Monday, June 2, 2014

CACTUS FLOWER

Back in 1969 there was this quirky little movie with a cute, big-eyed blonde at the center of it.

Her name was Goldie Hawn.  This was her first movie and she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for it.

Earlier the "dumb blonde" had made her fame on the t.v. show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, frequently in a bikini and a lot of body paint.


Now you're wondering why I brought Kate Hudson's mother to your attention today.  

For precisely this reason.

I thought of her when I was photographing these "cactus flowers" the other day.





(Pretty sneaky way to get a picture of a blonde in a bikini into my blog, eh?)
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15 comments:

  1. stephen HayesJune 2, 2014 at 3:41 PM

    I've seen that movie more than once and I just don't see how Goldie received an Academy Award for that performance.

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    1. CatalystJune 2, 2014 at 4:30 PM

      I probably saw it but can't remember it. She also won a Golden Globe for that role.

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  2. Tom CochrunJune 2, 2014 at 3:50 PM

    Yea, sneaky, but appreciated! The blooms are beautiful too!

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  3. joehJune 2, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    She first appeared in a TV show "Good Morning World" as the cookie neighbor. I was devastated when it went off the air after only 6 or 8 weeks. Fortunately there was then "Laugh-In." Goldie's the best!!

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    1. CatalystJune 2, 2014 at 4:32 PM

      Joeh, an Arizona friend emailed me to say "Tell Joeh she was the kookie neighbor, not the cookie neighbor!" I know what you're about to say - "Damned spell checker!"

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  4. Phil PerisichJune 2, 2014 at 4:26 PM

    Dinner time for the javelinas.

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  5. Jim BurbidgeJune 2, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    Nice photos!

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    1. CatalystJune 2, 2014 at 4:33 PM

      Thanks, pardner. I assume you're referring to the latter three!

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  6. SteveJune 2, 2014 at 11:22 PM

    She went on to make a bunch of movies. Nice cactus.

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  7. ThérèseJune 3, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    I love the "toothpicks" part! and I spent (and will spend) so much good time watching movie with Goldie Hawn.

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  8. Should Fish MoreJune 3, 2014 at 7:12 AM

    I think Goldie was a 'meme' for the 60's, if I'm using 'meme' correctly. A foot in the door of sorts for the counter-culture into the mainstream.

    The cactus is beautiful, nice pictures.

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  9. JudyJune 3, 2014 at 8:03 AM

    I have a picture of myself just like that bikini one, when I was 17 years old. And Goldie is where I got the idea to do it and my sister Sharon was more than happy to photograph it for me!

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    1. CatalystJune 3, 2014 at 8:22 AM

      If you'd like to send it to me, I'd be more than happy to post it on my blog!

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    2. JudyJune 3, 2014 at 1:22 PM

      I'll think about that.

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