- It's always some rich bastard who says, "Money can't buy happiness." Some jerk-off who doesn't just live in a house but in a compound that can't be reached at all except by helicopter or jetpack. If money can't buy happiness, you schmuck, then how about forklifting a heap of the stuff over to people who would consider any roof at all "happiness".
- I can't stand when I see a guy walking down the street (hold on, let me finish the sentence) wearing sneakers with his suit. I'm not talking about guys like my darling "Poppop", Isaac, who sometimes wore them instead of his "nice pair of Florsheims", but business guys, the kind some people (not I) call "suits". It's bad enough when men wear galoshes (I would say "rubbers", but it would make me snicker like the little boy I am), but at least that makes a smidgeon of sense (even if it makes me sick when I see it). But the sneakers/suit thing? No.
- When I star in my next sitcom, I want to be the one who has the "And Starring ..." position at the end of the opening credits. You know, the way Tom Bosley did in the first few seasons of Happy Days before he was bumped by that Fonzie fella.
fresh-baked at 01:20 PM
Having your name listed at the end, "and starring" is called special billing and is negotiated in contracts as the prime location for a supporting character. Main characters fight to have their names over the title ("top billing"), and that is negotiated in their contracts, including what order to list names if two stars get top billing. Generally, special billing is given to the actor who is more accomplished than the rest of the ensemble, sometimes as a bribe in place of $$$.
The things I know about Hollywood contracts... LOL
Did you know that if a screenwriter is a member of the Guild, they MUST be paid 5% of the total production budget of the movie? Typical movies today are $40 mil. You do the math.
Offered by: Desert Mermaid on June 8, 2002 2:48 AMJodi, I guess it's just me but, Keanu could have on swim flippers and look fantastic to me! I LOVE THAT MAN!
Offered by: Rhonda on June 7, 2002 11:29 PMHeh heh ... guilty as charged with the usage of "ya." Could've been worse ... I could have brought out the "y'all" slang.
Offered by: Kelly on June 7, 2002 11:24 PM1. Rhonda: Thanks for the picture of Keanu. I hate to disappoint you, but I'm not diggin' the boot/suit combo. I like his suit, I like his boots ... but not together.
2. Kelly: Is Tess' inference correct? Say it ain't so! Tell me that you love me, Junie Moon!
3. Tess: I'm positively shattered!
Offered by: Jodi on June 7, 2002 10:32 PMOh no!! Kelly has written "ya" in a sentence directed to Jodi. We all know what that means...
Offered by: Tess on June 7, 2002 9:50 PMOh, puhhllleaaaase. Well, even if you are famous, I love ya anyway. ;)
Offered by: Kelly on June 7, 2002 9:10 PMMy agent told me I cannot publish a bio. Something about a breach of contractual clauses and all that ...
Offered by: Jodi on June 7, 2002 6:38 PMJodi, I'm actually starting to *believe* that you're an international celebrity. I think we need an About section, or at least a bio. I'd hate to think that you might actually *be* famous. Of course, I confess that I tend to distrust famous people ... but I digress. Bio, please.
Offered by: Kelly on June 7, 2002 5:32 PMOrdinarily I can't stand boots with a suit either, Rhonda. Send me a picture, if you have one, and I'll see if Keanu is man enough to change my mind.
Offered by: Jodi on June 7, 2002 3:50 PMNow, a pair of beat-up old boots with a suit... now that's another story....especially if they're worn by a guy named Keanu. ahhhh, that's different.
Offered by: Rhonda on June 7, 2002 2:54 PM
