The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

style

  • PANTS!

    Sort of a companion piece to an earlier post about rock star style. More About Pants!  Denim and Leather!  I wrote a little bit about jeans- and denim wearing stars, and how denim used to be an anti-authoritarian statement.  Think James Dean and Marlon Brando. But now everyone wears jeans and so they really are… Read more

  • ROCK STAR STYLE

    Marc Bolan THAT ROCK AND ROLL LOOK PART I David Johansen and Sly Stone.  Icons.  News of their recent passing has lit a fire under me to get going on this piece. I’m merging several different ideas here; fashion and music, jeans and cigarettes, and some other randomness. If you find yourself reading my nonsense,… Read more