TEENSVILLE!

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dangelos_song — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:10:55 GMT

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dangelos_song — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:00:29 GMT

50's, retro, rockabilly networking

33rpm — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:31:52 GMT

The Rockabilly Network

I'm not trying to spam... just showing everyone a cool site I found.

aradia13 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:45:44 GMT

So cute! I was surfing ebay the other day and came across an article on Bob Marcucci. There was this bit on him meeting Fabian for the first time...

"The kid was handsome, he had a great warmth and depth. I asked him if he could sing and he said, 'Don't be a goof.' "

Later Bob called on the Fortes, found Fabian in gootball togs, and said, "Come on over to my office." He could hear Fabian call out to his mother in the kitchen, "Mom, a crazy man here wants to hear me sing." "All right," said Mom, "go with the crazy man and sing."

The pompadour!

bobbysoxqueen — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:31:43 GMT

aradia13's post the other day about Fabian's fabulous pompadour made me start thinking about one of my favorite things -- boys with pompadours! I truly feel that the pompadour is the greatest men's hairstyle ever, so without further ado, here are some of my favorite pompadour pix from my personal collection.

Gene Pitney fixing his hair!

Jimmy Clanton. If you ever get the chance, check out Jimmy in the movie Go Johnny Go!. He's the star of this great 1959 rock 'n' roll film, and his hair looks amazing. It seems to enter the room a few seconds before he does!

Dark, handsome Nicky Como and his nice pompadour!

Canda's #1 teen idol, Bobby Curtola

Kenny Dino is a talented singer who had great hair. What else could you ask for?

More of the legendary Fabian pompadour!

Bobby Rydell, Fabe's main rival in the field of Philadelphia teen idols with incredible hair.

Johnny Tillotson, his excellent pompadour, and the lucky girl who won a date with him in 16 magazine.

aradia13 — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:00:38 GMT

(I'm working away on a bunch of icons currently but I thought I'd post this now.)

GIDGET

onlylvstrangers — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:22:30 GMT

Hi! I made some Gidget icons. It's such a cute and funny (sometimes unintentionally) movie.

30 Icons > > >

banner and icon stuffs

aradia13 — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 04:12:01 GMT

Not *only* is this a bit of a GIP (shiny new Frankie icon) but I also made a pretty new banner that I thought I'd share (mainly 'cause I accidentally deleted the one I was using over on CSIfiles but also just 'cause they're hotties...*g*)

I'm currently capping away with the Beach movies as well if anyone's interesting in screen caps.

aradia13 — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:05:03 GMT

For those interested - I did screen caps of a couple of Fabian's movies.

Fireball 500 w/ Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon

and Thunder Alley (which I *heart*) also with Annette.

(x-posted to my journal)

aradia13 — Tue, 23 May 2006 23:48:24 GMT

GIP

aradia13 — Tue, 23 May 2006 03:44:11 GMT

GIP!!

(Had to share...made a few too. *g*)

aradia13 — Sun, 21 May 2006 13:37:00 GMT

Hey all - I just joined up and thought I'd say hi. :) I just saw The Golden Boys in concert a few weeks ago and had such a great time. And while I went mainly to see Bobby Rydell and Frankie Avalon, I left the show being a total fan of Fabian's. Knocked my socks off. And Frankie was walking around singing Venus and he stopped right in front of me to sing. It was tempting to be like a lot of the women there and go up and hug him but...turns out I couldn't breathe let alone move so there goes that. ;-)

So, after my little fangirl moment I have decided now that I have to see all of Fabian's movies. Recommendations on where to start? (I'm just going to have to make myself some icons too...)

Dances!

bobbysoxqueen — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:22:41 GMT

With the unbelievable success of American Bandstand and the Twist, dance crazes were a major part of teen-age life in the late '50s and early '60s. Many dances started on local teen dance shows, and some caught on nationally. I thought I'd feature one of the more strangely-named dances in this post -- the Roach! Anyone who's seen the great movie Hairspray probably remembers this dance! In case you ever wondered how to do the Roach yourself, here are the instructions, straight from an issue of 'Teen magazine!

My new site!

bobbysoxqueen — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:56:16 GMT

After months of hard work, my website all about the late '50s/early '60s teen sound is finally online! You can check it out by clicking the banner below:

Dream date!

bobbysoxqueen — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:49:26 GMT

In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd post this article from 16 magazine entitled "Which of These Dream-Guys Would You Pick for Your Dream-Date?" Hey, we can always dream!

Personally, I think Bobby Rydell sounds like a lot of fun, and Jimmy Clanton sounds super-sweet, but I would have to pick Johnny Tillotson! He is just the absolute dreamiest in my book! ♥

New moderator

bubblegumpurism — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:35:16 GMT

Hello teensville residents! The wonderful be_bop_baby has appointed me as the new moderator of this way-out community. I look forward to getting to know all of you, and if you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to contact me.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's get to the first installment of Teen Life magazine's "Who do You Love Best?" article from September of 1963.

Another book

a_patch_of_sky — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:35:02 GMT

I don't own this book personally but it looks neat--and I know the decades it covers are a little early for this community (maybe not?)--it's called:

SOME WORE BOBBY SOX: The Emergence of Teenage Girls' Culture, 1920-1945 by Kelly Schrum

@ Amazon.com

Images of teenage girls in poodle skirts dominated American popular culture on the 1950's. But as Kelly Schrum shows, teenage girls were swooning over pop idols and using their allowances to buy the latest fashions well beforehand. After World War I, a teenage identity arose in the US, as well as a consumer culture geared toward it. From fashion and beauty to music and movies, high school girls both consumed and influenced what manufacturers, marketers, and retailers offered to them. Examining both national trends and individual lives, Schrum looks at the relationship between the power of consumer culture and the ability of girls to selectively accept, reject, and appropriate consumer goods. Lavishly illustrated with images from advertisements, catalogs, and high school year books, Some Wore Bobby Sox is a unique and fascinating cultural history of teenage girl culture in the middle of the century.

thedamewore_red — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:40:37 GMT

On December 31st, 2005 the James Dean Gallery in Gas City, IN will shut its doors permanently.

Read full article here.

HELP ME RAISE SOME MONEY!!

thedamewore_red — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:52:20 GMT

found on latest Imdb webpage:

Tue Dec 13,11:36 AM ET

GAS CITY, Ind. - A museum chronicling the short life of "Rebel Without a Cause" star James Dean will close Dec. 31.
ADVERTISEMENT

Owner David Loehr moved the James Dean Gallery to Gas City from Fairmount, where Dean attended high school, less than two years ago.

Although attendance had increased, it wasn't enough to match the cost of maintaining the temperature-controlled building, Loehr said Monday.

"The operating expenses and upkeep and payments are just more than we can handle," he said. "I'm just getting further into debt and I just can't do it anymore."

Dean, who was born in Marion in 1931, was killed in a car crash in Cholame, Calif., in 1955 at age 24. His movies also included "East of Eden" and "Giant."

Loehr opened the museum and gift shop in 1988 in a house near downtown Fairmount. After an electrical fire in early 2004, Loehr moved the gallery to the new 7,200-square-foot building near Interstate 69.

The James Dean Gallery contains a dozen pieces of wardrobe worn by Dean in his three major films, school papers, paintings by Dean, and original movie posters, books and magazines.

In a message posted on the gallery's Web site, Loehr said: "James Dean has influenced so many actors, directors and musicians, we were hoping that someone would step forward with the necessary financial assistance to remain in operation."

Loehr said he will put his collection into storage and continue to operate a separate gift shop in Fairmount.

A June festival in Marion marking the 50th anniversary of Dean's death drew about 6,000 people instead of the 100,000 organizers had expected. The annual James Dean Fest in September went on as scheduled.

"The loss of any locally owned business is quite a hit for a community," said Karen Niverson, director of the Marion-Grant County Convention and Visitors Bureau. "But I think the loss of the James Dean Gallery as a locally owned business is a harder hit, because it's so integral to the very identity of our area."

On the Net: James Dean Gallery

How does one go about setting up a collection to try to help this beautiful and wonderful and necessary heaven/haven open??

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~Hey Guys!

angel81181 — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:13:01 GMT

Heyllo:O)! My name's Laura and ever since I could remember I've loved the 50'tys and 60'tys! I was just wondering, I want to know where I could find some pics like in the book Teenage Confidential that I could find on the internet to post on my MySpace page?

Thank You!

Elvis Presley icons

flowersoflilies — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:55:20 GMT

I made some Elvis icons...
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Comment when taking.
Credit in keywords.
Enjoy!

They are really simple, but I just was in the icon making mood...so I made them.

destructedstar — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:10:20 GMT

Here is a book for all my hep cats out there. I found this in the bargain section at my local B & N last night, and all I could think about was this community. It's a bit misleading; it's not about the century (in terms of American teens), but the late 40's through early 60's - Wahoo! It's here in time for the holidays too. Enjoy!

Teenage Confidential: An Illustrated History of the American Teen

1959 Studey

destructedstar — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 04:16:36 GMT

Hello fellow Teensvilians! This week, my father purchased a 1959 Studebaker, and I thought this audience might like to take a peek at it's awesomeness. There's nothing like looking face to face with a car and thinking who would have driven it over 40 years ago. They just don't make 'em like they used to.

mostly_feedback — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 02:30:30 GMT

So its really early for this, but I know I'm going to want a 40s 50s or 60s style prom dress. Does anyone have a websites I can browse through and possibly buy one from?
Thank you very much:)