Tag: 1960s

Random Image Dump #26

We’re back with another truckload of random images to dump in your laps. How ‘bout for the twenty-fifth edition we go 25 for 25? Say cheese! The Lounge’s resident pinup queen, Bettie Mae Page. English broadcaster Kate Garraway getting her daily dose of Vitamin C. Just another typical Gen X childhood. Vampira, learning a new … Continue reading Random Image Dump #26 →

The Art of the Ad: This Bud’s for You

In 2023, sales for the US beer market topped $117 billion. Americans sure are crazy about our brewskies. In another grand American tradition, these vintage advertisements show that using sexy people to sell beer is always a winning combination. As Billy Dee Williams would say, it works every time! The height of cool right there, … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: This Bud’s for You →

Bombshells: Alexandra Bastedo

While English actress Alexandra Bastedo (1946–2014) really burst onto the scene after the heyday of the Blonde Bombshell in cinema, we all know the Blonde Bombshell never really went away. Survey any point in cinematic history and you’ll find scads of bodacious blondes lighting up movie screens with their incandescent beauty. Speaking of incandescence, Bestado … Continue reading Bombshells: Alexandra Bastedo →

Bombshells: Vera Day

English bombshell Vera Day (August 4, 1935) was once touted as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. The absurdly photogenic and stunningly buxom blonde was certainly a looker during her prime acting years in the 1950s. Like many bombshells, Day eventually segued out of acting, but reappeared over the years here and there, most notably in Lock, … Continue reading Bombshells: Vera Day →

Random Image Dump #25

Let the randomness begin… Twin Peaks beauty Mädchen Amick, photographed by Lance Staedler for US Magazine, 1990. Kylie Minogue, protectively posed and photographed by Stephanie Sednaoui, 1997. Hee Haw Honeys like Victoria Hallman and Linda Thompson provided the eye candy to keeps eyes glued to the show during its seventies and eighties heyday. Lingerie for … Continue reading Random Image Dump #25 →

Bombshells: Mara Corday

Born Marilyn Joan Watts on January 30, 1930 in Santa Monica, California, Mara Corday was an American showgirl, model, actress, Playboy Playmate and, as Wikipedia says, a “1950s cult figure.” That’s probably thanks to Playboy and the various westerns, horror, and science fiction B-movies she made during the fifties. The raven-haired Corday, who turned 94 … Continue reading Bombshells: Mara Corday →