Life is full of surprises and my American pen-pal Margie was right, Gene’s crazy sandwich is GOOD. It is made from mashed potato and French bread and onions and mayonnaise and it tastes mighty fine. Mmmm.
Surprise number 2 tonight was The Way We Were. I settled down to watch it and was very surprised to find that the beginning is set in the 1940s. I laughed the whole way through at Barbra Streisand’s anachronistic clothes, hair and make up, but she does look damn fine in it anyhow. I thought I had seen it when it first came out but I realised about 10 minutes into it, that I was muddling it up with A Star is Born so that one is now on my wishlist. Barbra is a real guilty pleasure…
I had a bit of a splurge on ebay last week and bought my second batch of Movie Medicine DVDs so I’m all set for Autumn hibernation. I am taking myself off the dating scene for a bit and donning my creative chastity belt to get some writing done. There will still be cooking though. Got to keep my spirits up.
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Wow… love that pic of Gene leaping in the air… gotta love him! I just watched the way we were which lead me to Reds with Diane Keaton and whats his name… Warren Beatty. Well worth a look… some fab 1920’s/1970’s outfits in that movie too….
So much ENERGY! Love him. There will be a “Friday Night is Music Night” on Radio 2 dedicated to him in a couple of weeks so I might stay in with a Man Sandwich and listen to it!
Wow… love that pic of Gene leaping in the air… gotta love him! I just watched the way we were which lead me to Reds with Diane Keaton and whats his name… Warren Beatty. Well worth a look… some fab 1920’s/1970’s outfits in that movie too….
So much ENERGY! Love him. There will be a “Friday Night is Music Night” on Radio 2 dedicated to him in a couple of weeks so I might stay in with a Man Sandwich and listen to it!
A huge chunk of my childhood was spent watching Gene Kelly movies on TV or on VHS. Love him.
I’ve actually never seen The Way We Were or Barbra’s version of A Star is Born (or Judy Garland’s for that matter). I did love the one with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Evidently there’s going to be another remake with Beyoncé. God help us.
Beyonce? NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
A huge chunk of my childhood was spent watching Gene Kelly movies on TV or on VHS. Love him.
I’ve actually never seen The Way We Were or Barbra’s version of A Star is Born (or Judy Garland’s for that matter). I did love the one with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Evidently there’s going to be another remake with Beyoncé. God help us.
Beyonce? NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Gene Kelly is my all-time-favorite-biggest-movie-star crush! Those stunning biceps
bulging beneath rolled up sleeves…..sigh! Anyone reading this: you MUST try the Greatest Man Sandwich!
I always cry at the Janet Gaynor/Fredric March A STAR IS BORN. It’s so much more winsome and true feeling than the Judy Garland one, even though I do think Judy is just stunning in her version. I could just never believe Judy and James were ever in love. Oh well.
Ah, he’s a doll aint he?! I really did enjoy the Greatest Man Sandwich and aim to make too much mashed potato every time I have guests so I can secretly rustle one up next day!
Gene Kelly is my all-time-favorite-biggest-movie-star crush! Those stunning biceps
bulging beneath rolled up sleeves…..sigh! Anyone reading this: you MUST try the Greatest Man Sandwich!
I always cry at the Janet Gaynor/Fredric March A STAR IS BORN. It’s so much more winsome and true feeling than the Judy Garland one, even though I do think Judy is just stunning in her version. I could just never believe Judy and James were ever in love. Oh well.
Ah, he’s a doll aint he?! I really did enjoy the Greatest Man Sandwich and aim to make too much mashed potato every time I have guests so I can secretly rustle one up next day!
I love the Garland/Mason version of A Star is Born. Love, love, love it. And I adore Barbra so I am a fan of The Way We Were. Her ASB? Not so much. Why does Babs have something against pants in that movie? But my fave Streisand movie is Funny Girl. Please tell me you’ve seen it!
So the sandwich is just mashed potatoes, onion and mayo on French bread? Might have to try this one–Gene’s from Pittsburgh!
I saw Funny Girl a million moons ago but I shall put that on my list too. Babs is fab. I’ll hook out the recipe for Gene’s Man Sandwich and will post it. If you make it would you do a guest post for me?! Jx
I love the Garland/Mason version of A Star is Born. Love, love, love it. And I adore Barbra so I am a fan of The Way We Were. Her ASB? Not so much. Why does Babs have something against pants in that movie? But my fave Streisand movie is Funny Girl. Please tell me you’ve seen it!
So the sandwich is just mashed potatoes, onion and mayo on French bread? Might have to try this one–Gene’s from Pittsburgh!
I saw Funny Girl a million moons ago but I shall put that on my list too. Babs is fab. I’ll hook out the recipe for Gene’s Man Sandwich and will post it. If you make it would you do a guest post for me?! Jx