Dream Roundup: July - December

Happy Monday, my friends. Here are some of my favorite posts
from the past months. Catch up and enjoy.

Manifest Monday: Speak your desires



Mae West's birthday



Creative Notebook: Part Deux



Beauty for Friday #2 : Lipstick



Manifest Monday: Autumn or 99 days left



October 3rd



Farewell Diahann



All Hallow's Eve




Easy Tips for Empaths, Intuitives and other Sensitives...



Happy Birthday Ricardo



Somewhere in Dreamland




Manifest Monday: 22 days till Midnight




Emily Dickinson's birthday



Manifest Monday: Ride that creative wave

Happy Birthday Ricardo

Ricardo Montalban has always been one of
my favorites. I cherish my memories as a kid
watching Fantasy Island. It was so great as
an adult to find his older work in musicals
and other dramas.




There was always this big debate about who or
what Mr.Roarke is. I love his take on this.
Showing an actor can have an internal life for
a character that goes beyond what the writers
created. Ricardo making this choice gave Mr.Roarke
depth.




This is a great quote about his career.:
"It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles.
Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor."



And my actor's heart loves this. I think I'll use this as a personal motto for myself.
"Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role."



Happy Birthday Ricardo. You are still missed and remembered well.

Lena and Ricardo in Jamaica

About a year ago, I found this picture of Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban
together.Then I googled to see they starred in a Broadway Musical together
called Jamaica in1957. It ran for 558 performances



Looking at these pictures of Lena and Ricardo, I am sure they were magic
together on stage.



The story is an island girl named Savannah (Lena Horne) wishes to leave her
home to live in New York City. Her plans are changed when a fisherman named Koli
(Ricardo Montalban) saved her brother's life. Meeting him changes everything...



This is a play I wished I had been able to see. As far as I know
no performances were ever filmed. There is an original soundtrack.
A kind soul uploaded it on you tube. This is my favorite song from
Jamaica. Here is Pity the Sunset sung by Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban.
Enjoy.

Friday with Ricardo

Here is a young Ricardo Montalban to remind you
whatever your week has been good or challenging,
it's Friday. Time to put up your feet and let go of everything
that stifles your soul. Freedom is an inside job.

Wishing you all a wonderful Friday and weekend.

Ricardo and Snow

My sweetheart Ricardo Montalban passed yesterday. Goodbye my friend. If you want to read my thoughts on Ricardo go here for his birthday tribute that I wrote. Another light is gone.. That is the way of things. We still have him in all his movies and television shows that he has left for us.

It is snowy day here. I have errands to do, so I must go out. This Winter baby can deal with the snow and the cold. (Up to a point.) Right now it's 15 degrees. I live right by a river which means it feels like 5 degrees. That's a bit to cold for even me;yet, I still love Winter.

I did my word of the year which I have in my blog title: ADVENTURE. I didn't have a theme song for the year. I watched Harold and Maude for the first time. I love this movie. I found my theme song for 2009 from the movie sung by Cat Stevens. Click and listen. I finally figured out how to link a video this way. (Only took me 11 months) We must celebrate the small victories. Now do what the song says, just be who you want to be. It's all up to you.

Stay warm everyone who is in frigid weather. If you are somewhere warm, then enjoy the sun. Sweet dreams to you all.

Happy Birthday Ricardo

I am sending Birthday wishes and kisses to my still handsome Ricardo Montalban. He is 88 years young today!! I have always had a crush on Ricardo since my days of watching him as Roarke. Ricardo Montalban, an Emmy award winner and Tony award nominee, is best known for his iconic roles as Mr.Roarke on Fantasy Island and Khan in Star Trek.

What I love most about Ricardo, that he never forgot his days as an young Mexican-born actor being confined to Latin Lover roles. He created Nosotros in 1970 to help influence stronger and positive images for Latino actors in the entertainment industry.

Only in the past years, did I discover his earlier work in Hollywood. Despite his typecast roles, Ricardo brings charm,intelligence and style. I wanted to share a wonderful clip I found of Ricardo with Cyd Charisse from the movie Fiesta (1947). Enjoy.