DR PANNI - I loved GIFT OF LOVE.....but then I am a sucker for stories like that....DEATH BE NOT PROUD and SOMETHING FOR JOEY...oh my! :'(Well, thank you, Jrand 53! Obvously a man with splendid taste.
This afternoon I am going to Liz Callaway and Jason Graae in concert.
And who can tell me the "real" name and composer of the Match Game theme?
I am sure you will enjoy their show, Dear Reader Michael.
I must ask: what is the picture you have below your name? If it is what I think it is, I must confess I find it rather disturbing.
The gentleman who wrote the Match Game Theme was Robert Israel who has also written the themes to The Family Feud, 20/20, The Price is Right, one of themes to All My Children etc etc
Wait! WAIT! I thought it was Bert Kaempfert. We've gotta look this up and have an informational shoot-out.
While I was showering just now, A Question for the DRs popped into my head. (Ouch.) I know it's not Ask DRs Day, but it's the weekend so let's be wild and crazy and break the rules.
My question: If you could have one date with any famous person, alive or deceased, who would it be? Now I'm talking about a date, nothing sexual, got it? He or she would come to your home and pick you up (or vice versa), you would go to dinner, perhaps theater, a movie, whatever... then come back home and say good-night. A date. So... I'm curious...
The gentleman who wrote the Match Game Theme was Robert Israel who has also written the themes to The Family Feud, 20/20, The Price is Right, one of themes to All My Children etc etc
My question: If you could have one date with any famous person, alive or deceased, who would it be? Now I'm talking about a date, nothing sexual, got it? He or she would come to your home and pick you up (or vice versa), you would go to dinner, perhaps theater, a movie, whatever... then come back home and say good-night. A date. So... I'm curious...
I love your list, DR Jay! Could I come along on your date with Monty?
To quote the seagulls from Finding Nemo:
Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!
Selfish, selfish, selfish!
Thanks for using my favourite word "awry"!
My face seems to be where I notice it the most.
...my Mom used to pack Ketchup and cheese for my lunch. I HATED them.
Re: Peter Kastner!! Does anyone remember his short-lived sitcom The Ugliest Girl in the World? He cross-dressed and became a famous fashion model.
He (Copolla) then made some nudie films and his first real film although uncredited was The Terror with Boris Karloff. He was one of five directors, Roger Corman (credited director), Monte Hellman, Jack Hill and Jack Nicholson (who was also in it) were the other directors
I'm off for a haircut now Dear Readers.
After that, I will be heading to downtown L.A. to join an architectural walking tour, focusing on the use of terra cotta in many of the historic buildings to be found there. That probably strikes many of you as incredibly boring, but hey, it strikes my fancy.
And of course we all know who wrote the "Jeopardy" theme. Don't we? ::)
And of course we all know who wrote the "Jeopardy" theme. Don't we? ::)
WHERE IN TARNATION IS EVERYONE?
You'd think it was the weekend or something.
After that, I will be heading to downtown L.A. to join an architectural walking tour, focusing on the use of terra cotta in many of the historic buildings to be found there. That probably strikes many of you as incredibly boring, but hey, it strikes my fancy. Besides which, it is a fabulously sunny and crisp day here in L.A., and there are worse things I could be doing than walking around in the outdoors for a few hours.
, proving I am related to a very famous rabbi known as the Goan of Vilna.
Having not discovered my birth family until only 10 years ago,
If this isn't too personal, were you happy with what you discovered and did they welcome you into the fold?Mostly a positive experience. I am quite close to my full younger brother and his family. My mother and I have "drifted" a little. My father (not with my mother) has been fine but he is now 95. I am the closest to my father's son from his first marriage and his children and grandchildren. My half-brother and I are similar in so many ways. I was also forunate enough to meet my mother's mother a few years before she died. I visited her quite a few times and we were good friends. She had not known of my existence!
Yes. "Secrets and Lies" ...Unless you focused on the fascinating relationship between to old lady and the man who is the father of her daughter's child. Might be a wonderful novel first.
Is there a screenplay here?
Having not discovered my birth family until only 10 years ago, I fully appreciate the need for filling that "gaping hole". The knowledge of "self" is so important and people without "the gaping hole" don't seem to understand that.Can we amend that to "many people without the gaping hole," Tomovoz? I've known about my family history, on both sides, for what seems forever, but for some reason the two men I've had as lovers share having been adopted as part of their pasts. (That they also share being from Pennsylvania, having had children, and served in the military suggests that I've got a bizarre, obscure "type" with which I fall in love. :-\)
DR MBarnum, wasn't this Don Adams' SCREEN TEST?
DR Michael Shayne, I remember the series Sirens! Did you work on it at the same time the John Terlesky was on it? If so would you mind telling me everything there is to know about the man (one of my few modern day favorite actors)!
Panni I would like an evening with relatives from my past. I would like to meet my mother’s father, whom I never met (due to a very sad tale). I would like to meet my father’s grandfather or any relative who can tell me where to find the connections, proving I am related to a very famous rabbi known as the Goan of Vilna.
DR Denise - great fish picture and Congrats on the diet....you have inspired me to try.... AND I am on that Ticketmaster ticket list, and you only get something once a week or so AND there is an option in each email to discontinue being on the list...and link to click...so it is easy to remove yourself....as I have been told so often to do.
Danise was happy to state:
Quote:
My face seems to be where I notice it the most.
Between your ears, we trust. We would all be chagrined should you lose your face.
She also confessed:
Quote:
...my Mom used to pack Ketchup and cheese for my lunch. I HATED them.
The Ketchup the cheese and Mom?
My father and his mother-in-law were only a few years apart in age. My father was an amateur entertainer (a ventriloquist) and had a joke about everything. He could make my grandmother laugh so easily - people think the elderly will be offended by "dirty jokes". They are not! Another side story for the novel. My two brothers hanged the ventriloquist doll at one stage!So why don't you write the novel, Tomovoz? Or the non-fiction autobiography?
JMK I look forward to the book. It will be a success and Panni will transfer it to the big screen. :)
Oh, and Roddy McDowall! But only if he'll tell me ALL those stories he had saved up! ;)
When I found my mother’s missing father, though in essence I only found his communal unmarked grave, I cried. The thought of it always brings tears to my eyes. As SWW put it so eloquently, I had found the piece to my gaping hole. One day I hope to go there and leave something of mine behind.I think you already did, Jane.
JMK is doing his own screenplay, Jane. I don't want to hog all the screenplay work today! :)
Oh, and Roddy McDowall! But only if he'll tell me ALL those stories he had saved up! ;)
Too bad we all can't see his photo albums - he was quite the amateur photographer.More than amateur, I'd say.There are 4 or 5 coffee table books of his photos available. The first is DOUBLE EXPOSURE and then, I think, DOUBLE EXPOSURE TWO, or something like that, working up to five. They're very good.
I have a friend coming to visit from Toronto, Jay, and she's been asking me about walking tours. So now I can give her the info. Thanks!
One exception I would like to cite, however, is "Taxicab Confidential."
...I had a most splendid day. Devoured a lamb dip at Phillipe's before my walking tour....NOT to be confused with a sheep dip! :P
...I got very sunburned (who knew a) the sun would even be out, and b) that it would be so strong), and now look red as a beet....I've always had the worst time with hazy/overcast days, the sort where I'd forget that the UV rays would burn through the cloud cover.
JMK is doing his own screenplay, Jane. I don't want to hog all the screenplay work today! :)
NOT to be confused with a sheep dip! :P
Taxicab Confessions - what people won't say or do if they think they are completely alone with a complete stranger....one they will never see again.... And the heartbreaking stories have stayed in my mind from only one viewing of each episode.
DRJANE - I don't know Bill Rauch, but I would guess you are safe with the show, unless the Appel peel is involved someway.
I think you already did, Jane.
So why don't you write the novel, Tomovoz? Or the non-fiction autobiography?
Will you be wearing that famous raincoat on that date td?I'd have to defer to DR Panni, if I were wearing my famous blue raincoat, I wouldn't want to clash with her very own fashion statement. ;)
There was a movie trivia syndicated quiz show in the 1970s hosted by Larry Blyden that I always greatly enjoyed....Could the title have been Personality? Or, digging further, there was another show he hosted called The Movie Game, which may be more likely.
I am my very own second cousin. Yes, I am my mother's sister's daughter's child.(could explain a lot, then again, it might not).
[/quote
What did everyone eat for dinner? In loving detail, please.Greek salad from Gelson's with a hardboiled egg chopped into it and a side of leftover almond chicken salad also from Gelson's. Washed down with a Diet Cherry Coke. And frozen roast chestnuts for dessert.
What did everyone eat for dinner? In loving detail, please.
My head is spinning and I'm not even Linda Blair!
I registered, I posted, and then I fell off the face of the earth! Let's try this hhw newbie thing again, shall we?Jenny, my love, hang in there! You're only 490 posts away from becoming a Goddess! :D
I think that "Camp" is mainly for the people who experienced it.
On the other hand it did have Anna Kendrick, someone I'd hire in a heartbeat to do any album I produced.It's been some time since I saw it, which one was she?
Thanks for your opposing viewpoint, Jenny. I know it was liked by those who've experienced it first-hand. I just thought it wasn't done well enough, and I wanted more atmosphere (even the geography of the camp would have been nice) and more with the teachers (who are just ciphers, really) and more joy. I wanted more joy.
Phillipe's famous French Dip: thinly sliced tender and delicious roast beef on a roll that has been dipped in delectable beef jus.
Lamb dip: the same only substitute "lamb" for "beef" above.
In both cases: slather with incredibly hot but delicious mustard.
Jenny, my love, hang in there! You're only 490 posts away from becoming a Goddess! :D
Glad to see you back, DR Jenny.
Oh, and Jenny, don't be dropping off the face of the earth. We like you here, and you write well and have interesting things to say. So there.
I should rephrase my Anna Kendrick question. What did she sing?
(By the way, I've found it handy to make a batch of roux in advance, which I keep in a plastic bag in the butter compartment of the fridge. That way, when I want to thicken a sauce or gravy, it's already ready.
Basic roux: one part butter to one part flour (tsp per tsp). Melt butter in saucepan, dump in butter and keep stirring as it cooks. After five minutes or so, it should start to take on a nice golden color and smell slightly nutty. This a) makes the flour blend in better with sauces, and b) gets the raw flour taste out of the flour.
Of course, when I'm making it in advance, I make more than just a tsp/tsp at a time, silly!)
Panni, Anna Kendrick was the slavish girl, the one who "took care of" the spoiled rich kid, and then poisoned her and took over The Ladies Who Lunch. I thought Anna's version of that song was really spectacular.
Oh, Jenny, I love the IDEA of Camp. And I thought it had the potential of being brilliant. The numbers ARE fun. By "joy" I mean we never really see the absolute joy that these kids should get out of the experience - I'm speaking of the characters. I never got the chill factor believing that they had stepped into Oz. That IS a great quote and it IS what the movie should have been but isn't. Todd Graff goes on and on about why he opened the movie with that endless number, and I'm sure it made perfect sense TO HIM. For an audience looking to become involved in a film, it starts the movie off on such a wrong note I felt it basically killed it. We're all Monday morning quarterbacks or, at the very least, Tuesday morning half-dollarbacks, but it should have started with either the arrival at camp or a swift montage of our characters packing and preparing - something dynamic, fun, exciting and that would show the thrill of the adventure they're about to embark on. Instead we get this strange number sung by characters we haven't met and know nothing about and it's just deadly.
Post your thoughts there, too, if you have a moment. We're trying to turn it into a lovely place and need all the help we can get giving it the HHW vibe or, at the very least, the HHW xylophone.
I had turkey, gravy, and smashed taters for dinner, topped off with tapioca pudding with whipped cream and a handful of Dots candy. They're selling big boxes of Dots down at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for only 99 cents.
Dream Date...Sophia Loren! But nothing sexual can happen? Can't I at least give it the old college try? Maybe first or second base?
Verrrrry interesting, DR Jed, but, where is your father TCB tonight?My thoughts too! Why did you just not ask TCB for the family history?
...dad's 8th birthday...
Since you came from the Sondheim board - do you have all the Sondheim albums I produced? Yes or no?
8th?! I know that puberty hits young these days, but this is just ridiculous! ;)
OOHH!!!
Semi-Random Thought at 1:37AM EST -
What was that game show/reality show from the early 80's (?) that was hosted by Peter Marshall and Leslie Uggams? "Fantasy" - ??? It was a "make your dream come true" type of show. However, the segment I remember was a makeover of this one guy. The transformation was so drastic, even a few of his relatives didn't recognize him. Heck, even I thought they had substituted another person. -It was one of those "really long hair" to "really short hair" makeovers.
And I have an uncontrollable desire to go to Woody's house for cookies! Yum!Bring along your chem homework, so you and der Brucer can work on it together.
OH!! -Again...
When I went to see In America (again) yesterday, I noticed lobby cards for:
Walking Tall - With "The Rock" - Did this movie need to be re-made? And with "The Rock"?
and
Dawn of the Dead - Hasn't this one already been re-made?
And I'm guessing tomorrow, even though it's technically Free-For-All day will be Oscar Picks and Predictions Day too?
-Maybe we can have an HHW Oscar Pool!
I can bake cookies for the winner! And if I win, then DR SWW can bake cookies for me!
Or we can all bake cookies for the winner and send them to him or her!!
Late night trivia question:
What do Robert Redford, George C Scott, Martin Lawrence, Christopher Lee, Paul la Matt all have in common?
Where oh where is TCB when we need him?
;D ;D :o ;D ;D
For the past many years I have never watched the Oscars live. I always tape them and watch them that way. I simply fast foward through and can generally watch the whole show within 45 minutes to a hour. Sometimes stopping to watch something in real time if it looks interesting
Late night trivia question:Yeah, yeah, DR Michael, change the question with a clue after I IM'd you a wisecrack.
What do Robert Redford, George C Scott, Martin Lawrence, Christopher Lee, Paul la Matt all have in common?
Clue: A Movie connection.
It's nothing anatomical
OK, BK -
Now I've got the phrase "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" going through my head... to the tune of "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates.."
Maddening, I tell you! Maddening!
And it's all your fault! (Ah, a Sondheim reference!)