I want a square on the "Walk of Fame" in Palm Springs . I wonder whether this takes cash or actual celebrity. I happened to step on Phylis Diller yesterday and under her name it read "comedian" which got me thinking. I can't decide what they would write after my name. A blank square would disappoint my mother because she thought I had potential. Hang on a sec, maybe it could be a list of what I "tried to be" - that sounds ambitious, hopeful, and a reason to keep reading.
Gail Maria Forrest
"Tried to be" :
Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz" in 6th grade - instead played a winged monkey
Peggy Fleming - I couldn't do a double axel and fell a lot
Dale Evans - I didn't have a horse, buckboard or singing cowboy
Annette - I was too flat chested and my Mickey Mouse ears shrunk in the dryer
Liz Taylor - I need five more husbands to catch up
Imelda Marcos - I'm at least 300 or 400 pairs of shoes behind
The Flying Nun - I forgot I was Jewish and hate to fly
Von Trapp Family Singer - I look bad in lederhosen and can't pronounce "Edelweiss" with an Austrian accent
Well well well my "Walk of Fame" square is pretty full after all. A lot better reading than Phylis Diller's. Got a square to share?
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I think the whole point of the square is to put something in that you were "successful" at.
Honey, if you want to be next to Phylis Diller, then you need to fly right back to Illinois. For starters, you don't have the right footwear, running shoes, cowboy and riding boots and one pair of Manolos
don't count. Phylis wears silver lame ankle boots. We will lay a paving block for you when you are dead and since that won't be for decades, you don't have to worry about what goes on it for a long time.
This will be the last serious comment I will ever make on your bloggs.
Your's is one way to look at it. As a great former quitter - quit high school, quit a trade school (secretarial if you can believe that), almost quit night college - I can attest to what it's like to quit. Not fun. And, that accounts for the bizzillions who never try anything.
However, as a retired corporate president with that background I have earned the right to ask you, "How do you know you are a quitter?"
How do you know that success is not one more step. I'm glad I don't see quitting in your writing. I, like your mother would feel let down.
I can't think of a pithy enough statement on which to end this.
OH! OH! I LIKE THIS ONE... I think we (your blogger fans) should also come up with a list. So The Quitter who is now a big honcho I know the feeling.. School teaches many things right out of a book, LIFE is what teaches things right out of true "happening NOW facts". I agree, YOU ARE NOT A QUITTER.
Gail, well honey, what can I say about you?.. Dorothy? Oh poor child! I just don't see you as Dorothy. I can only imagine you on the part when the tornado is hitting and she spins. You as Dorothy would probably say "WHAT THE F(*& IS GOING ON? STOP THIS SH&^ AND PASS THE WINE!!!!!!!"
I was on Snow White & the 7 dwarfs, I wanted to be the Prince "whats his face" but nope, I was Dopey. I hate dresses and out of ALL darn dwarfs I was the one in the long thick dress with a hoody (sp) "I'm little Dopey" that was my line, my ONLY line.. Little do they know that if there's a stage to sing or dance or do a play I AM IN IT. I am Dopey and a darn good one!.
Peggy Flemmin;, Ok yes I can see you as her. Can you do a Triple salchow (that's how it's spelled on Wikipedia)? I'll give you a brand new $20.00 bill if you do one now.
Ester Williams is my "wanna be sports queen" Yes with the flowery swimming cap and all, it's very drag queenish, I like that. I can't stand the nose clip though but I'm FANTASTIC synchronized swimmer, you should see my version of triple salchow in the water, you would give me $50.00.
Dale Evans??? HUH? Two simple questions for you.. WHY?
Annette? WHY Mickey Mouse Club? OH HELL NO! You don't want a portrait of you with Mouse Ears DO YOU?
Sweet heart? Liz Taylor? What about Ferrah she had more fun, R.I.P. I chose to always be (when appropriate) like Liza Minnelli. Mind you, I wouldn't marry that ugly freak she married last time, honey I think too many "ludes" in the 60's caught up with her. Poor thing. I still love my Liza with a Z.
Ok the Flying nun thing that cracked me up, HOWEVER I think I can see you in this role. Mickey Mouse Ears NO but Flying nun hat ABSOLUTELY.. About your Mother, who cares!They start yelling, you can fly away and wave at them or flip them a finger, it's what you schose to do darling. Flying is fun! think of the traffic you will not have to deal with. Watch out for the birds though hey can kill you! but the flying hat or whatever you call it can be put on your Walk of Fame marker and if we place that hat upside down then maybe people throw coins and you'll be making money while your body is splatter all over the place, btw you don't have to wear a nun's habit, you can wear jeans and nice shoes AND you can fly to Imelda's shoes closet and take some of her's, they are catholics there right? you'll pass as a nun.
Wow! I am funny aren't I? 3 mimosas do that to me.
Ok Imelda, why her? She was ugly looking, ok your shoe fettish must be nice BUT girl! You want your "walk of fame stone" to smell like shoes? Wow! Don't do the tennis shoes please!.
I agree with you on the Von Trapps? Nah! I just can't see you running down the valley, stopping, opening your arms and doing turn after turn and sing "THEEEE HIIIILLS ARE ALIIIIIVE!" Not after 3 glasses of wine, nope, just don't see it happening for you, if you do try it, make sure you are not near a cliff and make sure you put it on youtube.
Mine will just say "She was dopey with a flowering swimming cap and what a drag. But she was funny, cute, sweet and horny as a muda f*&^%" However I don't want to be next to Phylis Diller Is Judy Garland near by?
And that's my take on this day at this time... Now going for one more mimosa. SALUD!
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