Douglas Wood

Writer/Director/Film Executive originally from Chicago now living in Topanga Canyon.

Submissions


Libido Lit!

A few vintage paperbacks I found recently.  Love how this one pretends to be a “documentary” while exploiting mental illness fo...

November 6, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Campy Van de Kamps

I bought these vintage photographs at the estate sale of the original photographer who had recently passed away.  Los Angelinos will recogn...

November 5, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Pinky Lee Shoelaces

I found these pink shoelaces at an estate sale.  Pinky Lee was a burlesque comic who hosted a kiddy TV show in the early fifties (a little ...

November 2, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Disco Earring Tree

This is a vintage metal Disco earring tree, although nothing about it suggests “Disco’ to me except the phrase “Disco Beat...

October 27, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Rip’s Rugs

This is a vintage sticker for screaming queen “flamboyant” comedian Rip Taylor’s rugs.  It wasn’t until I Googled i...

October 26, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Snazzy Snacks Snifter!

This thing is huge– 9 1/2″ in height, and yet it’s still really impractical as a snack bowl due to the brandy snifter shap...

October 8, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Canyon Pottery

This is my vintage pottery collection, residing around the booth in our kitchen in Topanga Canyon.  (It’s really hard to take photos,...

October 3, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Clown on Black Velvet

Classic kitsch:  clown on black velvet.  I’m hoping someday to come across a black velvet painting depicting not only a clown, but a...

September 22, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Kinetic Kitsch

I won’t even try to describe this wonderfully edited video– except to say it’s a visual feast and chock-full of pop cultur...

September 17, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Baby Boxer

I have no idea what this is from or what its purpose, if any, is.  It stands about 8″ tall and is about 6″ in length and there&...

September 6, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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Igloos and Hulas

These puzzles are from 1959, the year Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states, respectively, motivating toy companies to exploit t...

September 5, 2011 by Douglas Wood
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