Weekend Onesie: Eveready Tales Of Terror! - Part 2

Weekend Onesie:

Eveready Tales Of Terror!

Part 2

As a kid, I remember going to my grandmother's house on Sundays and seeking out the funnies section of the local paper. There, in glorious color, were households I remember well. There was Family Circle, Blondie and Dagwood, Hagar The Horrible, The Peanuts, Nancy and Sluggo... the list goes on and on.

And there, at the bottom of the front page of the funnies, there was always an advertisement disguised as one of the paneled comics. 

The Eveready ads always got my attention. Terrorists, wolves, ghosts... you never knew what they were gonna throw at you. They were bold and forewarned of the dangers of cheap batteries, bad decisions and poor planning. 

I know they were still running them in the 1970s, but I believe they got their start back in the 1950s.

The ones here? I've done what I could to make them legible. 

In any event, I thought I share a few of the ones I found recently.

Just click on 'em to read 'em.

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Eveready Battery Commercial

(1974)

Eveready Battery Commercial

(1993)

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Weekend Onesie: Eveready Tales Of Terror! - Part 1

Weekend Onesie: 

Eveready Tales Of Terror!

Part I

As a kid, I remember going to my grandmother's house on Sundays and seeking out the funnies section of the local paper. There, in glorious color, were households I remember well. There was Family Circle, Blondie and Dagwood, Hagar The Horrible, The Peanuts, Nancy and Sluggo... the list goes on and on. 

And there, at the bottom of the front page of the funnies, there was always an advertisement disguised as one of the paneled comics. 

The Eveready ads always got my attention. Terrorists, wolves, ghosts... you never knew what they were gonna throw at you. They were bold and forewarned of the dangers of cheap batteries, bad decisions and poor planning. 

I know they were still running them in the 1970s, but I believe they got their start back in the 1950s.

The ones here? I've done what I could to make them legible. 

In any event, I thought I share a few of the ones I found recently.

Just click on 'em to read 'em.

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Eveready Battery Commercial

Ever Ready Battery Commercial

(1982)

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Weekend Onesie: Library Offerings For PRIDE!

Weekend Onesie: 

Library Offerings For PRIDE!

Oh, this isn't your typical book list.

In honor of PRIDE, I thought we'd make a visit to our local library of lore and peruse a few classic titles.

Yes, I know it's all taken out of context, but then... isn't that what's done when one judges a book by its cover?

These days, in certain circles, it seems it's still en vogue to jump to such literary (and literal) conclusions.

For the sake of our own amusement, let's not be so rash, so gauche.

Let's allow these titles to speak for themselves, and have...

...a gay old time!

Political climates aside...

Isn't it marvelous that libraries still exist?

Take advantage of yours today!

- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque

Freedom Of The Night - Sophie Ellis-Bextor

You're in good company!

Oh, that guy... you know, a group gets together, there are drinks, 

and suddenly it's the Algonquin roundtable! 

He even gets a dust jacket!

I don't know about you...

...but I'm no snitch.

I'll stick with number two, thank you.

Of course, such associations...

...typically lead to friendship. 

Just how special? That's up to you.

Everyone needs a hobby.

Of course, such interest typically turn into...

...a bit of a fetish.

Country boys!

And city boys!

Not in Florida, it's not.

Now, here's my kind of bible!

Get set for a bit of fun!

Why a day, a week, or a month, when you...

...can have all year?

So, if you claim it... then adhere to our protocols.

Life should be an adventure.

Surrounded by the best sort of people.

If you're super adventurous and privileged...

(Judy Garland voices the cat on the left in the animated version.)

(It doesn't get gayer than that!)

For those who must do with less, 

there's always the local haunt.

(This is actually the memoirs of a woman who ran a gay bar in

 San Francisco in the early part of the 20th century!)

You could say she was bit of a provider!

In any case, as long as you live up to our 

code of ethics... 

Things can only go up!

Freedom '90 - George Michael