Rock Fans

 

A wonderful slide, but alas, no information.  Looks early 1950's to me, and that seems a fairly photogenic location but Google doesn't help much. 

Google suggests it might be Balanced Rock, nr Colorado Springs.... but it doesn't look right to me. (NB : the image might be left-right mirrored.)

Anyone have a suggestion?

Bonus - 

The Parapets

 

OK. So I THINK I see the parapets of a star-shaped fort, but I can't be certain, and would not like to guess which one.

Bonus - Knitting As Espionage

No Hear...No Speak...No See

 

No info on the slide, other that "Nikko" and 1969, but many of the slides in that box had a definite "Japanese" look. It didn't take long to track it down to being the Toshogu Shrine.  The Shinkyu or Sacred Stable is relatively plain – probably the least adorned building in Tosho-gu. Yet it contains its most famous single carving, that of the Three Wise Monkeys:

Bonus - Pooky Park (AI-generated 1950s TV commercial for a creepy puppet theme park)

Turn ! and Pose !

 Old habits die hard.  It's 46 years since she was Gruntown's top teen model, but on command Daphne can turn and pose with the best.

Bonus - Nostalgic for Alta Vista?

Bonus 2 -

The Reluctant Pool-Gazers

 

They seem a little worried by what is in the pool. No wonder...it's a baby Kraken in there,

Seconds later, little Maggie was dragged into the pool.

Bonus  Speaking of Krakens....

Chez Moi, from the western gazebo.

It's simple, but I call it "Home".

OK, that's a lie. It's Leeds Castle. In Kent.

Bonus - I can't decide if thi is an early April Fools story...  

Jennifer Lopez to produce Bob the Builder movie

The artist once known as Jenny from the block is spearheading an animated feature about a Latino construction worker

 

Pegboard Art Shop

 

To most people, Vinnie's Art Shop was a source of moderately prices artwork, painted by Art School students, desperate for their art to be displayed on crappy peg-board, and sold for a few dollars.

To those in the know, Vinnie was a great money launderer, able to legitimise reasonable amounts of criminal cash.

Rather like the modern art world.

Bonus - 

Not sure I WANT to know what this is...

 

From a box of medical illustrations and images, and almost certainly an x-ray.

But of what?

I don't know, and I doubt if knowing the answer would improve my life. 

If you know...keep it to yourself.

Bonus - Long presumed to have no heads at all, starfish may be nothing but

Name That Chopper

 

Yes, it's everyone's favourite slide / aircraft (rotorcraft) quiz. Can you Name That Chopper !

And when you made your guess, here's its history

Bonus - 

Artistic Scene - Number 871

 

In contrast to yesterday's slide, where I could tell you where, when and why, ... today's slide is devoid of any info. Not even a slide processing date. Enjoy.

Bonus - Does the ladder go all the way down to the ground?

Somewhere Exotic.... or Liverpool?

 

The only info on this slide was a date of 1984, but I figured I could work out where this was.

While the weather and building on the right seemed quite exotic, and potentially non-British, the hot air balloons had UK company logos. And "Pork Farms" seemed to be an unlikely international brand. Indeed - UK registered. So, acting on a hunch, I had a search for a particular event from that era, and

Yes, it's the Liverpool International Garden Festival. And that building on the right did exist. (Picture 7 of 40). The Liverpool International Garden Festival in 1984 was an attempt by the Conservative government to bring tourism to Liverpool to try and regenerate the city. And yes, I can even date this to the 28th or 29th July.

Bonus - Random

The Pink House in the Snow.

 

No info, but it didn't take much effort to figure out that this is the Dairy Cottage at Belvoir Castle. (Pronounced Beaver...and you can see it peeking above the tree on the right.)

Not much else to say.

Bonus - Dramatic !

The Boot Endures

 

Empires may crumble, cities may fade into dust, and humans may fade away...

....but The Boot Endures.

Bonus - A grape soda fountain, a moonbounce and an electric fan: Is this modern art?

Christina with the Big Guns

 

Here she is, ready to entertain the troops at Fort de Fours, Christina really was a well known performer for the Foreign Legion.

Bonus - Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions

Flat 1.

 

I'm sure that the original photographer has a more poncey title for this slide (sumfink like 

"The inevitable collapse of a Theocratic Omniverse in the face of Rustic Rhinoplasty"

but "Flat 1." seems good enough for me.

Bonus - Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink

That's A Giant Baby

 

I mean, it's head is the same size as the adult's.

Of course, maybe it's just a small adult. Or perspective.

Either way...something seems off here.

Bonus - 

Speaking of giant babies...

The Scowl of the Dragon-Woman

 

You would NOT want to mess with the lady in the centre. One wrong word, and you'd be turned into a newt until you'd learned some manners. Young Olaf (on the right) spend his birthday as a woodlouse after complaining about the present that granny had brought.

Slide is marked Oslo Folks Museum, 1966, and I would not disagree. (The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.)

Bonus - New day, new PC, same crappy blogging service.

Bonus 2 - 

It's A Metaphor For Life

 

Summer ... swimming pool ... lovely and quiet ... fence ... infested with Necrotizing fasciitis.  

I don't think I need to explain any more.

Bonus - The Stones Will Cry Out

It's like Uber, but on water. And in Laos.

 

Possibly the least successful product to appear on BBC2's Dragons Den.

Some Welsh dud thought that a water-based ride sharing service on the Mekong River would be a winner.

It was not.  No wi-fi signal.

Bonus - Mystery Search.

Bonus 2 - 

Some Sort of Locomotive

 

I'm sure that some UK rail enthusiast could tell you all about where, what when and why.

But I can't.

Bonus - Stupidest Conspiracy Theory I've heard of.... Western dairy manufacturers put pigs milk in cheese to prevent Muslims from going to heaven after they die. This is absurd because pigs are super hard to milk; their milk isn't a whole lot per pig; it lasts hours, not days; and their milk tastes like tor tar smells.

The Wines of Europe

 

I've previously mentioned that Americans love fishing and parades, with numerous slides for both events.

Well, America doesn't have the monopoly on street parades, and this slide dates from 1970s England (I think).

Back when wine drinking was still frightfully posh, so the vintners took any opportunity to promote their vinos.

Bonus - 

 

The Alleged Magic of Steam

 

I know that for a number of "men of a certain age", steam railways are a source of fascination.

Not me.  I can't really see the attraction.

Thus, I can tell you nowt about this slide's subject. (Actually, Google suggests that it might be the Talyllyn Railway in southern Snowdonia, but .... yeah. Seems possible.

Bonus - Man Proposes, God Disposes

by Edwin Landseer

Bonus 2 - 

Yeah, that happened.

Anyone sick of Christmas Slides?

 

Well, this one might be the last one for a while.  (But maybe...)

This one had almost no information, except was in the beryl Blood collection, and in a box marked "Beppo and Wales".  I surmise that the ugly, boss-eyed pug is Beppo.

As usual, my eye is drawn to the drinks trolley, and recognise a bottle of Warninks Advocaat...which "Mother" is happily slurping on.

Bonus - 

Pure Chaos in the Garden

 

No info, obviously, but looks like a family enjoying a summer day in the garden. Maybe it's Mr Poopy-Diaper's first day in the sun.

Bonus - Dear God!   I urge you not to click and definitely don't purchase "Dog Mating Sex Toy for Male, Sexual Games, Simulation Companion, Pet Male Sleep Estrus Vent Toy, Plush Poodle Masturbator"

Bonus 2 - Eye Bleach applied, it's time for One Of My Own pictures - The flooded enchanted lands of Swarkestone.   ( Normally )

Anyone for a cuppa?

 

My first thought was regarding the rarity of seeing tea and teapots in American culture, especially in Christmas scenes.

Then I realised. Christmas, reindeer, flying reindeer (!) and mushrooms. That's probably a teapot filled with physoactive mushroom liquor.  More info here 

Bonus - We put explosives under a dead tree, what will happen???

The Mystery Harbour

Probably the most common phrase on this blog is "I have no information on this slide".

As it's true again.  A mysterious square image slide (probably 126 format ektachrome...too small to be 127) with a plain, unwritten frame.

But, using the power on The Interweb and Cheese, I think's I've located the harbour in question.

Mevagissey Harbour. Possibly from this location.
 

Bonus - 2024 is already 1% over

Bonus 2 - Quiet Day for News

A Girls with Two Asses

 

Technically, they might be donkeys, but I think you know what I mean.

Bonus - What ?

Too Much Contrast

 

Full marks to the original photographer for trying to create an artistic twilight shot.

Alas, the dynamic range was beyond teh capabilities of Ektachrome, and the lower third was dark. Very dark.

So, I tried to correct the photo....with only so-so results.

Bonus - 

Happy New Year ( 2024 )