Last week we looked at sports channel DAZN’s Eleonora Incardona, and mighty glad I am that we did.
However, DAZN also features our own Murkin example of gorgeous womanhood, one-time model Emily Austin (our Glock-toting Tribette) who deserves closer inspection, I think.
She’s not perfect, of course, in that she prefers to carry one of these:
…instead of something more ladylike, e.g.
…but if she prefers practical over pretty, that’s absolutely her right.
What kind of woman would sing songs with titles like these?
“It’s All Been Done Before, but Not the Way I Do It”
“I Want Someone to Go Wild with Me”
“Go as Far as You Like” and
“That’s Why They Call Me Tabasco”
Okay, now let me change the question slightly.
What kind of woman would sing songs with titles like these, in the early 20th century?
There’s only one, and not for nothing was Eva Tanguay known as “The Queen Of Burlesque” — or, as she modestly titled herself, “The Girl Who Made Burlesque Famous”. (Follow the link first, for some shocked laughter.)
(that’s the infamous “penny” dress)
Well, I would have bought a ticket to see her on stage. I think she’s magnificent.
Amsterdam, September 2004
Meet Sicilian-born Eleonora Incardona, who is a sports TV “reporter” for DAZN and bonks the occasional Italian footballer.
Oh yeah, she’s a one-time Miss Italy contestant, has a law degree and replaced Diletta Leotta (whom we’ve seen before here — scroll down) at DAZN.
Rosalind Russell was one of those impossibly-beautiful and classy women of Hollywood’s Golden Era. When I first started putting this piece together, though, I couldn’t remember if I’d ever seen her in a movie. But as I looked at her pics, it all came back to me: His Girl Friday with Cary Grant, Mourning Becomes Electra with Michael Redgrave, and of course The Women — where she more than held her own against such divas as Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Ruth Hussey and Joan Fontaine. (All three movies come highly recommended, if you haven’t seen any of them before.)
And then there was that beauty and class:
I think I’m going to look for some of her other movies to watch, and marvel.
This is a new feature on this blog. For some time, New Wife and I have spent many an hour enjoying C.W.’s fine website, and most especially his occasional “On The Road” posts which feature scenic landscapes of outstanding beauty. So (prompted by NW) I’ve decided to do more or less the same, only these pics will be those that I’ve taken on my many travels around the world, one or two at a time. Some of them were taken with an early-era digital camera (therefore low-resolution), so the quality may not be great; but I think you may still enjoy them nevertheless.
Here’s the first: View from the market square; Heidelberg, Germany (December 2008).
Heidelberg (from across the River Neckar, same date)