Death of Marvin Gaye in a Los Angeles newspaper... Jerusalem attacked...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 2, 1984 



* Marvin Gaye's death report

* Soul and R&B singer & songwriter

* "Prince of Motown"

* His father held as killer

* Jerusalem is attacked by terrorists



The middle of the front page has a two column head announcing the death of Marvin Gaye, one of the greats of music who helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960's: "... See More  

1984 "Splash" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 13, 1984



* "Splash" Ron Howard film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American romantic fantasy comedy

* Actor Tom Hanks & actress Daryl Hannah

* 1st Touchstone Pictures film - Walt Disney



Page 47 has a 8 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day... See More  

Uncle Fester death... Jackie Coogan...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 2, 1984



* Jackie Coogan death (1st report)

* American actor - sitcoms & movies

* Uncle Fester - The Addams Family

* Charlie Chaplin film "The Kid"



Page 3 has a three column heading: "'The Kid,' Jackie Coogan, 69, Dies" with lead-in: "Roles Spanned Ragamuffin to Uncle Fester" and 2 related photos. Great to have this report ... See More  

1984 Kathy Boudin editorial... radical leftist...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 14, 1984



* Kathy Boudin - American radical leftist

* Weather Underground militant organization

* 1981 Brink's robbery suspect & murder convict

* Eventual Columbia University professor

* Extremely lengthy editorial with a few photos

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



The front front page has a heading: "Conversation... See More  

1984 Ozzy Osbourne w/ Motley Crue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 24, 1984



* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisements

* Performance at Madison Square Garden & more

* "Bark at the Moon" album tour w/ Motley Crue



Page 72 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Motley Crue" concert at Madison Square Garden. Page 74 has another ad for the same performer... See More  

1983 "Scarface" film premiere review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 20, 1983



* "Scarface" film advertisement - Al Pacino

* Grand opening movie premiere review

* American crime drama by Oliver Stone



The top of page 77 has a banner heading: "Pacino's Cuban Capone Comes a Cropper" with related photo. (see images)

Page 84 has an advertisement for the film in it's 2n... See More  

Day 2 of "Scarface", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 10, 1983



* Best "Scarface" film advertisement

* 2nd day after premiere opening

* Crime drama movie - Al Pacino



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Scarface" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Page 2 ... See More  

1983 Barbra Streisand's "Yentl" film opening day review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 29, 1983



* "Yentl" starring Barbra Streisand

* Grand Opening Day movie review w/ ad

* Romantic musical drama film



Page 55 has a opening review of the film "YENTL" starring Barbra Streisand with heading: "Yentl Schmentl-Sing Barbra" and related photo.

Page 62 has a nice advertisement for the f... See More  

1983 "Star 80" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 15, 1983



* "Star 80" starring Mariel Hemingway

* Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Biographical drama film - Bob Fosse

* "Death of a Playmate" - Teresa Carpenter

* Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten murder

* AC/DC Australian rock band MSG concert ad



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the o... See More  

1983 Grateful Dead & The Band at the Carrier Dome ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 18 1983



* The Grateful Dead & The Band - rock bands

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* Syracuse University Carrier Dome concert ad



Page 98 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD & THE BAND" concert at the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse Uni... See More  

Thoughts on the possbilities of the internet, long before it would happen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 6, 1983



* Predicting the creation of the internet

* Interconnected computer networks

* Pre World Wide Web - social media



 The front page has a teaser for an interesting article: "Reach Out And Access Someone" which considers the Network Nation, a new novelty at the time. It's focus was that computer supporte... See More  

1983 Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983



* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band

* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter

* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"



Page 83 has two 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisements for performances by Twisted Sister at the Beacon Theatre and Stevie Nicks at Radio City Music Hall. (... See More  

1983 "National Lampoon's Vacation" opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1983



* "National Lampoon's Vacation" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie - film release

* American road comedy cult film - Chevy Chase



Page 42 has a 10 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day release of "National Lampoon's Vacation". (see images) B... See More  

1983 THE POLICE - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 28, 1983



* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"

* Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Woman rocker

* Shea Stadium music concert advertisement - R.E.M.



Page 83 has a nice full page advertisement for "THE POLICE" with guests "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts" & "R.E.M." (see ... See More  

Review & premiere of "Trading Places", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 1983



* Best "Trading Places" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* American comedy film - Eddie Murphy



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Trading Places" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's... See More  

Death of Muddy Waters...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 1, 1983



* Muddy Waters death

* American blues singer



The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Waters, Balanchine die" The back page of section F has a small one column heading: "Blues music king Muddy Waters dies" (see)

Complete with all sections (60+ pages), nice condition.... See More  

1983 "Flashdance" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1983



* "Flashdance" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American romantic drama dance film

* Actress Jennifer Beals



Page 51 has a 10 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Flashdance" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their w... See More  

1983 King Sunny Ade editorial w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1983



* King Sunny Adé editorial w/ photos

* Nigerian Jùjú singer - Yoruba popular music

* African pop musician pioneer - Multi-instrumentalist



Beginning on the front page is a editorial by Greg Tate with heading: "King Sunny Ade': 'Him Cool, Him Wicked'; Are You Ready for Juju?&qu... See More  

Review & premiere of "Videodrome", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 4, 1983



* Best "Viedeodrome" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Science fiction horror cult film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Videodrome" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More  

19803Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 11, 1983



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams

* American hardcore punk rock band

* The Ritz nightclub & album advertisement



Page 60 has a 12 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance and "Coup d'Etat" album by the "PLASMATICS" at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

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1982 "48 Hrs." & "The Verdict" opening day ads......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 30, 1982



* 48 Hrs. - buddy cop action comedy film

* Actors Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy

* The Verdict - legal drama - Paul Newman

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere ads



Page 74 has a advertisement for an advance showing before it's opening day premiere of "48 Hrs.".

Page 79 has an opening day advertisement f... See More  

1982 beginning of new-school hip hop rap music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 2, 1982



* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* DJ Scratching - vinyl record turntable moving



Page 95 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the "RITZ" in Manhattan with one of the performers being... See More  

1982 DEVO concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 19, 1982



* DEVO - American new wave punk rock band

* Palladium Theatre concert advertisement

* "Whip It" - synth-pop song fame



Page 71 has a nice advertisement for a upcoming "DEVO" performance at the Palladium Theatre. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no rea... See More  

Tuskegee Airmen honored at museum...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982



* Tuskegee Airmen honored w/ opneing

* African American pilots of WWII

* National Air and Space Museum exhibit

* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings

* George Banks spree killings



The top of page 33 has a two column heading: "Museum Exhibit Traces Blacks' Role in Aviation" with related pictorial. (see) First report coverage on the "Black Wings... See More  

Death of famed actress Grace Kelly...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 15, 1982 



* Grace Kelly death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie film actress

* Princess of Monaco (Prince Rainier III)

* Best title to be had ?



The ftpg. has a one column head: "Princess Grace Dies of Injuries After Car Crash" with 2 photos of her, the main portion of the article carrying over to pages 16-17 with 2 more photos of her. Nice to have this... See More