"Mother wanted me to come out in a kimono & we had quite a fight…"

I just put the 1975 documentary entitled, Grey Gardens into my Netflix cue. It's a musical on Broadway and I have to see it. Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are set to star in the film and while I enjoy both of those actresses I fully expect Hollywood to turn the story into a superficial farce with no real substance. No it's definitely the musical for me.

Grey Gardens brings to life the true account of the delightfully eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Once the brightest names in New York society, the mother and daughter team become complete recluses in the Hamptons occupying a 28 room mansion with themselves, 54 cats and very little plumbing. The neighbors can't tolerate the eye sore and the board of health is called in to take action. Jackie and her sister Lee did come to the rescue and prevent the eviction of their father's sister and their cousin. Known as "Little Edie & Big Edie" this is a cautionary tale of love and dysfunction in a family. Sure to cut the the core of any parent and child who are in a binding relationship, their story is simultaneously heart-breaking and hysterical.

Check out Little Edie's fashion choices and how they relate to today. Brilliant! I'm loving this.