Stolen Moments

August is the month of the year when Valentino is remembered and memorialized officially at Hollywood Forever, August 23 2007 is the 81st anniversary of Valentino's passing.  This event is once a year, but it is true, Valentino is really the unforgotten star as people are drawn to his gravesite every day, not merely on August 23rd.  

This August and this podcast is all about the memorials to Valentino, first up, you will hear the 2002 Memorial Service as an example of what exactly happens at the event, secondly, I'm speaking with my return guest Tracy Terhune about his new book Valentino the Unforgotten and about the recent installation of a permanent display dedicated to Valentino at the Hollywood Heritage Barn.  Finally, we're talking about the newly released DVD from Flicker Alley, The Valentino Collection.

August of 2007 is a month that will be long remembered by Valentino fans, an embarrassment if riches, indeed.

Technical hiccups, that is.  Right at the time I was conducting interviews for the follow up Film Festival podcasts, Skype had an upgrade and it rendered my software to record phone calls useless.

The good news is, I've found a possible alternative recorder which I will be testing out this weekend, once Skype resolves their current issues.

It's been a frustrating couple of months for me and I hope that I've not lost my listeners.

Next up will be Stolen Moments #18 - Valentino the Unforgotten.  In this show you will hear a virtual memorial service for Valentino, in fact, it is the audio portions of the 2002 Memorial services t Hollywood Forever.  In addition, I will be speaking with Tracy Terhune about his new book, Roger Peterson's 1937 volume, Valentino the Unforgotten as well as the just about to be released 2 DVD set The Valentino Collection.