Ethel Mertz - The Early Years.

 

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Why You Could Knock Me Over With A Feather!

I opened up shop here at Felix In Hollywood two weeks ago, and according to my cunning little flag counter in that brief time this blog has been viewed over 500 times! By people from 25 different countries on 6 different continents! I also have 8 people following the blog (it's not too late to get on the 'follow' bandwagon).
Also, that crafty little widget over there >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

(no, not that one; that's the flag counter, the one below it) links to my online vintage store, and it's gotten much more traffic and purchases!

Needless to say, I never expected this kind of response and to say that I'm flummoxed and quite humbled, would be an understatement.

Thank you all so very much, and may 2010 offer nothing but sparkling health, gobs of toys, beautiful lovers, and bright shiny Cadillacs. For everyone!

Holy Happy New Year, Batman!

I Learned The Truth At Seventeen

Your Host, Autumn, 1976

That pretty boys with Dorothy Hamill haircuts, got to go places and do things. Ah, how fleeting is youth?

On This Day In 1924...

...billed as Baby Frances (aged 2 1/2), Judy Garland made her stage debut.

Let The Games - And The Naming Of Names - Begin.

The picture is of a location a block away from where I sit. I'm sitting at my dining table. However, the photo was not, obviously taken today. It was taken in 1919. The Brothers Warner had just purchased ten acres on the corner of Sunset and Bronson from a farmer named William Beesemyer for $25,000. On the land sat this barn and they figured they could use it for a shooting stage and place offices, dressing rooms, hair, makeup, costume and property offices around it. And so it began.

I feel a little like this "Barn in the Weeds" in that I'm starting this blog-thing endeavor and have no idea where it's going to go.

The real last name of the brothers was Eichelbaum, and it was never legally changed. Warner, it turns out, was just a stage name. Harry was the conservative one. Sam was the visionary. Albert was the quiet one. And Jack was the loud one.

I am all the above.

...well, maybe not Harry so much.