Re: Your Stories and Memories about Glen
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:00 pm
Dee is my hero for posting my pic, I was a little worried my explanation was a little over the top, no pun intended~
I just want to be a little more public sharing my feelings, and so I would like to come and visit here more.
For many centuries, little boys in Europe did not receive their first pair of pants until they were much older.
From what I've read, they had a way of banging up their knees and pants would cost to much to replace, and so the first pictures were always in a skirt, usually fashioned out of one piece of material. The child never never looked very happy, probably could never play properly, all those banged up knees.
And there was another matter, "The buckethead".
A little boy was not allowed to have short hair, too much constant upkeep.
When the hair grew shoulder length, a bowl was placed on top of the head and cut around the ears in an even fashion, yes, that means a mop top, hair slightly over the ears and back of the neck, it was hard to tell the boys from the girls.
It was a big deal when an older boy got to look and and act more masculine.
That is what it was like in Europe all the way up to around the late 1940's.
From what I have read, the bucket head had a second life when students from Art School in Great Britain post W.W. II, had designs to fend off holding down various hard jobs where you get your hands dirty, opting for draftsman or other desk jobs.
All across Europe in every foreign language speaking country, art students grew their hair long vying for the bucket head look.
The fab four got their start this way, only they were different, they wore, "duck tails" and "Jelly rolls", because black musicians all through out the '40's and '50's had special tricks and ways to flatten their hair.
To create a jelly roll requires to grow your hair long and grease it back, art students and starving artist know a good thing, where to get a free meal or swim for some much needed exercise.
It is in one of these swim halls where the jelly roll was wet and long locks fell in front of their face an art student from Hamburg told a very young George Harrison to keep it that way, and opt for the school boy clean mop top or bucket head over the greasy look.
It stuck.
That was late '59 early '60.
But do you know what?
The same thing was happening half way around the planet, and the two worlds hadn't even collided.
California 1960 had a much different economy versus war torn Europe post W.W. II.
It was the land of milk and honey, natives of Los Angeles were very much in the swing of things, buying, listening and learning to play rock and roll and join rock and roll bands.
Jelly rolls and duck tails were very prominent, and men were learning when they swam and stepped out of the warm California ocean, they looked good in their long locks as it dried in the sun.
The long sleek look didn't just come from anywhere, zoot suits, tuxedo jackets and rock and roll were at the forefront for everybody.
Pocket combs were immensely popular, long hair required a lot more care and maintenance, I spent the first part of my childhood in the early sixties spreading butch wax across my crew cut, it may as well have been lard.
We have a lot to thank for the rock and roll generation and art college student, the layering, tapering, more care and attention to boy's and men's hair.
Glen Campbell is so beautiful, I am sure that he always had the perfect hair cut, being in the entertainment business, or public eye, it is ironic to think of him and his wife loading up their car and moving to Los Angeles, who are the first shops or salons to cut his hair.
Does anyone remember, or is it a little note or detail to go down in history, Hollywood had a hand shaping the Glen Campbell look. It really does go back to The Everly Brothers in the late 50's and later country and western artist with the long sleek well maintained look.
A new look surfaced for males in the early 70's, they called it the, "shag" it was long but didn't required as much upkeep, it was pretty radical, a number of boys and men chose to remain with the shorter and much cleaner tapered and layered look which required more care and upkeep.
Why look like someone who has just rolled out of bed. Hygiene, care and attention to hair is tantamount. A constant process.
That is why I love Glen Campbell. All through his life kept true to his roots!
Wink*
Thank you,
Rob
I just want to be a little more public sharing my feelings, and so I would like to come and visit here more.
For many centuries, little boys in Europe did not receive their first pair of pants until they were much older.
From what I've read, they had a way of banging up their knees and pants would cost to much to replace, and so the first pictures were always in a skirt, usually fashioned out of one piece of material. The child never never looked very happy, probably could never play properly, all those banged up knees.
And there was another matter, "The buckethead".
A little boy was not allowed to have short hair, too much constant upkeep.
When the hair grew shoulder length, a bowl was placed on top of the head and cut around the ears in an even fashion, yes, that means a mop top, hair slightly over the ears and back of the neck, it was hard to tell the boys from the girls.
It was a big deal when an older boy got to look and and act more masculine.
That is what it was like in Europe all the way up to around the late 1940's.
From what I have read, the bucket head had a second life when students from Art School in Great Britain post W.W. II, had designs to fend off holding down various hard jobs where you get your hands dirty, opting for draftsman or other desk jobs.
All across Europe in every foreign language speaking country, art students grew their hair long vying for the bucket head look.
The fab four got their start this way, only they were different, they wore, "duck tails" and "Jelly rolls", because black musicians all through out the '40's and '50's had special tricks and ways to flatten their hair.
To create a jelly roll requires to grow your hair long and grease it back, art students and starving artist know a good thing, where to get a free meal or swim for some much needed exercise.
It is in one of these swim halls where the jelly roll was wet and long locks fell in front of their face an art student from Hamburg told a very young George Harrison to keep it that way, and opt for the school boy clean mop top or bucket head over the greasy look.
It stuck.
That was late '59 early '60.
But do you know what?
The same thing was happening half way around the planet, and the two worlds hadn't even collided.
California 1960 had a much different economy versus war torn Europe post W.W. II.
It was the land of milk and honey, natives of Los Angeles were very much in the swing of things, buying, listening and learning to play rock and roll and join rock and roll bands.
Jelly rolls and duck tails were very prominent, and men were learning when they swam and stepped out of the warm California ocean, they looked good in their long locks as it dried in the sun.
The long sleek look didn't just come from anywhere, zoot suits, tuxedo jackets and rock and roll were at the forefront for everybody.
Pocket combs were immensely popular, long hair required a lot more care and maintenance, I spent the first part of my childhood in the early sixties spreading butch wax across my crew cut, it may as well have been lard.
We have a lot to thank for the rock and roll generation and art college student, the layering, tapering, more care and attention to boy's and men's hair.
Glen Campbell is so beautiful, I am sure that he always had the perfect hair cut, being in the entertainment business, or public eye, it is ironic to think of him and his wife loading up their car and moving to Los Angeles, who are the first shops or salons to cut his hair.
Does anyone remember, or is it a little note or detail to go down in history, Hollywood had a hand shaping the Glen Campbell look. It really does go back to The Everly Brothers in the late 50's and later country and western artist with the long sleek well maintained look.
A new look surfaced for males in the early 70's, they called it the, "shag" it was long but didn't required as much upkeep, it was pretty radical, a number of boys and men chose to remain with the shorter and much cleaner tapered and layered look which required more care and upkeep.
Why look like someone who has just rolled out of bed. Hygiene, care and attention to hair is tantamount. A constant process.
That is why I love Glen Campbell. All through his life kept true to his roots!
Wink*
Thank you,
Rob