For Friday, October 20th, 2023

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2OTH, 2023

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades.  May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks,  and boring grays of your every day.

Slightly adapted from one of my morning devotionals

67   DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

In Ohio

 Sunrise:   7;46 am

   Sunset:  6:40  

pm

Life is a special    

occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is the birthday of Bela Lugosi, the actor who played Dracula.  He was born on October 20th, 1882, He was a teenager in Hungary and went on to become one of the  best known actors in the world. He was a promenant name in the horror movie genre and was best know for playing roles in vampire horror movies.  

He left his homeland for Germany and then immigrated to the United States.  Before making the jump to the big screen, he continued to pursue his passion on Broadway where he gave historic portrayals of Characters such as Count Dracucula and Vgor from Frankenstein.

Famous for his thick Hungarian accent, he dominated the screen for two decades until his death.  At 12 he dropped out of school and left home.  Initially he played minor roles in plays and operettas in provincial theaters before moving on to perform in Shakespearean plays.  After that he did dozens of roles in the National Theatre of Hungary after moving to Budapest.  He then made the jump to the big screen in silent films, under the name of Arsztid. 

Following political instability in Hungary, Lugosi went to Vienna and then Berlin, where he settled in 1920.  He continued his acting career in German silent movies.  That same year he went to New York and continued his acting career by performing with other Hungarian expatriate actors. In 1922 he performwd his first English language Broadway play. The following year he made his first big screen appearance in the U.S. in the silent drama,The Silent Command.  He continued acting on the stage and silent movies for several years. 

In 1927, he starred the Broadway adaptation of Dracula which became a massive success.

In 1928 he moved to Hollywood and signed a contract with Fox Films.  When Universal Pictures acquired the movie rights to the Dracula adaptation in which Lugosi had starred on stage.  He demanded the role of the Count be played on screen as well.  Eventually he got the role and the film turned out to be one of the most notable film adaptations of the classic.  However, this success affected him another way, for the rest of his career, he was typecast as a horror villain.  The movie Costello Meet Frankenstein, was both his last appearance as Dracula on film and his last A movie.  He passed away from a heart attack in 1956.

He was also a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild and helped with the Hungarian American Council for Democracy for Hungarian Jewish refugees during WWII. 

To celebrate today, watch a Dracula movie in his honor.

If you cannot see the bright side, polish the dull side

 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 

Where does a vampire get all his jokes?

From a crypt writer!

Author Unknown 

I remember watching him in the Dracula movie.  As a teenager I was scared.  I wondered if people like Dracula were in existence.  I’ve since decided they don’t.  Around Halloween we see a lot of Dracula costumes being worn .  Some of them are scary.  Others are cute.  Any little one in a costume is cute.  Today’s pictures are of my grandchildren in their Halloween costumes.  I didn’t see any Draculas in the bunch though.

Today I will cook up something new and yesterday I shared the recipe for today, Zucchini Pasta.

It’s going to be another off and on rainy day.  I hoping to get out and run a few errands in between the showers. 

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS 

Listen to them, the children of the night, What music they make.

Brian Stoker 

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for.  There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

11,744. for a birthday to celebrate

11,745 for famous movies that we can still watch.

11,746. for a break in the rain to get out and about.

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Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

 

Almighty and eternal God,

Protect our military

as they discharge their duties

with the shield of your strength,

may the power of your love

enable them to return home in safety

that with all who love them

they may ever praise you for your loving care.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters and EMT’s.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him.

Garret Fort

a smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma