Happy Easter to everyone! Bryan and Puck, thanks from me too for the latest banner! Doris looks really happy there with her basket of eggs. I also like the shade of blue she's wearing. Is everyone coping okay? I haven't been outside for weeks now - mostly I'm coping well but other times it seems lik...

Hi Simon, Thanks for you comments about the David Hartman interviews and good to know that I was able to point you to something you hadn't seen before. I learnt something too, in that David Hartman was also an actor and had been in "The Ballad of Josie'" with Doris. It does go a long way to explain ...

Hi Johnny, I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed the David Hartman interviews and share my thoughts about the emotional connection between Doris and Rock. I have seen the Vicki Lawrence interview in the past, and I'm sure it will already be somewhere on the Forum. However, I'll post the link here to ...

Hi Michael, I've been saving your second tribute to Doris until I had time to relax and sit down to watch it. That I have just done (twice actually) and I have to agree with Johnny - it is indeed a delight. The loving way she talks to the children is so genuine, you could really believe they were he...

Michael, thank you so much for that beautiful tribute to our Birthday Girl. So very moving, there were tears in my eyes too. I'm really sad we couldn't have watched it at the fan event at Julien's Auction Gallery, I was so looking forward to the week in LA. However, the good news for me is that I go...

Hi Bryan, Thanks for the link to the five suggested musicals to keep you going during a lockdown. I agree with the writer (referring to Doris) that, 'While she was an unknown compared to several other actors in the movie, who include Janis Paige, Jack Carson and Oscar Levant – not to mention popular...

Hi Bryan, I really like this banner since the scene comes from my own personal favourite Doris Day film. She made better films, but none of them has the effect on me that 'Romance on the High Seas' does. I've lost count of the times I have watched it, and every time when Doris comes on stage to sing...

Hi everyone, I just received this message from DDAF "It is with great reluctance that we send this email, however given rapidly expanding health and travel advisories, we know you have been awaiting news about the auction and tribute to Doris. We have been diligently following the increasing restric...

Peter, Many thanks for posting the link to the Julien's Auction video about Doris' home at 'Overlook'. I too found it very moving to see the inside of her home in such detail. Also to fully appreciate the amazing view she had looking down over Carmel Valley. Like her, I am an 'outdoors' person and c...

It's gone a bit quiet around here - how ya' all doin'? Hi Bryan, I was thinking that too! I'm still here, but having increasing doubts about my planned trip to LA. I'll leave it until the last minute before deciding - things are not looking good, however. I like the latest banner too. An ideal colo...

I’m staying at the Maison 140 hotel and would love to meet all of the forum members who will be there. Robert, I believe your hotel is near mine, so hopefully we can connect. Michael Hi Michael, and others staying at one of the DDAF-recommended hotels, I've checked on Street View, and Maison 140 an...

Hi Bryan (and everyone), I'm adding my name to the list of people who have recorded their thanks for all you do to keep this forum going, and I also totally agree with the comments that have been made. After much thought I have decided to go to LA for the week of celebrations. Ireland is a long way ...

Hi Bryan and Johnny, Ref: The Doris Day Exhibition at Newbridge There is now a new link to the photos as follows: https://www.flickr.com/gp/[email protected]/U29kjs This is because I added some more photos. In general if you select a photo by clicking on it and then scroll down a bit you will see a shor...

Hi,

Further to my post of 3 February, this should be the link to the photos from the Exhibition

https://www.flickr.com/gp/[email protected]/P9D467

Hope it works for you. I just tried it and it seems to be OK.

Robert

Hi, At the beginning of January I said I would give you my impression of the pre-auction display of Doris Day costumes and collectables and its location, together with some photos (if possible) after I had visited. This is it...... Newbridge Silverware, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland is a small fac...

Hi Bryan and everyone, I couldn't let the day go by without wishing you all a very happy, healthy and successful New Year. It's been some time since I posted here, but I have been 'dropping by' from time to time to read the comments and look at the beautiful banners (Ania, I particularly like your C...

Just read this short piece in this week's Carmel Pine Cone. I wonder what they are planning? Panetta pays tribute to Day PINE CONE STAFF REPORT PAYING TRIBUTE to one of Monterey County’s — and the world’s — favorite entertainers, Congressman Jimmy Panetta introduced legislation May 30 to honor singe...

Hi Johnny, Yes, it came as a shock when I read it as he didn't seem all that old to me. I suppose I still think of him as Doris' son in 'With Six You Get Eggroll'. I haven't been able to find any other reports of his passing on the Internet. I think he recalled in the Q & A session at the 2018 birth...

The following was posted by Scott Dreier on his Facebook page on 2 June 2019. "To all my fellow Doris Day pals: I was asked to keep this confidential until now.... It is with great sadness that I am sharing the news of the passing of our dear friend and Doris’s Co-Star John Findlater. John passed aw...

Thanks from me too, Bryan, for sight of this excellent review/appraisal of Doris. Many people have commented on how her acting talents might have might have been more widely appreciated had she been 'allowed' to play roles in other films, such as 'South Pacific'. I recently borrowed a film on DVD fr...

Hi Bryan, As one of the newest members of the Forum, it feels totally wrong that I should be the first to reply to your post. However, I'm here now and I'd like to start by saying that anyone who has shown such dedication and given so many, many hours of their time deserves nothing less than the tot...

Ania,

With so many photos out there, I think you have made the ideal selection. The background music enhances the overall effect too. I especially love the trio of photos of Doris with her dear pal Rock. Thank you for taking the time to make this special tribute.

Robert

Welcome Buttercup, I've been looking at your post on my screen for some time wondering what I can say to help. First you should know that I feel exactly like you regarding the sense of loss, and there's absolutely no reason to feel ashamed about it. Throughout my adult life I have never understood t...

Good idea to post it under a separate topic, Howard. I think my original posting may have been missed under the topic 'Doris Day has died', and it's more appropriate here in a way. Of note is the fact that it will only be available for a limited time - 26 days as of today . There are also lots of Do...

Shocking I don't think even the best makeup artist in Hollywood could make our Doris look like that!