Dance
The Frito Twist
NOTE: the text below calls it a 78, but it looks pretty much like a 45 to me.
This 78 rpm record was made by the PAMS (Production, Advertising, Merchandising Service) production company in February 1962 for the Frito-Lay company to promote its Fritos snack food with a dedicated jingle, the “Frito-Twist.” The disc’s white paper label bears the Fritos and PAMS logos on both sides. Side A plays “The Frito Twist,” and Side B contains the instructional “How to Twist.” (In earlier versions of this promotional record, side A featured “Dallas: My Home Town” with “The Frito Twist” on side B.) The music for the “Frito Twist” was written by Euel Box, a Dallas-based composer and arranger best known for his work on the “Benji” movies of the 1970s and 80s, and a music director for the PAMS company. The sound engineer on the recording was Dick McGrew (as noted in the fine print along the edge of the record).The Dallas-based PAMS production company was founded in 1951 by William B. Meeks, Jr., often credited as the creator of the musical station break. In the 1950s-1970s, advertisers looked to music and dedicated jingles to help promote their products. They aimed branded dance fads in particular at teenagers and young adults.
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 20, 2021 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Music, Junk Food, 1960s, Dance
Lisa Bufano, Revisited
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Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 09, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Dance, Differently Abled, Handicapped, Challenged, and Otherwise Atypical
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 31, 2020 -
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Category: Music, Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, 1960s, Dance
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Early visual representation of social-media shaming. The two clips are different sections of the whole.The Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 16, 2020 -
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Category: Religion, 1920s, Dance
Cassandra and Tom
Decide for yourself!
Source of text.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 04, 2020 -
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Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Celebrities, Music, Photography and Photographers, 1970s, Dance
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 19, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Music, 1970s, Dance
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 27
Bronislava Nijinska made up for Kikimora by Léonide Massine.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 21, 2020 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, 1910s, Dance, Body Painting
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 26
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 22, 2020 -
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Category: Avant Garde, 1920s, Dance
Shake-a Pudd’n
Recipe for disaster.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 07, 2019 -
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Category: Accidents, Food, Advertising, Children, 1960s, Dance
Dangers of the Charleston
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 24, 2019 -
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Category: 1920s, Dance, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise
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