I would incorporate the lucky number on this old matchbook in my lottery pick, but the station suffered a sad fate as I probably would in regards to lotteries. KFIF was a daytime station, and the owner needed a round-the-clock station to compete- but he didn’t want to deal with the FCC BS. So he […]

Used to be a place you could bring your “significant other” and discuss that thing that neither of you cares to discuss- “The elephant in the room”. They should have had one of those discussions with the landlord? It’s not around anymore, as far as I can tell, a casualty of the covid?

This old matchbook advocates voting NO on Proposition 5. I have no idea what proposition 5 is, but being a typical American that would not stop me from voting. Here’s a clue, looks like prop five wanted to prohibit something. My best guess is it is from a 1978 California anti-smoking initiative. Back then there […]

Sequestered here, I was going through my old matchbook collection. I was concerned when I saw this truncated Space Needle ( Or UFO? ) Turned out it was another revolving restaurant, on top of a hotel in Honolulu. But not so high up, and probably a boring elevator and an unimpressive view. I am kind […]

I found this Grace Line matchbook and did a little googling. It seems that this company started out by importing bat poop to the USA, where it was in high demand, because you know we love our batshit. Grace Line had an impressive line of cruise ships, and they flew their freak flag for decades, […]

I like these extra-wide matchbooks. This one is for the Hazelton company, manly men with their crawlers, dozers, pay-loaders, rollers and graders… everything you need to establish dominance over dirt. Inside the matchbook it proclaims that “You can depend on their “Hazelton Men of Service”. None of this rolling up on the worksite at half […]

I found this in my matchbook collection, I was laughing but my wife told me to grow up. Not sure why they chose this name, it would probably work for a pick-up joint or let’s face it, a gay bar. It’s also an inn, so get a room already. Same people had a place called […]

Back in the day, specifically 1950 to 1988, the Silver Slipper Casino sat next to the Frontier, spinning a giant slipper on the roof. In 1964, they were busted for cheating, shaving dice and whatnot. Then in 1968, Howard Hughes had taken up residence in the Desert Inn. He did not like the slipper pointing […]

I was happy to get this “Wall Drug” matchbook cover, this is one of our must go places for the big 2023 road trip. Wall Drug, with the huge dinosaur and the free icewater, is a major tourist destination. Then I noticed that it also advertised the “Wall Auto Livery”. Next to the 50 foot […]

I think Zeke has had enough of his little brother’s failure to plan ahead. Now everybody has to set their jugs down so he can light that pipe, disregarding revenuers. This was probably printed in the 1960’s. I understand my grandfather Smith had a still, he would probably get a belly laugh on this. Life […]