Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir.by Lorna Luff luff n. 1. a. The act of sailing closer into the wind. b. The forward side of a fore-and-aft sail. 2. Archaic The fullest part of the bow of a ship. v. (Pocket Books, $25) The strange relationship between homosexuality and Judy Garland has yet to be properly explored. I've never Understood why more weight isn't given to the fact that the Stonewall riots began on the night of her funeral. I hate to say it, but is it possible she died for our sins? Judy's going to seem a lot less saintly saint·ly adj. saint·li·er, saint·li·est Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint. saint  li·ness n. after you read Loma
Luft's new autobiography. Luft confirms that her mother had
negative feelings about homosexuals and that she married her several gay
husbands thinking they were straight, then felt betrayed when she found
out otherwise.
Luft also condemns Judy's gay groupies; in fact, whenever homo-sexuality comes up there's something about her tone I don't quite care for. "I don't mind their being gay," she writes at one point. "They had every right to live their lives as they chose." This condescension con·de·scen·sion n. 1. The act of condescending or an instance of it. 2. Patronizingly superior behavior or attitude. [Late Latin cond is a terrible tactical error in a book like this. Believe me, it's not like any straight person is going to buy it. Luft paints her mother as a kind woman fumed fume n. 1. Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong. 2. A strong or acrid odor. 3. A state of resentment or vexation. v. into a monster by drugs. Her more illusive il·lu·sive adj. Illusory. il·lu sive·ly adv.il·lu sister, Liza Minnelli, just won't stop "using" no matter how Luft stomps her foot. Fun for the true Garland fan, but by the end I'd lost patience with all three of them. |
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