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Friday, May 09, 2008


Pre-Weekend Blah

Kim du Toit
May 9, 2008
2:40 PM CDT

No theme today—I don’t have the time, energy or inclination to figure one out.

This is what happens when you don’t exercise your Jag E-Type: it gets all flabby.

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Actually, that’s an Alfa Romeo Disco Volante (Flying Saucer), from 1952—proving that even a classy company like Alfa can screw up occasionally. But in fact, that design, while way over the top, was also way ahead of its time: the whole streamlining thing did not become popular until much later.

Here’s an old Colt Single Action Army, in a case which dates from (I think) the early 20th century:

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It’s for collectors only—the case and provenance drives the price sky-high—but lemme tell you…

And when it comes to collector’s pieces, can there be a better one than Helena Bonham Carter, here seen in the Kitchen, but neither barefoot nor pregnant:

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Hey, in her case, one out of three is perfect, come to think of it.

More Sixties stuff tomorrow; Weekend Woman as usual on Sunday; and normal service (I hope) resumes on Monday.

And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to rebuild the database.





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