April 19, 2005

Picture Pages

I hope any of you who remember that old Bill Cosby show have that song running through your head now. I know I'm dating myself but it's worth it to spread the song virus. The only reason I thought of it in the first place was that I realized I don't like to post unless I have a photo to accompany my text. Not that my words feel naked, they're very progressive and self-assured, but a picture is worth so many of them and saves both of us a lot of time! Instead of reading five thousand characters and piecing them together into words that recall ideas that describe an event, BAM! I can just put you there at the event instantly. So much more powerful.

The first two are day and night shots from the outdoor symphony at UCF on Thursday. Then beach pics from the road trip I took with my parents this weekend (they came to visit, yay!) down the east coast of Florida. We'll finish with a nice shot of a convertible GTO from last weekend's company picnic. One of my favorite things about that car, besides its raw performance and iconic status in the American automotive lexicon, is the fact that GM borrowed the name from Ferrari. For the American ripoff the moniker meant nowhere near the original Gran Turismo Omologato but quickly took on a popular phrase indicating its voracious appetite: "Gas, Tires, and Oil."

by day

by night

mes parents a la plage

is that a wedgie?

keeps me cherry red

Posted by George at April 19, 2005 08:56 PM
Comments

as always, beautiful pics, georgie.

Posted by: nas at April 22, 2005 11:07 AM

oh yeah - love the gto, baby! nice... not that it compares, but did i ever tell you that my brotha marc owned a 63 thunderbird convertible when he lived in los angeles? man, that thing was COOL! it even had a steering wheel that slid from side to side. they called it the "swing away feature." not the prettiest car in the world, but sweet.

http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/bird6302.htm

and nice handstand.

Posted by: delara at April 23, 2005 01:32 AM

D, wow, how have I missed ever seeing the '63 T-bird? The hood line, headlights, and rear end are out of this world! I can't believe Marc actually drove one of those. Just another confirmation of his status as style icon.

Posted by: george at April 23, 2005 04:22 AM