We haven't done a DITMTLOD post in a long, long time, but here we go.
Gisela Head
I have a memory of the first time I saw a woman, who was not Princess Leia, as "attractive". Who knows what word I had in my head? I was probably around three years old, but it was such a weird idea at the time - that until I hit the ages where finding girls a great idea - I did not quite understand what that was all about.
At the time, the Ice Capades were still very much a staple of American culture. Younger readers will only know the post-Ice Capades world of "Disney on Ice" or "Muppets on Ice". At one point, I know our family took in a mix of "The Ice Capades" and "Smurfs on Ice".
The Ice Capades were essentially an odd relic of the Zeigfeld Follies/ Vaudeville shows that had died out decades prior with radio, film and television. Why go out for singing and dancing and some comedy when Our Show of Shows was readily available or Ed Sullivan could show you Broadway, comedy and an opera star in one hour? But on ice?
For some reason, that lasted until the mid 1990's
