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I’ve had a considerable shock. A fictional hero…isn’t.
When in England many years ago, I bought a pretty collection of five, wee, hard-cover novels. Each book, clad in a yellow dust jacket, measured 7 inches by 4.5 inches, more or less the size of my hand. Despite the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life
Tagged "The Three Musketeers", "The Vicomte de Bragelonne", Alexandre Dumas, Aramis, Athos, Belle-Ile, Brittany, D'Artagnan, Fouquet, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Michelin, Perplexity, Porthos, the Sun King, Wikipedia
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Notice: the jailhouse will no longer rock
From Harper’s Weekly Review: [I]n Missouri, a county circuit judge notorious for wearing an Elvis Presley wig on the bench and swearing in witnesses to Presley’s music shall no longer hold judicial office.
Posted in Culture, Judiciary, Mishegas, The Facts of Life
Tagged Elvis Presley, Harper's, Missouri judge
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When I was in bed with Robert Redford, he made me laugh and laugh
His bedroom was the simplest room of all–except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold. Daisy took the brush with delight, and smoothed her hair, whereupon Gatsby sat down and shaded his eyes and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged "The Great Gatsby" 1974, F Scott Fitzgerald, John Box, Mia Farrow, Robert Redford, Turnbull & Asser
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