Jerry Hopkins was a blond-haired bearded journalist from New Jersey who in the late 1960s began to work for Rolling Stone magazine as their Los Angeles correspondent. He had a wide range of interests in contemporary rock and pop but in 1969 took time off to write Elvis: a Biography (1971) – billed as the […]
The Colourful Era
1975 ‘A Nous les Petites Anglaises’ and the Ramsgate teds
Part 1 The film ‘A Nous les Petites Anglaises’ (difficult to translate the commonest translation seems to be ‘Let’s get us those little English Girls’ although, apparently, the only – and limited – English release in 1977 translated the title as ‘English Girls – Wow!’) was a 5.7 million box office hit in France following […]
Were the 70s teds influenced by glam rockers?
I read here, there and a little bit everywhere on the web that the glam rockers like Showaddywaddy influenced the ted style. Some Edwardian Boys in the last few years have put this around too as another reason to shun the brash 70s ted styles. For any readers who need reminding, the Showaddywaddy look comprised […]