Junk Get's A Goal

Settled in a circle on a colorful carpet, my second grade teacher asked her class of twenty three kids what they wanted to be when they grew up. After hearing about dreams of being doctors, cops and teachers, she heard a meek and petite girl claim some bizarre future plans.
"I want to marry Kurt Cobain". That was me.
Mother wanted to send me off to a nuthouse, but just laughed instead. My Dad simply explained the tragic death of Kurt Cobain in 1994.
I'd still be sent to a nuthouse if my parents were normal. I'm going to be 19 in a week and I want to be a pin up model more than anything else in the entire world.
They believe pin up goes as far back as the late 1800's, but the term, "pin up" was first patented in 1941.
Pin-up models have been drawn and sculpted. They are supposed to represent the perfect woman (hour glass figure, beautiful and fair but fierce face, etc.). Pin up calendars and tiny types are hung informally as well (soldiers have them in barracks, etc.). One of the first very popular "sex symbols" was Betty Grable. She was known for her adept and flawless legs. World War two soldiers adored her. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-up_girl
And as usual, I'm taking a gander at these ladies' locks. Right now my latest fingerwaving inspiration has been Mae Capone. She was not considered pin up, but she did do underground modeling while she was married to American gangster, Al Capone (that is, before his first arrest in 1931 and than all the following appeal trials relating to his tax evasion, murder, gun running and bootlegging charges- afterwards, she often hid from the public).
Though she isn't pin up either, Amy Winehouse currently wears my favorite beehive. Ellen Drew is currently one of my favorite old-time blonds.

Here are some other old-time (and even some new time) women I inspire from:
1910's-1920's: Vilma Banky, Clara Bow (the "It" girl), Camille Clifford (a living statue), Bebe Daniels, Billie Dove, Greta Garbo, Bessie Love, Nita Naldi, Pola Negri, Anita Page, Olive Thomas and Alice White (those EYES!).

1930's: Annabella, Dolores del Rio, Ginger Rogers, Thelma Todd, Toby Wing.

1940's: Lauren Bacall, Diana Barrymore, Ingrid Bergman, Linda Darnell, Yvonne De Carlo, Judy Garland, Jane Greer, June Haver, Candy Jones, Hedy Lamarr, Carmen Miranda (and her epic fruit hair displays), Ella Raines, Gene Tierney, Esther Williams.

1950's: Pier Angeli, Carroll Baker, Brigitte Bardot, Candy Barr (greatest exotic dancer ever), Mara Corday, Hazel Court, Dorothy Dandridge, Sandra Dee, Allison Hayes, Eartha Kitt ("the most exciting woman in the world), Joi Lansing, Jayne Mansfield, Irish McCalla, Cleo Moore, Maila Nurmi, Lili St. Cyr (another amazing exotic dancer), Tempest Storm (love redheads;), Marta Toren, Mamie Van Doren. This was an explosive decade in pin up history. This was also the decade when Marilyn Monroe and Bettie Page were at the height of their careers.

1960's: Pamela Green (has this True Romance theme about her) and Margaret Nolan. Obviously pin up went through a time period of suffering(but at least this decade is responsible for Jackie Kennedy).

1970's: Barbi Benton (redhead alert;), Farrah Fawcett, Goldie Hawn, Kate Jackson, Peggy Lipton, Julie Newmar, Jaclyn Smith, Bern Nadette Stanis, Cheryl Tiegs.

1980's: Bobbie Brown (Miss.Cherry Pie), Samantha Fox, Kelly LeBrock, Linnea Quigley.

1990's: (The years of Pamela Anderson), Cindy Margolis, Cindy Crawford, Carmen Electra.

The New Millenium: Jami Deadly, Bernie Dexter, Loulou Vob Brochwitz (and Miss. Dita Von Teese)

"In my dream world, every girl is pin up"- M. Junk

-M. Junk