Welcome to Retroville

I have to admit that I do quite like Retro Style. Furniture, fashions and food from the fifties and sixties.

And there are quite a few likeable items in this shot. The upright lights, for example, cool and almost trendy.

Painted brick wall ... not so much.

Bonus - TypeSet in the Future - Dedicated to fonts in Sci-Fi.

Chaudet, Feeding Oedipus

It's been a while since we last featured some classic sculpture, so let's have something by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, tho' it was finished after his death by Pierre Cartellier.



Bonus - The stylishness of Old Batteries

Ring

Possibly the inspiration for the Japanese Horror Movie of the same name...

...but probably not.

Bonus -

Tagged

Ummmm ....

Yeah.


Bonus- Man arrested after allegedly attempting to scan his genitals at grocery store.

Bonus - Come On you plucky Cod-Munchers !!(Eng 1-2Iceland at the moment - HalfTime)

The Stanford Silly Buggers Club

Really, I have no idea what's going on in this slide.
Charity run? Talent show?  EU Elections?   I dunno.

Any clues folks?

Bonus - The moment that a Bond villain is created...
Bonus 2 - Inspired by Marilyn, but....

Behold Death, Riding A Pale Horse

Behold Death (A.K.A. Mr Clarence Goodchild, of Cedar Grove, NJ)

Bonus - Queen Wears Green Outfit, similar shade to GreenScreen, and Internet Gets Silly.

Vroom Vroom

I was going to post something relevant to today's shock Brexit news...but I won't.

Instead, a combination of two of America's favourite things.

Cars and Parades.

And the sign seems to say "Branagan Vintage Car Club - Sponsored by Keith's Chevron." Except, that turns up nothing on Google. Branagan doesn't even seem to be a place name.

Mysterious.

Bonus -

Meanwhile, in a quiet part of ... umm ... Oslo?

It's an odd hobby I suppose.  Have a look as an old slide, and try and figure out where it was taken.

Here's there are very few clues - other thank the centre-left building having a sign saying Oslo O.

Which just might be a clue.

Bonus - today I learned about Stolperstein, and you should too.

The Jacob A Riis Memorial Stone

As you know, Jacob A Riis was an Danish-American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer.

He is memorialised by several places in the USA, but I have a suspicion that this memorial isn't in the good old US of A.

Bonus - Donald Trump postulated as a "Manchurian candidate"

The Thresher

Not to be confused with the USS Thresher, which is a whole other story.

No, this is an atmospheric slide of an Olde Tyme Agricultural Equipment demonstration, and frankly the light leakage marking add a whole other level of charm to the slide.

Bonus - From old time, to emergent technology. Environmentally friendly 'cremation'.
Mmmmm   Water.

Slugger Hendricks

Never seen the point of Baseball Or softball, or whatever. Basically it's just rounders.... a kids game.

Yet, America seems to love it.

Whatever.

Bonus - Japan's Beloved Christmas Cake Isn't About Christmas At All

Sunday Afternoon Drive

Looks like a grand day for a little drive in the countryside.

The observant amongst you will notice that there are three wive, and only two husbands. Well, there is a third husband, but he (Luigi Scarloni( was found to be cheating on Rosalita, and is currently tied up in the trunk. A drive into the country, and Badda-Bing...problem gone.
Bonuses :

Fun in The Sun

After a week of rain and misery, it's a delight to get out into the sunshine. And life's better if you have a backyard pool.

Bonus - A Ronseal Website -  Stool Analyser
Bonus 2 - How They Got Their Guns

Phoebe

That's the Name in the Frame.

Likely to be one of those Cursed Kitsch Paintings of the seventies. I wonder what misfortune I may encounter, having published it to the world....

Bonus -

Roller Jazz Instrument Fashion

So, Scanning a bunch of slides. Scenery, churches, sunsets, relatives..and then

WHAM.   WTF???  

Shop display obviously, but seriously ... what possessed these people to try this ?

But...I like it.

Bonus - Stitch that would waken the dead.

Bonus 2 - The 50 most influential marijuana users

Jun-85 Bali, Ubud Museum

Fascinating Art

Suitable for some therapeutic colouring.

Click on image for BIG version.

Bonus - Avocado shortage fuels crime wave in New Zealand

Bonus 2 - Dogs not allowed at new dog park

The Stealth Chickens

From playing with the brightness, contrast and gamma, I think this shows a lad petting a stealthy chicken, while another sneaks up behind him, ready to steal his wallet.

Alternatively, it's the Romania Police Fife and Drum Band, preparing for a summer holiday.

Anything is possible.

Bonus - Rago National Park, Norway

Hello Colin.

This is Colin.

Hello Colin.

Interesting fact. Every Colin I've ever met, has been a little bit "strange."


Bonus - The curious story of The (Almost) American Hippo. A solution to two problems.

I Declare This Cul-de-Sac...

...Open.  May God bless all those who live, love, die or visit them.

Bonus - Waste Some Time - Alphabet Shoot
Bonus Bonus :

Fresh Grilled Sardines

Why would anyone consider cheese n pickle sandwiches on the beach, when you colud have fresh caught, freshly grilled sardines?
Well, if it's a Mediterranean scene, the answer is easy, Fecal material in The Med.

Bonus - no big reason

Local Flooding

Yes, it's another tedious slide, but it's topical.

My street suffered some minor flooding during an utter downpour this afternoon.

And this slide reminded me of it.

Bonus - 1950s Housewife in LSD Experiment

At The Beach

Sorry. Still busy.


Two ladies, frolicking in the surf, wearing swimsuits and smiles.


Lovely.


Bonus - COUNTRY COMPARISON :: CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
Current account balance compares a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings, and net transfer payments to and from the rest of the world.  How high do you think USA and UK rank, compared to the other 194 countries??

Chubby Chappy

Sorry.  Working late tonight, so lacking time for my usual razor-sharp wit.

So, have a slide of a young cheeky chappy.

Bonus - Filipinos Moving House.

The Horizon

Not much to say about this slide.


No artistic merit. No cultural merit.





Dross.

Bonus -  Japan Is Strange.

Fish and Fashion

So THIS is what the well-dressed Mackerel-Botherer is wearing in (checks slide) September 1965.

Alluring, sexy and daring ... are not the words I'd apply to this ensemble.

Bonus :

Salt of the Earth

After yesterday formal and, frankly, upper class diners, let's celebrate these hard-working, plain-speaking sons of the soil.

Honestly, I could imagine that they were the original choice for models for American Gothic, but couldn't spare the time during harvest season.

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Formal Dinner Party

Nice to see everyone formally dressed for a simple dinner party.

Actually, it could be a New Year's Eve Party, based upon the January 1965 date on the slide. I'm not sure whether Helga (on right, in black dress) is drunk, sleeping or dead, but she looks ready to keel over.

Bonus - What The Heck?
BabyMetal - The bastard child of Slipknot and JPop.  As someone probably said.

Friday Nights Are Made for Dancing

Yes, I know that the image is blurred, but it's still great !

The fashion, the glasses, the Gay Abandon (not to be confused with Gaye Advert) ... it's all fantastic.


Bonus - Crime in Derby is Worrying. We'll all be murdered in our lumpy beds. Source

Wee Ian

In honour of Little Ian, who is currently drifting around the NC500, I thought I'd post an image of the completely unrelated "Wee Ian" fae Poolewe.

Because everyone in Scotland wears a kilt.

Bonus - King Tut's dagger blade made from meteorite

Bonus 2 - Mad Football Skillz

On The Rocks

I was going to call this post "Brady On The Rocks", but her name is probably Gladys.

Not many kids called Gladys, nowadays.   VERY few boys with that name. With only one Art Cow

Bonus - Creationist Senator wants to know how to turn E. Coli into Humans

Bonus 2 - A-ha !