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... Ya gotta love Ahrens and Flaherty. :) I think I liked Anastasia largely *because* of John Cusack, though. ... (Heh heh heh...I enjoy being called...
1 Jun 22, 1998
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1 Jun 22, 1998
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Kimberly asked what my penguin collection consists of, so I'll tell: I've got figurines (made of ceramic, clay, plastic, rubber, silver, glass), pins, a Chilly...
1 Jun 22, 1998
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Here's another party's opinion: 1. Singin' in the Rain 2. The Band Wagon 3. The Major and the Minor 4. Champagne for Caeser (Ronald Colman - most...
1 Jun 22, 1998
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1 Jun 22, 1998
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... Love this thread already, Joycelyn! I was thinking about it, and then I had to get up and type this up, even though it's three-thirty in the morning... ...
3 Jun 22, 1998
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Well, seeing the lists of personal top 10 movies, I couldn't resist the opportunity to actually make a decision about the movies I like. Trust me, that's hard...
1 Jun 21, 1998
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Speaking of having things...I can't believe how much stuff you guys have; especially right from the source (the man himself). I have an autographed picture of...
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... Is that kind person still around and would he/she be kind enough to make those "Thief" and "Hill" tapes accessable again? I would love to have them. - Jon...
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Someone had asked earlier where they could purchase the "Battleship Gallactica" episode with Astaire. This episode (entitled "The Man With Nine Lives") is ...
2 Jun 19, 1998
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3 Jun 19, 1998
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I don't have the doll, but I have an Astaire figurine based on Barkleys of Broadway. He is holding the black cane and is in a lunge position. I think it is...
2 Jun 19, 1998
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4 Jun 19, 1998
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Did anyone watch the AFI "100 BEst American Movies" program last evening? NO FRED!!! NO FRED!!! How can that be?!?!?! Anyone else having apoplexy aside...
11 Jun 19, 1998
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Patricia writes: The question is, what does one do with all of this stuff? Until finding this list, I hardly thought anyone else would be interested. ...
1 Jun 19, 1998
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... Follow links from: http://www.homeschoolingzone.com OR check out the complete RW site, Linda's page: http://www.mindspring.com/~jlyoung/wenn.htm (ton of...
1 Jun 19, 1998
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Sorry, I just have to put in my imput about the AFI top 100. I don't know if any of you saw the list of 400 that they picked from, but there were some that...
2 Jun 18, 1998
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From: "Mallory" <afredorapest@...> *whispering worriedly because I'm going way OT* Kimberly, did you hear that AMC is deciding this summer whether...
1 Jun 18, 1998
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... The funny thing is, when I watch Breakfast at Tiffany's, I was completely unoffended by Rooney! I thought it was funny. Considering my reaction to the AMC...
2 Jun 18, 1998
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... When exactly did they give Fred the AFI Achievement Award? I missed hearing about it except for from you guys. - Jon Wilson :o)...
2 Jun 18, 1998
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... D'oh! I knew that! That completely slipped my mind. Okay, okay, but you know what I was hoping for...The Wind. :) Cheerio, Fi...
1 Jun 18, 1998
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... White midget? Mickey Rooney? Hmm... Anyway, having a white actor play an Asian was just a product of the times. Like, Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in the...
1 Jun 18, 1998
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4 Jun 18, 1998
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From: "Jay Hopkins" <jhopkins@...> ... portrayls of ... character in ... Well, like him or not, it's tasteless to have a white midget play a...
1 Jun 17, 1998
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... I like Mickey Rooney. Don't sell him short. Jay...
1 Jun 17, 1998
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... manservant I know this is off the Astaire topic, but speaking of offensive portrayls of Asians, did anyone cringe like I did at Mickey Rooney's Chinese...
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I find myself fair bored now that summer is here--but I'd rather be bored than be in school. *g* And since I've only seen about half of Fred's films, which...
11 Jun 17, 1998
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Hey y'all, I took a page from Fiona's book and started my own mailing list called, NL-astaire. It's to inform those who might be interested in hearing about ...
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Daddy Long Legs is a pretty good one, too. Hey have any of you heard of WebRing (http://www.webring.org)? Where you start a ring of websites all based on the...
1 Jun 16, 1998
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Just wondering if there's anything afoot concerning a US postage stamp commemorating the centennial of Fred's birth? And while I'm here - any other events or...
2 Jun 15, 1998
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