I went to high school with (and knew pretty well) musicians Tift Merritt and Brandon Bush (who is in the band Sugarland; his brother is one of the main people.) But famous people who went to my high school include John F. Kennedy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Douglas, Alan Jay Lerner, John Dos Passos, Edward Albee, and Adlai Stevenson, so my contemporaries hardly rate.
Travers: Perhaps you'll favor us with a demonstration while we're here. Buffy: You mean, like, right now? 'Cause, already had my recommended daily dose of fights tonight.
'Potential'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Feb 14, 2011 12:07:55 pm PST #22818 of 30001
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§ ita § - Feb 14, 2011 12:12:05 pm PST #22819 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister had the best--she was friends in primary school with Judi Dench's daughter.
Kate P. - Feb 14, 2011 12:13:22 pm PST #22820 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I went to high school with (and knew pretty well) musicians Tift Merritt
Cool! I really like her, despite that I've missed seeing her every time she's come to town since we moved here (at least three times so far).
I don't think I went to HS with anyone famous, though my college's list of alums includes Joss! He was a few years before my time.
Beverly - Feb 14, 2011 12:20:07 pm PST #22821 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Not classmates, but. Also, we've had no illustrious architects, scientists, or business grads, so it all balances out.
beekaytee - Feb 14, 2011 12:21:55 pm PST #22822 of 30001
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Gosh, I wouldn't know how to find out which alums from my high school who are famous. On the other hand, Maynard Ferguson and Dave Brubeck went to my university.
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2011 12:22:01 pm PST #22823 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
though my college's list of alums includes Joss!
Raise you a Shat!
And a Colin. And a John Rogers. Well, okay, you can keep the Shat. My only interactions with him were of the asshatish type. Him, uh, not me.
Man, this NPR jam is excellent. Sing it, Boyz II Men.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2011 12:24:07 pm PST #22824 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Raise you a Shat!
When I see the word "shat", the past tense of "shit" comes to mind....
Daisy Jane - Feb 14, 2011 12:24:39 pm PST #22825 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
One day, my sister will be on the list of illustruious grads from my HS.
flea - Feb 14, 2011 12:27:27 pm PST #22826 of 30001
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Shatner? Surely not a contemporary of ita's, right?
Kate, I've only seen Tift play once, but it was good. My previous memory of her was when she was 14 and singing in My Fair Lady, so it was a bit of an adjustment. And I know a woman who went to your college and was in film classes with Joss! She wasn't very impressed with him, as I recall.
brenda m - Feb 14, 2011 12:37:00 pm PST #22827 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Raise you a Shat!
And Arcade Fire, or at least some of them.
My HS had one of the Violent Femmes and Speech from Arrested Development. That's all I can think of.