Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Matt Weinstock, May 7, 1960

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 7, 1960: Shades of 1953 -– Pink shirts for men are back. They go with those charcoal gray suits.

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Matt Weinstock, May 6, 1960

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Far into the future, villains will smoke cigarettes! May 6, 1960: “It can be stated unequivocally that in his new album Elvis is as good as he ever was, which is better than the swarm of sickening imitators who … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 5, 1960

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 5, 1960: Here’s another take on Cynthia Lindsay and “Procals.” Her term describes the people of the Southland, who are “pro California.” I’ll be taking a look at Lindsay’s 1960 book “The Natives Are Restless” in an … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1960: Why are people bringing transistor radios to Dodger games? Matt Weinstock has the answer!

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Matt Weinstock, May 3, 1960

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

   May 3, 1960: A stripper named Vagablonde promises to do her Lady Godiva act by riding a white horse down Broadway to protest 15-cent coffee… if someone will furnish a white horse, Matt Weinstock says. 

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Matt Weinstock, May 2, 1960

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 2, 1960: ONLY IN L.A. — A man telephoned the city desk Friday when the 10 a.m. air raid siren test sounded to ask if it was the burglar alarm on the city treasury. Les Wagner assured him … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 30, 1960

Posted on April 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Boys Are Finding People Aren't So Bad     A recent wire story from Liberty, N.Y., related that business was bad for the brothers Katz-Steven, 10, Arthur, 8, and Robert, 6 — founders of the Sav-A-Fine Co., a non-profit organization.  … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 29, 1960

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sinatra Admirer Undaunted by Threats     For many years as a disc jockey and program director Frank Evans has played the records of Frank Sinatra.  He knows and admires him.     Several weeks ago he was playing them, no … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 28, 1960

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

“We Failed Miserably!” Time for a Final Note of Appreciation       How's your humility today?  Well, suppose we share mine.      I am haunted by a note from a longtime reader, particularly the last sentence:  "I have cancer and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 27, 1960

Posted on April 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

“You Flopped, Not I!” The 'Other' Eddie Fisher Finds Life Never Dull       Eddie Fisher, 49, a special effects man at MGM, has accepted with patience and good humor the fact that he is frequently confused with Eddie Fisher, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 26, 1960

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Matt Weinstock, April 25, 1960

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  One of the most famous phrases from “Peanuts” was said by Lucy, of all characters.   Idea for Chessman     There was a brief but stirring encounter the other day between two long-time friends, J. Farrington Barrington Arrington, who … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 23, 1960

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “What’s That?! Someone in a Space Suit Is Leaving the Eliza Ann!” The Amok Amoeba     Future historians looking back on 1960 doubtless will make a footnote on April 19, the day of the great L.A. amoeba quest.  It … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 22, 1960

Posted on April 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Vanished Bus       A fun-loving Hollywoodian is sweating out a nightmare, hoping it will go away.  The complication is that it wasn't a nightmare, it was real.       He went to Tijuana and became so simpatico with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 21, 1960

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “So I’ll Save the Wear and Tear on Your Tonsils, Mr. Ames.”  A Hard Life     If no one minds, I'd like to get literary for a moment.       Whitney Balliett of the New Yorker magazine, in reviewing … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 20, 1960

Posted on April 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Plane Bomb Jokers       Persons who go airplane riding had better get used to the idea that authorities don't think wisecracks about bombs are funny.  A story from Chicago a few days ago stated that nine persons have … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 19, 1960

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Lounge Lizard       A flagrant instance of heresy, one that cannot be unchallenged, occurred during the recent Sportsmen's Show.  This is an attempt to erase it, lest such a mammoth slur cast a shadow on outdoor living … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 18, 1960

Posted on April 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Brave New World     A young lady named Joan got a bright vision of the future a few days ago while driving over Coldwater Canyon.  As she reached Mulholland Dr. she was fascinated to see a helicopter land in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 16, 1960

Posted on April 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Hibachi Rebellion     The other night a man I know stoked up his hibachi for the first time this year.  He did so with certain qualms, having read not long ago that authorities in Pennsylvania were considering a proposal … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 15, 1960

Posted on April 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Bottleneck     It's one of the little ironies of our town that the current event which probably affects more people than any other isn't even newsworthy.  Meaning, of course, the installation of the center divider on Hollywood Freeway from … Continue reading →

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