Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1959)

VOL. 1, NO. 2 MARCH 1959 4 NON 0 THREE GUYS . . . THEIR POINT OF VIEW When the Kingston Trio, whose smash recording of “Tom Dooley” skyrocketed these fellows to the top of the singing ranks, came to New York last month, they visited my corner closet in the Photoplay offices and lit into the subject of — you guessed it! — the fairer sex. “I go for a gal who listens to a guy.” said Nick Reynolds, the bongo, conga and guitar player of the group. “Someone who’s able to sit quietly and not expect me to get up and do all sorts of goofy fandangos to amuse her. “We were playing the Purple Onion in San Francisco a while back, and I met Joan Harriss, a comedienne I asked for a date. “Wow! Did she impress me! She impressed me by not trying to impress me — if you get what I mean. We sat across the table The Kingston Trio — Dave, Nick and Bob — dig the girl who’s for real. from each other on that first date and really relaxed.” Proof that this paid off: Nick and Joan’s marriage last September. Where do they live? In a houseboat at Sausalito, California! Bob Shane, who doubles on the guitar and banjo, nodded his head thoughtfully in agreement. “Quiet girls, especially if they lower their voices when they talk— man, they get me! “I’m the easygoing type, so I guess it’s only natural I go for the girl who doesn’t make a big play for the man. Some guys like the firecracker-under-your-feet treatment. But not me.” Bob got hooked by Louise Brandon of Atlanta, Georgia, who wooed him with her southern “baby talk” drawl. Bob adds, “It makes me feel so strong and protective.” Bob met Louise on a blind date in Hawaii. His dad set it up! Dave Guard, who plays guitar and banjo, had this to say: “I’m all for the lady-like gal, the one who’s got manners and who knows what’s going on in the world. I like a gal to talk about books she’s read and the music she enjoys. And if she can discuss music beyond the ‘it sends me’ stage, then she sends me.” A Stanford U. grad. Dave’s found his ladylove — Gretchen Ballard — and they’re the proud parents of a nine-month-old baby girl, Cathf erine, who, Dave tells me, is going to get plenty of dating pointers from her dad when dating time rolls around. COOKIE Sal the Man Mineo was elucidating on his favorite topic the other day at a big press confab for high school editors in New York. Sal served cookies and ice cream. “My favorite hobby is girls,” he answered an editor who wanted to know about his pastimes, “and I don’t care how busy I get, I’ll always find time for dating.” Sal told the editors all about “Tonka,” his latest film which was photographed on an Indian reservation. “Those Indians,” Sal said, “man. do they dig rock ’n’ roll!” While on the West Coast, Sal picked up a smidge of slanguage. “Stacking,” Sal told me, “is when a girl is dating more than one steady at a time. And ‘all time’ is when a party’s going great.” CONFAB Sal Mineo’ s hobby is girls. turntable vox pox V'V'V'V' Album of the month : The program? Vocals that dance! But if you’re only in the mood for listening, it’s almost as much fun to sit this Capitol album out while Frank Sinatra sings the songs that dancing lovers love. Frankie calls his new collection, “Come Dance With Me,” and he sings “Saturday Night,” “Day In, Day Out” and “Dancing in the Dark.” For dancers, lovers, homebodies — everyone. VVVV RCA’s “The Music From Peter Gunn” composed and conducted by Henry Mancini from tbe NBC-TV series. This isn’t only Peter Gunn’s kind of jazz; it’s everybody’s brew. All of it is easy and shufflefooted-— whether you’re listening to the Peter Gunn theme or the show’s opening motif, “Fallout!”, or the other swingers. (Continued ) 4