There are several fun items in today's NY Post: A nine-year-old Canadian girl has a future as a writer. Here's the note she left St. Nick: "Santa stop here. Leave presents. Take brother."... Here's a quote on the season from Shirley Temple: "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph."... Edward Stone was playing Cassius in Julius Caesar at the Old Vic Theater in England. When he delivered the line: "Sirrah, what news?" someone's Siri replied: "Sorry, I did not understand what you said." The audience of 500 loved it... Marie-Lou Wirth, 100, has been tending bar in France since she was 14. The secret to her longevity? She advises to never eat fruit or drink milk or yogurt. She also touts moderation... Robert Cenedella's controversial painting, The Presence of Man, hanging in the window of a local gallery, was pulled after complaints from passersby. It is commentary on the commercialization of Christmas. The work is being defended by Catholic League President Bill Donohue, who condemned it two decades ago. The artist will be displaying it today outside St. Patrick's Cathedral. Here it is:
Last night the Svengoolie program, 33 on Cablevision in NYC, ran The Invisible Woman (1940), which I'd never seen. It was not what I expected. I'd classify it as screwball comedy. Virginia Bruce was the lead. John Barrymore hammed it up as an eccentric scientist. It featured a slew of familiar Hollywood supporting players, including Shemp Howard. Here's a still featuring the prolific Charles Lane, 365 credits at IMDb, as a surly boss getting his comeuppance from TIW:
Given the holiday eve, I didn't expect much action at the floating book shop today. Fortunately, two buyers made the session worth it. My thanks to the young woman who bought Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, and to the gentleman who purchased three hardcovers: The Conspiracy Club by Jonathan Kellerman, The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum, and the massive Executive Orders by Tom Clancy, which I'd been carrying for at least a year.
Since we're having only one family dinner this year, forgoing the seven fishes, I decided to treat myself to a shrimp parm hero from Delmar. When I first moved to the neighborhood in 1988, it was five bucks. Today it is $11.43.
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