Mae West: Hot and Happy

The Mae West Blog wishes all our visitors a hot and happy Fourth of July — and take a moment to note on your calendar that the next MAE WEST Birthday Gala in New York City will be on Thursday evening, 16 August 2012 in lower Manhattan.  Save the date and don't be late to the party where wine, women, and song await.

• • On Saturday, 4 July 1970 • •

• • While the motion picture "Myra Breckinridge" was not a hit, the media exposure engendered a "Mae West revival," explained The New York Post on Saturday, 4 July 1970.  Guess they must have attended the premiere and watched as 10,000 fans swarmed the streets outside the theatre, screaming for Mae West (and ignoring Raquel what's-her-name).

• • On Tuesday, 4 July 2006 in Great Britain • •

• • Released in the United Kingdom on the Sepia label on Tuesday, 4 July 2006 was "The Fabulous Mae West And Other Wonderful Girls" and the artists were: Mae West, Diana Dors, April Stevens, Georgia Carr, Connie Russell, Damita Jo, Betty Reilly, Gloria Woods, etc.  Sepia noted: "No entertainer was more colourful than the fabulous Mae West, stylish interpreter of double entendre, who headlines this collection of mischievously risqué vocal offerings by a variety of popular female songbirds from the 1950s."

• • In Her Own Words • •

• • About "Myra B." Mae West said: "They didn't use enough of me or my material until the budget had been run up high."

• • Quote, Unquote • •

• • An article on summer vacations mentioned Mae West.

• • Jim Ross wrote:  Mae West once said that too much of a good thing can be wonderful. She was talking about ... well, you can guess.  Her logic, though seemingly unassailable, does not apply to every aspect of human experience. ...

• • Source: Article: "Enough Is Enough" written by Jim Ross for Ocala.com; published on Saturday, 30 June 2012 

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eight years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2352nd blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.

 

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