The Insurance man went
To
a funeral in Glasgow
Simply
because he had
Never
seen a Scottish widow
Saturday, 7 August 2021
EVENTUALLY YOU WILL REACH A POINT
Eventually you will reach a point,
And
I’m there I must admit,
Where
I’ve stopped lying about my age
And
started bragging about it
BREAKING NEWS IS COMING IN
Breaking News is coming in
About
a tragedy, I’m being told
It’s
at an origami competition
More
to follow as it unfolds
CHEWBACCA IS DEAD
Chewbacca is dead
But
he did not die in vain
His
pelt made a great tent
To
keep out the rain
Friday, 6 August 2021
ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
“Yankee
Doodle Dandy” is a Musical Biographical Drama, Screenplay by Robert Buckner,
Edmund Joseph, Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein Original Story by Robert
Buckner, Music by George M. Cohan and
Directed by Michael Curtiz.
It’s
a biographical film about George M. Cohan (James Cagney) who produced,
directed, wrote and starred in his own musical shows for which he composed his
famous songs.
The
film begins with his early days as a child-star in his family's vaudeville
show, all the way through to the time of his comeback at which he received a
medal from the president for his special contributions to the country.
Joan
Leslie is delightful as his wife Mary, Walter Huston plays his father, Richard
Whorf is his partner Sam Harris, Irene Manning shines as Fay Templeton, while
the
fine and varied supporting cast is completed by George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney,
Frances Langford, George Barbier, S.Z. Sakall, Walter Catlett, Douglas Croft
and Eddie Foy Jr.
ORACLE OF DIONE AND ZEUS
Oracle of Dione and Zeus
At
Dodona in Epirus
Apollo’s
temple at Didyma
On
the coast of Asia Minor,
Or
at Corinth and Bassae
In
the Peloponnese,
And
Delos and Aegina
In
the Aegean Sea
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