Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Happy Birthday Paul!
Monday, June 29, 2015
Paul is forever!: #USPS announces #PaulNewman on Forever stamp
http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/06/29/748235/10140044/en/U-S-Postal-Service-to-Issue-Paul-Newman-Forever-Stamp.html
Sept. 18th y'all!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
PLN in the Navy
PLN Back in the Kenyon College Days. (1949)
This week Retronaut posted these classic pics of PLN at Kenyon performing in "drag" for a play. Read and see more at: http://www.retronaut.com/2014/01/paul-newman-in-a-dress/(Photo courtesy of Kenyon College Special Collections)
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Awesome. Adam Carolla plans PLN racing doc for 2014
I'm psyched about this announcement that someone is going to make a documentary about PLN's love of racing. Hoping Adam Carolla does a great job with it and will be able to interview Joanne and the kids.
Click here for the full story from iMotorTimes
Click here for the full story from iMotorTimes
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Friday, November 2, 2012
The gift that keeps on giving.
Even 2 years after his death, Paul continues to help others:
From the Philanthropy Journal:
Newman's Own Foundation, the organization started by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, announced that it is making nearly $4 million in grants over a two-year period to 40 U.S. nonprofit organizations that run nutrition programs. This is in addition to $1 million already granted to nutrition programs earlier this year. The grants will go to organizations that focus on areas including: nutrition education for children and families; child nutrition with a focus on feeding hungry children and/or reducing childhood obesity; and fresh food access for underserved communities.
The Aetna Foundation also just donated $100,000 to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp as well.
Such an amazing man who continues to inspire people to do good works!
From the Philanthropy Journal:
Newman's Own Foundation, the organization started by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, announced that it is making nearly $4 million in grants over a two-year period to 40 U.S. nonprofit organizations that run nutrition programs. This is in addition to $1 million already granted to nutrition programs earlier this year. The grants will go to organizations that focus on areas including: nutrition education for children and families; child nutrition with a focus on feeding hungry children and/or reducing childhood obesity; and fresh food access for underserved communities.
The Aetna Foundation also just donated $100,000 to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp as well.
Such an amazing man who continues to inspire people to do good works!
Friday, October 19, 2012
How to get into Paul Newman's pants...
From the NY Daily News:
"NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man renting an apartment in a Victorian house in
Connecticut was poking around the basement when he was surprised to find
some fine clothes stuffed in a trash bag. A tailor’s tag listing the
client’s name on one of the suits startled him even more.
"NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man renting an apartment in a Victorian house in
Connecticut was poking around the basement when he was surprised to find
some fine clothes stuffed in a trash bag. A tailor’s tag listing the
client’s name on one of the suits startled him even more.
“Paul Newman. January 1986.”
Peter Gamlen, a 23-year-old British illustrator, said he believes the suit belonged to the late actor, director, entrepreneur and racing driver. The suit was by the tailor Henry Stewart. So, Gamlen researched Stewart and found an obituary in the New York Times from 1993 that listed Newman among the tailor’s clients."
Peter Gamlen, a 23-year-old British illustrator, said he believes the suit belonged to the late actor, director, entrepreneur and racing driver. The suit was by the tailor Henry Stewart. So, Gamlen researched Stewart and found an obituary in the New York Times from 1993 that listed Newman among the tailor’s clients."
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Happy Bday Paul...
Today would have been Paul's 87th birthday...came across this photo today that I had never seen before... Sting-era presumably?
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
long time away, but still thinking about Paul every day!
So cool, just found this awesome pic taken by Terry O'Neill of PLN and Clint Eastwood...
Friday, April 16, 2010
How awesome is this photo?
Grabbed off of: http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/when-all-else-fails/
Monday, April 5, 2010
Who owns da Chiefs?
As they say, art imitates life: the Johnstown Chiefs (of Slapshot fame) are truly moving south to warmer climes this time!
Who owns da Chiefs?
Who owns da Chiefs?
Monday, November 9, 2009
Paul Newman: A Life review
Finally got a chance to read Shawn Levy's bio of PLN released earlier this year. Not too bad, he keeps it pretty polite, he does discuss the affair story from the BC&SK days but doesn't do it sensationally and basically discredits the woman as a tramp anyway. It's a comprehensive look at Paul's life, career(s) and philanthropic pursuits. Overall a nice tribute. Not much new information or revelations, but a few nuggets that I hadn't read or heard of before.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
New Look!
After 12 years, my little site has outgrown the Geocities neighborhood. Well, actually they're tearing down the tenement home we live in here on the internet. So with a fond farewell, and a hearty 'thank you', we bid adieu to Geocities and head on over to Blogger for our blog needs and our own Simplicity Connection site for web hosting. Thanks for the memories Geocities.
Not much else has changed here, got rid of that crappy old font and tried neatening up some of the layouts. I'm still just one gal running a little fan site on my own in my free time and when I come across some new tidbits about PLN I drop them in here. Here's to another fun 12 years!
Not much else has changed here, got rid of that crappy old font and tried neatening up some of the layouts. I'm still just one gal running a little fan site on my own in my free time and when I come across some new tidbits about PLN I drop them in here. Here's to another fun 12 years!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Entry for May 29, 2009
Little late on the updates here but ... better late than never!
Reprinted from "Look to the Stars" (a celebrity giving site)
The town of Westport, Connecticut, is to honor the late Paul Newman by creating a 37-acre nature reserve adjacent to his former home.
The new Newman/Poses Preserve will include walking paths, benches, and a ban on development and building. The idea came from Newman’s widow, Joanne Woodward, who wrote to the local council in January.
“The Poses land is a truly beautiful piece of land that Paul, our children, and I have had the privilege of enjoying for many, many years,” she said. “Preserving the Poses property in its natural state is something I very much believe Paul would have loved to see happen. Paul always expressed regret that he was not able to accomplish this himself, so I think if there were to be anything at all done by the town to honor Paul’s memory this would be a very generous and appropriate tribute to him. He would, I believe, be particularly pleased that such a gesture would benefit all of Westport’s residents.”
Westport is not the only group of people honoring the late actor. Julia Roberts and Robert Redford will host a special evening to raise funds for Newman’s Hole In The Wall Camps in New York on June 8.
Entertainment will be provided by Jerry Seinfeld, James Taylor, Harry Connick Jr., Yo Yo Ma, Art Garfunkel and Joshua Bell, and the event will feature a cocktail reception and after party.
Tickets range from $50 to $5,000. The event will take place at the Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center. More information can be found here
Reprinted from "Look to the Stars" (a celebrity giving site)
The town of Westport, Connecticut, is to honor the late Paul Newman by creating a 37-acre nature reserve adjacent to his former home.
The new Newman/Poses Preserve will include walking paths, benches, and a ban on development and building. The idea came from Newman’s widow, Joanne Woodward, who wrote to the local council in January.
“The Poses land is a truly beautiful piece of land that Paul, our children, and I have had the privilege of enjoying for many, many years,” she said. “Preserving the Poses property in its natural state is something I very much believe Paul would have loved to see happen. Paul always expressed regret that he was not able to accomplish this himself, so I think if there were to be anything at all done by the town to honor Paul’s memory this would be a very generous and appropriate tribute to him. He would, I believe, be particularly pleased that such a gesture would benefit all of Westport’s residents.”
Westport is not the only group of people honoring the late actor. Julia Roberts and Robert Redford will host a special evening to raise funds for Newman’s Hole In The Wall Camps in New York on June 8.
Entertainment will be provided by Jerry Seinfeld, James Taylor, Harry Connick Jr., Yo Yo Ma, Art Garfunkel and Joshua Bell, and the event will feature a cocktail reception and after party.
Tickets range from $50 to $5,000. The event will take place at the Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center. More information can be found here
2009-05-30 00:28:08 GMT
"Walk In the Woods" a Go
Redford has announced that he's going ahead with a film adaptation of Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" (2011) which was originally discussed as a vehicle for him and Newman (though still difficult to see either one of them fitting into the 40ish lead characters shoes...) Stay tuned for production details.
2009-05-25 22:09:44 GMT
Entry for May 4, 2009
It’s been quiet out there for a few months regarding PLN—have got maybe 2 or 3 Google alerts in the last month or so, until this weekend when I guess the advance copies of a few biographies are making the rounds. “Paul Newman: A Life” by Shawn Levy is the first one to hit stores and by accounts, it’s not very critical of our man Paul. He doesn’t shy away from the generally accepted fact that Paul was an alcoholic and his feelings of failure regarding his first marriage dissolution and his son’s death. Levy never met Newman and didn’t even interview any of his friends for this book, so it comes off as just a compilation of all the other books about him. He does include reference to Paul’s alleged affair with a reporter he met on the set of Butch Cassidy, but Levy did not even speak to her, relying only on her own articles to shoot herself in the foot.
There are also 3 other Newman biographies coming soon:
• "Paul Newman, Updated: A Life," is an updated version of Lawrence Quirk's 1996 book. The updated version, claims to be "deeply probing and, at times, painfully truthful."
• "Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman" is written by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner with foreword by Mario Andretti will focus solely on Newman’s passion for car racing.
• And last, and what surely will be the least of the bunch: “Paul Newman: The Man Behind the Baby Blues: His Secret Life Exposed" which is promising more scandal than an episode of Dynasty.
My thoughts? PLN wasn’t a saint. He was a man that had his own share of problems just like everyone else. Whether or not he cheated on his wife should be of no one’s concern not now or ever. He lived his life selflessly to help others and to try and destroy his character now is just unspeakable.
There are also 3 other Newman biographies coming soon:
• "Paul Newman, Updated: A Life," is an updated version of Lawrence Quirk's 1996 book. The updated version, claims to be "deeply probing and, at times, painfully truthful."
• "Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman" is written by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner with foreword by Mario Andretti will focus solely on Newman’s passion for car racing.
• And last, and what surely will be the least of the bunch: “Paul Newman: The Man Behind the Baby Blues: His Secret Life Exposed" which is promising more scandal than an episode of Dynasty.
My thoughts? PLN wasn’t a saint. He was a man that had his own share of problems just like everyone else. Whether or not he cheated on his wife should be of no one’s concern not now or ever. He lived his life selflessly to help others and to try and destroy his character now is just unspeakable.
2009-05-04 22:12:02 GMT
Entry for February 28, 2009
Happy 79th Birthday to Joanne! We all wish her the best during this year.
2009-02-28 19:40:09 GMT
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