But it’s got me think this.

Is it just me or does it seem like there’s just too many famous people who seem to wind up having so much trouble?

I don’t neccesarly put famous people on pedestals but always something when one like Lundberg who probably seemed like a well off person to those who idolized him, and as we see hearing from family mebmers here, he was far from that.

So odd.

Sorry you haven’t checked back with this blog of sorts. Sister and I were contemplating coming to MI this Spring but then got news that Alma (maternal uncle’s surviving wife who lived in MI) recently died. As part of the motivation to journey that direction had to do with seeing Alma, we thought rather that we would head to S.F. where there is also much family from mom’s side.

We are committed though to making MI next year. Sister will be calling your folks and making the arrangements for 2011. We have many relatives there from both sides of the family…cousins exclusively I think now.

Anyway, it would be nice to meet with you. Sister indicated that you are, perhaps, a wildlife/hunting guide, working from Montana to Michigan. Sounds good to us if you are available without schedule conflicts.

I and my partner don’t presently hunt but are enthusiastic about guns and shoot when time allows. Cattle, however, occupy more time than we would prefer so leisure activities are back-burnered.

Here’s hoping that your life is full of health and happiness.

Ciao for now,

Terri

I think Guy Incognito nailed it, but we all benefit now from the odd imperialist kitsch of the Forties and Fifties…I have a few of this sort of album, and most of them are terrific. The Japanese, like the Shanghainese, had killer jazz and dance bands before WWII, so it makes sense that the survivors would be able to form some sharp groups after the war. Check out Seijun Suzuki’s Sixties films to see the cool Japanese nightclub music scenes that Quentin Tarantino “borrowed” shamelessly from in “Kill Bill.”