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"Cheese it! It's the COPS!" Sepiatone

Swithin, MY insistance that "this is not the place" means only that I feel this forum isn't the proper place to discuss matters like gun control or the treatment of the mentally ill by official stations. Such discussions will quickly deteriorate into volatile political diatribes that would only result in regretted comments, personal insults and eventually get "locked" anyway. I see nothing wrong in the discussion of subjects unrelated to film. It gives us a chance to know one another on many levels other than the love of old movies. I for one hope that everyone else's life here constitutes interest in a much wider pallett of issues or topics. And to share some of those interests might be pleasant. If your 9/11 post contained only your outrage of the occurance, and disgust for the perpetators, of course you wouldn't have been told "this is not the place". But if, so close to the occurance, your post contained a lot of vitriol over the Geopolitical ministrations that may have led UP to it, and attempted to place blame, politically, on any particular party or politicians, THEN the rebuttal would have come up. I hope this helps clear the air. Sepiatone

I suppose my sending Christmas cards is my way of hanging on to a quickly dying tradition. When I was growing up, EVERYBODY seemed to mail each other cards. And even today, it seems a more meaningful way to wish someone a Happy Holiday by taking the time to buy cards, sign them then go throught the effort to get them into the postal system. It's nice to know someone CARES enough to do so. MUCH more than wishing someone "Merry Christmas" on Facebook! WHAT kids are you referring to, James? Oh, you mean the cards you get are those "Family group photos" that some have taken to sending? I only get those from my step-brother, who moved to St. Louis 40 years ago after finishing college. Have NEVER personally met ANY of his kids, haven't even seen HIM since my Step-Dad's funeral in 1980, so seeing how a bunch of kids I've never met and don't know have grown doesn't particularily interest me. I also have no use for those "family newsletters" that thankfully quit coming some time ago. I DON'T CARE that your son got a position that pays six figures, or that your daughter married a doctor. I also don't care if the card you sent me comes from a box of cards you bought at the Dollar Store. That you TOOK THE TIME to send one at all is what counts. And yes, my wife's consternation IS because nobody bothers to return the kindness. Sepiatone

I first saw GWSH when I was about seven or eight years old, so of course I thought it was hilarious. But now, while mildly amusing, I noticed others in the cast fared better than the Benny character's whining, sarcastic and annoying countenance. So YES, I'd quickly, without reservation, choose the latter! Sepiatone

I just got back from the "near future", but forgot to watch it while I was there! Sepiatone

How fortuitous. Why, just early this morning, TCM showed *George Washington Slept Here* which paired the bland, nondescript JACK BENNY with the much younger, far sexier ANN SHERIDAN. Maybe not the WORST pairing, but cetainly in the running. Sepiatone

MissW, I think your verson of "take a powder" makes more sense. Others from that era of movie making baffle me, though. Like "On the LAM". I know what it means, but HOW was the word "lam" derived? And WHY was it called the "THIRD" degree? What are the first two? Raquel, yours is also a sensible explanation for the "crack open a window" phrase. My first house had "gravity" heat(although it required "anti-gravity" to be effective!), and opening the upstairs window an inch or two DID help. We sleep with the bedroom window opened a bit. And in the winter. I think mainly for not only the fresh air, but also to hear some outside sound, which somehow helps us sleep, and the cold air somehow makes snuggling under warm blankets feels more comforting. Sepiatone

Like I said, ACCC, this forum is not the place, and this soon is not the time. Sepiatone

I've noticed nobody here felt up to mentioning the tragedy at Sandyhook elementary school in Newtown CT. Understandably. My heart implodes each time I bring it to mind. But you're all good people here, I think. And it doesn't seem out of line to mention we should all have a collective moment of silence and prayer for the victims and the victim's families. That is, aside from the constant prayers most have been saying since the news broke. I'll not comment on the matter, nor try to editorialize in any way. Many debates and dicussions about this will arise in days and weeks to come about this horrible incident. Already people are at each other's throats in debates about gun control, school safety and mental health treatment. I wish not to use this senseless tragedy to forward an agenda. These forums, in light of the scope of the recent madness, is not the place, and this soon is not the time. My heart and soul will move much slower for the next several weeks. My sorrow for all the families losses will not end for a long time to come. Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Dec 15, 2012 7:08 PM

What's kind of sad, on my part, is that it would be nice to recieve cards like these in the mail. But nobody CARES to send Christmas cards anymore. I still do, much to my wife's consternation. Mostly because we send 30 or so cards out, and are lucky if we get 10 in return. Just the other day, my sister-in-law asked why we sent them a card. I said it's what we do EVERY year. She told me that because we see each other pretty often, it isn't neccesssary. "And besides", she went on, "You could just wish us Merry Christmas on FACEBOOK"! Good Godfrey! Sepiatone

You reminded me of the old joke about the preacher asking an old man if he ever thinks about the "hereafter". The old man says, "Why, every time I open a cupboard or enter a room I think, 'What am I here after?'" Sepiatone

OMG! I'm ROTFL! My BFF thinks u r a funny guy. I do 2 CP atone

I saw a bit of "old-time TV" played out on the *American Pickers* program. More than once our heroes wind up having lunch at a SUBWAY shop, and pointedly mention the type of sandwich they're having. It reminded me of many early day programs that had carefully sponsor "product placed" scenes in them, and even worked the sponsor's "commercial" into the storyline. Saw a lot of that on the old *Burns and Allen* show. Even in the '60's, many shows were chiefly sponsored by auto companies, and everyone in the town the show took place in drove cars made by that corporation. As for *The Fugitive* , I tried to never miss an episode. It made me a long time DAVID JANSEN fan. I'm neither afraid nor ashamed to admit that over the years I watched WAY too much TV. The tube, my radio and "phonograph" for many years were my closest and most loyal friends. They never demanded much, nor did they ever turn on me. Can't say that about many of the people I've had as "friends" over the years. And it was all that "tube watching" that got me interested in "classic" movies in the first place! How many remember the shows *One Step Beyond* , *The Millionaire* , and *You Asked For It* ? Sepiatone

Modern windows in even older houses( the newer "replacement" windows) don't have "storm" windows anymore. We sleep with the windows "cracked" open a couple of inches, too. Don't ask me why, just something we do. Phrase origins is a subject that always interested me. Like "In Dutch" to mean you're in trouble; "Dressed to the nines", giving somebody "What For", the list goes on. In fact, the list is as long as all get out! It's enough to make me go APE SH**! Sepiatone

Thank you, Raquel. I forgot the character's name! Overlooking some does happen. Joe Mantell was overlooked a couple of years ago. Sepiatone

It occured to me this morning, as I had to lean on the bedpost to put my pants on(so I wouldn't fall over), that it didn't seem that long ago that I was able to pull my trousers on while RUNNING out a BACK DOOR! Boy, does time fly... Dag NAB it! WHERE'S my SHAWL!?! Sepiatone

I have in my list of "Favorites" a website of movie theaters that have closed down in Michigan. The list is depressingly long. The one movie house in my hometown here has been closed for quite some time, although the building is still there. It languished as a porn house for about a decade or so. Other local theaters have disappeared; The Southgate theater is now a car dealership, the building having been razed. In nearby Melvindale, the MEL theater was torn down 15 years ago and replaced with a strip mall. The Harbor theater in neighboring Ecorse had been gone since the late '70's. After a long time being a porn theater, it was razed and a CHURCH of all things replaced it. Now, even the church is no longer standing. But the list doesn't stop there. A lot of "first rate" movie theaters are long gone: The United Artist theater in Downtown Detroit. Others that were downtown include: The Palms The Madison The Grand River The Hollywood The Riviera The Mercury The Summit ( a Cinerama theater) The Columbia The State Luckily, the premier movie house, the FOX theater, had been renovated and restored to original decor, and has been used for multi purposes from special "anniversary" screenings to presenting "The Nutcracker" every year, and other special events. I for one find it hard to blame digitizing movies as the culprit, since many of these have disappeared long before that proccess had arrived. And my list is short compared to the actual numbers. Sadly, it represents a FRACTION of the actual closings. Even some of the older theaters that once survived as DOLLAR SHOWS have closed up and had been torn down. Almost makes me want to cry. Sepiatone

CORRECTION: TRAPPED. *TRAPPED in Paradise* . NOT lost. Sepiatone

Probably TCM doesn't show this because of some LEGAL crap or something. I don't know. But I have all MY favorite Christmas movies on either tape or DVD, so no problem. Last night I watched both *Lost in Paradise* and *Christmas Vacation* . So I'm getting more in the spirit. "WONDERFUL LIFE" and "34th STREET" will be viewed soon. And of course, *Christmas Story* . So, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all! Sepiatone

Yeah, the music WAS horrid. Saw some surprises, too. One in particular was AL FREEMAN JR. I would come home from work in the early '70's, and my wife would be watching *One Life To Live* . Freeman played a cop on that soap. Along with him in the cast at that time were TOMMY LEE JONES, TOM BERENGER, PHIL CAREY and JUDITH LIGHT. You could tell his talent exceeded what was needed for the show, as evidenced in the TV drama *My Sweet Charlie* . He also did a fine job as Elijah Muhammed in Spike Lee's *X* . I was sorry to see ALL of those people go. May they all rest in peace. Sepiatone

STERLING HOLLOWAY is creepy? I always thought of him as "oddball" rather than creepy. Kind of like "Floyd the Barber's" cousin. Funny aside: Once saw a comic at a local club parody "The Andy Griffith Show", ask the question, "Doesn't Floyd the barber talk like the kind of guy who got all of the good acid in the '40's?" (Wh-why, YEEEEeesss. I-I just don't KNOOOOooowwwww!) Not fair, Dargo, countering Doris Day with Myrna Loy! Anyone who knows me knows I have that SAME OPINION of her being the "Good Wife" with the strong sexual undercurrent. And I preferred IRENE DUNNE'S wife/character in *Life With Father* . She and MY wife seemed to have gone to the same school of economics! Sepiatone

In Detroit, one of the biggest hangouts for us hippies was the Grande Ballroom. Back in the late '20's to the late '50's, it was one of those "dime-a-dance" spots like you see in *Marty* . By 1967, it was converted to the kind of place Bill Graham's FILLMORE was in Frisco. Spent a lot of time there. Saw all kinds of bands...pre-fame JAMES GANG were regulars, as well as MC5. Saw THE WHO, JOPLIN, JOHN MAYALL, CREAM, ELECTRIC FLAG, B.B. KING, LOUIS JORDAN, JOHNNY WINTER, SAVOY BROWN, JIMMY ROGERS, OTIS SPANN, SIPPIE WALLACE, and even pre-plastic THREE DOG NIGHT. The place is pretty much in disrepair now, looking ready to collapse. Funny thing is, when my MOM was in her teens, SHE went there often too! Of course, SHE went to hear WOODY HERMAN, BOB CROSBY, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, ARTIE SHAW and the like. We used to laugh about that. Sepiatone

I know that feeling, darkblue, when I caught 20 minutes of the recent "American Music Awards" show, and didn't know who ANY of the performers or nominees were! All I know is that it seemed they were all doing the SAME SONG! Sepiatone

I HAVE mentioned here on more than one occasion that my wife(of Mexican heritage)considers, jokingly, ELI WALLACH her favorite "Mexican" actor! But we too were watching "Good, Bad, Ugly" last night(or early this morning!) and felt that the scene near the end with the cemetary standoff between Eastwood, Van Cleef and Wallach could have used some serious editing. But since, believe it or not, last night's version was the ONLY time I've managed to watch the whole movie in all these years, I'm not aware of any differences from earlier broadcasts. I would have to dig up an old VHS copy to see what you all mean. Sepiatone

Yeah, Duck, this started out as a thread about our thoughts as eight year olds seeing the movie *Time Machine* . But as with most threads, it wandered off on various tangents. But I must say, in THIS thread, all who wavered somewhat OT have made it most interesting. Whenever I log in, I come here first to read the latest. Sepiatone