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elcinelateleymickyandonie · 3 years

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Lynn Bari.

Filmografía

Conoce al barón (1933) como College Girl

Dancing Lady (1933) como Chorus Girl

Soy Suzanne (1933) como miembro de la audiencia

Search for Beauty (1934) como concursante de belleza

Caravana (1934) como Blonde Gypsy Girl at Inn

David Harum (1934) como joven ciudadana

Coming Out Party (1934) como invitado a la fiesta

Bottoms Up (1934) como Chorine

¡Levántate y anima! (1934) como secretario de la Casa Blanca / Chorine

Handy Andy (1934) como Chica en la estación de tren

365 noches en Hollywood (1934) como Showgirl

Música en el aire (1934) como bailarina

Charlie Chan en París (1935) como patrón del club

Bajo presión (1935) como Blonde Brooklyn Girl

El gran asesinato del hotel (1935) como recepcionista de Wilson

Los escándalos de George White de 1935 (1935) como Chorine

Aumento de diez dólares (1935) como secretario

Spring Tonic (1935) como dama de honor

Thomas dudoso (1935) como aspirante a actriz

El joven atrevido (1935) como dama de honor

El infierno de Dante (1935) como Beach Girl

Curly Top (1935) como patrón del parque de atracciones

Bienvenido a casa (1935) como dama de honor

Orquídeas para ti (1935) como Southern Belle Shop Patron

Redheads on Parade (1935) como camarera

Ladies Love Danger (1935) como Chorus Girl

El engaño gay (1935) como Royal Banquet Extra / Dance Extra

Charlie Chan en Shanghai (1935) como segundo operador de centralita de hotel

Way Down East (1935) como Dancing Girl at Party

Metropolitan (1935) como Chorus Girl

La música es mágica (1935) como cajero de teatro

Thanks a Million (1935) como operador telefónico

El hombre que rompió el banco en Montecarlo (1935) como Flower Girl

¡No les muestres piedad! (1935) como miembro de Crowd Scene

Soldado profesional (1935) como Gypsy Dancer

King of Burlesque (1936) como bailarín

Mi matrimonio (1936) como Pat

Tuvo que suceder (1936) como secretario

Hombre de la canción y la danza (1936) como corista

Everybody's Old Man (1936) como Secretaria, Miss Burke

El gran Ziegfeld (1936) como Ziegfeld Girl

Gentle Julia (1936) como Jovencita fuera de la iglesia / Chica celosa en el baile

Número privado (1936) como jugador

Pobre niña rica (1936) como recepcionista de estación de radio.

36 horas para matar (1936) como viajero

Dormitorio de niñas (1936) como estudiante

Canta, nena, canta (1936) como telefonista de hotel

Estrella por una noche (1936) como Chorus Girl

Damas enamoradas (1936) como empleada de la tienda de ropa

15 Maiden Lane (1936) como participante de la escena de la multitud

Desfile de piel de cerdo (1936) como espectador de un partido de fútbol

Under Your Spell (1936) como pasajero de avión

Crack-Up (1936) como oficinista

Woman-Wise (1937) como secretaria

On the Avenue (1937) como Chorus Girl / Mrs.Mary Jackson

Time Out for Romance (1937) como Dama de honor

Love Is News (1937) como 'Babe' - Operadora de centralita

Advertencia justa (1937) como Candy Counter Girl

Cafe Metropole (1937) como Cafe Patron

Este es mi asunto (1937) como invitado a la fiesta con Keller

Canta y sé feliz (1937) como secretaria

Wee Willie Winkie (1937) como participante de la escena de la multitud

Ella tuvo que comer (1937) como participante de la escena de la multitud

Despierta y vive (1937) como Chorus Girl

La dama escapa (1937) como dama de honor

No puedes tenerlo todo (1937) como Chorus Girl

Esposa, médico y enfermera (1937) como fiestera

La vida comienza en la universidad (1937) como Coed

Lancer Spy (1937) como Miss Fenwick

Ali Baba va a la ciudad (1937) como Harem Girl

45 padres (1937) como telefonista

Amor y silbidos (1937) como patrón del club nocturno

City Girl (1938) como camarera

La baronesa y el mayordomo (1938) como Klari - Maid

Caminando por Broadway (1938) como Sandra De Voe

Rebecca de Sunnybrook Farm (1938) como Myrtle

Moto's Gamble (1938) como Penny Kendall

Batalla de Broadway (1938) como Marjorie Clark

Josette (1938) como la Sra. Elaine Dupree

Speed to Burn (1938) como Marion Clark

Siempre adiós (1938) como Jessica Reid

Daré un millón (1938) como Cecelia

Conoce a las chicas (1938) como Terry Wilson

Francotiradores (1938) como Dianne Woodward

Pardon Our Nerve (1939) como Terry Wilson

El regreso de Cisco Kid (1939) como Ann Carver

Persiguiendo el peligro (1939) como Renée Claire

Las noticias se hacen de noche (1939) como Maxine Thomas

Hotel para mujeres (1939) como Barbara Hunter

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939).

Empaca tus problemas (1939) como Yvonne

Charlie Chan en City in Darkness (1939) como Marie Dubon

City of Chance (1940) como Julie Reynolds

Libre, rubia y 21 (1940) como Carol Northrup

Lillian Russell (1940) como Edna McCauley

Terrestre (1940) como Linda Reynolds

Pier 13 (1940) como Sally Kelly

Kit Carson (1940) como Dolores Murphy

Charter Pilot (1940) como Marge Duncan

Sleepers West (1941) como Kay Bentley

Sangre y arena (1941) como Encarnación

Sun Valley Serenade (1941) como Vivian Dawn

Vamos rápido (1941) como Rose Coughlin

Luna sobre su hombro (1941) como Susan Rossiter

El esnob perfecto (1941) como Chris Mason

La noche antes del divorcio (1942) como Lynn Nordyke

Agente secreto de Japón (1942) como Kay Murdock

The Falcon Takes Over (1942) como Ann Riordan

La droga magnífica (1942) como Claire Harris

Esposas de orquesta (1942) como Jaynie Stevens

China Girl (1942) como Capitán Fifi

Hola, Frisco, hola ([1943) como Bernice Croft

El Puente de San Luis Rey (1944) como Michaela Villegas

Tampico (1944) como Katherine 'Kathy' Hall

Dulce y humilde (1944) como Pat Stirling

Capitán Eddie (1945) como Adelaide Frost Rickenbacker

Shock (1946) como la enfermera Elaine Jordan

Hogar dulce homicidio (1946) como Marian Carstairs

Margie (1946) como Miss Isabel Palmer

Nocturne (1946) como Frances Ransom

Hombre de Texas (1948) como Zee Simms - alias Zee Heath

El asombroso Sr.X (1948) como Christine Faber

El chico de Cleveland (1949) como Katherine Jackson

Subiría la montaña más alta (1951) como Mrs. Billywith

On the Loose (1951) como Alice Bradley

Lado soleado de la calle (1951) como Mary

Sueño con Jeanie (1952) como la Sra. McDowell

¿Alguien ha visto a mi chica? (1952) como Harriet Blaisdell

Francis se une a la WACS (1954) como la mayor Louise Simpson

Abbott y Costello conocen a los Keystone Kops (1955) como Leota Van Cleef

Teatro de ciencia ficción (1955, Serie de TV) como Verda Wingate

Las mujeres de la isla Pitcairn (1956) como Maimiti

Maldito ciudadano (1958) como Pat Noble

Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law (1962) como Mrs.Simmons

Trauma (1962) como Helen Garrison

Los jóvenes fugitivos (1968) [20] como la Sra. Donford.

Apariciones en radio

1947 Teatro de verano Rexall

1947 Suspenso

1952 Screen Guild Theatre

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lazaroschamberger20 · 4 years

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The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Audiobook Online

[Book] The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Audiobook Online by Donna Tartt

A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this 'extraordinary' and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner that 'connects with the heart as well as the mind' (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review). Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love -- and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this 'soaring masterpiece' examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).

Read The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Audiobook Online by (Donna Tartt)

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes

Writer: Donna Tartt

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Narrators: David Pittu

Genres: David Pittu

Rating: 4.1

Narrator Rating: 4.46

Publication: Tuesday, 01 October 2013

The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Audiobook Online Reviews

Deborah Cooper

I loved loved loved this book. I was totally transported into Theo's world. What a read! And the narrator was amazing.

Rating: 5

shawna vail

It took a few tries to get into it but once I did, I was glad I stuck with it. The narration is Very good.

Rating: 4

Kristen F.

Overall good. Never quite got past the female character voices. Distracting.

Rating: 4

Sandra Gaia-Rae

I read this novel and loved it so much I had to listen to it, which was delightful. The narrator really brought all the characters to life. Sandra

Rating: 5

Jeffrey Monroe

Very well done. Nice suspense and good ending. Great Character sketches. I really enjoyed the audio book.

Rating: 4

Angelika Stalman

Terribly boring. Could only get through it as an audio book where I didn't have to pay attention the whole time. Character belabors his miserable life. Book had potential with possibly good storyline. But 80% of the time it's just focused on describing a drug-addicts miserable withdrawal symptoms. Voice of narrator was terrific though and made it possible to get through it after all.

Rating: 1

Denise Perez

Quite an entertaining and thought provoking book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rating: 4

Kate Newton

Her ability to show, not tell, is remarkable. Brilliant work. I liked the narrator except I think a female should have been used for the female voices. All the female voices sounded like they were being read by a transvestite.

Rating: 5

Sarah Z.

This was probably the best book I have ever listened to. I loved the narrator, I couldn’t put it down; I listened for hours at a time. The writing was 5 star!

Rating: 5

Gavin C.

Epic, truly epic

Rating: 5

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BOOK REVIEW

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate was an excellent read. The story goes back and forth between the past and the present story of the Foss family. Before the depression, the Foss children were taken from their parents and given to the Tennessee Children’s Home Society. Before they were taken, they lived on a shanty boat with their parents who were very poor. While their mother was at the hospital giving birth to twins, police came and took the children and gave them to the orphanage. The parents signed papers to give up their rights unknowingly while at the hospital. The children are mistreated at the home and separated except for two sisters, May and Fern.

Years later, a granddaughter of one of the sisters, Avery Stafford, meets May in a nursing home. She recognizes her grandmother in a picture May has on her nightstand. Avery starts investigating her grandmother’s past and discovers her family history. There are many events leading up to the revealing ending.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters are fictional but the Tennessee Children’s Home Society was a real agency. They really did take some children from their families and got lots of money from their adoption to rich parents. They were prosecuted and it closed in the 1950’s.

This title is available via Overdrive as an ebook or audiobook.

-Sandra

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Hi there, do you know what was the real Landra/Sandra Westgate's job?

this question has a very ambiguous answer, but you can check out @mercurygray's post here for a great answer!

additionally (from this reddit thread):

#masters of the air #hbo war #sandra westgate #sandra wingate #alexandra....landra..... the confusion continues!#asks #i also...haven't kept up with the podcast :/ i'm a poser!

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beckypatterson1 · 4 years

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Top BEST 150 audio books (5-star audio book list) to read during covid19 home stay

After reading/listening to more than 1,000 books, here is my (growing!) list of 5-star favorites.

I am very stingy with my ratings/stars.

If I really (really!) enjoy something, it gets 4-stars (or 4.5 stars).

5-stars are reserved for books I love so much I think everyone should read them ;)

I am not linking to Amazon (or other) to avoid making any money off this post--it is a public service. I get most of my books from the library (libby app or hoopla) but also buy from Chirp and audible.

If you need an "escape" right now from all the goings on, this post is your best friend.

Happy Reading!

NEED MORE RECOMMENDATIONS?

I have hundreds and hundreds of 4-star books. Read my reviews/see my ratings on Goodreads. Currently, I average about a book every other day and I try not to read too many "popular" or "main stream" books (e.g. Reese book club) because I LOVE finding the overlooked gem and giving it love. I usually include summaries with my reviews to help you decide if you're in or out!

HAPPY HERBIVORE'S 5-STAR AUDIO BOOKLIST

TOP FAVES EVERRRR

HARRY POTTER

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (also a movie)

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes (also a movie)

The Hate You Give (also a movie)

Comoran Strike Series by Robert Galbraith (a.k.a. JK Rowling) (also a TV series)

Far From the Free by Robin Benway

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Kindred by Octavia Butler

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Reid

You Will Not Have My Hate

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

anything by Diane Chamberlain

Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone

Historical Fiction

Lady Hardcastle series by TE Kinsey

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Windows by Balli Jaswal

Before We Were Yours by Lusa Wingate

The House Girl by Tara Conklin

The Help

The Alice Network

Pulp by Robin Talley

Verity by Colleen Hoover

The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis-Graves

The Alice Netword by Kate Quinn

The Nightingale

Psychological Thriller

An Anonymous Girl

These Hidden Things

White Lies by Lucy Dawson

The Daughter by Lucy Dawson

Jane Doe by Victoria Stone

The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Then she was Gone by Lisa Jewell

The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda

Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

Jane Doe by Victoria Stone Helen

The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker

The First Time She Drowned

You & Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes (also on Netflix)

What She Knew by Gilly Macmillian

The Handmaid’s Tale (also a show)

The Memory Watcher by Minka Kent

It’s Always the Husband by Michele Campbell

One of Us is Lying (YA) by Karen McManus

Lies She Told by Cate Holahan

Black Eye-d Susans

I Let You Go by Clare McIntosh

The Secret Child by Kerry Fisher

The Lies We Told by Camilla Way

What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman

The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker

All is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker

I Let You Go by Mackintosh, Clare

The Silent Patient

Police / Investigation

Mean Streak by Sandra Brown

The Stranger by Harlan Coben

All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

All is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker

My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni

Love Story

Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

Hearburn by Nora Ephron

Leave me by Gayle Forman

The Hatin Game by Sally Thorne

The Rosie Project by Simsion Graeme

To All the Boys I've Loved Before/Lara Jean Series (YA) by Jenny Han

Who Asked You? By Terry McMilan

Meet Me at the Museum

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Four, Three, Two, One by Courtney Stevens

Janie Johnson series (5 books)

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (also a movie)

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

If I Stay & Where She Went by Gayle Foreman

When by Victoria Laurie

Greyhound by Piper Stephen

The Line Between (#1) and A Single Light by Tosca Lee

Pretties (series) by Scott Westerfield

Wayward Children (series)

General Fiction

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

What Alice Forgot (the only Liane Moriarty I liked)

Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf

Everything I never Told You by Celeste Ng

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

All The Bright Places by Jenifer Niven

What She Left Behind BY Wiseman, Ellen Mari

Sci-Fi (lightly not heavy) or Dystopian

The Dispatcher

BirdBox (also a movie)

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

When She Woke

The Unremarkable Heart (short stories) Karen Slaughter

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (great social commentary)

Flowers for Algernon

The One by John Marrs

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Chain of Title by David Dayen

A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold

The Brain Defense by Kevin Davis

Educated by Tara Westover

Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham

The New Jim Crow

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Coddling of the American Mind

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

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Americanah

The Hate You Give

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

So You Want to Talk about Race

Between the World and Me

Born a Crime

American Panda

I am not Your Perfect American Daughter

Love, Hate and Other Filters

Mustard Seed

Bury What We Cannot Take by Kristin Chen

My Sister, the Serial Killer

13 Hours by Deon Meyer

Internment by Samira Ahmed

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

So You Wanna Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Ayesha at Last by Jalaluddin, Uzma

The Convenience Store Girl

With the Fire on High by Acevedo, Elizabeth

If I Was Your Girl by Russo, Meredith

Pulp by Talley Robin

Memoir or Biography

This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jen Waite

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea

Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi

Fish: A memoir of a Boy in a Man’s Prison

This is Me: Chrissy Metz

Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day Black Heroes

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (also a movie)

My Horizontal Life

Rabbit: Autobiography of Ms. Pat

The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russel

The Sociopath Next Door

Becoming Nicole: The Transfromation of an American Family

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

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Happening nearby south Charlotte: Aug. 16-22, 2017

Please submit your event information online. Go to events.charlotteobserver.com and click on “Add Event.”

Art

Mint Hill Arts:

“New Faces in Photography” features the work of eight new members of Mint Hill Arts who express their creative talents through photography. Those featured are Jay Alexander, Carol Hambridge, Sharon Houck, Patricia Joyner, Steve Lindenman, Dale Mayberry, Howie Silinski, and Jacob Thomas. Mint Hill Town Hall, 4430 Mint Hill Village Ln., Mint Hill. 704-545-9726. www.minthill.com. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

7th Annual Studio Artists Exhibit and Sale:

Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte. 704-541-0741. www.charlottefineart.com. Aug. 16.

Girls’ Night Out — Pears Still Life in Acrylic:

You will paint a trio of pears from a photo. $40. Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte. 704-541-0741. www.charlottefineart.com. 7- 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18.

Pottery 51:

Handmade ceramic pottery by more than 20 member artists. Wheel thrown and hand built pieces for sale. Classes and workshops offered. Pottery 51, 7714 Matthews, Mint Hill. 704-995-0909. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 19.

Dance

Learn to Square Dance:

Gene Baker is caller; email [email protected] $5 per session on Thursdays. Baker’s Place, 2843 Williams Road, Matthews. 704-576-0318. 7- 9 p.m. Aug. 17.

Music

Carolina Voices Auditions:

For those who love to perform, Carolina Voices’ is where you want to be. To sign-up please visit: www.carolinavoices.org/auditions.asp or call 704-374-1564. For information about Carolina Voices, please visit: www.carolinavoices.org. Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Road, Charlotte. 704-334-7232. mpbconline.org. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 19. 6- 9 p.m. 8/22

Special Event

Mindful You:

This event will give you ideas to focus on ways of increasing mindfulness. Mindfulness can be increased in much the same way as exercise increases strength and endurance. Guest presenter will be Robert Hughs, M. Div., MSW, trained at Duke Integrative Medicine as an integrative health coach. Register at the Center Library. Levine Senior Center, 1050 Devore Lane, Matthews. 704-846-4654. www.levineseniorcenter.org. 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Aug. 16.

Movies Under the Stars

7 p.m. activities for the entire family. “Secret Life of Pets.” Free. SouthPark Symphony Park, SouthPark Mall, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte. 704-364-4411. www.southpark.com. 7 p.m. Aug. 18.

Toy Making – Parrot University:

Learn how easy it is to supplement the toys you purchase at Parrot University with those you make yourself. Enrich your birds life by learning to make toys that stimulate his/her curiosity and eliminate boredom. RSVP to [email protected] or call 704-889-2325. Free. Parrot University, 321 S. Polk St., Pineville. 704-889-2325. www.parrotu.com. 2- 4 p.m. Aug. 20.

Sports

Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Charlotte Independence:

$15-$75. www.charlotteindependence.com. Matthews Sportsplex, 1505 Tank Town Road, Matthews. 704-336-3854. 7 p.m. Aug. 16.

Orlando City B at Charlotte Independence:

$15-$75. www.charlotteindependence.com. Matthews Sportsplex, 1505 Tank Town Road, Matthews. 704-336-3854. 7 p.m. Aug. 19.

Workshops & Meetings

State and Federal Grant Writing Workshop:

To succeed with state and federal grants, you need to plan ahead, way ahead. You also need to step up your writing, program development and ability to follow instructions and be concise. Join us for this workshop to learn how to interpret federal grant application guidelines, establish standards for proposals that will be deemed highly competitive, dive deeper into compelling needs statements and the research that helps create them, while exploring best practices, budgets and other components of federal grant applications. www.fundingforgood.org. St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 3016 Providence Road, Charlotte. 704-364-5431. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 21.

GriefShare:

GriefShare meeting seeks to provide support to individuals experiencing grief and loss. Let us hep you move from mourning to joy. $15 for participant guide. Wesley United Methodist Church, 3715 Rea Road, Charlotte. 6:30- 8 p.m. Aug. 21.

Alzheimer’s Support Group:

When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, it takes a toll on so many people close to them. Join others that have been effected by Alzheimer’s and other Dementia’s in a support group where stories are shared, questions are answered and new friendships are made. Free. Elmcroft Senior Living, 7745 Little Ave., Charlotte. 704-541-9333. www.elmcroft.com. 6 p.m. Aug. 17.

An evening with Sandra Brown:

New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown will be doing a reading on her newest book “Seeing Red,” a Q&A and a signing. The event is free and open to the public. Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road, Charlotte. 704-525-9239. www.parkroadbooks.com. 7- 8:30 p.m. Aug. 17.

Nature

How to Reduce Your Water Consumption:

In North Carolina, we are rarely faced with a drought or water shortage; however, that is not the case in many communities worldwide. What can we do to reduce our water consumption and do our part to ensure that there is clean water to go around? Join Charlotte Water at this informative how-to session on using less water in your everyday life. Reduce your water consumption and save the planet. Free for members or $5 nonmembers. D9 Brewing, 11138 Treynorth Drive, Cornelius. 704-457-9368. www.d9brewing.com. 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 17.

Huntersville Growers’ Market:

Shop local and shop fresh with our vendors and enjoy the weekly themes/activities for free. Huntersville Elementary School, 200 Gilead Road, Huntersville. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Aug. 19.

Talons Summer Flight Show: Flights of the Forest:

Free with paid admission to the Raptor Trail. Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville. 704-875-6521. www.carolinaraptorcenter.org. 1-1:30 p.m., 3-3:30 p.m. Aug. 19. 1:30-2 p.m. Aug. 20.

National Honey Bee Awareness Day:

Charlotte Regional Farmers Market, 1801 Yorkmont Road, Charlotte. 704-357-1269. www.ncagr.gov. Aug. 19.

Hummingbird Festival:

The Hummingbird Festival is back and better than ever. Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of this festival. There will be banding of live hummingbird birds, best seen 9-11a.m; speakers, games, experiments, nature hikes, a lucky draw auction, face painting, crafts. Local food vendors will be on-site as well as many local artisans selling their homemade items and nonprofits from the area telling their story. There will be also a nature theme art show and a color contest. Free and family friendly. Must call 980-314-1119 to register. Reedy Creek Nature Center & Preserve, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 19.

Summer Science Series: Way Cool Water:

Come get your fill of science in the summertime with a Reedy Creek Environmental Educator. Join us as we take to the trails or the lab and perform some really awesome hands on science experiments. This month’s topic? Water. Must call 980-314-1119 to register. Free. Reedy Creek Nature Center & Preserve, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte. 1:30-3 p.m. Aug. 20.

Solar Eclipse Celebration at Congaree National Park:

Join Reedy Creek Nature Center educators on an adventure to Congaree National Park, where we will have the opportunity to observe this astronomical event directly in the path of totality. We will learn about the cultural and scientific interpretations of eclipses, as well as construct our own devices for viewing the eclipse safely while we enjoy the beauty of Congaree’s old growth forest. Viewing glasses are included. Meet at Reedy Creek Nature Center and take van to location. Must call 980-314-1119 to register. $20. Reedy Creek Nature Center & Preserve, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte. 980-314-1119. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 21.

Great American Eclipse Watch Party:

The Great American Eclipse Watch Party is co-sponsored by Wingate University Ballantyne and Ballantyne and will be held on a beautiful part of the golf course within the corporate park. There will be fun activities related to the eclipse for all ages, as well as food, games, giveaways, music. Free. Audubon Amphitheater, 13139 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Aug. 21.

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So just to clear the air (and I guess my massive confusion) Harry never slept with Sandra, correct? I gotta say I need to read his memoir at this point as he is so intriguing to me, as well as masters of the air book, but like you said it’s a “blink and miss it” thing. I didn’t interpret it as anything more than having a few friendly conversations. It was more about emotional infidelity to me than physical, but given the circumstances and that exact heartbreaking point in time for Harry I can’t find it in me to blame either of them.

for me, ig i'm coming at my position from a place of bias. i'd read crosby's "a wing and a prayer" sometime in either 2021 or 2022 (those years blend together tbh), so i've had a lot of time to think about those 2 and their relationship and i lean towards "yeah, it likely happened" (this is a long response btw bc i'm quoting from the memoir):

crosby introduces his new friend, alexandra "landra" wingate (aka sandra westgate), in the chapter "learning about americans from the british" (this chapter was basically what we see in episode 6). moving on from this tho–

in the chapter "with landra in london", he expands on their growing relationship and the reader learns more about landra (she is genuinely Such an interesting person, and probably a spy). crosby writes about her with such admiration, regularly bringing up how smart she is. also, she's a captain!

this chapter's pretty important in how i formed my opinion on the matter. i understand the argument that the closeness of their relationship was intentionally left vague, but this chapter reads in a way that makes it feel Heavily implied despite not saying a lot (especially alongside crosby's emphasis on his wife jean being "four thousand miles away", as well as his own loneliness and despair wrt to all the missing and dead). there are some standout lines here:

-"I had Jean at home and Landra in England." (not a red flag, but it's a flag) -"I started seeing Landra every time I could." (cool) -"All I knew was that [Landra] was making my life much more endurable." (also cool) -"I did not tell Jean about Landra." (the last sentence of the chapter. it gave me pause and almost instantly reshaped the way i viewed that whole chapter)

the next chapter, "r&r with jean", crosby recalls how much the war took a toll on both him and his relationships. for a time, jean wrote more letters to croby than the other way around ("I began to skip writing to her."). i assume crosby must've been radiating Exceptionally negative energy bc he gets told this: "Croz, we can't stand to have you around. We want you back, but we want you to go home for a while." (i found the phrasing here really funny tbh. your vibes Suck! just Get Out of here!!)

so, crosby contemplates seeing jean again, wondering how both of them may have changed. he also brings up landra, for Some Reason: "What would I think of her? Protected in the States as she was, how would she compare to Landra? Now that I had grown so much, had such experiences, how would Jean and I fit together?"

the rest of the chapter Is about meeting and catching up with jean, however, and you can tell that he loves her a Ton. it's very sweetly written (he also basically ends the chapter saying "btw, we conceived our first child ;) ")

the final chapter about landra is "london junket" which begins with "When I returned from the United States and my idyll with Jean, I knew I had to do something about Landra." i think that sentence alone is pretty damning. if landra was just a friend, why would you be anxious about calling a friendship off? is it a guilt thing?

the context here is that crosby feels Far less lonely and depressed. he's met up with jean, life in london is finally "a delight". i found that important bc it gives me the impression that crosby desperately wanted companionship (possibly of two kinds), and he found that in landra– a friend and a maybe a [REDACTED]. now that he's having a great time with his friends in the 100th And he's met up with his wife, that itch's been scratched (that's just my opinion tho). bc of that, he decides to say goodbye to landra. they have this exchange:

"When a month passed after you were to return, and you did not phone me," she said, "I suspected that it was over. You found things good with Jean?" I told her about R&R in the U.S. I told her more about Jean. I told her about Stephen Patrick, Jeffrey Allen, or Evalyn. "When I realized you were gone," she said, "I no longer said no to a nice American at my office. I have been with him several times. I like him." (interesting) "I’m glad." (also interesting) "He is not married, He is not so dashing as you, but we have good times together." Me "dashing"? That was not my self-image. So much for Landra."

all put together (and with over 2 years to think about it), i Really kinda saw That Scene coming. but, like i said, i had that bias. and since i'd had a good amount of time to think about them, i came out the other end still excited to see them on screen. i found (and still find) landra a fascinating woman who must've had an exciting life (crosby's okay too ig lol). i also see them as a couple of imperfect, even selfish, 20somethings (speaking as an imperfect and selfish 20something). not to be corny, but "it takes 2 to tango". landra is Very intelligent, and crosby recounts how that aspect of hers left him in awe. she'd've 100% known the guy was married. and if signs point to her having had sex with the man, then she either made peace with it or simply didn't care (a lot of women are like that). plus, they're real people and real people contain multitudes idk. maybe some wife somewhere across the atlantic is hard to care about if you've never met her and never will. maybe it's hard to consider your wife's feelings in the midst of your own misery. a female character doesn't have to be wholesome and pure to be considered well-written. that certainly doesn't apply to most male characters. like you said, no one is perfect!

maybe, crosby left it vague out of respect to his wife. maybe it's vague bc nothing happened anyway (funny way to write it tho). maybe the wingate family wanted to avoid association with MotA bc it Literally didn't happen. or maybe they know it happened, but want to keep her name clean out of respect (who wants one brief relationship that happened 80 yrs ago to define you/your loved one decades later? that's 100% understandable). whichever the case, even crosby's kids are in a 50/50 split. i still lean towards "it happened", but it doesn't make me dislike either of them. they're flawed and i can respect that more than the show portraying either as picture perfect.

NONE of this is to say that i'm cool with cheating (or giving a "world war cheating pass", so to speak). while i find it realistic, it still wouldn't have been fair to jean, whether she knew about it or not (being a woman in the 1940s wasn't easy by any stretch). this Also isn't to dismiss anyone else's opinion on the matter, bc cheating on your partner is still a shitty thing to do. this whole spiel of mine is bc i like to share my opinions and i'm allergic to being concise. i write like i talk and on all levels except physical, anon, i'm giving you a long-winded rant over coffee and croissants lol

thanks for the ask!

#you can see why this needed a 'keep reading' lol i have Thoughts on the matter #masters of the air #hbo war #asks #book #harry crosby #landra wingate #sandra westgate #it either happened or it didn't. it is what it is!#if i'm annoyed at anything it's at the thought that sandra's character has been diminished or ruined in any capacity #she's a captain and a possible spy during ww2! she's Easily one of the best characters on an hbo war show Periodt!#(i would've said 'one of the best female characters' but lmao that isn't saying much there's like less than 10 of note)#also- croz is an awkward navigator who vomits on the job. he's Good at his job but he's kind of loser-adjacent #in conclusion- i'm not broken up about it

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