{"id":637,"date":"2017-06-06T00:55:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T00:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2017-06-06T00:55:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T00:55:59","slug":"the-waldorf-shuttered-the-empire-room-gone-but-lena-horne-here-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaysnycways.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/06\/the-waldorf-shuttered-the-empire-room-gone-but-lena-horne-here-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waldorf Shuttered, The Empire Room Gone, But Lena Horne? Here Forever!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or…a night i’ll never forget!<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

Wonderful memories to me are \u00a0gifts that are always there to pull upon when life or times get a little complicated. \u00a0 And this is one of my favorites. \u00a0I try to make kaysnycways<\/strong> timely \u00a0but I just \u00a0couldn’t find the right time to share this memory until now. \u00a0After reading that \u00a0the Waldorf Astoria \u00a0was going under a \u00a0total renovation and would be closed for a few years, I said to myself now is the time and \u00a0I finished the draft I had started.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Remembering this night always lifts \u00a0my spirits\u00a0\u00a0and in these chaotic times wonderful memories are indeed wonderful! \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

LENA’S RED HOT!<\/h6>\n

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We<\/span> were right at the edge of the dance floor at a \u00a0very small cocktail table for two…waiting.\u00a0\u00a0It was the \u00a0last night of Lena Horne’s \u00a0run at the Empire Room. \u00a0 We \u00a0 were in our 20’s and it was our \u00a0first time\u00a0 at such a fancy, elegant New York City supper club. \u00a0We were wide-eyed and we were star struck not just for the\u00a0excitement\u00a0\u00a0of seeing her, but also because we were surrounded by celebrities like Carol Burnett, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and \u00a0the McGuire Sisters.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 When \u00a0she\u00a0 came out and started to sing, all we did was look at each other with huge smiles! The evening was a surprise from my boyfriend (and future husband) and what an evening it was.\u00a0 Her \u00a0rendition of “Surrey<\/em> With the Fringe on Top<\/em>” turned \u00a0a bouncy\u00a0\u00a0melody \u00a0into a sensual romp! \u00a0As she went from one song to the next, everyone was spell-bound\u00a0\u00a0and \u00a0the room would explode with applause, cheers and words of love after each.\u00a0\u00a0 She took it all in with her usual \u00a0aplomb as she waited till we became silent again before she moved on. \u00a0What a night!<\/p>\n

\u00a0“FROM THIS MOMENT ON”<\/h6>\n

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The\u00a0\u00a0amazing, beautiful, elegant \u00a0Lena Horne never leaves us. We \u00a0still hear her voice and see her thru her recordings, movies and TV taped appearances. . \u00a0She was a native New Yorker born in Brooklyn (1917-2010)\u00a0)and used her \u00a0voice, her \u00a0strength and her intellect \u00a0to fight\u00a0 “against racism in the entertainment industry throughout her career and against racial discrimination in this country throughout her life<\/em>.\u00a0“*<\/p>\n

Take the time \u00a0to watch this documentary from PBS’s American Masters’ Series about Lena \u00a0Horne on her struggles and triumphs. \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7XBGs02Xne8<\/a><\/p>\n

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There\u00a0\u00a0is a new \u00a0children’s picture \u00a0book about her life as a performer and activist \u00a0written by Carole Boston Weatherford, *”The Legendary Miss Lena Horne”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>published in February ( 2017). \u00a0I discovered something I didn’t know from this bio,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0*Lena learned to \u00a0read before kindergarten and \u00a0books were her lifelong love. \u00a0<\/em>The cover of the book illustrates the dress she wore when she sang “Stormy Weather”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Next May there will be a tribute to her at Jazz at Lincoln Center in Michael Feinstein’s Jazz and Popular Song Series.<\/p>\n

I don’t want to get too sentimental here, but it occurred \u00a0to me that we all, especially as we get older, have wonderful memories that help us get through our crazy lives. Those memories also seem to have a will of their own as they just suddenly decide to pop up, or a song plays and it triggers one, or you’re sitting there with a glass of wine, minding your own business, thinking of family and \u00a0friends and there it is that memory that always \u00a0makes you laugh out loud. \u00a0 And all the time those other \u00a0wonderful memories just sit there in the back of our minds waiting their turn to\u00a0be rekindled. \u00a0Like my memory of Lena Horne – always there and always fresh.<\/p>\n

Love this City and love Lena Horne!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

KAY’S NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Important to know:<\/strong>\u00a0Google Lena Horne and read more about this amazing woman and what she accomplished.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“<\/strong>The Legendary Miss Lena Horne”<\/em> – by Carole Boston Weatherford a children’s picture book on\u00a0the life of Miss Horne both educational and inspiring with beautiful illustrations by \u00a0Elizabeth Zunon. \u00a0https:\/\/cbweatherford.com<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2\u20133, 2018\u00a0 |\u00a0 7:00pm & 9:00pm\u00a0 |\u00a0 The Appel Room\u00a0Michael Feinstein continues the Jazz & Popular Song<\/em> series with a tribute to an American national treasure: “The Enchanting Lena Horne”.<\/em>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.jazz.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Good to know:<\/strong> \u00a0“Lena Horne at the Waldorf<\/em>” is available on CD or to download with many of the songs she sang that night.<\/p>\n

“Surrey With The Fringe on top<\/em>” by Rodgers and Hammerstein<\/p>\n

“Stormy Weather<\/em>” by\u00a0Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler<\/p>\n

“From This Moment On”<\/em> by Cole Porter<\/p>\n

*Unfortunately I couldn’t find the source of this sentence I copied, so my apologies to the writer.<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of flickriver.com<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I try for correct info on my posts, but no guarantees people.<\/em><\/p>\n

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