Postcards in the mail...

I sent out a huge batch of cards yesterday. Thank you to everyone who wrote a nice note. If you'd still like a card they are here. Just send a self addressed, stamped envelope, they will fit in a standard sized envelope... write "Please do not bend" on the envelope you send. Some people sent inserts. If you send an oversized envelope be sure to include the correct postage.

Midnight Train to Georgia

Late actress FARRAH FAWCETT inspired soul classic MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA. The tune, which was a huge hit for Gladys Knight & The Pips, was originally titled Midnight Plane to Houston until Whitney Houston’s mum Cissy rejigged it. But songwriter Jim Weatherly insists the hit will always be dedicated to Fawcett and her former husband Lee Majors in his mind. Weatherly tells Nashville Story Source he wrote the song after chatting to his pal on the phone. He says, “She said she was packing her clothes and she was gonna go back and visit her folks and she was taking the midnight plane to Houston. When she said that a little bell went off in my head. “I actually used Farrah and Lee as kind of like the people in the song… It’s just a simple little story about a girl that comes to L.A. to make it, becomes a star and everything, finds it too hard and goes back (home).”

SOURCE

Postcards are HERE!

I've gotten a lot of letters and the printer had to re-print, so they will go out the beginning of next week... the first print was too dark... this one is just right! Thank you for your letters and e-mails of support.

In Memoriam Postcard from MyFarrah.com

FRONT:

BACK:

This is the postcard 4 by 6 (only 1,000 are being printed) in memoriam of Farrah Fawcett. If you'd like one, please mail a self addressed and stamped envelope (at least 5 by 7) and one will be mailed to you. They are free, please do not send or enclose any monies.

Send your self addressed stamped envelope to:

Steve McKinnis

1010 University Avenue #754

San Diego, CA 92103

On Back Message:

Today is a hard day.
Today someone admired is gone but not forgotten.
The smile, the hair, the talent.
The Mother, the Sister, the Actress.

The fight was fought with pure determination.
The desire was raw and unflinching.
The hope was strong and unrelenting.
The faith was pure and unfaltering.

Facing, Fighting, Foraging.
You didn’t go quietly into the night.
Bringing about change in a tenuous hour.
With humor and strength and courage.

Your wings will dip into the clouds, the rain, the sun.
Surrounded by family who’ve gone on before you.
Healthy, whole and smiling.
This angel has found a new home.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By Steve McKinnis

The first card has been ordered and is in the print process.

Other Postcards Ideas

1. Collage Front

2. 4 sq #1

3. 4 sq #2

4. 4 sq #3

5. 4 sq#4

If you think one of these would be a 2nd great cover... e-mail me (steve@stevemckinnis.com) and voice your opinion.

Old Farrah work

I found this on my old backup drive. I did this on a very old Mac. I think this has to be at least 5 years old... also a charcoal drawing... scans of that...

I think the charcoal was done about 1994 or 5...

Below is a pencil drawing I did... not sure of the year on this one either.

It's actually in color but didn't scan well, so I made it black and white via PhotoShop.

In my room

This photo of Fawcett, I remember, hanging in my dorm room. There’s an old Polaroid of it somewhere. I believe it was 1981. I was a Freshman at Hastings College in Hastings, NE. I don’t think I ever thought I would get to meet Farrah at that time. I’ve started reading Alana’s book and account of her time with Fawcett. The foreword is very touching. Alan struggled with this book and her interview on the Today show (with Meredith V.) about the book is touching. Alana “get’s it” and is respectful and honest and forthright (seemingly so) about the relationship and the “why’s” of her choice and struggle throughout Farrah’s battle. In spite and despite some of the negative press circling Alana and Ryan O’Neal, the reality is: Farrah loved who she loved and in the end, I find it hard to believe or understand why she’d keep those close to her when she needed the most support of all if there wasn’t an underlying love for those around here. I’m not speculating about romantic love, just a love in general. At any rate, it’s still a little strange to think that Fawcett’s gone. Alana said she wants the book to be a tribute to friendship. I think she achieved that goal. I also, deeply, respect Alana’s choice to stop writing about Fawcett dying. That speaks volumes about the depth of her respect and love for Farrah.