I remember the "Vargas girls" but my all-time favorites were (and are) the
drawings of Bill Ward. See www.womenofward.net and several other internet
sites displaying his work.
Lance
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester Potter" <wester6935@comcast.net>
To: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>
Cc: "landspeed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Non LSR: remember her?
> I'm a little older than most of you and remember the "Vargas girls"
> Alberto Vargas did for Esquire very well. I am reminded of how lovely
> they were every time I pull out the CD "The Last of the Whorehouse Piano
> Players" By Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann with one of his nudes on the
> front. Photography is wonderful but nothing can touch the allure of
> those Vargas drawings. Betty Paige just couldn't compete, even in
> Playboy. And, come to think of it the music is great too, that's why I
> pull it out of the drawer ... the illustration is just the bonus. I'm
> going to dub off a copy to have in the car, minus the illustration
> however. Just great piano playing!
>
> Wes
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