A Tribute to Farrah

'Life has to end...
Love doesn't...
Memory becomes your partner.
as heard while watching the film
'The 5 People You Meet In Heaven'

It’s time to honor Farrah Fawcett on my BLOG. The famous poster of her was posted on my bedroom wall during a couple of my high-school years. Her hairstyle was the sex-symbol for millions of people in the 1970s. Women imitated her style (and some still do).

Farrah is an Arabic word that means “JOY”. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She graduated in 1965 from W B. Ray High School, Texas, voted 'Best Looking'. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta organization at the University of Texas in Austin, graduating with a degree in Art. She was a natural athlete, something her father encouraged. After winning a campus Beauty Contest she was encouraged by an agent to pursue acting. She only wanted to be an actress.
In the beginning of 1970s Farrah Fawcett did TV commercials. In April of 1976 a poster company heard about this young and beautiful model and contracted with her agent (Rick Hersh). Her swimsuit poster was released when she began playing the character Jill Monroe of the Aaron Spelling TV series Charlie’s Angels. The poster made a record sale of twelve million copies.

In 1977 she became the Well Balsam shampoo girl.

What many do not know is her brilliance in challenging roles in the following films:

Nazi Hunter (The Beate Klarsfeld Story)
Poor Little Rich Girl (The Barbara Hutton Story)
Margaret Bourke-White
The Burning Bed

After a long battle with cancer she died on the same day as pop-star, Michael Jackson. They were both in California at the time, and she died at 9:28 a.m. in Santa Monica, CA, while he was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. after hours of unsuccessful resuscitation.

Twenty-five years ago today:

October 8, 1984
Monday

It is Columbus Day and there are not very many business calls coming in today. My section almost began to feel as though something was wrong. I did not sell anything on this day.

I enjoyed lunch with Pat, Bobbie and Barbara at Natoma’s. It was really good. Then we went for a peach yogurt at the usual place.
“How much?”
“Eighty-five cents,” he said, but gave me this look as if he were thinking ‘Are you asking me so you can have it FREE?’
He did give me a FREE one last week, but I only asked because I really did not know the price.

I went cycling until 7PM, wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt. I stopped at mom’s house and Sherri and Ashley were there. I watched ‘Wheel of Fortune’ with them and it seemed like an instant replay from days ago. I ate dinner and came home to watch the 49ers play against the New York Giants.

I really wanted to watch the Farrah Fawcett TV story about a battered wife, but ended up going to bed by 9PM instead.

I awoke to the ringing of the phone at 10PM. It was Paloma Guerra.
“I’ll just call you tomorrow,”
Paloma said as she could tell I was half asleep.

Click.

"You are my windfall on that inevitable rainy day."
-James Storm as
Girard Stiles,
DARK SHADOWS TV series