December 25th, 2007 - The special Christmas Eve and Day event for Edna and Charlie is now over. Thank you very much for visiting us over Christmas. We are glad to hear you enjoyed the encore piece, as we had a record number of visitors for Christmas. More news to come, but for now, enjoy your holiday week.
More News about the Chaplin Museum
AFP reports - "Swiss cantonal authorities are expected to approve the sale to Luxemburgish investors early next year so the project can get under way for the museum to open its doors at the end of 2009." - full article from AFP
UPDATE: December 25th, 2007 - from EuroNewSwiss Authorities approve the creation of a museum.
"It's the 30th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's death and to pay tribute to the silent film legend, Swiss authorities have approved the creation of a museum dedicated to his life and work. The building will be located at his old colonial-style mansion in Corsier-sur-Vevey, near Lausanne.
Architect, Philippe Melan is the creator of the project:
"There is the man Charlie Chaplin, there is the artist and there is his work. So we're keeping a part of his house, the most personal and private, as it was. The new construction will allow us to include everything he made during his life." - EuroNews
Monday, December 24, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Modern Times with the St. Louis Symphony
Modern Times - December 29 and 30, 2007
Powell Symphony Hall - St. Louis
With live music by:
Conductor David Robertson with the Saint Louis Symphony
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Powell Symphony Hall - St. Louis
With live music by:
Conductor David Robertson with the Saint Louis Symphony
Learn more>
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Little concerned...
As a few of you may know, I had to replace my video card this month, as the other one burned out on my main computer. We decided to buy two cards to have a back-up. Well, as of last night, I am now on the back-up card. The first card burned out last night after about 10 days.
Reason for concern? If this last card doesn't hold up and burns out quickly too, it could cause a lot of problems, because I will have to hold off on normal work, until I can order a new computer with a better cooling system for these cards. (The fans on these cards are worthless.)
I still plan to launch The Sea Gull in January, but if the video card goes, there is no way I can continue until I get everything settled in a new computer. So the reason for my little concern...
I know it will happen, just don't know when.
Update January 7th: "When" didn't take too long, as my third video card has not been working well this last week. But with a bit of tech help, the monitors are running fine, now. This will not stop the release of the book, as I have been placing in a backup plan, just in case.
Reason for concern? If this last card doesn't hold up and burns out quickly too, it could cause a lot of problems, because I will have to hold off on normal work, until I can order a new computer with a better cooling system for these cards. (The fans on these cards are worthless.)
I still plan to launch The Sea Gull in January, but if the video card goes, there is no way I can continue until I get everything settled in a new computer. So the reason for my little concern...
I know it will happen, just don't know when.
Update January 7th: "When" didn't take too long, as my third video card has not been working well this last week. But with a bit of tech help, the monitors are running fine, now. This will not stop the release of the book, as I have been placing in a backup plan, just in case.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Another update on the Chaplin Museum
Hoping for a late 2009 opening
December 24, 2007 - More News about the Chaplin Museum
AFP reports - "Swiss cantonal authorities are expected to approve the sale to Luxemburgish investors early next year so the project can get under way for the museum to open its doors at the end of 2009." - full article from AFP
December 20, 2007 - Full article from AFP - The Charlie Chaplin Museum
"Screen legend Charlie Chaplin's Swiss retreat is set to become a museum dedicated to his life, with the signing of a deal to purchase the house Thursday, one of the agreement's backers said.
The sale still has to be approved by the local Swiss authorities, who have the power of veto over sales of buildings to foreigners." - AFP
December 24, 2007 - More News about the Chaplin Museum
AFP reports - "Swiss cantonal authorities are expected to approve the sale to Luxemburgish investors early next year so the project can get under way for the museum to open its doors at the end of 2009." - full article from AFP
December 20, 2007 - Full article from AFP - The Charlie Chaplin Museum
"Screen legend Charlie Chaplin's Swiss retreat is set to become a museum dedicated to his life, with the signing of a deal to purchase the house Thursday, one of the agreement's backers said.
The sale still has to be approved by the local Swiss authorities, who have the power of veto over sales of buildings to foreigners." - AFP
Chaplin Library has 500 books and counting...
The Chaplin Library has over 500 books listed, with more on the way! I am slowly making my way to updating the PDF files. I will post when those have been updated.
Merry Christmas!
In the past I have gotten a few fans passing by the site on Christmas eve and Christmas day. So since I am going to be around, and it is Charlie's 30th Anniversary December 25th, I plan to have an encore piece for a few hours on Christmas eve and day.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Grand View update: Work could resume?
Besides welcome rain in southern California, here is the latest report about Grand View.
See December 20th update below.
December 18th, 2007
From the Glendale News: Grand View officials seek court action to change city order requiring the site to cease maintenance.
"The attorney representing Grand View Memorial Park stakeholders will ask a judge today to modify a city order that has prohibited maintenance and clean-up work, officials said.
The cemetery, which is embroiled in a series of lawsuits stemming from October 2005 when state inspectors found the remains of about 4,000 people that were never buried or properly disposed of there, has been closed to public visits since June as part of an evidence preservation order.
The city attorney’s office filed a public nuisance abatement action in September against cemetery operator Moshe Goldsman and the estate of former cemetery owner Marsha Lee Howard, who died in November 2006, ordering the defendants to bring the cemetery and its grove of brittle, flammable trees up to safety standards in order to reestablish a limited public visitation schedule.
If the cemetery does the necessary work, the city will drop the nuisance abatement complaint, City Atty. Scott Howard said."
"Paul Ayers, the attorney representing family members suing Grand View and its owners, welcomed Goldsman’s apparent steps toward cleaning up the cemetery.
“I’ve been able to bury and disinter about 30 people so far, and I’ve got that process pretty well down now,” said Ayers, who has secured a series of court orders to allow proper burials and disinterments.
“The biggest problem has been access, and it appears that this is a step in that direction, which is very welcome to my clients.” - Glendale News
Full story at this LINK to Glendale News. It is only available for free, 14 days from December 18th, 2007.
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December 20th, 2007
UPDATE: Work set to start on Grand View. Judge allows owner to begin correcting code violations on cemetery land by modifying order.
LOS ANGELES — Work needed to abate fire and safety hazards at Grand View Memorial Park could start as early as today after a judge on Wednesday modified an evidence preservation order that had prohibited the property owner from doing the maintenance.
David Baum, the attorney representing cemetery operator Moshe Goldsman in a series of lawsuits filed against Grand View, said modification of the order was needed to allow the cemetery to rectify a string of city code violations related to hundreds of overgrown or dead trees on the property.
In court documents submitted Tuesday, Baum included a contractor’s estimate for tree removal and trimming, plus installation of an aboveground irrigation system and landscape clean-up work for $105,400.
“Our contractor is anxious to begin immediately because he’s set aside this time to do the work,” Baum said. “He’s even ready to start, like, tomorrow.” - Glendale News
Full story at this LINK to Glendale News. It is only available for free, 14 days from December 20th, 2007.
See December 20th update below.
December 18th, 2007
From the Glendale News: Grand View officials seek court action to change city order requiring the site to cease maintenance.
"The attorney representing Grand View Memorial Park stakeholders will ask a judge today to modify a city order that has prohibited maintenance and clean-up work, officials said.
The cemetery, which is embroiled in a series of lawsuits stemming from October 2005 when state inspectors found the remains of about 4,000 people that were never buried or properly disposed of there, has been closed to public visits since June as part of an evidence preservation order.
The city attorney’s office filed a public nuisance abatement action in September against cemetery operator Moshe Goldsman and the estate of former cemetery owner Marsha Lee Howard, who died in November 2006, ordering the defendants to bring the cemetery and its grove of brittle, flammable trees up to safety standards in order to reestablish a limited public visitation schedule.
If the cemetery does the necessary work, the city will drop the nuisance abatement complaint, City Atty. Scott Howard said."
"Paul Ayers, the attorney representing family members suing Grand View and its owners, welcomed Goldsman’s apparent steps toward cleaning up the cemetery.
“I’ve been able to bury and disinter about 30 people so far, and I’ve got that process pretty well down now,” said Ayers, who has secured a series of court orders to allow proper burials and disinterments.
“The biggest problem has been access, and it appears that this is a step in that direction, which is very welcome to my clients.” - Glendale News
Full story at this LINK to Glendale News. It is only available for free, 14 days from December 18th, 2007.
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December 20th, 2007
UPDATE: Work set to start on Grand View. Judge allows owner to begin correcting code violations on cemetery land by modifying order.
LOS ANGELES — Work needed to abate fire and safety hazards at Grand View Memorial Park could start as early as today after a judge on Wednesday modified an evidence preservation order that had prohibited the property owner from doing the maintenance.
David Baum, the attorney representing cemetery operator Moshe Goldsman in a series of lawsuits filed against Grand View, said modification of the order was needed to allow the cemetery to rectify a string of city code violations related to hundreds of overgrown or dead trees on the property.
In court documents submitted Tuesday, Baum included a contractor’s estimate for tree removal and trimming, plus installation of an aboveground irrigation system and landscape clean-up work for $105,400.
“Our contractor is anxious to begin immediately because he’s set aside this time to do the work,” Baum said. “He’s even ready to start, like, tomorrow.” - Glendale News
Full story at this LINK to Glendale News. It is only available for free, 14 days from December 20th, 2007.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
I've put The Sea Gull aside today to continue work on the Chaplin Library. I have more books from Dominique to add, but I do believe we should be over 500 books once I have all the latest books entered.
The database is the main project I worked on today. Right now, I have 450 books entered, and adding more. I still have parts that have to be adjusted, but it is working very well.
It was a wonderful gift of 'talent and time' from one of our loyal fans, and it has been a real treat to work with. It is just taking me along time to make it public, due to the work on The Sea Gull.
It is interesting to see 450 covers at once of Chaplin books printed over the years. In this collection, and focusing on the leading ladies, I find Edna and Charlie on the cover of only three books. Georgia Hale shares the cover the most with Chaplin and Claire Bloom, the least. From the other actors, Jackie Coogan shares the most covers.
I have made head ways on the language additions, and continue to work to have the database public in the future.
As for The Sea Gull, I will be posting more about it very soon.
The database is the main project I worked on today. Right now, I have 450 books entered, and adding more. I still have parts that have to be adjusted, but it is working very well.
It was a wonderful gift of 'talent and time' from one of our loyal fans, and it has been a real treat to work with. It is just taking me along time to make it public, due to the work on The Sea Gull.
It is interesting to see 450 covers at once of Chaplin books printed over the years. In this collection, and focusing on the leading ladies, I find Edna and Charlie on the cover of only three books. Georgia Hale shares the cover the most with Chaplin and Claire Bloom, the least. From the other actors, Jackie Coogan shares the most covers.
I have made head ways on the language additions, and continue to work to have the database public in the future.
As for The Sea Gull, I will be posting more about it very soon.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Just a little update... After getting my main computer backup and running this week, I have been busy catching up. And I am still catching up.
As for Edna, I have been spending the evening preparing the ednapurviance.com site.
With our company Leading Ladies, directly selling all The Sea Gull books, we have to finish work on the shopping cart site and main site. So while it may seem quiet on the blog, it is very busy behind the scenes.
We hope your Christmas is getting off to a good start. No big plans here, just a little celebration, while getting lots of work done, before the New Year.
As for Edna, I have been spending the evening preparing the ednapurviance.com site.
With our company Leading Ladies, directly selling all The Sea Gull books, we have to finish work on the shopping cart site and main site. So while it may seem quiet on the blog, it is very busy behind the scenes.
We hope your Christmas is getting off to a good start. No big plans here, just a little celebration, while getting lots of work done, before the New Year.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Sea Gull Launch!
The Sea Gull Launch in January 2008 and News
First our news: We received our hardcover proof back of The Sea Gull from the printers and we have to say, it was a disappointment. We have been pleased with our paperback books and have few things to change, but the quality of the printing and binding for the hardcover doesn't meet our standards. We decided it would be best to NOT offer the hard cover version at this time.
Edna Purviance's 50th Anniversary
Launch of The Sea Gull: As for the softbound release, January 2008 is the 50th Anniversary of the death of Edna Purviance. With all the 2007 celebrations of the 30th year since Charlie Chaplin's passing, we decided one way to honor Edna would be to launch The Sea Gull in January 2008. (see comment for more) It was also the month Edna started working on The Sea Gull in 1926.
The Sea Gull will be released during the week of January 13th, 2008. For our Edna list members, please watch your emails for a bit more news on this to come.
A very special thanks for all your support on this project.
We have loads to do to get ready for this launch, and are really excited that the book is nearly ready for publication.
We hope everyone will have a happy and joyful Christmas season and a good start to 2008!
First our news: We received our hardcover proof back of The Sea Gull from the printers and we have to say, it was a disappointment. We have been pleased with our paperback books and have few things to change, but the quality of the printing and binding for the hardcover doesn't meet our standards. We decided it would be best to NOT offer the hard cover version at this time.
Edna Purviance's 50th Anniversary
Launch of The Sea Gull: As for the softbound release, January 2008 is the 50th Anniversary of the death of Edna Purviance. With all the 2007 celebrations of the 30th year since Charlie Chaplin's passing, we decided one way to honor Edna would be to launch The Sea Gull in January 2008. (see comment for more) It was also the month Edna started working on The Sea Gull in 1926.
The Sea Gull will be released during the week of January 13th, 2008. For our Edna list members, please watch your emails for a bit more news on this to come.
A very special thanks for all your support on this project.
We have loads to do to get ready for this launch, and are really excited that the book is nearly ready for publication.
We hope everyone will have a happy and joyful Christmas season and a good start to 2008!
Latest about the Chaplin Museum in Vevey
Latest news about The Chaplin Museum in Vevey:
"A mystery group of investors based in Luxemburg is prepared to acquire the former residence of Charlie Chaplin in Vaud, reviving a project to turn it into a museum, 24 Heures reports today.
The movie star’s former home in Corsier-sur-Vevey has been empty since the last member of the Chaplin family moved out several years ago. The Manoir de Ban was acquired two years ago by a foundation, financially backstopped by the municipalities of Corsier, Corseaux, Chardonne and Jongny, who borrowed SFr7 million for the purchase.
The foundation’s efforts to turn the home into a Chaplin museum have been blocked by a neighbor, who appealed to the canton’s administrative tribunal. The unidentified neighbor has made it known he is prepared to take the case all the way to the highest court in the country.
Despite the hurdles, Meylan remains optimistic the museum project will fly, noting its potential significant benefits for the region." - 24 Heures
Full story at 24 Heures. Special thanks to one of our loyal Edna fans.
Update: For some of you who have not been following this story, you may run across reports on the web making it sound like this is a new idea. This idea started several years ago, and had its share of problems. It is easy to understand the neighbors point of view on this. They want to live quietly in the country, and not next to what could be a busy museum. Even Chaplin might have some agreement to that. When he bought the property, it was wintertime, all very quiet. When spring came, he found out he lived close to a shooting range. He had to learn how to live with it. And if everything goes well in getting this museum built, this neighbor will have to learn to live with it.
"A mystery group of investors based in Luxemburg is prepared to acquire the former residence of Charlie Chaplin in Vaud, reviving a project to turn it into a museum, 24 Heures reports today.
The movie star’s former home in Corsier-sur-Vevey has been empty since the last member of the Chaplin family moved out several years ago. The Manoir de Ban was acquired two years ago by a foundation, financially backstopped by the municipalities of Corsier, Corseaux, Chardonne and Jongny, who borrowed SFr7 million for the purchase.
The foundation’s efforts to turn the home into a Chaplin museum have been blocked by a neighbor, who appealed to the canton’s administrative tribunal. The unidentified neighbor has made it known he is prepared to take the case all the way to the highest court in the country.
Despite the hurdles, Meylan remains optimistic the museum project will fly, noting its potential significant benefits for the region." - 24 Heures
Full story at 24 Heures. Special thanks to one of our loyal Edna fans.
Update: For some of you who have not been following this story, you may run across reports on the web making it sound like this is a new idea. This idea started several years ago, and had its share of problems. It is easy to understand the neighbors point of view on this. They want to live quietly in the country, and not next to what could be a busy museum. Even Chaplin might have some agreement to that. When he bought the property, it was wintertime, all very quiet. When spring came, he found out he lived close to a shooting range. He had to learn how to live with it. And if everything goes well in getting this museum built, this neighbor will have to learn to live with it.
Monday, December 10, 2007
And the Winner is...
Ingo Geirdal, from Iceland!
Congratulations, Ingo!
Special thanks to everyone who entered!
All of you who have been on the Edna contest list, will be getting a special email about The Sea Gull a bit later, so do stay tune!
AND! On Tuesday, December 11th, I will have our special post about the release date for The Sea Gull!
Congratulations, Ingo!
Special thanks to everyone who entered!
All of you who have been on the Edna contest list, will be getting a special email about The Sea Gull a bit later, so do stay tune!
AND! On Tuesday, December 11th, I will have our special post about the release date for The Sea Gull!
First Name has been Drawn!
The first name has been drawn and emailed for The Sea Gull book at 8:05PM London time.They have exactly 24 hours to respond, before another name is drawn. Good Luck!
We have had over 80 entries from many different countries, including the Pacific Rim, Europe, United Kingdom, Middle East, South America, Canada, United States and others. Because we had so many different locations, I decide to use one of our favorite time zones, London (Charlie's birth home), to begin the drawing.
IMPORTANT
Remember, you have 24 hours to reply. If I don't have a response by 8PM London time, Tuesday, I will draw a new name, and continue the same, until I do have a winner.
Good Luck, Everyone!
IMPORTANT
Remember, you have 24 hours to reply. If I don't have a response by 8PM London time, Tuesday, I will draw a new name, and continue the same, until I do have a winner.
Good Luck, Everyone!
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