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Monday, September 1, 2025

Tomorrow With You ~ Can a Time Traveler Change the Future?

“Tomorrow With You” is a 2017 drama series, with 16 episodes, and can be categorized as Time Travel, Romance, Comedy (Rom-Com) and Fantasy or Supernatural.

  • SUMMARY: Suppose you meet someone on one day and that chance meeting saved your life. Then on another day you see your lifeless body being a carried away and the lifeless body of the woman who saved your life is also being carried away. Since you have the ability to time travel, maybe you can go back and sever the relationship you have with her. That should be fix everything. Right? That might work IF ... the ability to travel through time also gives you the ability to change the future. But if it doesn't ...


♦ Life is Shorter Than You Think

Yoo So-joon is a handsome, young and wealthy CEO. You could say he has it all. What more could he ask for? Love? Well, that's obvious. But what else? How about the ability to travel through time? That wasn't exactly something that Yoo So-joon had on his wish list. But one day while riding the subway train, he felt a terrible pain in his head. The next thing he knew he was in a different time period. As soon as he got off the train he met another time traveler. The time traveler told him he'll have to get used to going back and forth between past, present, and future. But the most important rule is to never be in the same time period with yourself. He can't be with his present self and his future self at the same time. That's bad!

OK! Important safety tip! But guess what happened? Yoo So-joon saw his dead body being carried away on a stretcher. There was also a woman who had died and her name was Song Ma-Rin. Yoo So-joon wondered if it was possible to change the outcome of this tragic event. He time traveled again and it turns out he and Song Ma-Rin were married. In another time period, he and Song Ma-Rin were both on the same train. They got into an argument with each other and got off the train. While they were still arguing, the train blew up! Yoo So-joon had intended to stay on the train that day. If he had, he would have died.

Somehow the timelines of their lives were intertwined. In one period, she saved his life. In another, they both died together.

Song Ma-Rin is unaware that Yoo So-joon has already seen her future. She is barely managing to live in the present because her past keeps getting in the way. Song Ma-Rin used to be a child star but when she grew up she did not pursue an acting career. The problem is reporters keep writing articles about how she has not accomplished anything since her fame as a child actress and this gets in the way of her moving forward. When she met Yoo So-Joon he gave her this advice: "Life is shorter than you think. You shouldn't be hung up on the past.” He could say that, since Yoo So-joon already knew her future.

Yoo So-joon decided to traveled back in time to see if he could break their connection. If he could somehow sever their relationship, they wouldn't be together, they wouldn't fall in love and get married, and they probably would not die in a terrible accident. But does having the ability to time-travel also give you the ability to change your future?

Main Characters:


** Shin Min-A is a Korean actress who popped up on my radar in “Arang and the Magistrate ”. She stars in several Korean dramas that are still on my watch list: “Diva”, “Chief of Staff 1 and 2”, “Oh My Venus” (award-winning), and “Hometown Cha Cha Cha”. Have you watched any of these?


Viewership and Ratings:

  • IMDb Rating: 7.4 out of 10 stars

  • My Drama List: 8 out of 10 stars

  • Dramabeans: 8.3 out of 10 stars

  • Letterboxd: 3.6 out of 5 stars

  • Google users public rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

My personal rating is the same as My Drama List.

This Kdrama series had mixed reviews. Some did not give high marks for the acting or the script. Others said it was underrated and thought the chemistry between the couple was great.

I am always interested in how a scriptwriter will spin a time travel fantasy / love story. In “Tomorrow With You”:

  • The female lead had a difficult time trying to get away from her past, so that she could live productively in the present.

  • The male lead was trying to get away from his grim future that had her in it.

He felt should she could easily fix her problem if she just wasn't hung up on her past. Whereas the best way to fix his problem was to get her out of his life, because she is the problem!

I had to see how this was going to work out.


LINKS OF INTEREST:

Tomorrow With You | Korean Drama Review (“A beautiful, languidly romantic time traveling story,...”)

Twelve (12) of the Best Time Travel K Dramas And Where To Watch Them | TODAY

Lee Je Hoon: An Actor Review | Drama Homebody



WATCH TRAILER:

Ani-Hongo. “TOMORROW, with YOU (2017) - TRAILER.” YouTube Video. YouTube, March 28, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=824cd8uXz8Y.

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Friday, August 29, 2025

In Memory Of: Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020)

Today is August 29, 2020, and I was not expecting this shocking news.  A brilliant talent has departed this life far too soon. Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020). He chose his acting roles carefully. No doubt he will be remembered for being the first black superhero portrayed in American films. He was Black Panther.

Other roles he played he chose likely because they were people he admired and praised: 
  • Thurgood Marshall (first African-American Supreme Court justice), 
  • James Brown (known as the hardest working man in show business and the godfather of soul), and 
  • Jackie Robinson (first African American to play in Major League Baseball).  

Mr. Boseman suffered quietly for 4 years but in the end, lost his life to colon cancer. "Deaths from colorectal cancer. In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and in women, and the second most common cause of cancer deaths when men and women are combined. It's expected to cause about 53,200 deaths during 2020." (Source: Colorectal Cancer Statistics | How Common Is Colorectal Cancer?)  

 As expected tributes to this young man are pouring in via Twitter.
Chadwick Boseman quote worth remembering:  "press on with pride and press on with purpose.”






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Monday, August 11, 2025

Angel's Last Mission: Love (2019); An Award-Winning Korean Drama

"Angel’s Last Mission: Love"

Kim Dan is an angel who knows the rules of the heavenly realm. He must never touch a human. If he does, he'll disappear, as in “cease to exist”. He doesn't want that. He wants to go to heaven. But even though he knew the rules, the female was badly injured and pleading for someone to save her. Lee Seul-hwa was blind but she could hear that someone was there at the accident and they were close enough to help her. She used to be a prima ballerina, but while performing on stage one night there was a terrible accident which resulted in her losing her eyesight. People are afraid to be around her because she is an angry, bitter, cold-hearted former ballet dancer who takes out her frustration on everyone else, as if it's their fault. What is even worse is that the Fantasia Ballet Company that her parents built for her to inherit has almost been stolen from her by greedy relatives.


So many times Lee Seul-hwa had wanted to die. But now that she might actually die, she's begging to live. Her pitiful pleas were too much for Kim Dan and he yielded to temptation. He broke the rules and touched a human to save her life. When Lee Seul-hwa woke up in the hospital she could see! Meanwhile Kim Dan was getting ready to receive his punishment. But wait! He didn't disappear! Why does he still exist? It's true, he does exist, but no longer as an angel. Now he is a human who is being given a chance to re-earn his wings. This will be his last mission. If he fails he can forget about a heavenly reward. What's the mission? LOVE. He must find true love for Lee Seul-hwa. Even though she is no longer blind, she is still disgruntled, angry and a terrifying person to be in the same room with.

Lee Seul-hwa has so many emotional scars. She is afraid to love because all of the people she loved have died. Loving someone is too painful so she avoids becoming vulnerable. Kim Dan starts trying to play matchmaker, but starts to develop genuine feelings for her and unintentionally creates a love triangle. This wasn't supposed to happen. Aren't angels only supposed to love God? Will he be punished for loving Lee Seul-hwa?


  • Genre: Romance and Fantasy or Supernatural
  • IMDb Rating: 7.7 out of 10 stars
  • My Drama List: 8.4 out of 10 stars
  • Viki viewers rated this series 9.5 out of 10 stars

    • AWARDS: This delightful Korean drama won several awards at the 2019 KBS Drama Awards ceremony. Shin Hae-Sun won Top Excellence Award, Actress. Kim Myung-Soo won Best New Actor and K-Drama Hallyu Star. Together they won Best Couple Award.

    Main Characters:


    LINKS OF INTEREST:

    4 Heart-Fluttering Fantasy K-Dramas To Enjoy During The Fall | Soompi

    9 Entertaining K-Dramas That Involve Multiple Worlds |Soompit

    Winners Of 2019 KBS Drama Awards | Soompi


    WATCH TRAILER:

    Viu Singapore. “Angel’s Last Mission: Love 단, 하나의 사랑 TRAILER | INFINITE’S L, SHIN HYE SUN.” YouTube Video. YouTube, May 23, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TSA7zVmmx0.

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    Monday, August 4, 2025

    Art Forms: Dancing: Three (3) One-Act Ballets

    Almost everyone is familiar with the Nutcracker Suite and Swan Lake.  But here is an informative article that was published via Forum Coin which discusses 3 one-act ballets.  It is sure to pique your interest.


     1. Carmen Suite.
    "The ballet has everything: Spanish passion, rejected love, and a cruel ending."

    2. The Spirit of the Rose.
    "The girl has a dream that the Ghost of a Rose flies into her open window."

    3. The Young Man and Death.
    "This is a psychological ballet."

    The article peaked my interest and inspired me to write this article: 


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    Thursday, July 31, 2025

    Ten (10) Korean Drama TV Series That are Binge-Worthy

    Watching Korean dramas is my guilty pleasure. I especially like the historical period dramas, during the Joseon period. I have been contributing detailed reviews on PopGeeks.com since 2023.  But I share K-drama love everywhere I can. 

    • If you have not watched these, you should add them to your watch list.
    • If you have watched them, let me know if enjoyed them too!

    (1) Tamra the Island (2009)

    The main character is a feisty little innocent girl who is fiercely loyal to her family and friends, but has the courage, inner strength and determination to break with tradition, and find her own way in a cruel world that is not a very nice place for a low-born; especially not a low-born young girl.

    (2) Dong Yi (2010)

    This series is 60 episodes, with an extraordinary cast, and based on a true story. It is a real life love story between a king and a woman he took to be his concubine: Dong Yi (played by Han Hyo-joo) and King Sukjong (played by Ji Jin-hee).

    (3) Chuno (Slave Hunter; 2010)

    Plot Summary: Two men really love a woman and there's a cute royal baby that gets thrown in the mix.

    There is a lot of stuff going on.

    - The typical love triangle story and more love stories.

    - Freedom fighters: Slaves who dare to fight to be free.

    - Super seriously evil wicked government officials.

    - The Chinese were the good guys. (Huh? That's a switch.)

    - Ordinary people just trying to live ordinary lives.

    - Intense fighting scenes. Loved the action!

    - Awesome soundtrack!

    (4) Gunman in Joseon (2014)

    It's a love story with a bold and daring hero who is not only an expert swordsman but also knows how to handle a pistol and a rifle. His love interest is an intelligent woman whose father is a scholar and allowed her to learn (although she had to dress up like a man to attend school). They both dream of their country, Joseon, as a land that will one day be populated with free people. His enemies thought they had killed him, but he was saved and taken to another country. He returned to Joseon with a new identity and was determined to settle old scores. The first time his beloved sees him again, she faints. He may be wearing different clothes and using a different name, but he still looked to her like the man she loved. She thought she had seen a ghost.

    (5) The Flower in Prison (2016)

    A baby who was born in a prison turns out to be a princess. But before she learned her true identity, she was taught by a martial arts master and first learned how to kick butt!! It's a handy skill to have if you're going after the bad guys who caused your mother's death. The main character is Ok Nyeo played by Jin Se Yeon, who is on my list for favorite Korean actresses.

    (6) 100 Days My Prince (2018)

    A young prince witnesses horrific bloodshed and commands that it be stopped. Since he is a small child, his command is disregarded and he is returned to his father; only to learn that it was his father who ordered the bloodshed. To add insult to injury, his mother is “accidentally” killed (really she was murdered). From that day forward, he not only hates his father, HE HATES EVERYBODY! Everybody except his close friend. He was forced into a marriage of convenience. His wife, the princess, becomes pregnant by another man. In an effort to cover this up, the father-in-law (the father of the princess) attempts to kill the prince. The attempt fails. Trying to escape his assassins, the prince falls down a slope and hits his head. A poor man finds him, takes care of him as best he can while he is unconscious. When he regains his consciousness, he does not remember who he is. The poor man tells him that he is his daughter's husband-to-be and that they must marry immediately or his daughter will be flogged.

    For 100 days, he lives the simple life of a commoner and falls in love. He is found by his father-in-law and brought back to the palace. His memory has not returned. But slowly bits and pieces of incidents from his past, like puzzle pieces, begin to come together. His story begins … AGAIN! He realizes who he is and what he needs to do. He also knows what he wants to do. He wants to marry the woman he fell in love with as a commoner, who is also the little girl he met when he was a child and had promised he would marry someday.

    (7)♦ Queen: Love and War (2019)

    A young prince meets and makes friends with a nobleman's daughter when they were children. An accident happens on a boat, and the girl he met is tossed overboard. Her father believes that she drowned. Her sister grows up, and the prince, now king, chooses her to be his bride; not realizing that she is the twin sister and NOT the girl he met when he was younger. Corrupt officials arrange to have both King Lee Kyung and his queen, Kang Eun Bo, assassinated on their wedding day. They succeed in killing the sister but the king miraculously comes back to life. The people are terrified of him. How can he possibly come back from the dead? The twin sister realizes that her sister has been murdered. She takes her sister's body and secretly buries it. Then she returns to the palace AS IF she has also risen from the dead, just like the king. The king not knowing that she is the young girl he had met as a child, also believes his wife has come back to life. However, the twin sister's main purpose for returning to the palace is to discover who murdered her sister. For all she knew, even the king may have been involved. But she eventually realizes his innocence and falls in love with him. The problem is that she has already deceived him into believing that she is the one who died. This makes their personal relationship very complicated. As if life in the palace wasn't already complicated with all of the scheming, conniving, ruthless, greedy politicking that was going on. Oh! Did I mention the prophecy?

    ►(8) Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (2019)

    Goo Hae-ryung is a female historian. Prince Dowon (or Yi Rim) is a young prince who has been sheltered from the outside world. These two main characters are adorably cute! But they have had some tragedy in their young lives. They both lost their fathers through violence. Of course, the adults around them try to hide the truth. But the two of them trying to uncover the truth makes for a good plot.

    ►(9) My Country: The New Age (2019)

    The time is during the transitional period between the end of the Goryeo dynasty and the beginning of the Joseon dynasty, which is why it is “The New Age”. A king, princes, military leaders, all engaged in a power struggle to build a new country. Seo Hwi and Nam Seon-ho are two childhood friends have the power of their friendship “tested”. Things happen to them, they get separated, and become enemies due to a misunderstanding about "my country." One of them decides his country is “the country of the abandoned”.

    (10)♦ Bossam ~ Steal the Fate (2021)

    I learned a new word and a new custom.

    “'Bossam' in the Korean title refers to a customary remarriage procedure that took place during the Joseon period. At that time, a widow could not remarry. A single man or widower would kidnap the widow and marry her. Some of the kidnappings were agreed upon in advance and others were by force.” (Quote Source: https://asianwiki.com/Bossam:_Steal_the_Fate)

    Here's the story. Two friends earn their living by kidnapping widows. It's a steady-paying job because … evidently, a lot of widows want to be kidnapped and remarried. However, there is one widow who does not have this on her mind. She just happened to be sitting outside, and the kidnapper happened to go to the wrong house and … uh oh! … she is accidentally kidnapped. You think this problem is easy to solve. The guy made a mistake, so all he needs to do is take her back home. Right? WRONG! The lady who was kidnapped turns out to be a princess. Her father, the king, wants to see her. Since her father-in-law did not know how or why she disappeared or where she was, HE LIED! He told the king his daughter had committed suicide, having died from the grief of being a widow. The king finds out that his daughter is alive and wants to use this fact to trap the father-in-law and get rid of him for treason. The father-in-law also finds out she is alive and the entire series is him trying to have her killed so that he doesn't get caught in his LIE!

    ► = Netflix Original Series.

    ♦ = Search for more Viki TV Original Series.


    So that's my 10 K-dramas that are binge-worthy. 

    INTERESTING FACTS:

    Chosŏn means “The Land of the Morning Calm.”

    Interested in knowing something about the real history, as opposed to historical fiction? Learn more: "The Role of the Joseon Dynasty in Korean History | ThoughtCo'".




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    Saturday, June 7, 2025

    Music: ♫ Amy Winehouse: Her Signature Song: “Back to Black”

    I grew up during the 60s and the 70s. Amy Winehouse recreated that throwback vibe. It’s a pity she departed so soon.

    Amy Winehouse passed away in July 2011. But her music endures.
    “Back to Black” is the signature song by Amy Winehouse that she left for us to remember her by. 

    ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫

    Enter Amy Winehouse. 14 September 1983

    Exit Amy Winehouse. 23 July 2011

    ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫

    Music is my weakness. So many songs have left an imprint on my life, and as life passes, those songs still move me. No doubt, it’s that way with everyone.

    But in my generation, so many talented souls departed this life way too early than they should have — like Janis Joplin (1943–1970), Jim Morrison (James Douglas “Jim” Morrison, 1943–1971), etc.

    I grew up during the 60s and the 70s, and I always tell my kids that the music of my generation was the best! That’s why the artists and musicians of their generation “sample” it. But every now and then, there are singers from my kids' generation that hearken back to that old-school sound I remember.

    Amy Winehouse recreated that throwback vibe.

    It’s a pity she departed so soon.

    You would think the artists in later generations might learn from the tragic stories of others and not repeat history. But they don’t learn, and they do repeat the tragic history.

    Yet when another bright one finally gets to shine their light, and no sooner than they are in the spotlight, their candle is blown out.

    I was just starting to enjoy her raspy, soulful sounds when it was announced that she was gone.

    Glad she did a duet with Tony Bennett to leave as part of her legacy.

    Video link: Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse — Body and Soul (from Duets II: The Great Performances)

    ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫

    “Back to Black”

    ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
    CAREER HIGHLIGHT:  Amy Winehouse had been singing for several years before she became a global sensation. She started performing as a teenager and was a featured vocalist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2000, when she was around 17. By 2002, she had signed with Simon Fuller's 19 Management and was recording songs. Her debut album, "Frank", was released in 2003 and received critical acclaim, but it was her second album, "Back to Black" (2006), that catapulted her to international fame. So, she had been actively singing and developing her career for about six years before she truly broke into the mainstream.

    REFERENCE:  Wallenfeldt, J. (2009, September 11). Amy Winehouse. Encyclopedia Britannica.  
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    Tuesday, May 20, 2025

    The Crowned Clown (2019) ~ A remake of 2012 movie "Masquerade" into a KDrama series.

    Masquerade (2012) is a Korean version of Mark Twain's "The Prince & The Pauper", only set in the Joseon Era. It WON Best Film-Movie of the Year. No surprise it a made into a series.  The Crowned Clown (2019) has also enjoyed immense popularity worldwide.

    Where to Watch

    STORYLINE for Masquerade (2012)

    King Gwanghae swears that “somebody” or maybe “everybody” is out to get him! He's convinced that a member of the royal court is trying to poison him. Isn't that how they always get rid of members of the royal family? The king comes up with a plan. Find a LOOK ALIKE! Substitute the look-alike on the throne while he goes off to hide somewhere. That way, the doppelganger who looks like him can get murdered instead.

    As impossible as the task seems, the king's councilor finds a “twin”. Initially, Ha-Sun tries to imitate the King Gwanghae speaks. It works … for a while, although Queen Heo Gyun immediately suspects. After all, she is a wife, and the man who has entered the bed chamber does not behave like her husband. There's no way he's the king, i.e., the man she married. But??? … Who is he, and what is he doing in the palace? (O.o)

    The best-laid plans often go awry. While King Gwanghae is hiding, he becomes gravely ill. That means Ha-Sun has to continue pretending to be King. He finds it too difficult pretending to be someone that he's not, and his true personality emerges. He is nothing like King Gwanghae, and everybody notices the difference. Even so, the king's enemies still want to get rid of him.

    Will Ha-Sun end up dying in the king's place anyway?

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    STORYLINE: The Crowned Clown (2019)

    This is the same story as the movie “Masquerade” with a few more details. It tells the story Ha-Sun's childhood and how he became an entertainer. He worked with a group of clowns and they chose him to play the King during their performances because he looked so much like the real king. He was spotted by the king's councilor during a performance and that was the day his life changed FOREVER! One of the best things that happened to him was meeting and falling in love with the queen.


    Main Characters:

    • Ha Sun / Lee Hun (played by Yeo Jin-Goo)

    • Yoo So-Woon (played by Lee Se-Young)


    TRAILER/TEASER: Viki Global TV. “THE CROWNED CLOWN - OFFICIAL TRAILER.” YouTube, 22 Aug. 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2X2dn8wgM. 



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    Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    Books: American Author: Horatio Alger Jr. (1832 – 1899)

    Horatio Alger Jr. (1832 – 1899) could be looked at as an American Charles Dickens; although his writings never reached the level of popularity where so many of his books were so good they were adapted to film and often quoted.  The similarity is in the subject matter of his books.

     Horatio Alger Jr. wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Does that plot sound familiar?  You're right.  Charles Dickens often wrote stories like that.

     Alger didn't just write juvenile novels. He also wrote novels for adults, poems, short stories, and biographies of famous people, such as American presidents James A. Garfield and Abraham Lincoln. His first work was published in 1849, and several of his writings were published posthumously after his death on July 18, 1899.  If you collect or read vintage books, Alger's writings are recommended.



    Buy books written by Horatio Alger Jr.
    (various formats: hard copy, paperback, audio, Kindle editions, etc.)

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    Thursday, March 20, 2025

    For Fans of Maureen O'Hara: Flame of Araby (1951) [UPDATE: March 20, 2025]

    [UPDATE: March 20, 2025 - You know what they say. Get it while it's HOT!  Apologies, but the movie that was once available on YouTube to watch online for free, is no longer available.  For more info, please scroll down to the bottom of this post.  Thank you.]

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    Maureen O'Hara is one of my favorite actresses. (Born Maureen FitzSimons; 1920 – 2015). She was an Irish actress and singer. I remember her for her flaming red hair. I thought she was gorgeous! I have seen her in so many movies. But I found a movie that I had not seen. She starred in this movie with another one of my favorite male leading actors, Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; 1918 – 1961).


    * Flame of Araby (a.k.a. Flame of the Desert), released in 1951. *

    Jeff Chandler plays the part of Bedouin chief Tamerlaine and Maureen O'Hara plays the Tunisian Princess Tanya. Of course, you know as soon as they meet sparks fly! They make a charismatic onscreen couple. The Bedouin chief is searching for the legendary black stallion Shahzada. To be the one who catches this prize steed is all he could ever want. All that he could ever want that is … until he met the Princess Tanya.

    It's a love story with both a hero and a heroine. A wonderful wholesome family movie. I enjoyed it! 

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    You can watch this classic film on Daily Motion. (However, it may not be in your language.)


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    More Maureen O'Hara movies

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    Thursday, February 13, 2025

    Throwback Thursday: Music: I Just Dropped In ...

    "I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in."
    • In Memory Of: Kenny Rogers ... Kenneth Ray Rogers (1938 – 2020)
    Image credit: Very Best of Kenny Rogers & the First Edition

    Kenny Rogers Had a Remarkable Career. Here are a few highlights:

    * Kenny Rogers joined the folk-pop group The First Edition in the late 1960s, which scored a major hit with the psychedelic track “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” in 1967. This marked Rogers’ transition from jazz and folk to mainstream pop and country.

    * In 1978, Rogers released “The Gambler”, which became his signature song. He won a Grammy, and it later inspired a series of five American Western television films, between 1980 and 1994. Kenny Rogers played the character Brady Hawkes.

    * In 2013, Kenny Rogers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, honoring his six-decade career. He retired in 2017, and his final studio album “You Can’t Make Old Friends” featured a touching duet with Dolly Parton, echoing their earlier hit “Islands in the Stream”. 🌅 Late Career Milestone: Hall of Fame and Farewell:  Kenny Rogers passed away peacefully at home on March 20, 2020, at the age of 81.

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    REFERENCES:
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    Fun Info Links:

    DID YOU KNOW?

    🎸 1. Glen Campbell played backwards guitar on this track.

    🎤 2. Kenny Rogers wasn't supposed to be the lead or a star (He was just one of four lead vocalists in The First Edition. The group needed one more song for their album, and Rogers suggested this one. It became their breakout hit and launched Rogers' career.)

    🎥 3. The Song was featured in the cult classic "The Big Lebowski" and resulted in introducing the track to a whole new generation and cementing its place in pop culture.

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    Thursday, January 30, 2025

    TV Movie: BBC Masterpiece Contemporary: Page EIght (2011)

    Do you fancy BBC Masterpiece Contemporary Mystery movies or television series?

    The BBC political thriller titled “Page Eight” is about a British intelligence analyst who refuses to compromise his integrity.

    What happens to him is what usually happens when civil servants will not budge on their principles and ideals of Right versus Wrong, and their principles and ideals do not line up with their boss, i.e., the chief executive leader who says: I know what is best for our country and I am the one in charge, with the authority!

    In his case, Mr. Worricker (the character masterfully played by Bill Nighy) butts heads with the British Prime Minister. He found some real information on page 8 of an intelligence report that points a finger in the direction of the Prime Minister and … Oh dear!

    He has to leave his job? No. Rather he chooses that it is time for him to resign from the MI-5 service and move on. To spice up this not “atypical” political thriller plot, he meets a young woman (played by Rachel Weisz) that he has the power to help because of his access to confidential official government secrets. Does he help her? But of course! She helps him as well. In his line of work, it’s really hard to find someone you can trust.

    This BBC political thriller is “Page Eight” is actually part of a trilogy. If it hooks you, you’ll probably want to watch the entire triology: Masterpiece: Worricker Trilogy Collection (Salting the Battlefield; Turks & Caicos; Page Eight)
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    Wednesday, December 25, 2024

    Two (2) Cary Grant Movies to Watch During the Christmas Holiday

    At one time, Cary Grant (1904 - 1986) was one of Hollywood's main leading men. He was certainly one of my favorite actors. He has been acting since the 1930s but most of the movies I remember watching when I was growing up were released in the late 1940s and the 1950s. 


    Watching old movies is one of my favorite things, especially during the holiday season. Christmas is not until December but I hope no qualms about starting the celebrations as soon as the autumn season is officially declared. The last week of September is usually the first week of the fall season. Here are my 2 picks for Cary Grant movies to watch for the Christmas season.  It's best to watch in December.

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    Movie #1:  The Bishop's Wife (1947), leading lady, Loretta Young Cary Grant is an angel from heaven named Dudley. He came down to earth in response to the Bishop's prayer for guidance and in the process of performing his ministerial angel duties, ends up spending most of his time with the bishop's unhappy wife. The answer to the bishop's prayer lies in him realizing that in the performance of his duties as bishop and a husband, he had somehow misplaced his priorities. All he needed was to put back on the right path. It's a warm and fuzzy feel-good kind of movie that is best watched during the Christmas holiday season. 

    The Hollywood Collection: Cary Grant: The Leading Man


    Movie #2:  An Affair to Remember (1957), leading lady, Deborah Kerr What happens when two (2) lovers make an arrangement to meet at a certain place, on a certain date, at a certain time, with the intention to get married and living happily ever after … only one of the lovers does not show up at that certain place and time, as per the arrangement? Another love story and a real tear-jerker! My favorite part of the movie was where Deborah Kerr started crying but she took her handkerchief and started wiping the tears from Cary Grant's face. He gently took the handkerchief away from her and started wiping her years. She was the one crying. Not him! It was a love affair to remember. I remembered it and have rewatched the movie more than once. It wasn't a Christmas movie but that touching love scene happened during a Christmas holiday.

    Vintage Christmas Cary Grant!!!
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