Recent content by aliceanne

Tai/Randy had great unison and lines because they were practically the same size. The tricks that pairs do now are much harder but that beautiful synchronicity has been lost due to the vast size difference between the man and woman.

I would like to see a movie about Mabel Fairbanks. She was self-taught for the most part (with some input from sympathetic coaches) and went on to have a show career. She then went on to develop several champions including Babilonia/Gardner and McCladdie/Ewell (1972 Junior champs). She must...

I think it was more they brought him back because Diana Rigg had decided to leave the show. The producers were afraid killing her off would prove unpopular.

Diana Rigg’s Mrs. Peel character. Her sex appeal was a given and yet she never dated or had a boyfriend. Even her late husband was never lamented or referred to.

The Philadelphia sound - Spinners (Could it be I’m Falling in Love), Delfonics (Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time), and the Stylistics of the early 70’s.

“You Are Everything” - Stylistics (also Rod Stewart cover), “Today” - Jefferson Airplane.

After the brouhaha over the pentathlon equestrian event in Tokyo, I looked up that rider on youtube (she has been to several Olympics). Someone posted a video of the entire event (in either Rio or London - can’t remember which). I’m surprised it isn’t more popular with viewers for the sheer...

At least 2 of the bad NYC fires were caused by charging e bikes. The lithium ion batteries caught fire. One started in a restaurant below the apts where employees were charging 9 e bikes, and another was caused by someone charging 14 e bikes in their apartment ( hopefully not all at once)...

To the general public in the U.S. figure skating is a woman’s sport. The men, pairs, and dance will never get the same attention as a female singles Olympian. It is amazing that the U.S. has been so competitive in men and dance this past decade given the low participation of men in these...

It’s on Peacock in Feb. so everyone who signed up for the skating season can watch.

Flying backspin

Falling and I Will Always Love Yoooou-ooh-ooh. Nothing justifies that level of melodrama

No. Figures is a different discipline. The aim of the original figure skating competitions was to draw intricate and beautiful patterns on the ice such as flowers. Everyone going round and round on a patch tracing the exact same figure has no entertainment or aesthetic value. As a training...

Actors also seem more business-savvy and invest their money in their own productions instead of waiting for a producer to hire them. Ron Howard spent his childhood and young adulthood as a television actor and is now an A-list movie director/producer. Or you have someone like Joe Rogan, who...

I would say the most successful is Sally Field, who went from Gidget and the Flying Nun to Norma Rae, Steel Magnolias, and Smokey and the Bandit. She has had critical and box office success, plus longevity. Tom Hanks started out in television sitcoms (Bosom Buddies), although they weren’t...