James and I watched Casablanca this afternoon, while Davie and Chanel were wrapping their presents in the lounge. It was excellent from start to finish. It was released in 1942 and I can hardly believe that it’s eighty years old! It has aged really well, and it’s amazing that it was made during the 2nd World War, when the outcome of the war was by no means clear. I enjoyed its many iconic lines and of course its famous song “As Time Goes By.” Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were brilliant, but I think that Claude Rains stole the show as the cheerfully corrupt but good-hearted chief of police. To my surprise James had never seen it before and he loved it.
Earlier in the day we went to May Anderson’s funeral, she had a good and long life, born in 1934, but it was still a sad occasion, especially for her four daughters and her grandchildren. I didn’t know (until the eulogy today) that her mother had died the day after she was born. May loved music and we left the service to “Unforgettable” sung by Nat King Cole.
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