Mitchell & Dent's Tittle Tattle

When I was 12, my family went to see Slim Dusty at the Narrogin Agricultural Town Hall. I got his autograph. And despite the obvious genius of a man who sings ‘The Pub With No Beer’, I suspect that even then I would have much preferred meeting Slim Aarons, US photographer to the rich and beautiful. He’s actually been to Acapulco as opposed to just seeing it on The Love Boat. I’d happily spend a moment or two at the Linsk house circa 1970 (designed by Neutra no less), even if I had to wear a white lace pantsuit.

Slim Aarons prints from the Photographers Gallery

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Post snippets: 70s, midcentury, modern, modernism, Photographers Gallery, retro, Richard Neutra, Slim Aarons, Slim Dusty, swimming pool, The Love Boat, umbrella, USA, yellow

One comment about “Slim dandy”

• Madame Dent says:

  2010/05/02 at 9:36 am

  Twitter: mitchellanddent
  What is funny is that Slim Dusty’s wiki entry is much longer than Slim Aaron’s one. Even funnier is that The Love Boat’s is longer than both!

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