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Oct 3rd, 2006

“The Bids Go On at Cher Memorabilia Auction” on NPR

The costumes are all pure Sonny and Cher, and Cher, and all that – by Bob Mackie, of course. Then all this Goth furniture, and some of it’s not so Goth. It’s kind of a combination between Goth and out-of-control Liberace, maybe a little? I mean, don’t tell Cher I said that.”

Hear the full story here on NPR.


Aug 22nd, 2006

“Clifton’s Cafeteria, Serving Kitsch Since 1935″ on NPR

“Clifton’s Cafeteria is authentic Los Angeles. It is at the corner of Seventh and Broadway. Clifton’s has been here since 1935 and it’s still going strong today… It is not only the grandest cafeteria, it is the largest restaurant in all of Los Angeles. Six hundred people can be seated at once. No other restaurant even comes close.”

Hear Charles talk about this incredibly rare Los Angeles institution here on NPR.


Jul 22nd, 2005

“Charles Phoenix, Finding Kitsch in Kodachrome” on NPR

“I wept when I found this slide. I mean, people back then were not taking pictures of where they had dinner. You can see all the neon on all the gas stations going down the street and there’s a corner sign for another, I guess, restaurant or club you can’t see. It’s called the Hawaiian Garden. It says `Entertainment’ and then, in neon, it says `Chicken, Steak and Squab.’ Squab in neon? I challenge you to go out today and find ‘squab’ written on a sign in neon.”

Click here and listen to NPR’s Madeline Brand exploring the slideshows of Charles Phoenix.


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