Tag: Old Hollywood
July 12, 2013 /

HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT COFFEE?

Poppets, Los Angeles is home to some fine blends. And, the older I get the more I rely on that velvety smooth, slightly chocolatey/butterscotchy jolt in the morning. As in, if I don’t get it I’m likely to snarl. We do the French press thing at home. For awhile the…

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July 11, 2013 /

CBS – THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM – DESIGNED BY WILLIAM LESCAZE

July 7, 2013 /

FUNNY FACE – AVEDON AND HEPBURN

July 6, 2013 /

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN – NICK AND NORA – THE THIN MAN (1929) – BY DASHIELL HAMMETT

NORA: How do you feel? NICK: Terrible. I must have gone to bed sober.
July 4, 2013 /

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO SEE THE FIREWORKS

Best spot in LA to view the fireworks? My friends joint on a hill overlooking Dodger Stadium. We perch on camp chairs and chatter and laugh, usually to the clinking of frosty glasses of mint ice tea and the clatter of fork against plate as we savor huge wedges of…

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July 1, 2013 /

1920 THE GOLDEN STATE – MODEL NELL MCKIBBEN WEIGHS BAGS OF CALIFORNIA WALNUTS

June 29, 2013 /

I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING INATTENTIVE

Babies, I know I haven’t been responding to comments. I have been puffy and crabby and preparing things for the book. Now, that’s no excuse, and I apologize. I’ll be back to my chatty self in a few days. And, in the meantime, a little indulgence? And, no. I’m not…

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June 28, 2013 /

1931- KAYAKING OFF OF NEWPORT BEACH

June 27, 2013 /

BUSTER CRABBE BEFORE FLASH GORDON – WINNING THE 400 M FREESTYLE AT THE ’32 OLYMPICS

June 27, 2013 /

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER BEFORE TARZAN – SWIMMING CHAMPION 1928