Don't Dye On Me!

Christopher almost 3 years ago

I did the first of this series almost 5 years ago and never did another, so I thought I'd pull it out of the mothballs.

Not sure if Lyle Waggoner was famous over there but you can look up his picture if not.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

And I say "over there" since most of my friends here are in the UK.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Hehe! I’ll check him out. Re UK friends, I think you’re an Anglophile so it’s maybe not surprising. (Btw, they’re re-running Fawlty Towers over here right now and I’m bingeing on it. I watched my favourite today, The Americans, the only one where Basil ‘wins’ (in a way - of course, he never does really). Cracking stuff, the humour in which is timeless and laugh out loud.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

The drabble reminds me of the other day, when I was designing an invitation for a significant wedding anniversary party we’re having soon (limited to 30 guests... outside - English government rules). I found a wedding photo for it where I had so much hair and my grandson (the Small Talk one) couldn’t recognise me when shown the photo as there’s not a lot left now🥴.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

Haha!

Yeah, that's one of my favorite Fawlty Towers. I loved Fawlty's British interpretation of the American's phrase "bust his ass."

When Basil said "I just smashed his backside!"

And to this day now I know how to make a Waldorf Salad.

"Celery! Apples! Walnuts! Grapes!"

Christopher almost 3 years ago

You'll probably know Lyle Waggoner when you see him. He made the rounds in the 70s. He was a regular on the Carol Burnett Show and played Maj. Steve Trevor on Wonder Woman.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Yep, I’ve got him. I recognise the face... and the hair but just didn’t know the name.

On a completely different subject, I keep thinking of Alabama as I’ve been listening to John Prine recently, his ‘Angel from Montgomery’ being on one of my Spotify playlists. And I wonder if it looks like many other cities over there and think you must live relatively close to it... but relative distances in the US are way bigger than in the UK...

Christopher almost 3 years ago

I live about 40 to 45 miles northeast of Montgomery, but I've been there a lot. That's where all the malls, movie theaters, bowling alleys and pool halls and things like that are, so when I was younger I spent a fair amount of time in that city. I don't go there much now because the crime has gotten really bad, even though the mayor and the city council try to put a good face on it. They build up certain parts of the city and draw people's attention to that and away from all the slums and the crime infested areas.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

It's a typical southern city where you can see antebellum remnants of the past (that they're trying desperately to erase), and also see the progress of making it look like every other city in America, rather than preserving the beauty of its heritage.

Sorry, that got political all of a sudden.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Don't worry about that kind of chat. I hate the way that developers have been allowed (mostly in the past... I hope!) to build monstrosities out of keeping to most UK towns and cities. Our High Streets (that's where the focus of shopping normally is over here) all have (or had before Covid/Amazon!) the same chain shops. An American Anglophile, Bill Bryson, from Iowa, lived here (maybe still does and travelled round GB and wrote of it in his 'Notes on a Small Island' book. He commented on how sad it was that most town and city centres look the same as they all have the same shops. That's kinda boring! But hey, maybe it's progress...

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

...Bryson was for a number of years Chairman of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE). Not bad for a yank! He cared/cares passionately for England... because generally it is beautiful.

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Btw, love both series title and drabble title too!

Christopher almost 3 years ago

Thanks. I've been wanting to post more drabbles so I've been going back and looking through my earlier drabbles and came across Growing Old With Grace and realized I only ever did one. I have a Jake Randolph story that I started but I've kind of gotten stuck in the mire of the story.

Christopher almost 3 years ago

Hopefully I can drag myself out of it and get far enough along to feel comfortable about starting to post it. I like get at least halfway (or what I think is halfway) through the story before I start posting so I don't feel so much pressure.

Frenchie almost 3 years ago

You know, it was worth a try :-) as the way to a woman's heart is to make her laugh, so 10/10 on this one. I am sure Grace appreciated the effort.
I had to google Lyle Waggoner then I knew him from the Golden Girls (one of my favourite shows ). Thank you for the smile!

Christopher almost 3 years ago

You're welcome. I remember him from the Carol Burnett Show and the old Wonder Woman TV show.