TheBaronOfFratton

"He is rockabilly. Mean, surly, nasty... In that movie, he couldn't give a fuck about nothin'... except rockin' and rollin', livin' fast, dyin' young, and leavin' a good lookin' corpse. I watch that hillbilly and I want to be him SO bad... Elvis looked good. I ain't no fag, but Elvis was prettier than most women. Most women. You know, I always said... If I had to fuck a guy... I mean had to... If my life depended on it... ...I'd fuck Elvis." Clarence Worley - True Romance ELVIS! Elvis Aron Presley "THE KING" (Jan 8th 1935 - Aug 16th 1977) Forget what you know about Elvis... And FORSHAME there isn't already a thread here on The King. Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, into a family living just above the poverty line; and became (arguably) the greatest entertainer of all time. He is iconic. His face, his music, recognizable across the world. His legacy lives on - indeed popular music as we now know it can be traced entirely back to him. He broke boundaries: He helped create the concept of the "teenager". And, of course, he was responsible for "Rock And Roll". There have been many pretenders to his throne - but Elvis IS THE KING. "Before Elvis, there was nothing." John Lennon Yes, forget what you know. Forget that later Elvis. Forget the Las Vegas, Cheeseburger, Fat, Drug-Addled man that he became. Bad management and sheer ignorance of 'Celebrity' and 'Stardom' (which hadn't existed to this degree before) led to that. When he died, alone, and ignominously, in his Graceland bathroom - Elvis was the most famous man in the Western World... This is not a comedy thread - dealing with that bloated, sweaty, shadow of a man going through the motions on stage - this is a thread for seeing the REAL Elvis... That man was BEAUTIFUL: Elvis SHOOK the world. He shook it all up. And all these preening plastic pop-stars OWE him. Don't dismiss the King. If it wasn't for him, chances are your own favourite heart-throb wouldn't exist... He had it all. Sure, he wasted it, and his end was a sad indictment of that 'Superstar' lifestyle: One that so many other stars would follow in his untimely wake. But up there, on that stage in the 50's and 60's, he ROCKED: So, give the man another chance. And see him in his glorious prime: THIS IS ELVIS! ELVIS has entered the building...

And apologies if this has gotten all a bit too BUFFALO BILL for you... "It put's the lotion in the basket." :yuckky:

WARNING: Perceived NUDITY below... Why bother with a MERKIN... When you can go ALL THE WAY... These are just...FANTASTIC BUY ONLINE TODAY "NudeSuit"

As ever - you Ms. Dreadful - set my mind a racing... So, with this 'bush' stuff, I got to thinking about MERKINS Merkins, originally, were pubic wigs that 18th century prostitutes wore - their own pubic hair being shaved off as a defence against lice and other infestations they were prone to catching (hmmm?). Of course, back then, they were a simple design: But nowadays, as with everything else, they have become a FASHION STATEMENT Love these ones: So - cover up, kids, it's chilly outside! Of course, this leads us to OTHER things...

And this, I just adore:

Behati's my current muse - and this shoot is so apt for this thread:

Forgive me if this has been posted before. I know there's been a lot of HOT LIP ACTION here - but I don't recall seeing this one amongst them: apologies if so, but, well, hell - it's a cracker anyway.

You know how I like the unsettling..!

These are a tad old - but it seems a felicitous moment to post them, with the current flim-flam and debate regarding Natasha's new image... Anyway, I've never seen these before - they are by the photographer Horst Diekgerdes, and capture the lady in her bygone pomp: But old Natsha, or new... Fine by me

floflandrin, and AnaBBarrosFan - you're both VERY welcome. Here's a couple of fotitos by Ellen Von Unwerth:

More Jolly ICONOCLASTY: And some poor soul always has to clear up...

It's TRENTINI And she wants REVENGE...

Ah, good gracious - I forgot what I came in here for!!! Great in any colour...

Kristina Ti, Milan Fashion Week, Sep 2007: if there's anyone out there..? :lost:

Still peddling that same old shit... THE LAST SUPPER (Odditorium style - featuring old favourites Ronald McDonald, Dogs, and Rats... Odd, how they keep coming up :evil: )

For you, penny-d... and WARNING kids, there's a bum!

Found this eerie set, and lo and behold... Nice and unsettling.

Der RATTENKONIG Tales were told over Europe of the Rattenkonig, or RAT-KING. A Hydra-like creature. A many-headed rat who could control his rat minions bringing plague and (ultimately) death to the town... The truth was slightly more prosaic - but still wonderfully visceral. Here's one: What ACTUALLY happens is that sometimes colonies of rats will live in such small spaces that their growing bodies and tails become entwined with dirt, blood, and faeces. When they attempt to pull apart the tails can become knotted. This does go against perceived rat behaviour though, and although a few specimens exist, there is no documented live evidence of one. - A jolly little breakdown from a preserved specimen in a German museum, showing the cause of the problem: However, I've never been that interested in the mere prosaic. I prefer the glamour of the myth. It is easy to see how these incredibly rare CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL beings could create such fear. And seeing them could very well mean that a plague was coming - huge colonies of rats in a cramped space is never particularly sanitary... But, really, I just ADORE this picture:

And you (as ever!) made mine. Someone else is ACTUALLY reading this!!! Got anything for us, Red?

-michael jackson? Yes. Evidence: Thriller video...