Dec 31 2008
2008 Recap
In which our heroine attempts to adjust to life in exile.
January: Cool Cornell. Sharks and Energy Domes. Film Noir Fabulosity.
February: Water bill weirdness.
March: Long-awaited license plates.
April: Bad day. Great week. Blog birthday (7!). Breaking and entering. The beginning of the Florida Fiasco.
May: Middle and end of the Florida fiasco.
June: Hello, Henry. Adieu, Margaret. Wildfires.
July: Kittens’ first birthday. Stevie Wonder. Steely Dan. Ant invasion. The mystery fire.
August: Birth of the Cool. Trip to the country.
September: Mr. Wilson. County Fair. Car Trouble.
October: Pretty Pasadena. Political Pumpkin.
November: No Neil Young. Elating Election.
December: Christmas tree carnage. Hail storm. Happy holidays!
And as the old year passes, it takes some beauty and style with it: Paul Newman, Bettie Page, Cyd Charisse, Charlton Heston, Eartha Kitt. Evelyn Keyes, whose performance I enjoyed so much during the Noir Festival (and in that little flick, Gone with the Wind). Dorian Leigh, sister of the glamorous Suzy Parker – the original supermodels back in the 1940s. The tragically young and tremendously talented Heath Ledger. Yves St-Laurent, who left the world a chicer place (and an exhibit of whose clothes I’m hoping to see soon at the De Young Museum). Isaac Hayes, Odetta, Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops, and Miriam Makeba. Bill Melendez, who animated all those classic Charlie Brown cartoons we love so much, especially at the holidays. George Carlin and Bernie Mac. They will all be missed. And Mr. Blackwell is now up there to critique them (and us!) all!
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