Unwrapped

Holy Egyptology, Batman! Here's a sequential unwrapping from Sensations Revue Mensuelle magazine number 13, 1949. A sublime slice of French cheesecake fluff titled "La Momie", definitely in the burlesque stage show vein of the Folies Bergére. 

One of the stills from this set was adapted for the cover art of the University of Vice Records release Primitive Paradise: Early Exotica 1920 - 1947, a great compilation that compiles forgotten 78s of Latin and Hawaiian tunes from the early days of recorded music, before the term "Exotica" became a household term for faux ethnography. I definitely recommend checking out anything University of Vice has put out. 

Mid-Century Signage

It's often difficult to find artifacts of the past hidden amongst the same-same mass fabrication of the modern world, but on a recent camera outing, I spotted this mid-century sign for the Midway Motel in the Midway area of St. Paul. I love the COLOR TV by RCA sub-heading. 

Completing the Trifecta

Well, I was finally able to complete the Three Stooges model triptych. My wife found one of the elusive and preposterously-overpriced-due-to-their-scarcity Curly statues. Unbeknownst to her (and, allegedly the seller, but the claim seems somewhat dubious) it was sans base, so I can't lock the third knucklehead together with his fellow tomb raiders, but that's alright. 

I don't paint my models anymore. I've had some mixed results with doing so, and the paint generally flakes or fades anyhow, so I leave them au naturale.