now i want a purple sparkly fitted tuxedo jumpsuit

[hanaleiblue]

because fox was broadcasting football instead of simpsons, i found a pbs drive featuring mitzi gaynor's television specials in the 1960s and 1970s which i am now watching. my jaw dropped open and has remained so. my god, i had NO IDEA how fabulous she was/is. and so funny! it looks like the specials were almost totally her doing singing and dancing numbers, wearing some elaborate spangle confection, singing her heart out, kicking her fabulous legs, backed by 100 grinning, choreographed dudes all wearing matching tuxedos with red roses in the lapel. all her costumes were designed by bob mackie, who i knew was a flashy costume designer, but now i see that he is a fucking genius. and whoever her creative director/set designer was, they were brilliant. they're interspersing it with her in the studio today, talking to the pbs people, and i totally have a grandmother crush on her now. she's talking in a hungarian accent, calling everyone 'darling', with perfect posture wearing a chic black suit, and telling stories about frank sinatra and marlene dietrich. i need to get this dvd they're hawking.

in other news, i made red cabbage salad with cherry tomatoes and carrots today. other recent dishes include pot roast made with a gorgeous piece of chuck roast from pcc and lemon sable cookies.