re in Hollis Mason’s apartment catching some TV news.  But what caught my eye was the row of books to the left of the TV.

            The silver lettering on the book in the middle of the stack caught my eye.  Here it is, rotated so you can read it:

            Now you can tell that this book is Equation for Evil by Philip Caputo.  What’s interesting is that Watchmen takes place in 1986, but this book was not published until 1996.

            The producers used the actual our-Earth book, as you can tell from this eBay listing.

           At 29:48, Rorschach is sneaking into Rockefeller Military Research Center to tell Doc Manhattan and Sally about Blake’s murder.  Just as in the Watchmen comic, the logo looks like the earliest versions of Superman’s “S” shield.

            Here’s the world’s first look at Superman’s chest emblem, from 1938’s Action Comics #1 (as if you didn’t know).

 

            The sign reads “Special Atomic Research.”

           I wonder why, at 59:50, the lock on the cemetery gate is shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head?

            At 2:41:34, Nite Owl glances across the books on Veidt’s desk.  In the middle is The Great Pharaohs: Rameses II, by Dr Hans Dayal.

            Unlike the actual book seen in Hollis Mason’s home, this is a gag book.  For, in actuality, Hans Dayal was an assistant location manager for the movie!

 

Well, that’s all the observations for now!

 

June's PschoFLAIRapy Pages

 This month's calendar page from the 1971 PschoFLAIRapy Calendar, which matches 2021's dates.

Au revoir!

  

MA-41 - Bat-Cues

  Assembled several years ago.

1 - Main Title - Danny Elfman  (1:02)

2 - I've Got Batman in My Basement (Carlos Rodriguez) - Batmobile Chase  (1:05)

3 - Feat Of Clay Part 1 (Jeff Atmajian) - Batman Fight Scene  (0:45)

4 - The Clock King - (Carlos Rodriguez)  (7:35)

5 - The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy (Mark Koval) - Batman Gives Up The Cape - extended   (1:24)

6 - The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy (Mark Koval) -  Batman Gives Up The Cape  (1:02)

7 - Beware the Gray Ghost - Sneaky - Carl Johnson   (0:55)

8 - Robin's Reckoning (Carlos Rodriguez)  (8:22)

9 - Robin's Reckoning Part 2 (Peter Tomashek) Searching for Zucko - Trouble  (1:41)

10 - I Am the Night (Michael McCuistion) (0:50)

11 - Night of the Ninja (Mark Koval) - Return to Tibet (1:56)

12 - Almost Got 'im (Stuart Balcomb) - Jazz Club Main Title (1:23)

13 - Almost Got 'im (Stuart Balcomb) - Explosion in the Aviary  (1:09)

14 - Almost Got 'im (Stuart Balcomb) - Entering the Aviary (0:56)

15 - Almost Got 'im (Stuart Balcomb) -  Bird Attack (1:47)

16 - Almost Got 'im (Stuart Balcomb) -  Close Call (1:17)

17 - Almost Got 'im (Stuart Balcomb) -  Catwoman Goodbye  (0:32)

18 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?  (Carlos Rodriguez)  (10:21)

19 - Day of the Samurai  (Carlos Rodriguez  (12:49)

20 - The Laughing Fish (Lolita Ritmanis)  (1:24)

21 - The Mechanic (John Tatgenhorst) - Robin Saves The Day  (0:35)

22 - Zatanna (Peter Tomashek) - Title Card & Opening Act Theme  (1:23)

23 - Blind as a Bat (James Stemple) - cue -    (1:36)

24 - Blind as a Bat (Steve Chesne) - Batman & Penguin  (0:31)

25 - Blind as a Bat (Steve Chesne) -  Batman Blinded  (0:54)

26 - Blind as a Bat (Steve Chesne) -  cue  (0:54)

27 - Avatar (Carlos Rodriguez)   (4:46)

28 - The Lion and the Unicorn (Brian Langsbard) - Castle Raid  (1:18)

29 - End Titles - Danny Elfman  (0:34)

 The selections come from various composers' websites, and other places.

https://www.filefactory.com/file/547nlbj3yj9m/MA-41.rar

That's it for this year's Musical Month of May!  See you on Thursday!

  

MA-162 - plum coocoo

  

While you languish in a padded room waiting for your medication, listen to these possible diagnoses:

01 - Who Am I? Where Am I? - Outrageous - 1979  (2:19)

02 - The Dog Said Yeah - The Ones - 1980  (2:27)

03 - I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me (Than a Frontal Lobotomy) - Randy Hanzlick - 1980  (3:01)

04 - Amnesia - Inner Landscapes - 1983  (4:05)

05 - Wreckage of Your Mind - Dead Neighbours - 1985  (4:44)

06 - My Mind Wanders - Toys - 1979  (2:44)

07 - Shok Treetments - The Low Numbers - 1976  (2:53)

08 - Paranoia Perception - The Dadistics - 1979  (3:42)

09 - Insomnia - Primal Danse - 1982  (5:00)

10 - Psycho-Analyst - Johnny Dole and the Scabs - 1977  (1:44)

11 - Invisible People - Touch - 1983  (3:30)

12 - Too Bad You're Crazy (from the movie April Fool's Day) - Jerry Whitman - 1986  (2:52)

13 - Monster Hospital - Metric - 2006  (3:30)

14 - Echoes - Prayer Before Birth - 1982  (3:23)

15 - I Love Your Neurosis - The Nervebreakers - 1979  (3:10)

16 - There's Someone Following Me - Eddie & Sunshine - 1983  (3:57)

17 - No More Hot Dogs - Hasil Adkins - 1956  (2:06)

18 - Paranoia - The Freeze - 1979  (3:04)

19 - Confidentially Renee - The Clocks - 1980  (2:14)

20 - Being Watched - The Puget Sound - 1986  (2:27)

21 - Running in Mazes - Zoom Lens - 1980  (4:59)

22 - CIA (They Found Me Out) - Pure Chance - 1984  (2:18)

23 - Looking at You - Slice - 1982  (2:26)

24 - Pretend You're Not Crazy - Phobia - 1979  (2:58)

25 - The Dark Side of Your Brain - Bruce Joyner & the Plantations - 1986  (3:29)

https://www.filefactory.com/file/18oxdg7sl7ya/MA-162.rar

See you on Monday, for the conclusion of this year's Musical Month of May!

  

Push That Button! I Dare Ya!

  

Yes, you too can relive the nuclear (pro- and anti-) of the 1980s, in this exclusive collection!  From K-Tel, it's ...

01 - World War Four - The Reactors - 1980   (1:49)

02 - Three Minutes - Johnny Warman - 1981    (4:01)

03 - Hard Objects - Art Objects - 1980    (3:08)

04 - Neutron Killer - The Tender Violent Chords - 1982   (2:45)

05 - Nuclear Age - Bill  Bruce - 1982    (2:14)

06 - Apocalypso - The Monochrome Set - 1980    (3:36)

07 - Radiation - Stiphnoyds - 1980    (1:30)

08 - Rendez-Vous with Radiation - Bolland - 1981    (3:38)

09 - Point Zero Nagasaki - The Visitor - 1981    (4:47)

10 - Your Attention Please - Scars - 1981    (3:21)

11 - Planet Earth 1988 - Ramones - 1984    (2:55)

12 - Radioactivity - The Aircuts - 1980    (2:57)

13 - Making the Bomb (live) - Circle Jerks - 1985    (3:05)

14 - The Boy Who Never Sleeps - Laughing Stock - 1985    (3:00)

15 - Final Day - Young Marble Giants - 1980   (1:41)

16 - Radio Active Mist - Iko - 1982    (5:28)

17 - Nuclear Terrorist - Urge - 1980    (3:28)

18 - R-Love (Is Approaching Critical Mass) - Transistors - 1980    (3:28)

19 - System Failure - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission - 1980    (4:17)

19 - Vaporized - X-15 - 1981    (3:58)

20 - Beach Balls in Hell - The Delinquents - 1981    (2:06)

22 - Nuclear Power (Yes Please) - D Greenfield & JJ Burnel - 1983    (3:16)

23 - Heatwave - Fay Ray - 1982    (3:34)

24 - Someone Pushed the Button - Jezebel & the Nudes - 1983    (3:41)

https://www.filefactory.com/file/zohjdoweutu/MA-160.rar

After the steam curling from your ears dissipates, tell your friends and neighbors about this amazing offer!  (PS it has nothing to do with K-Tel, that was a joke ...)

See you on Thursday!