19th
& 20th November, 2007
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Rod at
Dos Vidas. Photo by Thomas Kist from the 2006 Arjan Vlakveld film “Rod
McKuen: A Man Alone” for Netherlands Public Television. Photo ©2006,
2007 by Stanyan Audio Video Archives. All Rights Reserved.
A Thought for Today
Seek out truth until all avenues have been exhausted.
ROD IN PALM
SPRINGS
Rod is having e-mail
troubles but managed to get a message to BJ about his forthcoming
appearance in Palm Springs. Thanks for passing the info along, BJ.
This is Rod's only
appearance of the year so get there if you can. The Petula Clark CD will
be available (signed by both Rod and Petula) and of course the stunning
RCA Years Box Set, Rusting in the Rain and lots of other good stuff.
Palm Springs Walk
Of Stars Presents “Starfair”
and
Palm Springs Classic Film Festival Scheduled For December 7, 8 and 9,
2007
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars will present its 3rd Annual
Celebration of the Stars with “Starfair”, and the Palm Springs Classic
Film Festival is scheduled for December 7, 8, and 9, 2007 at the Palm
Springs Convention Center.
The event includes a two part program. “Starfair” will allow fans to
meet and greet stars of film, stage and television. Buzz Aldrin, United
States astronaut will also be in attendance. Fans will have the
opportunity to obtain autographs, purchase books, CD’s, DVD's, videos,
or shop for memorabilia and take pictures with the stars during the
three day event.
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars will also be presenting the Palm Springs
Classic Film Festival where 26 classic films will be shown over the
December weekend. Some of the stars in attendance and films being
screened are Tony Curtis – “Some Like it Hot”, Rhonda Fleming –
“Gunfight at OK Corral”, Tab Hunter and Susan Hart – “Ride the Wild
Surf”, Tab Hunter- “Polyester”, Tippi Hedron – “The Birds”, Carroll
Baker – “The Carpetbaggers” and “Babydoll”, Ernest Borgnine – “Marty”,
Valerie Perrine – “Lenny”, Mamie Van Doren and Russ Tamblyn-“High School
Confidential” , Stefanie Powers – “Palm Springs Weekend”, Trini Lopez –
“The Dirty Dozen”, Del Shores and Leslie Jordan - “Sordid Lives”, Stella
Stevens – “Girls, Girls, Girls”, Adam West – “Batman”, Lindsay Wagner –
“Paper Chase”, Carol Channing – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and
television’s Linda Gray – star of “Dallas”. Stars are subject to
availability.
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars anticipates over 150 stars in attendance
over the three day event.
To see a detailed list of
stars who are currently scheduled to appear right click on the following
link and choose "save as" to save a copy of the list to your computer.
STARFAIR LIST
Fans will be able to meet
and greet many of their favorite celebrities. Following each screening,
the star in attendance will take part in a question and answer session.
The films will be screened Friday, December 7th from 3:00 pm to10:00 pm
and Saturday and Sunday, December 8th and 9th from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.
During the event, Tab Hunter and Rhonda Fleming will be honored with
their own stars.
Tickets: $30.00 per day and $50.00 for all three days.
For Ticket Information go to www.palmspringswalkofstars.com or call
760-416-5811.
FROM the¨BOOKS
Inner Workings
I have seen you
when your smiles and frowns
were so tied up and intermingled
that none - not even you
could have said
with any sureness
what face you were giving
to the crowd.
I have walked with you to subways
when parting was difficult
and less than twenty minutes later
been with someone else
and loved you none the less.
I have spied on you
and looked accusingly,
when I, myself, knew well
that I was in the wrong.
I have wept for you,
about you
and one time with you.
I have shared your secrets
and kept private
secrets of my own.
I have fought with you
and over you,
loved you and disliked you
in equal parts
and at the same time.
I have thought
that I would die
if you failed to turn up
on some pre-selected night
and when you didn't -
wished I would.
I have loved you
never asking if I should.
I have trusted you
not caring if I could
or couldn't.
In company
with strangers or your friends
I have smiled and gone on smiling
when I thought no single smile
or grin
was yet left inside me.
If we were unhappy
with one the other
why shouldn't it be
just our concern.
I have watched you play
with other people's children
and felt they were our own.
I've heard you hum
some made-up tune at breakfast
and watched you killing time all day
while you awaited killing me at night.
I have lied to you
for no good reason.
I have troubled you
and even when I knew it
sometimes that didn't make me stop.
The things we do
in love's name
never stop surprising me.
I'm amazed that love
can live at all
through all the subterfuge,
pass through all the barricades,
stumble over all the obstacles
we construct and put up
in
its way.
That first seed
wherever planted
must have been a hearty strain.
Just now
what kind of passion
stirs inside me
I can't say.
I feel for you
and it's as much as love
but whether it's because
I feel you leaving,
slipping from me day by day
or because I need, depend on,
want just you
I have no way of knowing.
Our lives together
have become so knotted,
muddled up
that who's to say
where the heart ended
and habit started in to open up?
I love you - yes
but I don't mean for you
to know it.
- from "Moment to Moment,"
1971
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