Topic: OLDER THAN SPRINGTIME (Read 24337 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #30 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:41:45 AM »

Does this get us to Page Two?

Matt H. · « **Reply #31 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:44:04 AM »

Page Two Tony & Joe Dance!!!

JMK · « **Reply #32 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:44:55 AM »

TOD: years ago I was hired to work "in-house" at a temp service. The manager had me dress up as a gigantic pumpkin (huge pumpkin body, green tights and a little leaf on my head--I kid you not) one Hallowe'en and go out on the streets of Portland to hand out promo brochures on said temp service. Now this may have been embarrassing for a "normal" person (and we know that exempts me automatically

), but I decided to "run with it". Among the two funnier things I did that day:

1. This was in the days when the Scientologists were very active in Portland. They would stand out on street corners and their de rigeur opening line was "Can I ask you a question?". If you responded (or even made eye contact, LOL), they'd then proceed with "Are you happy with your life?" or somesuch nonsense to get you into their "Celebrity Centre" (yes, spelled CENTRE) to take their little personality test. So anyhoo I snuck up behind one of them who was out on a busy streetcorner. "Excuse me," I said loudly, "can I ask you a question?" The Scientologist turned around and his jaw literally dropped open. I continued without missing a beat, "I keep having a delusion I'm a gigantic pumpkin. Can Scientology help me?" For once a Scientologist was speechless.

2. This one was actually funnier for me. Toward the end of the day, I saw a lady carrying several small carved pumpkins in her arms and I started running after her screaming "Child murderer, child murderer!" She got really freaked out and ran into a building to hide from me. I still giggle when I think about it.

Re: Elmore and inheritance. One of the smartest things my parents ever did (aside from having me, of course) was sitting all of us kids down probably 30 years ago and letting us "divvy" up their personal items between us, with them moderating. The list went into their will as a codicil. That way, there was no question (although my middle sister, the "black sheep," of course tried to get "extra" for her first grandchild who was born after my mother's death. The attorney said "no," which of course was proper).

MBarnum · « **Reply #33 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:58:58 AM »

JMK, your pumpkin stories had me laughing out loud! LOL!

FJL · « **Reply #34 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:00:54 AM »

Dan the Man - Sending you vibes for good health in the future, and any full recovery vibes that are still needed. You've been greatly missed, and been thought about a lot.

FJL · « **Reply #35 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:04:32 AM »

Has this Playbill article on Kritzerland's Skinner/Ripley CD's street date being today been posted here yet?

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104305.html

Jrand74 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:07:01 AM »

Great stories from DRs JMK & MATTH for different reasons!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:07:37 AM »

Thanks for the link, DRFJL.

Jeanne · « **Reply #38 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:11:05 AM »

DR JMK,
Great pumpkin stories!

JMK · « **Reply #39 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:20:36 AM »

Re: the "child murderer" lady. What really makes me laugh is thinking what she said when she got to her office.

"There was this gigantic pumpkin chasing me down the street saying I killed his children." "Suuuurre, Mabel--did we drink our lunch today?"

Jrand74 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:20:51 AM »

Thanks for the info last night, DR JMK. I just ordered the enhanced Royksopp CD at DDCD for $13.97.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #41 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:22:59 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on December 19, 2006, 05:26:16 AM

... and after nearly 90 minutes, I am in.

Overheard in a couples rest-home at 1 AM?

der Brucer

MBarnum · « **Reply #42 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:30:09 AM »

And welcome back DtM! I hope you and your heart are on the mend now...we were all a bit worried at your missing in action status!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #43 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:31:10 AM »

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, 9.48 am.

der Brucer

MBarnum · « **Reply #44 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:31:52 AM »

As for the TOD:

I have never embarressed myself.

(Well, there was that Paul Haber incident....but it shall never be mentioned and it will take many, many years before I can ever laugh about it!

)

Ginny · « **Reply #45 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:35:18 AM »

TOD - The 2 instances that come to mind both involve my M-i-L and have a lot to do with why I work a long-distance phone call away from her. Going into more detail would not be advised

Matt H. · « **Reply #46 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:35:37 AM »

I had read about Joseph Barberra's death this morning in the newspaper before I logged on to see DE derBrucer's posting from last evening after I had logged off.

Thanks to him for providing me with so many hours of entertainment when I was a child. I still think SO fondly of the Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound, and all the others from the golden days of TV animation. (I have to say that even though he won seven Oscars for the Tom and Jerry series, I was not a fan of those much.)

Matt H. · « **Reply #47 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:36:12 AM »

Going down now to start preparing lunch. Barbecued chicken today!

WBBL.

MBarnum · « **Reply #48 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:40:21 AM »

H/B cartoons were a huge part of my childhood also Matth!

I still love Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, The Flintstones, ect. (I was not that fond of Tom and Jerry either).

bk · « **Reply #49 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:41:48 AM »

I was wondering why I awoke to twenty orders this morning - how nice!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #50 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:41:58 AM »

Let's see how this works on my new computer.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #51 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:43:14 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on December 19, 2006, 08:35:37 AM

Thanks to him for providing me with so many hours of entertainment when I was a child. I still think SO fondly of the Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound, and all the others from the golden days of TV animation. (I have to say that even though he won seven Oscars for the Tom and Jerry series, I was not a fan of those much.)

Exactly the way I feel.

MBarnum · « **Reply #52 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:46:31 AM »

DR Edisaurus, I watched THE INTERNATIONALE last night and enjoyed it very much. Somehow I had never heard of this song, but it was fun learning about it.

MBarnum · « **Reply #53 on:** December 19, 2006, 08:47:07 AM »

What were these twenty orders telling you to do, BK?

Ginny · « **Reply #54 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:03:41 AM »

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Vibes for many DRs:

Elmore & family
Danise & pets
JMK & pets
Cillaliz & weather
Dan(the Man) & health
PennyO & travel

Jrand74 · « **Reply #55 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:11:40 AM »

We still have warm weather, DR GINNY! Rain for later in the week.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #56 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:16:07 AM »

I have both those Tony Randall albums and there are actually some nice cuts on them. He does a nice job on YOU'RE BLASE and CECILIA and a few others.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #57 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:28:04 AM »

Are they in STEREO, DR CP? And which was the first and which was the followup? I can't read the numbers on those EBAY pics.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #58 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:28:23 AM »

I liked his voice on the OH CAPTAIN cast album.

Ginny · « **Reply #59 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:32:10 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on December 19, 2006, 09:11:40 AM

We still have warm weather, DR GINNY! Rain for later in the week.

Not very Christmasy, but I'm glad for travelers if it stays above freezing.

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