tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post1487154683545383741..comments2024-03-27T08:00:18.425-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Fond Farewell: End of the DayPoseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-10964248568453918612019-09-18T11:00:03.471-04:002019-09-18T11:00:03.471-04:00Laurence, that's fascinating. And I couldn'...Laurence, that's fascinating. And I couldn't agree more with everything you've said and noted here! Thanks.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-4995515459558087742019-09-17T21:46:33.672-04:002019-09-17T21:46:33.672-04:00Doris is a classic example of a courageous person ...Doris is a classic example of a courageous person who did not allow misfortune to destroy her, but instead bounced back time and again. Any young person, male or female, can draw inspiration from reading her life story.<br />She left instructions that there be no memorial service or funeral of any kind, and no marked gravesite. <br />No matter. Her beautiful songs and delightful films will always be her memorial. <br />When you compare her delightful simplicity to today's vulgar "entertainers", there is no contest. She was sincere and genuine, and truly talented. Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747996958766100034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-49852522413123881892019-06-03T08:53:00.428-04:002019-06-03T08:53:00.428-04:00Thank you for commenting! I'm glad you liked t...Thank you for commenting! I'm glad you liked this. :-)Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-20204259998376179382019-06-03T01:13:16.954-04:002019-06-03T01:13:16.954-04:00Poseidon,
Thank You for giving Doris such wonderf...Poseidon,<br /><br />Thank You for giving Doris such wonderful send off.<br />She represents my only anchor to a gentleness and <br />talent now bygone and will never be replaced or forgotten.<br /><br />XOXO <br /><br />KIKI From SFAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657196469726008972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-81734321423499908032019-05-29T08:07:08.718-04:002019-05-29T08:07:08.718-04:00Thanks, Ken! It might be cliche, but one thing abo...Thanks, Ken! It might be cliche, but one thing about Doris' movies is that anyone can watch them, kids or adults, and not be worried that a stray cuss word, boob or worse will suddenly pop out! LOL Okay... maybe you might see Paul Lynde in a dress... but, hey, in 2019 that could happen at Wal-Mart! Sometimes I wish she'd have been willing to push her boundaries more (such as with "The Graduate"), but she stuck to her guns and did it her way. I hope she was happy. She seemed so. Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-67296350297374449652019-05-28T08:03:26.831-04:002019-05-28T08:03:26.831-04:00A really glowing tribute to one of my early favori...A really glowing tribute to one of my early favorites (although I had to keep it a bit to myself as a kid, otherwise my sisters would have teased me). Her movies always seemed to be on Saturday afternoons when I was growing up and I was ever in awe of how she balanced a seemingly effortless naturalism with old fashioned show-biz polish. <br />Always thought she'd get a special Oscar before she died, but lacking that, tributes like your shows that there was never any lack of appreciation for her from the public. Great photos, too! Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-91696142553634281562019-05-17T07:59:05.123-04:002019-05-17T07:59:05.123-04:00Gingerguy, I didn't post any for whatever reas...Gingerguy, I didn't post any for whatever reason, but Doris actually still looked great into her 80s/90s! I guess that beaming attitude (with probably some gentle help here and there along the way) really paid off. I hope things look up for you soon. You deserve it! (BTW, I also liked Peggy and especially Tim. He was a terrific part of my childhood with all his wondrous "Carol Burnett Show" characterizations.)<br /><br />loulou, I think her book was considered one of the best celebrity auto-bios because it was frank, but kind, and felt genuine. I think it was probably one of the first five or so I ever read (and I've read hundreds since!) I use to see "PDETD" rather often about a decade or so ago, but recently, yes, it's not been aired much - if at all!<br /><br />Joel, so glad you liked this post. I can never understand the lack of appreciation for Gordon MacRae's luscious voice, one of my favorite musical theatre voices. He deteriorated rather sadly, but who knows, maybe it was because he couldn't get the type of parts and movies he deserved when others were soaring (not to take away from Astaire and Kelly, whose dancing put them on an entirely other level.) Take care and thanks!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-18039157929631377432019-05-16T17:57:15.310-04:002019-05-16T17:57:15.310-04:00Lovely, lovely, lovely. One of those losses, like ...Lovely, lovely, lovely. One of those losses, like Debbie Reynolds, that hits you in the solar plexus and takes a lloonngg time to digest. <br /><br />Yes she had a long and very fruitful life and 97 is nothing to sneeze at but especially since she had been doing so well it just feels sudden.<br /><br />LOVE her and she is always entertaining and charismatic onscreen no matter whether its one of her top films or a piece of crap like the aforementioned Caprice (what a terrible film though the fashions are eye popping and Richard Harris is a fine actor).<br /><br />I know she felt that in her first series of films her performances were rough but the first two, Romance on the High Seas and My Dream is Yours, are among my favorites of her pictures. She's so relaxed and engaging. <br /><br />I also love her films with Gordon MacRae, they are just two sunbeams radiating good cheer, but then I LOVE Gordon MacRae and think he is terribly undervalued. A lot of that is the fact that he was probably at the wrong studio, Warners musicals while pleasant time passers are rarely great art and didn't place many demands on him. He certainly had a better singing voice than Astaire or Gene Kelly and while I don't think his acting talent was wide he acquitted himself very well in Oklahoma & Carousel. Then just when he hit his stride with those two films musicals went out of fashion. <br /><br />Anyway back to Dodo her films rarely demanded much of her dramatically, probably a mixture of niche and choice on her part, but when they did she was up to the challenge. She was never better than in Love Me or Leave Me and that's where her Oscar nomination should have come from. Julie is a hooty mess, entertaining in a train wreck sort of way. Much the same can be said for Midnight Lace though at least that has Myrna Loy. That's not to say that I don't enjoy it as much as a rich dessert!!<br /><br />Fortunately her legacy will live on and I can always count on any of her films to buoy my spirits should I need them lifted. <br /><br />A one of a kind star and a wonderful woman. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-68005728852170732562019-05-16T16:18:21.870-04:002019-05-16T16:18:21.870-04:00I enjoyed her book, it was one of the better "...I enjoyed her book, it was one of the better "celebrity-tell-alls". Her life sure wasn't a giant strawberry milk shake but she was blessed with an innate goodness. When I was a kid my sisters and I were obsessed with 'Please don't eat the daisies" and the little boy saying "cokee-cola." (that movie seems to have disappeared).loulou de la falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120127948192259286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-19482948082621170822019-05-16T15:52:26.200-04:002019-05-16T15:52:26.200-04:00I have been sad this week (those hits keep coming ...I have been sad this week (those hits keep coming too with Peggy Lipton and Tim Conway) but also so happy that everyone is talking about Doris Day. Poseidon you did a beautiful tribute here with such great photos. The later ones she looks so gorgeous and now I can appreciate how great and still natural she looks in her 50's. She really did make the world a better place and I am so glad she's appreciated. Storm Warning is really disturbing, have seen it once. Julie is such a scream, I have been watching the trailer on youtube and it's hilarious. I was talking to someone recently about Calamity Jane and she didn't see any of the lesbian code in that movie, while to me it's so obvious, including the song "A Woman's Touch" lol. Last but not least I adore Midnight Lace, she is even great in a bad movie. I will always love Doris Day, rest in peace.Gingerguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989371210392669145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-87297320482645139942019-05-16T08:25:55.957-04:002019-05-16T08:25:55.957-04:00Martin, thank you so much! I'm sure there'...Martin, thank you so much! I'm sure there's more to it than my musings, but if I helped in any way to provide emotional release to you then my work here is done. It made me feel good that you enjoyed this photo essay. <br /><br />Rick, I agree completely with everything you said, naturally. Thanks! I'm glad you liked this.<br /><br />hsc, thanks very much! I almost always enjoy Doris in about anything (though I have to admit I have not really delved into her earliest movies much.) I love her in "TMWKTM," which was I think the first one I ever saw with her. Somehow, strangely enough, "Send Me No Flowers" stands out to me. I like that she's MARRIED to Rock, instead of beating around the bush as it were, and Tony Randall, Clint Walker and Paul Lynde - among others - have fun roles in it too. I agree, however, about the layers of "Pillow Talk." No one ever got as incensed on the phone as Doris! LOLPoseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-84075406409586229302019-05-16T01:35:05.867-04:002019-05-16T01:35:05.867-04:00A beautiful tribute, Poseidon!
Doris Day was alw...A beautiful tribute, Poseidon! <br /><br />Doris Day was always one of my favorites growing up-- I think "Que Sera, Sera" was one of the first songs I ever learned. I saw a number of her films in the theater, and always tried to catch them on the Late Show or later, on AMC. I even watched "The Doris Day Show" throughout its ever-changing run.<br /><br />My absolute favorite Doris Day film was "The Thrill of It All." "Pillow Talk" of course is another fave, especially with the ironic overtones Rock Hudson's mind games take on now.<br /><br />My mom was a big fan as well-- she's the one that got me hooked as a kid-- and one of the last things we did before she passed away in 2002 was watch "Move Over, Darling".<br /><br />Thanks for this look back at Doris Day's life and career! She'll be missed! hschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788554330108647969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-42845765463599333902019-05-15T19:29:55.379-04:002019-05-15T19:29:55.379-04:00Lovely summation, Poseidon!
Doris seemed to enjo...Lovely summation, Poseidon! <br /><br />Doris seemed to enjoy her stardom and legacy, and I'm glad Day got to enjoy some well-earned decades of comfort and happiness after some bad marriages and investors. <br /><br />A life well-lived and a beautiful legacy of work to remember her by!<br /><br />Sigh, <br /><br />Rick http://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/14243899548141583461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-59245898240089515752019-05-15T09:58:35.532-04:002019-05-15T09:58:35.532-04:00What a tribute, Poseidon! I'm typing with tea...What a tribute, Poseidon! I'm typing with tears in my eyes. Doris was definitely one of a kind, in the best possible way. Pure class and talent.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931818941117659978noreply@blogger.com