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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 2
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Alvaro Martín Gómez A.
TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player
I believe this was called playmobile, and it was awesome. My brother had it.
I desperately wanted one of these (although not exactly the same) when I was 7-8 years old! At that time, the most well-known (thanks to heavy TV advertising during the Christmas season) toy factory in my country was named Toyco, and they released a playmobile-like toy called the "Toycomóvil" ("Toycomobile"). It was extremely cool to me, but I never got to own one. On the other hand, Toyco also released the "Ametralladora Zumbadora" ("Buzzing Machine Gun") which was the Christmas present I received in 1974. Unfortunately I can't find a picture of it, but I'll try to describe it just in case someone knows what I'm talking about: It was a big (for a kid, at least) machine gun-type toy which main feature was shooting a red plastic thing called the "Granada Zumbando" ("Buzzing Grenade") that was inserted in the muzzle for it to be shot. In the middle of the machine gun, there was something like a (non-removable) pistol magazine which could hold several plastic bullets that could also be shot instead of the grenade. And the final touch was the "Pistola Secreta" ("Secret Pistol"), which was a pistol inserted in a slot below the magazine (middle) section of the machine gun. You could pull it off the slot, so you had, in addition to the machine gun, a pistol that could also shoot the grenade (not sure about the bullets). It was a very cool toy at the time.
I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but one thing I don't see (or haven't seen in years, thankfully) are "Generic" aisles in grocery stores. One or two aisles of non-perishables with bland packages, typically white or yellow.
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Oh, and who remembers Safeway's illustrious "Scotch Buy" house brand? They even put the label on beer, fer chrissakes!
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Oh, and who remembers Safeway's illustrious "Scotch Buy" house brand? They even put the label on beer, fer chrissakes!
I think copycat, umbrella brands like Sunny Select pushed generic products out.
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Generic brands now have the store labels, which usually have a name that's not the store name.
Something you don't see anymore is TV cartoon characters advertising cigarettes and beer like The Flintstones did.
Flintstones Winston Cigarettes Commercials
Flintstones Winston Cigarettes Commercials
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This website is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Jenny, (whose name in French literally means "genius"). He passed away in 1975.
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Joe, what was the brand name on those guitars looks like my first electric bass my parents bought me from Two Guys Dept store in Harrison, NJ short scale $54.00
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I believe it was Kimberly, though I also think they used different names, different years. Looks like Maestro in one of those pics.
Oh okay mine was Norma mine was sunburst but shaped like this one
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yeah I said 54.00 in the 60's this one sold for $995.00
yeah same company made the Norma brand (Teisco) I got mine when I was 11 in 1969
but it hung on the wall in that store for as long as I can remember I seen it every weekend not many bass players back then looking for a cheap short scale bass (20 frets) My parents bought it when I was 10 and gave it to me for Christmas in 1969. I found that out some years later that it was hid in the back of my parents closet. Where my Dad kept his electric and my mother's acoustic guitars which was way off limits to us kids the closet meant the belt or the switch off the tree so yeah not even a peek ha ha ha.
but it hung on the wall in that store for as long as I can remember I seen it every weekend not many bass players back then looking for a cheap short scale bass (20 frets) My parents bought it when I was 10 and gave it to me for Christmas in 1969. I found that out some years later that it was hid in the back of my parents closet. Where my Dad kept his electric and my mother's acoustic guitars which was way off limits to us kids the closet meant the belt or the switch off the tree so yeah not even a peek ha ha ha.
Just posted this in another thread but thought it needed to be reposted here. The guitar I jonesed for througout my childhood:
The real thing:
And it's bass bretheren:
Thats very cool Joe, thanks for sharing. I've seen that 4 pickup greenburst guitar around a few times. Are you still looking to get one?
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