Lucille Ball - Brains and much more....

It amazes me that, to this day, many people see Lucille Ball as little more than the hairbrained character she played on I Love Lucy.  Not only was she smart, but she was a savvy business woman as well. 

I just found out that in 1957, (albeit with her husband Desi Arnaz), she purchased RKO Pictures - and as a result, owned more sound stages that year than either Metro Goldwyn Mayer or Twentieth Century Fox.

I think it a crying shame that smart, savvy women from her era didn't always get the real due they deserved. At the very least, we remember her for the brilliant comedienne that she was, but it would be nice if we could see beyond that to the truly intelligent woman she was as well.

Burlesque!! When sexy was still sexy.....

This is sexy at it's best.... When not showing too much skin was far sexier, and the costumes were absolutely fabulous.  The outfit with the pearls and the one with the marabou skirt over the ruffled drawers were the best by far.
Just look past the completely predictable plot and look forward to all the eye candy (male as well.....wink, wink....)

Strong, sexy Clara Bow

It's good to see a strong, sexy woman who captured the hearts of many.....

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A whole different kind of celebrity

When I think of what constitutes for celebrity and glamour in this day and age, I often get quite frustrated....  Most of them I've never heard of because they are barely teenagers who seem to be on some tv show or other that caters only to that age group. So many of them behave badly, and yet, everyone seems to like to watch their mis-steps.....

In the days of old Hollywood, women were still graceful, beautiful and glamourous.  Dressing up was done with style and panache.  Celebrities earned your respect and many received iconic status as a result.. Even with the problems some stars had in this era, I still can't equate them to how I see the new generation of  "stars" behaving. Can you imagine any current celebrity having the same staying power as Jean Harlow or Marlene Deitrich?  I think not......

A slice of people's lives..........

New beginnings with old inspirations.............

It's always good to look towards the future with one foot firmly planted in the past....  While for most, the future is what life is all about; with me, it is more about honouring the past and holding it dearly within my heart.

As the pace of life speeds up and many people just don't have time for the simple pleasures in life, it's about time we slowed down and stopped to smell the roses (figuratively and literally).......

Hopefully we can look forward to enjoying this journey together......