Happy Birthday Roger Moore

Born on this date in 1927 Roger Moore was born. The thing about actors such as Moore is they have been with me all my life. As a young kid he was Ivanhoe on TV.....graduated to The famous Simon Templar on The Saint during the 60's. Brett Sinclair on the Persuaders with Tony Curtis. Of course his great repeat role......that of Bond .....James Bond. A real cradle to grave actor you might say. I remember taking a young attractive lady out on a date many years ago. I took her to an early movie and dinner. The movie was Moonraker. At dinner she commented over drinks that she did not understand why James Bond movies had been around so long. She found them rather simplistic and if you have seen one you have seen them all. Didn't work out between us. So Roger thanks for the movies and TV shows. You have not been a bad companion to bring along on this life of mine.

Nobody's Fool.: My Movie review

Tonight on HBO I watched again Nobodies Fool starring the now gone Paul Newman. It was dedicated to Jessica Tandy. I have a true liking for this film. The reason is simple other than I simply enjoyed it as a nice simple film and character study. It was filmed mainly in the Hudson River Valley. Dutchess County , Hudson NY and Beacon are among the filming sites. I grew up north of these places but I know the buildings , characters , the feel of the movie even if it is a work of fiction. I feel at home even though I no longer live there. It seems less fiction because I can all most feel myself or a moment of myself in that film. I am somewhere walking a street or sitting at the bar. Such is the Hudson Valley , it's beauty , it's decline and it's remaining strength. It's nice to feel at home. It's interesting to again be around people I once knew and are so often now gone. Maybe a little home sick.