I’m fascinated with anthropology, particularly the anthropology of the family. As far as I’m concerned, food and the area used for preparation is the heart of the family whether the home is a cave, a nomadic tent or a suburban tract house. The process of procuring and preparing food for the nourishment of a family is important work. Norah would accomplish this task much the same as we do today. Her family would have eaten fewer convenience food items, with the exception being frozen vegetables, because pre-packaged items were comparatively more expensive. Continue reading…
Here’s a dance party. Enjoy the fun! You’ll need a free Spotify.com account to enjoy the tunes.
You can listen to the playlist in its entirety or click individual tracks below.
- Chris Montez – Let’s Dance
- Dee Dee Sharp – Mashed Potato Time
- Chubby Checker – The Twist
- Dee Dee Sharp – Slow Twistin’
- Ray Charles – Unchain My Heart
- Dee Dee Sharp – I Will Follow Him
- The Orlons – The Wah-Watusi
- Dee Dee Sharp – Rockin’ Robin
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
- Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Chubby Checker – Limbo Rock
- Dee Dee Sharp – He’s So Fine
- Patsy Cline – Walkin’ After Midnight
- Paul Anka – Eso Beso (That Kiss!)
I present to you the playlist for September 13, 1962. You’ll need a free Spotify.com account to enjoy these tunes. You can listen to the entire playlist here, or you can listen to individual tracks by clicking on them below.
- Richard Chamberlain – Three Stars Will Shine Tonight
- Jimmy Dean – Big Bad John
- Jimmy Dean – P.T. 109
- Bobby Vee – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
- Bobby Lewis – Tossin’ And Turning (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – Midnight In Moscow
- Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – Green Leaves Of Summer
- Chordettes – Mr. Sandman
- Leonard Bernstein;New York Philharmonic – Night on Bald Mountain
- Gene Kelly – Good Morning
- Debbie Reynolds – Give Me the Simple Life
In Bombshells Norah, Mellie’s mother, forces her to endure a Toni home permanent the night before school starts. If you had one of these back in the day, you understand that the night before the first day of school was not the best planning. But, we forgive Norah. She has a lot on her mind. The question is, can Mellie?
The process is not pleasant: smelly lotion, tight rollers, more smelly lotion, more rollers, an hour under the hair dryer or a sleepless night in brush rollers. Then, the next morning was always a surprise. How did it turn out? Luckily, for Mellie her hair looks great, but that just permed smell follows her around all day. You don’t know what that smell is like? I really wish we had an app for that. But I can give a visual.
Of course, Mellie was not this happy about it. Continue reading…
Here’s the soundtrack to September 4, 1962. To listen to these tracks you’ll need a free account on Spotify.com. Listen to the entire playlist on Spotify, or click on the individual tracks below.
- Jerry Orbach – Try to Remember
- Peter, Paul and Mary – If I Had A Hammer
- Dave Brubeck – Take Five
- Connie Francis – Where The Boys Are
- Faron Young – Hello Walls
- The Shirelles – Mama Said
- The Miracles – Shop Around
- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Sherry
- The Highwaymen – Michael
- John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
- The Everly Brothers – Crying In The Rain
- Burl Ives – A Little Bitty Tear
- Ben E King – Stand By Me
- Dinah Washington – Mad About The Boy
- Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
