1960s
The Fireballs, COME ON, REACT
"You've got your bag, and I've got mine."
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 11, 2018 -
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Category: Music, 1960s
An urge to conquer something big
1961: A 14-year-old boy commandeered a Trailways bus and drove it fifteen blocks because he "had an urge to conquer something big" and wanted to drive it "somewhere."Compare this to Bronx bus driver William Cimillo who, in 1947, instead of following his daily route drove the bus to Florida because he was overcome by "that old spring-time urge."
There must be a name for the psychiatric condition of being overcome by a desire to drive a bus to somewhere far away.
Camden Courier-Post - Sep 2, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jan 07, 2018 -
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Category: 1960s, Bus
Teazy Wiggy
The band.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 31, 2017 -
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Category: Fads, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
World’s Largest Sofa
More on the sponsoring company.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 27, 2017 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Furniture, Interior Decorating, 1960s
Hairnets for hippies
Logically their concerns should have extended to all long-haired drivers, whether hippies or not. But evidently the Automobile Legal Association simply didn't like hippies.
Belvedere Daily Republican - Dec 11, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 24, 2017 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Cars, 1960s
1960s Christmas Hairdos
Munich 1964
Detroit Free Press - Dec 7, 1964
Pittsburgh Press - Dec 20, 1966
St. Cloud Times - Dec 12, 1964
Decatur Herald - Dec 24, 1966
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 22, 2017 -
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Category: Holidays, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Follies of the Madmen #342
Nestle's = "Ness-uls" Down Under? Who the heck knew? In any case, girls sure do love chocolate-affiliated horoscopes, don't they?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Candy, 1960s, Women, Australia
High Flyin’ Bird
Quasi-angry, quasi-metaphorical, quasi-psychedelic song--from these folks.
Relevant Wikipedia page here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 16, 2017 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Television, 1960s
Santa Was Exhausted
One can only begin to imagine...
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 15, 2017 -
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Category: Emotions, Holidays, 1960s
Nixon and Snooks
Original article here.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 13, 2017 -
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Category: Government, Dogs, 1950s, 1960s
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