GO GO LUNCHBOX

Here's a little something for the budding Go Go Dancer on your holiday list. The Go-Go Brunch Bag was produced by Alladin in 1966-1967 and featured both bag and box variations with thermos- all sporting a design with trendy white boots, slim slacks, sweater, and short skirt. The design arrived during the run of the popular Hullabaloo (1965-1966) and Shindig (1964-1966) variety shows, and almost a year after the Hollywood A Go-Go program left the air. The culture was gaga for Go Go, tuning in regularly to see the Shin-diggers (featuring a young Teri Garr), the Hullabaloo Dancers, the Gazzarri Dancers, and to catch numbers by choreographers David Winters (Viva Las Vegas, The Monkees)) and Toni Basil (Talking Heads, David Bowie, Bette Midler). Even a peanut butter sandwich would have seemed groovy cradled inside these cool lunch accessories. Enjoy! Related posts: Gazzarri Dancers, Bo Diddley A Go Go. 

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GAZZARRI DANCERS

Nothing spells freedom like Go Go! The Gazzarri Dancers we saw during Bo Diddley week appeared on Hollywood A Go Go from 1964-1966. The sexual revolution and changing culture of the era is encapsulated by their thrilling cocktail of new dance steps, freestyle, and youthful abandon. The second clip below is especially... athletic. Spy Vibers, please use caution when Go Go Dancing at home.

In the clip below, Hollywood Backstage takes us along to the 1963 premiere opening of Gazzarri's Broadway A Go Go club in Hollywood. The camera follows Grammy-winning songwriters Nino Temple and April Stevens to the party. Some of the Gazzarri Dancers really shake it up! The announcer mentions that the dancers divided their time between the club and television appearances. It's my understanding, however, that the main dance team appeared briefly at the club and then were featured primarily on TV's Hollywood A Go Go.