I hope you have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!

Bear Hugs!
PolarB ;)

 

 

 

This week has certainly been tragic in the entertainment industry.. One loss after another. First Ed McMahon, and then two in one day with the loss of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. I know everyone seems to be focused on Michael because he was such a legend in music, however for me personally, I have such fond memories of Farrah, that I wanted to write about her and share some of my own special memories of this woman.

The death of Farrah Fawcett is heartbreaking and sad. Even though I knew it was inevitable, I still hated to hear the news. She was such a beautiful woman and a fighter all the way to the end. I can only imagine the struggle she had with the devastating illness of cancer as it is a poisonous nasty disease that touches many lives, not just the one whose body it invades. I wonder if there was just a point that she finally felt resigned to the fact that she was not going to win this battle and she felt a comfort knowing that the end was near. I can only hope she felt peace and acceptance at knowing how her life touched and impacted so many lives and that she was loved not only for her talent and beauty but for her amazing resounding strength as well.

When I think back about her, it makes me smile warmly. I have very fond memories of this woman who God graced with natural poise and beauty. From her beginnings in beauty pageants to her successes on the silver screen, Farrah was one of my first major school kid crushes. I adored her in Charlies Angels and although Sabrina and Kelly were great beauties in their own right, Jill Monroe was always my favorite character. Farrah was so striking to me that even as a pre-pubescent kid I knew she was something special. I fell in love with that gorgeous smile of hers, those sparkling white teeth and her blond tumbled famous hair that bounced to and fro perfectly with each perky step she took.

She was adored by many women and girls who had to rush out to get the classic Farrah cut, only she could wear with perfection. I admired Farrah so much that I would go out and buy up every gossip and celebrity magazine that I could get my grubby little hands on that had her picture in it. I started a scrapbook and fervently looked for any bits and pieces of Farrah to add to my growing collection.

I had all of her posters that hung proudly on my bedroom wall that I ogled over frequently. My favorite one was not the red swimsuit one that is most famous, but instead I preferred the one where she is half sitting lounging in a chair. It has a glimmering silver blue background and she was delectable in all her radiate glory in that white half open shirt. Oooohhh man did she ever rock my world!

I followed any and all tv shows she was on and even liked Lee Majors, the Bionic man, because she was married to him at the time. I remember getting pictures of her from a magazine where she was photographed in her kitchen cooking dinner for Lee and the article featured their house and their marriage. I used to fantasize about coming home from school to a home like that and her cooking me something up good to eat.

I remember when Farrah and Lee did a Brady Bunch special where they were the honored guests at the Brady household. I loved to see her laugh and smile and toss that gorgeous mane of hers. I adored her in Logan's Run. My favorite Charlie's Angel show was the one where the angels were undercover and convicts on the run. Farrah just looked so damn good in that blue jail uniform and in handcuffs no doubt. Yeah, I was in teenage hormone heaven over her.

Funny story about me having her posters plastered all over my walls. I was living with my grandmother at the time and she was getting ready to put the house on the market and we were going to move to another location....story of my life... but anyway I digress. The realtor came out to look at the house to check out the features of the house. She walked into my bedroom and exclaimed to my grandmother, "You can sure tell a boy stays in this room!" LOL... which was so funny considering....I'm certainly not a boy, but my grandmother didn't say a word to correct her.

Throughout the years I would catch a glimpse of Farrah in the news or in movies and it sparks that old interest. The fact was that Farrah was an amazingly talented woman. "Extremities" and "The Burning Bed" were two of her most compelling starring roles which not only brought her kudos and rave reviews, but it also brought awareness to the important issues like domestic abuse. I believe she shined in roles like that because she herself had a personal connection to the subject matter.

Farrah's personal life wasn't exempt from the tabloids for she was often the feature as her nasty divorce from Lee Majors played out for the media, as well as her rocky relationship with Ryan O'Neal, her son Redmond's drug rehab, and her controversial behavior on Dave Letterman where the speculation of drug use surfaced. In recent years there was a lot of rumors about her plastic surgery gone wrong and such... however none of that takes away from her abilities as a amazing actress or what a wonderful talent and gift she was to the entertainment industry.

She was a classically beautiful woman who lived her life in the spotlight yet in the end all she wanted was peace and to be alone with her family and friends. More importantly what she desired the most of all was to have privacy in her illness in order to focus all of her attention on recovery without the tabloid presses hounding her every move. I think that is probably the hardest aspect of being in the entertainment industry... you become very successful and it brings you the desired fame and fortune, but at what price? For many stars, they have to weigh the pros and cons of what stardom brings and some crash and burn very quickly because it's all or nothing in that kind of fast environment. Fortunately, Farrah was an enduring force who fought her way to the end of the battle with grace and dignity. I am glad she was who she was.

When Lovie and I moved into our house several years ago, I came across some old boxes that I had packed away. What a delight when I unwrapped the contents of the old faded newspapers. Inside were two items that I cherished from long ago. My Farrah Fawcett mugs with her pictures on them. And yes, in case you are wondering, I still have them.

Somewhere along the way in all the moves, I lost all my other stuff but I manged to hold onto the mugs. The scrapbooks, the posters, the tee shirts.... I lost all of those things and I wish I had them now. EBay and many other collector sites are already scampering for all those items now as collectors try to get their hands on the last bits of her memorabilia. I won't part with my Farrah mugs and most likely I will probably try to obtain some of my favored posters from long ago too. Maybe I'll get lucky and find the ones that meant the most to me.

Farrah... you were and will remain something quite wonderful and special in the hearts of many. Me included.

I wish you peace, beautiful lady. For you truly are an angel now.

XO

Hey Peeps- Not been around much lately simply because life is good. Been listening to alot of music lately and really getting into Pink. I hope you enjoy her songs and the other ones I have posted as well. I have a feeling that first song was not for our current President but directed at the Bushwacker. Very powerful song.

I never thought I would give up blogging everyday but it has been really nice directing my interests elsewhere. It has been a really nice change and I really haven't missed it at all. One of the things I am soo very excited about is my best friend, whose wedding I photographed last year is about to deliver. Her and her hubby will welcome a new baby girl into their family this coming Tuesday. It will be her fifth child and I am beyond estatic for her and her guy.

I just love buying and looking at all those adorable baby clothes and cannot wait to hold this little one in my arms. Babies are so very precious and direct gifts from God and there is a simple perfection in their little innocent features. What a miracle directly from the Divine.

I am getting into all kinds of good things and meeting some really cool friends along the way. Life doesn't get better than this folks.
Well I am off again...sorry I have not been posting the Friday questions. Just really enjoying the hiatis for the time being, besides it is too beautiful outside this little box to let life pass you by so you got to step out in the middle of it, grab the bull by the horns and have a blast! WOOT!

Enjoy the playlist! Catch ya when I can. Love to you all.

Bear Hugs!
PolarB ;)

IT'S FRIDAY AND THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR :

FRIDAY QUESTIONS & UPDATES !!!!

********** Breaking news update..... **************

Our fellow blogger Charles Williams who we all know and love as HAWK from The Ottumwa Atheist, has passed away at the age of 75. His son Larry has updated his blog page. Please take a moment to say a prayer for this family in their time of loss.

Hawk, you were a good man who loved music and brought a smile to our faces. You will be missed.

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Hello Peeps! I am loving today not only because it is Friday but because I am off on my summer hours which means I have a four day weekend! How cool is that?

Lovie and I have alot of projects in the works so after I play on here and my other sites I frequent alot, it will be time to get busy!

I have to tell you what we did last night. We've been trying out alot of new recipes and some are good and some I can leave...but last night we grilled plums and they were so yummy! You take the plum and cut them in half and de-seed them. Make a quick butter brown sugar sauce to coat them with and grill them face down on some foil. The sauce will sizzle and carmalize a bit. Take them off immediately and serve over ice cream. We used black walnut which was a bit overpowering so next time I would probably use a good brand of vanilla like Breyers French Vanilla. Talk about yummy!

We tried another grill recipe that was outstanding as well. Layer a thick boneless porkchop with slices of red onion, green pepper, pineapple and then top it with a good teriyaki sauce and wrap-seal in a foil packet. Grill until the pork is completely cooked. When you open the foil the aroma is wonderful! And it taste heavenly too! Okay enough about that... let's get to the questions!

Questions! Questions! You want some questions?

 

Okay. Let's venture over on the serious side for a bit.

 

1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Will you be doing something drastically different?

 

2. If not, are there things that you want to change but don't? Why?

 

3. Is there something you wished you had done differently?

If so, did you at least gain experience and wisdom from the situation?

 

4. What holds you back from doing the things you want to do right now?

 

5. If the world were your oyster, what would you do?

 

6. If money was not a concern and free-flowing, would you live your life differently than you do now?

 

7. What specifically would you do differently?

 

8. Do you have dreams that have been unfulfilled? What are they and what prevents you from living out your dreams?

 

9. If you had unlimited funds and wanted to do something for somebody else, what would you choose to do? Be specific as possible...in other words don't just say you would give to charity. Be specific.

 

10. If somebody else had unlimited funds and they wanted to buy something for you, what would you want them to buy you?

 

 

Okay..... let's take it to the other side of the spectrum and lighten things up quite a bit!

 

11. Would you eat a fuzzy pickle for money?

 

12. Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bedpost overnight and would you re-chew it again?

 

13. You find a Chatty Cathy doll who is going to say something funny- What did she say to you?

 

14. Can you stand on your head? How about a cartwheel... can you do one of those?

 

15. If you were a Fox in a Box, a Goat on a Boat or a Cat in a Hat, which one would you be and what's your name?

 

16. Have you ever eaten Green Eggs and Ham? How about Fried Eggs and Spam?

 

17. Make up a silly rhyme for me about FROGS!

 

18. How many balloons have you blown up in your life so far?

 

19. How many water balloons have you thrown in your lifetime?

 

20. How old are you in dog years on your next birthday?

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! Lots of bear hugs for all!

PolarB ;)