Just like that the template has changed. Call it my minimalist period if you will but I feel the need to unclutter. If this template survives into October (and I wouldn't take that bet if I were you) I can use the animated film strip on the right to send scary screengrabs running up and down the page. For now though, I must present a clean and organized appearance to keep myself coming back. And don't worry if I had a banner of yours up in the sidebar advertising something on your blog, it will return soon. I have to decide how and what to display on the sidebar and will tinker with that over the next week or so.
For now, consider this a coming out party for the new bare-bones back to basics template. With that in mind I present you with another as promised archival photo, this one with Fred Astaire and Anthony Quinn escorting their debutante daughters for their coming out party. The date was December 23rd, 1959. The event was the Las Madrinas Ball held at the Beverly Hilton. Nothing so elaborate for me and my template. Also, my daughters will not require nor expect such antiquated formalities. And finally, the cat's been fixed. So I guess I have to accept there's just not going to be any cotillions in my future. Damn.
20 comments:
Me likee!
Thanks, me likee too! After many months of that other template filling up with more and more junk on the top tabs and sidebar I just needed to clean house. Now it feels fresh and clean, like a spring shower or a slice of Ivory Spring.
Looks OK to me.
Looks nice and clean. I prefer simplicity myself.
Also, I was hoping that was Arbo instead of Quinn in that pic. I imagine Arbo as a big man. Not big as in fat, big as in Italian brick house.
I imagine Arbo as a big man.
It's the force of my personality and the cut of my waistcoat.
I like the new look, Jonathan! I must say that it's very "stylish" and seems to suit this place.
I think it sucks.
...only kidding!...
Peter, Fox, Kimberly and ... Flickhead(?) Thanks. We all know it won't last forever but I like the clean look for now. And I like the fact that I can make the entire area behind the text one big picture if I choose. That may come in handy one day.
Fox, I'm Italian, Arbo is not. But I am a brickhouse, although since quitting smoking I've become more of a flabhouse than I'm comfortable with. Much more iron must be pumped if I am to return to form.
Kimberly, that's a great compliment. Thanks. I'm glad somebody finds me stylish.
Really, Jonathan, it looks nice and open. Good job -- especially with that brief animation in the rightside filmstrip.
Flickhead, thanks. I hope to use the animated thingamabobber on occasion for different things too. I have no idea what but it's a gadgety, gimmicky thingy, I must use it.
Hey what's everybody doing on this new site that I've never seen or heard of before?? Don't you guys the stars are about to come out to shine?!?
PS - I like your site's appearance, mysterious new blogger.
Thank you lonely, weary traveller. I can't really see the stars here with all the city lights creating a ...
OH!!! You mean movie stars! Yes, I have heard there's some event or such going on tonight. The Felixes I think. Something like that. I'll have to check them out, see what's what.
Gorgeous. I liked the previous one, too, but prefer the clean elegance of this design, and white background makes it feel a lot less cramped than the pitch black of the previous one.
Thanks Brian. I like the wide open feel of it all too. The other one felt too cramped after a while with too many bells and whistles distracting from the main posts, in my opinion.
Fox, I'm Italian
This was the greatest shock to me since I found out Albert Dekker liked it rough. Lapper just doesn't read Italian.
Nice new shiny place, Jonathan. Now I'm going to have to change mine to white too. We're so competitive in the blog-world. Can't we all just get along?
If you change yours again I'm changing mine again! You'll not get the one-up on me Olson!
And Arbo, I don't speak it either, except for stuff about spicy meatballs. I say that shit all the time.
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