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Robert Goulet 1933 - 2007
Image courtesy CardCow.com.
Performer Robert Goulet has passed away at the age of 73 from pulmonary fibrosis. He had been waiting for a lung transplant. Goulet was known for his portrayal of Lancelot during an early 1960s Broadway production of Camelot. He made several theater and television appearances throughout his career and won a Grammy in 1962 for best new recording artist. He also earned a Tony Award as best actor in 1968 for his role in Broadway's "The Happy Time." Goulet was married three times and had a daughter with his first wife and two sons with his second, singer Carol Lawrence.
Believe it or not, I have an uncle who is Goulet's cousin. He said cousin Robert borrowed money from him many, many moons ago and never paid him back, even after he got famous. Looks like he certainly won't get it now...
Performer Robert Goulet has passed away at the age of 73 from pulmonary fibrosis. He had been waiting for a lung transplant. Goulet was known for his portrayal of Lancelot during an early 1960s Broadway production of Camelot. He made several theater and television appearances throughout his career and won a Grammy in 1962 for best new recording artist. He also earned a Tony Award as best actor in 1968 for his role in Broadway's "The Happy Time." Goulet was married three times and had a daughter with his first wife and two sons with his second, singer Carol Lawrence.Believe it or not, I have an uncle who is Goulet's cousin. He said cousin Robert borrowed money from him many, many moons ago and never paid him back, even after he got famous. Looks like he certainly won't get it now...
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Jake Tapper's Nostalgic Man-Do
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Every time I watch Jake Tapper on ABC World News Tonight, he's got this cute retro wavey thing going on with his hair. He reminds me of another era. All he needs is a white dinner jacket and a clarinet in his mouth. Nicely done, Jakie!
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They Don't Call Him Mellow Yellow For Nothing!
Picture courtesy About.com classic rock.60s pop/folk singer Donovan, famous for hits such as Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man, and Mellow Yellow is going to be opening up his own transcendental meditation school according to today's news reports. He's going to call it the Invincible Donovan University. I swear I'm not making this up. Here's a bit of what he told the media:
"I know it sounds like an airy-fairy hippie dream to go on about '60s peace and love," said the 61-year-old singer, who was born Donovan Leitch in the Maryhill area of Glasgow. "But the world is ready for this now, it is clear this is the time."
He said the university will be located in either Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Donovan discovered transcendental meditation while visiting India and guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968.
"The Maharishi told me during that 1968 visit that I should build a university in Edinburgh. I went to my room and drew a beautiful dome-shaped place of learning," he said Friday.
Donovan has also gotten chummy with "he's quite unique" (that was my former guitar teacher's polite way of calling someone a weirdo) movie director David Lynch, who opened up his own TM organization in the U.S., The David Lynch Foundation, whose purpose is to bring TM to schools to enhance learning. Says Donovan, "I didn't know what to do because I couldn't do this on my own. But then I met David Lynch, who told me about the positive effects of TM in education. Although it's taken me 35 years, I will do what the Maharishi told me to do." The duo plans to contact Scottish authorities to have the institution accredited.
Donovan and Lynch are also going to collaborate on a new movie called "The Hurdy Gurdy Elephant Man."
I just threw in that last bit to make sure you were paying attention.
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Wig Out For a Retro Halloween
Photos by Joel Benjamin for the Boston Globe. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. My local paper featured a great idea for a last-minute vintage Halloween costume and since I've been so negligent with retro Halloween ideas, here it is for you: pair together a great hat and wig. You can be Miss C herself, Cleopatra, the Chiquita Banana icon, or a Victorian tart. Whatever - the point is, I thought this was a nice idea to pull together a costume with a retro touch.
These featured wigs and hats come from the Great Eastern Trading Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The shop is an established vintage store now featuring costume inventory. The store stocks masks and 20s flapper dresses, and wigs start at only $10. Check them out at 49 River Street, Cambridge (617-354-5279) or look for similar stores in your area to spark Halloween ideas.
What You Didn't Know About the Wicked Witch of the West
Photo courtesy of the Bucks County Playhouse website.Oh, that nose, that green skin, that voice, that cackle. No matter how many times I’ve seen The Wizard of Oz, I still get a chuckle and a chill over one of the most famous screen villainesses of all time – The Wicked Witch of the West, as played by Margaret Hamilton. But as someone who champions underrated actors, I couldn’t help but wonder – particularly as Halloween approaches – what Ms. Hamilton was like in real life. My guess was that off screen she was anything but a witch. And so I offer up a tribute full of unknown tidbits about one of Hollywood’s most recognized but perhaps underappreciated character actors.
Hamilton was born in 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was drawn to acting as a child and made her theater debut in 1923. Her personal life, remarkably, had much in common with many women today: in 1931 she married only to divorce her husband seven years later – a time when ending a marriage was not encouraged or very common – and raise their only child, a son, as a single mother. Hamilton was soon offered the role of the Witch when the original actress (a rather vain Gale Sondergaard) refused to wear makeup that would make her ugly. Hamilton commanded $1,000 a week for the part - big moolah for pre-WWII Hollywood standards. Her most celebrated film role couldn’t have been more ironic. She was a kindergarten teacher before she got into acting, and loved children her whole life, often donating to charitable causes on their behalf. While filming The Wizard of Oz, she became very concerned about the effect the role would have on children, and even appeared on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as herself in 1968 to explain to young viewers that she was simply playing a part in makeup and not herself. The movie also proved to be her most dangerous role when Hamilton was badly burned during one of the “special effects” sequences when the witch disappears in Munchkinland. Hamilton had to take six weeks off to recover and refused to have anything to do with fire when she returned to the set.
In creating one of movie history’s most memorable villains, she was stereotyped by playing spinsters and nosy neighbors in later TV roles with unsavory character names such as Mrs. Klopplebobber, Miss Pownthleroy, and Hester Frump. During the 70s, she appeared in several commercials for Folger’s Coffee as the feisty storekeeper Cora who declares, "It's the only brand I sell!"
And your little dog, too? She also adored animals and, according to the Internet Movie Database, appeared in public announcement commercials with her cat, educating viewers on the importance of spaying and neutering her pets.
She passed away in 1985 from a heart attack and up until her dying day, children recognized her. She also welcomed visiting fans into her New York City apartment.
All of which adds up to rather un-witch-like behavior in my book. So here's to you, Margaret Hamilton. To quote Frank Sinatra, there's no nicer witch than you.
GoRetro's Retro Video of the Day: Petula Clark
Freaking far out, man! Petula Clark rocks and so do the dancers and the clothing in this video. (although I feel sorry for the guy stuck under the car at the beginning.) The sixties were so easy to make fun out of, but I'd watch this 100 times before I'd watch Britney Tears once.
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Dead Wrong
Do you think that you and Elvis would have been good together in bed? Or that you have some connection to Marilyn Monroe because you share the same birthday? Now you can indulge your fantasies with the Biography Channel’s Dead Celebrity Soulmate search.But be forewarned: the thing is either broken, or whoever programmed it has a sick sense of humor. I entered my choices (you can select from interests that include poisons and public disturbances) and the celebrity soul mates of my dreams are…Edgar Allen Poe, Henry VIII (what? He doesn’t have the “tall and lanky” body type that I specified) and Vincent Van Gogh. By far three of what I consider to be the most repulsive men in human history. Vincent promises not to "cut anything off" on a first date (but apparently makes no pacts beyond that.) Edgar is clearly still hung up on his dead wife (and cousin) Virginia (he mentions her non-stop throughout his profile...ugh; what a turnoff!) and Henry thinks the perfect first date is a wedding. What, no Caligula?
No daddy-os here. What a huge letdown; turns out dead celebrity matching and the men involved are no better than what you find on Match.com. I ran screaming from the site but if you're brave enough to "make the first move" with one of your choices, let me know how it goes.
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If You Think Your Parents Never Had Sex
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Think again, because you just might spot them in these newly launched print ads by Canadian Club Whisky. They were compiled using employees' personal family photos from the 60s and 70s. Energy BBDO designed the ads and created the campaign.
Wait - my mom wasn't my dad's first? Mommy? Daddy? Sniff! Please - my father was in World War II, so I've heard all of the stories (from my mother, no less!) I'm always expecting a 65 year-old British woman to ring my doorbell one day and tell me she's my long lost half sister.
And damn right about the chicks in these photos! What a life. I gotta find my own retro daddy to curl up on when I get home from work. I'm kind of not looking for a 60s man at the moment, though. I want a classy 1940s model. I hope he doesn't mind listening to "Moonglow" for getting in the mood music.
You can see larger images of the ads at http://video.mediapost.com/index.cfm?clientfile=otlCanadian.jpg and http://video.mediapost.com/index.cfm?clientfile=otlcanadian2.jpg
Think again, because you just might spot them in these newly launched print ads by Canadian Club Whisky. They were compiled using employees' personal family photos from the 60s and 70s. Energy BBDO designed the ads and created the campaign.
Wait - my mom wasn't my dad's first? Mommy? Daddy? Sniff! Please - my father was in World War II, so I've heard all of the stories (from my mother, no less!) I'm always expecting a 65 year-old British woman to ring my doorbell one day and tell me she's my long lost half sister.
And damn right about the chicks in these photos! What a life. I gotta find my own retro daddy to curl up on when I get home from work. I'm kind of not looking for a 60s man at the moment, though. I want a classy 1940s model. I hope he doesn't mind listening to "Moonglow" for getting in the mood music.
You can see larger images of the ads at http://video.mediapost.com/index.cfm?clientfile=otlCanadian.jpg and http://video.mediapost.com/index.cfm?clientfile=otlcanadian2.jpg
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GetGoRetro, Not to Be Confused With GoRetro, Launches Online Clothing Site
A new e-commerce retro clothing site was launched this week: GetGoRetro.com. Here's the skinny from the "about us" page:Get Go Retro is a new "Retro Inspired Clothing Site" and was creating with paying for college in mind. With two daughters who love the 50's look, dresses and hair, it seemed to be a natural fit to sell retro clothing. Having been born in the late 50's; heard about the 50's from parents and grandparents, we have a good idea of the "times."
We are an e-boutique for rockabilly, 50's styled retro and swing clothes. If we don't sell an item and we like it, we offer links to other vendors where you can find other cool retro products. And, if you are looking for something on our site and don't see it; just write us, we will try to find it for you. "Our hope is to encompass a wide array of resources to help you create your style and "look."
They have some really cute dresses and skirts. It's nice to know that there are younger people out there who are being introduced to retro fashions from their parents. I wish the site the best of luck!
I Dream of People Who Can Get Retro TV Characters Right
Billionaire Mark Cuban doesn't seem to be a favorite on Dancing With the Stars, but I thought his I Dream of Jeannie inspired samba set to the show's theme music last night was actually quite cute, despite the fact that Larry Hagman's character Major Nelson didn't wear glasses, least of all ones with a big honking piece of nerd tape in the middle. Geez! Do rich people not watch old TV reruns? I actually thought the glasses improved Mark's look, though. It kinda transformed him into a retro daddy.
And be sure to watch the results show tonight because host Tom Bergeron has promised a "1950s-inspired performance that will blow the roof off." They must know that I watch!
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