It’s done! YAY! The rest of the pre-primed trim is in and the wiring is complete. A total of five work-weeks worth of effort by the contractor, and we have a porch that’s even better than we imagined.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Wedding of the Painted Doll
You’ll recognize this tune from Singin’ In The Rain. It’s from Broadway Melody (1929), featured here a while ago. You’d almost think this was choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It wasn’t, but it certainly points in that direction.
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A Penny Saved
In a previous post I featured the late Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny in the first three James Bond films. Here she is in Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and, after Sean Connery took a four year hiatus from playing Bond, Diamonds are Forever.
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Declan McManus and Robert Zimmerman on Stage
My buddy Dennis and I saw and heard Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello Tuesday night. “Live on stage!” as the ticket says. The seats weren’t cheap, but the second row never is.
Costello was in fine form for his 45-minute warm-up to Dylan, and his voice was in stunningly good shape. Dylan’s voice, sorry to say, wasn’t in such good shape. But still, he put on a great show, with an eclectic selection of songs, and an absolutely top-notch band.
Dylan has been bitten by the marketing bug, because the ticket came with this promo badge and a lanyard to wear it…
…and also part of the package was — to my astonishment — a real, working, totally analog pocket watch in a leather pouch!
Maxwell. Lois Maxwell.
Lois Maxwell, memorable as Miss Moneypenny, the secretary for M, James Bond’s boss, is dead at age 82. I’ve spliced together scenes with Lois from the first three Sean Connery movies — Dr. No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger. In the next post I’ll feature Lois in the last three Connery movies, which are in a different aspect ratio.
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Correction: Maxwell was 80. The radio report I heard while writing this post gave her age as 82.
What Sort Of Fan Am I?
Yes, I know that Stephen Colbert — his voice, anyway — was on the season premiere of The Simpsons. As with Colbert’s appearance on the Emmys, I didn’t watch it. Shameful, I know! Sorry.