This was 2004.
I created an evening swimsuit fashion show, open to the public, with designs spanning the ages.
It was a spontaneous, wild show, outside, in a greco-roman style courtyard, with gardens, pathways, and a fabulous fountain, surrounded by the outdoor decks of bustling restaurants.
A friend set up a serious sound system for me; the girls all got suited up, and I set up the various stations within the courtyard: the lathering-up-with-oil station, the tiki bar, replete with booze, and the sandy beach area.
The playlist was 7 two-minute clips of songs: heavy metal, hard rock, rockabilly, new wave, punk, each paired with the respective bathing suits.
The crowd doubled then tripled in size, as the loud music started, and I made good use of the microphone. One at a time, a girl would enter in, and saunter through the stations, dancing, with her song, role-playing, all initial inhibitions disappearing.
The first swimsuit was Alexandria, and the Iron Maiden song of the same name played. Heavy, majestic, I described the suit over the track of the song clip, really setting the tone of the show. This continued for a hot and heavy twenty minutes.
The suits are shown in the photos and pamphlet below, along with the press release and one resulting newspaper article written up after-the-fact.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
