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Dance Like A Rock Star

( Music and New York and Nostalgia )

Last night I went to an early dinner with a friend, then came home and hung out. I had downloaded some songs to my iPod earlier in the week, and hadn’t had time to listen to them yet. I put on my headphones and cranked up the tunes. Of course I had downloaded my usual [...]

Happy Everything!

Remember to take some time to chill…

Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday!
Hugs,
Lisa B. & Ally da Pup

Childhood 101

( Dad and Friends and Mom and Nostalgia and POV and The South )

Drum roll please… Carolyn is the winner of the what the heck should I write about contest?
Thus I give you a bit of nostalgia…
When I was a kid:
My Dad and I had Yahtzee marathons. For hours. And it was a fight to the death. None of that wussy “let your daughter win” stuff.
My friends and [...]

Bodice Rippers

( Books and Celebrities and Friends and Nostalgia and POV and Sex and The South )

For Fuzz , Mal Snay and Kat – by request…
Back in my grammar school days, my best friend’s mother used to read romance novels. Everything from Harlequin novels, to what they used to call “bodice rippers.”

All the men on the book covers looked like Fabio.

This was the era before Fabio, so either he [...]

What If…

( Ally da Pup and Life and Movies and Nostalgia and POV and TV )

Do you ever have those moments? Where you wonder what might have happened if you had made a different choice in your life? Hat tip to Wombat on this post. Anyway, I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. Must be the time of year. The holidays tend to bring up all sorts of mixed [...]

Tramp is the Word

( Celebrities and Movies and Music and Nostalgia and POV and Plays )

I caught the movie “Grease” on cable the other night.

I’ve always really liked that movie, it’s charming and fun. Great soundtrack as well! And I must admit, I have always had a jones for John Travolta. Can that man dance or what?

Just watching him walk is hot! It’s also fun to see vintage Olivia Newton-John, [...]

E is for Excellent*

( Music and Nostalgia and POV and Stuff )

My favorite album/cd title EVER:
“Verities & Balderdash”

Now there’s a title you don’t see every day!
And your favorite?
* hat tip to Allison

Things I Learned in Film School

( Celebrities and Movies and Nostalgia and POV and Showbiz and TV and Theater and Work )

Fade up to reveal:
Lisa B. sitting in a huge auditorium, surrounded by a bunch of jaded, know-it-all college freshmen her peers.
In my very first film class on my very first day, the professor said, “if you ever want to watch a movie for pure enjoyment again, LEAVE NOW.”
We laughed but boy was he was right. [...]

So Long, Farewell

( Alcohol and Hollywood and Nostalgia and POV and Showbiz )

I’m taking this Mel Gibson situation way too personally. To briefly recap, he got arrested for speeding up Pacific Coast Highway, was drunk and abusive when the officers pulled him over, and then spewed anti-Semitic diatribes. Quite a night’s work. This blogger and this one wrote about the situation quite eloquently, check them out.
Mel Gibson [...]

It’s Burning Daylight, Baby

( Dad and Movies and Nostalgia and POV and Showbiz and TV and Work )

Once again I’m revisiting a post from last summer. It’s freaking hot outside, so sue me. Enjoy!
I LOVE Westerns. I have ever since I was a little girl. I used to watch them with my father for hours on end. My favorites are “Red River,” “The Searchers,” and “The Cowboys.” Needless to say I [...]