French comedic icon Jacques Tati was born on October 9, 1907.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Charlie Parker & Strings By David Stone Martin
A classic illustration by David Stone Martin for one of the original Charlie Parker With Strings L.P.s (1950)
Irving Penn R.I.P.
By Verena Dobnik for AP
NEW YORK – Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, died Wednesday at his Manhattan home. He was 92.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Marlon Brando & The Goldwyn Girls- 1955
This was used as an 8x10 glossy to promote the film Guys & Dolls (1955) starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Vivien Leigh, and Jean Simmons. I have framed copy hanging in the men's room at my studio.
Smokey Hormel Has Secret Family
My path with Smokey Hormel has been one of many musical twists & turns, since we first worked together in 1985; in that time to present I have watched him add more and more to his pan-musical pallet~moving forward into his participation with Johnny Cash, Beck, Sean Lennon, Tom Waits, Smokey & Miho (just to name a handful), and now this current solo release.
Smokey's Secret Family embraces African music from an era before it was influenced by North American soul, pre-James Brown so to speak. The music speaks on a more Afro-Cuban-African level, with rhythmic emphasis on Son Montuno and Rhumba. I particularly dig the opening track which incorporates tuba and clarinet into the band, creating an impression of New Orleans and Santa Sangre. Kudos Smokey!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Bachelor Pad # 9 Is Out!
Yes it is true, the ninth issue of Bachelor Pad Magazine hit the streets recently, featuring Kim Falcon gracing the cover; also featuring Carolina St. Jane, Ruby Joule, Violet Valentine, and a whole array of humor, stories, interviews, highballs, & hijinx.
Criss Cross~ Classic Film Noir Starring Burt Lancaster & Yvonne DeCarlo
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Babs Gonzales~I Paid My Dues
"I Paid My Dues", the long out-of print memoir of jazz singer Babs Gonzales, chronicles the hijinx of Manhattan during the BeBop era, full of colorful and Real characters, musicians, bookies, pimps, hookers, and The Man. It took me several years(pre Ebay) to find a copy, and it was well worth the wait.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Sex Blogs & Vintage Sexploitation
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