Bobbie Gentry - Niki Hoeky

Fat Tuesday is coming to a fast end, my dears!!! Have some king cake and listen to Bobbie Gentry.....

The Rock Star Knack...And How to Get It--1974

Want to dress like Ziggy my little lambs? Or how about the boys from Slade? Well here's your definitive contemporary guide. Published thirty-seven years ago this month in Circus Raves music magazine, this article actually gives a pretty good summary of the various styles prevalent in popular performers' wardrobes at the time. It also gives mention to some of the shops and designers they used. It's a great guide!
The thing most of my beloved readers will find most interesting is on the last page under the heading 'Nostalgia'. Apparently the 1974 term for 'Vintage'. Interestingly...and very wrongly...the writer of the article says of Nostalgia:

"But really, how far can nostalgia go anyway? There are only so many defunct TV series and Humphrey Bogart movies to draw from."

I beg to differ!!!.....and I'm sure many of you will to, won't you petals??? If they only knew then what we know now, eh?




***Here's some scans I made of my copy of the magazine. As per usual, simply click on the images and magnify to read the entire article....







Here are a few photos of some of the lovelies mentioned in the article.....














Now, go on my dears and get fabulous!! You know you want to....

What's Goin On: 7-13 March 2011

The week in London so far....


9 March:

Boom Shaka Lacka!
Barrio Central [basement bar]
6 Poland Street, Soho
W1F 8PS
Boom party a-come! Great tropical-themed bar with ace food and cocktails. The basement bar features a dancefloor, and a proper sound system! Music played on original chunky vinyl provided by Freddie Boom Boom (The Reggae Shack, London), Giordano Di Stasio (Tune Up, London), Giulio Veronese (The Right Track, Rome).
8pm-1am
Free entry!
****Dolly says: Lovely weeknight out!


10 March:

MARDI GRAS SPECIAL!
The Blues Kitchen
Camden Town
NW1
This week it's Mardi Gras in New Orleans! And worry not that we are 5000 miles away from the Crescent City because we are doing our best to bring the festivities to London with the Roll & Tumble Mardi Gras special...
The DJ's will be spinning N'awlins Rhythm & Blues, Soul and Jazz whilst we have two tailor made live acts to bring some real Louisiana seasoning to the proceedings:
DOM & THE IKO'S - Piano led New Orleans R&B and Soul played in the traditional greasy, down home manner...
THE BRASS VOLCANOES - Authentic N'awlins style Marching Band taking to the floor of the venue to play Mardi Gras and Crescent City Anthems!
The live music kicks off around 11...
9pm-2am
Free entry before 10, £3 after
****Dolly says: "The Blues Kitchen is a great soul venue....just don't go expecting proper soul food like your mamaw used to make and you won't be disappointed....at least they've finally added fried chicken to the menu. I'm such a southern food snob, really. Perhaps I should one day do a southern/soul food post???"


11 March:

Double Shot O' Soul
The Drop
below The Three Crowns
175 Stoke Newington High Street
N16 0LH
Get your soul kicks from the stage and from the 45s! At the new venue, new format Double Shot O’ Soul there is live music from AUNT NELLY (http://www.myspace.com/auntnelly2), celebrating the release of their debut single 'Never Gonna Sleep At Night' (Rowed Out Records). Support comes from hotly tipped Northampton five-piece THE FRANCIS JETTY (http://www.myspace.com/francisjettymusic).
This is followed by DJs Smart Phil & Mickee spinning the best music ever made: think Tamla Motown, Stax, Atlantic, northern & club soul and more to keep you dancing all night long.
9pm-4am
£5 entry
****Dolly says: "Love it."

12 March:

Ham Yardies Springtime Special
The Britannia
Monument Street
EC3R 8AJ
8pm-3am
****Dolly says: "Just get there at some point in the night. You won't be disappointed."



20th Anniversary MOUSETRAP 'Fuzz for Freaks' ALLNIGHTER
Orleans
259 Seven Sisters Road
N4 2DD
We are very proud to announce the 20th anniversary of THE MOUSETRAP on Sat 12 March. Twenty years at the same venue with the same owner is a rare achievement in the fickle World of club land. To celebrate this momentous occasion we will give everyone who attends a free 45. Tickets are on sale now through paypal @ £10.50 per ticket to new.untouchables@virgin.net or £12 on the door. The owner will also give a free beer, glass of wine or shot to all customers who arrive before 11.30pm. Huge thanks to the regulars and thousands of visitors over the years who have attended and will testify that Mousetrap generates an atmosphere like no other. The basement venue with kicking sound system and lots of nooks and crannies is perfect for an underground club night, but don’t just take out word for it come and grab a piece of the action.
DJ's DR ROBERT + SPEED + RHYS (Horrors) + CAROLINA
10pm-6am
****Dolly says: "It's so unfair that Ham Yardies and Mousetrap are on the same night. Decisions, decisions."

Vintage China Jewelry

I've just received a lovely package from one of my favourite jewelry artists, Helen Bowman from Louisiana. Helen makes lovely jewelry, wall hangings and other such stuff out of old china, scarves, playing cards, and other vintage ephimera.
My mother does art shows with her and over the years I've accumulated quite a collection of her pieces.
The three that arrived today are the most special to me though because they were custom made from two broken plates that I had of my great grandmother's....


Some other pieces by Helen that I've collected.....








My scottie dog collection by Helen....




I'm afraid Helen doesn't have a website at the moment, but I've told her that if she does, she simply MUST let me know as everyone is always just head over heels for her snazzy work!!! She does however do multiple art shows in the southeast. I always catch her at the Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon, Va every summer.

Lazy, Crazy Days of Sum...I Mean, Winter...

Sozzles dearies for my blogging absence the past couple of weeks. I really have been quite the busy bee, I promise! My Pappy's birthday party this past week was a hit! He and everyone else had a loverly time celebrating his 90th! My mom had me put together a book collage of his life which was quite popular with all the attendees. Here's some of the most vintagy ('40s and early '50s) pics of my favourite person in the whole wide world:


















Isn't he a cutie? Love my Pappy!

Also, I've been super busy vintaging. I've decided to open up an Etsy shop and I've been trying to drum up some great '60s and '70s (and a few '80s) lovelies to put up for sale! I think I've almost got a good enough base inventory, so look for me to post sometime next week when I get everything photographed and uploaded!
In the meantime, I'm determined to get back on my schedule with posts!

What's Goin' On: 28 February-6 March, 2011

Here's the 'appenings in London this week!

5 March:

Happening!
The Drop
Below The Three Crowns
175 Stoke Newington High Street
‘Happening’ has now established itself in London as the grooviest place to sample the delights of the Shindig! universe. The leading magazine for ’60s and ’70s music, in conjunction with Sweet but Deadly Promotions, have made a corner of Stoke Newington, The Drop, their own little subcultural haven, inviting the best band’s and DJs to stoke the sonic fires. Come meet, greet and party with like-minde...d souls ’til your head explodes with delight! Plus you can pick up copies of the quarterly Shindig! tome.
Live acts: headliners this month are garage rock’n’roll adventurists THE KITS (http://www.myspace.com/thekits), promoting their new single “Wild At Heart”. All the way from Bristol come psychedelic warriors THE MOLES (http://www.myspace.com/themolesuk), and taking up the rear are local new gang in town FUNERAL CAKE (http://www.wix.com/funeralcake/1).
The Acid Gallery DJs Phil Istine, Nico & Charlie Salvidge will spin your world via ’60s/’70s dancefloor psychedelia, garage, beat, and general rock’n’roll wondermints!
8pm-4am
£5 entry
****Dolly says, "In order to prove how shiny and nice I am, I'm promoting an ex's band. Now, aren't I a sweetie...darling....sweety darling, sweety darling!!???"

I'm fanatical about Fanatic....

Hello my lovelies!
I was slightly bored last night and began flipping through the options in the 'free movie' section of On Demand. I found a title that made me do a little happy dance: Die! Die! My Darling!...or Fanatic, as it was titled in it's UK release. This was a film I'd originally found a couple of years ago on youtube and watched a couple of times. This was a chance to watch again!
It's a Hammer film, my favourite studio, released in 1965. As usually happens, the cast caught my eye first: Tallulah Bankhead as the title 'Fanatic', Stephanie Powers, and a young Donald Southerland
as the mentally disabled...somebody...it really never reveals his relationship to the family, so I'm really not sure!
It begins when Patricia (Stephanie Powers) comes to England with her new fiance Allen. We soon learn that this isn't Patricia's first engagement. Her first was to a man named Steven who passed away.

Steven's mother had asked that if Patricia was ever in England, that she should come visit her. And that's just what Patricia does....which we the audience can already sense is a huge mistake.
When she gets to the home of Steven's mother, Mrs Trefoile, she discovers that the woman is religious, VERY religious. Almost puritanical in her beliefs and habits. She won't allow mirrors, makeup, perfume, or even the colour red ("the devil's colour") in her home....yeah, that's right folks, she's looking more and more of a nutter every minute!
One of the things that impressed me about this film was Tallulah Bankhead's ability and willingness to look, well, old and ugly. Let's face it, she was one of the most beautiful women of the '20s and '30s. And she was still beautiful in the mid '60s when this was made.

I remember hearing a Bette Davis quote once about how you could tell a good actress when she's not afraid to play unattractive women. Well, then Tallulah is a great just based on her 'Mrs. Trefoile'.
I won't go into great detail about the plot, as you simply MUST watch the film to appreciate it and I'd hate to ruin the story for you with spoilers. I'll only say that Mrs. Trefoile is not only a Jesus freak, she's also certifiable...and so are her horny handyman, Harry (played by the great Peter Vaughan), and his long suffering wife, Anna (Yootha Joyce, later of Man About The House), who is the muscle behind Mrs. Trefoile's violent threats.
As a Vintagista, I have to admit that one of the loveliest things about the film are Patricia's clothes. The candy floss pink coat that she wears in the opening scenes is just gorg....as is the car she drives to Mrs. Trefoile's!

She wears a chic little wine coloured, sheer sleaved mini dress to dinner that I would Die! Die! for!

Even the 'conservative' outfits are gorgeous. I love the brown oversized sweater and A-line brown skirt paired with the oh-so-chic leopard print headscarf.

Then there's the frothy pink number that Anna pulls out of Patricia's suitcase when...oh, nevermind...I said no spoilers!!
If you lot haven't seen this before, I highly recommend it. If you have, I recommend seeing it again. This was my third viewing and it really was just as good as the first two times I saw it!
Right now it's on Comcast On Demand in the free movie section. If you don't have Comcast...well, it's availible on Amazon, but a little pricey....or you can cheat and just watch it on youtube.
Here's a great bunch of snippits from early on in the film...so don't worry, no spoilers!....