Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                          I have a busy schedule this week, girls, so this will have to be a quick one.

                          Yes, as I was taught, today is the day we have been building toward, the longest day of 2026.  Starting tomorrow, the days start winding backwards, till it starts getting dark at 4:30PM, and, well it is just downright depressing.

                         Today is also the 57th Anniversary of the death of Judy Garland.

                        And it is the birthday of the Divine MERYL STREEP.  She turns 77, as will ANNA in November.

                       So, this is a day to remember, darlings!  Enjoy the length!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Farewell To Spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                     The next several days, darlings, are full of importance.  Today, according to how I was taught, is the last day of Spring.  Tomorrow, June 21 is not only Father's Day but the first day of Summer.  Sadly, it marks the halfway point for Proserpina's visit to Earth, so we know that sooner than we expect, she will be returning to Hell.

                                         However, June 22, as I was taught is not only the longest day of the year, but also the Divine MERYL'S--that is right Meryl Streep! --birthday.  I believe she will be 77 and going strong.  Actually, the same age as ANNA who will turn such in November, the month I will turn 72!

                                             Sadly, beginning June 23, the days will gradually grow shorter; I really don't notice it till sometime in late August and then we gradually slide into Autumn and then Winter.  When Proserpina is below.

                                             So, celebrate this precious time given, girls!

                                             It just may be the Summer of your lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take The Night Off, Girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well, we are, for a very particular reason; we are going to a party and may not be home in time to watch "Svengoolie.

But even if we were we would not watch tonight's showing--Abott and Costello in the 1946 film "The Time Of Their Lives."  Yes, it has ghosts, but who cares?  Their schtick get tiring after a while.

This is not to be confused with William Saroyan's 1939 Pulitzer Prize winning play, "The Time Of Your Life."  Which was made into a movie in 1948, starring James Cagney, and produced by the actor's brother William.   Now, if this movie were showing, I would watch that, but that would never show on "Svengoolie."  

So, I am afraid we will just have to skip it, girls, and I advise you to, as well.

Come on, "Svengoolie;" you can do better than this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What Is Going On At "The Rocky Horror Show?????????????????"

                          David and I saw this production yesterday.  Don't worry, girls, a review is soon to follow.  But something is, if not rotten, then askew backstage at this show.

                            The show was scheduled for a 3PM starting time; a Thursday matinee.  Why not Wednesday, like most Broadway shows?  When we got to the theater to get in line, we were told we could not go in, because there were some "problems" with the show they were fixing, and that the show would not start until 4PM!!!!!!!!!!!  In my over fifty years of theatergoing, this was a FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I mean, really????????????  The Raving Queen???????????

                              So, David and I hightailed it across the street to The Grizzly Pear Bar, to wait out the time.

                              When we finally entered the theater, we discovered two things.  First, Juliette Lewis, who plays Magenta (the role I want!) would not be in that day.  Which was no surprise to me, and I called it, because, let's face it, what the hell is Lewis doing in this show?  The last thing I saw her in was the film version of "August: Osage County." in 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!  What has she been doing since?  Drugs?  I wouldn't be surprised, as she has not aged well.

                                Perhaps they were trying to dry her out.  Or, narcoticized, she called in sick.  I am sure this is not the first time for Lewis, who is leaving at the end of the month anyway.  I am sure she has been a production problem.  Whose dumb idea was it to cast her, anyway?

                               When we were finally seated, a Roundabout official appeared before the show started, telling the audience that the actor and understudy they have playing Brad were both out ill, and the only actor they had on hand had never done the role before, so they had to get him up to speed!!!!!!!!  In just an hour?  Well, these things do happen, so I guess it is plausible.

                                   But why did the show cancel its entire performance on June 13?  No source I have researched has been able to give an answer.  This was more than Juliette Lewis, though I am she was a problematic contribution.  And what about the techs on this show?  Does anyone do a check on things before each show?  Where is the stage manager?  He should show up two hours before a show--so should everyone--to prepare, because there are people waiting to see your product.

                                    So that is my take on the horror surrounding 'Rocky Horror.'  A review will soon follow.

                                    But yes, girls, I did do the "Time Warp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She Left Us Far Too Soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                                  

                       I will always remember Daveigh Chase for two extraordinary performances.  The first was in 2002, when she played Samara Morgan, the haunting ghost child in "The Ring."  Two years later, in 2004, on the classic "Cold Case" episode, "The Sleepover," she played Ariel Shuman, who murdered her former best friend, Rita Baxter, over being kicked out of a mean girls clique she wanted desperately to be a part of.

                          If you have not seen these performances, girls, watch them.  They are iconic and demonstrated much promise in Daveigh Chase.  She was attractive and had a compelling presence.

                         She was born on July 24, 1990, and died June 16, 2026, just one month short of her 36th birthday.

                        Now, Daveigh has entered the pantheon of tragic child actors, who came to a bad end.

                        From her early teens, maybe as far back as "The Sleepover," Daveigh Chase struggled with drug use. As she grew older, so grew her addiction, to the point where she had been arrested and was dealing with other legal issues.  At the time of her death, she was homeless, living near the L.A. hospital where she died, and suffering from malnutrition.  She had hit rock bottom.  Had she lived, maybe she would have had a chance to turn around.

                        It wasn't like she was alone; though, with her addiction, she was, in a sense.  Yet her parents were still alive, and she had a sister.  Who knows, maybe they tried, but she would not listen.

                        Maybe she was more like Ariel Shuman than one thought.  Both let other forces--in Ariel's case, a girls clique, in Daveigh's case drugs--dictate their lives.  And now Daveigh is dead.

                         Rest In Peace, Daveigh Chase.  You will forever be remembered for the brightness of the promise you were able to show.

Vincente Minnelli And The Pool Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        It has been disputed among historians for many years, but those purists and cultists who know Jacqueline Susann's work "Valley Of The Dolls," and its film version, understand that the pool scene where Neely catches husband Ted Casablanca(!) in the pool, naked, with contracted Janie Lord was based on Judy Garland catching husband Vincente Minnelli in their swimming pool with the pool boy.

                                         On film, this translated into that fabulous moment when Ted Casablanca, or the actor playing him, Alexander Davion, says with a straight face, "That little whore makes me feel nine feet tall!"

                                         Can you believe it, girls?????????  It is SO hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am sure Vincente Minnelli did not say that to Judy Garland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                            Now, Vincente Minnelli will always be one of Hollywood's greatest directors, and I shall prove with my film project, but let's face it, he was nothing to look at.  I mean, even David O. Selznick was more attractive.

                                                 I wish that pool boy was still alive, which he probably is not, because I would love to hear his side of the story.  I can believe Vincente had the hots for him, but I cannot believe the pool boy gave it to him for free!  Even Alexander Davion in "Valley Of The Dolls" was better, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am sure Vincente did not get his favors for free; one look at him and the pool boy saw a chance to make some money, which I am sure he did!

                                                      How in the world did they manage to have Liza?  Sperm donation was not common yet, if at all.  I bet Judy pulled a paper bag over Minnelli's head during!!!!!!!!!!!  I sure would have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                         Even if this legend is not true, it certainly has a degree of plausibility! 

                                                        Be careful whom you invite into your swimming pool, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Happy Bloomsday, Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                              How can I forget, girls?  Besides being my niece's birthday, this is also Bloomsday.

                               The legend of this day has two stories.  The first is it is the day on which Joyce's entire novel, "Ulysses," takes place, back in 1904.  The second is that on this day, presumably in 1904, he met the woman, Nora, who became his wife.

                                 Each story is beautiful in its own way.  For those who know I am literary, it is embarrassing for me to say that I have not yet read "Ulysses."  I have a copy in the house and still have full intention to read it; but there is so much to get through before it.  Originally, I had the idea of re-reading Homer's "The Odyssey," and then "Ulysses" to see how the two are entwined.  But, outside of Shakespeare and Emily Bronte, I was not one to handle verse.  So, if I do "Ulysses" it will be a stand-alone reading.

                                  Alas, on this day, I should have stood in the living room and read Molly Bloom's Soliloquy aloud.  I have often done that in past years, but we were busy today, so that is that.

                                    All I can do is wish everyone on here a Happy Bloomsday!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 "...and I said yes, I said yes, yes Yes YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                 We should all be so lucky, like Molly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!