Polyester Records

Cover graphics from two early 1970s records. Polyester pleasure discs bought at Zern's Flea Market in Gilbertsville, PA.

Now THAT'S A Handsome Couple...

1950s & 60s couples: On the street, on the beach and at home.

Be Young, Have Fun & Stay Gold

...and whatever you do, look good doing it.

USA Country Diner

Closed for breakfast, lunch, dinner and ALL business. A shut-down diner on Route 130: Robbinsville, New Jersey. 15 May 2010.

From On High

Marquee: Memorial Baptist Church. Yardville, NJ. 15 May 2010.

The Blairea

Sketchbook with collage material in the favored work area of one of my students (Blair B.)... I call this nook "The Blair-ea" as a result. 13 May 2010.

...And I Don't Want To Die

Flea market find by my trusty pal Steve. This is how Scholastic Book Service modernized historical tales of wartime for 1950s and 60s schoolkids: By making them look like slightly trashy, melodramatic pulp novels.

Creepza Hut

Would you buy a pizza from this place? I didn't think so.... I see this place often and there are never more than three people inside. It's the creepiest Pizza Hut I've ever seen. (Shot with my cellphone.) Berkeley Heights, NJ. 7 May 2010.

I've Been Out Walking: West Side

More from last week: Midtown NYC. On the West Side. 27 April 2010.

50 Minutes @ Terminal 5 With Hole

Images from last week's concert that I didn't have the chance to blog until now (despite their presence on Facebook and Flickr). It really had the feel of a MAJOR event: The return of Courtney Love and Hole to the concert stage for two nights at NYC's Terminal 5. It was a rollercoaster for the frenzied crowd, despite a relatively subdued and demure Ms. Love, who decided to let the songs do the ranting and raving on this night.