BEACHED - By Peter van Straaten

 Beginning a new cartoon series--that will appear here every Sunday throughout the summer! Art is by the legendary cartoonist Peter van Straaten and the jokes will either be translated from Dutch or be written by Steve Miller!

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Happy International Bikini Day!

 Today, we celebrate the women who put on itsy-bitsy bikinis! (As well as those with a little more fabric!)

It's a Fanny Friday

Happy Fourth of July!

We hope American is having as great an Independence Day as we're having here at Shades of Gray! There might not be as many photos in this post as there have been in some previous years, but there's more to see in each one!

Here's Susan Hayward and Virginia Lee, making sure everyone knows what day it is!

And we have Marceline Day, Anita Page, and Gwen Lee re-creating a famous painting celebrating the War for Independence in their own unique way!

Meanwhile, David Bowie may be standing alone, but he's an Englishman lifting his glass to Old Glory!

But there's perhaps nothing as grand as Joan Marsh transforming herself into a living avatar of the Fourth of July--Sparky Boom-Boom!

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On a serious note...

 Before we bring your our traditional post of patriotic girlie pics on Independence Day in the U.S., we bring you a PSA that originally appeared in a 1948 issue of Action Comics. Please take its message to heart; we want visitors to Shades of Gray to be able to visit us on July 5 and beyond! (Click on the image to see a larger, more readable version.)

International Bikini Day Warm-Up

This coming Friday is International Bikini Day. Today, Brigitte Bardot is here to get visitors in the right frame of mind, sporting different bikinis during her younger days in the 1950s and 1960s.
 

 

In that picture right above, Bardot is modeling one of the most famous bikinis in the world. It's the same design that a woman was ticketed for wearing on an Italian beach in 1957.

Come back on Friday and you'll find a celebration of bikinis and the beauties who are wearing them!

Fanny Friday!

Health Tip from the Shades of Gray Dancers

"Staying hydrated is important whether you're a dancer, a couch potato, or something in between. From our blood system carrying oxygen and nutrients to cells, to keeping the kidneys functioning properly, fluid in the body is vital. And hydration equals fluid. H2O, dontcha know? Hydration also lubricates our joints and eyes, helps our digestive system function and keeps our skin healthy. And if you're going on a weeklong boozing-bender, staying hydrated lets you keep going and might make the hangovers not as bad."

This post was brought to you in recognition of National Hydration Day. Stay sated, my friends.

It's Fanny Friday!

The Longest Day...

... of 2024 is today! And the Shades of Gray Dancers are celebrating the official beginning of summer!