While waiting in the check out line with a very active 2 yr old last week, I noticed a page open in an In Touch Weekly magazine. The first thing I noticed was that the article was about Snooki, the very popular star from MTV’s Jersey Shore. The second thing that I noticed was that Snooki’s father, Andy Polizzi, was in a wearing a blue bandana on his head. I wouldn’t think that would be the first head covering choice of the father of a very famous Snooki, but it led me to posting a blog about some other very famous bandana moments in history.
Brett Michaels. This is a miracle man and he’s got the bandana to prove it. Back on April 21, Mr. Michales was rushed to the hospital with a severe brain hemorrhage. Following his miraculous story of survival, an article was published the following month with the title, “Bret Michaels Prayed For Survival While Wearing His Bandana”. I know whenever I think of this rock star turned reality star, I only see him wearing his blue bandana. He has shared with reporters how very important it was that the bandana stay on his head during this time. Mr. Michaels expressed this further to a reporter from ActressArchives.com, “It’s like Superman without the cape,” he said. “I said, ‘If I’m going out, I want to go out rocking.’ I said, ‘Leave the boots on, some form of the bandana and a cape…Not in that hospital gown.’ ” We are thankful that his prayers were answered and that Mr. Michaels will be seen on his new VH-1 reality show, “Life As I Know It” this Fall.
I am proud to know that not all bandana moments in history were worn by men. In fact, there is a very famous of an image of a woman wearing a red bandana. The image is from 1942, when Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller was hired by the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee to create a series of posters for the war effort. The most famous one, known as “We Can Do It!” also became known as “Rosie the Riveter. This poster was actually based on a real life woman and Michigan factory worker, Geraldine Doyle. This entire campaign was to encourage women to join the work force. The irony of this image is that it was only displayed for two weeks in February 1942. Nobody every thought that the poster would become even more famous and recognized as “Rosie The Riveter” in the years to come.
Do you have any favorite images of men or women wearing bandanas?
