Watching "A Christmas Story" yearly was (& remains) one of my family's more positive Christmas traditions, which is saying something given that our most negative family Christmas tradition would have been the obligation to spend the holiday together in the first place. The perfect seasonal backdrop: listening to my father swear whilst detangling the Christmas tree lights while my mother tried to drown out his swearing by playing our single Christmas album, which was an annoyingly scratchy compilation that included Julie Andrews singing "Jingle Bells" & Perry Como belting out "There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays," which even as a child I found to be the height of irony.
One of the best moments, even now, is watching my (now 78 year old) highly religious mother try not to laugh at "the naughty parts." Like a bratty kid, every year of my life I waited with great anticipation for Ralphie's F-word scene & his classic wry delivery of "Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window," whereupon I surreptitiously stole glances at my mother's expression. Disappointingly, however I noticed fairly early on that she took far more delight in the scene where Ralphie is punished via bar of soap, which I suppose is where she took her inspiration from. Ah... Christmas!
For the first time in decades, I didn't see the Alister Sims as Scrooge A Christmas Carol...damn.
Sure boycott is more effective than protest, but broad-based assassination may prove more effective than boycotts. Maybe it could even achieve the long-desired 'gun control' so many people think will work.
As for the rest...the hell with it and them. S'all humbug...a polite way of saying what we from Newark, NJ say.
How did you manage to unearth my childhood Christmas photo from the depths of my psyche? Are you moonlighting as an archeologist? I had that relic pentimento'd decades ago beneath layers of pretending I lived in the village portrayed in Thomas Kinkade puzzles. Then I purposely misfiled it like Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, somewhere other than "Future Evidence For Haunted Asylum Admittance - Christmas Archetype." And yet here it is, shining through the dust-covered, poorly cut fraudulent jigsaw puzzle like a freakin' beacon, summoning me home. I'm gonna need a whole slew of new emojis for this!
I'm surprised "Christmas Story", hasn't found a place on your list?
Enjoyed your Lively contribution!
Watching "A Christmas Story" yearly was (& remains) one of my family's more positive Christmas traditions, which is saying something given that our most negative family Christmas tradition would have been the obligation to spend the holiday together in the first place. The perfect seasonal backdrop: listening to my father swear whilst detangling the Christmas tree lights while my mother tried to drown out his swearing by playing our single Christmas album, which was an annoyingly scratchy compilation that included Julie Andrews singing "Jingle Bells" & Perry Como belting out "There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays," which even as a child I found to be the height of irony.
One of the best moments, even now, is watching my (now 78 year old) highly religious mother try not to laugh at "the naughty parts." Like a bratty kid, every year of my life I waited with great anticipation for Ralphie's F-word scene & his classic wry delivery of "Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window," whereupon I surreptitiously stole glances at my mother's expression. Disappointingly, however I noticed fairly early on that she took far more delight in the scene where Ralphie is punished via bar of soap, which I suppose is where she took her inspiration from. Ah... Christmas!
For the first time in decades, I didn't see the Alister Sims as Scrooge A Christmas Carol...damn.
Sure boycott is more effective than protest, but broad-based assassination may prove more effective than boycotts. Maybe it could even achieve the long-desired 'gun control' so many people think will work.
As for the rest...the hell with it and them. S'all humbug...a polite way of saying what we from Newark, NJ say.
Have a good week, Bud...
How did you manage to unearth my childhood Christmas photo from the depths of my psyche? Are you moonlighting as an archeologist? I had that relic pentimento'd decades ago beneath layers of pretending I lived in the village portrayed in Thomas Kinkade puzzles. Then I purposely misfiled it like Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, somewhere other than "Future Evidence For Haunted Asylum Admittance - Christmas Archetype." And yet here it is, shining through the dust-covered, poorly cut fraudulent jigsaw puzzle like a freakin' beacon, summoning me home. I'm gonna need a whole slew of new emojis for this!
PS. I'm truly glad you had a splendid holiday.
Best Christmas ever and we will win mega millions next year!