Texas Governor Rick Perry has been indicted and booked on the charge of abuse of power. His crime? Refusing to fund an agency headed by a woman convicted of drunk driving (three times the legal alcohol limit), who was abusive to the arresting officers. He demanded she be fired. The woman is a liberal, Perry a conservative. Will a President be subject to the same treatment next time he uses veto power? Perry smiled broadly for his mug shot. Hell hath no fury...
Last night I caught a flick I’d never heard of on This-TV, 111 on Cablevision in NYC. Attack on the Iron Coast (1968), a British production, stars Lloyd Bridges as the Canadian officer in charge, haunted by the catastrophic failure of the previous mission he led. Except for the Major’s psychological struggle, the film is standard. It was directed by the late Paul Wendkos, a name that rang a bell. His career was impressive, if not great. He has 114 credits listed at IMDb, not counting multiple turns at the helm of several 60’s TV series such as The Untouchables, The FBI and Dr. Kildare. He worked largely on the small screen, but did two notable, at least in terms of nostalgia, films: Gidget (1959) and Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961). I saw both at the Loew’s Oriental on 18th Avenue, which is now a Marshall’s. I remember them fondly, though vaguely -- and it’s probably best that way. Both starred James Darren as Moondoogie. Sandra Dee was the first Gidget, Deborah Walley the second. Innocence was cool back then.
My thanks to the three people who made purchases today and to the woman who donated about 30 children's books from the popular series The Baby-Sitter's Club by Ann M. Martin and Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal. The first is comprised of about 300 books, the second less than 200. Granted, they are the equivalent of short stories, but that is still an amazing output. Kudos, ladies.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Horror Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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