Next-to-be Sir Freedman: congrats for your editorial rejection. I think it's the highest level in a writer career.
Fascinating performance of Julie London, overall her breath control, and the sensual sound it makes along the song. By the way, your drawings are worthy of a cartoonist pro.
There's so much to like in this post - where to start?! As always, love your drawings, and the photos of where you've been, and the throw back to KC and Sunshine Band. Spem in Alium must have been amazing in darkness. And yes, timing is everything.
A couple years ago, I wanted to publish a new version of my book "America 'Toons In", to keep it updated, as was the case with you. I edited most of the original text but I lost contact with my editor at the publisher when they temporarily shut down due to COVID. I have been wanting to write them a "do you remember me?" letter so we can get the project back on track. Do you think that would work?
Cool posting today, Terry. ••I ordered the short stories book. ••Julie London - man! There's a voice from a different era. She has the same look as Lauren Bacall, I think. ••And what a cast on the series about Jesus! Impressive. Robert Powell has just the right look in my opinion. For some reason the British accent always sounds better to us over here, than an American one in historic pictures such as these -- when neither of them, of course, is right! ••Your mind sure jumps around - from one interesting topic to the next. Makes me think you have a very interesting life. Thanks
Another great start to the week, Terry! Lovely to hear Julie London - this is a controversial statement but I much prefer her version of 'Fly me to the Moon' to Sinatra's! (I'll get my coat......)
EVERY station needs its own duck shop! As a child and teenager I collected ducks - I had duck mugs, duck tins, pictures of ducks, sculptures of ducks, books about ducks, duck shaped erasers and all kinds of other knick-knacks illustrated with or shaped like ducks. Ducks are still my favourite animal, and I still miss the ones I had as pets.
Beautiful pictures of the Barbican conservatory - that strelizia is gorgeous!
Thanks for the shout-out - and your haircut is terrific. Great pic!
Great Julie London clip, Terry! Never seen the movie, but always loved the song (written by Arthur Hamilton)! Two things hit my head when I read your words and saw the video: Several decades ago, a newspaper comic strip included the song once...can't remember which strip...maybe "Shoe."
Trusting my memory, and of course, paraphrasing: I guess the premise was a game show, and the category was "World Geography: Bodies of Water" (We'll make it "Jeopardy"): "Bodies of Water for $300, please, Alex." "For $300, Crimea River.....Bill, you rang in." "River in song made famous by Julie London, Alex?"
The other had to do with your mention of the word "plebeian" (your mention of political correctness also fits here)! I had remembered this account, but couldn't find (like this blogger) the original reference:
From John A. Simpson and his 2009 blog (https://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/12/whats-in-a-song-cry-me-a-river-2/), “'Cry Me a River' was written with the understanding that Ella Fitzgerald would introduce it in the film 'Pete Kelly’s Blues.' In the event, the song didn’t make it into the film. (One source, which I can no longer find, suggested that producer/director Jack Webb objected to the word “plebeian” specifically because it was unlikely to appear in a song sung by a black woman in the Kansas City of the 1920s. Whether this subtly racist non-racist story is true is anyone’s guess)."
Simpson continues: "Fitzgerald didn’t get to do her own interpretation until her 1961 studio album called, 'Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!' She handled 'plebeian' just fine — twice, in fact":
Here's a video of a live performance from 1975 (with the great Joe Pass on guitar). Bless her heart, she has to rely on lyric sheets to remind her of the lyrics from time to time (she was 58), but she's always fabulous:
Next-to-be Sir Freedman: congrats for your editorial rejection. I think it's the highest level in a writer career.
Fascinating performance of Julie London, overall her breath control, and the sensual sound it makes along the song. By the way, your drawings are worthy of a cartoonist pro.
There's so much to like in this post - where to start?! As always, love your drawings, and the photos of where you've been, and the throw back to KC and Sunshine Band. Spem in Alium must have been amazing in darkness. And yes, timing is everything.
Great post, Terry. My week has now officially started.
Thanks for the links (and the generous share of including mine). Congrats to those landing book deals! That's a big win for them.
A couple years ago, I wanted to publish a new version of my book "America 'Toons In", to keep it updated, as was the case with you. I edited most of the original text but I lost contact with my editor at the publisher when they temporarily shut down due to COVID. I have been wanting to write them a "do you remember me?" letter so we can get the project back on track. Do you think that would work?
Love the duck store. Let us know how they fare.
If someone every asks you what is your biggest secret-- you turned down a publisher! And leave it at that.
Looks like an interesting short story collection. Americans have a way with words. Chortle chortle.
Cool posting today, Terry. ••I ordered the short stories book. ••Julie London - man! There's a voice from a different era. She has the same look as Lauren Bacall, I think. ••And what a cast on the series about Jesus! Impressive. Robert Powell has just the right look in my opinion. For some reason the British accent always sounds better to us over here, than an American one in historic pictures such as these -- when neither of them, of course, is right! ••Your mind sure jumps around - from one interesting topic to the next. Makes me think you have a very interesting life. Thanks
Another great start to the week, Terry! Lovely to hear Julie London - this is a controversial statement but I much prefer her version of 'Fly me to the Moon' to Sinatra's! (I'll get my coat......)
EVERY station needs its own duck shop! As a child and teenager I collected ducks - I had duck mugs, duck tins, pictures of ducks, sculptures of ducks, books about ducks, duck shaped erasers and all kinds of other knick-knacks illustrated with or shaped like ducks. Ducks are still my favourite animal, and I still miss the ones I had as pets.
Beautiful pictures of the Barbican conservatory - that strelizia is gorgeous!
Thanks for the shout-out - and your haircut is terrific. Great pic!
Great Julie London clip, Terry! Never seen the movie, but always loved the song (written by Arthur Hamilton)! Two things hit my head when I read your words and saw the video: Several decades ago, a newspaper comic strip included the song once...can't remember which strip...maybe "Shoe."
Trusting my memory, and of course, paraphrasing: I guess the premise was a game show, and the category was "World Geography: Bodies of Water" (We'll make it "Jeopardy"): "Bodies of Water for $300, please, Alex." "For $300, Crimea River.....Bill, you rang in." "River in song made famous by Julie London, Alex?"
The other had to do with your mention of the word "plebeian" (your mention of political correctness also fits here)! I had remembered this account, but couldn't find (like this blogger) the original reference:
From John A. Simpson and his 2009 blog (https://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/12/whats-in-a-song-cry-me-a-river-2/), “'Cry Me a River' was written with the understanding that Ella Fitzgerald would introduce it in the film 'Pete Kelly’s Blues.' In the event, the song didn’t make it into the film. (One source, which I can no longer find, suggested that producer/director Jack Webb objected to the word “plebeian” specifically because it was unlikely to appear in a song sung by a black woman in the Kansas City of the 1920s. Whether this subtly racist non-racist story is true is anyone’s guess)."
Simpson continues: "Fitzgerald didn’t get to do her own interpretation until her 1961 studio album called, 'Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!' She handled 'plebeian' just fine — twice, in fact":
Here's a video of a live performance from 1975 (with the great Joe Pass on guitar). Bless her heart, she has to rely on lyric sheets to remind her of the lyrics from time to time (she was 58), but she's always fabulous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo9RPk3FXMY
Thanks for the shoutout, Terry! Also, I love those conservatory photos!