Archive for August 6th, 2023

CAPTURE THE CAREFREE SPIRIT OF SUMMER

Clairol Sunshine Harvest Shampoo (1976) | Retro beauty, Clairol, Print advertising
1949

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BAND’S KEYBOARDIST HAS DIED AT AGE 75

John Gosling poses with The Kinks in 1970
“The Kinks” Band members (L-R) John Dalton, John Gosling, Mick Avory, Dave Davies, Ray Davies.

John Gosling Interview Part 1
John Gosling (February 6, 1948 – August 4, 2023)

Gosling joined The Kinks in 1970, after a successful audition
of the band’s song "
Lol.” "He was replaced by Gordon
Edwards in 1978.

In 1994, Gosling founded The Kast Off Kinks, alongside former
band members
Mick Avory, Jim Rodford and John Dalton. He
retired in 2008.

Pin on You really got me, Kinks

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BELOVED ACTRESS WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

Carroll Bryant: Legends: Lucille Ball

PORTLAND RETRO BLOG | PDX RETRO - Part 114
Lucille Désirée Ball

On August 6, 1911, Lucille Desiree Ball, one of America’s
most famous redheads and beloved comic actresses, was
born near Jamestown, New York.

Lucille Ball Biopic Coming Starring Cate Blanchett | FilmFad.com
“I love Lucy” ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957 on
CBS.

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SOME HUMOR FROM THE RETRO BLOG ~

Gas Station Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Common Sense Evaluation

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

today in history

sandy kozel 3
SANDY KOZEL

President Harry S. Truman 1945 Photograph by Harris And Ewing | Pixels
Harry S. Truman
(May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972)

Hiroshima 70th Anniversary: What to Know About Nuclear Weapons in 2015 - NBC News

Hiroshima at 70: The Oregonian's front page coverage of 1945 atomic bomb was chilling ...

Rare photographs show the aftermath of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb | Daily Mail Online
Devastated: Hardly any buildings in Hiroshima were left
standing after the massive atomic bomb blast.

Obliterated: Japan is today commemorating the loss of 140,000 people killed in the initial Hiroshima blast, as well the countless numbers who died later as a result of radiation poisoning  

Chaos: The unknown photographer is believed to have died shortly before his camera went on sale, as nobody could have survived the radiation levels in the area so soon after the bombing 

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