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78- CAPE GAZETTEi Friday, Book Nook By Gerry Lore Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland by Gerald Clarke Certain great entertainers leave indelible lifelong memories of specific performances; Judy Gar- land ranks as one of these. Who can forget her skipping through Kansas in The Wizard of Oz, or singing and dancing with Fred Astaire or Gene Kelley in those great MGM musicals, or of her mesmerizing the Carnegie Hall audience with Over the Rainbow. Gerald Clarke, the author of Capote, has written a vastly enter- taining, sobering and balanced bi- ography, with much new informa- tion, on Judy Garland. Get Happy June 9 ,&apos; 15,'2000" is also an im- pressive saga of the leading characters of the Golden Age of Holly- wood and Broadway. Clarke offers a penetrating look at Gar- LORE land's childhood in Minnesota and California. Her parents trav- eled, with Judy, the vaudeville circuit as a song and dance team, and brought Judy and her sister into the act as soon as they could talk. The family was asked to leave a number of towns because of her father's homosexuality. Her mother was the classic stage mother - pushing Judy into per- forming and controlling all as- pects of her life. It was her mother ,Boat Drinks Bacchanal 2000' slated for Fisherman's Wharf Delaware. Donations from ticket sales to "Boat Drinks Bacchanal 2000" will benefit this cause, with advance tickets $10 and tickets at the door $12. Children, "Para- keets," 6 and under are free and ages 7 to 20 are $5. There will al- so be a silent auction, items to raf- fle and a 50/50 raffle. Entertainment will be provided by Jim Morris and the Big Bam- boo Band. Morris is a successful Florida singer, songwriter and recording artist who has released three CDs that are available at the Mizzen Mast Gift Shop in Re- hoboth Beach. His earlier music has been described as similar to Jimmy BuffeR's early recordings. Local DJ Richard "Shock" Shockley will also be on hand to spin favorite Buffet tunes. Advance tickets can be pur- chased at the Mizzen Mast in Vil- lage by the Sea or by calling Sylvia Diehl at 227-2157 or e- mail at <delbelle2@aol.com>; call Denise at 684-4117 or e-mail at <Pets007@aol.com>, or call Joe at 302-697-9757 or e-mail at <Jopenick@dol.net>.. The Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club will hold its first "phlocking," titled "Boat Drinks Bacchanal 2000," from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 17, on the deck of the Fisherman's Wharf on Lewes Beach. Parrot Heads in Paradise is the national Jimmy Buffett fan club with 135 chapters. Chapters from the Cape Region and neighboring states will converge in Lewes for the "phlocking,' or Parrot Head event, which is truly a sight to be- hold. Brightly colored Hawaiian shirts, leis, grass skirts, coconut bras and crazy hats decorated with themes depicting Jimmy Buffet song lyrics combine to make a colorful party atmosphere. Featured will be $1.50 Coronas, $2 margaritas and $6 for a bucket of Coronitas. However, Parrot Heads are also seriously dedicated to working for the environment and raising mon- ey for various charities. Their credo is "Parrot Heads Party with a Purpose" and the purpose of this event is to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association of : :i!! : !i 1 • ....... ! " e BLACK ANaUS STEAKS FRESH LOCAL SEAFO00 Er llmouE PASTAS ::: .... .... Our New Men0000: Open 7 niglts D|n-:::!,OPm. 227-3100 i who introduced Judy to drugs to keep her performing. With her remarkable voice and stage presence, Judy was a child prodigy, and signed a movie con- tract at age 14. Thus began her lifelong love-hate relationship with mogul Louis B. Mayer. Garland became America's most popular movie star with her smash hits Wizard of Oz, Babes in Arms and Meet Me in St. Louis. Clarke is particularly per- ceptive in describing Judy's tu- multuous relationships with such figures as Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, Yul Bryn- ner, Artie Shaw, Lana Turner, James Mason, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor. Clarke chronicles how Garland soon became a major problem for the studio with her physical and emotional illnesses, drinking and rages which delayed many pro- ductions. As her mental health de- teriorated, she was hospitalized at least a dozen times alone during her MGM career for alcohol and drug addiction. Clarke recounts how Judy's Hollywood friends learned to empty their medicine chests be- fore she visited, after they learned she would steal every available pill. Clarke also details Judy's six troubled marriages, which only aggravated her addictions and mental illness. Her first husband's only interest was his toy trains, another beat her and stole her money and three others preferred the company of other men. Clarke tells of one bizarre situation in which Judy's fifth husband had an affair with her daughter Liza's first husband, when all were mar- ried. Because Judy was constantly broke because her husbands and agents stole millions from her, and from her drug and alcohol ad- dictions, she was forced to tour and perform even when ill. Clarke details how, when her movie career ended, Garland em- barked on a new successful con- cert career with some remarkable performances. She toured all over the world and even had her own television show. Despite this comeback, and these successes, Judy's mental breakdown and drug abuse esca- lated as her private life collapsed. Unable to care for herself because of her addictions, including hero- in and cocaine, her daughter Liza took over the role of Judy's moth- er. Clarke ponders why so few of Garland's friends, coworkers or employers stepped forward to force her to obtain the medical help she so desperately needed. Towards the end of her life, broke and sick, with no home, she de= pended for food and lodging from a few friends. Garland died in London at age 48 of an overdose of barbiturates, ending a too short and tragic life, yet filled at tomes with a bril- liance rarely seen in any per- former. Clarke has produced an authen- tic, sensitive and engrossing story of a remarkable entertainer, and of her times. Get Happy is now available at local public libraries. Gerry Lore retired to Rehoboth Beach in 1996following a career with Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. He is a graduate of Purdue Universi- ty and Harvard Graduate School of Business and is an avid base- ball fan. Your Place For Beef And Seafood ALL YOU CAN EAT Snowcrab Legs, Crabs, Shrimp Both locations Daily Dinner Specials Long Neck Location offers: Rehoboth Location offers: Live Band Every Nascar Sundays Happy Hour 1-7 Free Buffet & Prize Give-A-Ways Long Neck location Happy Hour. 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