1981 Halloween II (John Carpenter)...

METRO/CALENDAR Section only of the Los Angeles Times, November 14, 1981



* Halloween II (John Carpenter) advertisement



Although not the premiere weekend (it's the 3rd weekend), this issue contains a hard-to-find ad for John Carpenter's Halloween II. The ad measures 6 1/2 x 3 inches. Due to its initial limited showing, such ads are uncommon, and perhaps no better issue could be found t... See More  

1981 "FOREIGNER" Manhattan concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1981



* Foreigner - American rock band advertisement

* Mick Jones - Lou Gramm - Dennis Elliott

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert 



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "FOREIGNER w/ Billy Squier" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)

AI notes: O... See More  

1981 "The Kinks" English rock band MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 9-15, 1981



* The Kinks - English rock band

* Part of the British invasion in America

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "You Really Got Me" song fame - MSG



Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE KINKS" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)

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Christopher Street (NYC), center of World's gay rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1981



* Christopher Street - West Village in Manhattan

* World's center of gay rights - pride movement

* Notable for the Stonewall Inn location - LGBT



The front page has a photo with heading: "BRANDON JUDELL ON CHRISTOPHER STREET" (see images and notice the small red library stamp) Page 13 has a he... See More  

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 7, 1981



* Best "Heavy Metal" film advertisement & review

* Grand Opening Day premiere of this adult animated sci-fantasy cult classic



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Heavy Metal" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - t... See More  

Review & opening day ad for "Escape from New York"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 14, 1981



* "Escape from New York" opening day film ad

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Dystopian science-fiction action cult classic film

* Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) - John Carpenter



Page 58 has a 10 x 4 5 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day release of "Es... See More  

1981 "Escape from New York" opening day review...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1981



* Escape from New York movie

* Opening day review

* Science fiction action film

* Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken



Page 17 has two reviews for the opening day showing in New York City for the movie: "Escape from New York" The headings read: "The Screen: 'Escape From New York'" & "At the Movies; Kurt Russel, from baseball ... See More  

1981 Tom Petty concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 30, 1981



* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert ad

* Performance at the Meadowlands Arena

* "Hard Promises" album tour w/ Stevie Nicks

* "Stop Draggin My Heart Around" song fame



Page 67 has a full page advertisement for "TOM PETTY And The Heartbreakers" concert at the Meadowlands Area in East Ru... See More  

Premiere of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 11, 1981



* Best "Raiders of the Lost Ark" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day (EVE) movie premiere

* Steven Spielberg - Harrison Ford



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

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The Centralia mine fire disaster in 1981...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 20-26, 1981



* Centralia coal-seam mine fire - Pennsylvania

* History of the World, Part I - movie - film

* Mel Brooks - opening day premiere advertisement



Starting on the front page with heading: "Burn Centralia, Burn" is coverage on the Centralia mine fire in Pennsylvania. Coverage continues on multiple inside pa... See More  

1981 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1981



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams AD

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* Bond International Casino in New York City



Page 105 has a 10 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at the Bond International Casino in New York City. (see images)

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1981 "Excalibur" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 31, 1981



* "Excalibur" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Epic medieval fantasy movie - King Arthur



Page 40 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "EXCALIBUR" (see images)

AI notes: Excalibur (1981), directed by John Boorman, is a visually strik... See More  

1981 "The Howling" horror film & U2 "Boy" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 11-17, 1981



* "The Howling" American horror film

* Opening day movie premiere ad & review

* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* Debut album "Boy" release advertisement

* Ad for the movie: "THE FUNHOUSE"



Page 46 has a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of ... See More  

1981 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 11-17, 1981



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* Bond's International Casino nightclub ad



Page 97 has a nice 1/2 page advertisement for a upcoming "PLASMATICS" performance at the Bond's International Casino nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

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Golden age of hip-hop music... Kool Lady Blue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 20, 1981



* Funky 4 + 1 - Four Plus One - MC Jazzy Jeff

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* Break dancing - breaking - breakin in it's infancy



Page 61 has a heading: "Buckaroos of the Bugaloo" with related photo. (see images)

wikipedia notes: They were the first hip hop group to receive a record d... See More  

1981 Michael Jackson... Pre-Thriller...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 7-13, 1981



* Michael Jackson - "King of Pop"

* Pre Thriller album (late 1982)

* About to become super famous

* Elvis Costello concert advertisement



Page 57 has an editorial headed: "Michael Jackson's Triumph" with related photo. (see images) This focuses on Jackson's recent accomplishments and ... See More  

Death of John Lennon reported in a Liverpool newspaper...

LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, December 9, 1980 



* John Lennon death

* Beatles front man

* Best title to be had ?



Few could argue for a more desirable and scarce newspaper on the death of John Lennon than this, his hometown newspaper.

To anyone who grew up on the 1960's the death of Beatle John Lennon was a tragic event and the end of an era. Reports of his death are desired by collect... See More  

Death of John Lennon reported in a newspaper from the city where he was shot...

NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980



* John Lennon assassination

* "The Beatles" front man

* From the city of the murder

* Nice headline for display



Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.

The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much mor... See More  

Premiere of "Flash Gordon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1980



* Best "Flash Gordon" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction action cult classic film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Flash Gordon" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertain... See More  

1980 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 1980



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* The Rock Lounge nightclub advertisement



Page 95 has a 8 x 4 inch advertisement upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at the Rock Lounge in Manhattan. (see images)

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1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 12-18, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" advertisement

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 53 has a great full page advertisement for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan. (see images)

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1980 THE CARS & Grateful Dead concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15-21, 1980



* Early THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Grateful Dead - Halloween night concert ad

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



Page 95 has a 6 x 4 1/2 inch ad for "The Cars" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Death of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1980 



* John Bonham death (1st report)

* British rock band Led Zeppelin drummer



The top of page 20 has a report headed: "Led Zeppelin Drummer John Bonham Found Dead". Bonham was widely considered to be the greatest drummer in music history. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

The complete first se... See More  

Death of movie director Frank Capra...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 4, 1991



* Film director Frank Capra death

* Italian American producer & writer

* "It's A Wonderful Life" movie fame

* Award winning movies of the 1930's & 40's



The front page has a three column photo showing Capra and James Stewart with one column heading: "Frank Capra Dies; Directed 'Wonderful Life'" First report co... See More  

Death of child actor Allen "Farina" Hoskins......

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 29, 1980



* Allen "Farina" Hoskins death (1st report)

* "Out Gang" "Little Rascals" child actor

* Best publication to be had ?



The bottom of page 3 has a three column heading: "Allen Hoskins, Farina of 'Our Gang,' Dies"with subhead and includes two photos of him, one from 1975 and the other from when a child actor in th... See More