STAR TREK Into Darkness...LLAP...YAHOO

No not going to review STAR TREK,  especially not going to give spoilers, except this --> TERRIFIC MOVIE... Lets just say that for the average person its a fun film. For Trekkies, its a great ride, see if you can get all the old series references.

You can bet I'm going to see this movie again and again and again. OK so I'm a nerd...I'm proud of it. Listen, I loved Star Trek as a child back in the 1960s, some things never change.



Meanwhile the movie is dedicated to the group The Mission Continues...from the Star Trek website:

"Mission Continues is a community service organization that helps post-9/11 veterans transition from the military to leadership roles at home. The Mission Continues benefits veterans and communities in equal measure. The organization sponsors veterans’ enrollment in a 6-month service and leadership program. These veterans dedicate themselves to serving in their community, volunteering for at least 20 hours a week in community organizations to address issues like homelessness, illiteracy and unemployment. The Mission Continues provides the tools, the direction, and a living stipend to these veterans, while the veterans deploy their experience, their skills, and their desire against our communities' most pressing problems. Since its inception, The Mission Continues has awarded more than 600 fellowships and engaged thousands of volunteers at more than 350 community organizations. For more information, please visit www.missioncontinues.org or follow us on Twitter: @missioncontinue"

Not bad to remember, and help, those who served in every generation.


Elise

P.S. And yes I am looking forward to seeing what J.J. Abrams can do for Star Wars.

Shake Shake Shake Senora

Here's the version of "Shake Senora" I grew up with. Harry Belafonte's version in the movie Beetlejuice.



Now this is what the kids hear today care of Pitbull, T-Pain and Sean Paul.....




Every generation gives music their own spin. Yes, I can do without some of the words in the new version, but the beat does get your "booty" moving.




Elise

Happy Mother's Day

Elise

To All Graduates this Season CONGRATULATIONS!

I know its too early for high school graduation, but next week my oldest graduates from college, which has put me in a Pomp and Circumstances kind of mood.



Well done....well done.

 

Elise

Put On Your Sunday Clothes

Watched Hello Dolly over the weekend. Yeah, it brings back many childhood memories. But it also reminds you that there used to be simply joy and innocence in movies and theater. Never figured out why that had to go the way of the dinosaur.




Meanwhile, if you are a Barbara Streisand fan this is a great way to spend a few hours.




Elise