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Nooky

Exotic dancer yes I amBut judge just have a lookyMy underwear is just too bigTo show my little nooky…. Don MatthewsFebruary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMarch 4, 2022Posted inHistorical photosTags:exotic dancer, humour, indecent exposure, judge, poetry2 Comments on Nooky

A Challenge for you Architect

A challenge for you architectWe need design for towerTo cater for our telephonesTo keep them up not lower…. Don MatthewsFebruary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 28, 2022Posted inA challenge for you architect, Historical photosTags:architect, poetry, telephone wires1 Comment on A Challenge for you Architect

Fame and Glory

Some people like a challengeTo gamble with their lifeAll for fame and gloryBut not end up in strife…. Don MatthewsFebruary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 28, 2022Posted inHistorical photos, UncategorizedTags:barrel, niagara falls, poetryLeave a comment on Fame and Glory

Mafia Boss Holds Ace of Spades

Image may shock I was a mafia bossAnd held the Ace of SpadesBut someone didn’t give a tossA bullet I was paid…. Brooklyn restaurant floor, Mafia boss Joe Masseria, 1931 Don MatthewsJanuary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 27, 2022Posted inHistorical photosTags:ace of spades, killing, mafia boss, poetry2 Comments on Mafia Boss Holds Ace of Spades

Race

Just cause I’m a womanWhy won’t you let me inYou think that I could show you upShow you up and win?…. Race organizers attempt to stop Katherine Switzer from competing in Boston Marathon. She became the first woman to finish race. 1967 Don MatthewsJanuary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 24, 2022Posted inHistorical photosTags:Boston marathon, equality, women2 Comments on Race

Little Did We Know

We played to 18 peopleDown in AldershotDecember 1961(Gave it all we got)…. Beatles play for 18 people at Aldershot Club, December 1961Become superstars 1 1/2 years time. Don MatthewsJanuary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 22, 2022Posted inHistorical photosTags:Beatles 1961, historical, humour, poetry2 Comments on Little Did We Know

Job Hunting

It was a very hard timeToo many people ’roundAble-bodied workersBut no work to be found…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 8, 2022Posted inHistorical photosTags:1930's, poetry, work3 Comments on Job Hunting

Synthesizer

This sythesizer used toCreate the many tracksOf hits from 1970’s (Including Stevie Wonder)…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 9, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:70's hits, poetry, Stevie Wonder, synthesizer6 Comments on Synthesizer

Fanny Cornforth

Model Fanny CornforthDisplays her lengthy hairHousekeeper to RosettiVictorian lady fair…. Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 24, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:hair, housekeeper, model, poetry, Rosetti, Victorian4 Comments on Fanny Cornforth

Birthday

Dylan, Jagger, Richards1972Jagger’s having birthdayChoogaloogaloo…. Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 24, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:birthday, Bob Dylan, humour, keith richards, Mick Jagger, poetry, vintage photo7 Comments on Birthday

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