Sunday, July 17, 2016

Like Gene Pitney, Christine Flowers is looking through the eyes of love




"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending July 24, 1965.  Here's how it spend its undeservedly short run.

86, 67. 51, 41, 31, 28, 28, 36.  8 weeks.  (Bold red indicates a top performer for the week.


Photo credit:  Cagle Cartoons

Oh, c'mon, this has gotta be a Tina Fey spoof, right?

Ashley Graham cover-up at Metcalfe's checkout lines



Shoppers at Metcalfe's would also not have seen all of this Sports Illustrated cover either.

Jane Russell was a spokeswomen for Playtex during the 1970s and 1980s, emphasizing the product's appropriateness for 'we full-figured gals'.




Jane was known for her hourglass shape (38-24-36).  She was 5'7" tall and weighed 130 pounds.

Ashley, on the other hand, is 5'9" and weighs 201.




Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was released in movie theaters 63 years ago, almost to the day.

Paul Mahan (1931-2016) Warren High School Class of 1949



1949 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory
1983 Warren City Directory
  • Mahan Betty Mrs ofc sec Northwest Savings Assn r8 Cindy Ln
  • Mahan Paul R v-pres Mahan Motors Inc h8 Cindy Ln
  • Mahan Robt & Julie; emp Mahan Garage h404 Mcpherson St


With the popularity of 'Paul' as a baby name already graphed here, let's take a look at 'Jeffrey'.


'Jeffrey' was a very popular name during the 2nd half of the 20th century, from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, in particular.

Other class of 1949 members: 
Paul Briggs. (7/11/2016)
Mary Ann Harrison Hughes.  (3/29/2016)
Winona Ross Prosen.  (3/5/2016)
Bertie McConnell Glotz.  (9/26/2015)
Corrine Culbertson Ryan Shanshala.  (7/13/2015)
Nicholas Mangus II. (6/15/2015)
Teresa Nuhfer Sanden.  (4/13/2015)
Catherine Salapek Freeborough.  (4/10/2015)
Richard Sharp.  (3/22/2015)
Richard Hamilton.  (12/17/2014)