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[Jas1]

To get back on track - I love the banner - a great pic of a sexy young girl on the cusp of Super stardom....

[mikeydv]

please note the gorgeous smile....she had it then; she has it now. It is one of the things most people remember about DD.

[ray]

Mike you are so right about her smile, it widows The Love in her heart that we all Love about her. At 100 she will be always young at heart with that precious smile. I am also content now that Doris is fine and happy with her living situation, I just worried because I do care for her as you do, my secret Love for her began when I was thirteen, only a few years ago

[howard]

I've been crazy about DD since I was six! No egg rolls, but an awful lot of joy!

[webmaster]

No sign there of the stage-fright that later stopped her wanting to perform 'live' - just a confident-looking young singer who seems to be enjoying herself.

What about her musical TV shows - were they live or pre-recorded and mimed to?

[Barbara]

Bryan, I think they were pre recorded. I have most of them. The "Doris Day Special" Where Perry Como was her guest and a brief appearance of Rock. I remember they let you see behind the scenes on some of the shots when you order the DVD. Was kind of funny in one where she is trying to do a scene with all her dogs around her and they have to keep doing it over, she is kissing on all of them and the next scene is with Perry and at the end of their song she says "Kiss Me" Perry looks kind of embarrassed. Now all you guys on here I bet there is not one of you that would hesitate if Doris ask you to kiss her. But Perry did.

[mikeydv]

Both were pre-recorded in front of just cast and crews, unfortunately. I still say that Doris would have commanded big bucks had she done Vegas as Frank Sinatra tried to convince her. I guess from Big Band Days to Later time, that stage fright entered the picture; not sure what brought it on. Maybe someone who knew her on a personal basis could comment on that.
Perry did not kiss her because his wife was on the set!

[Barbara]

Mike, the stage fright first started as a child when she had her first part in a play. She had to go to the bathroom but put it off because it was time for her to go on stage. She wet her pants and it was very obvious when she was on stage. She said everyone started laughing, she looked at her mother and said I am sorry but I had to go, and started to cry. She said after that she never wanted to do anything live.

[webmaster]

Perry did not kiss her because his wife was on the set!

Or maybe because he knew where her lips had been.

Thanks, Daisy May!

[Barbara]

I thought of that too Bryan when I watched the DVD

[webmaster]

Yes, we all know there are no boundaries for a dog's tongue! I had a dog of my own plus family dog - never remember kissing them - is that a woman thing? (hope that's not sexist!) You'd get the odd lick but it was mostly playing and running.

I remember taking my dog out once without realising she was on heat and some huge dog got the scent and it became a bit scary as he kept charging us to get at her- I had to beat him off with a large branch. I felt bad about hitting an animal but I had no other choice. There are so many dogs in London it gets a bit much - a lot of people seem to use certain breeds as weapons or to intimidate people - they snarl at you as the go by straining on their leash.

[ray]

Bryan your a little horror!LOL Who needs the songs done live? Its mostly an ego thing having an ugly audience watching you. Doris makes it magic with her lip singing, also just starting to read Mike's book. I am really enjoying it and to think Doris signed her name on his hand. Thats different. Mike is a lucky man to have seen her singing live!!!

[howard]

I was lucky enough to be on the set when Doris sang with John Denver and when she sang the beautiful "The Way We Were." She sang the "Follow Me" and the novelly tune about their similarities live on stage. No lip-synching! She also sang "The Way We Were" live. Let me tell ya folks, it was a great moment in time for me!

[Barbara]

Howard, that must have been awesome to have been on the set with her at the time she was doing some of her shows. I bet you have some wonderful memories as well.

[Lauren Benjamin]

Howard~
What great memories for you at the studio. And you also had lunch with her!!

We are very lucky on this forum that so many fans here have met Doris personally or interacted with her: Me, Ray, Howard, Mike, Mary Anne and Paul.




There you are!!

Lauren

[doris-day-fan]

Hearing Doris sing live is something else - used to hear her sing while in the dressing room at CBS-Studio City - she was in the make-up room with Barbie and would often break into a song - I was a few feet away and was thrilled to hear her...a mini concert. Also got to go to the recording studio with her when she did the duet with Terry - what a thrill to finally see her in a recording studio. Also, one time at Bailey's Bakery in BH, she started singing "Something"...with a lisp! Too funny - we were all laughing...she kept it up in a very playful way. Also, sometimes she would hum a song or sing something in her home while I was living with her - it was always a special time to be with her and I treasure those wonderful, incredible memories. Looking forward to hearing her on Animal Radio this Saturday @ noon New York time - here is the link.

You can access it at the following URL:
http://pr-canada.net/index.php?option=c ... &Itemid=59

[webmaster]

Great photo, Lauren.

(use the IMG tag to show photos.)

[Barbara]

Thanks Mary Ann, for posting the link to tune in to hear Doris on the Animal Radio, I will try and tune into that. Also Lauren do you or Howard know about what year the picture you posted of Howard and Doris was made? Looks like it is not that old, I was going by the last one she made in 2011 with little Duffy Day, I will upload it, I just added the daisies around it and sent it to her she loved it.
PS. Also Carol has met Doris, three times, but she can tell you about that.

[Jas1]

So many of you have been so blessed to have met and seen and talked and danced etc etc with Miss Day- what wonderful memories and thanks [as always] for sharing.

[Doris Martin]

I was lucky enough to be on the set when Doris sang with John Denver and when she sang the beautiful "The Way We Were." She sang the "Follow Me" and the novelly tune about their similarities live on stage. No lip-synching! She also sang "The Way We Were" live. Let me tell ya folks, it was a great moment in time for me!

YOU LUCKY MAN....

[howard]

Yes, I am lucky! I forgot to mention ... when DD sang live for the special, one take was all she needed. She did it, and that was it ... a wrap! About the picture: it was taken on April 2, 1999.

[Lauren Benjamin]

Thankfully, Mary Anne wrote a book about her many years with Doris, which included actually living in her home. And since I was there for about 1/3 of the story, it brings back such fond memories of a time that I can only describe as "magical."

The very first time that I met Doris, she was sitting only about 2-1/2 feet away from me. I had to look around the room purposefully so as to not stare at her and embarrass myself.

Yes, Carol wrote about her memories of Doris phoning her out of the blue with no warning. At the beginning of the conversation, she reached in her mouth and yanked out her partial plate and tossed it across the room so she could talk to Doris more clearly. I laughed by head off at her story.

Lauren

[Daisy June]

Actually it was my night guard that I took out and tossed across the floor. Thankfully I still have all my teeth.
LOL

[Lauren Benjamin]

Daisy....or Carol~
I didn't know that was you. Excuse me for getting that wrong. It was several years ago. I guess I should have made a physical note to myself to always remember that in talking about that incident that it was a Night Guard - whatever that is - and not a partial. Par.don.me.

Lauren

[mikeydv]

Both you and Lauren (as well as Howard, Ray, Paul,etc) are VERY VERY lucky to have seen Doris IN PERSON UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. As you know if you have read the book, my experience was a long long long long time ago (although I was old enough for it to affect my entire life.) Sydney and Mary Ann were actually lucky enough to have actually worked and lived with her...how wonderful is that (I can only imagine). Someday......