The TueBoo List: 🎃👻 + Girl to City + Stephanie Genkin

This Week 👻

Brrrrr, it's cold in here, there must be some Clovers in the atmosphere! (Image via Instagram)

Getting in the Halloween 🎃 spirit: Gabrielle Union and her daughter Kaavia serving up Bring It On nostalgia, Missy Elliot recreated her Supa Dupa Fly album cover (can you tell the difference?), plus a round-up of super celeb costumes. These ten true and truly terrifying stories will have you jumping at shadows. This recipe for “feetloaf” is grossing out everyone on the internet. Can’t go wrong with one of these punny options for a last minute costume idea. Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy play superheroes in Thunder Force and we are here for it. Everything you need to know about powerhouse sisters Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad (and their equally talented daughters and inspiring mom!). Meet Kelly Bachman, the brave comedian who confronted Harvey Weinstein as she was performing standup. It seems the major TV networks are really spooked by tampon strings.

Obsessed: Girl to City by Amy Rigby

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I had one of the funnest afternoons of my life with Amy Rigby, author of the plucky and audacious Girl to City: A Memoir, back in about 1992, when she was in a indie-country trio called The Shams, and I was writing about rock music and working at Sassy. We met at South by Southwest—this is back when it was just a feisty little music festival—but I was already a fan of her band, and I got to spend time with them and we bonded instantly. The day after SXSW ended, I needed to get to Houston to see my grandmother, and they were headed there for a gig, so they offered me a ride, and it was just one of those epic, cinematic afternoons that you remember always, full of detours involving Mexican food, a massive flea market, and lots of music. Later on, Amy left the Shams and embarked on a solo career (do yourself a favor and listen to this some time) and she’s still at it, touring a lot and also playing upstate, where she lives with her husband. Amy also has a very witty and engaging blog, which is where I first heard about this book, which I realize I am realllly taking a long time to get to, but which you will love. Amy writes with such satisfying detail about arriving in Manhattan for art school in 1976, and zeroing in on the city’s nascent punk scene in no time, hanging out at CBGB and co-founding punk venue Tier 3. It’s really cool to read about that scene from a female perspective, and Amy’s is so spot-on: funny, honest, and wise. It’s also a really poignant look at the sacrifice involved in living the life of an artist. I read most books on my phone these days, but a hard copy of this one was sent to me, and I’m so glad: it’s one I want sitting on my bookshelf.

—Kim France (this post first appeared on Girl of a Certain Age)

TueNight 10: Stephanie Genkin

Photo courtesy of Stephanie Genkin

Age: 54

Quick Bio: Stephanie Genkin is a Certified Financial Planner and Founder of My Financial Planner,LLC, a New York Registered Investment Advisor, working with real people on an hourly basis. She is a media strategist for the nonprofit organization World Learning and an adjunct instructor at NYU. Stephanie is a proud sponsor of 2019 TueNight storytelling events.

Beyond the bio: “I think my family is still pretty shocked I became a career money geek having shown no interest in earning a buck or living in a capitalist country for a good chunk of my adult life. I'm still amazed at the painless transition of my professional identity from roving print reporter in the Middle East to CNN interview producer to financial advisor for the 99%.”

1. On the nightstand: How to be an Antiracist (JUST READ IT!); The Hidden Life of Trees, because I love walking and spend time in nature this time of year; Persian Mirrors, it's been around for awhile but I want Elaine Sciolino to be my writing teacher and her books are the next best thing; and The New Bohemians, where I discovered that my style (and my soul) is 100% nomadic bohemian.

2. Can't stop/won't stop: Eating mint chocolate chip ice cream, collecting crystals and continuing to stretch myself beyond my wildest dreams.

3. Jam of the minute: Sunday Morning Political Talk shows and Bachelor in Paradise (hey, don't judge)

4. Thing/People I miss: my big, badass curls and nieces Rachel and Jamie

5. 80s crush: Let's. Not. Go. There.

6. Current crush: A.O.C.

7. Will whine about: Oppressively hot/ humid summers, subway delays, clutter

8. Will wine about: No wine. Don't drink.

9. Best thing that happened recently: I started writing again, discovered forest bathing and got a stunning henna tattoo on my hand.

10. Looking forward to: IMPEACHMENT.

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Story: Green on the Greens: Learning Golf at 59

By Amy Barr

The ball sat high on the tee, as if waiting patiently while I ran through my mental checklist.

Lean forward – but not too much.

Bend your knees – but not too much.

Turn your hips and shoulders – but not your head.

Follow through – definitely follow through.

I swung the club, anticipating the thwack! that signals a solid drive. Nope. Not a sound, except the swoosh of my driver pushing the air.

This frustrating scenario is a familiar one, as I have recently set about learning the torturous sport of golf.

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