A lazy bum!
Though I was delighted to see Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison -- Scruno, of the East Side Kids -- cavorting with his original gang.
I think I watched nearly all twenty-one of the East Side Kid movies, last year, and missed his presence, once he left the series.
Other Favorite Our Gang Members:
-- and for the record, I'm only a fan of the silent years; as for the talkies, though, I do like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer.
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Mickey Daniels
Mary Kornman
I'd really like to see those last two in Roach's spin-off series, The Boy Friends.
They made such an adorable couple!
Me, doting over child stars in love. ;)
Eating a bowl of Trix, and wondering where the day went...
After I finally made myself turn off Our Gang, did I do chores? No, you productive and worthy citizen of society: out making a good living for you and/or your family, no doubt; I did NOT do my chores.
I got it in my head, that I MUST sit down and draw a picture of Harpo Marx.
So I went and fetched my sketch book, pen and pastels, and put in my Marx Brothers tape, telling myself, Rewind it, and whatever movie it ends up on -- out of MONKEY BUSINESS, HORSE FEATHERS, DUCK SOUP, and A NIGHT AT THE OPERA -- that's the movie from which I'd draw him.
Well, it ended up on MONKEY BUSINESS, right at the party scene, when he's fixing to play the harp. Fate!
I turned out the lights, stood six or ten inches from the TV, and sketched a quick bit of the harp, half of his face, a few curls, one eye...it looks more like an abstract caricature, instead of Harpo himself, but I love it!
Did I let myself color it? No...I wanted to break out the watercolors, which I haven't used in forever...so I'll use my tried and true (love) pastels later. And instead, made myself go and fold clothes, wash sheets, bring up the trashcan. Yawn. Eat a bowl of Trix. Think about pink alligators, and how I really should get myself to the office at one o'clock like I promised, instead of one-thirty, so I'll have more time to write!!
But now I'm done.
Off to color Harpo's wig the wrong color! And watch more Our Gang. And be a worthless human being. ;)
At least I'm happy.
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Thanks for the welcome back! :)
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Link: The Official Mary Kornman Website.
Lots of great info and pictures, of a beautiful Little Rascal.
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And for the record, TCM isn't just having an Our Gang marathon today; they're currently in the midst of an entire month-long salute to Hal Roach Studios! With 24 hour marathons of Roach goodness, every Tuesday-night-through-Wednesday.
So have fun being lazy with me!
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EDIT: I completely forgot to cite the inspiration for this entry's strange title. The first Our Gang short I watched yesterday, featured Farina eating too much chicken, getting a stomach ache, then running home to his momma, who put him to bed, and told him, Now don't blame me if you dream of pink alligators! Which tickled me. And then Farina had a Harold Lloyd-esque nightmare of scaling a building, but unlike Lloyd, Farina fell to the pavement, crashed through the sidewalk, and landed back in bed. :)
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5 comments:
I must see that Harpo picture! The true colour of his wig is actually a minor source of heated debate among people with priorities as irrational as mine. Some say red, some say blonde, some say strawberry blonde...
I say: whatever colour Ginger decides.
Ginger, as long as you're happy with the results that's all that counts.
That's what I tell myself anyway.
You're a functioning depressive. I know how that is.
"Then today, what have I done? Stayed in my pajamas, and laid on the couch for hours, watching TCM's Our Gang marathon.
A lazy bum!"
Good on you. The best investment we can make sometimes is just the time we give to ourselves.
"The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt."
Ayn Rand
i wanna see your harpo drawing!!!
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