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Margaret Keane is the High Priestess of Pop Art, painting those huge waif eyed paintings that stared out at everyone throughout the 60's and 70's and are still copied and emulated to this day.
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March 31st, 2010 by Allee Willis
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This kitshy painting hung in my husbands mothers house for many years. I am not sure who the artist is. It is hard to make it out.
March 31st, 2010 by leebamarks
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Spotted at the Joan of Arc thrift shop.
March 31st, 2010 by denny
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This looks like the sort of toy a young Diane Arbus might've played with. The plastic stage with vinyl banner stands about 7" tall and the two carnival sideshow freaks have movable heads and... appendages.
March 31st, 2010 by Douglas Wood
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This little guy was a special 25c find two summers ago. One of my favorite treasures. Unfortunately, a still snap doesn't capture the bouncing movement of his head that goes up and down, left and right. He's...
March 31st, 2010 by MyFunCloset
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I collect vintage photographs. Especially weird vintage photographs. Some guy at a flea market gave me this one for free. I couldn't believe my luck, because this is one of the weirdest vintage photographs...
March 31st, 2010 by Nessa
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This Gold Key comic book is a tie-in to the Hanna-Barbera/CBS Saturday morning cartoon series, The Harlem Globetrotters, which featured animated versions of players from the comic basketball team alongside...
March 31st, 2010 by Douglas Wood
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There are more Keanes and assorted big eyed art in other rooms, much to my husband's dismay. These are the ones he was willing to display.
March 31st, 2010 by kookykitsch
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Has doll's vinyl head attached to a plastic bottle filled with rocks. Her skirt has pockets to be filled with napkins. A perfect addition to any dining room table.
March 30th, 2010 by kookykitsch
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The joke here is that this "bar ashtray" is literally a "bar ashtray." Overseen by an Asian-looking bartender (who reminds me of the wry Japanese-American character actor Jack Soo from Barney Miller), the...
March 30th, 2010 by Douglas Wood
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Passover means Seder, Seder means matzoh and matzoh means crumbs. But fear not, the Matzah Sweeper is here, a convenient crumb caddy made from plastic that could not have cost the manufacturer much gelt because...
March 30th, 2010 by Allee Willis
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Don't be a loser, be a hospital Boozer! The hottest new gift idea. fun and funIfctional way to serve any brew... what a conversation piece. Great gift for that special someone who has just gotten out of rehab!...
March 30th, 2010 by kookykitsch
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Spotted at a flea market... when you opened it up, it was a normal pair of granny panties with an extension cord attached, har har. Sorry I don't have a pic of that.
March 30th, 2010 by Nessa
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A man came to my door a few years ago selling paintings. I thought this was so tacky that I actually liked it. It reminded me of the velvet paintings my grandmother used to have. It was only $50.00 and I think...
March 30th, 2010 by leebamarks
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I'm the $2.00 man! This was purchased from the "Joan of Arc" thrift shop here on the Cape. It's ceramic and stands 8 inches high. It plays the song "Memories".
March 30th, 2010 by denny
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This was taken here at home as I have these buoys lining the side of our garage. These are usually attached to Lobster traps so we can identify which ones to pull when retrieving our lobster traps from the...
March 30th, 2010 by denny
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""Sylvester Stallone: What's next for the star of Rocky?" from my favorite magazine as a kid - the one you ordered from the monthy scholastic books in school.
March 29th, 2010 by kookykitsch
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Manischewitz is the premier manufacturer of kosher foods. I can't tell you how many boxes of their matzo or those squared off bottles of wine sat upon seder tables of my youth but one Manischewitz product I...
March 29th, 2010 by Allee Willis
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In the 40's and 50's, Florida made its' contribution to the world with wonderful flamingos, crocs, oranges, sandy beaches and palm trees.
Today....it's a wallet made from two linen postcards.
March 29th, 2010 by MyFunCloset
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Released in 1977 and includes the track "I Got You On My Mind" written by Allee Willis.
And the following was Carol Douglas appearing on Judge Milian's "Peoples Court".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
March 29th, 2010 by denny
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