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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
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Little Sisters, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
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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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
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Little Sisters, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
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
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Little Sisters, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964, teenage reality blog
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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Working for $1.25 an hour only to get a ticket from Cops who want my phone number.
November 7, 1964, Saturday. Forgot to tell you, yesterday my sister Donna left my car radio on all day and after school the battery was dead. The school had to recharge it, but it died when I turned it … 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, diary, Jacks Ranch Market Culver City CA, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Minimum Wage $1.24 an hour, Police, Saffron Pledge party, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, teenagers, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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If Culver City High’s Football Team wins next week, we’ll be in the LEAGUE! (Be True To Your School… Beach Boys)
November 6, 1964. Friday Went to the Football game with Sandy, Dianne, Pearl, Edna and Cheryl Nickles. We played at Morningside. We won 14-7. We’ve won every game so far. Next week if we win, we’ll be in the League! … 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, Beach Boys, Beach Boys Be True To Your School, Culver City, Culver High Foot Ball Team, Culver High School, Fosters Freeze, girls cruising guys, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Morningside High, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Southern California, Surfer's Rule, teenagers, Tiny Nailor's Westchester, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Once a Best Friend starts Going Steady with a boy, you can kiss her goodbye
November 5, 1964, Thursday. It was scary to come back to school after being absent for 8 day. I was tired, because I didn’t go to bed until past Midnight. Dale called Marilyn last night and told her what … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's Surf Culture, 1964 High School Diary, Chick Secrets, diary, Maybelline Girl, memoir, REALITY BLOG, Southern California 1964
Tagged 1964, 57 Chevy, Beach, best friends, Culver High School, dating, going steady, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, West Side Surfers, Westchester High School
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Saffrons Rule 