And More Femme Fatales

These are such great, and suggestive, pics...

Veronica Lake, "I wasn't a sex symbol, I was a sex zombie", who starred in a couple great noirs with Alan Ladd:  The Glass Key and This Gun For Hire.  Oh, that hair!

And Rita Hayworth...  check out Gilda... stunning...

Finally, Peggy Cummings, who gave one of the greatest female movie performances ever in Gun Crazy.

Thank you IMDB for the movie info.

A Baseball Post

Baseball is now in the post season, but we did make it to a late season Braves game at Turner Field in Atlanta.  (saw Superman as well)

I've now seen the Braves (my favorite team) play at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Fulton County Stadium in Altlanta, and now the Ted.  In a couple years, I'll try to return to see the Braves in their new stadium in Cobb County outside Atlanta.

(and since I was born in Boston, and the Braves were my Dad's favorite team, is very possible I saw the Boston Braves play in Braves Field while in swaddling clothes)

On the particular night we were at the Ted, the Braves actually won a game, and over the Toronto Blue Jays (a first place team) as well.  Unfortunately for us, the next night Jimmy Carter and Roslyn showed up for a game.  They were even on Kiss Cam!  Wish we stayed in Atlanta for another game.

Pedi Gone Wrong

Don't let me get a toe job alone...

Modern Sculpture

Visiting Charlotte, NC, I ran across a rather famous, or infamous, sculpture in front of the Bechter Museum of Modern Art.  Entitled the "Firebird", the locals have informally renamed it "Disco Chicken", which is somehow more appropriate.

Here's the babe with the chicken

And the fun couple...

Finally, Rev Travolta...

Start Your Engines

With Miller Motorsports Park undergoing major ownership changes next year, we decide to check out the supercar races and the Pirelli World Challenge.  Nice of them to let us into the pit area.

Only one race pic, just too overwhelming and I'd rather watch...

And then there were the usual race babes...  I mean there's skinny, then there is skinny...

And where were they when I once again stood on the winner's podium?

New Favorite Tequila

Peligroso Reposado... smooth and delicious, NOM of 1535.  But a little pricey... around $35/bottle.  Well once in awhile...

Walla Walla, Fire Fire

Over the last 10 years, my friend, the poet and real estate entrepreneur (no, this is not an oxymoron) Charles Potts, has accumulated a large amount of forest land in the Blue Mountains outside of Walla Walla.  With plenty of land to graze, he's actively raising Appaloosa horses. However, in late July, a serious fire destroyed a significant portion of his forest land.  So I decided to drive up to Walla Walla and check out the damage and maybe lend a little moral support to Charles who was quite upset about the loss.  Here are some pics showing the damage (click on the pics for a larger size).

Many of the remaining trees are damaged, and will eventually die off...

Walla Walla in the distance...

Still some hot spots deep in the forest ravines...

Fortunately, the acreage around his house, corral, and support buildings was unaffected, except for the lingering odor of smoke and burnt foliage.  Potts and his horses all survived (unlike a neighbor who lost everything).

Perhaps I'll drive up again next Spring and check on recovery of the land.  Unfortunately, the trees will take decades to regrow.