Topic: THE LUMPEN PROLETARIAT (Read 57779 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #30 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:19:00 AM »

Good morning!

Cool but not overly so this morning, and since it's going to get to 80 today, I'll be wearing shorts when I go to lunch later.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:19:24 AM »

Joan....knocks....me....out!

Matt H. · « **Reply #32 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:22:19 AM »

Page Two Wicked Witch Dance!!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #33 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:23:37 AM »

Quote from: JRand58 on October 13, 2008, 07:19:24 AM

Joan....knocks....me....out!

Yes, the episode centered around her was probably my favorite of the season thus far. Hope we get more.

Matt H. · « **Reply #34 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:24:36 AM »

I guess others here read that both BURN NOTICE and PSYCH have been renewed for another season. Of course, we haven't seen all of the episodes of the season they're currently in (they start up again in January), but that likely means new episodes again this coming summer.

Matt H. · « **Reply #35 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:30:25 AM »

Today I'll be finishing NASH BRIDGES, and I should be able to do it this afternoon unless lunch runs horribly long. Before prime time tonight, I'm not sure what I'll watch. I'll see what's in the review queue and decide if I want to start something tonight or wait until tomorrow when it's likely I'll get SLEEPING BEAUTY.

Matt H. · « **Reply #36 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:31:29 AM »

On TV Tonight:

NBC - CHUCK, HEROES, MY OWN WORST ENEMY
CBS - comedies, CSI: MIAMI
ABC - DANCING WITH THE STARS, SAMANTHA WHO?, BOSTON LEGAL
FOX - baseball playoffs

Jrand73 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:31:46 AM »

This new kind of television season confuses me. I am so indoctrinated into the September-May new episodes, and then a summer of reruns from the 1960's, that a 13/26 episodes season with lots of reruns as early as December still freaks me out.

Matt H. · « **Reply #38 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:34:27 AM »

I grew up in a small mill town (less than 7,000 people). We did have three walk-in movie theaters, two drive-ins, and assorted record stores, bakeries, etc. which were my haunts. The bakery around the corner from my father's jewelry store
was really my favorite place. They had tea cookies (with that dollop of icing in the center) and cream horns that were TO DIE FOR. What wonderful memories of walking by that shop and smelling the scrumptuous odors coming from within.

Druxy · « **Reply #39 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:34:51 AM »

The Seattle I grew up in doesn't exist any longer.

We lived on 23rd Avenue E. I went to Garfield High School and the U of Washington.

Our neighborhood theater, where I went to watch the serials (e.g. SUPERMAN, LOST CITY OF THE JUNGLE) every Saturday, was the Roycroft.

Somebody on this board sent me an old photo of the Roycroft awhile back. I still have it.

I also recall the Orpheum Theater, where I saw great movies (REAR WINDOW, etc.) road productions of Broadway Plays (MY FAIR LADY, THE MUSIC MAN, BYE, BYE, BIRDIE, etc.) and, one afternoon, got autographs from Rock Hudson, Julie Adams and Lori Nelson, who were in town promoting their new movie, BEND OF THE RIVER w/Jimmy Stewart.

Almost all the great downtown Seattle movie theaters, where I spent many hours as a kid, are gone.

The the block of store fronts where my parents had their jewelry store...two doors down from the Blue Mouse Theater...is now, I believe a huge office building. Also gone is my favorite restaurant, Pancho's...which was owned by my uncle.

The last time I was in Seattle was 2004 for my 45th high school reunion.

Would you believe that I got lost? The streets have been changed so much that it took me almost an hour to find my old home.

I could go on, but why get depressed?

singdaw · « **Reply #40 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:40:41 AM »

I shall never understand why Leopold & Loeb didn't have as many hits as Meltz & Ernest.

Jennifer · « **Reply #41 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:42:13 AM »

For me on tv also:

CW: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill.

Today is Thanksgiving here. So happy Thanksgiving!

Jennifer · « **Reply #42 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:42:54 AM »

Is MY OWN WORST ENEMY supposed to be any good?

Laura · « **Reply #43 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:49:20 AM »

Happy Thanksgiving, Jennifer!

JMK · « **Reply #44 on:** October 13, 2008, 07:56:17 AM »

Druxy, I grew up for several years in Seattle, too. (Bellevue, actually--talk about changed! When we lived there it was literally farm land and "downtown" Bellevue had two stores--a Nordstrom and a little drugstore called Marvel Morgan's. Bellevue is now as big as Portland). My dad was Commanding Officer at Ft. Lawton, which is now movie studio (or so I've been told), and in civilian life he managed the downtown Seattle Sears store on Roosevelt and 45th, right by the U, which is now a stripmall.

We won't even get into SLC.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #45 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:01:29 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on October 13, 2008, 07:42:54 AM

Is MY OWN WORST ENEMY supposed to be any good?

It's got to be better than MY OWN WORST ENEMA

FJL · « **Reply #46 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:04:56 AM »

Dan - I was a Korvettes fan, too. Once we moved to Luna Park (the housing complex, not the amusement park) in the Coney island area when I was 10, the nearby E.J. Korvette's record department was a favorite place of mine.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #47 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:05:31 AM »

The town I grew up in was Fort Thomas, Kentucky. It was a little upper middle class town (from 15,000 to 20,000 at various times) about ten minutes across the river from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. So I had the best of both worlds. Small town living with the big city right across the river.

Best part of small town, Fort Thomas, Kentucky:

1) You could walk from one end to the other in an hour.

2) The Hiland Theater for your local movie dose...no longer in existence, now a bank or an insurance company or something.

3) Schulkers Drug Store where I went for lunch often during High School and bought comics.

4) My home which had a view of downtown Cincinnati

5) Highlands High School was small enough, you knew everyone in your class.

Memories of Big Cincy across the River:

1) Main Street where there were three used bookstores within a block of each other which is where my book collection began. Bertrand Smith's Acres of Books; Neville's Antiques; and Ohio Bookstore. Both Acres and Ohio each had five floors of books. Bert Smith, the original owner of Acres moved to Long Beach, Ca. and set up another Acres there, which I used to frequent in California. Both Neville's and Acres are now gone. But Ohio Bookstore is still there and still has five floors of books and is now run by two of the guys who worked there when I was going there over forty years ago. I like the continuity.

2) Cincinnati had a bustling downtown: lots of big movie palaces and several department stores: Shilllito's; Pogue's (not relation...at least none where I was going to inherit anything); McAlpin's. All are gone now.

3) The Shubert Theatre is also gone where I saw OLIVER; HOSTILE WITNESS with Ray Milland; GINGERBREAD LADY with Nancy Kelly; HADRIAN THE SEVENTH with Hume Cronyn; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD; 1776; and MAN OF LA MANCHA.

4) Fountain Square remains, though nothing that was around it, particularly Bell Block News where I used to buy comics and paperback books.

5)Every Christmas at the GE building, they used to have a fabulous electric train display.

6) We had a Coney Island on the River that was a great amusement park in its day.

7) Crosley Field where the Cincinnati Reds played, known in my day as the Cincinnati Redlegs.

Matt H. · « **Reply #48 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:07:54 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on October 13, 2008, 07:42:54 AM

Is MY OWN WORST ENEMY supposed to be any good?

The reviewer for USA TODAY gave it a scathing pan. THE WASHINGTON POST liked it. I've decided to take a pass on it myself. Just another 40+ minutes saved each week for other things.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #49 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:08:20 AM »

Wow I just learned another new word on television. A commercial for Abilify says it helps control Bipolarmania.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:09:30 AM »

I remember Crosley Field - built or owned or named for the broadcasting family.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #51 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:10:23 AM »

Now that I've moved back, both Cincy and Fort Thomas are only an easy hour away and I get up there often. I'll be going to my fortieth high school reunion this weekend, so I'll be spending a lot of time up there and will be doing a book run at Ohio Bookstore. I also will be up in Mt. Adams which was one of my favourite spots in Cincy, next to Eden Park where they have a great Art Museum and the Cincinnati-Playhouse-In-The-Park where I spent many a happy hour in college, watching shows. Mt. Adams was Cincinnati's bohemian part...lots of interesting eateries, clubs, and shops.

Matt H. · « **Reply #52 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:10:38 AM »

I am mad about not getting mail today: our Columbus Day observed holiday. Boo!

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian HHWers!

Matt H. · « **Reply #53 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:11:37 AM »

Now, I'm heading down to get cleaned up for lunch out with best friend John.

WBBL.

Jennifer · « **Reply #54 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:11:48 AM »

re: last night's AMAZING RACE

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I totally agree with DR Jrand's comments last night. I was very upset to lose the team that went. And also the team that should have gone (who finished 2nd to last) are crazy bitches (or that is how they are being edited).
I really loved the geeks who left (they only left because of a penalty). They had so much potential (as opposed to the divorcees who seemingly make mistake after mistakd and cannot get anything right). I hate that the show is allowing so much bunching. And with so few tasks, it doesn't always allow the best to come in near the top. They need to have more challenges and to stop letting all the bad teams catch up!
I did however really enjoy the wrestling task. It wasn't simply an easy task anyone could do. And i like that. We need more challenging tasks to weed out the crappy racers.
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JoseSPiano · « **Reply #55 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:12:12 AM »

Good Morning, once again...

I think I was able to grab a few more winks, but I'm pretty sure I'll be taking a(nother) nap this afternoon.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #56 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:12:55 AM »

My Dad called a little while ago from the hospital. -They're still going through and signing all the paperwork...

Jrand73 · « **Reply #57 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:14:03 AM »

Becoming a movie star certainly changes your life.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #58 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:15:19 AM »

DR JRand - FYI - Apple will be announcing the newest upgrades to their MacBook and desktop line tomorrow. -There are even rumors of a price drop on their basic laptop - which is really not that "basic". Stay tuned. Or just check www.apple.com tomorrow afternoon after the keynote address.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #59 on:** October 13, 2008, 08:15:47 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on October 13, 2008, 08:12:55 AM

My Dad called a little while ago from the hospital. -They're still going through and signing all the paperwork...

Thanks for the update, DR JOSE.

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