Seen and Heard on the Blvd- Lzcutter's TCM FF Recaps
Posted: April 17th, 2014, 12:54 pm
My gosh!
It seemed to all happen so fast that I sometimes wonder if it was all just a glorious dream? But, I have notes, so I guess that proves that it actually did happen, that we did have fun and that the time ZOOMED by, way too fast!
And since it did happen, I would love to share with you some of the adventures of the fifth annual TCM Film Festival!
Our intrepid gal about the country, Suex2 decided to fly into the City of Angels a day early to spend some quality time hanging out. I picked her up at the airport on Tuesday evening. MrCutter was out of town at the annual Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas until Thursday) so we had a great time sitting out on the back patio, eating quiche, drinking beer and talking well into the night. (Our dog, Bo, was not so sure he liked Ms. Applegate- not her fault, he's not sure he likes anyone but the Master and his Missus being in the house).
The next morning she was back out on the patio sharing her stories with the Facebook crowds and making sure everything was in order for her arrival at the Roose, the Hotel Roosevelt, later that afternoon.
As we were having dinner with Larry, I decided, oh what the what, and got dressed up. Literally, I wore a dress, which is something I almost never do except for very special occasions such as dining with Larry!
Our intrepid gal Suex2 even made sure my make-up looked good and poofed up my hair.
We drove down to Hollywood that afternoon in record time, arriving a scant thirty minutes after getting in the car! The traffic gods were with me the entire Festival!
Arriving at the Roose, the young men in valet parking helped unpack our car. Suex2 does not travel lightly. If you have seen some of the pics from previous festivals, you know that she has a wardrobe for every occasion. Somewhere in heaven, Marlene Dietrich is smiling at Suex2.
We went into the lobby, Suex2 found her traveling companion, Sam, got her room key and decided it was time to unpack.
I journeyed over to where the TCM staff were setting up the area where Robert O would be filming interviews. Due to scheduling conflicts at the Roose, another company had an event booked at the Roose so TCM staff had less time to set up the taping area, the store and Club TCM than in previous years. In fact, Club TCM couldn't even begin to be installed until 1:00 am Thursday morning. And the doors were set to open for the Club, a mere fifteen hours later.
But, I am getting ahead of the story.
I met up with Paula (countessdelave) and Alexa (MrsOsborne) as well as David (kingrat) and we sat around talking. TCM staffers we knew happened by from time to time and since it was 5:00 somewhere in the world, we decided that it was time for a drink while we waited for Suex2 to finish her unpacking. (I don't think any of us thought it would take as long as it did!).
TCM Fan Programmer Glenn Taratino joined us later in the afternoon. His TCM debut was later that evening and he would have to duck out of our Dinner with Larry early, so we were all glad to get the extra time with him.
TCM Director of Programming, Dennis Millay, stopped by. His laptop was having problems and so the techs in the War Room upstairs were hard at work on fixing it. So, we got extra talk with him! Thanks, computer problems!
Finally, Suex2 came into the lobby and performed her social butterfly act. If you have not seen this, it is like watching a well choreographed dance act. Every where she went, people were coming up to talk to our intrepid reporter.
The only logical conclusion was- Everyone knows Suex2! And she knows them!
Soon, it was time to go to Dinner with Larry at Musso and Frank's. So, we gathered up Paula, Glenn, Sam, David and Alexa and hit the road.
Rescuing the car from valet parking, we drove down the Blvd to Musso's, the oldest restaurant in Hollywood. We had a reservation but as we walked through the dining area we realized we were surrounded by TCM staffers all having dinner as well. At one table was the TCM On-Air digital team with Pola Chagnon at one table. Dennis Millay and other group of staffers at another and another group of staffers at yet another table.
As we looked up, our guest of honor, Larry, arrived. Quick introductions, hugs and kisses all around!
We sat down for what would be a three hour extravaganza of good food, good stories, and best of all, good friends!
It was a swell evening with everyone sharing food. Charlie Tabesh stopped by to say hello and introduced Bruce Goldstein to those who had not met him previously.
Larry regaled us with story after story of Pola Negri, his grandmother Nell and all the wonderful stars he knew. We laughed ourselves silly at times!
As dessert was being ordered, I noticed a friend of mine walk by. Excusing myself from the table, I went over to say hello to my friend (and mid-century modern and City of Angels history buff), Charles Phoenix. While we standing next to his booth, I looked up to see one of my dearest friends (and mid-century modern, City of Angels and neon history buff), Erik Lynxwiler walk in, escorting a elderly, spry woman.
He introduced me to Mary Carlisle, who had recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She took my hand and said, "I see you like big glasses, too!"
After chatting with Erik, I let him, Charles and Mary (as well as their other guests) get on with their dinner and returned to Dinner with Larry.
I pointed out Mary Carlisle to the rest of the table.
By 10:00 we were feeling very tired and decided as much as we hated the idea, it was time to call it an evening.
We said our good nights and hugs and kisses all around!
Tomorrow would start sooner than we wanted!
It seemed to all happen so fast that I sometimes wonder if it was all just a glorious dream? But, I have notes, so I guess that proves that it actually did happen, that we did have fun and that the time ZOOMED by, way too fast!
And since it did happen, I would love to share with you some of the adventures of the fifth annual TCM Film Festival!
Our intrepid gal about the country, Suex2 decided to fly into the City of Angels a day early to spend some quality time hanging out. I picked her up at the airport on Tuesday evening. MrCutter was out of town at the annual Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas until Thursday) so we had a great time sitting out on the back patio, eating quiche, drinking beer and talking well into the night. (Our dog, Bo, was not so sure he liked Ms. Applegate- not her fault, he's not sure he likes anyone but the Master and his Missus being in the house).
The next morning she was back out on the patio sharing her stories with the Facebook crowds and making sure everything was in order for her arrival at the Roose, the Hotel Roosevelt, later that afternoon.
As we were having dinner with Larry, I decided, oh what the what, and got dressed up. Literally, I wore a dress, which is something I almost never do except for very special occasions such as dining with Larry!
Our intrepid gal Suex2 even made sure my make-up looked good and poofed up my hair.
We drove down to Hollywood that afternoon in record time, arriving a scant thirty minutes after getting in the car! The traffic gods were with me the entire Festival!
Arriving at the Roose, the young men in valet parking helped unpack our car. Suex2 does not travel lightly. If you have seen some of the pics from previous festivals, you know that she has a wardrobe for every occasion. Somewhere in heaven, Marlene Dietrich is smiling at Suex2.
We went into the lobby, Suex2 found her traveling companion, Sam, got her room key and decided it was time to unpack.
I journeyed over to where the TCM staff were setting up the area where Robert O would be filming interviews. Due to scheduling conflicts at the Roose, another company had an event booked at the Roose so TCM staff had less time to set up the taping area, the store and Club TCM than in previous years. In fact, Club TCM couldn't even begin to be installed until 1:00 am Thursday morning. And the doors were set to open for the Club, a mere fifteen hours later.
But, I am getting ahead of the story.
I met up with Paula (countessdelave) and Alexa (MrsOsborne) as well as David (kingrat) and we sat around talking. TCM staffers we knew happened by from time to time and since it was 5:00 somewhere in the world, we decided that it was time for a drink while we waited for Suex2 to finish her unpacking. (I don't think any of us thought it would take as long as it did!).
TCM Fan Programmer Glenn Taratino joined us later in the afternoon. His TCM debut was later that evening and he would have to duck out of our Dinner with Larry early, so we were all glad to get the extra time with him.
TCM Director of Programming, Dennis Millay, stopped by. His laptop was having problems and so the techs in the War Room upstairs were hard at work on fixing it. So, we got extra talk with him! Thanks, computer problems!
Finally, Suex2 came into the lobby and performed her social butterfly act. If you have not seen this, it is like watching a well choreographed dance act. Every where she went, people were coming up to talk to our intrepid reporter.
The only logical conclusion was- Everyone knows Suex2! And she knows them!
Soon, it was time to go to Dinner with Larry at Musso and Frank's. So, we gathered up Paula, Glenn, Sam, David and Alexa and hit the road.
Rescuing the car from valet parking, we drove down the Blvd to Musso's, the oldest restaurant in Hollywood. We had a reservation but as we walked through the dining area we realized we were surrounded by TCM staffers all having dinner as well. At one table was the TCM On-Air digital team with Pola Chagnon at one table. Dennis Millay and other group of staffers at another and another group of staffers at yet another table.
As we looked up, our guest of honor, Larry, arrived. Quick introductions, hugs and kisses all around!
We sat down for what would be a three hour extravaganza of good food, good stories, and best of all, good friends!
It was a swell evening with everyone sharing food. Charlie Tabesh stopped by to say hello and introduced Bruce Goldstein to those who had not met him previously.
Larry regaled us with story after story of Pola Negri, his grandmother Nell and all the wonderful stars he knew. We laughed ourselves silly at times!
As dessert was being ordered, I noticed a friend of mine walk by. Excusing myself from the table, I went over to say hello to my friend (and mid-century modern and City of Angels history buff), Charles Phoenix. While we standing next to his booth, I looked up to see one of my dearest friends (and mid-century modern, City of Angels and neon history buff), Erik Lynxwiler walk in, escorting a elderly, spry woman.
He introduced me to Mary Carlisle, who had recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She took my hand and said, "I see you like big glasses, too!"
After chatting with Erik, I let him, Charles and Mary (as well as their other guests) get on with their dinner and returned to Dinner with Larry.
I pointed out Mary Carlisle to the rest of the table.
By 10:00 we were feeling very tired and decided as much as we hated the idea, it was time to call it an evening.
We said our good nights and hugs and kisses all around!
Tomorrow would start sooner than we wanted!