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Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe: “File My Claim” from River of No Return

Posted on June 1, 2016 by sheila

Of all of the wonderful musical numbers Marilyn performed in her films, this one, from River of No Return is my favorite. I’m not sure I even want to say why. Or break it down. Or analyze the reasons it … Continue reading →

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Seen on the Subway Platform Late Last Night

Posted on May 27, 2016 by sheila

She still makes people stop dead in their tracks. And stare. Hoping that the light she gives off will reflect on them. It’s her birthday coming up.

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Happy Presidents Day from ….

Posted on February 15, 2016 by sheila
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September 2015 Viewing Diary

Posted on October 1, 2015 by sheila

I got a pretty big writing assignment this past month, with a deadline of October 5. So I’ve been working hard, researching, as the below list will probably show. Not ready to talk about it yet, still working on the … Continue reading →

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“Oh, well, men are climbing to the moon but they don’t seem interested in the beating human heart.” – Marilyn Monroe

Posted on June 2, 2015 by sheila

Kim Morgan has posted the text of an extraordinary letter Marilyn Monroe wrote to her psychiatrist, Dr. Greenson, while she was locked up in a psychiatric ward. 1961. Post Misfits. It’s heartfelt, witty, intelligent. The poet John Ashbery makes an … Continue reading →

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May 2015 Viewing Diary

Posted on June 1, 2015 by sheila

The X-Files, Season 2 Episode 20 “Humbug” (1995; d. Kim Manners). Mulder and Scully investigate murders among circus-folk. Laugh-out-loud funny, especially Mulder in the fun-house, sliding out of the wall, gun drawn. The X-Files, Season 2 Episode 22 “The Calusari” … Continue reading →

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Spring iPod Shuffle

Posted on May 10, 2015 by sheila

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these iPod Shuffle lists. I find them fun and strangely relaxing to put together. It’s therapeutic to submit to the random-ness of the Shuffle. I’ve been on the move the last … Continue reading →

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Eartha, Arthur, Marilyn, 1957

Posted on January 15, 2015 by sheila
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December iPod Shuffle

Posted on December 13, 2014 by sheila

I’ve been very sick. Nursing myself back to health and it’s slow-going. Thursday was a three-movie day: went to Hobbit screening in the a.m., then went to Birdman matinee, and then met up with Charlie for The Passionate Thief. Went … Continue reading →

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iPod Shuffle

Posted on January 20, 2014 by sheila

Busy times, man. Struggling for balance with all of it. Thank goodness for my white board. Gigs, new and old, things coming in, things I need to follow up on. It’s all good! Here’s the music that was blasting into … Continue reading →

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