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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #90 on: October 03, 2025, 01:39:44 PM »
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« Reply #91 on: October 03, 2025, 01:40:16 PM »
Older Anna Maria Alberghetti?
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« Reply #92 on: October 03, 2025, 01:40:57 PM »
So close.
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« Reply #93 on: October 03, 2025, 01:41:09 PM »
It's Mona Alberghetti.
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« Reply #94 on: October 03, 2025, 01:41:29 PM »
Hint: A famous and beloved personage.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #95 on: October 03, 2025, 01:45:02 PM »
Quote from: bk on October 03, 2025, 01:27:28 PM
Made a little art trade - something I didn't care about sitting in the garage for years for something I did care about - it was priced really low to begin with and I'd "saved" it in my eBay cart, but then wrote the seller and we worked out our trade, which took a couple of days, and so this pretty thing will be on its way to me Monday. Can anyone guess who the woman in the painting is?

I like her blouse.
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« Reply #96 on: October 03, 2025, 01:49:00 PM »
Quote from: elmore3003 on October 03, 2025, 08:47:40 AM
WOW! Four more 5-starAmazon reviews this morning. This one really astounded me. I thought I was writing comic tales about two fantasy versions of my cats, and my friend Don Skirvin, who's a wonderful composer, saw more than that.

It’s more than charming—though it’s absolutely that. These stories invite you into a world where cats talk, sing, and dance, and somehow, against all odds, a grumpy old man finds his way from isolation to love, with kitty litter crunching underfoot like breadcrumbs leading home. I adored every page. You will, too.

I’ll admit, I know Larry. I even had the privilege of reading early drafts. But none of that prepared me for the emotional depth and quiet magic of these tales. They wrapped around my heart like a warm blanket on a cold day, and I didn’t want to let go. Larry doesn’t flinch from life’s shadows—he walks through them, and that honesty makes the light shine brighter.

You’ll believe in second chances. You’ll root for the cats and the curmudgeon as they stumble, grow, and face the unknown together. And when you reach the final chapter, I suspect you’ll find yourself quietly undone, just as I was. Verklempt, yes—but grateful. Because opening your heart to the whimsical, tender adventures of West 82nd Street is its own kind of redemption.

Congratulations. I received another great review. Bless those scribes.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #97 on: October 03, 2025, 01:53:41 PM »
JohnG and elmore: You know I'd be leaving lovely reviews has Amazon not banned me from doing so. Of course, I don't think elmore has actually read the book yet :)
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #98 on: October 03, 2025, 01:54:30 PM »
Here is the answer to the painting. The cover of the book it was created for.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #99 on: October 03, 2025, 01:56:07 PM »
Wow. That doesn’t fit my image of Dorothy Parker. It’s missing the cocktail and cigarette.
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« Reply #100 on: October 03, 2025, 01:56:36 PM »
But it is beautiful and sad.
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« Reply #101 on: October 03, 2025, 01:56:45 PM »
Quote from: bk on October 03, 2025, 01:54:30 PM
Here is the answer to the painting. The cover of the book it was created for.


That's interesting!!!
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« Reply #102 on: October 03, 2025, 01:58:12 PM »
It's a huge compendium of Parker from Viking, part of a series they did way back when called The Viking Portable Library - I have a first edition of this in the garage - this is a 1983 reprint which the artist was commissioned for. She's done quite a bit of illustration art, but now just paints for herself. I checked out her site - lovely stuff and really inexpensive. One of the paintings I liked in her gallery was 245 bucks. I mean, come ON.
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« Reply #103 on: October 03, 2025, 01:59:28 PM »
The artist did it from a very famous photograph of her, which you can find in Google images by just searching her name. It's remarkably close to the photo, eerily so. Painting is in oils.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #104 on: October 03, 2025, 02:46:39 PM »
Good afternoon.
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« Reply #105 on: October 03, 2025, 02:47:36 PM »
And Merry Christmas!!!
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #106 on: October 03, 2025, 03:06:55 PM »
Quote from: Laura on October 03, 2025, 02:47:36 PM
And Merry Christmas!!!

It’s Christmas somewhere? Merry Christmas to you!
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« Reply #107 on: October 03, 2025, 03:09:55 PM »
Listening to Arundhati Roy’s memoir, Mother Mary Come to Me. Her mother, who had the girl and her brother refer to her as Mrs. Roy, is a creature right out of a gothic novel. A person whose demons would terrify even the strongest person.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #108 on: October 03, 2025, 03:10:39 PM »
It’s fascinating and horrifying at the same time.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #109 on: October 03, 2025, 03:11:05 PM »
Good evening!
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« Reply #110 on: October 03, 2025, 03:11:49 PM »
Roy seems almost embarrassed by the success of The God of Small Things.
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« Reply #111 on: October 03, 2025, 03:12:04 PM »
Hi, KevinH!
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« Reply #112 on: October 03, 2025, 03:12:36 PM »
TOD:

The Marlowe Murder Club, season 2.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #113 on: October 03, 2025, 03:14:18 PM »
I would never have guessed Dorothy Parker. Nice one, though.
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« Reply #114 on: October 03, 2025, 03:15:23 PM »
But first the ending of The Velvet Touch.
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Re: WHEREFORE ART THOU, SLINKY?
« Reply #115 on: October 03, 2025, 03:15:37 PM »
The first dump scene that comes to mind is Catch-22 when - is it Anthony Perkins? - or Alan Arkin? - walks into Martin Balsam's office and he's just finishing up and flushing.
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« Reply #116 on: October 03, 2025, 03:16:07 PM »
We’re barreling toward page five.
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« Reply #117 on: October 03, 2025, 03:17:06 PM »
One post at a time.
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« Reply #118 on: October 03, 2025, 03:17:21 PM »
Time to move on…
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« Reply #119 on: October 03, 2025, 03:17:33 PM »
In one …
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