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Today, many of us Doris Day Fans and Friends will wish the wonderful Doris Day a very Happy, Healthy and Joyous Birthday. To all my DD friends who are in Carmel celebrating Doris’ Birthday, I wish I were there with you all. Have fun and blow kisses towards Doris.

Doris Day has given all of us such pleasure and joy over the years and made a big difference in our lives. What we can do is give back just a little by donating to animal charities , DDAF being one of them, adopting pets and stopping puppy mills. I just adopted Sam the cat.
Toodeloo, as Doris would say.
Velda

Well here it is at last. The premiere of Modern Romance will take place tomorrow, Saturday 13 November, 2010 at 19:30 at the Montreal West Curling Club. Anywhere from 50-100 people are expected. We’ll see tomorrow.
I’m glad to have the opportunity to show the fruits of my labours and of many other talented and supportive individuals.
Although a romantic comedy inspired by Pillow Talk, this film also touches upon social issues, identity, hero worship and stereotypes.
Hopefully, some money will be raised for DDAF and other charities.
After this premiere I’ll work with the editor to prepare the film for the festival circuit. And, then on to new Doris Day inspired projects. As many Doris Day fans know, Doris is quite inspirational.

There’s a facebook campaign that is underway to have Oscars honor Doris Day. Thousands of people have signed on. The goal is one million. I’m all for that. It’s high time the Oscars honor Doris Day. For too long Doris has been ignored and underrated by different institutions such as the Oscars, AFI, etc. She’s a legend and has excelled as an actress and a singer. In addition, she has worked tirelessly for the protection of animals.
We all know that Doris will not show up for the award. It should be given to her anyway. A little tribute number could be created and the Oscar sent to her in Carmel. I’m sure she would even write them a little note of thanks. AMPAS should change its rules for Doris Day.

At last, the movie I’ve been working for the past few years and which was the inspiration for this website is seeing the light of day. This movie was definitely inspired by Doris Day , the person, as well as, Doris Day, the actress.

This is a story of a young woman, Dee Dee, a florist, who loves Doris Day and who hopes to meet a dashing and distinguished man, just like a leading man in a Doris Day movie. She connects with a young man, Adrian, on the Internet, but when she meets him in person, she realizes that he is a would be gangsta rapper and therefore not her type.
He on the other hand is very interested in pursuing a relationship since he finds her both very attractive and he has made a bet that he can seduce her.
He convinces her to give him a chance She does so but he has to perform 3 tasks which are totally uncool for a rapper. Despite his initial reluctance, he is willing because he has a bet to win and he starts to care for her.

This is a true urban fairy tale where , like prince of yore, Adrian has to perform 3 heroic tasks to win the princess, Dee Dee. The road is indeed thorny, especially when she finds out about his deception just as they are starting to have feelings for each other.

To get a bit of an idea check the trailer on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ayslMMAPwM
Enjoy and make a comment, if you feel like it.

TCM is having a movie festival and Pillow Talk will be screened on April 24. Lucky people who will get a chance to see Doris and Rock on the big screen in their first movie together. It’s time like these that I wish I lived in LA or close by. If anybody goes to see Pillow Talk tell us all about it.
http://www.tcm.com/festival/#/events/schedule0424

It’s a beautiful sunny day in Montreal and ,according to the mayor of Carmel , in Carmel, too. Thanks to the Internet we can listen to the Doris’ Birthday tribute. I’m listening to Frednet radio. Thanks Mike for your hard work and dedication. Kidd radio 630 (the old Magic 63) is not streaming live this year.
Jackie Joseph, Betty White, Billy Grey, Tony Bennet and a multitude of Fans called into the Frednet radio Birthday broadcast.
For the past 3 years I have been meeting other Doris Day friends at the Cypress Inn in Carmel and celebrating Doris’ Birthday. Many good moments were enjoyed there. Hopefully next year we’ll meet again. But as Doris says “Que Sera, Sera”

Dear Doris may you have the greatest Birthday with a lot of Health, Happiness and the knowledge that a lot of people love and appreciate you very much. You brought and still bring a lot of enjoyment and pleasure with your movies and songs. You are a great role model with your animal welfare work.
Enjoy your great day with your 2-legged and 4-legged Friends.
love,
Velda

This info has been sent to me by Mike.

“DORIS DAY IS BACK ON THE RADIO AGAIN….THE INTERNET RADIO.

HER MUSIC IS PLAYED AT LEAST ONCE AN HOUR 24/7 AND SOMETIMES MORE.

THERE IS ALSO A DORIS DAY HOUR EVERY SUNDAY AT 3 PM , EST, AND WEDNESDAY

NIGHTS AT 8 PM.

TUNE IN TO WWW.FREDNETRADIO.COM AND PRESS “LISTEN RIGHT HERE”. THEN ENJOY!”

Thanks Mike. I heard some of the excerpts on You Tube. Sounds great.

As the dear reader can see , I haven’t made an entry since April of this year.
Seeing that the year is literally coming to a close, I’ve decided to do an end of
year review of all things Doris.

In April we celebrated Doris’ Birthday in Carmel in grand style with a whole bunch of Doris Day friends and fans. We had a great time.

In June I went to Oxford and had a chance , thanks to a a very special person, to talk to Doris. Doris sounded wonderful, as though she was there with us in the living room. She was having a great time and so were we.

I got a lovely letter from Doris that I will cherish forever.

In an interview, Diane Keaton stated that Doris inspired her to become an actress.
Keith Urban listens to Doris Day songs before he performs. He says that it centers him.

Nellie McKay made a Doris Day tribute album. She has appeared on several radio shows and always speaks glowingly about Doris.
Several tribute shows have been dedicated to Doris, both in the US and the UK.

Anne Murray, in her new book, “All of Me”, writes about her visit with her idol, Doris, in Carmel, and how she finds Doris to be one of the greatest singers of all times. We,the fans, agree.

Pillow Talk was selected for the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress (Washington DC), along with the THriller, The Muppet Movie, Dog Day Afternoon and other selections. Pillow Talk is considered the role model for other romantic comedies. Doris Day was described as effervescent and one of the best light comediennes of cinema.

You Tube is full of Doris Day videos. Some of the best ones are from Dayniac.

My movie is coming along well. Still tweaking it. If all goes well, I’ll be showing it in Carmel. Doris is my muse.

So this is it. The highlights of the year. If you have any Doris Day memories to share, be my guest.

Happy New Year to Everybody! Much Health and Happiness to Doris Day for being herself, a great person, an animal activist and a role model. Same to all my Doris Day Friends and to All who stumble upon this site.
See you All in 2010.
Velda

What a pleasant surprise to see Doris Day blogging on the CNN blog. It certainly is a quick and effective way to send her message of animal welfare to the whole world. Doris got over 380 responses , so, a lot of people listen when Doris writes.

Hopefully, Doris will continue blogging. Her message is very important. How we treat the vulnerable in our society,domestic animals are totally dependent on us for their well being, is a reflection of our true humanity. It is a reflection of the mental health of our society. Let’s all be good citizens and look out for the animals as we should also look out for the children, the handicapped and other vulnerable members of our society.
DDAF http://www.ddaf.org/
One woman Doris Day Tribute

http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/mar/29/actress-to-dramatize-life-of-doris-day/
Actress to dramatize life of Doris Day

WARREN —Damaris Peters Pike, an actress and impersonator noted for her Women of Note performances, will speak at 10:30 a.m. April 15 at Packard Music Hall as the final lecturer in the Trumbull Town Hall series.

Pike launched Women of Note in 1988, using her knowledge of music history to dramatize the life of women in the music field. She founded the Opera Workshop at Hiram College, where she teaches and directs the women’s chorus. For her Packard appearance, she will perform “Que Sera, Sera — Remembering Doris Day.”
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I sent Joe to check out this show as he lives close by. According to him, there were at least 500 people at the Packard Music Hall, mostly women. The entrance was $25.00 , but Joe was lucky as one woman offered him a free ticket.
Ms.Pike told the Doris Day story in the first person and even sang some songs. According to Joe, she didn’t sound at all like Doris, but otherwise the performance was entertaining. Ms. Pike got a standing ovation for her performance.
It’s great to see that Doris Day is still very appreciated in her birth State of Ohio.

The Globe’s obsession with Doris Day:
Disclaimer: I didn’t buy the Globe, it’s all on the Net.
Now I know for sure that the Globe is lying since I was in Carmel when Doris Day called Magic 63 radio and spoke with the host Ed D. Doris Day is as sharp as a tack and was totally on the ball talking to the host with whom she chatted in a down to earth manner for an hour. Her voice sounded great. Doris said she was hoarse due to the trees around her house. She sounded crystal clear and even sang a few bars from a song.
About her being forgetful: Ed the host wasn’t too clear that he was talking about her radio show and she thought that he was talking about her TV show. That’s all there was to it and she couldn’t remember John Denvers last name, but she knew his real, German, last name. The host didn’t know the name either. Most of us forget things once once in a while. It’s normal.
Doris was renovating her house because the roof leaked. These things happen to famous people , too. The Globe made a pseudo scandal out of nothing. They put everything out of context,.
This is journalism at its lowest. If I were the writer of that article , I would be ashamed.
The Globe has had Doris on 4 covers in the past 2 years. Obviously, Doris sells for them. I suggest no one buy the Globe and then they’ll stop exploiting Doris.

Happy Birthday Doris. I hope you had a great Birthday for we sure had a great time celebrating it. We had a great evening at Harry’s in Stravaganza. We were served all of Doris’ favourite foods, like Salmon Chardonnay. We sang songs from Pillow Talk , danced and had lots of fun. We also managed to do some good for the animals.
Doris, we wish you Health and Happiness and we’ll be back next year.