The 1921 silent classic, starring the legendary Rudolph Bassetino.
It was made 100 years ago, but Bassetino was certainly a handsome dog. Look at those eyes, those deep set lustrous eyes!
Sigh…. and that café au lait fur, with appropriately dark-roast-arabica-colored ears.
Agnes Ayredale seems not as well remembered…. but she was beautiful in her day….
and she became a major star for a while, after this film.
It’s just hard to compete with Rudolph Bassetino… and … you know…. those eyes…. sigh…..
…
I haven’t seen it since my university days… and probably in film class… but I do remember noticing a couple of things, in my budding social consciousness.
One… the very beautiful (white) heroine is captured by an Arab sheik, and forced to do his bidding… which of course makes her fall in love with him.
It doesn’t hurt that he’s the incredibly handsome Rudolf Bassetino.
Nothing in the movies happens to ordinary looking people.
And two… she can’t admit to her feelings for him, until another character tells her that he’s not really an Arab dog,
but a half-British and half some European breed orphan pup, found and raised by Arabs… and then it’s OK.
Races are only attracted to their own.
…
As for “The Shake” in the title.
This was, while considered racy back then, actually a family-friendly film by today’s standards, so of course there’s no actual sexual misconduct.
The actual “Shake” had to do with water… and was something for which Bassetino had a magnificent on-screen talent….
though I wouldn’t want him to do it inside my house.
….
Look at all those towels they’re wearing….
on their heads, draped all over them, tied around their waists…
You’d think they could just dry off with them…
But NO, they just have to shake.
Bassetino could, and often did, soak the whole cast and crew!
From yesterday.
Thank you for StelBel’s hospital address.
I’m really glad she understood and could give her own permission to receive mail from us; it’s a good sign.
I’m buying my card today, and will mail it tomorrow when I do my weekly mail run to my box (I had mail stolen when I lived in a shared house so I took out a P.O. box to control the problem / I’ve had the box ever since).
Today’s Songs:
‘ The (female dog) Came Back,’ ‘The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car,’ ‘The Devil Sent You To Laredo,’ and ‘The First Cut is the Deepest,’ and the ‘Cheap Thrills Cuisine’ recipe ‘Brussels Sprouts Vinaigrette.’
‘The – Came Back’ is by the Edmonton group ‘Theory of a Deadman’ the song is either an adaption or a parody of ‘The Cat Came Back’. I though I had found an air-play version, but it wasn’t; this is the original with its, minor, dose of Carlinesque language. It’s here because this is a list of songs I like and the video is well done and I find it amusing.
Remember ‘3 Dressed Up as a Nine’? This is another by ‘Trooper’.
‘Bacarra’; beautiful music, and beautiful women.
Sung by its author Cat Stevens. I’ve put the original release by P.P. Arnold in a link below. I do not know if the £ 30 Cat Stevens received from her was just for the right to sing the song, or full ownership, although with all the covers of it I suspect the former.
I’ve never been fond of vinaigrette salad dressing but otherwise, it’s an interesting juxtaposition of vegetables and fruit.
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They may be ladies, but they bug him!
Yuck invasive Asian Lady Beetles. Chomp them.
Are you sure? With only a few dots?
NOSE!
BUGS!
He nose a lady when he sees one.
,
,,
It’s a very small farm, carved out of the brush… But there are only four people, and none are very young.
If it were any bigger, they wooden handle it so well.
They had combed the area, years ago, looking for someplace they had saved enough toupee for…
and now they bristle at any suggestion that they should part with it.
Five people, unless you are assuming that the angry lady is going to kill the slacker in the wagon.
Oops… I didn’t notice him.
Ok, four people actually working the farm.
No reason to part with it; it’s bristling with crops. It’s amazing what they’ve done with those scrub lands.
So that’s what happened to my old shaving brush. Got up one morning and it was bald!
..
This town is inhabited by model citizens.
They never misbehave, and maintain strong faith in their six Creators.
Certainly – Peter Jackson’s “Braindead” aka “Dead Alive”…
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Greek amphitheater.
I googled it briefly, and I’m pretty sure it’s the stadium at Magnesia in Turkey.
(Google Lens gives you too many “similar” results to be sure you’re getting info on the right place, and I’m too sleepy.)
The top picture is the same view before excavation.
…
I guess that’s an elephant. Kinda.
I think so, if you don’t much care what an elephant looks like.
Not an image tonight, but a pretty big descriptive hint…
Turn the picture upside down… then the elephant’s back will be at the top.
The big trees in the foreground are now its legs, the smaller ones at either side are its tail and trunk.
Its tusks are straight.
It’s eye is a tiny leaf, about on a level with the middle of the hunter’s shins.
And its ear is suggested by a leafy plant, but not really outlined.
Your brain has to complete it.
My brain says “booo.”
Here is the official flipped solution complete with its rather insulting caption.
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’59 Chevy
Impala!
Famous for their cats eye taillights.
I could never decide whether I think they’re beautiful or ugly.
I do like the 57’s better with their big Chevy fronts.
…
BTW, I post about cars like I know about them, but I really don’t.
I know a little about a few cars.
Those taillights were on all models of the ’59 chevrolets. My parents had a Brookwood station wagon with them.
we were escorted from the church to the reception hall by our
b’est man’ in a dark colored ’59 impala. happy memories!
Rudolph is looking very chic.
Ooh… it’s Stel’s poster for “The Shake.”
The 1921 silent classic, starring the legendary Rudolph Bassetino.
It was made 100 years ago, but Bassetino was certainly a handsome dog. Look at those eyes, those deep set lustrous eyes!
Sigh…. and that café au lait fur, with appropriately dark-roast-arabica-colored ears.
Agnes Ayredale seems not as well remembered…. but she was beautiful in her day….
and she became a major star for a while, after this film.
It’s just hard to compete with Rudolph Bassetino… and … you know…. those eyes…. sigh…..
…
I haven’t seen it since my university days… and probably in film class… but I do remember noticing a couple of things, in my budding social consciousness.
One… the very beautiful (white) heroine is captured by an Arab sheik, and forced to do his bidding… which of course makes her fall in love with him.
It doesn’t hurt that he’s the incredibly handsome Rudolf Bassetino.
Nothing in the movies happens to ordinary looking people.
And two… she can’t admit to her feelings for him, until another character tells her that he’s not really an Arab dog,
but a half-British and half some European breed orphan pup, found and raised by Arabs… and then it’s OK.
Races are only attracted to their own.
…
As for “The Shake” in the title.
This was, while considered racy back then, actually a family-friendly film by today’s standards, so of course there’s no actual sexual misconduct.
The actual “Shake” had to do with water… and was something for which Bassetino had a magnificent on-screen talent….
though I wouldn’t want him to do it inside my house.
….
Look at all those towels they’re wearing….
on their heads, draped all over them, tied around their waists…
You’d think they could just dry off with them…
But NO, they just have to shake.
Bassetino could, and often did, soak the whole cast and crew!
Of course the female was attracted!
Dogs.
From yesterday.
Thank you for StelBel’s hospital address.
I’m really glad she understood and could give her own permission to receive mail from us; it’s a good sign.
I’m buying my card today, and will mail it tomorrow when I do my weekly mail run to my box (I had mail stolen when I lived in a shared house so I took out a P.O. box to control the problem / I’ve had the box ever since).
https://antidepressantsortolkien.vercel.app/
Interesting quiz, I got 66.666….∞ %.
Edited in at 10:26 hrs. E.S.T..
I really hope your inspired gift to StelBel arrives on time and in good order.
Exactly my score too.
16/24.
‘ The (female dog) Came Back,’ ‘The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car,’ ‘The Devil Sent You To Laredo,’ and ‘The First Cut is the Deepest,’ and the ‘Cheap Thrills Cuisine’ recipe ‘Brussels Sprouts Vinaigrette.’
‘The – Came Back’ is by the Edmonton group ‘Theory of a Deadman’ the song is either an adaption or a parody of ‘The Cat Came Back’. I though I had found an air-play version, but it wasn’t; this is the original with its, minor, dose of Carlinesque language. It’s here because this is a list of songs I like and the video is well done and I find it amusing.
Remember ‘3 Dressed Up as a Nine’? This is another by ‘Trooper’.
‘Bacarra’; beautiful music, and beautiful women.
Sung by its author Cat Stevens. I’ve put the original release by P.P. Arnold in a link below. I do not know if the £ 30 Cat Stevens received from her was just for the right to sing the song, or full ownership, although with all the covers of it I suspect the former.
I’ve never been fond of vinaigrette salad dressing but otherwise, it’s an interesting juxtaposition of vegetables and fruit.
The second one shows as “Video Unavailable” on my PC (Chrome browser). Is this what you were sharing?
The attachment is from today’s London “Daily Mail” column “ON THIS DAY”.
It’s an interesting read (it’s her birthday today).
”that’s HEDLEY”…….
that line was the first thing I thought of
While beauty may be skin deep, smarts go all the way into the head.
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