I’ve always celebrated my Half Birthday April 4th. No else celebrates with me. There are no presents or cake, but I still celebrate by looking back at the first half of my year and ahead to the second half to see what still is to look forward to! So far this has been a great 46th year, and [continue reading]
Tomorrow is my 46th birthday, so today I look back at this past year. I had a fantastic 45th year – one of the best of my life! It seems as if every year I say that, but somehow each year is better than the last. I love my life! If I had to pick one word to sum up my 45th year, it would be [continue reading]
Rebel Without A Cause is one of my favorite movies, as James Dean is my favorite actor, but East of Eden is actually my favorite of the three Dean made. But of course there is no book (or at least I haven’t found one yet) about the making of East of Eden like there are on Dean’s other [continue reading]
This is was a great book, but only 72 pages. “Tell me more! Tell me more!” Sean Moran was one of the dancers in Grease. He kept a diary during the making of Grease, from the audition to the wrap party. The Diary of a Movie Greaser is filled with great behind the scenes stories about [continue reading]
Eddie Fadal and his family lived in Waco, Texas, and Elvis would spend weekends there while Elvis was stationed at Ft. Hood. I have waited years for an Eddie Fadal book about his time with Elvis. I know Eddie has passed, but I thought maybe he had written a book a long time ago that I did know [continue reading]
Unlike most everyone else, I was not enamored by the Memphis Mafia book which most uphold as gospel. I mean it is very informative and I love hearing from Billy Smith for the first and only time, but on the whole it is very negative. I know it’s true and what they say happened did happen, but [continue reading]
This was a sweet book about Elvis and his family by Elvis’ Aunt – Nash Presley, Vernon’s sister. One Flower While I Live shows a great insight into Elvis growing up and into his family life. It’s not about the guys or all his female conquests. Just Elvis from a different [continue reading]
