Friday, December 11, 2009

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Rod Stewart sings They Can't Take That Away From Me. This video includes pictures of all of my favorite movie stars that I have made videos for this year.




This is my first annual hat video tribute to my Hollywood Collection of movie stars. Starring Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino and his leading ladies, Clara Bow, Rex Bell, Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Louise Brooks, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Claudette Colbert, Carol Lombard, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Lena Horne, The Marx Brothers, Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, West Side Story cast, and Elvis Presley.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Golden Boy: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth

I had decided that whenever I am at a loss about what to write about, just write about a book that I have read. The books that I select are a little bit different from what other people might select. I know that other people are not going to rush out and try to find this book just because I recommend it, but they still might decide to select something a little bit out of the ordinary in the future.

I especially like historical fiction and biographies. I like to read biographies about writers, composers, and movie stars. The book I selected today, Memories or a Hong Kong Childhood, is autobiographical. The author's experiences in Hong Kong included eating boiled water beetles and one hundred year old eggs and learning Cantonese.

I will write more about this book later. Things happen. Thank you for following my blog. I am an avid book collector. I have a waiting list of books to read. Check out Daedalus Books at http://salebooks.com/ I buy a lot of books there at a reduced rate. They get a free advertisement. Of course, I like Amazon and Barnes and Noble too.