Andy had so many personas. Latka, Tony Clifton, Vic Ferrari, Andy Kaufman the Wrestler, The sweet milk and cookies Andy, The Elvis Andy, The Singing Andy, Andy the Prankster. Which Andy do you relate most to, and why?
...Andy Kaufman, the guy who was all of those things, the guy who thought up the idea of all of those things. This creative, funny man never let you know what to expect; I wish Andy were still around, generating new material that would strike our curiosity and sense of fun afresh.
There is no real Andy??? Of course there is - and he's my favorite!
Without a doubt, the Andy that thrilled me the most was “Andy the hoaxer.” His absolutely serious way of coming on a national television program and saying, for example, that he had fallen in love with a Christian woman, had given his life to God, and is getting married-then proceeding to introduce her a sing a hymn about his new life. Or when he would go on Letterman and say, in a totally serious way, that he was washed up, broke, and that his wife and kids had left him, then going into David’s audience and panhandling. Or the Lawler-Kaufman letterman appearance. Or the Fridays refusal to participate in the skit. And there were many more.
I think that when he did this kind of thing, about 1/3 of the audience believed it was real, 1/3 knew it wasn’t, and the final third had no clue.
These were my favorite kind of Kaufman bits. I can identify only in that I would love to have the imagination, guts, talent, and notoriety to pull this kind of thing off! But only Andy had that rare combination.
We all recognize this as the first line from REM’s “Man on the Moon.” A few months back I did some digging on the Internet, and discovered that the “Mott the Hoople,” in REM’s song, referred not to the Rock group of the 60’s and 70’s, as many have thought. But rather it refers to a book (by the same name as it’s hero- Mott the Hoople) written in Great Britain in the 50’s about a brilliant prankster. He (Mott) roamed the English countryside staging elaborate hoaxes and pranks, some for his own enrichment, but more often for his own amusement. I haven’t had the pleasure of reading it yet, just of reading about it.
It seems though that Michael Stipe saw a similarity being the idea of being Hooplized and of being Kaufanized and decided to begin his wonderful tribute to Andy Kaufman with that reference.
Hey, thanks for the info Anonymous. I suppose it's a possibility that "Mott the Hoople" chose their name from the prankster, after all they are an English band and could have been impressed with this amusing tale from the '50s.
The rock band Queen (who toured with Mott the Hoople in the early '70s) also had a lyric, "Down in the city, just Hoople and me. Don't I love him so." So this new info you bring opens up a whole can of wonderment for me. I must get this book!
First off, I am "anomymous," not because I was trying to be mysterious, but only 'cuz I forgot to type in my name before sending, and the program automatically puts in that designation. Oops!
I love Queen's music, everything from "We are the Champions" to "Bohemion Rhapsody"- those guys were great! And they were probably one of the most highly educated rock bands of the century.
I hadn't heard that lyric before, but that's very interesting. I suspect that both the band MTH and the Queen lyric, refer back to the original book.
I actually talked, on line, to a British fellow who knew the author of MTH personally, and he said he could get me a copy of the book for 10 bucks. I got busy and neglected to follow up. Stupid me! I'm going to track him down again and get a copy--I'll let you know when I find it.
But apperantly this Hoople guy, in a way, was the original Andy Kaufman.
The Queen song with the Hoople reference is from a song called, "Now I'm Here" written by Brian May and it's from the "Sheer Heart Attack" album (circa 1974), not to be confused with the song "Sheer Heart Attack" written by Roger Taylor and put on the "News of the World" album some years later. (I'm so anal about Queen facts - sorry to be such a bore).
Anyway, I am also interested in this book. Can you post more details so I can order the book too (or post your email, and I can get your address and I'll pay you in advance if you get me one too).
I'll try to track him down again this weekend through "Ask Jeeves" as I did before. It was an obscure hit from my Mott the Hoople search. I'll post whayever I find.
And I am never bored by facts about rock groups, especially Queen. They ruled!
Thanks for the Trivia, especially the "Down in the City Just Hoople And Me" lyric. It's like Holly always says: "All Roads Lead to Andy."
I love Queen's music, but I'm not a trivia buff; I'm liable to get the minutia wrong; still, I admire them for their huge musical knowledge, and diversity of writing/performing styles.
I have a good friend who adores Queen. I've sent her the edress of this BB, in case she has stuff to add.
I wonder if "Hoople" is the origin of that expression, "Hoopla", meaning a lot of commotion and chaos...
If somebody knows a lot about a band's music, it doesn't necessarily make them a "trivia buff". If you own a lot of a certain band's music, you automatically know who plays the guitar, what the first album was, who the orginal band members where etc. That doesn't make a person a trivia buff, just an attentive fan
Good guess about the expression "Hoopla" - You're probably right
1. Give away something other than candy. (Toothpicks, golf balls, bags of sand, etc.)
2. Wait behind the door until some people come. When they get near the door, jump out, wearing a costume, and holding a bag, and yell, "Trick or
Treat!" Look at them, scratch your head, and act confused.
3. Fill a briefcase with marbles and crackers. Write on it, "Top Secret" in big letters. When trick-or-treaters come, look around suspiciously,
say, "It's about time you got here," give them the briefcase, and quickly shut the door.
4. Get about 30 people to wait in your living room. When trick-or-treaters come to the door, say, "Come in." When they do, have everyone yell,
"Surprise!!!" Act like it's a surprise party.
5. Get everyone who comes to the door to come in and see if they can figure out what's wrong with your dishwasher. Insist that it makes an
unnatural "whirring" sound.
6. After you give them candy, hand the trick-or-treaters a bill.
7. Open the door dressed as a giant fish. Immediately collapse, and don't move or say anything until the trick-or-treaters go away.
8. When you answer the door, hold up one candy bar, throw it out into the street, and yell, "Crawl for it!"
9. When you answer the door, look at the trick-or-treaters, act shocked and scared, and start screaming your head off. Slam the door and run
around the house, screaming until they go away.
10. Insist that the trick-or-treaters each do ten push-ups before you give them any candy.
11. Hand out menus to the trick-or-treaters and let them order their candy. Keep asking if anyone wants to see the wine list.
12. Get a catapult. Sit on your porch and catapult pumpkins at anyone who comes within 50 yards of your house.
13. When people come to the door, jump out a nearby window, crashing through the glass, and run as far away from your house as you can.
14. Answer the door dressed as a pilgrim. Stare at the trick-or-treaters for a moment, pretend to be confused, and start flipping through a
calendar.
15. Instead of candy, give away colored eggs. If anyone protests, explain that the eggs are the only thing you had left over from Easter.
16. Answer the door dressed as a dentist. Angrily give the trick-or-treaters a two-hour lecture on tooth decay.
17. Answer the door with a mouthful of M & M's and several half-eaten candy bars in your hands. Act surprised, and close the door. Open it again
in a few seconds, and insist that you don't have any candy.
18. Hand out cigarettes and bottles of aspirin.
19. Put a crown on a pumpkin and put the pumpkin on a throne on your porch. Insist that all of the trick-or-treaters bow before the pumpkin.
20. Dress up like a bunny rabbit. Yell and curse from the moment you open the door, and angrily throw the candy at the trick-or-treaters. Slam
the door when you're finished.
The comments expressed recently about ugliness and it’s repelling character, and beauty with it’s power to attract, made me think about the purpose of this discussion group. Why are we still drawn to Andy Kaufman after all these years?
I agree that ugliness is repulsive. And beauty attracts.
But ugliness is not one’s physical appearance. It is his/her heart and soul and spirit. It is his/her mind and attitude. Ugliness is pessimism, sarcasm, jealousy and hatred. It is manifest in attitudes of mockery, criticism, complaining, and ridicule. It’s purpose is to cause pain. It is an attitude of disdain, fear, and cowardice. An ugly person is one whose heart is hard, whose soul is shriveled and dying, and whose spirit is dead. An ugly person is a cynic, who believes in nothing and nobody, least of all (sadly) in him/herself.
And what makes a person beautiful? The opposite! It’s a heart that is warm and caring and giving. A soul that is continually growing, learning, yearning to be better. A spirit which is indomitable. It is optimism, intelligence, self-actualization, and confidence. It is the determination that whatever gift one has been given in this life, that that gift will be not only be embraced, but will be nourished, honed, perfected and used to make this world a better place. It is drive and determination. It is dreams and aspirations. It is courage in the face of failure, ridicule, and being misunderstood. And it is the courage to pick oneself up after such an experience, and go out and push even harder to achieve that dream, and to keep pushing until the dream is realized. It is the will to not just experience a momentary vision of one’s inner genius, then let it die, but rather the courage to actualize that genius no matter ~what~ it takes.
And when we see that kind of beauty, we have a brief glimpse of it’s Creator.
Can you think of andybody who lived that way? I can. That’s why I come to this discussion group.
When I am sad or depressed, I am always aware of the fact that I can put on one of my many Andy videos, and be made to feel better by his artistic manipulation. It's hard to be sad when watching Tony Clifton, or singing along with "The Cow Goes Moo" and watching Andy get tangled up in a series of "OK? OK!"
Beauty is so much more than what you are - it's also what you inspire others to feel.
What a beautiful piece of literature, Don. I hope you (and Sister Holly) are printing out your statements and keeping them. You guys should have a Sister Holly & Don website, no?
Sadly, for a little while, that is what this site became. It is good to see some new names...I enjoy having a dialogue with Don, but that can largly be pursued via email. I think that both he and I long for a big group Kaufmanites who hang out here and discourse on Andy and Philosophy, Andy and Death Hoaxes, Andy and Videos and Books, etc.
Couldn't agree more! What makes this site especially enjoyable is open, honest debate. Different points of views, and ideas, questions, comments, thoughts that can only come from seeing life through one's own eyes.
I really enjoy coming here and seeing Holly's stimulating thoughts and searing questions about Andy and about life and philosophy! And I applaud her leadership and unswerving dedication!
And the other(serious)Andy Kaufman fans here that have the guts to tell us how they truly feel about interesting (or even trivial) issues are a credit to themselves and to Andy.
Let's have more views, more debate, and more questions about Andy. And if you are deterred by the hecklers, ask yourself what Andy would do. We all know the answer to that one.
I didn't mean that in a bad way, like this particular board being empty except for you and Don. I mean the real deal! A big site with pictures of Sister Holly and Pastor Don; Andy Links; philosophers and prophets, someone mentioned Mark Twain, I think it was Don or Tommy, I'm into his dark period too. And if you really want, you can do what the Satanic sites do: SCREEN PEOPLE!! We can have brilliant minds with opposing views and eliminate the child-ish, as Shane says, "Springer-atrics". Bye-bye Sin-Queerly Don. Tee-hee.
And how about a Velvet Andy? (a take-off on the kitschy white-trash Velvet Elvis - I'm sure Andy would love that!) How about an "Andy-of-the-Week" - a different picture of Andy represented each week, Andy as Latka, Andy as Tony, Andy as Vic Ferrari, Andy the Champion Wrestler. yada yada yada.
JOIN THE BROTHERS & SISTERS IN THE TEMPLE OF SINCERE DON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The thought for this week is: Sincere Don!!!!!!!!
I found a beautiful passage from the Sincere Don Book of Truth" about Sincere Don, and I would like to take this opportunity to share it with you dorks.
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130.
Sincere Don gives naught but hisself and takes naugt but from hisself.
Love possesses not nor would it be posessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "Sincere Don is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of Sincere Don."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
***Nota Bene From Jim Quigley: Actually, technically, think not that you can direct the course of DONNIETHING, and you'll probably be much happier. I, personally, am working on this being more like Sincere Don.***
Sincere Don has no other desire but to fulfil himself.
But if you love Sincere Don and have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be lie a running brook that sings its melody to Sincere Don.
To know the pain of too much Sincere Don between your legs.
To be wounded by your dear Sincere Don;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving Sincere Don;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate on love's iINSERT WORD WITH CORRECT SPELLING HERE;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved Sincere Don in your heart, and a song of praise for Sincere Don upon your lips.
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You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore a minion of Sincere Don.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Oy! You shall be together even in the silent memory of Sincere Don.
But let there be spaces in between your butt cheeks,
And let those winds of your butt heavens dance between you and all over us.
***Nota Bene: This relates directly to the "divine Sincere Don" and "gross man!!" concept from some other idiot's TOW'S ago...don't look for a duality in love, i.e. "Don and me", but rather for a trinity: "Don, you, me, and us"...or "Don, you, me, and the space in between your butt."***
Love Sincere Don, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill Sincere Don's cup, but drink not from one cup.
Give Sincere Don your bread, but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance with Sincere Don and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Sincere Don can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
--Sincere Don
1969 -
(With apologies to that Kahlil guy)
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I hope you all have a wonderful and enlightening week!
All roads lead to Jim Rome/Roam
All roads lead to Bill Hix
All roads lead to Sincere Don
All roads lead to Sincere Don
All roads lead to Other Roads
All roads are a Moby Dickius
Ut! Trvth Is UniUersal!
Solidarity Through Sincere Don!
Solidarity Through Donnie!
Much Love you fools,
Sincere Don
Posted on Oct 23 2000, 10:53 AM
Idiots...... Sincere Don, Oct 20 2000
"In The Heart of Sincere God". Sherri, Oct 21 2000
I can't believe that andybody would take the time to do this.
I can't believe that the author of this was actually born in 1969.
I can't believe that the author is clever enough to come up with some of the puns contained above, yet too socially unskilled to want to interact on a more mature level.
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"Fulfil" is the way it is printed in the text, and not a typo. Many of the other typos are the result of a dirty keyboard. I know perfectly well how to spell.
1. "SDTOW Thought" is incorrectly phrased, as "TOW" stands for "Thought of the Week." "Sincerely Don Thought Of The Week Thought." Please contact the Dept. of Redundancy Department.
2. A "trinity" means "having three parts". An example of a trinity is, "you, me, us."
"Don, you, me, and us"...or "Don, you, me, and the space in between your butt" are not trinities, as they have four parts, or five, depending upon if each buttock is counted seperately.
Even though the author didn't write that post for my benefit, I was rolling in the aisles! I nearly busted a gut laughing at "Trvth is UniUrsal!" The humor comes built into the package, I guess.
Holly actually ~does~ mean "Holy". (My parents had high hopes.) Then, I married my husband, who's last name, "Baca", is Spanish for "cow".
It's Never Too Late To Make A New Year's Resolution
by Sherri
Mine: Don't Become Friends With An Ugly Man
Reasons Why:
1. He will always want to be more than a friend even if you already have a boyfriend or a husband.
2. Once he finds out you are not interested sexually, he will act very pathetic. He will either cling to you like a pretty pile of glue with the hopes that someday you will change your mind even if it takes forever, or he will get nasty and insult you, therefore ending the friendship - and that's what he wanted anyway, because he can't handle being "just friends".
3. If the guy was handsome, he would most likely be committed to someone else - and the sexual tension between the two of you would be exciting. If you act upon it or not, that is up to you.
If he was a player, you would be the one to hear all his juicy details. Handsome guys could deal with being "just friends". He wouldn't have a problem with the fact that you are unavailable because other girls would be interested in him.
So face the cruel truth - UGLY PEOPLE SUCK! It's a psychological fact that ugly people are more miserable than beautiful people. Nobody pays attention to them. Nobody cares about them. They have none of the perks that beautiful people have.
I'm not referring to retarded people or freaks in general, just assholes who want more than the cards of life dealt to them. They have "nothing" and go after "something" to make themselves look big.
When I say "ugly", the word can be a metaphor for an ugly personality. Usually if a person is sweet, their light from the inside shines on the outside. When a person is mean and nasty, that shows up on the outside too. And the ugliness takes years and many incarnations to disappear. If a person is ugly in this lifetime, he was probably a real bastard in his last lifetime. An ugly looking person is the result of VERY BAD KARMA! Be safe: Judge a book by it's cover!
I don't know where this came from, but you sound alive!
by Tommy
I think I know where you're coming from Sherri, and I sympathize. As I'm responding to your message, I will also take the opportunity to incorporate Andy Kaufman into what I have to say, to keep up the purpose of the board.
First of all, in cyber world we can be anyone we would like to be, but I am taking this opportunity to be honest and tell the world that I am not a handsome "lady's man". I've always had a weight problem, but praise the great god Pan, I've found myself a beautiful wife.
In my walk of life, I've witnessed other guys who were not successful with woman. Instead of focusing on being a nice guy, they became bitter and angry towards the women who rejected them. Where did this get them? Nowhere.
If a lady wasn't interested in me, I'd do as Andy Kaufman did (no, not hook up with a whore!) I'd simply move on. I would always be polite and stay friends with a woman. I got a reputation as a "nice guy" and after many lonely years of just being friends with the ladies, my luck changed and I started dating a lovely girl who eventually became my wife.
It seems like Andy Kaufman also had a lot of rejection from women (i.e. Cindy Williams, who dated him briefly but they had problems - both being actors; Lisa Hartman who wouldn't even give Andy the time of day) but Andy's luck also changed when he happily hooked up with Lynn Margulies. Even the Latka character had to disguise himself as Vic Ferrari to get a date, until he met his dream girl Simka. The point I'm making is that it pays to be sweet, kind and lovable (as Andy Kaufman was - in character and out of character - yes, Tony Clifton was a lovable character!) I wish a lot of these hard-ass fellows would realize that and start treating ladies with respect. Just because a girl doesn't want to date you, it doesn't mean you can't be friends with her - get off your high horse and give it a try!
Actually, she loves me once a month, but I'm not complaining.
Did I say I'm fat?
Oh, yes I did say that.
I sweat a lot and I can't help but stuff my face with food at every opportunity.
Actually I have a glandular problem.
It's not my fault.
Did I say that I have a handicapped parking permit?
It's because I'm fat. With a gland problem.
I did say I was fat, didn't I?
Oh yes, I did.
And when I drive my SUV down the road I have my cellular stuck in my fat ear. I don't use my turn signals and I've been on workman's compensation for three years.
I once sued 7-11 because they accused me (unjustly) of stealing the free creamers you get when you buy their great coffee.
Got me a cool hundred grand in the settlement.
Did I say I was fat?
Oh, yeah.
I love going to the movies and sitting next to people and watching them squirm.
So many cool people on this board! My boyfriend had this page bookmarked (ON MY COMPUTER!) Now I'm the one who comes and posts and not him. Well, to tell you the truth, he's busy making our Halloween costumes. He can sew better than I could (I hope he doesn't kill me for writing this on a public message board!) =-)
The thought for this week is: Love. I found a beautiful passage from Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" about Love, and I would like to take this opportunity to share it with you.
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13.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naugt but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be posessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
***Nota Bene From Holly: Actually, technically, think not that you can direct the course of ANDYTHING, and you'll probably be much happier. I, personally, am working on this lesson.***
Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be lie a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at te noon hour and meditate on love's ecstacy;
To return ome at eventide withh gratitude;
And then to sleep wit a prayer for the beloved in your heart, and a song of praise upon your lips.
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You were born togetherm, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
***Nota Bene: This relates directly to the "divine trinity" and "gross duality" concept from a few TOW'S ago...don't look for a duality in love, i.e. "you and me", but rather for a trinity: "you, me, and us"...or "you, me, and the space in between us."***
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup, but drink not from one cup.
Give one another your bread, but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For onl the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
--Kahlil Gibran
1883 - 1931
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I hope you all have a wonderful and enlightening week!
All roads lead to Rome/Roam
All roads lead to Hix
All roads lead to Lenny
All roads lead to Andy
All roads lead to Other Roads
All roads are a Mobius
Ut! Trvth Is Universal!
Solidarity Through Andy!
Solidarity Through Diversity!
"Fill each other's cup, but drink not from one cup.
Give one another your bread, but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music."
Holly--Thanks for these thoughts! I really really enjoyed them, and I appreciate the seemly limitless fountain of thought that you bring to this group.
Can you imagine what a world this could be, if only we could live by this simple philosophy? Even here in this group, as a microcosm of our world, imagine what would happen if we all fully embraced this attitude. And then extended it to our families, jobs, friendships, civic activities?
....and (since it's Sunday) it's a great reminder of how fortunate we are that we are not still under the "age of law," and judged accordingly, as were the ancient Israelites. We wouldn't fare very well. At least I know I wouldn't.
Don, did you ever read, "Letters From Earth" by Mark Twain? This book was considered to be from his "dark period", quite different from the "Huckleberry Finn" stuff.
There is a nicely done essay on heaven and hell, i.e. how hell would be heaven to a masochist, and how some people would be bored in heaven because all they do is sit around and play harps all day.
Of course Twain's wording is a lot more philosophical than my explaination, but it makes absolute sense and is probably one of the greatest pieces of literature I ever read in my life.
Thanks, Tommy, for the reference. No I hadn't heard of it before now, but I'd love to find it!
I'll be on the look out. Mark Twain was a genius at both wit and "wordsmithing." In a class by himself.
And I loved the thoughts on perception of Heaven and Hell. Food for thought.
Firstly, it matters to many people. there are, you said, some twenty five members of b/stak who appreciate your efforts and thoughtful messages.
It only "doesn't matter" in the sense that it never matters what people like "Bob" and the rest of the board nazis say or do.
they cannot effect you once you see them for what they are...their opinions truly don't matter, as far as that goes.
I would advise you to not reply in the future to ignorant posts, you don't need to waste your valuable time trying to get through to people who don't care.
a lot of times the jerks speak up and lots of the intelligent people just lurk and read, because they don't want to deal with the jerks. this is why i mostly just email and IM.
keep posting the b/stak thoughts, we enjoy reading them. and don't even waste time talking to people who are beneath you.
And you posted just to support me - whatta guy! *_*
I am forced to agree with you. I think that you are speaking sense, and so I will take your advice of not spending andy time at all on people who seem to be in this for causing trouble.
"Better Luck Next Life," trolls. I've moved on.
(Or, as Cartman likes to say, "Screw you guys, I'm going home!") *_*
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Whaddaya think of my AK questions, eh? Got andy ideas/answers? I'd love to get some good Kaufman discourse going on! *_*
I enjoy the thoughts of the week too and am in full accord with the post from GoldStone. Why waste your valuable time on people who don't care? Especially when some of them have such morbid issues regarding women - not cool!
GoldStone stated the facts very eloquently and I have nothing more to say except keep up the good work, Holly. And GoldStone, may I cyber shake your hand? You're a great guy for being a gentleman and supporting a wonderful lady with an ingenious outlook.
Actually, GoldStone and I are kind of pals...I think he came over here to stick up for me.
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement, Tommy. They are veddy much appreciated. Although I think I'll pass on the nomination for president...I understand that Tony H. Clifton is running, and...well, I haven't a chance, running against him!
Gwen Verdon, broadway great and wife of Bob Fosse, died in her sleep last night at her daughter's house.
Gwen was famous for originating such roles as "Sweet Charity", "Roxie Hart" from "Chicago", "Lola" ("Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets") from "Damn Yankees", and the title role from "Redhead".
I am still too much in shock to believe it. Gwen Verdon was a true heroine of mine.
My girlfriend Sherri heard about Gwen Verdon's death and mentioned it. I don't know who she is. Sherri liked her a lot.
You want to know what I like most about Andy but I haven't seen the "real" Andy yet, only the role played by JIm Carrey. Sherri said she got me a video tape of Andy Kaufman for my birthday, but that's not for another week and a halve. I think she will buy me the soundtrack too. If I go by the movie, he's a cool dude. Everything he did made us laugh, even when he was on his death bed he was a card. I liked the Tony Clifton dude a lot. And the skit about Elvis. And the parts with Courntey Love. She's hot. That's all for now. I have to go.I'll write more the next time.
Dear Shane: I, too, find Tony Clifton and "Foreign Man To Elvis" to be among the most enjoyable of Andy's "bits". I am dressing as Tony for Hallowe'en, as are a number of people I know.
