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Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« on: October 08, 2008, 07:37:21 am »
I am starting this thread for our Ellemeno, who had the lovely idea of creating a home for photos that remind us in some way of Brokeback Mountain or our fellow BetterMostians!

I envision that sometimes the allusion will be pretty obvious and other times not readily apparent.  So, toward that end, I am also going to create a "Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread:  Unveiled" which will be for discussion and explanation of the photos:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,27107.0.html

I will post a few photos and also in the sister thread to get this started...I hope it turns out to be a fun as I think it will!

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2008, 07:47:25 am »
"Laß sein. Laß sein."

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2008, 07:49:05 am »
"Laß sein. Laß sein."

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2008, 07:51:13 am »
"Laß sein. Laß sein."

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2008, 05:10:55 pm »


Ich bin ein Brokie...

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2008, 05:12:03 pm »


Ich bin ein Brokie...

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2008, 05:12:40 pm »
Awesome pics !!   FarOut ;D

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2008, 05:47:02 pm »
Here are some more pictures from that same journey through the American West.


In Tuba City, they've got a "Taco Del Mar" on the other side of the road from a gas station. We didn't stop for Tacos, but I did photograph their sign.





And in Sedona we came across this appealing sculpture of a cow-boy with his lasso and dog, which caused both Meryl and me to exclaim; "For he loved a little dog!" (Plus, inside the shop there was a rodeo rider sculpture - right before he goes flyyying through the air!)





Then in Boulder, Colorado, this shop sign caught our eyes;





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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2008, 01:56:11 am »
Great pictures!

I especially love Jake's Del Mar.  :) And the Siesta Motel, of course.  :)
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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2008, 11:53:31 am »


Yeehaw!!!  What a wonderful thread!!   :D :D :D

I'll take the liberty of posting a few photos from my Wyoming journey with Lee this summer...

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/5138812-3ac.jpg" border="0" />
The Siesta Motel in Kaycee, WY

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/5138780-c5c.jpg" border="0" />
Rodeo grounds in Kaycee, WY


<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/5138778-4e7.jpg" border="0" />
An alley in Casper, WY that Lee and I thought looked like it could have been in BBM.


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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2008, 12:33:55 am »
Seen in St. Augustine, FL today:






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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2008, 10:46:18 am »
 :D ;D

I love, love, love this thread! :)


But, I feel compelled to ask... I hope I'm not making a huge Brokie gaff by asking this... but, what's the significance of the "Monk's Vineyard" sign?

I'm doing this ----->   preemptively.


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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2008, 10:56:30 am »
:D ;D

I love, love, love this thread! :)


But, I feel compelled to ask... I hope I'm not making a huge Brokie gaff by asking this... but, what's the significance of the "Monk's Vineyard" sign?



I'm right here with you Bud!
Great idea for a thread Lynne! :-*
But I also don't get the connection between BBM and the Monk's vineyard ???

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2008, 11:00:12 am »
Oh, never mind my confusion. I've found the sister thread to this one.
Amanda, look here for the explanation of the monk sign:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,27107.msg428322.html#msg428322

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2008, 11:18:13 am »
Ok, BBM during my last vacation to Austria:


On our second day, I came upon a bear:





The impressive mountain ranges of course:

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2008, 11:22:43 am »
And this one took the cake for me:




This was as a give-away in a cereal package. The hotel opened new ceareal packages. My boy got the Christian Bale Batman, and the boy at the neighbour table got - the Joker! :o I was short of going over and asking to swap ::).

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2008, 04:16:11 pm »
"Laß sein. Laß sein."

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2009, 02:30:02 pm »

Awww, I was just revisiting this cool thread and remembering what a fun idea it is.  I'll have to remember to be on the look out for contributions for this thread since I now have a digital camera as part of my cell phone.
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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2009, 02:42:32 pm »
Chère Lynne,


What are or can be considered:
      Oblique Photo                   ??


Since I never have seen this expression:
     Oblique Photo            ,
what does it mean?

Please note that I am proud
that you start a thread
with Brokeback Mountain as a subject!

Au revoir,
hugs!

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2009, 11:34:06 am »

This is a Japanese print.  And, while it's not a photograph, it reminded me of BBM, so I thought I'd post it here. :)

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/6778679-600.JPG" border="0" />


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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2009, 05:05:40 pm »
This is a Japanese print.  And, while it's not a photograph, it reminded me of BBM, so I thought I'd post it here. :)

<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/6778679-600.JPG" border="0" />




What a lovely print.I love all things Japanese because of my brother living there.Love the horses and of course where the blue birds sing. All that is missing is the whiskey spring!!

I am just catching up with the thread now, what a treat.

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2009, 05:18:50 pm »
Bumping!

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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2010, 10:05:18 pm »
Seen on the bus.  'Nough said.
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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2010, 10:07:17 pm »
And a fine vintage found at the Harvest Co-op in Cambridge:

(It was actually very good too, for $9.99)
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Re: Brokeback Mountain and BetterMost Oblique Photo Thread
« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2010, 01:44:03 am »
Thanks for reviving this thread Lynne.  :)

The striped wellies are adorable, and the guy on the bottle really looks like our Jack. :D