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It took a lot of persuasion, a lot.
I can remember being in the car with my mum when the over the radio listeners were calling in saying things like "I've not let my boyfriend leave the house for two weeks I'm so scared to sleep alone"
I remember saying to my mum, 'my goodness, I would never watch that what's the point of putting yourself through it?'
That was when paranormal activity was just coming out in cinemas.
Now, 3 years on I was persuaded that it would be a 'good idea' that it would stop me being so scared- I am a super scaredy cat and that I would 'toughen up' to these kind of things.
I was even told that it's 'not that scary at all' which I was sure couldn't be true.
Now I'm not here to show off, or to try and portray that I am some kind of horror movie machine because I am not, I am the wimpyest of the wimps, The Children of the Corn still gives me nightmares.
But Paranormal Activity was the biggest anti climax for me ever.
I wasn't scared, I even yawned, I turned to my friend and said 'When is something going to happen??'
However, I can understand how it could be scary in a cinema atmosphere so here are a few reasons why I think I was not scared by Paranormal Activity:
I think I get very very easily scared by the power of music in the background of something, if there's scary background music even if it's on the shot of daisies growing in the field I would still find that scary. As paranormal activity is going for a 'realist' thing, there was no scary music.
I am the easiest person in the world to make jump and that's what usually gets me in horror films and there was absolutely no jumpyness in this.
There were no 'creepy' camera angles, you know the kind when the camera is done so that it looks as though you are looking through the 'baddies' eyes
The talcum powder foot prints looked like giant duck feet so then I couldn't stop laughing for a little while
Not having much luck with films as of late, give me some suggestions!
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Hi, I came upon your blog while doing a Google search for these plastic hangers from Italy, which is exactly the hanger pictured in your posts.
These hangers were produced by a company named BG Milano, they were made in Italy in the late 1960s-early1970s. Boutiques all over the world used them to display featured clothing. These hangers were also used by buyers, who worked for manufacturers, to feature the, then, current clothing trends at trade shows during that era.
These display plastic hangers were not made in London. As far as I know, the artwork featured on each hanger was not given a name, I don't know where the name Lola came from. Besides womens faces, BG Milano also produced these hangers with faces of men and of children. I have a few of these hangers, my hangers don't have names on them, just the imprint: BG Milano Made in Italy on the backs.
I was looking for more. I'm a vintage clothing buyer for a high end vintage clothing business, I'm always on the prowl for unique items from the 1950s-70s. When I was an art director at a Buying Office in the early 1980s, I was lucky to be given the few BG Milano hangers I still have, they were about to be thrown away!
I sometimes see these hangers on eBay and etsy, but the prices are usually quite outrageous. Just thought I'd give you some background on these very unique hangers from one of the most exciting eras in fashion!
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