In the spirit of Pride month starting today, I wanted to share my Denise Bryson episode I recorded with @willowcatelyn.bsky.social back in 2024. She brought a lot of great insight on Denise as well as trans depiction in cinema throughout the decades. Apple & Spotify links are in my comments.

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"Marilyn Monroe was anything but ditzy or naïve. She had over 430 books when she passed away; many of them bore her personal notes in the margins." - Lives Behind the Legends talks Marilyn Monroe, the Intellectual. #botd http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/lives-behind-the-legends-marilyn-monroe/

#OTD 43 years ago today June1, 1983 Talking Heads released their fifth studio album, Speaking in Tongues. The band’s commercial breakthrough, it produced their only top ten single “Burning Down the House”. #TalkingHeads #MusicSky

Bumbling into June be like... #June

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Happy Marilyn’s centennial to all who celebrate - and she is forever worth celebrating 💕 (1926-1962) #MarilynMonroe #NormaJeane #ClassicFilm #FilmSky

Looking SO DAPPER for the toss!! 😗💋

Happy 89th Birthday. Morgan!! #BOTD Day June 1 1937 - Morgan Freeman #MorganFreeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. #FilmSky

"Excuse me while I whip this out" #BOTD Remembering #CleavonLittle on his 87th Birthday Remembered for his starring role of Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles. Appeared in Once Bitten, Fletch Lives, Vanishing Point, FM, Greased Lightning, Alf, and more. He died at 53 due to colon cancer in 1992.

Jun 1st 1927 - Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman) checked into Shawshank State Penitentiary after being found guilty of murder. Fun facts: 1) Today is Morgan's birthday 2) The mugshot photo is Morgan's son 📽️📅 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Photographer Bert Stern, seen here in a self portrait alongside #MarilynMonroe. Stern undertook her final photo shoot, just 6 weeks prior to her death, at the age 36, a shoot that stretched over three days, and produced almost 2,600 images. Marilyn was #BOTD June 1, 1926. Image: Stern. #photography

#OTD Six Years Ago ~ "Home Alone" from @markfrost.bsky.social #MarkFrost from his Twitter handle. yes, we are living in Dark Times STILL!!! #TheWhiteHouse

Jun 1st - In an attempt to "facilitate the marriage process", Alec announces that he are Leslie are going to get married on this date without consulting her. 📽️📅 St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

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Jun 1st 1999 - Jason Bourne was successfully inducted into Treadstone. 📽️📅 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

“What's a rainy day without some delicious coffee-flavoured loneliness?” ― Sanober Khan, Turquoise Silence #Espresso #Coffee #LiteraryCoffeeQuotes GOOD MORNING!!! ☕📚✍️☔🏵️

Marilyn Monroe with her 54' Cadillac Convertible. A present from Jack Benny after she appeared on his show. In honor Marilyn’s 100th birthday celebration this week #FilmSky #MarilynMonroe #100thBirthday photo from Vintage Los Angeles

#BOTD 100 Years Ago Today!! Marilyn Monroe reading, 1953 #BOTD #MarilynMonroe #FilmSky Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Happy Pride Month for those who celebrate and support the LGBT community!!!🌈❤️🌈 #PrideMonth The rest of you... #TwinPeaksTheReturn #DirectorGordonCole

Before Coffee // After Coffee ☕️☕️☕️ #TwinPeaks #TwinPeaksTheReturn

wet air sits heavy_ birds try to welcome morning_ the notes fall down hard #haiku #micropoetry

#OTD May 31, 2019 we lost Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. #MusicSky #RokyErickson Born: July 15, 1947, Dallas, TX Died: May 31, 2019, Austin, TX

#houseofnumbers #noiralley #tcmparty The 12’ high murals had the Mona Lisa effect — elements of them follow you around the room. They also tell the history of California.

dusk came on softly _ then slithered so silently_ a secretive night #haiku #micropoetry

#BOTD "Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me." 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 50th 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥! #FilmSky #ColinFarrell

LUKE!!!!! Cannons are firing!!! 💥💥💥💥💥 Happy BIRTHDAY to Long #LukeArnold !! Australian actor/author, known for portraying John Silver in the Starz drama series Black Sails (2014–2017) and INXS singer Michael Hutchence in the miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart (2014). #BlackSails #BOTD

dreams so vivid my_ heart pounded like Bonzo in_ "When The Levee Breaks" #haiku #micropoetry #JohnBonham #LedZeppelin Born this Day 5/31/1948

aloft this warm night _ stars through an open window _ silent, darkling, bright #haiku #micropoetry

“It is in our house now.” truly, it is!! #Jowday #Judy #TwinPeaksTheReturn The Evil That Men Do

"I look at the world and I see absurdity all around me. People do strange things constantly to the point that, for the most part, we manage not to see it. That's why I love coffee shops and public places ~ I mean, they're all out there." ~ David Lynch ☕️📚🍃🌹 GOOD MORNING!! #Espresso #Coffee

bathed in warm sunlight_ ancient ivy-covered tree_ nature bends and thrives #haiku #micropoetry

#BOTD May 30, 1968 In Twin Peaks History Shelly MacCauley (Johnson) was born. #TwinPeaks #TwinPeaksTheFinalDossier #MarkFrost

#OTD 53 years ago May 30 , 1973 George Harrison released Living in the Material World. Following All Things Must Pass, his fourth solo album found him diving deeper into spiritual reflection, Eastern philosophy, and the eternal tug-of-war between soul and self. #MusicSky #GeorgeHarrison

52 years ago, in May 1974, George officially formed Dark Horse Records. Along with George’s releases, the label now has over 90 titles from artists including Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Billy Idol, Joe Strummer, Ravi Shankar, Leon Russell, Nina Simone, and more. #GeorgeHarrison #MusicSky

#OTD May 30, 1991, Freddie filmed his last video with Queen, 'These Are The Days Of Our Lives' 💔 #MusicSky #Queen #FreddieMercury youtu.be/oB4K0scMysc?...

#OTD 40 years ago when Paul Hester was still with us... 💔 Neil, Nick & Paul (w/Eddie) performed their first gig as Crowded House at Middle Park Hotel in Melbourne was dubbed "Split-House" as their act was followed by Split Enz, reunited that night. Photo credit: Dennis Keeley #MusicSky #CrowdedHouse

civil twilight dawn _ best part of the day by far _ for contemplation #haiku #micropoetry

Trump sees voter fraud_ for a very good reason: it's all around him #haiku #micropoetry

“Put the coffee on, bubbles, I'm coming home” ~ Richard Brautigan, Loading Mercury With a Pitchfork #Espresso #Coffee #LiteraryCoffeeQuotes GOOD MORNING!! ☕📚✍️☀️🌻

#filmnoir #filmsky #moviesky #Friday HAPPY FRIDAY

#FilmNoir Friday Nat King Cole in a Tiki Lounge The Blue Gardenia (1953)

#ForestFriday #Scape The fish-eye setting is fun & crazy, doubly so w/ a 10mm super wide angle! This Japanese Bridge was the only shot I loved from my #10-22mmLens before I returned it. The distortion creates a magical & fantasy Enchanted Forest vibe. #Landscapes #ECK #Photography #CameraLens

"I never laugh until I've had my coffee." - Clark Gable #Espresso #Coffee #ClarkGable photo of Gable from the set of "San Francisco" 1936 #FilmSky #CoffeeQuotes

· NOV 1961...four presidents attending the funeral of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn's funeral in Bonham, TX. During October, my family took a trip to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, to await the arrival of JFK, who flew in to visit Rayburn in the intensive care unit. p 1 of more

TO DAD: you taught me_ the language of clouds_ before becoming one #haiku #micropoetry

Twin Peaks Image of the Day: Michael Ontkean (Sheriff Truman) Frank Silva (Bob) David Lynch (Director, Producer, Writer, Visual Artist) ☕🦉🌲🥧🍩🚦🌄 #TwinPeaks

"What's this that myrrh doth still smell in thy kiss, And that with thee no other odour is? 'Tis doubt, my Postumus, he that doth smell So sweetly always, smells not very well." Martial, Epigrams (c. 80-104 AD), Book II, Epigram 12. #PerfumeSky #AncientBlueSky

#OTD May 29, 1997 the luminous singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley disappeared during a spontaneous evening swim in the Mississippi River outside Memphis. His body was found on June 4. #JeffBuckley #MusicSky