Shameless Saturday Camp Explosion: Mr. Music

What Camp taste responds to is "instant character"...

- Susan Sontag, "Notes on Camp"

Oh, Just about anybody can mark the birthday of the great Mr. Harold Arlen with Judy singing "The Man that Got Away" or Barbra blowing "A Sleepin' Bee" out of the water...

On Independence Day - Indulge!

On this day for rest, reflection, and celebration of our heritage, I think we should all follow the advice of Margie Majorette and her pal, Ghostly Miss Liberty, and make full use of the freedoms afforded us by our forefathers...

Let's have a drink! Mom's flying so high that all she's prepared is salad, shrimp cocktail, and jello - who cares? Give those guests enough Schlitz and no-one will mind at all!

And later, we can join Claudette, Paulette, and Veronica in a refreshing, patriotic Chesterfield.

And to round out the day - why not get married? This would be just the frock to make July Fourth your day of days. The only way I could improve this toilette would be with a big screaming eagle brooch on the left hip, to pull the whole look together.

However you choose to celebrate - have fun! But not quite as much as Mom up there...