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[Freddie]

Page 7!

[John G.]

I picked up a bunch of films from the library today, including Wichita, a western with Joel McCrea, Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves.

I also picked up Airplane! with Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves.

Interesting double feature.

[Freddie]

Jambalaya dance for page 7!

Hank Williams - "Jambalaya on The Bayou"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE

[John G.]

Ain’t got so crawfish pie or file gumbo.

[John G.]

But I love that song.

[Jane]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

I think your trauma was worth the win.

It wasn’t a fair tradeoff. I still have a lifetime of pain.

It sounds like you hardly ate any.  I would rather had your lime gelatin dish than brains mixed with canned dog food shoved down my mouth

If those are the only two choices, I'd choose the lime gelatin dish, too.

[Freddie]

This is kind of interesting.  LaChanze is bothered that the original cast of Broadway's "The Color Purple" (for which she won the Best Actress Tony) hasn't been getting mentioned in publicity for the movie of the musical.

https://ew.com/lachanze-the-color-purple-movie-royalties-song-8420310

[Freddie]

LaChanze's actual tweet on the subject is at that link.

Her tweet seems to suggest that she feels she should have gotten some financial piece of one of the songs. 

[John G.]

She thinks she’s a lyricist because the show’s writers used her ideas on the song.

Lots of actors would talk about how Sondheim would ask them questions about their character and they would see their ideas in his lyrics. But none of them ever thought they had written their own songs.

[George]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

Congrats on the win, John!

[George]

I tried to get revenge on my parents. I took them out for dim sum and placed a chicken’s foot on each of their plates. I told them that they couldn’t leave the table until they had cleaned their plates. They refused.

My dad, my sister (even before she went vegetarian) and I wouldn't have touched it either, but my mom would've.

[John G.]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

Congrats on the win, John!

Trauma for the win!

[George]

Hooray for Maine! They booted the bully off the ballot!

I just read this article:

Maine's top election official rules Trump ineligible for 2024 primary ballot

[George]

However, Bellows' office said her decision would not be enforced until the courts weigh in, "given the compressed timeframe, the novel constitutional questions involved, the importance of this case, and impending ballot preparation deadlines."

[George]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

I think your trauma was worth the win.

It wasn’t a fair tradeoff. I still have a lifetime of pain.

It sounds like you hardly ate any.  I would rather had your lime gelatin dish than brains mixed with canned dog food shoved down my mouth

WTF??

[George]

LaChanze's actual tweet on the subject is at that link.

Her tweet seems to suggest that she feels she should have gotten some financial piece of one of the songs. 

Interesting.  You'd think she would've had lawyers get her points back when it happened.

[Freddie]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

Congrats on the win, John!

Trauma for the win!

Did your mom actually try to serve the dish more than once?

[Ron Pulliam]

Susan Gordon and Fred Astaire were n a 1962 Alcoa Hour episode called “Guest in the House”

[John G.]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

Congrats on the win, John!

Trauma for the win!

Did your mom actually try to serve the dish more than once?

No, but she wasn’t going to let the leftovers go to waste. She ate them.

[John G.]

The library has ordered the DVD of The Holdovers. Coming out soon. I already want to see it again.

[John G.]

Susan Gordon and Fred Astaire were n a 1962. Alcoa Hour episode called “Guest in the House”

Nice.

[John G.]

Gratuitous post 201!

[John G.]

Watching a not-good movie called Unrest, about anarchy at a Swiss watch-making factory.

[Jane]

I tried to get revenge on my parents. I took them out for dim sum and placed a chicken’s foot on each of their plates. I told them that they couldn’t leave the table until they had cleaned their plates. They refused.

My dad, my sister (even before she went vegetarian) and I wouldn't have touched it either, but my mom would've.

My mother, the one who forced me to taste brains accidentally using a spoon with dog food, probably would have eaten them.

[Jane]

Susan Gordon and Fred Astaire were n a 1962. Alcoa Hour episode called “Guest in the House”

I don't remember this.

[Jane]

I would expect to remember Susan working with Fred Astaire.  I imagine I knew at the time.

[Freddie]

Years later, when I was a restaurant critic, I entered a competition called A Mother’s Day Revenge. You had to write about the worst thing your mother ever served you. I won.

Grand prize was a catered multi-course dinner for four with wine.

Congrats on the win, John!

Trauma for the win!

Did your mom actually try to serve the dish more than once?

No, but she wasn’t going to let the leftovers go to waste. She ate them.

Between your Dad and the Aunt Eunice story and the lime gelatin trauma from your Mom, a play or indie film could emerge

Maybe call it "The Leftovers."

[Freddie]

We're getting near page 8!

[Jane]

It is a cute photo.

[Freddie]

Page 8?