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Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on April 10, 2004, 12:05:11 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've dreamed the notes, you've become the notes, so now it is time to post until the cows come home. To it, you dear, dear people out there in the dark.
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Tomovoz, I wouldn't classify myself as an insomniac. :) I'm a night owl with extremely bad habits! I stayed up until 5:00ish yesterday morning, and I woke up at 1:00. I'm actually quite tired now, and I have to travel tomorrow, so if I don't get a lot of sleep tonight, I can sleep on the train.
In regard to the posting issue on Good Friday:
I for one have grown up with my mom and family suggesting that my brother and I keep the tv and computer/internet off as much as possible on Good Friday, especially between the hours of noon and 3:00 PM, when Jesus was on the road to Calvary and then crucified at 3:00. I have occasionally noticed in the past few years that sunny skies turn gray at around the time Jesus died on Good Friday. I've always found that interesting. Work and packing also kept me off of the computer. Btw, I will probably not be posting for a week or so as I'm off to Philly and NYC. Take care, all!
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Travels With My Aunt
The Last Picture Show
The Sting
Being There
The Goodbye Girl
I'm sure there are many others but they will be listed by others anyway.
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In answer to BK's question re the winner and nominees for Best Actress in 1978, the winner was Diane Keaton for Annie Hall, over fellow nominees Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl), Jane Fonda (Julia), and Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine (The Turning Point).
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EEE! I'm so tired, but I can't sleep. I think I'll respond to some of yesterday's posts that I missed!
TCB said "Oh, I see how it is, Maya. You don't mind parading around in front of a room full of total strangers in your camisole, but my son (who is probably the strangest of them all) is not good enough to see even a picture of you dressed that way!"
Jed said"Alright, TCB, you just got yourself nominated for Father of the Year, good sir!!!"
You boys are both adorable, and TCB makes a damn good argument for posting scantily-clad pics. We'll see, lol.
Elmore--I believe that it was the Street Scene original cast recording with Anne Jeffries, but I can't be sure, as it was sent to me by a friend over IM. But the sound quality sounds late 40's or early 50's, so I can only assume so. "Lonely House" is one of the loveliest songs ever, however sad. I play Kitty Verdun in "Where's Charley?" I wonder who they will cast in the Goodspeed production!
Charles Pogue--LOVED the pics! You and the lovely wife Julianne are both hotties. ;D
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As for 70's films, I'm going to say "Annie Hall," "Love and Death," "The Goodbye Girl," and "All That Jazz."
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You boys are both adorable, and TCB makes a damn good argument for posting scantily-clad pics. We'll see, lol.
Your check is in the mail, Tom. :D
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Good morning, all! It's almost 6:45 am here, and I would love a Saturday morning to sleep late, but there are things to be done. The first of which is wishing dear friend BK a wonderful trip and reading itoday.
Secondly, today's Topic:
MASH
NASHVILLE (Sorry, BK! We'll disagree on these two)
BLAZING SADDLES
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
CHINATOWN
THE GODFATHER
JAWS
THE EXORCIST
SHAMPOO
MANHATTAN
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BK: The hyperlink in your note does not work
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Although Three Women will not make my list I saw the film years ago and enjoy the strangeness of the film.
By the year
1970
Boys in the Band
The Conformist
Cotton Comes to Harlem
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Tristana
1971
Andromeda Strain
Bananas
Clockwork Orange
Death in Venice
Dirty Harry
Fiddler on the Roof
Fortune and Men's Eyes
French Connection
The Hospital
Klute
Mon Oncle Antione
Murmur of the Heart
Silent Running
Straw Dogs
Walkabout
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972
Cabaret
The Chinese Connection (Fist of Fury)
Cries and Whispers
Deliverance
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...
Fritz the Cat
Play It Again Sam
The Ruling Class
Slaughterhouse-Five
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Sending along good vibes to Mr BK for his reading in Glendale...I bet you have at least one surprise visitor and maybe even make a new friend!!
Films from the 1970's...hmmmmmmm:
NASHVILLE - I too enjoy this movie, the songs and characters are a fascinating lot.
THE OMEN - scary....I also enjoy its sequels!
I will have to study a few more lists. I don't remember the 1970's clearly.
Yesterday we saw a beautiful Romeo, some great CP stage photos, and we found NEMO! Where else but HHW?
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1973
Day For Night
Enter the Dragon
The Exorcist
The Long Goodbye
Sleeper
Westworld
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Blazing Saddles
Chinatown
The Conversation
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
Dog Day Afternoon
Nashville
Picnic at Hanfing Rock
1976
All the President's Men
Carrie
In the Realm of the Senses
Network
Taxi Driver
The Tenant
1977
Annie Hall
1978
Interiors
1979
Alien
All That Jazz
Being There
Manhattan
The Tin Drum
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Good morning all!
Just wanted to hop on (get it?) and wish Mr. Kimmel a wonderful and successful reading today! Can't be there in person but that ringing in your ears will be the good vibes all of us are sending you!
I'm off to the Ren Fest today. I'll have pictures tonight.
Have a good day all!
:)
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Some of my all-time favorite movies came out in the seventies:
Chinatown
The Exorcist
The French Connection
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Jaws
The Tenant
The Shootist
Suspiria
Enter the Dragon
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Star Wars
The Andromedra Strain
The China Syndrome
All the President's Men
Time After Time
The Omen
Of any of these, though, Chinatown is easily my favorite. And remember, in the seventies, this movie was a big hit...today, it'd be relegated to the art house, I think. Too highbrow for contemporary audiences.
And perhaps is was Viet-Nam or Watergate-related disenchantment, but it's always seemed to me that downbeat endings were more common in that era.
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All of the women nominated in 1977 were in hit films which meant a great deal more to getting a nomination back in the day. I remember lots of people being impressed with Duvall and Spacek, but the film sank without a trace.
My favorite films of the 1970s have all been covered pretty much:
CHINATOWN
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
CABARET
ANNIE HALL
ALL THE PREDISENT'S MEN
MANHATTAN
THE STING
THE GODFATHER PART II
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Good morning. Off for a walk, but thought I'd read the posts first. Last night I made the mistake of going to bed early - around 10:30. Woke up all rested and ready to go. Except it was 3 AM!
When you look at all the great films of the 70's, you realize what a sad state (Texas?) movies are in these days.
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I can never remember any films until I start seeing the lists. Michael Shayne picked a favourite of mine: THE RULING CLASS.
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The best movie of the 70s was THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL and I would have said that even before HHW ever existed.
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I love having all my show pictures on CD. Today's selections are from THE CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE by Ronald Ribman, directed by the lovely wife, Julieanne (before she was my lovely wife, naturally):
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Madame Director, The Lovely Wife, touches up the make-up on one of her actresses (the terrific Carolyn Cope):
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...and one more of yours truly (I played a very bad chappie in this play):
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BK, my book is out and ready to go.
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CP, your wife bears an uncanny resemblance to Jennifer Garner in that picture.
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Taking a joke too far - William Hung at Madison Square Garden!
According to an article I read, Mr. Hung has a stage mother to top Mama Rose or the mothers of Dolores Gray or Clifton Webb,
And speaking of stage mothers, I saw something on the subway the other day that I can't quite forget. There was a frumpy mother with her son who looked to be about 8 or 9. The son had hair that was styled and shaped within an inch of its life; his eyebrows were plucked and perfectly shaped; his tiny nails were manicured with clear polish; his clothes looked like a tiny version of the ivy league preppy look complete with open shirt and gold medalion; and he was holding a brochure from a modeling school. I wanted to beg the woman not to send him to school that way... mess up the hair a little, remove the nail polish, dress him more age appropriate. I could just imagine what that poor kid would go through if his peers saw him that way. I felt very sorry for him.
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MattH, I have no idea who Jennifer Garner is...But if she's an actress under thirty I don't know any of them...It's very sad now...or maybe not...but when I look at the spread of celebrities in a National Enquirer or some such tabloid, I just turn quizically to the lovely wife and say, "Who the Hell are these people?" I know few of the current crop of TV or so-called movie stars.
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Aside from THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL http://www.dvdlaunch.com/firstnudiemusicalse.html (http://www.dvdlaunch.com/firstnudiemusicalse.html), I'd like to bring up:
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - both one and two.
NASHVILLE - which tops my list anytime 70s films are mentioned.
CARRIE
CHINATOWN
THE TENANT
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN?
WHAT'S UP DOC?
PAPER MOON
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
ABONIABLE DOCTOR PHIBES
THEATRE OF BLOOD
DARLING LILI
THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER
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Hey! Not only did I appear in MOVE OVER, MRS. MARKHAM, but I also appeared in CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE! (I was the bishop)!
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td, I played Edmund the bad son who meets a bad end in CEREMONY. In MARHAM, I was Alistair the interior decorator that everyone thought was gay but was actually boffing Sylvie the Swedish Maid ("Ja! Ja!"). Who'd you play? Below another shot of the bad boy:
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DR Charles Pogue - what an interesting stage career WE'VE shared! Now, when do we get to work in tandem? ;)
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Yesterday we went to the museum. Here is the dinosaur we saw.
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DR Charles Pogue those are wonderful photos of your stage work! What year(s) are they from?
Hmmm....the 1970s....love the music of the 70s....the movies, however, just don't click with me. I do love ANAND (1970) and BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970) but other then those two I can't think of a thing.
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Yesterday we went to the museum. Here is the dinosaur we saw.
Looks like someone I know before he's had his first cup of coffee.
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Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day here in Philly. I hope the weather's just as nice out in Glendale for the signing (will there be any singing at the signing?)
Our family first got cable installed at about 1978, and between the two premiums channels we had (HBO and Prism), I got to see and fall in love with a lot of films like Three Women. Unlike BK, I was a big Altman fan and I loved MASH and Nashville (though the latter was mostly because I was a Lily Tomlin groupie.) I also like a couple of his lesser efforts, Health and A Wedding.
Other Fav 70s Films (without mentioning the obvious ones):
The Fortune
Girlfriends (w/Melanie Mayron)
An Unmarried Woman
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Being There
Interiors
Day of the Locusts
Lordy, there's too many...
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LOL Jay!!
And speaking of films I will travel up to the Land of Port today, after the easter egg hunt in Uncle Mike and Freddy's back yard, and see THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA at the Hollywood Theater and then mosey on downtown to see Ozu's THE END OF SUMMER (1960) at the Guild Theater which, by the way, co-stars Akira (GODZILLA VS THE THING) Takarada and Yumi (RODAN) Shirakawa! Everything has to have a B movie connection with me doesn't it! LOL!
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MBarnum, from 1970 to be exact which would have made me 20. Not even legal yet...actually in Kentucky, you were legal, at least to drink beer and vote.
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So, BK, any rough idea of the headcount expected at the reading today?
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My favorite films of the 1970's come from my favorite filmmaker of the decade, Woody Allen.
Annie Hall, Manhattan, Love & Death, Play It Again Same (which wasn't directed by Allen, but he wrote it and stars).
I also like All That Jazz.
I agree that the early 1970's were a golden age for Hollywood, and once Jaws and Star Wars led the way into a blockbuster mentality, the art was diminished.
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I just got up a few minutes ago. Nice long sleep catching up on all the sleep I'd missed the day before.
I never have any idea of head count because people who say they're coming invariably don't show up. Hopefully, it will be a nice group, but however many people are there it's the perfect number.
Thanks to all for the vibes for the reading.
Very interesting lists today, and what great movies there were. I'm surprised at MBarnum's disinterest in that decade -I'm curious if you just don't like the films or you haven't seen many of them. That said, I do run into people from time to time who just don't care for that decade's movies.
Did anyone mention Manhattan? That's the Woody that I'd include, along with Love and Death. Looking at the lists, the amazing thing is that three quarters of those films which rank as my faves would never be made today, or be made in the way they were.
The hyperlink to The DVD Place in the notes has been fixed. I had a comma where I should have had a period. I hate when that happens.
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CP. Jennifer Garner is the Golden Globe winning and twice Emmy-nominated star of ALIAS. She was married to Scott Foley until recently, but as he's also a show biz person under 30, I guess you wouldn't know him either. She has a movie about to open, so I suspect if you turn to the movie ads page of your local newspaper tomorrow, you'll probably see her face.
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Yes, I mentioned MANHATTAN, and I believe someone else had as well.
I left off NASHVILLE, I think, and I definitely want to rectify that. I think it's one of the masterpieces of the 1970s.
Far be it from me to tell anyone what to like or not like, but I think you're doing yourself a disservice, DR MBarnum, if you don't check out some of the films we've named.
Or maybe you've seen them and not liked them. My, the world is an interesting place full of very interesting people. Our likes and dislikes truly run a wide, wide gamut.
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I guess I'll watch Nashville again - haven't seen it since it came out and I didn't love it back then - I enjoyed it and MASH, just not as much as the movies that I LOVED, like Chinatown and The Godfathers, and The Parallax View. I also love Jaws and Close Encounters (only in its original theatrcial version - I think all the other redos lessen the film).
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BK and MattH, I have seen some of the films listed but for some reason they just don't do anything for me. That isn't to say that I think the 70s is a bad decade for films or anything, but I think I just prefer the glossy sort of look of the films from the 30s, 40s, and 50s for the most part...that unreal sort of aura. It seems like in the 70s (and a lot of 1960s films too) there was a definate slide into gritty reality in the look of the film. I don't know if I can explain it or not, but it is just a look and feel that never appealed to me, even as a kid. I have no doubt there is a lot I am missing out on by not having seen Chinatown or the Godfather movies and I know many people like them...but then you guys know my taste in films is a bit, shall we say, different...LOL! I think that is why I like the Bollywood films so much..they, in most cases, avoid the gritty reality and instead are very much like the glossy films of old.
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Dear Friend BK, I just finished the interview, and now that I know you're on the DVD, I'm going to buy it ASAP. I think you should give NASHVILLE a try again; it has some amazing performances, especially the ladies Lily Tomlin, Ronee Blakeley, Barbara Harris, Barbara Baxley, and Gwen Wells, but I love the cast and the songs. Maybe it's my family's Grand Ole Opry listening from my early childhood, but the film has a lot of resonance for me, and I still think it's timely, from the politicians, to the War, to the violence.
Break a leg today, make 'me laugh, make 'em cry.
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I understand your points MBarnum. But you owe it to yourself to see the DVD of Chinatown - it would have been great in any decade, as well as the original Godfather, which is just as much a sixties film as a seventies film. They both transcend decade and are both masterpieces. And if you've never seen Manhattan or Annie Hall, those too would be up your alley. Isn't it funny that three of the films I've just mentioned have photography by Gordon Willis? Chinatown is John Alonzo and is also brilliant, photography-wise. Did you know the original cameraman on Chinatown was Stanley Cortez, the cameraman of The Magnicent Ambersons? He was fired just a few days into shooting.
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Break a leg today, make 'me laugh, make 'em cry.
Well, that should have been make 'em laugh; you already make me laugh. I can't believe I left THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL off my list; it's probably because I saw it after I moved to New York and I think it's an 80s film.
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I understand your points MBarnum. But you owe it to yourself to see the DVD of Chinatown - it would have been great in any decade, as well as the original Godfather, which is just as much a sixties film as a seventies film. They both transcend decade and are both masterpieces. And if you've never seen Manhattan or Annie Hall, those too would be up your alley. Isn't it funny that three of the films I've just mentioned have photography by Gordon Willis? Chinatown is John Alonzo and is also brilliant, photography-wise. Did you know the original cameraman on Chinatown was Stanley Cortez, the cameraman of The Magnicent Ambersons? He was fired just a few days into shooting.
You are probably right BK. I do have a Bollywood movie titeld Chinatown coming in the mail at any time...does that count?? LOL!
Of course I still need to see CASABLANCA! But you know me...if I have a choice of seeing that or BLONDIE MEETS THE BOSS you know which one is going to get my attention! LOL.
One day I will catch up on these films, I have made myself that promise!
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CP. Jennifer Garner is the Golden Globe winning and twice Emmy-nominated star of ALIAS. I suspect if you turn to the movie ads page of your local newspaper tomorrow, you'll probably see her face.
Watch the commercial for "13 Going on 30"
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Although I've already mentioned it, I must come to the fore once again and heartily recommend giving NASHVILLE another try, BK.
I was lucky enough to have seen it on a huge, properly curved screen at the old Pittburgh Warner Theater on its initial release.
The Warner was also the only screen in town which could properly show Cinerama films.
I saw NASHVILLE with a female companion on its opening day's matinee; after it was over, we went out for coffee and discussed the film. THEN, we returned for the early evening showing.
Since then, I saw it countless time, always finding something new in it, and on dvd, it is indeed a real pleasure.
I can't think of a thing in the film that I don't like - performance or song or storytelling-wise; but, to me, Ronnee Blakely's tender, emotional performance is a major highlight, as is Barbara Harris' story arc.
Even though it's a 70s flick, I believe that NOW more than EVER, we need NASHVILLE.
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Miss Jennifer Garner
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Nice pic.
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Soon we shall be reading, signing and eating cake, and I will have photos galore to post this evening.
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Keep the home fries burning whilst I am away - I want lots of reading matter for my mental delectation upon my return.
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Have a great time at the reading, BK! :D Wish we could be there. :'(
DR CP: Jennifer Garner can also be seen acting in the film Catch Me If You Can, which BK and I (and several others) enjoyed a lot. She's only in one scene, playing a high-ticket hooker, but she gets a lot of milage out of that one scene.
I have a glass of ginger ale sitting on my desk, next to my bed. Buster, who is on the bed, keeps swiping slurps when he thinks I'm not looking. He loves ginger ale. Silly dog. ;D
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Buster is so cute :D
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Bruce, waiting to hear the book signing went well. Wish I could have been there.
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MBarnum have you seen PLAY IT AGAIN SAM? It might have the old movie feel you enjoy. To appreciate it, you might need to be a Bogart fan, or at least have seen his movies. Speaking of which, please see CASABLANCA. If it’s the only way, next time you are in town, we will have dinner at Kim’s, then watch CASABLANCA.
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Anyone in the Los Angeles area who is not at the reading deserves a severe dirty look. >:( >:( >:(
The address, if anyone has forgotten, is 238 N. Brand Blvd., in Glendale, Ca. (Just up the street from the world-famous Alex Theater, the place with the silvery spire, so if you can find the Alex you're in the right neighborhood!)
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Buster is so cute :D
Thank-you, Jane!
Not being able to attend the reading, we'll be doing something else special in a few minutes: we're taking the whole pack for a walk. The weather is wonderful today here in Rehoboth, warm and clear. The walk will do them all good (not to mention that der Brucer and I need the excercise, too!).
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Dan (the Man) I forgot about this fun movie, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Michael Shayne, another good movie I forgot about, Westworld. Your list is great and I love you broke it down by years. I noticed The Tin Drum on there. Is it better than the book? I’m not a fan of the book and so passed on the movie. My son liked both.
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Well, it's a nice picture but it doesn't look much like The Lovely Wife to me. The Lovely Wife primping for FLEA IN HER EAR:
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Echo and I walked this morning before it was too hot for her.
Since she is on the special diet and can't have treats at the nursing home we are staying put today. I need to finish reading the bio of John Adams anyway. While Echo was sick I had a tough time concentrating & now must push to finish the book for my discussion group on Tuesday.
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Another of The Lovely Wife in Flea:
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The lovely wife has a beautiful smile.
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Just popping my head in to go E&T for awhile. Time to head southward to the home of my very own mother, so as to partake of my very own grandmother's yummilicious Easter brunch tomorrow! I shall return tomorrow night!
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A few favorites:
Star Wars
Goodbye Girl
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Fiddler on the Roof
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Play It Again Sam
Enter the Dragon
The Shootist
The Sting
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
What's Up Doc?
Three Days of the Condor
Superman
Boys in the Band
Klute
Straw Dogs
Annie Hall
Being There
The Last Picture Show
Cabaret
The Ruling Class
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Deer Hunter
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I forgot SLEUTH.
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Great topic! Some of my '70s faves:
American Graffiti
The Last Picture Show
Paper Moon
The French Connection
The Conversation
The Bad News Bears
Jaws
Star Wars
Manhattan
Young Frankenstein
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (which we're going to watch tomorrow...Easter tradition)
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BK - Why not set up a book signing in NYC. Barnes and Noble here have signings almost daily at their various branches. You should try for the one across from Lincoln Center. I think you'd have a great turnout. I'll do some of the baking.
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Good afternoon DRs. I am hungry and trying to think of something I am able to eat. I'm craving Greek, so we'll see.
Interesting thing going on today at the mall. They were selling the chicks from the mall's easter farm for $5 today.
To me that seems like a really bad idea. Especially since i saw some 12-13ish kids buying them with no adults there.
It was sort of cute how they had them in boxes. But it sure was cold out today. I hope they all made it to their new homes safely.
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I hate when they sell the chicks like that. :( >:(
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So Jennifer and George, are you still there?
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Keith & I are talking to his mother. Come and entertain me. When I get off the phone I will have return to my book.
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I'm barely here. I'm actually at work.
MY HOME COMPUTER IS STILL DEAD!! :'( :'( :'(
My sister's boyfriend bought a new motherboard (when replacing the powersource didn't help) and it still has the same problem. You push the power button and nothing really happens (almost an Is There Life After High School? reference). I don't know what he's going to try next, but it (most unfortunately) is going to have to be fairly radical...in other worlds, more expensive. :(
As for the topic of the day, some of my most favorite 1970s movies are:
1776
Andromeda Strain
The Bad News Bears
Blazing Saddles
Cabaret
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (I've only seen the original version)
The First Nudie Musical
Goodbye Girl
The Muppet Movie
Paper Moon
Sleeper
Star Wars
Superman
Time After Time
What's Up, Doc?
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Young Frankenstein
As ususal, most have been mentioned by others, but these are the ones that I could think of.
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Shame on me. I forgot to list "Death In Venice". Thanks MS for listing it. "Day For Night" should also be there.
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George, good vibes to getting your computer woes taken care of soon.
Hi Tom. :D
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George, good vibes to getting your computer woes taken care of soon.
Hi Tom. :D
Thanks, Jane. It's been almost two weeks now. :-\ The only thing that I'm really concerned about is e-mail...and on-line purchases. I have an eBay item that I just paid for and an amazon.com Gold Box item that I just bought. Even though the on-line e-mail access (I have Comcast) is supposed to be secure, I'll feel less uncomfortable when it's no longer available through the Internet and it's all on my computer.
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You have a lovely wife. (Oh! A Janis Ian or Dusty Springfield reference!) And in A FLEA IN HER EAR, she doesn't look like Jennifer, but rather more like:
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Back to my book.
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Jennifer---
I think that mall is in need of a visit from PETA. I don't even want to think of what is going to happen to those poor chicks.
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What's Up Doc?
How could I forget it?
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I hope the signing is going like hotcakes...or rather the books are going like hotcakes.
Did anyone else enter the Penn and Teller picture caption contest?
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I love to see pictures of performers getting ready to go onstage.....they look so magical!!!
And a BIG hello to Dorothy!
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Off to Loving Lucy for the last Saturday night performance. Sold out...we close tomorrow. Seems like we just started rehearsals!
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I can't believe I forgot SLEUTH and THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, both of which I really loved. Thanks for bringing up those names.
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Jennifer---
I think that mall is in need of a visit from PETA. I don't even want to think of what is going to happen to those poor chicks.
I think I made it sound worse than it was.
These weren't just random people selling the chicks. They were the people who take care of the easter animals. I'm sure they wouldn't want anything bad to happen to the chicks.
And they were giving them boxes to live in filled with food. And I hope they made sure the chicks would be taken care of before just handing them out.
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Favorite films from the 1970s:
Women in Love
Patton
Little Big Man
The Last Picture Show
Nicholas and Alexandra
Fiddler on the Roof
Cabaret
Lady Sings the Blues
Sounder
The Exorcist
The Sting
The Way We Were
The Candidate
Nashville
Alice Doesn't Live Here Any More
The Other
What's Up, Doc?
Papillon
Logan's Run
Chinatown
Godfather II
Amarcord
The Ruling Class
Jaws
Wind and the Lion
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Network
Providence
Rocky
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Julia
Manhattan
Alien
Annie Hall
Superman
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How could I forget Women in Love, Little Big Man and Logan's Run. :o
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While The Lovely Wife and I give to many animal charities, I refuse to give to PETA. I find them abrasive, overwrought, offensive, and many of their tactics and claims suspect.
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The reading and book signing was divoon. I shan't steal Dear BK's thunder and will let him tell you all about it and the minions of his fans who were present.
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BK's reading went great! Very witty and funny and well-read. I'm sure he will tell you all about it on his return.
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I hope lots of books were sold as well!!
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I am not a happy camper.
I apologize for the rant that I am about to post.
On friday, my sister convinced me to take the train to Boston to spend the weekend with her (she's a Harvard student). I wasn't going to go, but then I remembered that a dear friend who I haven't seen in two years is playing the title roll in "Rocky Horror" this weekend in Cambridge, so Liz and I decided we would go see him. I got in last night at around seven, and we immediatly went to see a student production of "Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead" (good production, but I really don't like the play). Then we spent some time with her friends, and went to bed. Today, even though she promised to spend time with me, she ended up spending the entire day with friends, leaving me to wander aimlessly because I don't have a key to her dorm. Then we were supposed to spend the evening together, but she decided to go to a chamber concert so I decided to go see another student production. I couldn't get tickets. Then she cancelled on seeing "Rocky".
Oh, and of course she'll be busy all day tomorrow too.
So, putting aside momentarily the fact that I'm furious with her, what should I do tonight? I could take the T (which I've never taken before) to some random town to go see movie, but that's probably not a terrific idea. I could hang out in her room all night, but that's also not a great idea. And should I go see "Rocky" alone? That's awfully depressing. I do want to see Bobby dance around in gold underwear, but it's the whole audience participation movie thing and I'd be really uncomfortable seeing it alone.
Or I can just sit in a corner and, as my sister would say, "cry about it".
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I hope that BK's book signing went incredibly well!
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While The Lovely Wife and I give to many animal charities, I refuse to give to PETA. I find them abrasive, overwrought, offensive, and many of their tactics and claims suspect.
That is why, though tempted, I did not mention their name. Years ago I was a member until the day I called to inquire if it was true they were against all dog breeders, not just the breeding farms & irresponsible breeders. They said yes as there are too many homeless dogs and no one should buy a pure bred. I said I couldn’t give my money for that and I wanted to designate my donations for spay & neuter programs. At which time the woman hung up on me & I never heard from them again.
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Jenny can you call Bobby and see if he has a friend to sit with you? I say go to the play if you have nothing else to do and start talking to people. It might be depressing, or you might meet someone new. You could always call your parents and have them make your sister be more responsible. ;) I don't think they envisioned you wandering around on your own. Does your sister have a friend who might want to go with you? I hope she is usually nicer than this.
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Does your sister have a friend who might want to go with you? I hope she is usually nicer than this.
Eh. the only friend who was interested bailed on us, causing my sister to bail. I think that I'm going to go anyway (and spend the next few hours shopping for rice and feather boas!) because I have a really good present for Bobby that I bought him three years ago but never gave to him and it's about time! (I'm really proud of this gift. Bobby is a gay Eagle Scout, and I found a set of cocktail napkins with a picture of two little boy scouts on it saying "While Billy grew up to be an Eagle Scout, Robby grew up to date one.")
Sadly, though I love my sister dearly, she is always like this.
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Hey DR Jenny feel better! I am surprised that your sister would not be more responsible for you since you are only 15 right? I don't think calling your parents is a bad idea. As DR Jane said, I'm sure they didn't expect your sister to just leave you stranded.
If you want to see your friend then I would definitely not miss out on Rocky Horror. Going alone isn't so bad (as long as you don't have to travel alone too far).
I would defintely talk to your sister and tell her how you feel. Maybe she doesn't even realize what she's doing.
Hey good luck. And let us know what happens.
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Jenny, good for you! I’m sure Bobby will be glad to see you and will enjoy your gift. Next time you visit your sister, take a friend with you. My sister use to do the same thing to me, leaving me stranded at her house with nothing to do while I waited all day for her to get off the phone. At least you are in a great town with things to do.
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Evening all! I am dog tired tonight. I was a very busy bee today.
First, I have a promise to keep. Here is my review of Kritzer Time. I posted it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and All Access World.
When one begins to read a trilogy, you make a commitment to being on a journey with a character or set of characters on a voyage of discovery.
In my case, I did not know I was committing to such a journey when I read the first two books by Mr. Kimmel. Benjamin Kritzer and Kritzerland were to only two books he had written and to be quite honest, I had my doubts about them.
As one of the newest members of the HHW.com community, I read references to the books but privately thought that since the author was on the board, of course people would praise them. Being a “tell the truth and shame the devil” type, I resisted reading them being afraid that they would be horrible. What would I honestly say to Mr. Kimmel’s “face” if they were?
My curiosity finely got the better of me. Feeling very much like a doubting Thomas; I decided to read the first book, Benjamin Kritzer. You can not imagine my delight when I found myself in his world. The story was charming and I would catch myself nodding my head in agreement when this situation or that one arose that mirrored experiences I have had myself. The characterizations and descriptions were so rich and believable that I felt like I had taken a step back in time.
There was no hesitation on my part to read the second book, Kritzerland. I enjoyed my return to BK’s life and world as much as the first time I was there.
I highly anticipated the third books (Kritzer Time) release but when I finely received it, I found myself reading it very slowly. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted to know what was going to happen but I didn’t want the story to end. Alas, as with all things, end it did and my journeys with Benjamin Kritzer are now over. If yours are just beginning, I envy you.
Kudos, Mr. Kimmel, because Benjamin isn’t the only one who deserves them.
I'll be back with a post about my day in moment.
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Thank you, guys. :)
...It's a damn shame that I'm coming back in three weeks! :o
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I am back from the signing and also from eating a rather obscene amount of Mexican food (a treat for signing day).
The signing/reading went very well. So many lovely people there (and, of course, so many of the usual suspects who said they'd be there and didn't show) and the reading got lots of laughs. Afterwards, we all had cake and cheese bits and crackers and various and sundried liquid refreshments. We actually sold a fair number of books, so that was the icing on the cake, to quote a Kritzer Time line. I'll post pics as soon as I figure out the new way I have to get them on my computer.
Thank you, Danise, for your lovely thoughts.
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Evening all! I am dog tired tonight. I was a very busy bee today.
I went to the vet and picked up some HeartGuard and thyroid meds for B & B. Bear is the one on thyroid meds.
Then I went to Walmart to buy dog food and dog goodies. Picked up a few things for Mom & myself. Bought a strap for my suitcase as a just in case.
Then I went to the Mall. I went to a cosmetic counter in one of the larger stores there and wanted to make quite a large purchase. There were 3 girls at the counter. When I asked for some help and said I wanted to make sure the shades matched they said I needed an appointment! I'm a little up set with that. Guess I wasn't dressed good enough for them to bother with.
Then I went to the Ren Fest. Ahhh. I truly enjoyed myself there.
I guess I’m more tired than I thought because I’ll have to tell you all about this tomorrow. I’m to tired to type and theres lots I want to say.
Have a good evening all!
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Jenny, do you have to?
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Glad you had a good signing and that you liked my review, Bruce.
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Okay, here is photo one. The assembled, although there were several people out of camera range and a few had already gone.
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Next: The Author at his reading table.
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Then I went to the Mall. I went to a cosmetic counter in one of the larger stores there and wanted to make quite a large purchase. There were 3 girls at the counter. When I asked for some help and said I wanted to make sure the shades matched they said I needed an appointment! I'm a little up set with that. Guess I wasn't dressed good enough for them to bother with.
Often you need an appointment if you want to have full make-up applied, but not for what you asked for. I would complain to the store. They might refer you to the actual cosmetic company. Do you know which counter you were at? You implied the counter wasn’t busy making their behavior rather surprising. Service like that really annoys me.
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Dear Friend BK, I loved the photos, and I even recognized a few suspects there. You look very contented, I'm thrilled it went well, and I look forward to more details.
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Looks like a fun time was had by all there at the signing. !
Jane, I guess they thought they would have do a full make-up to see if the shades were correct. Since there was 3 of them standing around (I was the only customer in sight at that counter) I don't understand why an appointment would have to be made.
Guess they just didn't want the sale that badly. I made the blasted appointment for next Sunday. They were "booked" for Saturday. Estee Lauder was the brand.
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Um, are we supposed to recognize anyone other than DR Jay? ? ?
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Well, dear reader Panni is amongst the crowd. As is dear lurker VinTek.
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Well, dear reader Panni is amongst the crowd. As is dear lurker VinTek.
OH? I thought that was Frances McDormand!
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Danise, you might want to contact Estee Lauder and complain. Maybe they will give you a gift certificate towards your purchase. If those girls were not busy they should have helped you right then or explained they had appointments in the next few minutes. Many times I have had to be insistent I did not want a makeover. Be careful they don't pile it on. ;D
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bk is perhaps too humble to say how very well the reading went. Okay, I know he said it went very well. But I underlined my "very." Excellent selections read. Lots of laughter. And a record number of books for a Kritzer reading were sold. Hearing bk reading really solidifies the idea that the Kritzer trilogy would make terrific Books on Tape. Wouldn't they be fun to listen to as read by the author?
BTW - I demand my credit on the bk photo. Rather lovely with the roses and all, don't you think? So under that photo should be...
"Author's photo by Frances McDormand."
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For you dog lovers, you might notice next to me in the photo is a white ball of fur. This was Casey, a very cute dog belonging to bk's cousins. Casey is quite a literate dog and has been to a number of poetry readings. But this was his first prose outing. He thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon, paying total attention and even laughing a number of times.
Just proves -- All creatures love the Kritzer books!
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(http://www.brucekimmel.com/images/tabitha%20cast.bmp)
This Bruce Himmel guy looks like our own BK
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More DR's at the reading - in the group photo, FS Pogue is in the back, wearing sunglasses. In front of him is the lovely wife.
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Man, oh man...am I ever tired!
First off, the Significant Other and myself hied off to the googolplex to see The Alamo. Great actors. Bad script, poorly paced, and deadly dull. I did get about fifteen minutes or so of sleep during the running time of this epic, so maybe I missed all of the good parts.
Second off, we spent altogether too much time at Best Buy, looking at widescreen teevees, and doing calculations in our heads as to what we can (and more importantly, cannot) afford. No decisions were made. Unless of course, not making a decision is in fact making a decision to put off a decision. In other words, we weren't decisive.
Third off, I noticed that the covers of the Penn and Teller: Bullshit! deeveedees stocked by Best Buy are censored. Yup, the word Bullshit! has a black CENSORED mark through the ....shit! section of the word. Now, the copy of the set I bought at Borders a week or two ago didn't have this bit of ridiculous nonsense. I have to roll my eyes at this one...this kind of nonsense just gives me the creeps.
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Don't you love when books (I presume the photo is from the book on Bewitched) and their authors and editors don't do their homework. Nice pic, though.
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This Bruce Himmel guy looks like our own BK
Gott im Himmel, that's a Kimmel!
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Actually when the mentioned Kimmel in the chapter they got it right but the picture caption was wrong
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By fixing the quote I got us back on page 4, so now it's my duty to get us back on page 5.
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Oh yes I am returning the book because of that information. That and they say thay Robert Urich is still alive and Diagnosis: Murder is still on the air (original episodes that is)
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PAGE 5 DANCE!
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It got me wondering whatever happened to Liberty Williams? It looks like after 1977 she gave up acting. Archie Hahn is still kicking around
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Finished SEND ME NO FLOWERS today, and enjoyed the sharpness of the image and the rich color saturation a lot. And Paul Lynde was as always a scene stealer of the first order.
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More DR's at the reading - in the group photo, FS Pogue is in the back, wearing sunglasses. In front of him is the lovely wife.
Following the wealth of photographs this morning, i almost didn't recognize him with that much clothing on. . . . ;)
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By the way, congrats on the reading...I'm sure it was simply smashing. Of course, we'll expect a fuller report on the morrow, including a rundown of what was read during the reading.
You know, I really ought get out to LA again sometime. Seems there's never a dull moment out there. Besides, I've always wanted to visit Bronson Canyon.
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Liberty Williams used her real name soon thereafter (Louise Williams) - don't know if she's worked recently. I see Archie from time to time - nice fellow.
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Say, where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Say, where in tarnation IS everyone?
Dyeing Easter eggs?
On an egg hunt?
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Great photos of the reading! I had to look twice to find DR CP - he is blending in with the books in the background.
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Welcome nine GUESTS! Join us.
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Welcome nine GUESTS. Roll call.
Nike shorts and One From Column A t-shirt
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Dyeing Easter eggs?
On an egg hunt?
The eggs have been dyed (not with henna, though.) A real babka was tracked down. There's smoked and fresh kielbasi in the fridge. And a basket that's overflowing with solid chocolate eggs and marshmellow peeps. It's Easter Eve at mom's house! There's nothing to do now but to cuddle up in my old bed and wait for Peter (Cottontail, that is--get your minds out of the gutter!)
It sounds like the book signing/reading was a great success. But I'm studying the pic of the signing table and I don't spot any cheese bits. I see the cake and I see the Diet Coke and I see something that looks like Fiddle-Faddle, but I don't see any cheese bits. Are there any more pictures in which we might see them?
And getting back to 70 movies, how could I forget:
Magic (w/ Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret)
Breaking Away
The Cheap Detective
Murder By Death
California Suite
The Boys from Brazil
And one of my all time favs, The Eyes of Laura Mars.
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Thanks for the reminder Dan. "Breaking Away" - a favourite in this house.
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Thanks for the reminder Dan. "Breaking Away" - a favourite in this house.
It was a forgotton favorite of mine until today's topic reminded me of it. I see that it's available on DVD, but I think I'll check out my home-made copy of it first. I taped it off of either HBO or Cinemax close to 20 years ago. Back then, I would usually let the tape record to its full length, so there might be something else 80s-ish and interesting at the end of it.
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So many good movies in the 70's!
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So many good movies in the 70's!
I would have to say that the 70s were probably my favorite decade for movies. Along with being the years when I first started going to see movies on my own (without Mom & Dad) that weren't just kid pictures, they were also the years where so many talents first began to spread their wings, like Nicholson, DeNiro, Pacino, Streep, Spacek, Woody Allen, Scorsese, Spielberg, Paul Mazursky. And the writing was so much more complex and challenging--not all the movies concluded with nice, neat and tidy happy endings like today. Would anyone dare to end a romantic comedy today the way Allen did with Manhattan?
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And the writing was so much more complex and challenging--not all the movies concluded with nice, neat and tidy happy endings like today. Would anyone dare to end a romantic comedy today the way Allen did with Manhattan?
There is not much going on today that's "daring." Many of the great movies of the 70's would be rejected at the pitch stage.
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BK, I am thrilled that the signing was such a success. Hold one on the east coast one of these days, why dontcha! ;)
Is anyone particularly fond of Yeston's "Goya"? I saw it for fairly cheap at a music store today and it looked fairly interesting though, as is often the case with Yeston, the lyrics are awful. Should I get it anyway?
"Rocky Horror" was truly disappointing. My sister ended up going after all, and we walked out just after "I Can Make You A Man". I'm sure that the experience is very fun and exciting in NY, but not here in Cambridge. We weren't the least bit offended by it (though we did think that the pre-show, which involved crucifying the Easter Bunny and having audience members pole dance on the cross, was in poor taste), we just found the whole experience to be, well, stupid. There were only about twenty people in the audience, and they were almost entirely high school age "Rocky" virgins who were completely baffled by the whole thing. The people lip-synching in front of the screen were all hideous, untalented, and incredibly bored looking. Few clever audience participation lines were yelled, nobody was dressed up, and the whole thing was lifeless and pathetic...like the 89th hour of a "Star Trek" convention when people start to get bored.
I'll try it again in the Village with a group of friends and I'm sure that it will be fun, but this was just an enormous disappointment.
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I thought I recognized DR Pogue in the back. DRs Panni and Jay I recognized in an instant.
My problem is that I also recognize the store so well. This is the first time I've really felt like I've left SoCal behind and have reason to miss it!
I wish we could have been there with you all. Der Brucer would probably still be there, keeping the conversation going, even at this hour.
*sigh*
I want more details!
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Crucifying the Easter Bunny is not only crude, it is totally wrong for what Rocky Horror is about. Those people obviously don't understand the film.
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The dogs loved their walk. Der Brucer decided to drive us over to the state park, where they have a very nice "trail" set up. (I normally wouldn't call a road ten feet wide a "trail," but that's what they call it.) It ran through the woods for about a mile, and then we got to a bridge section that took us over the marshland and the creek. Not what I'd call "pretty," but quiet and quite plesant.
The people we met along the way were also very nice, particularly a family of five (grandparents, mother, and two teenage lasses), whom Buster thought were wonderful. Bonnie took a little longer to want to meet them, and Mikey was his usual convivial self. Marty isn't much of a people person, very shy.
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I wish we could have been there with you all.
Would've been great!
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After we drove the dogs home again, we were on our way to the Purple Parrot for some socialization of our own when a little boy (about six or so) held his hands up, making sure that we didn't run over his dog. It seems that "Lady" had decided to go wandering, and had no intention of letting the lad catch her, staying just out of his reach and grinning over her fun. I opened the car door, to help him catch her, when Lady decided that riding would be more fun and jumped into the car with us!
Der Brucer asked the boy where he lived, but he wasn't quite sure. The streets in our neighborhood curve and wander all over the place, so I can't blame him for his confusion. Would we like us to drive him home? The boy hesitated, then agreed.
He and Lady live what would be just a block away from us, but because of how the streets run we had to loop around and back again. The confusion came because Lady and her lad had cut through some of the neighbor's yards. Once the boy saw streets that were familiar, we were able to get him back home in no time. The boy's mother came out, surprised and worried by these strange men in a strange car, but relieved to learn that we'd been trying to help.
As der Brucer commented later, if we'd pulled that "good neighbor" business back in California, we'd have been arrested.
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Well, the next best thing to actually being there, S. Woody, is to read the fershluganah book already.