Vintage Patrick Swayze – 1979 Pabst Blue Ribbon Commercial

Check out this fantastic (in both style and vid quality) commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon from 1979 with the late Swayze out on the town with his lovely lady, tearing it up under the neon disco globes, and finally rewarding himself with a cold mug of you-know-what.

The sexy hair! The devastating good looks! Those styling clothes! Those unmatchable moves on the floor dance moves!

It’s tough being a man that has it all.  Me and Patrick… the lord made our life loads heavy

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Woman Stabs Boyfriend Multiple Times for Cheating in Monopoly (with video from TV’s Cheers)

A 60 year-old woman in Santa Fe, New Mexico was charged earlier this week with aggravated battery after stabbing her boyfriend for allegedly cheating during a game of Monopoly.

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10 Things I Learned at The Miss Universe Pageant (Re-post from 2006)

First Runner up my ass! Miss Japan, Kurara Chibana was my choice from the beginning. Well, at least she walked away with the Best National Costume Award, which everyone knows is just as good.

Thanks to my good friend, RumBunny, for taking this pic with her cel phone. I had to push a female Argentinian news reporter out of my way so she could get a good shot.
I had third row seats with my sister at the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant.  Here’s the skinny. I can’t imagine things have changed much in the last five years, but I’ll leave that up to you.

Ten Things I Learned at the Miss Universe Pageant

1.) In an effort to sound less sexist, the contestants are no longer referred to with the title “Miss.” But this oddly made the proceedings rather dehumanizing as Nancy O’Dell and Carlos Ponce (hot!) were forced into objectifying declarations such as, “Korea, come over here!” and “Take a good look… this is Ghana!”

2.) Impressed with the fancy Miss Universe contestant choreography? Don’t be. As they parade back and forth, revolving around one another, there’s a guy at the edge of the stage with a microphone barking out, “Step! Step! Turn! Stop! Step! Step!” I don’t know how that isn’t heard during the broadcast.

There’s also another guy right behind the camerman who wears white gloves and gives them hand gestures indicating when to walk, when to turn, when to stop, etc. He also gives an overly-broad double hand-sweep to the women who have just been eliminated to get the fuck off the stage and line up for their Cover Girl consolation gift bags.

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Electrocuting Gloria on Mother’s Day!

I made an appearance with my mom Gloria a few years back on the Comedy Central game show, Distraction.

I won… in more ways than I ever could have imagined.

Happy Mother’s Day to all!  Check out the vid below for the shocking turn of events during Round Three of the game!

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Geraldine Ferraro Diet Pepsi Commercial (1984)

Anyone else remember this commercial?

And in case the voice of the announcer sounds familiar, I’m guessing it’s Martin Sheen.

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What’s My Line? Mystery Guest: Elizabeth Taylor

Click below to see Liz on a 1954 episode of What’s My Line?

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I Have Been Replaced at Work

But at least it’s by someone with some game show knowledge.

Match Game ’79 – with Director Commentary (Sorta)

The recording below was reportedly made by Ray Angona, who was Technical Director on Match Game during its heydey 1970s run. During the taping of this show, Angona was in the control room, next to the show’s director, Marc Breslow, fingers at the ready to click whichever button would bring up the specific camera Breslow called for at any moment. (“Ready one… take one!”).  For anyone who’s ever wondered what a television director actually does, this should shed some light on the subject.

In between calling for the needed camera, Breslow also had the task of instructing his cameramen where next to move on stage in anticipation of a shot he’d want five seconds down the road. On top of that, Breslow needed to follow along with the conversation and antics of all the participants on stage, especially host Gene Rayburn and regular panelists Charles Nelson Reilly and Brett Somers, who were constantly setting each other up for a joke. Miss the celeb who delivers the punchline and the entire rhythm of the bit is totally lost.

Having never been either a director or a technical director, I’ll have to only assume that a nearly psychic connection between the director and the TD would go a long way to capturing the sharpest show possible. Breslow and Angona clearly had each other’s numbers.

Check out the two videos below.

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