Vintage Commercial of the Day - August 4, 2009

Today's vintage ad features my very first television crush, Elizabeth Montgomery. Sadly, my love for her was unrequited. Here she is for Kindness Hairspray, which appears to have been powered by chemicals, not by magic.

Vintage Commercial of the Day - July 28, 2009

Sorry, I took a week off from blogging due to time constraints, and things aren't likely to quiet down for a while, so it's going to be very quick hits for the foreseeable future. Which means ads and songs of the day as well as words continue. Poems and perspective less likely.

Speaking of ads, today is Milk Chocolate Day, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than with a classic Rolo ad from the 1970s. They certainly don't compare to the The Lockers, which may be why their career was so short lived. Anyway, enjoy:

Vintage Commercial of the Day - July 21, 2009

In light of the Sprite Spec commercial, I've chosen this 1980s Sprite spot featuring Kurtis Blow, complete with 7-Up dis. Those are the breaks...

Vintage Commercial of the Day - July 20, 2009

In which Lou Reed determines that it doesn't make much sense to walk on the wild side when you can get on your Honda scooter and ride. I remember seeing this frequently on late night TV back in the mid-80s and thinking, 'Wow, someone thinks Lou can sell scooters." Later, a band named Too Much Joy immortalized this ad in a song: 'Lou's hawking scooters/and American Express.'

Vintage Commercial of the Day - July 17, 2009

Classic PSA from ABC reminding Saturday morning viewers not to be a Yuck Mouth. Sandwiched, no doubt, between ads for Frosted Flakes, Freakies, Froot Loops & Franken Berries.

Vintage Commercial of the Day - July 15, 2009

Bugs Bunny does the frug, or something, for Kool-Aid. This is a dance that never caught on:

Vintage Commercial of the Day - July 15, 2009

I've been doing this for a while on my Twitter stream, and now I'm adding it here. We start with Freedom Rock. Turn it up to 11, Man!