Oh dear Bob, What is this about "Raja Ravi's standards are very high"? I can't be as creative as you or that woman Obba, now Emily's got me thinking - should I try writing a song. Gosh I love singing, playing harmonium/keyboard, learning the goddamn guitar now but I have never written a song - should I? May be for that little girl fantasizing on Amma?
I totally enjoyed your first line for Bubbles Barry's autobiography - the judges think you are the most creative here on FFL so really there's not much thought needed for that decision. Are you going to spoil me with posts like this? Is that what your intention is :-). I'm already too wild and untamed - you and Robin are the only two people who should be admonishing and disciplining me periodically :-) Anyway - love your posts, good to have you back here. Ravi. On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 6:51 PM, bobpriced <bobpri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > ** > > > > Correction: Arabian Sea edge of the Arabian Peninsula. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "bobpriced" wrote: > > > > below: > > > > --- In 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 > > > > > > > He should be able to come up with something at least as good as > > this: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > --- In 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In 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 > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
