1979 Donald Trump begins bussiness in Manhattan...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 26, 1979



* Donald Trump long before his presidency

* Taking control of his dad's real estate empire

* Commodore Hotel to Hyatt Grand Central New York

* Trump's very first Manhattan real-estate venture



The front page has a headline: "A SEAMLESS WEB" with photo of the Commodore Hotel surrounded with scaffo... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Sentence to four months of penal labor



Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny Bruce" Continues on multiple inside pages.

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"Forrest Gump" wins 6 oscars in 1995...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 28, 1995



* Best "Forrest Gump" academy awards

* Movie wins 6 major Oscars

* Tom Hanks comedy drama film



A terrific issue on the motion picture hit "Forrest Gump" 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.

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1963 The Fat Black Pussycat Phantom Cabaret...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 25, 1963



* The Fat Black Pussycat - late night hangout

* Wavy Gravy, Tiny Tim and Moondog photo

* Debut of the Phantom Cabaret



The front page has a heading: "Ghouls at the Pussy Cat" with photo showing Wavy Gravy, Moondog and Tiny Tim. (see images) Article continues on a inside page. This is very early for Tiny Tim, a... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1972....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 17, 1972



* Grateful Dead concerts in Jersey City NJ

* Stanley Theater performances advertisement

* Dick's Picks Volume 11 - live album fame

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



Page 33 has a 12 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement "The GRATEFUL DEAD" for their 3 night concert performance at Stanley Th... See More  

1968 be-in... MLK funeral... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 18, 1968



* Central Park be-in against racism (Yippies)

* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination - funeral

* Eldridge Cleaver & Bobby Hutton - Black Panthers



The front page has a heading: "Sunday in the Park: Yip-Out or Has-Been?" with 4 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside.

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Premiere of "Boomerang" and "A Leauge of Their Own", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 1, 1992



* "Boomerang" - premier ad & review

* "A League of Their Own" - premiere ad & review

* "Batman Returns"  week 2 ad



This issue includes the opening day advertisements and reviews for two popular movie premieres: "Boomerang" (with a full-page advertisement and lengthy review), and, "A League... See More  

1966 Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice

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1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 9, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Cafe Au Go Go nightclub - Bleecker Street



The top of page 3 has a heading: "Bruce Tagged on Obscenity, Run Extended at Cafe Here" Article continues on page 6.

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1974 Eric Clapton concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 30, 1974



* Eric Clapton - English rock & blues guitarist

* The Yardbirds & Cream singer & songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement



Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for a "ERIC CLAPTON" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images)

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1966 Timothy Leary 3 psychedelic celebrations...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 15, 1966 



* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Three LSD psychedelic drugs celebrations

* Greenwich Village Theater advertisement

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide



A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as page 21 features an advertisement for tickets to: "In Person, Dr. Timothy Leary,... See More  

1972 Jackson Browne nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1972



* Early Jackson Browne night club performance ad

* American rock musician, singer & songwriter



Page 43 under "cafes, clubs & coffee houses" is a ad for a performance by "Jackson Browne" at The Bitter End night club. (see image) This was the same year of the release of his debut album.

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The Grateful Dead in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 19, 1968



* Grateful Dead concert in Hallandale, Florida

* Miami Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park

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

* Nice decorative, psychedelic art advertisement



Page 39 has a great full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there upcoming appearance at the Miami Pop Fes... See More  

Beatles admit guru was an error... Timothy Leary leaves Millbrook...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 16, 1968



* Beatles admit Maharishi was a mistake

* Dr. Timothy Lear leaves Millbrook for California w/ photo

* Includes famous LSD quote: "turn on, tune in, drop out"



A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has two iconic photos: one of John Lennon & Paul McCartney pointing to an inside article which states tha... See More  

1970 Grateful Dead album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 26, 1970



* Grateful Dead album release advertisement

* "American Beauty" Trucking - Ripple & more

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



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the release of "American Beauty" music album by the Grateful Dead. Includes a photo of the band. (see imag... See More  

1969 Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 30, 1969



* The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "

* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor

* Raymond Buckland - occult - witchcraft ad



Page 45 has a full page inch advertisement for a very early Ro... See More  

Chuck Norris & "Cream" farewell tour in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1968



* Chuck Norris vs. Louis Delgado karate bout

* American martial artist and Hollywood actor

* Lightweight championship of the World ad

* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad

* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce



Page 38 has a notice for "Professional Karate World Championship Bouts" with one of... See More  

1970 New York's Pop Festival... Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970



* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts

* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City

* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more



Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item beca... See More  

The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1968



* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance

* American guitarist, singer and songwriter

* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement

* 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival, Philadelphia



Page 34 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "Jimi Hendrix Experience" concert at the Philharmonic Hall. (see image) This was... See More  

1969 Woodstock music festival revisited...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 25, 1969



* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm

* Going back to Bethel, New York - revisited

* "The Grateful Dead' plays at a NYC night club



The top of page 25 has an heading: "The Undulating Hillside: Going Back to Bethel" Coverage continues on another page. A story of a man going back to the site o... See More  

1st Led Zeppelin North American Fall tour ad (1969)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* First North American tour (Fall) advertisement

* 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert



Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was the first time a rock band played there since the Rolling Stones 5 years ear... See More  

1966 Timothy Leary and LSD acid trips...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 15, 1966



* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer

* "Illumination Of The Buddha" w/ photos

* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre



Page 28 has two photos during the "Illumination Of The Buddha" with two scenes on stage at the Village Gate. (see images) Also a heading: "The Fragmented Man: Lo... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance



The top of the front page has a heading: "Lenny's Censors on the Couch - p.5"

Page 5 has a heading: "The Bruce Conviction: A View from the Couch" Coverage continues on another page.

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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  

1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 20, 1977



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* Upcoming area concerts advertisement

* "Street Survivors Tour" - Nassau Coliseum



Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts including one at the Nassau Coliseum... See More