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213. Betty Page

Wed May 28, 2025, 07:17 PM

May 28

When I was 10 or something my Dad took me along on a shopping spree related to a big party he and my Mom were throwing. He took me in to the liquor store where the transaction took way too long for a kid just discovering the joys of adhd. Wandering around I found an early issue of Playboy among the other magazines. Thumbing through it I was a little surprised—though not titillated—by the photographic revelations of ‘lady stuff’ that I wouldn’t become interested in for a few more years. But then I saw the center spread. She was nude, of course, and she didn’t have nipples or a bush. Her image was, in a way, almost chaste. But those eyes! Not only was she super cute, her eyes were both playful and challenging. Love at first sight. I got busted by my dad and the clerk as I was standing there mesmerized, holding the magazine up over my head, staring at her face, the foldout touching the floor. The clerk said something like, “I see trouble ahead!” He was right. I’ve been a sucker for Betty Page types ever since.

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Dawn Wells -- Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. rsdsharp May 27 #26

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Bobby Sherman? SWBTATTReg May 27 #31

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Beat me to it Shermann May 27 #59

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Mine also but I didn't know then how short he was! kimbutgar May 27 #54

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Probably Yeoman Rand. BootinUp May 27 #53

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Pre-teen watching reruns. BootinUp May 28 #191

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Annette Funicello... MiHale May 27 #58

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David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin... 3catwoman3 May 27 #71

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Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. RandySF May 27 #76

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Valerie Bertinelli Wiz Imp May 27 #85

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Julie Andrews Bmoboy May 27 #86

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Tom Jones Mad_Dem_X May 27 #90

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Walt "Clyde" Frazier of the Knicks choie May 27 #94

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George Harrison catbyte May 27 #99

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Angilique from the 1960's Dark Shadows tv show. ArnoldLayne May 27 #100

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Roberto Clemente and Johnny Unitas. LoisB May 27 #101

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He was all those things. I lived in Williamsport, PA (middle of the state) but I adored LoisB May 28 #148

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Thought it was New Year' Eve. LoisB May 28 #166

Kurt Russell after watching the movie "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" Cloudhopper May 27 #102

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Richard Chamberlain KT2000 May 27 #103

Oh yes, what a heart throb. Thank you very much KT2000. Loved him in The Thorn Birds. debm55 May 28 #137

Hi Deb, Hope your physical therapy is doing well! Ricky Nelson KitFox May 27 #104

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Yes, David Cassidy! TommyT139 May 27 #105

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Richard Chamberlain niyad May 27 #107

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Me, too! Ocelot II May 28 #251

Linda Blair electricmonk May 27 #110

Yes, I liked her, Thank you electricmonk. After the Exorcist, she got typecast. That's a shame. debm55 May 28 #132

Barbara Feldon LogDog75 May 27 #111

She is why I am murielm99. murielm99 May 28 #113

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Marlo Thomas MichMan May 27 #112

Thank you very much, MichMan. I always watched her as Ann Marie on That Girl. debm55 May 28 #126

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Nick Adams Figarosmom May 28 #115

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Andy Gibb! Dulcinea May 28 #116

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Donna Douglas and Barbara Eden Emile May 28 #117

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I get that! NCgayguy May 28 #239

Gloria Winters (Penny) displacedvermoter May 28 #127

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Fun show, too! displacedvermoter May 28 #129

Original Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge. boonecreek May 28 #131

Thank you very much boonecreek. I remember her. Good choice. debm55 May 28 #133

Ringo Starr SARose May 28 #144

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Hopalong Cassidy fargone May 28 #147

Thank you very much, fargone. debm55 May 28 #151

Paul McCartney!!! calimary May 28 #156

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you calimary. We played a jump rope game at recess. The girls turning the rope would say John, Paul, debm55 May 28 #158

I guess we were too lazy for jump rope. calimary May 28 #159

Farrah Faucett Groundhawg May 28 #160

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Lynda Carter Littlered May 28 #162

Thank you very much, Littlered. Excellent choices. debm55 May 28 #228

Paul McCartney maccafan May 28 #164

Thank you maccafan. I knew from your name you were going to pick Paul. He was my number two to George"s number one. debm55 May 28 #230

Tom Selleck beaglelover May 28 #167

Thank you beaglelover. He was a knock out on his first show. Be still my heart. debm55 May 28 #231

Lori Martin, or Hayley Mills Jeebo May 28 #168

Thank you very much, Jeebo. Two cuties or should I say three? debm55 May 28 #235

Paladin (Richard Boone) chowmama May 28 #169

That's funny. Thank you so much, chowmama debm55 May 28 #223

Jane Fonda when I was 17. Emile May 28 #170

Thank you Emile. And she is still hot. debm55 May 28 #202

Veronica Lake. Codifer May 28 #171

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Codifer. debm55 May 28 #201

My father's and mine: Doris DAY UTUSN May 28 #172

Oh my, I didn't know that either. Thank you very much UTUSN. I liked her movies. Very perky actress. debm55 May 28 #200

Karen Valentine Rastapopoulos May 28 #173

I remember that quite well. She was so cute.Thank you Rastapopoulos. debm55 May 28 #198

Haley Mills...... global1 May 28 #187

Thank you very much global1. Last week I watched her in PollyAnna. It was my favorite movie with Haley in it. debm55 May 28 #196

Paul McCartney Danmel May 28 #188

Thank you very much.Danmel. Does it feel strange being around his wife that is the same age as you? debm55 May 28 #195

Davy Jones milestogo May 28 #189

Thank you very much milestogo. debm55 May 28 #194

Kurt Russell TommieMommy May 28 #190

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. debm55 May 28 #192

Thanks to my older brother's influence... buzzycrumbhunger May 28 #197

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the posters on my wall were Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix Skittles May 28 #203

Thank you very much Skittles. I had a Jim Morrison poster. debm55 May 28 #204

he was pretty yummy too Skittles May 28 #238

Steve McQueen... He was the coolest of the COOL! NewDayOranges May 28 #205

Damn right. Thank you NewDayOranges. debm55 May 28 #206

Patty Duke rickyhall May 28 #207

I loved Patty Duke also. Thank you very much rickyhall. May she RIP debm55 May 28 #221

Emma Peel! lastlib May 28 #209

Thank you very much, Lastlib. What a beautiful and strong woman. debm55 May 28 #220

Betty Page Bobstandard May 28 #213

Oh Bobstandard. what a great and funny post. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 May 28 #219

I liked Johnny, the paramedic on the show "Emergency". applegrove May 28 #227

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Herman of Herman's Hermits. MIButterfly May 28 #233

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. That is funny. MIButterfly. I played the field. debm55 May 28 #241

A few years ago, Mark Lindsay was with the Happy Together Tour MIButterfly May 28 #246

Sorry, MIButterfly, Yes, Mark Lindsay was on my list as a teen , also. debm55 May 28 #247

The Bradley sisters from Petticoat Junction Buzz cook May 28 #234

Wow. Thank you very much Buzz cook. I love it. debm55 May 28 #240

Levi Stubbs NCgayguy May 28 #236

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Hi Debbie! NCgayguy May 28 #244

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Clayton Moore The Blue Flower May 28 #243

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 May 28 #248

I thought Gabriella Sabatini was the most beautiful woman alive for years and years. JMCKUSICK May 28 #245

Thank you very much, John. debm55 May 28 #250

Claudine Longet until she shot and killed her Olympic snow skier boy friend. surfered May 28 #252

Thank you surfered. Wasn't she married to Andy Williams? Did she go to jail? debm55 May 28 #253

Yes and yes. Ours was a doomed relationship. She was married, I didn't want to be shot. surfered May 28 #266

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Barbara Eden BeyondGeography May 28 #254

So sorry BeyondGeography. debm55 May 28 #257

Sandy Duncan GreatShakes66 May 28 #255

Thank you very much for sharing your choices. GreatShakes66. debm55 May 28 #259

How About His Sister? ScoutHikerDad May 28 #256

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Ralph Macchio from the Karate Kid 😀 Luciferous May 28 #258

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Raquel Welch....,, pdxflyboy May 28 #262

hahahhahhahahhhahahah, Thank you very much pdxflyboy. debm55 May 28 #263

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GReedDiamond, thank you. You are so right. Grace had the sultry voice and the looks. debm55 May 28 #265

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Oh yes, thank you very much, cloudbase. debm55 May 29 #270

Randolph Mantooth MustLoveBeagles May 29 #273

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 May 29 #275

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Princess Summerfallwinterspring retread May 31 #277

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Luke Halpin on series Flipper. Later, hormones kicked in seeing Jim Morrison in leather pants. txwhitedove May 31 #279

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I jilted Shari Lewis for Mrs. Peel at seven. Harker May 31 #280

HAHAHAHAHHA. That is so funny. Thank you Harker. debm55 Jun 1 #282

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Thank you , Borogrove. Yes, she was hot. debm55 Jun 2 #284

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