Vintage JCPenney 8 Transistor Superheterodyne Transceiver

Picked up this amazing set of old school vintage walkie-talkies at a local thrift store in nearly new condition.  They come with a super long 36″ retractable metal antenna and take 1 single 9volt battery.  If I ever make a Wes Anderson style movie, these must be used for props.  Not a lot of info on these anywhere on the net, so check it out:

  • J.C.Penney 8 Transistor Superheterodyne Transceiver
  • Model No. 680-8025
  • Cat. No. 850-0654
  • Frequency: Channel 14  27.125MHz & Channel 5  27.015MHz
  • Power Source: DC 9V
  • Mono audio out to earplug on back
  • Production date: July 1977

JCPenney Walkie Talkies

 

Weird Operation Iraqi Freedom Dollar Store Lighters

These are just strange to me and inside the clear lighter, soaked in lighter fluid, are pictures of soldiers. Creepy. Get ‘em at your local Dollar Tree. On the display it reads “Remember Our Troops”. I will, every time I spark up a Kool.

Peter North Autographed Hockey Jersey

Peter North Hockey JerseyFor the well endowed man that has everything, I give to you the Peter North hockey jersey. Since this is only available in an XL men’s size, I’m not sure if you wear this as a gag (pun intended), because you like men, you’re a huge (pun intended again) Peter North fan, or you’re an anti-fan of the Minnesota North Stars. Either way, it comes (yes, again) signed by Peter North and it has a shameless self promoted plug (kind-of another pun) of his website across the back. You can get one for a measly $100 on eBay.

Vintage Spanish Science Fiction Pulp Book Cover Gallery

I found these at one of my favorite thrift stores in town.  Great sci-fi cover art!  Click on the images for detail.

US Courts Government Website Uses Watermarked Stock Images

Well this is ironic.  Apparently “Federal Rules” don’t apply when using watermarked images on government sites.  Below are the original side-by-side  screen shots from the uscourts.gov and fotosearch.com sites.  I came across it while doing some research at my job.  Here are the links for the pages they’re located at:

http://www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies.aspx

http://www.fotosearch.com/FSC081/x30791593/

 

Frank Zappa’s Unreleased Lumpy Gravy Cover Shoot & Studio Session Photos – Part 6

Okay!  Here it is, the final part.  Everyone thank Bálint for sending me so many messages and kicking me in the ass everyday to post this.  I’ve just been mad busy with design work lately that I haven’t been able to get to it.  Select the image to view a huge version.  Enjoy.