Hope Springs Motel Resort
PALM SPRINGS – Any person who owns a silly little motel by the side of the road ought to look at Hope Springs Motel Resort in Palm Springs, California. It’s... Read more.
Headlines: Fortunoff Goes Back to the Family, Gatorade Snaps
After a messy shutdown, the Fortunoff family as re-purchased the name and intellectual property of the Fortunoff jewelry chain. It’s in Newsday. Would that... Read more.
Invicta Master Mind Game Toy of the 1970s
The Invicta board game Master Mind swept the 1970s; part of the charm of the British-made game was the box. The Invicta game had an Asian woman and a “distinguished”... Read more.
You Just Have to Like Piggly Wiggly History
Piggly Wiggly is one of those brands that is famous mostly because it is a cool name and a cool mascot. For generations, Americans have loved the concept that you... Read more.
Pre-Mixed Martinis in a Bottle?
There is something very 1970s about The Club pre-mixed martinis. Is it the idea that it is somehow too difficult to mix vermouth and gin? Or that it is too hard... Read more.
History of Meguiar’s Car Care Brand
IRVINE, Calif. – Best known for its car-care products, the niche boat and car cleaner brand Meguiar’s sold out to 3M on October 3, 2008. 3M already makes... Read more.
Ever Heard of Southern Stamps?
CROSS CREEK, FLORIDA – We happened to be in Cross Creek, the home of the noted American writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Just around the corner is an old fish... Read more.
Dubble Bubble, America’s Favorite, Not American!
So why is that everything American has to be made out of the country? Last weekend in White Stone, Virginia, we saw some nieces and nephews having fun with a bag... Read more.
Cool USAirways Backpack for Back-To-School
The airline backpack is a tired old idea that has mostly been forgotten, save those nifty retro backs reintroduced by Pan Am One. USAirways has come up with a new... Read more.
Clever Ways to Brand Your City: Dinner in the Sky
We got a great idea today from Israel tourism. It’s called Dinner in the Sky. The idea is simple. You build a platform, make a crane, serve folks from dinner... Read more.