I can’t believe it… I recognized this guy in his young picture too!
The ears, the crooked smile… and I was correct.
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I’ve always been embarrassed because I don’t recognize celebrities in real life…
When I had my vintage clothing store in San Francisco I met quite a few, some even coming in to shop, and usually somebody else would have to whisper to me “Wow that’s so and so”… to my great surprise.
We played records (remember those?) and when I was working alone, and no one was there, I used to dance by myself.
One night a couple came in and the husband started dancing with me… We were laughing, working up a whole routine.
The wife was clapping. When the song was over she whispered to me… You do know my husband is Robert Morse? No, I didn’t. He was in town with a musical.
Another time it was the guys from ELO. They gave me a backstage pass to their show at The Fillmore. I’m such a Jeff Lynne fan now… But I didn’t have a clue then about who they were.
One day after I had just seen Nashville, and bought Ronee Blakley’s album, another couple came in.
The woman was wearing a red flannel shirt and a black beret, with political buttons, like a revolutionary, and smiling enigmatically while we played it.
They left but the man came back in and told us how happy Ronee was that we were playing her album. Oops.
There were more but that’s plenty.
..
Anyway it makes me surprised to be recognizing these pictures.
Not like I’m going to start gushing over them because I recognize them.
We met quite a few and we always acted as though they were just regular customers, which they mostly appreciated.
Good thing cos I probably didn’t recognize several, if I was alone.
…
I have to say most did appreciate a subtle hint that they were recognized…
They “don’t want to be treated any differently blah blah blah” but you can tell they’re a bit disappointed it you don’t indicate in some tiny way that you know they’re famous.
A delicate balance.
Probably even harder someplace like Los Angeles or Nashville where there are more celebrities per inch.
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A few make it obvious and pretty much demand royal treatment.
I remember Sally Kellerman, Hot Lips in the M.A.S.H. movie, when she was in town.
She came in late with her manager, who kept pointedly telling us Sally likes this and Sally wants that.
“Sally wants one like this in blue”.
(Good luck, these are vintage dresses!)
She was completely drunk, and demanded to try on a pile of clothes at closing time, so I stayed for an hour or two.
She bought nothing!
…
Then she did it again the next night, so drunk she was falling down. Even her manager was embarrassed.
She picked out one expensive item, like $150 or so, and wanted it for half price because it was “good advertising” for us.
I think we gave her a discount but not that big.
Her manager whispered to me on the way out “Miss Kellerman isn’t always like this.” It has remained an odd memory.
I have prosopagnosia. That’s a scary sounding way of saying I don’t remember faces. When I meet someone their general shape and hair are what stick in my mind. It takes months of frequent contact before I can pick out their face. It’s very embarrassing. It’s also really hard at work where we wear dumpy lab coats and hair nets in the labs.
Today’s Songs and recipe (thanks, nighthawks).
I neglected to mention yesterday that these songs are in no way linked by any ‘theme’ other than alphabetical or numerical order.
I won’t post on birthdays either.
You will have also heard some of them here before.
There’s a song in this listing Mattel did not like. The courts said ‘Too bad.’, and having found ‘Barbie,’ the movie online I must say that this short version is the better produced and possibly the more accurate.
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If that’s not photoshop, wow!
I’m guessing that its a Boa of some kind.
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Makes me want a glass of milk.
And a zebra sandwich?
What a sweet zebra.
Literally.
Actually it might be a zeboreo.
That creamy filling is not going to help her longevity.
NOSE!
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Im so sorry. 🙁
Is her nose bleeding?
Doesn’t look like it to me.
maybe she just got a nose ring?
Is that blood on the back of her hand?
That’s what I wondered…
Whether her right nostril is bleeding and she wiped it with her hand.
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It’s probably just dramatic red shadowing, not blood, cos that would be weird… Artistic license.
But it could be either.
Surely an artist should know that if you paint something the color of blood, it’ll look like it’s bleeding.
I can’t believe it… I recognized this guy in his young picture too!
The ears, the crooked smile… and I was correct.
…
I’ve always been embarrassed because I don’t recognize celebrities in real life…
When I had my vintage clothing store in San Francisco I met quite a few, some even coming in to shop, and usually somebody else would have to whisper to me “Wow that’s so and so”… to my great surprise.
We played records (remember those?) and when I was working alone, and no one was there, I used to dance by myself.
One night a couple came in and the husband started dancing with me… We were laughing, working up a whole routine.
The wife was clapping. When the song was over she whispered to me… You do know my husband is Robert Morse? No, I didn’t. He was in town with a musical.
Another time it was the guys from ELO. They gave me a backstage pass to their show at The Fillmore. I’m such a Jeff Lynne fan now… But I didn’t have a clue then about who they were.
One day after I had just seen Nashville, and bought Ronee Blakley’s album, another couple came in.
The woman was wearing a red flannel shirt and a black beret, with political buttons, like a revolutionary, and smiling enigmatically while we played it.
They left but the man came back in and told us how happy Ronee was that we were playing her album. Oops.
There were more but that’s plenty.
..
Anyway it makes me surprised to be recognizing these pictures.
Celebrities often are relieved whenever they are treated like regular folk.
Of course.
Not like I’m going to start gushing over them because I recognize them.
We met quite a few and we always acted as though they were just regular customers, which they mostly appreciated.
Good thing cos I probably didn’t recognize several, if I was alone.
…
I have to say most did appreciate a subtle hint that they were recognized…
They “don’t want to be treated any differently blah blah blah” but you can tell they’re a bit disappointed it you don’t indicate in some tiny way that you know they’re famous.
A delicate balance.
Probably even harder someplace like Los Angeles or Nashville where there are more celebrities per inch.
…
A few make it obvious and pretty much demand royal treatment.
I remember Sally Kellerman, Hot Lips in the M.A.S.H. movie, when she was in town.
She came in late with her manager, who kept pointedly telling us Sally likes this and Sally wants that.
“Sally wants one like this in blue”.
(Good luck, these are vintage dresses!)
She was completely drunk, and demanded to try on a pile of clothes at closing time, so I stayed for an hour or two.
She bought nothing!
…
Then she did it again the next night, so drunk she was falling down. Even her manager was embarrassed.
She picked out one expensive item, like $150 or so, and wanted it for half price because it was “good advertising” for us.
I think we gave her a discount but not that big.
Her manager whispered to me on the way out “Miss Kellerman isn’t always like this.” It has remained an odd memory.
I have prosopagnosia. That’s a scary sounding way of saying I don’t remember faces. When I meet someone their general shape and hair are what stick in my mind. It takes months of frequent contact before I can pick out their face. It’s very embarrassing. It’s also really hard at work where we wear dumpy lab coats and hair nets in the labs.
i did it, too! hooray!
Yay!
sean connery? (aka daleandkristen)
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I like the poster, but the paws look wrong.
They’re drawn like hands.
Must be useful that he can open his own tins of tuna.
I taught myself to read with those books. And Wilhelm Busch’s.
NOSE!
You ain’t lion!
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Hey, dude! What’s cooking?
NOSE!
Eyes?
A short ARTICLE about the artist, Albeniz Rodriguez.
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Nope! Not going there.
Where is that disaster waiting to happen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo%E2%80%93Congonhas_Airport
They were wiser here in Munich, otherwise…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich-Riem_Airport
Thank you!
Who’s got match?
Always a favorite!
Sometimes Cleo doesn’t know when she’s lucky.
We always knew Claude was matchless… this time it may have saved some basset butt.
Well, if we are bringing Spike Jones in….
MMMsaid that you were obviosly a person of good taste!
Thanks, MMM!
I neglected to mention yesterday that these songs are in no way linked by any ‘theme’ other than alphabetical or numerical order.
I won’t post on birthdays either.
You will have also heard some of them here before.
There’s a song in this listing Mattel did not like. The courts said ‘Too bad.’, and having found ‘Barbie,’ the movie online I must say that this short version is the better produced and possibly the more accurate.
Here is another example of a talent honed to a skill.
cleo asked and claude said ”NO”?
Amazing!
Could you scrape off the coffee beans, please?
That many could put someone in the hospital!
I used to buy chocolate covered coffee beans at Cost Plus.
Can’t have them any more.
Even back in the 70s when I was at my most caffeine tolerant, eating 6 beans was like drinking a very strong cup of coffee.
The tiny espresso beans are somewhat less potent…. It probably takes 10 of those.
My favorite flavor!