VALLEY GIRL…My parents may sell our house in Culver City and build a house in Encino

Posted on February 5, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 13, 1964, Monday. May live in the San Fernando Valley next year

Went to the Valley to look at a lot for sale. We may buy it… I love it! …A half acre on top of Encino Hills. After we looked at the lot, we went to our cousins, Jean and Al Williams house and laid in the sun all day. I’m really getting tan. Jean and Al just bought a $63,000 house in Encino. But our lot is much better. Was so hot I wanted to cry. We went to Jean’s mom, Mrs. Kilroy’s for dinner. I was miserable. I wanted to go home so bad. We left about 9:00 and looked at the lot again. “What a view!” Looked at Jean and Al’s house, then they drove up. Went home and washed my hair. Byron hasn’t called. I guess he really doesn’t want to ask me out. I’m so sad.

The half acre lot in the Encino Hills with expansive view, would have changed my life completely and instead of being a Beach Bunny, I would have become a Valley-Girl. Once I got back to our cozy house in Culver City and thought about it, I didn’t want to leave my friends or my school. It would have been fun living close to my cousins, Chuck, Nancy and Jimmy Williams, but I’m glad we decided not to buy it. Eventually we did move out of Culver City, but headed South to Newport Beach, four years later after the Maybelline Co sold.

Williams cousins, at our house in Culver City. Top row, Donna and Sharrie Williams with cousin Nancy and Jimmy Williams. Bottom row, cousin Chuck Williams holding my brother Preston next to my sister Billee Wiliams

Our house at 3839 Lenawee, in Culver City in 1964

Moon Zappa Valley Girl

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I think I have a distorted body image, I feel much fatter than I look.

Posted on February 4, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 12, 1964, Sunday. Starting to lose weight and get a tan.

Pearl, Carolyn Happy and I went to the Wall (beach at Santa Monica Pier.) Everyone was there. I didn’t talk to many people. We left and went to Toes (beach in Playa Del Rey.) But no place to park, so we went home and got dressed. Pearl picked me up and we went to the Saffron Meeting, where we discussed what we were going to do to entertain the Lion’s Club, (Our Sponsors.) I thought of the show the Blair Hills Association put on. I told them I would try to get the script. Pearl and I went to Shultzey’s across the street. Bob was having a party so we went in, but no one good was there, so we went to Fosters to get some people. A few came back with us. Party broke up about 10:30 and I went home. I’ve been taking diet pills and can’t eat. I’ve lost weight since yesterday. Want to weight 115 lbs. I weigh 125 lbs right now and I’m 5’4” – my model weight is 110 lbs, so I’m 15 lbs over weight.

I was obsessed with becoming Model thin over the Summer…. According to Normal Ranges I was 5 lbs under the average weight of 130 lbs, but being average wasn’t good enough for me in 1964. I had a distorted body image.

Normal Ranges

For a woman who is 64 inches tall, or 5 feet 4 inches, a healthy weight would be between about 116 and 145 pounds, with about 130 pounds being average. This weight calculation is according to the Hamwi formula, which many health practitioners use to determine optimal weight based on a person’s height.

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I hate it when guy’s throw out a Dirty Double Entendre to embarrass me

Posted on February 2, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 11, 1964, Sunday. People think I’m a conceited snob.

Pearl and I went to the beach…started off at Toes and wound up in Torrance but, their beach stunk and there were no good boy’s, so, we went back to Toes. Gary asked me to be his date at the party he was having, but, I told him Pearl was staying all night…. Pearl and I went anyway but, most everyone was in couples. Doug was real friendly. Jack came and was sorta cold. They started drinking and acting like babies, so Pearl and I left and went to Fosters. Bill Wilkes told me the boy’s say I’ve changed and have gotten conceited, snobby and rotten to boy’s. It sort of hurt my feelings. He say’s I think I’m too good for everyone and act too sophisticated. Everyone hates me I guess. I don’t think I’ve changed, but the boy’s just bore me.

High School Boy’s loved drinking beer and acting stupid… like throwing out a dirty double entendre and cracking up when I didn’t get it. I appeared to be a conceited sophisticated snob, because I walked away in disgust.

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I’m being considered for a part in the TV Series, “Mr. Novak”

Posted on January 31, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 10, 1964, Friday. Saw Byron, his band is playing in the Valley

Pearl, Dianne and I went to Toes, but nobody was there. The beach was so ugly. it’s got big things running across it. Greg, Morry and Phil came and talked to us. All the guys were at the Culver Pool…. Can you believe it!!… When we were leaving, Byron drove up and said he was playing in Encino and told me to come. I didn’t go because I don’t want to think I’m following him. Pearl stayed all night. We just watched TV. My face is so sunburned it’s got blisters. I don’t know what to do. Mr Richmen called and said there going to use me on the “Mr. Novak” series.

The series centered on the life of Novak, student-teacher relationships, and the struggles of other young teachers. I would just be one of the kids in his class, but still it would get my foot in the door. Stay tuned to see if I get the part or sabotage it like I did with the MGM Audition.

Here is a clip from Mr Novak, showing High School Kids in the beginning of the show. This is what I would have been doing at first.

Mr Novak Love Among the Grownups Part 1 of 6

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I’m Taking Diet Pills to be in The Miss Culver City Beauty Contest

Posted on January 30, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 9, 1964, Thursday. Well at least Byron hasn’t called Sandy.

I had my picture taken for the paper. I’m in the Miss Culver City Contest. Pictures came out good. Went to interview for a TV Show. The agent liked me but wants me to do my hair one color and lighten my makeup. Once I do that, she will see me again. I’ll be used on TV commercials. I went to the Doctors today and he gave me diet pills to lose weight, I have to lose 10 lbs. I can’t wait. The pills he gave me for my sickness have made me gain this weight and I can’t control my appetite. I went shopping and all the guys whistled and asked if my hair was real. I went to Sandy’s and Bob Fortenberry and Gary Mc Clure were there. Bob told me I acted too sophisticated and I’m a Snob. We chopped each other all night. He acts like a nut. We had fun. He says I look like a two toned horse because of my hair.

I’m in the Miss Culver City Beauty Contest. Top row fourth girl. My friend Sandy Block is next to me.

I’m worried the guy I like, Byron Ferguson, is going to ask her out before me, because he thinks he has to have a new car to impress me. I guess I’m just too sophisticated and snobby for High School guys.

A scary article in the newspaper today… United Airlines flight 823 crashed and killed 39 people… I started having anxiety about flying.

The Doctor gave me Dexedrine, an amphetamine and very addictive, (because you have to keep taking more to make it work.) I was beginning a prescription drug addiction without even realizing it…. Diet Pills, Valium, Sleeping Pills and Ortho-Novum for my sickness, (which was really Birth Control Pills, but I wasn’t aware of it at the time.)… All having side effects and giving me an eating disorder.

The effects of Dexedrine are well-documented and insidious. They include a sense of euphoria, while reducing appetite and giving the sensation of having more energy. This was the key marketing ploy used by the pharmaceutical companies; they claimed you could not be hungry and still have energy — more than ever — to meet the needs of the day. Of course, that was true, but it came at the expense of the users’ heart and nervous system. Additionally, and ironically, Dexedrine had the effect of making users more self-conscious and more prone toward anxiety.

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College guys with money were uncool jerks

Posted on January 29, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 8, 1964, Wednesday. Dave says he still likes me, but, Bryon’s been asking about me.

My sister Donna and I went to the beach at Toes today. Just the two of us. We’re getting to be good pals now that she’s older. I saw Jack and Phil, but they were cold to me. Phil asked if Sandy and I drove by Jack’s house last Friday night. He said he saw us stop in front of the house. I denied it, but it was us!!! I about died. Donna and I laid on the beach and Howard stayed with us. He just came back from Tijuana again and said he ran over an old man, but left the scene of the crime. I hope he was lying this time. He acted too friendly… I’m not interested in him anymore… I’ve grown out of my infatuation. Dave D. called and said Bryon was asking about me. Dave gave him my number. Say’s he’s going to ask me out when he gets a new car, but Dave said not to get my hopes up, he’ll probably never get it.

Here is the post I did on me and my friends spying on the the guys https://saffronsrule.com/2014/01/23/culver-girls-were-prudes-compared-to-westchester-girls-so-we-got-dumped/

Bryon never asked me out, because he’d heard from his buddies that I liked guys with money and a nice cars. But, that never was a priority with me. I bet I lost out on a lot of nice guys because of that rumor. I liked surfers and musicians around my own age, but that meant no job, little money and maybe no car…

The thing was I looked like I should be dating College guys, but I thought College guys with money were uncool jerks.

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Being rejected on my first acting audition was a great disappointment

Posted on January 28, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 7, 1964, Tuesday. Had my audition at MGM.

Today Mom and I went to “Taffy’s” to try on something for the audition. We got a darling dress but we had to rush home and alter it. Mom did it all in a half hour. My lips are so chapped and my face is pealing, but I went to school anyway. We practiced our parts a few times. It was pretty good. Babs and Deanne were so beautiful and acted so great. We got to the Studio but we were so disappointed, because we didn’t even get to finish our scene. I don’t think he liked us. He didn’t say anything. Went to Nana’s and Liela called. I’m to see an agent Thursday about a TV series. It’s probably nothing, but I sure hope she likes me. I feel so rejected from today and I’ve had a lot of disappointments so far this Summer. Went to Saffron meeting, then to Fosters. I wish I liked somebody. I feel so sad. (Byran.)

Looking back I can see I wasn’t ready for a serious acting career, because I didn’t care about doing my best or being my best at the audition.

I just wanted a boyfriend at 17. It was fun thinking and talking about my acting career, but, I hoped Prince Charming would come along and just love me for myself.

Ronald Reagan appeared ad Jack Browning in “The Killers” on this day.

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My family expects me to become a successful actress, but I just want to be in love

Posted on January 27, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 6, 1964, Monday. The Beatles movie, Hard Day’s Night was released today…Mrs. Launderville may not let us go to the audition at MGM.

Went to school to practice the scene from Our Town, with Mike. Mrs. Launderville was very upset, because we were so bad. She said she may cancel us out. We went to Mike’s house and rehearsed until 4:00, until it was pretty good. After rehearsal I went shopping for something sweet to wear to the audition. We found something at “Taffy’s.” I had to have it taken in. I didn’t like it too much. I think we’ll go out again tomorrow and look. Practiced for Mom and Dad. Even sang for them. They had tears in their eyes. Daddy has a friend in the Studio, who is going to check in and see how I did on my interview. They expect so much from this. I know it’s important to them, even more than it is to me, but they wouldn’t understand that.

A Hard Day’s Night – Full Movie HD

My family believed I had the talent to be a professional singer and actress in 1964. I wish I had been more motivated. I was more interested in getting the perfect boyfriend. That would always sabotage my chances of success.

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I ruined my face laying out in the sun and blistering it badly.

Posted on January 26, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 5,1964. Sunday. My face is blistered!

Pearl called, asked if I wanted to go to her dad’s apartment and swim. I went with out any makeup and my hair in curlers… I never was so unhappy, because there were boys all over the place, but I looked so ugly I couldn’t talk to anyone. We finally couldn’t stand it and left. Went to “Robert’s” and ordered, but decided we didn’t want anything so we left. Came home and ate like a pig. Mom and Dad went out so I had to watch the kids. Picked Donna up from Terri’s and came home to oil my face. I think I really ruined my skin. I look terrible and it hurts.

I thought the Prisoner’s of Fat club of two, (Pearl and me,) would be safe hiding out incognito at her dad’s apartment, wearing curlers and no makeup.

I was so stupid using Coconut Butter on my face, while laying out in the sun for 3 hours on Lauri’s diving board. But, I figured it was Okay, because Baby Oil was advertised as a better way to get a deep tan.

I’d mix Coco Butter with concentrated tea from tea bags to get a dark tan and it worked. But I ruined face using it during the worst time of day, between noon and 3:00.

Turn on a tan with Johnson’s Baby Oil – This vintage ad from the 1960s boasts: “It has no sunscreen like tanning lotions and creams. So there’s nothing to block out the golden sun. You tan faster and deeper than ever before. And you stay tan longer. Come on. Turn on you great big beautiful baby you!” http://envisioningtheamericandream.com/2013/07/09/sizzling-in-the-sixties-suburban-sun-2/

Solarcaine did help the pain, but didn’t stop the horrible pealing that would surely come.

I had to live with Noxzema on my face and body, but it still was miserable.

Today we know better than to let the ultraviolet rays from of the sun penetrate the fine layers of our skin. I’m sure my generation has the worst skin cancer of any generation in the history of the world. I’ve had over 30 skin peals and have used a skin product from a Plastic surgeon for over 20 years to reverse the damage done to my skin as a teenager.

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Baking in the sun all day and dancing to the Rolling Stones all night, during the Summer of 1964

Posted on January 25, 2014 by saffronsrule

July 4, 1964, Saturday. Byran acts like he likes Sandy

This morning at 10:00 Gary Fox came by and invited me and Sandy to his house warming party. I laid in the sun at Lauri’s for 3 hours. I came home with my face completely burned beyond hope. I wanted to catch up on my tan, so I sprayed coco-butter on my face and laid on the diving board, now I look like a pink pig face. I went to Lyla’s to be coached for my audition at M.G.M. She seemed to like me. Came home, bought Champagne for Gary Fox. Sandy and I went to a Westchester dance and saw Bryan. He acted like he liked her. I felt so sad. Some sex feign kept bugging me. He’s one of Howard’s pals. Went to Gary’s but no one was there. We heard he went to Newport Beach, but couldn’t figure why he told us to come by. Went back to the dance and danced all night, but no one good was there.

That’s pretty much how it was… lay in the sun all day, trying to get a tan… and winding up burning my face to the point of looking like a pink pig