The “Wich Stand” in West LA is the hot ticket to hook up with cool guys with hot cars

Posted on May 31, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 23, 1964, Friday

Felt sick. Got book report done!! Wore my hair in braids for Hillbilly Day. After school went to Pearl’s and went to sleep. Her parents came home while we were watching TV. I fixed Pearl’s hair in a French Roll. My hair was so ugly, but Pearl looked classy. At 11:00 we went to Tiny Nailor’s and everyone was there. I wanted to leave, because I looked so bad, but instead talked to some boys, then drove to the Witch Stand where we met some boys who led us to a party. We didn’t know anyone, but, there were a few boys who went to Westchester and knew Dave and Jack…Just went home.

In the early 60’s, this was the other place to be on a Friday or Saturday night. “The Stand” was the place were the boys met up with the girls, an a hot rodder’s paradise. If you had a cool car with loud pipes and wanted to show it off, then you went to The Wich Stand.

Young people came from the South Bay, the Valley, Pasadena, Whittier, literally all over Southern California to cruise The Wich Stand. Professional drag racers towed their factory sponsored cars up to the Stand to race the, Don’s Primer ’33 Chevy with a blown Pontiac, or Larry’s Red, ’63 409.

You lined up in the parking lane coming up the hill on Slauson, heading for Overhill. The “drive in” parking in the Stand was a little different from the A&W or your typical “Delores’s or Mels Diner” type drive in. You pulled up into a driveway and stopped and waited for a parking spot to open up. In the Wich Stand, you pulled in the back parking spot and when someone in front of you left, then you pulled forward. The guys and gals would jockey for the right position to enable them to pull up next to the opposite sex and start some casual conversationguy or gal they wanted to talk to. The spots were three deep and they also had parking by the building

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It’s hard when a high school friend has a baby and gets married, because she can no longer relate with her old friends

Posted on May 30, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 22, 1964 Thursday. Shelia’s Birthday Party!

After school I came home. Shelia’s husband Steve F. was there putting in our new dryer. He’s working for an appliance repair co… I told him I wanted to have a few of Shelia’s friends over and he thought it would be a good idea, because last year I got sick and couldn’t give her a surprise party. I called everyone, then Pearl and I went shopping, but we couldn’t find anything, so came home. People started coming over and we made a cake. When Shelia came, she walked into the living room, but didn’t act very surprised. (I guess Steve couldn’t keep a secret.) We ate and stuff then it was over. Not that great! I stayed all night at Pearl’s and worked really late to finish my book report.

I gave a surprise Birthday Party for a good friend, but she acted like it was just another boring day. It’s hard for the party guests to be excited and up, when the Birthday girl is so quiet and unimpressed. Of course now I realize it wasn’t the party, it was the fact she was now a struggling young wife and mother who could no longer relate. Seeing all her high school friends gossiping about boys, parties, the beach and other stuff, just rubbed it in and made her sad.

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Strict rules at Culver City High School in 1964 almost disbanded Saffrons

Posted on May 30, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 20, 1964, Tuesday.

Mr. Scott came to our Saffron meeting. He didn’t disband us, but he said he would if we did anything bad again. We had to have papers taken home to be signed by our parents. After the meeting we took some pledges and drove to Toes. Only Gary was there. He said, he didn’t get all the guys to come over, because he didn’t think we were coming. We drove to Tiny Nailor’s, but nobody was there so we went home.

All that drama and stess, just because we had our Pledges lip-synch “Baby Love,” on the Senior Lawn during lunch. Once, Mr. Scott had my mom come pick me up from school, because I was wearing a bright orange bikini under my clothes. It turns out my gym teacher thought I was going to ditch school at lunch and go to the beach. I was going to the beach, but not until after school.

Culver High School had a very strict dress code in 1964, but by 1967, when fashion got the upper hand, every girl wore mini skirts. I wonder how Mr Scott handled the radical changes coming to Culver City by the 1970’s.

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Lip-Synching during lunch at Culver City High School was considered inciting a riot in 1964

Posted on May 28, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 19, 1964, Monday. Saffrons Club is in real trouble!

Hot miserable day. Stayed on campus and got in real trouble when they played records over the loud speakers at lunch. We made a couple of Pledges get out and lip-sinch, causing the whole school to gather around to see what was happening. Mr. Scott the Vice Principle broke it up and took Geri and Sharron to the office. He said they were causing a riot. The girls were so bitchen! They didn’t admit that they were pledging, which isn’t allowed at school. But, then Marilyn, President of Saffrons, screwed up their story and now the club is in bad trouble. Wait until tomorrow at the meeting!!! I came home and Sandy and Dianne came over to swim. I called Nana, but she wouldn’t forgive Mom for taking the sewing machine and the War between them is getting worse. Neither she or Mom will apologize to each other.

We all loved lip-synching “Baby Love,” by the Supremes, but, never in public, especially not at school. There were rules about drawing a crowd, especially in 1964, when riots were front page news. It seems silly to think a few girls lip-synching during lunch would be so bad, but it was possible Saffrons could be disbanded if we incited trouble on campus.

The Supremes – Baby Love

Talk about riots and War! Nana and my Mom barely tolerated each other for as long as I can remember. Sometimes Nana would also get in a big fight with my dad, her only son, and I’d always have to go in as the peace maker, delivering messages back and forth between them. I’d usually get them back together by saying nice things, like, “you know daddy is so sorry and loves you very much Nana.” or, “Mommy told me she’s sorry.” It worked because eventually they’d all want the fight to end, but, in reality, the battle never ended until they all died.

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Going to my friend’s baby’s Baptism, made think about being Married at 17

Posted on May 27, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 18, Sunday. Shelia’s baby is Baptized.

Pearl spent the night and stayed today until we had to leave and go to Shelia’s baby’s Baptism. Mommy is the Godmother. The baby is so darling, it almost makes me want to get married and have a baby. But, I don’t think I’ll ever get married, because I can’t find anyone. All the boy’s I’ve dated don’t get along with me for very long. I’d give anything to have Byron. I think I could like Dave again and I’ll probably wind up wit Howard. After the Baptism there was a reception, then we just came home. I called Nana, she’s acting terrible because we took our sewing machine back. She won’t talk to Mommy and she wanted me to stay all night with her.

I’m 17 years old and I’m thinking it would be fun to be married and have a baby, because today a the Baptism, everything looks so idealistic. In the long run, I know it wouldn’t be what I want…..it looks like it would give me purpose and direction… but to where? I can’t imagine.

My Mother and Nana were always fighting about something and Nana usually wanted me to side with her against my Mom. That’s why she wanted me to spend the night with her, so she could get beat my Mom up. I just didn’t want to have to hear it one more time, so I made an excuse and didn’t go. After all, today my Mom was made Godmother, it was her special day and I didn’t want to have Nana ruin it.

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Hermosa Beach 1964, Stones blasting on the radio, Missionaries saving my Soul while I pray to have a guy

Posted on May 24, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 17, 1964, Saturday. Backwards Dance…ROLLING STONES RELEASE 12 X 15 ALBUM!!

Sandy spent the night and left this morning. She’s going to the dance with Montie. I didn’t go. Pearl and I went to Foster’s in Hermosa Beach. Vicky, Edna, Angie and Lana were there. All these Missionaries came and started preaching and handing our pamphlets. We left and went to two parties, but they weren’t any good. Pearl got really sad, we went down on the beach to the water and looked at the moon. We felt so depressed, because we can’t find anyone. We sat and talked about how lucky we really are when a man came walking towards us and we got so scared we could hardly run to the car, our legs were so weak. We almost got in an accident getting out of there. She stayed all night.

The Rolling Stones 12 X 5

The Stones blasting “Time is by my Side” from my 57 Chevy car radio, while Missionaries preached to us at Fosters in Hermosa Beach… the Surfing Mecca of Southern California.

Pearl and I had a lot of guts going down to the beach late at night… and boy did we get the scare of our lives when some man headed towards us. Our legs went weak with fear and we could hardly make it to my car. I guess we should have stayed at Fosters and listened to the Missionaries preach to us.

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I finally got the nerve to tell this Jerk Face off for telling lies about me!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 16, 1964, Thursday. Saw Bob and told him off!

Sandy and I went to the Football game. We put streamers all over my 57 Chevy. The game was at Maracosta in Manhattan Beach. We lost 20-0…the first game we lost this Season, but, it was only a practice game. After the game we went to Tiny Nailor’s. Bob was there, (the one that was going out with Pearl.) I told him off for all the things he said about me. He turned red. He’s just like Howard, even has the same lines. I told him so too. He tried to flirt with me and asked if he could come over and swim. I was as cold as ice. Sandy slept over and we went swimming at 1:30 in the morning. We talked too loud and the neighbors were BUGGED!

I finally got the nerve to tell the Jerk off for telling lies about me. I did’n’t have the nerve to tell my ex boyfriend, Howard, off, but somehow I was able to let it rip with this Jerk Face. It felt so good to stand up for myself and not take his insults anymore.

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There’s nothing worse than being told to “Bug Off” (“Needy Chick!”)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 15, 1964, Thursday. We called Byron and Jack and hung up.

Was dead tired from staying up all night and bleaching my hair. Only got 6 hours sleep. After school I came home and went to sleep. Later, Sandy came over and we waited for Jack to call, but he never did. He’s a bum! He promised he’d call, but he lies I guess. We called the Pledges to see if they’d answer the phone and give their speeches. Sandy finally went crazy and called Byron. She was supposed to ask for a girl, but made a mistake and asked for him. He answered and she hung up. She did a dumber thing and called Jack while “Baby Love,” was playing in the background, then hung up. I bet Jack thinks it was me who called and now thinks I’m a BUG! I can’t understand why he didn’t call back!! I wish I had never called him. I am a Big Bug!!

The phone should have been off limits for Sandy and me, because we abused it with prank calls to guys who “just weren’t that into us. It was hard for Miss Culver City and Miss disqualified Culver City, to take no for an answer.

Being a “BUG” was unacceptable. The phrase, “STOP BUGGING ME,” you’re “Buggy” or your a “Big Bug,” was a big slam and I prided myself for not needing to Bug anyone. I was too proud, too busy, too important and too popular to ever pester anyone . So, to think a cute boy considered me a “Needy BUG,” was humiliating and highlighted the fact, I was no longer on the “Hot Chic List.” (Thanks Sandy!!)

The Supremes – Baby Love

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Westchester Surfers think they’re God’s gift to Women!!!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 14, 1964, Wednesday. Jack has changed! (Dr. Martin Luther King awarded Nobel Peace Prize.)

After school I came home and went swimming with my sister Donna and her friend Linda Klein. I did my hair. Some boy’s called Donna, saying, they were calling a Saffron to see if the Pledge would say their speeches when they answered the phone. It was Vic Stevens. Donna use to like him. She couldn’t believe it! Saturday is The Backwards Dance. I have nobody to ask. Sandy wants to go with Jack, but, doesn’t have the nerve to call him. I decided to call him for the last time. He said he didn’t call me because he didn’t get Bill’s number (which was the excuse I gave him last time I called.) And, he thought the party as last weekend. He sure acts conceited. He says he’s got girlfriends all over!! ….. I did my hair and ruined it! It turned out orange and I had to redo it three times until it finally turned out.

All the Westchester guys I like are so conceited… because they’re the cream of the crop and all the girl’s want them too, of course. Luckily I can take my mind of them, because maintaining my hair is such a full time job, especially now that we have a chlorine pool.

It was terrible the way I over-processed my hair until it was the texture of cotton candy. I had to use the best protein conditioner with a plastic bag on my head and sit under the dryer for an hour, until it regained the texture of real hair. Sometimes this job took all night… bleaching and rebleaching, until 2:00 in the morning.

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Saffron Hell Week, Pledges had to beg UCLA Fraternities for cigarettes

Posted on May 19, 2014 by saffronsrule

October 13, 1964, Tuesday. Took Saffron Pledges to Gary’s and Jack’s.

After school I came home and went swimming for two hours. Went to a Saffron Meeting at Linda Klein’s and put Pledges in a room with a tape recorder to hear what they were saying about us, then gave them a lot of trouble. After the meeting, Sandy and I took my sister Donna, Linda Klein, Dianne Speewack and Geri to Tiny Nailor’s, and The Trees, in Play del Rey, but nobody was there, so we went to Toes. We made the girls go to the Fraternity houses and beg for cigarettes, (looking so ugly with no makeup on.) They looked about 13, but they got the cigarettes… Took them to Gary’s, Rick was there drunk, but the girls said he looked bitchen. Then took them to Jack’s and he was home. Sandy almost went nuts, because he looked so darling…he gave cigarettes to the kids. Sandy wants me to call him…..How can I tell her I like him too.

For Saffron Hell Week, Sandy and I made the Pledges knock on Jack’s door just to see him answer it. They looked about 13, with no makeup and their hair down, wearing some old clothes and and begging for cigarettes.

The Pledges collected a lot of cigarettes from the Fraternity houses and from Jack. I never smoked, but a lot of the girls did, so we brought the cigarettes to the next Saffrons Meeting and gave them away.

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