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    Any Lamp Experts Here?

    While looking for an new uno lampshade for my antique bridge arm lamp, I came across this page that explains the difference between a diffuser and a torchiere. It looks like your lamp is a diffuser. http://www.antiquelampco.com/Lamps/DiffuserLamps.htm And on a releated note, does anyone...
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    WHOS ROCKABILLY?

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    WHOS ROCKABILLY?

    Also, I think the Europeans enjoy disc jockeys much more than the Americans. They seem to get together and dance much more to records than the Americans do. I think we prefer live bands more. At least for me, records (which I have plenty of at home) can't touch the experience and excitement...
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    WHOS ROCKABILLY?

    Not exactly rockabilly, but Buddy Holly had an electric bass player. That's all I can think off of the top of my head. Can anyone think of any otherr exceptions to the rule?
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    Bakelite Advice

    As a collector of bakelite jewelry, Simichrome polish is the best thing you can use on dull and scratched bakelite. It's pretty much the universal polish amoungst bakelite jewelry collectors - most collectors only trust simichrome. It's safe on bakelite, gives it a great shine and helps to...
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    The Married and Hideously Ugly Room

    Finally a posting I can really get behind! Together and hideously ugly for 10 years this November: As you can tell by the pics, we're a very serious lot at my house.
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    WHOS ROCKABILLY?

    Don't forget to add Carl Perkins to the list! Songs like Honey Don't and Matchbox are classics. Another favorite is Ronnie Self. His song Bop-a-lena is one of my all-time favorites. He had a real raw rockin' sound. Two modern-era bands that I didn't see mentioned are Ray Condo (RIP) and...
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    Great Voices

    Not vintage, but I absolutely adore Alan Rickman's voice.
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    FLASH GORDON 2007

    I just read a review from a fan of the 1980 movie... the signs don't look good. The writing seems like it will be dismal. I love the campy-ness of the 1980 film and was hoping for something along those lines, but I don't think that will be happening. I also read they won't be using the Queen...
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    WHOS ROCKABILLY?

    Very astute. ;)
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    Show us your vintage home!

    I also have it in beige. Must have been a popular model. :)
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    For fans of the retro future...

    I submit to you Paleo Future: http://paleo-future.blogspot.com/ A site dedicated to the past's vision of the future. It contains many entries of the H.G. Wells-ian vision of the future that the Victorians had and many Popular Science-esque moderne visions of the future from the 30s and 40s.
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    Opinions on Victorian silhouettes

    From what I've seen of the previews, the movie Stardust (from Neil Gaiman's book) looks very steampunk. Personally, I've always been disappointed that the future didn't turn out the way H.G. Wells and the other Victorians imagined it. Check out these postcards from circa 1900 predicting what...
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    Couple lives in the 1950s

    I feel dirty now, hold me. On a more serious note... Why is it the people who lived through the actual decade of the 50s are the ones that cling to that idealized malt-shop, doo-wop, Betty Boop kitsch the most? They've lived through the decade, they should know what it was like. And don't get...
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    Opinions on Victorian silhouettes

    I think an outfit like Peta Wilson's in The League of Extraordinary Gentleman would lend itself to the steam punk genre well. (It's a shame the movie was so bad when the comic it was based on was so good.) I tried to look for a picture, but couldn't find one. I think her walking skirt and...
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    My WW2 women's war worker display

    Leatte, I have a 40s women's factory worker dress that is too small for me now. Would you like to add it to your collection? I've always preferred that items are appreciated and go to good homes than trying to sell items to strangers. I just have to figure out where I stored the dress...
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    Becoming Jane

    I know, I feel the same way. But I'll probably break down and give in to temptation just to watch men in Regency tight pants. lol
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    Brigette Bardot

    I was never one for that gamine, woman/little girl personna. The french seem to be big fans of it though. I prefer Sophia too. She's firecracker that's all woman and no little girl.
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    Lets see your Balloon Tire Bikes

    I got a nice wicker basket for my bike off of eBay for dirt cheap.
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    My gram had bicentennial lamps that were a lamp inside a lamp. The base was a big glass globe with a light inside of it and a big brass eagle sitting on the globe. The spirit of '76, indeed! I miss the sheer amounts of bicentennial crap that I used to see at thrifts and yard sales. Makes me...

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