Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!

Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Natter 61*  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Tom Scola - Oct 19, 2008 3:37:07 pm PDT #5374 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Served Over: Rice a Roni.

The San Francisco Treat™!


DavidS - Oct 19, 2008 3:39:26 pm PDT #5375 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The San Francisco Treat™!

Indeed. And those commercials were my first impression of SF. Followed by: The Doris Day Show, The Streets of San Francisco, Dirty Harry, Phyllis (the Mary Tyler Moore spinoff) and My Sister Sam.

Also, the woman who sang that jingle did the female vocals on the Partridge Family Albums. Shirley Jones did the vocals on the TV show, but not on the albums.


Barb - Oct 19, 2008 3:45:08 pm PDT #5376 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”

The Streets of San Francisco

Oh man, young Michael Douglas and Karl Malden.

And what, no Bullitt?


Tom Scola - Oct 19, 2008 3:45:34 pm PDT #5377 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Shirley Jones did the vocals on the TV show, but not on the albums.

They thought Shirley Jones was too rock 'n roll, and they wanted someone more accessible?


DavidS - Oct 19, 2008 3:48:48 pm PDT #5378 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And what, no Bullitt?

Oh yeah, I saw that in college. Add it to the list.

They thought Shirley Jones was too rock 'n roll, and they wanted someone more accessible?

They thought Shirley wasn't rock and roll enough for the albums. But it would be weird to dub her on TV when she had a world famous musical theater voice.


Cashmere - Oct 19, 2008 3:50:46 pm PDT #5379 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

The San Francisco Treat™!

A gay friend of ours from Columbus moved to San Francisco and signed all his emails like this.


DavidS - Oct 19, 2008 3:51:53 pm PDT #5380 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Quick List:

What movies, TV shows, books, comics etc. first formed your opinions about:

New York

Paris

London

Los Angeles

Tokyo

Rome

Berlin


tommyrot - Oct 19, 2008 3:54:14 pm PDT #5381 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

New York

Paris

London

No, it goes, "New York, London, Paris, Munich..."

And no Chicago? Actually, my impressions as a child came almost entirely from visiting it....


DavidS - Oct 19, 2008 3:59:29 pm PDT #5382 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And no Chicago? Actually, my impressions as a child came almost entirely from visiting it....

Let's include:

Chicago

I'm trying to think what formed my opinions of Chicago. John Hughes movies? The Blues? Freebie and the Bean? Was that in Chicago? Saul Bellow.


Cashmere - Oct 19, 2008 4:00:40 pm PDT #5383 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

New York--Barney Miller
Paris--Aristocats
London--Oliver Twist
Los Angeles--Valley Girl (film)
Tokyo--Tokyo Pop (film)
Rome--Spartacus
Berlin-Cabaret