tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5849331572327521203..comments2024-03-28T08:58:27.563+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Teds.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37425097151404710922015-10-07T08:02:04.563+01:002015-10-07T08:02:04.563+01:00I'm the opposite. I think flares flatter anyon...I'm the opposite. I think flares flatter anyone, even a short fatty like me or Bill Oddie, but those skinny-leg jeans they wear now, oh my, they look good on no-one! Actually while I'm at it, bring back 70's sideburns! I love those too!T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14619354007371594592015-10-07T04:42:52.427+01:002015-10-07T04:42:52.427+01:00I'd not thought about specs.... maybe not cool...I'd not thought about specs.... maybe not cool.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88622426391038179572015-10-07T04:40:38.807+01:002015-10-07T04:40:38.807+01:00I think most of us wanted to look like Elvis.I think most of us wanted to look like Elvis.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53805849288235037372015-10-07T04:39:55.415+01:002015-10-07T04:39:55.415+01:00Quite right too, Amy.Quite right too, Amy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22554086727084621452015-10-07T04:39:31.071+01:002015-10-07T04:39:31.071+01:00Yes, I'd forgotten those.Yes, I'd forgotten those.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60907954361415507582015-10-07T04:38:51.649+01:002015-10-07T04:38:51.649+01:00When I was at school a friend's grandmother us...When I was at school a friend's grandmother used to taper our trousers.... she made a fortune.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32984667846552909352015-10-06T22:02:54.476+01:002015-10-06T22:02:54.476+01:00Sorry, but my dear OH was the opposite: he was a M...Sorry, but my dear OH was the opposite: he was a Mod! Well, apparently, he had to wear glasses you see, and you never saw a self-respecting Teddy boy wearing specs...although there is a speccy-four-eyes in your photo! Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55517712551452688392015-10-06T21:51:26.569+01:002015-10-06T21:51:26.569+01:00They were just before my time, too, although I do ...They were just before my time, too, although I do remember when I was quite small that some young men wanted to look like Elvis, so the Ted look crossed the Pond even if the name didn't and a couple things changed. megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54766357987573475832015-10-06T21:10:35.896+01:002015-10-06T21:10:35.896+01:00So was Kookie's.So was Kookie's.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4547895352798416472015-10-06T20:42:04.434+01:002015-10-06T20:42:04.434+01:00I like it too. Greasers and Teds are the coolest. ...I like it too. Greasers and Teds are the coolest. I don't trust anyone too straight anyway.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34111094401631259752015-10-06T20:29:01.632+01:002015-10-06T20:29:01.632+01:00Oh and those socks they wore - lime green or shoc...Oh and those socks they wore - lime green or shocking pink. Kool or wot.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-92204408022709674962015-10-06T16:53:35.873+01:002015-10-06T16:53:35.873+01:00I remember my Dad went mad when my brother wanted ...I remember my Dad went mad when my brother wanted my Mum to take his trousers in. lol<br />I was more into starching my petticoats to make the dresses stand out.<br />How times change.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81370630525211281712015-10-06T16:35:49.705+01:002015-10-06T16:35:49.705+01:00And they dressed better than Greasers.And they dressed better than Greasers.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20588294810644207892015-10-06T16:35:01.142+01:002015-10-06T16:35:01.142+01:00Really interesting. They seem related "in sp...Really interesting. They seem related "in spirit" to the Greasers (and Rockabilly guys like Elvis, Johnny Cash, Bill Haley) from the mid-1950's in the USA, except the Teddy Boys (and Skiffle) seem to have predated what was going on in the States.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20901096235098309602015-10-06T15:52:48.118+01:002015-10-06T15:52:48.118+01:00I expect my sister received the same warnings.I expect my sister received the same warnings.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24962852161803533162015-10-06T15:52:23.546+01:002015-10-06T15:52:23.546+01:00His is a rather more sophisticated and camp versio...His is a rather more sophisticated and camp version; nice though.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81707770188996173512015-10-06T15:51:41.881+01:002015-10-06T15:51:41.881+01:00Nothing's ever too late. Happy Birthday!Nothing's ever too late. Happy Birthday!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68471283529052427802015-10-06T15:10:17.960+01:002015-10-06T15:10:17.960+01:00Memories, memories Cro. I remember them well - a...Memories, memories Cro. I remember them well - and the warnings my mother gave me to keep away from them.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18748278718070258482015-10-06T15:09:33.771+01:002015-10-06T15:09:33.771+01:00Designer Karl Lagerfeld still wears this silhouett...Designer Karl Lagerfeld still wears this silhouette and likes to pose. I'm not sure if he's ever had a bike, though.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28890469831375860052015-10-06T14:44:41.066+01:002015-10-06T14:44:41.066+01:00Like so many other things i never heard of them, b...Like so many other things i never heard of them, but it is never too late. I like the stile.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87783228358094103272015-10-06T14:20:57.094+01:002015-10-06T14:20:57.094+01:00It was very much an English thing. You wouldn'...It was very much an English thing. You wouldn't have wanted to borrow a Teddy boy's comb..... far too greasy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30261440144643347842015-10-06T14:19:28.945+01:002015-10-06T14:19:28.945+01:00And Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochrane, and Elvis.And Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochrane, and Elvis.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69714268020767392902015-10-06T14:19:21.937+01:002015-10-06T14:19:21.937+01:00I don't remember having Teddy Boys in the US, ...I don't remember having Teddy Boys in the US, but we did have Kookie (who looked like them) and we all wanted him to lend us his comb.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7995376794549415232015-10-06T13:03:21.604+01:002015-10-06T13:03:21.604+01:00Skiffle.Skiffle.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22503668500516294402015-10-06T12:36:16.974+01:002015-10-06T12:36:16.974+01:00What kind of music did they listen to?What kind of music did they listen to?Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.com