Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Chocolat Klaus

 


  • Advertisement poster showing a woman in a green dress astride a galloping red horse. The image remained a logo for the Swiss chocolate company for fifty years.
  • Cappiello, Leonetto, 1875-1942, artist
  • Paris : P. Vercasson & Cie, Rue de Lancry, Imp., [1903]
  • https://www.loc.gov/item/2005693044/

Trampas, New Mexico. General store

 


Sunday, September 28, 2025

General Price 9/28

 


Third attempt today to get a picture.



Young Maverick

 


1979-80 CBS. Charles Frank, Susan Blanchard. 8 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Maverick

Bret Maverick

 


1981-82 NBC. James Garner, Darleen Carr, Ramon Bieri. 18 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Maverick





The One from the Other - Philip Kerr

 


I recently ordered several of the earlier Bernie Gunther books off of Amazon. One of my favorite detective series. This is the one that restarted the series after a 15 year hiatus.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399152993

https://berniegunther.com/book/one_from_other/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Kerr

Haunted House, New Orleans, La.

 


Friday, September 26, 2025

L.A. Confidential (1997)

 


Directed by Curtis Hanson. Free with ads on Youtube. Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell, Kevin Spacey.  I also have this book by James Ellroy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Confidential_(film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/la-confidential-1997


https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2700conf.html


https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/309918/la-confidential#articles-reviews?articleId=87855

Snatch (2000)

 


Directed by Guy Ritchie. Free with ads on Youtube. Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Graham. I also have this DVD, which is what I am watching now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snatch_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/snatch-2001






Chicken and Peppers 9/26

 


Chicken Pepperoni. Still have a few peppers and this is my fav chicken dish. 3 big breasts, 2 cans diced tomato, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, red wine. Brown chicken and cook down everything in same pan. Pile on top of chicken and cook in 350 oven 40 min. I serve it over rice.

I had about 10 peppers for this dish. 8 Anaheim and 2 banana. 

Falstaff - 14 oz.

 

Wendy's Chicken Sandwich (1983)

 

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Tabasco Peppers 9/14

 


I've been mostly harvesting them green this year. Wanted some orange and red ones to put in the small Jack Daniels bottle with vinegar. Still some green ones on the plants.

The Springfield bicycle club tournament, September first, second, & third

 


Friday, September 12, 2025

600 Movies on The Golden Horn


 

Sabata (1969)

 


Directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Found on Tubi. Lee Van Cleef. Spaghetti western. I remember this one for the acrobatics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabata_(film)


https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4341lee.html 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2306

The Spikes Gang (1974)

 


Directed by Richard Fleischer. Found on Tubi. Lee Marvin, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Gary Grimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spikes_Gang


https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47967/spikes-gang-m-g-m-limited-edition-collection-the/ 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-spikes-gang-1974.html

Budweiser Tab Top - 16 oz.

 

KFC Chicken Sandwich Commercial - 1990