Marilyn was a big supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Ella Fitzgerald was one of Marilyn’s idols and a major inspiration. However, the Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood, the most popular dance spot at the time, refused to let Ella perform there because she was black. Outraged, Marilyn told the owners that if they would let Ella perform, she would be there in the front row every time Ella was onstage. She did, and the two became friends.
According to the great Ella Fitzgerald:
“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt…it was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the ’50s. She personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him - and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status - that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman - a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”
Abandoned house keeps company with dairy cattle in Penobscot County, Maine
National Geographic | June 1977
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this is fucking awesome. great idea.
one of them is hot sauce
One of them should be soy sauce.
Did I ever tell you guys about the time I was a horrible little fan girl when I saw Alan Rickman in a cafe in New York City?
HIS FACE OMG
#a surreptitious picture of me eh #i see you there #10 points from gryffindor
I had a friend who once saw Alan Rickman standing a certain distance away on a subway platform. Said friend made eye contact with Rickman, who then looked directly at him and said only one word:
“No.”
#alan rickman has no time time for your shit #he’s too busy being alan rickman
Julian Beever is considered a leading chalk artist in sidewalk art. He’s also called Pavement Picasso.
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