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and Kathy.... HA!! Yes...and I want to live in White O' Morn!!! But....I have to have indoor plumbing installed...I am such a whimp!! :-)

a red beetle Ok.. Jack...Miss G....my long lost sisters....when are doing that Larry King interview??? My dad had a red VW station wagon when I was a kid... (PS....we named all our cars back then...(I still do) The VW's named....Hitler...it was a VERY temperamental little car) Let's see...we've all lived in OK....April... I lived in TX growing up too. Jack??? (And did either of you ever live in Alabama, Kentucky or Alaska???? If you say yes, I am getting on the phone to Larry right this minute). :-) PS...Jack....how about... miDWest??? FF....no book signings....but there are negotiations for Heather Locklear to play me in the Made for TV movie.

Was it Olathe you are from No...acutally...I am an army brat and I am from everywhere! Ha. I was born in OK...but I don't recall it because I was just a baby at the time. :-) We moved around a lot...but the KC area is where my folks are both from and when my dad retired we moved back here (just after I graduated from HS.) I lived on the MO side after that for a long time...but then I crossed over to the Kansas side for a while, and that is where I met the QT. We lived in a very small town on the sw corner of KC area in Kansas for the first several years we were married. I did used to work in Olathe in the county building there. ...I think I posted a youtube of that place once on here to show Bronxgirl some snow... and that may be where you got that from...) Anyway.... we moved over to the MO side after the kidling was born. And I am thinking this is likely where we are staying (as far as I know...) KC is one of those "sprawling" spread out and spread all over sort of areas and there are a lot of cities all surrounding the state line that are part of the metro area. we would stop in St. Joe I used to live in St Joe a LONG time ago when I was a shoe store manager....(that is where my "3 Mall Uncles" came from) in 104 degree Kansas heat. This part of the midwest gets both extremes....awful muggy miserable heat in the summer and freezing nightmare cold in the winter....aren't we the lucky ones!!! :-) But if you visit in the spring or fall....not a bad place to be. Very pleasant...that is when we aren't dodging tornadoes or rolling up our pantlegs when it floods...Gee...i should get a job with the Missouri or Kansas board of tourism...I am sure they could use someone w/ my talents to write their promos.... HA! :-) (Ok....really...all in all....it is not a bad neck of the woods to live in. MO has a lot more intersting geology than KS....but there are some really pretty places to visit on both sides of the state line if you know where to go.) Whew!! ( The hardback version of Rohanaka: My Life Back and Forth Between the State Line is on sale now at Barnes and Noble and other fine book stores everywhere!) NOW aren't you sorry you asked??????????? :-)

Dr. Rohanaka. Is Three Godfathers going to cure me as well as 3 Bad Men? HA! I recommend the Three Godfathers to all my patients...4 out of 5 doctors surveyed do too. As for me....I recorded Ft. Apache over the holidays and did not get to watch it...physician heal thyself! :-) (PS....our offices are actually located on the Missouri side of the state line (instead of Kansas) ...but we do assist patients from all surrounding areas.) :-)

I believe tonight is the night I am going to finally try to sit and watch Two Rode Together, Woo Hoo! Enjoy. I wish I had a copy so I could watch it again and see if I could figure out what I was yammering about w/ regard to TMFL....oh ...that old timer's disease is getting me down! I will keep a watch out for it as I am sure it will be on sometime...but by then...I will need to watch Laramie again too.... it's a never ending cycle trying to keep up with my fading memory. :-) Pappy-withdrawal You know I read in the paper the other day that due to Ford's overwhelming popularity on these boards...that is now an officially recognized condition covered by most major medical plans... The prescribed treatment: Watch Two Rode Together and/or Three Bad Men. Relax and Ramble in the Morning... (or evening....or whenever suits your fancy.) :-) Ok...yet another lame joke...but by now at least you are likely getting used to them!)

I just watched most of The Big Sky Aw man!! I need to start paying better attention to the schedule....I look in there every few days...but I missed that one completely...and here you were chatting about it...I still did not know...I could have been recording it.... Oh well...will try to catch it again sometime. :-) Glad you caught it though.

When tears are in your eyes... I will dry them all.

Duke Westerns: this was really hard...and I could probably end up making another list tomorrow w/ several other choices (But I'd likely still keep 1 and 2 and just make 3 more choices to go along w/them) Did I mention this was hard? The Searchers The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance She Wore A Yellow Ribbon True Grit Hondo Aw..man....I picked a star and a genre...despite your instructions.....AHH..did I mention this was REALLY hard? Message was edited by: rohanaka

I wanted Wayne to get his finger caught between the rope and the saddle horn and come in with it all mangled. Then Walter Brennan would look at it and say, "That finger isn't going to be much good to you." Jack...that story is a crack up. That is some book you've got there. I bet you are having a lot of fun going through and finding all these gems. I've never seen either of these two films...but Red River is on my Wanna See list....I wonder though (never having seen the story I don't know if this would have worked....) I could almost see that scene played out better w/ Brennan's finger on the chopping block...that to me sounds like the kind of chatter he and Duke used to pass back and forth in Rio Bravo. Either way...it does sound like a classic moment and quite the missed opportunity for the Duke. :-)

haven't watched an awards show in at least ten years. I'd much rather watch what they are nominated for then have to listen what they have to say. I get sick most of the time watching all the hype that goes into "The Oscars" program itself...and all the "glitzy" parading around...I can live without it. As far as the yearly tribute on TCM....sometimes it is fun to watch the films they choose and find out some of the stories that get related by RO.... but it is not necessarily my favorite TCM "thing". One thing about this year's promo...you gotta admit it's way cool....I've gotten to see it a couple of times now and each time I notice something new....I like the little action scenes that are mixed in around and in front of the big screen and the set changes with each film. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so some might not agree...

That is a very nice thing for you to say... but I think the others here have done an excellent job in jogging my memory...and once in a while I must get lucky and all the little rocks roll in the right direction. :-)

I have only seen this film once... a long time ago...and I should likely view it again before commenting.... I don't think it left that great an impression on me at the time...but after reading through all these interesting comments...I should really watch it again to give it a fair shake. Judy, just as herself, could never compete with the memory of Madeleine but she lacked the strength to walk away from this devastating and slightly deranged situation. ddalehall... Keep in mind that I am working off of memories that are about 20 years old...but this point you make here is VERY important in understanding how the end of this film turns out so badly for all involved. If anyone really loved anybody...I think Judy loved Scotty. He on the otherhand was really only was "hypnotized" by his perception of Madeleine and I think those who have been usiing the word "obsessed" are right on target...and the minute he realized his obsession had been nothing more than a set up...he hated what he once thought he loved. But again...my memory of all this is likely jumbled up by all the many rocks that have mangaged to become entangled in the cobwebs in my brain over all the years...so I am sure for this lesson I probably only want to get graded on my attendance...and not on my homework. :-)

Thanks Chris and Patful for the encouragement...but I will have to see though...I may not have enough hair (you know...to pull out while trying to figure out how the whole thing works)...If #12 doesn't end up working out...maybe 13 will be my lucky number and I'll give it a try then. I will see what happens. Because when it comes to actual (worthwhile) knowledge of classic film... the biggest idiot... Patful...excuse me, but I think you are wearing my nametag by mistake. :-) Good luck everybody!!

Plenty of fluids and plenty of rest....hopefully you will be better soon! PS...Chris...I think you folks are going to have a lot of fun...I am looking forward to looking in....but I know this is way out of my ball park ....still I will enjoy watching from the stands.

38 The Three Stooges host a Super Bowl Party: Larry: Hey Moe...do you think someday we can get cable so we don't have to stand like this just to get a picture on the tv? I can barely reach the rabbit ears from here. Moe: Quiet you lame brain.. and hold still...It's almost time for the big game to start. Curley: Hey Moe...Hey Larry....I think I left our snacks over there... woopwoopwoopwoop. Moe: Why I oughta murder ya...

Well, at least I didn't post pictures of Audrey Hepburn That would have done me in for sure.... (I think I am suffering from delayed "Christmas Goodie Guilt Syndrome" ...usually it kicks in about New Year's day....I am a week behind schedule...must mean that I am becoming apathetic...oh great...maybe I better go have a cookie....that always makes me feel better) :-)

Hey..what is this??? The "Make Kathy feel guilty for every bite of food she ever takes from now until eternity by posting all these beautiful pics of slim and lovely KIM thread"???? (Just try fitting THAT all onto the subject line!!) :-) Great photos, there Miss G. a new biography on DeMille is nearing completion I bet that would be an interesting read. I never really heard that much about him, but I have enjoyed many of his films over the years. *JAKE* ...Happy New Year to you too. *CineMaven* ....thank you for your kind words...you are being far too generous to me....but I COULD say...right back at ya, ma'am. PS. *April* ...nice try trying to use all THIS temptation to get that Grey Guy to ramble....I am starting to think he may be a lost cause. :-)

Their trying to pit us against each other Frank! Not me... You have to watch the Quiet One. She's sneaky. NOT ME!! :-)

Ms Cutter...if I may...I remember way back at the beginning....Miss Maven had suggested the topic of Mildred Pierce. (specifically w/ regard to her "love" for Veda and the way she may have "spared the rod" too much) I just got a copy of that film in from the library this week ( I actually ordered it LONG ago to refresh my memory on this film...I can't believe it took so long to get that one in).... At any rate...if any one is willing...at some point it might be good to get to that one...but I do not want to sway any other class members... Vertigo or some other choice that is equally as interesting would likely be just as good.....I am sure there are many films that could be discussed on this topic...I will just wait till everyone else chimes in and you make your decision... Just thought I would cast a vote for Ms. Pierce...since she is sitting on top of my tv set even as we speak.... Thanks for your time . :-)

Hi Jake... thanks for the youtube...I don't know if this is an actual quote or not...but I once heard that he said.... Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture. And the funny thing about that is that though it may sound like he is trivializing things....I really don't think he was....he just really knew how to take a good story, add some plausible "what if's" and run with it. This film has always been a favorite...and I have always maintained that if I could just take a tour through some of those old Bible stories as they happened....the "Red Sea" would have been on my list of stops for sure. DeMille does a good job of taking us there in the way he portrays it....I hold that scene up to several other more modern tellings of this event and the newer ones all come up falling way short of the mark.

The Remains of the Day, Grey Guy....I second FXReyman on this film....VERY repressed butler....also an excellent story. The first time I ever saw it, the QT and I both turned to each other at the end and almost at the same time quoted our favorite "Pink Floyd" line (From "Time") "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way..."

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS:"...Jack, Rohanaka...both those lines you cited are absolutely priceless. The tone you mention Rohanaka, in Anne Baxter's voice was deadly. Hi CineMaven... and yes...deadly is the right word....the level of disgust in her voice was pure venom. The way she trivializes the task is a bullseye right to his ego. I could almost picture some drunken old housewife saying the same thing to her henpecked husband.."You couldn't even pick up your socks"(as if killing God's appointed messenger was just as easy)....but I don't think even a drunken old housewife could have gotten nearly the same level of hate that she manages to spew at him....it is a very well placed dagger. the scene with the three girls on the rock with the wind blowing through their hair and their arms up near the faces That is a part of the Red Sea scene....and it is very posed...but it is so beautiful...I imagine it was a tribute to similar "painted" Biblical scenes you sometimes find in classic religious art...very dramatic. But yes....very staged. Another family favorite during that scene is with the one woman who is toward the back of the line when they are crossing the sea and she turns around and see's the Egyptian army finally showing up on on the scene...she drops her basket and screams something like, "The Chariot's....AHH...run for your lives..." I know we aren't supposed to find it "funny", but my husband and I always get a kick out of imitating her at that moment....one of those goofy family things, I guess. :-) Jack....I used to love when this film came on at Easter (still do) but when I married my husband...he had it on VHS and now we watch it probably a couple of times a year. (He's had this tape, longer than he's had me...I married him for his VHS collection...ok....not really....but it was a nice extra.) :-)

Fisticuffs were avoided however, and Gloria and I continue on our way in the next frame Yeah...but if I recall....If you're THAT guy....a) you're a slimy snake oil salesman (Oh say it isn't so) and you end up "losing" her in the end...and you have to eat her cooking--which is, shall we say, LESS than four star. Of course...if FRANK gets to keep her...then he'd have to eat that cooking every night...and eventually I am sure that would catch up w/ him...and he'd likely be "done in" by it before his time...leaving her free to go back to you.... I will let you two duke it out if you want to change sides... :-) Thanks all for the recommendations folks...I will do some looking around in here and see what I can find at the library too. Sound like several of these might be films I'd like to check into. PS... And I agree with your recommendations for Quiet Gal. Crossfire is a good Gloria starter film. In a Lonely Place, The Big Heat, and Human Desire are the heavy Gloria pics, and my very favorite of hers, too. Grey Guy....is THAT the only rambling you are going to give these folks on IALP???????? tsk tsk... :-)

rugged.Yes, THIS Edward Andrews: NO way. I have seen him in at least a gazillion different roles....I can't think of anything specific, but usually when I see him I think of things like a "weasly" banker or politician type guy...or a snooty well to do guy...or even an exasperated sales clerk type guy...but never "rugged"...that must have been SOME acting!

Champagne for Caesar Thanks Chris...I will look it up! :-)