06/13/2018
"Three Minutes in Judy Garland's House"
It's June 13, 2018. Two years ago, I found myself, quite by chance, taking photographs and recording audio at the Judy Garland House in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. That night, 50 people were killed in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
For me, the coincidence was uncanny. It's a well-worn trope to say that gay men love Judy Garland, and I almost hate to make such a clichéd connection. Having lived near San Francisco, however, and with a dear friend who loves the Wizard of Oz, I just can't help it.
I put this video together with all this in mind. The piano performance was live in the Judy Garland House (http://www.judygarlandmuseum.com) on June 11, 2016. (See https://bit.ly/2tmjvZ6 for Eau Claire, WI, jazz musician Josh Gallagher's information.) Please consider a donation to the GLBT National Help Center.
— Jonathan Paul Wichmann