doe eyes

there was a boy playing piano and singing judy/ella jazz standards at a coffee shop in my neighb yesterday and it was glorious.

here is beautiful young liza minnelli

old man river

what a beautiful lady

ne'er do wells

Ne'er Do Wells by Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound has been my jam of late. I am very excited to discover today that she is the great-great-niece of Judy Garland.

peaches cream and honey

harvey girls

i just watched judy when she was my age in The Harvey Girls (1946) and it was just wonderful. very funny, very charming, stunning costumes. it made me want to be a costume maker in addition to wanting to be judy garland.

leading man was foxy as well

After a short stint in the Army, John Hodiak arrived in Hollywood in 1942 and signed a motion picture contract with MGM. He refused to change his name, saying, "I like my name. It sounds like I look."

valjudy doesn't care

i had this wonderful thanksgiving present in my inbox today from khenkel. it's me, as my favorite singer, judy garland. thank you, khenkel!

cocoanut grove

i miss the ambassador hotel, which i never actually knew, and resent the green-glowing monstrosity that has taken its place. i wish there could have been a revival, where i would spend all my nights, steps from my apartment, in the restored cocoanut grove, where judy garland at the grove was recorded.

showboat

just watched judy's performance of ol' man river for the first time and it gave me chills. what a great singer. what a great song

grand 11:45-20:15

i really don't want to go to work today. but i really want to make some cash money so i can get away.

judy garland - life is just a bowl of cherries

there was a time when i led the big parade

it's a judy garland kind of a day.