All Hail Our National Treasures
More than a week ago I (and many others) had the pleasure of seeing Misters Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier on television. I called the Wunderkind and said "you have to witness this because you very likely will never see this again". I'm not one to fawn over celebrities but it was so heart warming to see these guys - these trailblazing Titans of American stage and film together again in their golden years. The Wunderkind's bedroom wall is decorated with black and white images of that twosome when they were steamy, young hunks as well as young Lena Horne, Audrey Hepburn and Omar Sharif. Being "an old soul" as the saying goes, she could truly appreciate the divinity of that encounter. It was one of those moments that is hard to top. Until ...she informed me that another awe inspiring octagenarian, Ms. Maya Angelou, was in our area. Despite the fact that she was appearing at York College which gave students first preference for tickets, we trekked ...