Old Books and Movies

   I saw this scavenger book tag on Zezee with Books blog and I thought it looked like a lot of fun.   It was originally created by booktuber The Library of Sarah .     Find a book with the letter "Z" in its title or the author's name.    It's been awhile since I've read it, but this book was pretty funny. (I haven't seen the movie.) The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald      Find a classic.   This book is a classic, and the 1995 TV mini series is also. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen  Find the oldest book on your shelves.   I haven't read this book yet, but it's from 1872. Real Folks by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney   Find a book with a key on its cover.   I haven't read this book yet, but I have read other Dana Girl books, and they're a lot of fun.   The Clue of the Rusty Key by Carolyn Keene    Find something on your bookshelves that isn't a book.  My bookshelves are also where I ...

 This is a very good biopic film on Glenn Miller.  Jimmy Stewart plays Glenn Miller, an out-of-a-job trombone player, who is always trying to sell his arrangements to bands.  Glenn and his best friend pianist, Chummy MacGregor (Harry Morgan) try out for Ben Pollack's band, and Glenn decides to not bring his trombone to the try-out, but to try to sell his arrangement to Pollack, but is turned down.  Pollack changes his mind and hires them, when he hears the arrangement, after Chummy slips it to an auditioning musician.  When Pollack's band is scheduled to preform in Denver, Colorado, Glenn calls up Helen Burger (June Allyson) (a girl he last saw two years ago) and asks for a date.    Helen barely remembers him, but agrees to go on a date.. and waits up till midnight waiting for him to come.  Glenn does come... in the middle of the night; Helen is at first furious, but not for long.  Glenn tells Helen of his dream to have his own band with his...