Gil, the 1000+ Posts Club is sort of like each individual member's idea of heaven. Ergo, here is your welcomer.
That is so sweet! Thank you! And a great shot of him too. My mother said that she had picked out the name Alain for me but was talked out of it by some relatives. So instead I was baptized as Gilles, which I don't really care for (see the Watteau painting below for a clue as to why.) so I later shortened it to Gil.
Oh and Artiste, the cigarette doesn't bother me at all! I still find smoking sexy (to look at, anyway, not so much to smell and taste
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