1960s
Follies of the Madmen #536
How would you like the angry Amazing Colossal Man for your Dad or husband? While the females are appalled, the boy seems thrilled.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 25, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Money, Advertising, Giant People in Ads, 1960s
Rome fire-fighting cadets, 1962
Firemen as acrobats.
Newsweek - July 23, 1962
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 22, 2022 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, 1960s
Liberace and the Young Folk Perform “Feelin’ Groovy”
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 11, 2022 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Music, Television, 1960s
Unauthorized Dwellings 23
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 02, 2022 -
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Category: Unauthorized Dwellings, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, United Kingdom
Greasy Kid Stuff
Television commercials for Vitalis hair tonic during the 1950s and early 60s included the line, "Are you still using that greasy kid's stuff on your hair?In 1962, this inspired two young entrepreneurs to come out with a hair product called "Greasy Kid Stuff".
Charlotte Observer - Feb 15, 1963
It enjoyed brief popularity as a fad product, but within a year had disappeared from shelves.
But the phrase 'greasy kid stuff' also inspired both a song that became a Top 40 hit and (in the 1990s) a popular radio show.
More info: Ad Nauseam
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 28, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Advertising, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
DisinHAIRited
Almost inevitably, the huge success of Hair on Broadway meant there would be another cast album that would include some of the songs which had been left out of the original album, all the more reason since they were more pop tunes than theatrical arias, and therefore easier to play on the airwaves. DisinHAIRited was such a recording. It provided a better picture of the score created by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot, as performed by the original cast, and was a deft complement to the first album. Recorded a year and a half after the show opened on Broadway, it also featured some new tribal members, including Sakinah, Robin McNamara and George Tipton, who had joined the cast in the intervening months. First LP Release: December 17, 1969
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 27, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Lost, Newly Discovered, Cutting-Room-Floor, and Discarded Cultural Items, 1960s
Sergeant Sunshine
Scott French, The Complete Guide to the Street Drug Game (1976):
He served six months in jail, and subsequently became a plumber.
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 22, 2022 -
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Category: Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco, Police and Other Law Enforcement, 1960s
Pucci Ski Mask
B&W source: The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) 01 Jan 1963, Tue Page 4
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 20, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, Skating, Sledding, Skiing and Other Wintertime Pursuits, Surrealism, 1960s
The Tweter, sweater for two
The tweter was a fashion gimmick introduced in 1963. It continued to be sold for about a year before the public lost interest.
Lexington Herald - Nov 1, 1963
Life - Oct 25, 1963
For young women, the tweter apparently posed some challenges. If they agreed to wear it, were they implicitly agreeing to do more than just holding hands? Molly Mayfield thought so.
Tucson Daily Citizen - Dec 5, 1963
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 18, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, 1960s, Love & Romance
Canary Sing-along
Pet birds making their traditional sonic calls while classical music plays.
This little player starts at track one and goes through the whole album. But if you'd like to skip right to your favorite, go here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 18, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Music, 1960s
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