Here’s another newly-restored and upscaled vintage commercial from the famous Organ Grinder restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
This ad was produced in the early 1980s. (Date determined by presence of Zaxxon arcade game, which was released in late December, 1981, and Donkey Kong, released in the summer of 1981, which means this commercial was likely produced in 1982 or later.)
The Organ Grinder Documentary Project has digitized and restored dozens of hours of vintage footage which has been contributed by fans.
Perhaps you have old videotapes or photos from the Organ Grinder – we’d love to see them. We can digitize them at high quality and return the original to you, along with a digital file, and you’ll get credit if we use your footage in the film.
We especially need Denver material! Because Denver closed years earlier than Portland, fewer people brought camcorders to the restaurant – but SOME of you may have! Still photos from Denver are wonderful, too.
(One change has been made to the original commercial – the phone number has been blurred out – the number is currently in use by another entity.)
Closing music:
The Hustle – Van McCoy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hustle_(song)
Performed by:
Patti (Simon) Zollman
at Organ Grinder Denver, May, 1981
Original video provided by:
Peter Paltridge – Bang! Magazine
https://bangpdx.com/
Upscaling:
Wayne Bertram – Copy to Disc
https://www.copytodisc.com.au/
Color and further refinements:
Bob Richardson
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