Topic: THE LAST OF JUNE (Read 24241 times)

Panni · « **Reply #150 on:** June 30, 2004, 04:47:32 PM »

RE Jeff Chandler and Esther Williams:
Miss Williams writes that after discovering her lover in makeup and flowered chiffon, she first declared, "You look like Betsy Bloomingdale," then broke off the romance with this parting shot: "Jeff, you're too big for polka dots."

Jay · « **Reply #151 on:** June 30, 2004, 04:53:14 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 30, 2004, 04:46:47 PM

On the subject of media ads:

The following appears on the back cover of Nation magazine:

Click to see AD

Is this what our political system has become?

der Brucer

I'll agree with you on this one, Dear Reader der Brucer. Faked imagery such as this is unnecessary, disrespectful and mean-spirited to the core. It tarnishes our political system.

Jay · « **Reply #152 on:** June 30, 2004, 04:56:20 PM »

I gotta run. It's another night of "Last Remaining Seats." Tonight the venue is the Los Angeles Theatre, the decoration of which was designed to resemble that of the Palace at Versailles. The feature film tonight is It Happened One Night. Before the feature, they will run a restored Metrotone newsreel from 1934.

Keep the home fries burning, Dear Readers, and I shall check in upon my return.

Sandra · « **Reply #153 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:18:26 PM »

I have nothing to say except that I want doughnuts.

George · « **Reply #154 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:20:11 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 30, 2004, 04:46:47 PM

On the subject of media ads:

The following appears on the back cover of Nation magazine:

Click to see AD

Is this what our political system has become?

der Brucer

This is...how shall I put it? Extreme!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #155 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:22:08 PM »

TCB - enter stage right!

Your fans await!

George · « **Reply #156 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:29:46 PM »

Meanwhile, back at the farm...

Playbill.com has this new article:
Brent Barrett [the WSMA! ("World's Sexiest Man Alive" in HHW lingo)] to Star in Regional Premiere of Ludwig's Leading Ladies

Could he be heading to Broadway?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #157 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:36:57 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 30, 2004, 05:22:08 PM

TCB - enter stage right!

Your fans await!

Unlikely as his computer at home is dead and his workplace is not supportive of his HHW habit.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #158 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:37:30 PM »

On the other hand he must be at the library!

TCB · « **Reply #159 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:40:33 PM »

Good evening der Brucer, Sandra, RLP, George, and anyone else who popped in after I checked the top of the page!

I am back at the public lie-berry for my 15 minutes on the internet. Computer is still dead at home, and I am no longer able to post from work (but come Friday afternoon when most everyone else is gone -- look out).

Hope all is well. Sorry if I am missing birthdays and other celebrations. I will eat a ham chunk tonight just in case.

Take care.

TCB · « **Reply #160 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:42:24 PM »

Sorry, Tomovoz, I didn't see you there!

Hugs, my friend!

Weird! I don't even know what the e-mail bracket is for?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #161 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:47:43 PM »

Quote from: TCB on June 30, 2004, 05:40:33 PM

Good evening der Brucer, Sandra, RLP, George, and anyone else who popped in after I checked the top of the page!

I am back at the public lie-berry for my 15 minutes on the internet.

Will contact Wathol and see if you can get an extra few minutes!

TCB · « **Reply #162 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:52:38 PM »

Quote from: George on June 30, 2004, 05:29:46 PM

Meanwhile, back at the farm...

Playbill.com has this new article:
Brent Barrett [the WSMA! ("World's Sexiest Man Alive" in HHW lingo)] to Star in Regional Premiere of Ludwig's Leading Ladies

Could he be heading to Broadway?

Thanks for the link, George. Who would have ever thought that I would be wishing I could be in Cleveland!

Panni · « **Reply #163 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:01:28 PM »

I missed TCB's brief visit. Darn!

Panni · « **Reply #164 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:02:10 PM »

The library here allows an hour. Much more civilized.

Robin · « **Reply #165 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:03:46 PM »

Right now, I'm having a Vernor's Ginger Ale out of a 12-pack that a co-worker lugged all the way from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, just for me.

Dee-lish!

As for ask BK day:

What is your most inexplicable personal quirk?

(Actually, anyone can answer this...I love people with odd quirks. For me, it's solid-color clothing. Patterns, stripes, polka-dots...can't abide 'em. Hate 'em! They're okay...on other people. But on me...no way, ain't gonna happen!)

td · « **Reply #166 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:22:01 PM »

For those truly interested in beefcake:

http://www.fisheye-photo.com/images/beefcake.jpg

I missed the fifteen minutes in which TCB was online!

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #167 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:58:46 PM »

Robin, I'm a solid colour man myself. I have a couple of summer short sleeves that have patterns...one or two...but for the most part, I eschew patterns, stripes, etc.

I also like only autumn colours...greens, browns, reds, yellows, and oranges. Aside from a couple of pairs of blue jeans...I have almost no blue. I have one black shirt that my brother sent me one Christmas, but aside from it and my tux, I never wear black either. I hate the way it has become the uniform colour of the so-called hip these days. So many people wear it who just do not look good in it.

bk · « **Reply #168 on:** June 30, 2004, 07:31:14 PM »

Dinah: Dinah had two shows - her long-running talk show (where Lucy and others appeared) and our variety show, Dinah and Her New Best Friends (where Lucy didn't appear, but where Lola Falana, The Doobie Brothers, Paul Williams and a few others DID appear). I never met Lucy - came close, though, because Lucy used to play backgammon with my cousin Dodo.

bk · « **Reply #169 on:** June 30, 2004, 07:32:39 PM »

Personal quirk - even though I hate it, I clear my throat way too much. Don't know why, really, but I wish I could stop doing it.

Jason · « **Reply #170 on:** June 30, 2004, 07:34:05 PM »

I'm bored. We went to Lexington to visit my maternal grandfamily, which was wonderful, and after that we went out for dinner at one of the restaurants on my list. Of course, for lunch, I also ate at a restaurant on my list. Hehe...

Now I'm watching Mr. Alton Brown's culinary TV show. Whee!

Matt H. · « **Reply #171 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:33:12 PM »

Got some DVDs in the mail today like PRICK UP YOUR EARS, DRIVING MISS DAISY (special edition), DAY OF THE LOCUST, and looking forward to watching them and others during the holiday weekend. I am invited to a cookout on Sunday afternoon, but otherwise, it should be a movie marathon weekend.

Panni · « **Reply #172 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:35:40 PM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on June 30, 2004, 06:58:46 PM

I have one black shirt that my brother sent me one Christmas, but aside from it and my tux, I never wear black either. I hate the way it has become the uniform colour of the so-called hip these days.

Hey, Mr. Pogue, choose your weapon and we meet behind Du-Par's at dawn. - I happen to wear a lot of black. I don't wear it to be hip -- I wear it because I like it. I wore it even before it was considered hip. I honestly don't give a flying frig about being hip, never have. My mother always used to dress me in reds and other bright colors when I was a kid and had no say in what I wore. I HATED it. As soon as I was old enough to choose my own things, I always selected muted autumnal colors. Then I discovered the glory of black. The rest is history.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #173 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:37:00 PM »

Tonight, after I got off from work, der Brucer told me that he wanted to eat out, because he was sick of my cooking.

Oh, the infamy! The disgrace!

Oh, well.

The big problem with my getting off at nine is that a lot of restaurants are closing at that time.

We did squeek in at a crab shack, where he had Crab Imperial and I had a pound of shrimp, boiled and coated with Old Bay. Tasty, but the kitchen had to bring their boil back up to temp before they could cook my dinner, by which time der B was already finished with his.

No matter. He got to tell me some of his old Navy stories, stuff I hadn't heard before (even after all this time) (and I'm not talking about the clothiers). A good time was had.

Sandra · « **Reply #174 on:** June 30, 2004, 09:26:55 PM »

I still don't have much to say, except that I am now eating a doughnut.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #175 on:** June 30, 2004, 09:31:10 PM »

I'm going to try catching up a bit more on my DVD watching. Last night, I learned how to sell tootsie fruitsie ice cream. Tonight, who knows!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #176 on:** June 30, 2004, 09:43:36 PM »

Psychologists say that a clearing of the throat without physical cause but as a reflex shows a need for the attention of all to hear the speaker and a simultaneous fear of rejection of the speaker's ideas. It is a schizophrenic habit that is nearly unbreakable, but can be replaced with a physical gesture, a shaking of the hands or deliberate blinking of the eyes when the urge strikes.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #177 on:** June 30, 2004, 09:45:31 PM »

Thanks MB, yes that was my question.

MRBK I would love to hear any Dodo-Lucy stories that were shared with you.

Panni · « **Reply #178 on:** June 30, 2004, 09:46:18 PM »

Quote from: Sandra on June 30, 2004, 09:26:55 PM

I still don't have much to say, except that I am now eating a doughnut.

I think in your last post you were longing for a donut. I love happy endings!

bk · « **Reply #179 on:** June 30, 2004, 09:48:30 PM »

The only Lucy thing I heard was that she played Backgammon to kill, and HATED to lose.

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