tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post706258371080836821..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What not to wear at a music awards showBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89416286807126965422011-02-07T17:17:33.455-08:002011-02-07T17:17:33.455-08:00That's not all, though. It goes through all of...That's not all, though. It goes through all of Alan Carr's life, and the prologue, with Brett Ratner touring Carr's place, thinking about buying it, is especially entertaining.Rory L. Aronskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173518202611695171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47187491123550528382011-02-07T17:16:20.234-08:002011-02-07T17:16:20.234-08:00Alan Carr produced the most ghastly Oscar telecast...<i>Alan Carr produced the most ghastly Oscar telecast ever inflicted on the human race. Probably while wearing a caftan and cold cream . . .</i><br /><br />There may have been a caftan (I didn't pay attention to those details), but there definitely wasn't cold cream. "Party Animals" by Robert Hoefler covers every single detail you could want to know about that fateful Oscar ceremony, from conception to nasty execution.Rory L. Aronskyhttp://scrapsofliteracy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70568394206014945912011-02-07T09:20:31.309-08:002011-02-07T09:20:31.309-08:00Isn't there a line in "Field of Dreams&qu...Isn't there a line in "Field of Dreams" where the guy tells Kevin Costner when he's looking for James Earl Jones' apartment "the first window without a chicken in it is his place."?<br /><br /><br />Wonder if that came from the old joke or the old joke came from it.Mate Famberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377697603459454661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12472798994697709642011-02-06T09:06:17.630-08:002011-02-06T09:06:17.630-08:00Sorry, Don Kirshner. No "c"Sorry, Don <i>Kirshner</i>. No "c"Matt Pattonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87545387933355807272011-02-06T07:43:47.214-08:002011-02-06T07:43:47.214-08:00Fortunately, but the time mu prom rolled around in...Fortunately, but the time mu prom rolled around in 1981, black tuxedos were on the upswing, and that's exactly what I wore. I wasn't anybody's dream date, not at MY size, but I could have looked a lot worse.<br /><br />And just remember, although you had the worst tuxedos at Don Kirschner's made-up awards show, Alan Carr produced the most ghastly Oscar telecast ever inflicted on the human race. Probably while wearing a caftan and cold cream . . .Matt Pattonhttp://notsomuch1962.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15112522820638128142011-02-05T20:35:48.188-08:002011-02-05T20:35:48.188-08:001- Kelbo's drinks were pretty good. Not quite ...1- Kelbo's drinks were pretty good. Not quite as good Don the Beachcomber's or Trader Vic's but pretty good nonetheless.<br /><br />2- It took some measure of chutzpah to put a BBQ ribs joint right on Fairfax.<br /><br />3- When I was 12 I was forced to wear such a tuxedo. Some days the tic just won't stop.joehttp://basiccivilization.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29500971941716551432011-02-05T19:36:03.627-08:002011-02-05T19:36:03.627-08:00Just so you know, fuckhead, I'm Rory L. Aronsk...Just so you know, fuckhead, <i>I'm</i> Rory L. Aronsky.<br /><br />Just thought I'd throw that out there. ;)<br /><br />Also thinking about how much funnier "Spartacus" would be: "I'm Chaka Khan!" "No, <i>I'm</i> Chaka Khan!" "<i>I'm</i> Chaka Khan!"Rory L. Aronskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173518202611695171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11301580491497071482011-02-05T16:42:12.325-08:002011-02-05T16:42:12.325-08:00Hilarious - for some reason, Ken, I get the bigges...Hilarious - for some reason, Ken, I get the biggest kicks from reading about your adventures that are connected in one way or another with Allan Carr.<br /><br />Listen - I was a boy who used to wear lavender-colored faux-suede pants to school in 5th grade, as well as a multi-colored poncho circa 1972. I think my mom got them at Montgomery Wards or Sears. Yes - I did grow up to be gay, but clothes had nothing to do with it!RCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81738346810699606702011-02-05T15:43:48.623-08:002011-02-05T15:43:48.623-08:00Sounds like my prom. My mother decided that I wasn...Sounds like my prom. My mother decided that I wasn't going to spend that much money for a tuxedo to wear only one time so she decided to get me a suit. This being the mid 70s, she decides to get a suit from Sears, Diarrhea Brown in color, with lapels so wide you could land Cessnas on them. Of course, I'm the only one at prom [dateless, of course] wearing a suit that looks like I should be a parking valet at a discount cemetery while every other guy is dressed to the nines in a tux. First and only time I ever wore that suit.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75656233549537298202011-02-05T14:51:53.866-08:002011-02-05T14:51:53.866-08:00Always loved Kelbos. Worked at TV City briefly. ...Always loved Kelbos. Worked at TV City briefly. Went to college with the guy who owned them, can't remember his name, but it wasn't Kellbo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44442056791295039482011-02-05T13:55:02.740-08:002011-02-05T13:55:02.740-08:00Booooo! For not including a photo. Although I do...Booooo! For not including a photo. Although I do understand why you wouldn't have taken one.Tim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16860726607106078491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76340980644692905602011-02-05T11:12:29.451-08:002011-02-05T11:12:29.451-08:00I'm so embarassed even all these years later. ...I'm so embarassed even all these years later. The men wore brown tux's in 1972 at my wedding. Oh the shame of it.....Nazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316554604305098721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49397451363227486612011-02-05T11:06:40.235-08:002011-02-05T11:06:40.235-08:00Was going to ask for a photo, but I'm not so s...Was going to ask for a photo, but I'm not so sure we want to see thattbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-557055318538271472011-02-05T09:34:19.646-08:002011-02-05T09:34:19.646-08:00Still a great story! ;)Still a great story! ;)MikeAdamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268581071156700887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67765587051780060132011-02-05T07:23:57.639-08:002011-02-05T07:23:57.639-08:00You are one lucky dude for being so tall. Let'...You are one lucky dude for being so tall. Let's just say Frankie Valli, Bob Costas and I would have extreme difficulty seeing through or over Chaka's afro - which was then in full bloom!Mike McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369457898152250682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2549396890438795772011-02-05T07:18:14.048-08:002011-02-05T07:18:14.048-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mike McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369457898152250682noreply@blogger.com