Pirelli sent me a calendar every year through the '80s. Don't know what became 
of them. My wife wasn't a big fan.

Paul via phone

> On Dec 22, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> I like it and I'm 56.
> 
> I've long been a fan of the Pirelli calendar. I've never put it in the same 
> bin as more conventional pin-up calendars. I have no objection to them, other 
> than it bugs me when the women are shown misusing tools.
> 
> To me the Pirelli calendar has always been more about photography than just 
> pictures of generic pretty women.
> 
> I think that the year that really caught my attention was 1984
> https://bennettstreet.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/pirelli-calendar-1984/
> 
> Particularly the pictures with the tread pattern painted on the models.
> 
> http://www.widewalls.ch/pirelli-calendar-and-the-long-history-of-beauty-and-eros/
> 
> John Francis wrote:
>> I don't (and I'm 67, too).
>> But what others think doesn't matter that much, really -
>> probably the only person on the list whose opinion would
>> weigh that heavily would be Bruce, because he probably
>> knows more than any of us about this kind of photography.
>> 
>>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 10:40:28PM -0500, John wrote:
>>> I like it. I'm 67.
>>> 
>>>> On 12/21/2016 7:22 AM, Mark Stringer wrote:
>>>> I say lets vote on it.  Like or dislike but each vote must be
>>>> accompanied by the voter's age.
>>>> I like it...66
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 12/21/2016 1:28 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>>>> Couldn???t disagree more.
>>>>> 
>>>>> m
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 20, 2016, at 9:45 PM, Ken Waller<kwal...@peoplepc.com>  wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sorry but the new calendar just doesn't cut it for me.
>>>>>> I much prefer the earlier editions of the calendar.
>>>>>> Its like Pirelli is asking me to like a bald worn out tire instead of
>>>>>> one of their new super sticky P-Zeros.
>>>>>> I think they've lost their direction with this edition.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Kenneth Waller
>>>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Colen"<l...@red4est.com>
>>>>>> Subject: Pirelli goes natural
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Peter Lindbergh shot this years Pirelli Calendar without using
>>>>>>> makeup or retouching.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://www.fastcocreate.com/3066063/quick-hit/the-2017-pirelli-calendar-with-nicole-kidman-and-julianne-moore-is-raw-and-unretou
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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