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That Time I Looked for UFOs: The UFO Flap of October 1973
February 26, 2023March 1, 2023

That Time I Looked for UFOs:
The UFO Flap of October 1973

October 1973.  US involvement in Viet Nam ended with the springtime Paris Accord, and the Nation was moving on. The meat shortages of summer were behind […]

Category: Counterculture, Lint Trap
A Bewitching Scent and a Spell:The Witchy World of Styx
March 16, 2022March 25, 2022

A Bewitching Scent and a Spell:
The Witchy World of Styx

There are those few times that social media serves a purpose other than pointless arguments. Midcentury Fashion is one of those rare groups where fights […]

Category: Counterculture, Fashionista, Lint Trap
The Sad Story of “Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March”
January 30, 2022January 31, 2022

The Sad Story of “Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March”

[Yes, I’ve been lazy. Here’s a new post! – Ed.] Nineteen-sixty-eight turned to 1969. The world, filled with an equal feeling of hope and dread, […]

Category: Counterculture, Lint Trap
Fifty Shades of Scrooge
December 24, 2021December 26, 2021

Fifty Shades of Scrooge

I had planned a whole bunch of cheerful mid-century themed posts for this Christmas season.  But, on the day after Thanksgiving, Omicron decided it was a […]

Category: Counterculture, Lint Trap
“Farewell, People of the Page.” Author Anne Rice Has Died
December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

“Farewell, People of the Page.” Author Anne Rice Has Died

Another bit of sad news.  Author Anne Rice has passed away at age 80.  A prolific writer, she produced over 30 books from 1976 to 2018.  Her son, […]

Category: Counterculture, Lint Trap
The Nez Has Left the Building: Michael Nesmith of The Monkees Dies at Age 78
December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

The Nez Has Left the Building: Michael Nesmith of The Monkees Dies at Age 78

I spent a good portion of this blog reminiscing about Monkeemania this summer.  Rightfully, I’m stunned to learn the mercurial Michael Nesmith died this morning in […]

Category: Counterculture, TV Revolution
The Long Strange Interrupted Journey of Betty and Barney Hill
October 5, 2021October 7, 2021

The Long Strange Interrupted Journey of Betty and Barney Hill

In the Autumn of 1966, I was in the fourth grade of Elementary school.  I can’t say that was a particularly easy time of childhood.  Making the […]

Category: Counterculture, Lint Trap
Back to School with The Monkees
September 5, 2021September 5, 2021

Back to School with The Monkees

Yes.  I’ve been on a Monkee binge this summer. Let me reassure my readers (read: my 5 friends) this is not a blog about the Prefab […]

Category: Counterculture, Fashionista, TV Revolution
Charcoal Burning Everywhere – “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

Charcoal Burning Everywhere – “Pleasant Valley Sunday”

Fifty-four years ago this week, the Monkees’ fourth single, “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by the dynamic songwriting duo […]

Category: Counterculture, TV Revolution
When Greensboro Was Cool: The Night Hendrix Opened for the Monkees
July 11, 2021July 24, 2021

When Greensboro Was Cool: The Night Hendrix Opened for the Monkees

There was a night when Greensboro, NC was cooler than the rest of the nation. It happened on 12 July 1967 at the Coliseum, when […]

Category: Counterculture, TV Revolution

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