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Post by bigjeep on Jun 4, 2024 16:08:20 GMT -5
I would be very remiss if I did not mention 1958's "The Blob," which was the first starring role for Steve McQueen, with Aneta Coursault, later to be Helen Crump on "The Andy Griffith Show" as his girlfriend. I always found her strangely alluring. It was filmed in my neck of the woods, using a movie theater in Phoenixville PA and a diner in Downingtown PA, both of which are still around. The theater, called The Colonial, has an annual re-enactment of the scene from the movie where everybody runs out of it. I haven't participated because you have to sign up early if you want to pretend to be in a panic with hundreds of others running from an alien life form. That theme "Beware Of The Blob" was written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David, brother of Burt's long-time collaborator Hal. Perhaps fortunately for Bacharach's future career he was uncredited in the film, although he later owned up to it. The "Radiation" movies of the 50's are classic and they show how little we knew about it. |
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Post by inger on Jun 4, 2024 16:59:53 GMT -5
I would be very remiss if I did not mention 1958's "The Blob," which was the first starring role for Steve McQueen, with Aneta Coursault, later to be Helen Crump on "The Andy Griffith Show" as his girlfriend. I always found her strangely alluring. It was filmed in my neck of the woods, using a movie theater in Phoenixville PA and a diner in Downingtown PA, both of which are still around. The theater, called The Colonial, has an annual re-enactment of the scene from the movie where everybody runs out of it. I haven't participated because you have to sign up early if you want to pretend to be in a panic with hundreds of others running from an alien life form. That theme "Beware Of The Blob" was written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David, brother of Burt's long-time collaborator Hal. Perhaps fortunately for Bacharach's future career he was uncredited in the film, although he later owned up to it. My "Kids" live there! Yes, the Diner and Theater survive! But it is literally such a dark movie, finding anything watching the movie is tough! I used to cruise that area as part of my a propane sale route, which was pretty big. I don’t however recall any customers named “Jeep”…🤓 |
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Post by inger on Jun 4, 2024 17:02:23 GMT -5
I would be very remiss if I did not mention 1958's "The Blob," which was the first starring role for Steve McQueen, with Aneta Coursault, later to be Helen Crump on "The Andy Griffith Show" as his girlfriend. I always found her strangely alluring. It was filmed in my neck of the woods, using a movie theater in Phoenixville PA and a diner in Downingtown PA, both of which are still around. The theater, called The Colonial, has an annual re-enactment of the scene from the movie where everybody runs out of it. I haven't participated because you have to sign up early if you want to pretend to be in a panic with hundreds of others running from an alien life form. That theme "Beware Of The Blob" was written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David, brother of Burt's long-time collaborator Hal. Perhaps fortunately for Bacharach's future career he was uncredited in the film, although he later owned up to it. The "Radiation" movies of the 50's are classic and they show how little we knew about it. When microwave ovens first became popular I was working at Western Auto. I still recall asking one guy if he wanted to look at our microwave ovens and getting a small reply of “Hell no! I eatin’ cancer!…. Bet he has one now… |
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Post by bigjeep on Jun 4, 2024 17:07:43 GMT -5
The "Radiation" movies of the 50's are classic and they show how little we knew about it. When microwave ovens first became popular I was working at Western Auto. I still recall asking one guy if he wanted to look at our microwave ovens and getting a small reply of “Hell no! I eatin’ cancer!…. Bet he has one now… My first microwave serving was a slice of pizza! I'm still in shock!  |
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Post by bigjeep on Jun 4, 2024 17:09:40 GMT -5
My "Kids" live there! Yes, the Diner and Theater survive! But it is literally such a dark movie, finding anything watching the movie is tough! I used to cruise that area as part of my a propane sale route, which was pretty big. I don’t however recall any customers named “Jeep”…🤓 Bigjeep to you!  |
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Post by desousa on Jun 4, 2024 17:12:00 GMT -5
So do I. I like the Bride of Frankenstein better than Frankenstein which is another classic. By accident, I recently found a channel on Roku that shows a lot of those movies. I totally agree on "Bride" versus "Frank." I remember in "Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion" he had "Bride" as one his 100 favorite films, so that helped validate it for me as a great movie because I had great respect for his critiques. There was something about those Universal movies -- the prop plane circling the globe established a dark mood right from the start. "Dracula" directed by Tod Browning was another of those. Although I appreciate its mood and setting, I don't like it as much as some of the others. A bit too slow-moving and too many pregnant pauses for my taste. Not for Universal but for MGM Browning directed one of the ultimate unsettling movies "Freaks." Even though the studio cut it ruthlessly, it still seems amazing that a film like that would have been released in 1932. Silent film star Olga Baclanova and Wallace Ford are the only recognizable names to me. One of the truly bizarre endings. Browning did a lot of work in silents with Lon Chaney Sr. (a much better actor than his son IMO) including the disturbing "The Unknown" which starred Chaney and Joan Crawford. In which Lon deliberately has his arms amputated. I love Freaks. |
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Post by inger on Jun 4, 2024 17:12:38 GMT -5
When microwave ovens first became popular I was working at Western Auto. I still recall asking one guy if he wanted to look at our microwave ovens and getting a small reply of “Hell no! I eatin’ cancer!…. Bet he has one now… My first microwave serving was a slice of pizza! I'm still in shock! Mine was scrambled egg. We used to demonstrate the ovens by stirring an egg in a styrofoam cup and and putting one x (forget how many. Pipps probably knows 🤓) seconds. I felt like Copperfield… Oohs and aaahs. “How did he do that?”… |
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Post by inger on Jun 4, 2024 17:13:32 GMT -5
I totally agree on "Bride" versus "Frank." I remember in "Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion" he had "Bride" as one his 100 favorite films, so that helped validate it for me as a great movie because I had great respect for his critiques. There was something about those Universal movies -- the prop plane circling the globe established a dark mood right from the start. "Dracula" directed by Tod Browning was another of those. Although I appreciate its mood and setting, I don't like it as much as some of the others. A bit too slow-moving and too many pregnant pauses for my taste. Not for Universal but for MGM Browning directed one of the ultimate unsettling movies "Freaks." Even though the studio cut it ruthlessly, it still seems amazing that a film like that would have been released in 1932. Silent film star Olga Baclanova and Wallace Ford are the only recognizable names to me. One of the truly bizarre endings. Browning did a lot of work in silents with Lon Chaney Sr. (a much better actor than his son IMO) including the disturbing "The Unknown" which starred Chaney and Joan Crawford. In which Lon deliberately has his arms amputated. I love Freaks. You’d enjoy me in my natural habitat then… |
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Post by inger on Jun 4, 2024 17:15:38 GMT -5
I used to cruise that area as part of my a propane sale route, which was pretty big. I don’t however recall any customers named “Jeep”…🤓 Bigjeep to you! Let’s see. I had a Humongous Plymouth, A Reasonably Large Buick. A Small Honda. Nope, No Big Jeeps… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jun 4, 2024 17:24:31 GMT -5
My first microwave serving was a slice of pizza! I'm still in shock! Mine was scrambled egg. We used to demonstrate the ovens by stirring an egg in a styrofoam cup and and putting one x (forget how many. Pipps probably knows 🤓) seconds. I felt like Copperfield… Oohs and aaahs. “How did he do that?”… The first I saw was about the size of a console TV at a neighbor's house. They showed me how they could reheat a cup of coffee. Amazing!!! |
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Post by azbob643 on Jun 4, 2024 17:27:15 GMT -5
When microwave ovens first became popular I was working at Western Auto. I still recall asking one guy if he wanted to look at our microwave ovens and getting a small reply of “Hell no! I eatin’ cancer!…. Bet he has one now… My first microwave serving was a slice of pizza! I'm still in shock! Air fryers work best for reheating pizza, although cold pizza is one of my favorites...for breakfast. |
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Post by inger on Jun 4, 2024 18:26:03 GMT -5
Mine was scrambled egg. We used to demonstrate the ovens by stirring an egg in a styrofoam cup and and putting one x (forget how many. Pipps probably knows 🤓) seconds. I felt like Copperfield… Oohs and aaahs. “How did he do that?”… The first I saw was about the size of a console TV at a neighbor's house. They showed me how they could reheat a cup of coffee. Amazing!!! A scientific wonder! … |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jun 4, 2024 19:05:29 GMT -5
My first microwave serving was a slice of pizza! I'm still in shock! Air fryers work best for reheating pizza, although cold pizza is one of my favorites...for breakfast. Cold pizza is excellent for breakfast! A few things to never heat up in a microwave ... Pizza, Steak and potatoes. |
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Post by rizzuto on Jun 4, 2024 21:27:27 GMT -5
Air fryers work best for reheating pizza, although cold pizza is one of my favorites...for breakfast. Cold pizza is excellent for breakfast! A few things to never heat up in a microwave ... Pizza, Steak and potatoes. Pizza is good anytime! |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 4, 2024 22:48:47 GMT -5
Pizza is like sex. When it's good it's awesome. When it's bad, it's still pretty good.
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