Mark Blackwell

Gigantic Atlantic City Souvenir Mug

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 09, 2010 at 04:32pm

   yes, i was thinking that maybe a large bird was attacking her. and what's billowing out from the bottom of her skirt?!?!

2. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 09, 2010 at 04:04pm

   nice, denny! the "showgirl" is great...i love that they chose to label three of the items and let the other ones speak for themselves... my suspicion is that someone on the atlantic city mug design team looked at the "roller chairs on boardwalk" image and said, "people aren't gonna know what the f*** this is" - but they couldn't just label one single thing, so they went ahead and labeled three things... then again i could be wrong about all this...

BEE GEE’S Restaurant of Albertville: MMM-MMM-GOOD!

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 04, 2010 at 11:25am

   i know - how far is their delivery range!? dammit, i'm HUNGRY right now too!

2. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 23, 2010 at 01:03am

   i love it! i wanna go to bee gee's! this actually triggers my hunger for "bee bee's - burgers & beef" (i've never quite understood why they distinguish "burgers" from "beef" in the name) which is the closest local hole-in-the-wall burger joint to my neighborhood back where i grew up in greenville, south carolina - also sporting a bee logo, of course.

   despite the fact that bee bee's has a kinda nutty right-winger vibe (sporting special combo plates named after lunatic radio djs such as "the rush limbaugh" and "the mike gallagher," plus an ever-evolving assortment of outdated and offensive political cartoons on their bulletin board), it's always on my list of essential places to visit on trips back to s.c....

THE T-BONES “No Matter What Shape Your Stomach’s In” – LP on the Liberty Label

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 03, 2010 at 07:02pm

   oh yes, i love the diagrammed beef cuts...i had a feeling you'd love that as well...

2. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 03, 2010 at 05:47pm

   here they are performing it:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr21kmI72LU

   and, perhaps even more important, here is the alka-seltzer commercial it was used in:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgQWtmFDyLA

Tomato Bank

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 02, 2010 at 10:37pm

   ketchup on your payments! (no bun intended.)

2. Mark Blackwell says:

   August 02, 2010 at 11:32am

   haha, i know...this ain't overseas, either - it's on sawtelle in west l.a....

1950′s Record Player that I found for $18.00

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 31, 2010 at 01:19pm

   nice find, denny!

Montgomery Hot Lunch (Texas Hot Wieners) in Norriston PA

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 31, 2010 at 01:18pm

   mmmm this makes me hungry...

Untamed Mountain: Lions and Tigers and Bear, oh my

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 30, 2010 at 01:03pm

   ah yes, i really need to visit untamed mountain as well...thanks for the followup on your post!

   the terrain looks anything but "rough, steep, and uneven" - on my visit i would probably tend to be more cautious with regard to the lions and tigers and cougars separated from me by what seems to be pretty standard home-variety chain-link fencing.

A Windup Kitty

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 30, 2010 at 12:49pm

   the polkadot pillow background is magnificent as well...

Jesus Truck

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 30, 2010 at 12:24pm

   from the criteria on their website it seems they will ship anything non-devil-related, dry or refrigerated...

   "ship with sam" also has a great fiery logo and a nifty "shop with sam" gift shop, feauring t-shirts and coffee mugs and whatnot:

   http://www.shipwithsam.com/shop.html

   you can also get a glimpse of their travel plaza on this "employment oppurtunities" page (one vacant post at the moment, evidently, is that of spell-checker):

   http://www.shipwithsam.com/jobs.html

   and if you have the patience to let the slide show slowly play out on the following home page, you'll see a number of different versions of the truck, as well as the travel plaza:

   http://www.shipwithsam.com

Glitzy Pakistani RV

1. Mark Blackwell says:

   July 29, 2010 at 04:39pm

   good grief!!!! yes, i'd like more info about this vehicle...