Last of the Hollywood Greats

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/03/lauren-bacall-201103

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11030094/Lauren-Bacall-star-of-Hollywoods-golden-age-dies-aged-89.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11031043/Lauren-Bacall-who-can-match-her-clever-sex-appeal-now.html


RIP.

 

[tacitblue]

So who's gonna be the third in the triangle?

 

[Orionblamblam]

The obvious thing to do is to ask for suggestions. But let's face it, that would turn nasty, real fast.

 

[joncarrfarrelly]

Depends on where you are, to some folks the trifecta has probably already occured.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_Deaths

BTW the 'they always come in threes' is superstitious BS. :

 

[Orionblamblam]

BTW the 'they always come in threes' is superstitious BS. :

Well, sure. But we're dealing with "entertainers" here. And that is a group that is about as superstitious as you can get. And not surprising... for many/most of them, their whole purpose in life is to pretend to be someone they're not, to live in a world of fantasy and make believe. That would seem to go hand in hand with superstitious claptrap.

 

[joncarrfarrelly]

Ummm, it's not the 'entertainers' who to tend to make the claim it's the 'entertained', the lumpin' proletariat, the plebes, the audience, the great unwashed, etc.

BTW if you think artists, musicians, writers, actors the whole group of 'entertainers' are living in
a fantasy world, you are sorely mistaken. For the vast majority the art and fantasy are their
product, not their life, and to do it properly is a lot of hard graft.

On a personal observation, it's rather ironic that someone who so disdains religion comes off like
such a proper bluestocking Puritan so much of the time.

 

[Orionblamblam]

BTW if you think artists, musicians, writers, actors the whole group of 'entertainers' are living in
a fantasy world, you are sorely mistaken. For the vast majority the art and fantasy are their
product, not their life, and to do it properly is a lot of hard graft.

Alright, let me be more specific: *celebrity* entertainers tend to live in fantasy land.

On a personal observation, it's rather ironic that someone who so disdains religion comes off like
such a proper bluestocking Puritan so much of the time.

WTH is a "proper bluestocking Puritan," and what is their point of view on self-involved, self-important jerks?

 

[Hanse]

On a personal observation, it's rather ironic that someone who so disdains religion comes off like
such a proper bluestocking Puritan so much of the time.

What does that even mean? Do you think that just because somebody doesn't believe in a God that precludes them from having a moral compass?

 

[Orionblamblam]

On a personal observation, it's rather ironic that someone who so disdains religion comes off like
such a proper bluestocking Puritan so much of the time.

What does that even mean?

I looked up 'bluestocking." It seems to be an olde-timey reference to uppity well-read women-types. In other words, proto-feminists.

I suspect there might eb some who would scratch their heads not only at the notion of a feminist Puritan, but also at applying that descriptor to *me.*

To be clear: I'm not a feminist. I despise everyone equally, regardless of sex or race.

 

[martinbayer]

On a personal observation, it's rather ironic that someone who so disdains religion comes off like
such a proper bluestocking Puritan so much of the time.

What does that even mean?

I looked up 'bluestocking." It seems to be an olde-timey reference to uppity well-read women-types. In other words, proto-feminists.

I suspect there might eb some who would scratch their heads not only at the notion of a feminist Puritan, but also at applying that descriptor to *me.*

To be clear: I'm not a feminist. I despise everyone equally, regardless of sex or race.

The correct reference can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_law#History

"Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that blue laws were originally printed on blue paper. Rather, the word blue was used in the 17th century as a disparaging reference to rigid moral codes and those who observed them, particularly in blue-stocking, a reference to Oliver Cromwell's supporters in the parliament of 1653."