The Conquistador's Picture Of The Day

[JamieTS]

[QUOTE=a9127;266816]Yes. It's hard to believe there was life without it. Smartphones too. One had to be more, umm... "creative." I used to take my mom’s Sears catalog upstairs just to look at the models.

I still remember her. She had a very short blue nightgown on and great legs. She was standing with her head back and her hand looked like it was brushing her hair. Her legs were apart. Afterward I was so scared that I might have come on my mom's catalog... Death would have been the result. God, I didn’t realize my memory was that good…

Jean Shrimpton’s modeling career predates me by at least several years! If I had known of her I probably would have cut those pages out and put them on the wall of my room. My biggest “crushes” in the 80’s were Christie Brinkley, Heather Thomas, Nancy Wilson, and Debbie Gibson (the 80's "Hannah Montana" LOL). I got to meet Heather at something I went to with my dad. Maybe ’87 or ’88. This was long after “Fall Guy.” She was super sweet and I was totally in awe of her. I still have the autographed pic. I’m sure she thought a certain 7 or 8 year old was quite the precocious little shit…

The period from maybe the forties through the eighties is perhaps the “great” era of glamour. Maybe that’s why we enjoy so many of the drag queens—they bring back the femininity and sexuality of that time. [/QUOTE]

It is about time that someone liked the glam of the eighties too. I am a little too young for the forties but I learned to play guitar in the eighties just to wear the makeup and the clothing for an excuse. I still play hair metal. Does anyone remember how pretty Vince Neil was on the jacket of Shout at the Devil? Hell the song Dude Looks Like a Lady by Aerosmith was written about Vince Neil. What about all the members of Poison when Looked What the Cat Dragged in was released on the jacket? I was in my teens and albums like that and bands like that made me want to learn and play in a band. Teased hair with too much hair spray and over the top makeup and high heels and tight pants and tops. The forties was very glam but the women were fem and the men were masculine, the eighties opened the door for a lot more. I am glad I lived those times because it was a way to express without too much BS involved. I remember buying makeup at department stores in Little Rock and getting a look and just saying I was in a band and all was good. It was the same with the hair at a salon when I wanted bottle blonde.

I am probably a little older than you because I was doing my deal in Hollywood in '87 and '88 couch surfing, starving and praying for a gig at the "Whiskey". We were a little after our time though.

But when it comes between Debbie Gibson and Tiffany I always though Tiffany was a little better looking and kind of like most girls I grew up around. Debbie Gibson seemed a little more preppie. But I really didn't listen to that kind of music though. I was still ACDC, Poison, Sabbath, Motley Crue, and others that was a little harder driving.

Just my one and half cents worth.

[a9127]

Well I'm all set to go as "Deadpool" to my company's Halloween party. Just need a date...

Of course you know who my #1 choice is. Her eyes even turn green when she's about to go evil. Is that my kind of girl or what?

(Shit, I'd go as Mickey Mouse just to get a date with Dove. )

[Boner]

I hope Dove takes you up on that date because she sure is cute!

[Howsoon]

Drop dead gorgeous I reckon!

[a9127]

Originally Posted by Boner

I hope Dove takes you up on that date because she sure is cute!

I hope so too... Beautiful pics. Thanks!

[a9127]

Many communities across the United States have their own way of celebrating the night before Halloween. Detroit Michigan is somewhat unique in the destructive “Devils Night.” Allegedly a tradition going back to the 1800’s it perhaps reached it’s peak in 1984 when the Tigers won the World Series. I am far too young to remember any of that but have heard there were between 300-500 fires set. By 1992 I was old enough to venture out with friends. We didn’t have anything in mind but guess we thought it was cool or something. Somehow my Dad got wind of it and went out looking for us. He found us down the street, asked us “what do you dumbshits think you’re doing?” made us get in the car, and took us back home. It was a Friday, so we stayed up all night watching MTV, playing videogames, and looking at my friend’s brothers Playboy and Penthouse collection.

We lived in the suburbs so the worst that ever happened was our mailbox got blown up once and a rock was thrown through one of our windows scaring my Mom. My Dad and I went out looking for whoever did it but no luck. Indiana has been quite tame by comparison. The worst I’ve ever seen down here are “TP’d” trees…

Happy Halloween!

[JamieTS]

Originally Posted by a9127

Many communities across the United States have their own way of celebrating the night before Halloween. Detroit Michigan is somewhat unique in the destructive “Devils Night.” Allegedly a tradition going back to the 1800’s it perhaps reached it’s peak in 1984 when the Tigers won the World Series. I am far too young to remember any of that but have heard there were between 300-500 fires set. By 1992 I was old enough to venture out with friends. We didn’t have anything in mind but guess we thought it was cool or something. Somehow my Dad got wind of it and went out looking for us. He found us down the street, asked us “what do you dumbshits think you’re doing?” made us get in the car, and took us back home. It was a Friday, so we stayed up all night watching MTV, playing videogames, and looking at my friend’s brothers Playboy and Penthouse collection.

We lived in the suburbs so the worst that ever happened was our mailbox got blown up once and a rock was thrown through one of our windows scaring my Mom. My Dad and I went out looking for whoever did it but no luck. Indiana has been quite tame by comparison. The worst I’ve ever seen down here are “TP’d” trees…

Happy Halloween!

LOL yeah suburban kids were a little different than inner city kids and bot were different than rural kids. I grew up rural and we always hit the most "sinister graveyards" on Halloween night to get high in. One of my great aunt's was even buried in one and it was down a road called China Grove in Central Arkansas if you look it up. It is kind of a triangulation between Alexander, Benton and Sardis town wise.

[a9127]

From "Newsweek" 11/17/2017:

The U.S. Navy was forced to apologize on Wednesday after one of its pilots pulled a stunt involving phallic imagery.

Indeed, it seems a member of the U.S. military drew a penis in the sky. One might say this pilot was a little too cocky.

Officials from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state sent a statement to KREM 2 News admitting one of their aircraft was used to create the sexually charged sky art after a local mother reached out to the news station to complain. The mother was reportedly worried the imagery could have a negative impact on her children.

(Maybe he just wanted to be "Top Gun." )

[Boner]

Originally Posted by a9127

Well I'm all set to go as "Deadpool" to my company's Halloween party. Just need a date...

Of course you know who my #1 choice is. Her eyes even turn green when she's about to go evil. Is that my kind of girl or what?

(Shit, I'd go as Mickey Mouse just to get a date with Dove. )

I know you're still waiting for Dove to show up for that date, Andy. Hopefully when she does she'll be dressed like she is in this picture!

[a9127]

Originally Posted by Boner

I know you're still waiting for Dove to show up for that date, Andy. Hopefully when she does she'll be dressed like she is in this picture!

Nice. Thanks. She turned 22 Monday. Catching up to me...

Here's a recent pic. Think it's from the premiere of Descendants 2 last summer. Maybe if I'm lucky she'll swing by here in that limo for our date.

[a9127]

According to a news story I read earlier today someone has created a "robot priest" that gives blessings and forgives sins.

Personally I would rather "confess" my sins to the robot in the second picture and suffer my penance...

[a9127]

Today (January 25) marks the 40th anniversary of the “Blizzard of 1978.” Starting in the Ohio Valley it intensified and dumped up to 36” (91 cm) of snow on the Central and Eastern parts of the United States. Wind gusts of up to 100 mph (160 km) were recorded and 70 people lost their lives.

Although my family lived in Detroit at the time and I was not yet around, my Dad took an 8mm film of the aftermath. We did not get the snow that other areas got. Still we had drifts that covered our garage. In many areas all the snow that piled up did not melt until June.

This picture is of the I-65 Zionsville exit in Indiana looking North (on the way to Chicago) after the worst had passed through Indiana. I take this exit everyday home from work. Where I live today is about a mile East on W. Stonegate Dr. across from the Elementary School. The sign says “334.” Could it be the same one after all this time? This is the “Oak St.” referenced in many of my stories. Downtown Zionsville is several miles to the East. Forty years ago it looks like nothing was there. Today it is all businesses, condos, and shopping centers. Amazon has a large distribution center just to our North.

[a9127]

Many of us on TLB have tech backgrounds or degrees. I work on the weekends and was just checking my mail. This was in my inbox - thought some of you might enjoy these...