Your Beautiful Pics

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:32 pm

I suppose they add to the authenticity...

So, your great ancestor was a killer of whales? Any idea what kind that was?

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:34 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:I suppose they add to the authenticity...

So, your great ancestor was a killer of whales? Any idea what kind that was?

Yeah, dead...

buckethead alien · Post by **buckethead alien** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:35 pm

The first one, whose fin you can discern, was a right whale. I am guessing that the more recent one was a finback. I figured that you wouldn't mind me posting these since some whales do eat fishies.

The geezer on the left is my great-great-grandfather.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:36 pm

And who's to say the whale didn't die of natural causes... besides, all the witnesses (mysteriously) have since died... hmmmmmmm

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:40 pm

buckethead alien wrote:The first one, whose fin you can discern, was a right whale. I am guessing that the more recent one was a finback. I figured that you wouldn't mind me posting these since some whales do eat fishies.

Oh, those are plankton eaters, the pair. (I wondered what that fin was but decided on "rock.") It's small toothed whales and maybe humpies that you have to worry about. Despite that, I really do have a soft spot in my heart that's big enough for all the whales--even the 100' 100 ton blues that may never come again.

*sniffs*

Better go drown my sorrows.

buckethead alien · Post by **buckethead alien** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:41 pm

I'll move on to another subject shortly.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:43 pm

Don't get me wrong. 100year old photographs of dangerous blue collar work are amazing. No aspersions were intended to be cast.

Did he work up north or down south?

(I blame the exploding harpoon gun.)

buckethead alien · Post by **buckethead alien** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:49 pm

Those tough old bastards went whaling from shore off Long Island, N.Y., all winter long, though the great-great grandfather Joshua did a couple of deep-sea voyages to the Pacific. A hard, bloody business.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:54 pm

So I understand. And all for lamp oil and corsets.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:01 pm

and don't forget glory.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:02 pm

... or just for the halibut...

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:21 pm

That's it, I hope the 4WotA hate puns and take contracts--because that should get you on their list, Sam.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:28 pm

Thanks, Fishy... I was hoping you would rise to the bait...

....Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week folks...

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:31 pm

samtzu wrote:Thanks, Fishy... I was hoping you would rise to the bait...

....Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week folks...

I believe you meant "I'm here all weak, folks."

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:32 pm

You could do the contract yourself, Fishy... You do work for scale, right...

.... Yada yada yada.... I got a million of 'em...

4 Women of the Apocalypse · Post by **4 Women of the Apocalypse** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:33 pm

THAT'S THREE, SAM....

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:34 pm

Well, Three's company, and four's a bridge game...

.... who's the dummy?....

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:06 pm

ooh! ooh! look what i got!
(we are grateful to our Buckethead sponsors for hosting this image)

this is the Humboldt sunset out my front door:

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:08 pm

and these are my beyond beautiful kids:
(that's just a mosquito bite on the lil ones cheek)

thanks, bucket!!

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:11 pm

OH.

My.

god.

Tish, your kids are fucking gorgeous.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:13 pm

Now, that is cute... *sigh*.... The youngest should meet my grandson... the combined cuteness would melt your monitor...

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:14 pm

Look at those sweet peas!!! Darling!

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:19 pm

here comes the queen!

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:25 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:here comes the queen!

ha!!! now you can put that voice with that face...!!

(Rian heard my little one over the phone parading around the house proclaiming "here comes the queen!" over and over and over)

CoworkerLurker · Post by **CoworkerLurker** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:03 pm

It made sense before, but I understand your reluctance to move anywhere (even Seattle) better when I see that sunset, especially when I also see the cutelets.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:07 pm

exactly my point, tish darlin'.

lovely to put names and ages and voices and stories and everything all together with faces. can't fuckin' wait to meet them in person.

cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:49 pm

Tish! What beautiful kids! Amazing, thank you very much. What a MOM!

Bucket....your photos are amazing too! From what years are they? must have been around early 20th cen as best as I can tell. Great that you have them. Now, as an ex-GreenPeace camerman, and for "balance" I had to post this fair pic of a younger cowboyangel helping move Marshall Islanders off their irradiated atol in 1985, about 2 months before the Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk by the French CIA....

buckethead alien · Post by **buckethead alien** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:13 am

CBA, now <u>that's</u> beautiful. Fuck man, I had no idea.

As to the old pix, I estimate that the glass plate of the ship and partial woman's figure is late 19th century based on the other negatives in the set I bought. Interesting to note, 64 plates in that group were made by an amatuer woman photographer. I am getting a new kick-ass scanner this week and will post some more of these.

The first whale image dates to 1907, and the one with crop marks appears to be maybe 20 years earlier based on the clothing. One of these days I am going to do something with these negs.

dr.placebo · Post by **dr.placebo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:14 am

I can't help it, here's a picture from the Big Island, a sunset over Mauna Loa that was a gift from Pele.

cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:23 pm

dr. placebo...thanks 3 million! I love the Big Island very much , have climbed Mauna Kea a bunch of times and someday..Mauna Loa too....Great pic!!!