A picture from the Roman Catholic Parishes of Bluewater.
We think Nelson Eddy did more for the popularity of Canada’s police uniform than any other publicity they could have come up with! Rock on, Nelson!
Well, it has been a hectic week for me since returning from Washington, D.C. My hubby had a bad reaction to medication and went into a light coma… the hospital folks seemed a bit freaked out and ordered every kind of test to be done. Fearing the worst, I called the family to come. This story has a happy ending, though because he woke up, none the worse for wear.
He still has a stretch of time in the hospital ahead of him, though, as he is on a course of intravenous antibiotics because the bone in his foot shows signs of infection.
So, that is why I have not posted this week…I still want to do a write-up on the Washington, D.C. event when I have a good amount of time to upload the photos, etc. So watch for it. In the meantime, thanks for your good wishes for Jake and I will post up a few other items of interest. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
The latest CD is JN143: Radio Promotions #2. This includes 5 radio shows, about 15 minutes each, for the following films: Rosalie, The Girl of the Golden West, Let Freedom Ring, Balalaika and I Married an Angel.
Our Maytime event is being held at a new location - a TV station in Washington, D.C.! It will be at DCTV located at 901 Newton St, N.E. Lunch will be at the Green Room in the studio which is located inside of the historic Brook’s Mansion. Our usual Q & A session will be filmed there in one of the studios and later televised as a special! There is parking and if you want to take public transportation, it’s located on the RED LINE at the Catholic U/Brookland Stations. The event runs from 11 am-4 pm. As always, our DC chapter President Darryl Winston is coordinator of the event; he is also in charge of the filmed portion of the afternoon. All the normal events we usually have going on during our wonderful DC meetings (including a Sharon Rich book signing, memorabilia sale and a mini-concert) will be as usual - with the extra excitement of a filmed interview! Get your questions answered about the Jeanette and Nelson story. $45/person, includes lunch. Tickets now available at the door!
One of my constant and mostly happy memories of childhood center around the family being together, relatively peaceful, and listening to music. My mom loved Jeanette MacDonald films and Nelson Eddy films and so we would traipse to the Vanguard theater, or the vintage theater to see their films. Now every time I see or hear one of their many wonderful lush melodies, I have to say, I get a little misty-eyed.
These excerpts from Smiling Through, one of my mommas favorite songs, and the ending of the fabulous “Maytime”, with their reunion.
Link - also click onto her favorite film clips as she has included some Mac/Eddy films
You can help spread the word about our special event coming up this weekend - download and print out the flyer if you live in the DC area, or forward the flyer file as an attachment to friends or associates!
View or download the full flyer as a JPG picture file at this link (prints out at 8.5×11″) or a PDF file at this link.
We’re excited about the TV interview and look forward to seeing you there.
If you still need a ticket there are a few left - use this link to order.
Wanted to pass it on to you as there is still time to receive our Mac/Eddy postage stamps at a discount in time for Mother’s Day - a great gift for yourself or to ship to someone else!
These portraits are from our own oil paintings that were commissioned as magazine covers for our magazine “Mac/Eddy Today.”
Postage is going up on May 12 but this week only, we can still order the new 42c stamps at the old rates. Plus you can save $5 on your order and get free shipping (which will be upgraded to 2nd day air at no charge). If you order today May 5 or Tuesday May 6 before 3 pm, you should have your order on Friday in time for Mother’s Day. (Note: if you really need them before Mother’s Day, I wouldn’t wait until Tuesday.)
Here’s what you do:
1. Go to this link: http://www.zazzle.com/maceddy*
2. Order at least 2 sheets of Mac/Eddy stamps - you can pick one each of 2 different poses, or 2 of the same, whatever. (Your order must be at least $25 to get the $5 off.)
3. If you want the free 2nd day shipping, your order must be $75 or more, so you would need to choose at least 5 sets of stamps.
4. After you’ve filled your shopping cart, there is a place to put in a coupon code. Type in this coupon code for $5 off: DAZZLEDEMAYO.
5. If your order is $75+, you can then add another coupon code: MOMDAYDAZZLE. This also gives you free shipping and they will automatically upgrade it to 2nd day air. (With all the discounts, it’s almost like getting one sheet of stamps free!)
Please note: the free shipping upgrade expires on May 7. The two coupons are good through May 11.
There’s another way you can save 10% off your stamp order - on top of everything I noted above. You can sign up for a free Ebates account. Ebates.com is a website that provides you a cash rebate on your orders from hundreds of websites. You log in to Ebates’ site and then click through to the store at which you want to shop. They track your order and rebate you some percentage of your purchase, via a check or Paypal, which ever you prefer. For Zazzle.com, Ebates gives you back 10% of your order!
If you are not already signed up with Ebates, please use this link to do so. Not only does this referral help the club, but Ebates will give you $10 after your first purchase! Then, from Ebates, click through to Zazzle.com (you can find it in the “select-a-store” menu or “find a store”). Then follow steps 2-5 above!
