Saturday morning dose of go-go-ness

Sharpies vs. Mods in 1966 Australia. Can't we all just get along?

Sunday evening dose of Swingin' Time

Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels circa 1966

1960s Beatles-inspired commerical

It's a firecracker treat that's fun to eat. Wooooohooooooooo!

Monday evening dose of Motown

The Velvelettes singing Really Saying Something from 1964.

Sunday morning dose of Soul Train

Stevie Wonder sings Superstition from 1971. Here's more!

Get yourself a college girl...

Saturday morning dose of The Beatles

to bowl, or to Twizzle?

Palm Springs, California

If you're a mid-century-modern nut like me, you'll love this city. The Kaufmann House from 1946, pictured above, was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann. He also commissioned Fallingwater in 1935.

I've never seen such a collection of 50s/60s homes. I smell meatloaf.

Palm Springs has a terrific modern art museum and oodles of mid-century furniture stores containing objects to drool over.

A gigantic sculpture of Marilyn Monroe overlooks the main drag.

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway takes you to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains for the most incredible view of the desert.

Sonny Bono was mayor of Palm Springs from 1988-92.

Palm Springs is a two-hour drive from Los Angeles and San Diego.

Tuesday morning dose of go-go-ness...

I speak jive

There's a reason I loved the Beav so much. Her name is June.

Shebang tv show

Check out this Los Angeles-based tv program and dance to The Beatles, Tommy James and Martha and the Vandellas.

Friday afternoon dose of 1964

Here's Millie Small singing My Boy Lollipop on a Finnish tv program.

Saturday morning dose of The Beatles...

singing several songs from 1965 on Blackpool Night Out.

your hairdo is a hairdon't

With the recent death of Frank Bank (Lumpy Rutherford), I fondly remember the Beav. I watched reruns of this 1957-1963 show every morning before school for years. It taught me many life lessons. Here's a hilarious episode where Ward and June feel clueless when forced to deal with Wally's new hairdo. Parents always know best.

Sunday afternoon dose of 1966

A complete Swingin' Time that runs the gamut of musical styles.

Saturday morning dose of Shindig!

April Fools' Day dose of camp

Spring Break! Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Detroit, Michigan

Learn about the Motor City. Tons of great musical footage.

Documentary about Boston...

with wonderful color footage from the 1930s and 1940s.
• The South End
• Revere Beach
• The Totem Pole Ballroom
• The Boston Braves

Record Hop tv show

Here's another local teen dance show from San Jose, California.

go-go dancing at Gazzarri's

Have a night out with Nino Tempo and April Stevens as they stroll into Gazzarri's Broadway A Go Go in L.A. for some go-go dancing.

Saturday morning dose of Shindig!

Friday night dose of 1963

Swingin' Time tv show

A huge peek at the Detroit-area teen dance show, circa 1966.

Milt Grant's Record Hop

A slice of the local D.C.-area music television program from 1957.

backyard rollercoaster

This cracks me up! I love it. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

St. Patrick's message of the day

Saturday morning dose of Shindig!

Here's another version of Concrete and Clay, circa 1965.

You better stop, and look around...

Here comes your 19th nervous breakdown. Another from TOTP.

1964 American Bandstand

Here are some clips from the show after it moved to Los Angeles from Philadelphia including complete interviews after the performances.

• Dusty Springfield
• Brenda Holloway
• Terry Stafford
• The Larks
• Sam Cooke
• Betty Everett
• Johnny Rivers
• The Standells
• Bobby Vinton

Where the Action Is

Opening and closing credits for the show that ran from 1965-1968.

Friday afternoon dose of 1969

Bad hair on men, afros, spaced out go-go girls in see-through clothes, muumuus, pea-soup green and white go-go boots. Enjoy the trip.

Interview with a go-go dancer

Saturday morning dose of Swingin' Time!

Besides having the best do in rock and roll, Wayne Cochran shakes a tailfeather and hitchhikes on the white-man grooviness highway!

Eye Can

No, I'm not obsessed with the eye. Why do you ask?

Monday morning dose of 1966...

with some Swingin' Time from the Detroit area. More!

no, YOU are my superstar

Don't tase me bro! Oooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww!

Mr. Big Stuff - who do you think you are?

More like Ms. Big Stuff. What's living in that coif? Yowzaaaaaah!

Make the best of a bad situation...

with Gladys Knight and the Pips. Here they are live.

Monday morning dose of the sax

Ride Your Pony with Lee Dorsey. Whoooooaaaaaahhhhhh!

Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers

1964 Aussie surf pop

This remake of The Coasters' song was a gigantic hit in Australia.

chicks on drums

Whooooaaahhh! Hello ladies. Karen Carpenter rocks it out!

Tell Mama by Etta James

Etta's hit from 1967, albeit lip-synched on Happening '68.

burst that bird!

Friday night dose of 1966...

with The Hollies performing I Can't Let Go on Beat-Club. More!

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruff!

Can't get enough of this groovy Labradoodle lion!

I ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore...

The Rascals are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yeah!

Separated at birth

Here's a clip of Peter and Gordon singing the Paul McCartney song Woman on Hullabaloo circa 1965. Yea baby!

New Year's Day dose of 1965...

with Sweet and Lovely by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

T. Rex on Top of the Pops from the cheesy year of 1971.

Jingle Bells, Santa smells...

Wednesday dose of blue-eyed soul...

with The Spencer Davis Group from 1967 featuring Steve Winwood.

They call me Heat Miser...

whatever I touch, starts to melt in my clutch. I'm too much!

Girl Groups - The Story of a Sound

Check out this 5-part documentary if you're so inclined.

get rid of words in your teeth...

my favorite Christmas music...

makes the holiday season brighter and groovier. Merry Christmas!

Mexico A Go Go

Samoans, do the Humpty Hump!

Cannot stop singing this today for some reason. Help me!

Wednesday evening dose of 1966...

with The Rattles performing in Germany. Come on and sing!

1957 American Bandstand

An entertaining glimpse of early rock and roll and early television.

Saturday afternoon dose of 1968

with Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo. People must've cut their own hair in 1968. Don't you think? I'm mesmerized.