DRB Feel-Good Issue #3

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DRB Feel-Good Issue #3 Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:27 AM PDT "FEEL-GOOD SHOT" #3 Link - by Avi Abrams Some joyful stuff to brighten up your day Welcome to the second issue of Dark Roasted Blend's "Feel-Good" series: mostly bright and sweet collection of images designed to propel you along your day with a smile on your face and a spring in your gait. Consider it a kind of Tumbler-substitute for the caffeinated, busy crowd with deeply-felt and sophisticated sensibilities, somewhat nostalgical about more glamorous times (you know who you are), or just looking for that extra bit of sunshine. (original unknown) Playing hopscotch! ------- FEEL-GOOD CONCEPT ART Brightly-painted colossal vehicles crawling the wasteland (space art by Chris Foss): Buy "Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss" here. Crimson Tide graphics, via Concept Ships: (image via) Egyptian Spiderman, art by Jason Wellborn: (image via) ------- FEEL-GOOD CARS Lamborghini Espada 400, 1968: (image via) 1934 Pontiac Straight Eight 2-Door Touring Sedan: (image via) Chrysler Thunderbolt 1941 concept - more info: (images via) 1956 Chrysler Imperial: (image via) 1961 Cadillac Sixty-Two Convertible and 1961 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe (Body by Fisher): (images via 1, 2) Chevrolet art by Gordon Brusstar: (image via) 1961 Ford Fairlane: (image via) No need of a horse (De Soto, 1959): 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket concept: (image via) Chevron Paradise: Cool old trucks (with a little bit of Hayley Mills there): See more Coca-Cola delivery trucks on this great page: (image via) Soviet-era car happiness: More of the Stalin's 1949 ZIS-110 limo: Looking forward to some crisp winter days (GM 1959 ad by Hansen): (image via) 1967 Chevy Camaro Convertible: (image via) Interesting collage: 1970s fashion and big cars (art by Mary Beth Acosta, part of "Romancing the Automobile / Feral Housewives" series): (see more here) Modern times: 2001 Toyota FXS concept: (image via) The call of the open road (Ferrari 458 Italia): (image via) ------- FEEL-GOOD GIRLS Victorian lady at breakfast ("Room Overlooking the Harbour" painting by James Tissot): (image via) 1921, 1933 art by Rolf Armstrong (see more here, some nsfw): (images via 1, 2) Norwegian actress and singer Wenche Myhre in 1967: French actress Pascale Petit: French singer France Gall: Romina Power and Agnes Laurent: Susan Dey, 1970: Not everything is bright and cheerful... this is Russian actress Alisa Freindlich: More Russian actresses: Tamara Semina and Ekaterina Gradova: Assorted 1960s French vinyl covers: Young Elizabeth Taylor and young Terry Moore: (images via) ------- GOOD KIDS Chia Hat! Buy it from Etsy here: (image via) You know what happened here ("troll" in training?): (original unknown) ------- FEEL-GOOD MUSIC John Lennon in one of his sunnier moods (1965, left) - and "The Seekers"! (image via) ------- FUN ANIMALS Siamese cat with blue eyes: (image credit: Yasemin) Evil Genius Cat: (original unknown) Hitler Cat (I bet this cat has the nicest character): (original unknown) Shorn! (original unknown) Too much cuteness? Look this in its face! (The Hideous Hagfish): ------- FEEL-GOOD ART "Umbrella Sky" by Marta Dahlig, Poland: (image via) "You Are Waiting for the Sun" and "Home", by LincoChuan, China: (image via) "The Girl Who Lept Through Time", Japanese animation (info), fragment: (image via, see bigger) ------- FEEL-GOOD DRINK Not sure, if we included this image before, but it's good to see it again: (Smirnoff Vodka ad from the 1960s) ------- Until next time! Keep the Sunshine, folks. READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE HERE -> Share Tweet Share->

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