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  1. Lena_Horne

    What the heck is this???

    Liz receiving her Mrs. Little's help on homework while mother is in the bath: *click* Chev: I'll think about it, but I don't really have any recent pictures. I'll probably take some soon though. L_H
  2. Lena_Horne

    What the heck is this???

    I've been trying to figure it out for the past twenty-four hours when it occurred to me, who else to ask by my fellow Loungers? I recently picked up an April, 1958 issue of LIFE featuring John, Jackie and Caroline Kennedy on the cover. Inside was a splendid--and I mean absolutely...
  3. Lena_Horne

    The Spanish Civil War

    Another aspect often overlooked is the immediate effect such a war had on the children. As they were evacuated to various parts of the countryside the relief camps they landed in asked them to draw and color as a way of documenting what they had seen. It was the first such instance of art...
  4. Lena_Horne

    What was your first job?

    Ah. It's nice to see that I'm not the only young'n with a real job. I've only had two jobs my entire life, mostly because my mother would not let me work in high school, which kind of put me in a lousy position when I did finally have to find one. Either way, I worked at Cold Stone Creamery...
  5. Lena_Horne

    The Spanish Civil War

    Thank you very much for the encouragement. After the one above of the homes in Irun burning, this was my second favorite photo. This same girl is in the second photograph I posted up there: "Safe in France, staggering across the frontier carrying all that they could salvage from their...
  7. Lena_Horne

    The Spanish Civil War

    Thank you very much. I only wish I could get more ground intensive war coverage today. There's nothing like photojournalism of the still variety, and Life Magazine no longer wants to approach such subjects. Alas, that is a lamentation for another day. L_H
  8. Lena_Horne

    The Spanish Civil War

    I'd hate to crash the thread, but I was so glad I stumbled upon this today. The Spanish Civil War has been an amazing distraction for me over the past month, specifically the plight of the refugees streaming into France and Britain: While looking it up on Google, I came across this site...
  9. Lena_Horne

    Yankees sweep white sox!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I agree. Go Tigers!!!! L_H
  10. Lena_Horne

    Three generations of diplomas on my wall.

    My grandfather's family was in Alabama. I don't know of any stories about the KKK terrorizing them, or perhaps they just aren't willing to talk about it. Either way, though their parents were sharecroppers and sometimes didn't have enough food for everyone (fourteen babies eventually) all of...
  11. Lena_Horne

    Three generations of diplomas on my wall.

    She's beautiful. I doubt I could find any of my family's diplomas, but my sister and I certainly have ours. And my mother's recent diploma from graduating college is sitting right there in the living room. I suppose I never thought about it before but I do intend to hang on to them as long...
  13. Lena_Horne

    The Next World War

    Hm? No. I was referring to the general destablization of various hot spots in the world and the seeming inability of any one or nation to slow this runaway locomotive. The war in Iraq is simply part of a bigger world issue (without any ascertations about whether I lean one way or another on...
  14. Lena_Horne

    The Next World War

    I'd hate to step on any toes by posting this, but I watched Meet the Press this morning, what with everything, and Fmr. Speaker Gingrich & Sen. Biden were on. And Gingrich said something that I'd been quietly brooding over since about Tuesday: We've begun WWIII. Hm. While I do believe...
  15. Lena_Horne

    "Kids these days" threads...

    The ingredients have also changed drastically with a lot more genetic modification and artificial "flavorings" and colorings. Look in your cupboard--or any cupboard--and count the products with High Fructose Corn Syrup in them. Companies really cheaped out with that one back in the seventies...
  16. Lena_Horne

    Unknown Family Photos

    That's a splendid photograph. I was really drawn by her skirt. Here's another one I found at that site, I just love that little girl's hat. They sell a similar one at Flora and Henri, as well as a great variety of classic clothing for children: L_H
  17. Lena_Horne

    Flip-Flops again...?

    Though we've explored this topic before, I thought others might like to see this article without my having to dig through the archives: Are flip-flops damaging your career? By Belinda Goldsmith Thu Jun 29, 1:38 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - With more women wearing flip-flops to the...
  19. Lena_Horne

    Happy 100th Billy Wilder!

    Darn, I'm entirely too late. I wasn't even home most of Friday. Oh well, cheers to my favorite director of all time. :cheers1: L_H
  20. Lena_Horne

    Unknown Family Photos

    From the above-mentioned site, this picture's gorgeous: And, I couldn't resist this one: L_H
  21. Lena_Horne

    What *Could* You Do Without?

    You ought to try Abebooks online. I bought a first edition, second printing copy of Lolita for about nine dollars. But, I've had books as low as one dollar and orders run as high as seventy or so depending on what I wanted and how new it was. As for the topic at hand, I'll get back to you...
  22. Lena_Horne

    Not Sissy Actors but REAL MEN

    While Mr. Woods was certainly an impressive man, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that this little detail bothered me immensely: "During his early time in the military, he married Barbara Woods Gary. They had three children: Kevin, Earl Jr., and Royce. In interviews he said he rarely saw...
  23. Lena_Horne

    Not Sissy Actors but REAL MEN

    Ah yes. I thought of the steel case, but feeling that I was probably wrong, I deleted from my original post. Thank you very much. I'm glad to have had that clarified. I would also like to submit all four of TR's sons, Ted Jr, Kermit, Archie and Quentin. My personal favorite, of course...

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