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HIS GIRL FRIDAY ASH WEDNESDAY or SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

70 "Katy, how many times do I have to tell you, you're not going to find a butterfly that big."

UNDERWATER THE DEEP or THE FROGMEN

*Oh how sweet* *You know very well how to tweet.* Are you calling me a boid? *The cake was oh so scrumptious* *Scrumptious as a cherry peach parfait* Your poems are delicious! *okay, so i borrowed some parts to the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song "Truly Scrumptious", but it still comes from the heart, silly pirate. heehee!* It may come from the heart but it makes me think of the palate. *they might want to frame your poem in comparison to mine silly. heehee!* I don't think so. Your poem has a cherry peach parfait in it. 'Course mine has a little butterscotch in it *as for the rum......where did you fin it?* Well, now, never you mind. *i must not have hidden it enough!* As RickyR would say, "You dint." *golly gee, we cant have you going dancing around a campfire crazily singing silly songs!.......* You're right, I'll leave that to one of those warrior queens you used to talk about. Now, who was that again? Dionne something?...Or maybe our wild-eyed Helena, remember her? *heehee! no, no, no you wont change my mind, the rum is gone!* But I have it...and this time no one is going to steal it. It's mine, all mine...muwahahaha...and no one's going to find it...,muwahahahahaI...I hope. *oh, i thought your fake machete was magical. heehee! apparently it isnt.* You're right, it isn't. It's just a run-of-the-mill fake machete. And it doesn't work very well. I went to cut someone's eyeballs out and the blade didn't work because it's made of rubber. In the midst of battle I had to pull out one of my poems to read. My poems are so bad that my adversaries just faint away in disgust. I win more battles that way. *sorry, the bad guys have all alreafy seen it! they know about your scardiness(is that even a word?* It wasn't in my pirate dictionary but pirates don't know many words. For instance, we don't know what the word fear means...except when we are around bobcats or wily young adventuresses who steal rum *thank you for sending me the link, i would love to watch it again, Laffite!......* Your welcome. I enjoyed the interview. She seems so regular. She's not entirely comfortable being called Dame. She has a great personality. I liked her remarks about playing the Queen. *oh by the way, they played A Midsummer Night's Dream on the "Ovation" channel a couple weeks ago. it was the one with Judi Dench and Helen and Diana Riggs in it and i was so surprised to see it actually on the TV! ithought of you when i watched it! what was the year again? was it 1968 or 1969? i forget.* Oh good! I remember we talked about that a while back. I think you said you acquired the tape...or dvd. But it's great that it showed up on TV. I posted some make-shift screen caps with my camera back then. Here is one of them: Helen with a dirty face...and she still looks good. *i cant wait to see them! you will like one of them called, The Tempest....It's Shakespear!* I'll look forward to that. Thanks for the tip. *have a good day, mon pirate!* Et toi aussi, mon amie laffite

Hi Molo, thank you for that. No, in fact, I didn't see any GG, I didn't even know they gave Gloriana a day. I should be put in the stocks for that one. Boy, I know how to miss'em. You and the other Gloriaphiles must have been in heaven. I want to reprise our discussion of Henry over on the BBC thread and hope to make a few remarks about my favorite wife (and his, I think), Miss Anne Seymour, sometime soon. Thanks again, Molo.

*I don't know if lafitte fell overboard (a scandalous way to go for a pirate) but...* Nope, Laffite, pirate extraordinaire, did not fall overboard and indeed, what an inappropriate end that would be for such a hero. You can be rest assured, my dear Goddess, that when the good Lord calls me home, it will only be in a most heroic and honorable way, probably some magnificent battle on the high seas. They'll probably make a movie of it. Those rumors about falling overboard are totally false. What really happend was I accidentally stabbed myself in the foot and nearly bled to death...but even that had a tinge of the heroic. Great ones cannot be diminished. At one time I had some notes for a post on this thread having to do with the Big Guy, Henry of England...but I cannot find them. So much for the heroic, back to the mundane. laffite

I had ?Ladies in Retirement? on my DVR and just watched it. I hope it?s okay if I post this here. I looked for an Ida Lupino thread over in My Favorites but couldn?t find one. Anyway, I liked the film. Ida really blew me away here. She has a very severe demeanor the whole way and rarely smiles, if at all. I kept thinking of Bette. I think Bette could have certainly done well in the role of Ellen Creed but I?m not convinced that she could have done any better than Ida. It?s oddly touching how Ellen Creed has this parental love and regard for her sisters, both that happen to be wackadoodles. Ida could have been upstaged a bit in this one?but she wasn?t. Elsa Lanchester, one of the two wackadoodles, is known for having stolen a few scenes or two in her career. Evelyn Keyes, a domestique, not a sister, is no match for Ida but she is cute in a sweet and saucy way. She looks positively stricken in her last scene when she hears something she might have wished she hadn?t. Ida?s role is somewhat monochromatic but she makes it work so well, I was mesmerized by her. The role of Mrs Fiske is interesting in that she does not come across as a total witch. She is rather kind to Ellen in a way, she at least allows the wackadoodles to stay for awhile and really, who can blame her is she wants them out. The fact that she?s not a total shrew has a bearing on how I felt about Ellen and what she did. Ida is a powerful presence. As RobertO points out, strange indeed that she never received an Oscar nomination. I?m not surprised, the Academy is so flawed. laffite

*good day Laffite!* good day ButterScotchGreer, congrats on 5,000! *i love the cake...its very tasty too! well i was rather disappointed that i didnt get a poem! ;)* I know a young lady called ButterScotchGreer She is all the days of her life of such winning good cheer Yet the fifth of September Is a day to remember For it?s the start of a new ButterScotch year. I submitted this poem to the Pirate Poet Society (PPS) and was immediately stripped of my title as Pirate Poet Laureate of the Rolling Main. They wanted me to walk the plank but I bribed them with this excellent Jamaican rum that I purloined down in, uh, Jamaica. I have gotten myself out of so many jams with my rum and that?s why I take special care not to allow anyone to steal it (though I have not always succeeded). *i have my magical Lucy purse with me, i dont need to have a fake machete silly.* Oh heck, I forgot. That's some lucy purse all right. I didn't know it was magical though. *i thought pirates werent afraid of anything...most especially bobcats. you can fight it off with your sword of course! heehee!* Well, most pirates. I?m kind of weird. Though I?ll admit I said that about the bobcats because I didn?t want to go look for a fake machete in the jungle during summertime (besides my sword is in the shop, I?m having blood stains removed.) BTW. don?t spread that around about being afraid of bobcats, my reputation, you know. A few days ago Helen was interviewed by Charlie Rose. It turned out to be an interview of April 2008. I was disappointed, I had thought it was more recent. It?s not so easy to think of Helen and not think of MissB of Scotch at the same time. On how to find the truth of oneself Helen said, ?Well, not by looking for it,? which I found kind of cool. In case you never saw this interview, here is the link: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9032 laffite //

*Wow! What a privilege!...* The privilege, and honor, is all mine. I admit I didn't remember when your day was...I just happen to do a drive-by and noticed all the bustle over the occasion. So I rustled up that cake (well, sort of)...and I even composed a limerick (a wholesome one) for the occasion but have withheld it out of compassion. Yes, pirates can sometimes exhibit compassion (though rarely), and they find it all the easier when they happen to be particularly bad poets. (I think I'll stick to plundering.) *Well you know what?I threw my fake machete into the jungle b/c I thought it made me look mean. Heehee!* Well, if you were in the jungle, it might behoove you to look a little mean. Maybe you'd better go back and find it. I'd go look for it for you but I'm afraid of bobcats. L.

Happy Birthday, Teresa Laffite, your favorite pirate?well, one of them?maybe p.s. I would have given you a fake machete for your birthday?but I figure you already have one. ///

Lovely pictures Minya. Your photos breathe, i.e. they were not taken too close to the subject. L'Arc de Triomphe is even more beautiful when it has a little context. The inclusion of the bannister from the tower gives a sense of what it might be like to be standing there. The chapel is all the more beautiful when viewed from a respectful distance. You are a good photographer. They are just the right size, BTW. Our right margins are still intact and we can take in the full photo without scrolling. Say "bonjour" to someone for us. laffite

Thanks, Molo. *Actually I wish there were seven Molo's. I've been falling so far behind in my postings that mobs are starting to form in certain threads! Vicious, violent mobs led by Fordy's and Coop gals. ... I just tell myself if they care enough to get mad at you, then at least they still care!! * Hey, they don't call you Ramble King Molo XIV for nothin'. When you get behind with the posts, just declare Royal Privilege. *Hey I found this old picture in a box with some doubloons and a tear stained handkerchief that smelled of sea salt and rum. You wouldn't know anything about it would you???* Well, the rum sounds familiar anyway. Actually, a picture something like that just might be found in a Laffite cabin room trunk somewhere. That pirate has the Classic Laffite Demeanor. Looking down in resignation and thinking, "What next?" Is that really Gloria? What movie is that anyway. Laffite might be interested in that one just to see how that guy makes out. I don't mind living vicariously now and then. MissGoddess writes (to Molo): *And you'd better keep your eyeball peeled on Gloria if the dashing Lafitte is sending her doubloons.* I think Molo's eyeballs are peeled on Gloria anyway. And who can blame him? But I don't think he has anything to worry about. Doubloons go only so far.

*CineM* and *HollywoodG* Thank you both for your nice comments. I think I was poisoning my mind about this...i.e, insensitivity on my part, or something...etc...I feel better, thanks.

Apparently my post yesterday spoofing the Molo and Gloria idea is big, fat, flop. If it's not funny, okay...ordinarily I would just let it pass and not worry about it. But in the event it might have been either in bad taste or offensive to anyone, I will apologize. If it was, I'm totally clueless. I thought it innocuous and amusing or I wouldn't have posted it. I'm not begging for an answer here but just wanting to say that if there was something about the post that was not quite right with anyone or anything, I totally overlooked it and it was not intended. laffite

And of course there's always the one nobody wants to talk about, *Seven Glorias for Seven Molos.* This undoubted masterpiece has been in trouble on several fronts. When the crew learned of the possibility of having seven Glorias on the set at the same time the producer held a press conference expressing reservations. "We don't think it's a good idea. Having pandemonium on the set is not conducive to the creative process. However, the show must go on." Another glitch is the controversy of cloning although the inclusion of Gloria's number, "I'm just a girl who must be cloned," is thought to be a runaway hit. Molo is reportedly undaunted by the prospect of the several Glorias. During pre-production interviews he has been quoted as saying, "Zoweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!." If the current production survives, a sequel is already in the offing with the working title "A Thousand Clones." Molo is beside himself (he was last seen running wildly around the set yelling, "Wa-Hoooo!!!") at the prospect and couldn't be reached for comment. ..

*CineMaven*, just for the record, the two quotes you specifically attribute to Rohanaka were actually written by me...no biggie, I just mention it for the sake of accuracy. As I mentioned in my previous post I thought there was a "ring of truth" to your take on the scene and I still think that. It's a sign of greatness when a scene can have more than one interpretation, especially when the opposing views can claim at least a decent measure of plausibility...as here, I believe.

*lzcutter,* How funny! Loved it. Those are movies that should have been made. (Move over, Andy Hardy) ( *lz*, you are obviously gifted at this sort of thing. I hope you do some more from time to time. I'm a fan). laffite

*You know Lafitte, I think when Bette said it, she was very humbled. Very humbled before Ong, and Joyce and my favorite Willie Fung and before Sondergaard. She knows that Sondergaard didn't have to give up that letter. She knows...woman-to-woman. I sensed no defiance.* Yes, she knows that Sondergaard doesn?t have to give up the letter---but what does Leslie think of being so humiliated in the process? By saying thank you in the most civil of tones she acknowledges the business arrangement as if it were like any other deal?almost as if she didn?t have to grovel for the letter at all, as if the humiliation didn't even happen. ?Yes, you made me bend my knees at your feet but as you see I'm looking you straight in the eye and behaving better about our business arrangement than you are,? Leslie might be saying. There might be reason to argue as well that Leslie might not have looked upon Mrs Hammond as her equal, as woman-to-woman, considering some of the ways in which Leslie had referred to Mrs Hammond at other times. When she has the letter she stalks out---defiantly, I thought---as a sort of punctuation mark. This is how I experienced the scene at the time I viewed it. Right or wrong, I can't change those initial impressions but I will certainly acknowledge, CineMaven, that your opinion above has a ring of truth to it and is probably the most correct reading of this scene. I might be too hung up on the humiliation aspect as well as a little conflicted on what might be running through the mind of a woman like Leslie about being put in that position by an Eurasian woman.

*I rather expected her to give Sondergaard a smirk instead and just turn and leave and tell the lawyer to pick it up on the way out... ha.* I thought they way she said, "thank you" was telling, though. It wasn't a smirk but it might have served as one. By saying that and the way she said it allowed her to retain a little dignity and to look Sondergarrd in the eye. I thought there was a least a tinge of defiance in that thank you. (I like the way too she took the time to actually look at the letter to make sure it was the right one.) Re the dagger, your suggestion that it might have been put there for Leslie to end her life herself is fine, it works within the story (although, as mentioned, it is most un-Bette and un-Leslie -like to even consider such a thing). The dagger is also a device to foreshadow what was to happen. As we all know by now this is not the ending the movie wanted but there was the Code to think about. By suggesting Leslie's murder in advance they make it a little less spectacular and surprising, which may have been what they wanted, leaving the audience to reflect on other things such as Leslie's own torment within herself and her big scene with her husband, as they leave the theatre. Also the appearance of the dagger on the floor and then having it disappear like that works so well within the noir convention.

*FrankGrimes,* thank you for posting those caps. That breakfast scene is one of my favorites of all time. Mrs. Smith learns what happens when you ask an important question without knowing what the answer will be. Her double take is restrained making it all the more effective (it could have be easily overplayed). He doesn't back down but he doesn't try to smooth over that much either, well maybe a little. Just a nice scene. They have a reconciliation of sorts and as he leaves for work she walks beside him holding his arm with that slinking gait. A little invention on her part, I'm sure. I almost have a crush on Robert Montgomery myself. Well, what I mean is that, if I had to choose a star to be like, it would be him. Just the type of good looking I'd like to be, intelligent, urbane, sophisticated but so much as to be stuffy, leaving ample room to be regular as well. There is a perfection about that Mr Montgomery.

>I thought the female clerk at the place where Jimmy's wife lived looked a bit like Gale Storm, although you never see her completely from the front, only in profile. Her name is Roberta Jonay. I kept wanting her to turn toward the camera so that I might behold that face, which I'm sure was a pretty one. But no... I don't think we even got a profile. Drat! Yes, I now know her name (thank you) and can go look her up...but it just wouldn't be the same. (sigh)

>Your referring to E.T. as "it" instead of "him" suggests that you're probably immune to Spielberg's patented brand of sentimentality, anyway. And yet I liked Close Encounters..., another "It" movie. So Spielberg's not a total loss. I also liked Jaws and that early TV film and anomaly of the Spielberg canon, Duel.

I checked some of the recent threads to see if this problem is covered but i don't see it. I can log in but I don't (usually) get the reply window when I click on REPLY. Instead I get screen that says Welcome Guest, as if I'm not logged in. When I click on Log-In, I'm back to Welcome Laffite, correctly showing I'm logged in. When I try to reply to a thread, I get the same cycle. The reason I'm able to post this is that after numerous attempts I finally got a reply window. This happened the other day as well. I have to click on Reply several or more times to get the reply window. Anyone know about this? Thanks. laffite

Coopsgirl, My dialup status doesn't allow for youtube but I happened to be at a friend's house today and got to see your video. I really enjoyed it! You scene changes are synched so well with the lyrics of the song. Great invention on your part. Did you use Windows Movie Maker to do that...or do you use software maybe a little more elaborate? Don't give away professional secrets though, if you don't want to. I enjoyed your video very much. laffite

I never forgave Steven for bringing ET back to life...especially after rolling us through the emotional wringer of watching it die. Cheap sentiment is something that Speilberg is good at.