Death of Tammy Wynette in 1998...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 7, 1998



* Tammy Wynette death (1st report)

* American country singer & songwriter

* "Stand by Your Man" song fame

* "The First Lady of Country Music"



The bottom of the front page has a small photo of Wynette with tiny heading: "Tammy Wynette Dies"

The top of page 19 under Obituary is a three column heading: "Tammy Wynette; ... See More  

The Making of "MAUS", by Arthur Spiegelman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 6, 1989



* The making of "MAUS", by Art Spiegelman

* Incredible renowned cartoonist's tale of The Holocaust

* 1st graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize!



The front page has a large, colorful illustration headed, "MAUS LIVES - An Exclusive Excerpt - Art Spiegelman On The Making Of A Classic Comic Strip", whi... See More  

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 22, 1983



* "Yentl" starring Barbra Streisand

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Romantic musical drama film advertisement



Page 52 has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "YENTL" starring Barbra Streisand. Nice to have in this Greenwich Village publication, the location where her e... See More  

The shuttle Challenger explodes...

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, California, Jan. 29, 1986



* Space Shuttle Challenger disaster



One of the most tragic events in American history - intensified by the fact that millions of children were watching the event unfold via television feeds in their schools due to one of the passengers being school teacher Christa McAuliffe. The inside contains many related photos and articles - too many to it... See More  

Mussolini is ousted in 1943...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II - WWII era



The bold headline announces: "IL DUCE FIRED" with: "Badoglio Becomes Premier; Crackup of Axis Presaged" and more with two photos. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with a full page pictorial is also nice for display.

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1961 Anniston & Birmingham bus attacks...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 15, 1961



* Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama

* Greyhound bus bombing - burning

* Civil Rights movement - freedom riders

* Racial segregation in the South



The top of page 4 has a three column heading: "Bi-Racial Groups Attacked By Dixie Mobs, Bus Fired" (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, two small library stamps within the masthead, small binding ho... See More  

1914 Second Battle of Torreon...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 1, 1914



* Second Battle of Torreon

* Coahuila, Mexico - Mexican Revolution

* General Pancho Villa victory



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TORREON FEDERALS HOIST WHITE FLAG; ARMISTICE" with subheads and related photos. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More  

1983 Moshing, Neil Young & Aerosmith...

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



* Moshing - slam dancing - slamming gains popularity

* Neil Young - Canadian American singer songwriter

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* Aerosmith - American hard rock band concert ad

* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton



The front page has a photo showing youth slamming at a music event. Page ... See More  

1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 11, 1984



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



Page 74 has a terrific, poster-like advertisement for "IRON MAIDEN" performances at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see image)

I suspect this to... See More  

Premiere of 'The Godfather', plus an early review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 23, 1972 



* Opening day of original "The Godfather" movie review

* Marlon Brando - Al Pacino - Francis Ford Coppola

* Opening week premiere advertisement



The iconic move 'the Godfather' premiered at the Lowes Theater in New York City on March 15. It would not open at other theaters until March 21. Inside ... See More  

1984 "The Killing Fields" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 6, 1984



* The Cure - English rock cult band ad

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert ad

* "The Killing Fields" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* British biographical drama film



Page 58 has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "The... See More  

1980 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

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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



Page 46 has a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of the film "The Howling" (see image) P... See More  

1966 Tiny Tim getting noticed w/ photo...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 1, 1966



* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury

* American musician - guitarist - singer

* New Freaky music performances

* Almost two years prior to 1st album release



Page 13 under "scenes" is a editorial about the new shock-rock movement with the focus on upcoming musician of Tiny Tim with photo. (see images)

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1982 Van Halen MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1982



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* Performance at Madison Square Garden - MSG

* "Diver Down" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****



Pages 90 & 91 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with... See More  

1974 Jobriath NYC nightclub perfroamnce ad...

(was $48) THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 18, 1974



* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician

* The Bottom Line nightclub performance ad

* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS



Page 44 has a 11 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a "Jobriath" performance at The Bottom Line nightclub in Greenwich Village.

wikipedia notes: Bruce Wayne Campbell known... See More  

Early days of the AIDS virus in 1984...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1984



* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen

* Robert Gallo - American biomedical researcher

* Study to determine if saliva is a infectious agent ?



The front page has a heading: "AIDS: A Kiss Is Still a Kiss?" the top of page 11 has the same heading with subh... See More  

1982 "Divine" drag queen performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 4, 1982



* "DIVINE" - Harris Glenn Milstead

* Character actor, singer and drag queen

* The Fun House nightclub advertisement



Page 118 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for a performance by "DIVINE" at the Fun House in New York City. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was re... 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  

Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak is established...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 19, 1941



* Joe MiMaggio - New York Yankees

* Historic game hitting streak ends w/ 56



  The sport's section (page 10) has an article under: "The (Star) of the Week" which covers the ending of Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak. It focuses on the two pitchers that stopped him during the game. (see images) Nice to have in a NYC publication... See More  

Jam Master Jay shot dead... Run-DMC DJ...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 31, 2002



* Jam Master Jay murder - assassination

* Run-DMC hip hop group musician DJ

* Infancy of mainstream rap music fame



The top of page 17 has a heading: "Member of Pioneer Rap Group Run DMC Is Slain" with photo of Jason William Mizell. (see images) He was gunned down in his recording studio in Queens, New York City.

Nice to have this report in a news... See More  

1984 Breakin' opening day movie ad in NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 8, 1984



* Breakin' - Breakdance advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American breakdancing musical film

* During the early days of hip-hop music



Page 42 has a 8 x 4 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "Breakin'" This was the year tha... See More  

1971 comic Lenny Bruce film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24, 1971



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* "Dirtymouth" - Biographic film - movie

* Opening day premiere advertisement



Page 59 has a 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Dirtymouth", a biographic film on the life of comedian Lenny Bruce. (see image)

I suspect this to be ... See More  

1978 "Meat Loaf" Central Park concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1978



* MEAT LOAF American singer musician advertisement

* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park



The back page has a full page advertisement for a "MEAT LOAF" performance at the Dr. Pepper Music Festival in Central Park. (see images)

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

1978 Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead & Bruce Springsteen ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 21, 1978



* Dolly Parton - country music singer songwriter

* Palladium nightclub concert hall ad (sold out)

* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

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

* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance

* Americ... See More