One of Lenny Bruce’s shortest performances came in Sydney (Australia) in 1962, when he walked on to the stage, declared “What a fucking wonderful audience” and was immediately arrested by the police.
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Peasant Skirts
The soft, fluid fabric of cotton gauze and bright middle-Eastern prints of peasant skirts were quintessential hippie wear. With the allure of ethnic looks infiltrating mainstream fashion, Batik patterns, gauze skirts, and bell ties left...
Richardsons, The
Charlie Richardson was born in Camberwell, south-east London in 1934. His brother Eddie was born in 1936, the youngest sibling Alan in 1940.
Charlie and Eddie were brought up in a traditional south London working-class family,...
Sea Monkeys
There have been plenty of toys that allowed children to put their natural creative energies to work. Lego, Erector sets, and countless other similar items let kids build elaborate kingdoms and complex machines to satisfy the need...
Penny Loafers
In 1876, George Henry Bass created the G.H. Bass shoe company, and in 1910 he introduced the world to the elegant comfort of the camp Mocc, a soft leather moccasin that challenged the hard dress...
Pick-Up Sticks
The date when Pick-Up Sticks was invented is unclear, but it has been traced back to the Native Americans, who played it with straws of wheat and passed it on to English settlers back when...
