Hello and welcome to the Librarianist Inn, the New York Public Library podcast about books, culture, self-reflection, the state of social media, insect infestations, golden age Hollywood actors and musicals that only

fright knows, ominous tarot card readings, and what to read next. I'm Crystal.

Wow, I'm flabbergasted. I love how you were like, should I do the intro? And I was like, sure,

like thinking she was just going to wing it. And Crystal was like, no, I prepped for this one. You certainly did.

The sum up of everything we talked about this year. You are, so you were listening. You actually listened to me.

Sometimes they listen. Sometimes they don't.

I kind of work on that.

That's so funny because in your intro, which was delightful, you mentioned all the interests that I always talk about.

And I actually have been sort of like going to my comfort reads, which is like Hollywood and stuff.

And I just got a book I used to have as a kid called The Films of Lana Turner.

Of course, you probably don't know if she is.

And I haven't seen that book since I was like 13 or something.

And I just saw it again.

And it brought back memories of

looking at that book fantasizing and listening to the bee cheese that's how long ago it was do you

know the VG's at least yeah you know I was usually going to say like like when I wrote this out, I was, I originally had

the word obscure, obscure Hollywood actors and musicals that only you know.

But then I was like, honestly, they're only obscure to me.

I think lots of people know who the Bee Gees are, who Lana Turner is.

I think I just don't pay attention.

Fair enough. That's actually a very giving point of yours, because it's true.

It was actually the BG's follow-up album to Saturday Night Fever.

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