*****WARNING*****
PEDANT ATTACK AHEAD
Those repulsed by the violence in "The Passion" or who would be repulsed watching a 65 year-old Born in the USA grandfather attack a charming not-yet-chronologically-challenged immigrant Hungarian screenwriter should read no further!
[Sets and Costumes from Prisoner of Zenda; staging ala "The Rape" from "The Fantastics"; weapons, brochettes (a "Camelot" reference); music - the Hungarian composer of your choice (Ferencz Liszt , Bela Lagosi Bartok, or, my choice, Zoltan Kodaly (the Great Hungarian Composers (http://www.zoltech.net/h/composers.html) website says: "He is also the author of books on pedagogic and historical subjects. - My kind of guy!)
Here is the exterior establishing shot for the duel:
(http://www.magicoflearning.com/art/hungary/photo/vajd.jpg)
Background:
Yesterday Dan of the North made reference to chicken Paprikash. Our soon to be vanquished heroine, Panni, bewailed:
I can no longer stand by in silence and watch or I shall explode! Explode, I tell you. -- It's Chicken PAPRIKAS (no H). In Hungarian, "s" is pronounced "sh"...
"S" as in the word "sit" is written "SZ"...
That feels so much better.
Our resident gentleman (TCB) rose to the defense:
My apologies, DR Panni, but a Google search turned up 279 entries for Chicken Paprikash -- and that doesn't include my friend Lorna's recipe, which is spelled the same way. They must have all been from the wrong side of Budapest.
The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth:
In Hungarian (http://food.epicurious.com/run/fooddictionary/browse?entry_id=9448) the dish is:
paprikás csirke
[PAH-pree-kash CHEER-kah]
Also called chicken paprikash
Noted Hungarian Restaurants, like Pearl of Budapest (http://www.menusite.com/pearlofbudapest/index.html) are a bit schizoid in their verbiage; their menu offers:
CHICKEN PAPRIKAS:
made with sour cream and served over homemade spaetzle $14.00
PÖRKÖLT: DELICIOUS PORK PAPRIKASH
made without sour cream and served over spaetzle $15.00
(I'm sure Panni will view with delight the omission of sour cream!)
The delightful Jo Reggelt Kivanok on her website (http://www.magicoflearning.com/pages/cooking.htm) offers a recipe for:
Chicken Paprikash over Egg Noodles ( Paprikas csirke tesztaval)
And, now, the dénouement:
If you're of the Hungarian persuasion it is:
paprikás csirke! (Please note the use of the diacritical mark! -[My personality makes me inordinately fond of diacritical marks!])
If you are of the English Language persuasion (with allowance made for both Americans and Canadians) it is:
chicken paprikash
But no way, never, no how is it:
Chicken Paprikas!
der "Eternally Vigilant Guardian of Mother Tongue" Brucer
PS Photo is of The Vajdahunyad Castle (taken from Ms Kivanok's site referenced above).
"This is a very unusual building designed by Ignac Alpar. It was originally planned as a temporary structure for the Millenary Exhibition which opened in the City Park in 1896. It was built to present in one building the different architectural styles which could be found in Hungary. Styles represented include Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque. The structure was rebuilt in a permanent form in 1907. "
Yes, what is TG rights? I am baffled!
***WARNING - DEBAFFLEMENT FOLLOWS***
JRand, aware that he was to be E&T hoped someone would post a remembrance of Allison Hayes.
You, MBarnum, obliged.
Hmmm, I say to self, what is the JRand/MBarnum/Allison Hayes nexus?
Googling for Allison Hayes uncovers the [url+http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/allisonhayes.html]Brian's Drive-In Theater (sic)[/url] site.
Well, right there on the title screen we have: "Thanks to Jack Randall Earles for providing photos and information."
Scrolling down a bit we find a pic of Allison Hayes "with Scott Brady from the 20th Century Fox western Mohawk (thanks to Michael Barnum)".
Now the proof is in the pudding, and both are thickening.
Now I said to myself, (insert Emeril Legasse line), what else are these chaps about?
At the bottom of the site are three recommended links, one of which is:
Allison Hayes: Bigger than Life (http://members.tgforum.com/corafmnoir/AllisonHayes.html) - Visit this touching tribute to Allison Hayes, complete with photos and an extensive biography.
So off we go exploring to Bigger Than Life.
In a reference to the "Undead" the site proclaims:
"The Undead" is perhaps the best sustained showcase for the spectacular ripeness that is Allison Hayes."
"Ripeness"?, strange phraseology, what?
When we get the "Attack of the 50' Woman" we find:
"Rent this movie some night, put on a slinky negligee, pour yourself a big rum and Coke, turn down the lights and indulge in it the way you would a decadent bubble bath."
Oh, Really?
And then the zinger:
"Once you experience the images of Allison Hayes both before her enlargement (the great expanse of her bosom in a tight black cocktail dress) and after (moving in slow-motion across a limbo of night dressed only in a bed-sheet bikini) you'll understand how a minor movie can play major mischief with a young person's gender issues."
Now self says to me, what's going on here?
At the very bottom of the Webpage we are prompted with:
"If you were brought directly to this page by a hotlink from another site or search engine, click here for important information."
Well, that nailed me, alright, so click I did!
And, Voila!
Welcome!
I'm proud film-related sites have started to hotlink to some of the pages here. But I realize those hotlinks (and some search engines) might bring in people who share my enthusiasm for certain aspects of the movies, but otherwise drop them in the middle of my site without any context or preparation.
If that describes you, let me clue you in to the fact that this is the site of someone who considers themselves transgender. If that bothers you in any way, feel free to leave; this site isn't about convincing anybody about anything.
However, if you're open-minded, non-judgmental and/or curious, feel free to stay and look around. This is a strictly PG site intended to articulate and explore my passions for crossdressing and the movies and how those two intertwine.
Thanks for stopping by.
Regards,
Josie Hayes
So, DR MBarnum, your post brought me to the world of Josie Hayes!
der Brucer (gee, Crossdressers and Hungarian Pastry all in one day!)