Paragliding - Landing on Main Road

Happy weekend!

Hey guys, it's June tomorrow! Whoa, can  you believe it?! That means that summer is upon us very shortly! Woo woo! That also means that I will be spending my weekend finishing up moving, unpacking boxes, and setting up my new place (yay! finally!) but there is always time to share a quick dose of inspiration to get your Friday started off on the right foot! 

We don't know about you guys, but now all we wanna do is throw on our swimsuits and hit up the beach!

How fun are these retro shot glasses? Too bad we missed our chance to snap 'em up!

Pretty dress, pretty hair, pretty girl.

Can this be my next birthday cake?

Cute fonts, good message.

The fanciest popsicles we ever did see!

Hope you all have a fun weekend! Do you have any exciting plans?

XO

Jennifer on My Mind (1971)

          Here’s the premise of this would-be comedy for the druggie generation: After a with-it dude’s far-out girlfriend dies of a heroin overdose, he spends several days hiding her body in his apartment (and then his car) because he thinks he was responsible for her death and doesn’t want to get in trouble. Are you laughing yet? No? Well, guess what, you won’t be laughing when you watch the actual movie, either. Instead of being irreverent, which was undoubtedly the goal, Jennifer on My Mind is distasteful and unfunny. It’s also very boring, which is quite an accomplishment given the lurid storyline. Seeing as how the movie was directed by Noel Black, who made the masterful black comedy Pretty Poison (1968), and seeing as how the film was based on a book by the respectable Roger L. Simon, it’s tempting to point the finger of blame at screenwriter Erich Segal. Yes, that Erich Segal, Mr. Love Story himself. Once again, Segal demonstrates his unique gift for generating slick tedium. In fairness, though, nothing works in Jennifer on My Mind, so the script may simply be the most glaring of myriad unsatisfactory elements.

          The storyline unfolds on two levels. In the present-day narrative, rich twentysomehting Marcus (Michael Brandon) avoids family members and friends who visit his pad because he’s concealing a corpse. In flashbacks, we see Marcus’ courtship with the girl who ended up rotting in his bathtub. She’s Jennifer (Tippy Walker), a dimwitted hippie whom Marcus meets in Europe. Over the course of their hot-and-cold relationship, Jennifer got involved with hard drugs. To say that the narcotics angle feels incompatible with the film’s various gooey, music-driven love montages is an understatement, but as we all know from Love Story, Segal’s got a thing for gooey, music-driven love montages. Leading players Brandon and Walker are forgettable, but several semi-famous players show up in incidental and/or supporting roles, namely Peter Bonerz, Barry Bostwick, Jeff Conaway, Renée Taylor, and Chuck McCann. The picture also features an early performance by a future superstar. Robert De Niro shows up for one scene piloting a gypsy cab—yep, it’s De Niro playing a taxi driver five years before Taxi Driver. The actor brings his usual early-career intensity to a silly bit part as a hack wired on speed, but his brief appearance isn’t sufficient reason to trudge through Jennifer on My Mind. 

Jennifer on My Mind: LAME

Fun on Mts Agassiz, Dade and Abbott with Calicokat

Jim spent the Memorial Day weekend in Yosemite and took some great pictures
The latest climbing news on Personal Websites on Summitpost
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Croatia - Zagorje (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Varaždin, Varaždinske Toplice, Trakošćan Castle, Krapina,Veliki Tabor Castle, Kumrove, Klanjec, Marija Bistrica.

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CHAMBRAY SHIRTS ARE "IN DA CLUB"

 

 

Due to the success of The Great Gatsby, the club collar get's more attention then ever. You will look

good in a poplin or oxford, but you will look dapper in a chambray or denim shirt with a club collar.

Wear it with a knitted tie and you are ready for Pitti Uomo, wear with a paisley scarf and you look great for Bread & Butter. See you there! 



Fly to B.A.S.E.

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Valery Rozov Base Jumps from 7220 meters from Everest + Annapurna Range F/A

Valery is a famous base jumper from Russia
A First Ascent in the Annapurna Range (below)

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Youngblood (1978)

          It’s hard to figure what the makers of Youngblood were after, because while the picture strives to portray a group of young African-Americans as fully realized individuals, the movie also traffics in stereotypes. After all, the overarching narrative involves an impressionable Los Angeles teenager who gets drawn into street violence, and the most dynamic scene in the film features a chaotic street fight between rival gangs. So is Youngblood a serious-minded melodrama designed to spotlight social ills, or is it merely a gussied-up riff on blaxploitation? Chances are the picture represents a well-meaning attempt at merging both things. However, parsing such nuances might not be worth the trouble, because even though Youngblood eventually arrives at a mildly exciting climax, the first hour of the movie is numbingly dull. The story’s protagonist is Michael (Bryan O’Dell), a latchkey teen who’s acting out at school and getting into trouble while roaming the crime- and drug-infested streets of his neighborhood at night. Michael joins a gang called the Kingsmen after proving his bravery during a fight, and the gang’s top guy, Rommel (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), accepts Michael as a protégé. Meanwhile, Michael’s older brother, Reggie (David Pendleton), seems to have escaped the ghetto for life as a businessman—but in actuality, Reggie’s a middleman for a drug cartel.

          You can pretty much guess where it goes from here. Michael gets pulled deeper and deeper into gang violence, his brother tries to keep him out of trouble (while also concealing his illegal activities), and Rommel turns out to be a terrible role model. No surprise, things end badly. Despite the trite storyline, there’s some decent stuff in Youngblood, a lot of it related to Hilton-Jacobs’ character. (The actor was riding high on TV’s Welcome Back, Kotter at the time, and was therefore the biggest name in the cast.) His character, Rommel, is portrayed as a conflicted Vietnam vet who’s slowly realizing he’s outgrown gang life, so the pertinent dramatic question is how much hardship he will cause for the people who emulate him until he learns the error of his ways. Ultimately, though, the drab elements of Youngblood drown out the meritorious ones. Just to name two examples, the star-crossed-lovers subplot about Michael’s love for a girl whose brother belongs to a rival gang is hopelessly contrived, and the song-driven soundtrack by R&B group War gets old fast—how many aimlessly funky jams can one movie handle?

Youngblood: FUNKY

Jamaica - Kingston & Around (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Kingston & around, Castleton Gardens, East of Kingston, Port Royal & around, West of Kingston, Spanish Town & around and May Pen & around.

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Jamaica - Kingston & Around (Chapter)

Lonely Planet: Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei - Penang (Chapter)

Coverage includes: George Town, Batu Ferringhi, Teluk Bahang & Around, Pulau Jerejak, Batu Maung, Kampung Pulau Betong and Teluk Kumbar.

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Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei - Penang (Chapter)

Indonesia - Plan your trip (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Welcome to Indonesia, 20 Top Experiences, Need to Know, If You Like: Island Hopping, Diving & Snorkelling, Trekking, Beaches, Surfing and Wildlife, Month by Month, Itineraries, Outdoor Adventures: Beaches, Cycling, Diving, Snorkelling, Surfing, White-Water Rafting, Hiking & Trekking, Mountain Climbing and Watching Wildlife, and Regions at a Glance.

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Indonesia - Plan your trip (Chapter)

Ozone Delta 2 vs U-Turn blacklight

Ethiopia, Djibouti & Somaliland - Northern Ethiopia (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Debre Libanos, Blue Nile Gorge, Bahir Dar & around, Lake Tana & its Monasteries, Blue Nile Falls (Tis Abay), Gonder & around, Simien Mountains National Park, Shire, Aksum, Adwa, Yeha, Debre Damo, Adigrat, rock-hewn churches of Tigray, Mekele, Danakil Depression, Lalibela & around, Woldia & around, Hayk, Dessie, Kombolcha, Bati and Menz-Guassa Community Conservation Area.

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Lonely Planet: Ethiopia, Djibouti & Somaliland - Northern Ethiopia (Chapter) 

Roberto Cavalli and Cannes 2013

The Cannes Film Festival was hit by heavy rain this year. While this did not stop all the usual celebrity yacht parties, they were not quite what they were last year.

As a result of the heavy rain, Roberto Cavalli, fashion guru and world-class party host, made an exception one night and permitted celebrity guests to come on his luxury yacht with their shoes on. Apparently the decks were seriously marred by stiletto traffic.

I'm sure the glitterati are hoping for better weather next year and some stiletto-free boat parties!

Dreamy outdoor spaces.

Now that patio season is finally upon us we thought it would be fun to share some beautiful ideas and inspiration for your next outdoor dinner party. (Aren't outdoor parties just the best?)

This combination of rustic place settings, wild flowers, and a lace table cloth gives off such a whimsical romantic feel. So pretty.

The perfect floral centerpiece.

Love this canopy of light bulbs. How gorgeous would this look in the evening light?

The perfect backyard picnic brunch with friends. I really like how all of the benches are facing each other! Makes for a wonderful circle of conversation.

I already have one of these wicker swings hanging in my living room, but what a great idea to move it outside on a sunny summer afternoon!

Tree trunk place settings. Brilliant!

Happy hosting! XO

Lenny Bruce Without Tears (1972)

          On some level, it’s probably fitting that the first documentary about groundbreaking hipster comedian Lenny Bruce, released less than 10 years after his death, is a low-budget enterprise shot on grungy black-and-white film. After all, Bruce spent much of his career playing smoky jazz clubs, even though he briefly enjoyed success on national television. In other words, if Lenny Bruce Without Tears were a stronger film, it might feel like just the right lo-fi tribute to a controversial funnyman who brought uncomfortable truths into his routines. Unfortunately, the fact that writer/producer/director Fred Baker largely constructs the film from second-hand footage makes Lenny Bruce Without Tears little more than a fawning clip show. Further, Baker’s only original interviews are with tangential figures who rehash familiar lore about Bruce as a tragic trailblazer. Plus, on some level, the movie feels somewhat exploitive and opportunistic—Baker’s real-life friendship with Bruce was used as a marketing angle, and Baker’s inconsequential narration repeatedly states that the filmmaker and his late subject were pals. If this half-assed doc is the best thing Baker could put together, one gets the impression that Baker and Bruce were more like passing acquaintances than true comrades.

          Yet the documentary’s lack of substance isn’t its biggest flaw. Instead, what makes Lenny Bruce Without Tears genuinely awkward is Baker’s incomprehensible aesthetic choice to employ experimental-cinema montages beneath audio of Bruce’s recorded routines. For instance, one such montage collides such disassociated imagery as Boris Karloff mugging in an old horror movie, Lyndon Johnson giving a speech, a marching band in action, and a monkey typing (!), none of which has anything to do with what Bruce is saying on the soundtrack. Extended video clips of Bruce doing stand-up on The Steve Allen Show aren’t much more interesting; while the comedy bits themselves are worthwhile as entertainment and as history, Baker simply runs the clips start to finish, evincing a major absence of curatorial discretion. And in his most nonsensical flourish, Baker upends the whole hero-worship vibe of the doc by including shock-value footage and stills of Bruce’s naked corpse, captured shortly after the comedian died of a drug overdose. Not exactly the most respectful treatment of a “friend.”

Lenny Bruce Without Tears: FUNKY

Great Mountains and Great Mountaineers Videos + Everest 60 Years Ago

Thanks to Laura for sending me this great website with interesting videos
Also pictures from the first successful climb of Everest (below)
My latest posts on Personal Websites at Summitpost (below - Scroll down to the bottom)

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Pictures from the first successful climb of Everest 60 years ago

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Lonely Planet: Cuba - Havana (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Downtown Havana, Outer Havana, Playa & Marianao, Parque Lenin, Santiago de las Vegas, Regla, Guanabacoa, Cojímar, Casablanca and Playas del Este.

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Cuba - Havana (Chapter)

Lonely Planet: Shanghai - Plan your trip (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Welcome to Shànghǎi, Shànghǎi’s Top 13, What’s New, Need to Know, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Month by Month, With Kids, Like a Local, For Free, Neighbourhoods at a Glance, and Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment and Shopping overviews.

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Shanghai - Plan your trip (Chapter)

Brazil - History, Culture & Food (Chapter)

Coverage includes: History – from before the Portugese to Brazil’s boom days, The National Psyche, Lifestyle, Economy, Population, Multiculturalism, Sports, Media, Religion, Women in Brazil, Arts, Carnaval, Culinary Staples & Specialties, Drinks, Celebrations, Where to Eat & Drink, Vegetarians & Vegans, Eating with Kids, Culinary Habits & Customs, Cooking Courses, Food Glossary, The Land, Wildlife, National Parks & Protected Areas, Organized Tours, Environmental Issues, Mammals, Birds, Aquatic Life and Reptiles & Amphibians.

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Brazil - History, Culture & Food (Chapter)

Lonely Planet: New York City - Plan your trip (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Welcome to New York City, New York City’s Top 16, What’s New, Need to Know, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Month by Month, With Kids, Like a Local, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Gay & Lesbian, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities, Sleeping, Day Trips from New York City and Neighborhoods at a Glance chapters.

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New York City - Plan your trip (Chapter) 

Lonely Planet: Panama - History, Culture & Food (Chapter)

Coverage includes: History - from lost Panama to modern woes, The National Psyche, Lifestyle, Population, Sports, Multiculturalism, Media, Religion, Women in Panama, Arts, Culinary Staples & Specialties, Drinks, Where to Eat & Drink, Vegetarians & Vegans, Eating with Kids, Culinary Habits & Customs, The Land, Wildlife, National Parks, Environmental Issues, Environmental Organizations, Boat Trips, Hiking, Diving & Snorkeling, Surfing, Fishing, Cycling, Wildlife-Watching and White-Water Rafting & Kayaking.

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Lonely Planet: Panama - History, Culture & Food (Chapter)

Central America - Mexico’s Yucatán & Chiapas (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Chiapas, San Cristóbal de Las Casas & around, Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilán & the Carretera Fronteriza, Campeche, Mérida, Chichén Itzá, Valladolid, Cancún, Isla Mujeres, Playa Del Carmen, Isla Cozumel, Tulum & around and Mexico Directory.

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Central America - Mexico’s Yucatán & Chiapas (Chapter) 

Indonesia - Nusa Tenggara (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Lombok, Mataram & around, Lembar, Southwestern Peninsula,Senggigi, Gili Islands, North & Central Lombok, Gunung Rinjani, Tetebatu, South Lombok, East Lombok, Sumbawa, West Sumbawa, Sumbawa Besar & around, East Sumbawa, Komodo & Rinca Islands,  Flores, Labuanbajo, Manggarai Country, Bajawa & around, Riung, Ende, Kelimutu, Moni & around, Maumere & around,
Larantuka, Alor Archipelago, Kalabahi & around, West Timor, Kupang & around, Soe & around, Kefamenanu & around, Rote, Ba’a, Nemberala & around, Sumba, Waingapu & around, East Sumba, South-Central Sumba, Waikabubak, West Sumba.

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Indonesia - Nusa Tenggara (Chapter)

Lonely Planet: Botswana & Namibia - Namibia (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Understand Namibia, Namibia Today, History, The Namibian People, The Namibian Way of Life: Women in Namibia, Religion and Economy, Arts, Namibian Cuisine, Environment, National Parks & Reserves, Directory, Transport, Windhoek, North-Central Namibia, Northwestern Namibia, Central Namibia and Southern Namibia.

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Botswana & Namibia - Namibia (Chapter)

Lonely Planet: China - Tianjin & Heibei (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Tiānjīn & around, Héběi, Shíjiāzhuāng & around, Chéngdé, Shānhǎiguān and Jīmíngyì.

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China - Tianjin & Heibei (Chapter)

Antarctica - Plan your trip (Chapter)

Coverage Includes: 15 Top Experiences, Welcome to Antarctica, Need to Know, If You Like, and Itineraries.

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Antarctica - Plan your trip (Chapter)