Race badge worn by George Orton at the 1997 X Games. Orton began skateboarding in the early 1970s and is credited with assisting Tony Alva in creating the front side air, the first vertical aerial move in pool skating which paved the way for new tricks to develop above the coping ledge of the pool. Orton had a successful career as a pool and half pipe skater but retired from skateboarding in the early 1980s. He returned in the late 1990s to begin his career as a street luge and downhill skater. Since his entrance into luge and downhill he has made a name for himself as the wearer of colorful helmets with his “eyeball” downhill helmet and his “shark” street luge helmet. He competed in the 1997 X-Games in San Diego as well as winning medals at the 2000 Gravity Games, the 1999 St. George Grand Prix and the 2000 Grand Prix X-Mass Luge.
A poster used in the Tea Party Movement. TheTea Party Movement began in 2009 and calls for lower taxes, supports smaller federal government, and oppose government sponsored healthcare.
Third base, used at Fenway Park, Boston, in the second Game of the 2004 World Series
In 2004, the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals four games to none to win their first World Series since 1918. The victory erased Boston's long standing championship draught, superstitiously attributed to "The Curse of the Bambino:" a jinx purportedly brought about by the Red Sox's 1918 trade of Babe Ruth (1895-1948) to the rival New York Yankees, where Ruth became one of the sport's greatest players.
The 2004 Red Sox qualified for the American League playoffs as a wildcard with a 98-64 record. After defeating the Anaheim Angels in the first round, they became the first Major League playoff team to win a playoff series after losing the first three games, besting the Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox were led to victory by pitchers Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling and the bat of World Series MVP outfielder Manny Ramirez. Game two was held in Boston at historic Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox since 1912. Boston won the game handily, 6-2, with Schilling earning the victory.
This promotional CD features the pop artist, Britney Spears with America Online Version 7.0 being stored on the disc as well. The CD has a picture of Britney Spears and the text on the CD states that the CD has "exclusive video, screen saver & music sampler on this CD!" The promotion offered 1000 hours free for 45 days. Britney Spears was a pop artist who became popular around 1999 and 2000 with hit songs as "Baby One More Time" and "Oops! ... I Did It Again". The materials on the disc might be tied to Britney's third music album, "Britney" which was released at the time as other versions of discs found online have stickers of the CD mentioned affixed.
In 1993, America Online under the direction of Jan Brandt initated a direct marketing campaign that distributed floppy disks then CDs through various mechanism to get people to try out the internet service. The early success of the campaign led to expanding the ways of reaching people not just by direct mail, but including them with magazines, promotional materials at stores like Blockbusters, and other methods. The introduction of CDs made production significantly cheaper contributing the explosion. Jan Brandt on Quora states that at one point 50% of the CDs produced worldwide had an AOL logo on it. This campaign went on for years and led to the creation of a variety of discs to appeal to individuals to try online services.
NASCAR, Old Dominion Speedway, Dodge Weekly Series, Late Model Stock Division Championship Trophy in NASCAR's Division III, 2005. The Dodge Weekly Series was a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local racetracks around the United States and Canada. Late Model Stock was the premier division in the series.
The 2005 Division Championship Trophy was won by driver, Franklin Butler III (Caucasian), with African American owned NASCAR team, Miller Racing Group, Inc. (MRG) at the Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas, Virginia. MRG outperformed 22 team's and drivers. The MRG stock car was a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with the number 07. MRG, owned by Leonard W. Miller (father), and Leonard T. Miller (son), were unsponsored. The Millers underpinned the team from their personal finances from 2004 - 2006 that escalated into the mid-six figures. MRG won the first championship by a solely owned, African American, father-and-son team in the history of NASCAR. The trophy was presented to Franklin Butler III and the Millers at the 2005 Old Dominion Speedway, NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Banquet, on January 28, 2006 at the Prince William Fairgrounds Commerce Building in Manassas, Virginia amongst a semi-formal dressed crowd of over 400.
Miller Racing Group was an African American racing team owned by father and son Leonard W. and Leonard T. Miller. MRG was sponsored by Dr. Pepper from 2001-2003 and delivered Dr. Pepper its first corporate win in the brand's history. The team competed in the NASCAR Late Model Stock Weekly Racing Series throughout the southeast. After the 2003 season, the Millers did not have a corporate sponsor for MRG and sustained the team with their personal funds and resources.
This is one of the 30 puppets that were part of the 2005 stop motion animated film Corpse Bride, produced and directed by Tim Burton and animated by Mike Johnson. This macabre story is based on a 19th century Russian fairy tale, and stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson. This phenomenal production required three groups of artists, including the story board (drawing) department, the animator fabrication workshop and the camera crew that filmed the movie.
Twenty three animators worked on the film to create these marvelous puppets made of metal, silicone, foam, and fabric at the cost of $30,000 per puppet. A total of 300 puppets were made for the film.
Tiny, intricate mechanical paddles and gears were attached at the ball joints and inside the head and were adjusted with Allen wrenches. The eyes are made of urethane and each side of the head is operated independently, including the eyebrows and lips. This ground breaking technology enabled the animators to achieve a greater range of movement and reduced the need to make replacement heads for each change in facial expression.
In addition to the advancement in animation that contributed to the realism of the figures, the movie was photographed digitally and allowed for more flexible and tighter shots thereby adding a 3-D dimensional quality to the characters.
This is one of a set of four metal “TV” tray tables and stands from the mid-1960s. The black trays are decorated with a party-theme design showing bright green, red, blue, and yellow ribbon stripes dancing over a confetti pattern background in the same colors. Each tray table is 23 inches high, 17.5 inches wide, and 13 inches deep. The TV tray tables fold flat for easy storage, and have rubber grips to hold the tray in place on the stand.
In 1954, C.A. Swanson & Sons in Omaha, Nebraska, introduced the frozen TV dinner, marketing it as an easy-to-prepare, fun-to-eat meal, with a disposable tray that reduced clean-up time. The portable TV dinner tapped into Americans’ excitement over television, allowing families to eat in front of their new sets. By 1960, nearly 90 percent of American homes had a television.
Inexpensive folding-tray tables were made for eating in front of the TV and became an alternative to the family dinner table. Trays were made of metal, fiberglass, wood, and heavy duty plastics so they could withstand the heat from the food, and be durable enough to withstand constant use and cleaning. Tray patterns included nature scenes, food illustrations, and later included television characters. The look of the trays adapted to aesthetic trends as the TV tray became an essential furniture item in many American homes.
These tray tables are still made today, some in retro styles mimicking the old sets, and others in sleek metal and wood modernist constructions. The trays are marketed not only as platforms for food, but also as side tables, desks, and beverage trays. The recent fascination with repurposing and reusing retro items has caught hold of the TV tray, and they are popular design features, particularly in small apartment spaces that require multi-use spaces.