1950s Pop Culture

History

-Brinks Robbery in Boston, Mass. $3 million is stolen
-Tenzing Norgay of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand reach the top of Mt. Everest
-Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are found guilty of espionage and are sentenced to death
-Dr. Jonas Saulk invents effective polio vaccine
-Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man, thus starting the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, saying "All I was trying to do was get home".

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Montgomery Bus Boycotts

-Oct. 4, 1956: Space Age marks it's beginning. The Russians send up their satellite, Sputnik I, which is the first Earth orbiting satellite
-April 25, 1959: Alaska and Hawaii are declared 49th and 50th states
-Rock and Roll, color TV makes its debut
-Winston Churchill makes his debut as Prime Minister in Great Britain, or England, either one
-Joe McCarthy starts communist witch hunts
-Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock tops charts
-In England, fashion designer Mary Quant opens her boutique Bazaar in King's Road in London

Movies

-Bad Day at Black Rock
-An Affair to Remember
-The African Queen
-An American in Paris
-Annie Get Your Gun
-The Bad Seed
-The Bridge on the River Kwai
-The Caine Mutiny
-Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
-Cinderella
-Darby O'Gill and the Little People
-The Day the Earth Stood Still
-Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
-East of Eden
-The Prime of Mis Jean Brodie
-Fiend Without a Face
-The Geisha Boy
-Godzilla
-High Noon
-It Came from Beneath the Sea
-Lady and the Tramp
-A Night to Remember
-North by Northwest
-Rear Window
-Seven Samurai
-Tokyo Story

Music

-Bill Haley and the Comets
-Fats Domino
-Elvis Presley
-Buddy Holly
-Chuck Berry
-The Big Bopper
-Ray Charles
-The Everly Brothers
-Ritchie Valens
-Little Richard
-Jerry Lee Lewis
-The Platters
-The Montones
-Connie Francis
-Nat King Cole
-Tony Bennett
-Doris Day
-Johnny Cash

People Born/Famous

Celebs of the day
-Gary Cooper

-Bing Crosby

-John Wayne

-Jimmy Stewart

-Marilyn Monroe

-Jayne Mansfield


For those of you who watch Law and Order:SVU, the actress Mariska Hargitay-- this is her mom!!!



-James Dean

-Doris Day

-Audrey Hepburn

-Elizabeth Taylor

-Sidney Poitier

-Paul Newman

-Montgomery Clift

-Grace Kelly

-Sophia Loren

-Ava Gardner

People Born
-Jerry Hall


Her most famous relationship. Hmmmm, I wonder if she wants to switch places with me??? I'd loooooove to be her in this picture, being Mick's arm candy, lol

-Karen Carpenter

-Chow Yun-fat

-Jackie Chan

-Steven Bauer

-Paul Stanley

-Andy Garcia

 

-Stevie Van Zandt

 

-Joe Perry

 

-Paul Michael Chan

 

-Ace Frehley

 

-Chris Cooper

 

-Dale Earnhardt

 

-Harry Hamlin

 

-Denzel Washington

 

-Alfre Woodard

 

-Joey Kramer

 

-Rob Halford

 

-Ken Watanabe

-Liam Neeson

-Reba McEntire

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

For some reason, I just really like this movie. It's actually amazing what my dad got me hooked on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Mr._Chips_(1969_film)

Goodbye Mr. Chips

Arthur Chipping (Peter O'Toole) is a strict Latin teacher at Brookfield, a prep school in London, England who is called Mr. Chips by his students, who dislike him. Then one night on the eve of his summer vacation, he is in the dining room of London's Savoy Hotel and that's where he meets Katherine Bridges (Petula Clark) a musician with a traveling music troupe who is sad about her romantic life and career. Her and Chips run into each other by chance in Pompeii, Italy. She sees that he is similar to her and she arranges for an evening together at a theatre in London and they slowly begin to fall in love.

When he returns to school for the autumn semester, everyone including the students and staff notice a massive change in him and that's when they find out he's in love. Unfortunately, her past makes a little trouble for the 2 of them, as Katherine's friend Ursula (Sian Philips) helps to thwart Lord Sutterwick's (George Baker) plan of depriving the school of a generous payment because of Katherine's past. But they eventually overcome all obstacles and remain in love, even though her past deprives Chips of being named Headmaster.

In the original version, Katherine died in childbirth, but in this version, she is killed by a German V-1 Flying bomb when it dropped on a local Army camp she and her music troupe were at. When he hears news of his wife's death, it devastates him, but to put him in better moods, he finally becomes Headmaster at Brookfield and lives out his life among the happiness of his students.

If you watch this movie, there's a quite a deal of singing in it, and it also takes place in the time of WWII, when England was getting the hell bombed out of them by the Germans. In the movie, you'll see scenes where they have to duck and cover because of bombs. So that may clear up anything.

Cast

• Peter O'Toole as Arthur Chipping
• Petula Clark as Katherine Bridges
• Michael Redgrave as Brookfield Headmaster
• Siân Phillips as Ursula Mossbank
• Michael Bryant as Max Staefel
• George Baker as Lord Sutterwick
• Alison Leggatt as Headmaster's Wife
• Clinton Greyn as Bill Calbury
• Michael Culver as Johnny Longbridge
• Jack Hedley as William Baxter

Something that's kind of cool is that Michael Regrave is related to actress Natasha Richardson

Funny Songs

IDK why, but these songs just crack me up. But then again, I'm pretty low on tolerance for funny stuff, and in less than 2 seconds, I can be laughing hysterically at something. Here are some songs that for some reason crack me up.

She's So Cold-The Rolling Stones

I'm so hot for her, I'm so hot for her
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold
I'm so hot for her, I'm on fire for her
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold

I'm the burning bush, I'm the burning fire
I'm the bleeding volcano
I'm so hot for her, I'm so hot for her
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold

Yeah, I tried re-wiring her, tried re-firing her
I think her engine is permanently stalled
She's so cold she's so cold
She's so cold cold cold
Like a tombstone
She's so cold, she's so cold
she's so cold cold cold like an ice cream cone
She's so cold she's so cold
And when I touch her my hand just froze

Yeah, I'm so hot for hot for her, I'm so hot for her
I'm so hot for her and even so
Put your hand on the heat, put your hand on the heat
Aw C'mon baby, let's go

She's so cold, she's so cold, cold, she's so c-c-c-old
But she's beautiful, though

Yeah, she's so cold

She's so cold, she's so cold
She was born in an arctic zone
She's so cold she's so cold, cold, cold
And when I touch her my hand just froze

She's so cold, she's so goddamn cold she's so
Cold cold cold she's so cold

Who would believe you were a beauty indeed
When the days get shorter and the nights get long
Lie awake when the rain comes
Nobody will know, when you're old
When you're old, nobody will know
that you was a beauty, a sweet sweet beauty
A sweet sweet booty, but stone stone cold

You're so cold, you're so cold, cold, cold
You're so cold, you're so cold

I'm so hot for you, i'm so hot for you
I'm so hot for you and you're so cold

I'm the burning bush, I'm the burning fire
I'm the bleeding volcano

Stuck Like Glue-Sugarland

MMMM better...MMMM better...
Absolutely no one that knows me better
No one that can make me feel sooo goooood
How did we stay so long together?
When everybody, everybody said we never would
And just when I, I start to think they're right
That love has died...
[Chorus:]
There you go making my heart beat again,
Heart beat again,
Heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it and do it one time?
There you go pulling me right back in,
Right back in,
Right back in
And I know-oo I'm never letting this go-ooo

I'm stuck on you
Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby we're stuck like glue
Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby we're stuck like glue

Some days I don't feel like trying
Some days you know I wanna just give up
When it doesn't matter who's right, fight about it all night
Had enough
You give me that look
"I'm sorry baby let's make up"
You do that thing that makes me laugh
And just like that...
[Chorus:]
There you go making my heart beat again,
Heart beat again,
Heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it and do it one time
There you go pulling me right back in,
Right back in,
Right back in
And I know-oo I'm never letting this go-ooo

I'm stuck on you
Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby we're stuck like glue
Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby were stuck like glue

Whutooo Whutoo

You almost stay out, too stuck together from the ATL
Whutooo Whutoo
Feeling kinda sick?
Just a spoon full of sugar make it better real quick

I say
Whutooo Whutoo
Whatcha gonna do with that?
Whutooo Whutoo
Come on over here with that
Sugar sticky sweet stuff
Come on give me that stuff
Everybody wants some
Melodies that get stuck

Up in your head
Whutooo whutooo

Up in your head
Whutooo whutooo

Up in your head
Whutooo whutooo

Up in your head
Whutooo whutooo
Whuthoo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me together, say, it's all I wanna do
I said
[Chorus:]
There you go making my heart beat again,
Heart beat again,
Heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it and do it one time
There you go pulling me right back in,
Right back in,
Right back in
And I know-oo I'm never letting this go-ooo

There you go making my heart beat again,
Heart beat again,
Heart beat again
There you go making me feel like a kid
Won't you do it and do it one time
There you go pulling me right back in,
Right back in,
Right back in
And I know-oo I'm never letting this go-ooo
I'm stuck on you

Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby we're stuck like glue
Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby were stuck like glue
Whutooo whutooo
Stuck like glue
You and me baby we're stuck like glue 

Hot Legs-Rod Stewart

Who's that knocking on my door
It's gotta be a quarter to four
Is it you again coming 'round for more
Well you can love me tonight if you want
But in the morning make sure you're gone
I'm talkin' to you
Hot legs, wearing me out
Hot legs, you can scream and shout
Hot legs, are you still in school
I love you honey

Gotta most persuasive tongue
You promise all kinds of fun
But what you don't understand
I'm a working man
Gonna need a shot of vitamin E
By the time you're finished with me
I'm talking to you
Hot legs, you're an alley cat
Hot legs, you scratch my back
Hot legs, bring your mother too
I love you honey

Imagine how my daddy felt
in your jet black suspender belt
Seventeen years old
He's touching sixty four

You got legs right up to your neck
You're making me a physical wreck
I'm talking to you
Hot legs, in your satin shoes
Hot legs, are you still in school
Hot legs, you're making me a fool
I love you honey

Hot legs, making your mark
Hot legs, keep my pencil sharp
Hot legs, keep your hands to yourself
I love you honey
Hot legs, you're wearing me out
Hot legs, you can scream and shout
Hot legs, you're still in school
I love you honey

Hot legs you're well equipped
Hot legs now your pussy's whipped
Hot legs I just love your lips.

The official one is on YouTube. Sorry I couldn't get the real one on, it wouldn't work

Wedding Song

Your Song-Elton John
IDK why, but I just looooove this song. I'm slowly but surely listening to Elton John more, not sure why, but there's just something about some of his music, it's almost spiritual and relaxing.

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world 

When You're Angry

Here is a song I listen to when I'm angry. IDK why it's this song, but I just like it.

Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue

Yeah yeah
Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second hand hood
Deals out in Hollywood
Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames
Traded for some powdered goods
Jigsaw Jimmy he's the one in the game
But I hear he's doin' o.k.
Got a cozy little job selling the Mexican mob
Packages the candycaine

He's the one they call Dr. Feel good
He's the one that makes ya feel all right
He's the one they call Dr. Feel good

Cops on the corner always ignore
Somebody's getting paid
Jimmy's got it wired, law's for hire
Got it made in the shade
Got a little hideaway, does business all day
But at night he'll always be found
Sellin' sugar to the sweet
People on the street
Call this Jimmy's town

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel all right
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's gonna be your Frankenstein
I've got one thing you'll understand
(Dr. Feelgood)
he's not what you'd call a glamorous man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Got one thing that's easily understood
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
Oh yeah

He'll tell you he's the king
Of these barrio streets
Moving up the shangri-la
Came by his wealth as a matter of luck
Says he never broke no law
Two time loser running out of juice
Time to move out quick
Heard a rumour going round
Jimmy's going down
This time it's gonna stick

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel all right
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's gonna be your Frankenstein

Let him soothe your soul, just take his hand
(Dr. Feelgood)
Some people call him an evil man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Let him introduce himself real good
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the only one they call Feelgood
*solo*
Guitar!

(SPOKEN) Listen to Jimmy,
Come play with Dr.Feelgood....

I've got one thing you'll understand
(Dr. Feelgood)
he's not what you'd call a glamorous man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Got one thing that's easily understood
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the one they call Dr. Feel good
oh yeah
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)