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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 15, 2008 12:30:15 GMT -5
In light of all of the rather intense discussions regarding productivity, locations, etc., I felt that I needed to take a breather and try to find a refuge from the stress of the waiting process and retreat, if only briefly, to a kinder, simpler place and time. As luck would have it, while channel-surfing the other night, I found just what I was looking for: "Beach Blanket Bingo" starring none other than Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. I will readily confess that I always thought that Annette was the cutest Mousekateer and I will unabashedly admit that she was my very first heart-throb. (I was crushed when I found out that she was six years older than I was!). Frankie ("Frankie") and Annette ("Dee Dee") spent the movie singing, surfing and skydiving their way through the summer. It was fun to see that Frankie Avalon's arms were like pencils but I have to admit that he did a pretty good job singing. Annette looked great, as usual. (Wah Wah Wee Wah!!) With special appearances by Paul Lynde, Harvey Lembeck ("Eric von Zipper") and Don Rickles, it was a jolly good time for all of those wild and crazy "kids". Marta "Lost In Space" Kristen also looked pretty good as a mermaid! I gave it a thumbs up. CTB
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Post by biker on Feb 15, 2008 13:05:38 GMT -5
CTB, I've been dwelling in a "land of both shadow and substance" by watching old episodes of The Twilight Zone. Just seen appropriate for some reason. But you can't beat Annette either.
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Post by testtaker on Feb 15, 2008 13:25:23 GMT -5
Beach Blanket Bingo is a bit before my time, but I do remember going to see "Back to the Beach" in 1987, which starred Frankie & Annette. I only went to see it because Stevie Ray Vaughan was in it. He was the best guitarist around and I had seen him live numerous times while in Law School. The movie was horrible, but I didn't care - - as long as I could see Stevie play, even just for second, it was well worth it. Others in the movie are: Connie Stevens, Fishbone, Don Adams, Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Edd Byrnes, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, thingy Dale, O.J. Simpson, and Pee-wee Herman.
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Post by judicature on Feb 15, 2008 13:35:01 GMT -5
I started reading Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series about a week ago. I am half way through the second book (there are 7), and it is pretty engrossing (read time consuming).
I would also recommend the original Dune trilogy, the Lord of the Rings, the Harry Potter books (7 of those too), the first 3 books on Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson - all of these books are long and excellent reads.
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Post by emphyrio on Feb 15, 2008 14:03:36 GMT -5
Talk about time consuming - I just read War and Peace and really liked it. I had foot surgery about a month ago, and knowing I would be laid up for awhile I went to the library and checked out the longest book I could think of. The translation was very good, and I finished it in about two weeks. If you can make it through the first 100 pages it is an enjoyable read.
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Post by morgullord on Feb 15, 2008 15:45:16 GMT -5
CTB, I recall the heartbreak of learning that Annette was 6 years older than me, too.
She battled MS over the last several years/...
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 15, 2008 17:48:29 GMT -5
emphyrio: Let's see...Annette Funicello in a bathing suit or Leo Tolstoy..... Annette Funicello in a bathing suit or Leo Tolstoy... hmmmm.....
morgullord: I feel your pain. I had to replace Annette with Wrangler Jane and Ellie Mae Clampett.
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 15, 2008 18:18:02 GMT -5
Thanks, Brother Wilddog!
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Post by emphyrio on Feb 15, 2008 18:56:24 GMT -5
emphyrio: Let's see...Annette Funicello in a bathing suit or Leo Tolstoy..... Annette Funicello in a bathing suit or Leo Tolstoy... hmmmm..... morgullord: I feel your pain. I had to replace Annette with Wrangler Jane and Ellie Mae Clampett. OK, I see your point. How 'bout we compromise with "High School Musical 2," so you can see bathing suits and read (the lyrics, that is) at the same time? |
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Post by morgullord on Feb 15, 2008 19:52:40 GMT -5
All for one, our real summer has just begun. Let's rock and roll and just let go to the rhythm of the drum...
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Post by skibum on Feb 15, 2008 20:06:41 GMT -5
Ahem. Gentlemen, gentlemen. Snap out of it.
Allow me to return perspective in one word: "Mary Ann."
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Post by tootsie on Feb 15, 2008 20:16:27 GMT -5
I'm with TT on Stevie Ray Vaughan, or Chris Duarte for that matter. A great guitar-slinger beats a beach blanket lip-syncher any ole' day!
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Post by knownuthin on Feb 15, 2008 20:17:31 GMT -5
Skibum,
That's two words, but they work for me.
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 15, 2008 20:37:22 GMT -5
skibum: You have rightly hit on one of the most perplexing conundrums of the last 40+ years: Who was cuter? Mary Ann or Ginger? I always had to give a slight edge to Ginger (Wow!). Thanks for the reminder. CTB
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Post by knownuthin on Feb 15, 2008 22:07:05 GMT -5
I've always found it more perplexing that Mrs. Howe had so many different outfits for just a three hour cruise.....A three hour cruise. And what's with Mr. Howe carrying so much cash?
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Post by deadwood on Feb 16, 2008 9:04:51 GMT -5
Ahem. Gentlemen, gentlemen. Snap out of it. Allow me to return perspective in one word: "Mary Ann." How about Agent 99? |
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 16, 2008 9:54:07 GMT -5
deadwood: Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon) was nice but Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) ...Va-Vooom!
tootsie: They were lip-synching??
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 16, 2008 11:17:31 GMT -5
wilddog: Flounder's next line:
"Heyyyyyyy Niedermeyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
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Post by morgullord on Feb 16, 2008 11:38:49 GMT -5
We are all going to end up on double secret probation if some of the other posters are not circumspect.
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Feb 16, 2008 12:17:26 GMT -5
morgullord: Good point. Didn't mean to get so far afield from the original thread. CTB
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