wouldbestar
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{font:Calibri}This has got to be a sad day for all TCM fans and Hollywood in general. Ernest Borgnine in his later years was a marvelous ambassador for the entertainment industry and his refusal to quit is an inspiration to all of us “Oldsters" that life isn’t over until we breathe our last. How wonderful that he was a part of the TCM family; I’m certain that we all send out condolences to his other one. Whichever one we belonged to we were privileged to be so. RIP, Mr. Borgnine , I truly hope there is a better life to which you are now living. {font}
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> {quote:title=EugeniaH wrote:}{quote}*Guess who he followed as SAG president? The star of a certain TV show he was in should come to mind.*
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> You stumped me on this one, wouldbestar. Who is it? I think Patty Duke was president once, but I don't know if one followed the other.
It was Patty that he followed as SAG President. Others were/are Ed Asner, Richard Masur, Barry Gordon and Valerie Harper. I thought it was great that the character actors, who are its backbone and constitute most of the membership, were in charge of the show. The high salaried stars can speak for themselves.
That PSA was how I learned how to file for my S/S and Medicare. It was comforting to see all those folks had aged as much as I had. I assume Ms. Byron has left us or can no longer perform.
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Keenan Wynn in *Dr. Strangelove*:
"If you don't get the President of the United States on the phone you'll be in big trouble with the President of Coca Cola".
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> {quote:title=casablancalover wrote:}{quote}Happy Fourth for you, Star. Stay safe, and I am heading out to a movie this afternoon (Moonrise Kingdom) and then joining friends at a civic celebration this evening.
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> Fireworks from a safe distance..
I don't know about safe distance but the complex held their own display in the courtyard section and they seemingly exploded right in front of my fourth floor windows. They were breathtaking! It put a perfect cap on my picnic which went great. The ribs got finished off today. -
I'm really enjoying the quotes and info included with the photos. Thank you.
Hooray for Cathy O'Donnell standing up for her husband and marriage. I always thought Robert Wyler was William's son rather than his brother. You learn something new every day.
That photo of young Milburn Stone was appreciated. We only got to see so many actors of that period long after they had begun their careers and were now settling into middle age and character roles on TV. William Schallert’s is giving me a grin as big as his.
A Robert Mauch was part of the production team on the earliest *Cheyenne* episodes. I assume it was our birthday boy.
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{font:Times New Roman}I watched the entire film for the first time in many years and found much to like and dislike. You all have beaten me to the punch with a lot of it and to my surprise agreed with me about many of my findings. You also gave me more food for thought.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Rhett changes for the better in the twelve years covered in the book while Scarlett goes in the opposite direction. By the end they have “grown apart” as so many couples do who seem to start out with much in their favor. The young Rhett is scornful of the life and mores of a “Southern Gentleman” which he makes evident early on. He is also a realist in that he understands that the courage and gallantry of the Southern fighting men cannot overcome the factories and resources of the North in the long run. While he says he’s into blockade running for the money we wonder if the scorn is covering a love of what he rejects. His respect for Melanie and Mammy shows all is not what it seems.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Scarlett is for Scarlett and nobody else. Why the most decent characters in the story love her so unconditionally is a mystery. What she really wants and needs is right before her and she’s too blind to see it. I can’t understand why she lusts after Ashley whom she tries to dominate but can’t because of his decency and the strength of the love Melanie and he have for each other.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}By the end Rhett is worn out and gives up. He is older and wiser and the genteel way of life he once rejected is what he now wants. I don’t think he was just trying to control Scarlett; I think he did truly love her. She never understood this life even though she’d played at living it all of hers; she is incapable of love. He wants to give her everything he can but she brings out the worst in him leading to marital rape. She finally beats him down and he realizes he must cut the ties. The ironic thing is that she now knows what Gerald meant when he told her “every true Irishman loves the land”. It’s all she has left and where she goes to regroup. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}Rhett is blind as well. What he needs-Belle-is before him and he doesn’t get it. When she cries for him out of unrequited love, we do too. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}Mammy is still my favorite character as she chooses to live her life and love those closest to her whether she’s a slave or free. She never really is a slave no matter what the law says. This is why it means so much to Rhett to have her respect. This idea might seem insulting to those of you who are Black as your ancestors probably lived in brutal circumstances and were not free. I just know I’d have wanted somebody life her around me growing up.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}You’re right; the book/movie paints plantation life as much more humane than it actually was. That’s what turns me off. I doubt I’ll sit through it again anytime soon. {font}
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I'm smoking ribs for those of us old folks still here today and hanging my flags from the windows. Thank you so much for the beautiful inspriation from *America the Beautiful.* I'm still not certain if we really need to change our National Anthem but if we do, this is my choice.
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Thank you for the bio and letting us know that what you saw was what you got-a nice man with convictions and honor. I had no idea he had GB Syndrome which makes him more amazing.
In addition to your picture Mongo posted one and three threads popped up when the news came he was gone. This shows the impact that he had on our culture. To those who groused about that; there are more serious things in the world to get upset about. The Web Administrator can always combine them.
The article said "he was ready to meet the Lord". I'm certain that was mutual. RIP, Sir.
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Regarding: Jake's Natchez photos
Thank you, Jake, for letting us see that such beautiful old buildings still exist. All we need are some flags out abd they'd be perfect for tomorrow.1889 and still going strong! -
Hallmark has a *Matlock* marathon scheduled tomorrow. How fitting. Both Ben and Andy Taylor are images we conjure up when pondering what being American really means. The shows are seen all over the world and are great ambassadors for us. His comedy records and Gospel albums have lightened our hearts and spirits. This is one of those times when I hope those of us who believe in an afterlife are right and he will be celebrating tomorrow in a better place. RIP, sir, and thank you for the joy your career has brought us. -
The news reports of Alec Baldwin's wedding say it was at Old St. Patrick's Cathedral. I've been in the one on Fifth Avenue and I think you could fit all of my parish churches in it. What does the old one look like? I'd say Alec and bride picked the right one as the other is way too large for me.
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> Miss Goddess wrote: The upcoming July 4 SyFy *"Twilight Zone"* marathon is one I usually tune in for, even though I have many of them on DVD.
Yikes! I forgot all about the *TZ* Marathon. I just checked it out and most of my favorite episodes are scheduled for that evening and night. I’m smoking ribs for my friends during the day so that works out fine. Thank you for the heads up. HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY; that goes for everybody.{font}
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{font:Times New Roman}He was a folksy Southern radio personality who was blacklisted. He sued a company that claimed to have investigated him and won when they could not prove the claims. He appeared in the movie *The Best Man* and on the afternoon TV talk shows with stories about how other entertainers, including children, had their careers ruined. William Devane played him in a TV movie, *Fear on Trial.* Much of what I learned about the situation came from him. {font}
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> {quote:title=movieman1957 wrote:}{quote}I do. I had seen listings but frankly couldn't remember when it was on. Currently my OnDemand is chock full of "Have Gun Will Travel" and "Rawhide."
It's too late anyway. They're replaced *Cheyenne* with *Lawman* as of next Saturday night. I'm ticked off because the next episode was War Party with Angie Dickinson and James Garner-playing the evil villain for once. They seem to run a different WB Western every six months or so; before *Cheyenne* they did the first season of *Maverick* for six months.
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{font:Times New Roman}While waiting for my sister’s arrival my mother let it be known she wanted to name a girl Annette after one of my aunt’s fellow nuns and my father agreed. In his case I knew it was because he liked our Annette and wished I was more like her. As our roots are German rather than Italian that would have been a mite difficult. With what she’s had to deal with over the past few years I’m glad to be me. {font}
{font:Times New Roman}I can’t believe that somebody besides me remembers *The 77th Bengal Lancers*. *The Last* *Train From Gun Hill* is a favorite Western and I loved the Disney cartoon covers, especially *Dumbo*. This thread gets more interesting every day.{font}
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Hi Star,
I do not want to have this thread go back and forth with politics. Post a quote and let it stand. We have a strong moderator.
Remember, we are a Republic. Publius allowed the SCOTUS to act in a way that might be unpopular.
Jake
{font:Times New Roman}I’m sorry, Jake. I didn’t think anybody could make anything one way or the other out of what I said but I was wrong. Lesson learned.{font}
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{font:Times New Roman}Thank you, Lori, for this posting. As I learn more about “The Blacklist” I get continually angrier. While I am hardly a Communist sympathizer, I find what happened to so many people in Hollywood and elsewhere unconscionable. According to John Henry Faulk, in some cases it was not about political ideology but career jealousy. We need to know what really happened and you have helped.
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{font:Times New Roman}What a love story this was as well. Of course the Scotts should not have had to be in this situation but they rode it out well and stayed together which was no small victory. They have my respect.{font}
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One of the great problems of our age is we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.
The Iron Lady
Jake in the Heartland
I say we need all three as they all make us human but in balance. It's like our three branches of government; they should all be equal, when one gets out of balance the whole picture suffers.
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Thank you so much for the Disney comic covers. I had forgotten about *The Scarecrow* aka Rev. Christopher Syn who was played by Patrick McGoohan. Just seeing the lyrics to the theme as well as the *Elfego Baca* and *Texas John Slaughter* songs brought them back as they were done in the series into my head. All were great series as well as *The Swamp Fox;* Leslie Nielsen is about as far away from Frank Drebin as you can get.{font}{font:Times New Roman}Those gossip columns were a hoot as well. I remember checking the daily papers for Sheilah Graham’s and all the fan mags for whomever they had. Days gone forever. {font}
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If you get Retroplex or RetroHD they run *Cheyenne* Saturday nights at 8:00. They're midway through Season 2 now.
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Regarding: *The Hallelujah Trail* Incident:
I remember when this happened but not which movie it was. My mother thought they were talking about the Bill Williams who was married to Barbara Hale. We both love this movie and it will be hard for me to laugh at this scene again knowing what I'm seeing. Also, I always think of Bob Morgan when I see the end of *HTWWW*. What a price to pay for our entertainment!
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{font:Times New Roman}Check out my post on the “Classic TV Series” thread on the *Your Favorites* forum about that “*Cheyenne* marathon” starting tomorrow night on *Encore Westerns*. It’s not what it seems. {font}
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{font:Calibri}TRUTH IN ADVERTISNG ALERT!{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Encore Westerns claims they are having a *Cheyenne* marathon of “the best 31 episodes” starting tomorrow night. From this you would think they are drawing from the whole 7 years and such episodes as The Dark Rider. The promo they’re running shows clips from episode #5, The Travelers to make this seem what’s happening.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Not so. They’re only running all the last two seasons in order which has some good ones but not as many as the other five. I just wanted you all to know the truth in case you were thinking of checking it out. I want to see Dark Decision as this is the one where Diane Brewster gets to sing-and does it very well-but there are a lot of others that are not running like The Long Winter, War Party and Born to Kill. Foul Ball!{font}
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{font:Times New Roman}After my crises of this week-end passed I decided to cook for my friends and a couple of one’s relatives riding out the storm here. I decided on a pina colada cake and they all loved it. It’s not as complicated as it seems.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Heat oven to 350. Spray a small sheet cake pan, 11-12x9x2, all over with Pam. Melt a stick of butter in saucepan and add 1 cup packed brown sugar. Stir until blended and spread on bottom of sheet pan. Place 12 slices of canned pineapple-save the juice-over the sugar, don’t worry if you have to crowd them, and place a Maraschino cherry in center of each. Cover with 1 cup shredded coconut.{font}
{font:Times New Roman}Mix 1 box pineapple cake mix, 1 box instant coconut pudding, 4 eggs, ½ cup any oil but olive or peanut and either 1 cup of the juice and 1 tbsp. rum extract or ½ cup juice and ½ cup rum. Beat for 2 minutes with mixer at medium speed and pour over fruit. It should bake up in 35 minutes. Wait ten minutes and flip onto a serving plate. You will get 12 good slices and raves from all. Mine is already gone. {font}
Thank you, Jake, for letting us see that such beautiful old buildings still exist. All we need are some flags out abd they'd be perfect for tomorrow.1889 and still going strong!
Hallmark has a *Matlock* marathon scheduled tomorrow. How fitting. Both Ben and Andy Taylor are images we conjure up when pondering what being American really means. The shows are seen all over the world and are great ambassadors for us. His comedy records and Gospel albums have lightened our hearts and spirits.
RAMBLES Part II
in Films and Filmmakers
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Regarding: Liberty Valance
The more I see or read about this film the more astounded I am that it was considered a failure when released. Folks, the customer is not always right. Those of us in the seats have turned away many a classic film that is now revered. We mess up too.
It must be frustrating for those involved to have to watch while a quality piece of work is shunned and some other piece of fluff makes money hand over fist. I often find myself defending nominated but little seen films at awards time emphasizing there is no correlation between the popularity of a movie and its quality especially when deserving films are nominated while special effects blockbusters with little else are not. Please, Hollywood, keep biting the hand that feeds you when we deserve it.