So there is:
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=waterbed+store+in+Manhattan+Kansas&fb=1&gl=us&hq=waterbed+store&hnear=Manhattan+Kansas&cid=561954970137538438
Don't you love the way the interwebs brings us all together? ;-)
Talk about nostalgia...my grandfather was the founder/owner of Bergelectric, and I remember the logo well. What a kick to see it in this portfolio with an "award of distinctive merit". Thanks for a little stroll down memory lane.
remembering these is not such a bad thing, and thanks, Gene! The saying goes that history repeats itself, and I was a part of that history as an AD at McCann-Erickson (NYC). There were "fun" faces and playful ads, and looking back, the timing was perfect. Am still working, but history certainly isn't repeating itself...yet!
Gene,
Just 'tripped" across this posting now. A great bit of time traveling. One minor correction - Westinghouse Broadcasting (otherwise know as Group W) was a national company, with radio and TV stations in major markets. They were also a syndicated program producer of shows like the Mike Douglas Show.
One of the best, which you left out was Helmut Krone's ad for Volkswagen.
A silo picture of the Luna Module with the tag line "it's ugly, but it get's you there".
Now those were the days. Boy do I miss them.
waterbed stores
I especially enjoyed this (since I'm old). And I wanted to let you know there is still a waterbed store in Manhattan, KS.
Kansas waterbed store
So there is:
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=waterbed+store+in+Manhattan+Kansas&fb=1&gl=us&hq=waterbed+store&hnear=Manhattan+Kansas&cid=561954970137538438
Don't you love the way the interwebs brings us all together? ;-)
Terri Stone
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com
That doesn't just take me back...
...I think it gave me flashbacks!
I love seeing the boldness mixed with what is now seen as design naivete. It certainly seemed fresh at the time, at least to me.
But then I remember 8-tracks, Nehrus & waterbeds as well...mostly because I detested all three.
Thanks for another brilliant flash of nostalgia, Gene.
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Type Usage
I saw the typeface you mentioned used this winter (2009) on bottles of beer- Bell's Winter Ale (from Michigan, USA) uses it.
Bergelectric
Talk about nostalgia...my grandfather was the founder/owner of Bergelectric, and I remember the logo well. What a kick to see it in this portfolio with an "award of distinctive merit". Thanks for a little stroll down memory lane.
I guess its because I'm old, too, but...
remembering these is not such a bad thing, and thanks, Gene! The saying goes that history repeats itself, and I was a part of that history as an AD at McCann-Erickson (NYC). There were "fun" faces and playful ads, and looking back, the timing was perfect. Am still working, but history certainly isn't repeating itself...yet!
Westinghouse
Gene,
Just 'tripped" across this posting now. A great bit of time traveling. One minor correction - Westinghouse Broadcasting (otherwise know as Group W) was a national company, with radio and TV stations in major markets. They were also a syndicated program producer of shows like the Mike Douglas Show.
Great Ads
One of the best, which you left out was Helmut Krone's ad for Volkswagen.
A silo picture of the Luna Module with the tag line "it's ugly, but it get's you there".
Now those were the days. Boy do I miss them.