Doris Day

Doris Day is as American as apple pie. It's kind of hard to think of a single cinematic actress that personifies the all-American-red-blooded-wholesome-girl-next-door-type. Sure, there are others like Debbie Reynolds and Sandra Dee, but I never thought either one could hold a candle to Doris Day in the all-American department. When I think of Doris Day I always immediately think of Calamity Jane. Loosely based on the real life lady, Calamity Jane, the movie set out to show that a girl can do anything a boy can and, in fact, she doesn't even need a boy to be happy. That is of course until she meets the handsomest boy whom she just can't do without! Such are messages in Hollywood movies.

When I was looking for a picture to send to Ms. Day I briefly considered sending a shot of her from CJ with a rifle. However, I figured she probably gets that picture way too much from fans. So, my followup was to send a picture with Rock Hudson. That's right I broke my own rule. Kind of. Though true, it is always preferable to send a picture with no one else in the frame except the star, the loophole is if you knew the two were close. Fact is, Ms. Day and the hunky Mr. Hudson were always good friends up till the time he passed away.

So, though at this point I don't think I'll ever get a Rock Hudson autograph (made out to me) at least I have my autographed picture of Ms. Day with Mr. Hudson in the shot.

I have other signed pictures of Ms. Day, but this one is my favorite. I always wish there had been one more Doris Day/ Rock Hudson team up. Had Mr. Hudson not passed away it is possible there may have been another. Still, we will never know.

Today Ms. Day dedicates her time to the Doris Day Animal Foundation. A life long animal lover (another reason why I love her) she has been pulling her resources for decades to take care of puppies and kitties. If I had the money I would defintely start my own dog and cat shelter. As it is, I like to contribute to her foundation whenever I can.

I will keep adding pictures (and comments) over the course of the next day or two. At some point, I promise to start adding boys. Oh, boy!

The other thing I will also start adding is instructions for collecting autographed pictures.