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nostalgic about the fifties

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dave

Must we be nostalgic about the fifties? Color the decade green, the color of chlorophyll; sprinkle with freckles, like Howdy Doody; add a smear of red lipstick, and put it in a sack. What do you get? An Edsel. Thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Bing Crosby, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Frank Sinatra, howdy doody, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mickey Spillane, Nat King Cole, pat boone, Patti Page, Paul McCartney Run Devil Run, Rosemary Clooney, Roy Cohn | Leave a comment

auto erogenous zone: hormones & hooded visual metaphors

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Art

A rocket in their pocket. The automobile, rock’n roll, and culture.The spirit of mobility, fluidity and virility. From Art Chantry: The popular notion is that the very first rock’n’roll tune ever recorded was “rock around the clock” by Bill Haley … Continue reading →