"After viewing the situation from all sides, Mr. Laurel says that he is thoroughly reconciled to the fact that the moving picture industry is still in its infancy." - Radio announcer, "Me and My Pal"
I had seen and enjoyed It Happened One Night, the only film to ever sweep the Academy Awards with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress, but I really got the idea to write a letter to Claudette Colbert because our tent Grand Sheik Carl had had success with her. She, of course, was the Best Actress winner for the aforementioned film – and later garnered an additional two nominations. Read the rest of this entry »
As it was my first time in Harlem, Georgia, I wanted to make sure that I took the time to scout the area and find all the relevent landmarks of the hometown in which Oliver Hardy was born. I was a little disappointed that there was not a formal tour of the area, nor even a map pinpointing the locations, but since the town was so incredibly small, it wasn’t hard to for the locals to point us in the right direction – and even accompany us to the cemetery.
Before you click the “Read the rest of this entry>>” button, please go back and look over the posting found here, which describes our kitten Tiny’s ascent to the top of the cupboards. Yes, that was cute and all, but take a look at what I found when I came home from a shopping trip on Saturday afternoon and try and explain this…
Although we are only a week away from Christmas Eve, temperatures are expected to reach the 60’s today. Already it is 53 degrees and it is only 8:30 a.m. Last week the temperatures went from the sixties to nine degrees and back again. This is easier than bearing the extreme cold, mind you, but this crazy weather is making me long for Summer again. And that means it’s time to begin my Myrtle Beach 2006 series of photos!