The First Bond Girl… Ursula Andress
A beautiful fatherless child, Ursula Andress left the boredom of Bern, Switzerland to seek her…
Monthly Archives: July, 2012
The Frivolous Prince… Jean Cocteau
Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald coined the phrase “the rich are different” while hanging out with…
And God Created Woman… Brigitte Bardot
Many nations still use the faces of kings and queens on their coinage and currency.…
A Walk On The Wild Side… Capucine
Jack Nicholson and Capucine, the dazzling beauty in the Dambier photograph here, both liked Charlie Feldman’s…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky Tax Men
Ian MacDonald I.S.O., late of the Inland Revenue and author of a classic work on…
The Mannings
Of all the quarterbacks who powered the Golden Era that launched the Super Bowl, NFL…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky-Making Lads
Men and women of gritty and brutal intensity ran amok at the turn of the…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky-Making Ladies
Gay Gordon Fanbuggery was never told whether she was a man or a woman. The…
Act of God
Meaning An act of nature beyond human control such as a tsunami, hurricane or volcano…
All At Sea
Meaning In a state of confusion, disoriented, unsure about what to do. Used mostly in…
Air Kiss
Meaning A form of greeting or good-by, a social gesture usually done by pursing one’s…
A Fish Rots From The Head Down
Meaning When an organization or state fails, it is the leadership that is the cause.…
The Sporting Life
Competitive sports have always been a form of popular entertainment and ritual character building. But the…
Hollywood Royalty… Grace Kelly
Einstein said there are no points in time. But that galaxy we call Hollywood has…
Darling… Julie Christie
Growing up as a baby-boomer in 1960s America, the shifting tectonic plates caused by social…
Doubles Queen… Anna Kournikova
In 1995, at the tender age of fifteen, Anna Kournikova became the blonde bombshell of…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky Smuggling Lads
Young Ken Inverdunk, a cooper who served the smuggling trade well. He invented the first…
Darry Cowl–French Lounge Lizard
Before the French developed a fascination for the low-brow diversion they found along the Sunset…
Eddie Barclay: The Music Man
Back in the Fifties, a young Quincy Jones was barnstorming his star studded big band…
Well Aged Words: The Lion’s Share
Meaning Generally it means the largest portion, but that is not how it started out.…