THOUGH I'VE BEEN REMISS IN MY AMASSING AMAZING OBITUARIES,
THIS ONE CAME TO MY ATTENTION TODAY AND I MUST SHARE IT.
(Actually, it's just the first paragraph that's kinda jaw-dropping)
THOUGH I'VE BEEN REMISS IN MY AMASSING AMAZING OBITUARIES,
THIS ONE CAME TO MY ATTENTION TODAY AND I MUST SHARE IT.
(Actually, it's just the first paragraph that's kinda jaw-dropping)
Some of you, maybe all three, will recall my bloggy homage to Esther Zidel, a woman I knew, a bit. After she left this world some of her scrapbooks and drawings were rescued from the trash heap and given to me. I sensed this "trash" needed saving and I did my best over there. It's been so long since I've done anything bloggy, I can't even manage to do a simple link to Esther. Pathetic.
I was just sent a photo consisting of a trio of Esther works I've never seen. The sender asked me if I could identify the subjects.
The dude in the center is undoubtedly Robert Taylor (does anyone remember Robert Taylor??)
The mademoiselle on top gives me an Olivia deHavilland vibe, but then I look again and I kind of see her sister. In other words, I'm not sure.
And the bottom dame baffles.
ANY GUESSES??
SO AFTER THE MISTRESS THREATENED TO TURN HER REALM INTO A KNITTING FACTORY, I WENT LOOKING FOR SOME KNITTING TERMS SO THAT I MIGHT HAVE SOME CLEVER RIPOSTE FOR HER.
I GOOGLED AND I CLICKED AND IT BROUGHT ME TO THE PAGE BELOW
AND ALL I COULD DO WAS SMILE.
I FOUND, NORMAN!
JUST WATCHED A NEW LYPSINKA SHOW, 'TOXIC FEMININITY"
IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT JUST WHO & WHAT SHE'S SYNCING TO. I'M NOT HERE TO GIVE ALL THAT AWAY, JUST TO SHARE A COINCIDENCE.
THERE'S ONE SEGMENT OF THE SHOW WHERE THE LYP IS DOING A LOUELLA PARSONS SHTICK. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS FAMILIAR, BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS I COULD GET, SO I GOOGLED. AS I SCROLLED DOWN THE OFFERINGS I CAME UPON A POST FROM THE INFAMOUS DELORES DELAGO TOWERS! JON, THE PROLIFIC GATEKEEPER SLAPPED MY OPAQUE MEMORIES CLEAR (THINK CHER, "SNAP OUT OF IT") REMINDING ME OF A POST I'D MADE IN 2012(!) ABOUT THE FABULOUS TC JONES.
THE LINK OF THE SHOW INFERS IT'LL BE UP/FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME.
VIDEO: HERE
THIS HAPPENED TODAY AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION.
WENT INTO DUNKIN' DONUTS TO GET AN ICED COFFEE. I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING ICED COFFEE AT PLACES LIKE THIS, McDONALD'S AS WELL, WHEN IT COMES TO ANSWERING THE QUESTION, DO YOU WANT CREAM IN THAT?
YES, I LIKE CREAM, SOME CREAM, NOT TOO MUCH CREAM. THESE FAST FOOD JOINTS LOVE TO MAKE THE COFFEE 1/2 COFFEE, 1/2 CREAM. BLECHH.
IT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM TRYING TO DESCRIBE WHAT I WANT.
TODAY AS I ORDERED MY COFFEE AND THE CLERK ASKED ME THE CREAM QUESTION, IN THAT SPLIT SECOND I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO SAY,
"I LIKE THE COFFEE THE COLOR OF BEYONCE."
BUT THERE WAS A YOUNG GUY (A LOVELY SHADE OF MOCHA) ALSO BEHIND THE COUNTER JUST STANDING THERE. IN THE NEXT SPLIT SECOND I SAID,
"I LIKE MY COFFEE THE COLOR OF HIM."
WELL, THINGS TURNED QUITE FROSTY. I BEGAN TALKING NON-STOP, APOLOGIZING, SAYING I MEANT NOTHING DEMEANING ABOUT MY REMARK. ULTIMATELY, THIS YOUNG GUY JUST SAID TO ME THAT IT WAS A WEIRD THING TO SAY.
I DON'T DISAGREE. BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS RACIST. WAS IT?
I'M GOING TO VISIT MY LOCAL BENJAMIN MOORE STORE,
GET SOME COLOR SWATCHES & KEEP THOSE IN MY WALLET.
OH NO! I WAS JUST GOING TO POP OVER TO PEENEE'S BLOG TO SNATCH A PHOTO OF ONE OF HIS MOCHA BEAUTIES & PEENEE'S BLOG IS GONE!!
WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TOO???
WELL, LISA MARIE DIED AND THAT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT DEATH WHICH MADE ME MENTION MY OBITUARY POSTS WHICH MADE ME GO CHECK OUT MY LATEST STASH! I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND HOW MUCH I'VE GOT IN THAT FOLDER.
DISCLAIMER: AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I MAY BE MAKING FUN OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE'S NAMES OR SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR FACE OR THEIR WRITTEN OBITUARY, BUT I AM IN NO WAY CELEBRATING THEIR DEMISE.
I HOPE THEY ALL LIVED FABULOUS LIVES, SUFFERED LITTLE AND HAD GLORIOUS JOURNEYS AS THEY ASCENDED TO THEIR GLORY.