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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 21, 2011 15:54:53 GMT -5
Danny DeVito as Mr Abrams. Olympia Dukakis as Mom. Alyson Hannigan as Diane. Danny DeVito could do it although Mr Abrams was very skinny, I'd happily accept Alyson as me although she's much prettier, but much as I adore her, Olympia is better suited to play my grandmother than my mother at that time. Mom was high glamour/high maintenance. People often commented that she resembled Elizabeth Taylor, but not THAT high maintenance. The portrait in the background is the only likeness I have that is nearly contemporary, painted as it was in 1959. www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo21/d6/ec/56f61f0c036c__1179947714000.jpgOf course. Your mom would have been too young for the current Olympia to play her (or of course, the current Liz) . . . maybe Catherine Zeta Jones, then?
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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 21, 2011 15:59:33 GMT -5
Danny DeVito could do it although Mr Abrams was very skinny, I'd happily accept Alyson as me although she's much prettier, but much as I adore her, Olympia is better suited to play my grandmother than my mother at that time. Mom was high glamour/high maintenance. People often commented that she resembled Elizabeth Taylor, but not THAT high maintenance. The portrait in the background is the only likeness I have that is nearly contemporary, painted as it was in 1959. www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo21/d6/ec/56f61f0c036c__1179947714000.jpgSo, Stephanie Romanov as Mom, then? Julia, there's not a lot of tiny little skinny guys acting these days who don't get shot on top of boxes and sold to us as action stars. A good one. I actually thought of Billy Crystal for Mr Abrams, but he looks horrendous anymore. Maybe Joel Grey . . . though I like Danny D best for the 'tude. I could just picture him doing that part. And I could just picture Alyson doing the part with the putting her hand up and then having to pretend she was, yes, of course, ready to cry, etc. You know, that whole story could make quite the little vignette, really.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 16:13:38 GMT -5
I had one of those too. Think double root canal and inadequate anesthesia for four hours. Only a single root canal, following an airplane trip with an open cavity, and being verbally abused the whole time he was working on my mouth for not taking care of my teeth (which have been a rolling disaster all my life due to prenatal exposure to a drug known to interfere with tooth formation). On top of being treated like a thief for not having insurance (I payed cash for the experience, ugh). I wrote letters to people after that: he was soon out of business. There are advantages to being well known in a very small town. Julia, the next town after, he was arrested for misdirecting prescription drugs for illegal use. That sounds awful. But as was once said, getting even is the best revenge. I also had one who did a root canal on me and turned out to be an imposter! The tooth cracked in half and had to be surgically removed. But by then the jerk was already in jail. Small comfort. If we had to evolve with teeth, you'd think we'd have had time to evolve a decay-proof surface.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 16:14:42 GMT -5
Danny DeVito could do it although Mr Abrams was very skinny, I'd happily accept Alyson as me although she's much prettier, but much as I adore her, Olympia is better suited to play my grandmother than my mother at that time. Mom was high glamour/high maintenance. People often commented that she resembled Elizabeth Taylor, but not THAT high maintenance. The portrait in the background is the only likeness I have that is nearly contemporary, painted as it was in 1959. www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo21/d6/ec/56f61f0c036c__1179947714000.jpgOf course. Your mom would have been too young for the current Olympia to play her (or of course, the current Liz) . . . maybe Catherine Zeta Jones, then? Much better.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 16:16:53 GMT -5
Danny DeVito could do it although Mr Abrams was very skinny, I'd happily accept Alyson as me although she's much prettier, but much as I adore her, Olympia is better suited to play my grandmother than my mother at that time. Mom was high glamour/high maintenance. People often commented that she resembled Elizabeth Taylor, but not THAT high maintenance. The portrait in the background is the only likeness I have that is nearly contemporary, painted as it was in 1959. www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo21/d6/ec/56f61f0c036c__1179947714000.jpgSo, Stephanie Romanov as Mom, then? Julia, there's not a lot of tiny little skinny guys acting these days who don't get shot on top of boxes and sold to us as action stars. Actually, if the hair and makeup were right, Stephanie Romanov would be perfect. There's even a slight resemblance and I think she could do my mother's attitude as well.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 16:17:58 GMT -5
So, Stephanie Romanov as Mom, then? Julia, there's not a lot of tiny little skinny guys acting these days who don't get shot on top of boxes and sold to us as action stars. A good one. I actually thought of Billy Crystal for Mr Abrams, but he looks horrendous anymore. Maybe Joel Grey . . . though I like Danny D best for the 'tude. I could just picture him doing that part. And I could just picture Alyson doing the part with the putting her hand up and then having to pretend she was, yes, of course, ready to cry, etc. You know, that whole story could make quite the little vignette, really. I like Joel Grey as the best casting choice, even if he is too tall. He'd do the accent, the combative attitude, even the remorseful pat just right! We could always make him look shorter with clever camera angles.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 16:22:21 GMT -5
Which of the following might feel like a bagel? A. A spike. B. A shopkeeper. C. A jug. D. A bread roll.
RSG has been smoking weed again. We all know that Spike doesn't feel like a bagel at all. He feels like a blooming onion. And maybe a beer. Just ask him. If Spring can be induced to open up his dungeon cell long enough for communication to take place, that is.
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Post by Karen on Jan 21, 2011 16:37:07 GMT -5
Loved the story, Diane. So, did you rock that dress, or what? The coughs - they dance the lambada with me!No cough, but I am slowly losing my voice. I don't feel sick, but I am getting hoarser by the minute. huh
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Post by Karen on Jan 21, 2011 16:43:33 GMT -5
Only a single root canal, following an airplane trip with an open cavity, and being verbally abused the whole time he was working on my mouth for not taking care of my teeth (which have been a rolling disaster all my life due to prenatal exposure to a drug known to interfere with tooth formation). On top of being treated like a thief for not having insurance (I payed cash for the experience, ugh). I wrote letters to people after that: he was soon out of business. There are advantages to being well known in a very small town. Julia, the next town after, he was arrested for misdirecting prescription drugs for illegal use. That sounds awful. But as was once said, getting even is the best revenge. I also had one who did a root canal on me and turned out to be an imposter! The tooth cracked in half and had to be surgically removed. But by then the jerk was already in jail. Small comfort. If we had to evolve with teeth, you'd think we'd have had time to evolve a decay-proof surface. I had a childhood dentist who helped paid for his airplane by filling every tooth in my family's mouths. And he wondered why I took my kids to a children's dentist. Their adult teeth were almost cavity-free. Our teeth are pretty decay-proof, but their enamel is no match for the processed foods and sugar we eat and damage from some drugs and such, as was Julia's experience. I hear pro-biotic gum or lozenges might help combat the teeth eating bacteria from sugar. Haven't looked into it, but they have it for kids and I think my grandson would probably benefit from that kind of product.
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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 21, 2011 16:46:22 GMT -5
A good one. I actually thought of Billy Crystal for Mr Abrams, but he looks horrendous anymore. Maybe Joel Grey . . . though I like Danny D best for the 'tude. I could just picture him doing that part. And I could just picture Alyson doing the part with the putting her hand up and then having to pretend she was, yes, of course, ready to cry, etc. You know, that whole story could make quite the little vignette, really. I like Joel Grey as the best casting choice, even if he is too tall. He'd do the accent, the combative attitude, even the remorseful pat just right! We could always make him look shorter with clever camera angles. Perfect! We have an "all Buffyverse" cast! Alyson, Stephanie, and Joel. I like it. Now we just have to write the screenplay, and send it to Joss with our casting suggestions. I think the story is great as it is, but we may have to add some supernatural element . . . like the Diane-character has some kind of superpower, to get the needed attention.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 17:04:20 GMT -5
Loved the story, Diane. So, did you rock that dress, or what? The coughs - they dance the lambada with me!No cough, but I am slowly losing my voice. I don't feel sick, but I am getting hoarser by the minute. huh I was entirely too wholesome to really "rock" the dress (thanks, Mom!) but I looked as good as I'm able and groped blindly without my glasses for the evening. And did have a fantastic time even if I didn't lose my virginity, as is traditional. I've noticed that when I get a cold, if it turns into laryngitis I'm a lot less sick than if it stays a normal cold. Maybe that's what's happening for you?
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 21, 2011 17:06:13 GMT -5
I like Joel Grey as the best casting choice, even if he is too tall. He'd do the accent, the combative attitude, even the remorseful pat just right! We could always make him look shorter with clever camera angles. Perfect! We have an "all Buffyverse" cast! Alyson, Stephanie, and Joel. I like it. Now we just have to write the screenplay, and send it to Joss with our casting suggestions. I think the story is great as it is, but we may have to add some supernatural element . . . like the Diane-character has some kind of superpower, to get the needed attention. I have no objection to having superpowers, as long as I get to be a hot chick. Do you think Alyson's (now age 36) gotten to old to play 17 year old me? Maybe Michele Trachtenberg, who's now 25?
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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 21, 2011 17:53:33 GMT -5
Perfect! We have an "all Buffyverse" cast! Alyson, Stephanie, and Joel. I like it. Now we just have to write the screenplay, and send it to Joss with our casting suggestions. I think the story is great as it is, but we may have to add some supernatural element . . . like the Diane-character has some kind of superpower, to get the needed attention. I have no objection to having superpowers, as long as I get to be a hot chick. Do you think Alyson's (now age 36) gotten to old to play 17 year old me? Maybe Michele Trachtenberg, who's now 25? Oh - so true. I don't watch HIMYM, so when I think of Alyson, I perpetually think of Willow. Michelle - yes. Michelle has a sort of "baby face" that can look younger, and gift for comedy, which you would have to have, to get through that scene - she held her own with James M in some great scenes.
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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 21, 2011 19:00:52 GMT -5
So predictions of 0 deg F tonight!! And a frosty weekend all around. No melting of the approx 6" we've got, but no significant accumulation . . . though possible more snow for Mon & Tues. And it's not even the end of Jan. It's going to be a long winter.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Jan 21, 2011 20:49:01 GMT -5
I am a Bad Daughter and a Bad Sister. This afternoon during the daily (M-F) call from my mother, I lost it. I told Aged Mum, politely, that it's time she called Ratbag and BiL and leaned on them to visit more often. I also told her that I was tired of hearing what a saint BiL is for driving up once in a while, and for making vague promises of visiting, and even committing to driving her to appointments, which he then breaks, and that I am tired of no matter how much I do, it's never good enough, and furthermore, that I think Ratbag is faking most of her "issues". If she's well enough to stay up all night getting into flame wars on the internet, she can damn well call her mother once a month. Bipolar my . I also reminded her, politely, that while I had to support myself most of my adult life (until six months after Emily was born, when I quit to raise the baby), Ratbag never has - she went straight from something like six years of flapping around in college paid for by proud parents (who couldn't be arsed to go to my high school graduation, so I didn't either) to living with and then married to BiL. She's never had a paying job, just a few volunteer gigs at animal shelters, which she always left because she "couldn't deal with the politics". She says she agrees with me, and that she thinks I do enough *insert hollow laugh from me here*. We. Shall. See. So tomorrow I am, again, giving up my morning out (because Himself has a mythie meeting Sunday afternoon, and one can't expect him to sacrifice his social life) to, with the Husband, dance attendance on my mother, as is our monthly custom. I do have a bit of grocery shopping for Aged Mum, so if I actually get enough any sleep tonight, I might sneak out to a coffee shop for twenty minutes tomorrow morning before we leave. If I'm very lucky. Thus endeth the rant. Sunday we have to drive to Westminster. Kitty needs some art supplies (the ones we don't already have around the house) for her drawing class. Boo hoo, we have to go to Art Supply Warehouse. Don't throw me in that briar patch... The most amusing thing is that Kitty said she had a list, I said we'd go to ASW on Sunday morning, and at the bottom of the list, the first place the teacher recommended is ASW. Hee. Anne, evil bitch monster of death and proud of it
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