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And does no one notice that the lady herself lived to a vigorous 91, in fine fettle to the end? Good ingredients, small portions, and, as I'm sure Julia would add, lashings of gin and butter - that's the secret to a long and happy life.
08/24/09
Julia did love her alcohol--there's a lengthy confessional in her adored "My Life in France" where she talks about how she and Paul routinely killed a bottle of wine at lunch and another at dinner, plus assorted mixed drinks when the cocktail hour struck. And how this boozing regimen plus the steady intake of butter initially gave them both terrible tummy aches, or as the French put it, "crises de foie."
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(All right, I'm being fucking awful here, and I apologize for the black humor. And I also apologize to black comedians everywhere too. Ugh, I hate myself. )
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The mention above is not original to American Life. It is one of my favorite documentaries entitled "Hands on a Hard Body."
It isn't available on DVD but Allen's Alley on 23rd and 9th has it on VHS.
Amazing.
11/22/08
I just found a copy! I bet you would also like the documentaries "American Movie" (about Mark Borchardt the amateur film maker and his sidekick Mike) and "Fistful of Quarters" (the baddest Donkey Kong competitors ever). Both hilarious. I love a good documentary that involves a mullet or two.
We should have a movie night... if you'd prefer to stalk me you can watch through my window. I'll bring you out a beer.
11/22/08
So my guess to your question about how much fame it takes is... very little.
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This comment is for @rajmahall: .
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Yes!! I haven't seen the documentary yet... and I can't wait. I've only heard the short NPR version. Thanks guys.
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I'm a bozo.
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Holy shit. I don't know how to use Gawker anymore. And I'm not even drunk.
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Yeah.
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The plot was pretty thin and James Pattinson wasn't totally hot. For starters he has absolutely no bod.
The blonde boy who played the bad vampire can suck on any part of me he desires.
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1.) If you're a teenage boy, go see this. Girls your age will outnumber you 20:1. Free advice: put on a black hoody and go stand in line for this.
2.) Virtually every seen involving Richard Pattinson arriving or doing something sexy/heroic will elicit a shriek from the audience. If you can't stand that, go when the little 'uns are past curfew.
3.) Suburban/semi-urban parking will actually be quite good, because most of the audience is being dropped off.
4.) The movie is 121 minutes, and you will feel every excruciating second. The book is interminable, and the movie has opted to keep that dynamic. Bring your iPhone/BlackBerry/laptop/cyanide.
5.) Kristen Stewart is the most wooden actress I've ever seen get this much screen time. She has fewer facial expressions than Ben Affleck.
6.) For the menfolk/ladies in search of lipstick: they have a tremendously attractive woman named Ashley Greene playing one of the vampires. Perk up if you hear the name "Alice." She's off-the-charts beautiful.
7.) You know what the star of this movie is? The Volvo C30. The car had me swooning. Perk up if you hear tires.
8.) Drink beforehand. It helped.
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*scene
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Was this a date Dismal? Or a purely anthropological undertaking for our benefit?
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I try to spelunk into every cultural phenomenon I can. My wife made me do this one, though - she's a fan of the books despite acknowledging their awfulness. Her addiction to literary junk food is one of the most attractive things about her.
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Haven't you noticed? The little 'uns are NEVER past curfew anymore. They run around in packs like jackals at all hours of the evening. I blame our parents for my generation's absolute lack of parenting skills. Well, that and too much Brady Bunch
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Also strikingly reminds me of someone's wife! Heh.
11/23/08
I really wished they had addressed the makeup--I mean, burgundy lipstick does look hot on a goth guy, but tell me why he randomly has so much of it on, please.
I didn't read the book.