Tag Archives: 1980’s

Old-School Fashion: Never In Fashion

21 Jan

January 21, 2014

I usually hate to admit that there are other websites out there. There’s Mr. Blog’s Tepid Ride, The Christian Science Monitor, and lots and lots of naughty naughty sites. But I have to be honest, sometimes, just this once, and say that yes, I do go to other sites. For example, I followed a Facebook link to Awkward Family Photos. The best I can say about them is that they used to be a lot funnier. But I was bored and around the fourth of fifth page I found this old article. (No, not an old-time article “ye,” but a newspaper article.)

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Wow, remember when little televisions were cool and state of the art? And an AM/FM radio too? Awesome! But the sasquatch on the left? Never in style. He is clearly wearing a dog on his head. And the rest of the outfit? Obviously from the Herb Tarlek Collection at Mr. Polyester.

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Laugh if you will, but that style is not limited to real or imagined newsmen.

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Life Imitates Kayfabe

9 Oct

October 9, 2013

Remember Rick “The Model” Martell from the WWF?

Yes, he was a wrestling model whose big gimmick was that he came to the ring with an old-fashioned bug sprayer full of “Arrogance,” his perfume. He’d spray the ring with it, he’d spray the fans with it, and of course- hold on to your hats, you won’t believe this! – he would spray it right in his opponent’s face to get the win.

So there I was in Men’s Wearhouse last week and what did I see?

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The Model? Nowhere to be found.