We Have The Stars

I've been blazing my way through Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis by Ed Sikov. I'm finding it utterly fascinating - although I have to say that I don't think I would have liked Bette Davis very much. She was very high strung. Her work, her drive to work was almost a force of nature. Inspired by this book, I've been watching segments of Dick Cavett's interview of Bette on You Tube. God, I love the internet! Anyway, I came across a clip from the final scene of Now, Voyager - I'll never tire of watching it.

J'Adore

I've had Travis' The Boy With No Name for quite some time, but I've recently fallen in love with Closer. Something about Fran's voice - it's just so darn sweet. And thanks to MTV Music, I was finally able to see the video. And it's not bad either. Enjoy.

Travis |MTV Music

Michael Crichton Dies of Cancer

Michael Crichton, the author of The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, among many others, died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. I've actually never read any of Crichton's books, although there was a spell in the late nineties when every book he wrote was turned into a movie. Truthfully, most of them were very bad - Sphere anyone? Aside from those books (which both successfully made it to the big screen) I think he'll be remembered most for being one of the creators of ER, the show that launched George Clooney into the stratosphere. Interesting that ER is also packing it in after a million seasons.
In any event, R.I.P. Mr. Crichton.

Lando Calrissian for President!

It's Election Day here, and while I have refrained from posting stuff from the campaign (Go-bama!), this hilarious video from Funny or Die was crying out for a posting.

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