Info: Musikids: Heisse Mundart-Songs (audio CD)

 

I have uploaded my very rare Audio CD. Swiss German.

Main post (teen boy, teen girl in bibs in the making of) rating 6

https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2020/01/musikids-heisse-mundart-songs.html 

Book 131: Bob Artley: A Country School Marion No. 7

I recently bought 2 books including this. In novel Charley there was an addendum about a general research of farm work in the 1910s and search for the real Charley. And there, works of Bob Artley were mentioned. He was mainly a cartoonist and had a book about farm chores. But even better is this 1989 one about his experiences with schools. There is a 2006 book called Bob Artley's Country School Days, probably a re-edition. 94 pages as well, letter size.

I found several of the single cartoons on the web. Almost all boys wearing bibs. Set in 1925 up to the 30s. 2 pics are very good and are about noises. One kid said "Well, well. Here comes a squeaky new pair of pants!" (A boy walking in new Christmas corduroys in class, surprisingly not bibs.) Another pic showing a boy in bibs making sounds with his shoes.

There is much more text (by Artley) than assumed. I haven't read it all yet. On the rear cover is a poor b&w photo of boys standing in bibs (author and brother in last row). Other plots are about different odors (some I never thought of before like forgotten mittens on the stove), the way to school, picnics etc. One pic is about a nighmare standing in long johns in school. The boys liked their bibs (instead of knickers) and had winter and summer underwear.

I like farm memoirs especially concerning one-room schoolhouses. Great illustrations. For other books including smells and sounds and movies with one-room schools check out my topics page.

Book 105: Joe Mims: Faded and Worn Overalls

A boy Joe at school (1st grade) is teased because of his bibs. I found it on Google Books. Some good sentences but probably very few.

"I can't stop wearing them,... They're all I have."... What's wrong....

Also available as audiobook, read by a woman. Sample containing overalls. Published in 2016.

Hellzapoppin'

Musical film, Oscar nominated
–Year: 1941
–Year in film: 1940s ?
–Country: USA
–Who in bibs: Frankie ~26 ?
–Available on DVD: yes
–I own: no
–Bib occurrence: low+ ?
–Rating: 3/10 ?
–Rating: ***
–Comment: I think it's Frankie Manning (dancer from The Harlem Congeroo Dancers) dancing Lindy Hop (Swing style). Taken from a colorized clip I found on YouTube. Based on a 1930s Broadway musical. So setting could be the 1930s or earlier. Dance was invented in the late 20s.

As announced, I recently found this on an 1998 webring/site by Bibby Yoe

https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2020/05/info-1251-1990s-overalls-websites.html

He had a page called "Music and overalls". Original idea from a Swiss friend. Not to be confused with musicians in overalls.
I only have seen the movie at very high speed. Probably most of interest is this short dancing scenes. Probably no or few other scenes of farmers?
Lots of infos. Available via archive.org (search via oocities).

Southern music of the 30s is maybe sort of "overalls music" but there were other, slower music like Jazz and Blues. I have to do more research. Maybe there's even better music. Usually, I don't posts movies with just men, but the topic is interesting.
I also have some other posts about dancing in bibs and other movements (see topics page on top). There are also movies, mainly with a barn dance. Also in The Waltons, some few dancing in bibs.

Last post tagged new, as all new posts now will be. Was introduced next to repost to differ from the manual older re-uploads.

Info 1251: 1990s overalls websites - webring - overalls music - medieval

By coincidence, I searched on oocities (previously geocities) for overalls. There were also other personal homepages on tripod and lycos, around 1998. Some are even still active. There was also a webring.

One of the 1st sites, I've found is "The Overall Source" on tripod (active), mainly with lists of the brands but also with the webring on bottom.
Most links are defunct but half of them still work via archive.org.
One of the best sites I found was by German Bibby Yoe (AOL). Including links.

He even had a page about "overalls music" (Lindy Hop, jazz like, movie "Hellzapoppin'" man, b&w also colorized, coming soon) and there also was a questionnaire.

One interesting history on Fardos overalls (geocities) is the fact, that alchemists, magicians and jesters wore one-piece suits in the Middle Ages and children of royalty wore satin or silk overalls in 18th century France.

Some good wet pics (women) by rip_stop (xoom members).
I haven't checked all links.
Some movies mentioned, but probably no site like mine.

Coming next: Schülergeschichten (1980). Previously just on my shiny shorts blog, but also boys and girl in bibs.

https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2022/08/update-info-1251-1990s-overalls.html

Book 94: Warner: The Boxcar Children #34 The Mystery Horse

I have announced this long time ago, but now I have rechecked this and even ordered.

Nice farm setting including boy(s) and girls in bibs. At least 2 girls (10+12 yo) in shortalls and one (older darkhaired boy, maybe 14 yo Henry) in bibs (illustrations). On the cover there's a young boy in bibs (Ben 6 yo) and the 2 girls.

Some parts can be found online. They found bibs, sturdy leather boots and bandanas in a barn and wear them.

As usual it takes some time to receive and read it. Published in 1993.

There'a also an audiobook. The movies including the upcoming one are animated movies.

I don't know the other parts of the books series. Some few have kids (at least girls) in bibs/shortalls as well. Maybe mainly the 10 yo girl. But #34 seems most of interest.

Update: Received. Several good illustrations (by Charles Tang), same as on the cover, showing all 4 in bibs. I haven't read much, yet. In the text, the 2 girls wear (long) bibs on the farm vacation as well.

Update 2: Completely read. Very good illustrations but rather few good mentionings. I somehow doubt that there are better books in this series.

Book 86: The Rabbit's Tale, new pics

Another sound description. Robert Reynolds: The Rabbit's Tale - A Tale for Children.

An old man makes rubbing sounds when walking, stiff fabric. Unfortunately only this very brief description and an old man. Earlier sound post

/2019/05/01/story-155-update-book-3-overalls-sounds-thoughts/

Pic 1, I found by coincidence. Larger pic on my FSA/OWI album PD-Loc.gov.

Pic 2, I found during research, originally taken from a (recently discontinued) German mail order catalogue, around 1981, This bibs of the handsome boy are corduroy (probably the blue bibs of the girl as well), larger res and one more pic (f,m, boy in raw denim) on my "CC Album". Luckily, Google Photos still work. Both links on my blogroll.

 

Story 155: Update book 3, overalls sounds, thoughts

In The Land Remembers from Ben Logan (book 66), there's a great description of the noise that the stiff pant legs made from a boys at school. Yesterday, I have re-read some parts of The One-Room School House: Stories about the Boys by Jim Heynen (book 3) there's a similar plot when a young boy sneaking around at night and can fit the noise with the animal sounds (story Being Youngest, page 49).


I think the noise is especially when the fabric is new raw denim and the bibs can't be very tight. Another great imagination is the smell of new raw denim bibs at school, described in other books.

Then I wonder, if there are still enough plots for writing own novels. There are lots of both fiction and non-fiction books. Movie making is much easier (although most are based on books). You can "simply" take new actors and new locations. But most plots had already been told and shown, especially in The Waltons. Remakes are possible or changing characters and their age. Typical plots are romance, bullying, crime, pranks, floods, drought, problems with parents or siblings, health issues (handicapped, blind), death, ...

There are different time settings (see the year lists, I recently added ~20 movies, I forgot). Western means mainly ranches but mainly beige cotton bibs. 1930s Great Depression is probably one of the best settings. Then the 1950s. The 1970s, 80s and present farm settings are too modern to me. Another thing is future and time travel what bears more possibilities. Currently,  I won't write books nor make movies.

/2014/11/15/story-82-one-room-schoolhouse/

Info 945: Sugar Creek Gang audio books

There are new audio books of The Sugar Creek Gang, read by a lady.

I heard one sample but I don't like this (although she sounds like a boy, main character Bill). I haven't heard her saying "overalls". Similar like the original radio series (read by a man with changing strange voices). Probably great some decades ago. But sounds ridiculous these days. I think some are on archive.org.

There are also German taped radio dramas about some of The Sugar Creek Gang books by Hanno Herzler with some nice kids voice actors but probably none involving overalls.

Audio books and radio dramas are generally of interest, but I haven't found good ones, yet. Same problems for finding good books.

I also found one previously unknown series on my sailor suit blog.

/2011/01/05/sugar-creek-gang/

Books 68: several - Story 143: Walking in stiff new overalls

Because of my recent book purchase and previously finds, mainly about one-room schoolhouses (tagged book), I searched for more books and movies. So here my book results. Unfortunately, some of them are available only as snippet-view on Google.

I don't remember any movie or series which is about the smell of new denim overalls, bullying or even the noise while walking. Most movies, set in the Great Depression show faded bibs. Even lengthy series like LHOTP and The Waltons have very few raw denim overalls. The pic is from a Mennonite documentary.  I also found some few more movies.

/2017/10/26/the-mennonites-living-in-a-perfect-world/

-Aronson: Mud and Dust (careful at school, 2 weeks before washing, removing rich style)

-Davis: Follow the Leader (strong odor, also girl)

-Nelson: Cassidy (not school but in empty store, smell, putting on, walking)

-Millard: Where Did All the Cowboys Go? (not school but at home, also girl)

-De Caux: Labor Radical (scraping tender skin)

-Chappel: Brighten the Corner Where You Are (stiff bibs cut into crotch)

Another one, I can't find right now was about a boy who like the smell or stench of the bag where the new overalls of his granddad were.

Would also be a great plot for an audio book including noises of scrapping pant legs (and describing)

https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2014/11/story-82-one-room-schoolhouse.html

/2017/10/25/list-56-one-room-schoolhouse-and-overalls-in-movies/

 https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2017/10/book-66-ben-logan-land-remembers.html

Book 66: Ben Logan: The Land Remembers

Today, I searched for one-room schoolhouses. I previously found (next to the well known movies and series like LHOTP) pics and books (even describing the smell of new overalls). By coincidence, I stumbled upon this 1975 autobiography by Wisconsin born Ben Logan who died in 2014.

On the snippet view on Google Books is a nice discription of the sound of the stiff pant legs, when a boy walked to the blackboard in new bibs. 3 boys (brothers) depictured in bibs on the cover (of some editions).

Although there's obviously only this one direct mentioning, I ordered this book. (Will take some time to arrive and to read).

I have just finished a Western book featuring a blonde boy, but no bibs mentionings. Currently, I'm re-reading the Sheriff Ben "Danny" books.

Update: I mainly read the chapter about the school. Also about the smell of "new clothes" and "soap".

Update 2: I have read half of it. A bit disappointing. Not that bad, but it's mainly about farm stuff and philosophy.

Update 3: Completely read. Quite poor, reminds me of "Farmer Boy" by Laura Ingalls Wilder and other books describing the seasons and general work on a farm, often starting with winter.

p. 39 damp knees - crawling mud

138 taking out watch from bib pocket (high bibbed)

183 shop smell new clothes

195 school (one-room community chapter) best scene, see above ("somebody sawing wood ?")

246 in best bib and tucker (farm smell)

Audio 1: Talking about overalls - overhawl

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN8CQLfR4IFNQUBkSLkMa5LAP5x80L8lQ8Hg5BMi3UkY81dDtvkkdXeyLDWKOGiTQ/photo/AF1QipNeH5r6eg9TeuaQHZSIXeilQZckuPI441qs1CoF?key=TnE2NC15QUxpckkwRWxydVFIUE1NdXZCN2dNb2t3

I like watching overalls (movies) but also like reading about them or listen. Often they are not mentioned as in some cases they are the ordinary clothes like in the 1900-1950s or on farms.

So I don't remember a movie where they talk about them except My Dog Shep (rating 7, pictured) and some few mentioning in The Waltons (Olivia said coveralls to the overalls and there is a scene with Erin in later seasons).

There are audiobooks but I haven't searched for them. The problem is that in most cases it's a professional grown up who is reading it. So you first must have a good text and then a good voice. Maybe even a text-to-speech voice. Then you can listen to anything you imagine. I talked about audios before. Another thing are songs. Even more rare. Update: See Hellzapoppin' (man rating 3).

Uploading audio or even videos in wordpress don't work in the free version, so I uploaded this short vid/audio file (WMV) to Picasa.

The main character (left, a city boy) lost his parents at an accident and moved to his uncle on a farm. The mean cousin rummaged his suitcase, wonders why he uses "pyjamas" for sleeping and asked "where's your overhawl" (or overhaul).

He don't have any and used a pair of his cousin. The cousin isn't shown in bibs.

I still like the movie, although the image and sound quality is quite bad.

Story 77: Sound files, audiobooks, music

Some thoughts I recently came across. Not just for blind people. Sometimes I like listening to voices and music.

Maybe the easiest thing is music. Just some country songs, maybe from someone wearing overalls or even singing about them. I don't know of anything special concerning overalls.

 

Then audiobooks. Some (famous) novels might be available as audiobooks (see my book entries). Of course it depends on contents and especially the narrator. It's probably very difficult to find some good audiobooks. I own some very few, nothing notable concerning bibs. However some voices are very good.

 

Another thing is audio tracks. Similar to audiobooks but also containing  non-famous content or even sound samples, overalls "make" like undressing or the sound of the braces or else. I'm, not sure if anything of interest exists. Maybe taking some video files and close your eyes. Audio tracks would be a great idea.

I hope to find something of interest.

There are free, independent audiobooks available online. Unfortunately I don't have the time to check everything out. Maybe I will search for it.