Category Archives: 50s

MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN by Noel Coward

July 24, 2011 – 8:05 pm

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Noel Coward) In tropical climes there are certain times of day When all the citizens retire, to tear their clothes off and perspire. It’s one of those rules that the biggest fools obey, Because the sun is much too sultry and one must avoid its ultry-violet ray — Papalaka-papalaka-papalaka-boo. (Repeat) Digariga-digariga-digariga-doo. […]

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You Bet I Would # 8

May 10, 2011 – 6:03 am

Faye Dunaway achieved instant fame in 1967 for her portrayal of the 20s outlaw Bonnie Parker opposite Warren Beatty’s Clyde Barrow in Arthur Penn’s BONNIE AND CLYDE. The blonde actress from Florida was the antithesis of the all-American girl. A machine on a protruding hip said sex. She seemed to have appeared on the scene […]

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THUNDER ROAD / Robert Mitchum

March 26, 2011 – 2:53 pm
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SEA BREEZE / Frankie Lymon

November 6, 2010 – 4:51 pm

Famous people lead fast lives. Frankie Lymon achieved success with The Teenagers’ first single, 1956’s “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”. The youthful hustler from Harlem had his way with prostitutes and older women. He penned the hit song with two bandmembers based on a teenage girl’s love letters. A host of hits rocked the […]

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