Salvaged and Restored -
The Shady Dell
Record Collection!
Vol. 2: Long Lost Dell Songs
of Winter and Spring, 1956
BEWARE! NOTHING CAN
PREPARE YOU FOR...
JUKEBOX GIANTS
THAT TIME FORGOT!
Hello, friends! Dell Rat Tom
welcoming you to volume 2
of my exclusive 36-part
Shady's Place series
SAVED
BY THE
DELL
Today, you will travel
back to the winter
and spring of
1956
and find yourself
standing before
the Dell jukebox.
Those dimes
and quarters
you brought
along are
burning
a hole
in your
pocket...
so why not
feed them
to the record
machine and
play five of
the fabulous
Dell songs
of early to
mid 1956?
This series was made possible by Jim Sieling, my good friend
in York, and the husband of John Ettline's niece Nancy.
Jim Sieling
(faithful friend of The Dell)
As you recall, Jim acquired the Dell's Seeburg jukebox (below)
and many of the records that played on it through the decades.
Keep in mind that the Dell had two jukeboxes - one in Helen's
snack bar up at the house, the other down in "The Barn" -
the dance hall John had built onto the barn and garage.
When Jim took possession of the Dell's record collection,
he discovered, to his dismay and ours, that many of
the discs had been improperly handled and stored.
Simply put - they were filthy.
Mice (Dell rats?) had made a home among the records, and at least
one snake (a Violet Hill viper?) had slithered in looking for a meal.
Jim undertook the mammoth job of cleaning, organizing and cataloging
the records, then sent me the finished alphabetical list. There are 6,065
records on Jim's list including Christmas records, 12,130 songs in all!
My series brings you the 180 best Dell jukebox songs from 1955
through 1963, a period long before I arrived on the scene.
This series is dedicated to
the memory of Nancy Sieling.
Nancy Sieling
(faithful friend of The Dell)
Nancy, who was John Ettline's niece and Jim's wife, passed away in 2020.
Over the years, Nancy's generous contributions of pictures, information
and Shady Dell memorabilia greatly enhanced the quality of both of my
Dell-themed blogs. We have Nancy to thank for rescuing many of the
Dell's priceless platters when they were at risk of being thrown into
a trash dumpster and destroyed, hence the name of my series...
SAVED BY THE BELL DELL
Of course, we also have Jim to thank for tackling the enormous
task of cleaning, organizing and cataloging these 6,065 records!
Okay, it's time to use your imagination. Pretend that you are
at the Dell looking at the musical menu on the jukebox.
Scroll down and play the next five Dell songs.
BEWARE AND BEHOLD...
LISTEN AND LEARN...
AS WE EXPERIENCE...
JUKEBOX GIANTS
THAT TIME FORGOT!
The records and pictures are arranged in chronological
order, allowing you to trace the evolution of the
"Shady Dell Sound" and clothing styles
month by month through the years.
You know the drill.
ENJOY THE VINTAGE FASHION
PARADE AND FANZINES.
CLICK ON PICTURES OF
RECORDS TO PLAY SONGS.
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1956
SAVED BY THE DELL
DELL SONG 6
MARCH - APRIL 1956
SAVED BY THE DELL
DELL SONG 7
APRIL - MAY 1956
SAVED BY THE DELL
DELL SONG 8
MAY - JUNE 1956
SAVED BY THE DELL
DELL SONG 9
JUNE - JULY 1956
SAVED BY THE DELL
DELL SONG 10
Nancy Sieling, and her husband Jim, for doing the
good work of preserving the Shady Dell legacy for
future generations. We owe you a debt of gratitude.
Stick around. You'll hear more long lost songs
of the Shady Dell... the moldy oldies, dusty discs,
colossal fossils and rusty relics we like to call...
JUKEBOX GIANTS
THAT TIME FORGOT!
coming up on the next exciting edition of...
SAVED BY THE BELL DELL
That's a lot of records! Good on him for taking time to clean and organize them. Were both jukeboxes saved?
ReplyDeleteHi, Alex!
DeleteThanks for racing over to claim the Early Bird spot this week, good buddy!
It seems likely that the jukebox from Helen's snack bar which, as I recall, was an older model than the one in "The Barn," was sold at one of the auctions that followed John Ettline's death. I can't confirm it, nor do I know who acquired it. It would be nice to know.
Yes, Jim & Nancy Sieling really came through for Dell rats when they had the presence of mind to save thousands of Dell jukebox records from destruction. It must have been a mammoth task for Jim to clean, organize and catalog them all. Clearly, Jim is dedicated to preserving the Dell/Ettline legacy. His and Nancy's kindness and generosity inspired this 36-part series.
Thanks again for dropping by, good buddy Alex, and have a nice weekend!
Another great post with all the pictures bringing back memories. My mother read all the magazines. "A Casual Look" was new to me, but the others are all in my oldies collection. I was not at the Dell yet in 1956, only 13, but the songs were played at a dance called Teen CanTeen. If I recall correctly it was run by the YWCA. Jim and/or Nancy might remember attending. Thanks for time on these posts. Jerre
ReplyDeleteHi, Jerre!
DeleteI'm excited to see you here in Shady's clubhouse, peering into the jukebox and playing the next 5 Dell songs on the second leg of our journey tracing the evolution of the "Shady Dell Sound" along the timeline from the start of 1955 to the end of 1963.
I am happy to introduce you to "A Casual Look," the best known song and highest charting record by the LA-based, mixed gender group The Six Teens featuring the lead vocals of 12/13 year old Trudy Williams. "Casual Look" was originally intended as the B side of the single, with "Teen Age Promise" as the A side. (Note that in the 1950s, the word we now spell "teenage" was usually divided into two words - "Teen Age.") In spite of its B side status, "Casual Look" is the song that DJs played and radio listeners wanted to hear. It took off, peaked near the top 5 on the Black Singles chart and reached #25 Pop, making it an early example of a "Killer Bee" aka "Killer B."
I'm glad you are enjoying the "slide show" that accompanies the records, an assortment of covers from teen fanzines, news, fashion and celeb gossip magazines, print ads and vintage calendars. Thanks for telling us where you went before you earned your mouse ears as a regular Dell rat.
As the series continues, we will be getting closer to the point in time when you started going to the Dell. I am hoping you will be able to pinpoint the exact month that happened by the records posted in a particular volume. Keep in mind that "Close Your Eyes," the very first record in this long series, was released in January, 1955, but was still going strong on the jukebox in the late 60s when I was going to the Dell. I am hoping you will be able to identify other records that were released before you stated hanging out at the Dell, but remained popular during the years you were there. That will be very interesting to know, because identifying records of longevity helps us understand which types of songs and sounds were popular with more than one "generation" of Dellions.
Thanks again for being here for volume 2. Only 34 more to go! :) Take care, and I'll send you a "Program Note" on the eve of volume 3. Of course, I encourage you to stay tuned throughout the month for plenty of fun and surprises here at Shady's Place. Take care and thanks again for your support, good buddy Jerre!
I was late in getting my post up today. Too tired and saw a great tribute band to Pink Floyd. I'm so glad you gave a nice tribute to your friend and showcased some of the nifty songs of that Era. I have to say, I love the 50s fashion...so feminine and chic you.r friend did wonders in cleaning up all these old 45s.i loves listening to all of them.
ReplyDeleteTeenqueens have a really nice harmony while the 2nd one is a perfect song for a wedding romance movie to star J.Lo. Frankie Lyman had su h a strong voice for kid and love that sax. The last song..love that beat, so earthy.
Wishing you both a lovely day and weekend.
Hi, Birgit!
DeleteCongratulations, dear friend. You finished 3rd place in this week's race to Shady's Place!
Thanks a lot for hustling over to experience vol. 2 of Saved By The Dell (not to be confused with Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody). In this epic 36-part series, I am running down the greatest hits of the Shady Dell during those early years in the 1950s and early 60s. The series was made possible by Jim & Nancy Sieling, faithful friends of the Dell.
I'm pleased that you liked the fashion parade. Yessum, in the 50s, as these covers and print ads illustrate, most women routinely went to a lot of trouble to look their best. Today, most women seem to opt for casual comfort over style. Me no likey!
I am also delighted that you enjoyed sampling these songs played on the Dell jukebox in early to mid 1956. Four out of five were substantial national hits as well, and they reveal that Dellions of the mid 50s were already developing a taste for R&B, a common thread that extended across generations of the Rodentia Intelligentsia.
Thanks again for coming early. Please smooch my buddy Harley from head to tail and have a safe and happy weekend as well, dear friend BB!
I used to like reading Seventeen Magazine. But I think I was probably 15 when I was reading it. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThat was a pretty substantial snake that had slithered into the record box. Glad it was dead when you found it!
Thanks for the congrats regarding all the good things going on in my life. It's nice to have the sun shining!
Hi, Sherry!
DeleteI apologize, dear friend. I just now found your comment locked away in my spam dungeon! The Blogger gremlin has been playing tricks on various friends lately, and I need to remember to keep a closer eye on the spam folder. Thank you very much for visiting!
Thanks also for letting me know that you remember reading Seventeen in your youth. If you continue to follow this series through the remaining 34 volumes, you will see many monthly issues of Seventeen, Glamour and other fashion mags for young women and be able to follow the changing looks season after season, year after year.
Yessum, that was a good size snake. It makes me shudder to think that he spent some quality time nestled among the priceless Shady Dell records in that carton. That said, he was probably a lot cleaner than the mice that deposited their droppings all over the paper sleeves and the floor of the box. We owe Jim Sieling a big thank you for tackling the task of cleaning those vinyl treasures.
Yessum, it seemed like a long time coming, but your life is finally trending onward and upward. I for one am overjoyed. Your happiness is mine. Thank you again for breaking away from your honeymoon long enough to join the fun at Shady's. Have a wonderful November and come back and see me again soon, dear friend Sherry!
I love seeing all these vintage ads and fashions! However, I don't think a single single rings a bell for me. At least I can say Saved By the Bell was a popular show in our home, though I can't remember which daughter liked it.
ReplyDeleteHi, Kelly!
DeleteI'm delighted that you could drop by, dear friend! Thanks for coming early to the second episode of my series Saved by The Dell ( the one w/o Screech).
Inspired and made possible by my York friends The Sielings, this ambitious three-year series identifies and plays the early hits of the Shady Dell. I guess it's a good thing that you don't know a single single, because this series is meant to be an education for all of us.
I'm delighted that you and other friends appreciate my idea to embellish the series with images of the past, including a look at the ever-changing clothing and hairstyles, plus ads for makeup, soap, shampoo, cars, soft drinks, beer, liquor and cigarettes.
As you recall, there was the original Saved By The Bell referenced in the pictures at the top and bottom of my post, as well as the spin-off series Saved by the Bell: The New Class starring Sarah Lancaster, an actress who has appeared in several Hallmark Channel movies in recent years. There were also TV movies based on the original series.
Thanks for coming to the 2nd platter party in the series, dear friend Kelly. Have a wonderful weekend!
The fashion, the glam, the white gloves, the skirts and heels at a campground! Yep, one of my fav posts today! Of course the songs were before my time but I sure could see and feel the scene of the jukebox bringing the kids over to pick a fav or try out a newbie on the list. It's so cool that your Dell Rat friend Jim did all that work. I'm sorry for his loss of his wife. She was a beauty. Seventeen magazine was always one of my favorites. Some of the fashions could be worn today. In fact I know I saw all those bathing suits featured here worn as the homecoming dresses on Facebook this year! Thanks for this session of Saved by the Dell and I know I would have run if I opened a box with a snake skin in it! Have a good weekend Shady!
ReplyDeleteHi, YaYa!
DeleteThanks for swinging over, dear friend! Welcome to Part 2 of my series featuring the records played on the Shady Dell jukebox in the 50s and early 60s, and the trends in fashion and culture during that same period.
This series has 34 more volumes to go and, believe it or not, I have them all done and ready to publish. That's how I know you will enjoy seeing all the ladies in their spring, summer, fall and winter clothes through the years, plus celebrity advertising endorsements for products ranging from face soap to cigarettes. All of these visuals - the ads you will see for soda, wine, beer, liquor and cigarettes, the TV and movie stars celebrated on the covers of fanzines - they all help tell the story of who and what we were as a people. I agree that some of the styles you will see in these volumes are being worn today.
Yessum, Nancy was a wonderful friend of the Dell and a friend to me and my blogs. She is missed. Jim stepped up and is doing a tremendous job of preserving the Dell/Ettline legacy for future generations.
FYI - Boxes containing snakes that pop out when you open them make great Christmas stocking stuffers! They're selling like hot cakes in stores. Hurry! Shop now! Supplies are limited! :)
Thank you again for coming over and stepping back into the past through pictures and music as we identify and play the long lost songs of the Shady Dell. I am very much hoping that Annabelle is doing even better than at last report. Please know that I think about her every day. Have a safe and happy weekend, dear friend YaYa!.
Hi Shady, thanks to you and Jim and Nancy for introducing me to songs from the fifties. I didn't know any of them this time, but it was fun listening. My favorites were, "A Casual Look," and "Eddie My Love." They were all good. May God comfort Jim on the loss of his companion through life.
ReplyDeleteI noticed the blurb on the cover of Look magazine said, "...report on the most maligned generation in our history." That's interesting, as it seems to me this new generation of 20-year-olds are maligned constantly. They are called, "entitled, spoiled, and weak." During the '60s the gap between young and old was huge. Maybe it is so every generation. I read one of St. Augustine's books where he wrote that as a young man he belonged to a gang in Carthage. They called themselves, "The Wreckers." That was 400 AD. Lol. Bye for now!
Hi, Belle!
DeleteI'm delighted that you could come over, sweet friend! Thanks for taking a look and a listen as I present Vol. 2 in this special series that reveals exactly which jukebox records Dell rats were listening and dancing to in the 50s and early 60s, years before I arrived on the scene.
You were still a California girl when "A Casual Look" was recorded over your way by the LA vocal group The Six Teens and released on the Hollywood-based label Flip Records. The female lead singer, Trudy, was only 12 years old. The group released almost a dozen singles overall, but "Casual Look" was their biggest hit, reaching the top 30 on the pop chart and the top 10 on the R&B chart. I can imagine Dell rats dancing to it in 1956, nearly a decade before I started hanging out there.
"Eddie My Love" is another record that's well known to 50s R&B and doo-wop enthusiasts. The version by the Teen Queens reached #22 on the pop chart and #2 on the R&B survey. Versions released almost simultaneously by The Chordettes and The Fontane Sisters became best sellers. Another version was released by Lillian Briggs. It was common back then for artists to "smell" a hit coming up the chart by another artist and rush their own version to market.
I'm sure Jim will appreciate your words of comfort and consolation regarding the loss of his wife Nancy.
Yessum, I suppose there always was and always will be a generation gap, with older folks complaining about youth being wasted on the young. :) I for one and thankful that I was a teenager in 1964 when the Beatles phenomenon spread to America. I know you feel the same way.
Thank you again, very much, for paying me a visit and for your terrific comment, dear friend Belle. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a wonderful week ahead!
I enjoyed looking at all the pretty 1950s girls in their pretty 1950s clothes, so much so that I accidentally kept flipping past the records I was supposed to click on and kept having to go back. My favorite this time is--I'm afraid I'm going to have to scroll back up--"Church Bells May Ring". Just a nice jaunty song--do I detect a Latin influence there?
ReplyDeleteFinally, instead of the Saved by the Bell folks, maybe it would have been more appropriate to have the Happy Days gang, or, better yet, Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue from A Summer Place.
Hi, Kirk!
DeleteWelcome to this week's platter party, good buddy! Thanks for staying up late and risking a bad case of carpal tunnel as you scrolled and scrolled and scrolled down the page viewing 1956 outfits and playing 1956 Dell songs.
I'm glad you are enjoying my idea to include a fashion parade. I have all 34 remaining volumes of this series finished and ready to roll, and therefore I ask you to stick around, because they will contain at least one cover of The New Yorker, a Playboy cover, a Mad cover, a Cosmo cover, beer, wine, liquor and cigarette ads, some with celebrity endorsements, and other elements that I think will interest someone like you.
I'm delighted that you singled out The Willows' biggie "Church Bells May Ring." In my mind, I am able to play a "remastered" version of that recording, one that has an adequate amount of midrange and bass, but every upload of the single on YouTube has the rather shrill sound you hear. After an exhaustive search, I determined that the song video that I embedded in this post has the best sound quality currently available on YouTube. I agree, it's a cool song, but I think it is in desperate need of DES (Digitally Extracted Stereo) remixing. I can't verify a Latin influence, but the Harlem-based Willows wrote the song themselves and it was their biggest hit. The song was covered by The Diamonds, the Canadian group that built a successful career on covering hits by U.S. artists. In the case of "Church Bells," The Diamonds record outperformed the original, reaching #14 on the pop chart. The Willows version only reached #62 on the pop side and #11 on the R&B chart. The Diamonds scored a total of 16 hits on the U.S. Billboard chart, most of them, as I stated, covers of other artists' material. Their biggest success was "Little Darlin'," originally by The Gladiolas.
Are you suggesting that my series should have been called "Saved by the Fonz "?... or perhaps "Saved by the Dee"? :) I think I'll stick with my Saved by the Bell (Dell) concept.
Thanks again for making it over for a nocturnal visit, good buddy Kirk. Have a safe and happy week and don't forget to vote.. In fact, please vote multiple times by changing clothes and wearing various wigs, fake beards and mustaches!
I love the vintage fashion looks. Sometimes if I want to get out of my headspace I'll go and buy new fashion and experiment. It helps. I've read somewhere that adults have a hard time dressing up for Halloween sometimes to parties and such. I hope it helps them get out of their head.@theglobaldig.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHi, Trin!
DeleteWelcome back to Shady's Place, my new friend! I'm pleased to see you and to know that you enjoyed gazing at these vintage fashions. It was actually a "last minute" decision for me to include the magazine covers, print ads and calendars in the series. Originally I was only intending to post the songs. This way, we get to follow the changes in fashion over a nine year period along with the changes in music.
Yessum, buying a new outfit and wearing it for the first time can change your mood in a hurry, and it's fun to experiment with different looks. I can understand why some adults are reluctant to wear funny costumes for Halloween.
Thanks again for your kind visit and comment, friend Trin. Have a great week and please come back and see me soon!
I used to watch Saved By The Bell.
ReplyDeleteAll of the songs this week were new to me. Before my time I think.
I liked all of those old pictures though. I don't think I saw any of those but they reminded me of some of the magazine ads back in the 70's.
Hi, Mary! Thanks so much for dropping in, dear friend! Yessum, you guessed it - I found your comment waiting for me in the spam bin again this week. I'm so sorry this is happening. As Yogi Berra would have said, "It's deja vu all over again!" :)
DeleteThanks for letting me know you watched the original Saved By The Bell, (the one with Screech). Yessum, these 1956 songs were on the charts and loaded in the Shady Dell jukebox light years before you were born, and a almost a decade before I first arrived on the scene. This series will present a total of 180 Dell songs from those early years. As I scrolled through Jim's list, I found that I already knew most of them from my years of oldies record collecting. It is a thrill for me to imagine the Dellions of the 1950s dancing to these songs. I wish I had video of them. I'm sure it would blow my mind.
Yessum, this series covering Dell songs and fashion trends from 1955 through 1963 you will give you an education on how women dressed and conducted themselves during the period. Etiquette, manners and proper attire were a lot more important than they are today.
Thanks again for coming to the 1956 Shady Dell platter party, dear friend Mary. Please take good care of yourself and my buddy Falcor and have a great week!
Well hello my friend, Shady. Just got back from a scrapbooking weekend with my girl buddies. Had a wonderful time chatting and scrapbooking my concerts. I am seriously far behind though as I was working on shows we saw in 2011!
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with any of these songs or the artists except for Frankie Lymon, although the songs I know best is Why Do Fools Fall In Love.
I love looking at those old patterns. I took sewing in high school and was able to make a few outfits for myself but decided that I'd rather work with paper than fabric so didn't continue. Now there are folks who take those old patterns and make journals out of them!
I am not sure I would have had the stomach to go through those old boxes, especially not if there was a snake in one. I mean, I love preserving history but ewwww.
Crossing fingers that truth and common sense prevail on Tuesday. Hubby and I voted already and I got a notice that our ballots were received and counted. Have a great week!
Hi, Janet!
DeleteI'm very happy to see you, dear friend! Thanks for examining part two of my three-year, 36-volume series identifying and playing The Jukebox Giants That Time Forgot - the dusty discs salvaged by Jim & Nancy Sieling from the Shady Dell's Seeburg.
I'm excited reading about your scrapbooking meetup in which you gathered with girlfriends and preserved and arranged in an artistic manner your memories of favorite concerts.
I didn't expect many friends to know the songs in these early volumes of the Saved By The Dell series. Maybe by the time we pull out and play records from the early 60s, you'll recognize more of the songs and artists.I was discussing with friend Kirk (above) that Willows record, "Church Bells May Ring" and how the Canadian group The Diamonds covered it for a bigger hit. The Diamonds also covered "Why Do Fools Fall In Love." A couple of months after Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers released their version of the song, The Diamonds released a cover that rivaled the original. The Diamonds single reached #2 on the U.S. Cash Box chart. Lymon's version also peaked at #2 on Cash Box and at #6 on Billboard.
I'm pleased that you and others are having so much fun looking at the old patterns and styles that go along with the songs. The juxtaposition of pictures and recordings enables us to better understand how young people dressed, the products they bought and used, the celebrities they worshipped and the type of music they listened and danced to at any given point along the 9-year timeline of the series.
Yessum, it was an unsavory task for Jim to rummage through those boxes of Dell records. I'm surprised mice (Dell rats) didn't come scurrying out of nests hidden in those cartons.
Yessum, please vote early and often! :) No matter what happens, you have an friendly oasis here at Shady's Place Music & Memories.
Thanks again for joining the fun, dear friend Janet. Please give my buddy Benny a good smoochin' and have a wonderful week!
Hiya Shady,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex: that is a lot of records! I'm glad he organized them, and was able to save them. Reminds me of the CD collection I used to have.
My dad was 1 in 1956. It's fun looking at those Seventeen magazine covers. My, my, how times have changed! I think these models would be shocked to see what graces the Seventeen magazine covers nowadays.
I'm not familiar with many of these songs, and I may ask dad if he knows any of them. Might be a fun walk down memory lane for him. :)
Have a great day, dear friend.
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteWelcome in, dear friend! I'm glad you didn't miss Vol. 2 of my Saved series. Yessum, even if it was a labor of love, which I know it was, cleaning, organizing and cataloging 6,065 records was a mammoth task, and Dell rats are grateful to Jim Sieling for undertaking it.
It would surprise me if your dad tells you he knows any of these songs, but maybe he remembers Frankie Lymon who was a very big name in the business, or the song by The Teen Queens, "Eddie My Love" which was a biggie on the hit parade and successfully covered by several other artists.
Yessum, much has changed since the mid 50s, but it's nice to see a significant number of today's women experimenting with a retro 50s look. Some of them even go all in and adopt a 50s lifestyle.
Thanks again for coming by, dear friend JM, and enjoy the rest of your week! (Keep in mind that I might get hit by another hurricane or tropical storm a couple of days from now and lose internet service for a period.)
Tom,
ReplyDeleteThe record collection Jim and Nancy were given from the Dell is unbelievable. What a job that must have been for him to organize and catalog all of those records! I'm sure Nancy would approve of this series. You did a swell job pulling together some excellent vintage images of those days. I always loved that feminine, classy look of women wearing white gloves. I remember wearing white gloves that come to wrist like picture above to church on Easter in the late 60s. The dress I wore at our son's wedding had this throwback feel sweetheart neckline, tapered at the waist with a ribbon belt tied in a bow, and a slight bell on the lower portion. My dress didn't bell out as big as the 50s but it gives you that sense. It's a cute dress. All of your music shares are new-to-me as you already know but I don't have to know the artists or song titles to enjoy good sounding tunes. Thanks for reminding me to swing by to check out this post. Have a boogietastic evening, my friend!
Hi, Cathy!
DeleteI'm very happy to see you, dear friend. Thanks for dropping in! I was hoping you wouldn't miss this week's platter party and fashion parade.
Thanks for giving props to Jim & Nancy. In the scheme of things, they are way up there as genuine Shady Dell VIP's. Over the years, they have gone to great lengths to save and preserve priceless Dell treasures, including these vinyl relics pulled from the jukebox.
I added the picture component to every volume of Saved because I knew someone like you would appreciate gazing at the clothing and hair styles and note how they changed over the nine years the series covers. You will also be able to follow which Hollywood celebrities and teen singing idols were most popular, view ads for makes and models of cars people were driving in the 50s and early 60s and recall brands of shampoo, soap, cosmetics, soda pop, candy, cigarettes, beer, wine, liquor, etc. that you might have forgotten about or maybe never even heard of.
You and I share an appreciation of women who take some time to make themselves presentable to the world, women who look feminine and classy. When the timeline reaches the 60s, you will begin to see many magazine covers and print ads from department store fashion catalogs that feature model Colleen Corby. Colleen was a very popular and busy brunette model and became known as America's #1 teenage model - the face of the teenage American girl. Be watching for her as this series progresses.
I'll bet you looked stunning in the throwback style dress you wore to your son's wedding. Thanks for describing it.
Thanks again for making it over today, dear friend Cathy. If you're posting a report on your N.E. trip tamale, I'll be there. Enjoy the rest of your week!