...HAPPY GINGERTENNIAL + 10!!!!

 

...Well, another GingerYear has passed, and it's been 110 big ones since our girl entered this ever-changing world...  ...hard to believe it's also been three years since the Ginger Rogers Festival (a.k.a. GingerFest 2018) in Independence, Missouri!  Perhaps we can all get together again one of these years and have another great time of Gingeryness...  

...the next best thing IS occurring, tho, as Marge Padgitt is doing a ZOOM presentation / virtual tour of the Ginger Birth House this Sunday from 3-4 Central Time... hopefully folks have that info, but if not, here's the link ($10.00 fee): 

Ginger Virtual Festival 2021

I sadly cannot participate, as I am VERY 'backlogged' with work... good problem to have, but a bad thing when it comes to wanting to do something gnarly like this... I'm positive it will be a great experience for all who partake, and hope y'all have fun!!! 

With that, I need to get back on the work detail... but hope all you Gingerologists out there have an incredibly Gingery day celebrating the life of our incredible Ginger Rogers!!! 

KIG, y'all!

Hu

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A DOZEN YEARS of Gingerology!!!!

...more or less! It's pretty bad when you have to get your Blogger password 'recovered' because you forgot it...  with that, just happy to note that this blog is still here, although VERY dormant the last few years.... Hope y'all root though the 'archives' of it and find some cool stuff here and there...  

At the end of the day, the concept of a 'blog' appears to be a 'journal' that documents an arc of time... I think I have accomplished that with Gingerology, as the initial intent of this blog was to seek out all of Ginger's films, and obtain them if at all possible... over the years that followed, many of her films have been released on DVD, with only a few still available via 'non-traditional' avenues... and even the elusive Hat Check Girl was accounted for, even though few of us (read: ME) have been able to view it (still waiting for that Atlanta TCM Festival, y'all...)  

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So, with all the films accounted for, another cool but ultimately bittersweet adventure was the saga of the Ginger Roger's birthplace in Independence, Missouri...  the place was getting quite creaky, as most century-old buildings are wont to do... enter the Padgitts, who stepped in and TOTALLY did what I was dreaming of doing (somehow), by giving the old place a TOTAL renovation top to bottom... Marge and Gene are Gingerology Elite, whether they know it or not, for their herculean efforts.  Alas, the museum could not survive, but from reports, the house is currently owned by a Ginger fan who lives there, so that's an happy ending! 

(pic courtesy of Christine McDonald... thanks, C-Mac!) - always thought it was cool they used one of the G-ology 'header pics' for this poster... 

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...but the last few years, I have had quite a bit of activity, as I have started my own business! It as overall been a tremendous blessing, but of course takes up QUITE a bit of time...  THAT is where G-ology has suffered, sadly (hence, VERY few posts for 2020, which may be just as well, as it was not a joyous year - hope that all of you out there have recovered in all ways and are back to life!)  My whole philosophy of this blog is that posts should be of value, or at least carefully thought out (this current soliloquy is generally a rambling rant of sorts, but bear with me) - in other words, TIME and RESEARCH has to be put into a post, otherwise it really isn't going to mean much - well, ANYthing Gingery is awesome, but... you know. . BTW, if interested, my business is JHW Plan Review Services... HERE is a link... it's not too Gingery, tho...  Perhaps I should hire an Administrative Professional to assist me with day-to-day issues regarding my biz... ...remember, ANYONE can TYPE!!! 

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SO, with that, here is hoping I can find some time here and there to do some things... again, I have had quite a few 'ideas' over time for posts, but they will take TIME...  again, here's hoping.  The FaceBook groups are all rumbling along so well, it truly seems like blogs are a thing of he past... I have kicked around doing a Gingerology FaceBook Group, but, when I see the great things already in FB, it would be pretty hard to add meaningful content.  Again, this is a major ramble, so let's just wrap up by noting that I am truly grateful to all who have followed and contributed to G-ology over time, and my hope is to get things going again one of these days... until then, THANKS for 12 years, and...

Keep It Gingery, y'all!!!

Hu

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HAPPY GINGER ROGERS DAY!!!

 

...well, we gotta narrow that down, of course, as purt near EVERY day is Ginger Rogers Day in some form or fashion for we Gingerologists, right? But THIS particular post is in fact referencing the TRUE Ginger Rogers Day, which was declared in Independence, Missouri (where else?) on July 23, 1964... Of course, that's a handful of days beyond her birthday, but hey, the whole month of July is GingerTime, right? 

The photo above is pretty familiar to G-ologists, as it's in her bio... it's her with Truman, who is that 'other person' from Independence... This particular pic (sorry for the quality) shows them burying one of Kate Hepburn's old 'mink' coats... no, check that - it's actually for a 'groundbreaking' of a new electrical system in Independence... good thing they didn't make them wear hard hats... pretty sure Ginger's bodacious 'do wouldn't have allowed it, and Ol' Harry's head was probably hard enough as is... 

Well, I honestly don't know of many more pictures from the event (y'all holler with any you know of... seems like I've SEEN some in spots...), but the ones to follow are when she visited the Truman Library just down the hill... 

...Ginger is looks SOOOOO incredible here... whoever the little dude is.. ...is one lucky little dude!!!

...not sure where the pic below is from... perhaps Harry's old house? It's just across the street from the library, so... yet ANOTHER GingerTrail spot... 

...these are all on the Truman Library Archives website - pretty cool, and certified as 'public domain', which rocks... thanks to the folks at Truman Library for sharing these! When we 'convened' there for GingerFest, I never thought much about Ginger actually having been there as well... I reckon the place has been updated a time or two since '64, but still a cool GingerTrail spot in Independence, along with the 'old homestead', of course...

...as to the other folks in these pics, other than Harry and of course Lela, I do not have a CLUE as to who anyone else is - if Y'ALL know, hit me up in FaceBook - the Truman Library didn't know any of these folks either... and these are in no particular order, just all from that day, as Ginger has the same dress on throughout - and if there was EVER a constant in the Universe, it's that Miss Rogers would NEVER wear the same thing on consecutive days, save for being in a role of some type... 

Well, as to the background for Ginger Rogers Day, she gives a recap of it in her bio, which goes like THIS:

 

"After finishing Magnificent Doll, I was invited to the White House [in 1946] to see the actual portrait of Dolley Madison and I happily accepted. 

While I was viewing the portrait, someone asked if I wanted to meet President Harry S. Truman. "Yes, I would," I said. "We are both from the same state."

Inquiries were made, and in a short while I was ushered into the President's office. He was busily working on some papers, which he took a moment to finish, and then looked up and said, "Now I'm ready to meet the young lady."

"Mr. President," I said in a teasing tone, "you and I are from the same city in Missouri, and I am here to register a complaint. No one realizes I'm from Independence and everyone knows you are. I'm Jealous."

"Oh, you are?"

"Yes. I'm proud to be from Missouri and Independence."

With a twinkle in his eye, our thirty-third President said, "Well, we'll have to do something about that."

Almost twenty years later, on July 23, 1964, something was done; Independence, Missouri had a "Ginger Rogers Day." Mother and my good friend, Shirley Eder, a journalist from Detroit, joined me for the festivities. On the grandstand with me was former President Harry S. Truman. After the ceremony, Mr. Truman and I were given shovels to break ground in Independence for a new electrical system. Then he invited us to tour the Truman Library, where we spent three wonderful hours with the former President as our guide. 

Before we left, he tried to reach Bess, but she had spent the afternoon at her favorite sport - fishing. So Harry Truman has his library in Independence, and I had my "Ginger Rogers Day." That seems fair enough!"

from the incredible, indispensable, indestructible book, GINGER: My Story

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...NOW, a few interesting things here... as to the date, the Truman Library notes these pics as July 22, 1964; Ginger notes this occurred on July 23, 1964... so what do we do when there is a conflicting date? That's right, Ginger overrules... ALWAYS... over Presidents, Astronauts, even Gingerologists! SO... that's that. And although this post is dated July 22, just be sure you KNOW that Ginger Rogers Day is actually July 23, RIGHT???

...Also noticed she mentioned Shirley Eder was present... SO, one of the heretofore unknown folks in those pics above have been identified... the pic where Ginger is holding Harry's arm shows Miss Eder shaking Harry's hand... dang, it's cool to be a former president, or at least on certain occasions!

...And the OTHER thing that jumped out at me was the fact that Bess Truman was out fishing... reckon Ginger would have liked to join up with Bessie on the banks of the Missouri (or wherever she was dropping her line)??? Methinks so...

With that, y'all have a great (official) Ginger Rogers Day!!!

...which is easily done by just... 

...KEEPING IT GINGERY!!!

...Until Later On...

Hu

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...Happy GINGERTENNIAL +9!!!

 

...well, another year, y'all! VERY hard to believe that it's been 9 years since the GingerTennial back in 2011... but hey, this is a great day for Gingerologists, of course, so hope all of y'all are doing well and having a great day in the midst of all the heavy stuff in the world... we need Ginger now more than ever, right?  

...SO, for those with TCM, hopefully you are getting to check out some Gingerfilms today, or at least DVR-ing them... and also get some ice cream, play some tennis (if possible), wear some pink somewhere, and just take a bit of time to celebrate our girl and her awesome scope of work!!! 

As noted in the last post, I'm going to get this blogger thingy cranked up again, at least in an 'every now and then' sense... SO, with that, here's to many more Ginger Birthday celebrations for us all!!!

Thanks for your support, and Keep It Gingery, y'all!!!

Hu

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...NOW... ...Where WERE We???

 

...suffice it to say...  ...it's been a while...  ...anything happen since we last met? 

With that, it's great to be back in this glorious thang called Gingerology...  ...since we last met, there has indeed been a LOT of tragedy and unrest going on, which we are ALL still in the midst of...  Prayers to all who have been affected by the unbelievable scourge of a relentless virus, and also to those affected by civil unrest as a result of a heinous act of isolated brutality... ...the ramifications of both events have forever changed our world, and who knows to what end...  OK enough of that... it had to be said, but I know y'all generally don't peruse Gingerology for social/political commentary... Praise Allah for that!  (hopefully you don't look for religious banter on here, either... for the most part...) 

SO... hope Y'ALL have been doing well OTHERWISE... MY situation is plodding along rather nicely in my still somewhat new-ish company, and things have been picking up even through all the dire conditions over the last 3-4 months... so Hu is VERY blessed in that respect, y'all... 

...on the GingerFront, there have been quite a few Gingery events going on, not the least of which is the impending GingerTennial +9 (i.e., Ginger's 109th Heavenly Birthday), which is always a great time to 'Get Your Ginger On'... and TCM is making that pretty easy this year, as they are spinning a slew (that's at least seven) of GingerFilms... here they are, as film posters, because, well, hey, posters are typically pretty cool: 

...And there you have it. A nice mix of Ginger's efforts, with the most 'dramatic' role she had with Freddie...  KUDOS to the good folks at TCM for giving Ginger a proper birthday tribute!!!  As a side note, and I'm sure I've harped on this quite a bit in other circles, but... it's REALLY time that TCM 'break out' into two or actually at least THREE different channels, each bounded by 'eras'... obviously, the 'Golden Age' should be one, to me up to the start of WWII - well, make it 1940 for a memorable 'break point'...  THEN another channel with films from 1940-1970 or so...  and the last from 1970 to whatever is the 'new classic' film cutoff point from where we are standing in 2020... Let's hope that occurs, as there is a LARGE proportion of time slots being eaten by films that are from 1970 or later...  so get out there and scream from the rooftop regarding this issue!!!  ...or at least talk it up... 

Well, guess that's about it for now... oh, there IS the "National Examiner" deal that just came out, but... I'll have to break that down with a post unto itself...  bottom line, the "Ginger and Freddie Secret Affair" rumor is absolute hogwash, but then y'all already knew that... 

...as to Gingerology Proper, I am going to get back on the TCM Calendar, along with whatever else I can snag as to GingeryTV dates... the gang over at FB's "It's a Ginger Rogers Thang" have done SO great keeping folks up to date with airings!  AND, also will crank up the 'This Day in Gingerology" info again, and hope to expand on the entries soon... there's still a LOT of folks Ginger was in films with who aren't accounted for in the TDIG...

AAAAND, somewhat finally, a BIG shout out to... this BLOG, who turns ELEVEN today! It is STILL hard to believe it's been that long since I started this puppy up! Thanks to those who have checked it out, even when it has been in a 'quazi-dormant' stage, and a hearty HIYA to all the NEW folks who are checking it out for the first time... 

So, until next time, which will be MUCH sooner than THIS "next time", I bid y'all adieu... ...and, in the words of that Immortal Gingerologist of Yore...

...Keep It Gingery, Y'all!!!

Hu

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Gingeremembrance 2020...

...25 years ago today, Ginger left us and danced on air into the Great Beyond... 

...As always, this time of year is the most somber for Gingerology - the best thing to do is, of course, watch a few GingerFilms to help remind us why we are Gingerologists in the first place, and reflect on her career, and her incredible life which never seemed to have a dull moment. It's great to see all the folks on Facebook, even on 'non-Ginger' sites, pay tribute to Ginger - that's truly why this blog exists, and why we all try our best to keep her memory and legacy alive. 

Hope all of you are well out there, and remaining safe in this strange time... I WOULD mention that it's April, but... y'all already know that, and how I feel about that... so, that's that.

With that, all of y'all Keep It Gingery, and Stay Safe!!!

Hu
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...bad news from Independence...

...Most of y'all know the story about Marge and Gene Padgitt, who purchased and thoroughly renovated the Ginger birth home in Indpendence, Missouri...  Some of us were fortunate enough to make it to the Ginger Rogers Festival back in 2018, and got to meet Roberta Olden, Ginger's longtime assistant... well, here's the news from Marge herself, via FaceBook:

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Owens-Rogers Museum is closed and the house is for sale. Due to the coronavirus and a lack of interest in the museum, we have closed and put the house on the market. The museum will be moved to a new location and all items will be put on display in the new building, including the bricks that people purchased. A new site has not yet been obtained but we will post a notice when it is open. A press release will be posted on the blog shortly. The house has been fully renovated and restored to as close to the 1906 time period as possible. All of the original woodwork, claw foot tub and corner sink remain, and new 1940's period-look kitchen appliances are installed. The house comes mostly furnished. List price $109,000. Contact Marge Padgitt at threetrailscottages@gmail.com for more information. See more photos HERE.

Pretty sad news, to be sure... I know the Padgitts put a LOT of work into this project to make it true to the period, and the result was great!  Unfortunately, just not enough foot traffic through there, and of course with the general shutdown we are all in currently, just proved to be unsustainable. With that, it would be great to see someone purchase the property that will retain the house in the style it has been renovated to... but I'm not getting my hopes up for that, as folks will want to alter things to fit their tastes. 

If anything, it would be cool to have a more 'permanent' type of historical sign-marker at the site which would give a brief overview of the significance of the spot, and of Ginger's career. 

It's a tough fact, but we Gingerologists are a dwindling bunch... for whatever reason, there just aren't as many folks who know about Ginger, or at least the awesome details of her career and life, as other actors/actresses...  each generation fades the previous one that much more, sadly...  with that, this blog I'm working on here is pretty dormant as well - nobody's fault, just still cranking at my new business and not enough time for it... and to me, you have to do this thang PROPERLY, or just don't DO it. The 'good' news is, I am in a bit of 'lull' at the present with work (mid-May is supposed to be gonzo, tho...) - but in the interim, I am going to get on here and try to 'catch up' as much as possible, beginning with the resumption of the 'This Day in Gingerology', as well as 'GingerFilms on TCM' schedule...  and maybe even a few other things here and there, who knows.

But also, sad to hear of the Independence house up for sale... hey, perhaps one of Y'ALL could snag it!   

Hope everyone out there is staying safe and well... this deal is gonna get over soon...  just keep the faith, and of course, as always...  KEEP IT GINGERY!!!

Hu

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Happy Birthday Ginger!!!

Hard to believe it's been roughly a year since the GingerFest in Independence occurred! And while there will be no GingerFest this year, there will still be a celebration at her birth house, thanks to Missouri Marge!
And of course, we will all celebrate GingerTennial +8 in our own ways... actually, I'm on a road trip to Oxford, Mississippi tomorrow, where my daughter is checking out the place... she's a 'rising senior' in high school, and is thinking of going into law... I'm not sure how a Ginger celebration could be worked in, unless there is an ice cream joint there (I'm pretty sure there is)… but anyway, hope everyone has a good day, try to catch a GingerFilm or two - I've noticed TCM has a few to air on the 20th, so... that's something, I guess...

Keep It Gingery, y'all!!!

Hu
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A DECADE OF GINGEROLOGY!!!

...has it already been TEN years???

SO hard to believe... seems like... well, 4-5 years ago, I guess, when I started this blog. The sole purpose for this thing was to communicate in the blogosphere with Miss Beth Rose, who had her own spectacular blog, "Finding Ginger", which has been long since dormant... but still a cool blog to peruse - I suggest you do, along with the other ones I have listed on the right-hand side of my blog page. For example, from Finding Ginger, check out THIS post, which y'all all need to take action on! 

Over this ten years, your humble author has:

Purchased all of the GingerFilms which were and are available on DVD (including a few 'box sets' containing just ONE GingerFilm amongst a bunch of other stuff), and 'found' the rest, via somewhat perilous means and methods - and still pining (i.e. suffering) to see Hat Check Girl one of these years;

Taken a vacation day from work to watch and record seven consecutive GingerFilms being shown on TCM from early morning to dusk;

Shelled out quite a few clams over time purchasing various forms of Gingerbilia from eBay and other various outlets, to the point of going back over it from time to time and noting "Hey, I didn't know I had THIS! COOL!!!;

Set up a blog for EACH GingerFilm (although those are pretty much dormant, I would LOVE to find time to get those a bit more 'complete');

Traveled to Independence, Missouri in order to be where Ginger was born 100 years to the day I was there (along with a few others ;-)  )...which was a pretty neat experience; 

Taken MANY pictures of products with the word "Ginger" ANYwhere in it's title or description (which I guess I'm going to file or something for some future project...);

Written quite a few 'in-depth' reviews, as well as 'Huey Treatments' of the first third or so of the GingerFilms, which hopefully are of entertainment value to you G-ologists out there - need to get back on THAT as well ("Top Hat" is on the clock);

Traveled to Boston University to see an awesome display of Ginger's OWN Gingerbilia, as graciously allowed by Ms. Roberta Olden; all the while wearing a Kansas City Royals shirt (in honor of Ginger, of course), in Boston... ...Red Sox world... it took me a bit to figure out why I got a few 'stink eyes', especially when around Fenway...;

Generally come to view the overall 'timeline' of the universe as two periods, pre-1911 and post-1911;

Named my 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe "Ginger" (she's powerful yet nimble, strong yet comforting, and overall VERY beautiful);

Learned the lyrics to more tunes from musicals and Broadway shows than I'd EVER think I would;

Traveled to Independence (again) to participate in GingerFest 2018, which was wickedawesome to say the least, meeting several great G-ologists, as well as Marge and Gene Padgitt, the incredible restorers of Ginger's birth house, and also getting to meet Ms. Roberta Olsen, who is a 'de-facto' descendent of Ginger, and keeper of TRUE Gingerbilia from Ginger's collection;

Set up a 'dedicated' FaceBook for Gingery stuff, and in the process discovered MANY more G-ologists than blogs would ever produce;

AND... well, made it TEN years!!!

With that, you have probably noticed that the posting is nearly non-existent here since the first of the year; this is primarily due to your humble author setting up his own single proprietorship at the first of the year, thus dedicating LOTS of time to that endeavor. Sadly, G-ology has been neglected... and, although blogs are still a viable format, it is no surprise that FaceBook has really overtaken the blog format, as it is SO much easier to interact and post on... I'm seriously considering doing a lot more on FB, by setting up a 'page' for it... I've always been tentative, due to there being other GingerPages existing there... so, we shall see...

With that, the MAIN thing to say is... THANKS for following this blog!!! It has been a great time, and I do intend to continue it, and hopefully get a bit more prolific on it in the near future.  There's lots of things I want to do, but time is always the culprit... and to do things RIGHT, time and attention must be given to posts... here's hopin'...

But until then, as ALWAYS...

KEEP

IT

GINGERY

Y'ALL!!!

HU

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GingeRemembrance 2019

A day of sorrow, but also of reflection as to how much Ginger means to us... she is greatly missed, and will be ever remembered so fondly... 

...and ANOTHER GingerFilm is hitting the mass-market!!!

...The WB folks have been busy... ...methinks a fellow Gingerologist has been planted amongst the crew out there and has been going to town on the GingerFilm catalog for distribution... keep on rocking, y'all!!!

This time, it's...

...IN PERSON, from RKO - 1938. This is one that should have been distributed a LONG time ago, as it's Ginger's first 'solo' effort in terms of 'song and dance', sans Freddie... therefore a pretty interesting film, and DEF 'required Gingerologist viewing' (...well, they ALL are, but, you know...). Amongst all of that, the story itself is pretty entertaining as well, with a nice supporting cast, and a solid 'male lead' in George Brent.  The only one about this one is that the dude keeps 'stringing along' Carol (Ginger's character, duh) as to her having to prove to him her identity as a film star... but that's pretty much the plot line, thus it is sustained for the majority of the film... Well, y'all probably know this one pretty well anyway, but for those who HAVEN'T seen it... rectify that situation with the purchase of this DVD... DO IT NOW!!!

...this is not the EXACT pose for the poster (which, BTW is dang near my favorite GingerFilm poster... Roxie might beat this one out by a smidge...), but it is the inspiration, for dang sure... 

…Well, it's actually 'available for pre-order'... which honestly seems like I got 'burned' by this once, not sure if it was WB Archive or some other outfit, but... I'll just wait until it's available… even though it's a 'made-to-order' DVD (Most ALL WBA titles are...)  For those who are less wishy-washy, HERE is the link to the pre-order...

AAAAAND, for the record, purt near EVERYONE over on the "It's a Ginger Rogers Thang" group on FB knew about this one well before moi, so... thanks for the solid updating over there, y'all… I need to step up my game here, yupyupyup… 

Hope y'all are all doing well!  I hope to get something going here, but... I'm still setting up shop (literally) for my new home occupation... I'm 'breaking even' at this point, with a fair bit of 'potential clients' ahead... here's hopin'!!! 

KIG!!!

Hu

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...NEW GINGERFILM out on Warner Archive DVD!!!!

...none other than Miss Glory herself has FINALLY been restored and placed on Warner Brothers Archive DVD!!! The 1933 RKO film PROFESSIONAL SWEETHEART is an interesting tale which finds Ginger at her sassiest! I definitely recommend this one (duh) for any of y'all who haven't seen it!  There are only TWO issues I have with this film: the first is that about halfway along in the film, a dude whomps Ginger... knocks her OUT... I know it really is a 'pivotal point' in the film, but... it still doesn't sit well with me... at ALL...   the OTHER beef I have doesn't sit well with me either, and that's the fact that the tunes Ginger sings in the film are... well... NOT Ginger... they are 'dubbed' in or whatever (can't remember who - doesn't matter - NOT Ginger, so... GRRRR). OTHERWISE, the film is pretty awesome, although Ginger is QUITE sassy, to the point of bawdy in this one...

Here's the link for purchase, through WB Archives:

Professional Sweetheart on DVD!!!

And for posterity, here's the link for the HueyReview I did for the film back in September 2011:

HueyReview for Professional Sweetheart - September 18, 2011

...so... if THAT isn't enough to get you to Pony (different GingerFilm) up the money to buy this one, maybe Miss Glory will barrage you with volumes of the Encyclopedia Gingertannia!!!

...still one of my all time fave 'gifs' or whatever... 

Well, it HAS been a bit since the last post... for those who aren't aware, I have actually started my own business, a work-at-home deal! SO, been quite involved with that since the first of the year... hopefully I can get back into the GingerGroove, especially with this being the 10th Anniversary of Gingerology!!! I hope to have some special stuff lined up sooner or later...

Hope all of y'all are doing well, and thinking about those in the ArcticBlast… Godspeed to y'all… 

KIG!

Hu

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hey y'all!

...well, lots of time has passed since my last post... and there is a decent reason behind that...

Beginning January 1, 2019, I am embarking on a new career, forming my own business! And with that, there's been quite a bit of stuff going on, with 'winding down' at my soon-to-be former employer, and getting everything in line for the new business... which is QUITE extensive... but I think it's close...

...so, what does that mean for G-ology?

Well, I hope to keep things going here, but... it may well be 'few and far between' for the next 4-6 months, until I can 'stabilize' my business...

But I'll definitely check in over on FaceBook regularly...

...as for the here and now, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you and yours!!!

And thanks for hanging around here... 2019 will mark the tenth anniversary of Gingerology, so there will HAVE to be some stuff happening, right?

KIG, Y'all!

Hu
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...well, October has slipped by...

...without a GingerPost...  It's been pretty busy here at Gingerology, unfortunately with non-Gingery things... work - school for kids - minor illnesses - etc...  as usual, Time Slips Away (sounds like a good song title, no?) 

As for Halloween, which it IS...

...yeah, I STILL don't really like this film, because of... that...

I've pretty much missed the fact that there were ghost tours at the Ginger House Museum the past few weeks... if anyone out there partook, please jump over to FaceBook and clue us in... I'm kind of 'torn' regarding ghosts, as I've never seen one... but wouldn't be surprised if there were such a thing... and, if so, who knows if Ginger is actually there... heck, she didn't live there that LONG, y'all (although I am totally fascinated and in love with that house FOREVER...) ...but WAS born there, so... hey, I don;t know how any of that stuff is supposed to work, so...

..and as to Ginger, well... I'm digging all the greatness over on FaceBook... AMAZING all the new pictures and articles that are on display there... go check them out!

...like this cool one - I've seen it before, but did NOT 'have' it, for some weird reason... it reminds me of BethRose of the FindingGinger blog, who had a shot set up pretty much like this one... well, heck, here it is (hopefully she won't mind...)

...well, SOME differences, but I know she said she was inspired by Ginger!!! ...this kind of gets me thinking back to the 'salad days' of Gingerology and all the awesome folks I became acquainted with that shared the common goal of... well, finding Ginger! ...films, that is...
...and also reminds me of all the awesome folks (i.e. Gingerologists) I've gotten to know since!!!

I'm hoping to find time to do a few things on this here blog, but... alas, that time hasn't found me yet... MAYBE SOON...

Hope Y'ALL are doing fine!

Until then...

KIG!
Hu
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...FOUR years ago...

...we were informed of the great news that Ginger's only film which was up to that time 'unaccounted for', Hat Check Girl, had not only BEEN accounted for, but had been restored, and was to be shown at the TCM Festival, as well as at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), as has been noted in the last week of "This Day in Gingerology"...

...Ginger with HCG Leading Lady, Sally Eilers...

...well... NOW WHAT? ...as in... WHEN will we see this film released on DVD??? (like I need to keep asking that question...) It's really quite vexing that the owner(s) of the film copy aren't amenable to allowing a studio (It's a Fox Film, so... guess they would be the distributor for it) to make it available for purchase to the Classic Film public... of course, there are still a handful of GingerFilms which are not commercially available (but... are 'available' nevertheless...), but overall Ginger's catalog is remarkably well represented in the DVD format, which is why it would be a great day to see HCG offered.

...Ginger with HCG 'Supporting Man', Monroe Ousley...

..now, hopefully I won't get in trouble for this, BUT... Roberta noted at GingerFest that she has a copy of HCG which was Ginger's personal copy... it may not be restored, however... guess I should have inquired further, but... just giddy to be there, y'all... with THAT, I can think of no more apropos locale to roll whatever HCG copy available than at GingerFest '19... it would be a great addition to an already awesome event! Just throwing it out there for whomever happens to read this...

...cool poster for the film...

Well, that's about all I have for this one... for now, anyway... hopefully an extensive HueyReview is in the near future for this still elusive GingerFilm!

Until that wickedawesome time,

KIG, y'all!!!
Hu
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Ginger Stuff going on!!!

...well, there are a few things afoot for Gingerologists...

FIRST, we have the OFFICIAL opening of The Ginger House Museum in Independence on Tuesday, August 21, 2018... The City of Independence Chamber of Commerce will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and hopefully more press on local TV...  HERE is the info:

Official Opening of the Ginger House Museum

...CONGRATS to Marge and Gene as they see their vision for the place come to fruition!  Again, I am SO glad that this whole series of events happened, as there was a time where nobody really knew who would own the house, and it was in disrepair, etc... SO awesome it will now be kept up and available for public viewing! GO CHECK IT OUT!!!  ...AAAAAND, GingerFest 2019 is already shaping up, with ballroom dancing in the mix! ...don't worry, I've already told Marge I am to be relegated to a judge, or observer, or some other non-dancing role... keep up to date on The Ginger House Museum website as well as on FaceBook!

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Another bit of Gingery news is ANOTHER GingerFilm has been released on DVD...this time it's 'Honor Among Lovers', which of course is part of the Paramount Pentateuch (i.e., first five movies Ginger appeared in, all under Paramount)! Now, as to Ginger's role in this one.... WEEEEELLLLL.... it's really not too much... she is cute in the few scenes she appears in, but mainly for comic relief in a pretty intense plot... the film in general is a pretty good early 30's drama, starring Claudette Colbert and Fredric March... worth checking out. HERE is the link for a purchase point for this one (Amazon is about the only place I could find):

Honor Among Lovers DVD

...I haven't opened up my copy yet, but from general info from other Gingerologists, the copy is a LOT better and sharper than the fuzzy one capped from the 'copy' from the 'ether', as seen above...

...the cool thing about this is there is hope that the rest of the 'Pentateuch' might follow in DVD format, now that this one has been released... ALL of them 'exist', but need cleaning up (strangely enough, the one that is the best copy 'floating around' out there of the five is Young Man of Manhattan, Ginger's FIRST 'feature film', and arguably her best role in any of the five...)

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...and in another bit of 'HueyNews' (don't worry, it is ultimately Gingery), I am moving lots of furniture around, swapping up my 'work area' (I do plan review, so I need space to unfurl blueprints, look at big-screen monitors, etc.), and with that, it may well free up some wall space for Gingery Features... NOW, of course I have 2-3 'projects' which began WAAAAY in the past, but are yet to be reality (most notably the LIFE magazine covers to be framed), but... who knows, maybe some stuff will get completed - I REALLY need a 'GingerWall' or two...

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AND... that's all I got. For now...

Until then...

KIG, Y'all!!!

Hu
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...another Gingery Find whilst in Kansas City...

...I've read about this in a few spots - maybe under some Harlow FB sites... WHAT, you may say, are you talking about, Hu?

Well, the Monday after GingerFest, we made a short jaunt from Olathe into downtown Kansas City to an area called "Film Row". This area was where the Hollywood studios would 'hub' their films for distribution to the rest of the country... Kansas City is a natural distribution hub for the nation, so... pretty cool. The exact location is on 18th Street between Wyandotte Street and Central Street...

...ok, well, that's cool, right...

...but what's the GINGERY angle, man?

Glad you asked...

Somewhere in the not-so-distant past, someone in KC decided to pay tribute to the local folks who ended up in Hollywood...and what better way to do that than with a ...Walk of Fame!

Of course, Our Girl is included, and here it is:

...and the obligatory "with Hu" pic:

...pretty cool, eh? There are a handful of others:   Walt Disney, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, and Robert Altman... a pretty interesting group of folks from the KC area.

HERE is the link to the area... ...and below is the building the stars are in front of (Ginger's is right past that fire hydrant... ...an homage to "It Had To Be You", perhaps?) It was a bit odd that there was no 'museum' nearby, or at least that we could surmise, which would give detailed info on these folks... the building is just a 'professional building' (i.e., offices for whatever) - kinda weird there's not a "Hall of Fame" nearby... oh well, still pretty cool.

...and Greta thought this was a cool sign, which it is for the 'theme' of the area with an old car getting toted off:

Well... that's about it...  ...neat to have another GingerySpot to check out when in Kansas City...

Hope all of y'all are doing well, and Keeping It Gingery!!!

Hu
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