Bring Back these Bean Mocs
2008-09-22
Thinking about the L.L. Bean Double L Moccasin….. read about them on our main website, www.brandlandusa.com. Questions? E-mail Garland Pollard.MORE HERE
Hotel Pennsylvania Off Deathwatch?
2008-09-21
Looking back on the potential demolition of New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania for a fancy new headquarters for Merrill Lynch, my how the tides have turned! Investment banking is a national disgrace, and now must redeem itself. It will take a generation, at least. But the duress on Wall Street hasMORE HERE
Missing the L.L. Bean ‘Double L’ Blucher Moccasins
2008-09-20
We ran across these in the Esquire 35th anniversary edition published in October 1968. They are the L.L. Bean “Double L” moccasins. Basically, they are Bean lace up bluchers with boat soles. Detail oriented preps will of course buy a pair of regular mocs and take them to the cobblerMORE HERE
Baxter of California, Pioneer Men’s Skincare Brand
2008-09-20
Baxter of California is one of the enduring men’s skincare brands, a sort of 1960s Keihl’s for California. Founded by Baxter Finley, it was a niche brand that survived in a niche of major national imitators like Old Spice, Nivea for Men, Clinique, Aramis and such. We ran across anMORE HERE
The Irish Sweepstakes on the “100 Brands To Bring Back” List
2008-09-20
We were thinking. What happened to the Irish Sweepstakes? Do we want to try our luck? Turns out the Irish Sweepstakes died over a decade ago. Yes, we have all sorts of lotteries across the U.S. But people in trailers win that. We want the Irish Sweepstakes, smuggled tickets, changedMORE HERE
White Tower Coffee!
2008-09-20
I’m thinking about a cup of White Tower coffee. Or maybe a White Tower in Ohio. See our post: Save the Toledo, Ohio White TowerQuestions? E-mail Garland PollardMORE HERE
Ring Up America’s Top 10 Regional Telephone Brands
2008-09-17
Verizon missed the call when they renamed themselves. The brand is a bore. Furthermore, there were likeable regional Bell names. There is no reason why Verizon can’t be a corporate name, even a new business name, but just because a merged company needs the name Verizon, it doesn’t follow thatMORE HERE
MTV’s Total Release Live
2008-09-16
Say goodbye to TRL. Apparently, Viacom is going to give it a break. Visit our main website www.brandlandUSA.com. Questions? E-mail Garland PollardMORE HERE
Audi, VW, Porsche
2008-09-14
We just thought this was very well done. Visit us at www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE
Tastee Freeze. It’s Tasty.
2008-09-12
Do you like Tastee Freeze? We do. If so, visit our main website at www.brandlandUSA.com.MORE HERE