Shirley Temple, I Still Love You!

Shirley Temple was the big thing with the girls when I was a kid. If my sisters could generate a dime, they went to one of her movies. Being a boy, I was only interested in war and western movies. That is until puberty, when I was interested in war, westerns, and any movie starring a sexy woman. When ?The Outlaw? came to our town, we snuck off to see it. Wow!

I mainly watched Shirley Temple movies with my kids on television. She was a cute little tyke with the cute dimples and all. Shirley also made some movies as a teenager. I?ve seen a couple of these on television and the first thing I noticed was that she talked the same way as she did as a child. Some director! Well, maybe that is the way she still talks. Anyway, I think that is what ended her career although I haven?t talked to her about it and I?m afraid to call her:

?Shirley??

?Who is this??

?John Jones, the writer.?

?I?ve never heard of you. Can I help you?? (She is always so sweet and polite, I think.)

?It?s not an alias, Shirley.?

?Same answer. What do you want, Mr. Jones??

"Actually, it's Dr. Jones."

"Same answer. What do you want, Dr. Jones?"

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