Category Archives: Dinner Party Talk
Happy Spring – Celebrate Life
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American Icon – Davy Crockett RIP
Fess Parker, known to millions of kids as “Davy Crockett”, has left this frontier, but his legend will be long remembered. Disney originally aired his show in December 1954, and Parker as Crockett in his coonskin cap quickly became an … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – The Stones
One of Manhattan’s top Obstetricians recently had a kidney stone. He, like me, is southern and conversation turned to his stone and stints, IV morphine drips, and pain. I suggested he make the stone into a piece of jewelry, but … Continue reading
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American Fun – Idol
America voted and winnowed it down to our Top 12. Let’s hope next week, these 12 put on a good show. As Simon would say, “If I’m being honest,” it’s been generally lackluster thus far. Remember in previous seasons where … Continue reading
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American Hype – Tron is Back!
Fire up those light cycles, folks – Tron is back! A new trailer was just released for Tron Legacy, the long-awaited sequel to the ’80s Disney classic, and it looks like it was well worth the wait. Even recent Oscar … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Whoopee
Have you seen Whoopi Goldberg’s “public service announcements” about incontinence? If not, it’s must-see p-tv. My friend, the marketing director for a major women’s magazine, asked me if I knew of a female doctor who would want to appear in … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Miss America is Homeless!
No, the title is not some kind of commentary on the state of the recession. The Miss America Pageant, an institution since 1921, has lost its network partner. TLC broadcast the pageant for the last three years, but has elected … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Furries
One of Manhattan’s top psychiatrists, who specializes in fetishes, asked me at dinner if I knew about “Furries.” At first I thought he said, Furbies, Hasbro’s electronic pet that talks and listens to what you say. But he had in … Continue reading
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American Icons – Oscar snub
Okay, okay. They can’t include everybody who died. But the Oscars left out two memorable American icons in its yearly tribute to the departed: Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur. The legends of both Farrah and Bea are not to be … Continue reading
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American Fun – This Too Shall Pass
When I was in middle school, I tried to construct a Rube Goldberg type machine to win the science fair. Alas, my entry was a Rector Set-domino-Lincoln Log disaster. And…I didn’t win. But the band OK Go would have! Remember, … Continue reading
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