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DRB Feel-Good Issue #24


"FEEL-GOOD SHOT" #24
Link - by Avi Abrams



Some joyful stuff to brighten up your day
Mixed images flow: cars, girls, etc.

Welcome to the new issue of Dark Roasted Blend's "Feel-Good" series: mostly bright and sweet collection of images designed to propel you along your day with a smile on your face and a spring in your gait.

STUNNING ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

This season do not forget about classic fantasy and angelic art by Michael Whelan:


(image credit: Michael Whelan)


This sophisticated, most wonderful example of line art is worth a closer look to take in all the details... "Up North" by Gael Bertrand:


(image credit: Gael Bertrand)


The "Forbidden Planet" movie poster (fragment):



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Mixed fresh links for today:

World's Simplest Electric Train - [fascinating]
The Shock Diamond - [an interesting phenomenon]
Finally, a bit of a good news - [cool info]
Typography in the "Alien" - [geek investigation]
Some good photos of "Orion" rocket engines - [to Mars, to Mars!]
10 Years Spent Carving a Cave - [wow art]
Extreme Firecracker Setup in China - [wow video]
How about some coffee underwater? - [wow video]
Meanwhile in Russia, a Kitten - [fun videos]
DIY Sterling Engine Tank - [wow video]
Wizards of Winter: Christmas Street Lights - [wow video]
This Kenworth is somewhat strange... - [fun video]
Motorcycle Stunts on a Roller Coaster - [wow video]
Zoigame to play, if bored - [gaming]

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FEEL-GOOD MUSIC

The Marbles - "Only One Woman" (epic song, UK 1966)
Henry Purcell - "Te Deum in D" (baroque 1694, a good alternative to Handel's "Messiah")
Al Bano & Romina Power - "Tornero" (romantic song, Italy 1979)
Paul Mauriat - "I Waited For You (Ce Soir Je T'Attendais)" (instrumental, France 1968)
The Ladybug Transistor - "Oceans in the Hall" (neo-baroque pop, 2001)
Kai Warner Orchestra - "A Man Without Love" (great version, Germany 1969)
Summer's Children - "Dancing Dandelion", "Sunshine Today" (Curt Boettcher's sunshine pop, 1967)
The Quick - "Bert's Apple Crumble" (good-time instrumental, 1970)
Harambee - "Birgitta" (1969 Swedish pop)
Area 51 - "Jupiter Beyond" (excellent Dutch space-synth, 2008)
Pupo - "Non Mi Arrendevo Mai" (relaxing, romantic song, Italy 1981)
Ennio Morricone - "Le Luci Si Spengono" from "I Magi Randagi" movie (instrumental, Italy 1996)
Three's a Crowd - "I Don't Wanna Drive You Away" (great 1966 psych pop)
The Moody Blues - "Emily's Song" (UK baroque pop, 1971)
Paul McCartney - "Friends To Go" (great recent pop, 2005)
The Paper Garden - "Mr. Mortimer" (good-time pop psych, UK 1968)
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino - "Archimede E Clio" from "L'assedio di Siracusa" (epic sword-&-sandal movie OST, 1960)
The Kik - "The Shape Of Things To Come" (2013, Dutch neo-Merseybeat)
Georges Delerue - Theme from "Tours Du Monde, Tours Du Ciel" (beautiful melody, France 1991)
Ennio Morricone - "Santa Fe' Express" from "7 Pistole Per I MacGregor" (epic western theme, Italy 1965)
Inger Lise Rypdal - "Innan gryningen ar har" (beautiful song, from the "Enkel resa" movie, 1988)


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FEEL-GOOD CARS

1966 Jeep Wagoneer: "Your wife will be twice as safe this winter with Jeep 4-wheel drive" -




Toyota Carina, a great example of the 1980s Japanese design:




Classy! This is the Peugeot 404 from the 1960s:


(image via)


Steam bike, sent to us by Lyn - see the video here:



(images credit: Lyn)

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FEEL-GOOD GIRLS

BEAUTIFUL ACTRESSES: Susan Hayward, France Anglade, Norma Shirer, Mireille Darc, Sandra Milo, Inger Lise Rypdal, and more:


Felicitas Woll; bottom image - 1954 Hudson Italia Coupe

Wencke Myhre, France Anglade


Alain Delon and Mireille Darc - and a Russian 1980 car "Volga 24" doing a jump

Sandra Milo

Sally Field



Inger Lise Rypdal, Norway

Terry Moore

Natalia Selezneva in the "Priklyuchenya Shurika" Russian movie

Colleen Corby

Natasha Koroleva, in the early 1990s


Hayley Mills in "The Moon-Spinners"

Sally Field


Japanese manga cover "Air Gear" by Oh!Great, plus some eclectic Italian space-synth LP covers:




Space Songs, LP cover from the 1950s:



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Random Book Dispenser

Here is something very close to what we are doing here on Dark Roasted Blend with our random "Time Slices" - pick a random book, "every book a surprise!". Seen in a Monkey's Paw store in Toronto, Ontario, this vending machine accepts $2 for any book and completes transaction with a triumphant old telephone bell ring! See how it works here.



(image via)
Or, collect all 112 million titles! Sounds tempting.

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Banksy? -




Cats in Perfect Sync! -




Don't do this to your cat -




... because -




In anticipation of Christmas, here is a little laugh:


(original unknown)


Until next time! Keep the sunshine, folks.


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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Inger Lise Rypdal, Sweden? Absolutely not, she is and has always been Norwegian. She turned 65 just a few days ago and looks better than a lot of women half her age.

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Anonymous Scott said...

I always had at the biggest crush on Haley Mills when I was that age. :)

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