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Coincidence...?
+ Maxwell Smart (A.K.A Agent 86) - Secret agent working for CONTROL
+ CONTROL - Secret U.S. government intelligence agency based in Washington, D.C.
+ KAOS - International organization of evil founded in 1957 (Arch enemy of CONTROL)
+ Plastic pink flamingos - Created in 1957 by Donald Featherstone
+ Donald Featherstone - Grew up in Berlin, Massachusetts.
For a period after the Civil War, Berlin, Massachusetts was home to a large shoe factory.
Maxwell Smart was the first agent to use the "shoe phone" as a spy communication device.
Maxwell Smart - Dead
Donald Featherstone - Whereabouts unknown
The new Get Smart movie is now being shown in theaters. This, of course, was based on the original TV series, Get Smart which aired from 1965 to 1970. One of my favorite all time sitcoms, it starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart. Long before the modern day cell phone was invented, Smart used an analog rotary dial wireless telephone which he had neatly hidden in the soul of his shoe. I like to think of Maxwell Smart as the world's first person to use a cell phone, some 30 years before anyone else.
Don Adams (1923-2005) was an actor and stand-up comedian. His album, Don Adams, Live? was recorded live at the Sands in Las Vegas in 1967.
"You want me to pose with a Get Smart lunch box?"
(doesn't she look 'really out of sight in her mod outfit' lol)
For many baby boomer males, our introduction to the fabulous Bentley came from the British TV show, The Avengers.
You see, the British Invasion of the early 1960s was not just about The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It was not just about girls wearing miniskirts made from psychedelic fabrics or about the knee high boots that completed the look.
It was also about secret agents!
The Avengers capitalized on the frenzy the early James Bond films created and American film and television quickly got on board with products of their own.
Get Smart, I Spy and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. top the list of US shows. To counter Mr Bond, the USA had James Coburn as Our Man Flint and Dean Martin as Matt Helm.
There was one part of the success of the British, spy shows the US productions missed. That is, Dianna Riggs as Mrs. Emma Peel. While Patrick Macnee’s John Steed was a charming, witty fellow and the Bentley was Fab, It was Mrs Peel in her Lotus that had our attention.
This is a forced perspective photograph of a 1/24 scale die-cast model car in front of a real background.
Franklin Mint 1929 Bentley
Missed it by THAT much....
This was literally my latest album ... that is, one I brought home from the thrift shop on the weekend. With apologies to Don Adams, Mel Brooks, and the GS crew.
The We are Here challenge on August 26 2021 was: My Latest Album Cover
Channeling Maxwell Smart To Commemorate The Uproar at the CIA.
I think something very fishy is being and was perpetrated that has the potential to drag down many many careers - even those at the highest levels of our government, even the President.
Watergate was a game of Tiddly Winks in comparison. In Watergate, nobody died.
Michael St Clair, ventriloquist, actor & impersonator, 20 December 1949, by Robert Rice, from vintage film negative, ON 388/Box 002/Item 069 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoalap1/A73beqMwXAWp4
Note: In the 1960s St Clair appeared on television in episodes of shows such as The Rockford Files, 77 Sunset Strip, Mission: Impossible and Get Smart
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Gorey needs little introduction as an American original, an eccentric Victorian (not very far from Joseph Cornell) who found himself intuitively moving from French literature to illustration and book design. Both men were also passionate balletomanes.
This design's camera phone is not a real phone. It's ancestor is the French detective cameras of the last century. The fake phone is a complete set of digital camera controls. The mouthpiece is the shutter release and the dial buttons control metering, focus, exposure, etc. The rotary dial face is an LCD display. Both the controls and lens of the camera are protected by silk cloth coverings. The underside of the sole cover has a contact number list written in rhyming couplets.
The phone is stored inside the velvet seat of a unicycle. A small set of catnip bottles are also inside the seat.
Here in this ballet fantasy, Gorey and his beloved cats participate in a heady dance. The cats follow him on the unicycle like a pied piper transformed from the Middle Ages to the Victorian era (the medieval rats to Victorian cats).
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2014 by David Lo.
I had the idea of shooting a person using a telephone booth for time travel for quite a while, but wasn't able to find one until recently! I plan to re-shoot this picture but with someone dressed up in clothes from the early 1900's, that's what I think is missing the most. Its on hold though for now cause I have a lot of other ideas to show you guys! :)
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The 1965 Cold War tv sitcom "Get Smart" kept a gag going wherein this device never really worked well, or at all.
The comedic angst of Get Smart co-star Edward Platt was a great foil to the foolhardy lead character played by Don Adams.
Platt was trained in the Julliard school as a bass-baritone.
This humidor would fit perfectly on the desk of Platt's office as the Chief of Control, it's ear symbol similar to the red hotline phone on the same desk. Both are private connections to the unknown, in concert with the meditative art of cigar smoking (a silent yet unhealthy activity for those whose genes are suited to).
On the Chinese acupuncture medical ear model are labelled names of various Control Agents to keep notes on the inventory of house cigars reserved for them. Control agents who would drop by the office making this a cigar club humidor. As the cigar collection dwindles red indicator lamps would turn on by pressing the corresponding button next to their name on the inside of the humidor lid. Once a month, the box would be taken to Control's cigar vendor for restocking. Each agent's stash of 5 cigars of his or her size and choice is stored in his own custom cedar tray.
As this is a nostalgic humidor the coronas of yesteryear would dictate the proper size and capacity. I thought the old-style Joya de Nicaragua cigars would be the perfect match. Each cigar label would be stamped with an Agent number. These cigars would be a very rare find now as the line has changed although the name hasn't.
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2013 by David Lo.
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I wish all a Very Happy New Year! I begin it by doing what I do best. As the Chinese New Year approaches, streets are festively decorated in lower Manhattan with many motifs such as the Dragon.
The traditional Chinese icons of dragon, lion and so forth brought me back to some passions, the Pollock Toy Theatre and then to the opera, Wagner's Siegfreid in particular. The stories of St. George and the Ring cycle are to date unrelated, but for my design a festive dragon takes center stage as a pinhole camera housed within a theatre enclosure, and subtly encircled by the Magic fire of ambient lamps above the cardboard theater's proscenium and the traditional prompter's box right above the orchestra pit. Wagner's Bayreuth has a hidden orchestra and here we substitute that with a loudspeaker (with a black wire mesh) above the proscenium and right next to the camera's main viewfinder. Uniting St. George and Fafner, Siegfried's dragon, the design fantasy muses with Siegfried on the tragic disillusionment of life. It is only when Siegfried tastes the blood of the Dragon he has slayed does he finally see with clarity through the clouds of life.
The Green Dragon camera has a pinhole lens where a decorative pearl would be placed between his teeth. The moving pinhole camera on it's focusing rail on the stage dramatically lighted is reminiscent of elaborate Victorian pastimes. For the presentation kit, a set of original oil lamps are included for authentic lighting effect.
I would be lying if I failed to mention that in putting together this arrangement, my thoughts were dedicated to the actor Bernie Kopell, the magician and evil mastermind Siegfried of KAOS in 10 episodes in the 1965 sitcom, "Get Smart".
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2014 by David Lo.
these are the ultra rare "brown box" dolls of female TV and movie stars of the 1960s.From left to right are Marilyn Munster from the Munsters, Agent 99 from Get smart, Jane Hathaway from the Beverly hillbillies, Tara King from the Avengers, Mary Ann from Gillagans island, Janice Rand from Star trek and Miss Moneypenny from James Bond.The dolls were made in Japan for America but was taken off the market because they were unauthorised.The dolls have plastic clothing and were made during the 1960s.
Walked past this carpark entrance in Sydney last month and liked the light shining through the bars. This morning as I am looking at it, I've hot the music from Get Smart the TV series playing in my head.
Had this idea for a while just never got round to executing it... But i seen this spot over the weekend and thought it may work...
A little while ago Ben gave me a plug on one of his Shots, this guy has inspired me to get out and do more and more self portraits and this one was definitely a tribute to the inspiration given by Bens Work! Please go and check out his Stream here!
First shot at using the 5D with big ISO... Absolutely love it. I have no noise reduction on this shot at all, very minimal editing, infact!
Canon 5Dmk II
Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM
Canon 580EX II
Yongyuo 460
ISO 1000, 1/80, f/1.8
Strobist Info:
580 into 24" softbox left of camera at 1/32 and 460 high behind subject at 1/64 power, triggered via cactus V4's.
Set-up shot :)
CC and comments Welcome :D
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Ningú havia vist aquestes fotos fins ara, sobretot els que les varen fer. Fins que jo les he revelat ara.
S'anomena "found film" a aquelles fotografies en pel•licula o placa que es troben sense revelar dins càmeres velles o per altres racons. La gracia és que ningú ha vist mai aquestes fotografies.
Aquestes imatges mostren un retrat d'una familia californiana formada pels pares i dues nenes, probablement davant casa seva i (per el tipus de film i vestimenta, cap als anys 60 o 70 del s. XX). En aquest cas concret he pogut situar la localització al entorn de Balmoral Drive a Huntington Beach, California, gracies a que es veu el retol dels carrers al fons d'algunes de les imatges. He alterat aquests retols perquè no es vegi el punt concret.
Aquest rodet Kodak Verichrome Pan de format 120 prové d'un conjunt comprat a algú de Riverside, California, Estats Units. Aquesta emulsió es fabricà entre 1956 i els anys 70.
Aquest rodet el vaig revelar amb Rodinal 1+100 durant 1 hora a 20º.
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Nobody, even less the author, had seen these pictures until now. Until I've developed them in the dark room.
They call "found film" at those images in film or plates that are find undeveloped inside old cameras or in other places, like boxes or old houses.
These images show a portrait of a Californian family consisting of parents and two girls, probably in front of their house and (given the type of film and clothing, around the 1960s or 1970s). In this specific case I was able to place the location around Balmoral Drive in Huntington Beach, California, thanks to the street sign visible in the background of some of the images.
BTW, he reminds me quite a lot of Maxwell Smart, aka Agent 86.
This Kodak Verichrome Pan 120 roll was part of a pack I bought from a seller in Riverside, California. These pictures were probably taken in the 60's or 70's.
This roll was stand developed in Rodinal at 20ºC for 1 hour.
"Get Smart" fire prevention poster from the 1960s (probably 1967-68), featuring Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and his shoe phone. Published by the American Textile Manufactures Institute, Inc. in cooperation with the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Is he really the best role model for something like this?
I was able to attend the KC Punk Shindig in Kansas City last night. I caught up with KC punk legends Kurt Witt and Bart Evans of the Orange Doe-Nuts. I took pictures and chatted with all three original members of the Lawrence, Kansas, punk band Get Smart!. Also on the bill were several up-and-coming bands, including Irradiated and The Bad Ideas. The show took place at Farewell KCMO and was presented by Patrick Sumner of Bent Edge KC Punk and Shuttlecock Music Magazine. #kcpunk #kcmo #kansascitypunk #diy #bentedgekcpunk #livemusic #hardcore #punk #bands #concertphotography #notleyhawkins
Don Adams as Maxwell “Max” Smart
Barbara Feldon as Agent 99
TV series ran 5 seasons, 138 episodes, September 1965 – May 1970.
Dell published 8 issues of the comic book.
I was able to attend the KC Punk Shindig in Kansas City last night. I caught up with KC punk legends Kurt Witt and Bart Evans of the Orange Doe-Nuts. I took pictures and chatted with all three original members of the Lawrence, Kansas, punk band Get Smart!. Also on the bill were several up-and-coming bands, including Irradiated and The Bad Ideas. The show took place at Farewell KCMO and was presented by Patrick Sumner of Bent Edge KC Punk and Shuttlecock Music Magazine. #kcpunk #kcmo #kansascitypunk #diy #bentedgekcpunk #livemusic #hardcore #punk #bands #concertphotography #notleyhawkins
Barbara Feldon
Get Smart
TV Magazine - December 12-18, 1965
TV Magazine was a Sunday newspaper supplement that was included in many papers across the country in the 1960s. It had great covers and pin-up photos, such as these from Get Smart.
I was inspired by an article about the making of the cover image for the latest issue of Wired. I was aiming for a much more illustrative look with this.
Very detailed LARGER
July 25th 2006, I was surfin' the net at work, and found myself at a F-Troop fansite that offered autographed photographs of the handful of living cast members.
I felt it was the right time in my adult life to have an autographed photo of Larry Storch in my living sarcophagus of a bachelor pad.
I had my doubts, imagining some random young guy in Manila churning out the autographed glossy of whatever request is coming off the 21st century wire.
I needed proof my $25 spent was going for the genuine article.
There was a phone number in a small, sans serif font hiding at the bottom of the page.
What the hell, I called and a woman answered. I expressed my aforementioned concerns and in assuring me of the legitimacy of the autograph, the woman revealed that she was Melody Patterson aka Wrangler Jane.
We wound up talking for fourteen minutes. What I took away from that conversation:
• Don Diamond aka Crazy Cat is too tired/old to deal with signing autographs anymore (85 years old).
• Larry Storch aka Corporal Agarn is living in NY at 83 years old and still playing the sax in central park.
• Tuck - Forrest Tucker aka Sgt. Morgan Sylvester O'Rourke had gone to Spain and when he came back to NY he tried to get another season+ of F-Troop greenlit. The failure was what killed him she said.
• Edward Everette Horton aka Roaring Chicken, was a sweet, gentle man, always offering everyone on the set hot soup.
• Patterson's disgust with Ronald Reagan's impact when he was head of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in 1960. The outcome impacted TV shows pre-1969, with the actors now receiving no rerun, DVD, etc. royalties. - In short the actors are forced to do conventions, sell autographs, etc. to barely get by.
She assured me Larry Storch would indeed be signing my photo (see below).
I had a brief, interesting, and insightful audible brush with an icon from my childhood.
Rest in Peace, Melody Patterson
I was able to attend the KC Punk Shindig in Kansas City last night. I caught up with KC punk legends Kurt Witt and Bart Evans of the Orange Doe-Nuts. I took pictures and chatted with all three original members of the Lawrence, Kansas, punk band Get Smart!. Also on the bill were several up-and-coming bands, including Irradiated and The Bad Ideas. The show took place at Farewell KCMO and was presented by Patrick Sumner of Bent Edge KC Punk and Shuttlecock Music Magazine. #kcpunk #kcmo #kansascitypunk #diy #bentedgekcpunk #livemusic #hardcore #punk #bands #concertphotography #notleyhawkins
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"It's the Chief for you Max"
Did you have a favorite childhood TV character? I so wanted to grow-up to be just like Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon) of Get Smart. I thought she was so groovy!
*No one ever dremt that in our lives, we would all be carrying phones around!
I owned a 1967 model back in the mid-1970's.
The following site has a detailed history of the Sunbeam Alpine from 1959-1968.
www.team.net/www/rootes/sunbeam/alpine/mk1-5/index.html
Agent 86, Maxwell Smart drove a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger on the "Get Smart" show.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Tiger#Mark_I
www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/definitive-sunbe...
Downtown Flint, Michigan.
Saturday, August 15, 2015.
Don Adams
Get Smart
TV Magazine - September 5-11, 1965
TV Magazine was a Sunday newspaper supplement that was included in many papers across the country in the 1960s. It had great covers and pin-up photos, such as these from Get Smart.
You may use this (unedited) image online - even commercially - but you must credit me and link to my portfolio (http://www.zigzaglens.com).