Posts Tagged: 1960s
Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees!
Just as every girl had her favorite Beatle, so it was with the Monkees. While lead singer Davy Jones blew the minds of most prepubescent girls right into orbit with his devilish English accent, Peter Tork was my fave rave
Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees!
Just as every girl had her favorite Beatle, so it was with the Monkees. While lead singer Davy Jones blew the minds of most prepubescent girls right into orbit with his devilish English accent, Peter Tork was my fave rave
New Year Eve Party With Guy Lombardo
For me, New Year’s Eve always belonged to Guy Lombardo. It was a childhood viewing ritual that rarely varied. In the early 1960’s I felt like Cinderella, permitted to stay up to the stroke of midnight and watch, along with
New Year Eve Party With Guy Lombardo
For me, New Year’s Eve always belonged to Guy Lombardo. It was a childhood viewing ritual that rarely varied. In the early 1960’s I felt like Cinderella, permitted to stay up to the stroke of midnight and watch, along with
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow -Steven Miller and Wooly Willy
Very few would characterize Donald Trump’s xenophobic henchman Steven Miller as having a “magnetic personality.” But when it comes to the normally follically challenged Miller’s recent display of hair, he resembled nothing short of Wooly Willy that classic American toy
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow -Steven Miller and Wooly Willy
Very few would characterize Donald Trump’s xenophobic henchman Steven Miller as having a “magnetic personality.” But when it comes to the normally follically challenged Miller’s recent display of hair, he resembled nothing short of Wooly Willy that classic American toy
Remembering Bobby Kennedy Fifty Years Later
1968 was no ordinary time and Robert Kennedy was no ordinary candidate. Fifty years later, the wave of young activists feel similar to that infamous year when Bobby had fired up Americas youth. Including a barely teen age me. I
Remembering Bobby Kennedy Fifty Years Later
1968 was no ordinary time and Robert Kennedy was no ordinary candidate. Fifty years later, the wave of young activists feel similar to that infamous year when Bobby had fired up Americas youth. Including a barely teen age me. I
Memories Coming Out of Mothballs
For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down
Memories Coming Out of Mothballs
For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down
Maidenform Dream Ads – Iconic and Ironic
Maidenform’s vintage iconic ads have become a lot more ironic as the prevalence of sexual harassment and mistreatment in the workplace have become part of our national dialogue. Women Learn to Dream On Once upon a time the Mad
Maidenform Dream Ads – Iconic and Ironic
Maidenform’s vintage iconic ads have become a lot more ironic as the prevalence of sexual harassment and mistreatment in the workplace have become part of our national dialogue. Women Learn to Dream On Once upon a time the Mad
The Comic Tragedy of LBJ’s Great Society
A Presidents’ Day Memory from the vault. Holy Satire, Batman, Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird… it’s a plane….its SuperLBJ! 1966 was a year when comic strip superheroes POP! came to life and real life heroes SOCK! appeared
The Comic Tragedy of LBJ’s Great Society
A Presidents’ Day Memory from the vault. Holy Satire, Batman, Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird… it’s a plane….its SuperLBJ! 1966 was a year when comic strip superheroes POP! came to life and real life heroes SOCK! appeared
So Long Sally Rogers, Single Career Girl Pioneer
If 2017 was the year of women in the workplace being heard, it also saw the passing of two of pop culture’s most iconic working women who gave women a voice when few others did. It’s poignant then that the
So Long Sally Rogers, Single Career Girl Pioneer
If 2017 was the year of women in the workplace being heard, it also saw the passing of two of pop culture’s most iconic working women who gave women a voice when few others did. It’s poignant then that the
Christmas or Chanukah- The True Festival of Lights
A Holiday Classic Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have had a good 2 week start on them with their own festival of lights- the installation of Xmas lights. Along with Black
Christmas or Chanukah- The True Festival of Lights
A Holiday Classic Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have had a good 2 week start on them with their own festival of lights- the installation of Xmas lights. Along with Black
Twisted Times with Twister
Twisted Times When I think back to being 14, the same age as Leigh Corfman was, the woman who accused Alabama’s Roy Moore of molesting her, the sexiest encounter for me was contorting my body in a tangled mess of
Twisted Times with Twister
Twisted Times When I think back to being 14, the same age as Leigh Corfman was, the woman who accused Alabama’s Roy Moore of molesting her, the sexiest encounter for me was contorting my body in a tangled mess of
