Vintage American
Evan Shapiro: Too Hipster For TV? (TV Squad)
For the past two years, I’ve been lucky enough to be a small part of a show
called _Portlandia_. The series — created by the prolifically talented Fred
Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and returning on Friday for a second season –
has been described by many a stinging satire of Hipster culture. While it does
parody Hipster earnestness, the show pays loving tribute to communities LIKE
Portland everywhere — Silver Lake, Austin, Bolder, Williamsburg, Minneapolis,
Northampton, Berkeley, etc, etc, etc — and much has been made about how the
show has puts Hipster Culture in the spotlight.
I must say, however, Hipsters are not a new TV phenomenon. With thick glasses,
just-so-avant-garde fashion and knowing smirks, Hipsters have had a special
place on TV since the beginning of the medium — even before the birth of the
term. For more than half a century, TV Hipsters have had a profound effect on
American culture. These characters taught many of us the importance of oddball
tastes, wardrobe thrifting and (perhaps more importantly) the ever-lasting
power of snark.
So, to celebrate the return of _Portlandia_, to commemorate the long and
storied role of Hipsterism on TV and to …
Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear Commercial (circa 1983)
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Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer $5.85 Amco Houseworks 8565 Lemon Squeezer Enameled Aluminum Yellow… |
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Musicals Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection $7.78 Musical Classics 50 Movie MegaPack – Fabulous Dorseys Calendar Girl Sunny Swing Hostess Dixiana Palooka Glorifying the American Girl Check & Double Check Paradise in Harlem Duke is Tops Reet Petite & Gone Killer Diller Delightfully Dangerous Private Buckaroo Stage Door Canteen Career Girl Second Chorus Trocadero People Are Funny Doll Face Great Baggo Dancing Pirate Road Show Hi Diddle Diddle Rock… |
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The T.A.M.I. Show Collector’s Edition $8.29 Filmed in 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, this is arguably the very best rock-concert movie ever made, packed start to finish with nearly two hours of absolutely essential performances by an unprecedented group of American and British rock, pop, soul, and Motown legends. Dig this lineup: Marvin Gaye, the Supremes (look for Teri Garr as one of the dancers during “Where Did Our Love Go?”)… |
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Spirit $5.48 LEWIS LEONA SPIRIT (U.S. VERSION)… |
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The Wildlife Series: World Safari Vintage outdoor hunting program typical of what was much seen in the sixties on Sunday afternoons on whichever of the three networks had no football contract. Excellent extent of locations, scenery and historical hunting methods. “Traveling and tracking animals in some of the wildest and most exotic locales on Earth, and Arctic guide encounters danger, excitement and humor in unlikely places. Fr… |
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All Aboard: A Northwest Rail Journey The history of Idaho and the West was written on ribbons of steel. Today the passenger trains that once flooded the West with immigrants have taken a back seat to cars and planes. Yet, it is still possible to view Idaho and the Northwest by rail, to revel in the history and scenery of places like Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, to feel the power and the speed and the glamour that once tr… |
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Scotts 2000-20 20-Inch Classic Push Reel Lawn Mower $116.82 This classic Scotts Push Reel Mower gives you the fuel savings of a manual mower and the wide cutting width of a power mower. Its unique rear wheel design helps reduce drag and improve maneuverability. Drive: Push, Cutting Width (in.): 20, Engine: None, Cutting Height (in.): 1 – 3, Blade Type: 5-blade, 5-spider ball earing reel, Front Tire Size (in.): 10 (primary wheels), Rear Tire Size (in.): 6 (… |