re: Pictures from days gone by....

That’s Elvis’ Army pic I think.

Steve McQueen having a romantic slow dance with the Duke.

Main Lobby of Moisant Airport in NO, 1962

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John Bevins Moisant (April 25, 1868 – December 31, 1910), known as the "King of Aviators," was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, flight instructor, businessman, and revolutionary. He was the first pilot to conduct passenger flights over a city (Paris), as well as across the English Channel, from Paris to London. He co-founded an eponymous flying circus, the Moisant International Aviators.

Moisant funded his aviation career with proceeds from business ventures in El Salvador, where he had led two failed revolutions and coup attempts against President Figueroa in 1907 and 1909.

Only months after becoming a pilot, Moisant died after being ejected from his airplane over a field just west of New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was competing for the 1910 Michelin Cup. The site of his crash is the location of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, which was originally named Moisant Field in his memory.

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Moisant died on the morning of December 31, 1910 in an air crash near Harahan, Louisiana. He was making a preparatory flight in his attempt to win the 1910 Michelin Cup and its $4,000 prize for the longest sustained flight of the year. While attempting to land at an airfield in Harahan, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the New Orleans city limits, Moisant was caught in a gust of wind and thrown from his Blériot XI monoplane in view of a crowd of spectators. He fell about 25 feet to the ground and landed on his head, breaking his neck. Apparently still alive, Moisant's body was hurriedly placed aboard a nearby railroad car and driven into the city, where he was then pronounced dead.

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The international airport of New Orleans, Louisiana was originally named Moisant Field in his honor, though it has since been renamed Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The airport retains its "MSY" identifier, thought to be derived from "Moisant Stock Yards," and is located in suburban Kenner, only a few miles from the field where Moisant's fatal airplane crash occurred.

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Joy Harmon (sexy girl teasing the chain gang in "Cool Hand Luke")

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Most of the snot noses here have no clue what you are talking about.

YouTube: Cool Hand Luke car wash scene and as pretty a set of titties as you will ever see

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The international airport of New Orleans, Louisiana was originally named Moisant Field in his honor, though it has since been renamed Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The airport retains its "MSY" identifier, thought to be derived from "Moisant Stock Yards," and is located in suburban Kenner, only a few miles from the field where Moisant's fatal airplane crash occurred.

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Always wondered why the airport was MSY instead of NOI (new orleans international) or LAI (Louis Armstrong International).

Bond Girl Madeline Smith

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Bond Girl Madeline Smith

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Looks like she had an appendectomy, except it's on the wrong side I think. She is damned sexy, but you can see what photoshopping and/or a personal trainer does for actresses these days.

Madeline had a great quote:

"When you've got a bosom like mine, there's a very narrow margin between being sexy and ridiculous."

Murphy High, Mobile, 1960s.

Caption for the first photo.

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Student reporters Halia Gaillard, Debbie Kelly, Meg Hoagland, Julie Castle and Jane Quackenbush document the school’s happenings at the Murphy Hi Times newspaper in the 1960s.

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