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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1971 Shooting of mafia boss Joseph Colombo...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 1, 1971



* Joseph Colombo shot at Columbus Circle

* Second Italian Unity Day protest rally

* Colombo crime family mafia mob boss

* Reference to "The Godfather" novel

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****



The front page has a one column heading: "Colombo linked to Village" and four related photos. (see images)

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The 1963 march on Washington notice...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963  



* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement

* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event

* MLK "I Have a Dream" speech fame



Page 7 has a full page notice headed: "Rally for Civil Rights" and more. This was a community effort to get New Yorker's to go to t... See More  

1984 Beverly Hills Cop & U2 concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 27, 1984



* "Beverly Hills Cop" action comedy film

* Opening day movie premiere advertisement

* Actors Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold

* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* "The Unforgettable Fire" album tour

* Radio City Music Hall concert ad (sold out)



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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)

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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  

1981 Bob Marley death funeral w/ photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES , May 22, 1981



* Bob Marley death by cancer - funeral w/ photo

* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist



The bottom of page 4 has a banner heading: "With Pride and With Music, Thousands in Jamaica Bid Farewell to Bob Marley" with photo. (see images)

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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.

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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  

1978 death of Keith Moon... THE WHO drummer...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 18, 1978



* Keith Moon death (1st report) w/ photos

* THE WHO rock band musician drummer



The front page has a heading with photo: "Keith Moon Dies Before He Gets Old" Coverage continues inside with larger photo. (see images)

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1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 10, 1972



* Alice Cooper - School's Out tour

* American rock singer and songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement

* Jefferson Airplane "Long John Silver" concert ad



Page 37 has a full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. (see image)

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1962 Washington Square Park map by Jaf...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1962



* Washington Square Park cartoon map by JAF

* Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, New York City



The front page has a cartoonish map by Village Voice cartoonist JAF. (see images) Also a heading: "Practical Man's Guide To Washington Square" which is a guide to the park with the numbers within the map coordinat... See More  

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1976



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* "Gimme Back My Bullets" album tour

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert advertisement



Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts at the Beacon Theatre in Manhat... 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  

Daredevil jumps off Oakland Bay Bridge in 1937... Amazing!

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 23, 1937



* San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge dive

* Daredevil Ray Woods jumps off  w/ photos



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Daredevil Breaks Back in 186-Foot Leap Off Bridge" with subheads and large photo. (see) More on the following pages including a great full page pictorial. Probably only reported in a San Francisco area ... See More  

1984 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 24 1984



* "Revenge of the Nerds" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American college comedy film

* R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* Beacon Theatre concert ad - Michael Snipe



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1984 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 24, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - American singer & songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* "Fun Tour" concert at The Ritz in Manhattan

* Motley Crue w/ Ratt - heavy metal hard rock bands

* "Shout At The Devil" tour concert at Beacon Theatre



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1974 Aerosmith concert & Alice Cooper album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974



* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad

* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton

* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC

* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter

* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement



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Opening review for the 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976



* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy

* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo

* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal



Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd Rather 'Lose' by Winning Than 'Win' by Losing&... See More  

The tragic 1944 Hartford circus fire...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 7, 1944 



* Hartford circus fire

* The day the clowns cried

* Great issue for display



The banner headline announces one of the biggest disasters in American history: "135 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE" with subheads and large photo of the disaster. Terrific for display. More on a few inside pages.

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins,... See More  

Boer War newspaper, "Special Siege Edition" on necessity paper...

THE MAFEKING MAIL--SPECIAL SIEGE EDITION, South Africa, May 14, 1900  A fascinating newspaper published during the Boer War under "siege" conditions. Note above the dateline: "Issued Daily, Shells Permitting".

Items include: "Events of the Day" "Eloff Takes the Fort" "The Baralongs Rose to the Occasion" "Boer Treachery" and more.

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1976 Bruce Springsteen nightclub advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1976



* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance

* "Born to Run" album with E Street Band tour

* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement



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