Times and musical tastes do change
A reminiscence on beloved movie musical memories focused on Gene Kelly films. The author recalls Singin in the Rain and Good Mornin and notes influence from MGM and 20th Century Fox era favorites, with related titles like An American in Paris Showboat and Dolly Sisters. Personal anecdotes about wake up songs and family viewing wrap the piece as a nostalgic column.
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Mona Jean Kelly
Bay
Brunson
Gene Kelly
Debbie Reynolds
Donald O’connor
Paris
George Gershwin
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Astaire
Rogers
Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel
Mario Lanza
Jane Powell
Frank Sinatra
John Raitt
Bonnie
Grayson
Keel
Jerome Kern
MGM
20Th Century Fox
Betty Grable
June Haver
Alice Faye
Carmen Miranda
Fox
Blondies Grable
Haver
Turner Classic Movie Channel
Hickerson and Leaks honored for Red Cross service
Red Cross district coordinator Fran Parent honored Fletcher Hickerson with a Meritorious Service Certificate and Mary Leaks with the Exceptional Volunteer Award at the Greater Houston Area Chapter Open House. Both volunteers, давно seasoned in the North Bay branch, support office operations, with Leaks providing transportation services since 2003 and aiding during hurricanes and emergencies.
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Red Cross
Fletcher Hickerson
Sally Nelson
Greater Houston Area
The
American Red Cross
Fran Parent
Parent
Hickerson
North Bay Area
Leaks
Transportation Services
Baytown Nature Center Journal lists birds and field notes
The Baytown Nature Center Journal documents recent sightings including pied-billed grebe brown pelican double-crested cormorant neotropic cormorant great blue heron great egret snowy egret white ibis roseate spoonbill greens winged teal blue winged teal mottled duck mallard northern shoveler hooded merganser red backed merganser osprey northern harrier red shouldered hawk American kestrel killdeer greater yellowlegs lesser yellowlegs spotted sandpiper willet western sandpiper least sandpiper semi palmated plover ring billed gull American herring gull mourning dove anhinga belted kingfisher eastern phoebe ruby crowned kinglet Carolina wren northern mockingbird loggerhead shrike European starling house finch orange crowned warbler yellow rumped warbler American pipit Savannah sparrow swamp sparrow northern cardinal red winged blackbird great tailed grackle nutria squirrel two flocks of anhinga near Wooster Point Susie Ummel debuts as birder. wind gusts sap flow channels. 25 mph north wind dries areas.
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Baytown Nature Center
Dwayne Litteer
Ron Ummel
Baytown
BNC
John Mason
Wooster Point
Susie Ummel
Glory Road movie review highlights historic 1966 upset
The Glory Road adaptation examines Texas Westerns 1966 NCAA final win over Kentucky as a pivotal desegregation moment. It blends strong performances by Josh Lucas and Derek Luke with Bruckheimer style tweaks. the film honors real events while underscoring racism and teamwork on and off the court.
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Texas Western
Don Haskins
Hollywood
Miners
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky Wildcats
South
Jerry Bruckheimer
Derek Luke
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Christopher Cleveland
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Houston
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