Showing posts with label I Love Lucy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label I Love Lucy. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Four Letters of Love by Nadina Boun Feature Tour


Buy on Amazon
Nadina's website 

Blurb:
"The Four Letters of Love" describes love in various forms as seen by the poet; through a lover's eyes, a warrior's heart, a stranger's quest, a dreamer's mind, in the form of allegories, metaphors, quotes and fantasies.
Poems from the book:
Bright Is Your Love
 I hear chimes in the air;
bells are ringing somewhere,
the wind blows a tune in my head
the birds greet this song, far ahead,
the sun shines still with warming rays
and a promise for much better days,
the sky is clear, the fog has gone,
clouds are near but the moon is strong,
shining bright in an endless starry night
your love takes me away in its flight;
the tender way you caress my heart
leaves me speechless from the start,
the sweet embrace where you hold me tight
lifts me to heaven where all is bright.
The Space Between Us
 The space between us
where our hopes and dreams lay,
where our emotions and feelings surface,
where our fears and insecurities stand.
The space between us,
where laughter echoes,
where tears fill the gap,
where love pulls us closer,
where pain keeps us apart.
The space between us
is where we stand on different grounds,
the thoughts we share combined,
the space between us
is you and I,
together and apart.


Watch out for a review from me very soon!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

This Day in History January 19, 1953

Okay, I know, I wasn't even born yet, and this was way before my time.  But I watched I Love Lucy reruns as I was growing up, and I continued to watch them well into my adulthood.  My daughter loves them.  I don't like to watch them now because my dad loves them, and I can't stand watching anything with him.  He acts like a 2-year-old as he watches the same episode he has seen many times.

On this date in 1953, "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" aired for the first time on television.  They chose this date so that it would coincide with her planned Cesarean section of her real-life child.  It was the most-viewed television show up to this date--at least 68% of American TV's were tuned to this episode, but some estimate the number should be 75%.  More people watched this than the inauguration of President Eisenhower.  This episode was watched by somewhere around 44 million viewers.

I hadn't realized that a few months later, Desi Arnaz, Jr. (the real child of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz) was featured on the cover of the very first TV Guide magazine.  This caused that new magazine to skyrocket in popularity as you can well imagine.

I always loved this episode, and if you don't know the history surrounding it, the show did something that had never been done during this time.  Lucille Ball was pregnant, and instead of hiding it, they wrote it into the show.  They didn't have to, but I will tell you that those were outstanding episodes.

I often miss good shows like these old sitcoms.  I hardly watch any current sitcoms, and if I watch anything, I have to be so careful of the content when my daughter is around.  It is such a shame to see what we watch for entertainment nowadays.



For more information, check out these sites:
http://www.emmytvlegends.org/blog/?p=1065
http://everythinglucy.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-birthday-little-ricky.html
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