Comments on: Bon Voyage Party, Long Beach, CA 1955

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:14:13 +0000

In reference to “Titty-Pink”, it is the name of an actual color of lighting gels (the sheets of plastic placed in front of a theater light to create colors onstage). That pink is titled as such because it was commonly used in burlesque due to its flattering effect.

By: MozFan79

MozFan79 — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:32:11 +0000

Re: Igottalife-ushould,too

You obviously don’t have a life or a sense of humor. Charles means no harm in what he writes, and like most people in this world, he finds humor in everyday life and everyday situations. You must have be one of the old bags in the picture, because I can’t see why anyone would be so offended by what was said.
And if you’re going to attempt to “talk crap” back to someone, at least make it funny. What you wrote was lame, stupid, and most of all, NOT FUNNY. Take some lessons from Charles Phoenix, someone who knows and understands satire.

PS – I’m a 28 year old non-offended woman and I enjoy the word “titty”. Now I’m going to go snicker to all of my friends in the corner about “titties”. God, I love that word…..

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:00:30 +0000

Well, Charles, they just look like a roomful of gym teachers to me. But I’m most curious about the third woman from the left – Miss “Very Tan”. In 1955, where did she get that tan? Just lying there on the beach or actually doing some activity in the sun? And the multi-strand pearls?

By: beaux_rink

beaux_rink — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:47:43 +0000

yes, i snickered. as i have them and yep, the curtains are the right color for such an adjective.and having never been married, i’m unable to get my spit curls to lay just so.

By: Ezio

Ezio — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:16:20 +0000

My friend Charles. Beautiful and unforgetable time. Your pictures are always cool and these women are pretty. In my opinio the American women of the forties and fifties were the most beautiful in the world. Congratulations!

By: DavidinBerkeley

DavidinBerkeley — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:29:34 +0000

I think they’re a stylish group of ladies, ones that I’d be proud to have eye my child suspiciously from across a crowded classroom.

By: Igottalife-ushould,too

Igottalife-ushould,too — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:22:43 +0000

Okay, Charles, you’ve finally gotten to me. Shame on you talking about how “handsome” these female teachers are! With the exception of one, they all look pretty normal for their time. And I was offended by your reference to the “titty-pink” curtains. What a word! Sounds like a word a mischievous, 10-year-old boy would use while snickering to his friends in a corner.
Let’s see how your irreverent and mocking tone works when it’s applied to ~you – your Downtown LA “Disneyland” Tour picture where you’re standing at the front of the bus:
“A putty-green bus ceiling highlights the bright gold jacket worn by our octogenarian tourguide who must have reworked an old Century 21 salesman’s jacket. His smart red and black-dotted white ribbon tie coordinates nicely with his bright red lapel and shoulder patch. His two-sizes-too-small Mickey Mouse hat sits perched atop his closely-shorn hair while his stylish eyeglasses suggest this picture was taken in the 1950′s or early 60′s. His toothless smirk seems to be the result of whatever the woman in orange is doing to his lapel. He gives us all a friendly wave before he goes to find his seat on the bus. The rest of the passengers wait patiently for “grandpa” to find a seat so they can be off on their adventure. Here’s to them, adventure and YOU!”

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:35:05 +0000

Married? I would venture to assume that all of them were gym teachers.