Wildlife and Weather: The wind was blowing steadily for the last two days on Middle Foy's Lake, and the ice was melting in the unseasonably warm weather between snow flurries. That ugly rowboat slid backwards into the aereation pond, and was gradually blown through the thinning ice until it beached on the east shore. Maybe the Bald Eagles will come back now!

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Media Watch: TCM ran The Big Store, a Marx Brothers comedy from 1941. Their skill level was probably at it's peak. Groucho was moving almost constantly -- that silly walk of his was used in a long song-and-dance number. Harpo's musicianship and comedy were exquisite. Chico was funny in places, but he was a follower rather than a leader in this flick.
The production design was textbook 1940's -- the hairstyles and gowns for the women were surreal. I have yet to see that particular look "come back" utilizing it's basic forms, unlike the 20's or 30's. I guess Joan Crawford exemplifies that style best, but she was CREEE-PY! Betty Grable and Alice Faye sported that look too, and retired before the end of the decade.


Ginger Rogers and Caesar Romero in Tales of Manhattan (1943)
Ginger's got a serious case of "Forties Hair!"