tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post5193696424619200047..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: I Miss the Old DaysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13982897976282186742016-05-20T16:10:54.418-05:002016-05-20T16:10:54.418-05:00Yes --my uncle is about that age now.
I didn'...Yes --my uncle is about that age now.<br /><br />I didn't read the article Don linked to, but, as someone born in England in the late 1950s when certain items were still being rationed, I have to think much of the Teddy culture was a rebellion against the drabness and scarsity of post-WWII "Austerity Britain". Keep in mind when you look at those photos you're probably looking at working-class teenagers who'd grown up with the blitz, then with rationing, limited food, limited clothing options. I can understand what they were trying to do.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-23852106473218593492016-05-20T14:51:22.769-05:002016-05-20T14:51:22.769-05:00And any of them who have survived to date are 75-8...And any of them who have survived to date are 75-80 years old.<br /><br />Stay off their lawns!Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-39960146163940004642016-05-20T13:01:42.103-05:002016-05-20T13:01:42.103-05:00A nice, if under-sourced Wikipedia piece:
https://...A nice, if under-sourced Wikipedia piece:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Boy<br /><br />I like the suggestion that the zoot suit may have been an inspiration (as well as Edwardian fashion).Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1933645431288681052016-05-20T12:44:15.009-05:002016-05-20T12:44:15.009-05:00I was 10 in '55, all I remember was how cool t...I was 10 in '55, all I remember was how cool the new Fords and Chevies looked.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28502705876303047132016-05-20T10:20:15.326-05:002016-05-20T10:20:15.326-05:00They're great photos. Russell had that eye, ev...They're great photos. Russell had that eye, even back then.<br /><br />Also, a rock'n'roll obit: http://m.newser.com/story/225402/beastie-boy-who-named-the-band-dies-at-age-52.htmlDebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-74248781440546953722016-05-20T10:12:56.645-05:002016-05-20T10:12:56.645-05:00Thanks, Deb. I usually catch the Messy Nessy stuf...Thanks, Deb. I usually catch the Messy Nessy stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-21907759554706098322016-05-20T10:00:55.044-05:002016-05-20T10:00:55.044-05:00This is where I first saw them, but a Google searc...This is where I first saw them, but a Google search had a bunch of links: http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/02/10/the-forgotten-1950s-girl-gang/Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-11837106536769472192016-05-20T09:53:49.246-05:002016-05-20T09:53:49.246-05:00I don't think I saw the Ken Russell photos. I...I don't think I saw the Ken Russell photos. I'll have a look around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-91369890407860369462016-05-20T09:42:14.505-05:002016-05-20T09:42:14.505-05:00My uncle was a teddy boy and some of those picture...My uncle was a teddy boy and some of those pictures could be him! (Possibly they are--he was 20 in 1955 and living in London.) I saw a similar article on Teddy Girls a few months back--and the photos were taken by a young Ken Russell.Debnoreply@blogger.com