Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Oh, wow.
Regular readers know that I have a great fondness for Secret Fun Spot, home of one of my very favorite original cartoons ever, in the whole world. And now my taste is validated, as J.J. ABRAMS MENTIONS "SECRET FUN SPOT" IN ROLLING STONE!
Too cool, Kirk. Just too cool.
Too cool, Kirk. Just too cool.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Time to scoot
Especially for Mr. Vintage Reader, here's the story of a guy who's cruising Route 66--on a Vespa! Scoot 66 - 66 days, 10,000 miles across the u.s. on a vespa
Labels: route 66
Thursday, April 17, 2008
An Artful Restoration - The New York Times
This is just incredible: a couple who have restored a 1913 mansion, mostly by themselves, without going into debt. And it is AMAZING. Look at the slide show (what did they use to clean that bathtub?? And where can I get some?), read the inspiring story: An Artful Restoration
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Excuse me, I think that's my life you're having
Today, on my way home from lunch with the Vintage Toddler in the back seat, I decided to drive past a house we're considering. It's a wonderful little brick house, built in those lovely days right after World War II when the boys came home and married their faithful sweethearts and set about raising their perfect little Baby Boomer families. Since it was in a fairly affluent area, where the wives had cars, it's even got a two-car garage!
It's a great day to drive around Tulsa; the sun is shining, the azaleas and dogwoods are blooming, the redbuds are just starting to fade out, there's a bit of a breeze. The tree-lined streets of Midtown, with their cozy brick cottages and austere traditional houses, are calm and lovely. "Talk of the Nation" was on. It was nice. So I just drove around for a while.
And then I saw it: the perfect midcentury split-level, made of the long, narrow stone that characterizes Midtown Tulsa. It was on a corner lot. It had tall trees all around it. But here's the kicker: in the carport, there was a Nash Metropolitan convertible. Yellow and white, my favorite combination. Wide whitewalls (of course), with buttery yellow hubcaps and the big red "M" that means they're original.
I feel like writing a letter and addressing it to "occupant":
Hello, I think you've got my life. If you'd like to sell it to me, please let me know. Thank you.
It's a great day to drive around Tulsa; the sun is shining, the azaleas and dogwoods are blooming, the redbuds are just starting to fade out, there's a bit of a breeze. The tree-lined streets of Midtown, with their cozy brick cottages and austere traditional houses, are calm and lovely. "Talk of the Nation" was on. It was nice. So I just drove around for a while.
And then I saw it: the perfect midcentury split-level, made of the long, narrow stone that characterizes Midtown Tulsa. It was on a corner lot. It had tall trees all around it. But here's the kicker: in the carport, there was a Nash Metropolitan convertible. Yellow and white, my favorite combination. Wide whitewalls (of course), with buttery yellow hubcaps and the big red "M" that means they're original.
I feel like writing a letter and addressing it to "occupant":
Hello, I think you've got my life. If you'd like to sell it to me, please let me know. Thank you.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Best. Meme. Ever.
And y'all know I'm not big on memes.
Found this at No Smoking in the Skull Cave, which is always full of vintage awesomeness. Here's the way it works:
And that's that. If you've read this far, do your own.
Found this at No Smoking in the Skull Cave, which is always full of vintage awesomeness. Here's the way it works:
- Go to photobucket.com
- Type in your answer for each question into the PhotoBucket search bar.
- Choose your favorite photo to represent your answer.
- Copy the html and paste it here.
- Answer only in picture form.
- What is your first name?
- When is your birthday?
- What kind of car do you want?
- Where did/do you go to school?
- What is your favorite season?
- What is your favorite type of shoe?
- What is your status?
- What is your favorite movie?
- What is your favorite song?
- Who is your favorite Disney character?
- What is your favorite clothing line?
- What is your favorite vacation destination?
- What is your favorite dessert?
- What is your favorite letter?
- What are you most afraid of?
- What is your favorite TV show?
- What annoys you the most?
- What is your job?
- What's your favorite animal?
Okay, don't ever enter CAT into Photobucket and expect to get something you want on your blog. Really. - How old are you?
And that's that. If you've read this far, do your own.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The Art of Manliness
As you might know, The Vintage Reader is not a man. And yet, she can appreciate a blog about The Art of Manliness, particularly when it covers everything from surviving a grizzly attack to storing ties... in the space of a week! It even offers a free ebook about being a gentlemen in these modern, ungentle times. Very nice.
Found via Lifehacker.
Found via Lifehacker.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Stamp love
I love postage stamps, so every year I look forward to the new stamp announcement. This year I particularly like the Charles and Ray Eames stamps, of course, since I'm feeling thoroughly Mid-Century Modern at the moment. But I also like the nutcracker stamps for Christmas, the Vintage Black Cinema stamps (gorgeous vintage poster art), and the lovely Bierstadt American Treasures stamp.
Kudos to the USPS for continuing to keep correspondence interesting.
Kudos to the USPS for continuing to keep correspondence interesting.
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