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#17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford
2014 NASCAR Hauler Parade at Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Thursday night before the Auto Club 400 race.
Ricky seems to have his pick of shirts since while I like the cream sweater, it didnt really feel right.
So yeah, it’s nice to have new clothes lol. I think I’m gonna keep him in the striped shirt cuz I’m biased.
Adoptive scouser, actor, comedian, socialist, activist, musician, writer and (genuine & generous) philanthropist.
As seen today, in Parker Street, Liverpool
I now am the proud to have my 1st Ricky in my collection. A great friend gifted me Ricky and Fluffy 💕
Ricky seems to have his pick of shirts since while I like the cream sweater, it didnt really feel right.
So yeah, it’s nice to have new clothes lol. I think I’m gonna keep him in the striped shirt cuz I’m biased.
March 22, 2008
Shot on Canon 1Ds Mark II with Canon 50mm 1.2
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So here is Ricky redressed and cleaned up. Turns out he can fit Bratz Boy outfits easily so that’s great. I still can’t get over how tiny his head is though in comparison to all the other dolls from his era. I assume its just a side effect of having a 50 year old vinyl head, but still, it does make him look slightly younger than Skipper and Skooter.
At least I got my dream trio of a brunette Skooter, redhead ricky and strawberry blonde Skipper.
Despite having a really tiny head he is the tallest of all my boy kid dolls.
With him in hand though I honestly think he was intended to be Midge’s little brother since there’s a bigger resemblance than him and Allan minus the hair colour. The cheeks/lips/nose are much closer to Midge’s than Allan’s face as well as the fact they’re both forward looking blue eyed dolls.
And my redhead vintage dolls group grows a bit bigger.
St George's Hall, where a charity event featuring John Gorman, Lesley Butler, Crissy Rock, Ricky Tomlinson and Stan Boardman will be held on 13/5/16 in aid of Micky Finn
Motionless In White performs on the Kia Soul Stage at the 2014 Vans Warped Tour in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
July 23rd, 2014
Photo © Terry Dobbins 2014
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French postcard by E.D.U.G., no. 175.
American singer Ricky Nelson (1940-1985) was one of the first teenage stars in America. He started his career in his parents' television series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. In the late 1950s, he had such hits as 'Hello Mary Lou' and he starred in the Western Rio Bravo (1959) with John Wayne.
Eric Hilliard 'Ricky' Nelson was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1940. His father, Ozzie Nelson, was a bandleader, and his mother, Harriet Hilliard, was a singer in his father's band. As a child, Ricky and his older brother David performed in their parents' radio show (1940-1952), in the film Here Come the Nelsons (Frederick De Cordova, 1959), and in the television series 'The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet' (1952-1966). All episodes of the series were written by Ozzie Nelson, who also directed and often incorporated Ricky's actual songs into the shows. Ricky became one of the first teenage stars in America when his rock and roll career took off in 1957. His first single, which he wanted to impress his girlfriend with, was released in April 1957 by the Verve record company and had 'I'm Walkin' (originally by Fats Domino) as its B-side. Nelson's cover version rose to #4 on the best-selling charts and reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The A-side, featuring the song 'Teenager's Romance', was even more successful and rose to #2 on the best-selling charts and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. His appearance with the songs on his parents' television show played no small part in the rapid success of his first record. In the following years, he became extremely popular with well-known hits like 'Hello Mary Lou', 'Travelin' Man' and 'Poor Little Fool'. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had 29 Top 40 hits, and only Elvis Presley and Pat Boone sold more records in the United States. Compared to his success in the US, his international success remained rather modest. His most successful song in Europe was 'Hello Mary Lou'(1961). Ricky Nelson also worked as an actor. In 1959, he starred in the film Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959) with John Wayne and Dean Martin, and he performed the songs 'My Rifle, My Pony and Me' and 'Cindy, Cindy'. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Newcomer for his performance in the film. Alongside Jack Lemmon, Nelson starred in the comedy The Wackiest Ship In The Army (Richard Murphy, 1960),
With the release of the LP 'Rick is 21', Nelson dropped the "y" from his name and released under the name 'Rick Nelson' from September 1961. He made a promo clip for the hit 'Travelin' Man' (1961), which is considered the first video clip ever made. The promo clip consists of images of places that are sung about in the song. In 1963 he signed a 20-year contract with Decca Records, but after 'For You' (1964) he had no more major hits. The 'British Invasion' of the English beat groups also meant a career break for him, as for many other teenage idols. In 1966, the last episode of the TV series 'The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet' ran, leaving him without an important mainstay of his success. Nelson changed his musical style and went from Rock and Roll more into country music. His fans did not appreciate this very much. He took on two more roles in TV Westerns also starring his wife Kristin Harmon, The Over-The-Hill-Gang (Richard Murphy, 1969) starring Walter Brennan, and The Resurrection of Bronco Billy (James R. Rokos, 1970) starring Johnny Crawford. Nelson wrote the song 'Garden Party' (1972), in response to the unwillingness of the public to grant him a new repertoire. The song promptly became a hit, Two years later, another modest success followed with 'Windfall'. In the 1970s and 1980s, he fell into oblivion, until 1985, when he successfully participated in a series of golden oldie concerts in England. This led to a similar tour in the southern United States. During this tour, on New Year's Eve 1985, he died in a plane crash in Texas. His girlfriend Helen Blair and all the members of the Stone Canyon Band died with him. He was 45 years old. From 1963 to 1981, Nelson was married to Kristin Harmon, the older sister of actor Mark Harmon. Their twin sons, Gunnar and Matthew, later formed the pop group Nelson, which had a number one hit in America in 1990 with '(Can't live without your) love and affection'. Their daughter, Tracy Nelson, starred in the series 'Father Dowling Mysteries'. Ricky Nelson was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood.
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I waited at the corner of 5th and Market Streets for the light to change when a man approached me from behind and stuck a Street Sheet newspaper in front of me and asked me for a dollar.
I told him I'd buy one if he let me take his photograph and he responded that he charged "five bucks for pictures." I chuckled and so began my conversation with Ricky Teagues, street poet.
We crossed the street and Ricky told me that he'd been living as a street poet for the past eleven years... I guess it's always difficult to know when people are giving me a line, but I went with it. He told me he'd been published in a number of papers and magazines, and then showed me a collection of his poems printed (copied, more likely) onto 8½" x 11" parchment stock and folded into quarter-sheets. Each "booklet" contained four poems and a couple of poorly rendered (printing-wise) illustrations.
As I looked at one of the booklets, Ricky began reciting one of his poems (coincidentally from the booklet I was looking at at the moment).
DWELLING WITHIN YOURSELF
The center of love that you find in your mind,
The peace of life that you have that leaves you
to find yourself.
Within to be or not
To see yourself is to be in the right.
From the id and to the superego
To be the positive person you are and feeling
is to be in the right.
Delightful charm appears to open your mind full
of light as the morning between the warm sun.
To enter and fasten the embrace of the hair of the passing star.
The smile that pleases a rainbow.
© Ricky Teagues
I gave him another couple dollars for one of the booklets to give to my son, then another when I asked again to take his photograph. He asked to pose by the this lamp post as, he said, he refers to it in one of his poems.
Dealing with street people is not something I'm particularly comfortable with... I don't know that there are many people who are, but as someone who tries to be compassionate toward the plight of others, it's not always easy – especially when it occurs on such a regular a basis as it did while I was in San Francisco.
On every occasion but this one, my response to panhandlers was, "I'm sorry."
In this case, I felt more comfortable and willing to give a little cash (despite my not-so-wealthy standing) – not so much because I was getting something out of the transaction, but because Ricky seemed to me to be doing more than simply panhandling; that his life as a street poet created "value" for the world.
Perhaps that's a crass way of looking at things... perhaps it's insensitive... perhaps I'm a hypocrite. I don't know. Would it be any easier for me to give handouts if I were wealthy? That's hard to say as I've never been on that end of the spectrum either. I'd like to think I would be more generous with both my time and money as regards beggars, but there is a possibility that I'd have the tendency, still, to shy away.
A few days ago, I walked into downtown East Lansing with my son for lunch at a local deli. After withdrawing some cash from an ATM, we made our way towards our destination, and along the way, we passed a man carrying a plastic shopping bag and looking a bit haggard.
We were several paces in front of him when he called out to us, saying something about helping him find something to eat. I turned back and to my right and told him, "I'm sorry."
Zachary shot me a look that I couldn't decipher... one that I've not asked him about yet. I was overcome, however, with the feeling that I'd just let my son down, not to mention yet another human being.
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This is actually a two-frame autostitched image. Don't ask me why... sometimes I just do these things!
So here is Ricky redressed and cleaned up. Turns out he can fit Bratz Boy outfits easily so that’s great. I still can’t get over how tiny his head is though in comparison to all the other dolls from his era. I assume its just a side effect of having a 50 year old vinyl head, but still, it does make him look slightly younger than Skipper and Skooter.
At least I got my dream trio of a brunette Skooter, redhead ricky and strawberry blonde Skipper.
Despite having a really tiny head he is the tallest of all my boy kid dolls.
With him in hand though I honestly think he was intended to be Midge’s little brother since there’s a bigger resemblance than him and Allan minus the hair colour. The cheeks/lips/nose are much closer to Midge’s than Allan’s face as well as the fact they’re both forward looking blue eyed dolls.
And my redhead vintage dolls group grows a bit bigger.
I'm not sure if I've been doing this too long, but I was very excited when Ricky said he wanted to do this 22ft drop, only because he was wearing a stripy jumper. I was really glad we held out for the shadow before he dropped too.
Ricky Nelson´s "Poor Little Fool" holds the distinction of being the first #1 song on Billboard magazine's then newly-created Hot 100 chart, replacing the magazine's Jockeys and Top 100 charts. It spent two weeks at the #1 spot. The record also reached the top ten on the Billboard Country and Rhythm and Blues charts.