The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Feb 2, 2007 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: SAM ELLIOTTLove that voice. Just love that voice. The bod ain’t bad, neither. Sam’s one of those who just improves with age. And he’s a smart one, too. I’ll bet he has a very, very large bag of tricks.DINNER LIST: TOM BROKAWAnother great voice, with plenty of smarts behind it. And he’s a writer, so I’m guessing between current affairs and his love of...
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Good Golly, Miss Molly

Posted by on Feb 1, 2007 in dish | 0 comments This morning’s paper brings the sad news that Molly Ivins has died. This is one woman who knew how to have fun and tell everyone else about it. Whether skewering Texas politicians or the President–her favorite Texas pol to skewer–she was usually on target and a howl, to boot.It takes guts to keep on keepin’ on with inflammatory breast cancer, but Molly Ivins wasn’t...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Jan 26, 2007 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: KEITH URBANI cannot for the life of me figure out why it took so long for me to put this Wonder from Down Under as a Bed List choice. Probably because he’s a default. Think about a hot man, and Keith comes to mind. He’s an excellent guitar player, an interesting songwriter, and hugely talented. And hot. Did I mention hot? Oh, yeah.DINNER LIST: JOHN CLEESEOf course, John...
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Books and Cooks: Fair and Tender Ladies

Posted by on Jan 22, 2007 in dish | 0 comments WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGSFair and Tender Ladies is going on my keeper shelf. I’ve never read Lee Smith before–amazing, since I love Southern authors–but I’ll be spending some quality time with her backlist after this read.This one’s an epistolary, a tricky form to carry off. (The Color Purple is the best-known modern example, and...
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Classroom Saviors

Posted by on Jan 20, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Lots to think about in this article from the New York Times, entitled “Classroom Distinctions.” In it, author Tom Moore, who is himself a teacher in the Bronx, discusses Hollywood’s take on teachers. According to Moore, the Hollywood version of good teaching encompasses three tasks:Assemble a rough, multicultural groups of misfits Assign said misfits one idealistic young...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Jan 19, 2007 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: RYAN REYNOLDSLiving proof that one can survive being the cute-but-dumb guy in TV fluff like Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place and go on to better things. I’m not talking about Van Wilder. I meant the six-pack. And he’s Canadian, so he’s a nice guy. Mmmm. Yummy.DINNER LIST: PAT CONROYTwo things are guaranteed by a Pat Conroy book: A great read, and a hell of a cry at...
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