tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post6101987245193272863..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "London Times - Part Six"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-37696565228179116052009-02-01T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-01T11:02:00.000-08:00Just gonna post and say this would make a great mo...Just gonna post and say this would make a great movie premise (and the last guy to post has said exactly that!). Power of the crowds. <BR/><BR/>Make it a world tour, have the 'buddy' have a andro name like Leslie. "Round Trip Honeymoon". Maybe the girl comes to her senses and starts to chase them down mid-way thru their itinerary.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162570512671775048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-9137930494886489982009-01-30T06:27:00.000-08:002009-01-30T06:27:00.000-08:00Addendum.Claudine, Claudine, Claudine, and further...Addendum.<BR/>Claudine, Claudine, Claudine, and furthermore…Claudine. Our research dept. informs that one would be a fool to believe the astute readership of Blog Pomerantz could not immediately see through the thin disguise of our disclaimer: “This comment is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons or chanteuses living or dead – especially Claudine Longet – is purely coincidental. Only one animal was harmed in the unfortunate “accident” described in the making of this error.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-87185940724629180112009-01-30T02:06:00.000-08:002009-01-30T02:06:00.000-08:00Wow. I'm not sure which amazes me more... the fact...Wow. I'm not sure which amazes me more... the fact that he managed to plan the entire trip with her while remaining blissfully ignorant of the fact that she was totally not interested in his dream... the fact that after she left, he decided to soldier on with YOU as substitute sweetheart... or the fact that after all that, he decided to try to reconcile with her.<BR/><BR/>We saw "Benjamin Button" Monday night, and in several places I was reminded of the fact that, to build drama, we must make our characters do things that we would not, ourselves, choose to do. They must have their own, legitimate, motivations, that cause them to do things that might make us cringe... but create the conflict that drives drama.<BR/><BR/>Of course, when you do that in your personal life, you end up with meaningless bullshit, and your wife flies home to Michigan. That's the difference between fiction and life (also, as one teacher instructed, "The difference between fiction and life is that fiction must be <I>plausible</I>...")Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612718425622756092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-19200640208338531782009-01-30T00:27:00.000-08:002009-01-30T00:27:00.000-08:00What a romantic story.Cheers.What a romantic story.Cheers.Willy B. Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227682391989010006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-5324775038253954382009-01-29T21:42:00.000-08:002009-01-29T21:42:00.000-08:00How very Merchant-Ivory of you. Enjoyed your take...How very Merchant-Ivory of you. Enjoyed your take and general way of looking at the world. Hope you don’t mind this unfortunate habit of sharing loosely related sagas, but it sure is lonely down here in the ague belt.<BR/><BR/>Not to flaunt or anything, but for our honeymoon, we chaperoned a high school ski trip to Altoona, Pennsylvania. If Claudia Longet had been with us, she would have shot herself. <BR/><BR/>I am making none of this up. My wife’s sister and now husband were in the George Mason high school outing club, with previous expeditions including scuba diving, spelunking, rock climbing, and finally sky diving. The administration then determined it would be unwise to allow these kids to take anything to the next level, unless accompanied by a married couple. It was Christmas break. A group came to us and protested that they had already bought ski passes to Altoona on Monday and got a van. "You guys are getting married this weekend, right?"<BR/><BR/>Let it suffice to say, Altoona is not one of the world’s notable downhill skiing destinations. Neither of us had ever downhill skied before – or since. The ski “lodge” complex involved the mountain-top conversion of a former Nike missile base. Unlike the customary arrangement, the lodge was therefore located at the <I>top</I> of the mountain. So while at most “resorts” if you fell down or couldn't catch the lift as it passed by, you could at least roll or plod your way downhill to the lodge, here it was literally an uphill battle. But worth the trek upward, since all lodging was dormitory style, me spending our honeymoon nights with the guys and my bride and her party in the other cabin.<BR/><BR/>As small consolation, we arranged to enjoy the second week of the honeymoon in my wife’s home state, visiting historic Williamsburg, Virginia. Now you have to understand that Laura is from the area around Washington, DC, not exactly the deep south. But for some reason, whenever we get anywhere below New Jersey, she always started to sound like the Kingfish in the old Amos ‘n Andy series. I was still so miserable as we travelled along the beautiful Blue Ridge vistas of the Skyline Drive, that in a great demonstration of maturity, I pretended to sleep entirely through them. Only to be eventually "awakened" by an exasperated bride proclaiming, “Ah de-cle-ah, you ah ig-nauh-in’ the en-ti-yah state of Va-gin-yah!” Williamsburg was nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-80350825414127499702009-01-29T21:36:00.000-08:002009-01-29T21:36:00.000-08:00That was fabulous!2 thumbs up ;oDThat was fabulous!<BR/><BR/>2 thumbs up ;oDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-24769048329256967652009-01-29T14:47:00.000-08:002009-01-29T14:47:00.000-08:00Oh, that's a wonderful story! Love your lack of i...Oh, that's a wonderful story! Love your lack of inhibition, and pride.growingupartistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399714569663568902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-53241103873287900222009-01-29T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-29T12:21:00.000-08:00For a second I was worried you two would wind up b...For a second I was worried you two would wind up becoming shepherds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-17415921830293552982009-01-29T10:54:00.000-08:002009-01-29T10:54:00.000-08:00That's awesome. Truly hilarious. Thank you for my ...That's awesome. Truly hilarious. Thank you for my laugh for the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-25513294998711884982009-01-29T05:53:00.000-08:002009-01-29T05:53:00.000-08:00There's a movie in this story.There's a movie in this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com