The show is really great. Oddly Chuck left at intermission. I think he wanted to see the act one closer, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and that was really it. Unfortunately he missed Gavin Lee (Bert) giving a spectacular performance during the number Step in Time, in which Gavin tap dances upside-down!
Anyway I missed tonight's CNN Republican debate. But I did find this promo for Thursday night's Democratic debate, being held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, site of the American Idol finals. Looks exciting...
I have to go to bed now. Early tomorrow I'm heading down to Brooklyn for an IHOP ribbon cutting ceremony in Fort Green. I'm pretty excited. But before I retire for the evening ...
I haven't yet weighed in on Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama. While I find Caroline Kennedy's endorsement undeniably moving, I think it's important to put Teddy's backing in perspective. He is the Lion of the Senate, yes. But he is, after all, the brother of the dynasty's standard-bearer, JFK. If Hillary wants to minimize the impact of Teddy, she need only remind voters that Teddy is technically the Roger Clinton of the Kennedys.
As it happens, my childhood friend Mario (the teacher's pet with the perfect handwriting) partied with Roger Clinton a few years back:
Reader Comments ( Page 2 of 3)
16.
sorry J.G. this is sketchy...
oooooh I don't know.....I'm seeing Rocca Poppins Manhattan Ranger taking on a vigilante group whose main works are targeted against the FOX media empire...the mental anguish, the sheer hell that Rocca Poppins, Manhattan Ranger! must struggle with...A).should he "high-five" them as it were or simply B). abide by the law and take them out.
all while nuturing the poor neglected 180 staff-as their mentor-cold,upper-crust Edwardian producer Will gently toys with the idea of having a mid-life crisis.....
ah,Clem at 12:44PM on Jan 31st 2008
17. ah,Clem,
Yeah...okay.
I really like your title change to: Rocca Poppins, Manhattan Ranger. It flows nicely.
I'm a wee bit uncomfortable with the Fox thing because I am ambivalent. They are a terrible organization, but they are the most willing to take a chance on a long shot.
I thought going more with the Mo's Super Hero credentials, such as pasted above (he is very involved), in building children up instead of tearing things down. Of course, a sporty car chase and some roundhouse kicks are always good TV.
I think Will's mid-life crisis could be a humorous subplot. Maybe he could run a Chili Bar & Grill.
John Giza at 1:18PM on Jan 31st 2008
18.
that's what round tables are for!
sounds like a plan!
ah,Clem at 1:44PM on Jan 31st 2008
19. I'm announcing my endorsement for Will's Chili Bar and Grill.
That is all.
Blayze at 5:54PM on Jan 31st 2008
20. This just in...
A sneak peak video of tonight's one-on-one debate between Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mary-poppins-chim-chim-cher-ee/4210687014
I'm still trying to figure out why they are both pretending to be black.
And here's another video showing Senator Obama dancing around the issues:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mary-poppins-berts-penguin-dance/3532448466
Rocca the Vote '08
"Super-California-is-your-best-chance-to-be-POTUS!"
FINN at 8:14PM on Jan 31st 2008
21.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHpTenxBqco&eurl=http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,2772874010.aspx
sorry guys..... at 8:33PM on Jan 31st 2008
22. Chuck Norris + Mary Poppins...I can hardly get my head around it. Was he with kids, or à seul? (or with Huckabee?) Did he sing along to the songs? I can only envision him growling out "Chim Chiminy Chim Chiminy Chim-Chim Chiree" or "Feed the Birds Tuppence a Bag". This mental image is quite entertaining, actually.
Hope the IHOP ribbon-cutting was pan-tastic. Did you dine in? Short stack? Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity? Sorry, too much cough syrup. Good night, everyone.
~Shannon
Shannon at 10:02PM on Jan 31st 2008
23. JG-
The scholarship fund is a great org.
For the past few years, I have been volunteering/donating for a similar organization here in the Northwest.
I always donate pottery to the various auctions (one piece brought in $500.00! Nobody would have paid that much if it weren't for a good cause)
Roccats, check out scholarship funds in YOUR neck of the woods- a little goes a long way!
we now return to the regularly scheduled smart-ass Andrea already in progress.
Andrea at 10:02PM on Jan 31st 2008
24. "Rocca Poppins, Manhattan Ranger"
The story begins as Will is opening up the Chili bar and grill for the breakfast rush.
Will:Gosh, that bachelorette party last night sure made the place untidy! Gee Whiz! It's gonna take a whole lot of elbow grease just to clean the gumball machine!
Enter Rocca Poppins from the front window.
RP- Wait friend! Don't touch that gumball machine!
Will-It's Rocca Poppins!(cue theme music)
RP- That was NO bachelorette party last night!
Will- But they made me remove a sucker from the bride's shirt with my mouth!
RP- Clever disguise that! They were REALLY...
Announcer- What secret identity were these luscious scantily clad drunk women hiding? How will Rocca Poppins save the day? What flavor of sucker did Will choose?
Tune in NEXT time when we hear Rocca Poppins say: "Did you notice that my parasol matches my tie?"
Andrea at 10:27PM on Jan 31st 2008
25. I am voting Hillary. I made up my mind today.
If you need me, I'm at the Pompeii Club.
I'll be doing "The Aloof".
:S
You know where does you know what, you.
Miguel Cane at 11:41PM on Jan 31st 2008
26. Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go
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medicine go
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I am just glad that the
Kennedy's aren't speaking for the entire FAMILY!
Hillary it is not so bad. Think of it this way...
A lady needn't fear
When TED is near
Your sweet gentility is crystal clear!
Oh, it's a jolly holiday with you, TED
A jolly, jolly holiday with you!
We should call TED Kennedy: "Jolly" he will
sound better! Gruff! Ruff!
Try it everyone "Jolly Ted Kennedy"
Ted is a Jolly man.
Jolly ole Uncle TED
Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go
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From the moment I heard Frau
say she had a clone
(scratch in CD)
From the moment I heard Frau
Say I had a clone
I knew that I'd be safe
Cuz I'd never be alone
Scott would think
I was a cool guy
returned the love I have
make me wanna cry
Be evil, but had my feelings too
Changed my life with Oprah and Mya Angelou
DADDY LOVES YOU! DADDY LOVES YOU!
Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go
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Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go
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Lets face it fellow humans of planet earth we had better start
finding real solutions. We are all riding Space Ship Earth and even
with 4 T Thousand Years of Knowledge and we still cannot get along.
We have a man who was held as POW for five and
one half years running for president, a woman who has been put
through the wringer running for president and a black man with a name
similar to a recent enemy running for president. This has got to be a
message from somewhere to all of us.
Oswald Is ART. We are all about a blend Jolly ART? A time for
togetherness. Join hands! I would like to teach the world to sing in
perfect harmony... holding hands is germy (never mind)
We are all going to be riding chitty, chitty, bang, bang! This entire
mess is getting very CHITTY, so CHITTY!
What a Chitty, Chitty, chitty mess!
High Chitty, low Chitty everywhere we go chitty!
We are all going to be giving very obese Chinese people diet tips
before the end of year 2525, if man can survive.
sugar helps
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In the year 2525
If man is still alive.
If woman can survive, they may find.
D
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We have a greater chance of being hit by a giant school bus sized spy
satellite then getting along.
Your freaking us out,
OSWALD
sugar helps
Donna Marie Ozwald at 11:44PM on Jan 31st 2008
27.
*DING!*
"ORDER UP!"
"One espresso HEAVY sugar!"
http://www.truveo.com/I-Feel-Like-Saying-A-Beatnik-Poem-1950s-B-Movie/id/3712466658
*snap* *snap* *snap* *snap*! Yeah! :) :) :)2 D.M.O.!
Maynard G. Krebs at 6:49AM on Feb 1st 2008
28. Check out my little pussy....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GOZ077klCw
Steven Parker at 7:29AM on Feb 1st 2008
29. Smelly cat, smelly cat what have they been feeding
you? It's not your fault!
I am not a aging hippie liberal. No KGB here! All though that Huge Russian Orthodox Church was hung like a Bloomin Onion behind my house! Some reffer-ed to it as the big Bong in the Sky!
I did have that experience of being interrogated in 7th grade. I dyed
my brown hair blonde and sang some Creedence Clearwater Revival songs!
They thought I was Patty Hearst. And God forbid I talked to black students!
All right, Daddy was rumored to have tried armed robbery when he was a kid. The Mifflin publishing connection has something to do with it.
Jeesh! It was the depression. He never held any hostages or shot anyone. Try and prove as a child who you are? Who are you? No ID nothing. I am Snow White but then I drifted!
Unlike our current Vice President. Dick and Bush in the White House. Shot Gun Dick!
What were we thinking. All Chitts and Giggles until someone looses an
eye!
Can't wait until that Satellite of LOVE hits! You'll shoot yer eye out!
On February 7th it will be the 30th year anniversary date
that my Father, a WWII Veteran, A Teamster Vice President has passed.
It is with an amazing story of retaining Father's medals due to
him by the American Government. 29 and a 1/2 years later I received
11 medals. I laid them all out on the table and cried purple tears.
Including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star to name a few.
Daddy drove those big tankers full of Gasoline "SOHIO".
America's addiction to Black Gold, Texas-tea will grind us to a halt. My Daddy told me all about the future. He knew thirty years ago. Daddy said to me LQQK at
this man John McCain, his story was in the News Paper. I cried for John
and he was in my heart, "all ways". Now and then!
I am an American born RED, WHITE and BLUE blood of American
born parents. However I am only second generation in America,
despite her troubles, I love America!
Not a baby boomer. Not about tie-die!
None of this Chitty, Chitty mess is new.
The baby boomers have always left a mess in their wake.
Tune in, Turn on and drop out! GW what are you thinking?
(don't forget to pillage before you plunder)
Don't blame the party. If we have to play the blame game.
Look in the mirror? Are you a gas junkie?
FYI's: Remembering my youth growing up in the burbs of Cleveland, Ohio we had "SONIC BOOMS". Planes would fly over our homes (the houses built like bunkers) it would shake, rattle, rock and roll. Don't worry was the word. It is just a SONIC BOOM. The events of this past week feel like sonic booms. Don't worry! Dorothy Fuldheim has a role in American television news history; she is credited with being the first woman in the United States to anchor a television news broadcast as well to host her own television show. She has been referred to as the "First Lady Of Television News."
Barbara Walters was the new girl on the block, back in the day. Barbara's "View" has allowed me to rebuild my American ICON's. Barbara remains the Premier American ICON. Barbara steady, sharp always a plethora of knowledge.
~OZ
Support our troops in word and deed.
Post script: I was a tad worried to see my candidate
John McCain endorsed by the TERMINATE HER!
I am looking for "Total Recall" and hoping that all
My family unknown to me personally in "Kallifornia"
from the MajorOZ family vote to support our troops.
Donna Marie Ozwald at 9:50AM on Feb 1st 2008
30. Aw Mo,
This is starting to come into focus.
The Scene, Will’s Chili Bar and Grill, early morning.
A woman in a pants suit, out of breath, runs in.
She asks to use the phone.
Will looks her up and down and hands her the phone
“Bill, this is Hillary. Your wife. Listen, I was just at the school—(aside
to Will, the name is?)
Will responds “Just The School.”
“Bill, I was at The School and the children were attacked by a bunch of budget
biting birds. No, I don’t know if they were Repelicans or Democrows, what’s the
difference? No, it’s not that time!”
A creepy looking old woman, played by Robert Novak, points her finger in the
woman’s face and says, “Oh, but dear, there is quite a difference. You see, Repelicans
feather their nests while Democrows eat their young. I am a political pundit by
avocation….
From the end of the bar, Huck, an intoxicated minstrel chides “It’s election year. We are all doomed.
‘The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue’ Isaiah 50:4.”
From a corner booth, a steelworker stands up and says, “I don’t know who they are, all I
know is they are carrying most of the work overseas. What, I’m not saying that, I’m still
working.”
A woman sitting at a table with her two children screeches “There is too much violence
on TV, and in music and video games! And you people are just making things worse!”
The children begin to cry uncontrollably.
Suddenly, from above, an overly handsome, sharp dressed gentleman floats down by a parasol and announces (while adjusting his tie)
“Fear not children! Rocca Poppins, Manhattan Ranger is here….”
JG
John Giza at 10:25AM on Feb 1st 2008