Vintage shots from days gone by!

Any rule can be waived or bent. There's one that SHOULD have been broken.
Just plain wrong.

 

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might this be cecil kimber in his "Bullnose" Morris Cowley special - what led to Morris Garages / MG?

 

Thanks Jimi, it was kinda' hard to take at the time. Had to go through dozens of interviews and tests of knowledge spread over a three month period! In the end they told me I had got the job, it just had to be confirmed. I was stoked! Well that all went to shit, man I would have loved that job!



The foundation stone was laid on 11 November 1927, and the Shrine was officially dedicated on 11 November 1934. There is an extensive area under the Shrine that holds, The visitor center and incorporates an education center (including three classrooms and meeting room), an audio-visual center, gallery space, a retail shop and an administration office, as well the Hall of Columns (in which the Changi Flag is on display) Gallery of Medals, entry courtyard and Remembrance Garden. It covers the entire area that is ringed by the walkway seen on the lower photo.

One cant be bitter about it, essentially I am happy to see the Shrine fully staffed and open to the public 365 days a year. In the end, that is more important than the individual.

Doc.

 

Doc, as someone who's also seen the job (mission, really) of a lifetime drift away, I can identify with your reasoning. But though the organization is, in a sense, larger than any individual (and, sure, we can all accept that reality) there's, for me anyway, always that nagging regret of not being a contributing part of something I loved. When there was something a person wanted almost as much as life, it's somehow hard to be out of the loop. I hope that makes some sense; maybe it's just me, living sometimes in the past. (To an extent, that's exhilarating, but dwelling and brooding takes me down bad, so I have to discipline my heart AND grab a cold one and count the blessings around me!)

 

Jimi, that explains my sentiments about all this to a 'T'. I could not have put it any better if I tried!
I think these thoughts are what separates a true Soldier, Sailor or Airman from everyone else. That burning desire to be a part of it and to love what you do. It is indeed a great part of you to loose.
Thank you for that mate!

Doc.

 

Well, life contains that "thrill of victory" AND that "agony" of occasional defeat, right? Turning to things with wheels, rudders and wings . . . Doc, you mentioned the awesome A-12. All of you HAMB aerial buffs will enjoy this thread! WAY TO BIG to post, but here's the link (loaded with photos, too!).

http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

 

The model with Lucy is a Boeing 247D. Would love to know the story on that model. Movie prop?

 

Nice call there John and spot on! I guess we cant be right all the time huh!! It is better to be corrected on something like this than to spread inaccurate information.
Quite a lovely looking aircraft, a time when style was a part of the design process.

Cheers,
Doc.

PS, Hell yeah that is a great site Jimi, amazing the lengths they went to for security but all-in-all well worth it!

 

Caption was less than desirable:

Lucille Ball doing her bit for the war effort, 1940s.

 

This image looks just like my 2013 Christmas card... thanx for finding it for me! Gary

 

WOW, You have your 2013 Christmas cards already? I have no idea where the picture came from, saw it on the net. Just looked old to me... if not old enough I can remove it?

 

Rebel Without A Cause - 1955

 

Dizzy Gillespie

 

THANKS, SWI and COMP! Back in '57 when I was too young to assemble models, my Dad bought me a Deuce roadster like this, only it was a pre-assembled toy car, complete with battery-power. It was THE coolest thing a 7-year-old could have imagined! I took pretty good care of it, all things considered. But I lost it somewhere along the way.

I have spent a lifetime watching for that turquoise Deuce roadster at flea markets. S'ok, since I still have the memory. There's a story I can share some other time.

 

Empire, you outdid yourself today with cool stuff. Thanks!

 

Agreed, the Doc is amazing, from early Spits to SR-71's.
Thanks Doc.

 

might this be cecil kimber in his "Bullnose" Morris Cowley special - what led to Morris Garages / MG?[/QUOTE]

I didn't know, but was inquisitive enough to google it, and yes, indeed it is Cecil Kimber in the car now known as "Old Number One"

Mart.

 

Angela Lansbury gets her hair done - c. 1940s

 

Wow! Thank you, it's quite humbling to be recognised like that, I'm glad that I can pass some of this info on to people who appreciate it.
Again, Thank you.

To keep up the picture volume......


The Commonwealth Aircraft Company (CAC) 'Boomerang' fighter, a desperate stop gap fighter developed from the 'Wirraway' trainer. Although outclassed by contemporary Japanese fighters they did quite well for essentaly a modified trainer.
Latter in the War when Australia had equipped with better fighters such as the Spitfire, P-51 and Kittyhawk the Boomerang was switched to a ground attack roll where it excelled due to it's excellent maneuverability at low level, two 20mm Hispano-Suzia cannons and four 303cal machine guns. It was also possible to fit a bomb load to the auxiliary fuel 'drop tank' hard points. The Boomerang also featured substantial armour plating for pilot protection.
This was the first fighter to be designed and built in Australia and is my personal favorite aircraft. I was lucky enough to spend substantial time working on the Australian National Aviation Museum's CA-12 Boomerang when I volunteered there before joining the Army.

Doc.

 

Fremont Casino, Las Vegas, 1950s.

 

Stuart Little.?

 

Soda jerker flipping ice cream into malted milk shakes, 1939

 

“The body of a rotund man floating along the Thames looked familiar, the face and the portly figure recognisable from the movies.

But nothing nasty had happened to Alfred Hitchcock. The East End-born son of a London greengrocer was merely exercising his macabre sense of humour and marketing skills.

The director was announcing his return home to make Frenzy, a typically gruesome thriller and the first film he’d made entirely in his home country for more than 20 years.

Floating a lifelike dummy of himself on the river was the type of gimmick, mischievous and macabre, that he loved. In a business where those in front of the cameras expect to be the stars, Hitchcock proved bigger than his movies.”

 

British Museum Underground Station, London, 1937

 

Hey Doc,is it my failing eyesight or are those blades being swept back?

 

Thanks Jimi, I love the history here in the States but in looking back I learn more about the whole world. So many folks here have helped put together a pictorial pedia as you might say, just a fabulous look at world history.

Live n let live.