Disco with Donny and Marie Heaton and Zimmerman 1979 I had a reference question a while back where I had to explain Donny and Marie to a teenager. God, I felt old. If you are more than 40 years or
Category: Fine and Not So Fine Arts
This category includes dance, art, theater and music related posts.
Be a Clown (or not)
Be a Clown Stolzenberg 2002 Long time site fans will know that I have clown “issues”. However, that does not mean that I get to exempt my collection from clown materials. I just don’t want to be alone when dealing
Do the Hustle
Disco Hustle Lovisone 1979 Submitter: I found this in the 790s…and it was not the only disco book I found. The guy on the cover looks a bit like Freddy Mercury, don’t you think? The song is still running through
Tears of a clown
Clowns Baker 1980 Submitter: I found this book in the children’s section of my local library. Each and every page is being held together with tape. There are gross stains and pencil marks all over the book. Yet the library
A Mime Two-fer
Be a Mime Stolzenberg 2001 Submitter: I have another mime book that I found at my local library. Although the print date is 2001, the photos look like the 1970’s. Unlike Mary, I am not disturbed by clowns and
Too much Chicken Soup?
Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul Canfield, Hansen, and Poneman 2007 According to the Chicken Soup website, the first Chicken Soup book was published in 1993. I started library work in late 1998. These books were popular at my library.
Gender Based Collectables
Antiques for Men Revi 1974 Real men need to make sure they are collecting the “right” kind of collectable. Ladies, hands off the toy soldiers. This old book on antiques and collectables is pretty outdated and I can’t imagine someone
Time to Dance!
Mambo Made Easy Book Guild of America 1956 Submitter: Though the information in these books are still relevant, and four of the five books still have the original 45 RPM records (!), the books are in rough physical condition and