See, Girls? I Told You The Golden And Silver Age Of Comics Were Better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look At Doctor Midnite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                     He was a member of the Justice Society Of America, on Earth Two, in the 1940's.  Get a load of that costume, the colors, the moon combining with it; this is the kind of detailed artistry one does not see in comics anymore.  An era lost forever.

                                                       Doctor Midnite had been a surgeon, who had been blinded, but developed the super-power to be able to see things in the dark.  Hence, his name.  But, as with all superheroes, especially DC, it was all about the costume, and Doctor Midnite's is just perfect.

                                                           There is, even now, a Doctor Midnite action figure!  I would sure love to have one, wouldn't you?  I have Sun Boy, from The Legion Of Superheroes, and Doctor Fate and The Spectre from the Justice Society Of America.  Wouldn't it be fabulous to have all the action figures from both organizations??????????

                                                             All those costumes!!!!!!!!  All that color!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                           Then I could have my own Superheroes Fashion Show, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geoffrey Beene Has Been Dead For Over Twenty Years! When Alive, He Was America's Heir Apparent To Cecil Beaton! But His Spirit Lives On In These Creations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

                                                                                

                                               Aren't these fabulous, girls????????  It is time to think about Spring fashions, and while there is still talk of Halston, Versace, and others, Geoffrey Beene seems overlooked and neglected.  And with creations like these, he should not be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                 Imagine recreating your life according to the 1948 movie "Easter Parade."  You can actually do that, darlings, by wearing these dresses.  But only in the last one, pictured above, can you dance and sing "When The Midnight Train Leaves For Alabam!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                                    Artists should never be overlooked, and I want Beene remembered.  Has The Costume Institute ever done an exhibition on him.  Think about it, ANNA!!!!!!!  And, of course Chloe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

                                                      If only it was Chloe Sevigny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What We Go Through, Girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                       Darlings, I am telling you, "Valley Of The Dolls" is the story of us all.  I relate to this scene very well.  I have to take stuff to sleep so, like Neely, I can sparkle enough to write this blog every day.

                         Of course, my drink of choice is coffee, not booze!!!!!!!!!!!  I hardly ever touch the stuff.

                         But I know what Neely is going through.  How many times have I been on a stage where the lighting designer blazes a point so hot I swear he is frying me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  As Neely says, "I SAID I am through for the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                           Not that I would ever abandon my girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  But it is hard to operate at full speed when you are only up to half.  Maybe I SHOULD take some dolls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                            Or, you know what, darlings?  "I'll do the second act first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                            The audience won't care.  They love me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had It With Winter, Girls??????????? Consider These Floral Designs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

                            I finished my fourth reading of "Anna Karenina" two days ago.  It took me 17 days, was worth every word, but I had hoped to finish it earlier.  Now, I have a pile of contemporary books to read before beginning my next mammoth project.

                            Spring is a time of brightening colors and celebrating the creativity of nature, darlings, and I can think of no better way than brightening your room with floral wall designs like these.  You too can have a home resembling the set of a Technicolor Vincente Minnelli movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                            The colored, almost three dimensional, flowers in the middle are my favorite, but the white with flowers above would go great in the bedroom.  Oh, dolls, can't you just see it???????????????

                             I would love to decorate this way.  Of course, my designs would have to include some pink!!!!!!!!!!!!

                             "Think Pink," girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"On This Day, In The Year Of Our Lord, 1692, The People Of Whitewood, Massachusetts, Condemned Elizabeth Selwyn As A Witch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                               "Most God-fearing people do not go to Whitewood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                Nor should they, darlings, because a year after her death, Elizabeth Selwyn was seen walking among the graves in the cemetery.  Soon after, the children of the elders who condemned her began dying off, one by one.

                                  Personally, I would love to go to Whitewood, even if I ran into Mrs. Nywles.  I stand a chance, not being a virgin.  But if it is one thing I hate, it is cults, and Selwyn and her group are one of the most dangerous cults out there.  So, I would not desire being recruited.

                                     I mean, what could it give me?  That hair?  That wardrobe?  Who would want it?????  Maybe Elizabeth Selwyn turned to witchcraft because she could not get a date!  People have done less, I am sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        Still, it is fun to celebrate this day.  But if there are any virgins still out there, stay away from Whitewood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                            Where does one find a virgin these days???????????????

Happy Birthday To Jennifer Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 If alive, she would be 107 today, which means she has been gone 17 years, since she died at age 90!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can you believe it, darlings??????????  Seventeen years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                   This is one of her best non-'Bernadette' photos.  She had an illustrious career but will always be remembered for her Oscar winning performance in "The Song Of Bernadette."

                                      And, in just a couple of weeks, girls, it will be Easter Sunday, time; to get out the DVD and watch the 1943 classic again.

                                         She was just stunning!  Could Sally Hershberger give me that hair style??????????????????

                                         No wonder girls in the 40's wanted to look like her.

                                         Hell, I still do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 61st Birthday To "The Sound Of Music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                           On this day, in 1965, Julie Andrews did that twirl first time so the world could see and then lifted her glorious voice to the Alps in song.  "The Sound Of Music was off and running, and no one then could have anticipated what it would become, let alone still be being discussed 61 years later.

                              Of course, the sad thing is Charmian Carr and my favorite Heather Menzies are not here to celebrate it.  Sure, many of the adults are gone, but, really, the children?  It is just too sad to contemplate.

                                  I made it to the 60th Anniversary of the film, at which I had an unexpected and profound emotional reaction.

                                   But I still wanted to remember the film on its anniversary day!

                                   Those owning DVDs, today is the day to watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                    I shall wait for the next theater screening.

                                    Happy SOM Day, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!