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Bristol Tatto Club

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Dueling tattoo legends & bosom buddies– Al Schiefley (left) & Les Skuse (right) Yep.  On a tattoo kick again.  Check out these sick pics and you’ll know why.  This ain’t no Miami Ink — this is Olde School, Hard-Ass Tats. The legendary tattooist, and founder of the Sandusky Tattoo Club, Al Schiefley lived and worked out of Sandusky, Ohio where he opened his famous Pearl Street shop that dutifully operated for over a quarter of a century.  The photo above was taken back in mid 1950s during Al’s travels abroad, and shows him seemingly double-teaming a well-inked young lady (with a strange sense … Continue reading Bristol Tatto Club

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The Cars Of Tomorrow

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115 MPH ………………Yea Right! The Davis was first introduced in 1947 by Glenn Gordon “Gary”  Davis in the United States of America. Just after World War II, Davis bought a small racing car that had been converted into a 3-wheeler and named the “Californian”.   Believing it would make a good economy vehicle Davis built his first prototype which he nicknamed “Baby” (or Davis D-1). The second Davis prototype D-2, (or Davis “Delta”) was also built in 1947. From 1948 the Davis Motor Company then produced 11 Divan models that all featured a removable top.  The Davis is possibly the largest … Continue reading The Cars Of Tomorrow

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Pin Up Model & Actress with the Peek-A-Boo hairstyle!

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         Constance Frances Ockleman AKA: Veronica Lake  Veronica Lake was born Constance Frances Ockleman in Brooklyn, New York to a seaman father. He died in an explosion on an oil ship when Constance was five. Her mother remarried and the family was constantly on the move living in Canada, New York and Florida. She graduated from high school in Miami. The family moved to California and she was enrolled in the Bliss Hayden School of Acting in Hollywood.  Bit parts came almost immediately with RKO Studios. Her trademark was a hairstyle, with one of her eyes always obscured by her blonde … Continue reading Pin Up Model & Actress with the Peek-A-Boo hairstyle!

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Geraldine Doyle, inspiration for ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ dies at 86

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With a red and white bandana in her hair and factory worker uniform sleeves rolled up to reveal her bulging biceps, Rosie the Riveter was painted on a World War II recruitment poster in 1942. But for four decades, the real Rosie the Riveter had no idea she was the woman who inspired it. Perhaps it was because Geraldine Doyle left her factory job after two weeks – or because she didn’t actually have bulging biceps – that Doyle, who died at 86 years old on Sunday in Lansing, Mich., didn’t know for so long that she was the model for … Continue reading Geraldine Doyle, inspiration for ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ dies at 86