1960s
Project Uplift
1967: Eighty freshmen at Harvey Mudd College proposed that, as their engineering project, they undertake the design of a better brassiere. They named their proposal 'Project Uplift.'The students who made this proposal were, somewhat obviously, almost entirely male. As far as I can tell, Harvey Mudd was coed at the time (1967), but was mostly male.
Los Angeles Times - Mar 23, 1967
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 22, 2023 -
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Category: Engineering and Construction, Underwear, 1960s
Hal Mooney’s BALLET WITH A BEAT
I regret that I cannot find the entire album online. But perhaps these two tracks will tell you all you want to know about turning ballet standards into exotic lounge music.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 17, 2023 -
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Category: Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, 1960s, Dance
Follies of the Madmen #575
Who knew a simple cough could prove fatal?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 16, 2023 -
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Category: Death, Advertising, 1960s, Diseases
The Wozard of Iz
A 1960s, Moog-synthesizer parody of the Wizard of Oz.Wikipedia quotes Kim Cooper who described it as, "the pinnacle of the rather small genre of psychedelic Wizard of Oz-themed albums."
Detroit Free Press - Dec 20, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 15, 2023 -
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Category: Music, 1960s, Parody
Solacen lightens the load of worry
I'd worry too if I had a giant crow standing behind me.
Circa 1967. Reproduced in The
Medical Runaround (1973) by Andrew Malleson.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 13, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Mental Health and Insanity
Automatic Cat Litter Box—Under Cat’s Control
I detect one small flaw in this concept, hidden in the phrase "the cat is trained..."Full patent here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 10, 2023 -
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Category: Patents, Excrement, Cats, 1960s
Miss Automated Handling
In 1961, the Norfolk Naval Supply Center introduced a half-million-dollar automated system for material handling in order to expedite "the movement of vast quantities of supplies and stores to shore stations and ships all over the world."As part of the opening ceremonies, Norma Jean Riganto was crowned "Miss Automated Handling."
Virginian-Pilot - Oct 13, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 08, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1960s
Commercials to Cringe By
Can these parodies outdo the actual ads in weirdness? Especially limited to audio-only? Have a listen!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 07, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Parody
The Coach With the Six Insides
James Joyce's novel FINNEGANS WAKE is notorious for its undecipherability. But somehow Jean Erdman, wife of mythologist Joseph Campbell (himself a Joyce expert) decided the book could be transformed into a dance.See video after snapshot.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 06, 2023 -
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Category: Literature, Music, Unsolved Mysteries, 1960s, Dance
Ed McMahon’s WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Ed sings!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 03, 2023 -
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Category: Jobs and Occupations, Television, Children, 1960s, Comedians
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