head to the beach before summer ends...

and wiggle wobble! Just beware of those pesky beach monsters.

k.d. lang

I saw k.d. lang last night at the Cape Cod Melody Tent. What a great place to see a show. It's a revolving theatre-in-the-round stage and quite intimate. It's only an hour from Boston if you drive quickly. Just kidding. Not really. Her voice is the best and her show was fantastic.

Darlene Love

Great beach read if you like reading about the music industry, particularly 60s pop and soul. In Darlene Love's book My Name Is Love, her candor is so refreshing, I like her even more. Plus, juicy rock and roll tidbits, but not gross tidbits. Check out some of the characters: The Blossoms,  
Shindig!, The Righteous Brothers, Phil Spector, Sonny and Cher,  
Tom Jones, Nino Tempo, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Ike and Tina Turner. 

If you see this ghoul, play it cool

Making hey-hey in the moonlight while the monster waits, watches.

Such a happy theme song for a movie about killer jello.

Check out Robot Monster from 1953. Whaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

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

from a bevy of beauties in Mexico. Wooly Bully en Español.

fireworks over Boston

While taking footage of the Boston skyline, fireworks went off. How groovy was that?! Whooooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Memorial Day on Boston Common

Found this memorial while bike riding around the city.

skyline time lapse

Day to night and night to day from my window in Boston.

chocolate sky in Boston

Italian parsley...

waiting to go out. Hurry up sun damn it! Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrhhhhhh!

Dusty Springfield live...

... sounding incredible. Kiki Dee was one of her backup singers. 1965.

streamlined designs

A relaxing slideshow of groovy everyday items. More designs here.

Hula Girlguy welcomes spring

Finally. All hail the sun. Swing it Elvis! Whooooaaaaahhh!

don't be a noodle head

Food face by Lucy. Time for a noodle cut and a shave!

The Marvelettes....

in the Motortown Revue at the Apollo. Here's Don't Mess With Bill.

Monday morning pick-me-up

Here you go. You're welcome. Nice colors and Ray Charles too.
As you can see, Billy then grew out his hair a little. Whooooaaahh!

squiggling in unison

I can't get enough of the fuzz tones. Aunt Myrtle is wearing go-go boots. Complete product placement. Here's the movie trailer.

Mister Man

My friend Laura has two cool mannequins, Mister Man and Bobby Boy. We like to take them places, but they can be real stiffs.

good thing I have a huge duffle bag...

to drag his torso down the beach. Big duffle bags come in handy when you need to drag a torso to a wooded area.. I mean somewhere.

we took his head to Mexico...

...and he loved touring the Mayan ruins, especially Palenque.

waiting for him to get dressed...

is such a drag because he has eight personalities. Who am I today? Stylish geek? Russian spy? Biker? Hurry up already!

A Saturday morning Johnny Cash mood

Ring of Fire, The One on the Right, Five Feet High and Rising.

Dusty Springfield

Learn about the spectacular Dusty. Short and Long version.

How much practice did this take?

I'm very impressed. Good thing nobody sneezed. Yowzaaaaaaaa!

Raquel Welch is Ready To Groove...

...in A Swingin' Summer. Thank God for campy films like this. They must've had a huge budget for stage decorations/set design. 
Raquel, you spacin' out? How was this taken seriously?! Waaaah!

Reasons To Be Cheerful...

by Ian Dury and The Blockheads. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

The Porter House in Boston, 1806

Down from the Allen Mansion sits The Porter House on Washington Street near Mass Ave. It's a Federal-Style home from 1806 built with handmade bricks of different sizes and beautifully restored.

beautiful color film of some rockin' riffs...

who knew that turning sideways would make an audience squeal  :-0

Shivaree tv show

Shivaree aired in syndication in 1965 and 1966.
The definition of shivaree: a series of discordant noises.

• The Shangri-Las
• Al Martino
• The Bobby Fuller Four
• The Four Tops
• The Sunrays
• The Rolling Stones
• The Temptations 
• The Temptations had the coolest choreography
• The Bobby Fuller Four again
• Vicky Gomez
• The Shangri-Las again
• The Fortunes
• Jay and The Americans

Great Shakes and such

As a graphic designer, I enjoy looking at vintage commercials for their graphics, logos, typography treatments and jingles. Some are so bad they're AWESOME! I also love when a commercial is infused with the popular culture of the day. Shake it with Great Shakes! Someone commented on YouTube how his mother still has the cup and lid and uses it to make gravy. Someone else said the commercial was shot in the living/dining room on the Bewitched set. The Yardbirds, The Who and a slew of others recorded radio jingles for this junk. It's smooooooth and dreamy. Huh? Check out this cool thing. A lot better than cards against your bike spokes. Vrooooooooooooom! Pop a wheelie.

want to look at muppets with people eyes?

Then go to Muppets With People Eyes! Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

If you're heading out to Vegas...

from your blustery environs, have a shake by the pool
for me. Yeah! Giddy-up!
Here's another Scopitone.
The above photo is looking towards the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Avenue in Boston
the day after last week's
snow storm. Wintaah!!!

Helen Shapiro

Helen Shapiro was huge in England starting in the early 1960s.  

The Beatles were her opening act before they became humongous. She sings to them here. Check her out doing a great version of Carole King's It Might As Well Rain Until September.
I love her version of The Miracles' Shop Around. Groovy organ.

snow day in Boston!

Yahooooooo! Go sledding! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! Look out!

all the kids...

are getting these. I can't wait to visit on carrot and spaghetti day!

Or pineapple and raspberry day! Or mashed potatoes and gravy day!

Santa's trailer down by the river

I see this trailer every year, and every year I say I'm going to take a photo. Tonight was the night. The vendor went into it and closed the door so I could see the whole mural thang. I think the painted Santa is going to give me nightmares tonight. Trust me, the pics are better blurry. I mean that in a good way. Thanks Christmas tree guy!