This blog is dedicated with fondness to our dear friend Tom Malone. Here we can casually chat, talk about the current Baronzo, or whatever comes to mind.
Franklin, how delightful! I especially enjoyed the strings "some in tune" and the "violent violins". Then we get the list of players and find one Janet "Leighmedown"! How do you think of it?! And then we've got "a machine shop in beautiful downtown Burbank." All I can say is that you must have visited there before. It was a wonderful way to start our story, and I will try to get in my submission late afternoon/early evening...
Oh Franklin! I loved: "Creepy 1960 music (lots of strings, some in tune)", and "Camera pans down to a wall full of post it notes to a cracked window and we see inside the room: Peek-a-boo!"
Oh and those cast names: Anthony Perkup, Vera Inches, John McEntirely, among others.
"And the rest of the yoyos who worked on this film" reminded me of 'the usual gang of idiots' from Mad Magazine.
BTW, for what it'a worth, I've posted Tom and Sean about our efforts and invited them to read them, if they've a mind to. Sean, I strongly think, will not be interested, and Tom may no longer be among the living or may be incapacitated. But I thought we ought to at least let them know that we have dedicated these blogs to Tom.
As she exited the room, she looked back at it and said, “What a dump!” (A line from an old Japanese film she watched recently.)
"Teddy called to make sure I was still at work; then Mom called to make sure Teddy had called; then your sister called from the Music store (the scene of much mayhem in “Strangers”) to tell you that she will be out of town for the weekend. Then the weekend called to see if…oh, I’m going nuts! Sorry. Guess I better take another tranquilizer.”
Thanks, Baron. I think I'm getting the hang of the blog. By the way, someone has a blog called the "Silver Screen." I told him about our parodies and he was fascinated. He said he was going to check us out.
A friend of yours? Anyway, no reason we can't include newbies to our parody writing if someone is sincerely interested. We'd only have to update the rotation list, if they wish to join a Baronzo in progress.
Baronzites, the only drawback I notice with Blogger here is that you have to scroll down through all the comments to get to the last one. Now, that's easy for me because I just hit the Page Down key. But it will become interesting when we reach 50 posts or more. :) I do like it here because this loads so much faster than Facebook, and it's much easier to read as well.
Baron, udderly charming post! I am still laughing over the description of Cassidy's daughter as one who has "fallen from the Ugly tree and onto jagged rocks." That's one of the funniest things I've heard lately!
Then we have the "Death Wish Malt Liquor" and the money, which "can't buy you love." Very fun. You know, when we start a new parody, I very quickly remember why I enjoy them so!
Thank you, Kimmy. These parodies are such pleasant entertainment ... friends sharing a collaboration, and we get to be creative, and we have a bit of fun with some of our favorite classic films.
Baron, somebody asked me how we choose our parodies. I told them that we only parody the films we love because we have to watch these films so many times to get through a particular parody. And, between us, we come up with a whole new entity entirely!
As far as the Silver-screen blogger, I don't know him. I just happened to get a tweet from him about his love for old films. I mentioned our parodies and he wanted to look through them to see if he could get involved. Are the Amazon posts still there?
Kim, I liked "Back at work, the director's daughter, Caroline, was sitting at her desk....." and "...your sister called from the Music store...." I like those tie in's. Good job. :D
You know...I just found something I don't like. You cant make corrections when you spy mistakes. I like the ability to make changes/edits when I can. Boo Hoo! :(
Nancy, I've noticed that myself. If, like me, you have some sort of word processing app such as WordPad, etc., you can compose your piece in that then 'copy and paste' into our blog. I'm fairly confident in saying that we're all going to make mistakes but the informality of the process is part of the fun. So this inability to make changes might be a blessing in disguise.
We Are Off And Running! (Well, "Off" anyway. heh heh)
How appropriate, Wichita, Kansas and Udders and licking stamps and other people's boots! And what a cleavage Janet had! "Go, and Do not Fail Me," a great song title. heh heh heh. Bravo, Baron!
"...smile was not too cracked." Hoo Hoo! Wonderful line, Nancy.
I almost spit out some coffee on "ANAL 4U" ... Nancy can be naughty, LOL. And I liked when Nancy wrote Marion saying to the policeman "I almost got into an accident when my handbag fell on my foot and all my cash spilled out." Nice post, Nancy!
Kim: I especially liked "Teddy called to make sure I was still at work; then Mom called to make sure Teddy had called; then your sister called from the Music store (the scene of much mayhem in “Strangers”) to tell you that she will be out of town for the weekend. Then the weekend called to see if…oh, I’m going nuts! Sorry. Guess I better take another tranquilizer.” and
"About that time, the boss, Mr. Lowry came into the office with that slobbering oil man who mainlined Vodka."
Baron: "Oily Cassidy said "Man, it's as hot as fresh milk out there, straight from the cow's udders." Caroline tried joking: "Oh, you're udderly charming, Mr. Cassidy." The room fell silent. Someone passing outside on the street booed." Loved that, and also
"Mr. Cassidy headed for Lowry's office and demanded some of his best cheap booze (something called Death Wish Malt Liquor)." Not familiar with that brand. Thankfully!
Oh wow, Nancy! What a great post. My favorite line:
"At the stop light, she see's her boss at the cross walk and plants the best "happy to see you as I rob you" smile on her face." Loved it!
Great job!!! I especially loved it when you said Marion's nonchalant wasn't working with the copper. And the bit about her purse with a ll that money falling on her foot was a real hoot!
I tried to post yesterday and didn't find out 'til today that they took offense at my verbosity. There's a limit of just over 4,000 characters per comment. I apologize for my posting in three parts and also for the length. I'll try to rein in my character count from now on. LOL!
Dusty, that was a super episode! All that business about Marion's bra size and "What are you doing this evening?" was delightful.
I also enjoyed "Larry's Burgers, best burgers in your burg." and the Miracle Used Cars, "If it's a good car it's a miracle." And who can resist chuckling at the "cleanest johns in the city...."
It's been so many years since I signed up with Blogger I can't even recall how to add a profile image. I'll have to fool around and see if I can figure it out.
Here you go, Kim. I had to create a Google account and this may be a necessary prerequisite step (if I'm not mistaken).
1. Go to "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" home page.
2. Go to the bottom of the page (below the banner art, etc.) and you'll see "Powered by Blogger" Click on "Powered by Blogger" and you'll see listed Welcome, Settings, Reading List, Help.
3. Click on "Settings", then click on "User Settings". Under "User Profile" click on "edit"
4. Under "Privacy" select "Share My Profile". There you'll see a selection choice entitled "From Your Computer" Hit the "Browse" button and select the image you want to use and then save changes.
Hope this will work. I think if you place your image in one blog site it will appear in any other site in the Blogger universe.
Dusty, it worked! This is the old photo from my desktop. Thank you for your help. I think it just looks more personal when we get to see each other in these conversations.
Dusty: Cool Baronzo posts, especially: "deputy Fife took the Gormanghast exit and drifted out of sight. " Fife, love it. And Gormanghast, that was a surprise. Also fun: "I'll bet she's a goer. Know what I mean? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge." And naming the guy Gomer at the car place.
Ah, Dust Bunny, what a Tour de Force (Tour de Farce?) So many gems! The shifting identities were wonderful! Reminiscent of our just completed Terror Road to Castle Baronzo.
"got the pink slip, Daddy..." hee hee hee I could hear the Mothers of Invention in the background. ho ho!
Say...No...More....! (Nudge Nudge) =============
Wal, I'm workin' on mine. Should have it up tomorrow.
Ha ha. I love the Mothers! However I will betray my advanced age and admit to you that the "got the pink slip, Daddy" bit was from the Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe". God, I'm soooooooo old!
As it turned out I just plowed ahead, but like Dusty, I had to split the piece - in two, not three - but it could have gone three if I hadn't stopped for Kim to take up the argument between son and "mother,' which will lead to the Big Death Scene.
Embroidered mottos are everywhere: “There’s No Place Like Here,” “Hussies, Don’t Let The Sun Set On You Here,” “A Son Owes His Mother And She Owns Him,” “Oh, Dad, Poor Dad,…etc.”
“And you can call me ‘Maron’, if You like.” “M-m-moron?” His blush points are quite scarlet now. Too bad this is a black and white picture.
Franklin, I truly enjoyed your last segment. "Cheap eroticisms" and "ugly appetites" should become colloquialisms as they seem to be unique descriptions of things we don't like. Very good job all around!
Gotta go. Chutch. But ? for our esteemed leader: how can we post individual profiles, or can we? Great to see yours. i think I know you a liitle better now.
Pardon the intrusion. I think if you navigate to "settings", you'll find a bunch of profile questions, etc. Such as what you like to read, movies, and such personal info as you might want to share. For instance, I used to have red hair and now look at me!
Franklin, if you need it, here's a link to a Blogger/Google FAQ page about profiles and such. https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41375?hl=en&ref_topic=3339243
I actually joined Blogger in 2009 when I was going to begin a blog that was a comic strip of my making but I never finished the project. (I know, finish the darn thing already.) I'm saying this so you have an idea when I created my profile. Some of my interests may have changed. Wait, no, I still like Coldplay. ;-)
Kim, I really liked this part, "You think I'm going to allow....Dink fizzes and dance in the parlor." And "NO!! Make Miss Floozy a pimento Cheese....." Those two sections really caught my attention. Great job as always.
Okay Baron, suddenly I'm very HUNGRY! And reading how Marion eats doesn't help either. Having Kramer coming in was very funny...I could see and hear him. BUT the best part was..." A boys best friend is his mother." I particularly liked, "What are you running away from?" All around good reading. Thumbs up! :D
Pimento and dill...echhh! heh heh. Stuffed bra and lonely drawers was choice. Fine work.
But, Baron, Wow! ROFLMAO!!!! I can't number all of the choice bits. Your post is chock full. Lots of what Will Elder called "Chicken Fat." That supper list was wonderful! You out did yourself, man. My hat and pants are off to you!!! ============ I see that I missed your explanation to Kim of how to insert one's profile, Dusty. Thanks.
Franklin, thanks! That entry was a joy to write for some reason.... I kept polishing and removing and adding and thinking of things to throw in. After a while I look at the clock and think, "You've been writing this post HOW LONG now?" (LOL)
Baron, I enjoyed that lavish tray of goodies Norman brought Marion. All I need to ask is where's the Stollen!! And those "piggy confections" sound delicious!! Also, introducing a neighbor was delightful as was the fact that the other Marion went to jail for bank robbery. Marion's reaction was priceless!
Stollen was definitely something we talked about in the past on our Amazon board ... that dense loaf cake with candied fruit bits inside and a dusting of powdered sugar outside of it. It's a memory I have of Christmas past. But honestly that cake would be even better without the little chunks of fruit (strictly my own preference), maybe raisins instead ... but it was splendid cutting a slice and spreading it with butter, mmmm. Entenmanns probably still puts out their Stollen each November/December; it's not bad.
I'm with you, Baron. I've never been a fruit cake person. Those cakes are so busy and those gum drops (or whatever is in them) are very distracting. As for the pfefferneusse cookies, I made them once. The pepper was too strong for my taste. I was born in Germany but I don't share in their taste in the Küche!
"Running from... pimento cheese sandwiches" got to me as well as Norman's confession (very casually, I might say) that he stuffed his mother's boyfriend. You did a great job in using the stuffing motif in various instances! Good job, my friend.
Nancy, My favorite bit you wrote: "I'm not just stuffing those birds, oh no...I'm really stuffing mother....in my mind" It had multiple meanings to me, as if Norman had stuffed/shoved his mother's personality inside his mind.
Thank you Baron and Kim. I wasn't really sure how to go about it when my turn was up. Too many run on sentences. Hopefully it will go easier next time. :)
Franklin: loved your sound effects, "The tires: Pacata pacata pacata. The motor: Ka Poppapoppapoppapoppa, ka Poppapoppapoppapoppa Wheeeezzzzz…………Bang!" Nobody does that better than you!
and
The embroidered mottos: “There’s No Place Like Here,” “Hussies, Don’t Let The Sun Set On You Here,” “A Son Owes His Mother And She Owns Him,” “Oh, Dad, Poor Dad,…etc.”
Kim: the conversation with Mother, especially: “You think I’m going to allow some hussy to eat dinner in my house, dirty my dishes and sip on my cups….and after dinner then what, boy? Drink fizzes and dance in the parlor?’
and: "Norman: (screeching) NOT NOW!! Uh, uh, the pimento cheese will get warm."
Baron: N'yuk, n'yuk! I loved: "...Marion couldn't help but notice an assortment of stuffed dead birds mounted and displayed around the room .... an owl with a condescending glance, a raven that seemed weak and weary, a rooster that almost appeared slightly cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."
and: "He almost giggled, and said, "Y-y-you eat l-like a pterodactyl."
Nancy, well done! Here are a few of my favorite things (is that Mary Poppins or Sound of Music? I always get them confused).
"Life, bills....pimento sandwiches. Mother's with voices that sound very much like their son's."
and: "Now stuffing him...that was one tough job let me tell ya."
The Ka-poppa etc. engine noise came from my childhood when a neighbor had a 2 cylinder John Deere Tractor. It was only in the 60s I think when John Deere went to 4 cylinders. They were nicknamed "Johhny Pops (or Poppers) from the sound of the engine. That was as close as I could come at the time of writing to the sound they made. In retrospect, the sound should have been "Ka-Poppa poppa Poppa poppa" No wheeze and bang, of course.
This thing is really going quickly and I would think Hitchcock is whirling in his grave at the mayhem we're doing to his masterwork, and perhaps contemplating grave mayhem on us.
Kramer?!?!??? WTF?!?!??
Anyway: "That one person who we all just know the world would stop revolving if they weren't not there to keep us going. " Somehow. after a moment, the double negative seems to...fit. I just works! To hell with the Grammar Police!
I Knew there had to be a backstory for Mama. A lover no less! Yay! (Wonder what he died of,,,hmmmm?)
Dusty, Kim and Nancy and (often) Baron write crisp little vignettes, whereas you and I write extensive pieces.
Lovely parody of the interchange between Mother and Normal back at the house. The off the wall banter between Maron and Normal was beautifully unhinged on his part.
AND......
I Get To Kill Maron! I Get To Kill Maron!! I Get To Kill Maron!!! Oh, Frabjous Joy! Calloo Callay! (or something like that)
My father and uncle (who fancied themselves farmers) pitched in together and bought a John Deere tractor in 1951. I first paid attention to it in 1955 at the age of six. I loved that machine! I loved clambering over it, pretending that I was driving it as kids will do. It's one of my fondest childhood memories. Damned noisy thing.
Dusty, that's a mighty fine set-up for Franklin! You do a great job getting us to the bathroom scene including such hits as:
the messy high heels; LIVERMush!!(that wonderful chestnut) sandwiches; and I found this wording intriguing, "cluck their tongues, shake their heads and do pirouettes while juggling plates". What a visual that conjures! Oh, and don't let me forget the chair used in a Van Gogh painting. Is that the chair "Bedroom in Arles?" (I actually have that print in my bedroom.) You did a really good job, as usual, moving us to the centerpiece of the film.
"Who'd watch "Seach For Tomorrow" with her? And of course there's the livermush sandwiches that she's become addicted to. (Livermush, that harkens back to a past Baronzo, does it not? Gives me that feeling.)
"...and do funny pirouettes while juggling plates..."
(But, Dusty, this line below was the jewel in the crown:) "I need to extricate myself from the cow poo that is my life right now before it hardens and I can't get free."
"Her we don’t see, except for legs (with feet) stepping into the tub."
(With feet, ohmygosh, like you had to mention that, lol)
(Loved the knight with the rubber chicken business. So Python.)
And of course your entire treatment of The Murder was glorious and laugh-inducing ("This is 1960 after all"). You really lucked out, getting to write that sequence ... I had wondered which of us scribes Fate would favor with it-- glad you had such a good time with it.
While I'm online, just wanted to ask you all, is Blogger working out all right and serving our purposes OK? I've seen no complaints, so I am assuming you folks are fine with it. Let me know if it's problematic. I find it easy to load and to write our chapters in but I want every one of you to be happy with it.
Personally speaking, I think Blogger works just fine. The only possible downside is that if you want to edit your bit you have to delete the existing piece and, in my case, go to what I used to compose it (WordPad), make changes and replace it. I look at this as a blessing because it makes me look more closely at my entry before I copy and paste into Blogger. It allows you to be more spontaneous in your writing. In short, this venue gets my vote. I like it much better than FaceBook!
Baron, the blog is working for me just fine. I am the biggest throw-back technologically speaking among us, so I was hesitant. But I've been very pleased with how user-friendly it is.
"...a lovely peignoir of spider-web silk with spiders (dead) and chainmail lace at the throat, her black bullet bra emblazoned with bullets (spent) and panties with the strategically placed holes."
"...is it really Janet Leighmedown or a body double or is Janet really(shhhhhh!!!)nude or is she sporting some kind of strategically and well blended in makup patches so that we don’t Really see any naughty bits? (Alas, it IS 1960, after all.)
I loved "Alas, it is 1960, after all" peppered throughout.
and: "...the cascading water from the shower head that is one of Normal’s creations: a large metal fly whose wings buzz when you turn the shower on, the water coming from each cell of its compound eyes."
"Nobody does it better..."I'm humming this Carly Simon song thinking about your recent tour de force in our parody. All those sounds, including triangle, bagpipes and Jew harp....(Is there a Jewish harp?) and so forth. I am so glad that it fell to you and not me to write the shower scene! And the "plug for the carbolic odor germ eliminator..." was very effective. I went out and purchased one!!! Great job all around.
Kim: Veddy guud Psycho entry today, including these highlights:
She went on about how she actually buries her dead insects somewhere near her bird burial grounds. “Do you notify the loved ones?” Jake said sarcastically.
“Is Sam Spade here? I’ve got a case I need help with.” Jakes shouts, “Sam, there is a lady here to see you.” To himself, he said, "Sam always get the good-looking ladies while I get stuck with women who have an insect fetish!"
"I’m looking for my sister. She may be with a man named Floyd Thursby, then again, she might not be. She’s so unpredictable.”
Sam proceeded to roll a cigarette then remembered that he didn’t smoke.
Kim, I loved the bit about the Jewish harp, as well as the items Baron mentioned. And the twist about ditching the car before anyone could take notice since there was nobody who would. LOL several times! Great job!
The bit I wrote about the Jews harp, sometimes called a Jaw Harp didn't get posted. I'm using one in the production of Oklahoma! I'm in. Google it and you'll probably get a pic or several of the thing.
The things you get nowadays are flimsy and poorly made. My granddad had one from the time he was a young man that was, in comparison, a monster: the bow being probably upwards of three inches at its widest point and maybe a half inch thick and the strummer was a tapering bit of steel down to the part you pluck. I loved that thing, but I lost it at a conference near Dubuque many years ago, when Dan was little.
Until I saw the spelling, I erroneously thought it was called "juice harp" simply because of the way it was played. I was surprised when I first saw it as "Jew's harp".
Dusty, I liked these parts and they stood out for me. "They cluck their thick tongues and shake their heads and do funny pirouttes while juggling plates, oh so very delicately." (2) "Norman steps to the wall of the parlor where he can plainly hear even the slightest noise issuing from Cabin 1. He carefully removes a cheap print of 'The Rape of Persephone' and sets it to one side. There is a crude peephole knocked out of the wall and this gives Master Fates a very good view of Maron's room. The stuffed pheasant stares at him with a mute accusatory gaze." And of coarse the LIVERMUSH sandwiches. :)
Two things Franklin. The disappointment of a censured 1950's movie LOL!! And Maron's scream...Lordy that was funny, though I'm sure it wasn't meant to be. :D
Kim, I really liked your post. I really enjoyed it. There are times when I loose myself in the written word and your post was one of those times. REALLY, really good work. :)
Okay Baron, that was a really great post. I liked what you did with the PI's name and the comments about Sam's looks. This part I liked as well-- "The detective said, "I think she's here, Miss Crane. Not back there with the nuts and bolts, and the paint mixer and the flat-head screws and the Betty and Veronica Double Digest comics. She's nearby. I'll find her. See you later."
Okay, mines in and I would have typed further, but I scared myself by kind of losing the page. Thank God I didn't panic and loose it. I was ready to post you all and ask for a pass. Nothing worse then typing out your part, and then loosing it. WHAAA!! :'(
Your entry made me hungry what with references to pimento loaf sandwiches and Mom's famous cake. These are my favorite parts:
"One of you better tell me exactly what's going on, I mean, I can only take so much of all this nonsense! I'm running a store where the only sale we'll make today is a package of 'Gnaw No More, My Vermin' "
"I think she's here, Miss Crane. Not back there with the nuts and bolts, and the paint mixer and the flat-head screws and the Betty and Veronica Double Digest comics."
Nancy:
You obviously had fun with your entry:
"I keep forgetting to turn the Vacancy sign on...we definitely have plenty of rooms. In fact someone just checked out last night.... really, really checked out ho ho."
"Well join me as I do what I call clean up the blood day. Something creepy about not getting that pesky, dried blood out of the tile grout."
I loved the way you played around with the name "Arbogast". Fun!
Ah, Baron, another delight! "Never start a cake by breaking an egg." heh heh "...summon up all my sexy masculinity and give you such a pinch." Hoo Hoo. And the places Argowhatzizname stopped at. Loved it!
And, Nancy, suddenly Normal becomes Moron? Is he channeling Maron Heron? Guilty conscience? That last speech of Normal's/Moron's was absolutely priceless.
Mine will have to wait til tomorrow. Y'all must like the way I kill people. Dusty you set me up beautifully. Nice way you repeated earlier dialogue. Good job. We are definitely getting at Normal's neuroses and (so far, to the audience, unknown) underlying psychoses. You did a terrific job of getting Normal to his stutter and developing and building it as he becomes more unhinged. Then he gets hold of himself. "...just me and my birds and they ain't sayin' nothin." Heh heh heh.
Baron, delightful as always! I adored your wink at "Shadow of a Doubt" with the line, "You never start a cake by breaking eggs!" That was such a funny line from the movie too especially because it was said so seriously.
And one of my favorite bits was the multiple transliterations (if that's a correct use of the word) of Arboghast's name! Then there's the "Maltese Dolphin, and these unusual motels, e.g., "No-Tell Hotel!" and so forth.
Very guud entry from our smoking jacketed friend!
P.S, Is it just me or did anybody wonder at the line, "Somebody always sees a girl with $40,000?"
I guess a girl with 40 thou would appeal to those venal mercenary types. A target for con artists. I think that Arbogast, had he not gone a-sleuthing, would have gone that route. Don't know. At any rate he's the one that made that comment.
Nancy, a nice smooth job with those little pointing ticklers sprinkled throughout the prose. (huh?) I love Arbogast's (or, should I say Gorbachev's!) answer to Norm that he doesn't take candy from strangers. Smart move on his part. Then the "nobody's been here for years and years" and the "astigmatism" was charming! Good job, my friend.
Mighty good show! You did a great job with all the stuttering. In fact, I could see and hear that scene (which is one of my favorites) all over again, with just a pinch of livermush instead of aspic on top! I especially loved the 4th No. We are going so fast; I think it's because we having such a good time.
That is a down side to this: not being able to edit after posting. Back a while I noticed a typo after I posted. Couldn't correct, of course, and the sentence lacked sense for lack of a letter to a word.
And, (at least me) always thinks of some bit or two after the fact.
But, in the words of Mary's and my late Water Sister: "It is what it is."
Franklin, I enjoyed these morsels below from your latest post:
“I wonder what TTFN means? ‘Til Tomorrow ‘Fore Noon? Tater Tots For Normal? That would be nice."
... a room that casts eerie shadows as he encounters Normal’s taxidermy: an MGM lion (on loan), a stuffed goosed mongoose, a Giant Vole labeled “Spiny Norman,” the head of John the Baptist (by special permission.)
And….Slash! Right across his face (apparently.) Accompanied by those damn violins!!!!
I wonder if Blogger has a maximum number of comments for each post. Had not thought about that before we moved here. So far so good, though. One thing we could do if it came to that: make a new blog for each Baronzo tale.
Franklin, that last segment of yours was a masterpiece! From the business of pulling interesting, I might even say, odd items from Aboghast's pocket, to pulling his car to the phone booth! (Once was enough, thanks!) Then a nickel from the director. To top off all that, who could have expected to read that Normal had borrowed the head of John the Baptist to round out his collection!!
As for Arboghast's death, I could really see it, feel it, and hear it. Terrific job.
Oh, yes, she passed away in October, not long after I visited he in her hospice in September. She hung on for 29 months when the most positive prognosis was 12. Sheer force of will. She loved life and lived it to the hilt. Mary and I attended her memorial in November. Fine affair. It was high time. She couln't speak, but one knew that her mind was sharp because she continued to try most days.
Hey gang, got an off-topic topic to ask about-- anyone with Netflix, have you tried the German mystery drama "Dark" yet? There is one season available (10 episodes) and we here at Che Baron are halfway through and it's very interesting, bleak and strange .... but frustrating in some ways. It's dubbed in English which is okay for me, but the storyline is what perplexes me. I have always had trouble wrapping my noggin around anything to do with time travel. I'm lucky I made it through the films "Donnie Darko" and "Primer" without screaming and running into traffic, LOL.
If anyone has tried this show, chime in and let me know. I just hope it is not a show where there was no real story plan the writers had created (like "Lost" seemed to have been, which I quit after season 2).
Baron, I have "Dark" on my watchlist and I've watched episode one of the first season. 'Bleak and strange' as you've said is a good description of the show. It reminds me (slightly) of "The Twilight Zone.".
Dusty, Re: Dark, on Netflix How about the visual technique they use in the opening credits sequence? Such a fascinating mirror-image distortion.
I have been watching an episode every Saturday. I am admittedly always "sucked in" by an appetizing mystery. Will let you know when I'm finished, but I won't give any spoilers.
Kim, in your latest Psycho installment you hit the right notes with material like Norman telling Mother "I don’t think I can get another car in the pond", and you really made it clear that a chunk of time had passed when Lila picked off the last piece of lint from her suit and dropped it onto the pile. Fun writing there.
I just finished my little chapter, and ended up tinkering and fiddling with what I had written for an hour (!) ... it's so easy to get carried away editing, cutting, and adding little bits here and there. I'm actually a little happy that we can't edit a post here once it's published; I'd spend even MORE time polishing and making alterations. This should be a fun diversion, not something time-consuming. But for me all that tinkering is fun.
We seem to be rapidly approaching the climax to Psycho. Won't be long now before Lila ends up in that infamous cellar, mwa ha haaaaa!
FIrst of all, I loved the fun riffs on "TTFN". I loved the whole paragraph that begins with "Next we see Normal" and within that paragraph these gems:
"...an MGM lion (on loan), a stuffed goosed mongoose, a Giant Vole labeled “Spiny Norman,” the head of John the Baptist (by special permission..."
"...past the spiders weaving webs of deceit, past the flesh devouring plants that are Mother and Son’s especial pride, past the “Welcome Floozies” mat..."
Kim: Excellent! My faves are these:
"This new murder followed soon enough on the heels of Marion’s death that the band was able to quickly get back together before they had gotten too far."
"...all that could be heard was a male voice yelling, “MOTHER!! I don’t think I can get another car in the pond.” (hilarious)
"Under his breath Sam said, “Another pain in the Crane!”
Baron:
Hello! 'You're the top, you're the Eiffel Tower...' as Cole Porter might say, espcecially with these tasty morsels:
"Lila, we better visit Hal Chambers, the deputy sheriff and softspoken busybody." "Fine, Adonis. I'll get my coat."
"Normal? Sheriff Chambers here. .... Yes, the busybody. Yes, the one who sounds like the narrator from the Pepperidge Farm commercials ..."
"Normy and I went shopping, ended up buying a nice periwinkle blue dress over at Get the Frock Outta Here."
Speaking for myself, I've had more fun with this parody than is good for me. I think it's our best since "House on Haunted Baronzo" which I thought was a blast.
Thanks, Dusty! I shouldn't speak disrespectful of the dead and wondered if the "pain in the Crane" remark would pass the censors in this regard. Glad you liked it.
Baron, loved your segment today! I do like the way you describe houses. The Chambers' being no exception what with "suppressed regrets", doilies and Ray Conniff records and so forth. You certain can paint a scene!
My favorite portion was "Get the Frock Outta Here" Shop! Delicious!! And you very nicely wove back in the Gnaw No More pesticide back into the story. Artfully done.
By the way, I spend longer working on my segments too since I can't adjust them. Hopefully, I'll improve my proof-reading abilities. I've heretofore not been good at spotting my errors right off the bat.
I'm sorry to hear about your Water Sister's death but it sounds like she went out on her own terms. A life well lived is hard to feel too sorry about especially since she left the memories and friendships that she did with you and Mary.
Arboplasty leaves in his car. Normal looks after him as he goes. He thinks: “I wonder what TTFN means? ‘Til Tomorrow ‘Fore Noon? Tater Tots For Normal? That would be nice. Probably not. Tee Totalers’ Fancy Nostrums? Test Tube Fatal Notions? Boggles the mind. Toggle Toggle Fanogle Noggle. Tagogle Tanogle Foregoggle Nosferatogoggle.” With these and other be-musings, Normal gets a – well – shit eating grin where his mouth is.
Okay Baron, yours are too many to mention. Honestly, that's the best I've read so far. I do however have to mention, "Get The Frock Outta Here." That totally cracked me up. :D
I'm sorry....mines really, really small this time around. Smaller then I post most times. I just wasn't feeling it and I couldn't get into doing four different sides to a story. Sam's, Lilia, Chambers and wife.
Nancy, if you ever need to skip a turn you may always just give us a heads up, that's all right. Once in a while we just don't feel the "oomph" to write, or we're just fatigued and in no mood. You are a trooper for writing a post when you weren't feeling it, and I personally got a kick out of the phrase "He then skips to the house, swinging his hips happily". I could picture it clearly, LOL :)
Nancy, it's quality not quantity! You moved us down the road, so to speak, and that's just what our tale needed. And, you put in a real gem: "The sinners were leaving church..." Even though I'm a church goer, I appreciated that one.
Just got home from rehearsal and I guess we lost a guy and I have his lines. Hi-de-ho.
Nancy, your posts may be short but they always carry more than their weight. I loved the image of Normal (Normy) swinging his hips. That and making Lila "Lilac" and Sam "Loomy." Inspired!
Dustbowl: Kudos! The LP plays well. Mrs. Chamberpot? Hoo Hoo! I'll say Normy's moral compass is broken, alright.
What Arbogastric wanted of Lila we'll never know now. heh heh
No rehearsal for me tomorrow evening, so should have no trouble writing something.
Please note: The complete text of my Part II didn't get published. So, in my vanity, I decided to delete the incomplete version and replace it as a reply. So an overly long three-part post became even longer. My vain arrogance and long-winded verbosity knows no bounds. I apologize.
Okay, some choice excerpts from Dusty and Bram's chapters:
We're having collard greens, chitterlings and hog jowls in a creamy sauce and the best lingonberry crumb pie you've ever had.
Suddenly, here came Norman swishing down the path toward them. ... "I do enjoy swishing so much."
"As far as I know, no one's ever died in that cabin. Nice and cozy, clean towels and the bathroom has been sanctified for you protection."
"He wanted to do his best to find my sister in hopes of eventually splashing me smack dab into a compromising love puddle."
Lila, tell me you didn't just stick your bare hand in that commode a few minutes ago. Eeeeuuuu!" "Believe me, I've had my hand stuck in worse places."
(and Franklin's follows)
Cut to Lila tippy toeing toward the path to the steps to the house. Tip! Tip! Tip! Up the crumbling steps covered in deadly nightshade and little dead things that Normal offed just for the helluvit.
" ... it’s all decked out. Several old lady outfits in the closet, high button shoes; dresser with old lady knick-knacks: A set of false false teeth (Amuse your friends,) A Lavender Civit sachet, hairpins turning widershins, a curling iron (curled;) a four poster tagged: “Won at Coney Island,” and on the canopy: “Kick me in the slats: Test your strength, wimp! Win Big Prizes!”
Sam crumples like hundred year old newsprint and kisses the floor. It’s really disgusting that it’s a French Kiss.
“This kid could be a tad disturbed,” Lila thinks as she takes in the toy giraffe hanging from the ceiling fan, the mutilated Chucky doll and the menagerie of stuffed animals amalgamated from various body parts.
Well, well, you fellows ended up out little story with quite a flourish, as the saying goes. This has been a fun parody and my only complaint is that it went by too quickly!
Per your request, Franklin, I will try to tone down the psychobabble in the Epilogue. I'm not nearly as talented with that motif as the company around here anyway!
Actually, why not go for it? might be just the ticket. And forget about my "plea." Maybe a parody of a parody (which that Hitchcock was) is what's called for.
Kim, just a perfect ending (you jettisoned a lot of unneeded stuff), and I got a huge kick out of the Sunset Boulevard reference at the last moment there when Mrs. Bates is ready for her closeup! Sad to see this particular parody come to its finish. Everyone did a super job.
I'd like to start talking about maybe doing something different next time on the Baronzo thread. We can brainstorm, throw ideas around. Or, if the majority just wants to keep doing things like usual, that's cool.
If we do keep it traditional, one thing we never did was poke fun at a 007 movie, right? Like "Goldfinger".
How about "From Baronzo, With Love?" "Live and Let Baronzo!" We could throw in anything from any "006 7/8" film there ever was with any of the characters, "slightly altered" of course. This could take us to Halloween at least. heh heh.
Kim, that may be the finest epilogue you've ever done. It sparkled! Just perfect. A fitting ending to our efforts. Three (3) count them (3) Three Cheers!!!
Franklin, thank you so much!! I wrote this Epilogue from out of town and probably spent less time writing it than any other post. So I appreciate that you found it enjoyable and felt it was a fitting tailpiece to our drama.
By the way, I don't think I took time to commend you on your last posting which included the mention of that huge indentation in Mrs. Fates bed and how it was being occupied by a toy excavating crew with oil rigs around the perimeter! That was hilarious and went a long way in explaining how why that impression was so deep.
AND, the Son of Sam and Charles Manson's baby pictures on the deviant child's walls was delectable.
To top it all off, you perfectly captured the end scene between Lila and the rushing in of "another old lady"! As if there was even 1 old lady present.
Again, thanks for enjoying my little finishing touches to what was a very exciting and fast-paced parody!
You did a great job nearing us to a close in our story in your last entry. You are so prolific and clever. I was thinking the other day about how in the early days you were hesitant to join in on the parodies, not thinking (if memory serves, which it rarely does these days!) that you would be able to think of much to say. And now look at you.
Thank goodness you decided to join us!! These works wouldn't be the same otherwise.
This was one of those Baronzo stories we made that begs to be read on a lazy weekend afternoon. So much wonderful stuff spun into "Psycho"-- not just clever twists on the imagery and dialogue from the movie, but delightful pop culture references, descriptive passages, cartoony elements, wicked wordplay, and more.
Off topic: I wanted to share a video for any fans of the original Star Trek show. There had been an audio spoof of it in the 1970's, and then someone in the 1990's took that sound and placed VHS clips of the actual show along with it.
You folks were nice not to mention that the momentous last line of my segment, "I'm reading for my close up," should have read, "I'm ready for my close up". Consequently, I deleted that portion and resubmitted it correctly. As we've all said, the inability to make changes without deleting a post is a bit of a bummer.
Franklin: I loved the exchange between Samwi and Norm, especially:
Samwi…(Oh, the Hell with it!) Sam: “How about them Brooklyn Dodgers?!?”
Norm: “They’re in L.A. now. Hadn’t you heard?”
And this: "Tip! Tip! Tip! Up the crumbling steps covered in deadly nightshade and little dead things that Normal offed just for the helluvit. Too small to stuff."
Also: "A set of false false teeth (Amuse your friends,) A Lavender Civit sachet, hairpins turning widershins, a curling iron (curled;) a four poster tagged: “Won at Coney Island,” and on the canopy: “Kick me in the slats: Test your strength, wimp! Win Big Prizes!”
and there's the description of the bed "REALLY slept in."
I will finish with a mere two words that had me on the floor: "floozie mat". I kept thinking what a great infomercial product might be borne from the application of those simple words. Think of the possibilities!
Kim: Bravo! You ended our little excursion with style. Here are my favorites:
I loved your nod to Bernard Herrmann "...with a violinist of limited note- started off by playing in the Hermann orchestra but, frankly, couldn’t keep up with the string-madness."
"...and the consequences of the murdering offspring is extreme agitation, transvestism, love of pimento cheese sandwiches..." (Hey! I love pimento cheese sandwiches and I didn't have to murder anyone ot achieve that state of nirvana.)
Your handling of the needlessly dramatic psychiatrist was brilliant: “In summation, I need to improve on the violin so that I don’t find myself in roles in which I find I can’t explain my own arguments.” He seemed to be in love with his own words. I made the mistake of falling in love with my words one time. They divorced me...
And finally: "Instead he’s always murdering people and filling up the pond with cars where once we kept goldfish and Norway lobsters!"
I like the idea of a 007 spoof. "Thunderbaronzo" or "The Spy Who Baronzoed Me". Franklin's idea of "From Baronzo With Love" and "Live and Let Baronzo" are great!
By the way, friends, if anyone ever needs a Baronzo post deleted, I believe I can make it gone once it is published/posted (being the Bloggermeister gives one such powers), so you only need to ask. But it can't become a habit, heh heh. ;-)
Hiya Kimmers! I'm assuming the gang is busy these days. I've been busy myself but then I thought, I ought to pop in the Restaurant, say howdy. The weather man is predicting a rainy day for Sunday and I am delighted-- such a happy alternative to snow. I'm over snow ... it's so white around here. And I do enjoy a rainy day now and then. Have a guud (or a sehr gut) weekend, dear.
Johnny, "sehr gut" is right! We're down south and haven't had hardly any snow (or rain for that matter) so we could use a few days like you've endured. But just a few days! Did we decide what we are going to put our unique giftings to next?
There was enthusiasm about a James Bond romp. I'd be up for that. Question is, which film do we skewer (Goldfinger is tops for me, but also Dr. No, or From Russia with Love), or do we make a parody that is an amalgam of the classic Connery flicks, meaning no specific movie to follow scene-by-scene? Or should we follow a movie like usual, is that best? Think on it over the weekend, Kim. Dusty and Nancy and Franklin can mull this over too, natch. PS: After 007, at some point, I would enjoy a Baronzo of the 1950's film noir "Kiss Me Deadly".
A Bond parody sounds like a lot of fun. "Goldfinger"would be a perfect subject for that as the film itself was so campy. Also, "Kiss Me Deadly" would be a hoot!
We'll see what Nancy and Franklin say. I am fortunate because I own the disc of "Goldfinger". It seems like a legit copy of this film is not on YouTube, yet there are loads of links for it there-- but they might be lures or fakes.
Sorry about that, Kim. By the way, have you seen any of the James Bond films, especially from the 1960's with Mr. Connery? They're very entertaining, but you have to be into the whole spy and adventure genre.
LOL, Dusty, the Austin Powers franchise already used that name.
Actually I must confess that I'd enjoy doing a Baronzo where we keep the original character names intact, without changes. I can only imagine what's coming with the 007 parody .... Jaded Bung, Monkeypenny, Oddjerk, Brownfinger, Pus Galore, etc. :) Plus, it's much easier on my memory to keep the names as they are in the film. Hope this isn't a buzzkill. I'll do what the group prefers.
I never saw any of the Austin Powers franchise entries but I must have heard "Goldmember" somewhere. I don't mind using the original character names. Probably a good idea. Darn! I'll have to give up on "Vagina Valour". Oh well...
Mike Myers, who was behind the Austin Powers trilogy, must have loved the Bond films. It shows, even though the movies are a raunchy, silly spoof. He does not play a 007 type physically/mentally, as you probably know. The humor is juvenile but it made me laugh. Kind of like watching "Airplane!"
There's another parody of Bond, starring Rowan Atkinson, but I haven't watched it. I think it has the name Johnny in the title.
John et. al. if you keep a list on Word or Word Perfect, whichever you have, name changes shouldn't be a problem. Also if you make a file with the current Baranzo, as I do, pasting each entry as it appears, you can keep up with the story. Personally, I think name changing is a hoot. But maybe that's just me. Part of the fun.
I won't be part of this next parody so I shouldn't give my input. Nevertheless, I agree with Baron's original comment about the name changes. I usually can figure out who is being referenced but, at times, I've had to read a bit of the text to determine who's doing what. (I'm old, please remember!!) It's not a huge deal but I think the parodies would flow best (if we even care if they do) if we could have a few constants in an otherwise twist'n story.
Hey, young lady, I'm 77 for another few weeks yet, then the clicker clicks up another notch.
It's kind of traditional in parody writing to alter the names, probably for copyright reasons as well as humor. I haven't said "boo" (or "boo hoo") when a name I've given to a character reverts to the original in someone's post. This deal is for fun!!! And while changing the name several times within one post as "Arbogast" did in one of Dusty's posts is a lot of fun, it has limitations sometimes. When I tried the same technique I went way beyond funny to an obvious strain to be "clever." In short, I shouldn't have done it.
But I think we don't want rules around here. It would be nice if there could be overall consistency.
Being retired, I have a pretty good deal of free time and I've given you a couple of tricks I use to help you not only keep on the road (such as it is) but also be consistent with the changed names anyone gives to a character. That's all I can do. As long as I begin things I'll continue to alter names. Y'all should be free to use the original ones, if you choose. And Dusty (or anyone) can, for comic effect, alter a character's name through various permutations and the rest can choose not to use the technique.
Of course, whether it's me or someone else, I think it kind of common courtesy to endeavor to use the name the person gave the character, but it's not worth getting in a snit if it doesn't happen. I bring a fair amount of a sense of professionalism and artistry to anything I write because of my long years of involvement in the performing arts and that's what I try to do, even though it's not top drawer because I don't spend much time on it.
I've gone on too long. I'm really sorry, Kim, that you won't be with us on the next one. You always make a major contribution. Besides (heh heh) the more of us there are, there's more time away to recharge and get inspiration from the others.
I won't be so pompous and pedantic on the next post. I hope!
I think I'll take a rest if it's okay? It's been sorta crazy with a new baby arriving soon. I'm sure you guys will have a great time with a bond film. 😊
Franklin, you make a very good argument. Name changing can be fun. My preference, however, would be to call the characters the names you (at the outset) have given them in you list of players. But, I agree, we shouldn't have rules. This is a place for creativity and originality. I was just throwing my 2 cents in. The truth is that I'm not as original as the rest of you are.
I wish I could join you on the next parody too. However, I would really be in the way on "Goldfinger" since I know nothing about it and, honestly, don't care that much about the film. You guys can do some male bonding... James Bonding, that is!
It is so nice to see that this group really cares about the writing and about each other. Makes me smile.
While I will miss Nancy and Kim in this 007 tale, I am really looking forward to poking some affectionate fun at "Goldfinger", a film of which I'm fond.
I like that idea about having no rules. You start that, things get fussy. I do like the way we write .... and now that I think about it, there are some unspoken rules (for lack of a better word) that we do adhere to, whether on purpose or not. For instance: We don't delve into anything strongly sexual, nor do we use blatant profanity.
Anyhoo-- I'd like the ladies to mull over some movies they'd enjoy spoofing after the James Bond adventure. I enjoy having all five of us on board.
Okay, Franklin, if you'd be so good as to choose the rotation for "Goldfinger", and the start date. You get things rolling as usual when we commence. Thanks.
Yes indeed, fellows, enjoy your Goldfinger parody. It will be interesting to watch you guys work in all the sexual nuances without being, as Baron said, blatantly wanton!!
Baron said it best: "I'd like the ladies to mull over some movies they'd enjoy spoofing..." Very good idea. So ladies, after our Bond interlude, give us ideas for what comes next. We will most certainly miss you on this go-round.
Ditto. I like it much better when all five of us are involved. Just that much more inspiration and perspective. It also makes for a more varied and interesting story.
Well, I suppose, the logical order would be me, then Dusty and then Baron. I do wish Ronzo was back, but.....
I'll try to get it out today, but it could be later. I have some stuff to do this afternoon and tomorrow Oklahoma! has a cue to cue from 1-7.
Guess My latest didn't get posted. I've begun the opening, but I think since this is kinda the Baron's baby, he should title it. We have about five suggestions, two of which were his. He may come up with another idea. Goldmember was name of a villain played by Mike Myers in one of the Austin Powers flicks. If we keep the plot of breaking into Fort Knox (Fort Blox?) to steal the U.S. supply of (?) the name of the villain probably should reflect that. If you accept this"challenge," John, get your thinking cap on and lets see what you find in it. If you don't come up with anything until Tuesday, that will be fine. We have Cue To Cue for Oklahoma! from 1 today, which is always tedious. We're slated for ending at 7. Monday is First Dress and with the shape the show is in right now, it could go til 11. All I need do is fill in the credits after tinkering with the song. I've the prologue done. Dusty will do the first scene of the movie proper.
Bram, That cueing (if that's the correct term) for your musical must seem incessant. Hats off to you for muddling through. I remember doing the high school production-- "Territory folks should stick together ....." LOL.
As for your questions, we could call him Cheesefinger if he were after the world's supply of that. Not very funny, alas, but it was the first thing that popped into my head. Or: Call him Goldstinker, and we could keep the whole gold thing intact? You might have a better name up your sleeve, or Dusty may.
Fort Knox could be Fort Knockwurst, or how about Fort Knotts, after a beloved comic actor.
Speaking of Don Knotts, this shirt design I stumbled upon is delightful:
Franklin,
ReplyDeleteGreat opening for "Psychobaronzo". Favorite bits:
as the music goes all sensuous ....
Maron is lying on her back, her bra making two mounds, the underside with the words: “This End Up,” arrows pointing to the tips.
Maron: “These extended lunch hours give my boss fits. You should see him writhing on the floor. It’s tasty.”
OK gang: I'm posting the order for our posts:
ReplyDeleteFranklin
Kim
Baron
Nancy
Dustman
Hope this will work for everyone.
Dusty, thanks for doing our rotation/order this time. We'll each take turns doing that for every Baronzo.
DeleteBravo, Franklin! Great opening! More on this tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteFranklin, how delightful! I especially enjoyed the strings "some in tune" and the "violent violins". Then we get the list of players and find one Janet "Leighmedown"! How do you think of it?! And then we've got "a machine shop in beautiful downtown Burbank." All I can say is that you must have visited there before. It was a wonderful way to start our story, and I will try to get in my submission late afternoon/early evening...
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteOh Franklin! I loved: "Creepy 1960 music (lots of strings, some in tune)", and "Camera pans down to a wall full of post it notes to a cracked window and we see inside the room: Peek-a-boo!"
DeleteOh and those cast names: Anthony Perkup, Vera Inches, John McEntirely, among others.
"And the rest of the yoyos who worked on this film" reminded me of 'the usual gang of idiots' from Mad Magazine.
BTW, for what it'a worth, I've posted Tom and Sean about our efforts and invited them to read them, if they've a mind to. Sean, I strongly think, will not be interested, and Tom may no longer be among the living or may be incapacitated. But I thought we ought to at least let them know that we have dedicated these blogs to Tom.
ReplyDeleteRight. At least you tried. I've told ronzo about Blogger and I'll let you know when he replies. I hope Tom is OK.
ReplyDeleteGood folk, my computer went down yesterday and I couldn't get my segment completed. But I'm awake and on it now!
ReplyDeleteKim,
DeleteSwell chapter! I particularly liked:
As she exited the room, she looked back at it and said, “What a dump!” (A line from an old Japanese film she watched recently.)
"Teddy called to make sure I was still at work; then Mom called to make sure Teddy had called; then your sister called from the Music store (the scene of much mayhem in “Strangers”) to tell you that she will be out of town for the weekend. Then the weekend called to see if…oh, I’m going nuts! Sorry. Guess I better take another tranquilizer.”
-LOL- (My turn now...)
Thanks, Baron. I think I'm getting the hang of the blog. By the way, someone has a blog called the "Silver Screen." I told him about our parodies and he was fascinated. He said he was going to check us out.
DeleteA friend of yours? Anyway, no reason we can't include newbies to our parody writing if someone is sincerely interested. We'd only have to update the rotation list, if they wish to join a Baronzo in progress.
DeleteAye, great addition, Kim. "...if I come into money, say, in the next 30 minutes..." *Snort!*
DeleteWhat a description of Maron's attitude and Caroline's voice! Priceless!
Computers! Bah, humbug! LOL!
ReplyDeleteBaronzites, the only drawback I notice with Blogger here is that you have to scroll down through all the comments to get to the last one. Now, that's easy for me because I just hit the Page Down key. But it will become interesting when we reach 50 posts or more. :)
ReplyDeleteI do like it here because this loads so much faster than Facebook, and it's much easier to read as well.
Baron, udderly charming post! I am still laughing over the description of Cassidy's daughter as one who has "fallen from the Ugly tree and onto jagged rocks." That's one of the funniest things I've heard lately!
ReplyDeleteThen we have the "Death Wish Malt Liquor" and the money, which "can't buy you love." Very fun. You know, when we start a new parody, I very quickly remember why I enjoy them so!
Thank you, Kimmy. These parodies are such pleasant entertainment ... friends sharing a collaboration, and we get to be creative, and we have a bit of fun with some of our favorite classic films.
DeleteSorry I'm late. Franklin, swell job as always. The boss withering on the floor...jailbird father's bunco scheme...allergies. Veddy funny stuff. :)
ReplyDeleteBaron, somebody asked me how we choose our parodies. I told them that we only parody the films we love because we have to watch these films so many times to get through a particular parody. And, between us, we come up with a whole new entity entirely!
ReplyDeleteAs far as the Silver-screen blogger, I don't know him. I just happened to get a tweet from him about his love for old films. I mentioned our parodies and he wanted to look through them to see if he could get involved. Are the Amazon posts still there?
Have to catch the Baron tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteKim, I liked "Back at work, the director's daughter, Caroline, was sitting at her desk....." and "...your sister called from the Music store...." I like those tie in's. Good job. :D
ReplyDeleteBaron, those moo jokes rock. Death Wish Malt Liquor was really funny. Finally, poor girl falling out of an ugly tree made me laugh (sorry). :D
ReplyDeleteYou know...I just found something I don't like. You cant make corrections when you spy mistakes. I like the ability to make changes/edits when I can. Boo Hoo! :(
ReplyDeleteNancy, I've noticed that myself. If, like me, you have some sort of word processing app such as WordPad, etc., you can compose your piece in that then 'copy and paste' into our blog. I'm fairly confident in saying that we're all going to make mistakes but the informality of the process is part of the fun. So this inability to make changes might be a blessing in disguise.
DeleteThanks Dusty. I'll give it the ol' college try. I'm replying to this post on my Android. 😊
DeleteWe Are Off And Running! (Well, "Off" anyway. heh heh)
ReplyDeleteHow appropriate, Wichita, Kansas and Udders and licking stamps and other people's boots! And what a cleavage Janet had! "Go, and Do not Fail Me," a great song title. heh heh heh. Bravo, Baron!
"...smile was not too cracked." Hoo Hoo! Wonderful line, Nancy.
"Anal 4 U!"? OY!
I almost spit out some coffee on "ANAL 4U" ... Nancy can be naughty, LOL. And I liked when Nancy wrote Marion saying to the policeman "I almost got into an accident when my handbag fell on my foot and all my cash spilled out."
DeleteNice post, Nancy!
Thanks Baron. :)
DeleteLOL!! Thanks Franklin. :D
DeleteOh gosh! Great posts.
ReplyDeleteKim: I especially liked "Teddy called to make sure I was still at work; then Mom called to make sure Teddy had called; then your sister called from the Music store (the scene of much mayhem in “Strangers”) to tell you that she will be out of town for the weekend. Then the weekend called to see if…oh, I’m going nuts! Sorry. Guess I better take another tranquilizer.” and
"About that time, the boss, Mr. Lowry came into the office with that slobbering oil man who mainlined Vodka."
Baron: "Oily Cassidy said "Man, it's as hot as fresh milk out there, straight from the cow's udders." Caroline tried joking: "Oh, you're udderly charming, Mr. Cassidy." The room fell silent. Someone passing outside on the street booed." Loved that, and also
"Mr. Cassidy headed for Lowry's office and demanded some of his best cheap booze (something called Death Wish Malt Liquor)." Not familiar with that brand. Thankfully!
Oh wow, Nancy! What a great post. My favorite line:
"At the stop light, she see's her boss at the cross walk and plants the best "happy to see you as I rob you" smile on her face." Loved it!
Thank you Dusty. :)
DeleteNance,
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!! I especially loved it when you said Marion's nonchalant wasn't working with the copper. And the bit about her purse with a ll that money falling on her foot was a real hoot!
Thank you Kim. ☺️
ReplyDeleteI tried to post yesterday and didn't find out 'til today that they took offense at my verbosity. There's a limit of just over 4,000 characters per comment. I apologize for my posting in three parts and also for the length. I'll try to rein in my character count from now on. LOL!
ReplyDeleteFunny stuff Dusty. Milk Jug, Gormanghast. Best part, "pacata, pacata, pacata." I also liked "Woman bitten by dog, woman bites back...getting sued." Hilarious.
DeleteIt was a pleasure reading your post. Thanks. :)
Dusty, that was a super episode! All that business about Marion's bra size and "What are you doing this evening?" was delightful.
DeleteI also enjoyed "Larry's Burgers, best burgers in your burg." and the Miracle Used Cars, "If it's a good car it's a miracle." And who can resist chuckling at the "cleanest johns in the city...."
You out did yourself, my friend!
Thank you, Kim!
DeleteHow did you all insert your picture into this blog?? I'm so new to this medium.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim, I'll have to go through the steps. I won't be able to respond 'til tomorrow. Maybe one of the other folks can tell you sooner.
DeleteIt's been so many years since I signed up with Blogger I can't even recall how to add a profile image. I'll have to fool around and see if I can figure it out.
DeleteHere you go, Kim. I had to create a Google account and this may be a necessary prerequisite step (if I'm not mistaken).
Delete1. Go to "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" home page.
2. Go to the bottom of the page (below the banner art, etc.) and you'll see "Powered by Blogger" Click on "Powered by Blogger" and you'll see listed Welcome, Settings, Reading List, Help.
3. Click on "Settings", then click on "User Settings". Under "User Profile" click on "edit"
4. Under "Privacy" select "Share My Profile". There you'll see a selection choice entitled "From Your Computer" Hit the "Browse" button and select the image you want to use and then save changes.
Hope this will work. I think if you place your image in one blog site it will appear in any other site in the Blogger universe.
Dusty, it worked! This is the old photo from my desktop. Thank you for your help. I think it just looks more personal when we get to see each other in these conversations.
DeleteOh, it's not a big deal. I was just wondering.
ReplyDeleteDusty: Cool Baronzo posts, especially: "deputy Fife took the Gormanghast exit and drifted out of sight. " Fife, love it. And Gormanghast, that was a surprise. Also fun: "I'll bet she's a goer. Know what I mean? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge." And naming the guy Gomer at the car place.
ReplyDeleteAh, Dust Bunny, what a Tour de Force (Tour de Farce?) So many gems! The shifting identities were wonderful! Reminiscent of our just completed Terror Road to Castle Baronzo.
ReplyDelete"got the pink slip, Daddy..." hee hee hee I could hear the Mothers of Invention in the background. ho ho!
Say...No...More....! (Nudge Nudge)
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Wal, I'm workin' on mine. Should have it up tomorrow.
Ha ha. I love the Mothers! However I will betray my advanced age and admit to you that the "got the pink slip, Daddy" bit was from the Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe". God, I'm soooooooo old!
DeleteAs it turned out I just plowed ahead, but like Dusty, I had to split the piece - in two, not three - but it could have gone three if I hadn't stopped for Kim to take up the argument between son and "mother,' which will lead to the Big Death Scene.
ReplyDeleteBram: quite a guud entry, like--
ReplyDeleteEmbroidered mottos are everywhere: “There’s No Place Like Here,” “Hussies, Don’t Let The Sun Set On You Here,” “A Son Owes His Mother And She Owns Him,” “Oh, Dad, Poor Dad,…etc.”
“And you can call me ‘Maron’, if You like.” “M-m-moron?” His blush points are quite scarlet now. Too bad this is a black and white picture.
Good show!
Franklin, I truly enjoyed your last segment. "Cheap eroticisms" and "ugly appetites" should become colloquialisms as they seem to be unique descriptions of things we don't like. Very good job all around!
ReplyDeleteKimmy, you got your photo up, nice! And your chapter today was a good time:
DeleteMother: NO!! Make Miss Floosy a pimento cheese sandwich with dill.
(Pimento, I have never even had one but the word itself always gives me a chuckle)
Her bra was already stuffed and the drawers looked too lonely.
Marion hesitated but finally said, “I’ll be there once I get my damp clothes off. Actually, I’d like to take a shower.
Norman: (screeching) NOT NOW!!
(Oooh, I'm up already!)
Thank you, Baron. I look forward to your post.
DeleteHooray, Kim. Loookin' good! Glad to see you got your photo up.
DeleteGotta go. Chutch. But ? for our esteemed leader: how can we post individual profiles, or can we? Great to see yours. i think I know you a liitle better now.
ReplyDeletePardon the intrusion. I think if you navigate to "settings", you'll find a bunch of profile questions, etc. Such as what you like to read, movies, and such personal info as you might want to share. For instance, I used to have red hair and now look at me!
DeleteP.S. If you click on your picture icon, there's a selection for "edit profile" where you'll be able to supply whatever you want.
DeleteFranklin, if you need it, here's a link to a Blogger/Google FAQ page about profiles and such.
Deletehttps://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41375?hl=en&ref_topic=3339243
I actually joined Blogger in 2009 when I was going to begin a blog that was a comic strip of my making but I never finished the project. (I know, finish the darn thing already.) I'm saying this so you have an idea when I created my profile. Some of my interests may have changed. Wait, no, I still like Coldplay. ;-)
DeleteFranklin, I liked all the descriptive "sounds." they made me laugh. I especially enjoyed "A Son Owes His Mother And She Owns Him." Very clever. :)
ReplyDeleteKim, I really liked this part, "You think I'm going to allow....Dink fizzes and dance in the parlor." And "NO!! Make Miss Floozy a pimento Cheese....." Those two sections really caught my attention. Great job as always.
ReplyDeleteOkay Baron, suddenly I'm very HUNGRY! And reading how Marion eats doesn't help either. Having Kramer coming in was very funny...I could see and hear him. BUT the best part was..." A boys best friend is his mother." I particularly liked, "What are you running away from?" All around good reading. Thumbs up! :D
ReplyDeletePimento and dill...echhh! heh heh. Stuffed bra and lonely drawers was choice. Fine work.
ReplyDeleteBut, Baron, Wow! ROFLMAO!!!! I can't number all of the choice bits. Your post is chock full. Lots of what Will Elder called "Chicken Fat." That supper list was wonderful! You out did yourself, man. My hat and pants are off to you!!!
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I see that I missed your explanation to Kim of how to insert one's profile, Dusty. Thanks.
Franklin, thanks! That entry was a joy to write for some reason.... I kept polishing and removing and adding and thinking of things to throw in. After a while I look at the clock and think, "You've been writing this post HOW LONG now?" (LOL)
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ReplyDeleteOkay mine's in...after a turkey sandwich was made and devoured. :D
DeleteBaron, I enjoyed that lavish tray of goodies Norman brought Marion. All I need to ask is where's the Stollen!! And those "piggy confections" sound delicious!! Also, introducing a neighbor was delightful as was the fact that the other Marion went to jail for bank robbery. Marion's reaction was priceless!
ReplyDeleteDon't think I didn't toy with adding pfefferneusse cookies to that list of foods, Kim. :)
DeletePfefferneusse cookies! That's what I was trying to remember. Stollen is something we baked on one of our Restaurant Kooking shows, I think.
DeleteStollen was definitely something we talked about in the past on our Amazon board ... that dense loaf cake with candied fruit bits inside and a dusting of powdered sugar outside of it. It's a memory I have of Christmas past. But honestly that cake would be even better without the little chunks of fruit (strictly my own preference), maybe raisins instead ... but it was splendid cutting a slice and spreading it with butter, mmmm. Entenmanns probably still puts out their Stollen each November/December; it's not bad.
DeleteI'm with you, Baron. I've never been a fruit cake person. Those cakes are so busy and those gum drops (or whatever is in them) are very distracting. As for the pfefferneusse cookies, I made them once. The pepper was too strong for my taste. I was born in Germany but I don't share in their taste in the Küche!
DeleteNancy,
ReplyDelete"Running from... pimento cheese sandwiches" got to me as well as Norman's confession (very casually, I might say) that he stuffed his mother's boyfriend. You did a great job in using the stuffing motif in various instances! Good job, my friend.
Nancy,
DeleteMy favorite bit you wrote:
"I'm not just stuffing those birds, oh no...I'm really stuffing mother....in my mind"
It had multiple meanings to me, as if Norman had stuffed/shoved his mother's personality inside his mind.
Thank you Baron and Kim. I wasn't really sure how to go about it when my turn was up. Too many run on sentences. Hopefully it will go easier next time. :)
DeleteFranklin: loved your sound effects, "The tires: Pacata pacata pacata. The motor: Ka Poppapoppapoppapoppa, ka Poppapoppapoppapoppa Wheeeezzzzz…………Bang!" Nobody does that better than you!
ReplyDeleteand
The embroidered mottos: “There’s No Place Like Here,” “Hussies, Don’t Let The Sun Set On You Here,” “A Son Owes His Mother And She Owns Him,” “Oh, Dad, Poor Dad,…etc.”
Kim: the conversation with Mother, especially: “You think I’m going to allow some hussy to eat dinner in my house, dirty my dishes and sip on my cups….and after dinner then what, boy? Drink fizzes and dance in the parlor?’
and: "Norman: (screeching) NOT NOW!! Uh, uh, the pimento cheese will get warm."
Baron: N'yuk, n'yuk! I loved: "...Marion couldn't help but notice an assortment of stuffed dead birds mounted and displayed around the room .... an owl with a condescending glance, a raven that seemed weak and weary, a rooster that almost appeared slightly cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."
and: "He almost giggled, and said, "Y-y-you eat l-like a pterodactyl."
Nancy, well done! Here are a few of my favorite things (is that Mary Poppins or Sound of Music? I always get them confused).
"Life, bills....pimento sandwiches. Mother's with voices that sound very much like their son's."
and: "Now stuffing him...that was one tough job let me tell ya."
Bravo everyone!
The Ka-poppa etc. engine noise came from my childhood when a neighbor had a 2 cylinder John Deere Tractor. It was only in the 60s I think when John Deere went to 4 cylinders. They were nicknamed "Johhny Pops (or Poppers) from the sound of the engine. That was as close as I could come at the time of writing to the sound they made. In retrospect, the sound should have been "Ka-Poppa poppa Poppa poppa" No wheeze and bang, of course.
ReplyDeleteThis thing is really going quickly and I would think Hitchcock is whirling in his grave at the mayhem we're doing to his masterwork, and perhaps contemplating grave mayhem on us.
Kramer?!?!??? WTF?!?!??
Anyway: "That one person who we all just know the world would stop revolving if they weren't not there to keep us going. " Somehow. after a moment, the double negative seems to...fit. I just works! To hell with the Grammar Police!
I Knew there had to be a backstory for Mama. A lover no less! Yay! (Wonder what he died of,,,hmmmm?)
Dusty, Kim and Nancy and (often) Baron write crisp little vignettes, whereas you and I write extensive pieces.
Lovely parody of the interchange between Mother and Normal back at the house. The off the wall banter between Maron and Normal was beautifully unhinged on his part.
AND......
I Get To Kill Maron! I Get To Kill Maron!! I Get To Kill Maron!!! Oh, Frabjous Joy! Calloo Callay! (or something like that)
Tomorrow.
My father and uncle (who fancied themselves farmers) pitched in together and bought a John Deere tractor in 1951. I first paid attention to it in 1955 at the age of six. I loved that machine! I loved clambering over it, pretending that I was driving it as kids will do. It's one of my fondest childhood memories. Damned noisy thing.
DeleteEnjoy killing Maron!
Dusty, that's a mighty fine set-up for Franklin! You do a great job getting us to the bathroom scene including such hits as:
ReplyDeletethe messy high heels; LIVERMush!!(that wonderful chestnut) sandwiches; and I found this wording intriguing, "cluck their tongues, shake their heads and do pirouettes while juggling plates". What a visual that conjures! Oh, and don't let me forget the chair used in a Van Gogh painting. Is that the chair "Bedroom in Arles?" (I actually have that print in my bedroom.) You did a really good job, as usual, moving us to the centerpiece of the film.
Thank you, Kim. Yes, that's the very chair I was referring to. I love that work by Van Gogh.
DeleteMan o' Dust, you gave me the giggles:
ReplyDelete"Who'd watch "Seach For Tomorrow" with her? And of course there's the livermush sandwiches that she's become addicted to.
(Livermush, that harkens back to a past Baronzo, does it not? Gives me that feeling.)
"...and do funny pirouettes while juggling plates..."
(But, Dusty, this line below was the jewel in the crown:)
"I need to extricate myself from the cow poo that is my life right now before it hardens and I can't get free."
Wonderful.
Franklin-
ReplyDeleteA terrific entry overall. My faves:
"Her we don’t see, except for legs (with feet) stepping into the tub."
(With feet, ohmygosh, like you had to mention that, lol)
(Loved the knight with the rubber chicken business. So Python.)
And of course your entire treatment of The Murder was glorious and laugh-inducing ("This is 1960 after all"). You really lucked out, getting to write that sequence ... I had wondered which of us scribes Fate would favor with it-- glad you had such a good time with it.
Thank you, Baron! I had fun with this one. I hope it shows in my post!
DeleteWhile I'm online, just wanted to ask you all, is Blogger working out all right and serving our purposes OK? I've seen no complaints, so I am assuming you folks are fine with it. Let me know if it's problematic. I find it easy to load and to write our chapters in but I want every one of you to be happy with it.
ReplyDeletePersonally speaking, I think Blogger works just fine. The only possible downside is that if you want to edit your bit you have to delete the existing piece and, in my case, go to what I used to compose it (WordPad), make changes and replace it. I look at this as a blessing because it makes me look more closely at my entry before I copy and paste into Blogger. It allows you to be more spontaneous in your writing. In short, this venue gets my vote. I like it much better than FaceBook!
DeleteBaron, the blog is working for me just fine. I am the biggest throw-back technologically speaking among us, so I was hesitant. But I've been very pleased with how user-friendly it is.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Kim!
DeleteFranklin:
ReplyDeleteDelicious! Here some of my favorite bits:
"...a lovely peignoir of spider-web silk with spiders (dead) and chainmail lace at the throat, her black bullet bra emblazoned with bullets (spent) and panties with the strategically placed holes."
"...is it really Janet Leighmedown or a body double or is Janet really(shhhhhh!!!)nude or is she sporting some kind of strategically and well blended in makup patches so that we don’t Really see any naughty bits? (Alas, it IS 1960, after all.)
I loved "Alas, it is 1960, after all" peppered throughout.
and: "...the cascading water from the shower head that is one of Normal’s creations: a large metal fly whose wings buzz when you turn the shower on, the water coming from each cell of its compound eyes."
Bravissimo!
Franklin,
ReplyDelete"Nobody does it better..."I'm humming this Carly Simon song thinking about your recent tour de force in our parody. All those sounds, including triangle, bagpipes and Jew harp....(Is there a Jewish harp?) and so forth. I am so glad that it fell to you and not me to write the shower scene! And the "plug for the carbolic odor germ eliminator..." was very effective. I went out and purchased one!!! Great job all around.
Kim:
ReplyDeleteVeddy guud Psycho entry today, including these highlights:
She went on about how she actually buries her dead insects somewhere near her bird burial grounds. “Do you notify the loved ones?” Jake said sarcastically.
“Is Sam Spade here? I’ve got a case I need help with.”
Jakes shouts, “Sam, there is a lady here to see you.” To himself, he said, "Sam always get the good-looking ladies while I get stuck with women who have an insect fetish!"
"I’m looking for my sister. She may be with a man named Floyd Thursby, then again, she might not be. She’s so unpredictable.”
Sam proceeded to roll a cigarette then remembered that he didn’t smoke.
(PS- I will get my post up tomorrow some time.)
Kim, I loved the bit about the Jewish harp, as well as the items Baron mentioned. And the twist about ditching the car before anyone could take notice since there was nobody who would. LOL several times! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe bit I wrote about the Jews harp, sometimes called a Jaw Harp didn't get posted. I'm using one in the production of Oklahoma! I'm in. Google it and you'll probably get a pic or several of the thing.
The things you get nowadays are flimsy and poorly made. My granddad had one from the time he was a young man that was, in comparison, a monster: the bow being probably upwards of three inches at its widest point and maybe a half inch thick and the strummer was a tapering bit of steel down to the part you pluck. I loved that thing, but I lost it at a conference near Dubuque many years ago, when Dan was little.
Until I saw the spelling, I erroneously thought it was called "juice harp" simply because of the way it was played. I was surprised when I first saw it as "Jew's harp".
DeleteDusty, I liked these parts and they stood out for me. "They cluck their thick tongues and shake their heads and do funny pirouttes while juggling plates, oh so very delicately." (2) "Norman steps to the wall of the parlor where he can plainly hear even the slightest noise issuing from Cabin 1. He carefully removes a cheap print of 'The Rape of Persephone' and sets it to one side. There is a crude peephole knocked out of the wall and this gives Master Fates a very good view of Maron's room. The stuffed pheasant stares at him with a mute accusatory gaze." And of coarse the LIVERMUSH sandwiches. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nancy!
DeleteKim, you rock! Here are some of my favorite bits:
ReplyDelete“These old bones of mine, boy, hurt. I told you to stop putting strychnine into my food. It aggravates my arthritis.”
"He meticulously cleaned up the enormous amount of blood the so-called floosy lost, along with the floosy herself..."
"...she actually buries her dead insects somewhere near her bird burial grounds. “Do you notify the loved ones?” Jake said sarcastically."
And lastly, I loved your nod to "The Maltese Falcon" by mentioning Floyd Thursby. That was great!
Two things Franklin. The disappointment of a censured 1950's movie LOL!! And Maron's scream...Lordy that was funny, though I'm sure it wasn't meant to be. :D
ReplyDeleteKim, I really liked your post. I really enjoyed it. There are times when I loose myself in the written word and your post was one of those times. REALLY, really good work. :)
ReplyDeleteOkay Baron, that was a really great post. I liked what you did with the PI's name and the comments about Sam's looks. This part I liked as well-- "The detective said, "I think she's here, Miss Crane. Not back there with the nuts and bolts, and the paint mixer and the flat-head screws and the Betty and Veronica Double Digest comics. She's nearby. I'll find her. See you later."
ReplyDeleteOkay, mines in and I would have typed further, but I scared myself by kind of losing the page. Thank God I didn't panic and loose it. I was ready to post you all and ask for a pass. Nothing worse then typing out your part, and then loosing it. WHAAA!! :'(
ReplyDeleteI'm typing out "losing/loosing" wrong huh?
Baron:
ReplyDeleteYour entry made me hungry what with references to pimento loaf sandwiches and Mom's famous cake. These are my favorite parts:
"One of you better tell me exactly what's going on, I mean, I can only take so much of all this nonsense! I'm running a store where the only sale we'll make today is a package of 'Gnaw No More, My Vermin' "
"I think she's here, Miss Crane. Not back there with the nuts and bolts, and the paint mixer and the flat-head screws and the Betty and Veronica Double Digest comics."
Nancy:
You obviously had fun with your entry:
"I keep forgetting to turn the Vacancy sign on...we definitely have plenty of rooms. In fact someone just checked out last night.... really, really checked out ho ho."
"Well join me as I do what I call clean up the blood day. Something creepy about not getting that pesky, dried blood out of the tile grout."
I loved the way you played around with the name "Arbogast". Fun!
Thanks Dusty...an idea I borrowed from the Baron. :)
DeleteAh, Baron, another delight! "Never start a cake by breaking an egg." heh heh "...summon up all my sexy masculinity and give you such a pinch." Hoo Hoo. And the places Argowhatzizname stopped at.
ReplyDeleteLoved it!
And, Nancy, suddenly Normal becomes Moron? Is he channeling Maron Heron? Guilty conscience? That last speech of Normal's/Moron's was absolutely priceless.
Thanks Franklin...I think I got a little lost with Normal's name there. :)
DeleteNancydoll, fine fettle you are in with Psycho, such as:
ReplyDeletesomeone just checked out last night.... really, really checked out ho ho.
join me as I do what I call clean up the blood day.
I swear on my sweetheart of a mother.
:)
Thanks Baron. :D
DeleteDustyman,
ReplyDeleteWe are giving Psycho a delightful parody. Your chapter was winning, especially:
"Could you take a good look at the picture before committing yourself?" "Commit myself? Whaddya mean by that?!"
"Here we are. Marie, Marie Whooping Crane."
"Long drive back to where?" "Back to the future. How th' hell do I know?"
"Is anyone at home? Only I see a light from the house on haunted hill."
I always relish the anticipation of knowing I've got a Baronzo (or two) to read. I'll be back around later this evening.
ReplyDeleteMine will have to wait til tomorrow. Y'all must like the way I kill people. Dusty you set me up beautifully. Nice way you repeated earlier dialogue. Good job. We are definitely getting at Normal's neuroses and (so far, to the audience, unknown) underlying psychoses. You did a terrific job of getting Normal to his stutter and developing and building it as he becomes more unhinged. Then he gets hold of himself. "...just me and my birds and they ain't sayin' nothin." Heh heh heh.
ReplyDeleteGot to get to bed so "Mother" can off Abstoblast.
Sweet Dreams.
It's just that you kill people better than anyone. And I mean that in a good way!
DeleteBaron, delightful as always! I adored your wink at "Shadow of a Doubt" with the line, "You never start a cake by breaking eggs!" That was such a funny line from the movie too especially because it was said so seriously.
ReplyDeleteAnd one of my favorite bits was the multiple transliterations (if that's a correct use of the word) of Arboghast's name! Then there's the "Maltese Dolphin, and these unusual motels, e.g., "No-Tell Hotel!" and so forth.
Very guud entry from our smoking jacketed friend!
P.S, Is it just me or did anybody wonder at the line, "Somebody always sees a girl with $40,000?"
I guess a girl with 40 thou would appeal to those venal mercenary types. A target for con artists. I think that Arbogast, had he not gone a-sleuthing, would have gone that route. Don't know. At any rate he's the one that made that comment.
DeleteFranklin,
ReplyDeleteOh, so you were referencing the jaw harp. I've actually seen (heard) those. In the South they are pretty popular, or at least among the rural folks.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the Jew harp business. I didn't know if I was offending anybody or not.
Thanks to all my friends for the kind words. Like Dusty says, that was a segment I really enjoyed writing!
ReplyDeleteNancy, a nice smooth job with those little pointing ticklers sprinkled throughout the prose. (huh?) I love Arbogast's (or, should I say Gorbachev's!) answer to Norm that he doesn't take candy from strangers. Smart move on his part. Then the "nobody's been here for years and years" and the "astigmatism" was charming! Good job, my friend.
ReplyDeleteDusty,
ReplyDeleteMighty good show! You did a great job with all the stuttering. In fact, I could see and hear that scene (which is one of my favorites) all over again, with just a pinch of livermush instead of aspic on top! I especially loved the 4th No. We are going so fast; I think it's because we having such a good time.
Well, it's there.
ReplyDeleteI don't see your segment on Baronzo, Franklin. Is that what you meant by "it's there"?
ReplyDeleteIt's not? It should be.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't. It is now. And I thought I had let you know yesterday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.
That is a down side to this: not being able to edit after posting. Back a while I noticed a typo after I posted. Couldn't correct, of course, and the sentence lacked sense for lack of a letter to a word.
ReplyDeleteAnd, (at least me) always thinks of some bit or two after the fact.
But, in the words of Mary's and my late Water Sister: "It is what it is."
Franklin, I see your post now. And don't worry, I don't know who among us doesn't wish we'd said something different in our entries after posting.
ReplyDeleteYou referenced you "late Water Sister". Did she pass away?
I do all my composing on WordPad and consequently I do all my agonizing over my bit there. And still I make mistakes! Oh well.
ReplyDeleteFranklin, I enjoyed these morsels below from your latest post:
ReplyDelete“I wonder what TTFN means? ‘Til Tomorrow ‘Fore Noon? Tater Tots For Normal? That would be nice."
... a room that casts eerie shadows as he encounters Normal’s taxidermy: an MGM lion (on loan), a stuffed goosed mongoose, a Giant Vole labeled “Spiny Norman,” the head of John the Baptist (by special permission.)
And….Slash! Right across his face (apparently.) Accompanied by those damn violins!!!!
I wonder if Blogger has a maximum number of comments for each post. Had not thought about that before we moved here. So far so good, though. One thing we could do if it came to that: make a new blog for each Baronzo tale.
ReplyDeleteFranklin, that last segment of yours was a masterpiece! From the business of pulling interesting, I might even say, odd items from Aboghast's pocket, to pulling his car to the phone booth! (Once was enough, thanks!) Then a nickel from the director. To top off all that, who could have expected to read that Normal had borrowed the head of John the Baptist to round out his collection!!
ReplyDeleteAs for Arboghast's death, I could really see it, feel it, and hear it. Terrific job.
Thank y'all muchly.
ReplyDeleteThank y'all muchly.
ReplyDeleteOh well...... ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, she passed away in October, not long after I visited he in her hospice in September. She hung on for 29 months when the most positive prognosis was 12. Sheer force of will. She loved life and lived it to the hilt. Mary and I attended her memorial in November. Fine affair. It was high time. She couln't speak, but one knew that her mind was sharp because she continued to try most days.
ReplyDeleteHey gang, got an off-topic topic to ask about-- anyone with Netflix, have you tried the German mystery drama "Dark" yet? There is one season available (10 episodes) and we here at Che Baron are halfway through and it's very interesting, bleak and strange .... but frustrating in some ways. It's dubbed in English which is okay for me, but the storyline is what perplexes me. I have always had trouble wrapping my noggin around anything to do with time travel. I'm lucky I made it through the films "Donnie Darko" and "Primer" without screaming and running into traffic, LOL.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone has tried this show, chime in and let me know. I just hope it is not a show where there was no real story plan the writers had created (like "Lost" seemed to have been, which I quit after season 2).
Baron, I have "Dark" on my watchlist and I've watched episode one of the first season. 'Bleak and strange' as you've said is a good description of the show. It reminds me (slightly) of "The Twilight Zone.".
DeleteDusty,
DeleteRe: Dark, on Netflix
How about the visual technique they use in the opening credits sequence? Such a fascinating mirror-image distortion.
I have been watching an episode every Saturday. I am admittedly always "sucked in" by an appetizing mystery. Will let you know when I'm finished, but I won't give any spoilers.
Kim, in your latest Psycho installment you hit the right notes with material like Norman telling Mother "I don’t think I can get another car in the pond", and you really made it clear that a chunk of time had passed when Lila picked off the last piece of lint from her suit and dropped it onto the pile. Fun writing there.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Baron!
ReplyDeleteI just finished my little chapter, and ended up tinkering and fiddling with what I had written for an hour (!) ... it's so easy to get carried away editing, cutting, and adding little bits here and there. I'm actually a little happy that we can't edit a post here once it's published; I'd spend even MORE time polishing and making alterations. This should be a fun diversion, not something time-consuming. But for me all that tinkering is fun.
DeleteWe seem to be rapidly approaching the climax to Psycho. Won't be long now before Lila ends up in that infamous cellar, mwa ha haaaaa!
Franklin:
ReplyDeleteFIrst of all, I loved the fun riffs on "TTFN". I loved the whole paragraph that begins with "Next we see Normal" and within that paragraph these gems:
"...an MGM lion (on loan), a stuffed goosed mongoose, a Giant Vole labeled “Spiny Norman,” the head of John the Baptist (by special permission..."
"...past the spiders weaving webs of deceit, past the flesh devouring plants that are Mother and Son’s especial pride, past the “Welcome Floozies” mat..."
Kim: Excellent! My faves are these:
"This new murder followed soon enough on the heels of Marion’s death that the band was able to quickly get back together before they had gotten too far."
"...all that could be heard was a male voice yelling, “MOTHER!! I don’t think I can get another car in the pond.” (hilarious)
"Under his breath Sam said, “Another pain in the Crane!”
Baron:
Hello! 'You're the top, you're the Eiffel Tower...' as Cole Porter might say, espcecially with these tasty morsels:
"Lila, we better visit Hal Chambers, the deputy sheriff and softspoken busybody." "Fine, Adonis. I'll get my coat."
"Normal? Sheriff Chambers here. .... Yes, the busybody. Yes, the one who sounds like the narrator from the Pepperidge Farm commercials ..."
"Normy and I went shopping, ended up buying a nice periwinkle blue dress over at Get the Frock Outta Here."
Speaking for myself, I've had more fun with this parody than is good for me. I think it's our best since "House on Haunted Baronzo" which I thought was a blast.
Thanks, Dusty! I shouldn't speak disrespectful of the dead and wondered if the "pain in the Crane" remark would pass the censors in this regard. Glad you liked it.
DeleteBaron, loved your segment today! I do like the way you describe houses. The Chambers' being no exception what with "suppressed regrets", doilies and Ray Conniff records and so forth. You certain can paint a scene!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite portion was "Get the Frock Outta Here" Shop! Delicious!! And you very nicely wove back in the Gnaw No More pesticide back into the story. Artfully done.
By the way, I spend longer working on my segments too since I can't adjust them. Hopefully, I'll improve my proof-reading abilities. I've heretofore not been good at spotting my errors right off the bat.
Franklin,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your Water Sister's death but it sounds like she went out on her own terms. A life well lived is hard to feel too sorry about especially since she left the memories and friendships that she did with you and Mary.
Dusty, I really liked what you did with the name "Maron Heron" and "Marie Whooping Crane." Good job! :D
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ReplyDeleteArboplasty leaves in his car. Normal looks after him as he goes. He thinks: “I wonder what TTFN means? ‘Til Tomorrow ‘Fore Noon? Tater Tots For Normal? That would be nice. Probably not. Tee Totalers’ Fancy Nostrums? Test Tube Fatal Notions? Boggles the mind. Toggle Toggle Fanogle Noggle. Tagogle Tanogle Foregoggle Nosferatogoggle.” With these and other be-musings, Normal gets a – well – shit eating grin where his mouth is.
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This whole paragraph. Brilliant Franklin. :)
"Another pain the crane." Double brilliant Kim. And I liked what you did with Sam and Lila. Sam's idea's. LOL!!
ReplyDeleteOkay Baron, yours are too many to mention. Honestly, that's the best I've read so far. I do however have to mention, "Get The Frock Outta Here." That totally cracked me up. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry....mines really, really small this time around. Smaller then I post most times. I just wasn't feeling it and I couldn't get into doing four different sides to a story. Sam's, Lilia, Chambers and wife.
ReplyDeleteNancy, if you ever need to skip a turn you may always just give us a heads up, that's all right. Once in a while we just don't feel the "oomph" to write, or we're just fatigued and in no mood. You are a trooper for writing a post when you weren't feeling it, and I personally got a kick out of the phrase "He then skips to the house, swinging his hips happily". I could picture it clearly, LOL :)
DeleteNancy, it's quality not quantity! You moved us down the road, so to speak, and that's just what our tale needed. And, you put in a real gem: "The sinners were leaving church..." Even though I'm a church goer, I appreciated that one.
ReplyDeleteNancy:
ReplyDeleteI loved your entry and I can't understand why you were down on yourself. Anyway, here are a couple of my favorites from your post:
What do you think I am boy?!! A fruity pebble you can carry around and drop wherever you want?!!
"Put me down boy!! Who do you think you are? ME?!!! And don't you dare use that tone with me....it's MY voice after all!!"
Thanks Baron...that's kind of you to say so. I appreciate that. :)
DeleteThank you Kim and Dusty. You all are the nicest of folks. :D
Just got home from rehearsal and I guess we lost a guy and I have his lines. Hi-de-ho.
ReplyDeleteNancy, your posts may be short but they always carry more than their weight. I loved the image of Normal (Normy) swinging his hips. That and making Lila "Lilac" and Sam "Loomy." Inspired!
Dustbowl: Kudos! The LP plays well. Mrs. Chamberpot? Hoo Hoo! I'll say Normy's moral compass is broken, alright.
What Arbogastric wanted of Lila we'll never know now. heh heh
No rehearsal for me tomorrow evening, so should have no trouble writing something.
Thank you Franklin...kind as always. :)
DeleteThank you, Franklin (or should I call you bramosenos?)
ReplyDeletePlease note: The complete text of my Part II didn't get published. So, in my vanity, I decided to delete the incomplete version and replace it as a reply. So an overly long three-part post became even longer. My vain arrogance and long-winded verbosity knows no bounds. I apologize.
ReplyDeleteOkay, some choice excerpts from Dusty and Bram's chapters:
DeleteWe're having collard greens, chitterlings and hog jowls in a creamy sauce and the best lingonberry crumb pie you've ever had.
Suddenly, here came Norman swishing down the path toward them.
... "I do enjoy swishing so much."
"As far as I know, no one's ever died in that cabin. Nice and cozy, clean towels and the bathroom has been sanctified for you protection."
"He wanted to do his best to find my sister in hopes of eventually splashing me smack dab into a compromising love puddle."
Lila, tell me you didn't just stick your bare hand in that commode a few minutes ago. Eeeeuuuu!" "Believe me, I've had my hand stuck in worse places."
(and Franklin's follows)
Cut to Lila tippy toeing toward the path to the steps to the house. Tip! Tip! Tip! Up the crumbling steps covered in deadly nightshade and little dead things that Normal offed just for the helluvit.
" ... it’s all decked out. Several old lady outfits in the closet, high button shoes; dresser with old lady knick-knacks: A set of false false teeth (Amuse your friends,) A Lavender Civit sachet, hairpins turning widershins, a curling iron (curled;) a four poster tagged: “Won at Coney Island,” and on the canopy: “Kick me in the slats: Test your strength, wimp! Win Big Prizes!”
Sam crumples like hundred year old newsprint and kisses the floor. It’s really disgusting that it’s a French Kiss.
“This kid could be a tad disturbed,” Lila thinks as she takes in the toy giraffe hanging from the ceiling fan, the mutilated Chucky doll and the menagerie of stuffed animals amalgamated from various body parts.
--Good job, guys--
Thanks Baron!
DeleteO.k. It's done. Now all needs doing is Kim doing the epitaph and we plant another Baronzo in the cemetery of our collective id. heh heh
ReplyDeleteI always get a little choked up every time we bury another Baronzo, LOL.... and it's a guud thing I look fantastic in black, haw haw.
DeleteWell, well, you fellows ended up out little story with quite a flourish, as the saying goes. This has been a fun parody and my only complaint is that it went by too quickly!
ReplyDeletePer your request, Franklin, I will try to tone down the psychobabble in the Epilogue. I'm not nearly as talented with that motif as the company around here anyway!
Actually, why not go for it? might be just the ticket. And forget about my "plea." Maybe a parody of a parody (which that Hitchcock was) is what's called for.
DeleteKim, just a perfect ending (you jettisoned a lot of unneeded stuff), and I got a huge kick out of the Sunset Boulevard reference at the last moment there when Mrs. Bates is ready for her closeup!
ReplyDeleteSad to see this particular parody come to its finish.
Everyone did a super job.
I'd like to start talking about maybe doing something different next time on the Baronzo thread. We can brainstorm, throw ideas around. Or, if the majority just wants to keep doing things like usual, that's cool.
ReplyDeleteIf we do keep it traditional, one thing we never did was poke fun at a 007 movie, right? Like "Goldfinger".
How about "From Baronzo, With Love?" "Live and Let Baronzo!" We could throw in anything from any "006 7/8" film there ever was with any of the characters, "slightly altered" of course. This could take us to Halloween at least. heh heh.
ReplyDeleteGotta read the epi log.
Re. "This could take us to Halloween at least" ...
DeleteWhat?!?! :)
You silly, silly man.
Kim, that may be the finest epilogue you've ever done. It sparkled! Just perfect. A fitting ending to our efforts. Three (3) count them (3) Three Cheers!!!
ReplyDeleteFranklin, thank you so much!! I wrote this Epilogue from out of town and probably spent less time writing it than any other post. So I appreciate that you found it enjoyable and felt it was a fitting tailpiece to our drama.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I don't think I took time to commend you on your last posting which included the mention of that huge indentation in Mrs. Fates bed and how it was being occupied by a toy excavating crew with oil rigs around the perimeter! That was hilarious and went a long way in explaining how why that impression was so deep.
AND, the Son of Sam and Charles Manson's baby pictures on the deviant child's walls was delectable.
To top it all off, you perfectly captured the end scene between Lila and the rushing in of "another old lady"! As if there was even 1 old lady present.
Again, thanks for enjoying my little finishing touches to what was a very exciting and fast-paced parody!
Dusty,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job nearing us to a close in our story in your last entry. You are so prolific and clever. I was thinking the other day about how in the early days you were hesitant to join in on the parodies, not thinking (if memory serves, which it rarely does these days!) that you would be able to think of much to say. And now look at you.
Thank goodness you decided to join us!! These works wouldn't be the same otherwise.
Thank you, Kim!
DeleteThis was one of those Baronzo stories we made that begs to be read on a lazy weekend afternoon. So much wonderful stuff spun into "Psycho"-- not just clever twists on the imagery and dialogue from the movie, but delightful pop culture references, descriptive passages, cartoony elements, wicked wordplay, and more.
ReplyDeleteOff topic: I wanted to share a video for any fans of the original Star Trek show. There had been an audio spoof of it in the 1970's, and then someone in the 1990's took that sound and placed VHS clips of the actual show along with it.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioH0POPyeEQ&index=16&list=PLCNgVlot2-7TA1hl8rp8CVKEuVfgfgnk5
Thanks for sharing this, Baron! I loved this.
DeleteYou folks were nice not to mention that the momentous last line of my segment, "I'm reading for my close up," should have read, "I'm ready for my close up". Consequently, I deleted that portion and resubmitted it correctly. As we've all said, the inability to make changes without deleting a post is a bit of a bummer.
ReplyDeleteFranklin: I loved the exchange between Samwi and Norm, especially:
ReplyDeleteSamwi…(Oh, the Hell with it!) Sam: “How about them Brooklyn Dodgers?!?”
Norm: “They’re in L.A. now. Hadn’t you heard?”
And this: "Tip! Tip! Tip! Up the crumbling steps covered in deadly nightshade and little dead things that Normal offed just for the helluvit. Too small to stuff."
Also: "A set of false false teeth (Amuse your friends,) A Lavender Civit sachet, hairpins turning widershins, a curling iron (curled;) a four poster tagged: “Won at Coney Island,” and on the canopy: “Kick me in the slats: Test your strength, wimp! Win Big Prizes!”
and there's the description of the bed "REALLY slept in."
I will finish with a mere two words that had me on the floor: "floozie mat". I kept thinking what a great infomercial product might be borne from the application of those simple words. Think of the possibilities!
Kim: Bravo! You ended our little excursion with style. Here are my favorites:
I loved your nod to Bernard Herrmann "...with a violinist of limited note- started off by playing in the Hermann orchestra but, frankly, couldn’t keep up with the string-madness."
"...and the consequences of the murdering offspring is extreme agitation, transvestism, love of pimento cheese sandwiches..." (Hey! I love pimento cheese sandwiches and I didn't have to murder anyone ot achieve that state of nirvana.)
Your handling of the needlessly dramatic psychiatrist was brilliant: “In summation, I need to improve on the violin so that I don’t find myself in roles in which I find I can’t explain my own arguments.” He seemed to be in love with his own words. I made the mistake of falling in love with my words one time. They divorced me...
And finally: "Instead he’s always murdering people and filling up the pond with cars where once we kept goldfish and Norway lobsters!"
Bravo to one and all! Great job!
I like the idea of a 007 spoof. "Thunderbaronzo" or "The Spy Who Baronzoed Me". Franklin's idea of "From Baronzo With Love" and "Live and Let Baronzo" are great!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, friends, if anyone ever needs a Baronzo post deleted, I believe I can make it gone once it is published/posted (being the Bloggermeister gives one such powers), so you only need to ask. But it can't become a habit, heh heh. ;-)
ReplyDeleteJust dropping in to say Hello. Hope everyone is well.
ReplyDeleteGuud morning, Count Sardonicus! I was starting to wonder if I'd fallen out of the loop. Hope you are doing well too.
ReplyDeleteHiya Kimmers! I'm assuming the gang is busy these days. I've been busy myself but then I thought, I ought to pop in the Restaurant, say howdy.
DeleteThe weather man is predicting a rainy day for Sunday and I am delighted-- such a happy alternative to snow. I'm over snow ... it's so white around here. And I do enjoy a rainy day now and then.
Have a guud (or a sehr gut) weekend, dear.
Johnny, "sehr gut" is right! We're down south and haven't had hardly any snow (or rain for that matter) so we could use a few days like you've endured. But just a few days! Did we decide what we are going to put our unique giftings to next?
ReplyDeleteThere was enthusiasm about a James Bond romp. I'd be up for that. Question is, which film do we skewer (Goldfinger is tops for me, but also Dr. No, or From Russia with Love), or do we make a parody that is an amalgam of the classic Connery flicks, meaning no specific movie to follow scene-by-scene? Or should we follow a movie like usual, is that best? Think on it over the weekend, Kim. Dusty and Nancy and Franklin can mull this over too, natch.
DeletePS: After 007, at some point, I would enjoy a Baronzo of the 1950's film noir "Kiss Me Deadly".
A Bond parody sounds like a lot of fun. "Goldfinger"would be a perfect subject for that as the film itself was so campy. Also, "Kiss Me Deadly" would be a hoot!
DeleteWe'll see what Nancy and Franklin say. I am fortunate because I own the disc of "Goldfinger". It seems like a legit copy of this film is not on YouTube, yet there are loads of links for it there-- but they might be lures or fakes.
DeleteFellows, don't count me in for "Goldfinger." It's not my cup of tea, plus I don't have the film. I don't even think I've ever seen it.
DeleteSorry about that, Kim.
DeleteBy the way, have you seen any of the James Bond films, especially from the 1960's with Mr. Connery? They're very entertaining, but you have to be into the whole spy and adventure genre.
Golddigit or Goldtoe, eh? Be a change from fitting "Baronzo" into the title. I'm up for anything Connery.
ReplyDeleteMoldfinger? :)
DeleteHow about Goldmember?
DeleteLOL, Dusty, the Austin Powers franchise already used that name.
DeleteActually I must confess that I'd enjoy doing a Baronzo where we keep the original character names intact, without changes. I can only imagine what's coming with the 007 parody .... Jaded Bung, Monkeypenny, Oddjerk, Brownfinger, Pus Galore, etc. :)
Plus, it's much easier on my memory to keep the names as they are in the film. Hope this isn't a buzzkill. I'll do what the group prefers.
I never saw any of the Austin Powers franchise entries but I must have heard "Goldmember" somewhere. I don't mind using the original character names. Probably a good idea. Darn! I'll have to give up on "Vagina Valour". Oh well...
DeleteMike Myers, who was behind the Austin Powers trilogy, must have loved the Bond films. It shows, even though the movies are a raunchy, silly spoof. He does not play a 007 type physically/mentally, as you probably know. The humor is juvenile but it made me laugh. Kind of like watching "Airplane!"
DeleteThere's another parody of Bond, starring Rowan Atkinson, but I haven't watched it. I think it has the name Johnny in the title.
Oh yes! Rowan Atkinson is a hoot. I loved him in "Black Adder" and his character, Mr. Bean.
DeleteJohn et. al. if you keep a list on Word or Word Perfect, whichever you have, name changes shouldn't be a problem. Also if you make a file with the current Baranzo, as I do, pasting each entry as it appears, you can keep up with the story. Personally, I think name changing is a hoot. But maybe that's just me. Part of the fun.
ReplyDeleteForget what I said earlier about name changes. I was being a pill. It is fun.
DeletePS- Is Nancy doing Goldfinger with us?
I won't be part of this next parody so I shouldn't give my input. Nevertheless, I agree with Baron's original comment about the name changes. I usually can figure out who is being referenced but, at times, I've had to read a bit of the text to determine who's doing what. (I'm old, please remember!!) It's not a huge deal but I think the parodies would flow best (if we even care if they do) if we could have a few constants in an otherwise twist'n story.
DeleteHey, young lady, I'm 77 for another few weeks yet, then the clicker clicks up another notch.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of traditional in parody writing to alter the names, probably for copyright reasons as well as humor. I haven't said "boo" (or "boo hoo") when a name I've given to a character reverts to the original in someone's post. This deal is for fun!!! And while changing the name several times within one post as "Arbogast" did in one of Dusty's posts is a lot of fun, it has limitations sometimes. When I tried the same technique I went way beyond funny to an obvious strain to be "clever." In short, I shouldn't have done it.
But I think we don't want rules around here. It would be nice if there could be overall consistency.
Being retired, I have a pretty good deal of free time and I've given you a couple of tricks I use to help you not only keep on the road (such as it is) but also be consistent with the changed names anyone gives to a character. That's all I can do. As long as I begin things I'll continue to alter names. Y'all should be free to use the original ones, if you choose. And Dusty (or anyone) can, for comic effect, alter a character's name through various permutations and the rest can choose not to use the technique.
Of course, whether it's me or someone else, I think it kind of common courtesy to endeavor to use the name the person gave the character, but it's not worth getting in a snit if it doesn't happen. I bring a fair amount of a sense of professionalism and artistry to anything I write because of my long years of involvement in the performing arts and that's what I try to do, even though it's not top drawer because I don't spend much time on it.
I've gone on too long. I'm really sorry, Kim, that you won't be with us on the next one. You always make a major contribution. Besides (heh heh) the more of us there are, there's more time away to recharge and get inspiration from the others.
I won't be so pompous and pedantic on the next post. I hope!
I think I'll take a rest if it's okay? It's been sorta crazy with a new baby arriving soon. I'm sure you guys will have a great time with a bond film. 😊
ReplyDeleteFranklin, you make a very good argument. Name changing can be fun. My preference, however, would be to call the characters the names you (at the outset) have given them in you list of players. But, I agree, we shouldn't have rules. This is a place for creativity and originality. I was just throwing my 2 cents in. The truth is that I'm not as original as the rest of you are.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could join you on the next parody too. However, I would really be in the way on "Goldfinger" since I know nothing about it and, honestly, don't care that much about the film. You guys can do some male bonding... James Bonding, that is!
It is so nice to see that this group really cares about the writing and about each other. Makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteWhile I will miss Nancy and Kim in this 007 tale, I am really looking forward to poking some affectionate fun at "Goldfinger", a film of which I'm fond.
I like that idea about having no rules. You start that, things get fussy. I do like the way we write .... and now that I think about it, there are some unspoken rules (for lack of a better word) that we do adhere to, whether on purpose or not. For instance: We don't delve into anything strongly sexual, nor do we use blatant profanity.
Anyhoo-- I'd like the ladies to mull over some movies they'd enjoy spoofing after the James Bond adventure. I enjoy having all five of us on board.
Okay, Franklin, if you'd be so good as to choose the rotation for "Goldfinger", and the start date. You get things rolling as usual when we commence. Thanks.
Have fun gentlemen. Why does Shirley Basse come to mind. 😂😂😂
DeleteYes indeed, fellows, enjoy your Goldfinger parody. It will be interesting to watch you guys work in all the sexual nuances without being, as Baron said, blatantly wanton!!
ReplyDeleteBaron said it best: "I'd like the ladies to mull over some movies they'd enjoy spoofing..." Very good idea. So ladies, after our Bond interlude, give us ideas for what comes next. We will most certainly miss you on this go-round.
ReplyDeleteDitto. I like it much better when all five of us are involved. Just that much more inspiration and perspective. It also makes for a more varied and interesting story.
ReplyDeleteWell, I suppose, the logical order would be me, then Dusty and then Baron. I do wish Ronzo was back, but.....
I'll try to get it out today, but it could be later. I have some stuff to do this afternoon and tomorrow Oklahoma! has a cue to cue from 1-7.
Guess My latest didn't get posted. I've begun the opening, but I think since this is kinda the Baron's baby, he should title it. We have about five suggestions, two of which were his. He may come up with another idea. Goldmember was name of a villain played by Mike Myers in one of the Austin Powers flicks. If we keep the plot of breaking into Fort Knox (Fort Blox?) to steal the U.S. supply of (?) the name of the villain probably should reflect that. If you accept this"challenge," John, get your thinking cap on and lets see what you find in it. If you don't come up with anything until Tuesday, that will be fine. We have Cue To Cue for Oklahoma! from 1 today, which is always tedious. We're slated for ending at 7. Monday is First Dress and with the shape the show is in right now, it could go til 11. All I need do is fill in the credits after tinkering with the song. I've the prologue done. Dusty will do the first scene of the movie proper.
ReplyDeleteBram,
DeleteThat cueing (if that's the correct term) for your musical must seem incessant. Hats off to you for muddling through. I remember doing the high school production-- "Territory folks should stick together ....." LOL.
As for your questions, we could call him Cheesefinger if he were after the world's supply of that. Not very funny, alas, but it was the first thing that popped into my head. Or: Call him Goldstinker, and we could keep the whole gold thing intact? You might have a better name up your sleeve, or Dusty may.
Fort Knox could be Fort Knockwurst, or how about Fort Knotts, after a beloved comic actor.
Speaking of Don Knotts, this shirt design I stumbled upon is delightful:
https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--DgVtxsQV--/t_Preview/b_rgb:191919,c_lpad,f_jpg,h_630,q_90,w_1200/v1508783626/production/designs/1993935_1.jpg
Have a good weekend.