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
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