Author: Laurel Zito

Buttercup Ivy

Buttercup ivy can not take winter cold and has to be green house grown. I got mine from The Glass House in Ohio and now its a rare plant.

Hunter Toys

Not much is known about the Hunter Doll Company. This is what I have on them.

Integrity Fashion Dolls

Integrity Fashion Dolls. There is no good explanation of these dolls anywhere online, so I had to make up these ideas by looking at the lines of dolls.

Dime Store Dolls

Dime Store Dolls vs. Dress Me Dolls how are they different? What are Souvenir Dolls? What about Pee Wees and Trolls?

I’ve Seen the Future and I’m Not Going

I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s Book Review

Worse Plastic Surgery List

My list of the worse plastic surgeries undergone by celebrities.

Herman Pecker Dolls

Herman Pecker Dolls are impossible to define because they lack a trademark.

Cabbage Patch Dolls

Cabbage Patch Dolls had a remarkable line of clothes made by Totsy in 1982 and 1983.

Longevity Olympics

Book Review Michael Kinsey on the Longevity Olympics.

Triki Miki Dawn Clone

Triki Miki was a Dawn Clone Produced by Uneeda. Dinah Mite was a clone of Triki made by Mego. Both of these were jumpsuit dolls.

Candy Spelling Dolls Blog

Candy Spelling's collection of Madame Alexander Dolls was sold at Auction.

GM Dagy Doll

Everything I know about Dagy Dolls. by GM.

The Exxon Cartoon Tiger

Tony the Tiger is not the only cartoon tiger, there is also the Exxon Tiger. I examine the use of the Tiger in vintage tv commercials.

Angela King

Angela King was married to Eric Burdon in 1967, she left him for Jimi Hendrix in 1968. 20 years later she was murdered. But who was she really?

Allison Katzman Deserves More Recognition

Allison Katzman invented the Blythe Doll About Collecting Blythe

Charles Bukowski

Book Review of Charles Bukowski’s Hollywood

Crybaby Video Utopia Video Meaning

I examine the Utopia Music Video “Crybaby” to see what is going on in this video production. It’s a kind of short movie with actors and outfits based on the Movie Logan’s Run.

Blind Owl Book Review

Blind Owl died from an overdose on September 3, 1970. He is a member of the 27 Club.

Keeping a Poinsettia Alive

Poinsettias planted outdoors successfully after The Holiday Season

Shade Loving Plants

About Buttercup Ivy, Hostas, Coral Bells, Coleus, and Begonias.

Danzig Comics

A funny story happened at Lit Quake. Lit Quake was a collection of writers and artists who would meet the public in arranged events or happenings in San Francisco.

Bild Lilli Lalka Dolls

Bild Lilli Lalka Dolls are a mystery. Let us look at what is known about them. Lalka was to have a forbidden outlaw image.

Falco Death

Information about Falco's death and his appearance on MTV as a guest VJ.

Plants That Poison Book Review

Plants That Poison : An Illustrated Guide to Plants Poisonous to Man by Ervin M. Schmutz Book Review of a 70s botany book. A time capsule look inside.

Stephen Capen Radio DJ

Stephen Capen was my favorite radio DJ, but he did not last very long on the air in San Francisco.

Springtime Family Dolls

The Springtime Family Dolls were clones of the Mattel Dolls called The Sunshine Family.

Twistable Tina Totsy Doll

Dawn Clone Doll called Tina by Totsy from the 70s has an issue with plastic decay.

Woodwardia Orientalis

Woodwardia Orientalis growing tips care cold heat tolerance

The Phantom Limbs were a band from Tucson Arizona

The Phantom Limbs were a band from Tucson Arizona. Fans call them The Limbs to distinguish them from the other band called Phantom Limbs which is a hardcore punk band. These are my memories from seeing The Phantom Limbs live.