Vostok 2433 Open Heart

Vostok 2433 Open Heart from my collection.

Francis Does Trains

 Trainspotting by Francis Bourgeois (for real)

 

 

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Here is Gordon driving a Freightliner Class 66 (66524). He’s a legend! ##trains ##trending ##fyp

♬ original sound - Francis Bourgeois

Avtozilla: Francis Trains:  Here is something for trainspotting - Francis Trains     @francis.bourgeois Here is Gordon driving a Freightliner Class 66 (66524). H...

Never Say Never Again (1983) trailer (HQ)

Best Bond movie is the one the English didn't make.



All Bond movies are silly affairs, in my view strictly, but this was at least a modicum of fun.

TOD 2: Tie of the Day Yesterday

 TOD 2: Tie of the Day Yesterday

 

Here is the tie from yesterday.

A very cheap job of dubious provenance that I didn't buy myself, however I'll wear any tie at least once.

The fat end on this one is really fat - 11 cm but I knew would be eating later in the day at some unsavory if artsy places so needed something broad to cover the shirt front rather like a napkin.

The apple from me own dacha.

 

Travel Jacket Inspo

My travel jacket / sports coat comes from the great King of Dhaka himself (unfortunately his wordpress blog seems to have disappeared).

Check out all the useful features:

Lots of pockets and that button up breast pocket is specifically for your passport or your other preferred travel ausweis strategically positioned for ease of access and draw with the right hand.

 

Also the red lining is all silk too.

ASIA: XXX by Asia - Full Album

Great!

TOD: Tie Of the Day today

 TOD: Tie Of the Day today

 

Today this tie 70% wool, 30% silk but nothing special some mall brand here. 

Still natural materials and good enough for my purposes.

 

PATT

 PATT!

 

 

This deteriorated quickly...

 

... or maybe even improved.

and then again...

Morning music: The Diasonics - Gurami [Audio]

Here is something I am listening to right now - new from a Moscow group with a forthcoming album.

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Autumn Travels and Seeing Nadia Leger Portrait Mosaics

Autumn Travels and Seeing Nadia Leger Portrait Mosaics

Another autumn travel trip, aka business trip, to the city of Dubna somewhere not far from Moscow, Russia, just came to pass.

During some free time, some photos were quickly taken, dozens of them in fact, so here they are, starting with these beautiful mosaic portraits of famous people, mainly Russians but not exclusively, by the renowned Russian born French artist Nadia Léger, aka Nadia Khodasevich (Grabowski) Léger, about whom you can read in the linked wikipedia entry.

Dmitry Shostakovitch is above, and the others are very recognizable also.

Leo Tolstoy, of course.

Poet Mayakovsky.

These are the 10 mosaic portraits that are in the alley in front of the Mir Culture Center in Dubna.

The other five are on the opposite side.

This escapes me.

Composer Tchaikovsky.

Maxim Gorky.

 More after the jump.

Rear View Mirror At Night

Here is my photo work Rear View Mirror At Night aka city lights in the rear view mirror at night

 

 

Me, I am vaguely into photography myself.

I have achieved tens of thousands exposures but never bother to edit.

For my lazy efforts, I think I have sold about a couple hundred photos on stock photo sites.

Made enough money to buy a memory card... or two.

Soapbox photos: Rear View Mirror At Night:  Rear View Mirror At Night aka city lights in the rear view mirror at night    

Old lady and a pigeon

 Somebody's photo - an old lady and a pigeon at the window

Could be someone's famous photo...

Me, I am vaguely into photography myself.

For my lazy efforts, I think I have sold about a couple hundred photos on stock photo sites.

Made enough money to buy a memory card... or two.

Soapbox photos: Old lady and a pigeon:  Somebody's photo - an old lady and a pigeon at the window

PHILIP MARLOWE in TV & Film

Philip Marlowe, my favorite hardboiled detective.

Could have taken a peacock feather. Peacocks at Moscow Zoo walk among vi...

New Fragrance Pickup: Bogart One Man Show

 Here is the latest addition to my frag library.

 As you can see it's Jacques Bogart One Man Show

Highly concentrated! I am hoping it's something with nuclear projection - you need it in times of Covid-19

One man show - the story of my life!

ETA:

Wore it today. 

Underwhelming. 

It's a nice enough Chypre scent and it may be highly concentrated but it's not strong enough for me.

It doesn't cover my natural ambre nor does it interact with it pleasantly.

Though I think Bogart (Signature) is better, still, it's by no means bad and is a pleasant if old-fashioned green Chypre type of scent, will be worn for the duration of the bottle at least.