Time To Laugh

Well, for me at any rate. Now, I would not go so far as to list "Laverne & Shirley" as one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, but I usually tuned in for a good chuckle. They were the "Lucy & Ethel" of the late 1970's and early 80's. For me, the show lost its appeal when they switched locations from Milwaukee to California, but that's just one woman's humble opinion.

Anyway, whenever I think of this show, two episodes immediately spring to mind. One is when they sneak into Fabian's hotel room, dressed in skimpy French maid's uniforms no less. When Shirley unleashes that high-pitched scream and flings herself to the floor and wraps her arms around his leg and holds on for dear life...and then Laverne leaps into his arms...and he's stumbling backwards dragging Shirley along for the ride and singing, "Turn Me Loose," well I erupt into peels of laughter every single time. (My apologies for that exceedingly long, run on sentence.)

Unfortunately...well...for me, I have not been able to locate that scene on that refuge for all things video...YouTube...but I did happen upon my second favorite scene. Here's the setup as best I can recall.

Lenny and Squiggy tell the girls about this swanky cocktail party that is going to take place on a Sunday evening. Thinking this will be a swell place to meet men, Laverne and Shirley decide they have to be a part of it, but they lack the funds to get in. Again, Lenny and Squiggy to the "rescue." They tell the girls about this company that is conducting various studies and is looking for subjects to participate; i.e., be human guinea pigs. They will be paid for their trouble.

As it turns out, Laverne's group will be tested for the effects on the human body for sleep deprivation and Shirl's will be denied food. They check in Friday evening and, after two days with very little sleep for Laverne and even less food for Shirley, the girls arrive at the cocktail party, and the following hilarity ensues...


When Shirley pounces on that Ritz Cracker, I just howl with laughter. It’s innocuous, brainless, slapstick humor at its best…I love it. With thanks to danielskinner for the YouTube video. Now, if I could just get my hands on that Fabian scene...

Radio Interview With Vincent

Again, my standard disclaimer...I know you've seen this on "The Reel" or at YouTube, but I like to have a central location for my Bobby/VDO vids.

So, now that that's out of the way, I just listened to it. Vincent sounds a little garbled, but it's him. I loved the part when they're discussing his character...how smart Goren is, etc., and VDO says something about the viewers taking a "leap of faith" with him. Oh, yeah...we can do that...and so much more.


This video was posted on YouTube by Allthingslawandorder and I thank you so much for doing so.

Purgatory...The Episode

You know, I don't read message boards because...well...for a lot of reasons, but mainly because I know what I like about an episode and what I don't like. Usually, they just end up pissin' me off, so I stay away.

My opinion...for what's it's worth is...I LOVED IT!! I was not disappointed. It was definitely worth the wait. This one leap frogs straight to the top of my favorite list. And it opened up a whole can of worms in some areas that should make for a very interesting rest of the season.

Here is my feeble effort at screencaps. One of these days, I swear to God I am going to figure out how to convert my Amazon downloads to a format that allows me to view them in something other than Windows Media Player...can't cap in that. I've downloaded no less than five different programs and ended up with nothing more than "frustrations galore."

Oh, well...here's 58 of the 450 I captured. Yeah, I really do need to get a life of some sort.

Purgatory Part I


Purgatory Part II

Oh, I loved it when the Drug Boss called Bobby "Cowboy" because I call him that, too.

The only thing I hated about the episode is USA's incessant need to place their ads in the bottom left corner. It detracts from the show and Bobby's beautiful face.

Foolin' Around With Bobby

You know what happens when you're laid up in bed with a gimpy back? Well, in my case, I spend a LOT of time fooling around with Bobby.


I finally managed to capture this on a DVD during yesterday's USA marathon. There is actually a slightly longer version of this promo. I saw it once. Bobby has an extra line when he says, "So, welcome to USA," or something like that and Mary McCormack has another line or two.

Purgatory Previews

Okay, now I'm psyched! If they show enough previews, I won't have to watch the show...yeah...right! With thanks to TXCANY over at YouTube and the Reel (respectively) for both. Sorry, I get so excited when I find these, I sometimes forget to give proper credit. My bad.

Will The Real Vincent D'Onofrio Sign In Please?

Just look at all these scrumptious photos to which Vincent has purportedly affixed his official “John Henry.” All of these are, or were recently, available on eBay.

Several years back when I was “into” one Mark McGwire, I was apt to cruise the Internet in search of articles and memorabilia and such of him. That is – unfortunately for my pocketbook – when I became an avid eBayer. Anyway, since Mac was such a big sports superstar at the time, anything with his autograph was going for mega bucks. Eventually, one fan site or forum posted a series of signatures; one was McGwire’s actual signature and the rest were bogus imitations. I got so I could detect his actual autograph fairly quickly.

So, as I was scrolling through the autographed photos of VDO on eBay the other evening, I began to scrutinize each signature closely. Some look very similar, others don’t even come close…at least to my untrained eye. I suppose the only way to be absolutely, positively certain I’m getting the “real deal” would be to track him down in New York and watch him sign it with my own two eyes, but that is not gonna happen in this lifetime.


Funny thing is…one of the sellers states that ninety-five percent of the autographs being offered for sale on eBay are fake and I thought his looked the “fakiest” (is that even a word) of them all.

In Bed With Bobby

So, I messed up my back this morning, getting dressed for work of all things. I was pulling on my jeans and I felt something...pop in my lower back. It's always something...ya know? I had to go into the office to finish packaging a deal for Andy, but was back home and in bed by 12:30ish. Luckily, USA is running a marathon of the first half of Season 7, so here I am in bed...with Bobby. Logan pops in every other hour, but I quickly shoo him away.

Then one of my favorite sellers on eBay sent me a bunch of thumbnail pictures of VDO. I have seen most of them, but there were a few new ones...at least I don't recall seeing them before. Plus some of them I had only seen with the lovely watermarks emblazoned across the front of VDO's exquisite form. So, while I waited for the pain pill to kick in, I fiddled around with a Photobucket slideshow.



The bummer is, I have a most excellent seat for "Jersey Boys" down at The Aronoff Center tonight. This invariably happens to me...I buy a ticket for an event...then can't go for some reason. One day I'll learn to wait until the day of the show to purchase my ticket. Meanwhile, I'll just lay here and console myself with some Bobby.