a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
he should be included in this series of posts. by xy
the jam at the electric circus: in the city
you should have known this would follow ; ) by xy
style note: paul weller vs pete townshend
oooh! just remembered… such perfect timing. been waiting and holding off for the right time to post this muffin. a good quality rare shot of pete townshend and paul weller at the peak of their time. while pete is a swell guy, i was never into “the who”, i never understood it or saw what all the fuss over the guitar trashing was back then. especially when that became an act at the end of every show. to me they were a big pop band with a trick or two. on the other hand i was an avid “jam” fan in its early days. pauls social views and activist stand was inspirational and while he drifted later years he always carried those views along with his great taste… (if not always in his music). here you have the dashing paul weller with townshend in as good as a condition as you’ll ever find him. by dd
mini 1967 lambretta fully loaded with jean shrimpton
lovely. duke, see if you can find this one shrimpton included… used ; ) by dd
for duke: lambrettas, vespas, mods… get ready for love
for duke and his new found fondness for the mod era. just remember in the mod london town, every little detail counted, so don’t mess it up or leave home with out it. by ar
154 caminos: silver vintage porsche 550
i’m not a huge porsche fan but this one is an exception… can i please get a confirmation that this is indeed what i think it is (a 1952 or 1953 porsche 550 series ?) by dd
the one that got away: feit
all these posts about shoes and we forgot this one… courtesy of feit and our previous post on it. by dd
new wave vs. new york: JLG vs. woody allen
and there you have it, the difference between 2 brilliant directors. my personal favorites from each are a woman is a woman by jean luc godard and manhattan by woody. by dd
zeina durra: The Imperialists Are Still Alive
and here is the trailer to the film we posted, just in case… by dd
robert polidori – cold war era bunkers
talking about nice house photographed by great photographer, there is this not so well known story by robert polidori on the cold war shelters that some crazy americans built somewhere in the midwest in case of a nuclear attack! it was shot around 2003 i think but never got the attention deserved. it’s so over the top and ridiculous that you don’t know if you should smile or cry. can’t find much more of this story on the net but i have a much more extended crop somewhere, if anybody’s interested i will make the effort…
“The underground complex of Girard B. Henderson was completed in 1978, five years before his death. The elaborate bomb shelter is located beneath a typical two-story suburban house in Las Vegas. Although the house was later sold, the shelter is still intact and is occasionally rented out for corporate events and parties.“
by pp
la maison de verre – francois halard
i was really glad last week when i saw thames&hudson re-released the book on the glass house by photographer francois halard. seeing the pile reducing seriously everytime i was passing by mcnally jackson (which by the way is the best place to get books and mag in the city) made me wonder if the fact that the new york times made a great article about the house recently was the reason or just general interest. now i’m crossing my fingers that they will also re-release the book on the villa malaparte by mr halard as well… by pp.
Samuel Beckett, Yul Brynner, Roman Polanski
love, love this picture of samuel beckett with his gucci bag, how cool is he with his grey hair and cable sweater. polanski on the other hand looks like a bit of a slob. Yul as usual straight from mars… but not without style. by xy
