tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1879749269483286962..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Executives say the stupidest thingsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70009852365440477712008-12-08T20:16:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:16:00.000-08:00Just saw Ron Howard on Charlie Rose and he was tal...Just saw Ron Howard on Charlie Rose and he was talking about preview screenings for Apollo 13. One of the cards was very negative. When Ron turned the card over to the space where additional comments were written, the person had written" Typical Hollywood Bullshit. They never would have survived that flight."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81750646968498214122008-12-08T16:37:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:37:00.000-08:00My mother unintentionally cut the pins out from un...My mother unintentionally cut the pins out from under me with this compliment, "That's very good, for you." I felt like a member of the Special Olympics spelling team.<BR/><BR/>Word Verification: sibby. My midget brother.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84721079406188179112008-12-08T16:19:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:19:00.000-08:00My Dad and I installed a dishwasher for my Grandmo...My Dad and I installed a dishwasher for my Grandmother years ago. The entire time she was looking over our shoulders at the dishwasher and the instructions. We could tell something was wrong with her but didn't say anything. Finally, when we finished she asked, "How does it keep from breaking the dishes during the spin cycle"?Eric Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263233851742259691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81113042973698291402008-12-08T03:11:00.000-08:002008-12-08T03:11:00.000-08:00Well, Anonymous, would you go to see a movie where...Well, Anonymous, would you go to see a movie where a supposed critic had the following to say:<BR/><BR/>"This is the guaranteed movie of the year, but the writing was terrible. Five Stars."?<BR/><BR/>Or any other Angelina Jolie movie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22084847024319494432008-12-08T02:57:00.000-08:002008-12-08T02:57:00.000-08:00"Several years ago a feature producer rejected a s..."Several years ago a feature producer rejected a spec screenplay I had written. He told my agent, “The writing was so good that it almost fooled me into liking this movie.” Damn! I almost pulled it off!"<BR/><BR/>I'm not so sure that was such a dumb comment actually. (Or else I'm the same kinda dumb).<BR/><BR/>When I read I thought I knew what he meant....that the actual writing itself (the description of the scenes, the descriptive way of writing HOW a line is delivered, etc.) lifted the material, but the actual story wasn't up to it.<BR/><BR/>In music, I run into this, where I write a song, record it adding all kinds of interesting bells and whistles, all kinds of overdubs, and things, and in the end it "sounds" like a better song than it is.<BR/><BR/>The REAL clue (song for sure, maybe also script?) is if I could do the same song on an acoustic guitar and vocals, and it would STILL be riveting, interesting, good. Often those elaborate overdubs, and such covered up that the material wasn't good enough on its own.<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense? Because it sounded to me like that guy was insightful maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64159407151431410942008-12-08T01:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T01:29:00.000-08:00I guess all those Emmys Jeremy Piven gets must be ...I guess all those Emmys Jeremy Piven gets must be accidents...<BR/><BR/>The nerve...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32767652363673322682008-12-07T23:29:00.000-08:002008-12-07T23:29:00.000-08:00Sorry i'm now gonna have to insist that you name t...Sorry i'm now gonna have to insist that you name this improv troupe that you're a part of... as much improv as there is in this city I can't find any good troupes.<BR/><BR/>er.. (captcha) ingray an improv troupe member who can't quite tell where the line of appropriateness is. (not an official entry, just one that seemed to fit.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5257287019334946662008-12-07T22:20:00.000-08:002008-12-07T22:20:00.000-08:00Mine thought "the Honduras" were a chain of Caribb...Mine thought "the Honduras" were a chain of Caribbean islands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31035555442661412342008-12-07T21:55:00.000-08:002008-12-07T21:55:00.000-08:00That's Moms for you. When I returned from a trip t...That's Moms for you. When I returned from a trip to Europe some years ago, I showed my mother the pictures from the trip.<BR/><BR/>One was of me standing by the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Antibes, shading my eyes, looking south. The tongue-in-cheek title I had given the photo was "Looking For Africa".<BR/><BR/>My mother looked at the picture and asked in all innocence, "Can you see Africa from there?"<BR/><BR/>For the record, the nearest point of Africa to Antibes is about 400 miles away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20134814002691684942008-12-07T21:33:00.000-08:002008-12-07T21:33:00.000-08:00I’m uncertain as to where the jaw dropping stateme...I’m uncertain as to where the jaw dropping statements end and the simple Gracie Allenisms begin, but I always enjoy sharing this. Mom, whom I still thank for providing material after all these years, was one of those people with a propensity for conflating their clichés, <B>“Well after all, none of us is human.”</B> But her view of the world also had a way of unintentionally putting you in your place, even though she was trying to be supportive.<BR/><BR/>In high school a few us were selected to go off for a week to Boys’ State – that mock government precursor to Boys’ Nation, where Clinton had that famous photo taken with JFK. I got home all pleased to have been selected and informed everyone that the American Legion was sending me to Boys’ State. I was sort of surprised at how excited Mom was for me. Then she wanted to know if I would get to meet Father Flanagan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com