Days With Judy Garland

I guess you could say that Scott Schechter and I are kindred spirits as far as “Judyism” goes (“Judy Garland’s ‘Day-by-Day’ Legacy,” by Susan King, June 10).

I converted to “Judyism” at 12 in 1949 after seeing her film “In the Good Old Summertime” at a neighborhood theater in Chicago. That was in the days when you could sit through a movie as many times as you wanted for one admission, so I stayed to see the film twice. I remember being so enraptured by her singing of “Play That Barbershop Chord” and “I Don’t Care.” In those two numbers there was a vision of her future concert and TV performances that so captivated and electrified her audiences--unmatched by any entertainer at any time.

DIANE BARRIE

Torrance