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Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, R.D. Trucking was Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald's owner/operator trucking business. This is a variation on the original artwork as seen on Rubber Duck's black Mack RS-712LST in the legendary 1978 film, Convoy

Good Times is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which itself is a spin-off of All in the Family

M.A.S.K. (an acronym for "Mobile Armored Strike Kommand") is a special task force led by Matt Trakker, who operate transforming armored vehicles in their ongoing battle against the criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. (an acronym for Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem) with an emphasis on superpowered helmets (called "masks") worn by the characters of both factions. V.E.N.O.M.'s primary goal was obtaining money through either robbery, extortion, counterfeiting, kidnapping, or attempting to steal historical artifacts, but M.A.S.K. always found a way to foil their plans

Morgan Hiller (Spader) is an intelligent but bullied teenager from Connecticut who relocates to Los Angeles with his strict mother and his father after his father's business goes under. Morgan befriends Jimmy Parker (Downey) but struggles to make other friends. Trouble ensues when Morgan pursues bad girl Frankie Croyden (Richards), whose sociopathic and psychopathic boyfriend Nick Hauser (Paul Mones) is the leader of a local gang who had a run in with Morgan during an attempted mugging of a businessman. Morgan soon finds pursuing Frankie comes with harsh consequences. Morgan learns some valuable, harsh and hard lessons, and finds out how far he is really willing to go for Frankie. Ultimately, Morgan must face and fight Nick and his gang to

billy hoyle 90s basketball Cartoon parody, sports comedy film "White Men Can't Jump.

The Man-Thing (Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in Savage Tales #1 (May 1971), and went on to be featured in various titles and in his own series, including Adventure into Fear. Steve Gerber's 39-issue run on the series is considered to be a cult classic.

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Evil Dead is an American supernatural horror film

By the early ’60s, Bill Jenkins had developed something of a cult following among East Coast racers, who knew that a Jenkins Competition engine significantly increased one’s odds of winning races and when he wasn’t building race-winning engines, he was winning races driving his own cars, further cementing his name in the drag racing history books. Accepting that he gained greater satisfaction as a builder than as a driver, Jenkins hung up his race suit in 1976 to focus on research and development, though remained a team owner through the 1983 season before shifting his attention to his Jenkins Competition business full-time, where he and his crew built engines for motorsports of all kinds. Even into his mid-70s, Jenkins was said to be activ

The chain got to be a auxiliary of the Nehi Record Conveying Enterprise. founded Peaches in 1963 and went on to ended up president of Nehi. At its crest, Peaches had 50 stores in 22 cities with over 2,000 representatives. In June 1981, Peaches recorded a appeal for insolvency beneath Chapter 11 citing $20 million in obligation (identical to $161 in 2022) for its 35 stores coast to coast, owed to Citibank and six diverse record merchants.

Glenn Danzig originally planned Samhain as a side project with Eerie Von, though after the Misfits' contentious 1983 dissolution, Samhain became Danzig's full-time band. Samhain is the least-celebrated of Danzig's major musical outlets and catalogs a transitional period in his musical career, bridging the gap between the punk rock of the Misfits and the dark, heavy metal, and blues-influenced sound of Danzig.

"Baby" Billy Freeman is one of the main characters in the T.V. series, The Righteous Gemstones. Billy is Eli's brother-in-law and a fellow televangelist.

In Greek mythology, Medusa, also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair and this late ’60s comic book take on her is a whole mood. Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, although the author Hyginus makes her the daughter of Gorgon and Ceto. Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus, who then used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion. According t

Speed Racer, also known as Mach GoGoGo is a Japanese manga about automobile racing. It was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 Shōnen Book.

The late Roger Ebert wasn’t pulling punches when he called Smokey and the Bandit II, "a mess." "There is no need for this movie," the Pulitzer-winning Chicago Sun-Times film critic wrote in his 1980 review. "That’s true of most sequels, but it’s especially true of Smokey and the Bandit II, which is basically just the original movie, done again, not as well." Something similar could be said about one of the stars of that film: the turbo-charged 1980 Trans Am. It was basically the original 1977 Special Edition Trans Am, done again, but from a raw performance standpoint, not as well. Pontiac’s back was against the wall in ’80 as it faced new government fuel mileage standards that the T/A’s thumping 400-cu.in V-8 couldn’t comply with (any more

The Last Starfighter is a sci-fi adventure movie released in 1984. The film tells the story of high schooler Alex Rogan, who conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a recruiting test from an alien race in search of high performing starfighter pilots. Alex gets transported to another planet, where he learns that has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters in the universe to defend their world from a hostile alien race.

Described as "the most phantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything," Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British musical-fantasy film about down-on-his-luck inventor, Caractacus Potts. He turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land. Whether you're into classic movies, old cars, or campy musicals, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has something for you!

Arnold’s Beach Bar is an under-looked gem of a bar in Waikiki. We were impressed on a previous visit and can confirm they’re still this design's vintage treatment makes it a look you picked it up back in the 80s.

Like most Chinese fireworks, Red Devil Super Firecrackers were manufactured in Macau and while all firecracker brands say they were the loudest, Red Devil brand was actually known for their extra loud bang. First manufactured in 1948 for the Chinese market and distributed worldwide by 1950, they were first imported for American consumers by V. J. Tovatt Co. of Los Angeles.

The Riverbottom Nightmare Band, also known simply as "The Nightmare," rose to fame after being added as a the last-minute act to the Annual Waterville Talent Show which they ended up winning after an over the top performance. Shortly after their first single went triple platinum, it was discovered that the band had rigged the talent show by making a deal with the devil. It was at the point when the band acknowledged their allegiance to Satan and re-branded themselves with a much darker image. True story.

Mac Tonight was a fictional character used in the marketing for McD’s restaurants during the ’80s. Known for his crescent moon head, sunglasses, and piano-playing, the character used the song “Mack the Knife” throughout the campaign. Originally conceived as a promotion to increase dinner sales in Southern California, Mac Tonight’s popularity led to him going nationwide in 1987.

Panama red, known as Panamanian red, or P.R. is a pure cultivar of Cannabis sativa, popular among cannabis users of the 1960s and 1970s, and renowned for its potency. The typically high THC levels associated with the variety are thought to be dependent on the particular cultivar, rather than the Panamanian climate. It induces a mellow cerebral high, slight body relaxation, characterized by euphoria and increase in energy, boosts creativity. It can cause anxiety and paranoia in some users.

King Cobra was a stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Other stand-up roller coasters that preceded King Cobra were sit-down models later modified to accommodate stand-up trains, so King Cobra was the first in the world to be designed from the ground up as a stand-up roller coaster. After the coaster's Japanese manufacturer, TOGO, went out of business in 2001, parts for the ride became more expensive and harder to find, so following the 2001 season, King Cobra was dismantled and put it up for sale. When the ride didn't sell, the track was scrapped and the train's common components were used as spare parts for other rides.

Robotech is an American science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1984.

Turtle’s Records and Tapes was a Southern USA retail chain, based in Atlanta, that specialized in selling cassettes, records, and concert tickets; in the latter years of the chain’s existence, it also rented movies in VHS format. Turtle’s was recognized for its trademark logo, an upright standing turtle with its neck twisted around in several coils as he attempts to look backward. It was known for its deep selection and one of the most varied video rental offerings in its markets before the arrival of the big chains such as Blockbuster Inc. Small gold coins with a turtle on one side and a record on the other were issued by the stores for gift certificates. Owned and incorporated by Al Levenson in 1977, the chain was regional in nature, conc

The Toy Tiger of Louisville, Kentucky was home to all kinds of debauchery that involved scantily clad young women in some capacity. Ranging from wet t-shirt and sexy banana eating contests, this joint made no apologies for being sleazy and never pretended to be something it wasn’t and when the stage wasn’t being used to debase women, it played host to an amazing array of national touring bands as well as popular local acts. It’s iconic, animated Las Vegas style marquee stood on Bardstown Road from the time it opened it’s doors in 1973 until last call in 1999 and then it hung around for some time after that as the building sat empty, falling into disrepair and then being razed to make way for a gas station.

He-Man is a superhero and the protagonist of the sword and planet Masters of the Universe franchise, which includes a toy line, several animated television ...

VFA-31 or Strike Fighter Squadron 31 is known as the Tomcatters, callsign "Felix", a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet. The Tomcatters are the second oldest Navy Fighter Attack squadron operating today.

Following the events in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," Cornelius and Zira flee back through time to 20th Century Los Angeles, where they face fear and persecution similar to what Taylor and Brent suffered in the future in "Planet of the Apes," and discover the origins of the stream of events that will shape their world. This design is based on the movie poster from the Japanese release on July 31, 1971.

CHiPs was a crime drama television series that ran from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons, plus one reunion television film in October 1998. Episodes utilized a standard hour-long time slot, which at the time required 48 minutes of actual programming. Over-the-top freeway pileups and vehicular stunts including jumping from moving motorcycles to runaway cars were signatures of the show. As real-life CHP motor officers rarely ride in pairs, in early episodes this was explained away by placing the trouble-prone Ponch on probationary status, with Jon assigned as his field training officer.

Originally a leather bar with an obvious western theme when it opened in 1974, this West Village gay bar eventually played host to a rather diverse crowd with campy drag shows in it's latter years up until it's closing in 2014. This design celebrates Boots & Saddle's earliest incarnation that would end up becoming a 40-year old icon of New York's diverse LGBT scene.

The Last Dragon (sometimes listed as Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon) is a 1985 American martial arts comedy film written by Louis Venosta, produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy, The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christopher Murney, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Faith Prince. Choreography was created by Lester Wilson and Lawrence Leritz.

Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW TV in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. Shock Theater featured B-grade science fiction and horror films and aired in a Friday late-night time slot. At the peak of Ghoulardi’s popularity, the character also hosted the Saturday afternoon Masterpiece Theater, and the weekday children’s program Laurel, Ghoulardi and Hardy. Late-night horror hosts in other broadcast markets typically portrayed themselves as mad scientists, vampires, or other horror film-themed characters, so in contrast to this, Anderson created an irreverent and influential character who wa

Originally conceived as ‘Pitcher Man’ in 1954 – a glass pitcher with an animated face – it would be two decades before he became Kool-Aid Man, a walking/talking 6-foot-tall pitcher of cherry Kool-Aid, in 1974. Children, parched from playing, or other various activities, would typically exchange a few words referring to their thirst, then put a hand to the side of their mouths and by shouting “Hey, Kool-Aid!,” whereupon, Kool-Aid Man would make his grand entrance, breaking through walls, fences, ceilings, or furnishings, uttering the famous words “Oh yeah!,” then pour the dehydrated youngsters a glass of Kool-Aid from his own pitcher.

This Pennsylvania-based performance legend started out as a maker of motor mounts for engine swaps and floor-shifters back in 1958, but they steadily expanded their product line through the 1960s. Hurst wheels, Line/Loc, and Swifter Shifter gloves were developed among other items, and later, Airheart Brakes and the Schiefer Manufacturing Company, which made clutches and other driveline components, were acquired. Hurst Performance floor-shifters were skillfully engineered, reliable and stirring in appearance, plus, their marketing was in tune with the times, catering to the flourishing muscle car movement of the 1960s. Their shifters infiltrated the drag racing, stock car racing, off-road racing and many other areas of motorsports.

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