Was he the inspiration?

 

While he was official just Professor of Needlework, Kevin "Illinois" Johnson spent his weekend and vacations chasing down important quilting artifacts from under the noses of the Italian Fascists.

Do you suppose he inspired a later film hero??

Bonus - 

Vickie and Bob have a Break

 

November continues, and Vickie and Stringy Bob have decides to get away from the hustle and bustle of bust London life, for a quiet, relaxingweekend at the beach.

Back in 1967.

Bonus - Rarely seen headlines ...  World’s largest GPS penis traced across Bannau Brycheiniog for charity

Days of Autumnal Warmth

 

I like autumn.

Bonus - 

Little Timmy Pylon-Head

 

A perfectly good image a Type 42 and a Type 63B Electricity Pylon, spoiled by little Timmy wandering into the scene.

Naughty Timmy.

Bonus - 

Halloween - Dressing as 1960's Kids

Yes, today is Halloween, and I know there's a bunch of perfect slides for the occasion.

But can I find them?

Can I heck!

Bonus - 

Not a common sentence.

source

Bonus 2 

 

mas vale tarde que

 

"better late than never"

 Wise Words, tho' the pedant who inhabits my brain, complains that it should be "más vale tarde que nunca"

Whatever,

Bonus - My granny was 80% Irish.

People called her Iris.

A Pretty Little Village in Suffolk

 

OK. Probably not Suffolk. It's likely to be be Andalucía, or Burgundy, or The Outer Hebrides.

Anyway, pretty.... but dull. Unless you had been there and have nostalgia for the little bakery that made the Best Sausage Rolls Ever, this probably won't affect you much.

Bonus - 

It's Scuba Monday

 I'm having a day off from work, and who knows, I might head off for a bit of Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus fun later.

Bonus - The Revillos. The only band who could make The B-52s seem like a DeathMetal band.

It was a Simpler Time

 

This is from a set / box marked as "Camp - Koosharem, Utah", and with slides dated 1949 and Oct/Nov 1950. So, gulp, 75 years ago. Nice.

Most of the slides show men enjoying a deer hunting camp, and a proper camp in tents, rather than some swanky luxury cabin. Mmmm, Venison.

Bonus - Of all things in the US Presidential campaign that made me cringe, this was the most painful.

Singer Loomis flubs national anthem performance at third-party presidential debate: 'I f---ed it up, can I go back?'

Golden Sunset Time

 

Yes, it's a cliche. Intense golden tones, as an over-sized sun sets over the horizon. But that doesn't make it unpleasant.

Celebrate the cliches, but invent new ones,

Bonus - 

...with Scruffy The Dawg

 

No info on this, and I'm not even sure that that's a dog. Could be Morty the Kodiak Bear for all I know.

Bonus - How websites reacted ton the Death of Queen Elizabeth 2.

https://zefs.website/good-mourning/

I don't think we're in Germany, actually

 

Seems more like a pastiche of Bavarian hotelry.

And indeed, I suspect that this is actually Michigan in the USA>  In fact... this looks like it.  or here. Yikes. Squash City.

Bonus - Beauty and decay: inside America’s derelict movie theatres

The Cloisters

 

In my years of slide collecting, I've come to expect a preponderance of certain things.

• Churches.
• Tedium
• Architecture
• Not enough Funny Looking Folks.

Today, they arrive in a single image.

Bonus - Much more interesting - Belphegor's prime - 1000000000000066600000000000001  

Gary's First Hangover

 

Gotta start them early.

This first of many Morning after the night before in Gary's pointless life.

Bonus - John Oliver and Naz*-Era Fu*k Blankets.

Ummm.... What?

 

Ok.  It's obvious really.  Some sort of .... performance.

The clothing style makes me think "Korea", but other than that. I got nothing.

But - The Clay Smoking Pipe thru' the neck?   Weird.

SUGGESTION - Some sort of Rainbow / Gay Gandalf Cosplay?

Bonus - The story goes people would be drinking, eating or dancing in a ­cellar tavern or cabaret when a wall would collapse and decomposing bodies fall in on them

Who Like Short Shorts?

 

Well, not THIS family for sure.

They say that style never goes out of fashion, but this load of bulk purchases from Sears' catalogue.... Hmmmm.

Bonus - Iceland vs Iceland

Bonus 2 - 

128 - Audrey Tries ... Crazy Golf

 

Some of you will recognise this as Episode 128 of the US TV Series "Audrey Tries ..."

Made by KCTT Albuquerque, the series saw Audrey Hingle trying new hobbies or activities in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area.

The series was cancelled after Episode 174 - Audrey Tries Crack Cocaine.

Bonus - Were it not for death, today would have been the 98th Birthday of both Chuck Berry and Klaus Kinski. Interesting.

Bonus 2 - 

Return of the FLF.

 

It's been a while since we last had some normal people to ridicule and lambast.

So, welcome back this example of FLF. (That's Funny Looking Folks.)

"Shorty Bob" McGoldrick, and is mistress, Miss Phoebe Fungle. Yes, it's true.

Bonus - Don't conflate FLF with Flerf and Flerfers. Flerf is Flat Earth, and it's proponents need to be mocked and ridicules.

For Example 

Probably Not Norfolk.

 

Unless Great Yarmouth has a "Little Taiwan" suburb that it stays quiet about, I suspect that this slide doesn't originate in Norfolk.

(It's Longshan Temple – Taipei, Taiwan)

Bonus - 

You can get this in less than 24Hrs

A Map of Luxembourg

 

It's Tedious Tuesday, and tradition dictates that it's an "odd" slide today.

Does a slide of a map of Luxembourg count?

Could be considered fascinating, by some.

Bonus - 

T'wit

Back from Paradise.

 

Just a little shout out to My Little Sister, who is just back from Mauritius.  Hiya Sis.

Don't know if this slide is of Mauritius, but it could be.

Bonus - And it's my Brother-In-Law's birthday today.   Happy Birthday BiL.

Bonus 2 - 

No. Just No!

It's Like Piccadilly Circus in my Back Garden

 

Why?

Because this weekend I built a scale replica of Piccadilly Circus in my back garden.  A Man needs a hobby.

Obviously it wasn't a full sized replica. It's only 75% scale.

NB: I was trying to figure out the date of this undated, uncommented slide. The location was easy, but the date... well, I think that film advert is for something featuring Spencer Tracy and ??? Sinatra. So, that would be The Devil At 4 O' Clock, from 1962.

Bonus - 

Cows doing High-Altitude Training

Before they embark on their annual Mount Everest Milk-Supply Missions, the cows of Belgium carry out six months of training in the High Alps of Austria. Here they are cud-chewing near the Buddist Temple near Innsbruck.

or maybe near Kitzbuhel

Bonus - Pop Those Bubbles And Win ... Nothing

https://bubblepop.lol

Off to my modest cabin for the weekend

Yes, I'm off to my little shack (pictures) to commune with nature, live on Acorn Frittata, hug trees and
dance in the morning dew.

And the evening will be spent, wolfing down Pepperoni Pizzas.

Damn this crappy formatting.

Bonus - 

Make Your Own Puppet Character

 

In the days before Internet (or TV, probably) making your own puppet was a popular activity for kids.

Maybe.

This is Mr Flummery, from a home in Tacoma, Washington, and took all of 3 minutes to create. Clearly.

Bonus - 

Interesting

Tedious - Plant Edition

 

Blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah.  Blah blah blah.

Yadda, yadda yadda

Bonus - 

Cosmic Rough Riders - Revolution (In The Summertime?)   live on TOTP

A Guide to Non-Birds - The Crane

 As an Engineer, this sort of stuff- purely mechanical contraptions - fascines me. I remember something like this on the harbour / pier at Cove Bay. That one was wrecked, but this looks OK.

Bonus - Huh.  ShowerDay. :-(

...and turn

The Guys, Just Hanging Out Together

 

Nicholas and Andrew, just goofing around on an Autumn Evening.

Bonus - 

Under The Mulberry Bush

 

When Dorothy found the wicked witch of the North, she just needed to click together the heels of her ruby slippers to return to Kansas.

Bonus - Harsh

Down At The Half-Frame Farm

 

Again, the black border is not a sign of mortality....it is a sign of being a Half-Frame 35mm Slide Format image.

Here, the kids are saying their last good-byes to Sparky, their pony. Spark is heading off to live on another farm.

Allegedly.

Bonus - Eduardo Flores' extensive collection of hotel "do not disturb" door signs

Keep At Arms' Length

 It's just a fact of life.  Some babies are just stinky.

Such was the diagnosis for Archibald "Stinky" McGee, which explains the tent in the background.  Who would wish to risk their house with the cabbagey-skunky-ashtray odours of Stinky.  Thankfully, he grew out of the affliction at age 15.

Bonus -  RIP Maggie Smith.  

If a tree grows in the forest...

 

... and doesn't make a sound,   does anyone really think about philosophy?

Enquiring minds, etc.

Bonus- 

Yeah

One of Many !

 

OK> Last of my own Mull pictures for a while.

One odd observation - Mull seems to have an unnaturally high number of post-boxes for the population. (And a very high number of Red Telephone Boxes).

Bonus - Annoying the OCD folks...

Arrochar and Loch Long

Yes, from my recent holiday up north.  A calm Monday morning.

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