I remembered. Eloise by Kay Thompson! And Kay Thompson also directed, did standup, played the piano.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Typo Boy - Jul 10, 2008 5:37:40 am PDT #6682 of 28380
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Kathy A - Jul 10, 2008 7:00:35 am PDT #6683 of 28380
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The character of Eloise was based on Liza Minelli.
Hayden - Jul 10, 2008 7:11:35 am PDT #6684 of 28380
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I realized somewhat belatedly that the African-American getting the power of invisibility was not random.
Yeah, that was a great touch. I don't know if David S ever drops by anymore, but I dug his book a lot. I've been meaning to review it, but my time's been at a premium recently.
Kat - Jul 10, 2008 7:23:07 am PDT #6685 of 28380
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
George and Martha are a great pre-reader/primer book.
A great read aloud is How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long.
I also found kids love I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 10, 2008 7:28:03 am PDT #6686 of 28380
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I also found kids love I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato.
Heh, someone should get a copy of that for Nilly.
Typo Boy - Jul 10, 2008 7:39:09 am PDT #6687 of 28380
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
he character of Eloise was based on Liza Minelli
Really? the story I heard was that it was based on Kay Thompson herself. She was late for a rehearsal and when the director challenged her as to why she felt entitled to come in late,she replied (in a child's voice) "because my name is Eloise and I'm six years old". Come to think of it, that was not incompatible with it being based on LM depending on Kay's opinion of LM.
Aims - Jul 10, 2008 7:45:50 am PDT #6688 of 28380
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Kay Thompson was LM's godmother.
Kathy A - Jul 10, 2008 7:49:03 am PDT #6689 of 28380
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I read somewhere that Liza always claimed that Eloise was based on her childhood, when she and her mom lived in the Plaza after Judy was booted from MGM and divorced Vincent Minnelli.
Typo Boy - Jul 10, 2008 7:52:16 am PDT #6690 of 28380
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
OK so LM definitly true. The rehearsal incident either also true or a good story Kay made up.
Aims - Jul 10, 2008 8:00:55 am PDT #6691 of 28380
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Kay Thompson never confirmed it, so I don't know that I'd call it definite. But, that's me.