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Re: Toughest
It really is - and the good ones make it look so easy! They're truly the unsung heroes of every show! Thanks for the visit!
posted by
2902
on September 5, 2010 at 6:01 AM
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Toughest
This sounds like a tough job indeed.
posted by
csherloc
on September 5, 2010 at 2:57 AM
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When I am 93
Ditto. The title is from a tribute parody we wrote for "Blanche Rothstein Night" at the theater, sung to "You charmed the Husk Right Off of the Corn, Mame".
posted by
2902
on September 5, 2010 at 2:42 AM
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I want to be moving about when I am 93~ sam
posted by
sam444
on September 4, 2010 at 10:15 PM
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Re: Getting old is not for sissies...
And she's not one of them. A sweet lady who just keeps going. like the Energizer Bunny!
posted by
2902
on September 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM
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Getting old is not for sissies...
Hoorah for Standards and Practices according to Blanche!
posted by
Pat_B
on September 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM
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handle the duties
She sure is. She even was responsible for the theater's newsletter till last year.
posted by
2902
on September 4, 2010 at 11:53 AM
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Some lady
Indeed she is! And she's a voracious reader! She says her memory is failing, but when I dropped in on her this morning and we talked of old times, she was coming up with names that I'd forgotten, Unbelievable woman!
posted by
2902
on September 4, 2010 at 11:50 AM
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the Duke
Actuslly, she's a friendly and funny person! But when authority is at stake, watch out! I once had the bad judgment to take a job as her co-director in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound. At the end of a a rehearsal scene
I made the mistake of suggesting that the female lead had the habit of making a nervous little half-laugh at the
end of certain lines. Her reaction? "There's ONE director in this show, and it's not you!" A minute or two later she said to the actress, "Lois, lose the laugh." Go figure. From then on, the extent of m contribution to the show was the cover design for the program.
posted by
2902
on September 4, 2010 at 11:46 AM
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the old bird
Actually, I went over to visit Blanche this morning (I had to apologize to her - she's only 92), and she says for you to buzz off. She likes younger men. Interesting - as soon as we began talking, the subject was her dialysis, and heart murmur, and my diabetes and pancreatic cancer last year. As soon as we went on to discussing her oxygen tank and my experience with chemo, we stopped and laughed about how, after a certain age, old people's conversation rots into talk about medicine, illness, etc. With no trouble, we shifted gears to gossip.A good visit!
posted by
2902
on September 4, 2010 at 11:35 AM
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She must have to be tough to handle the duties!
posted by
mariss9
on September 4, 2010 at 11:08 AM
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wow some lady loll... xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on September 4, 2010 at 10:34 AM
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sounds like a job certainly not for the faint of heart...
I bet even The Duke ran from her...
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posted by
Rumor
on September 4, 2010 at 8:18 AM
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You are putting me off of every thing Bob, Well I wouldn't have minded sweet talking the old bird, you guys with morals.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 4, 2010 at 6:51 AM
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