Myself, wearing large pink sunglasses, a white cowboy hat, with blue stars edged in rhinestones, a white and light blue patterned suit with silver thread running through it, and a blue satin shirt.

Rocket Man

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In 1975, after climbing America’s music charts, Elton John stepped onto a stage at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium to a crowd of over 50,000. In the audience for one of the two sold out shows was my mother-in-law, and last week she got to do it all over again, as her, Patrick and myself went…

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Myself, wearing a light brown cowboy hat, a long sleeve mini dress featuring a floral pattern in shades of orange and brown, with lace detail on the cuffs and waist, and white fringe cowboy boots, leaning against the railing of the Mark Twain Riverboat, looking out at the foliage of the riverbank.

Dapper Day Haze

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Last weekend bow ties, petticoats, hats, and pearls were commonplace at Disneyland, as it was Dapper Day, the twice annual event where you’re encouraged to get gussied up and visit Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom. Things have been a bit hectic lately, as we’ve had some construction at our home (that brown accordion wall is…

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Myself, wearing a red chiffon scarf around my neck, a white shirt with a dead bird silhouette and text reading "Death Records" below, a blue jean jacket, black denim flares, and black leather gloves.

Screen Style: Swan’s Entourage from Phantom of the Paradise

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Something Patrick and I do quite often, but doesn’t get talked about here on the blog, is participate in monthly neighborhood clean-ups through Green Bird. While we usually wear jerseys featuring the Green Bird logo on them, for October costumes were encouraged. As I’ve said before, I love to dress up as obscure characters, and…

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Image features Dracula wearing a long cape, carrying a blonde woman in a green dress, yellow gothic script reads "Atomic Redhead Presents" and in bloody letters reads "Transylvanian Tunes" followed by yellow gothic letters again reading "13 songs to sink your fangs into"

Transylvanian Tunes

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It’s hard to believe it’s almost October! I’ve been putting the finished touches on Halloween decorations and it’s that time of year where I share a handful of selections from my ever growing collection of Halloween music, because there is more to Halloween music than “Monster Mash” and “Werewolf of London” alright? This year I…

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The entrance to the Archives exhibit, a large mirrored walk-thru sculpture spells out "100" and I stand in the first 0.

D23 Celebrates 100 Years of the Disney Studio

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Last weekend was the long anticipated event, D23 Expo (originally slated for last year, but pushed back due to COVID), return! The three day event celebrates all things Disney and takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center (conveniently located just across the street from Disneyland) and includes exhibits, panels, and shopping. It’s something I’ve attended…

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