Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Things Just Look Better In Black And White

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Things Just Look Better In Black And White

7 comments:

mad photog said...: Excellent! B&W is great!; November 15, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Unknown said...: Very nice, very pretty; November 15, 2011 at 5:48 PM
DrGoat said...: I actually remember when my parents bought our first color TV. I was 13 or 14 in the early 60s. Walt Disneys Wonderful World of Color never looked so good. I still watch a lot of BW movies. There's a quality about them that I love. Plus, I can never pass up a William Holden movie.; November 16, 2011 at 7:48 AM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: I sold more newspaper suscritions one summer to win my very own 13 inch black and white tv. It meant I had 13 whole channels to myself in the basement empire I was creating. Good times. Many times coming home to that space was all that kept me from going to the water tower with a rifle.; November 16, 2011 at 9:12 AM
DrGoat said...: I hear ya. Tucson had 5 channels total for my whole childhood and teens. Never missed Chiller Theater at 11:00 Sat nite.; November 16, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: People forget that in the days before infomercials there were movies and tv shows on all night. The CBC showed great monster movies from the Universal Monsters and Japanese Godzilla during the summer months. I have seen so many great movies that we would never have access too today.; November 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM
mad photog said...: I started to leave a comment about B&W's "quality of abstraction" & "stripping down to the essence", etc.
But that would be pretentious.

I have taken enough B&W photos to be certain that it's my favorite.

Gus; November 16, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.