Ichiban Launch Party

Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 5th for the Ichiban launch party. There will be 5 hours of DJ excitement as well as door prizes and celebrity guest appearances. You'll find all the details you need right here.

Ernie K Doe Aircheck

Be sure to check out our Aircheck section to hear great DJ's from the past. Here's one from WWOZ's Ernie K Doe that offers plenty of hits mixed with words of wisdom from the Emperor Of The Universe.

Burn K Doe Burn!

Jill St. John, 1957

Escapade 7/57
Originally uploaded by Devlin Thompson

Note that the towel is designed by Disney/UPA animator T.Hee.

Andre Williams - Sweet Little Pussycat

Bobby Patterson - Don't Be So Mean

Bobby Patterson - Don't Be So Mean (45)

Mermaid Bonita Colson

Mermaid Bonita Colson does her thing at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, where mermaid shows are still a part of everyday life.

Via the State Library And Archives Of Florida.

Teenage Crime

CAMPUS LIFE Nov. 1965
Originally uploaded by Devlin Thompson

This is actually a Christian youth magazine, but it still looks good.

Insta-Pledge!

WFMU's 24-hour Marathon starts TONIGHT, Tuesday Nov 17th at 7pm and runs until Wednesday November 18th at 7pm. Help us raise enough money in 24 hours to stay on the air through the winter months. Our coffers are empty thanks to the combined evil forces of the recession, and falling well short of our Marathon goal last March. We hope you can help us out with a year-end donation! Check out our new fall swag and make a pledge right here or by using the brochure that is soon to arrive in your mailbox. Be sure to tune in for on-air prize giveaways, co-host madness, surprises, and more!

Surf Riding at Waikiki, Honolulu

Postmarked July 1st, 1933, Honolulu, and sent to Mr. Edward Bragg, of 949 Oak Street, Atlanta, Ga.

The message:   So Good Bye  (signed) Beth

James Brown Thinking About Little Willie John and a few Nice Things

James Brown - Cottage For Sale
James Brown - Talk To Me, Talk To Me

WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban Launch Party

You are cordially invited to the WFMU Ichiban launch party! Join us Saturday, December 5th from 1-6 PM at the Lakeside Lounge in the East Village of Manhattan. DJ sets from Ichiban favorites, Rex and Dave the Spazz!! Plus, boss jocks Gaylord Fields and Debbie D!! AND all the way from Georgia, Greg "keep it country" G!!! Plus, special surprise guests and prizes!! Tune in online or in person. Free admission. Adults Only. Be There.

Nick And The Jaguars - Ichiban
Esquerita - Esquerita And The Voola

Horrors in the Wax Museum

 If you were a Beatle-crazed teen on a family vacation or class trip to the 1964 World's Fair, perhaps you were thrilled to stand in the presence of these grotesque effigies of your beloved moptops... or perhaps just appalled. I realize that at the early stage of the game in which these would have been sculpted, their images weren't burned into everyone's brains yet, and adults generally could only distinguish Ringo among their lineup anyway, but these are still pretty poor. On the other hand, the Ed Sullivan is not half bad, and their other celebrities (I didn't scan those) are no better or worse than average for this sort of thing. For more adventures at Walter's Wax Museum, come with me to my work-related blog at The Home of the Bippy!