Richard Petty’s talent and charisma helped NASCAR boom
“Richard was not arrogant—outwardly. But he was very arrogant inwardly. You know that with that big smile he had, there were two big fangs hanging
she’s clearly wife material
It would appear that this dive bar date is going well. Now, hurry up, take her home and marry her as she’s clearly wife material.
Some birds are not meant to be caged
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them
Cult heroes: Strawberry Switchblade
Rose McDowall’s career has followed a typically cult-hero path; like Alex Chilton, she went from pop star to troubled recluse in the blink of an
four-speed legend Ronnie Sox
When four-speed legend Ronnie Sox backed down the ramps, everyone else may as well as gone home, as the odds were that they were about
IAIN BAXTER& dwells in the fifth dimension.
IAIN BAXTER& dwells in the fifth dimension. His vision of the world is that of a telescope focused on the eyepiece of another telescope. Since
Bar Hook Up
A lot of bars screw around with their name in an attempt to be mysterious or hide what they really are, but not this place.
Margaret and Frank Forever
“This picture of Loretta and Larry is doing things to me- it’s like looking into some bizzaro alternate M*A*S*H where Margaret and Frank are healthy
This was as the desert should be, this was the desert of the picture books…
“He’d always had a quickening of the heart when he crossed into Arizona and beheld the cactus country. This was as the desert should be,
get it while you can and good luck at it
“I’m not telling you to make the world better, because I don’t think that progress is necessarily part of the package. I’m just telling you
’70s Custom Van Friends
I love random found snapshots and this one is no exception. Just a couple of friends next to their custom van sometime in the ’70s…
Dancers Remember Zombie Hut, South Sacramento’s Now-Shuttered Tiki Nightclub
There used to be a Polynesian-themed restaurant and nightclub in South Sacramento called the Zombie Hut, part of the Tiki-culture craze that swept the country