I’m not going to enter into the year that was conversation. I think it’s too early. I will say one thing that kept me going this year was being able to read to you in a podcast. In my isolation it was one way I could contribute, if only to…
Tag: Judy Garland
There are definitely seasons in California, whatever anyone says to the contrary. In the winter the smog lifts. The daytime skies are a blue that delights my New England soul. At night the lights that sprawl from the San Gabriel Mountains to the sea glow against a heavenly dome of…
I think a lot of us have mothers that once upon a time could be referred to as “forces of nature.” I think Judy Garland was one such force. Perhaps a loving whirlwind? I wouldn’t know, she died when I was very tiny. But, I can sense that aspect of…
Movie Review, The New York Times Thousands Cheer (1943) THE SCREEN; ‘Thousands Cheer,’ Lavish Metro Musical With an All-Star Cast, Makes Its Appearance at War Bond Rally at Astor Published: September 14, 1943 Uncle Sam had a good time last night and so did the thousand and more of his…
A favorite of the Rat Pack: A night in 1952: Sammy Davis Jr. recorded a live album here, and Judy Garland staged her comeback in 1958:
Discoverability, being the ability of books to connect with readers. I was recently reading an article on the method behind the blockbusting “Fifty Shades”, and while I was under the impression the trilogy was self-published at first, that’s not true. The books were picked up by a small company who…