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[George]

Old lady on her way to Wynn, waking up from an unplanned nap on the train: "Oh my, have I passed Wynn?"

The kindly gentleman seated next to her, tipping his hat:  "Well ma'am, if you did, it was so ladylike I didn't notice."

[Ginny]

DR George, I’m so glad your mother’s episode was resolved.  Continuing vibes for her!

[George]

Oh, Look!  It's Page Seven...The Page That Dare Not Speak It's Name!

[George]

DR George, I’m so glad your mother’s episode was resolved.  Continuing vibes for her!

Thanks, Ginny!

[George]

~~~CONTINUED RECUPERATION VIBES~~~ for the dear mother of DR George!!!!

DITTO!

Thanks, Jane!

[George]

Futzed and finessed but think heavens the last rewrite for the problem timeline works like a dream.

That's great, BK!

[George]

DR Jane, have you heard from your family in L.A. this morning?

I hope that they are safe, and that their homes were not damaged.

Thank you. My brother has been great about sending updates.  My nephew still doesn't know if he has a home.  He reached friends that lost their homes.  It really will be a miracle if he does have a home to return to.

Oh, no.

[singdaw]

Thanks for updating us, DR Jeanne. May you continue to be safe.

[George]

Here's another question o' the day for anyone who'd like to jump in, and this one's kind of wide open:

What would you say are the "essential" World War II movies? The ones that are not only well made (however you wish to define that), but which have something essential to say and/or portray about the war. They can be famous ones from the forties or fifties, or more contemporary ones that look back from a later vantage point. I'm all ears.

The Best Years of Our Lives is the first one I thought of.

[John G.]

Last night I watched the first two episodes of a PBS seruies from several years ago, Mercy Street. I'm enjoying it.

I have both seasons of that. Great cast.

[George]

Also Schindler's List and Casablanca.

[John G.]

My question for ASK BK DAY:

What is your favorite episode of I LOVE LUCY?

The conveyor belt at the chocolate factory and the Italian wine press are mine.

[John G.]

Ask BK:

And other Angelenos who might remember:

Café Swiss - 450 N. Rodeo, according to a matchbook I saw online. Who ate there, and did you have the Hot Swiss Cheese and Onion Pie?

In the late 70s when I was working a few blocks over at Litton Industries headquarters, coworkers introduced me to the restaurant and to this dish, which I thought was to die for. We went there to have it for lunch on any number of occasions. Something recently made me think of it, and I've been looking online for recipes that look and sound as close to what I remember as possible. It's probably pretty simple to make, but it's got to be "right".

DR Chas, voila!


Let me know what time to arrive for a sample.😊

Cafe Swiss Cheese and Onion Pie

2  1/2 cups grated Swiss cheese
3 eggs beaten
8 oz. half and half
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 box of chopped white onionsj
3 tablespoons butter
1 deep dish pie crust

Heat oven to 375.
Spread 3 T. butter in crust.
Beat eggs. Add half and half and salt.
Saute onions in remaining 3 T. butter for 10 minutes.
Place all of onions in crust.
Top with cheese.
Pour egg mixture over.
Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown.

I have most of these ingredients on hand.

[John G.]

From a Criterion email about director Richard Linklater:

Nouvelle Vague will be Linklater’s twenty-second feature, and he wrapped production on his twenty-third last fall. Blue Moon stars Ethan Hawke as lyricist Lorenz Hart; Bobby Cannavale as his songwriting partner, Richard Rodgers; and Andrew Scott as Oscar Hammerstein II. Written by novelist Robert Kaplow (Me and Orson Welles), Blue Moon also stars Margaret Qualley.

[John G.]

Interesting casting, though I think Hawke is way too tall.

[John G.]

He is tall enough to be your brother.

Or something like that.

[Jane]

Ask BK:

And other Angelenos who might remember:

Café Swiss - 450 N. Rodeo, according to a matchbook I saw online. Who ate there, and did you have the Hot Swiss Cheese and Onion Pie?

In the late 70s when I was working a few blocks over at Litton Industries headquarters, coworkers introduced me to the restaurant and to this dish, which I thought was to die for. We went there to have it for lunch on any number of occasions. Something recently made me think of it, and I've been looking online for recipes that look and sound as close to what I remember as possible. It's probably pretty simple to make, but it's got to be "right".

I do not remember eating there.

[Jane]

I don't hear any windy wind outside, so maybe it's calmed down.

I hope so.

[Jane]

The US Mail is not running tomorrow in observance of Pres. Carter's funeral.

Thanks for letting me know.

[George]

Interesting casting, though I think Hawke is way too tall.

That's exactly what I thought!

[George]

Gratuitous Post #200!!

[George]

He is tall enough to be your brother.

Or something like that.

[John G.]

Same email:

Bernard Rose calls his Lear Rex a “radical but accessible adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest play.” Al Pacino stars as the aging and raging king, and the supporting cast includes Jessica Chastain as Goneril, Ariana DeBose as Cordelia, Rachel Brosnahan as Regan, LaKeith Stanfield as Edmund, and Peter Dinklage as the Fool.

[John G.]

And finally:

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas face off in John Carney’s Power Ballad, a musical comedy about a wedding singer, a rock star, and the song that comes between them. Jesse Eisenberg will soon begin production on an untitled musical comedy starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. The story will center on a shy woman who blooms when she’s cast in a musical being staged by a local community theater. And Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$) directs Sadie Sink, Regina Hall, and Kelly Macdonald in O’Dessa, a postapocalyptic rock opera about a farm girl on an epic quest.

[bk]

Ah, the page that shall not be named.

[bk]

Break over.

[bk]

Ordered a burger that got delivered elsewhere - to an office building - hardly looks like a HOUSE.

[Jane]

The Café Swiss was one of the many incredibly wonderful establishments that made B.H. the veritable "village" it was when I knew it.

I don't know why I can't remember this. 

[bk]

And of course the Dasher doesn't respond. I got full credit and reordered and maybe this order will arrive.

[bk]

Back to writing shortly.