Time Travel

I had a dream about June Allyson last night.
The light was low. She was really pretty.
Her hair was long. It shined in the dark.
She wasn't all squinty-eyed, like she is in
so many of her later photographs. She didn't
have that exaggerated grin that you see in
a lot of her pictures. She was whispering
to me. I was close enough to hear her.
Pity, I don't remember what she said.
It was very nice. And very soft. And warm.
And she was talking only to me.
The 1950s hairdressers had not gotten to
her yet and screwed up her hair for all
eternity. She didn't have that stupid
pageboy, chopped-off look.
Which meant that we were somewhere in
the 1940s. Which is okay, if you ignore
the War. So June and I had traveled back
in time to the 1940s. We stood there in
the dark. Together. Whispering. Ignoring
the World War. Our foreheads almost touching.
It was a very nice dream.
Time travel is so cool.

Screaming Vulnavia Color 2

Valli Kemp played Vulnavia in
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972).
The original actress, Virginia North
had gotten pregnant and was unable
to appear in the sequel.
In the first film, Vulnavia is seen
talking to a dog, and she gets to
scream at the end. In the second
movie, she has no lines whatsoever.


(Grayscale wouldn't have worked
for this post. We'll get back to good
old black & white photos tomorrow.)

Ava Gardner. . .Looking Good

There's a phrase, "She looks good in anything. She
would look good wearing a shower curtain."
Well, that's Ava Gardner for you.




Ava was bad. Really, really naughty at times.
But she looked good doing it.

Vulnavia (In Screaming Color)

Virginia North, of course, from
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971).
She only made six movies.
(B&W pictures simply wouldn't cut it.)
Click on the pictures; they make
nice wallpapers.

Lucky Capri

So I'm watching the final episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Season Three, right? We've talked about what fun Alfred Hitchcock Presents is before. And I see Julie Adams (sometimes called "Julia") strutting around in a sort of V-neck lamé Capri pantsuit sort of outfit, which in real life color I imagine is probably a shiny green lamé and black thing. This episode is called Little White Frock, but Julie Adams isn't wearing a frock. And she's not actually "strutting." She just has a really nice walk. Anyway, so I flashblack to an earlier episode from the same season, one called The Disappearing Trick, with Betsy Von Furstenberg. And I rewind, and I find that, sure enough, Betsy's wearing the same outfit. The costume designer added a sash belt and some kind of cameo or broach to the V-neck for Julie Adams, but otherwise it's the same outfit. And Betsy Von Furstenberg has a great walk, too. So I'm thinking. . .
What a thrifty costume designer!
What a lovely couple of struts!
What a LUCKY pair of pants!

Style Tip #7

It's okay to have your picture taken with a guitar.
But never EVER pose with an accordian!

Style Tip #5

Goggles, so-called "safety glasses," and other kinds of protective eyewear are only to shield your vision from a harmful work environment. They are NOT for casual, semi-formal, or formal wear.

Do NOT Wear goggles:
1.) on a first date.
2.) to a spouse's funeral.
3.) to the Academy Awards ceremony.
4.) in church.
5.) to court.
6.) when you're not working on something hazardous.
7.) in bed.
8.) when you're sitting for a portrait painting.
9.) unless you still live in the 1970s.

If you Google "goggles," they might ask you if you really mean "Google."

See how much better you can look without goggles?

A Pair of Jeans

I like jeans. I wear them all the time.
God bless Denim and all who sail with her.
And Sandra Dee and Tuesday Weld in jeans
Well, that's heaven.

Style Tip #2

Stefanie Powers has a wonderfully symmetrical
face. These two pictures show her with sort
of a 1960s bullet hairdo and a 70s or 80s
freer, more relaxed and far more attractive
look. Some folks might call the hair-up look
an "age appropriate" hair style. I call it
Nuclear Missile hair. If hair is put up, I
believe it should look like it could fall
down at any moment. That's just my opinion
from years and years of studying the problem.
The careless, untamed lioness look is better.



Stefanie somehow got cuter with age. And she's
got a great smile and great eyes. Her birthday
is November 2nd, but I just couldn't wait.

Style Tip #1

If you want to look like an idiot, get your hair
done by the same guy who trims your poodle.

If you want to look beautiful, pose like a sex kitten.
(Cats rule!)