I ordered a frame that was supposed to hold vinyl records....it did not. However, I was able to hang up my Sabrina Carpenter autograph. It's the small on near the lamp. Anything you'd recommend for this wall? I'm thinking about taking down the Taylor Swift poster. I enjoy some of her albums: Speak Now, 1989, Folklore but lately she's seemed kinda weird for lack of better words or maybe I'm just getting older.

I watched the film yesterday and I enjoyed it! I have the book and it comes with folded letters from the characters. The book was originally going to be named First Impressions but was later changed because Jane wanted something that conveyed the themes of the story. What do yall think?

I am reposting my trumpet and other musical instrument videos

I was wondering if there are some who have never been to a drive-in movie, or for those of us who are a bit older, when was the last time you went to a drive-in movie? I know there are very very few still around. This past weekend I had the pleasure of going to the oldest operational drive-in theatre in PA. It was a lot of fun since I have not been to one in soooo many years! They were playing JAWS, since it was the 50th anniversary of it. They even had the concession stand and all! Very nostalgic !! UPDATED: I actually went to yet another drive-in theater in Pennsylvania. This one was even larger that the last and was showing different movie selections . It was a beautiful October evening and we watched 2 movies: Scared Shitless (horror comedy) and One Battle After Another . Both totally different but I enjoyed both.

Among the many incarnations of James Bond, Goldfinger stands as both archetype and enduring legend. It is not merely another entry in the long-running 007 franchise; it is the moment when Bond crystallized into the cultural imagination. Sean Connery’s portrayal of the gentleman hero—poised, composed, and always impeccably tailored—embodies a masculine ideal that is as much about self-mastery as it is about bravado. Bond in Goldfinger is a man of intent and patriotism. He is a figure of refinement who wields wit and civility as deftly as his Walther PPK. Whether delivering a dry quip over a champagne glass or staring down Auric Goldfinger across a golf course, Connery projects a form of heroism anchored in restraint. This cultivated demeanor distinguishes him from other cinematic heroes of the era and continues to resonate in an age where irony and cynicism often cheapen heroism. Cinematically, the film is a triumph of style. From the iconic Aston Martin DB5 to Shirley Bassey’s unforgettable title song, Goldfinger set the template for what a Bond film should be: thrilling yet elegant, dangerous yet urbane. (See the Shirley Bassey song below!) The pacing is deliberate, allowing the audience to savor its sophistication rather than being overwhelmed by spectacle. In this way, the film avoids becoming a mere artifact of the 1960s. Bond is NOT an action film alone. This is a premise that escapes detractors of Bond films. What allows Goldfinger to endure is not nostalgia alone, but the archetypal qualities it projects. Bond here is more than a spy; he is an emblem of composure under duress, of wit in the face of menace, of taste and discernment amid chaos. In Connery’s performance we glimpse a vision of manhood that, while rooted in its own time, still speaks to ours: the call to be unflinching, to balance strength with civility, and to live as a gentleman, even when the world conspires against it. Unlike, the bland and social/cultural appeasement masculinity of today, Sir Sean Connery’s Bond exhibits strength of a warrior, the charisma of a gentleman, the chivalry of a knight, and the intelligence of a fine British chap on the top of his game. (I love that golf sequence between him and Goldfinger…brilliant!) 007 is an aspirational hero who meets adversity with not only valor but a bit of classic British swagger – never insincere or overplayed.