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Diamonds Aren't Forever (Part 2, 1990)

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Here's Part 2 of a locally produced documentary about the closing of the old Comiskey Park in 1990. This was technically an installment of a show called "Polka Videos With Keith Stras", and shown on the short-lived and little-seen ETC - Ethnic Television Channel.

Features interviews with various famous people such as Charles Comiskey II, partial owner of the Chicago White Sox Eddie Einhorn, Jeff Torborg, Minnie Minoso, Donn Pall, Andy The Clown, Nancy Faust, Governor James R. "...

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Wally Phillips' Mystery" (1982)

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Here's a segment from The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2 featuring Bob Sirott reporting - regarding the revealing of Wally Phillip's eight year mystery name, kept in a locked black box (or safe, really) that he used as a way to test psychic's abilities. No one ever guessed it to win the cash prize. He finally revealed the name on his WGN radio show - it was actress Jean Rogers, who played Dale Arden on the old Flash Gordon serials.

Also features Bill Kurtis and an introduc...

Courtesy Home Furnishings - "Hotdog Catastrophe" (Commercial, 197?)

Views: 2891

Here's a commercial from Courtesy Home Furnishings that many people seem to remember, spotlighting their line of Durafab (a "miracle" plastic fabric that looks like fine cloth slipcovers and could be washed with soap and sponge).

An example of its durability is at the start of this commercial with two kids sparring while sitting on a couch with Durafab, and a hot dog on a bun with mustard and ketchup barely rolls over onto the couch, apparently ruining the couch if it were no...

Diamonds Aren't Forever (Part 6 - Last, 1990)

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Here's Part 6, the last part, of a locally produced documentary about the closing of the old Comiskey Park in 1990. This was technically an installment of a show called "Polka Videos With Keith Stras", and shown on the short-lived and little-seen ETC - Ethnic Television Channel.

Features interviews with various famous people such as Charles Comiskey II, partial owner of the Chicago White Sox Eddie Einhorn, Jeff Torborg, Minnie Minoso, Donn Pall, Andy The Clown, Nancy Faust, Go...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness Newsbrief with Joan Esposito (1982)

Views: 2032

Here is an Eyewitness News Brief from WLS-TV Channel 7 with Joan Esposito. Includes:

Studs Lonigan Mini-Series bumper promo (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Eyewitness News brief previewing stories: 18 bottles of a poison - Beuthanasia-D, stolen from a Bensenville animal hospital; a Marengo slaughterhouse owner denies charges of selling diseased cattle.

Commodore Vic 20 commercial

Sun-Times Business Section commercial

WLS Channel 7 - Friday Night - "Steve & Garry" (Part 3, 1981)

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In honor of Steve Dahl's new foray into the world of Podcast Broadcasting (which begins today - check out Dahl.com for more info) - here is a vintage Steve & Garry appearance on WLS Channel 7's Friday Night with Jay Levine.

Part 3 features Garry Meier talking about how he got started with Steve, Steve's philosophy of comedy, and more of Steve and Garry's recollection of being fired from WLUP.

Bumper...

The Keane Brothers (Commercial, 1977)

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Here's a commercial for the eponymous debut album by the "Hanson" of their day - The Keane Brothers. (Tom and John) On 20th Century Records and Tapes. Produced by the legendary David Foster.

The second song in this isn't half bad - has a real mellow 70s vibe to it. Tom wrote their own songs from what I've googled. Oh - wow, I guess that song was written for and about Amy Carter. It's called Amy (Show The World You're There).

Available at Record Market Stores...

WGN Channel 9 - Five Minutes to Live By, Station Sign-On & Opening of The Westerners (1982)

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Here's a complete sign-on segment from WGN Channel 9, including a Five Minutes to Live By sermonette and opening moments of a Zane Grey Theatre episode aired under the syndicated umbrella title The Westerners. Includes:

Station ID / Promo for A Woman Called Golda starring Ingrid Bergman for Tuesday, April 27th at 7pm

Five Minutes to Live By with Father Ronald Turcich, Principal of Saint Rita Elementary School in Chicago - a ser...

Kentucky Fried Chicken - "The Colonel in Chicago" (Commercial, 1977)

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Here's another commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken with its legendary founder, Colonel Harland Sanders (the original, not an incredible simulation) in Chicago. Here, he helps an old lady with one of her packages inside a building while explaining a deal for Chicagoans relating to his restaurants ("The Colonel's Special," an under $3.50 meal which is applicable only to those which have that banner and lasts until February 20th).

Voiceover by ??

This was part of...