Books
Book Review: Lulu In Hollywood
Louise Brooks — knickname Lulu — was a silent film star and very independent actress who had an amazing and turbulent life — with many highs and many lows. Born a Country Bumpkin in Kansas [...]
Art
1967 Sunset Strip Fashion with Charles Lange — En Route to Joshua Tree & Beyond
I first discovered Charles Lange when I stumbled on this video on youtube 15 or so years ago: Who was this Tony Curtis/Larry Hagman of “I Dream of Jeannie” lookalike straight out of the 1967 […]
Music
Tony Pallante — aka “Aladdin” — Inspirational Maracas on Ghost Riders in the Sky
You’ve all seen it — the amazing, energetic playing of the maracas on Neil LeVang’s Ghost Riders in the Sky on a 1961 episode of The Lawrence Welk Show. The guy with the mustache enthusiastically […]
