2月29日
Happy Leap Day!
Dinah Shore says Happy Leap Day!
Among those celebrating (or would have celebrated):
William Wellman, Jimmy Dorsey (brother to Tommy Dorsey), Japanese film director Masahiro Makino, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" writer Dee Alexander Brown II, Photographer Edward B. Taylor, Mary McAdoo (the "Most Outstanding Female Personality" by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1955), Michelle Morgan, Tempest Storm (born Annie Blanche Banks), Alex Rocco, Dennis Farina, Gérard Darmon, Anthony Robbins, Ja Rule and of course, Miss Dinah Shore.
Since it comes only once every four years, I propose we make it a National Holiday.
Instead, we'll have to look forward to the opening of "Semi-Pro," "The Other Boleyn Girl," "Penelope," "Chicago 10" or dear god, "Witless Protection." Check out reviews here.
And maybe stay in tonight. Celebrate the day with a rousing viewing of William Wellman's "Wings" (Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers," Richard Arlen and Gary Cooper? You can't go wrong.)
Or...watch Dinah duet with the sublime Peggy Lee over and over and over again. Why is it more transfixing out of synch? Must have something to do with leap year...
--posted by Kim