Straddling, so to speak, the silent- and talkies era of movies, it’s worth remembering that the tiny Clara Bow was one of the top three movie actresses of the period. She was a redhead, although tragically, she never appeared in a color movie. And she was a hell-raiser with a voracious sexual appetite.
The “It” Girl, indeed.
This week, our teenage wall posters of yore feature the Lamborghini Countach:
…and Raquel Welch:
Classic pairing, if ever there was one.
I just wanted to thank all those who have contributed to my “Keep Kim From Poverty” fund: the results from Week 1 have been wonderful, not to mention in some cases astonishing (and you know who you are).
I know this is a PITA, and believe me, I hate asking for help. But this blog is no longer the site it once was — back in those days, I actually had more discrete readers per day than the Daily Mail — and it pains me that the once-proud “BANG” [Buy (Kim) a New Gun] fund has been reduced to a HKKHLO [Help Kim Keep His Lights On] fund.
But there it is, and here we are. Please consider supporting this tired old back porch, if you haven’t already.
…and:
For those who’ve been living on the Planet Zarq and have only recently returned to Earth, or for those with failing memories, let me remind you all of how Othias and Mae’s C&Rsenal has made amateur gun geeks like me completely superfluous (and that is a really good thing).
So if you’re doing nothing special tonight (and over the whole weekend, come to think of it), go there and indulge yourself.
They are absolutely my favorite couple on Teh Intarwebz.
But on a parallel topic:
...in which we play “Guess The Race” of the “suspects”.
...this news item was brought to you by the Loch Ness Tourism Board.
In the That’s How You Do It! Department:
...and the Frogs have the Right Stuff too:
...the only thing missing is a steam roller.
...too bad he didn’t break his wokist neck.
...key word: India.
...wow: whoever could have seen that coming?
...he’ll be even more uncomfortable in a jail cell, but at least he won’t be able to open that door.
...but had the sexes been reversed, she’d have got half of £250 million, you betcha.
And as for INSIGNIFICA:
...now as any fule kno, I think Simon Cowell should be executed for Crimes Against Music, but wait… Mezhgan Husseiny?
He was not worthy. Or newsworthy, for that matter.
