tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post2196331462241075553..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: I'm in Love With Joanne WoodwardSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-54998083697808631732011-08-23T20:13:21.347+00:002011-08-23T20:13:21.347+00:00Now that my memory has been stirred, had a brush w...Now that my memory has been stirred, had a brush with Paul and Joanne’s dog in the late 1980’s The 2 were in town (Kansas City Missouri) filming Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. The house were most of the filming was being done was a huge attraction at the time. While I lived in a very different neighborhood, it was within walking distance. On a nice spring evening my dog and I were strolling by the set and the Newman/Woodward dog was out in the yard while a scene was being filmed inside. A production assistance came out and ran us off because he claimed they could hear my dog breathing across the street. So, we left the neighborhood without seeing either on of them. By-the-by, I highly recommend either Mrs. Bridge or Mr. Bridge by Evan S. Connell. Wonderful books that give a real taste of the American Midwest.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753721313437899555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-60362270058784080832011-08-23T19:44:15.167+00:002011-08-23T19:44:15.167+00:00Wonderful Barbara! I wish I had an anecdote like t...Wonderful Barbara! I wish I had an anecdote like that. Most of us have met celebrities at some point in our lives, but it's a real novelty to meet someone who most people think is a fictitious character - that's far more interesting. <br /><br />I have to say I agree with you. The good Colonel didn't come across as a terribly interesting man (although he was a 'good old Southern gentleman') compared to Paul Newman.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-39748794781274333672011-08-23T17:52:46.699+00:002011-08-23T17:52:46.699+00:00I can attest to Colonel Sanders looking like the a...I can attest to Colonel Sanders looking like the advertisements. When I was a teenager, I won a prize through 4-H (an American farm youth program, similar to Boy and Girl Scout, with an emphasis on livestock production). The prize was a trip the Poultry Fact Finding Convention in New Orleans. Kentucky Fried Chicken was a big sponsor of the event, and all of the “Jr. Fact Finders” had dinner on a river boat with the Colonel. I have had a hard time convincing my children that he was a real person and not the cartoon pitchman they are familiar with. If only my prize had let me met Paul Newman instead.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753721313437899555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-22618382706963000122011-08-23T15:19:04.697+00:002011-08-23T15:19:04.697+00:00I'm glad that the clip struck a chord. Apologi...I'm glad that the clip struck a chord. Apologies to those who ended up wasting hours watching clips of 'What's My Line?'!<br /><br />I like the Wendy Cope quote - it's so true. At least Joanne Woodward's still alive, but I think our relationship will have to be strictly platonic - Paul Newman's a hard act to follow.<br /><br />Burgess is quite right. Today Woodward would have been splashed all over the tabloids and vilified.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-42329903784809844292011-08-22T23:46:52.656+00:002011-08-22T23:46:52.656+00:00I believe Paul Newman once said about being faithf...I believe Paul Newman once said about being faithful to his wife "why go out for hamburger when you can have steak at home?"magiciansgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381303565184561031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-81776435735880515722011-08-22T20:25:45.969+00:002011-08-22T20:25:45.969+00:00I love the revelation at the end that their baby d...I love the revelation at the end that their baby daughter "ate a cigarette yesterday". Today there would be a sharp intake of middle class breath from the audience at such a confession. And somebody would probably start an internet petition to have the child taken into care.Burgess Hornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-48035328578795300442011-08-21T20:37:14.840+00:002011-08-21T20:37:14.840+00:00I have no idea why they said Joanna Woodward was &...I have no idea why they said Joanna Woodward was 'no glamourpuss'. She seems exceedingly glamorous on this clip, though I don't think I could have watched a series as ponderous as this on a regular basis. You are right about the quality of guests they used to command though.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37753274562817795912011-08-20T18:19:55.021+00:002011-08-20T18:19:55.021+00:00Martin and Caroline are so right, they had real cl...Martin and Caroline are so right, they had real class. Steerforth, I wish you hadn't mentioned this new possibility for whiling away an afternoon! <br /><br />(The random word generator is admonishing me in French: cesse!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-59173600749536744342011-08-20T16:06:17.190+00:002011-08-20T16:06:17.190+00:00Nearly eroded my afternoon there too. What was nic...Nearly eroded my afternoon there too. What was nice to see was the way the stars shook hands with the panellists, instead of all that sloppy air-kissing that goes on in any TV show these days.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-42407450167077076482011-08-20T11:04:45.385+00:002011-08-20T11:04:45.385+00:00Yes, I agree with Martin H. Stars that could reall...Yes, I agree with Martin H. Stars that could really act and were classy as well.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731571448327467140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-57161219777967706032011-08-20T07:48:01.589+00:002011-08-20T07:48:01.589+00:00A quality clip, Steerforth. So-called 'celebs&...A quality clip, Steerforth. So-called 'celebs' take note, these are <i>real</i> stars.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-56672685285715759772011-08-20T05:04:59.059+00:002011-08-20T05:04:59.059+00:00YouTube is amazing, isn't it? Your mention of...YouTube is amazing, isn't it? Your mention of "Wichita Lineman" took me to The Seekers, and tunes I remembered well, "Georgie Girl" and "A World of Our Own".Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389916070547430075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-80592559147092084892011-08-19T23:11:27.435+00:002011-08-19T23:11:27.435+00:00One of the nest poemsabout unrequited love, from W...One of the nest poemsabout unrequited love, from Wendy Cope:<br /><br />I think I am in love with A.E. Housman,<br />Which puts me in a worse-than-usual fix.<br />No woman ever stood a chance with Housman,<br /><i>And</i> he’s been dead since 1936.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-67342699917614878332011-08-19T22:43:17.068+00:002011-08-19T22:43:17.068+00:00My partner works at the local college, and often c...My partner works at the local college, and often comes home whining about the hair and beauty department. The head of this department was apparently a stunner in her prime. Now, the years of sun-worshipping and dieting have left their mark, she is 'ordinary'. However, she still thinks she can charm her way into getting favours by batting her false eyelashes, it doesn't work. It must be wonderful to have men fall at your feet simply because you've fallen lucky in the looks gene-pool lottery. It must also be lovely to have men be in awe of your intelligence and wit. To have an even mix of both, like Joanne Woodward, I'd say that's just not bloody fair!lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.com