Topic: A THOUSAND CLOWNS (Read 4535 times)

bk · « **on:** June 09, 2020, 12:40:21 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of one thousand clowns, and now it is time for you to post until the one thousand clown cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2020, 12:41:08 AM »

And the word of the day is: LISSOME!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2020, 12:41:51 AM »

And now - Dino at the piano.

George · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2020, 12:47:37 AM »

Topic of the Day: I'll have to think about Jason Robards, Jr. and Martin Balsam, but for William Daniels it's 1776 all the way!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2020, 04:14:11 AM »

Good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2020, 04:21:21 AM »

BK, I loved the notes today. "A Thousand Clowns" is a play I have never read, although I woulkd swear I had a copy of it in a Theatre Arts magazine at the time. I don't know now how I missed the film, although I suspect it was release date of Sept 1966, the beginning of my junior year and the month I discovered the theatre dept. and missed a lot of movies from then until graduation.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2020, 04:25:16 AM »

I have a couple of home projects to take care of and then I plan to watch the Kritzerland show from Sunday. Afyter the past week of pain and discomfort, yesterday was the first day I began to hope that things were physically returning to status quo in my body. Except for a big portion of time somewhere between 3:30 and 5:00 this morning I slept rather well, something I cannot say for thew weekend.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2020, 04:34:44 AM »

Last night I started watching the Francesca Annis-James Warwick series Partners In Crime, and within 30-40 minutes I was completely unconscious. I will have to begin it again tonight.

Druxy · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2020, 05:03:07 AM »

T.O.D.

I was a fan of Jason Robards ever since I saw him in THE JOURNEY (1959) with Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner.

Saw him on stage in HUGHIE at the Huntington Hartford.

In fact, back in the late 1960s, I directed a production of A THOUSAND CLOWNS at a community theater in Torrance, CA. Love that play.

Forgive the plug, but my play, JASON ROBARDS AT THE OLD PLACE, is available in paperback and Kindle editions via Amazon. AND, it is currently on sale ($5.05, as opposed to $8.49). How long the sale will last, I don't know.

An audio version was completed about a week ago, but, because of the pandemic, Amazon is now taking a month or two before their audios go on sale. Still waiting on MISS AUDREY HEPBURN, which was completed in April.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/167408384X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jason+robards+at+the+old+place&qid=1576674608&s=books&sr=1-1

ChasSmith · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2020, 05:43:20 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2020, 05:45:46 AM »

I’ve never seen it (in any form) or read it. And it’s one of those titles you hear all your life. I’ll see if I have it here.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2020, 05:48:19 AM »

I've accomplished kitty cleanup. Every day, since my return, I've had the fear I will get to the floor and not be able to rise again. The physical therapist yesterday suggested I use my cane around the apartment, but I'm still resisting the idea.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:28:03 AM »

My teacher used to always say to me:

"Jack, shut up and LISSOME."

Or something like that.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:28:56 AM »

Today I have a regular checkup with my oncologist.....so soon I shall be taking a shower to be all nice for him.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:29:48 AM »

I have never been able to get into the film version of A THOUSAND CLOWNS - probably because of the things that MR BK wrote about in the notes, although I would never have known about those problems...consciously.....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:30:40 AM »

My main problem, I guess, is that I have an aversion to William Daniels.....which is not quite as bad as a revulsion, although it could be that as well.....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:35:29 AM »

TOD:

Jason Robards Jr.:
Divorce American Style
Any Wednesday
Something Wicked This Way Comes
You Can't Take It With You (tv version)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:38:17 AM »

Martin Balsam:

Just about anything except Archie Bunker's Place on tv.

Favorites:

The Carpetbaggers
Two Minute Warning
Me, Natalie
Harlow

elmore3003 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:39:13 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 06:28:56 AM

Today I have a regular checkup with my oncologist.....so soon I shall be taking a shower to be all nice for him.

DR JRand59, vibes it all goes well!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jrand74 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:40:47 AM »

William Daniels.

I will say that my favorite thing about him is that because of his ego, the headline of his obit will read:

Voice of KITT Dies

instead of:

Tony Winner Dies

Jrand74 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:42:11 AM »

Thank you DR ELMORE.

My test results are fine except that my glucose is high. I attribute that to the fact that the girl in the office called me to make my appointment out of the blue last week - and I went about 20 minutes later to get my blood work done.

And I had been eating ice cream and cookies all morning.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:42:32 AM »

And I hope you are on the Recovery Road yourself.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:42:56 AM »

TOD
I can't remember if I ever met Jason Robards, Jr, but I was lucky to see him co-star with Colleen Dewhurst in O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night and Ah, Wilderness!, the fantasy and reality of the O'Neill family skeletons. My memory was I attended two Saturday matinees, both loooong matinees and both wonderful!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:46:37 AM »

I am currently working with a producer/director who thinks that shooting a 5-6 minute interview will only take 5-6 minutes.....but I think I try to convince him otherwise.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:49:35 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 06:42:32 AM

And I hope you are on the Recovery Road yourself.

Thanks! I thought I was until Saturday, but I'm thinking I'm back on track now.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:58:22 AM »

TOD continued
Jason Robards, Jr.
All the Presidents Men
Long Day's Journey into Night
The Night they Raided Minsky's

Martin Balsam
Psycho
All the Presidents Men
Murder on the Orient Express

elmore3003 · « **Reply #26 on:** June 09, 2020, 06:59:55 AM »

The past week has been a raised toilet seat experience I would have rather avoided. I think - hope! - it is now resolved.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 09, 2020, 07:32:22 AM »

And from that to Kerri O'Malley. Her "Here On Earth" got a repeat listen from me.

KevinH · « **Reply #28 on:** June 09, 2020, 07:34:24 AM »

Good morning!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 09, 2020, 07:52:24 AM »

Damn I forgot PSYCHO for Martin Balsam.....indeed a favorite.

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