My OperaA Pair From My Collection
Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:28:14 PM
Here are some cool guys...
For those of you who were born yesterday,
the gentlemen are - left to right:
Ozzy Osbourne, John Lennon and Tom Petty.
Apart from them all being musicians,
there's one other thing they have in common.
Yeah, you're right: the sunglasses.
That particular model of sunglasses
is called The Teashade.
Originally the circular type of sunglasses
was a Victorian acessory,
most eye-glasses of that period had round frames,
and sunglasses were simply ordinary spectacles with
tinted or smoked lenses
such as the pince-nez
or the shooting glass type
- 'shooting' glass
because they were originally designed for army marksmen,
the smoked lenses protecting against bright sunlight.
The round-framed, tinted eyeglasses
were widely used amongst European aristrocrats
in the last half of the eighteenth century
for decorative purposes.
The nickname 'teashade' came from this fashion,
the glasses having the same colour as a cup of strong Earl Grey.
In the early nineteenth century
fashion demanded glasses to be square,
ad so they stayed, including sunglasses.
However, teashade sunglasses regained popularity
in the late 1950s,
and were often seen
on the noses of poets, writers
and other artists
of the socalled Beat Generation.
During the sixties
they gained wider popularity,
especially with the hippie subculture,
and rock'n'roll musicians.
I have a craze for sunglasses.
I am not by any means a collector,
but I can't help myself when it comes to sunglasses.
If I see a pair that interests me,
I have to get them.
I've had just about any sort,
shape and colour imaginable.
And I have also had some pairs of teashades, only,
I never possessed an original pair
of the sort they wore in the sixties.
Anyway, the ones I had are all long gone,
broken, like sunglasses will.
You see, unlike a real collector, I use my collection,
and when you actually use sunglasses,
eventually they will either get lost or break from use.
As I have mentioned before,
I do volunteer work at this recycling center.
I often find interesting stuff there.
Some time ago, I found no less
than two pair of original sixties teashades.
One pair with dark glasses,
one pair with tea-coloured glasses - The Original.
So, now I'm cool like Ozzy.
Yeah Man!
For those of you who were born yesterday,
the gentlemen are - left to right:
Ozzy Osbourne, John Lennon and Tom Petty.
Apart from them all being musicians,
there's one other thing they have in common.
Yeah, you're right: the sunglasses.
That particular model of sunglasses
is called The Teashade.
Originally the circular type of sunglasses
was a Victorian acessory,
most eye-glasses of that period had round frames,
and sunglasses were simply ordinary spectacles with
tinted or smoked lenses
such as the pince-nez
or the shooting glass type
- 'shooting' glass
because they were originally designed for army marksmen,
the smoked lenses protecting against bright sunlight.
The round-framed, tinted eyeglasses
were widely used amongst European aristrocrats
in the last half of the eighteenth century
for decorative purposes.
The nickname 'teashade' came from this fashion,
the glasses having the same colour as a cup of strong Earl Grey.
In the early nineteenth century
fashion demanded glasses to be square,
ad so they stayed, including sunglasses.
However, teashade sunglasses regained popularity
in the late 1950s,
and were often seen
on the noses of poets, writers
and other artists
of the socalled Beat Generation.
During the sixties
they gained wider popularity,
especially with the hippie subculture,
and rock'n'roll musicians.
I have a craze for sunglasses.
I am not by any means a collector,
but I can't help myself when it comes to sunglasses.
If I see a pair that interests me,
I have to get them.
I've had just about any sort,
shape and colour imaginable.
And I have also had some pairs of teashades, only,
I never possessed an original pair
of the sort they wore in the sixties.
Anyway, the ones I had are all long gone,
broken, like sunglasses will.
You see, unlike a real collector, I use my collection,
and when you actually use sunglasses,
eventually they will either get lost or break from use.
As I have mentioned before,
I do volunteer work at this recycling center.
I often find interesting stuff there.
Some time ago, I found no less
than two pair of original sixties teashades.
One pair with dark glasses,
one pair with tea-coloured glasses - The Original.
So, now I'm cool like Ozzy.
Yeah Man!
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:11:20 AM
Stardancer # Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:34:33 AM
Cool ones, there, Martin.
Dizzydolphin21 # Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:18:42 AM
"Why do you wear dark glasses? "- asked Matchek his girlfriend. "In memory of unrequited love for the motherland," - he replied. Who among us has not thought about a hike to the nearest optician?
Once I put on vision glasses like a chameleon and now I can not in any way to abandon this option. It is amazing!
Martin K™Aqualion # Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:39:04 AM
I primarily wear sunglasses because I have a very fair complexion and therefore also have very light sensitive eyes. That it has developed into a sort of personal brand or trademark over the years is a completely different thing.
The best picture of me in sunglasses (in my own opinion) is this:
http://files.myopera.com/Aqualion/albums/5359852/mig.jpg -
Taken by my wife on a train trip some years ago. I was not even posing or anything. She just clicked her mobile in my direction. So, I guess this is me being natural.
The model is a full-rim GI Aviator Noire (more square, than the classic Aviator), polyurethane impact-resistant lenses. My all-time favourite.
@Gav: Thanks. I can't help it. It's the power of the tinted glass.
Darkogdare # Sunday, April 15, 2012 4:35:13 PM
KittyliciousZaphira # Monday, April 16, 2012 5:00:59 AM
And yeah - you do look cool in shades!
Spaggyj # Monday, April 16, 2012 10:38:12 AM
Bad WolfCois # Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:52:12 AM
Martin K™Aqualion # Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:13:08 AM
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TYKXKIRD4CI/Tz03KNG7E2I/AAAAAAAABpQ/6r-N864H8n0/s1600/assassinos+meio+video+clipe+(3).jpg -
Edward Piercyedwardpiercy2 # Friday, April 20, 2012 10:58:35 PM
glasses anymore. You can find some good cheap models on the Web, though.
Great post!
Dark FurieFurie # Saturday, April 28, 2012 1:09:29 AM
Martin K™Aqualion # Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:54:05 AM
Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue # Monday, April 30, 2012 7:33:31 PM