End of April.
I can't let more than a couple of posts go by without some new construction news. Our latest project is getting the ginormous new maple bookcases for the living room stained and finished. There are two bookcases, 8ft tall x 3ft wide that will pretty much cover the entire back wall of our living room. We will build them in and build a few more shelves on to one side to create a library environment. We ordered the shelves from a local unfinished furniture place and they were built by an Amish furniture maker in Pennsylvania.
Now back to more play...........we had the great opportunity to go see Carol Burnett live at our local auditorium about a week ago. What a treat to see one of my favorite entertainers of my life. She was one of my idols when I was growing up. I remember watching her show with my family every Friday night as a child. Hysterically funny! They just don't make them like her any more. This stage show was done in the question and answer style just like she used to do at the beginning of her TV show. The audience got to ask her questions and she showed some of her favorite clips from the funniest skits on her show. Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicky Lawrence......all so hysterical. When she did the Tarzan yell live in the auditorium, it brought the house down. Such a joy to see that at 79 years old, she is still as sharp as a tack and extremely funny. I wish I could have taken photos during the show (we were only 18 rows back from the stage), but photography was not allowed. Here is a photo of the program:
Here are a couple of YouTube links to my favorite skits:
Gone with the wind- (just the stair scene)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6bOpJ5elW8&feature=related
The Dentist-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9T8i4FkNVo&feature=related
You can go to YouTube and find bunches of her old sketches. Good for a belly laugh :o)
If you remember watching her when you were younger, we highly recommend that you go see her if she comes to your town. What a real treat!
We are back to cooking in the next post!
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