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dexterjerome

What Would Jackie Collins Drink?

Feb 18, 2005 16:32

This morning I was meditating on cocktails, thinking about how nice a Tom Collins sounded after a long week. Then I started wondering, if there's a cocktail called Tom Collins (gin + sour mix + soda) and another called John Collins (bourbon + sour mix + soda), wouldn't it stand to reason that Jackie Collins would stand among the line-up ( Read more... )

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phyllisgabor February 18 2005, 23:00:06 UTC

You have to get up close n' personal when doing reference work with folks, so I'm always biting my tongue to keep from saying "You smell incredible." I'm a regular Francine Fishpaw, so one of my big work regrets at that I've never gotten close enough to Harry to get a good whiff.

Your grandparents are very cute! Oh, and I'd like a complete book report when you finish Wifey.

dexterjerome February 21 2005, 17:09:04 UTC

One of the great frustrations of life is that one can never really know for sure how one smells to others. One of my favorite smells, for the record, is the smell of new plastic. I wish I could smell just like that.

So far, I like how well Judy Blume captures the heartache of 1960s/70s housewifedom! I like how she throws out fakey product names like Frosted Sherbet nail polish, and how Sandy nicknames those ladies Brown, Luscious, and Funky. It's funny how she tries so hard to be shocking -- which is what makes it even more scandalous, because it IS JUDY BLUME! Anyway, I don't think this book could be written/published today. If it were, it would have to be a lot more subtle.

I like your new icons!

phyllisgabor February 21 2005, 20:07:53 UTC

I impulsively paid the scratch for extra icons because I found some pictures of French Canadian pop stars that were the perfect size of LJ icon use. Now that I've done it I kind of feel foolish about the whole thing--fifty icons is a whole lotta icons--I probably could have done with six extras.

At least now I can bring back all the retired icons like Wanda Jackson and Yma Sumac.

I must read Wifey--I wonder if we have it in our library system?

dexterjerome February 21 2005, 20:43:22 UTC

Whoa! My golly, you do have a lot of icons. I think it's worth it, though, since all your icons deserve to be in active circulation.

If you've never read Wifey, prepare yourself -- it's pretty goofy but a lot of fun. I've been reading some more and she keeps on name-dropping, like SARA LEE CAKE and WELCH'S GRAPE JUICE. It's like watching a Joan Crawford movie, waiting for the next bottle of Pepsi to appear.

phyllisgabor February 21 2005, 23:01:50 UTC

Speaking of Joan...here she is!

I can't decide what I love more...brand name name droppin' in books, or made up brand name droppin' like Jackie Susann used to do.

dexterjerome February 21 2005, 21:13:29 UTC

wait wait, you've read it, though, haven't you? it seems like you & annaclaire have both recommended it to me...

phyllisgabor February 21 2005, 22:58:52 UTC

Nope! It's one of those books I've always wanted to read but never got around to reading--there used to be a copy at this used bookstore I lived about four blocks away from when I was teenager that I used to haunt--they had dozens of sexy 70s books about casting couch antics and happy hookers and such, but I never bought any of 'em because the owner was really nasty and I was afraid she'd be all, "you're a little young to be reading Xaviera."

I haven't read Forever either, so I'm really behind on my naughty Judy Blume book reading.

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