Dear me. I dare say the proton-electron count this day is most uncomfortable, darling.
Where were you on September 2nd, 1859?
Do you remember the aurora caused by the great solar/geomagnetic storm? Well, you should remember, old timer.
From NASA:
In scientific circles where solar flares, magnetic storms and other unique solar events are discussed, the occurrences of September [...]

Alvin Toffler, Orson Welles, and Future Shock

This is a little known documentary based on the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. This short came out in 1972 and features Orson Welles as the narrator. I was most amused by the high amount of paranoia in regards to the future… some of the segments (like people [...]

Happy Friday.

surf is up and the waves are high
some are gonna ride and some are gonna die

before you surfers hit the briny
be sure your boards are bright and shiny!

Bob Denver, between Maynerd G. Krebbs and Gilligan, is a beach bum in the sand singing through a painted chin. This is how the kids had fun [...]

Megaforce (1982)
Directed by: Hal Needham
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Henry Silva, Michael Beck, Edward Mulhare
(out of 4)
In the 80s, people were crazy. That’s the only true message I can take away from Megaforce, even though I’m pretty sure it was unintentional. Megaforce was released in the summer of 1982 to the delight of 12 [...]

I suppose I should thank Tarantino and Rodriguez for getting me interested in 70s grindhouse again.
( Read the Review of Grindhouse here at Horror-fan-zine)
Some of their faux-trailers are perfect
Take this gem: Hobo With a Shotgun
Made as part of a “Grindhouse Trailer” contest, it won and was shown in front of Grindhouse at Canadian theaters.

Perfect [...]

A few things about the year 1980:

The Iranian hostage crisis was still going on.
Jimmy Carter was president and he boycotted the summer olympics in Russia.
In Poland, Solidarity was created.
The Empire Strikes Back, the greatest Star Wars movie ever made, opened in theaters.
Reagan wipes the floor with Carter in the November elections.
Led Zeppelin announces [...]

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If you, like Odd Culture’s staff, are longing to attend Rocklahoma, here is the important ticket information:
Discounted tickets for Rocklahoma are available through Monday April 9.
$30 for one day general admission
$70 for three day general admission
$225 VIP Tickets, good for all three [...]

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Trading Places (1983)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Paul Gleason, Kristin Holby
Director: John Landis

just a couple of bookies
Before John Landis made the completely-awful Beverly Hills Cop 3, he had the ability to tap into… well, something that was connected with the zeitgeist. The best [...]

There are some Super Bowl ads out there that people just love but we don’t.
First, let’s just address the ones that we merely “like” but didn’t like enough to make the top 15 list.
Overrated
Coke - Mean Joe Greene (1979)

Mean Joe trades his jersey for a coke. Awwwwww. But greatest Super Bowl commercial ever? outpost [...]

From CNN
The deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, the Galveston hurricane of 1900 is estimated to have killed between 8,000 and 12,000 people. The Category 4 hurricane struck on September 8, 1900, leveling 12 city blocks, nearly three-quarters of the island city of Galveston, Texas.
In 1900, Galveston was stuck on itself, boasting Texas’ first [...]