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How sweet of you to drop by! If this is your first visit and you're curious as to what this blog is all about, let me fill you in.

As a lifelong lover of all things antique, vintage, and retro - particularly things from the 1920's, 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's - this site is my visual scrapbook in which to record and share with others my thoughts on the multitude of sources, people and products that inspire and feed a modern (pin-up) girl's addiction to the past.

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Jayne Mansfield posing for Sammy Davis Jr. Photo by Osvaldo Salas c. 1950’s

“The Architect of Rock and Roll” is seventy-nine years old today!

The best memory I have of Richard to this day, well actually, one of the best memories I have in general was being picked up by him at the age of four and being set atop of his baby grand piano to sing and dance along with him to “Good Golly, Miss Molly!” What a surreal experience that was!

I have Richard to thank wholeheartedly for sending me back in time to the prime of Rock and Roll music and ingraining in me my passion for music all together. Even “The King of Rock and Roll” himself admitted that he was the greatest…and he truly is.

- 5 December 2011

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Marilyn was a big supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Ella Fitzgerald was one of Marilyn’s idols and a major inspiration. However, the Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood, the most popular dance spot at the time, refused to let Ella perform there because she was black. Outraged, Marilyn told the owners that if they would let Ella perform, she would be there in the front row every time Ella was onstage. She did, and the two became friends.

According to the great Ella Fitzgerald:“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt…it was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the ’50s. She personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him - and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status - that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman - a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

Two of my absolute favorite people and one of my favorite stories about Marilyn. She was such a wonderful soul. Of course, Ella was as well. Lovely ladies.

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Taken at The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California.
I found a picture of Marilyn Monroe standing in that exact spot.
The security guards said that pictures were not allowed but…they let me take pictures anyways because they admired my “classic beauty and timeless grace.” I’ll cherish that moment and that compliment for the rest of my days.

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