Posing For Tim Palen

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Good Times. A gif is forever.

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A Week-long ABBA Web Event is Being Scheduled!!!

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A certain Euro-compatible voltage of musical excitement and anticipation has been zapping around our headquarters as we begin to envision and to schedule our biggest Web Based Web Event to date.

The Week-long ABBA Web Event presented by BillyBeyond.com™© and blue eyeshadow.

 

UPDATE: A date for our upcoming ABBA Week-long Web Event has been firmed up  after nearly five unanswered telegrams from BBHQ to the Ledendary Scando Quartet. It is with great pleasure that we can now announce that this seminal (to some) WLWE ( Week Long Web Event ) will begin pretty soon.

ABBA – the original yabba zabba

 

ABBA – In the industry, the result of their  inventive approach to the very sound of recorded music became a technique known simply as “Perfect  Production.”

 

ABBA – Is it true they own Sweden? Find out during our WLWE!!!

 

ABBA®©™

 

 

Happy Birthday Barbra Streisand

and this from the comments section below the video on Youtube….

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Billy Beyond and Josheeba Toffutti of The Disco Modeling School

Flashback Friday. Found this one mis-filed sitting on an old hard drive.

DMS in action. I think this photo might be by Isabel Snyder – not sure though.

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The Sammy Dance – By Milton H. Greene

Ripped off by Apple to sell iPods – sorry – “inspired by”

Milton H. Greene – the man was a genius. This was a test he shot as an idea for the opening of The Sammy Davis Jr. Show.

The Making Of The Great Gatsby 1974

This is the only cinematic version I recognize.

Flowers Falling Into Your Hair

Erwin Blumenfeld. Inspiring innovator.

Codie Ravioli’s Trashy Glamour Shot

After the Antonio book party last year Codie and Connie and I were walking towards Fifth and we were feeling pretty fabulous. Somehow I became convinced that nothing was more glamorous than the reflected street lights on a massive pile of garbage near the corner. Instantly Codie became airborne and did a model’s dive onto the heap. “Trashy glamour,” we screamed!

Snap.

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We miss Codie terribly. She might have been the nicest person in New York. She had pure intentions and such a unique and brazen type of charm. Peace and endless glamour to Codie Ravioli. ( oh my God, I’m so upset again… )

Photo Booth Fun

I think it was at Little Ricky’s. Good times with my Lady.

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Materialism

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Click it for a link to synapticstimuli.com

 

Thanksgiving Photography and Design

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This is Macy’s big parade in 1988 as seen by the master photographer Elliott Erwitt.

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The cornucopia or horn of plenty is Thanksgiving’s enduring symbol of abundance. It comes to us today from the very earliest of ancient Greek oral-poetic traditions. This symbol goes back…quite simply it goes all the way back. Read all about it on Wikipedia.

(FACTOID – The iPhone was invented much later.)

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

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It’s always been about tie-ins and corporate cross marketing. Look for the new GAP balloon this year, a massive “balloon” shaped balloon in tan.

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The Holidays are a time for costumes but Pilgrim is out. The kids will be wearing a First Nations, Native American / American Indian look this year. “We’re sorry we stole your world,” is the sentiment behind the feathers and paint. ( “We love your casinos though.” )

Susan Dey. FACE. Susan Dey. BOOM. Susan Dey, say I.

Kurt and Bart in The LA Times

with a photo by me!

READ IT HERE

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#PATDRY

Hamilton’s Soda Fountain

Known to some as “Hashtag Hamilton’s.”

C U THERE

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Sure, I’m proud.

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I’m proud of the things I’ve learned.

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I’m proud to love animals.

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I’m proud to remember childhood.

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And I’m proud to study color, I love colors. Who doesn’t? Colors are fascinating.

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I’m proud to know grace personally.

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I’m proud to call talent and inspiration by his first name.

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I’m proud to be old school.

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And I’m proud to introduce you all to some new school. Meet Steve – a one to watch.

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I’m proud to aim high with my art.

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And I’m proud of my pictures.

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I’m proud of all my pictures, and sometimes, they can be very gay…

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tee hee.

I don’t feel proud just to be gay though, I never have. Being gay is the easiest part of all. Being the rest of me is what I try to be proud of. Sometime’s it’s hard but lessons are hard to learn and I am generally a know it all who tends to be a scene stealer. Nuf said.

Gay pride – I love fireworks and I love a parade. It’s a good day for me.

 

 

TVTOR

Saul Leiter

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Click for his inspiring gallery via Retronaut