Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Quote Du Jour

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A description of Wichita would be incomplete without a notice of the notorious dance house on the west side of the river, kept by that singular personage ROWDY JOE, or Joseph Lowe, his real name. Joe has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged Rowdy Joe, Wild West | Leave a comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Dinant, Belgium. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Belgium, Dinant | 2 Comments

The Camera Loves…

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: …Lupe Vélez. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Sex | Tagged Hollywood, Lupe Vélez, Mexicans | 2 Comments

Earworm Du Jour

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers | 2 Comments

RIP Lloyd Fonvielle 1950-2015

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lloyd Fonvielle — writer, artist, friend to many of us here, our fifth Beatle — died earlier this week at his home in Las Vegas. His creativity, humor, intelligence, and generosity will be deeply missed. I heard a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections | Tagged Lloyd Fonvielle | 17 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Detail from the Louisiana Supreme Court. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Beaux Arts, French Quarter, Louisiana, New Orleans, traditionalism | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you love and are passionate about your job, that’s great, but why do we expect that from everyone? A woman, who now identifies as a man, takes large injections of testosterone and finds her entire worldview turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 8 Comments