Correction: Arabian Sea edge of the Arabian Peninsula.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "bobpriced" wrote: > > below: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Bob, yes, this is rough, but I think ready for the judge and thus I am > > initialing this (ER) with my blessing. I did find "The 11 Steps on > how > > to write a Love Song" - maybe Raja Ravi would consider this as an > > appendix for Barry's reincarnation as Share's one and only, given his > > practice run in this life with brotherly affection. > > http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Love-Song <http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Love-Song> > > > > > He should be able to come up with something at least as good as > this: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgT_us6AsDg <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgT_us6AsDg> > > > > ***Fingers crossed with the Raja, I know his standards are high. > > > > > > Now, upper level management has determined a few days of solitary > > confinement will do me good, now that the kid is finally back at > > college, so off I go. > > > ***I understand, and that's probably my cue to take a powder. > > For your listening pleasure during your confinement: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-w9OclUnns <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-w9OclUnns> > > > > And for your viewing pleasure, if you haven't already watched this lady. > I'm interested in our Stone Age (as you know, it helps for those > commercially inclined), more specifically the period 70,000 years ago > when a small group of us may have made it out of Africa; along the > Indian Ocean edge of the Arabian Peninsula (The Yemen and Oman) and > eventually to India; after years of believing the Aryan invasion > hypothesis I'm presently leaning more toward OIT; I enjoyed this series > and was impressed with the presenter, an MD and anthropologist (not > Simon Schama or Micheal Wood but worth the time---if you're interested). > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwa6o-s1Yvs <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwa6o-s1Yvs> > > > Do you think the wife would save me a sample? I want to look as good > as > > Ann does. Emily. > > > Not sure we could get anyone looking as good as Ann, but I've asked the > wife to earmark a full set of samples for you for when we reach Seattle; > this might be awhile as we're presently in Manhattan and like Sherman > before her she has decided to head South before we go West. It's likely > just as well as we're still working out some bugs on the latest offer, > one causes the subject to grow antenna like---"My Favorite > Martian"---whenever they encounter a male who is bullshitting them (I > may not have mentioned, its a product for females); but I'm sure we'll > have it ironed (there's that word again) out by the time we get to the > Pacific Northwest. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QZioxCg20I <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QZioxCg20I> > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > Emily, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since it looks like Barry is currently in the middle of another > Robin > > > eruption, I thought it might be helpful to follow up on an > invitation > > > that Raja Ravi extended to us---to come up with a title for Barry's > > > autobiography. I hope my submission is not too late; I've been > > > preoccupied writing a press release for a revolutionary new product, > > the > > > wife invented---that reverses the aging process. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At the time of Raja Ravi's gracious invitation, Barry was tailgating > > > Stephen King (not as badly as he tailgated Elmore Leonard, whose 10 > > > writing rules he posted---before he seems to have read them---and > then > > > posted an 11th rule he made up himself to give himself cover after > he > > > realized that Leonard's 10 made him look like a "hack") and some of > > his > > > thoughts on first sentences; with that in mind, I thought I might > > offer > > > a title, soundtrack and first sentence; they're rough as I haven't > > > finished the press release yet, but---with your exceptional writing > > > skills, that never disappoint---I trust you implicitly to edit and > > > improve my humble offering before its submitted to the judges > (Ravi). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Title: *She was always on my mind*. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sound track: "Always on my Mind" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Suggested first sentence of Barry's autobiography: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gravity became a kingly host, as my breathing fled my body for the > > last > > > time---and Judy's life began flashing before my eyes---slowly, > truly, > > > like watching FIREFLY, for the tenth time---constantly rewinding my > > > favorite scenes, saying: 'to hell with plot development, I need a > hat > > > like that', as I noticed---to my horror---and thought: 'no, this > can't > > > be true, it just can't be, I'm sure its not---God wouldn't do this > to > > > me; I know I behaved badly---like I was an eight year old, when I > was > > > pushing 70---and, like Bubbles DeVere, pretended crowds of people > had > > > complimented the first sentence of my *FREE* online book: "Road Trip > > > Mind", when it was only Maya, just before she hit me up for 10 > > > Euros---to buy some bitter liquorice; OMG, what did I do to deserve > > > this; that's definitely not Judy, it's, its---no it can't be---it's > > > Robin, and he's saying something: "That's not.....", but I can't > quite > > > make it out: "That's not how.....", OMG, if I'd only listened to him > > > more carefully when I had the chance---what can he possibly be > saying: > > > "That's not how you write...", what was that, I need to relax more': > > > "That's not how you write a 200 word sentence". > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > Bob, just to clarify - that would be the fantasy of you as a > > > "comedian" - not really a fantasy as I find you one of the funniest > > > people ever to grace the halls of FFL. Alright, moving on. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > "How to out-charm even Barry......" Ah ha ha ha. I cannot tell > > you > > > how funny I think this is. In my deluded mind - I see Bob posting > > that > > > link with the subject line (sorry Bob, I'm engaging in fantasy). Ah > > ha > > > ha ha ha > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Barry - you crack me up! Robin posted this link of "Comedians > in > > > Cars" - > > > > > > it's the one of Jerry Seinfeld and Alec Baldwin. I remembered > > > because I > > > > > > do *love* coffee and I got a real contact high out of this one > > > (smile). > > > > > > Here is the link for you! I enjoyed the interview - thanks > for > > > posting > > > > > > that. > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/318149 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/318149> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know why people have assumed that I'm down on Jerry > > > Seinfeld. > > > > > > I > > > > > > > don't remember having said anything negative about him, > other > > > than > > > > > > that > > > > > > > his last hit was "Seinfeld." And about the most negative > thing > > I > > > can > > > > > > > think of to say about "Seinfeld" (the series, which I loved > at > > > the > > > > > > time) > > > > > > > is that when I watch episodes of it these days, they're not > > very > > > > > > funny. > > > > > > > They feel *dated*, as if the humor was present in the > moment, > > > but know > > > > > > > that we're not in that moment, the humor isn't as present as > > it > > > once > > > > > > > was. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After having read this interview, I suspect that Jerry might > > > agree > > > > > > with > > > > > > > that last statement. He comes across as *remarkably* > > impressive, > > > > > > > thoughtful, and having learned a great deal about life and > > what > > > makes > > > > > > it > > > > > > > worth living: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-jerry-seinfeld-why-he-609111 <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-jerry-seinfeld-why-he-60911\ 1> > > 1> > > > > 1> > > > > > > > > 1> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I particularly liked what he said in response to the > > inevitable > > > > > > question > > > > > > > about whether he'll ever go back to TV. I found it > > mind-boggling > > > in > > > > > > its > > > > > > > honesty, its in-your-face-ness, and in its accuracy: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > THR: Is there a scenario where you'd go back to TV? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Seinfeld: That's what I feel like I'm doing. Except > television > > > frankly > > > > > > > feels small compared to the world I'm in now. I'm in > > Australia, > > > I'm in > > > > > > > Norway, I'm in the U.K. And I was from day one. I'm doing > the > > > smallest > > > > > > > possible show on the biggest possible network. This all > feels > > > like > > > > > > fresh > > > > > > > air to me, and if you don't seek fresh air as an artist, I'm > > not > > > quite > > > > > > > sure what [you're doing]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Suffice it to say I'm downloading all of the episodes of > > > "Comedians In > > > > > > > Cars" as I write this. Having read his ideas on comedy, and > > that > > > the > > > > > > > best of it is created "in the moment," with no notes, I am > > > mightily > > > > > > > looking forward to what he created. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
