Going to Africa

Today we take our first leg of our trip to Africa. We fly to New York and stay the night in a hotel for the next morning flight to Johannesburg. That 15 hour flight makes me grateful for the relative shortness of today's flight of 5 hours. Also the kid is very excited about seeing actual snow fall from the actual sky. So a night in New York is very welcome.

I have to send big love to our travel agents at DSA (Destination South Africa) for answering all our tireless, and for them I'm sure, tiresome questions. "What happens if this east coast storm delays our flight?" "Can you move our seats?" "What malarial should I take?" "Can you come over and pack for me?" OK maybe I just thought that last one. But really they have been great setting up all our flights, transit, and tours. Allowing me to obsess about packing and the possibility of being eaten by a lion, which DSA promises me will not happen.

Stay tuned for much more interesting posts after Friday when the real trip begins with our first SAFARI at Madikwe. I. DIE.

You can also see my fellow South Africa Safari mates blogs on our first day out at The Women Formerly Known As Beautiful and I Am Not The Babysitter

TCM's Road to Hollywood 2013

TCM has announced it's full line up for it's TCM Road To Hollywood tour. I love that they make this effort to bring classic film and it's stars to people around the country, as a build up to the amazing TCM film festival in Hollywood. 

Hope it's coming to a town near you. Free tickets are available If you go I want a full report on Mitzi Gaynor. I love her! I may have to fly out to Chicago....

And just to keep us guessing they still have one date, city and screening to be determined.

Dallas – Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 (CT) – The Historic Texas Theater Rio Bravo (1959) – Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, with special guest Angie Dickinson
Tickets available Feb. 8.

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. (ET) – The AFI Silver Theatre (Silver Springs, Md.)Metropolis (1927) – Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz and featuring a the Alloy Orchestra performing their original score
Tickets available Feb. 8.

Boston – Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. (CT) – Brattle TheatreRoyal Wedding (1951) – Hosted by Leonard Maltin, with special guest Jane Powell
Tickets available February 26.

Chicago – Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. (CT) – Music Box TheaterSouth Pacific (1958) – Hosted by Leonard Maltin, with special guest Mitzi Gaynor
Tickets available March 5.

San Francisco – Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. (PT) – The Castro TheatreThe Pink Panther (1964) – Hosted by Robert Osborne, with special guest Robert Wagner
Tickets available April 2.

Albuquerque – Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. (MT) – KiMo TheatreMarnie (1964) – Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, with special guest Tippi Hedren
Tickets available April 4.

A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III

I haven't seen A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III but the trailer left me so flabbergasted I had to share it with you. I think we all need to go see this one in the theatre. It will completely screw with studio executives minds if it does huge box office. Also I want to join the secret society of ball busters. Finally, I'm really rooting for Charlie Sheen, he's a local kid like Robert Downey, and I'd love to see him become just as successful again. 

Can you tell I love an under dog??

It begins a limited theatrical release this Friday February 8th.

Check it out

Smash on NBC Tonight

Smash returns to NBC tonight with a two hour special. I'm not 100% about this show. The musical numbers are great but the story is sometimes less so. Still I will tune in tonight, if nothing else there is Angelica Huston, whom I love love love.

I'm not sure how, but they're bringing in Jennifer Hudson. Hopefully she'll be a reoccurring character and not just a one off. It would be great to have her voice on the show. I'm sure we'll get at least one number out of her. Fingers crossed. Based on the preview below the odds are good.

Grauman's Chinese Theatre Meme Monday

Life is long and I'm not always doing it right, but sometimes amazing things happen. Like this day I got to pose next to Kim Novak's hand and foot print cement at Grauman's. Going to South Africa next week is definitely something that will help make living this one life enough. Of course being a daughter, sister, wife and mother do that everyday.

Here's to making once enough!