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| mo_flixx |
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marantzo wrote: It was always claimed that Danny Thomas was a Lebanese Christian, but I think when he was born the whole region would have been Assyria or something like that. Their was a customer of ours and a friend of the family who used to say he was an Assyrian sometimes and a Lebanese at other times. He was also a Christian, so I guess that region changed hands a lot back then. He was about the same age as Thomas.
Gary, when I was growing up in N. Indiana; he'd come to the area frequently to raise money. I was friends with people who went to his church. As far as I knew they were LEBANESE CATHOLICS because I used to attend some of the church functions.
On "P to P," Ed Murrow said his original name was Amos Jacobs and that his family came from Syria. The names "Danny" and "Thomas" belonged to his brothers. There is a prominent sect of Syrian Christians in Cochin, India. I have seen their church.
I think you are right in reasoning that this has to do with previous historical boundaries of the Near East.
In any case, the Thomas family is VERY VERY Christian. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:45 am |
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Quote: There is a prominent sect of Syrian Christians in Cochin, India. I have seen their church.
That's where the Jews settled too. I know you know that, but I wonder if both groups left the Middle East at the same time. Probably.
There is a funny story that George Burns tells about Danny Thomas. There was a social club in Hollywood that was frequented by a lot of the entertainment community. It was restricted, so a bunch of Jews in the entertainment industry opened a club across the street that only allowed membership for Jews. Anyone could use the facilities though and Danny Thomas used to play cards there all the time with Burns, the Marx Bros, Jack Benny and Milton Beryl etc.
Thomas used to complain that he wasn't allowed membership and said that the jewish club was acting just like the one across the street. One day Thomas came into the club and Burns told him that they had a meeting and they voted to let gentiles have membership. Thomas said that was great and then Burns told Thomas that he still couldn't be a member and Thomas asked why not?
Burns said, "If a gentile wants to join the club, he has to look like a gentile." |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:13 am |
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| heh, heh......that's a great story. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:35 pm |
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| Breakfast on Pluto arrives today in my box. Hot damn! Will report back asap. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:38 pm |
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hey bart,
how about replying to my request in behind the curtain. Are you ignoring me, being rude or did you not see my post? |
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| bart |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:57 pm |
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As I indicated, I haven't been reading in BTC. I went there just now, and replied to you.
Sheesh. People sure get touchy this time of year. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:27 pm |
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| I just finished watching The Damned don't Cry with Joan Crawford. It has a Palm Springs setting and features the pool and exterior of Frank Sinatra's first house there. Alot of shots. Boy, Bosley Crowther sure didn't like Joan. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:37 pm |
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| The Big Red One. Once I accepted the fact that the cavalier attitude the foursome had toward combat was about as real as a B-Western, I was ok. I've never enjoyed Lee Marvin more. I liked the humor, the pathos, and the horrific beauty of it. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:54 pm |
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Re: Person to Person. Disc 3. continued.
Gt. interviews. Sammy Davis, Jr. Serious and intense.
Jerry Lewis - only age 32 with 5 kids. An amazing projection room for Cinemascope AND Vistavision at his new home. He'd just started producing. An amazing library. Obviously a very serious man. The interview should have had subtitles in FRENCH! |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:38 pm |
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| Thank you for recommending, Mo. I'm going to have to go get. |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:47 pm |
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Technically, this belongs in Couch With A View, even though it's a very current film.
My brother-in-law's friend dropped off a burned version of Borat at my wife's office yesterday, so, without ever asking for it, we nevertheless popped the current film into the DVD and watched a bit of it again.
I found I liked it better the second time around, and on the small screen. The more over-the-top scenes digest better when not magnified onto a massive screen, and the slight numbing effect of watching his schtick for two straight hours seated in a dark theater is mitigated by the pause button and a refrigerator. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:25 pm |
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I had a similar thought about Borat and the small screen. Esp. that nude wrestling.
"Breakfast on Pluto" -- best film I've seen this year. Funny, sweet, crazy, and somehow far more than any kind of summary can convey. I've seen other films about the Irish, but there is something in the Irish character that is somehow captured here that was, for me, fresh and engaging. Irish films, esp. set in that period of the 70s, can be so deeply sad and full of existential bitterness. This one wasn't. This was about, oh this sounds like a cliche, but it doesn't play out like one: the triumph of love. And not being "serious, serious, serious" even when the world gives you every excuse to be.
For those who have seen it, I'm casting my vote with "waggly tail" and not "waggledy tail." It just sounds right, what can I say? |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:12 pm |
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| When the Levees Broke, Spike Lee's documentary about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina, was released on DVD on Tuesday. I didn't really hear anything about that until a few minutes ago. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:11 pm |
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And I picked it up in China on Friday.
Hope to get to it this weekend.
Sounds potent.
4 hours long, but divided into 4 parts each looking at a different aspect of the tragedy.
I know that the New York Knicks watched the film together as a team event ... with Spike Lee ! |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:26 pm |
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lady wakasa wrote: When the Levees Broke, Spike Lee's documentary about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina, was released on DVD on Tuesday. I didn't really hear anything about that until a few minutes ago.
I really, really DO want to see this. Hope Marc has it ordered. |
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