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January 23, 2011

Reasons To Be Cheerful...













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let's dance!

let's dance!

Vrooom!

Vrooom!

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

The magical year of 1964

The magical year of 1964

Devo

Devo

I'm closer to god with my do

I'm closer to god with my do

Beatles Live

Beatles Live

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go-go

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wanna bite?

1965 radio

1965 radio

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portable record player

don't forget...

don't forget...

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singing...

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The B-52s

The B-52s

say what?

say what?

please stop talking

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coolest theme song

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groovy footage...

from a 1965 Top of the Pops featuring Herman's Hermits. Love watching the kids get pushed out of the way by the moving riser he's standing on... especially the girl looking all suave at 1:19. Waaaaaaaaaah!

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vintage titillation

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From a distance, she looks topless but she's wearing a flesh-colored bikini top. Her expressions crack
me up. Shake it Sandra!
Whooohooooooooooooooooo!

Batman intro

Batman intro

batman doing the batusi

batman doing the batusi

over and over and over

over and over and over

coolest theme song

coolest theme song

how can you be sad...

  • • after watching this!
  • • or this! Waaaaahhhh!

coolest theme song

coolest theme song

chicks deejaying

chicks deejaying

audiences

audiences

eddie cochran

Check out this hilarious stage design and how the TV steps push out and the bleachers come forward. This is from a 1958-59 Saturday Night Beech-nut Show. It was sponsored by Beech-nut gum and obviously gave out free samples. The "IFIC" on the buttons is short for the Beech-nut slogan, which was "Beech-nut FLAVOR-IFIC gum." Notice the kid winking at 1:17.

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audiences

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tom jones

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shake it sista!

shake it sista!

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ZOOM

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france gall

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singing...

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Snagglepuss

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The Beatles

singing...

  • • I Feel Fine
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  • • on Ready, Steady Go, 1964


The Searchers

The Searchers

singing...

  • • Don't Throw Your Love Away
  • • Sweets For My Sweet
  • • When I Get Home
  • • Sugar and Spice


The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five

singing...

  • • Because
  • • Can't You See That She's Mine
  • • Catch Us If You Can
  • • Everybody Knows


the rolling stones

the rolling stones

singing...

  • • Carol
  • • The Last Time
  • • Play With Fire

The Hollies

The Hollies

singing...

  • • I Can't Let Go
  • • Just One Look
  • • Bus Stop
  • • Stop, Stop, Stop
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the kinks

the kinks

singing...

  • • You Really Got Me
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the animals

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singing...

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