Saturday morning dose of 1964

I'm amazed at how many of these movies were made. Oy vey.

Beatlemania

Here's a fun 1963 color film of pre-British Invasion Beatlemania.

having a bad day?

Then have a dose of camp to pick yourself up. You deserve it!

Sunday morning dose of the 70s

Zebra 3, Zebra 3. Whooooooooooooooooooaaaaaahhhhhh!

Welcome summer!

Dick Dale and the Del-tones swing it on Beach Party from 1963.

Friday morning dose of go-go-ness...

Sunday evening dose of Swingin' Time

Check out 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.

Get yourself a college girl...

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. Scroll through this scene for movie footage of the tram from 1967.

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

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

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 Tom Jones, Tommy James and Martha and the Vandellas, circa 1966.

• The show was hosted by Casey Kasem
• The Doors lip sync to Break On Through

The Beav

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.

Sunday afternoon dose of 1966

Here are a bunch of Swingin' Time videos for your viewing pleasure.

April Fools' Day dose of camp

Spring Break! Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Detroit, Michigan

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

In the early 1920s, my grandfather (born 1897) and his best friend moved from Massachusetts to Detroit to work in the car factories for a few years. He then became a mechanic. Perhaps he helped assemble a car similar to this one? Right on Frank.

Documentary about Boston...

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

Saturday morning dose of Shindig!

Friday night dose of 1963

Swingin' Time tv show

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

Milt Grant's Record Hop

A slice of the local Washington, D.C. music program from 1957.

backyard rollercoaster

This cracks me up. I love it. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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

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!

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

The Buddy Dean Show was the basis for The Corny Collins Show.

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruff!

I 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.

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...

Mexico A-Go-Go

Samoans, do the Humpty Hump!

I 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.
Meet Carole Scaldeferri, one of the regulars from the late 1950s.

Saturday afternoon dose of 1968

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

Suzi Chunk

Thanks to Little Steven, I'm really diggin' the sounds of Suzi Chunk and Groovy Uncle! Check 'em out! Whoooooooaaaaaaaahhh!

Election day is approaching

Don't forget to vote baby, Yea! Whooooooooooooaaaaaaaahhhhh!

Happy Halloween!

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Boo!

If I Had a Hammer

Trini Lopez gets an audience swayin' and a shoutin' in France.