It was an excellent afternoon for taking pictures. There's something special about the late afternoon light that paints the buildings in downtown Memphis as the sun is shining it's last beams. Maybe it's the far angle of reflection off the river... don't know, but it's an interesting illumination.
As I stood along Front Street, composing a shot of an old building that once belonged to a friend's family, I noticed someone in a window looking down at me.
After snapping off a pic, I noticed this girl was not moving much... then I realized... Ha!
Enlarge to check her out.
It's a joke... she's a manikin.
One more of the American Queen
Taken from the River Walk up on the bluffs, this photograph kinda says it all...
Memphis
Actually, I've got several more that make up a panorama of all that's Downtown Bluff City.
Being landlocked for a while, we've been doing our best to enjoy Memphis and it's accompanying lifestyle. It's an interesting old town that's managed to sustain it's patina. Hopefully our newest crop of city fathers will see fit to maintain it's greatest attribute.
Leaning skeptical, I sincerely doubt it.
Jack Tucker Alley
Downtown's alleys are the stuff of legends, which puts the late architect Jack R. Tucker Jr. in pretty good company.
The historic cobblestone alley that runs behind Tucker's residence in
Cotton Row has been designated Jack Tucker Alley by the City Council.
"Jack considered everything important in designing a quality city,"
Jones said. "It's like Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley says. 'If you pay
attention to the details, the big things will take care of themselves.'"
Tucker's widow, Cyndy Grivich Tucker, said, "That little alley is a
great representation of his philosophy. It was never named, it's a
forgotten piece of history, and it's something he cared so much about
that he fought for so long to keep it. This isn't an honorary street
naming. This is for real. It's something that will be in the map books."
Article from The Commercial Appeal By
Wayne Risher — 2009
My brother forwarded this to me. It's pretty amazing so I imagine many have seen it. If you've not, watch this short documentary. It's about 20 minutes.
On days like this we tend to kick off our shoes, get really lazy, and do whatever we like in a quiet, almost vegetative state.
We watched a documentary last night, "Who is Harry Nilsson" and after it, we both wondered aloud why we'd never paid that much attention to him.
Guess in those days —the early 70s— we were crankin' it up and too... well... 70s to appreciate Harry's phenomenal vocal talents. "Me and My Arrow" was familiar as was "Everybody's Talkin" from Midnight Cowboy, but we never sat and listened to his records like we did others, or if we did we certainly don't remember it.
The doc was excellent and well worth the time.
Saying this guy was really talented is like saying Einstein was really good at math.
I went to iTunes and downloaded a large amount of his catalog.
"A Little Touch Of Schmilsson" is a collection of standards. For this album, he employed Frank Sinatra's conductor/arranger and band, as well as the London Philharmonic for strings. Incredible!
"Nilsson Schmilsson" was nominated for Album Of The Year and Harry won Male Pop Vocalist Performance for "Without You".
So today, being a rainy day, we chilled listening to Harry, I took a few pics, and Mel worked on her needlepoint Christmas stocking for our grandson Silas.
Harry provided the perfect background music for this day of slothitude.
Yep... still playin' with the new camera... the boys are willing subjects.
An extraordinary video that's actually a commercial by Volvo... Makes me want to drive a Volvo — in Sweden.
Stunning Pics directed by Adam Berg
“Leave the World Behind” is not a documentary or another reunion tour from the Swedish DJ trio, but a unique music video featuring a brand new version of their 2009 collaborative EDM hit with Laidback Luke & Deborah Cox. In addition to featuring Lune in the updated version, Volvo Cars will also have a starring role in the music video, as the automobile company uses “Leave the World Behind” as the theme for their upcoming advertising campaign for the new Volvo XC60.
