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Something I really enjoy about Irving Berlin is how even if you’ve never heard a song before, you almost intuitively know the lyrics. That might sound like a slight, like I’m calling his songs “simple” or something, but that’s not my intention. It takes a remarkable amount of craftsmanship to make something seem so effortless.

Well I am more shocked than anyone else but I find Pavarotti very attractive in Yes, Giogio like #BadErnest

OK I listened. When they said the guest was going to be Guy, they weren't kidding! Boy, is he ever!

The one I saw was a bit more fitting, but yeah, this is a bit too much. Jason is difficult lol

That scene reminded me of Singin' in the Rain too. And the scene where Don stacks the drums on that kid in the toy store also reminded me of this scene in Singin' in the Rain: Basically everything is Singin' in the Rain.

I'm dying that Paul is a puppy. How accurate lol.

Paul?

Are you suggesting that there should be an animated movie staring the hosts of HDTGM as anthropomorphized animals.? If so, I'm into it. What animals would represent Paul and Jason?

Btw, for the past couple weeks my roommate and I have been dog sitting the neighbors' pets, and they have this adorable chihuahua named June Bug, and for some reason I can't help but greet her with "JUUUUUUNE" whenever we go over to check on them.

I've only gotten to watch the first 26 minutes of the edited version. But if I can get through that, maybe I'll try to find an unedited one just to check out the cut bits. I'm a little curious now...

I would also throw in Sean's freestyle ramp ups. "Here we go... Gonna start it... Keep the beat going... Here we go... 1 and 2 and 3 and here it comes..." etc

Yes, the free version. It definitely felt unedited.

But how much did the shopping sprees and puppies really cost? Hannah's meal of roast beef, pie, and milk cost a whopping 15 cents, the same price as an issue of Cosmo. Was eating out really cheap back then or were magazines really expensive? Speaking of food, there were some weird things in the movie. Did anyone else notice the bar at Hannah's restaurant: A bowl of olives...on toothpicks. Whose job was it to stick individual olives on toothpicks? Also, in the background there's a bunch of eggs on in...egg display? Is this for an Easter decoration or they just have hard boiled eggs out for the bar patrons? And here, at the fancy restaurant: Nadine and whats-his-face start out their lunch with one olive for her and a stalk of celery for him. Like, are they on a diet or something? Oh, and in case you were wondering, he seasons the heck out of that celery with salt before setting it down on his plate. Dude, no amount of salt is gonna make celery taste any less putrid.

Yeah, I saw that "rising star" thing too, but they seem to be doing very well for themselves at the beginning with their Easter shopping sprees and canine accessorizing. They seem to be as risen as they were ever going to get...

Re: Don's age, I totally think they were trying to age him down by a lot. Not only is his friend a college student (although he seemed like a professional student, so he could've been in his late 20s, early 30s), Amazon described him as a "rising Broadway star." Doesn't that sound like someone in their 20s?

By some weird coincidence, this is the second movie in a week that said putting a hat on the bed was bad luck (the other movie was Shadow of a Doubt). I just found that odd since I had never heard that before and here it was twice in close succession. I guess that's been a superstition for awhile, but maybe it was particularly a big deal in the Forties. If you're wondering, this is what Dr. Internet has to say about it:

Guys I’m only 100 seconds into the movie, but the first line “Happy Easter, happy Easter” reminds me so much of “Good Morning” from Singin’ in the Rain. It’s driving me crazy that I can’t find the sheet music to Happy Easter to compare. ETA: what’s up with the hip flaps on the women’s dresses? Ok, ok I’ll stop live blogging the movie.

The next year the waiter starred with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra in On the Town. I read somewhere that bit parts like that were used as large-scale screen tests. If the audiences responded to the bit then the people were given bigger roles.

Did the waiter’s salad shtick remind anyone else of Harvey Corman’s bantha cooking bit from The Star Wars Holiday Special?

Yea I can get that.. I do feel like he was charming, but feel like it was like he could turn on the charm whenever he wants, but also got a vibe that he is kind of demanding/intimidating. I wonder if that's how he was like in real life? Like from reading up about him and also about the relationship he had with Ginger Rogers off-screen... I can def see that.

I thought Judy was pretty charming herself, and funny! This scene I literally lol'ed.

Lol. As soon as Charlie started his VO, all I could think was:

"Neil Campbell just under the wire!" "That's how I sleep! ...my DVD shelf is above my bed."