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I just heard recently that Barry Manilow is scheduled to undergo hip surgery! Just hearing the news made me feel so old! I was never a huge fan of Barry’s, but liked some of his greatest hits. There is something about When October Goes, that always makes me cry. It probably ties into the fact that I am also getting older and look back at my younger days with a fond memory. Well gotta dash, I’m off to the Copa!
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Mike Douglas is dead at 81. I have such fond memories of running home after school and watching The Mike Douglas Show. I had such stars in my eyes as a kid, and he had all the great ones on his show…even Judy Garland! I also liked when he would have co-hosts for a week. Many of my favorites as a kid got to guest host… Kristy McNichol, Lindsay Wagner, Anne Murray, Helen Reddy. Such Memories! I am really feeling old!
Tonight we took our friend Bob out to a dinner and a movie for his birthday. We saw Pirates of the Caribbean. I think I might have liked it better than the first one, although I was bored at times. Some scenes just went on too long for my liking. That, and the fact that as I get older I cannot sit for 2 1/2 hours! My bum wears out! I sorta wish that the Pirates movies didn’t rely so much on the supernatural. I find the makeup a little tedious at times and long for just a good pirate story. Johnny Depp has definitely created an interesting character, but I still was bored. I am too critical for my own good! I give Pirates a C+
 
    About 1 month ago I wrote to Sony Television and 3 of the producers (including the late Aaron Spelling) of the 70’s show Family. I requested that they release this great drama series from the 70’s on DVD. I had not received a written response from any of them, but I got the best answer I could hope for from TvShowsonDVD.com when they announced that Family will be released to DVD this coming September! I don’t think I can take much credit for it, but it is a welcomed coincidence!
FAMILY follows the saga of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California ‘ parents Kate (Sada Thompson) and Doug (James Broderick) and their three children: young, divorced mother Nancy (played by Elayne Heilveil in the first season, and by Meredith Baxter Birney in the second season), high school dropout Willie (Gary Frank), and young teenage daughter Buddy (Kristy McNichol). Notable guest stars include Helen Hunt, James Woods, and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Thank You, Thank You, ABC! Thank you for firing that self promoting, selfish, ego maniacal, lying, witch from your show, The View. I am sure the florist that Star Jones stiffed for over seven thousand dollars and the countless others who have been ripped off for her promises of free publicity are happy as well. Other stars such as Kathy Griffin and Rosie O’Donnell, who have no love for the self proclaimed diva, must also be ecstatic. I must admit I will miss the chance to see a Rosie O’Donnell and Star Jones cat fight when O’Donnell joins the show in September.Â
Star Jones is our loser of the week!
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.
Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their last respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, and Captain Crunch. As you might imagine, the gravesite was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions.
Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough, and two Children, John Dough and Jane Dough, plus they had one in the oven. His elderly father Pop Tart, also survives him. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
Kudos: Chaz’s Blog
Rufus Wainwright is recreating Judy Garland‘s legendary 1961Â Carnegie Hall Concert. Why?
He is using a 40-piece orchestra, with her orchestrations. Why?
Listen to the original CD. No need to recreate perfection.
My good friend, Dan Bolton, is appearing at the Wellesley Summer Theatre in An Ideal Husband .The play is getting great reviews, as is Danny! Check it out! Speaking of an ideal husband, did I tell you I married one?
I am so mad! ABC has cancelled one of my favorite shows. Invasion. Couldn’t they at least give us a few more episodes to finish the storyline? I always wondered how the show could keep going on with the current plot. It always felt like a mini-series. But to end it on a cliffhanger, is just plain mean and stupid. It really isn’t fair to cancel a show of this style, in this manner. It’s like only giving us half a book. The Fox Network did the same thing with Point Pleasant last year. Not to mention they didn’t show it on a consistent basis, just as with Point Pleasant. If you are going to commit to airing a nighttime soap opera, at least commit to resolving the main storyline before cancelling it. Why will any of us continue to watch new series if we are going to be continually left in the lurch? Sometimes a show takes a while to build an audience, especially one that requires you to know what went on in the beginning. You have to give people time to catch up with reruns. I really didn’t catch on to Desperate Housewives until the first season was almost over. I had to see the earlier episodes first. Please ABC, at least finish the storyline on DVD. It would make a great boxed set. The show was far superior to Taken, and I am sure would sell well.
We saw The Da Vinci Code on Friday night with our friend, Danny. The theater was packed. I thought the movie was O.K. I really didn’t picture Tom Hanks as the lead character when I read the book. He was better than I thought he would be. I 
think seeing the movie after you have read the book is very anticlimatic. There is little pay off. The sense of discovery that made the book fun is lost when you know the answers to the puzzles. We had a stupid couple behind us that kept saying what was going to happen before it did, so even if I forgot any twists they made sure to remind me…and everyone else. There was no stopping them. I did the “turn your head” around several times… even let out a loud “shush”, but they were oblivious. At one point, I even said a “thank you”, when they told me a character was going to die in a minute. People do not have consideration for anyone but themselves these days. It is really frustrating. As I thought with the book, the first half of the movie is the best. The story kinda loses me after they get to London. I really think that if you read the book, you can definitely skip the movie.