Thursday, July 8, 2010

Friday Flash 55.....

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We had an appointment.
She was early, I was late.
Michaelangelo couldn't have chisled THIS Dame!
Now I haven't trusted ANY woman since 1940.
Paris...Spring.
She went out for a bottle of wine, and two hours later the Nazi's march in!
But there was something about the fragrance of Pall Malls, Honeysuckle and Lavender.....

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If you or anyone you know has written a Friday Flash 55..
Please Come Tell The G-Man.
I will visit, read, enjoy, comment...Then BOOK!!!
So from the most NOIR host from coast to coast....
Have a Kick Ass Week-End!!!
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52 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 8:01:00 PM EDT

    ...but you never forgot her...

    I’m back from the mountains, lakes and trails with a quiet little 55 today… born under the midnight sun in a remote valley covered in a carpet of alpine flowers.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 8:01:00 PM EDT

    Yahtzeeeeeeeee....

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  3. Brian MillerJuly 8, 2010 at 8:04:00 PM EDT

    sounds like some dame g-man....
    and a scent you will never forget...


    my 55 is up!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 8:05:00 PM EDT

    Wow, not my kind of woman at all. Then again, I'm more interested in friends.

    Mine is here

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  5. moondustwriterJuly 8, 2010 at 8:07:00 PM EDT

    Ti you beat me no fair!!!!!

    Isn't she sultry. Bet she knows how to do a few things in 55 - ya think?

    Mine is more flavorful

    Come one come all to One Shot Poetry where poets ...
    come visit and find out
    One shot

    Thanks G for what you do each week and for letting me put up an Ad.

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  6. Gemma WisemanJuly 8, 2010 at 8:16:00 PM EDT

    A sultry memory that lingers and echoes and re-lives! Beautifully expressed!

    Autumn can be a time to dance...

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  7. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 8:33:00 PM EDT

    Ooo I can smell her already. What a gal. Excellent. Mine is up here. Have a great weekend.

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  8. Ms Hen'sJuly 8, 2010 at 8:38:00 PM EDT

    I love this one........beautiful .. a real keeper...

    Betty Ann
    (thanks for your nice words to me on my blog)

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  9. secret agent womanJuly 8, 2010 at 9:00:00 PM EDT

    I love both honeysuckle and lavender, but I think the cigarette smell would kill it for me.

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  10. DonnettaJuly 8, 2010 at 9:05:00 PM EDT

    Sultry images, Galen. Have you been daydreaming lately?

    Could that be Rita Hayworth?

    My 55er is up! D

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  11. SerenaJuly 8, 2010 at 9:41:00 PM EDT

    I just love the mood and the ambience of this one. Perfect!;)

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  12. Stan SkiJuly 8, 2010 at 9:42:00 PM EDT

    Looks like you started a Woarr!
    Here's mine: NEW MOTOR

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  13. MonaJuly 8, 2010 at 9:55:00 PM EDT

    Sounds like a Mata Hari!

    Have a good friday G!

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  14. Peter StoneJuly 8, 2010 at 10:10:00 PM EDT

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  15. MeJuly 8, 2010 at 10:26:00 PM EDT

    Very evocative. I like it, you really hit a certain mood here. I especially love the first 2 lines.

    Mine is up...have a great weekend, my friend! :)
    -C

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  16. CloudiaJuly 8, 2010 at 10:39:00 PM EDT

    My role model!





    Aloha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral

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  17. PattiKenJuly 8, 2010 at 11:12:00 PM EDT

    Excellent! It's so very Bogey and Bacall.

    My 55 is up here.

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  18. steveroniJuly 8, 2010 at 11:50:00 PM EDT

    Was there something said about a FRAGRANCE??? I LOVE to smell things! Seriously, odors are a big thing with me, from "farm stuff" to department store parfum counters.

    This was great
    Never be late
    Especially in Paris...Spring
    Especially in 1940...

    Mine is HERE

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  19. steveroniJuly 8, 2010 at 11:54:00 PM EDT

    Forgot to check "follow-up". Sorry. Well, no, I'm not REALLY sorry....
    You are SO GooooD to us Mr G, and appreciated more than I would ever let you know...because you KNOW-IT-ALL!!!

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  20. limeJuly 9, 2010 at 12:10:00 AM EDT

    week after week you rock it out. how do you do it? great creation of that noir mood.

    i played along this week, even if only to vent frustration.

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  21. DianneJuly 9, 2010 at 12:21:00 AM EDT

    casa blanca to you.
    such a romantic
    mine is up.
    luv ya!
    Fab Di

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  22. Monkey ManJuly 9, 2010 at 12:42:00 AM EDT

    Inglorious Bastards kinda thing. Very nice. My 55 is HERE .

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  23. BubbaJuly 9, 2010 at 1:38:00 AM EDT

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  24. BubbaJuly 9, 2010 at 1:41:00 AM EDT

    (Oops! HTML issue!)

    This week I did TWO 55’s…

    Felled Tree

    Photo 55

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  25. RNSANEJuly 9, 2010 at 2:01:00 AM EDT

    How could she leave you? Dumb woman!

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  26. anthonynorthJuly 9, 2010 at 2:33:00 AM EDT

    An iconic one, that. Nice one.

    You'll find mine here.

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  27. John (@bookdreamer)July 9, 2010 at 3:02:00 AM EDT

    She looked at him like an iceberg on the melt and said `Are you a policeman, or what?'

    He tilted back his hat,`I used to be. Now I'm a what.'

    adapted from "The Blue Hammer", by Ross MacDonald.

    Gone for romantic tragedy today. Click here to read my 55 story.

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  28. A Daft Scots LassJuly 9, 2010 at 3:38:00 AM EDT

    I could almost smell all those fragrances...

    Lovely one G-Man.

    Mines up too.

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  29. AkelamaluJuly 9, 2010 at 3:47:00 AM EDT

    How could she??????

    Nice one G-man. :)

    I'm up.

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  30. mrsnesbittJuly 9, 2010 at 3:55:00 AM EDT

    Sounds like a woman with a story there!

    Mine is up! Just off to read everybody elses - my day will be a good one!

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  31. AnonymousJuly 9, 2010 at 4:28:00 AM EDT

    The smell of Pall Mall's would hit a memory chord, that's all Mom and Dad smoked when I was a kid! Ohhh, I love the smell of honeysuckle and lavender, but in a different sense than you do, lol!

    Mine is up, but I dunno how to post the link here, sorry. Hey, by the way, have a super KA weekend!

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  32. magiceyeJuly 9, 2010 at 6:18:00 AM EDT

    aromatic association! lovely!
    have a super weekend!!

    my 55er on transition is at http://instantwords.blogspot.com/2010/07/transition.html

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  33. ClaudiaJuly 9, 2010 at 6:30:00 AM EDT

    Aaahhh - brilliant - and not the first time in history that something like this would happen...

    I have joined in as well with a 55 :=)

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  34. Brian MillerJuly 9, 2010 at 6:32:00 AM EDT

    hey g! The Original Cin could not get signed in so here is her link...her 55 is up!

    http://theonlycin.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/friday-flash-55-words-inconvenient/

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  35. KatherineJuly 9, 2010 at 7:50:00 AM EDT

    Hey G-Man she sounds like quite a dame! Great 55!
    Mine is up ... it is the only post I have made in the crazy week that was!
    Have a great weekend G-Man!!!!

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  36. UnknownJuly 9, 2010 at 8:03:00 AM EDT

    Digging the "noir"!

    I did something a little different for this week's 55...a most unusual product endorsement. It can be found

    HERE

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  37. One Prayer GirlJuly 9, 2010 at 9:15:00 AM EDT

    Sends me into the land of nostalgia. Loved this 55 and the picture too.

    Mine is up.

    PG

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  38. Vodka LogicJuly 9, 2010 at 10:12:00 AM EDT

    Are you a Casablanca fan? I am.. great 55

    I am back with one.

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  39. buffalodickJuly 9, 2010 at 10:48:00 AM EDT

    It was a special time for elegance..

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  40. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJuly 9, 2010 at 11:55:00 AM EDT

    My God, I swear I did not read yours when I write mine...
    what a misunderstanding between the two, fabulous 55.

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  41. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJuly 9, 2010 at 11:56:00 AM EDT

    I posted mine,
    thank you for the response.
    Happy Friday!
    Cheers!

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  42. AnonymousJuly 9, 2010 at 12:14:00 PM EDT

    I love that third line!
    This one is hot G-Man.


    Mine's up. What do you love about Your life?

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  43. marieJuly 9, 2010 at 12:42:00 PM EDT

    very descriptive 55, G-man. I like it! Mine is ready at http://marie-experience-strength-hope.blogspot.com/
    Thanks!

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  44. JessieJuly 9, 2010 at 1:34:00 PM EDT

    very enjoyable!!!

    have a great weekend,
    smiles,

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  45. Maude LynnJuly 9, 2010 at 4:31:00 PM EDT

    Very cool, G-man!

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  46. FelicitasJuly 9, 2010 at 7:18:00 PM EDT

    Wow - 1940! That's a long time to be carrying a torch G!

    I'm sorry, I have no 55 this week, but I just had to check in to see what you were up to!

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  47. jozienJuly 9, 2010 at 7:43:00 PM EDT

    Hi!
    I am in
    :)

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  48. DianneJuly 9, 2010 at 9:21:00 PM EDT

    ha, thanks for help spelling contemplative, btw

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  49. 8July 9, 2010 at 10:43:00 PM EDT

    Here's mine, called "Isn't It Ironic".

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  50. TinaJuly 10, 2010 at 1:47:00 AM EDT

    You created a great mood there. My 55 is here.

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  51. PratibhaJuly 10, 2010 at 2:29:00 AM EDT

    this was niiice :) had fun writing this :

    http://ladynimue.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/the-docks/

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  52. LarryJuly 10, 2010 at 9:25:00 PM EDT

    wow no wonder I forgot to post my Flash Fiction 55 I never heard from ya is what got my attention I'm sorry for missing the posting galen byut I was posted ear5ly Friday morning I'm sure you were sleeping it was probably 3:00am
    Just follow the link below

    Summer Days


    Thanks for reading

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