The #1 song for 1949 performed by Vaughn Monroe
Written in 1948 by Stan Jones (actual title was"Riders in the Sky").
It is one of the most covered songs in Americana, with versions in
every decade since, by many artists from Burl Ives, Elvis, Tom Jones,
Blondie's Deborah Harry and plenty of 'Country' music stars.
Many foreign language versions also have been released...
as well as a few parodies (as noted below)
Hitchcock cameos...
For the younger set ~
Part of the fun in seeing a Hitchcock film is seeing if you can spot
his cameo; some are subtle and others overt...
Pay attention... as Lena nears the door you can see a Service Banner in the window,
~ White background / red border
~ Three stars... representing 3 offspring in the service
~ 2 are blue = living service members
~ 1 gold = a fallen Veteran
The parent is a Blue and/or a Gold star Mother
...more on the Service Banner (flag)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_flag
My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed.
I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have Sex?'
'No,' she answered.
I then said, 'Is that your final answer?'
... She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..'
So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."
And that's when the fight started...
(07/20/1938 ~ 09/10/2020 A=82) she would have been 83
Lots of young men (and us old farts too) had a crush on her over the years.
- We miss you -
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Today is also Natalie Wood's birthday...
TCM is showing several of her films today
7:30 AM - (1964) Sex and the Single Girl
9:30 AM - (1956) The Burning Hills
11:15 AM - (1961) Splendor in the Grass
1:30 PM - (1962) Gypsy
4:00 PM - (1965) Inside Daisy Clover
6:15 PM - (1966) Penelope
8:00 PM - (1955) Rebel Without a Cause
(07/20/1938 ~ 11/29/1981 A=43) she would have been 83