Wednesday, February 13, 2008

the object of my desire

But, as communication in general tends to break down more and more, the existence of love becomes increasingly precarious. It is threatened on every side. Everything tends to reduce lovers to objects - Raoul Vaneigem, The Revolution of Everyday Life

A panel from a 1971 issue of Date With Debbi:


A sample letter from the advice column in a 1971 issue of Date With Debbi:


An excerpt from a feature on actress Maureen McCormick from a 1971 issue of Date With Debbi:

(The article also states that the then fifteen year old McCormick was 4'8" and weighed sixty-eight pounds "dripping wet".)

An advertisement from a 1971 issue of Date With Debbi:

"made of rugged vinyl"

Kraftwerk - Sex Object (English Version) (from Electric Café, 1986) - Cold, clinical, and precise.

Raquel Welch - I'm Ready to Groove (from the OST to A Swingin' Summer , 1965) - But are you?

4 comments:

sean witzke said...

I wonder if they made a Kansas City Bomber model.

Anonymous said...

All my decent feminist principles are offended. Not to mention grossed out by the vinyl Raquel.

Anonymous said...

Under the cobblestones, the beach!

Mondo said...

Woah I remember those Raquel pillows - they used to be along side the X Ray Spex, and 6 ft glow in the dark Frankenstein or Skeleton ads.