![]() ![]() So what's wrong with Raggedy Andy? Very clownlike, and clowns are out-of-fashion. You'd have to really hate a child to give him that. I immediately found the woebegone creature at right for $14.99 on the Target web site. ![]() While the Raggedy siblings, well, honestly, their continuing existence would have never crossed my mind if I hadn't come across this pair of Andys-Andi?-at the cute little resale shop that the Northbrook Historical Society runs in its basement. Okay, not "never." Let's say they've diminished, greatly. It was second only to the Teddy Bear in popularity. Very big in the day-I had one, most kids did. Raggedy Ann, for instance, and her brother, Raggedy Andy. I counted a dozen different types of butter churns for sale on Amazon. Prell Shampoo? Bed, Bath & Beyond has got it for $3.49. Everything that has ever been still is, all that could be bought is available now. A certain sense of permanence has crept into popular culture. ![]()
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