O'Sullivan Heal Ads

I stumbled across these ads at Oregon Leather Co in Chinatown (Portland OR). In 1899, Irish immigrant, Humphrey O'Sullivan, unhappy with conventional leather heels, attached a rubber square to the heel of his shoe. Later that year, he patented his design and incorporated O'Sullivan Inc. A quick look on ebay reveals an interesting assortment of sales pitches, advertisements and of course America's Number 1 Heel. I have no idea when these ads are from but I imagen the thirties or forties.

What is the guy on home base staring at?

Jonny Quest

I have never really liked TV. I get too restless and feel like I am wasting time. However, I have a soft spot for Hanna-Barbera Production's The Adventures of Jonny Quest. Hanna-Barbera is an animated show power house, creating shows like, Birdman, Space Ghost, The Smurfs, Scooby Doo, The Flinstones and The Jetsons.

As I child I programed the X and Y coordinates of our cutting edge C-band satellite system on to Cartoon Network to watch Jonny Quest every week with my little brother. The show has gadgets, vehicles, villains and awesome locations. Think of a pubescent James Bond without the romantic element. Here are the opening and ending credits. The show only ran for one season, 1964-1965 and is available on Amazon.

George Smith Patton III

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

Recently, I have been reading up on infamous general, George S Patton (a fellow dyslexic). Patton's maverick style and over the top personality has been the topic of multiple biographies and one award winning film. The 1970 film, Patton staring George C Scott, portrays the accomplishments of the career military man from 1942-1945.

Note the Ivory handled six shooter.

Here are some more links,
Patton Quotes,
Life Photo Archive,
George S. Patton Biography (Wikipedia),

Douglas Kent Hall

In his fifty year career, Douglas Kent Hall photographed, cowboys, rock stars, prison inmates, dancers, body builders and the American West. Here are some books that he made and photos.

Working Cowboys

Prison Tattoos

Arnold: Education of a Bodybuilder

In New Mexico Light