Fool that I am, I missed Jo Stafford in the 1943 movie “Dubarry Was A Lady,” shown recently on Turner Classic Movies. Somebody has posted a clip from it, but the quality is only so-so, especially the sound synch. Now that YouTube has blessed us with working playlists again, you’ll find Dubarry after Jo’s appearance on “What’s My Line” from October 14, 1956.
The Buzz on Mitch Miller
An audio magazine I used to get, back when audio magazines existed, had a memorably succinct review of a CD release of a Mitch Miller Christmas Album — “Welcome to Hell.” Jonathan and Darlene Edwards paid tribute to the unforgettable music of Mitch Miller, as only they could, in “Baby Bumble Bee.”
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/AUG/BabyBumbleBee.mp3]Darlene’s friend, the late Jo Stafford, can be seen with Frank Sinatra in this old film clip, performing “I’ll Never Smile Again,” a song I featured at this link.
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My Marxist Childhood
As a child I was a Marxist. I had a Marx Mystery Spaceship and a Marx Moon Base. My twinster Jean spotted this eBay auction for a complete Moon Base set in particularly good condition.
Larissa Holds Her Lead
My Google Alert for Larissa Kelly has been quiet, but I just checked this site’s July statistics, and she is still by far #1 for searches and hits.
O.K. EROK!
Erik Salholm in Ireland, whose blog is called O.K. EROK!, has linked to my “In Search of Steve Ditko” posts, and I’m going to link to his “Little Superman in McCay Land” post.
“…And That’s About Standards!”
Embedded YouTube playlists are working again! Yay. OK, so YouTube doesn’t suck so much, after all.
The funny and fun Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog — which, except for a needless end, I highly recommend — is back online at this link for free viewing.