I Love Lucy Vitameatagvegamin Style dress seen on Etsy – click Here to view
The dress on Etsy appears to be a well made custom dress. For a less expensive costume see alternatives on eBay HERE
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Ricardo’s Bookshelf: Byron Nelson’s Winning Golf
Byron Nelson Winning Golf
Author: Byron Nelson
Year: 1946
A.S. Barnes and Co, NY.
Byron Nelson Winning Golf 192 pages
Ricky’s Thunderbird Country Club Golf Hat
In “The Golf Game” Ricky Ricardo played by Desi Arnaz is seen wearing a hat with a prominent Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club patch on the front. Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz were early celebrity residents of Rancho Mirage, with a home at Thunderbird Country Club built in 1951, the same year that their hit television show, I Love Lucy debuted.
Desi was a keen golfer and Lucille and he spent a lot of their free time in their Rancho Mirage home facing the ninth and 18th fairways at the Thunderbird Country Club. Lucy was not a golfer, but she spent family time with Lucie and Desi Jr., swam in the pool and played cards with other ladies in the club. The Chamber of Commerce appointed Lucy as their first Honorary Mayor of Rancho Mirage. At one time, the valley’s honorary mayors were all members of Thunderbird or Tamarisk Country Clubs: Bob Hope, Palm Springs; Frank Sinatra, Cathedral City; Lucille Ball, Rancho Mirage; and Bing Crosby, Palm Desert. Lucy served as Rancho Mirage’s Honorary Mayor from 1958- 1965 and again from 1971 until the city’s incorporation in 1973.
The first logo golf caps were made by Cali Fame of Los Angeles for Thunderbird Country Club in Palm Springs, CA.
Among the items Desi Arnaz retained in the divorce settlement with Lucille were a golf cart and a membership in the Thunderbird Country Club in Palm Springs.
References
- http://www.ranchomiragecctest.com/pdfs/justatouch.pdf
- http://www.golfcalifornia.com/departments/features/thunderbird-golf-history-600.htm
- http://www.thunderbirdcc.org/Our-Club/History.aspx
- http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/gallery/1950s-houses/
- http://www.golfcalifornia.com/departments/features/thunderbird-golf-history-600.htm
Utrillo Mont Cenis Prints
Seen on eBay this week are two Utrillo prints similar to the one on I Love lucy – although a slightly different version – Utrillo painted this scene several times. Also a mid-century ornate frame below to recreate the look of the one on the show. The exact print in I Love Lucy is hard to find. Click on the images to view the eBay listings.
Above is a Hollywood Regency frame in a similar style to the one on the show that should fit the above prints – its on ebay this week Click Here to view
Click here for earlier post about the original Utrillo print on I Love Lucy
Even more on the Brown Derby
Above L to R. Bob and Sally Cobb of the Brown Derby, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance at the screening party for the Brown Derby episode.
Bob Cobb of the Brown Derby restaurant gave a party for the screening of The Brown Derby episode of I Love Lucy. The screening party took place in a new private dining room at the Los Feliz Brown Derby.
This week at my other blog:
Wilshire Brown Derby original location
1932 movie clips show the interior and exterior of the original Brown Derby Restaurant on Wilshire.
http://www.lookbackandhanker.com/the-brown-derby-scene-in-george-cukors-what-price-hollywood-1932.html During it’s history the Brown Derby on Wilshire was located at three different sites on the same street.