Category Archives: showbusiness

“In a Coat He Borrowed from James Dean”

Posted on August 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Bob Dylan (May 24, 1941) Not sure why I’m supposed to feature Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman) today. It started with the line from Don McLean’s American Pie, quoted as the title of this piece. Then it evolved into his … Continue reading →

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The Rapid Evolution of the Charity Record (1984-1985)

Posted on August 25, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Do They Know It’s Christmas? This song was the first in a series of records to raise money for the starving people in Ethiopia, Africa. Until now, I had never considered seeing what that looked like astrologically. Admittedly, this chart … Continue reading →

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How a Jewish Kid from Hell’s Kitchen Changed the World

Posted on August 23, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Stanley Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) Stanley Kramer was an independent film producer and director, responsible for making many of Hollywood’s ‘message films’. There were no topics he was unwilling to highlight, and in his own words: … Continue reading →

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The Beatles’ First Time on an American Television Show

Posted on August 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Ed Sullivan Show (February 9, 1964) Obviously, I’ve written about this event before, in my ebook “At This Point in Time”. But, when I first looked at the chart, I was not focused on inconjuncts and the hidden agendas … Continue reading →

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This “Quiet” Beatle was Actually Profoundly “Deep”

Posted on August 20, 2021 by cdsmiller17

George Harrison (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) This photo probably says it all: up to his neck in water. George Harrison was an enigma to most people, including some astrologers who decided to rectify his chart backward in … Continue reading →

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Meet a Person who Decided to be Non-Binary

Posted on July 24, 2021 by cdsmiller17

T. Thomason (September 29, 1994) I follow T. Thomason on Facebook. I sent him a message asking if he’d like me to do his birth chart. He answered, “No, I’m alright.” That is so close to the British statement, “No, … Continue reading →

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World History Contained in One Lightfoot Song

Posted on July 14, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Protocol (1976) The first time I heard this song was at Massey Hall, Toronto, sometime in 1976. As I was living in Vancouver during that time period, it would have been when I returned for a visit with my son. … Continue reading →

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Forty-Six Years Ago Lightfoot Highlighted a Racial Issue

Posted on July 14, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Cherokee Bend (1975) This song has been haunting my sleep. That probably means I need to write something about it. The story isn’t new, and in this case, fictionalized, but the recent news of unmarked graves at so many Residential … Continue reading →

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Lightfoot: Once a Troubadour, Always a Troubadour

Posted on July 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

OK, here goes: when I originally did William IX, Duke of Aquitaine’s birth and death charts, I ‘presumed’ I had something to do with this man who was The Troubadour from 1100 A.D. Now, I can finally make sense of … Continue reading →

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The Night Gordon Lightfoot Almost Died

Posted on July 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

He had an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (September 7, 2002) In terms of mortality statistics, only 5% of the people who have one of these events survive them. In terms of his life path, this may have been one of Gordon … Continue reading →

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