PESO -- The Owl Shop

[Christine Aguila]

Peter:  Your subject here made me think of a small book of photographs by 
Jacques-Henri Lartigue entitled Les Femmes Aux Cigarettes.  It's filled with 
portraits of Paris dance-hall women smoking.  All of the women were famous 
at the time (the 20s), women like Josephine Baker et al.  The portraits of 
the women are playful & humorous, and Lartigue states in his introduction 
that he thought it "funny" to see women smoke.  I like your photo.  It makes 
one wonder if the smoker's speakeasy is just around the bend.
Cheers, Christine





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "P. J. Alling" <webster26 at mindspring.com>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml at pdml.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 10:47 PM
Subject: PESO -- The Owl Shop


> Last PESO of the year; in a thearaultian vein.
>
> There's a story.  Of course there is, there's always a story.
> <Sarcasm>In it's infinite wisdom</sarcasm> the State of Connecticut, (in
> the minds of the Governor, Legislature, and bureaucracy, an organization
> second only to God in grandeur and responsibility).  Decided to outlaw
> smoking in any public establishment, but left a loophole, if a Smoke
> shop had a liquor licensee prior to 1995, then smoking was permitted on
> premises.  Strangely only one establishment in the State qualified.
> Here you can enjoy a fine cigar, and a cognac or fine whiskey in
> convivial company without fear of officious intrusion on your pleasure.
> Though I'm not one to smoke cigars all that often. thank God at least
> one such place exists.  Interestingly enough though it's perfectly legal
> and permitted to smoke in this establishment, there were still patrons
> outside the front door indulging in smoking cigarettes, (the sheep are
> becoming well trained and that's as close to a political statement as I
> wish to make this close to the end of the year)
>
> Happy New Year Everyone.
>
> http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20theownshop.html
>
> Equipment:  Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax 43mm Limited f1.9
>
> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
>
> -- 
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> When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world
> -- Anonymous
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