Happy Pride Month!

Pride!
Michael Shinafelt

Wishing everyone a Happy Pride Month from the dressing room at Rough Trade in Silverlake, CA

Pride on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Month  

Celebrating Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn & Me

Today is Marilyn Monroe's 100th Birthday. While she did not reach the milestone her legacy still shines bright.

Here I am with a framed copy of her on the cover of a 1982 Life Magazine. This hangs in my living room adjacent to the dining room table.

Marilyn has always been more than an icon to me, she is one of my favorite actors. Her performances are timeless and so is she.

So let's raise a glass in memory of the legend that is Marilyn...

Thanks for all the amazing memories!

Marilyn Monroe on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe

About Last Night...

Last night was the 25th Anniversary Screening of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The cemetery also happens to be where Mr. Lynch now resides.

The evening was perfection with all the Lynch fans out in full force and to top it off there was a full moon.

Yours truly resided in the VIP section with my friend Scott in tow. Here are some photos from the event.

"It'll be just like in the movies. We'll pretend to be someone else" - Betty Elms 

The Full Moon

RIP David Lynch

Myself & Scott 

Hollywood Forever on the WWW -
https://hollywoodforever.com/     

Mulholland Drive

Naomi Watts & Laura Elena Harring 
Mulholland Drive

Tonight I will be attending the 25th Anniversary Screening of Mulholland Drive at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA naturally. 

Also there is a quite David Lynch like twist to this, for those of you who don't know, Hollywood Forever is his final resting place, thus Mr. Lynch will be in attendance.

Here is what Todd McCarthy for Variety said about this classic when it came out in 2001: 

"The story is hardly straight in "Mulholland Drive," the compelling but intentionally inscrutable return of the "weird" David Lynch that will please his hardcore fans even if it has them scratching their heads as well." 

Scratching my head??? As If! For some reason Mulholland Drive has gotten more linear the older I get. To me it is a very straightforward Hollywood tale. 

I can't wait to join the enthusiastic crowd of David Lynch fans tonight amongst the stars and the deceased!

BTW if any of you will be attending come say "Hi" I will be in the VIP section thus  easy to find.

Silencio...

Mulholland Drive on Rotten Tomatoes -

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mulholland_dr  

"For The Birds"

Alfred Hitchcock
&
Friends 

What's happening currently in this country is "For The Birds"... Alfred Hitchcock knew this back in 1963 when he released his classic The Birds. 

Here is the meaning of the phrase: 

The idiom "for the birds" means that something is worthless, trivial, nonsensical, or a complete waste of time. If someone dismisses an idea or a situation as being "for the birds"

Spend what you use your time and energy on wisely and make the most of things.

Remember your life is not "for the birds"

TGIF!

The Birds on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056869/

Michael's Musings

"Some Of Them Want To Be Abused"
Michael Shinafelt

"Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world
And the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something

Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused" - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Eurythmics 

Thought Of The Day: What if I die before I ever get to ride in a private jet???

FYI Great Minds think alike...but Dirty Minds work so frickin' well together!

I'm not going to make jokes about Pam Bondi having thyroid cancer. I hope she's treated with all the respect she showed the Epstein survivors, that's all

My Internet/Internet TV have been out since Saturday. The TV won't be up and running until it is restored, the computer is. "Yes' I am using my neighbors WiFi info to log on.

This weeks tally of F#cks given = 0, the more you know

Saw Obsession finally. OMG! It was truly horrifying and disturbing! When the credits started rolling I just sat there staring at them for a a minute, or so regaining my composure.

Reminder: May is National Masturbation Month, think about it, but not too much

The art of not being ready and doing it anyway will take you so far, indeed...

Woman Crush of the Week - How could if not be Inde Navarrette for her brilliant performance as Nikki Freeman in Obsession?! 

Your secret's safe with me because I wasn't even listening, discuss 

If you could only recommend one black and white film everyone should watch in their lifetime what would it be? Mine? Sunset Blvd.

It's not multiple personalities. It's called knowing your audience 

Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder made quite the splash at Cannes, can't wait to see it!!!

Time to head to the gym, TTFN

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Hump Day & Chill

Olivia Rodrigo & Friends

Time to hit the streets of New York and have a Hump Day & Chill moment with Olivia Rodrigo and a group of ballet dancers.

Imagine strolling down a NY street on a lovely day like today and spying Ms. Rodrigo shooting her latest music video with a gaggle of ballet dancers.

How would that make you feel? What would it make you think? Or would you just walk on by without a second look?

Whatever your take this would be a welcome respite from the real world and a definite reason to Hump Day & Chill.

Time to get your plie on!

Olivia on Instagram -

https://www.instagram.com/oliviarodrigo/