Amazing. It’s called the La Femme because Dodge designed it as a ladies’ car!
It actually came in “feminine” colors, with a floral print on the upholstery….
And, unbelievably, all kinds of matching accessories to make us women covet one, and presumably beg our husbands to buy us one, because Lord knows we couldn’t buy our own.
Nor did we want to worry our pretty little heads about cylinders, engine displacement, gas mileage, or any of that man stuff.
…..
Instead, we’d get… are you ready? A pink leather purse that matched the interior, and contained a compact, lipstick case and comb, plus a cigarette case and matching lighter, all in the upholstery colors!
Not only that, if that didn’t persuade you… The drivers seat back had compartments containing a matching raincoat, hat and umbrella.
You could be head to toe fitted out as an accessory to your beautiful car! (Assuming that you wore makeup, smoked, and fit the proper size for the raincoat.)
Wow!
….
Funny thing is, I’d love to drive it now… but it would be more ironic than the way it was intended.
Plus I don’t smoke or wear lipstick, so I couldn’t parade the matchy-matchy accessories…. But maybe I could pretend.
I hate to mention it, but if you don’t realize it, that isn’t Linda.
I didn’t think it looked like her familiar heart shaped face, plus she’s singing with much older musicians, not so likely in the 70’s, when rock session musicians were young….
so I went to the YouTube link to check it out.
….
It’s a cover band called The Linda Ronstadt Experience.
The singer does a creditable job… Linda Ronstadt being a hard act to follow… but to me, she loses Linda’s famed throatiness when she belts out some lines.
The other musicians sound good (to my untrained ear) but look like they’re phoning it in.
…..
Not that hard to find the real Linda… This is from 1977.
Thank you for that information.
I didn’t do enough research (read none).
I just saw the name, and not being all that familiar with Linda Ronstadt’s music hiistory, I just accepted it as it was.
Montana Lady, Nighthawks and others who watched the Indy 500 – What a travesty! Half of the last twenty laps were run with yellow flags. How can we respect these results?
well, when cars crash into walls and each other they tend to spray thousands of itty bitty parts of race cars all over the track, any one of which can puncture a tire. Consequently,
they have no choice but to throw the yellow so they can clean up the track.
they only throw the red when the cleanup is deemed to take too many yellow flag laps.
Before I get to Cleo stuff…. I posted some of this Sunday afternoon, my time, but I think few saw it. In fact, maybe only Montana Lady.
Perkycat wrote to me!
Her husband is recovering, but can’t stand or walk yet, so he’s been moved to an “advanced care” hospital, where he’s being exercised and his legs strengthened in preparation for the next step, which is rehab.
She’s been spending her days there, to help out and be with him.
…
I didn’t say much the first time, but she gave me permission to post about her second message, so I don’t think she’ll mind that i tell you more about the first one.
He had a heart attack, and had to have a quintuple bypass, but first his kidneys had to be stabilized.
He’s over the worst of that now, and has a pacemaker, but as you can imagine, he isn’t ready to come home.
Hence, rehab, when they can get him ready.
…
Perky said she did come to Cleo briefly to catch up a little. I don’t know which day, but she didn’t have her Cleo password.
I suggested she just log in as a guest, IF she gets time.
I was very glad she wrote.
I know we’d love to see her, and we wish her husband all the best!
.
wow
Looks like another carving, though it could be a painting.
The branches and berries look photographed but the bird looks painted.
looks like a photo to me
Oops. Ok… the feathers don’t look very real to me, but I guess they’re just really smooth.
Photograph: Mark Hancox
Hartlebury, England (Southwest of Birmingham)
A LINK to the story of this car.
Amazing. It’s called the La Femme because Dodge designed it as a ladies’ car!
It actually came in “feminine” colors, with a floral print on the upholstery….
And, unbelievably, all kinds of matching accessories to make us women covet one, and presumably beg our husbands to buy us one, because Lord knows we couldn’t buy our own.
Nor did we want to worry our pretty little heads about cylinders, engine displacement, gas mileage, or any of that man stuff.
…..
Instead, we’d get… are you ready? A pink leather purse that matched the interior, and contained a compact, lipstick case and comb, plus a cigarette case and matching lighter, all in the upholstery colors!
Not only that, if that didn’t persuade you… The drivers seat back had compartments containing a matching raincoat, hat and umbrella.
You could be head to toe fitted out as an accessory to your beautiful car! (Assuming that you wore makeup, smoked, and fit the proper size for the raincoat.)
Wow!
….
Funny thing is, I’d love to drive it now… but it would be more ironic than the way it was intended.
Plus I don’t smoke or wear lipstick, so I couldn’t parade the matchy-matchy accessories…. But maybe I could pretend.
Light? Oh yes… I have a lighter….
note the colors of. the bird’s head and the top of the Dodge match
I did!
Yes, I thought you did it on purpose.
..
“Funny Cat Gang ” By: Super Anima (avatar name / nothing else I could find)
I hope sheriff Monkey Blues never sees this picture.
He already makes no secret of not trusting cats, even though I tell him that’s inappropriate for a public official.
all these cats need to do now, is snap their fingers and start dancing to the tune of ”just play it cool, boys”
,,
“ Urban Development ” By: Christophe Vorlet (2006)
just a normal ‘desert’ scene!
,.,
wow
Those things are fish traps.
Most probably Vietnam.
I came across this while looking for something else (I didn’t find it – again) I think
might like it.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Roy Orbison. But I think Linda Ronstadt did him a big favor covering “Blue Bayou.” Thanks Alexi.
I hate to mention it, but if you don’t realize it, that isn’t Linda.
I didn’t think it looked like her familiar heart shaped face, plus she’s singing with much older musicians, not so likely in the 70’s, when rock session musicians were young….
so I went to the YouTube link to check it out.
….
It’s a cover band called The Linda Ronstadt Experience.
The singer does a creditable job… Linda Ronstadt being a hard act to follow… but to me, she loses Linda’s famed throatiness when she belts out some lines.
The other musicians sound good (to my untrained ear) but look like they’re phoning it in.
…..
Not that hard to find the real Linda… This is from 1977.
Thank you for that information.
I didn’t do enough research (read none).
I just saw the name, and not being all that familiar with Linda Ronstadt’s music hiistory, I just accepted it as it was.
Claude, that is a pretty poor pun. The vendor is right to send you away.
Is this Jefferson Airplane opening Sunday at Woodstock? I think we all needed some coffee at that point.
Montana Lady, Nighthawks and others who watched the Indy 500 – What a travesty! Half of the last twenty laps were run with yellow flags. How can we respect these results?
i was rooting for ferrucci to finish well because team owner a.j.foyt looks like he’s on his last legs.
well, when cars crash into walls and each other they tend to spray thousands of itty bitty parts of race cars all over the track, any one of which can puncture a tire. Consequently,
they have no choice but to throw the yellow so they can clean up the track.
they only throw the red when the cleanup is deemed to take too many yellow flag laps.
It’s just a matter of safety
Before I get to Cleo stuff…. I posted some of this Sunday afternoon, my time, but I think few saw it. In fact, maybe only Montana Lady.
Perkycat wrote to me!
Her husband is recovering, but can’t stand or walk yet, so he’s been moved to an “advanced care” hospital, where he’s being exercised and his legs strengthened in preparation for the next step, which is rehab.
She’s been spending her days there, to help out and be with him.
…
I didn’t say much the first time, but she gave me permission to post about her second message, so I don’t think she’ll mind that i tell you more about the first one.
He had a heart attack, and had to have a quintuple bypass, but first his kidneys had to be stabilized.
He’s over the worst of that now, and has a pacemaker, but as you can imagine, he isn’t ready to come home.
Hence, rehab, when they can get him ready.
…
Perky said she did come to Cleo briefly to catch up a little. I don’t know which day, but she didn’t have her Cleo password.
I suggested she just log in as a guest, IF she gets time.
I was very glad she wrote.
I know we’d love to see her, and we wish her husband all the best!
thank you, susan for posting perkycat’s great news! it sounds like a long haul in front of them both.
xxoo
Glad your Mountain Man is back on his feet too, ML.
Thank you for the news, Susan. I miss her funny comments and wish her husband the best.
Poor fish truck guy….
His sole purpose is to sell a few fish, and net a little profit.
But all day long, he’s herring customers crab about the prices, and questioning his scales.
He’s dealt with his sales floundering, debit cods getting declined, and people fishing for bargains by implying the snapper smelt bad.
Then somebody like Claude comes around, making dopey puns just for the halibut.
Walleye I wouldn’t be surprised if he put lox on the window and the doors, gave up his bream of independence, and took a job at Red Lobster!
hahahaha… clever!
Tanks!
cinnamon buns
thank you, NH for showing honor to all our fallen heroes!
I guess you weren’t referring to those fallen Cinnabons