Monthly Archives: December 2014

RIP Ines

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

In homage to Ines in Lisbon:

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memories of the ’70s – New Year’s Eve with Elvis

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

For devoted fans of Elvis wanting to celebrate the end of 1975, their dreams came true with a rare New Year’s Eve concert. Only the third concert Elvis Presley ever performed in his career, December 31, 1975, the king of rock … Continue reading →

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Grouchy

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

That was the first word that popped into my head when I looked at this graffiti in Lisbon – grouchy!:

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Happy Boxing Day!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

A little Barcelona happy style via Miami’s Wynwood Arts District:

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memories of the ’80s – Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

The second film in the Star Trek movie franchise brought back one of its major enemies – Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Due to the lacklustre reviews for the first Star Trek film, Paramount Pictures … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

For this pop culture & beach lover, Honolulu’s Santa Claus is my kinda of guy….

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memories of the ’70s – Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

Trekkies got a big screen gift for Christmas in 1979 with Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the first film made after the 1960s television series concluded 10 years previously. Creator Gene Roddenberry had lobbied Paramount Pictures to continue the series with … Continue reading →

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Red and bones

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

One artist? Multiple artists? Hard to tell, but I love this combination spotted in Lisbon:

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Homage to Tim Burton

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

A Lisbon graffiti artist who loves Tim Burton:

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memories of the ’80s – Last Christmas by Wham!

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Waheeda Harris

Popular Brit pop duo Wham! hit the charts with its own holiday creation – Last Christmas. Recorded in 1984, the same year as the powerhouse song by Band Aid Don’t They Know It’s Christmas? , the song was written and … Continue reading →

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