Judy goes postal....



From the release:

"In June, Judy Garland becomes the 12th honoree in the Legends of Hollywood series. In 1940, Garland won a special Academy Award "for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile" for her performances in the 1939 films Babes in Arms and The Wizard of Oz. "Over the Rainbow" is one of the many classic songs she introduced to her audience. The "Judy Garland" stamp image is based on a publicity photo from A Star is Born, and the side of the stamp sheet depicts her as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz."


I think this is pretty awesome. I love Judy Garland. The woman had both utter dysfunction, a great set of lungs and even bigger talent, and a proclivity for picking the most fey husbands going. And she gave birth to Liza, which is another post in and of itself.

My personal connection to Judy is a lifelong love affair with "The Man That Got Away" (the song, that is). My mother decided, while I was in high school, that this was the perfect audition song for me, and I have been belting it out ever since, with varying degrees of success. Of course, I suck in comparison to the great Miss Garland, but I give it the old college try.

I will have to post about how my NYC roommates "attended" Liza With a Z's ill-fated wedding to surgically clefted David Gest. When Michael Jackson and Liz Taylor are the best man and maid of honor, you know things are going to go south, in a Fellini-esque sort of way.

YAY for Judy though--I'll have to run out and get me some of these.....