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  

1966 Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice

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1983 "Rick Business" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 9, 1983



* "Risky Business" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Teen coming-of-age film - Tom Cruise

* The Cure - English rock band ad



Page 49 has a 12 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Risky Business" (see images) This movie is known as Tom Cruise's breakout ... See More  

1983 ZZ Top rock band MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 30, 1983



* ZZ Top - American rock band - Billy Gibbons

* Eliminator album tour - "Sharped Dress Man"

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "Strange Brew" Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie 

* Opening day movie - comedy film advertisement



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1984 "RUSH" MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1984



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 58 has a full page advertisement for upcoming "RUSH" concerts at three separate venues including Madison Square Garden. (see ima... See More  

1984 Ghostbusters & Gremlins opening day movie ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 12, 1984



* "Ghostbusters" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review

* Supernatural comedy - Bill Murray

* Gremlins opening day as well



Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "GHOSTBUSTERS"

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1979 Led Zepplein & Amityville Horror...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979



* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band

* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement

* First performance since the death of Plant's son

* "The Amityville Horror" opening day advertisement

* American supernatural horror film - movie



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1974 Jayne County gig ad... glam punk rock...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 15, 1974



* Jayne (Wayne) County w/ the Backstreet Boys

* First openly transgender rock music singer

* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter

* Club 82 nightclub performance advertisement



Page 44 has a 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming "WAYNE COUNTY w/ The Back street Boys" performances at Club 82 in Man... See More  

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.

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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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1978 Bob Marley editorial w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 17, 1978



* Bob Marley and the Wailers editorial w/ photos

* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist



The front page has a heading within a photo of Bob Marley: "Bob Marley Satisfies His Soul" (see image)

Page 75 has a editorial with same heading and another photo of Marley. (see images)

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Opening day ad for the 1978 movie "Madame Rosa"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 20, 1978



* Madame Rosa - American opening day advertisement

* French drama film movie - Actress Simone Signoret



The back page has a full page ad for the opening day showing of "Madame Rosa" (see images) Page 41 has a smaller ad for the film.

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1973 Jobriath debut album release advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1973



* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician

* Glam rock - debut album release advertisement

* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS



Page 61 has a full page advertisement for release of "Jobriath" debut album with self titled name. (see images)

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1974 Attica film American premiere advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1974



* ATTICA - American documentary film

* 1971 Attica prison riot - uprising - rebellion

* American premiere movie advertisement



Page 78 has a 14 x 6 inch advertisement for for the American premiere of "ATTICA" film in Manhattan. This film was directed by Cinda Firestone. (see images)

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Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" Martian attack causes panic...

THE FREDERICK POST, Maryland, Oct. 31, 1938 



* "War of the Worlds" - Orson Welles

* Radio broadcast causes panic (1st report)

* Mars invasion - martians



The front page has an article on the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast delivered by Orson Wells. This radio adaptation of H.W. Wells' "War of the Worlds" novel was taken seriously by many l... See More  

1974 David Bowie & The Allman Brothers concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 11-17, 1974



* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician

* Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts

* American rock band concert advertisement

* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York



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1976 Marquette Park... Chicago race riots rallies...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1976



* Marquette Park rallies - Chicago race riots

* Racially charged violence - Negroes vs. whites



The front page has a heading: "HOW THE BATTLE FOR WHITE POWER TOUCHED OFF A BORDER WAR" (see images) Beginning on pages 12 & 13 is a report headed; "How the Battle for White Power Touched Off a Border W... See More  

1964 Village Voice placard... Jules Feiffer...

Here is what I believe to be a placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "Feb. 13, 1964" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to find a similar item and nothing comes up. I... See More  

1974 Steve Miller Band & Ten Years After...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1974



* Steve Miller Band - American classic rock group

* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum concert ad

* Ten Years After - British blues rock band

* Madison Square Garden advertisement



Page 53 has a advertisement for a upcoming "STEVE MILLER BAND" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see i... See More  

1977 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 27, 1977



* Alice Cooper - "The Alice Cooper Show" tour

* American rock singer and songwriter

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

* w/ Atlanta Rhythm Section - Southern rock band



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