tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post9160332833186544325..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Paying the PiperIvan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-18722582753668273652011-11-12T16:05:00.145-05:002011-11-12T16:05:00.145-05:00I'm thrilled to have won, Ivan. As I mentioned...I'm thrilled to have won, Ivan. As I mentioned, Piper Laurie was/is one of my faves. I don't care if she lost it to the Gipper....uh, yeah, maybe I do.<br /><br />Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-54763839159622471602011-11-12T02:45:08.785-05:002011-11-12T02:45:08.785-05:00Back in the bad old days when the American station...Back in the bad old days when the American stations around here came from Williston and Fargo North Dakota, a test of what was then the Emergency Broadcasting System was a daily activity... at the same time everyday on each channel. When the local cable service switched from Williston and Fargo to Detroit Michigan, the tests of the Emergency Broadcast system went down to once a week, or at times once a month. I guess the broadcasters in North Dakota were worried about being hit by the dirty Russkies more than those in Detroit were.Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-75113407057081393232011-11-11T17:44:30.963-05:002011-11-11T17:44:30.963-05:00As the person who brought up the squick factor in ...As the person who brought up the squick factor in the first place, I don't honestly think anyone needed to defend Piper Laurie's book from a couple of very tame internet comments. <br /><br />We get Emergency System test warnings on our cable system all the time because of tornadoes, and our channels have always switched to CSPAN for at least a few seconds afterwards. I had to laugh when I found out yours did, too.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-4844463652353168682011-11-11T17:34:11.321-05:002011-11-11T17:34:11.321-05:00In defense of the Piper Laurie book, the president...<i>In defense of the Piper Laurie book, the president part is only a few paragraphs. It's not like there is a whole chapter devoted to it.</i><br /><br />Well, thanks for the clarification, Raq...the picture is still burned onto my retinas, but that will no doubt help out others who plan to turn the pages.<br /><br /><i>I'd also like to note that the Steve McQueen book has some lurid details including some involving Sharon Tate which are also off-putting. :-)</i><br /><br />Now it's my turn to make the "Dr. Girlfriend face." :-|Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-80123408488964927192011-11-11T16:18:41.512-05:002011-11-11T16:18:41.512-05:00In defense of the Piper Laurie book, the president...In defense of the Piper Laurie book, the president part is only a few paragraphs. It's not like there is a whole chapter devoted to it. I'd also like to note that the Steve McQueen book has some lurid details including some involving Sharon Tate which are also off-putting. :-)Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-42354108678574683012011-11-11T12:09:58.114-05:002011-11-11T12:09:58.114-05:00And let me tell you -- the costume is a pain. Loo...And let me tell you -- the costume is a pain. Looks just like the flying monkeys from <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>.<br /><br />Everybody's afraid of flying monkeys.<br /><br />I look forward to reading Piper Laurie's autobiography -- I'm particularly fond of her work as an actress and she sounds like the sort of person I would enjoy hanging out with.<br /><br />I wonder how she feels about flying monkeys ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.com