Thought for the day

The Rain
by William Henry (WH) Davies

I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
'Tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.

And when the Sun comes out,
After this Rain shall stop,
A wondrous Light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
'Twill be a lovely sight.

Tears and laughter

“[I was] the only child in the audience that always wondered why Dorothy ever wanted to go back to Kansas. Why would she want to go back to Kansas, in this dreary black and white farm with an aunt who dressed badly and seemed mean to me, when she could live with magic shoes, winged monkeys and gay lions? I never understood it.”
John Waters













“I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.”

“If you sit down for 20 minutes in this business now it's a comeback.”

“I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.”

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”

Judy Garland (10th June 1922 – 22nd June 1969)

Judy Garland - The Man That Got Away

The Judy Garland Museum

It's a look...

I'm mostly dressing casual this weekend.

Define yourself

"If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?"

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."

"It's through sheer will that I can sing."

Harvey Fierstein (born 6th June 1952)

[Read my previous tribute to Mr Fierstein from 2009 over at Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle]

Rainbow Queen

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In honour of her Diamond Jubilee - our Rainbow Queen!

Jubilee Pageant

Jubilee Concert

Life is a banquet

"Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can`t send away for it in a catalogue. And I`m afraid it`s becoming obsolete."

"Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly."

"At MGM there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy."

"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death."

Rosalind Russell (4th June 1907 – 28th November 1976)

Another Queen arrives

Madonna launched her MDNA world tour this week...