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Monthly Archives: June 2014
For a family that looks like “The Munsters” it takes a lot of nerve calling Elizabeth Taylor a Fat Pig, in Cleopatra!
November 21, 1964, Saturday. Went to work at Jack’s Ranch Market until 2;00, then went and bought a skirt and blouse to wear, because I was supposed to meet the family to have pictures taken for Granddaddy’s Birthday. On … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, Cleopatra, Culver High School, dating, Elizabeth Taylor, Family Pictures, got a ticket, Jacks Ranch Market Culver City CA, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Rehearsing all week, working all weekend and being without my 57 Chevy is the Pitts!
November 18, 1964, Wednesday Sandy picked me up from school because my car was being fixed. After rehearsing the Senior Play, she picked up my car and parked it in front of the school. I just went home. November … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, car in the shop, Culver City, Culver High School, dating, Homecoming Game, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, rehearsing the school play, Saffrons Rule, senior play, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, West Side Surfers
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Eating raw eggs and stepping on live snails was part of Saffrons pledging, Hell Week
November 17, 1964, Tuesday. Pearl and I were too tired to go to the Saffron meeting, instead, we worked on the school play. The meeting was sickening anyway. They made the Pledge’s eat raw eggs and kill live Snails. … Continue reading
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Tagged 57 Chevy, Culver City California, Culver High School, dating, dead battery, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Pledge rules, rehearsing the school play, Saffron Hell Week, Saffron pledges, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Maybe I should forget having an acting career and just get a steady job!
November 16, 1964, Monday. Took test on the book I read, “The Status Seekers,” It was pretty easy. After school we worked on the play, “Home Sweet Homicide.” I took Pearl home after rehearsal. My dad’s cousin, Bill Stroh, … Continue reading
Got my first paycheck for $12.40…don’t think I can keep this up much longer it’s too hard
November 14, 1964, Saturday Went to work at Jacks Ranch Market, emptying shopping carts as customers checkout. I let Pearl take my car and pick me up. We decided not to go to the audition, because it could just … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
Tagged 57 Chevy, Book, Culver City, Having a job sucks, I Enjoy Being a Girl song, Jack's Ranch Market, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, teenagers, The Sound of Music, The Status Seekers, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Culver City Centaurs drop to second place after losing to Luezinger
November 13, 1964, Friday. Pearl and I babysat for my little sister Billee and my brother, Preston. We decided not to go anywhere, because, we’re tired of just driving around looking for boys and it was too cold to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, acting auditions, Big League, Centaurs, Culver City, Culver High School, dating, diary, Football Game, Home Sweet Homicide play, Luzinger High School, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Saffrons Rule, senior play, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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I hoped to be discovered like Lana Turner sitting on a stool at Schwab’s Pharmacy
November 12, 1964, Thursday. Pearl and I saw an ad in the paper about actors wanted and went to an audition. The man seemed very impressed with me. I got all A’s on the test. He could tell I’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, acting auditions, Beach, Culver High School, dating, Desilu Studios, Lana Turner, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, MGM Studios, RKO Pictures, Saffrons Rule, Schwab's Drugstore, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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As a World War ll Vet, my Dad received a GI loan that gave him a lifetime of benefits, before the Maybelline Co sold
November 11, 1964, Wednesday. Veterans Day! 19 years since WWll ended. No school today because of Veterans Day. I slept until noon then did my hair and cleaned the house. Daddy got out of the Veterans Hospital on a … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, Culver City, Culver High School, dating, GI Loan, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, veterans hospital, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School, WWll
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Had to go to MGM Studio and borrow $2.00 from Granddaddy for gas and a show
November 10, 1964, Tuesday. It was a crummy day. It rained so hard we had to stay on campus for lunch. After school my sister Donna and I went to Pearls, then I had to meet granddaddy at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, Beach, Culver City, Culver High School, dating, Debbie Reynolds, Elvis Presley, going steady, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, MGM, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Surfer's Rule, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Viva Las Vegas, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Ultra Lash Mascara is about to send our Maybelline Stock off the charts.
November 9, 1964, Tried out for a play, but I don’t think I want the part Angie’s so two-faced! I’m so mad at her! She told everyone that Pearl and I came to the Saffron Pledge party two weird … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
Tagged 1964, 55 Bel Air pink and white Chevy Station Wagon, 57 Chevy, Beach, Culver High School, dating, Maybelline, Maybelline Stock, Maybelline Story, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Southern California, Surfer's Rule, Ultra Lash Mascara, veterans hospital, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Saffrons Rule 