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  1. AmateisGal

    Movie Premiere Info?

    Here I am again, trying to find apparently obscure information for my novel. So here goes. Is there a place that lists the dates and locations of film premieres? For example, I discovered that Rebecca premiered in March 1940 in Florida, but it's release date was April 12, 1940. I've scoured...
  2. AmateisGal

    Actors' Reunion for Band of Brothers

    Wanted to share with the Lounge that the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans is having a one-day symposium for a Band of Brothers actors' reunion (20th anniversary). It has been rescheduled twice due to Covid! While the in-person event is sold out and has been for quite a long time, you can...
  3. AmateisGal

    Classic Reel TV app

    If you have a smart TV like Roku and love classic movies, check out the Classic Reel TV app. I resisted looking at this for months because I figured it was mostly obscure, poor quality films. Boy, was I wrong! It's only $3 a month and there are hundreds and hundreds of classic movies on it...
  4. AmateisGal

    Dentist Woes!

    I hate going to the dentist. No, hate is not strong enough. I loathe and despise going to the dentist with the heat of a thousand nuclear warheads. I would rather go to the gynecologist once a month for a year rather than a dentist once. I have a cavity and need to go get it taken care of...
  5. AmateisGal

    Some GOOD News!

    In the midst of everything we've been through in the last year and, well, the first month of 2021, I wanted to share some good news! This morning I just received my letter of acceptance for the PhD program in history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I will start in the Fall 2021...
  7. AmateisGal

    Collecting Used and Rare Books

    Remember that scene in The Big Sleep where Humphrey Bogart goes to the used and rare bookstore and talks to Dorothy Malone? In that scene, he asks her if she has a Ben Hur, 1860, third edition, with a duplicated line on page 116. She goes and looks at a book to look it up. My question: what was...
  8. AmateisGal

    Livestreaming WW2 Music and Dancing TONIGHT

    Hey all! Just thought I'd pop in and share this. The National WW2 Museum in New Orleans is livestreaming a night of WW2 music and swing dancing. It's free to watch! Link here: https://livestream.com/nww2m/events/9141609
  9. AmateisGal

    Vintage-Inspired Women's Shoes

    Selling these Pin-Up Couture shoes, size 7; powder blue, scalloped edges. Only worn around the house because I really hoped I could wear them! Unfortunately, my feet, plagued by rheumatoid arthritis, refuse to cooperate. Selling for $50 plus shipping and handling.
  10. AmateisGal

    Life Magazine photographer Nina Leen

    I hadn't heard of this photographer - Nina Leen - who escaped fascist Europe and came to the US to be a photographer for LIFE magazine. There are some incredible images in here from the 1940s...
  11. AmateisGal

    The Language of World War II

    An archivist at the US National Archives scanned this book called The Language of World War II and I thought you'd all enjoy it! Here's the link: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/60080447/the-language-of-world-war-ii-abbreviations-captions-quotations-titles-and-other-terms-and-phrases
  13. AmateisGal

    FBI Novels of the Late 30s and '40s

    Hoping my fellow Loungers can help me here. I'm looking to read some novels where the main character is an FBI agent or the FBI plays a crucial role in the plot, and it's set during the late '30s and the 1940s. Anyone have any suggestions?
  14. AmateisGal

    Chronic Illness

    Curious how many of us here at the Lounge deal with chronic illnesses. I have rheumatoid arthritis and migraines, and my neurologist thinks I have fibromyalgia, too. (I really hope not). I'm going to see a new rheumatologist this week for another opinion. I hope I don't have to go on biologics...
  15. AmateisGal

    Golden Age Movie Magazines & More Archive

    Thanks to someone I follow on Twitter, I found this incredible archive of the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound. Lots of great stuff here. I'm currently looking through a Photoplay magazine from January 1941. So cool! http://lantern.mediahist.org/
  16. AmateisGal

    Vintage 1940s Diamond Wedding Ring Set

    Gorgeous 14k white gold diamond wedding set. Size 9.5. Excellent condition. $400. The creep cheated on me, and this was, ironically, a replacement ring for the wedding set I lost last year (omen?). I love the set, but it's a painful reminder. Plus I need the money! Please DM if interested. I...
  17. AmateisGal

    Watch the International WW2 Conference FREE - Starts Today

    I'm a huge fan of the National WW2 Museum's annual International WW2 Conference. Even better? It's free to watch if you can't make it to New Orleans. :) Today there is an Espionage Symposium and the conference officially begins tonight. Here's a schedule of all the speakers and round table...
  19. AmateisGal

    New Book on Hollywood and the Fighting Sullivans

    One of the perks of my job is getting to look through university press catalogs for upcoming and new book releases. I hit the jackpot today with this one from the University Press of Kansas. The Fighting Sullivans: How Hollywood and the Military Make Heroes by Bruce Kuklick. "In November of...
  20. AmateisGal

    Captain America: Hydra The Whole Time?

    So I am a huge Captain America fan. I love the new Marvel movies (for the most part) and how they've depicted Cap. However, in the Marvel Comic universe, there was a bombshell announcement made yesterday: Captain America has been a Hydra agent the entire time. As you can imagine, social media...
  21. AmateisGal

    Congress Approves Arlington Cemetery Burials For Female WWII Pilots

    I've been keeping my eye on this via social media. There was a big push to get this done and I'm so glad that Congress did the right thing...
  22. AmateisGal

    Normal House on the Outside, 17th Century on the Inside!

    A friend pointed out to me this house for sale in Oregon. It looks completely normal on the outside, but go inside and it's like you're stepping into the past - like the 17th century! It's almost creepy. I can't save the pictures, unfortunately, so you'll have to click the link to look. It's...
  23. AmateisGal

    Publisher Wants Out of Print Regional/Local Books

    I decided to post this in the Observation Bar so that I'd get a larger audience, but bartenders, if you feel it needs to be moved to the Reading Thread, by all means, go ahead. :) My publisher, The History Press, (which was bought by Arcadia Publishing this year) just put out a call for...

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