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As a little girl I had a chest full of paper dolls I would dress up in a range of outfits.  I also had my own dress up closet with my mom and aunt’s discarded high heels, dresses and costume jewelry.

My friends in the South St. Louis neighborhood (Our Lady Of Sorrows Parish) where I grew up would put on little impromptu plays where we would dress up in our hodgepodge of home-grown costumes.

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If truth be told my love of writing started with the dress up plays since I was drafted to write the various plots and scripts.  Of course they were very crude back then because I was only 8 years old, but it fueled my interest for penning different scenarios and characters.

Playing Real Dress Up

Once we grew out of our little backyard plays, paper dolls and mom’s high heels we graduated to a variety of dolls.  By the time we were in high school we dress up in costumes for the yearly plays.

Dressing up is often an important part of the growth process for little girls who grow up to dress up in prom gowns and the ultimate fantasy outfit, the wedding gown.  Of course dressing up always requires thought towards the make-up, accessories and hairstyles which work in harmony with the costumes.

Little boys would also dress up in pretend pirate costumes or similar. Continue reading “Dress Up Games And Trends Hit Mainstream” »

Recently I discovered a book on Amazon.com with the title of My Side Of The Bandstand by Bob Kuban. Since Bob, who became famous for his hit single – The Cheater – was my music teacher for four years of band class at Bishop du Bourg High School in St. Louis, Mo. I couldn’t resist the book.

(Image to side of Bob Kuban directing the band at Bishop Du Bourg High School – 1966).

WOW. The book was fascinating in so many ways. Written with Nancy K. Wegner, Bob delved deeply into his life as a professional drummer and his entire life from the time he first picked up his beloved drum sticks.

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