Wednesday 6 June 2007

phew.

Hee. This is harder work than I expected!
So, it's backwards*, and poorly indexed, and there's some stuff I wanted to comment on. This will all be fixed...later. Right now I'm going to kick back and watch an appropriately vintage edition of Top Of The Pops.

Aw, boo. Peter Powell got a haircut! He was significantly cuter in the late-70s ones I've been watching. It must be great to be him tho. Don't you think? Everything is super! and fantastic! and yeah! and great! I swear, the dude's neural web is made of candyfloss. But anyway.

Coming soon: An awesome Bunty picture library story about a girl and her ostrich, and a copy of Smash Hits from March '82. Although first I've got to clean up the scans a bit, and figure out how the heck to organise this blog. Watch this space...

*EDIT: Fixed! I messed around with the timestamps. Which felt rather dishonest, but it seems to have done the job.

jackie annual 1981, front cover.

Ladies and gentlemen - yes, gentlemen! We all know you read this kind of stuff on the sly. Don't worry. I won't tell...Je vous presente: THE JACKIE ANNUAL 1981.

(It seems as good a place to start as any. )

pages 2-3: your true colours! part 1

You can click on the image to see a hi-res version. Otherwise you won't be able to read it. If you don't read it, you won't find out what colour you should wear in order to attract the boy of your dreams (as determined by TRUE ASTROLOGICAL SCIENCE), and without that knowledge you will die a lonely spinster! Which would not be good. :(

An extract (from Taurus):
Be very sure it's a reddish-orange you wear though, not a yellowy one - or you could find yourself just sitting there finding fault with all the boys in the room. Yellow's not a very good colour for you, it makes you too critical. Anything too bright just isn't you at all - but on the other hand, you don't want anything too dull either. Go for natural earthy colours with a splash of orange to liven things up.

Blimey. It's a minefield!

LibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces: Your page is here.

page 4: contents. page 5: you know you're a winter winner when...


Here's a usable version of the index. I *think* it works okay, but tell me if you find any mistakes...

LIVING
A TO Z Of How To Make The Most Of Yourself 22
Your Jackie Guide To...Kissing! 40
ABC Of Life, Love And You! 44
Things That Scare Boys 47
I Was So Stupid... 62
I Didn't Try To Understand 82

QUIZZES

Are You Nice Or Nasty? 8
Bring Out The Beast In You! 42
How Moody Are You? 66
What's Your Dream Home? 78

FEATURES

How To Put Him Off You! 24
Something In The Way He Looks 32
A Dozen Desperate Measures To Get Yourself Into Shape 33
Boy Talk 34
Contain Yourself! 34
Get It Write! 35
Season's Eatings! 39
What Line Is He Handing You? 46
Are You A Write Give-Away? 50
Patchwork 64
Get A Move On! 65
Clothes For All Reasons! 74

POP

Your Jackie Christmas Carnival! 6
Guess Who? 27
Your Special Jackie Pop-A-Cross! 43
Which Santa's Knee Would You Like To Sit On? 52
Star Turn! 72
Beautiful Baddies - And Gorgeous Goodies! 90

BEAUTY

The Look For You! 17

ASTROLOGY

Your True Colours: part one, part two.

FUN

You Know You're A Winter Winner When... 5 <--- you are here.
A Dotty Dozen 39
Spot The Grot 61
Don't Monkey Around With The Wrong Boy! 77
Madge And Beryl 80
How To Cope With The Festive Season 81
Where Do The Boys Go In The Winter? 89
You Know You've Come Down To Earth With A Bump When... 92

FICTION

The Adventures Of Leonard J. Watkins 10
Fly Me To The Moon 28
A Girl's Best Friend 36
To Make Him Forget 48
If His Love Be True... 54

FASHION

Be A Cover Girl! 26
Change Gear - For A New Year! 30
Look Ahead! 68

pages 6-7: your jackie christmas carnival!

pages 8-9: are you nice or nasty?










pages 10-11: T.P.A.O.L.J.W.I.A.W.T.H.S.A.H. part 1