Lmst

Hello Mastodon mates, how you doing?

I’ve been away on long-awaited city break hols; catching up with out-of-town mates and taking in an internet-famous cat trail. 🥰

If you follow certain famous cats, you might recognise these:

#cats #FamousCats #Midlands #George #Robert #Barbs

Barbara cat, a famous white and grey tabby male cat despite his name, from Walsall Road Allotments, Birmingham.

George the ginger Stourbridge station cat, sunning himself outside along the bike racks.

George cat and his boss, (blonde lady with black framed glasses) Simone from Stourbridge Junction. Simone is great, a lovely kind person who is a talented illustrator too.

The bronze of Robert the Allotment Cat in the Allotment memorial garden. Robert’s bronze is set as walking on a wooden horizontal rail within the wooden pergola of the garden.

In the winter of 1971 photographer Jim McCrary photographed Carole King for her Tapestry album. Remembering a Kodak survey that said cats were the most popular subject people photographed (after their own children), McCrary asked if he could add the sleeping cat on the other side of the room to the scene. Telemachus, the cat, only remained for three pictures ... but that was enough.

That image, and the album's music have been ingrained in my mind. I've always tried to make Tapestry the first album I play when I move into a new home because that's exactly how I want my home to feel.

#jimmccrary #caroleking #tapestry #telemachus #telemachusthecat #cat #famouscats #photoshoot #musicpics #photographer #photography #singersongwriter #fotografia #fotografie #theseventies #1970s #seventiesmusic #photoworld