Sunday, December 8, 2013
There is No Bussiness LIke Show Bussiness
"There is no Business like show business"
Marilyn Monroe plays “Vikki Parker” an aspiring starlet that becomes acquainted with the well established show biz family- the Donahue's . It is a musical so if you watch it prepare for that. In the first scene of the movie, the elder Donahue’s are young vaudeville stars. The scene is pointless, it is just a platform for (yikes) the vaudeville style songs. In the first scene Molly Donahue (Ethel Merman) dance's about dressed as a train. In the next scene she sings about how she misses the “dear old” songs this provides something for the music to rebel against because they start singing rag time. It shows the Donahue’s through stages of life. All of it, every line spoken provides a cut away to a song. There is a montage where we come to understand that the Donahue's struggled for awhile after the crash of 1929, and that there children grow and that they form the five Dohahue's. The number is “Alexander's ragtime band” than it goes into a truly baffling rendition of the song where they have German accents and are wearing Hollywood's version of lederhosen. That's right there is lederhosen. It goes on, and on- than they sing “Alexanders ragtime band” in a Scottish accent. Than it goes into a French rendition of the song. Mitzy Gainer brings a great deal of of Verve to her french rendition- what a body! 
I never realized that one of the lines of Alexanders rag time is “so natural you want to go to war” what a weird song lyric.
At 29 minutes and fifty seconds we meet Vikki Parker.
Vikki Parker is full tilt Marilyn Monroe in a black and white french maid costume working as a hat check girl. She is plotting to sing with the band to get noticed by a producer. This is where she and Tim Donahue meet. Through the magic of the montage we come to understand that Tim is a ladies man, that Steve Donahue, is dreamy and was a serious student. That Kate(played by Mitzy Gaynor” is a really good dancer. Now it is Marilyn Monroe's turn to sing and dance. Vikki Parker, coat check girl,aspiring vocalists takes the stage. Tim happens to be there on a date with a cougar. The song is “After you get what you want you don’t want it” it is painful to watch. She is no Mitzy Gaynor. Monroe wears a nude flesh colored dress, sparkle bursts provide the necessary protection. The performance is a watered down burlesque sequence, Monroe looks cheap and it makes me sad for her.
So the movie goes on, Steve quits the act because he wants to become a priest. It is all filler till Marilyn Monroe (Vikki Parker) shows back up. Ethel Merman has a nice bit of dialog concerning Steve becoming a priest. Mitzy Gaynor stays out late, paternal concern is the theme.
The next scene is a party that is a send off for Tim before he goes to seminary. There is more singing and dancing. It takes a really committed? Self hating? Person to sit through all of this, it is an excellent time to wash up a bit in the kitchen or run the vacuum. If you plan to stick this thing out you will need breaks.
The next scene they are in Florida (the Donahue's.)There is a voice over talking about Florida. At Fifty-seven minutes and twenty-seven seconds Vikki Parker (Monroe) reappears. She is working in the same club as the four Donahue’s- and it turns out that she is performing the same number “Heat Wave” as the family Donahue.
I read that when Marilyn Monroe was performing this in the movie there was a bit of outcry about her costume. She was feeling over weight and countered feelings of insecurity by insisting on wearing black under wear. The problem was this reminded people of pubic hair. I always think of this while watching this number. Tropical Heat wave performed by Marilyn is really entertaining. She does a lot better in this number than in her first, and I am not just saying that because of her black underwear makes me think of pubic hair.
The movie gets stupider and stupider. Tim and Vicki go on a date this one date s establishes their relationship. The date hosts lines such as “ We can start a fire without rubbing sticks together” Tim drops Vicki off at her room there is a dispassionate 1950's kiss. Tim sings a truly awful song .Tim does a bunch of fancy footwork and statues dance around him. You may want to go check the mail and pay your bills or look at something on youtube. This is at one hour and forty six seconds.
Next scene the family is eating breakfast and reading a letter from Steve. Tim takes a phone call from Vicki- and it comes out that Tim and Kate have been asked to join her musical review in the fall or some other flimsy plot twist. The flimsy plot twist leads to Marilyn Monroe's next musical number.
Ahhhh what to say about this gem of musical theater. It consists of Marilyn Monroe laying on a red chaise lounge wearing some type of black body suit with a giant teal bow tied around her waist. Tim and Kate hover over the red chaise lounge and a prop phone rings. Marilyn Monroe refuses dates because she is lazy. Tim and Kate sing comedy style in accompaniment things like “Same hook, different fish” or listing a bunch of dudes names. They do some pretty strange dancing. At one point Mitzy Gaynor is poised with her leg in the air on the red chaise lounge. Why? I bet it was hard to do. They do not understand the words that Vicki sings like “supine” and “languid.”
“She wont get up She wont go out
baby what's it all about”
Marilyn sings
“I'm lazy. I wanna be lazy”
Phone Rings on and off
Everything about this song and dance routine baffles me. The highlight is the up tempo dancing of Mitzy Gayner.
From the audience a man the viewers have never seen before says, “ I think I am going to marry that girl” refering to Mitzy Gaynor. Than later he goes up and asks her on a date. Weird! What a weird unnatural pattern of behavior he has never even met her in person?
Next scene we are watching Steve getting ordained. The guy who's name is Charlie is with the family they go to congratulate him after the ceremony and Charlie asks if he has time to perform a small wedding ceremony. Kate (Mitzy Gaynor) exclaims who are you marring? “You,” says Charlie. She agrees! Way to steal focus Charlie. What is with this guy!
Vicki is the star of the show and she is dating Tim and her time is valuable and she is is busy so she blows Tim off a couple of times. One dinner date she tells him to go ahead and than goes to the producer office to argue about a heliotrope dress. Following this scene Tim staggers back to the theater and is drunk and pretends to speak into a microphone. Vicki Parker shows up and he insults here in a 1950's innuendo kind of way that she is screwing the producer. Vikki gets upset and tells him to leave.
The next scene the phone is ringing at the Donahue’s house and it is Kate and she is crying because Tim is no where to be found, and the show is about to start!!!! So what else can happen here, other than mama Donahue takes her sons place. Dressed as a sailor she dances with Mitzy Gaynor about sailor's getting tattooed.
“A sailor is not a sailor till a sailor till a sailor been tattooooooooooooooed”
Everything about it is awful. Awful. It doesn’t even make sense that anything so terrible could happen and that people were willing to be filmed doing it!!! Oh my gosh and they were paid! Jesus the world is a sick place.
So once that is over the next scene is Tim is in the hospital because he got drunk and got in a car crash. His dad chews him out and slaps him and it is fun to watch.
After his dad slaps him in the face he.... runs away? Even though he is like 35 years old. He leaves a note at the hospital for his parents that says see you around sometime.
The movie continues for about half an hour where they search for Tim to no avail.
Mrs. Donahue and Vicki Parker “make up.” And Steve comes back from the war. At this point I always realize that this movie, while made in 1954 was suppose to be set in the forties. Also all these things, coming back from the war and making up take place back stage where the five Donahue's last performed together as an act.
So now it is the end of the movie the music swells and the song “There is no business like show business.” starts up. Mrs. Donahue stands alone on the stage singing “There is no business like show business” Mitzy Gaynor and her priest brother stand in the wings watching her. Mitzy Gaynor is wearing a tight red dress that shows of her lithe body. WOW! so they are watching their mother sing from the wings and who should show up! Tim Donahue! They embrace and signal to their mother, who skips a beat but than continues singing. Than Mr. Donahue shows up and the five Donahue's are reunited on stage to sing “Alexanders ragtime band” and it is stupid. Than the number soars ...gets bigger.... a melody of songs entwine the set expands and row after row of people join in. Garish colors assault the eye. Marilyn Monroe, wearing a sequenced mermaid style dress joins them in the final part of the song and the movie ends.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Franz Kafka Real estate agent
I was looking up Franz Kafka this website popped up. When I clicked on the site it sent me to a real estate agency selling condo's/ homes in Miami. I looked at the site hoping to find a picture of a real estate agent named Franz Kafka, but there is none. I looked for the name anywhere on the site. I left the site and typed in 'Franz Kafka Real estate" I cut and pasted what came up below........
by Daniel Hornek
standing in an empty kitchen with a little folder making
But, even in my imagination I have no money, that's how poor I am.
Miami Downtown Condos - Kafka-franz.com
www.kafka-franz.com/miami-downtown-condos.htm
Downtown Miami condos and the real estate market is an alternative to the most upscale cities in the world, Miami Downtown is located only minutes away from ...
Very strange!
Naturally, I picture Franz Kafka selling condo's in south Miami.
I picture him in black and white because I have only seen black and white photos of him.
This would contrast with the sunny bathing suite life style of South Miami
I try to imagine him "selling" me on the community
enumerating the many fine features of the condo
standing in an empty kitchen with a little folder making
a limp handed gesture towards the den, the eat in kitchen.
Reaching in the little folder to hand me warranty paper work
on the kitchen appliances. Calculating mortgage payments.
Oh my gosh look at Franz Kafka doing math!!!!!
Would he, could he refer to the condo as a burrow?
"I have re-financed this burrow and it seems to
be successful"
Now that would sell me.
But, even in my imagination I have no money, that's how poor I am.
So I would say.....
"Oh Franz, I don't have any money for a condo, I don't have money for rent. I am just so in love with you I had to come here and see you trying to sell condo's, how is your laryngeal tuberculosis? I thought it killed in in 1924. Are you back from the dead, have you been dead very long? How was being dead?"
Than I would probably through myself at him and he would reject me.
Or maybe not!
I cant even deal with thinking about that.
Oh Franz Kafka, you German real estate modernist you!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
"You want to go shopping big guy" The bare·ly concealed homoerotic pathos of family matters x-mas
Family matters Christmas episode.
Whilst wrapping presents with Karl Urkele convinces him to go to a gay night club called "the train" he entices him by asking
"You want to go shopping big guy?"
The next scene shows the two of them in a hot and sweaty night club packed with both woman and men! Karl is understandably upset.(He is mainly in to dudes) In the back ground in the next train car two men begin to violently make love to one another. The scene concludes with Karl Winslow saying" It is Christmas!" Than all the men and woman dog pile and began an orgy.
"Let's all take turns pounding your face with whatever object we have on hand'
one club attendee exclaims excitedly
Fun trivia fact this was the first prime time orgy and two of the participants contracted aids.
The next scene takes place in an abortion clinic at a support meeting for unwed mothers, a woman reads a case history of an incredibly successful adoption story that involves wrapping a baby in
rags and placing it in a manger.
Harriet, Karl's "wife" expresses concern to the group because her "husband" isn't there to celebrate Christmas (which they always do at the abortion clinic.) She gives a speech about how Christmas isn't about Christmas presents, its about hard core sex and spending time with your family.
The other members of the group express concern and support and assure her that "he isn't alone he is with...there is a long pause....Steve"
collectively the group says "ohhhh' and a laugh track kicks in.
Ha Ha says the laugh track
In spite of, or maybe, because of, the laugh track Harriet comes to terms with her husbands homosexuality. When he arrives she is relived and happy he is there to celebrate Christmas at the abortion clinic. Harriet inquires if Karl is okay. His response is
"I am more than okay-thanks to Steve!" and
"Harriet, I have invited Steve to spend the night"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyyGo5eCUmo
credits role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sIqzEo7h4
A example of the covert homoerotic undertones of Family matters
Pizza was a symbolic representation of Karl's latent homosexuality. They could not refer to
homosexuality directly so "pizza" was used when they wanted to sneak around censorship and refer to anal sex/ male on male sex. This was common in the 1980's and 1990's
Karl's struggle to resist the "pizza" is a deeply moving interpretation
of a man struggling against himself against "pizza" homosexual sex/love
really ahead of its time. Brave scene!
Whilst wrapping presents with Karl Urkele convinces him to go to a gay night club called "the train" he entices him by asking
"You want to go shopping big guy?"
The next scene shows the two of them in a hot and sweaty night club packed with both woman and men! Karl is understandably upset.(He is mainly in to dudes) In the back ground in the next train car two men begin to violently make love to one another. The scene concludes with Karl Winslow saying" It is Christmas!" Than all the men and woman dog pile and began an orgy.
"Let's all take turns pounding your face with whatever object we have on hand'
one club attendee exclaims excitedly
Fun trivia fact this was the first prime time orgy and two of the participants contracted aids.
The next scene takes place in an abortion clinic at a support meeting for unwed mothers, a woman reads a case history of an incredibly successful adoption story that involves wrapping a baby in
rags and placing it in a manger.
Harriet, Karl's "wife" expresses concern to the group because her "husband" isn't there to celebrate Christmas (which they always do at the abortion clinic.) She gives a speech about how Christmas isn't about Christmas presents, its about hard core sex and spending time with your family.
The other members of the group express concern and support and assure her that "he isn't alone he is with...there is a long pause....Steve"
collectively the group says "ohhhh' and a laugh track kicks in.
Ha Ha says the laugh track
In spite of, or maybe, because of, the laugh track Harriet comes to terms with her husbands homosexuality. When he arrives she is relived and happy he is there to celebrate Christmas at the abortion clinic. Harriet inquires if Karl is okay. His response is
"I am more than okay-thanks to Steve!" and
"Harriet, I have invited Steve to spend the night"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyyGo5eCUmo
credits role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sIqzEo7h4
A example of the covert homoerotic undertones of Family matters
Pizza was a symbolic representation of Karl's latent homosexuality. They could not refer to
homosexuality directly so "pizza" was used when they wanted to sneak around censorship and refer to anal sex/ male on male sex. This was common in the 1980's and 1990's
Karl's struggle to resist the "pizza" is a deeply moving interpretation
of a man struggling against himself against "pizza" homosexual sex/love
really ahead of its time. Brave scene!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sea Creature found
http://ktla.com/2013/10/14/18-foot-oarfish-found-on-catalina-amazes-scientists-campers/#axzz2hpd4zM
This was found near where I live
and swim
Sunday, October 13, 2013
favorite part of the 2nd post
My favorite part of the second post is
"out in the road stopping your punk ass, because those we escort will get to their destination safe."
aggressively ensuring some ones safety is funny to me................
I am trying to think of where a motorist and a biker would meet up and arrange an escort.
I picture the biker murmuring to a timid little man as he carries him. He inserts him into his car
through the window, the timid motorist hugs his neck and weeps
it is all very sad, maybe a little rain starts to fall
the biker says to him
"those we escort will get to their destination safe"
and than kisses him on the forehead gingerly pulls the motorists arms for around his neck
and forces his hands on the steering wheel and walks backwards into the forest
than a motor cycle is heard in the distance
"those we escort will get to their destination safe"
Amen, angry biker, Amen
"out in the road stopping your punk ass, because those we escort will get to their destination safe."
aggressively ensuring some ones safety is funny to me................
I am trying to think of where a motorist and a biker would meet up and arrange an escort.
I picture the biker murmuring to a timid little man as he carries him. He inserts him into his car
through the window, the timid motorist hugs his neck and weeps
it is all very sad, maybe a little rain starts to fall
the biker says to him
"those we escort will get to their destination safe"
and than kisses him on the forehead gingerly pulls the motorists arms for around his neck
and forces his hands on the steering wheel and walks backwards into the forest
than a motor cycle is heard in the distance
"those we escort will get to their destination safe"
Amen, angry biker, Amen
cragislilst posts that caught my attention
CL long island all personals rants & raves
vrhbv-4116344436@pers.craigslist.org
Live fast, Ride hard, fuck everyone's old lady and make sure you take some punk assholes to the grave with you. Life needs to be fun and exciting. Doesn't matter one bit if it's long or short, as long as it's not boring. If your corpse can make some pussies puke, all the better.
Posted: 2013-10-07, 11:58PM EDT
re:crotch rockets for life
Data Entry
this is like throwing up
I feel turned on
sexually by the phrase
this is like throwing up
I don't know why
I don't actually find vomit sensual in anyway
but the phrase "this is like throwing up"
turns me on
maybe it is the freedom
not that things are bad
not at all
I hear the waves on the shore and shouts coming in from the sea
and the boats
and the sound of me typing the clacking of keys
is profoundly satisfying
I can go so fast
when I don't give a shit
the swiftness of my typing
causes a dull ache to spread up my arm
nothing is that difficult but there is always
a slight discomfort
a slight modification of the flesh
to communicate to express
things must move around
adjust
they protest my typing muscles
they do not run this show
they are weak assholes that I will not obey.................
Friday, October 11, 2013
transcption of a phone call at the end of a poem about coffee and the end of smmer
I am poison
I am filled with poison
no, just coffee to much coffee
and lots of late nights
the summer is almost at an end
and I can not stand the thought
of it
the change in the air
the dry coolness that will mean another year has
passed
weather purgatory will set in
I will see the mainland much clearer
I am empty right now
the profound fulfillment of keyboarding
I love to go like this
the feel of the keyboard
C.S.R recording phone conversations
'I have an odd request"
'Ok"
"I need three rooms on September 6th"
"That will be tough, most hotels have a
two night minimum"
"I know"
"Try the hotel Macrae"
"My mom is to old"
"Try the pavilion dial 310 510 2000
that is their corporate head quarters
when the recording comes on to tell you that
they are closed push 2339 it should connect you"
'Thank You"
"My pleasure"
connect you connect you
I want to feel connected
to you
if just for
a second can you hear me typing as we are speaking?
no, you are talking to some one else in the room on your end
the sound of your voice makes me think of air conditioners and townhouses by the 405 freeway
and easy chairs and dim lights and oxygen tanks and I am glad I am not you
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Hurry Hurry the best is already leaving you
this is the very best the very height of experience
if you do not seize this you will regret it forever
forever is a long time
to not pass out samples of processed food
to not drive great distances
to convince strangers to eat something
they do not want
or did not know they wanted
to wear translucent unsympathetic
gloves
to feel impersonal rejection
in a constant flood of humanity
don't miss it
don't miss it
time is ending, folding, collapsing
forgetting you
a death whisper
the horror of regret
the tediousness of everlasting despair
Hurry Hurry it doesn't not get better than this
I move so fast. I am very swift
The velvet murderer is on to me
I need to move all the time
or he will catch me
I saw him jiggling and wiggling on the boat
like a boneless cat
so sweet
so gentle
so deadly
Everything around me is nervous
At night I dream of Idaho
I must keep moving
My head hurts and I am five o'clock lonely
There is a numbness where you use to be
There is affordable houseing in Idaho
I am hiding in the neighbors cat
I am a juggling otter!!
You want to get close to me
and that is my plan
I am something so achingly adorable that your
fingers seem to be made to touch
me
I will make you move to Idaho
the housing is affordable
this is all part of the plan
I am such a bad idea
I will get so close to you
you want me so bad
go to sleep you bad thing
nestle close to me and be happy
I burrow close
to your small beating heart
I lay my ear against it
This is what I have been waiting for!!!
I remove a thin elegant straw from my waistcoat
we are in Idaho
snow falling
I drive the straw into your heart
and sip your blood and
you want me too
you want it
want it
you hapless wasted bitch
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