tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post408944522160684964..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Best Red Carpet Dress and other Miscellany By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76479112245642809742014-01-29T19:41:24.293-08:002014-01-29T19:41:24.293-08:00Ken, I'd be curious to hear what you think of ...Ken, I'd be curious to hear what you think of ENLISTED, which is getting really strong reviews. I've seen one episode, and enjoyed it, and found its slightly slower pacing (at least for that week) and character-driven comedy very sweet. Any thoughts?Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9187908087594817172014-01-29T19:31:28.245-08:002014-01-29T19:31:28.245-08:00Tallulah..about choosing you or Susan Boyle--just ...Tallulah..about choosing you or Susan Boyle--just where exactly is the gun pointed at me aimed?Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41307098985705234292014-01-29T16:54:00.569-08:002014-01-29T16:54:00.569-08:00"I pretty much do them all at one time althou...<i>"I pretty much do them all at one time although I will hold onto a quote from someone. I enjoy doing these but feel they would lose their appeal if I did them too often."</i><br /><br />Wow, that's impressive. I can't quite fathom it. I don't think my brain could bounce around so many different topics and find something interesting to say. I tend to get hooked on one topic and squeeze the life out of it.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63514428678538118122014-01-29T15:26:39.614-08:002014-01-29T15:26:39.614-08:00I knew, Cookie Bear. I watched the Andy Williams S...I knew, Cookie Bear. I watched the Andy Williams Show faithfully as a kid and was well aware that he had some great pipes.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54555472113528151942014-01-29T13:31:03.015-08:002014-01-29T13:31:03.015-08:00Apparently, the ice in that Dodger Stadium hockey ...Apparently, the ice in that Dodger Stadium hockey game was BETTER than in the freezing-cold Yankee Stadium game the next day! Technology these days ...Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23457345180329523572014-01-29T12:29:36.853-08:002014-01-29T12:29:36.853-08:00Tallulah Morehead said:
"I have a related di...Tallulah Morehead said:<br /><br />"I have a related disorder."<br /><br />So that's what Mick Jagger meant when he said you were "a real gas."RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36362131845871153872014-01-29T11:25:00.132-08:002014-01-29T11:25:00.132-08:00I believe it was a couple years ago when you wrote...I believe it was a couple years ago when you wrote an entire post recommending Homeland. Now, with this single line recommending the americans: I owe you 2 great shows I wouldn't have "discover" otherwise. Thanks.Romannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35584006136511426152014-01-29T08:30:53.519-08:002014-01-29T08:30:53.519-08:00I read that Andy Williams hosted the first Grammys...I read that Andy Williams hosted the first Grammys broadcast...they weren't previously telecast, but his agent saw it could be an Oscars like show. Williams didn't want to do it, but the agent kept hounding him until he caved. <br /><br />Not from the awards show, but here is Andy with the Righteous Brothers. Dig Andy's pipes! Who knew???<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGClv9GKYmoCookie Bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77240539275084123892014-01-29T03:08:51.303-08:002014-01-29T03:08:51.303-08:00Ken, I've never watched GIRLS. I checked out a...Ken, I've never watched GIRLS. I checked out a couple of clips on Youtube. I can see why you don't like it. What a bunch of self-absorbed, narcissistic, privileged brats.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34597946063303411792014-01-29T00:45:39.228-08:002014-01-29T00:45:39.228-08:00Friday question: is there a rule that says when yo...Friday question: is there a rule that says when you cut back and forth between two scenes, they have to be happening at the same time?<br /><br />I was watching the second episode of HBO's "Looking" and they cut between a scene where a lawyer meets with his clients and one where one of the other characters was out clubbing at night. It felt weird that a lawyer would meet clients at 10 pm, but it also didn't feel right that the meeting was taking place during the day and the other scene was in the middle of the night, while they cut back and forth between them.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55065567681872242152014-01-28T23:25:55.195-08:002014-01-28T23:25:55.195-08:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY Alan Alda.
Oh and it should be not...HAPPY BIRTHDAY Alan Alda.<br /><br />Oh and it should be noted, good composers borrow. Great composers steal.<br /><br />Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092985199027690430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23100827879886791432014-01-28T23:04:18.568-08:002014-01-28T23:04:18.568-08:00I knew you were joking, and your joke begot mine. ...I knew you were joking, and your joke begot mine. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60418241268979918032014-01-28T21:13:53.621-08:002014-01-28T21:13:53.621-08:00I'll have you know I did NOT steal this format...I'll have you know I did NOT steal this format from Larry King. I stole it from Allan Mallamud. By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66205586019628735372014-01-28T20:29:54.549-08:002014-01-28T20:29:54.549-08:00"crown" = "crowd." Damn typin..."crown" = "crowd." Damn typing fingers.Pat Reederhttp://www.lauraainsworth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69815698450990300782014-01-28T20:28:40.214-08:002014-01-28T20:28:40.214-08:00Just got back to Dallas from L.A., where I actuall...Just got back to Dallas from L.A., where I actually attended the Grammys live (my wife is a traditional jazz singer with an album that was in contention, but it was deemed to be too musical and was disqualified). But since it got us first crack at buying tickets, we decided to go. It was an exciting experience, although it would've been a lot more exciting if I'd run into Joanna Krupa. Why did I end up shuffling through the crown behind Paul Shaffer instead of her? <br /><br />One thing you learn when you attend live is that all that mood lighting that looks so cool on TV just makes it impossible to tell who or what is on stage live. Between the dark shadows and the intense backlighting, it's like trying to watch someone perform on a dark light between two oncoming headlights. For all I could tell, everyone on stage was a French robot wearing a helmet. <br /><br />This was also the first time a Grammy Award went to a country song that endorsed lesbian kissing. Loretta Lynn once offered to take another woman to "Fist City," but I don't think it was meant sexually. <br /><br />The next night, we attended the Beatles tribute, which was much better than the Grammy Awards, but then, they had much better material to work with. One thing I noticed was that some of the big name actors who introduced the songs, like Johnny Depp and Sean Penn, were so incapable of reading the cue cards that the audience openly chuckled at their pot-head-like haze. I come out of radio, where if someone couldn't cold-read better than that, he'd be demoted to washing the coffee pot.Pat Reederhttp://www.lauraainsworth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77155643666483031292014-01-28T18:50:41.081-08:002014-01-28T18:50:41.081-08:00Ohhhhh, these are JOKES!!!!Ohhhhh, these are JOKES!!!!CLARENCE GUEDAVNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76050985673140537002014-01-28T18:49:14.525-08:002014-01-28T18:49:14.525-08:00Laurence Juber is a friend and fan of the Sherman ...Laurence Juber is a friend and fan of the Sherman Brothers. I saw him play "Feed the Birds" live and it was magnificent. He's got a whole album of these songs here:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Poppin-Guitars-Tuneful-Sherman-DVD/dp/B002DEM9DM<br /><br />This is a video of him playing "Spoonful of Sugar:"<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UWEubjCB9A<br /><br />And speaking of Annette Funicello, will the Carole King musical include her spoof of "Tall Paul?"<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42v0PCZYe20Greg Ehrbarhttp://cartoonresearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10360842694327023652014-01-28T18:25:06.032-08:002014-01-28T18:25:06.032-08:00I pretty much do them all at one time although I w...I pretty much do them all at one time although I will hold onto a quote from someone. I enjoy doing these but feel they would lose their appeal if I did them too often.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84550692164414763702014-01-28T18:21:58.750-08:002014-01-28T18:21:58.750-08:00Wow. Do you have a file of random observations? Pl...Wow. Do you have a file of random observations? Please don't tell me you just wrote all these in one massive go?Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80454371157313014072014-01-28T18:04:25.639-08:002014-01-28T18:04:25.639-08:00They're jokes that make you think. That's ...They're jokes that make you <i>think</i>. That's good, right?BigTednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53539903516585197352014-01-28T17:55:22.613-08:002014-01-28T17:55:22.613-08:00You guys realize these are jokes, right?
If you ...<i> You guys realize these are jokes, right? </i><br /><br />If you have to point them out, then I don't think they are.Mortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4695844201902815452014-01-28T16:10:07.667-08:002014-01-28T16:10:07.667-08:00"cadavra said...
It's not the dress. It&#...<i>"cadavra said...<br />It's not the dress. It's what's in the dress."</i><br /><br />So right. Would you want to see Susan Boyle in that outfit? or me?<br />Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29121475677402201132014-01-28T15:57:01.060-08:002014-01-28T15:57:01.060-08:00My dad, who never so much as tasted a single drop ...My dad, who never so much as tasted a single drop of wine in his entire life (Dad wasn't simply a non-drinker; he <i><b>LOATHED</b></i> alcohol with every fiber of his being. There was never any booze in our home except for the time we held his parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration in our home. Ironically, we had to have champaigne there for his parents, so his <i>Mormon</i> mother could have her only drink of champaigne in her whole life. This by a woman who used to be in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.) found people talking about wine hilarious. After watching with me the <i>Columbo</i> episode where Donald Pleasance played a wine-maker, dad lampooned it for me during commercials, sipping his Pepsi, sloshing it around in his mouth, and then telling me that: "It's sweet, a bit insouciant, and from the the northern slopes of the bottlery. I'm sure it will travel well." Dad was seldom very funny, but he was funny that evening.<br /><br />Ken, seriously, watch the opening episode of this season's <i>Downtown Abbey</i>. After what happens to Anna while Dame Tiri Ke Tanawa warbles, you'll be hooked, and end up binge-watching the other eps on your machine, and then be impatient for more.<br /><br /><i>"Seriously – does anyone care that Jay Leno is leaving THE TONIGHT SHOW February 6th?"</i><br /><br />Well, Jay does, and Jeff Zucker, and Jimmy Fallon, and David Letterman, and Jay's soon-to-be-unemployed staff, and... Oh, that's it.<br /><br />27 years ago, I was in an Improv class with Carole King for a couple months. (Yes, I'm bragging.) We always sat together because she loved my sense of humor and I loved her everything. She is the coolest woman on earth, and a hoot, and funny. This is the first time that a Broadway musical has been written about a friend of mine and I'm agog over it. And finally a new musical with some decent music.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54549380058468596992014-01-28T15:36:58.157-08:002014-01-28T15:36:58.157-08:00"Amy Herbst, an opera singer, claims that due...<i>"Amy Herbst, an opera singer, claims that due to a botched surgery she can no longer perform without farting."</i><br /><br />I have a related disorder. I can not fart without singing. Last night I ate baked Boston beans during dinner, and ended up involuntarily performing <i>Madame Butterfly</i> while trying to watch <i>Hollywood Game Night</i>. The reviews were so good that I'm now booked into the Hollywood Bowl to consume a bowl of beans and then perform <i>Tosca</i>. It's already sold out. (I'm only able to perform opera outdoors, with the audience upwind.)Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63476306515052992882014-01-28T15:14:35.218-08:002014-01-28T15:14:35.218-08:00You guys realize these are jokes, right? You guys realize these are jokes, right? By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.com