Thank You, Bettie Page

[Darla Dynamite]

I learned Friday the Bettie Page Died. I actually took this news so hard that I was mostly unable to write about her and chose not to think of it, as a way of dealing with this loss. Even now, days later, I feel tears fill into the wells of my eyes. I think, for the most part, it is the lack of happiness that she faced, that is the part that saddens me the most. If anyone knows anything about her life (out of the spot light) they know that she was in a constant struggle to be faithful to her spirituality and deal with the demons of her past, that mentally haunted her day after day of her life. I can understand this. I watched my grandmother deal with a very similar problem. My grandmother was also diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.

I cry for Bettie Page because she lived in a time that could not appreciate what she did until it was nearly the end of her life. I'm saddened that she struggled to find happiness. And I thank You Bettie Page for being you.

[Infamous Nina Nightshade]

That is so touching and heartfelt... I miss the lady too, but I'm hoping she can be at peace now...
A thanks to the beautiful Bettie from me too!