Being a construction of your humble blogger Tepid Halibut, with the aim of posting one vintage slide image per day, from now until Kingdom Come. (Or until Mr Halibut gets bored.)
It's tempting to launch into some schtick about these two "American - Italian Legitimate Businessmen", calling them out on their excellent tailoring, snazzy headgear (and awesome ties) but the truth is that these could quite legitimately be a school janitor and a real estate broker in their Sunday Best.
Bonus - It's 67 years since a liner was hit by an iceberg while on it's maiden journey, and sunk with all hands.
Bonus 2 - Not their best song, but I do like the reuse of a footage for this video. Great title too.
I like street scenes like these. No info about the location, but so many details and clues in the pictures. From the "Gracias Alberto Lleras" banner, I'm assuming this is from Colombia,
The flags outside the church look like Colombia's. Lleras was Prex in the 50's and 60's, and the cars look like 1950's ones...which would fit.
There is a Cyrano Pasteleria in Bogota, but Google suggests that it's not the same one as in the slide.
Yes, it's indistinct and blurred, but.... what's the story.
I'm guessing someone woke up, and heard a military band playing the national anthem of Bogatumnia.
A peak outside showed this - the national army band awaiting the arrival of el Presidente - arriving for some nooky with his floozie. A snatched photo before the security guards arrived, and....
Any better suggestions?
Bonus - Just noticed that Dale "Buffin" Griffin died a few days ago. :-( If you don't recognise the name, well - Mott, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, John Peel.
So, enjoy this
It's interesting just how much of the USA people recognise from Sit-Coms. It this case, an occasional viewing of Frasier let me confidently spot this rather fine image of the Space Needle.
A quick trip to Wiki reveals the astounding fact that it was built in just under 8 months. Impressive.
Another slide from the 74th Tournament of Roses , so a suitable description.
Bonus - Since a group of around a dozen armed militants took over a federal building on a remote wildlife reserve in Oregon to protest government "tyranny" earlier this month, the public's response has been less than sympathetic. After an appeal, the public are sending them supplies. Including Dildos and Lube.
Just imagine how eye-wateringly bright that would be if the slide hadn't degraded with time.
My fashion advisor advising me that the colour isn't Shocking Pink, it's Fuscia.
Bonus - Quote of the Day- After being reprimanded by a friend for playing the part of a prostitute in the film Blood Money, actress Frances Dee replied “I played a masochistic nymphomaniacal kleptomaniac, not a prostitute.”
Just bought a new scanner, and that's prompted me into starting scanning the HUGE slide backlog.
So, from the new scanner, here's a 1982 vintage slide - of a Women's Institute Sale. Logic appears to have flown out the window, as they appear to be more than ten, not all are green, and not all at bottles.
