Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman! In Flint!

I'm in Flint on a reporting project and had a chance to meet local photographer Sarah Reed today. She's creating a series of Flint photos based on classic movie posters that are a must-have for Flint Expatriates. Here's the first, and it's available here.



12 comments:

  1. Thanks for the plug! Nice talking with you today.

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  2. Looking forward to the King Kong poster, Sarah.

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  3. Suddenly I've got PJ Harvey's "50 ft Queenie" running through my head...

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  4. Ha! Just listened to that on my iPod.

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  5. thats what I'm talkin bout! A 300 foot tall blonde!!!

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  6. The full song, free and copyright-OK: http://s0.ilike.com/play#The+Tubes:Attack+Of+The+Fifty+Foot+Woman:164867:s33888304.9506788.15111604.0.2.118%2Cstd_89a10c1ca7124191b793665da8a11032

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  7. Yes, The Tubes played at the I.M.A. Auditorium in Flint on April 16. 1979.
    http://oi51.tinypic.com/2lnwaf.jpg

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  8. ..they should hire that chick to help take down the genessee tower.

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  9. All she needs is a 51 foot man! Nyuk, nyuk!!

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  10. Regrettably, Yvette Vickers, who was in the cast of the 1958 movie and was Playboy's Miss July in 1959, died recently in Hollywood.

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  11. Hello - Does anyone know how to contact Sarah Reed as I would like to either purchase or get approval to use this picture on my website? please email me at atop2010@live.com Thanks Karla

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