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THE ONLY YEH YEH GIRL By Peter Nolan Smith

April 1, 2020 – 5:20 am

The teenagers of the 50s worshipped Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Buddy Holly as dead gods, but my generation’s focus was dedicated to the living and the stars of the 1960s were transported by TV and radio to my family house south of Boston. Bob Dylan’s BLOWING IN THE WIND knocked Elvis off his throne […]

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La Belle Francoise Hardy

June 13, 2019 – 3:07 am

Francoise Hardy remains an icon of beauty. The brunette had tons of hits in the 1960s. Francoise was the ultimate Yeh-Yeh Girl. But Mlle. Hardy is a beauty today. And Forever.

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Motorcycle Mamas

January 31, 2018 – 8:01 am

Biker chicks are cool.

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SEASON OF THE WITCH by Julie Driscoll and Trinity

November 20, 2017 – 9:06 am

Young boys like older women. In the 1960s old meant Brigitte Bardot, Peggy Lipton of the Mod Squad, and my favorite was Julie Driscoll who sang for Brian Auger and Trinity. She wore mod clothes. Her make-up was exotic. Her manner symbolized hip London. I dreamed about meeting her. I never came closer than buying […]

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A Life Worth Living

July 28, 2017 – 2:15 pm

“If there were no Frenchwomen, life wouldn’t be worth living.” Friedrich Engels

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