No Words.
Just a Look.
A Vintage Look.....
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HAVE
A VERY MERRY
VINTAGE CHRISTMAS!!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
All We Are Saying...
December 8, 1980
Do you remember what you were doing?
Do you remember where you were?
Do you remember how you felt?
OKAY
I know this is unrelated to most things I write about
AND
I am not normally gaga over famous people
BUT
John Lennon was different
I was very little when I heard the Beatles for the first time.
Their music was constantly playing
on my Mom's AM radio in the kitchen
on my Mom's AM radio in the kitchen
I would sit on the breezeway or play in the yard,
but not so far away from the kitchen door
that I couldn't hear the radio.
but not so far away from the kitchen door
that I couldn't hear the radio.
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| looks really close....seriously |
My Mom had the radio tuned to WRKO most of time
music would be playing everyday
while she did housework
while she did housework
she would turn it up....
LOUD
That wonderful Rickenbacker sound
would crack through the air straight into my little soul
& not having any of those insecurities
that I would have as I got older
that I would have as I got older
I would immediately stand up,
attempting to do the twist,
singing at the top of my lungs.....
attempting to do the twist,
singing at the top of my lungs.....
Oh yeah I
Tell ya something...
I think you'll understand
When I say that something...
I wanna hold your hand
According to my Parents
When we would stand to sing in church
I would sing the same thing.....
Being born in 1963
my generation started off
knowing extreme sadness
by seeing it felt by a Nation...
By the time I was 10 years old
JFK had been Assasinated
Bobby Kennedy Killed
Martin Luther King Killed
Richard Nixon & Watergate
ruined my family's trust in the presidency.
AND
through a childs mind
the nightly news was just
pictures of young men moving through a jungle,
the reading of body counts
& men with microphones asking these
poor souls about the loss of their youth.
John Lennon
for me had always been
my cool hippy representation of
Love
Peace
HOPE
I did cry when the Beatles broke up
but I knowingly took John's hand as he lead me
into knowing who HE was
without the Beatles.
I was a senior in high school
when he was killed in front of his home
I heard about it on my radio the next morning
while I was busy with my curling iron
turning my hair into a Farah Flip.
The Words Were Spoken,
The Limited Details Given,
as they went to commercial.
I sat motionless.....
What?
What??
WHAT??
The DJ's voice returned
repeating the news
then adding....
"Someone has just called making a request," he said
"he's asked me to play this song
because today the music has died"
eyes burning
I heard Don McLean
"A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died......."
inconceivable
By the time I was 10 years old
JFK had been Assasinated
Bobby Kennedy Killed
Martin Luther King Killed
Richard Nixon & Watergate
ruined my family's trust in the presidency.
AND
through a childs mind
the nightly news was just
pictures of young men moving through a jungle,
the reading of body counts
& men with microphones asking these
poor souls about the loss of their youth.
John Lennon
for me had always been
my cool hippy representation of
Love
Peace
HOPE
I did cry when the Beatles broke up
but I knowingly took John's hand as he lead me
into knowing who HE was
without the Beatles.
I was a senior in high school
when he was killed in front of his home
I heard about it on my radio the next morning
while I was busy with my curling iron
turning my hair into a Farah Flip.
The Words Were Spoken,
The Limited Details Given,
as they went to commercial.
I sat motionless.....
What?
What??
WHAT??
The DJ's voice returned
repeating the news
then adding....
"Someone has just called making a request," he said
"he's asked me to play this song
because today the music has died"
eyes burning
I heard Don McLean
"A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died......."
inconceivable
It has been said.......
That Mine is the "Cynical Generation"
hmmmmmmm
ya think?
Friday, December 2, 2011
Le Perfect Coating
Even for girls who don't normally dress up,
who never truly girlify themselves,
those girls who don't carry themselves
like a movie star down the red carpet....
like a movie star down the red carpet....
You can see those same girls
dressed "to the nines" this time of year.
dressed "to the nines" this time of year.
Almost every girl likes a
Serious Grown-Up Holiday Party
Even the ones who wouldn't wear
a full on white ballgown as a bride.
(my hand is up)
So as "y'all" are
making your plans to look fine..
~
while you are
making your plans to look fine..
~
while you are
counting up your cash
or
or
shining up your plastic
to buy yourself that "Killer Dress"
that makes you
"Drop Dead Gorgeous"
that makes you
"Drop Dead Gorgeous"
(vintage,right?)
~
~
Just don't forget about that soft touch
that just finishes this full on
Glam-o-rama!!
NOW
for the blatent
shameless
self promotion
This is where the
French Republic comes in.....
NOW
for the blatent
shameless
self promotion
This is where the
French Republic comes in.....
Now this is a gorgeous dress
nooooo doubt about it.....
As you sashay around the room
with a glass of champagne in your hand
(or whatever you're drinking)
all those party guests
all those party guests
will be ooooing & aaawing
at your gorgeousness.
HOWEVER...
there is the matter of
"le grande entrance" to consider.
"le grande entrance" to consider.
So......
Wrap yourself up in this Rare 1950s
Wrap yourself up in this Rare 1950s
Cerulean Blue Emba Mink Stole &
Every eye will look up
the moment you walk thru the door.
What about this one??
mmmm hmmmm
mmmm hmmmm
wrapped up in this one
mmmm hmmmm hmmmm
mmmm hmmmm hmmmm
or maybe this sweet little number...
....coated in a little toffee.
If boho is your style.....
......gotcha groovy right here
"Peace" on Earth Man.
Nicole Knows
French Vanilla Ice Cream
needs a topping!
Scoop of French Vanilla....
with
.....caramel swirl.
Por vous?
Oui!
oo la la
fa la la
So when checking your look this holiday season
Just Remember
the immortal words of
Dean-O
Baby It's Cold Outside!
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