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It's Always Something
It's Always Something | Gilda Radner
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To honor the twentieth anniversary of beloved comedienne Gilda Radners death from ovarian cancer comes a commemo- rative edition of her memoir, Its Always Somethingfeaturing a newly updated resource guide for people living with cancer and a tribute by Radners former colleagues at Saturday Night Live. As a cast member on the original Saturday Night Live, Gilda Radner created a compelling character named Roseann Rosannadanna who habitually ended her routine with the line, Its always something, which was her fathers favorite expression about life. Radner chose the catch- phrase she made famous as the title to her brave, funny, and painfully honest memoir: the story of her struggle against cancer and her determination to continue laughing. Gildas Club, a network of affiliate clubhouses that seeks to provide a social and emotional support community to people living with cancer, was founded in Radners memory in 1991. The name of the organization comes from a remark Gilda once made, that cancer gave her membership to an elite club Id rather not belong to. In partnership with Gildas Club, Its Always Something includes valuable information for all whose lives have been touched by cancer and reminds us of the important place laughter has in healing. Told as only Gilda Radner could tell it, Its Always Something is the inspiring story of a courageous, funny woman fighting to enjoy life no matter what the circumstances. She died in 1989. Gildas Club is distinguished by its unique philosophy and pro- gram, cancer support for the whole family, the whole time. Learn more about Gildas Club at GildasClub.org.
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Susanita
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I went outside this afternoon to put the recycling in the bin and discovered that my car window was shattered and my handicapped parking tag gone. Who does that?!? Even the insurance adjuster was disgusted.

In the process of cleaning up a thousand tiny pieces of glass, I came upon this lovely rock they must have used in the commission of the crime. They didn‘t take anything else. I‘m okay, just angry. 🤬

StaceGhost I‘m so sorry this happened to you! How awful. 13mo
Bookwormjillk I‘m so sorry. That‘s terrible. 13mo
Read4life So horrible. I‘m sorry you‘re having to deal with this. 13mo
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CSeydel 😡😡😡 13mo
jlhammar How terrible and what a pain. It really is always something! 13mo
Graywacke So mean. I‘m sorry that happened to you. 13mo
Soubhiville That‘s terrible. I‘m sorry you have to deal with that. 13mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm sorry you have to deal with this nonsense. 13mo
TheBookHippie Oh my -that is so incredibly awful -I am so so sorry. How devastating.. 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau What a gross person to do something like this🤬 So glad you're ok! 13mo
Tamra Shame on whoever did it. Unacceptable. 13mo
dabbe I'm truly sorry ... no words to answer the “who would“ or the “why“. #itsamadmadworld ❣️ 13mo
Julsmarshall That is so awful. I‘m so sorry! 13mo
Deblovestoread What is wrong with people! I‘m so sorry you had this happen. 13mo
Ruthiella Awful! 😡 So sorry this happened. 13mo
Dragon That‘s wicked- what kind of person does that? Sorry you had such an experience- take care 💚🐉 (edited) 13mo
Kimzey Wow! So sorry. Is there a black market for handicapped tags? 13mo
IndoorDame I‘m so sorry! Sometimes the world can be so disheartening. 13mo
julesG Sorry this happened to you. It's quite baffling. 13mo
LeeRHarry How low some people go fails to surprise me these days - sorry to hear this 😣 13mo
Reggie I‘m so sorry. 13mo
Oryx Wow. That's horrible. 13mo
Chelsea.Poole I‘m so sorry!!! What in the world?! 13mo
Bookzombie I‘m so sorry. 13mo
Susanita @Kimzey Apparently this is an issue! It makes no sense to me either. 13mo
Cinfhen That‘s awful! Thank GD you‘re alright but what a pain and shock to go through. Makes me sad 😔 13mo
vivastory This is terrible. I'm sorry you had to deal with this. 13mo
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wanderinglynn
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#thinkpositivebepositive
I‘m traveling for work—Aloha from Hawaii! (Although I‘m confined to the base.)

One of my fave quotes:

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.”

Hooked_on_books Hmm, that looks like Oahu. Give a little wave to the southeast and I‘ll be waving back from the big island! 👋🏼 3y
Addison_Reads 💚 love this. Safe travels 😀 3y
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! Love Hawaii. Enjoy and travel safe! 🤗😊 3y
wanderinglynn @Hooked_on_books it is a Oahu. I‘m at K Bay. 👋🏻 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this quote ❤️ 3y
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DrexEdit
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I didn't plan on this being #abookandamovie weekend, but after last evening's Country Music, tonight the spouse and I watched "Love, Gilda" a wonderful movie about Gilda Rander's life. Now I want to read her autobiography (tagged).

DrexEdit For that matter I'd like to read Gene Wilder's autobiography also. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I loved her so much. 😢 4y
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DivineDiana
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I just ordered this book. My best friend has just been diagnosed with cancer, and I am hoping it will help me comfort her.

Librarybelle I‘m so sorry to hear that! ❤️ 5y
ErikasMindfulShelf Sorry to hear that. 💕 5y
Tove_Reads Hope everything goes well, and that there is a cure! 5y
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kspenmoll What a wonderful friend! Sorry to hear that. Same happened to my best friend, now she is 8 years cancer free. She lives 8 hours away so I often sent her gift packages. She loved that. 5y
AmyG I‘m so sorry. Hope your friend gets through treatment ok. 5y
Jas16 I am so sorry so hear about your friend‘s diagnosis. Keeping you both in my thoughts. 5y
TrishB Hope it helps. Hugs to both of you ❤️ 5y
Leftcoastzen I hope your friend has a positive outcome with her treatment ,it‘s good she has a friend like you in her corner! 5y
DivineDiana @Librarybelle @irre @Tove_Reads Thank you for your kind words. 💗💗💗 5y
DivineDiana @kspennmoll I am so happy for your friend! And I like the idea of sending gifts. 💗 5y
DivineDiana @AmyG @Jas16 @TrishB @Leftcoastzen Thank you for your sentiments. 💗💗💗💗 5y
Leigh_Medeiros Ah, I'm sorry to hear this. My best friend also has cancer (coming up on four years with a brain tumor.) There's a lot to navigate along the way. Sending love. 5y
DivineDiana @Leigh_Medeiros Thank you for your support. It seems as though your friend is receiving excellent care. 💗 5y
Leigh_Medeiros @DivineDiana Well, yes, but it's all self directed care that is more alternative and holistic because western options were only palliative. 5y
DivineDiana @Leigh_Medeiros Thankfully my friend is also open to alternative options. 🙏🏻 5y
Leigh_Medeiros I've got tons and tons of resources. You're welcome to email me. My website is my name. Be well! 5y
DivineDiana @Leigh_Medeiros Thank you so much. I will. 💗 5y
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Lcsmcat
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Twobooks from my shelves with #always in the title. #newhogwartsadventure @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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tholmz
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(I‘m behind on posting because I was on a business trip!)

Gilda Radner was really something special. Her book, her story, is incredible and I‘m so glad she wrote it out for us. Is it weird to say I miss her?

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wanderinglynn
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#QuotsyApril18 | April 14: moment

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
Delicious Ambiguity. ~Gilda Radner

One of my favorite quotes.

TK-421 Wonderful! ❤️ 6y
bibliobliss I love that. So true. 6y
sudi So true 6y
wanderinglynn @Readage @sudi This is one of my fave quotes because it‘s so true. And Gilda Radner was such an interesting woman and comic genius. 6y
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UwannaPublishme
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I've mentioned her before. But hey, who could be more #garish than vintage SNL's boisterous broadcast journalist: Roseanne Roseannadanna? 😂
#uncannyoctober
@RealLifeReading

BarbaraTheBibliophage Gilda! 💞 6y
Crystalblu Yes! Love Gilda!!!! 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage Absolutely! 6y
PurpleyPumpkin That takes me back! She was so funny. 😊 6y
UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin 😁The reruns still make me laugh. She was a hoot indeed! 6y
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Lcsmcat
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I went thrifting today #bookhaul number 1. Bookspan lectured at the conservatory when we were there, my husband's a big SNL fan, and we both live Sedaris.

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daf_fields
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I innocently started listening to this, looking for something to distract me while driving 3 hours for a big job interview, naively putting stock in the following line: a private, personal battle in which the humor & humanity that has touched millions became her most powerful weapon. I found myself laughing & crying while stuck in traffic & battling construction. All made even more poignant knowing that she narrated the audiobook in her last days.

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Yossarian
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Several days of Canadian internet woes have been resolved and made worthwhile by attending a live performance of Toronto's Second City Improv Comedy Group. We saw Tina Fey before SNL in Second City Chicago. Which future SNLers did we see here?

BarbaraTheBibliophage I loved Gilda! 8y
UwannaPublishme Gilda was amazing! I got to see her in NYC in "Gilda Live." 8y
Victoria_C I think Akroyd, Belushi, Murray, Newman, Eugene Levey from SCTV (Canadian). 8y
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MandaRie
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Tragically beautiful. This was an important and difficult read for me. I've lost a lot of family members to cancer, much like Gilda, and have faced my own reality that cancer is most likely in my future. Reading her story is inspiring no matter what. 5/5

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MandaRie
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Delicious ambiguity.

daf_fields Beautiful quote. This was such a heart-wrenching book. I felt honored that she shared her story with us. 7y
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MandaRie
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MandaRie
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What a great way to open a memoir about battling cancer.

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MandaRie
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From the back of the dust jacket. Gilda with her husband, Gene Wilder on the day of their wedding, in France. They're adorable! I don't know much about her, but I'm excited to read her memoir.