Mattel introduced the Malibu Barbie in 1971. She had blonde hair and a tan. Commercials featured little girls playing with her at the beach. Did the ad say “sand not included?” It should have.
Malibu Barbie at 50
Malibu Barbie at 50!
Welcome to Louche AngelesI am a native Angeleno. I grew up in Pasadena in the 70s and 80s. I’ve seen this city change in a variety of ways. The most compelling change is its transformation from a louche backwater into a dazzling metropolis. I miss those days when the town was a shaggy underdog. It had a sleazy, anything-goes attitude that I thought I’d participate in when I grew up.
This blog celebrates the world of my youth in the Seventies in all of its hedonistic glory.
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