bigtikidude
all bands wore suits back then, not just surf bands.
People wore suits to go on a plane flight or train ride too.
Does that mean I should break out my suit I got for my sisters wedding , and wear it on the flight to portland???

only if you want to fly with a period correct early 60's appearance.

seriously, anyone should wear on stage what makes him/her feel comfortable/nice. free choice and all. we were just talking what if you want to appear vintage 60's band style.... wearing a pendleton or white levis doesn't seem to look like a band would look like on stage in the 60's. I wear suits on stage (and to parties, and not to work) cause I like the look. I dont mind at all watching a band dressed differently.

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I now also remeber pics of the beach boys with some sort of striped shirt and white levis. I was thinking of instro bands only, but you're right obviously. were there instro bands dressed like that too?

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The cardigan was just casual back then. PJ and the Galaxies wore them as did the Showmen at some point. The Astronauts wore them.
It would be wrong to say everyone wore suits. It would be sharp to get some matching 60s suits but that's pretty tough today.

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I now also remeber pics of the beach boys with some sort of striped shirt and white levis.

Is this the kind of striped shirt you're thinking of?

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The stripes are actually kinda orange-ey.

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That's the TEEN FAIR in Portland at the convention hall of the Memorial Colliseum.

I know, because our band 'THE NOVAS' competed there, along with many other Portland area teen combo's that very date.

See the Mustang the rep is holding?
Unless they had more than one Mustang, that's the VERY guitar I used when we played there. Those reps (the very ones in the photo) were generous enough to let me use the Mustang AND a Fender amp...again, probably one of those in the photo...altho I'd be hard pressed to say which. I recall it was a Twin Reverb.

We were louder than God that night....we didn't win 1st place, but we did place and got honorable mention in the paper.

Paul Revere & The Raiders and Don & The Goodtimes also played that night, as the featured artists (to draw in the crowds). I dont' recall too many people being there. They had three stages in ONE hall... the south wall, the east wall, and the north wall. Our band appeared on the north wall. Not sure but I think PR&R was still performing when we fired up. And I kid you not, we were louder than they were. At least that's what we were told. How would I know ? ? ?

Did we play any surf music.... yer durn tootin', we did.
Almost certainly: Moon Dawg, Waikiki Run, Miserlou, Stoked and Pipeline and Wipe Out too.

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THE NOVAS - 1965 . . this is the photo taken by the newpaper. I think we had to have this taken as part of the qualifcation requirements. There was one other requirement. We had to audition! This took place in Portland at either the YMCA, or someplace downtown. I'm a bit vague on that. But I recall hauling my amp up many filights of stairs, setting up and tearing down. All rawther push push, don't cha know. ~hehe

Too Cool,
Y'all were a sharp looking outfit!!!

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JakeDobner
Jeff, did you really wear your traveling suit to your sisters wedding? I feel that is a little tacky. Personally I travel in a different suit than the suit I wear to the grocery store and the suit I wear in the band.

Jake,
I think you misunderstood me.
I bought a $350.00 suit for my sister's wedding.
instead of renting a suit or tux, I wasn't in the wedding.
But I was saying I should wear that suit I bought to fly to the NW.

I have a wool tux with tails from when I was in choir in high school, but that would look lame, and its too small now.
and then I have levi's and t-shirts.
nothing in between. I thought it would be nice to have a suit to wear now and then. I almost wore it on NYE for the bomboras show.
But Im glad I didn't as it was blazing hot in the club, and about 10 of us were dancing like druken fools, and my new Vans high tops got all black on the sides from other people stomping on them. I would have hated for people to stomp all over my nice dress shoes.

I'll wear the suit sometime to a show. and have Kristena take a pic
and post it , you guys will all die laughing then. and agree that
I belong in levis and t-shirts.

I will be sporting a pendelton, for the SP's/GO's shows.
it is the NW after all.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

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Jeff, I was just making a joke. It backfired.

MikeG ~ come on, man... those horizontal striped shirts were called surfer shirts and those pointy boots were called Beatle boots.....

As I recall, we took our fashion cues from THE BEACH BOYS (again)....

In this picture, taken gasp...at the beach, yours truly is wearing his surfer shirt. Gawd...look how long and skinny my fingers seem...all the better to play guitar, Granny!

I remember that was a particularly cold day (hence, the fire)..... but yeah, I wish I still had some of that HAIR.

Inspiration: again.... THE BEACH BOYS! (whom we worshipped).

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