tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post5895432970065982311..comments2024-03-05T13:35:16.474-08:00Comments on Applied Machete: The Ed Roth commercial that wasn't......Irish Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830702315575079518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-66579972622953905272012-09-13T06:31:54.624-07:002012-09-13T06:31:54.624-07:00rich and chris educating the masses...right on!rich and chris educating the masses...right on!mindpillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870039712680261951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-18231672682631693332012-08-22T01:25:03.277-07:002012-08-22T01:25:03.277-07:00Rich, I dug it out and double-checked the April &#...Rich, I dug it out and double-checked the April '66 Drag cartoons.<br /><br />It states that the Drag Mate (pictured in a Drag cartoons booth with the "Intruder II" dragster), was photographed during the filming of the movie "Out of Sight" and there is a Teenage Fair sign in the background. Also, in the back of the comic are more images from the Movie/Fair that again show the display. It seems the only items in the booth were the Intruder II plus the Nov. and Dec. '65 issues of Drag cartoons. No helmets or anything else. So at least Millar was aware of the Fair and I'm sure he would have told Roth if he hadn't already know about it. If that was in '65 they both would have had plenty of time to be involved in selling their wares at later Fairs. A website I ran across mentioned that there were Hot Rods at the Fairs and loosely associated it Roth, Dean Jeffries, and Von Dutch. My brother's mother in law knows Pete's wife and said one day we'll go see her. If we ever do, I'll ask her what she knows about it.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690398020465136831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-9018615613009854722012-08-20T09:44:50.111-07:002012-08-20T09:44:50.111-07:00Chris, Makes sense. Never thought of Millar, and I...Chris, Makes sense. Never thought of Millar, and I remember those ads in Drag Cartoons. I never bought those magazines, I just looked through them in at the newsstand. A kid's allowance doesn't go too far, and AMT model kits were only a $1.49, so that's where my money went.<br /><br />And, as I said, I thought there was either Roth or another vendor there selling the helmets, and Millar sounds like he was probably the guy! Thanks!<br /><br />Irish Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830702315575079518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-3449801804144338132012-08-20T00:31:32.054-07:002012-08-20T00:31:32.054-07:00Rich, A few things.
As a kid, I alway wanted a Ge...Rich, A few things.<br /><br />As a kid, I alway wanted a German helmet and finally got a plastic one around that time, but now can't remember where hell I got it.<br /><br />I remember hearing about the Teenage Fairs every year on the radio (never went), but I'm real sure one of of my brother's bands either played there or at least, auditioned for it.<br /><br />There's a good chance that a lot of those kids walking around with German helmets, bought them from Pete Millar instead of Roth. <br /><br />Pete was a good friend of Roth's and also sold Surfing/Pit Helmets, Surfer's crosses, Iron Crosses, and such on the inside back page of his Drag cartoons comic book. He likely got some of his stuff from Roth since it also included Rat Fink Hats and decals.<br /><br />The Drag Mate in the April 1966 issue of Drag cartoons is posed in front of Pete's Dragster (Intruder II), at Pete's booth/display at the Teenage Fair. Universal Studios was promoting the movie "Out of sight" at the fair and they used Pete's Dragster in the film. Also the cover of that DC was an image from the movie.<br /><br />Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690398020465136831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100854177274926098.post-39835835081633864262012-08-19T16:17:47.681-07:002012-08-19T16:17:47.681-07:00Fantastic stuff Rich, I did a post on it some time...Fantastic stuff Rich, I did a post on it some time back but had no idea whatsoever of the real background, enlightenment is mine, super sleuth strikes again, cheers.WhitelinePsychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467567293653455949noreply@blogger.com