The Art of the Ad: Moving in Stereo

Dig these groovy 1970s and rad 1980s music equipment advertisements, all of which seem to be selling more than just hi-fi audio, if you know what I mean—and I think you do. Go ahead, fiddle with her knobs! Stereos made people very horny in the ‘70s. Thank you to Dan Hill for devising this! CDs … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Moving in Stereo →

The Art of the Ad: This Bud’s for You

In 2023, sales for the US beer market topped $117 billion. Americans sure are crazy about our brewskies. In another grand American tradition, these vintage advertisements show that using sexy people to sell beer is always a winning combination. As Billy Dee Williams would say, it works every time! The height of cool right there, … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: This Bud’s for You →

Cheesecake Queen Marilyn Monroe

It likely comes as no surprise to anyone, but cheesecake is the official dessert of the Starfire Lounge. There is no decadent sweet treat I love more than cheesecake, plus it’s long been used to as a shorthand for sexy pinup modeling, which we’ve been known to feature here at the Lounge here and there, … Continue reading Cheesecake Queen Marilyn Monroe →

The Art of the Ad: Sex, Lies, and Video Games, Part V

It’s back, the series that just won’t die! These posts on old school video game and arcade advertisements could potentially keep pumping out new installments for a long time. For now, here’s the latest, vintage-fresh batch of sexy/sexist ads. If you grew up from the 1970s–1990s, many of these will continue to be familiar to … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Sex, Lies, and Video Games, Part V →

The Art of the Ad: Choose Your Vice

Mid- to late-twentieth century advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, and other legal(ish) vices offer some of the most entertaining—and groan-worthy—time capsules of their era. Here are a few groovy examples. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the two newest members of the Mile High Club. It’s always Fishnet Friday with Passport Scotch! She definitely makes Genny a little … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Choose Your Vice →

Bombshells: Cleo Moore, the Baton Rouge Bombshell

Cleouna “Cleo” Moore was born ten miles southeast of Baton Rouge in Galvez, Louisiana, in either 1924 or 1929, depending on your sources. Moving to California in the mid-1940s, Moore starred in a few dozen films through the 1950s, often in B-movies and usually as the blonde bombshell. Known as “the Queen of the B-Movie … Continue reading Bombshells: Cleo Moore, the Baton Rouge Bombshell →

Hot Shots of the Week: Dangerous Beauty

“Judy Huxtable is dangerously beautiful as Sadie in 20th Century-Fox's The Touchables, produced by John Bryan and directed by Bob Freenan in DeLuxe Color.” I’ve never seen The Touchables, but I stumbled on this image a year or so ago and haven’t stopped thinking about it since. It must be the juxtaposition of Huxtable’s startling … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Dangerous Beauty →