The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.

-  Gregory Maguire

The Shadow is on the lookout: you can run, but you can't hide!

Noel McInnes raised the interesting topic of a dress code for Zoom meetings. While Noel didn’t elaborate on his preference, members suspect he just doesn’t want to see Simon O’Donoghue’s knobbly knees any more. 

Come on Noel, share your phobias with us.

Spare a thought for Marjorie Halford, with a new Mustang in the garage, but only allowed to drive 5km from home.  

The Shadow wonders if she might have a brainstorm and get involved in a car chase in the streets of Glenferrie Hill, just like Steve McQueen in “Bullitt”. 

The thought prompted him to check up on McQueen’s Mustang in IMDb. Here’s some of the movie trivia:

Although Steve McQueen was credited with the driving during the chase sequence, it was actually shared by McQueen and Bud Ekins, one of Hollywood's best stunt drivers. From the interior shots looking forward inside the Mustang, it's easy to see which one is driving. When McQueen is driving, the rear view mirror is down reflecting his face. When Ekins is driving it is up, so his face is hidden.

Bullitt's reverse burnout during the chase scene actually wasn't in the script; Steve McQueen had mistakenly missed the turn. The footage was still kept, though.

Director Peter Yates called for speeds of about 75 to 80 miles (120 to 129 kilometers) per hour, but the cars (including the ones containing the cameras) reached speeds of over 110 miles (177 kilometers) per hour.

Filming of the chase scene took three weeks, resulting in nine minutes and forty-two seconds of footage. They were denied permission to film on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Pay close attention during the car chase at Steve McQueen's reflection in the mirror. If you look at his mouth, you'll see that he's indulging in popular habit among race car drivers: he's chewing gum.

While filming the scene where the giant airliner taxis just above Steve McQueen, observers were shocked that no double was used. Asked if the producers couldn't have found a dummy, McQueen wryly replied, "They did."

Frank Bullitt's (Steve McQueen's) car is a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback. The bad guys drive a 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum. The Charger is just barely faster than the Mustang, with a 13.6-second quarter-mile compared to the Mustang's 13.8-second.

The remaining Mustang used in the movie sold at auction on January 9th 2020 for $3.74 million.

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If Marjorie did get involved in a car chase, would it bump up the value of her car?

Prince Charles has long set his sights on changing this image of the royal family as a bloated beast, an institution stuffed with numerous minor hangers-on.

The vast, extended Windsor family is about to get the boot, making shots like this one an endangered species. - Picture Source:Getty Images

For nearly a decade now, the Prince of Wales has let it be known that once he is King he plans to usher in a new, slimmed down version of the monarchy. Long gone will be scenes like this one, of the Buckingham Palace balcony stuffed with a throng of unknown Windsors.

Instead, the focus will be on the monarch and those in the direct line of succession.

And that is very bad news for Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, not to mention Phil Stewart of Stylemaster Panels. 

Will Phil still bring his friend along to our Zoom Meetings?

“The Australian” reports that the “Crazies” are still with us.

A 25-year-old woman has been charged over allegedly assaulting two police officers in Geelong after she refused to wear a mask and provide details of her identity.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said officers approached the woman walking without a mask on Yarra Street in Geelong at about 3.30pm on Monday.

“The officers made multiple attempts to confirm her identity and the woman allegedly refused to provide her details,” she said.

“When the officers then attempted to arrest her, it’s alleged she became aggressive and assaulted them.”

The officers, a First Constable and a Sergeant, received minor injuries to their arms and hands.

The woman has been charged with assault police, resist police, fail to provide address as well as slapped with a $200 for failing to wear a face covering. She was bailed to appear before Geelong Magistrates’ Court on 10 August.

So how are YOU coping with the Corona lock-down?