I borrowed a Movie

I  did not sew anything last night. I have had the same dress draped on the cutting table for two days.   I ended up watching a movie that I borrowed from our local library.  So far I have really enjoyed going to the library.  It full fills my needs to window shop. And unlike real shopping, you don’t have to pay.  You just swipe your library card and go.   Plus it is really close to my apartment.  It seems I am always on a budget  these days. 

The movie I borrowed was Mame.  It starred an older Lucille Ball. The musical revolves around the antics of Mame Dennis, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and a razor sharp wit. Her life is suddenly changed when she becomes the guardian of her late brother's only child, Patrick Dennis. Her adventures take us from the speak-easies of the roaring 20's to the depression following the great Stock Market crash. She is rescued by a wealthy Southern plantation owner, marries and is widowed suddenly, and through it all, manages to keep things under control. With some help from her dearest friend, Vera Charles, she helps keep things at #3 Beekman Place a rousing free-for-all.  

I had no idea Lucille Ball could sing, and in my opinion. She can’t.  But some how she pulled it off. You see, the Mame character was not an actor or singer.  She was just a woman who enjoyed life.  The story was about her love of people.  She loves her friends, and adds her nephew to her life. She shows him that he must live life to the fullest.  Even in hard times and tragic happenings.  She does what she has to do, in order to keep going in life and uses songs/music to enhance her life. 

The relationship of the characters made this a great movie.  I really felt a connection to Mame.  She sang, even though she was not the best singer.  She cared when her own heart was sad.  She found a way to live life to the fullest.  This movie came out in 1974, the year I was born. But it took me 36 years to watch this movie.  I feel, I am on my own journey to live my life to the fullest. I have done shows for charity, when my own life was a wreck. I can not count the number of times, I have done a benefit shows  and  I was so broke I could not rub two pennies together.  That was not the point.  I use my talents  as a drag entertainer to help those in need.  In short, I love what I do!  That is in part what this blog is about.  I needed to put my voice out there in the universe.  I want to share my unique story. My goal is to live life to the fullest, too.  Who knows.  I may end up being “Queen of the Blogging Universe”.