Warm Fuzzies And Wackadoodles: All The Good Or Strange News To Share

[Bastet]

28 minutes ago, Blergh said:

I'm not sure these two have ever crossed paths but I can't help but imagine they'd get along like a house on fire if they've ever done so!

Rita Moreno considers herself as much an activist as an actor.  If Brenda Lee (who's never spoken up, as far as I can find) is either on the opposite side or defies the stereotype and shares Moreno's convictions but chooses to remain on the down low, I don't really see them bonding if a birthday, short stature, and artistic talent are all they share.

[Blergh]

2 hours ago, Bastet said:

Rita Moreno considers herself as much an activist as an actor.  If Brenda Lee (who's never spoken up, as far as I can find) is either on the opposite side or defies the stereotype and shares Moreno's convictions but chooses to remain on the down low, I don't really see them bonding if a birthday, short stature, and artistic talent are all they share.

Well, in Miss Lee's defense (I guess), she and Miss Moreno had both been born to struggling parents in small towns that they'd leave soon after their respective parents' union ended (Miss Lee's via her father's sudden death, Miss Moreno's  via her parents' split- and mother's kidnapping of her to NYC) and would each become the support of their mothers while still preteens. Then would each tour and perform to a worldwide venue then meet and befriend many others from diverse backgrounds so I don't think either of them would necessarily turn their nose at the other.

FWIW, they both met Elvis in the 1950's. Miss Moreno had a rather blah 'revenge date' with him to get back at her then-flame Marlon Brando only to find Elvis to be handsome  and polite but, in her POV, dull. Whereas, Miss Lee and he bonded over admiring each other's musical talents (though kept things platonic since she was only nine and her mother watched her carefully) yet would stay family friends until his 1977 death. Maybe the two of them might have their fun comparing notes even if they don't have the same points of view on Elvis or other topics!

[Blergh]

While some may consider today being Friday the 13th to be unlucky, no doubt Dick Van Dyke considers today lucky because it's his 99th Birthday and he's still in very good shape with his mind intact.

Not to be outdone, though is the daughter of the performing legend Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) Maria Riva (born Maria Elisabeth Seiber) who seems to have inherited her mother's longevity and then some because she turns 100 years old today!

Happy Birthday Mr. Van Dyke and Mrs. Riva!

[Haleth]

There was an interview on the news last night with Dick van Dyke about how his neighbors helped evacuate him from the fires near his home. He held the hand of the reporter while talking to her. It was adorable. 

[Bastet]

10 hours ago, Blergh said:

no doubt Dick Van Dyke considers today lucky because it's his 99th Birthday and he's still in very good shape with his mind intact.

And because his house did not burn down, and when he, his wife, and the other pets returned, the cat who'd escaped while they were evacuating was found.

[Haleth]

Oh, I hadn’t heard they found the cat. That’s good news. 

[andromeda331]

I'm glad the cat was found too.

[Bastet]

15 hours ago, Haleth said:

Oh, I hadn’t heard they found the cat. That’s good news.

24 minutes ago, andromeda331 said:

I'm glad the cat was found too.

Oh, I am That Person -- Bobo was my primary concern upon reading about the Van Dyke family evacuation.  So I was checking up on that like it was my job.