Slim Aarons, born George Allen Aarons, was an American photographer noted for photographing socialites, jet-setters and celebrities.
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
– Jane Austen Letters. To her sister Cassandra [December 24, 1798]
Jane Austen was a Georgian era author, best known for her social commentary in novels including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma.
ABC are an English new wave group that first came to prominence in the early 1980s. Their 1982 debut album, The Lexicon of Love, was a UK number one and they achieved ten UK and five US Top 40 hit singles between 1981 and 1990.
I am taking part in the April A to Z Blog Challenge. Every day in the month of April, I will post a blog entry related to a letter of the alphabet. I gave it some thought and wanted to keep it in line with what I write about here on Waldina.com and came up with famous quotes, people that inspire and music that resonates with me.
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What a great collection of As. Especially like the mention of ABC, they were great, part of the soundtrack to my teens.
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Mine too! I guess that’s how they made my list!
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I am visiting from the a-z challenge. I like that Jane Austen quote.
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Thank you! I do too!
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Great opener, Scott. I still have Lexicon of Love on vinyl! Good luck with the challenge!
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Oh my, those moves from the 80s! I’ve totally forgotten about them 😁
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This is why I love the #Challenge. Visiting for the 1st time on day one. Love the presentation of the blog, the clarity, uncluttered, easy to work through. Looking at past posts, I’m in. A great start with the letter A. Hope you have time to come and visit me to enjoy 26 hotels and inns. Happy to now be FOLLOWING.
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Gosh, that is so nice for you to say! Happy Challenge Day 1 to you!!!!
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A diverse collection of interesting things. This is what I love about blogging — you can have small talk that isn’t small. Thanks for the introduction to Slim Aarons, an artist I’m completely unfamiliar with.
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Absolutely, thanks for stopping by…
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80’s rocker here. Great song to include in your A list 🙂 Best of luck this challenge!
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Haha… I love that Austen quote. If I were going to get a tattoo, that might be what I’d have it say.
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Great post!
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A is for Annette!
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Why yes and A is for Anderson 🙂
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Slim Aarons sounds like he had an interesting career, going from wartime photography to shooting celebs and socialites. Interesting he never used makeup artists…he hunted for attractive people and found them apparently!
I’ll have to search an biography on him. My interest has been piqued.
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He should be in my archives…
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Searched and found another post. I’d like a detailed book though. Found some at Amazon 🙂
Thanks!
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Oh totally. I’m sure there is one
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