His Generation

"Look at my generation! Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, Keith Moon. They're all dead. They may be your fucking icons, but they're my fucking friends. All my friends are dead!"
-Pete Townshend

Complications

It's so hard to figure things out when you have about 23 things to figure the hell out.

My mom left me a message saying they were staying home for Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't call her back.

I baked lemon squares... they tasted too rich too me, but everyone else seems to like them so far. Tomorrow will be the true test.

I burned my first batch of the almond graham crackers. I was so mad! I guess moreso because I had just listened to my mom's voicemail. The second batch came out alright... I miss my Grandma's oven.

Today I got two letters from my grandparents. One contained a forwarded bank statement, the other contained my Grandma's stuffing recipe, some Mary Engelbreit cartoons, and four one dollar bills. Hahahaha. I honestly love that she sends random sums of money to me. Last time she sent me a five and three ones. =)

"Come to the Stable" is not a good movie. Our film professor loves it so much, but I can't appreciate it. It's about these two French nuns who go to Bethlehem, Conn., and try to build a children's hospital. But their actions are so manipulative. They expect everyone to give them what they want in the name of the Lord, and that's exactly what happens. Ridiculous.

I turned in my genre paper today, but I'm not as relieved as I thought I would be.

Unfinished business.

I want to be a classic.

I'm so fascinated by the Classic Hollywood Film era. It's not even the films that fascinate me, it's the production process that I love learning about.

My intro to film class is awesome, especially because Dr. Casper is very entertaining and imparts so much information about film to us. But my favorite thing that he's lectured us on this year was Joan Crawford. He KNEW Joan Crawford! He told us a story about going to her penthouse in New York in the 1970s. He described the penthouse, her appearance, and the kind things she did for him. It's those kinds of things that intrigue me so much. It's like these old film stars... they had this different aura about them. I can't think of anyone today who carries with them an aura like Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, and Katharine Hepburn. Not to mention the actors! Humphrey Bogart (and the fact that he was married to Lauren Bacall), Clark Gable (and wife Carole Lombard), and Jimmy Stewart!!!!! Jimmy Stewart has been my absolute favorite for such a long time. He seems like such an honest, humble guy (even though he was a conservative, hehe).

I'm reading this book on the making of Casablanca. I've actually been reading it since last year though. It's one of those that you can pick up and read a chapter at a time without losing interest. So I just read it whenever I randomly have time.
The studio system was so odd back then. People were under contracts, much like today's athletes. And the directors were just as big of divas as the actors and actresses! Sheesh.

Bergman kept a film diary, which was separate from her personal diary I guess. Her and Bogart had a very superficial relationship. Not that they didn't get along, they just never became that close. This is unique because Bogart often got VERY close to his costars, if you catch my drift.

See, I want to know all the behind the scenes shizzzzz. What's the juice? The drama? The problems with making the product? Ahhhhhhh!


A classic film star historian. That's my secret dream job.