"It Was 53 Years Ago," (On June 1!) Darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                              That is right, girls, and we have never been the same since.  My generation's lives were altered, back on June 1, 1967, when The Beatles released their masterwork.  I play it on that day, every year.  But I did not get a chance to share the day with you, dolls, so I am doing it now.

                               You know, I usually only play the opening track.  But we need as much diversion this year, as we can get.  So, here is the entire album.  Listen to it in one sitting, or at your leisure.

                                  Enjoy, darlings!  Dig it!

The End Of May!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 But the beginning of WHAT, darlings?????????????????????

                                 I don't want to be doom and gloom on here, even though it was a pretty uninformative month.  Still, some good things happened.

                                I read two magnificent works of fiction--"Angle Of Repose," by Wallace Stegner, and "Romola," by George Eliot.  Now, I have read all of her works!

                                 "At Home With Amy Sedaris" returned, to give us all love and cheer!

                                  As did my darling David...well, to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                  I am certain I either mentioned or watched a shot of that cute thing, Cucumbo, during the month of May.

                                   Some beautiful blooming is taking place in our neighborhood!  You should see our neighbor, Theresa's, azealias!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                     Nicholas, at Apple Tree on Third Avenue, is sweet and loving, and always
makes me feel better!

                                     David and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary of being together!  We split half a black and white milk shake from CARVEL.  They don't know how to make them right--too thick!

                                     But that was May, and now you know what we go on to...…………...

Girls, It Is Time For Us To Catch Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                                          "Blanche, please, there is this FABULOUS sale at
                                                'Bulgari's' on Rodeo Drive."
                                              --Jane Hudson to Sister Blanche
                   
                                          We have lots to catch up on girls, what with David working at home, me having less access to the computer, my tiredness, and more doctor appointments. so I have to write, when I can!  These postings may be short, but they are worth it.

                                             I had a chance to write on Tuesday, but was so down I had to watch Sandra Harrison in her vam-glam make-up in 1957's "Blood Of Dracula" to cheer me up!  I laughed my head off!  And all the lesbianism, darlings!  Who the hell needs "The Killing Of Sister George?"

                                             Here we go!  Let's start with...………….

                                     

Darlings, Did You See Amy's Sedaris' Valentine's Day Show???????????????????

                               I am talking about the "Good Amy," of course, meaning Amy Sedaris, she all in pink, and with that hair!  Amy, tell us how you do it!  Imagine, a Valentine's Day Show, in late May!
That is just what was needed during this pandemic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                Chassie was on and so were Patty Hogg and Lesbo.  But I found this show exceptionally moving, because Amy did some things that made me wish I had seen this 20 years ago.

                                  The MOST touching thing resonating with me, dolls, was when Amy was making the Valentine Sugar Cookies, and writing on them.  On one she wrote the word "Spinster," and boy, did that take me back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      Twenty years earlier, I was living by myself.  I did it, but was never happy about it, always wanting to find someone, not sure it would ever happen.  Oh, there were attempts, hons, but I would rather not talk about those.  Same with Amy, I am sure.

                                        Meanwhile, everyone on the show is trying to find a match for Amy.  Including Amy, who looked pretty cute, next to guest star Michael Cera.

                                          What Amy was trying to convey throughout the show, and especially with that "Spinster" cookie was that, while it is great to find someone, being by yourself is OK, too.  Amy was providing a lesson in self-comfort, and while I am happily not alone anymore, the idea of say, transporting back to that point in time, scares me.

                                               But then I am not comfortable with a lot, these days.  As can be told from some of the posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For all those anguished spinsters still out there, listen to Amy, not Tennessee Williams!

Don't end up like this!

As she was trying to show us!

And Now, Darlings, Something To Lift You Out Of Your Seats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                             Melba Moore won a TONY Award for her performance in the musical, "Purlie," when it was on Broadway, back in 1970.  Just as audiences, in 1981, at "Dreamgirls," would wait for Jennifer Holiday (who also won a TONY as Effie!) to get to "that song," ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going") so audiences in 1970 could not wait to hear Melba sing "I Got Love!" live!  It was on the radio all the time, back then!

                               I have always to do this number.  But me sing in Melba's key?  Hons, I was just  not born that way?  I can, however, get through the first verse!  And for a 65-year-old tenor, that is pretty good!

                                 Need an uplift????????????   Listen to Melba, here!

                                 When was the last time someone like this blew you away?????????????????

Now, We Do a 180 Degree Switch, Girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                             Especially with a week like this, we all need something to touch the heart and lift us out of our seats.  Let's start with the heart.

                              Remember little Sydney Lucas, as Young Allision in "Fun Home?"  Well, she's not little anymore, she is almost seventeen, but her voice and manner is still moving.  She has a future; she could be the next Celia Keenan-Bolger!  Here she is with Nicole D'Angelo, of EPIC Players, a theater company for people with autism, singing "Ring Of Keys," from "Fun Home."  Both are good, but just wait till you hear Sydney!

                                This will surely be her signature song, as sure as "Tomorrow" is still Andrea McCardle's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 Listen, and be inspired, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't Listen To Anything THIS Bitch Says!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      My God, this week has just been filled with bitches, or maybe my Bitch Meter is creeping up.  I hope that is all it is, and not just my blood pressure!

                                      This is Charlotte St. Martin.  She is President of The Broadway League.  Lord, what a name!  How pretentious.  She is probably really Cherry Protsky from Corona, Queens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        She has the nerve to say that Broadway will open in January, to full houses, everyone seating to each other--and wearing masks?

                                          Char, dear, whom are you kidding?  Yes, Theater Queens live for theater, but the operative word here is LIVE, not theater.  What you are proposing is a death sentence, another outbreak, more deaths, less people to go to the theater, anyway!  And what is the point?

                                            And get this, Char, you and all these dumb Venture Capitalists.  Just  because theaters and businesses are open, does not mean people will immediately run and go.  The real nuts well!  But those more sensible are going to be lots more cautious rather than have you putting business and commerce before human life.  All for a few bucks?  Fuck you!

                                               I can speak for myself, and others may agree with me.  I am not going anywhere--subway, restaurant, theater, bookstore, whatever, until I feel completely comfortable!  And that may take awhile.  As Patti Lu Pone said, and I posted on here, she doesn't see Broadway coming back, till the end of 2021!  And I am with her!

                                                Meanwhile, what about actors, like Patti, on stage?  So you are willing to put them at risk, too?????????????????

                                                 You stupid fools!  Go live among filth, if you all feel so immune!