The delightful Miss Finkelstein

I'm having a pleasant Sunday (despite the grey, gloomy weather), basking in the happy memory of last night's magnificent production of Jerry's Girls at the Menier Chocolate Factory last night [more on that in due course, il va sans dire]. Surprisingly, given the fact that it doesn't seem to have warmed up sufficiently yet for this to be classed as any kind of "summer", the pots in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers were bone dry, so I watered all of them. Now, I've cracked open the cider...

Deep joy - we have a centenary to celebrate, and that neatly takes care of our "Sunday Music"! Miss Dolores Gray (for it is she), star of Kismet, smash-hit stage sensation (particularly here in the West End, where among her hits were Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Follies), and all-round "va-va-voom girl" was born 100 years ago last Friday.

Here are just a few highlights from her career...

Dolores Gray - Cole Porter Medley

Dolores Gray - George Gershwin Medley

Dolores Gray - Thanks But No Thanks [Midnight with Madeline]

Dolores Gray - I'm Still Here

Dolores Gray (born Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein, 7th June 1924 – 26th June 2002)

[More Dolores here]

You'd be Paradise

It has been a fabulous weekend! With the current warm weather, it was mostly spent pottering in the garden (together, for a change). The damned greenhouse cover, perforated in a zillion places by a combination of weather and foxes, is gone, to be replaced at some stage by a new one; loads of spring bulbs and wallflowers are in; the lawn is mown; and the compost bins are full to brimming with faded summer detritus).

Yet it was all over too quickly, as usual, and here we are faced with the prospect of another delightful week's drudgery ahead...

I think the only remedy in such a situation on a Tacky Music Monday is a bit - nay, a lot! - of the delightful Dolores Gray (and her safety gays)!

Dolores Gray - Cole Porter Medley

Have a good week, dear reader.

Cool and refreshing

It's back to reality time.

I had a wonderful day in summery Kew Gardens yesterday - and all I want is to sit in the magnificent gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers in the continuing sunshine with some lovely music and a glass of something cool and refreshing.

Ho hum.

Let's maintain the illusion on this Tacky Music Monday, and ease our path back into another week's sweaty toil in the sultry company of Miss Dolores Gray, her safety gays and her Cole Porter medley...

Dolores Grey - Cole Porter Medley

Ah... That's better.

Have a good week, peeps!

Dolores Gray on Wikipedia

I hope you just love... Me!

Whew! That weekend flew by... I mainly spent it in the glorious autumn sunshine clearing the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers and planting up the bedding and bulbs for the spring.

After all that fresh air and physical stuff, I am not ready for another week in the office. Bleurrrgh...

As a perfect distraction on this Tacky Music Monday, let us enjoy the fantabulosa Dolores Gray and her superbly camp piss-take of the "ultimate TV hostess"...

Dolores Gray - Thanks But No Thanks (Midnight with Madeline)

It's not all doom and gloom, anyway - we have tonight's Polari to look forward to, and tomorrow I go to see Erasure!!

Hope your week is a good one, dear reader!