Living Life To The Max

 

Another sunny day here in Derbyshire.

Perfect for a trip to the farm, in what looks like a Bitchin' shirt.

Bonus - For those, like me, who prefer chillier weather.

Hey Dad! You could fit a body in here...

 

The lad didn't realise that his dad was a loyal guy in the Stromboli family, and ... I've said too much.

Bonus - 

It gets lonely, out on the plains...

 

So cowboys find ways to pass the time.

Obviously.

Bonus - 

A Set of Children for Christmas

 

Imagine your surprise if you woke up and found this set of ankle-biters under your tree. Yeuch.

I mean, they may look cute, but ... No.

As usual, it's the small details that I notice:

• The kids seem to be consuming Bugles. 
• Must be a classy Christmas Day meal, they have a genuine Heinz Ketchup Bottle on the table

Bonus  :  Friends - Skip Intro

Fashion Notes from Sept 1963

Currently in for teenage girls are

• Pale Pink
• Vaguely Chinese inspired
• Ummm..... Pyjamas???

Whatever.

Bonus : Firefighters eat sausages made of piglets they saved from blaze.  Out of the fire, into the frying pan.

 

"She's a Model and she's Looking Good..."

 

It's strange how often a random slide image unlocks a song lyric in my brain. In this case, from The Model by Kraftwerk.

This slide makes me happy. No info on it, unfortunately, and the blouse is slightly over-exposed, but the model, the fashion, the pose - Pure Fifties Glamour.

Bonus - and to bring to mood down a little, from the Local News section... Aldi customer says she found 'bumhole in stewed steak tin'

Everyone Enjoys a good Carol

 

Especially when Carol looks as good as this.

Actually, not sure if the slide really is a Christmas-time slide, or just a model in a red dress, but I really could < Sexist banter deleted>

Bonus - How A Fake Band Made A Christmas Classic

Today's Yule Lad - Ketkrókur    Meat Hook Uses a hook to steal meat.

The Festive Family

 

Here to spoil your Christmas are the Fargles, the Festive Family From Fleetwood.

From the left, Felicity Fargle, Frannie Fargle, Fifi Fargle, Fergus Fargle and Gladys Hinchsmith. I could explain, but.... it's not really that interesting.

Bonus - 

Today's Yule Lad - Gluggagægir Window Peeper A snoop who looks through windows in search of things to steal.

An Evening of Food, Alcohol and Debauchery

 

Yes, A and N are round again this evening, to discuss what important lessons have been learned from 2024.

Accompanied by Scrumpy Jack, spicy pizzas and naming the countries of Africa. Including Benin.

Bonus - Life Pro Tip - Want to get the snow off your car? Use your leaf blower!

Today's Yule Lad - Pottaskefill Pot Scraper Steals pots to scrape out the leftovers.

Is it Picnic Season Yet?

 

Nope. Not here in chilly Derbyshire.

But, this slide from California, late summer 1959 shows Mrs Bushman preparing an outdoor spread for the Bushman family.  Nice to see an appearance from some Tupperware containers at this vintage time.

Bonus - 

Lady In Red

 

I wish I knew more about this girl. Who she was, where she was from, whether that was a special outfit .... all that sort of stuff.

But, all I know is that this vibrant slide dates from the early sixties, and  there's a reasonable chance that this  lady has departed this earthly plane.

Hmmm.

Bonus - ‘The working class can’t afford it’: the shocking truth about the money bands make on tour.

Bonus 2 - 

Dinner with The Vicar

 

I'm looking forward to a meal out with "The Gang" tonight. Just a small local restaurant, and nothing as fancy as this lot - No Hats are likely to be deployed by the ladies.

Bonus : Enya + Vic Reeves

Bonus 2 : Noel Edmunds.  Seriously odd down under

Meet The Bird

 

The cheeky chappy in the snazzy shirt and cardigan combo is Lawrence "Larry"

The cutie in the snow white jacket is Marlena.

The Bird?  Captain Pickle. No-one knew the origin of the name, but it suited him.

Bonus - When even the vending machine gods are against you.

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Flashbulb Zombies

 

A little experimentation.

The main image (above) of  Guests At An Event in 1963, suffers from the harsh nature of photographic flash-bulbs of the time. A bright flash of magnesium, 2 inches above the camera, gave a very flat washed-out image of the subject.

Zomie-like I would say.

So, as an experiment, I took the original image and reduced it to mono-chrome (second image).

I then uploaded it to Palaette.fm to see what their AI coloration algorithms would do. And the result - the third image.  Hmm, not bad.

Bonus - Geekdom achieved Platinum Level in 2021

Friday Night Fun with The Muncie Playboys

 

By day, they are Three Lawyer's Assistant, a Mortuary Attendant and an Undercover Nun.

By night, they are The Muncie Playboys, dedicated to fun, laughter music and some inspirational prayer. As endorsed by Bishop Brennan of St Botolph's.

Bonus - R.I.P Andy Rourke, bassist of The Smiths.

....and the horse you rode in in !

 

It was a simpler time.

It was September 1959, according to the slide, and a young lad could spend hours entranced, going in circles, riding a fairground merry-go-round horse.

 And the horse was called Starlight.

Bonus - Gutta percha: forgotten material of the communication revolution.

Bonus 2 - 

Years from now, this will mean nowt.