March 02, 2007

Lucy's Hometown Mayor Up For Re-Election

Lucy's hometown of Celeron, outside Jamestown, NY is reporting that the current Mayor, Tom Bartolo, is running for re-election after one term.
According to Bartolo, village officials have accomplished a lot over the past two years. He points to the recently built Desi Arnaz Bandshell in Lucille Ball Memorial Park across the street as an example — something he hopes to utilize to draw more people to the place that once housed the famed amusement park.

Read more from The Post-Journal in Jamestown!

Lucie and Desi Arnaz Celebrate Lucille Ball

Many years ago, Desi Arnaz, Jr. escaped from Hollywood's fast lane to the quiet community of Boulder City. With his wife, Amy, he operates the Boulder City Ballet Company and the Historic Boulder Theatre.

This Saturday, March 3rd at 7PM, Desi will be joined by sister Lucie Arnaz for Legacy of Laughter, a celebration of comedy and fond remembrance of its most famous woman, Lucille Ball. The guest roster also includes actor Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings, The Goonies), and Christina Carroll, the daughter of I Love Lucy writer Bob Carroll, Jr.

Legacy of Laughter begins at 7PM at the Boulder Theater. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 702-293-1161.

Lucille Ball's Spirit Speaks at the Oscars?


It seems like alot of gossip is circulating the blogosphere about Lucille Ball's spirit speaking to Oscar Host, Ellen DeGeneres! It seems everyone is talking about Psychic, Kenny Kingston who held a seance after this weeks Oscars.

Kenny Kingston, who has billed himself as America's Top Psychic and Legendary Psychic to the Stars has been a medium and spirtualist for decades. As a spiritualist medium and expert in the field of psychic phenomena, Kingston has given psychic messages and readings to celebrities from all over the world including Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, the Duchess of Windsor and even presidents Eisenhower and Truman. He was once hired to guide Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe spiritually. Kingston's psychic life began at the age of four with tea readings and from that his remarkable clairvoyance has catapulted him into the spotlight with books, infomercials and all the trappings of fame.

After Sunday's Oscar Awards, Kingston spoke with a number of dead celebrities, among them was Lucille Ball. All of the spirits spoke highly of Ellen and had nothing but praise for the way DeGeneres hosted the Academy Awards.

Kingston says, "Lucille Ball was particularly complimentary about Ellen and told me she thought Ellen should be the permanent host of the Oscars." He went on as Lucy surprised him, "I wasn't expecting it, but Lucille Ball revealed that Ellen was her own mother's mother two lifetimes ago. It seems the roles were reversed in a past life. That might explain why Ellen and her mother, Betty, who often appears on her TV show, are so close."

Wow! Ellen was her own grandmother! Think about the comedy routines out of that one!

March 01, 2007

The Golden Age of Comedy


An audio CD from "The Golden Age of Comedy" of Laurel and Hardy features guest stars, Lucille Ball, Edgar Kennedy and Patsy Moran is available from Oldies.com.

This audio features three tracks; Mr. Slater's Poultry Market, The Marriage of Stan Laurel and This is Your Life. The price is only $6.95 from Oldies.com.

One Younger Fan's View on Lucy

For one member of the younger generation, television's golden years hold their luster.
For most teenagers the names Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz mean nothing. They may faintly recognize the names, or they may even be able to place them with old television. For me, these names mean one thing: my stars.

Read more on his take on Lucille Ball and "I Love Lucy". It's interesting and great to know that the generation that didn't grow up with Lucy can still become loyal fans - long after her last appearance on TV and long after many of these kids were even born! It speaks to the fact that Lucille Ball is timeless and will go down in history as the greatest female TV comedian of all time!