Retro Parade

i was rooting through the basement and had a typical postmodern family moment - i found a crapload of boxes of old Kodachrome slides that my grandmother had taken in her travels throughout Europe in the 1970s. they provide an interesting glimpse into the continental life of that decade and how it looked pretty much the same as (a) the 1970s everywhere else (as in ridiculous hair and clothing) and (b) Italy and Europe of today.

Some things, thankfully, never change - such as fully stocked bars


of course, i had to drag out the slide projector and screen from the basement as well, and subject my family to an impromptu viewing of mostly blackened slides, where you can tell the difference in the year from my grandmother's well-coifed hairdos. but though everyone was chomping at the bit to toss the treasures in the trash, when the finished project arrived on flickr the nay-sayers were overly satisfied. though it was a complete pain in the ass. but worth it.















the sun sets on a very brown and yellow decade


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