Thank you for the new place. The other restaurant, as I'm sure you noticed, was in fairly battered shape. Unfortunately, I couldn't complain because our payments were in arrears. But this is a bright and lovely atmosphere, and I became absolutely spellbound while looking at the booth's upholstery! Well, this is just beyond anything imaginable! We should do a Baronzo soon to fully test and utilize our space here. Just one request: don't pick "Grease"! Thanks again.
I'll try to check in from time to time. It's crunch time for "Jekyll and Hyde" until it opens on Aug 3. Certainly an interesting show, though with some limitations in terms of music and especially lyrics, but that pales to its pace and spectacle. My sinuses are giving me hell. Glad I only have bits in the show.
Wanted to drop in and give a Hello. Summer has been rather soupy and sultry in my area. Fortunately my county has been free of flooding. Other areas of PA have been hit badly. Anyone doing anything interesting lately? Franklin, how goes the dramatic activities?
Dusty wrote me on FB about your feelings and thoughts and I can dig it.
The problem with the blogs was that they were disconnected from what most of us were doing. I'm on FB every day, just as I was on Amazon, so the Restaurant and the Baronzo were there and could be included. Amazon's closing the forums really threw a monkey wrench in things, particularly because you couldn't deal with FB.
I wrote Dusty that the Restaurant had kind of a specific purpose: a place to comment and socialize separate from the current Baronzo. It became a general meeting place whether a Baronzo was happening or not.
Because we couldn't make it work on FB, that general consciousness of the Restaurant wasn't there. There's no "Ah, someone wrote in the Restaurant. I'll check it out." In short: out of sight; out of mind.
It could have worked if we'd had two or three Baronzos in the pipe line that all agreed on.
As I told Dusty, I'm bummed about the situation, but - well - that's Show Biz.
In retrospect, though the Goldfinger thing was fun to do, neither Nancy nor Kim were into following it and commenting. For this to have worked, it would need that and then a decision on the next one.
I've been away so long I'm unknown on the blog. Obviously, Bramosenos here.
Though I'd love to continue the Baronzos, I think my creative juices were flagging. So your feeling things should be put to bed may be a good thing.
We did some really good and funny work. I'll miss it. I'll miss the fellowship, too, because we are disconnected on FB even. I have my community on FB and Nancy, Kim, and Dusty aren't part of that as we were on the forums.
BTW, have you found work? I hope you have and are settling in.
Best wishes, John. I'm proud and happy to have known you and everyone who were part of this.
Hello...don't know if anyone will read this. But I'm actually looking for work to and I'm no longer on medication. Hope all works out well. I hope the same for all of you.
I'll have a burger with everything except mayo, side salad instead of fried, iced tea with lemon, and an extra thick chocolate malt. Make it now and put it in the freezer until I'm ready for it.
Thanks.
Folks, I have no idea how to get my nom de plume back. Alas.
OK. When you get onto the Blog homepage in the top right section to the left of the Sign Out section you will see 'Dashboard', click on that and from there click on 'Settings' and then 'User Settings'. There you should be able to reestablish your nom de plume. Hope that works.
Well....if we're giving orders. I'll take a buger, well cooked. Everything except tomatoes. A gushy buger makes me gag (wet bread). Side order of onion rings and a large sodie with plenty of ice. Thanks. 😊
Hi Gang, I made one last appeal to the Baron but without success. I guess we need to decide if we continue what venue to use for our posts. We could continue here I suppose that might be a possibility since we're already set up for posts. Email might be a possibility or we could create a closed group on FB. That might be a good idea as well. Don't know. Anyway hope y'all had a great weekend!
Diners, now that I have this link in my favorites and, evidently, getting notifications when a new post is made, this may be a good venue for our use. But before we lose the momentum, let's decide what parody we will do next. I threw out a couple of suggestions to Dusty, but am waiting to hear other's input.
OK, "Charade" would be a good place to start. I vote for that as well with an eye to do the more ambitious "Murder on the Orient Express" further on up the road. Let's hear from Franklin. The four of us will be enough to get us started and possibly later we can add more folks to the group.
I'm cool with any of them. I did see Charade. Are any of them on youtube? That would be helpful.
I think "The Trouble with Harry" came up quite a while back, if memory serves, which it might not. Anyway, I think I felt that the flick is kind of a parody of Hitch's in which he was spoofing himself and was perfect as it was.
Anyway, whatever. Dusty, we said back a ways that the next one would be up to Nancy and Kim. I'm content to let them choose. And if it's Harry, let's go for it.
I agree with you totally, Franklin! Nancy and Kim should choose this time and I'm good with whatever they decide. When we finally get going, would you, Franklin, according to tradition, kick us off. Nancy, Kim, is that OK with you?
Franklin, try this: Go to your last published post and next to the orange B click on 'unknown'. This will take you to a page with the heading 'Profile Not Available'. Go to the sentence 'If you're a Blogger user, we encourage you to enable access to your Profile. Click on 'enable access to your Profile' (in blue). This will take you to the page where you can reestablish your identity. Hope this works!
I FB a suggestion that, if folks wish me to continue to open and Kim do an epilog, then perhaps our order for Charade could be me, Kim, Dusty and Nancy. What say y'all. If we want a different order, I'm cool with that.
The next question we'll need to decide is whether or not to dust off the Baronzo blog to kick off our new parody. It's still up and running here's the site address:
I think, as I think I've mentioned, we got off because during and after the Moldfinger story, Kim and Nancy were mostly absent. If we agree that consensus on parodies is necessary, that won't happen. (I hope.) That will likely knock out certain genres, e.g. sci-fi, but there are so much good stuff, I don't think that is any big deal.
Now if one of us can't for any reason do a parody, then that may be o.k. as long as the absent party agrees to check in.
And we do need to agree to keep the restaurant going in between if there has to be a hiatus: at least agree to check in, say, every other day.
I hope the Baron does decide to return. Until then I think we probably should keep "Baronzo" out of the title of any parody. With "Charade" that's no problem. And shouldn't be anyway.
Well, I've decided to take an impromptu 3 day vacation to visit a friend who will soon move to Santa Fe. I'm leaving Monday and won't be back till sometime Wednesday. I could probably write my segment on Wednesday, but I hate to hold up the production. So, if you want to move me down in the line-up, that would be fine with me.
I think we should. It's familiar and keeps both it and this together.
Mary and I are going to watch Charade as our Sunday night at home movie. If it's alright with you I'd like to take my opening to the display of the corpse. I may feel differently after Sunday, but the scene at the Alps doesn't inspire me yet, it's so perfect in itself, except that the kid is such a bad actor. I'll work on it Monday, I hope.
There is not much one can do with the credits. I'll probably shorten them to a word about the style and the main people involved and do a little something with the Alps bit and cut to the chase.
Gang, I said that I was going to be gone a couple of days this week and would miss my order in the line-up. However, I spoke with my friend yesterday and she would prefer me to come see her when she moves so we could drive to Santa Fe together. I haven't seen Santa Fe in years, so this plan would be preferable! Bottom-line, I should be able to post my entry after Franklin as originally planned.
Thank you Kim. I don't know why I thought I had read a post on Facebook from Franklin, telling me he had made his post. Ah well, my bad. Have a nice Sunday Kim. 😊
Happy Sunday to you too! Franklin told me the same thing. But then I read that he and his wife would watch "Charade" today. I think what he meant by his having made that comment was that he wants to make sure we start expecting this forum to awaken!
I worked on it today. May get it out tomorrow, possibly not until Wednesday.
Actor and character names I've come up with are: Awdry Heartburn - Reggie Loonie Dominiquenique Minuet - Silli Godot Thermos Clumski - Jon-Moutard(look it up) Godot Carry Grunt - Pete L. Joshue and others* Walter Matted = Hammy Bartholomeow Ned Gass - Leeward S. Giddy James Sloburn - Tex Hollowpants George Dennedoodah - Herman Scrabble I'm looking to change one actor and character name because I think it ripe for a lot of fun,
*Once other people take it up, they can name characters. I'm Not wedded to any except the ones I use in the beginning. I've got others for The Carry Grunt character, and for Matted's real name, but I'm not looking for them to be used unless asked by the person having to come up with one. They're not necessarily top notch.
I may well summarize as narrative most of the Ski resort scene. It is so perfect in its wit, I can't conceive I could do better.
Well, we can do flashbacks to the ski resort for particulars if necessary. As for the character names, they are clever but I doubt I'll remember them. Also, when we get too far from the actual characters' names, I get lost as to who is speaking or who is being referenced. My limitation, I admit.
I think the usual thing in parodies is to alter names. One can cut and paste, save under the title in Word or Word perfect and you have them for reference. Just a suggestion. What I wind up doing is saving the whole thing as it comes because I love what we do with them.
Now that we are writing in a different forum, one without censorship, I think we better talk something out. Cussing really should be kept to a bare minimum. I don't like foul language and think it rarely enhances a discussion. And being as clever as we are, we all know how to express ourselves in acceptable terms without offending one another.
As for the character name changes, I'm OK with changing the characters' names once, but in the last few productions, each new writer changes the characters' names again and again. I find I have trouble figuring out who is speaking at times.
Now, I am putting all of this up for a vote. I'm old school, I know. If I am in the minority here about either or both of my points, I will gladly bow out...no hard feelings.
I have no problems with your preferences Kim. I'll do my best to abide by them. I think I'm pretty good about cussing, but I have been known to slip. My apologies before hand. 😊
I agree with Kim on language, in general, unless a character calls for it. I don't think that will happen. We have generally kept our story choices to the code days. I have no problem with mild cussing or sexual innuendo, though. We have never stepped beyond what I would call normal bounds, anyway. If any of that has slipped in, I'm sure it's been so over the top that ir was "de-fanged." I recall, when we did "Forbidden Planet" sexuality arose because of the Anne Frances character.
Kim. I have kept character's first names close to those in the movie. We changed the names continuously in only two parodies that I recall and agreed that it got out of hand in one.
I find it fun to do. I was an avid reader of MAD from the time it was a comic book to around the time Harvey Kurtzman and Gainss fell out and Kurtzman left, and still read it till around 1980 or so. Names were always changed in parodies and I've always seen it in others I've read. In the real world, it's to avoid litigation, in part
Coming up with silly names is part of the fun for me. If we keep a list of character's first names after the initial naming, we should be fine, I think. If a scene another writer is doing has a character changing name, which happens here, that can be a one time and the first name only used after, until it is discarded for another.
I agree, it's supposed to be fun. We can stay reasonably within the bounds of decorum and good taste hopefully without stifling the scope of our creativity. The main thing is that we are engaging once again in, what is for me, a very pleasant activity. So, I will gladly make concessions for the sake of the group and the continuance of our endeavors.
Thank you for your responses. I, too, have lots of fun doing the parody. I just recall that in the last couple of parodies, I was frustrated with all the different names. (Franklin, MAD magazine came to mind!) Don't think I don't occasionally say something off-color myself. It just that in an artistic endeavor, I believe in censorship. Billy Wilder, in my opinion, wasn't nearly as creative a writer when he wrote after censorship was relaxed. Just my thoughts.
Well, it, (such as it is,) is up. Not one of my better efforts, but it will have to do. I did do the opening ski scene. I just went my own way with just enough attention to set things up.
I thought we might have some fun if the inspector was Peter Sellers' Cluseeau. How that I've named the characters so far, first names are all that are needed. Inspector Clooless can simply be: "Inspector."
I think you did very well Bram. I wouldn't have done so well with all those names and the bit about sponsor's. It never would have occurred with me. You're so clever and went a scary there huh?! O_o
Franklin, I loved the opening salvo! I won't have time to properly respond but I will later. I loved the title. Charades Any Body? I imagine in this case 'body' will take on an ominous meaning.
Franklin, thank you for starting us off. I haven't time to read your entry this morning, but I hope either this afternoon or tonight I can read and respond. My segment will probably be written tomorrow.
Nancy, I'll repeat my last message in case you missed it. Franklin posted his entry in two parts labeled Part Une and Part Deaux. So technically he has posted twice.
Franklin: I loved your entry. I especially liked the approaching train: “Bromo-Seltzer! Bromo-Seltzer! Bromo-Seltzer!”
Also the quick cuts: "...Luger pointed point blank at Reggie with ominous music, back to Reggie, back to gun, back to Reggie, back to gun, back to Rg, to Gn, to R to G to R to R to G and", etc.
But the best was Inspector Clueless. I think "Charade" would have been perfect for the bumbling inspector and it was a huge oversight not to make it a vehicle for him. I imagine Cary of the dimpled chin won that battle. I'm glad you included him. I guess it's like rectifying a wrong.
I don't know if any of you remember Lifebouy soap or Bromo-Seltzer. Lifebouy originally had carbolic acid, which gave it its unique odor and was supposed to be good at combating body odor. The sound of a harbor bouy was its signature. Bromo-Seltzer sponsored "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" on CBS Radio back in the day. The program was introduced by a train whistle and a husky spooky voice: "Fiiiigghhht Heaaadache Threeeee Wayyyyys!" then Bromo-Seltzer mimicing trainwheels on the tracks.
I remember all those products. I vaguely remember listening to radio episodes of The Lone Ranger and a few others but unfortunately the "Inner Sanctum" mysteries were a bit before my time.
Franklin, I really enjoyed your segment! For one, you've acknowledged the sponsor already. Then Siili asking Reggie if she was divorcing anyone she knew. (Good one)
But you were wrong, I repeated "Joshyou" several times and it was worth the effort. Very clever..
And the Doc Martin bit was very fun. I never had thought about it but his name does sound like a exclusive line of shoes.
And the fingers in the coffin was certainly Clouseu-ish.
Bravo! I'll try and get my entry together this morning.
Franklin, I agree with all. You have done a splendid job. The sponsor bit was clever and adding Clouseu was very funny. I enjoyed reading your post very much. I liked the Peter L. Joshyou bit.
Speaking of Doc Martin, there is a Doctor Martin's Dyes. I have used them occasionally. Beautiful bright colors. Not even sure if they make them anymore. Pelikan Ink, the German company made beautiful dark India ink. I imagine they have also gone the way of the Dodo bird.
There were a lot of Doc Martins being worn by workers at Seward Cafe in Mpls before we came back to KS. Mary watched and enjoyed "Doc Martin" on PBS for quite a while. Didn't know about the dyes. I'll have to remember that. May be worth a gag later.
Really good Kim. Was the cat a throwback to Breakfast At Tiffany's? That's what came to mind to me. I like that she's a snacker. Makes me want to join along...the snacking that is. 👍👍👍
Dusty! C'est trop bien!! Seriously, your post was so funny. You made me chuckle and I thank you because I was so stressed after my job interview. Have a fantastic weekend. And thank you for your very funny post...the best part IMHO was when Clooless was going trough Reggie's travel bag. So funny. :'D
Folks, I apologize for the mistakes and hope you get what I meant. Uhh..my post is small, but heartfelt. I'll do better as I go along. Post wise that is. Happy Weekend! :D
No worries, Nancy. I haven't had a chance to read your entry yet. I've been busy preparing for the storm heading our way. I look forward to reading it. Cheers!
Great job! So many goodies in your entry: "teeth needed straightening;" "miss you at least once a week;" and all the fun names on the passport, which include the watermarks! This is a fabulous film for this special treatment.
Very nice work! I agree; Cary Grant is very dashing in the dark, as so many people are! I liked the line, "Handsome doesn't make you psychic." That's a good saying for general use! I also appreciated Reggie's love of luggage. It helps since that's all she's got left! And, lastly, the business about getting a hotel room for Reggie, "nudge, nudge"! Very fun.
Please keep us posted on how you are doing during this hurricane. I know you live inland, but the storm is so huge who knows how far out it will go. Have they asked you to evacuate? Stay safe, by any means!
While we're not in an evacuation zone, we are in for some heavy rains and wind gusts tomorrow lasting through Monday. Considering the awful devastation along the coastline we're getting off pretty lightly.
My, y'all have been busy while I've been clumping around the MY Fair Lady set. Fortunately it's being done proscenium style, so I can be hidden as a try not to trip over my feet in Doolittle's numbers. I do have to waltz at the Embassy Ball, which I've never done in my life. So far, my partner is still in one piece and unincapacitated.
As Lord Boxton I have all of two lines, but I manage to pad my part as a cockney cheering Doolittle on.
We open a week from Friday, and I hope it all falls together. People are in various stages of the appropriate dialect for whatever they are. Most of us in the chorus/dancers are pretty spot on. Only the guy playing Pickering is absolutely solid and has been from day one.
Kim, your tale of Charles en route to his demise was - well - vivid. Loved the androgenous pajamas bit. And the cigar was inspired. Frankly, I think there's something up with Reggie because what she had and what she says she got as allowance do not jibe.
And you notice that in the movie her trunks, skis, etc. just aren't there anymore. Whassup wid dat?
But I digress.
A very nice piece, Dusty. The passports were hilarious."I translate, not interpret." *Snort!* And the cigar business. And she returns to her empty digs and WHAT, I repeat, has happened to all the claptrap she came back from the Alps with? Eh?
And Nancy, so nice and the dialog right in character with the movie. Motel, eh? Nudge, nudge, eh? Say = No - More! And I guess the luggage must still be somewhere there. We can't have Heartburn running around Paris in ripped jeans from last year.
O.k. We are off and sprinting. I don't sprint, but I'll do my bit in the next day or two.
I loved the Staypuffed Man bit, Nancy. It was a brilliant irrelevancy. Hee hee hee.
I'm partway through my piece, but I suspect that it will be Tuesday before I get it up, but I may be able to work on it tonight after our movie night and I'll get it out. I'm just covering the funeral parlor, so it's not a big chunk.
Franklin, I love what you did with the funeral scene! Especially when you introduced Herman Scrabble:
"...looks at the hook, then the corpse, then drives the hook into Charles left nostril, lifts up the head, to get a better look, then flips the hook out letting the head drop."
And the very timely sixties reference to fallout shelters:
"I don’t know, but if this is an example of American Diplomacy, I’m not sure fall-out shelters are going to be much help."
Well, I tried to post my entry a few minutes ago and the blog told me that I could only have a word count of no more than 4,000 or so words. I did a word count on what I had written and it was only 800 words long. What's up, do you think?
Who the hell knows? I tried mine as one piece and got the same thing, but it was kind of long. Maybe it was over the limit. I cut it and tried again as two and it worked. Maybe I jinxed the thing. All I can say is: try again.
This may not be the case, but there came a time when the blog started acting up and we needed to just create a new one, sort of like a clean slate. This may not be the case. Usually splitting up the entry into two or three parts is the way to go.
I checked Baronzowriting and there have only been 84 posts so we are not even close to the threshold we reached some time ago. I can't remember how many posts can be made before hinkeyness ensues. I'm fairly sure it's 200 or more.
Ok, I'll try breaking my segment up. Full disclosure, I didn't enjoy having to read back over my segment to perform this operation. For some reason, my contribution was probably my most uninspired. Nevertheless, I will get it on the blog today. The show must go on!
Oh wow! That was great Kim. I enjoyed this part best!--"Mr. Bartholomeow startled said, “Mrs. Loonie, I must tell you that you are in grave danger with the egg’n onion.” (She put the sandwich on his desk, leaving him another spot!) “But, truthfully, you’re in danger no matter which sandwich you pick.”
Your entries were a delight, start to finish. A wealth of goodies to choose from. However these are my favorites:
"HQ doesn’t understand that while a spy may only need a cyanide pill, an inside man like myself needs a good deli, a masseuse and a discreet launderer to keep up America’s image abroad."
"Civilizations crumble and fall when its citizenry start poking around too much about things. ”
“But, truthfully, you’re in danger no matter which sandwich you pick.”
"You can also call me if you just want to go have some beer together at some Parisian dive, my treat.”
Good show! Your portrayal of Bartholomeow showed him up as being a smelly sort of character and a flim-flam man.
Merdre! It's almost midnight and I vowed I would turn in by 10 since I was running on fumes during last night's rehearsal. But Now I've read all installments. Hank Williams, Dust Devil? Are you sure you weren't thinking of either Hank Greenberg or Hank Aaron? But I quibble. Was Ounche's head knocked for a home run? I disrememember.
Nancy, you mosey along and then brilliant slapstick at the end. Ah, Yasss ideed. The Vaguries of the telephone kiosk.
I'm punchy and lible to turn into a pumpkin.
Tomorrow, if I make it to Sunday school and church, its a rehearsal after. Amazingly it's evening. No cue to cue has been called for the afternoon. They're doing set moving practice at 4. One of the perks of being and old man with qyestionable hands, I get out of that kind of thing. Mary has been gone for the weekend to MN, to practice with the people from the N.A. Welsh Choir. We're reuniting next year in Milwaukee for the National Festival of Wales. and it's been a reagional rehearsal this weekend. Cymru am byth! *Wales Froever!) She gets back tomorrow sometime. Maybe I can churn out a piece before she gets home.
Wow Franklin, you and Mary get to do the most interesting things. I enjoy reading what you two are doing. Continue having fun and thank you for the compliment. 😊
Oh gosh! My post was rather sloppy wasn't it? Of course I meant Hank Aaron and not Hank Williams. (blushing in embarrassment)
I used to play baseball quite a bit and I had two bats that lasted many years. I had a Louisville Slugger (with the skinny handle) and an Adirondack. The Louisville Slugger was manufactured in 1894 by J.F. Hillerich. The Hillerich & Bradsby company was formed in 1924. Hank Aaron (like a lot of players used both the Slugger and Adirondack). As near as I can figure, during the 1962 season, he would have been using the Louisville Slugger, 35 inches and around 33 ounces.
Although there were some Adirondack bats labeled "Ted Williams Model", he used the Louisville Slugger almost exclusively.
But my biggest boo-boo was to suggest a 1962 model or a 1959 model. I don't think that's how they were classified. Hey, I'll bet if Hank Williams would have played baseball he'd have used the Slugger. Based on my personal experience, they were second to none.
If you made a sports error, it was lost of me. But I did catch the charming way you described the Punch and Judy show!"Vrai home life" of the kids, and the sound of Punches' bones breaking made this little vignette a timeless classic! Good job.
Oh, you brave soul! I was hoping I wouldn't have to describe the night club scene. You did a splendid job even if it did take Peter Joshyou "umpteen hours" to get the orange in his possession.
I also adored your description of the old phone booths! Struggling with dropping the change, tons of germs and managing the phone book tells me that this bit of nostalgia, I don't miss!!
Welp! Ya larn sun'thin new ever' day. Thanks for the tutorial, Dustbuster. I don't follow BB like I used to. Like with FB later, I just kind of drifted away. I was so disappointed that I never saw Stan Musial in a World Series. He was My Man. I hated the Yankees with a passion in those years. Only time I was into the American League was '59 when the White Sox got in. Then they blew it by waving Lollar around from second. He was not a "Go go White Sox."
Well, anyway....I've just posted my bit. Didn't quite get Reggie and Peter back to the hotel, but probably next to it. Copped a line from the elevator ride for my thing to honor My Fair Lady and remind the flack Audry and the director took be caster her as Eliza for the movie. And they synced her voice with someone else for the songs.
Good Job!! I liked reading all that she carried in her bag. LOL!! And the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man! I like when he shows up...I never have forgotten his "GhostBusters" film debut. :D
"The money," four eyes says. "Give us the money or you'll be thrown away like last years ripped jeans. And with the zipper missing if you get my meaning."
Also: "...Peter proceeds for the next umpteenth hours to get an orange off a strange, blonde, buxomly matrons neck!"
Yeah, how right you are! Trillions of germs. So a person should never drop their change in a phone booth! Oh wait! They don't have to any more, thank goodness!
Franklin, what a terrific entry! Loved the Texan drawl, and I'm a native Texan! Oh, and the playful banter in the phone booth. Let me see what I can do now.
Good job Kim. That was funny stuff between Reggie and Peter. The running out of matches for the cigarette was funny too. Wasted all of them on Reggie. :D
I think that's actually great by me, Dusty, for the past three rehearsals have lasted really late. Which shorten my days, if you get my drift. Tomorrow is final dress before opening Friday night. Then, the pressure's off. Probably pickup rehearsals on next two Thursdays.
I'll try to get to Kim's tomorrow, but can't promise. Stuff to do and a therapy session (for balance) tomorrow afternoon, and I've really needed an afternoon nap.
Good deal, Bram. I hope you enjoy the process of rehearsals. I admire anyone that can perform before an audience. I'm pretty sure I'd fall apart at the seams. I've always been amazed at those persons involved in live stage performances. Able to memorize their lines and to convincingly interact with their fellow actors. Bravo!
Loved your post, Kim. Hilarious banter. Reggie must have had a couple or four before they got home. Very kittenish and cute, and Peter not having any. How frustrating for her. heh heh
Dusty, that was riveting!! I got a clear visual on all you were describing. And I absolutely adored the "Bad Seed" allusion. I think it's always fun when our characters confuse scripts.
Oh, and then there was the "depends what you mean by got" segment! You must have known a lot of women to know that we generally like to obfuscate when put in an uncomfortable spot! I do anyway.
Thank you, Kim. That was fun to write. I'm sure I've known women who are uncomfortable with a head-on approach but, in all honestly, I've taken an oblique stance myself. I really don't like confrontation. I suppose that's a flaw. Oh well...
I thought that Reggie might be terrified when facing this villain and perhaps she'd try to verbally buy some time.
Dusty...you made me laugh out loud. That was funny the reference to "The Bad Seed." Didn't see that one coming! Your piece/post was very "on the edge."
Well I posted mine. Sorry I'm a little late. What with the Birthday and a job I'm still waiting on...it's been a crazy weekend. I'm a little tired and I'm afraid I wasn't feeling it. I still like watching "Charade" though. I'm just a little tired tonight. :)
Thanks Dusty. Seriously I've been out of it since I got two call backs for jobs. I haven't worked in 10 years and I'm still not sure how this will work out. I started today officially at Dollar General...so at least I got IN the store. I've been having some serious anxiety issues...but hopefully all will pan out. Thank you for your kind words.
A very entertaining, yea, hilarious pair of nposts. "...in the middle of the ransack..." hee hee hee. The "I got rhythm" line was choice. The Joe Rita thing was wonderful.
Hide and go seek...LOL. The balcony jumps bit was even funnier.
Well, I guess I'd better get to work on my dabble.
Since we have a pick up rehearsal tomorrow night, I figured I'd better see if I could get my dab done before then, so I worked on it this afternoon and I've posted it. Kim has a cliff hanger to deal with.
I am going to be in a wedding on Saturday and we have been doing a lot of last minute planning these few days. But I was thrilled to see that Nancy and Franklin have submitted their segments, and I will comment and try an do my own submission tomorrow.
I know what you mean, Kim. We're hosting the cast party a week from tomorrow and next week will be hectic on our end. I just hope our marriage survives. (There are 36 in the cast, including kids, though not all will probably show up, buy one must be ready and deal with left overs later.) I tend to go Apes**t at these times.
Franklin, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Hospitality to so many is a whole other level of stress! Part of my stress involves wearing a 'bridesmaid' dress that looks like something one would be buried in!! How else would you get somebody to wear it. My best wishes for your party. With a lot of actors, I know it will have a great time!
Such a lot of wonderful tidbits in these recent posts:
Nancy, I thought running into the old chums white Peter sprints from window to window delightful. And then concluding with these wise words, "Beware the man with ocular problem...they see everything!"
Frankin,"Channeling the other Hepburn" business was fun. And the detailed depiction of the charm and grandeur of Reggie's Room brought the scene to life.
Dusty, I would subtitle your entry as "Fun with French!" Very colorful and entertaining! Also, I liked how you used "spies", knowing full well it's AGENTS!!
Indeed, Kim, your post was a succulent tres bon bon treat. I especially liked the bits about Columbo and Bartholameow's desk jockey thingie.
Dusty: Peter seems to have morphed into Reggie, yet Reggie remains Reggie. What were you on? heh heh heh.
The French stuff was choice.
If Nancy can get hers up quickly, I may be able to crank out a post before the reality of a party for a cast and crew approaching 3 dozen (+?) drops on us like a 20 tonne (Monty Python reference) weight.
Opps! I mixed the names up. It's been a crazy weekend and I've been a bit distracted. I meant to give comments because I've really been enjoying the posts!
To answer your question of 'what were you on?' It was cocaine, a seven per-cent solution.
Nope...Im gonna be late. Im having a hard time adjusting to my new job and getting very anxious. If you all want to skip me please do. Im not trying to get out of it, I just feel so overwhelmed at this time. Thank you for your understand. <3
Hooray! Great job, Baron!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dusty. I look forward to enjoyable times here. I know summer will be kinda quiet on the web, but that's OK.
ReplyDeleteYes, a busy summer but at least we've got the band back together again. Yoohoo, Kim, Nancy!
DeleteWell, Farrrr Freakin' Out! Gotta get to rehearsal. By For now.
ReplyDeleteBaron,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the new place. The other restaurant, as I'm sure you noticed, was in fairly battered shape. Unfortunately, I couldn't complain because our payments were in arrears. But this is a bright and lovely atmosphere, and I became absolutely spellbound while looking at the booth's upholstery! Well, this is just beyond anything imaginable! We should do a Baronzo soon to fully test and utilize our space here. Just one request: don't pick "Grease"! Thanks again.
I'll try to check in from time to time. It's crunch time for "Jekyll and Hyde" until it opens on Aug 3. Certainly an interesting show, though with some limitations in terms of music and especially lyrics, but that pales to its pace and spectacle. My sinuses are giving me hell. Glad I only have bits in the show.
ReplyDeleteHi gang!
ReplyDeleteHiya! Here's a chuckle ...
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/Mmo_c0bg0BE
I'll catch it after supper and rehearsal - which means tomorrow - maybe heh heh.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Bram.
ReplyDeleteWanted to drop in and give a Hello. Summer has been rather soupy and sultry in my area. Fortunately my county has been free of flooding. Other areas of PA have been hit badly.
ReplyDeleteAnyone doing anything interesting lately?
Franklin, how goes the dramatic activities?
Dusty wrote me on FB about your feelings and thoughts and I can dig it.
DeleteThe problem with the blogs was that they were disconnected from what most of us were doing. I'm on FB every day, just as I was on Amazon, so the Restaurant and the Baronzo were there and could be included. Amazon's closing the forums really threw a monkey wrench in things, particularly because you couldn't deal with FB.
I wrote Dusty that the Restaurant had kind of a specific purpose: a place to comment and socialize separate from the current Baronzo. It became a general meeting place whether a Baronzo was happening or not.
Because we couldn't make it work on FB, that general consciousness of the Restaurant wasn't there. There's no "Ah, someone wrote in the Restaurant. I'll check it out." In short: out of sight; out of mind.
It could have worked if we'd had two or three Baronzos in the pipe line that all agreed on.
As I told Dusty, I'm bummed about the situation, but - well - that's Show Biz.
In retrospect, though the Goldfinger thing was fun to do, neither Nancy nor Kim were into following it and commenting. For this to have worked, it would need that and then a decision on the next one.
I've been away so long I'm unknown on the blog. Obviously, Bramosenos here.
DeleteThough I'd love to continue the Baronzos, I think my creative juices were flagging. So your feeling things should be put to bed may be a good thing.
We did some really good and funny work. I'll miss it. I'll miss the fellowship, too, because we are disconnected on FB even. I have my community on FB and Nancy, Kim, and Dusty aren't part of that as we were on the forums.
BTW, have you found work? I hope you have and are settling in.
Best wishes, John. I'm proud and happy to have known you and everyone who were part of this.
Hello...don't know if anyone will read this. But I'm actually looking for work to and I'm no longer on medication. Hope all works out well. I hope the same for all of you.
ReplyDeleteNancy (it's very, very humid here)
Reading you loud and clear, Nancy. Kim, Franklin. Shall we continue here???
ReplyDeleteWhere ever you all choose Dusty is alright by me. Hope you're having a good day. 🤗
ReplyDeleteJust left a message with Franklin. Talk to you soon when I can find out more info. Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'll have a burger with everything except mayo, side salad instead of fried, iced tea with lemon, and an extra thick chocolate malt. Make it now and put it in the freezer until I'm ready for it.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Folks, I have no idea how to get my nom de plume back. Alas.
Whoa! I'll see if I can help with that.
DeleteOK. When you get onto the Blog homepage in the top right section to the left of the Sign Out section you will see 'Dashboard', click on that and from there click on 'Settings' and then 'User Settings'. There you should be able to reestablish your nom de plume. Hope that works.
DeleteWell....if we're giving orders. I'll take a buger, well cooked. Everything except tomatoes. A gushy buger makes me gag (wet bread). Side order of onion rings and a large sodie with plenty of ice. Thanks. 😊
ReplyDeleteComin' up, Nancy!
ReplyDeleteHi Gang, I made one last appeal to the Baron but without success. I guess we need to decide if we continue what venue to use for our posts. We could continue here I suppose that might be a possibility since we're already set up for posts. Email might be a possibility or we could create a closed group on FB. That might be a good idea as well. Don't know. Anyway hope y'all had a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteDiners, now that I have this link in my favorites and, evidently, getting notifications when a new post is made, this may be a good venue for our use. But before we lose the momentum, let's decide what parody we will do next. I threw out a couple of suggestions to Dusty, but am waiting to hear other's input.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting to here the suggestions. I'll certainly speak up for those I like or am interested in. 😊
ReplyDeleteGood Lord! I can't believe I posted "here" instead of hear or read. 😂
ReplyDeleteI suggested "The Man Who Knew too Much," "Charade," and I think "Murder on the Orient Express" would be our most ambitious lampoon ever!
ReplyDeleteI like "Charade."
ReplyDeleteOK, "Charade" would be a good place to start. I vote for that as well with an eye to do the more ambitious "Murder on the Orient Express" further on up the road. Let's hear from Franklin. The four of us will be enough to get us started and possibly later we can add more folks to the group.
ReplyDeleteI just wrote to Franklin on FB. I imagine he'll get back to us soon.
ReplyDeleteSounds like we gearing up for some high times!
ReplyDeleteHooray!
ReplyDeleteI'm cool with any of them. I did see Charade. Are any of them on youtube? That would be helpful.
ReplyDeleteI think "The Trouble with Harry" came up quite a while back, if memory serves, which it might not. Anyway, I think I felt that the flick is kind of a parody of Hitch's in which he was spoofing himself and was perfect as it was.
Anyway, whatever. Dusty, we said back a ways that the next one would be up to Nancy and Kim. I'm content to let them choose. And if it's Harry, let's go for it.
I'm not a huge fan of "Trouble with Harry". But we all seem to agree on "Charade." Here is the Youtube link:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6kVibYIpmU&t=880s
I agree with you totally, Franklin! Nancy and Kim should choose this time and I'm good with whatever they decide. When we finally get going, would you, Franklin, according to tradition, kick us off. Nancy, Kim, is that OK with you?
ReplyDeleteFranklin, try this: Go to your last published post and next to the orange B click on 'unknown'. This will take you to a page with the heading 'Profile Not Available'. Go to the sentence 'If you're a Blogger user, we encourage you to enable access to your Profile. Click on 'enable access to your Profile' (in blue). This will take you to the page where you can reestablish your identity. Hope this works!
ReplyDeleteFine by me. Good night all. 😊
ReplyDeleteLove the Mancini score for "Charade"
ReplyDeleteI FB a suggestion that, if folks wish me to continue to open and Kim do an epilog, then perhaps our order for Charade could be me, Kim, Dusty and Nancy. What say y'all. If we want a different order, I'm cool with that.
ReplyDelete👍
DeleteHooray! There you are Bram! The order you suggested sounds good to me.
ReplyDeleteThe next question we'll need to decide is whether or not to dust off the Baronzo blog to kick off our new parody. It's still up and running here's the site address:
ReplyDeletehttp://baronzowriting.blogspot.com/
Since we already have it, I say: use it.
ReplyDeleteI think, as I think I've mentioned, we got off because during and after the Moldfinger story, Kim and Nancy were mostly absent. If we agree that consensus on parodies is necessary, that won't happen. (I hope.) That will likely knock out certain genres, e.g. sci-fi, but there are so much good stuff, I don't think that is any big deal.
Now if one of us can't for any reason do a parody, then that may be o.k. as long as the absent party agrees to check in.
And we do need to agree to keep the restaurant going in between if there has to be a hiatus: at least agree to check in, say, every other day.
I hope the Baron does decide to return. Until then I think we probably should keep "Baronzo" out of the title of any parody. With "Charade" that's no problem. And shouldn't be anyway.
Whatever you all decide Franklin. 😊
DeleteWell, I've decided to take an impromptu 3 day vacation to visit a friend who will soon move to Santa Fe. I'm leaving Monday and won't be back till sometime Wednesday. I could probably write my segment on Wednesday, but I hate to hold up the production. So, if you want to move me down in the line-up, that would be fine with me.
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ReplyDeleteConsensus! You are so right, Franklin. I really missed Kim and Nancy's participation last time out. So Charade would be fun I think.
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ReplyDeleteThis all sounds good! Thank you, friends, for keeping Baronzo alive. Over the years, we spread a lot of creative ink on those pages.
Kim, is it OK with you if Franklin kicks off our Charade?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Franklin does a good lead-off post always. By the way, we are posting the parody itself on the Baronzo blog, aren't we?
ReplyDeleteI think we should. It's familiar and keeps both it and this together.
ReplyDeleteMary and I are going to watch Charade as our Sunday night at home movie. If it's alright with you I'd like to take my opening to the display of the corpse. I may feel differently after Sunday, but the scene at the Alps doesn't inspire me yet, it's so perfect in itself, except that the kid is such a bad actor. I'll work on it Monday, I hope.
ReplyDeleteThere is not much one can do with the credits. I'll probably shorten them to a word about the style and the main people involved and do a little something with the Alps bit and cut to the chase.
Looking forward to it, Franklin! Whatever you decide to do with the opening I'm sure will be up to your usual high standards.
DeleteYou know....I don't know why I can't find Franklin's new post to our storyline. I'm lost as to where it's posted. Help. Thanks. 😊
ReplyDeleteNancy, I don't think Franklin was going to post his entry until Monday. Here's the link to Baronzo:
ReplyDeletehttps://baronzowriting.blogspot.com/
Gang, I said that I was going to be gone a couple of days this week and would miss my order in the line-up. However, I spoke with my friend yesterday and she would prefer me to come see her when she moves so we could drive to Santa Fe together. I haven't seen Santa Fe in years, so this plan would be preferable! Bottom-line, I should be able to post my entry after Franklin as originally planned.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim. I don't know why I thought I had read a post on Facebook from Franklin, telling me he had made his post. Ah well, my bad. Have a nice Sunday Kim. 😊
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday to you too! Franklin told me the same thing. But then I read that he and his wife would watch "Charade" today. I think what he meant by his having made that comment was that he wants to make sure we start expecting this forum to awaken!
DeleteHappy Sunday and I'm very glad we've gravitated back to the Restaurant!
ReplyDeleteHey Dusty. Hope you're having a good day. 😊
DeleteHi Nancy! It's been a good day. Hope yours was splendid!
DeleteWell, I'm fucked again. The hell with it. I will be what whomever it wants.
ReplyDeleteO_o
DeleteI don't care if my pic is there. I plan and will hopefully do a posting of something every day, even if it's only "Something!"
ReplyDeleteThe way things are going it may be Tuesday before I get it up.
Baron?
ReplyDeleteOh! Franklin. I thought u were Baron. Good luck with the posting. 👍
ReplyDeleteNo, it's Bram, Nancy. If you don't post for a couple of days, the blog forgets you exist.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that one can access the screen play free on line.
Well, anyway....
ReplyDeleteI worked on it today. May get it out tomorrow, possibly not until Wednesday.
Actor and character names I've come up with are:
Awdry Heartburn - Reggie Loonie
Dominiquenique Minuet - Silli Godot
Thermos Clumski - Jon-Moutard(look it up) Godot
Carry Grunt - Pete L. Joshue and others*
Walter Matted = Hammy Bartholomeow
Ned Gass - Leeward S. Giddy
James Sloburn - Tex Hollowpants
George Dennedoodah - Herman Scrabble
I'm looking to change one actor and character name because I think it ripe for a lot of fun,
*Once other people take it up, they can name characters. I'm Not wedded to any except the ones I use in the beginning. I've got others for The Carry Grunt character, and for Matted's real name, but I'm not looking for them to be used unless asked by the person having to come up with one. They're not necessarily top notch.
I may well summarize as narrative most of the Ski resort scene. It is so perfect in its wit, I can't conceive I could do better.
Well, we can do flashbacks to the ski resort for particulars if necessary. As for the character names, they are clever but I doubt I'll remember them. Also, when we get too far from the actual characters' names, I get lost as to who is speaking or who is being referenced. My limitation, I admit.
ReplyDeleteI think the usual thing in parodies is to alter names. One can cut and paste, save under the title in Word or Word perfect and you have them for reference. Just a suggestion. What I wind up doing is saving the whole thing as it comes because I love what we do with them.
ReplyDeleteNow that we are writing in a different forum, one without censorship, I think we better talk something out. Cussing really should be kept to a bare minimum. I don't like foul language and think it rarely enhances a discussion. And being as clever as we are, we all know how to express ourselves in acceptable terms without offending one another.
ReplyDeleteAs for the character name changes, I'm OK with changing the characters' names once, but in the last few productions, each new writer changes the characters' names again and again. I find I have trouble figuring out who is speaking at times.
Now, I am putting all of this up for a vote. I'm old school, I know. If I am in the minority here about either or both of my points, I will gladly bow out...no hard feelings.
I have no problems with your preferences Kim. I'll do my best to abide by them. I think I'm pretty good about cussing, but I have been known to slip. My apologies before hand. 😊
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kim on language, in general, unless a character calls for it. I don't think that will happen. We have generally kept our story choices to the code days. I have no problem with mild cussing or sexual innuendo, though. We have never stepped beyond what I would call normal bounds, anyway. If any of that has slipped in, I'm sure it's been so over the top that ir was "de-fanged." I recall, when we did "Forbidden Planet" sexuality arose because of the Anne Frances character.
ReplyDeleteKim. I have kept character's first names close to those in the movie. We changed the names continuously in only two parodies that I recall and agreed that it got out of hand in one.
I find it fun to do. I was an avid reader of MAD from the time it was a comic book to around the time Harvey Kurtzman and Gainss fell out and Kurtzman left, and still read it till around 1980 or so. Names were always changed in parodies and I've always seen it in others I've read. In the real world, it's to avoid litigation, in part
Coming up with silly names is part of the fun for me. If we keep a list of character's first names after the initial naming, we should be fine, I think. If a scene another writer is doing has a character changing name, which happens here, that can be a one time and the first name only used after, until it is discarded for another.
This is supposed to be fun, folks.
I agree, it's supposed to be fun. We can stay reasonably within the bounds of decorum and good taste hopefully without stifling the scope of our creativity. The main thing is that we are engaging once again in, what is for me, a very pleasant activity. So, I will gladly make concessions for the sake of the group and the continuance of our endeavors.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your responses. I, too, have lots of fun doing the parody. I just recall that in the last couple of parodies, I was frustrated with all the different names. (Franklin, MAD magazine came to mind!) Don't think I don't occasionally say something off-color myself. It just that in an artistic endeavor, I believe in censorship. Billy Wilder, in my opinion, wasn't nearly as creative a writer when he wrote after censorship was relaxed. Just my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteWell, it, (such as it is,) is up. Not one of my better efforts, but it will have to do. I did do the opening ski scene. I just went my own way with just enough attention to set things up.
ReplyDeleteI thought we might have some fun if the inspector was Peter Sellers' Cluseeau. How that I've named the characters so far, first names are all that are needed. Inspector Clooless can simply be: "Inspector."
I think you did very well Bram. I wouldn't have done so well with all those names and the bit about sponsor's. It never would have occurred with me. You're so clever and went a scary there huh?! O_o
Delete"Youre so clever and went a BIT scary there huh?!" **EDIT**
DeleteFranklin, I loved the opening salvo! I won't have time to properly respond but I will later. I loved the title. Charades Any Body? I imagine in this case 'body' will take on an ominous meaning.
ReplyDeleteFranklin, thank you for starting us off. I haven't time to read your entry this morning, but I hope either this afternoon or tonight I can read and respond. My segment will probably be written tomorrow.
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ReplyDeleteOkay...now Im lost. Did Franklin make a second post? Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteNancy, as far as I know, he's only posted one time.
ReplyDeleteOkayyyy...I really am confused. 😂
ReplyDeleteNancy, I'll repeat my last message in case you missed it. Franklin posted his entry in two parts labeled Part Une and Part Deaux. So technically he has posted twice.
DeleteTo clarify, Franklin posted a part one and a part two. So technically, he has posted twice.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh.. that's where I messed up. Thanks Dusty. 😊🤗
ReplyDeleteNo problem Nancy, glad to clear it up for you.
DeleteFranklin:
ReplyDeleteI loved your entry. I especially liked the approaching train: “Bromo-Seltzer! Bromo-Seltzer! Bromo-Seltzer!”
Also the quick cuts: "...Luger pointed point blank at Reggie with ominous music, back to Reggie, back to gun, back to Reggie, back to gun, back to Rg, to Gn, to R to G to R to R to G and", etc.
But the best was Inspector Clueless. I think "Charade" would have been perfect for the bumbling inspector and it was a huge oversight not to make it a vehicle for him. I imagine Cary of the dimpled chin won that battle. I'm glad you included him. I guess it's like rectifying a wrong.
You kick off our parody very nicely!
I don't know if any of you remember Lifebouy soap or Bromo-Seltzer. Lifebouy originally had carbolic acid, which gave it its unique odor and was supposed to be good at combating body odor. The sound of a harbor bouy was its signature. Bromo-Seltzer sponsored "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" on CBS Radio back in the day. The program was introduced by a train whistle and a husky spooky voice: "Fiiiigghhht Heaaadache Threeeee Wayyyyys!" then Bromo-Seltzer mimicing trainwheels on the tracks.
ReplyDeleteOh, well, you would have had to have been there.
I remember all those products. I vaguely remember listening to radio episodes of The Lone Ranger and a few others but unfortunately the "Inner Sanctum" mysteries were a bit before my time.
DeleteFranklin, I really enjoyed your segment! For one, you've acknowledged the sponsor already. Then Siili asking Reggie if she was divorcing anyone she knew. (Good one)
ReplyDeleteBut you were wrong, I repeated "Joshyou" several times and it was worth the effort. Very clever..
And the Doc Martin bit was very fun. I never had thought about it but his name does sound like a exclusive line of shoes.
And the fingers in the coffin was certainly Clouseu-ish.
Bravo! I'll try and get my entry together this morning.
Franklin, I agree with all. You have done a splendid job. The sponsor bit was clever and adding Clouseu was very funny. I enjoyed reading your post very much. I liked the Peter L. Joshyou bit.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Doc Martin, there is a Doctor Martin's Dyes. I have used them occasionally. Beautiful bright colors. Not even sure if they make them anymore. Pelikan Ink, the German company made beautiful dark India ink. I imagine they have also gone the way of the Dodo bird.
ReplyDeleteThere were a lot of Doc Martins being worn by workers at Seward Cafe in Mpls before we came back to KS. Mary watched and enjoyed "Doc Martin" on PBS for quite a while. Didn't know about the dyes. I'll have to remember that. May be worth a gag later.
ReplyDeleteExcellent Kim. Here are my favorite bits:
ReplyDelete"Charles was wearing androgynous pajamas when we found him.”
"Reggie thought now was a good time to swoon and possibly faint, but decided, instead, to take a seat and finish her chips."
I especially liked the way you wrapped it up: Nervously, she asked, “Is there a vending machine on this floor?”
Really good Kim. Was the cat a throwback to Breakfast At Tiffany's? That's what came to mind to me. I like that she's a snacker. Makes me want to join along...the snacking that is. 👍👍👍
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed my entry.
ReplyDeleteNancy, as for the cat, I didn't think about "Breakfast at Tiffany's", or not consciously. But that would have been clever if I had thought of it!!
Dusty! C'est trop bien!! Seriously, your post was so funny. You made me chuckle and I thank you because I was so stressed after my job interview. Have a fantastic weekend. And thank you for your very funny post...the best part IMHO was when Clooless was going trough Reggie's travel bag. So funny. :'D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nancy! Glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteI hate that there's no edit button to fix a post you slip up on. "Through" was what I meant to type. >_<
ReplyDeleteFolks, I apologize for the mistakes and hope you get what I meant. Uhh..my post is small, but heartfelt. I'll do better as I go along. Post wise that is. Happy Weekend! :D
ReplyDeleteNo worries, Nancy. I haven't had a chance to read your entry yet. I've been busy preparing for the storm heading our way. I look forward to reading it. Cheers!
DeleteNancy, I think you did a great job! Here are my favorite parts:
ReplyDeleteHandsome doesn't make you psychic, just incredibly good looking gene wise.
Pete: I read it in the afternoon paper. I scan the obits as often as I can. Very calming when you realize you are still alive.
Thrown off the train like last year ripped jeans. (ha ha!)
Now we are truly well underway with our story.
Hope everything turns out right Dusty. Prayers. 🙏🙏🙏
ReplyDelete"alright" 😶
DeleteThank you Dusty. 😊👍
ReplyDeleteDusty,
ReplyDeleteGreat job! So many goodies in your entry: "teeth needed straightening;" "miss you at least once a week;" and all the fun names on the passport, which include the watermarks! This is a fabulous film for this special treatment.
Thank you, Kim! And, I agree, this was a great choice for a parody.
DeleteFancy Nancy,
ReplyDeleteVery nice work! I agree; Cary Grant is very dashing in the dark, as so many people are! I liked the line, "Handsome doesn't make you psychic." That's a good saying for general use! I also appreciated Reggie's love of luggage. It helps since that's all she's got left! And, lastly, the business about getting a hotel room for Reggie, "nudge, nudge"! Very fun.
Thank you Kim. Hope you're enjoying your Saturday. 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nancy. I'm taking it easy this morning, in fact, I'm barely out of my bed clothes!! Hope you are doing fantastic yourself!
ReplyDeleteDusty?
ReplyDeletePlease keep us posted on how you are doing during this hurricane. I know you live inland, but the storm is so huge who knows how far out it will go. Have they asked you to evacuate? Stay safe, by any means!
While we're not in an evacuation zone, we are in for some heavy rains and wind gusts tomorrow lasting through Monday. Considering the awful devastation along the coastline we're getting off pretty lightly.
DeleteAye. I can only ditto that.
ReplyDeleteMy, y'all have been busy while I've been clumping around the MY Fair Lady set. Fortunately it's being done proscenium style, so I can be hidden as a try not to trip over my feet in Doolittle's numbers. I do have to waltz at the Embassy Ball, which I've never done in my life. So far, my partner is still in one piece and unincapacitated.
As Lord Boxton I have all of two lines, but I manage to pad my part as a cockney cheering Doolittle on.
We open a week from Friday, and I hope it all falls together. People are in various stages of the appropriate dialect for whatever they are. Most of us in the chorus/dancers are pretty spot on. Only the guy playing Pickering is absolutely solid and has been from day one.
Kim, your tale of Charles en route to his demise was - well - vivid. Loved the androgenous pajamas bit. And the cigar was inspired. Frankly, I think there's something up with Reggie because what she had and what she says she got as allowance do not jibe.
And you notice that in the movie her trunks, skis, etc. just aren't there anymore. Whassup wid dat?
But I digress.
A very nice piece, Dusty. The passports were hilarious."I translate, not interpret." *Snort!* And the cigar business. And she returns to her empty digs and WHAT, I repeat, has happened to all the claptrap she came back from the Alps with? Eh?
And Nancy, so nice and the dialog right in character with the movie. Motel, eh? Nudge, nudge, eh? Say = No - More! And I guess the luggage must still be somewhere there. We can't have Heartburn running around Paris in ripped jeans from last year.
O.k. We are off and sprinting. I don't sprint, but I'll do my bit in the next day or two.
Now, I read them all together, so I may have mixed stuff from them in my response. Well, everything kind of mushes together lately anyway.
ReplyDeleteThank you Franklin. Looking forward to your piece. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you, Franklin. I know you're having fun with the production!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Franklin! The rain in Spain may very well stay in the plain, but right now it has relocated to North Carolina.
ReplyDeleteDusty,
ReplyDeleteThis is good news. Glad you're nearly out of harm's years.
I loved the Staypuffed Man bit, Nancy. It was a brilliant irrelevancy. Hee hee hee.
ReplyDeleteI'm partway through my piece, but I suspect that it will be Tuesday before I get it up, but I may be able to work on it tonight after our movie night and I'll get it out. I'm just covering the funeral parlor, so it's not a big chunk.
Thank you Franklin. That's very kind of you. Happy Week! 😊
DeleteThe movie Mary chose was a short one from a three part thriller set I got at Crypticon KC. Boy, was it lame. Fun, thought.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I have now posted the funeral parlor scene.
BTW the full screen play is on line for reference. It's obviously one written before the movie was cast.
Good job Franklin. The scene with the visitor giggling was a giggle. 👍
DeleteFranklin, I love what you did with the funeral scene! Especially when you introduced Herman Scrabble:
ReplyDelete"...looks at the hook, then the corpse, then drives the hook into Charles left nostril, lifts up the head, to get a better look, then flips the hook out letting the head drop."
And the very timely sixties reference to fallout shelters:
"I don’t know, but if this is an example of American Diplomacy, I’m not sure fall-out shelters are going to be much help."
Franklin, you did an expert job satirizing that funeral and introducing those characters. Really, the whole way through it was a laugh a minute!
ReplyDeleteGoing to be hard but it's my time to follow up on what you've set up so well.
Thanks, all, And now for kim with great anticipation.
ReplyDeleteWell, I tried to post my entry a few minutes ago and the blog told me that I could only have a word count of no more than 4,000 or so words. I did a word count on what I had written and it was only 800 words long. What's up, do you think?
ReplyDeleteWho the hell knows? I tried mine as one piece and got the same thing, but it was kind of long. Maybe it was over the limit. I cut it and tried again as two and it worked. Maybe I jinxed the thing. All I can say is: try again.
ReplyDeleteThis may not be the case, but there came a time when the blog started acting up and we needed to just create a new one, sort of like a clean slate. This may not be the case. Usually splitting up the entry into two or three parts is the way to go.
ReplyDeleteCreating a new blog is easily done.
I checked Baronzowriting and there have only been 84 posts so we are not even close to the threshold we reached some time ago. I can't remember how many posts can be made before hinkeyness ensues. I'm fairly sure it's 200 or more.
ReplyDeleteOk, I'll try breaking my segment up. Full disclosure, I didn't enjoy having to read back over my segment to perform this operation. For some reason, my contribution was probably my most uninspired. Nevertheless, I will get it on the blog today. The show must go on!
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That was great Kim. I enjoyed this part best!--"Mr. Bartholomeow startled said, “Mrs. Loonie, I must tell you that you are in grave danger with the egg’n onion.” (She put the sandwich on his desk, leaving him another spot!) “But, truthfully, you’re in danger no matter which sandwich you pick.”
ReplyDeleteThat made for some fun reading. Good job. :)
Way to go, Kim! I'll respond more fully to your posts tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteBravo, Kim! ROFL! You must have been thinking of Matthau aas Oscar Madison. I could just smell that office.
ReplyDeleteKIm,
ReplyDeleteYour entries were a delight, start to finish. A wealth of goodies to choose from. However these are my favorites:
"HQ doesn’t understand that while a spy may only need a cyanide pill, an inside man like myself needs a good deli, a masseuse and a discreet launderer to keep up America’s image abroad."
"Civilizations crumble and fall when its citizenry start poking around too much about things. ”
“But, truthfully, you’re in danger no matter which sandwich you pick.”
"You can also call me if you just want to go have some beer together at some Parisian dive, my treat.”
Good show! Your portrayal of Bartholomeow showed him up as being a smelly sort of character and a flim-flam man.
Dusty...very funny post. I especially liked the part about the French being second only to the Italians. The bats were a nice touch too. :D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nancy!
DeleteMerdre! It's almost midnight and I vowed I would turn in by 10 since I was running on fumes during last night's rehearsal. But Now I've read all installments. Hank Williams, Dust Devil? Are you sure you weren't thinking of either Hank Greenberg or Hank Aaron? But I quibble. Was Ounche's head knocked for a home run? I disrememember.
ReplyDeleteNancy, you mosey along and then brilliant slapstick at the end. Ah, Yasss ideed. The Vaguries of the telephone kiosk.
I'm punchy and lible to turn into a pumpkin.
Tomorrow, if I make it to Sunday school and church, its a rehearsal after. Amazingly it's evening. No cue to cue has been called for the afternoon. They're doing set moving practice at 4. One of the perks of being and old man with qyestionable hands, I get out of that kind of thing. Mary has been gone for the weekend to MN, to practice with the people from the N.A. Welsh Choir. We're reuniting next year in Milwaukee for the National Festival of Wales. and it's been a reagional rehearsal this weekend. Cymru am byth! *Wales Froever!) She gets back tomorrow sometime. Maybe I can churn out a piece before she gets home.
I may pop in tomorrow. The guy deserved whatever hit his jewel box.
ReplyDeleteDusty, I Thought only Louisville made bats in those days. Hmmmm.
Wow Franklin, you and Mary get to do the most interesting things. I enjoy reading what you two are doing. Continue having fun and thank you for the compliment. 😊
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! My post was rather sloppy wasn't it? Of course I meant Hank Aaron and not Hank Williams. (blushing in embarrassment)
ReplyDeleteI used to play baseball quite a bit and I had two bats that lasted many years. I had a Louisville Slugger (with the skinny handle) and an Adirondack. The Louisville Slugger was manufactured in 1894 by J.F. Hillerich. The Hillerich & Bradsby company was formed in 1924. Hank Aaron (like a lot of players used both the Slugger and Adirondack). As near as I can figure, during the 1962 season, he would have been using the Louisville Slugger, 35 inches and around 33 ounces.
Although there were some Adirondack bats labeled "Ted Williams Model", he used the Louisville Slugger almost exclusively.
But my biggest boo-boo was to suggest a 1962 model or a 1959 model. I don't think that's how they were classified. Hey, I'll bet if Hank Williams would have played baseball he'd have used the Slugger. Based on my personal experience, they were second to none.
Dusty,
ReplyDeleteIf you made a sports error, it was lost of me. But I did catch the charming way you described the Punch and Judy show!"Vrai home life" of the kids, and the sound of Punches' bones breaking made this little vignette a timeless classic! Good job.
Nancy,
ReplyDeleteOh, you brave soul! I was hoping I wouldn't have to describe the night club scene. You did a splendid job even if it did take Peter Joshyou "umpteen hours" to get the orange in his possession.
I also adored your description of the old phone booths! Struggling with dropping the change, tons of germs and managing the phone book tells me that this bit of nostalgia, I don't miss!!
Thank you Kim. Hope you're enjoying your Sunday. 🤗
DeleteWelp! Ya larn sun'thin new ever' day. Thanks for the tutorial, Dustbuster. I don't follow BB like I used to. Like with FB later, I just kind of drifted away. I was so disappointed that I never saw Stan Musial in a World Series. He was My Man. I hated the Yankees with a passion in those years. Only time I was into the American League was '59 when the White Sox got in. Then they blew it by waving Lollar around from second. He was not a "Go go White Sox."
ReplyDeleteWell, anyway....I've just posted my bit. Didn't quite get Reggie and Peter back to the hotel, but probably next to it. Copped a line from the elevator ride for my thing to honor My Fair Lady and remind the flack Audry and the director took be caster her as Eliza for the movie. And they synced her voice with someone else for the songs.
This is production week, folks. Makeup (for those who will use) tonight and full dress all next week. We open on Friday.
ReplyDeleteYa did see that I posted my thing yesterday? Or was it Saturday?
ReplyDeleteOr did I bury it too well. heh heh
Yes, I did Franklin. But I wanted to take some time to read it. I'll be posting my opinion soon. 👍
ReplyDeleteGood Job!! I liked reading all that she carried in her bag. LOL!! And the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man! I like when he shows up...I never have forgotten his "GhostBusters" film debut. :D
ReplyDeleteJust got in. Will read Franklin's post and come up with my entry -God willing- tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNancy, I loved your entry! My favorite was:
ReplyDelete"The money," four eyes says. "Give us the money or you'll be thrown away like last years ripped jeans. And with the zipper missing if you get my meaning."
Also: "...Peter proceeds for the next umpteenth hours to get an orange off a strange, blonde, buxomly matrons neck!"
Yeah, how right you are! Trillions of germs. So a person should never drop their change in a phone booth! Oh wait! They don't have to any more, thank goodness!
Thank you Dusty. And Good Morning. 😊
DeleteGood afternoon, Nancy!
DeleteBram,
ReplyDeleteI loved your reference to the song from "My Fair Lady" and the scene between Reggie and the match flicking Tex.
Franklin, what a terrific entry! Loved the Texan drawl, and I'm a native Texan! Oh, and the playful banter in the phone booth. Let me see what I can do now.
ReplyDeleteKim, your having Reggie give a flimsy excuse about the passed out security guard was really funny:
ReplyDelete“The security here is airtight, like I told you. That one’s probably off duty."
And then Reggie's concern about her dress: "...this cowboy tried to set my dress on fire. My last Givenchy, the nerve!"
As you might expect my favorite bit was your take on "Double Indemnity" and the famous "Was I speeding officer?" banter.
Loved it!
Hi gang, I'm really enjoying our parody. I'm faced with a pretty tight deadline so it'll probably be Friday before I can submit my post.
ReplyDeleteHope that won't be too much of a wrench in the machine work.
Sounds alright by me Dusty. :D
ReplyDeleteGood job Kim. That was funny stuff between Reggie and Peter. The running out of matches for the cigarette was funny too. Wasted all of them on Reggie. :D
ReplyDeleteI think that's actually great by me, Dusty, for the past three rehearsals have lasted really late. Which shorten my days, if you get my drift. Tomorrow is final dress before opening Friday night. Then, the pressure's off. Probably pickup rehearsals on next two Thursdays.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to get to Kim's tomorrow, but can't promise. Stuff to do and a therapy session (for balance) tomorrow afternoon, and I've really needed an afternoon nap.
Thanks for the kind words.
Good deal, Bram. I hope you enjoy the process of rehearsals. I admire anyone that can perform before an audience. I'm pretty sure I'd fall apart at the seams. I've always been amazed at those persons involved in live stage performances. Able to memorize their lines and to convincingly interact with their fellow actors. Bravo!
DeleteThanks, my friends! This is an enjoyable one.
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy Birthday Kim. I really hope you have a Wonderful Day. Blessings. 🎈🎁🎂🎉❣️🙏😊
ReplyDeleteI Ditto Nancy. Happy Birthday, Kim
ReplyDeleteThank you, friends! Sixty-three today. I find that shocking!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Happy Birthday, Nancy!!! How about that! Kim and Nancy.
ReplyDeleteThank you Franklin. Hope you had a good day. 😊
DeleteLoved your post, Kim. Hilarious banter. Reggie must have had a couple or four before they got home. Very kittenish and cute, and Peter not having any. How frustrating for her. heh heh
ReplyDeleteThanks, Franklin. Yeah, those one-side deals are discouraging!!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthdays, Kim and Nancy! I sent my wishes via FB but that doesn't count. LOL!
ReplyDeleteYou were not late for my new Dusty. I'm late with my thanks as I just read this message. Thanks. 🤗😊
DeleteUgh!! Not "my new" but "mine." Why oh why have they no edit button? 😶
DeleteDusty, that was riveting!! I got a clear visual on all you were describing. And I absolutely adored the "Bad Seed" allusion. I think it's always fun when our characters confuse scripts.
ReplyDeleteOh, and then there was the "depends what you mean by got" segment! You must have known a lot of women to know that we generally like to obfuscate when put in an uncomfortable spot! I do anyway.
Very good job!!
Thank you, Kim. That was fun to write. I'm sure I've known women who are uncomfortable with a head-on approach but, in all honestly, I've taken an oblique stance myself. I really don't like confrontation. I suppose that's a flaw. Oh well...
DeleteI thought that Reggie might be terrified when facing this villain and perhaps she'd try to verbally buy some time.
Dusty...you made me laugh out loud. That was funny the reference to "The Bad Seed." Didn't see that one coming! Your piece/post was very "on the edge."
ReplyDeleteWell I posted mine. Sorry I'm a little late. What with the Birthday and a job I'm still waiting on...it's been a crazy weekend. I'm a little tired and I'm afraid I wasn't feeling it. I still like watching "Charade" though. I'm just a little tired tonight. :)
ReplyDeleteNancy, your entry moved our little parody along nicely. Here are my favorite bits:
Delete"Being told that he would get free lunch for jumping to another ledge, Peter goes for it."
"Beware the man with ocular problems...they see everything."
Thanks Dusty. Seriously I've been out of it since I got two call backs for jobs. I haven't worked in 10 years and I'm still not sure how this will work out. I started today officially at Dollar General...so at least I got IN the store. I've been having some serious anxiety issues...but hopefully all will pan out. Thank you for your kind words.
DeleteA very entertaining, yea, hilarious pair of nposts. "...in the middle of the ransack..." hee hee hee. The "I got rhythm" line was choice. The Joe Rita thing was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHide and go seek...LOL. The balcony jumps bit was even funnier.
Well, I guess I'd better get to work on my dabble.
Thank you Franklin. 😊👍
DeleteSince we have a pick up rehearsal tomorrow night, I figured I'd better see if I could get my dab done before then, so I worked on it this afternoon and I've posted it. Kim has a cliff hanger to deal with.
ReplyDeleteDear Friends,
ReplyDeleteI am going to be in a wedding on Saturday and we have been doing a lot of last minute planning these few days. But I was thrilled to see that Nancy and Franklin have submitted their segments, and I will comment and try an do my own submission tomorrow.
Franklin and Nancy,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed both of your entries immensely! You all always make it fun to follow. I just dashed out my segment. Hope it is acceptable!
I know what you mean, Kim. We're hosting the cast party a week from tomorrow and next week will be hectic on our end. I just hope our marriage survives. (There are 36 in the cast, including kids, though not all will probably show up, buy one must be ready and deal with left overs later.) I tend to go Apes**t at these times.
ReplyDeleteFranklin, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Hospitality to so many is a whole other level of stress! Part of my stress involves wearing a 'bridesmaid' dress that looks like something one would be buried in!! How else would you get somebody to wear it. My best wishes for your party. With a lot of actors, I know it will have a great time!
ReplyDeleteHi Gang,
ReplyDeleteI'll have my comments and post my entry tomorrow. Hope everyone will have a good weekend!
I still have my comments to post on Nancy and Franklin's segment. The wedding is today and thereafter I hope to return to normal. (Whatever that is!!)
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late...I've been working. Franklin, ya got me with "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater." :D
ReplyDeleteSuch a lot of wonderful tidbits in these recent posts:
ReplyDeleteNancy, I thought running into the old chums white Peter sprints from window to window delightful. And then concluding with these wise words, "Beware the man with ocular problem...they see everything!"
Frankin,"Channeling the other Hepburn" business was fun. And the detailed depiction of the charm and grandeur of Reggie's Room brought the scene to life.
Dusty, I would subtitle your entry as "Fun with French!" Very colorful and entertaining! Also, I liked how you used "spies", knowing full well it's AGENTS!!
Indeed, Kim, your post was a succulent tres bon bon treat. I especially liked the bits about Columbo and Bartholameow's desk jockey thingie.
ReplyDeleteDusty: Peter seems to have morphed into Reggie, yet Reggie remains Reggie. What were you on? heh heh heh.
The French stuff was choice.
If Nancy can get hers up quickly, I may be able to crank out a post before the reality of a party for a cast and crew approaching 3 dozen (+?) drops on us like a 20 tonne (Monty Python reference) weight.
Opps! I mixed the names up. It's been a crazy weekend and I've been a bit distracted. I meant to give comments because I've really been enjoying the posts!
DeleteTo answer your question of 'what were you on?' It was cocaine, a seven per-cent solution.
*SNORT!!!* heh heh heh
DeleteBram,
ReplyDeleteI loved your allusion to Holly Golightly! Fun!
I liked this exchange between Reggie and Peter:
Whyyyyy do people lie, Peter?
Peter: Ever try to get something by telling the truth?
Kim:
“And I suppose the third man is staying here too." Was that a reference to that grand film? Hope so.
Also: “Peter Vile?” Don’t know him. Call back later in the day…” n'yuk, n'yuk!
Appy-poly-logies (as Little Alec might say) for confusing the names. I have to be watched every second lest I run amok!
ReplyDeleteNope...Im gonna be late. Im having a hard time adjusting to my new job and getting very anxious. If you all want to skip me please do. Im not trying to get out of it, I just feel so overwhelmed at this time. Thank you for your understand. <3
ReplyDeleteedit…"understanding."
ReplyDeleteThis part tickled my funny bone Kim.
ReplyDeletePeter, “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you get all the confections you want.”
Reggie wasn’t at all certain Peter could be counted on at this point. “Please don’t bother about me; I know of several bakeries in the neighborhood."
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