Comments on: It’s That Time of Year… http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:05:57 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: laurastrand http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165939 laurastrand Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:34:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165939 <p>I have three favorites:<br /> 1. TJ and the Cat. Made in the early sixties by Jane Wagner, Lilly Tomlin’s gal, about a little boy in harlem who finds and befriends a kitten. I tear up just remembering it. If I ever meet Lilly, I intend to make a huge fool of myself gushing about the movie.<br /> 2. A Christmas Memory. Truman Capotes’s lovely story brought to life by the always good Geraldine Fitzgerald.<br /> 3. Christmas on Walton’s Mountain. The pilot for the tv series. I guess the stories that remind me of (my concept of) the real message of the season.<br /> Cheers to all!</p> I have three favorites:
1. TJ and the Cat. Made in the early sixties by Jane Wagner, Lilly Tomlin’s gal, about a little boy in harlem who finds and befriends a kitten. I tear up just remembering it. If I ever meet Lilly, I intend to make a huge fool of myself gushing about the movie.
2. A Christmas Memory. Truman Capotes’s lovely story brought to life by the always good Geraldine Fitzgerald.
3. Christmas on Walton’s Mountain. The pilot for the tv series. I guess the stories that remind me of (my concept of) the real message of the season.
Cheers to all!

]]> By: laurastrand http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165937 laurastrand Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:29:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165937 <p>The book is SO MUCH BETTER! Laugh out loud, tears streaming good. This book was a litmus test for me by two gals who would not, could not be friends unless you were effected by the book. Luck would have it - I passed the test. Many years later, my husband to be also passed. My fantasy is to have an opportunity to do another version of the movie - Salma Hyak WILL be involved.</p> The book is SO MUCH BETTER! Laugh out loud, tears streaming good. This book was a litmus test for me by two gals who would not, could not be friends unless you were effected by the book. Luck would have it – I passed the test. Many years later, my husband to be also passed. My fantasy is to have an opportunity to do another version of the movie – Salma Hyak WILL be involved.

]]> By: butterbeer http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165066 butterbeer Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:08:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165066 <p>Loose tiger at SF zoo killed one person and mauled two others who are in stable but critical condition at SF General. A Code Yellow was in effect for a short time. Tiger shot and killed by SF policeman. Not known how tiger got out. Zoo was open today. Reports kind of sketchy.</p> Loose tiger at SF zoo killed one person and mauled two others who are in stable but critical condition at SF General. A Code Yellow was in effect for a short time. Tiger shot and killed by SF policeman. Not known how tiger got out. Zoo was open today. Reports kind of sketchy.

]]> By: RieszFischer http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165006 RieszFischer Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:02:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165006 <p>Oh yeah, and I also really loved the scene where he scares the hell out of the pizza guy. Was that a real movie?</p> Oh yeah, and I also really loved the scene where he scares the hell out of the pizza guy. Was that a real movie?

]]> By: RieszFischer http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165005 RieszFischer Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:01:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1165005 <p>I’m late to the game, but I also love this movie. In fact I watched it today, 1.5 times (they’re playing it over and over!).</p> <p>They get every detail– all the things a kid would do in the house if no one was there to tell him not to. Shooting a gun, riding the toboggan down the stairs, everything.</p> <p>My favorite scene is on the airplane when Kate realizes she forgot Kevin.</p> I’m late to the game, but I also love this movie. In fact I watched it today, 1.5 times (they’re playing it over and over!).

They get every detail– all the things a kid would do in the house if no one was there to tell him not to. Shooting a gun, riding the toboggan down the stairs, everything.

My favorite scene is on the airplane when Kate realizes she forgot Kevin.

]]> By: Larue http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164969 Larue Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:22:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164969 <p>Ok. I lied. This one’s too good not to share.<br /> And it’s got some GREAT instrumentation, individually and with the ensamble:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJq44fxBfns" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJq44fxBfns</a></p> <p>Now I go lope . . . . .</p> Ok. I lied. This one’s too good not to share.
And it’s got some GREAT instrumentation, individually and with the ensamble:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJq44fxBfns

Now I go lope . . . . .

]]> By: Larue http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164953 Larue Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:11:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164953 <p>Oh what the heck, Larue Let The Dawg Out!!!!!</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehN_wYGU9E" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehN_wYGU9E</a></p> <p>World class musicians, world class acoustic music. </p> <p>And with that, I’m off with the camel’s loping across the desert night under a full moon with the breezes soft and cool upon our robes. </p> <p>HUZZAH!!!</p> Oh what the heck, Larue Let The Dawg Out!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehN_wYGU9E

World class musicians, world class acoustic music.

And with that, I’m off with the camel’s loping across the desert night under a full moon with the breezes soft and cool upon our robes.

HUZZAH!!!

]]> By: spiderpaws http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164946 spiderpaws Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:08:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164946 <p>…apparantly a tiger got loose from the SF zoo and bit someone already…grrrrrrrrrrrrr</p> …apparantly a tiger got loose from the SF zoo and bit someone already…grrrrrrrrrrrrr

]]> By: Beerfart Liberal http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164941 Beerfart Liberal Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:04:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164941 <p>Home Alone? I got out our piles and piles of Xmas tapes and CDs, as i do every year and, as every year, that one never got played. I dunno. That’s just not a big one in the Beerfart Liberal household. For me it was more like once you saw it you didn’t need to see it again. oh well, each to their own. Everybody has one Xmas movie like that and I’m glad you got to see yours - again.</p> Home Alone? I got out our piles and piles of Xmas tapes and CDs, as i do every year and, as every year, that one never got played. I dunno. That’s just not a big one in the Beerfart Liberal household. For me it was more like once you saw it you didn’t need to see it again. oh well, each to their own. Everybody has one Xmas movie like that and I’m glad you got to see yours – again.

]]> By: RevDeb http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164936 RevDeb Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:02:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-that-time-of-year/#comment-1164936 <p>Jane,<br /> YGM</p> Jane,
YGM

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