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McMurtry's Oscar speech
At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of
the world for keeping alive the culture of the book (whence comes many, if not most, movies). Well done. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
William M. Klimon wrote:
At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book... Flunky: "But, sir, you *are* A Bookseller." Boss: "I know" Flunky: "So you're thanking yourself?" Boss: pause "Maybe." --Jon Meyers |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
Jon Meyers wrote:
At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book... Flunky: "But, sir, you *are* A Bookseller." Boss: "I know" Flunky: "So you're thanking yourself?" Boss: pause "Maybe." Alright, alright. But to walk into the belly of the Beast and to praise book culture to the chief purveyors of visual culture, well, I'd like to think that was just his little way of sticking it to the man. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
"William M. Klimon" wrote in message ups.com... Jon Meyers wrote: At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book... Flunky: "But, sir, you *are* A Bookseller." Boss: "I know" Flunky: "So you're thanking yourself?" Boss: pause "Maybe." Alright, alright. But to walk into the belly of the Beast and to praise book culture to the chief purveyors of visual culture, well, I'd like to think that was just his little way of sticking it to the man. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com I thought it was wonderful. I also liked Clooney's acceptance speech. Kris |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
"Kris Baker" wrote in
. com: "William M. Klimon" wrote in message ups.com... Jon Meyers wrote: At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book... Flunky: "But, sir, you *are* A Bookseller." Boss: "I know" Flunky: "So you're thanking yourself?" Boss: pause "Maybe." Alright, alright. But to walk into the belly of the Beast and to praise book culture to the chief purveyors of visual culture, well, I'd like to think that was just his little way of sticking it to the man. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com I thought it was wonderful. I also liked Clooney's acceptance speech. Kris I too was pleased It was appropriate in a catagory that rewarded the adaptation for a screenplay. It said that without the stories, there would be no movie. Better still, the author was there. I doubt he contemplated a huge exodus to Archer, Texas in search of his wares. He was close to shutting the whole thing down. If anything, he is the anti-Bill Gates. I didn't even notice a reference to a cool website. I may have to go there to see if he has an "Ephemera Section" devoted entirely to "New Yorkers". My girlfriend gave a salute similar to that given in the 1968 Olympics. Fashion Police question - Was he really wearing denim? (I don't belive the FAQs forbid this question in this context) TTFN Ted. |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
"Ted Jones" wrote in message ... "Kris Baker" wrote in . com: "William M. Klimon" wrote in message ups.com... Jon Meyers wrote: At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book... Flunky: "But, sir, you *are* A Bookseller." Boss: "I know" Flunky: "So you're thanking yourself?" Boss: pause "Maybe." Alright, alright. But to walk into the belly of the Beast and to praise book culture to the chief purveyors of visual culture, well, I'd like to think that was just his little way of sticking it to the man. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com I thought it was wonderful. I also liked Clooney's acceptance speech. Kris I too was pleased It was appropriate in a catagory that rewarded the adaptation for a screenplay. It said that without the stories, there would be no movie. Better still, the author was there. I doubt he contemplated a huge exodus to Archer, Texas in search of his wares. He was close to shutting the whole thing down. If anything, he is the anti-Bill Gates. I didn't even notice a reference to a cool website. I may have to go there to see if he has an "Ephemera Section" devoted entirely to "New Yorkers". My girlfriend gave a salute similar to that given in the 1968 Olympics. Fashion Police question - Was he really wearing denim? (I don't belive the FAQs forbid this question in this context) TTFN Ted. Yeah, he did. Jeans and a tuxedo jacket. Kris |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
Ted Jones wrote:
"Kris Baker" wrote: "William M. Klimon" wrote... Jon Meyers wrote: "William M. Klimon" wrote... At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book... Flunky: "But, sir, you *are* A Bookseller." Boss: "I know" Flunky: "So you're thanking yourself?" Boss: pause "Maybe." Alright, alright. But to walk into the belly of the Beast and to praise book culture to the chief purveyors of visual culture, well, I'd like to think that was just his little way of sticking it to the man. I thought it was wonderful. I also liked Clooney's acceptance speech. I too was pleased It was appropriate in a catagory that rewarded the adaptation for a screenplay. It said that without the stories, there would be no movie. Better still, the author was there. I doubt he contemplated a huge exodus to Archer, Texas in search of his wares. No, I didn't really think so, either. I was just having a little fun. I have to admit I didn't even watch the show; I was reading. --Jon Meyers The Bone People, by Keri Hulme |
McMurtry's Oscar speech
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