Forgotten Fads and Fabulous Flops: An Amazing Collection of Goofy Stuff That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

by Paul Kirchner

Book Overview

Rhino records, repository of cultural detritus, turns away from '60s garage rock and sleazy lounge recordings for this collection of Things That Were Meant to Succeed ... but Didn't. Entertaining... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188164944X
• ISBN13: 9781881649441
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Stoddart
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous!

This amazing book describes some of the greatest fiascoes and acts of silliness in the Twentieth Century. These include: The Amphicar -- which is both a bad car and a bad boat The Flying Car -- which is both a bad car and a bad airplane The Flying Sub -- the US Navy actually spent money to develop this turkey Smokeless Cigarettes -- not that tobacco is bad for you, as RJR assures us New Coke -- a marketing phoenix or roasted chicken? Fallout Shelters -- take the fun out of survival The Edsel -- synonymous with failure Kudzu -- if this was the answer, what was the problem? and did we need to solve it? and Live Goldfish Swallowing -- no comment The only thing missing from this list of marketing mayhem is my favorite gimmick from the decade of the Silly Seventies: the pet rock! Oh, what an inexcusable omission! Somehow I will learn to live with myself and my disappointment.