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Post by gypsygem81 on Nov 22, 2005 16:38:14 GMT -5
Thanks ;D Yeah it is Madonna and... No, I didn't make it (I WISH)... I love her new song! I've listened to the album pretty much every time I get in my car since it came out a week ago. Great workout (and singing at the top of your lungs in the car) music. Cool, a friend is going to do me a copy of the album, she said it's great too. So far, I've only heard good things about it. At the moment I can't stop playing the new Kate Bush album. I'm a big fan of hers and we've waited a long time for this - it's been 12 years since her last album! Though the kids at school think I've lost it when I drive in with Kate Bush blaring from my car!! Love Gem
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Post by Cate on Nov 22, 2005 17:09:45 GMT -5
Who is Kate Bush? Anyway, normally I would advocate the pirating of music but being a Madonna follower, I have to say BUY IT!! IT's good. ;D As for blaring Kate Bush -- which I'm assuming isn't mainstream pop -- you should see me, blaring Edith Piaf. lol
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Post by karina on Nov 23, 2005 4:52:56 GMT -5
Kate Bush is an extremely talented British singer-songwriter who made her name with a wild haired, dramatically expressive rendition of Wuthering Heights in the late 1970s. She has an enormous vocal range, spanning almost 3 octaves. She tends to take long breaks and then launch into another successful period. She's just made yet another comeback with her latest album "Aerial". She's about the same age as "Madge" and I think you'd like her!
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Post by gypsygem81 on Nov 23, 2005 12:42:19 GMT -5
That's right, though I don't think she was very well known in the US until quite later on in her career.
Are you a fan Karina?
Love Gem
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Post by Cate on Nov 23, 2005 13:12:02 GMT -5
Hmm... I'll check her out. Thanks! I love discovering new artists.
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Post by gypsygem81 on Nov 23, 2005 14:19:41 GMT -5
Cool, I hope you enjoy listening to her Catherine, let us know how you go!
Ok, so back to the book. What are everybody's favourite parts from this book? The episode with Michael Jackson just made me laugh out loud. When he told her that she was his favourite actress but couldn't name one of her movies, and instead named (or rather, described) a Spencer Tracy movie instead. Why would anyone do something so foolish?! Does anyone know anything about the accuracy of this story?
Love Gem
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Post by Cate on Nov 23, 2005 17:57:51 GMT -5
That's one of my favorite parts, too. The butter incident is priceless. And he just kept EATING it! "Whiskey! Norah, get the whiskey!" -- oh and the part where Norah is so excited about Michael. She runs to get the door and Kate hollars "Don't wet yourself" Such a crack-up!
"Take off your pants!"
"Did you use the restroom?" -- "excuse me?" -- "Did you use the restroom?" -- "No" -- "Well, don't you think you should?" -- "No, thank you, it's not necessary" -- "Well, I think you should probably go downstairs and use the bathroom first" ;D I think this is the part of the book that made me realize I wouldn't be putting it down for a long time.
Calling Berg an idiot because he couldn't play Parcheesi
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Post by Shaun on Nov 23, 2005 18:17:37 GMT -5
"Why don't you go meditate on how you lost us that game!"
I didn't really enjoy this part, it was too sad to enjoy: Berg spies Kate trying to lift herself up on to a chair, but she can't. She utters a small cry of pain. Oh that part nearly tore my heart to pieces.
I like how Berg didn't end the book on sad note; after telling about the day she died, he tells of a fantasy of his where he meets a young Kate..at a dance..in Philadelphia. I've read the Berg book twice, maybe it's time for a third...
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Post by Shaun on Nov 23, 2005 18:24:36 GMT -5
The whole thing with the grapes. I've forgotten, did she like them sliced horizontally or vertically? "Don't cut them that way, they don't taste the same!"
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Post by Cate on Nov 23, 2005 18:32:41 GMT -5
"Why don't you go meditate on how you lost us that game!" I didn't really enjoy this part, it was too sad to enjoy: Berg spies Kate trying to lift herself up on to a chair, but she can't. She utters a small cry of pain. Oh that part nearly tore my heart to pieces. I like how Berg didn't end the book on sad note; after telling about the day she died, he tells of a fantasy of his where he meets a young Kate..at a dance..in Philadelphia. I've read the Berg book twice, maybe it's time for a third... That part made me want to cry!! Never complained about her aches and pains like a lot of 'elderly' folks do. It almost made me mad at Berg. lol And the ending, yeah that was a great ending. I was sobbing. I think I might read it again as well.
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Post by Richard on Nov 23, 2005 20:00:29 GMT -5
The ending was one of the finest I've read. I remember after finishing the book, closing it, and looking up at my ceiling for several minutes.
Heartbreak.
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Post by smith on Nov 24, 2005 5:24:42 GMT -5
One of the unintentional funny moments is when Katharine introduces Berg to Marion and Ellsworth and she straight away tells Berg that they have been sleeping together since they were 15 - were there never any secrets in the Hepburn house ?
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Post by Cate on Nov 24, 2005 14:23:59 GMT -5
Richard, I did the same thing! I just sat there, feeling like I had just walked out of Kate's life. That is why I think Berg's bio is great, even if it is embellished a bit (and he stole tidbits from other books). To meet the Hepburns! That would have been wonderful. I guess you can still meet the Hepburns but I have a feeling they're not the same ;D
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Post by karina on Nov 25, 2005 11:55:58 GMT -5
I can imagine Peg having some of Kate's feistiness and a touch of eccentricity too. As for Robert, I always get the impression he's somewhat calmer and "more rational".
But yes, it would have been great to meet the Hepburns during Kate's lifetime. The scene from The Aviator with them all round the dining table always brings a smile to my lips, even though I know it must be horrendously over the top, almost caricature-like, in fact. Hope it didn't offend the remaining Hepburns too much.........
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Post by Sherry on Nov 25, 2005 12:22:16 GMT -5
The scene inThe Aviator with the Hepburn's at the dining table was just atrocious because it made the family appear to be obnoxious and the comments about wealth etc. were used to make them look like wealthy snobs which wasn't the case. They were financially stable due to doctor Hepburn's success as a physician but they were not rich snobs.
They were intellectuals and social activists -- witty, funny and quick and they expected guests to hold up their part of the conversation in the same manner. Think it would have been a real pleasure to spend some time with them. SS
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