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Post by sidewayscap on May 17, 2006 14:53:40 GMT -5
You didn't make it to Death Valley?
I would have expected you didn't make it OUT of Death Valley!
*dumb Canadian joke*
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Post by follies38girl on May 17, 2006 18:00:08 GMT -5
HI, SIDEWAYS CAP AND OPT: YES, I USED TO LIVE JUST OUTSIDE DEATH VALLEY, BUT NOW LIVE IN SO. CALIF., LIKE THE OLD POST-WAR SONG SAYS, " AND MAKE THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MY HOME." I'LL KEEP THIS SITE POSTED WHERE I'LL BE DOING BOOK-SIGNINGS. ONE FOR SURE IS AT THE VENICE LIBRARY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT THE 23RD. I'LL BE SHARING THE EVENING WITH SOME OTHER AUTHORS, AND THEN THERE IS SOMETHING SIMILAR COMING UP IN MONROVIA ON SATURDAY THE 3RD OF JUNE. A VISIT TO CITRUS HEIGHTS, JUST OUTSIDE SACRAMENTO IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24, WITH MY BEING IN THE "RED, WHITE, AND BLUE PARADE" FOLLOWED BY A BOOK-SIGNING THERE AND AT BARNES & NOBLE, 2-4 P.M. ON THE 24TH. MIKE RUSSO WILL HAVE ME AT HIS MING AVENUE BOOKSTORE 11-1 THE DAY BEFORE, JUNE 23RD. TRYING TO GET ALL MY DUCKS LINED UP IN A AMANAGEABLE ROW. THANKS FOR THE INTEREST, GUYS. LAURA JUNE
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Post by operabuff67 on May 27, 2006 14:26:51 GMT -5
I'm glad to "meet" you, Miss kenny. I like to be able to put names with faces (now I know the name of the sighing hula girl!). Actually, I have always been more interested in "the others" than I have been in the stars. For example, I never liked the fact that we only got to meet only about 5 students in the class of Welcome Back, Kotter. I always wondered about the rest of the class. Maybe because I'm an "other". I'm not rich, not famous. I was not veledictorian, not the star athlete, not the most popular. But I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I have a wonderful family, great friends, and a nice church. I intend to go out and buy your book - it sounds great! I'm sorry that making the movies was not fun for you - but you sure gave ME pleasure!
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Post by follies38girl on May 27, 2006 18:28:20 GMT -5
HELLO, OPERABUFF67! I TOO LOVE OPERA. WAS TAUGHT THAT LOVE BY MY FOSTER-PARENTS WHO WANTED ME TO LISTEN TO OPERA AT THE MET EVERY SATURDAY, EVEN WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL. MY FOSTER-FATHER WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING OPERA INTO THE MOVIES, WHEN HE PRODUCED "ONE NIGHT OF LOVE" AT COLOMBIA PICTURES IN 1934 AND BROUGHT HIS FRIEND AND PROTEGE, GRACE MOORE, TO THE MOVIE AUDIENCES. NORMAL, ORDINARY LIVES CAN SOMETIMES BE THE MOST REWARDING. WHEN I GIVE MY BOOK-TALKS, I ALWAYS QUOTE VIKTOR FRANKL WHO SAYS THAT THE REAL LIFE OF ANYONE IS GREATER THAN ANY NOVEL THAT HAS EVER BEEN WRITTEN, OR ANY OPERA COMPOSED, FOR THAT MATTER. WELCOME TO THIS WEB-SITE. ENJOY! LAURA JUNE KENNY
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Post by operabuff67 on May 27, 2006 20:10:24 GMT -5
So you're an opera lover, too? Great! You're right about ordinary lives. My father just wrote a book and had it published. (Not nationally, of course). It's called Pop-Pop: My First 82 Years. He gave it out to friends and family. I have a better insight now about life in the depression. I also got to know relatives that that I had only vague memories of. It made me that much more appreciative of my father, and my family in general. By the way, I just ordered your book on-line. Can't wait to read it!
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Post by operabuff67 on May 31, 2006 17:14:33 GMT -5
I got home from work today, Ms. Kenny, and your book had arrived from Barnes and Noble. I already read the first chapter - excellent! With your book, I'm learning about the Depression in California, and with my father's book, I'm learning about the Depression in Alabama. A history lover's paradise. Even with just the first chapter, I wanted you to know that you triggered a long- forgotten memory. You mentioned a doll hospital. When I was a little girl in the 1950's, we visited my grandmother in Alabama, and she sent one of my dolls to the doll hospital. I had forgotten that, but now I remember it vividly. Thank you! Gee, do they even have doll hospitals anymore?
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Post by follies38girl on Jun 2, 2006 0:15:14 GMT -5
HI, OPERABUFF! GLAD YOU ARE ENJOYING THE MEMOIR, AND THAT YOU ARE A HISTORY LOVER, FOR MY BOOK IS FULL OF THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. LOOKED IN OUR LOCAL SAN FERNANDO VALLEY PHONE BOOK, AND NO "DOLL HOSPITALS" LISTED, SO GUESS THEY ARE "A THING OF THE PAST." HAD TO WAIT FOR "THE CABLE GUY" TODAY IN OUR SON'S APT., SO TOOK TIME TO REREAD CERTAIN CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK AND NOTICED THE FIRST REAL OPERA I SAW WAS "AIDA," THOUGH I ALREADY KNEW THE STORY WELL FROM THE BOOKS THE WINSLOWS HAD GIVEN ME. I'M MAKING TINY CORRECTIONS AS I RE-READ BECAUSE I'M CONSIDERING MOVING ON TO A NEW PUBLISHER, AND WANT TO BE READY FOR THE TRANSITION. MY BROTHER RECENTLY READ THE BOOK WHILE RECUPERATING FROM SURGERY AND GAVE ME TWO TIMELINES I NEEDED TO UPDATE. HOPE YOU ENJOY REMAINING CHAPTERS! LAURA JUNE
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Post by follies38girl on Jun 18, 2006 23:04:04 GMT -5
HELLO THERE, LITTLE RASCALS' FANS! HAD A GREAT EVENING LAST NIGHT AT THE SONS OF THE DESERT (LAUREL & HARDY) TENT TO WHICH MY HUSBAND AND I BELONG, THE EARLY TO BED TENT. WE CELEBRATED STAN LAUREL'S 116TH BIRTHDAY AND SAW TWO OF THE DUO'S FILMS. TRULY THEY WERE COMIC GENIUSES, AND THEIR FILMS MADE AT THE SAME STUDIO AS WERE THE "OUR GANG COMEDIES," WHICH ARE NOW KNOWN AS "THE LITTLE RASCALS." BY THE BY, IF ANY OF YOU LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY, I'LL BE SIGNING BOOKS AT THREE LOCATIONS THIS COMING WEEK--RUSSO'S IN BAKERSFIELD (FRIDAY, 11A.M.-1P.M.) AND THEN ON SATURDAY, AT THE END OF THE PARADE IN WHICH I'LL REPRESENT THE CITRUS HEIGHTS LIBRARY. SATURDAY AFTERNOON I'LL BE AT BARNES & NOBLE FROM 2-4 P.M. IN CITRUS HEIGHTS. WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANY OF YOU WHO CAN COME ROUND TO SAY HELLO. HAVE A GREAT START-OF SUMMER WEEK. LAURA JUNE KENNY
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Post by follies38girl on Jul 1, 2006 10:32:29 GMT -5
HOME AGAIN IN THE HOT SAN FERNANDO VALLEY--106 DEGREES! WONDERFUL TRIP TO SACRAMENTO, RIDING IN ONE OF LEAD CARS IN "RED, WHITE AND BLUE" PARADE LAST WEEKEND. THE LITTLE RASCALS ARE STILL CLOSE TO THE HEARTS OF MANY, AS I WITNESSED DURING THE PARADE WHEN PEOPLE CLAPPED. ALSO WHEN SIGNING BOOKS, AT THREE LOCATIONS, PEOPLE HAD TEARS IN THEIR EYES WHEN RECALLING "BUTCH" AND "PORKY" AND THEIR DEATHS THIS PAST YEAR. SO ALL OF YOU WHO ENJOY AND SUPPORT THIS WEB-SITE ARE PART OF A VAST THRONG OF PEOPLE WHO TREASURE WHAT THE "LITTLE RASCALS" MEANS. LAURA JUNE P.S. THANKS, MARK, FOR THIS SITE. I TOLD MANY ABOUT IT!!!!
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Post by follies38girl on Jul 19, 2006 22:33:19 GMT -5
HAVE TWO PLACES IN MIND TO MEET FANS OF THE LITTLE RASCALS WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. I'LL BE SIGNING BOOKS AT BORDERS, MODESTO, CALIFORNIA AT "HIGH NOON" ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 5. PROBABLY BE THERE UNTIL 2 P.M. THEN AT THE END OF AUGUST, I FLY TO ORLANDO FOR THE HOLLYWOOD COLLECTORS SHOW AT WYNDHAM HOTEL/RESORT. THE SHOW IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 AND SATURDAY AUGUST 26. Y'ALL, COME ON BY TO VISIT. LAURA JUNE KENNY
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Post by follies38girl on Aug 15, 2006 18:12:19 GMT -5
JUST HEARD FROM MY ADOPTED 90-YEAR-OLD "BIG SISTER," WHO REGULARLY READS THE N.Y. TIMES AND SENDS ME CLIPPINGS. THE ONE SHE SENT TODAY SAID "THE LITTLE RASCALS WILL BE APPEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON AMERICA ONLINE'S IN2TV (aol.com/in2tv) WHERE THE SHORTS CAN BE SEEN IN THEIR ENTIRETY, FREE AND ON DEMAND." THE CLIPPING ADDS THAT FORTY SHORTS FROM THE "OUR GANG" COLLECTION MIGHT BE SEEN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE "THE RASCALS ROCK." LAURA JUNE
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Post by rhapsody on Aug 15, 2006 18:49:12 GMT -5
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Post by follies38girl on Oct 31, 2006 23:42:38 GMT -5
HELLO, ANY OF YOU THAT LIVE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. HAVE BEEN BUSY AT BOOK FESTIVALS ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT TWO MORE ARE UPCOMING, THEN I'LL BE PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS. SAT., NOV. 4, I'LL BE AT THE AUTHOR'S FESTIVAL IN ROSEMEAD AT THE MISSION INN, 10-2. FRIDAY THE 10TH I'LL BE SIGNING BOOKS AT THE MONROVIA STREET FAIR, 5-9 P.M. PLEASE STOP BY IF YOU WANT TO SAY HELLO. AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING COMING UP!!! LOTS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR, AND GOOD FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT. LAURA JUNE
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Post by follies38girl on Nov 24, 2006 23:58:53 GMT -5
ANYBODY LIVE IN THE BAKERSFIELD AREA OF CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY? MIKE RUSSO, MY GOOD BOOKSELLER FRIEND, IS HOSTING A BOOKSIGNING FOR ME THIS COMING SUNDAY, NOV.26. STOP BY IF YOU LIVE NEARBY AND SAY "HI!" I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, AND WILL USE THE WEEKS AFTER BAKERSFIELD TO GET READY FOR THE BIG DAY. RIGHT NOW I WANT TO WISH ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TREASURE THE LITTLE RASCALS A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS SEASON, WITH HEALTH AND JOY AND PEACE IN THE NEW YEAR OF 2007. TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR! LAURA JUNE
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Post by follies38girl on Dec 15, 2006 23:11:42 GMT -5
HI! THIS IS FOR no1halofan, A THOUGHT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MULLING OVER WITH REGARD TO OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO NEW YORK STATE NEXT FALL. I THINK YOU SAID YOU LIVED NEAR ELMIRA, HAL ROACH'S OLD HOMETOWN AND ALSO HIS BURIAL PLACE. YOU KNOW THAT I BELONG TO A LAUREL & HARDY TENT, AND THAT THEIR FILMS WERE ALSO MADE BY HAL ROACH ALONG WITH LITTLE RASCALS SERIES. AT OUR LAUREL AND HARDY TENT MEETINGS, WE USUALLY TOAST "THE BOYS," STAN AND OLLIE, BUT WE ALSO HONOR HAL ROACH WITH A TOAST. IF I PLAN FAR ENOUGH AHEAD, MAYBE YOU COULD MEET US IN ELMIRA-WE'LL BE DRIVING DOWN FROM SYRACUSE AIRPORT--AND TOGETHER WE COULD GO PLACE FLOWERS ON HAL ROACH'S GRAVE OR AT HIS BURIAL SITE. ANY POSSIBILITY OF THAT BECOMING A PLAN? LET'S BE IN TOUCH ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE IN SEPTEMBER, AFTER LABOR DAY. LAURA JUNE
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