[Magdalen] Florence Foster Jenkins

[Marion Thompson]

Unexpectedly, Florence FJ is showing at our little mall cinema that 
normally shows kid blockbuster stuff.  Now to rouse myself and get there 
before it moves on.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 8/26/2016 2:44 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> It did mention her syphillus, contracted from her first husband and the fact  the that she and her second husband never had sex for that reason. He had a mistress that Florence knew about; that was where he spent most nights.
> It didn't mention any cognitive impairment, though, just the fact that she had lived with it much longer than expected.
>
>> On Aug 26, 2016, at 1:11 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Any mention of the fact that she had tertiary syphillis (Jenkins, that is),
>> and therefore a lot of cognitive deficit? Her actual story is really
>> heart-breaking.
>>
>> Compare rolls of Joplin early and late in his life for another
>> demonstration of the damaging powers of syphillis.
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 7:37 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> John and I really enjoyed this movie.  Surely hokey, but Florence loved
>>> music.  And, I love Meryl Streep.
>>>
>>> Ginga
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 'twas a great movie indeed, IMNSHO
>>>>
>>>> Loved the backstage story too!
>>>>
>>>> Lynn
>>>>
>>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>>
>>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>> not
>>>> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
>>> me."
>>>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
>>>> by Richard Rohr
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 3:47 PM
>>>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Florence Foster Jenkins
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did you hear the Norah Ephron interview where she talked about meeting
>>>>> Streep (at the opera?) and having a conversation that began "What are
>>> you
>>>>> working on now?"
>>>>>
>>>>> Ephron said she she was going to direct Julie & Julia.
>>>>>
>>>>> Streep replied enthusiastically, using Julia Child's voice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ephron then asked her if she'd be interested in the part.
>>>>>
>>>>> I loved that movie. I loved the brutal contrast between the spiritual
>>>>> poverty and desperation of post 9/11 life with the richness and joy of
>>> the
>>>>> post-war world. God bless Norah Ephron. She milked something glorious
>>> out
>>>>> of Julie Powell's dry little blog.
>>>>> -M
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, August 25, 2016, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, there's this, from The Onion:
>>>>>> court-rules-meryl-streep-unable-to-be-tried-by-jur-26799
>>>>>> <http://www.theonion.com/graphic/court-rules-meryl-
>>>>>> streep-unable-to-be-tried-by-jur-26799>