May 2, 1939: Gehrig ended streak

Lou Gehrig's playing career ended on this day in 1939 after playing in 2,130 consecutive games.

He never played again and died two years later.  

It may a good weekend to catch that great movie "The pride of the Yankees".

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We remember Lesley Gore (1946-2015)

Lesley Sue Goldstein was born in New York on this day in 1946.   She died in 2015.     We know her as Lesley Gore.

Lesley was cute and very clean.  She was also a hit-making machine.  Her biggest hit was "It's my party", a song that keeps popping up in movie soundtracks.

Lesley Gore:  Thanks for a lot of fun songs!

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October 1992: "A River runs through it" is a great film

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How many times have I seen "A river runs through it" since it was released in 1992?

I don't know for sure.  Sometimes I catch just a few scenes.     Once or twice a year, I watch all of it.

And I've got the VHS or DVD somewhere in my small movie collection.

Recently, I read a NY Times review and it spoke for me:

"By the time the film arrives at its lyrical, elegiac end, it has earned all the feeling that comes pouring out. Mr. Redford's narration is straight forward and calm, allowing the poetry of Norman Maclean's written words to carry the emotion: "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it." 

Yes, there is something very touching about a movie around fly fishing.   I love this movie! 

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