THE Bird of Bailey's Britain: Jean Shrimpton

Jean Shrimpton wasn't just a model; she was THE model in the early to mid 1960's Britain.  She appeared in Vogue countless times and was paid the then-extravagant sum of $67 per hour.  She was the muse of legendary London photog and John French protégé David Bailey, to whom she was engaged (they never married).  In his book Birth Of The Cool, Bailey photographs many lovely 'birds of Britain' - Catherine Deneuve, Sue Murray, Penelope Tree - but the one model who appears constantly is Jean.  I haven't even included all the pictures of her (will probably save them for a Jean part 2 post).  With her lissome, doe-eyed beauty, she paved the way for future-comer Twiggy, and was nothing sort of a sensation and fashion pioneer.  I typically write my paragraph at the end of a post, but in this case, I think I should let the photos speak for themselves. 

Is that not one of the most enviable coats ever?

With Cecil Beaton:

All photos by David Bailey, scanned by me from his book Birth Of The Cool

GlassJaw & Brand New...

Last week, I had the opportunity to see a couple of shows on the GlassJaw & Brand New tour. There is a good chance that GlassJaw is my favorite band of all time. I hadn't seen them play live since New Year's Eve of 06-07. I am also a huge fan of Brand New (and I'm not ashamed of it). Saying I was VERY excited for this rock show would be a bit of an understatement. I was going to document every moment so I could savior it later, and of course, blog about it.


Unfortunately, electronics have some aversion to me and I recently went through three digital cameras in two months! Leaving me officially camera-less. Sigh. BUT... Christmas IS coming! Any way, that's my excuse for these terrible camera phone photos...

I am blessed to have a little Daryl Palumbo in my life, and he lets me watch the rock show from the stage! Aaaaah friendship. I know you can't tell from this terrible photo, but that's Daryl in the white shirt and the handsome (you'll have to trust me) gentleman with the bass is Manny Carrero. The after show dressing room party starring photographer Julian Gilbert ( http://juliangilbert.blogspot.com ), F. Sean Martin ( www.fseanpresents.com ) and GlassJaw front man extraodinaire Daryl Palumbo ( www.glassjaw.net ).

My apologies for the bad photos/blog, but it was amazing and I couldn't just go along not mentioning it at all.

LISTEN TO GLASSJAW!!!!!

Sons of Anarchy...

I have a friend in CA who works for an amazing Special Effects Company. They do make-up, prosthetics and props. Included in the make-up category is what they refer to in the biz as "prosthetic make-up effect; tattoos". That's the technical term, I swear, you can't make these things up. Because of the popularity of "the tattoo" in our culture today, my friend finds himself doing a lot of work in this vein. To add authenticity to his work, he does his research. I am always pleased to be one of his consultants! Over the last few years, I've sent him equipment as he's needed it to make his tattoo scenes more credible. Pulse Tattoo Machines & Equipment have had multiple appearances on NIP/TUCK and PRISON BREAK and tonight our Solution Tattoo Machine will be guest starring on SONS OF ANARCHY!

If that's not exciting enough, our linear power supply and Ergo grips will be there too! Tattoo legend, Freddy Corbin will be using all Pulse equipment to tattoo the one and only Henry Rollins on tonight's season finale of SONS OF ANARCHY. Corbin designed the three piece patch that became the show's logo. You can learn more about that from his recent Inked magazine interview here: www.inkedmag.com/icons/freddy-corbin

I don't watch the show, but I hear quite a buzz about it. I'll be tuning in tonight and if it's as good as I hear, I'll be looking for it on DVD. Everyone watching tonight... keep your eyes open for PULSE!

And now some top secret photos from the set...


The great Freddy Corbin with Pulse Solution Tattoo Machine, Medium Ergo Grip, Pulse clip cord, and Pulse PS24 Linear Power Supply!
The great Henry Rollins in the chair for his "prosthetic make-up effect; tattoos". Doing the application is my friend Mike!

Per a request from the set, we also sent out a gift package full of Pulse Tshirts and other gear for the cast and crew. They gave them to everyone at the show's wrap party. I heard the Pulse gear was well received so maybe we'll see Charlie Hunnam sporting a Pulse T in tabloids!