Tom and Raquel

I may have posted this once before ... but who cares?

Raquel Welch as Queenie

"Lay off the guys!" "Why?"

R is for Raquel

Our resident Slammer goddess has written a book, "Beyond the Cleavage"! Kudos to Mavis for spotting this Oprah book club link (!) to the first chapter.

It begins:

Contrary to popular myth, I didn't just hatch out of an eagle's nest, circa One Million Years B.C., clad in a doeskin bikini. In fact, I was more surprised than anyone to find myself on location in such an exotic setting, high atop a volcanic mountain in the Canary Islands! With the release of that famous movie poster, in one fell swoop, everything in my life changed and everything about the real me was swept away. All else would be eclipsed by this bigger-than-life sex symbol.

Some jealous bitch posted on the Oprah message board, complaining about the Raquel show, "I look to Oprah for spiritual and intellectual guidance." I felt like posting, "I look to Raquel for spiritual guidance!"

We here at the Slammer love Raquel for all reasons. The Hound sends this link to her appearance on WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate Show.


Fun fact: I once saw Cher and Raquel host an Aids benefit back in the 80s. Raquel had the most unbelievable cameltoe that had even the queens in the audience gasp. But what really shocked everyone more was the fact that Cher and Raquel are both about 5'6."

Also on the bill? Little Richard and the "Beach Boys," minus Brian Wilson. Later, along with Brian, I ended up partying with them, but that's another, awful, longer story that doesn't belong here. Richard couldn't join my friend at a gig because of "his religion," - he was Jewish then.

A Dose of Raquel

Because it's been awhile, hasn't it, Keith?



From "Flareup."

Raquel in Football Boots

Just A Dream Away

Hello Doctor

Venus

From "Moog! Claude Denjean And The Moog Synthesizer".

Sex Bombs Away!

The Debut of Our Miss Welch

To be fair, who would want to make their Hollywood Palace "singing and dancing debut" on the same episode as Sammy Davis Jr and The Supremes? Luckily, no one cared if Raquel could sing, but oh! how she dances -- and since she's our resident sex goddess, when I saw this episode posted in its entirety over at Classic Television Showbiz, I had to post immediately. She's around the 4:15 mark - I'm not going to spoil it!

You can catch the rest of the clips here.

Raquel Welch Is Venus

Everybody knows that I have such a huge crush on Raquel Welch. She is definitely a goddess in my eyes. Here's a tribute video I came across dedicated to Raquel. The clip features the song Venus. Raquel certainly is the modern embodiment of Venus.

Raquel Rides Again!

Everything seems to fit

Get up and Wiggle

Kansas City Bomber

Great trivia question: What movie did Raquel Welch and Jodie Foster appear in together?


For Keith

What would YOU do if you were really the Queen?

For all the Queens and Smoochers out there! You know who you are!

Myra Breckenridge

Vintage a'GoGo has a great piece on Myra - check it out!

Raquel Welch In One Million Years B.C. - Hubba Hubba!

If cave girls really looked like Raquel Welch, I'd like to build a time machine and head back to those days. :-)

Raquel!

Bedazzled

Click on the poster to download the soundtrack.