Stories from WW2

[cinderella]

Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars.

Jaques, I, and my friends Graphita2 (who happens to teach film in college), and my buddy Jet, are die-hard classic movie buffs. We are quite knowledgeable about classic film, but Prof. Graphita of course, has us beat! In any case, it's nice to know there's another one of 'us' around. I hope you will join us on the Classic Movie thread soon. We need to 'bump' it up a notch - it's been sleeeping for awhile. Your input would be welcome and appreciated.


[quote=Jaques;99161]

Originally Posted by theoddz

[FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Black"]Who could ever forget that wonderful, swingin' 40's music that found GI's spining and twirling their favorite girls to on Saturday night??

Mother, age 88, still loves to hear me play my 40's playlist on Youtube when she's here. These BOSE speakers crank out the bass and the remastered sound is simply remarkable.

....i have original glen miller records and i also love marlene deitrich and play the cd's i have, plus i also have a dvd of Blue Angel in German.......i have pics of her on my office wall and books of all the old stars of that time.....my fav. period in most things is art decco........which changed after the war and the 50's retro period that i had as a kid and everyone seems to crave now.

[Jet]

I have 80 years of music, roughly. My big band, jump and jazz collection contains original recordings as well as music that has been re-recorded note for note.

When I was in radio, my mentors were older gentlemen (one of them a big band leader), the other a big band expert who had his own show, and who educated me on the World War ||, the swing era, singers, and off-stage stories about bands and leaders. Both of these men were in their 20s during World War II and I would listen to them for hours about the war and music and the way of life.

I spent around 16 years knowing them and learning from them while writing documentaries and radio programs, and listening to hours of recordings to appreciate the arrangements, musicianship, and genius of the bands and songwriters, to say the least. I'll never forget those men and I will always cherish everything they taught me. Best of all, they turned me on to the most incredible music I've ever heard.

[Jaques]

[QUOTE=cinderella;99412]Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars.

Jaques, I, and my friends Graphita2 (who happens to teach film in college), and my buddy Jet, are die-hard classic movie buffs. We are quite knowledgeable about classic film, but Prof. Graphita of course, has us beat! In any case, it's nice to know there's another one of 'us' around. I hope you will join us on the Classic Movie thread soon. We need to 'bump' it up a notch - it's been sleeeping for awhile. Your input would be welcome and appreciated.

.........yes, thank you, i will get back to you on that one, my missus loves the old movies even more than I and esp fred estaire and ginger rogers, i gave her an old l940's lamp which is Betty grable with a dress on for the shade and the old flex like the telephones which she has by the side of the bed.
I have always "felt" i was a part of the era early 1900's - late 30's - possibly a previous life but there is a very strong mind connection which i cant explain. The missus and i love to dress up and when our local amateur dramatic society did Map & Lucia, set in the 30's, she dressed up in a flapper dress, feather boa and long evening gloves and I in an old tux with my hair slicked back - everyone else was sitting there in jeans but we loved "making the scene" and went out on the town later to a gay venue who told us we couldnt enter as it was a gay event - which made us laugh - and them when we told them

[Jaques]

.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

[Andrew, Jr.]

Jaques,

I thought I read that you had a question. My bad.

I know of Billy Tipton, but never read books on hym. My hat is off to folks who live as they are. God bless them - each and every one!

[cinderella]

Jaques, there's a thread called Famous Celebrity Queers on here. On that thread, someone - can't remember who at the moment - posted an article about Joe Carstairs. I think it was taken directly from 'Queen of Whale Cay'. Carstairs sounds like an intriguing character, and I want to buy the book. I had known about Carstairs from books I read on lesbian women of the golden era of Hollywood. 'The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood' by Diana McLellan; and 'The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies' by Axel Madsen. Two books that are a 'must read' for anyone interested in that era, and learning who was gay. Both books are a 'tell-all' expose revealing the sexual orientation of the most famous and beautiful icons of Hollywood cinema of the time.

Thanks for the tip on the books. I will look for them.

Originally Posted by Jaques

.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

[Jet]

BETTY HUTTON

Command Performance
was a radio show broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Network to the troops overseas.
Each week, it featured music and skits from top names in entertainment and was usually emceed by Bob Hope or Jack Benny.

One of my favorites to be featured was Betty Hutton.
I didn't appreciate her work until I really saw and understood how versatile she was.

Betty Hutton was a song and dance actress known for her endless energy and outgoing personality.
She was very popular on radio and in the movies
in the 40s and 50s, because of the musical styles back then,
but then faded from view and died pretty much in obscurity just a few years ago.

Betty Hutton was underrated, IMHO,
considering that she was extremely talented and
gave triple in every performance as you'll see in the videos.

I'm posting three of Betty Hutton's best from the 40s,
and I hope you'll appreciate her as much as I do—for her talent and for giving her all during the war.

Here are :
Murder, He Says, Stuff Like That There and Plain Jane Doe.

_______________________________

[Jaques]

Originally Posted by Jaques

.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

.........and did you know Joe Carstairs had affairs with numerous women including tallula bankhead and marlene deitrich.........

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[IttyBittyFem]

SNIP -----> [QUOTE=Jaques;100058][QUOTE=cinderella;99412]Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars. [QUOTE]

Add one more huge fan of Classic Films. I can watch over and over.

The topics, as simplistic as they were, made with small budgets and black and white film, can keep their audience entertained for hours upon hours.

All time favorite for me: "Friendly Persuasion" with Gary Cooper. In celebration of Gary Cooper's birthday (I believe), they've been showing his movies all day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed they'll show my favorite, so I can watch it for the 1,497th time!

[Andrew, Jr.]

Rosie's stepfather, Milton Bromberg, is in the hospital. It doesn't look good for him to come home at all. His unit got wind of this news, and they have made plans to come to Maryland, and some are here now. Milton was a gunner in WW2. He talks of his brothers in arms as his true family.

Milton has had a series of heart issues, but needed a pacemaker this past weekend. He had surgery late Friday night. He is in intensive care. The Rabbi and Cantor are there, and family members.

Please say a few prayers for him, and his band of brothers. The few who have arrived are elderly, and frail. They are just besides themselves in grief. I really have never witnessed such love.

Thank you all.

Andrew

[Jet]

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[Jet]

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[Jet]

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[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

Rosie's stepfather, Milton Bromberg, is in the hospital. It doesn't look good for him to come home at all. His unit got wind of this news, and they have made plans to come to Maryland, and some are here now. Milton was a gunner in WW2. He talks of his brothers in arms as his true family.

Milton has had a series of heart issues, but needed a pacemaker this past weekend. He had surgery late Friday night. He is in intensive care. The Rabbi and Cantor are there, and family members.

Please say a few prayers for him, and his band of brothers. The few who have arrived are elderly, and frail. They are just besides themselves in grief. I really have never witnessed such love.

Thank you all.

Andrew

Hey, Andrew. How is Rosie's stepfather? Any better?

[Mitmo01]

I have read an amazing book about Vera Atkins its called "A Life in Secrets" by Sarah Helm

This woman was head of the french section of the British Special Operations Executive---she was head spook of the agency and was responsible for sending many men and women to occupied France so that they could arm and work with the french resistance

both illuminating and fascinating that this woman who was a refugee from Czechoslovakia managed to run this agency and was Churchills secret weapon in SOE

after the war ended she searched down the fate of 12 of her missing operatives none of whom lived

for this woman to be in this position at this time was so fascinating to me and her story is a barn burner you wont be dissapointed

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Mitmo01

I have read an amazing book about Vera Atkins its called "A Life in Secrets" by Sarah Helm

This woman was head of the french section of the British Special Operations Executive---she was head spook of the agency and was responsible for sending many men and women to occupied France so that they could arm and work with the french resistance

both illuminating and fascinating that this woman who was a refugee from Czechoslovakia managed to run this agency and was Churchills secret weapon in SOE

after the war ended she searched down the fate of 12 of her missing operatives none of whom lived

for this woman to be in this position at this time was so fascinating to me and her story is a barn burner you wont be dissapointed

This book sounds awesome! Thanks for leaving your post here today!

[Jet]

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[cinderella]

Wow!!! Jet, that is an awesome layout on Pearl Harbor!! I know how hard you worked on it - thanks for sharing your art, it's just amazing!

[Jet]

Originally Posted by cinderella

Wow!!! Jet, that is an awesome layout on Pearl Harbor!! I know how hard you worked on it - thanks for sharing your art, it's just amazing!

Thanks Carmen

[Andrew, Jr.]

Jet,

You really need to get your work published on WW2. I find it awesome! I really do. I know in my heart and soul that the soldiers I have met from WW2 would also be touched by your work. You are very gifted and talented brother!

Andrew