Funny how most look so out-of-date, but a few could walk past you on the street with no notice… especially if they toned down the artificial-looking 1920’s make-up.
The plastered spit curls are a funny give-away to the 20’s, like in #’s 4 and 6.
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I’ve seen hairdo #1 described in old magazines (which I love to read) as a solution for women who want to look stylish without cutting their long locks.
Her hair is actually wrapped around her head, more than once if necessary, and fastened by poking in old-fashioned hairpins here and there, till it’s like a thick hat, which is supposed to look like short hair, but ..um… doesn’t.
#9 may also be a long wrap.
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I’ve also seen hairdos like # 7 (3rd one in 2nd row) described as solutions for long hair trying to look modern… but they were also worn by women who had bobbed theirs, but saved the cut-off length to wear as a “switch”… here shown braided and pinned onto the back of her head. I think it’s very pretty here, though.
And #14, 2nd in bottom row, looks surprisingly modern.
She reminds me somehow of Emma Watson (Hermione in the Harry Potter movies.)
They used all kind of things, some we’d never dream of putting in our hair today.
Aerosol sprays weren’t invented yet, nor were modern type gels.
They had hair lotions, some of which contained questionable ingredients like oils, petroleum jelly, and waxes…though more men used those.heavy ones than women.
All-over curls were held in place partly by their lack of hygiene… some only washed their hair once a month, just so their styles would hold.
They’d also use various oils and serums when it was clean, to style it.
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When it came to spit curls, also called kiss curls…
as the name says, sometimes they just licked them… but that doesn’t last very long.
They used those lotions, and waxy pomades, but also, anything at hand…
Some even pinned them down overnight with mucilage, that old fashioned envelope glue.
Before hair clips or bobby pins, they wrapped long rags around their heads to make them dry flat.
“On September 1, 1995, the Concert for the Rock Hall was held at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium featuring some of the Hall of Fame’s first Inductees like Chuck Berry and Aretha Franklin. The next day September 2, 1995, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors and welcomed its first fans.”
I grew up in New Jersey and spent summers at the Shore. The Jersey Bassets were always on the radio, and in fact when I visit, the Jersey stations are still playing them.
I was in Lavallette. In my teens my crowd would walk to Seaside Heights to enjoy the rides and games, and goof on the boardwalk crowd. My sister now owns that house. Her kids take their kids to Point Pleasant for rides etc, they find Seaside too unsavory.
Jersey Bassets was awesome. That show was so great that even the human knock-off good. Of course no human can howl like a basset, but it was still a pretty good cast.
What a way to ruin great ingredients.
If you are afraid of or allergic to raw seafood – just leave it out then. But mistreating them until the original taste is unrecognizable just shows deep disrespect to any creature that had to die for that.
This is the full version of ‘Sherry’ that I like from the ‘net.
The song was released in December of 1962. I don’t know when this video was made, but if they’re still around (I didn’t look), they’d be at least in their seventies and more probably eighties (I could find no credit anywhere for the, then, girl).
okay. i had to watch the videos before i was thru for the morning. the jersey bassets were a complete surprise. i actually liked them. maybe is was their sparkllie jackets. thanks, Stel!
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I really like the poster with all the sparklies……….but, I would rather not have a tail!
The Confederate flag at the opening is a turnoff for me.
Oh my, don’t you look pretty!
🎵 I’m pretty 🎵 So pretty 🎵
her too-too looks like a three-three.
Is her name Anne Boleyn? Queen for a day, then off with her head!
Which one is you, Stel?
Oooh I will be in so much trouble if I put a “like” on this comment.
LOL…
Just pretend I did, ok?
As a hairstylist I enjoy examining these styles.
Funny how most look so out-of-date, but a few could walk past you on the street with no notice… especially if they toned down the artificial-looking 1920’s make-up.
The plastered spit curls are a funny give-away to the 20’s, like in #’s 4 and 6.
…
I’ve seen hairdo #1 described in old magazines (which I love to read) as a solution for women who want to look stylish without cutting their long locks.
Her hair is actually wrapped around her head, more than once if necessary, and fastened by poking in old-fashioned hairpins here and there, till it’s like a thick hat, which is supposed to look like short hair, but ..um… doesn’t.
#9 may also be a long wrap.
….
I’ve also seen hairdos like # 7 (3rd one in 2nd row) described as solutions for long hair trying to look modern… but they were also worn by women who had bobbed theirs, but saved the cut-off length to wear as a “switch”… here shown braided and pinned onto the back of her head. I think it’s very pretty here, though.
And #14, 2nd in bottom row, looks surprisingly modern.
She reminds me somehow of Emma Watson (Hermione in the Harry Potter movies.)
My first thought was Prince Valiant.
Here is my wrist for slapping.
No, I thought of that too.
A “page boy” haircut, which is something you could call her long bob, was sometimes called a “Prince Valiant” in the 50’s or 60’s.
Not in the 20’s cos he wasn’t around yet.
Also her pretty face has a tiny touch of androgeny, with her strong jaw… I guess Emma Watson’s does, too.
did they use a ton of spray or a ton of gel to get the curls to stay?
They used all kind of things, some we’d never dream of putting in our hair today.
Aerosol sprays weren’t invented yet, nor were modern type gels.
They had hair lotions, some of which contained questionable ingredients like oils, petroleum jelly, and waxes…though more men used those.heavy ones than women.
All-over curls were held in place partly by their lack of hygiene… some only washed their hair once a month, just so their styles would hold.
They’d also use various oils and serums when it was clean, to style it.
…
When it came to spit curls, also called kiss curls…
as the name says, sometimes they just licked them… but that doesn’t last very long.
They used those lotions, and waxy pomades, but also, anything at hand…
Some even pinned them down overnight with mucilage, that old fashioned envelope glue.
Before hair clips or bobby pins, they wrapped long rags around their heads to make them dry flat.
EWWWWW!
by Tom Wood
Big Like here.
Nobody plays air guitar like Joe Cocker!
The things one can run across while looking for something else ! !
That was great! Where was it?
The following quote…..
“On September 1, 1995, the Concert for the Rock Hall was held at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium featuring some of the Hall of Fame’s first Inductees like Chuck Berry and Aretha Franklin. The next day September 2, 1995, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors and welcomed its first fans.”
…..comes from
HERE
This is the full concert.
Springsteen seemed happy to mostly stand there and let Chuck Berry take it away… only adding a guitar riff or two, almost by request.
The reverence was obvious, and refreshing, in an era of giant egos.
am i the only one who prefers the classicals?
Do you mean classics like Beethoven, like Sinatra, or like Chuck Berry?
beethoven. and sinatra. and tschiskovy (you know)
I grew up in New Jersey and spent summers at the Shore. The Jersey Bassets were always on the radio, and in fact when I visit, the Jersey stations are still playing them.
Hey, I was there. Asbury Park, Seaside Hts, Wildwood. There are some really nice beaches in NJ.
I was in Lavallette. In my teens my crowd would walk to Seaside Heights to enjoy the rides and games, and goof on the boardwalk crowd. My sister now owns that house. Her kids take their kids to Point Pleasant for rides etc, they find Seaside too unsavory.
What a GREAT musical!
And of course, a fine poster!
I hate to admit it… but I was around for the rise of the Four Hounds on the music scene…
Though of course, I was only two.
LOL.
OK, you’re right… not THAT young… but adolescent.
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I saw them on American Bandstand, along with a lot of other Italian singers…
The favored stars of the day, like Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and Bobby Rydell.
But by the time I was a senior in high school, we got folk music, and then the “English invasion”…
A fan of rock ’n roll, and various shaggy groups, I no longer cared for the pups’ slick East Coast look and smooth sound.
In fact, my sister’s name is Sherry, and I teased her with my bad imitation of Frankie Tail’s falsetto howl.
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Later, I came to appreciate them, as enduring musical icons of the era.
And just look at the humans! What copydogs!
Were they a real group, or just put together to make the play and movie?
Wow…. I wonder what they sound like.
No human could possibly howl like Frankie Tail!
And those plain suits….
they just can’t match the Hounds’ slick, sparkly jackets.
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Dang… now I’m gonna have “Big Dogs Don’t Cry” on the brain all night.
BTW… you know what the original title was for that song… cos it’s about female dogs.
But some people actually censored it in reviews and… um… posters… so they changed it to “Big Girls.”
I’m glad cos I wouldn’t say… um… that other word… here either.
frankie avalon, fabian, and bobbie rydel…. swoon!
Jersey Bassets was awesome. That show was so great that even the human knock-off good. Of course no human can howl like a basset, but it was still a pretty good cast.
oysters Rockerfeller
Oysters anything for me!
Not unless I was starving…..yeeeechhhhhhh ! ! !
Yes indeed.
No oysters necessary.
Mushrooms instead might work…
What a way to ruin great ingredients.
If you are afraid of or allergic to raw seafood – just leave it out then. But mistreating them until the original taste is unrecognizable just shows deep disrespect to any creature that had to die for that.
That was my first reaction to the picture. Maybe OK for bottled oysters, but freshly shelled? Slurp ’em down.
never acquired the taste for them.
The song was released in December of 1962. I don’t know when this video was made, but if they’re still around (I didn’t look), they’d be at least in their seventies and more probably eighties (I could find no credit anywhere for the, then, girl).
AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF “SHERRY” AT THE SONGFACTS SITE
okay. i had to watch the videos before i was thru for the morning. the jersey bassets were a complete surprise. i actually liked them. maybe is was their sparkllie jackets. thanks, Stel!
I really like the poster with all the sparklies……….but, I would rather not have a tail!
I dunno….
Might be fun.
If I had a tail, I’d want a pretty one… like an Irish setter, or maybe a squirrel. Or how about a cross fox?
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Wouldn’t you want a feathery fur plume, to wave when you’re happy?
I’d have to buy a whole new wardrobe. No, I have enough trouble dealing with what I do have. I’ll just smile when I’m happy.