Why did Palm Springs become so GAY & LGBTQ+ friendly? And Happy Memorial Day!
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- On my walking tour of the OLD LAS PALMAS neighborhood of Palm Springs, today I spotted a few historic and celebrity homes. I started my walk at the historic Church of St. Paul Episcopal Church of the Desert in downtown Palm Springs.
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Thanks for this memorial day stroll around Palm Springs. I really enjoyed it along with my first cuppa coffee. Being an Episcopalian I was pleased to see the columbarium.
Thanks for coming along for the walk John. Glad you enjoyed it! I wish all religions were as open and accepting as Episcopalian! 🏳️🌈🇺🇸👍
My parish has an outdoor garden columbarium where I will be buried alongside my best gay friend growing up.
Cuppa coffee. Sounds like your from my neck of the woods. Boston area.
I love this video a walking historical tour and bonus walking thru a cemetary and on Memorial Day! Love how you tell stories of your family and acquaintances of your past.Let their names live on.Also I forgot to mention the beautiful church you showed us just wonderful!
Glad you enjoyed it Vickie! 😎🇺🇸👍
St. Paul is our voting location here in PS, it’s beautiful and we had never noticed the mural either, thanks Steve!
Thank you for taking us with you this Memorial Day Steve. It was really great learning some of the history of early Palm Springs. And also thank you for remembering the Veterans at the cemetery. 🇺🇸 Joan
Thanks for coming along Joan! 😎🇺🇸👍
I love the pink and turquoise doors, houses and walls. They are so pretty.
Thank you for the history and educating us on it.
Thank you so much for remembering our veterans.
Thanks Debbie and me too! 😎👍
Thank you too all Vets, especially those who have died due to war. I am part of a Military family, some people can die due to an injury sustained in a war, well after the war. That could be for the vets who died in the 50's. BSM is Bronze Star Medal, and PH is a Purple Heart. Thank you for honoring our Vets today!
Thanks Pauline, for sharing that. That’s a good point. And thanks for educating me on the initials! 🇺🇸😊👍
This by far , is one of my favorite videos of yours. Love the history.😊
Thanks Dodi! Glad you enjoyed it! 😎👍
It was great to hear about LGBT history of Palm Spring from an insider. Love your walk/talks. Wish I could live there - too expensive, but maybe I’ll take another look as I just retired. I had an inkling that LGBT presence in PS was due to early Hollywood - nice to see more information on that.
Glad you enjoyed it b And happy retirement! 😎👍
Thanks for a lovely tour and answering questions.
Thanks for coming along Sally 😎👍
Thank you for telling your stories about Palm Springs Steve
Thanks for watching Beth! 😄👍
Happy Memorial Day ❤️🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲
Happy Memorial Day Monika! 🇺🇸😄👍
Thank you for taking all of us on your walk today. I always enjoy your walking videos because you tell such interesting facts and trivia. 😊
Thanks Renee, that’s always nice to hear. 😎👍
Happy Memorial Day Steve was so nice to hear your family stories and lovely walk visit to the church memorial garden 🤗🇺🇸
Hi Cath, Glad you enjoyed it and happy memorial day to you and your family too! 😊🇺🇸👍
Thanks for more homes to view. Btw you look great for 70. It’s just a number.
Thanks Linda, and I still feel young, which is even better! 😄👍
Happy Memorial Day Steve and thank you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you Tommy and the same to you! 🇺🇸🏳️🌈😄👍
As a GOLD STAR son I find your comment to be offensive, callous, and, some would say, cruel!
Happy Memorial Day Steve and family. Your a good UA-cam person! 🇺🇸🌈❤️
Thank you Linda and the same to you and yours! 🇺🇸🏳️🌈😄👍
Very informative video.. you did a lot of work on this one -- watched on Memorial Day ... A+A+A+A+A+
Thanks Allen! 😄👍
Thank you Steve for the tour. So nice there. 💙
Thanks for coming along Maryellen!
Gorgeous church! Thank you for the tour❤☀😍😍😍
Thanks for coming along Deborah! 😎👍
I always love the colorful doors and gates on these homes ❤
I know, right? Me too! 😎👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve I have two accent doors on my home in blue so I always notice them and think they add so much to the homes. Thanks for another great video 😊
Happy Memorial Day all
Happy memorial day Lisa 🇺🇸😄👍
Thanks you too! 🇺🇸
Thanks to people like you that have respect for the neighborhood.
Thanks J! 👍
I've never been to Palm Springs. I've always heard about the beautiful homes there. I enjoyed the history lesson.
Glad you enjoyed it S! 👍
This was such a nice walking video -looked like a beautiful morning and I enjoyed all of your tour!
Thanks cdd. Glad you enjoy them! 😎👍
I always enjoy your videos Steve. They are so informative and fun. Hope you and Jim are having a good Memorial Day.😊
Thank you Pamela and the same to you! 😄🇺🇸👍
Thanks, Steve - Loved this video and touring this part of PS. Those old photos of your family and their friends are great. Mr. Young was very handsome.
Glad you enjoyed it Stevie! 😎👍
Happy Memorial Day🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Happy Memorial Day Steve. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks guys and the same to you! 😎🇺🇸🏳️🌈👍
Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Eisenhower had a retirement home in Palm Desert & Gerald Ford and his wife Betty Ford retired to Rancho Mirage
Hi Matt, unfortunately they are both in gated country club communities that I can’t get into. 🙁
Wow, it’s a steamy 90 degrees at 7 am in Houston. I’m surprised and proud that the town is gay friendly. I keep thinking of Frank & Bing Crosby and I don’t think they would have been on board 😆. It sounds like paradise, knowing that a tornado or hurricane won’t hit. 😻👍
Yikes, humidity is the worst! 🥵 that’s a good point about Frank and Bing. They both worked with hundreds of gay people during their careers and I’m sure they knew many of them were gay. They were both pretty macho, But Frank was also very supportive of civil rights, so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he had gay friends and was supportive of the gay actors and singers and directors that he worked with. At least in private. It does make you wonder though. Thanks Tex and try to keep cool this week! 😎👍
yes, he was nice to Trini Lopez & everyone knew that Lopez was gay. He was a big help to him. Frank in Palm Springs movie is so good. Have you seen it? 🤠👍
Thanks again for a fascinating video Steve! I love going on walks with you! I always learn interesting things!
Thanks Leslie. Glad you enjoyed it! 😎👍
Hi Steve, thank you for telling us about the Youngs. I looked up Frank Sinatra's Twin Palms house and it sure was lovely. I like the piano shaped pool. I am a fan of the mid-century homes. Oh my gosh, Bruce Vilanch is so funny. I loved when he was on Hollywood Squares. Hope you had a great memorial weekend..... Reid.
Thanks Reid, and I hope you have a nice memorial day too! 😄🇺🇸🏳️🌈👍
With all your awesome walking you should live to at least 110! If so, keep making videos and I will be there as long as I can! Thanks always!
Lol, now that would be awesome! Thanks William! 😄👍
Happy Memorial day! Spending mine with my mom, sis, niece (she just graduated on friday!!🎉) and her younger brother.
Hello Steve! I really liked the older part of Palm Springs. You seem to see a lot more of the homes instead of the bushes and walls. Would you say the most popular house styles down there are Spanish and Mid Century Modern? Thank you for sharing some of the history of your town with us. Have a wonderful holiday, my friend. Blessings - Judith 🎭🎤
Happy memorial day d! Spending it with family is the best. Have a great day! 🇺🇸😄👍
Hi Judith, yes, those are definitely the two most popular styles. And I know what you mean, it does get kind of frustrating to walk through these neighborhoods and only see lots of tall hedges lol! 🤪😎👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve. I also enjoy seeing the mountains (It's quite flat farm land by me) and all the different plants and trees that you have that we just don't have here in Michigan. Thank you again for sharing Steve
They have a huge main building very nice inside. They have free lunch once a week inside for residents in need. Well In the Desert program.
Like always, I enjoy your walks and your content. ❤️✌🏼
Thanks Carla! 😎👍
Thanks, Steve, for this fascinating tour of OLD LAS PALMAS neighborhood. It would be interesting to know who each person depicted in the mural is. The early morning walk time makes the entire neighborhood seem deserted.
Hi Judd, I know, I wish the artist had put names under each face. And yes, others have mentioned the same thing too about all of the neighborhoods I walk and looking deserted lol. I was even up long before the birds woke up on my last video lol. In this video I did see quite a few people out walking and jogging for exercise and also walking their dogs, but that’s usually about it. I kind of like the peace and quiet though. It’s less distracting when I’m filming and talking. 😎👍
Hi Steve, Eric Meeks book says Della Reese had a trailer in the Ramon Trailer Park. Palm Springs was an early destination for folks with "canned ham" travel trailers. There are still many of the early parks full of vintage trailers and "mobile homes".
Hi Steve, thanks so much for mentioning Eric‘s buck. It’s one of the celebrity K bucks that I use when I’m taking my walks. I was wondering if anyone would mention his book or ask me which books I use. So far you are the first. There are so many celebrity homes in his book that I didn’t even notice that he included Della Reese. I walked through one of the older mobile home parks in an earlier video on this channel a few months ago. I’m planning to walk through others that are not gated. I’ve been wanting to take a walk through Ramon Park so if I’m able to do that in the near future I will give you a shout out and mention your comment. Thanks 😎👍
We drove by Liberace home on 501 Belardo Rd at the stop sign there is a church across the street from his home
Hi Danette, yes, that’s the house I was talking about that I forgot to go back and film. Glad you got to see it in person. 😎👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve me to it’s a challenge for me to look over the fence / bushes / hedges being 5’4 tall would need a step stool 😍that’s ok it will be well worth the walk through Palm Springs for me is very relaxing thank again for sharing your walks with all of us
Have a great holiday Steve ! 👍🙏
Thank you Gregory and the same to you! 😎👍
We were out celebrating Memorial Day yesterday. My family is full of veterans. We even have family buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Veterans hold a special place in my heart.
Nice walk about Steve, peace...
Sounds like you have an awesome family Stacy. Thank you for your family members service and for sharing their memories with us! 🇺🇸👍
With so many celebrities that actively live in Palm Springs, have you ever run into or seen any of them during your trips to the store or on your walks?
Hi Shiliela, that’s a great question and I will answer it in a future video. Other people have asked me the same thing so I’m sure other people would like to know too. Thanks 😎👍
What a delightful vlog 💖
Glad you enjoyed it Tawanda! 😎👍
Enjoyed again, Steve, keep those eyes on the road, ❤ no fender benders
Hi John, I definitely look both ways, but sometimes when I’m filming the camera is only pointed straightahead it looks like I’m walking out into the middle of the street without looking, but I’m not. 😄👍
Love all the pictures and the history wonderful memories for you
Glad you enjoyed it Danette! 😄👍
Hi Steve I have been watching your Palm Springs videos ,and it just occurred to me that my grandparents lived there too when I was very young , it was a small 6 unit motel where they said a lot of Canadians stayed in the winter . I wished I knew where it was , and I am not sure if I recognize much of the places now . We didn’t spend a lot of time there ( holidays ? ) and I never went back there when they moved . I enjoy your films and maybe I’ll start remembering more about the place .
Steve, when you began talking History about PS's being an artist colony it sounded like you were describing Provincetown or as we like to say Ptown.
Yes, very similar. I’ve only been to Peatown once but I loved it! 😎👍
It's so crazy that there are no cars parked on the street at all. Again your videos are great keep it up.
I didn’t really notice that, but you are right! 😳
Happy Memorial Day ! Enjoyed the stroll !
Glad to hear it Brian and the same to you! 😎👍
Great video Steve, so proud to be living in PS as a single newly divorced straight man and the LGBTQ community has been nothing but nice to me.
That’s really nice to hear Ace! 😎👍
I always think that I see things when I am driving by, but that usually doesn’t turn out to be true. Seems like I see so much more when I am out taking walks like the wonderful ones that you do. What a beautiful day to stop and remember those who sacrificed for us to have the quality of life that we have today. Thank you ❤️ Paul
Hi Paul, same here. It’s amazing how much we miss by driving instead of walking. 😎👍
I love seeing southern Cali. My in-laws live in Palmdale so we never go further south than Disneyland🤣😭 My mom wants to retire and move to Santa Monica but i think Palm Springs is the move!
Hi Ava, Santa Monica is awesome, if you got afford it. Palm Springs is pretty awesome too And definitely more affordable than the beach. I guess it depends on whether your mom prefers gray overcast, cloudy skies every day or blue skies and sunshine every day lol! 😎👍
Age is only a number Steve 😂❤
So true Jackie, and I hope to have as many numbers as possible! 😄👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve me too 😂😂😂
Thank for sharing your morning walk, we walked by a lot of celebrate homes but never mentioned for any reason?
Hi Pieter, thanks for coming along on my walk. My walks are really supposed to be a celebrity home tour. I just mention the homes that I happen to know about or that I have plaques on the fences indicating that a celebrity once lived there. 👍
Very nice video Steve, I really enjoyed seeing the homes and the views. I appreciate your dedication to providing us with so many details in your videos. Keith
Thanks Keith. Glad you enjoyed it! 😎👍
I love guiding bus tours of celebrity and architectural properties.
Palm Springs has a 44,000 population and 67% gay.
Thanks for sharing that with us David. Not surprising at all lol! 😄🏳️🌈👍
Thanks for another interesting video! Very insightful 😊 Question for you… have you ever done a video on Sunnylands?
Hi Billy. Yes I have, but it was for my graveyard channel because the Annenberg‘s are buried on their property. I will probably visit again for this channel, but I think they might already be closed for the summer. So I will probably do that in the fall or next spring. Thanks for the question. 😎👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve oh great! I’ll go find it. I am a newish subscriber and appreciate hearing your perspective on different parts of PS and area. Keep up the great work!
Loved seeing the Episcopal church there. I will have to visit. Loved your video Steve as Always! xox
Thanks Jane! 😎👍
Steve, this is one of my favorite videos. I love it when you walk and show us the neighborhoods....especially the celebrity's homes. Also, thank you for giving us a little history lesson. I love hearing about PS. In my next life, I am coming back living in PS 😁😁🤣🤣
Lol Glad you enjoyed it Darlene! 🤣👍
Thanks for always taking us on your walks. I really enjoy them! ✌️👌👍
Thanks for coming along Virginia 😎👍
Hello Steve! I hope you and Jim had an awesome weekend! Thank you, so much, for this awesome walk thru town. Your video really emphasizes how incredible it is to just slow down and smell the flowers! There is so much that gets overlooked in our regular hectic lives!
Uhhh….what a somber day. It is a great day to reflect on the high price of our American blood over the centuries. Though, honestly, there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of my fellow service members that were killed.
Wow…thank you very much for sharing the history of Palm Springs with regards to its transition to inclusivity! My wife and I are in the process to consider moving to Tucson AZ. I have great hopes that it shares the same inclusivity traits that Palm Springs does.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR-. Yes…I do have a work trip to Orange County 10-17 July; which means we will spend the time in Palm Springs. My wife will come with. And, I am positive I mentioned her last year, but my wife’s incredible aunt is coming with too! Like last year, she is spending most of the summer with us. So…hopefully I can get a morning walk in with you!
Thank you for sharing the street art too! I always really enjoy that. Also, we enjoy going to the Shag store to enjoy his art.
Hi Alan, ok, i’ve got you on my calendar for those days. That will be fun if we can do a neighborhood walk together. 😎👍
I am enjoying your channel! The stories of your family are so beautiful to me. I admire your passion for Palm Springs. Thank you for sharing your memories and knowledge ❤ I live in Canada and have always been interested in mid century design !
Thanks Wawa, I’m glad you enjoy the channel. 😎👍
Happy Memorial Day thank you Steve for the wonderful stroll.
Thanks for coming along Sarah! 😎👍
As always, it seems I learn something new about Palm Springs, California in general, actors and other famous and infamous people, even more I get to satisfy my penchant for architectural (and landscape design) voyeurism (sounds a bit more fun than just a walking tour). Thanks Steve!
Hi Derek, i’m always happy to hear that! 😎👍
Happy Memorial Day Steve. You're one of my favorite channels as I always learn something from you and your upbeat attitude makes me smile. Have you seen actor David Janssen's home in Palm Springs at La Piedra, Southridge? It's so unique and I was sad to learn that he died before it was completed.
My partner and I just purchased a home in La Quinta in a gated community. We should be moving in sometime in September. I hope I see you walking around filming sometime because I'd like to say hi and thank you for all your hard work on both channels.
There aren't enough people like you in the world Steve. I really mean that and I know all your fans feel the same way. Cheers to you and Jim!
Eddy
Hi Eddy, congrats on your new home in La Quinta. I love La Quinta and especially the La Quinta hotel. If you see me walking around the desert somewhere definitely say hi and join me for the walk. Thanks for the heads up about David Janssen. I had no idea that he had a house here. If it’s in the gated south ridge neighborhood of South Palm Springs then I won’t be able to visit. There’s a guard at the gate and pretty impossible to get in. I will definitely check it out though. Thanks again and have a nice rest of the holiday weekend! 😎👍
What is the name of the neighborhood that you’re walking through? We go to our timeshare in PS.
This is the old Las Palmas neighborhood near downtown. 😎👍
The house with the pink wall until recently belonged to Joel Douglas, Son of Kirk and Brother to Michael. It's now an AirBnB...like everything. I lived next door for a while. He did not like me parking my RV blocking his mountain view.
Thanks for sharing that with us. You must’ve hated moving away from that location! 🙁
@@theretiredlifewithsteve It was much too close to the Ghetto of Downtown so I moved to Southridge.
Hi Steve ...nice walk throughout the neighborhood...love the houses.... never knew Gable and Lombard lived there...nice ....great history lesson also on Memorial Day for you..thanks...have a great week ... Deborah 🇨🇦
Hi Deborah, I know, it’s pretty surprising how many movie stars I lived here over the years or at least stayed here. Pretty much all of them I think! 😎👍
In two weeks I am going to vacation in another very LGBT+ friendly town: Wilton Manors, Florida. It borders Fort Lauderdale. The two extremely charming and historic towns that are near where I live (I'm in Philly) are New Hope, Pennsylvania and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Have you ever visited these places? These towns are among of just a handful of towns with significant LGBT+ populations and huge numbers of businesses that cater to this community.
Hi mrbutch, have an awesome vacation. I did visit Fort Lauderdale back in the 1980s and it was fantastic. I haven’t visited the other places though. Maybe one day, if I live long enough lol! 😄👍
Very interesting and informative video Steve! Thanks for acknowledging the many heroic men and women
Thanks April. Glad you enjoyed it! 😊🇺🇸👍
It's nice to see that Palm Springs area is still as beautiful as it was when I worked there. Back in the 1970s early 80s
I was a Culligan Man, Delivering water softener to celebrities homes.(And regular folks too) Well, one of my day's schedules included Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Liberache and Former President Gerald Ford. The only one I got to meet was Clint Walker, A very large and a very nice man.😊 Anyway, you reminded me Of the time back in the day when liberace sued two publications for liable after reporting that he was gay. Well, instead of coming out or denying it, he found a third option-PROVE IT in a court of law! He won both cases and Donated the judgment money to Charity. I mean( I think) everybody knew he was gay, but His victory was his private life was private, and it was gonna stay that way..😊
Hi Dwayne, thanks for sharing these personal memories with us. That sounds like it was a very interesting job. 😄👍
Thanks you
Thanks for watching Martha! 😎👍
The pink house on chino Dr is worth 3.6 to 4.3 million
Hi Roy, thanks for checking that out and letting us know. For such a huge house on such a huge lot just two blocks from downtown Palm Springs, that seems like a huge bargain! 😄👍
Why would someone put a plaque on the home like that if Lily Tomlin didn’t live there ? 🤔
Hi Dawn, I know, right? The comment said that she didn’t own the house that her relatives on the house and she just stay there. I don’t know if it’s true or not. It does seem weird that they would put a block if it wasn’t her house. 🤪
I enjoy your videos so much. Have a wonderful day ❤
Thanks Sandra, that’s really nice to hear. Thank you and you too! 😎👍
I enjoyed your early morning Memorial Day walk and talk about the History of Palm Springs being open to Gay and LGBTQ lifestyles! I knew it was a movie star/rich and famous getaway back in the day so they could be close to LA, but now it makes more sense.
In the Dec 30, 2019 issue of Palm Springs Life it notes that after Grace and Frankie ended Lily and Jane were looking to spend more time in their Palm Springs "vacation home". The title refers to her as (a part-time Palm Springs resident). On the Zen Home Palm Springs Property Management site it states, "enjoy the beauty of Old Las Palmas homes with past and present owners such as Elizabeth Taylor, Liberace, Lily Tomlin..." So perhaps it was their vacation home getaway. Also in Oct. 2019 The Desert Sun noted when trying to raise money to restore The Plaza Theatre which Lily supported, it referred to Lily as "A former Palm Springs resident...". So my guess is she lived there (part time) or vacationed there but she was always very private about her personal life. I do remember she grew up in Detroit. Jane Wagner is from Nashville and its my understanding they live there now. Lily is in her mid-80's so I am guessing she is letting go of her "vacation homes." It would be like Lily to name the home The Lily Pad. 😉
Thanks for sharing that with us ER! 😊👍
Is there any meaning to the pink front doors? Beautiful homes. I love some of the gates they have on them. The Vietnam war started November 1, 1955. I am so happy you share the things and places around you. Some of us would never get to see them if it wasn't for you walking around with your phone shooting things. Hope you and Jim have a Happy Memorial Day. Take care.
Hi Maria, that’s a great question about the pink doors. I will answer that question in a future video and give you a shout out. I hope you are having a nice memorial day too! 😄👍
I Love Keith Herring as well gone Way before his time
He sure was 🥲
Palm Springs "embraced" the gay community because we spend a lot money here, and also because a lot of the old Rat Pack types are dying off. It's economics.
Good point Chris! Everything usually comes down to money doesn’t it? 😎👍
Outstanding job Steve my wife and me love your videos in Gettysburg ❤❤
Thank you Alex 😎👍
Good morning ☀️
Good morning Dodi 👋
Palm Springs is not the only city that has a large gay population. NYC, home of over 41 Broadway theaters has a large gay population. Many being the entertainers and backstage people being dancers, actors, designers, and musicians. Where would Broadway be without them?
Hi Samuel, we are fortunate here in this country to have large populations in most of the large cities and even some of the smaller ones like Palm Springs. New York is definitely one of the largest and Ground Zero for the gay liberation movement that started at the Stonewall bar! 😄👍
I’m a part time Palm Springs resident and know some of its history. While Palm Springs may have been gay tolerant, the city does have a history of segregation against people of color. My relatives would not have been allowed to purchase homes in many of these neighborhoods.
Hi Jim, I didn’t know that. I’ve never heard that before. Thankfully the laws changed making Housing discrimination of any kind illegal in all of Calif. 👍
Steve … my mind went straight to a Roadrunner bird re: the red sculpture. PS: I live in Australia but that’s where my mind went.
Wow, now that you say that, I can see it! 😳😄👍
Love your videos ❤️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Thanks Kristen 🏳️🌈😎👍
You're making me want to visit Palm Springs!❤ love that cross sculpture and the niches. I agree with you 100% on your comments about older people back in the day compared to us now. BTW, doesn't the actor Jonathan Bennett live in Palm Springs? Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸
Hi Clarence, it’s funny that you should mention Jonathan Bennett. He sold his Palm Springs home for $1 million last year and I’ve been trying to find it for the past few weeks and I finally found it yesterday. I will be making a video about it soon. Happy Memorial Day. 😎🇺🇸🏳️🌈👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve thanks!
Thank you Steve.
Happy Memorial Day Steve
Happy Memorial Day Carol! 😊🇺🇸👍
Street art is my favorite to Steve I also like graffiti on the train cars that go through my city it’s amazing to even tho I have no clue what it means 😂 how fun your finding new places to explore that you didn’t even know you had there !!! Love that ❤the history there is very interesting also so glad it’s friendly there for every one !
Glad to hear that you like street art to Jackie. I think we are in the minority though. Whenever I make videos about street art I usually don’t get very many views at all. 🙁 but I still like to make them for me and for viewers like you too. 😄👍
Salvador Dali is one of my many favorite artists...... Too many to list! You can't have just one favorite..
Yes, I Love Dali too! 👍
I can't see that Sinatra would care one way or another about someone's sexuality. He was a big advocate of breaking down racial barriers, such as the one facing fellow rat packer Sammy Davis Jr-who was allowed to perform in "white" hotels in Vegas but not actually stay in them. Sinatra pushed to change these policies. He, Sammy and Dean Martin often peppered their routines with jokes about dagos, jews and blacks sitting in the back of the bus etc. but this served a purpose-to "get it out in the open" and laugh about it when things were still pretty tense and old fashioned, and because Sinatra loved to tease his friends and give them a hard time. But at heart, he was fiercely protective of his friends. In fact, you may not have seen this clip he did back in his younger days in which he addressed racial and religious discrimination-I think he did this because he truly believed in what he was saying.
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I agree BB! In fact, that’s probably the thing I like most about Frank Sinatra is that he was such a trailblazer I did everything he could to help end discrimination. Usually comments that include links automatically get deleted, but this one made it through. Thanks 👍
Hi Steve! The plane crash that killed Dolly Sinatra, Frank's mother, in '77 departed from that Palm Springs airport. It actually crashed very close by in that mountain range. I'm not from there but this stuck in my mind for some reason when l heard it on the news. Because it was Winter the search and recovery team took days. Frank must have been absolutely distraught.
Hi Vincent, I remember the day that that happened too. Such a sad day. 🥲
As always, this is a beautiful video! This is the perfect video to watch on a Memorial Day Weekend as I sit here having Lunch, drinking my coffee, and finishing my Lunch with a very sweet Black-and-White Cookie (Which I shouldn't be eating). Your videos should be played on the news to change this toxic mood. I don't want to get too political, but the news is too depressing, and we need more positive videos that show the beauty of this country.
Thanks L and I hope your cookie was good! i’m impressed that you can limit yourself to just one lol! 😄👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve You are right; it is difficult to limit myself to one!!!! LOL
I think it was the Hayes Code that religious leaders made Hollywood accept. If I remember correctly. Yes it does seem the 1920's where more tolerant.
I think you are right Chad 👍
Hi Steve, They put flags on all veteran graves, even ones who did die in war. Happy Memorial Day!!
Thanks Dee and the same to you! 😊🇺🇸👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve Sorry I meant who didn,t die in war. My dad was ww2 and he died in 2007
Let's be clear bigotry has no place here.🏳️🌈
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Great video Steve..
Thanks Halt 😎👍
RIP to all who served in all wars.
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Is this true Steve & did u already know this, & can u drive by & do a walk up at the address given or have u already been by there b4? - Is Leonardo DiCaprio is considered Palm Springs' most famous resident after he purchased Dinah Shore's former home at 432 Hermosa?
Hi Dave, I have made a couple of videos about Leonardo‘s house on my other channel. My other channel started out as a trip down memory lane channel before I changed it strictly to gravesites. I even was fortunate enough to take a tour of the interior of the house a few years ago. Unfortunately, he doesn’t live there. He just bought the house as an investment and it’s used as a celebrity rental. Anyone could stay there if they can afford the price. It’s basically an Airbnb. I haven’t done a walking tour of that neighborhood yet, just because I’ve done it so many times in the past and shared it already on my other channel crazy times. But I will be taking a walk in that neighborhood in the near future. Thanks again for the reminder. 😎👍
Everywhere should be LGBTQ friendly! Jesus said to love your neighbor. He didn’t put a qualifier on that! We are to show compassion to all people and not judge them. The mural is wonderful!
Nicely said Suzi. It completely baffles me that so many so-called Christians these days seem to believe the exact opposite! 😲🥲
Hey Steve...What about R.C. Gorman the Palm Springs painter
Hi Spencer, i’ve never heard of him before. Thanks for mentioning him. I just checked out his paintings and they’re very nice. His Wikipedia page says that he was born and died in New Mexico. Thanks for letting us know about him.
I’ll take a walk with you any day Steve- scripted or unscripted 👌🏼
Thanks RB! 😎👍