Recent content by duane

I have seen her live (attended the 2002 Nationals in LA--with a group of members from the old FSWorld board!) and don't think people are accurately portraying her.

Oooo....good one.

No edges, no speed, no glide, wobbly, a gymnast on ice...even a person who wasn't into figure skating could tell she wasn't that good. Oh, and even her spins and spirals weren't all that great, as they traveled, weren't well centered, and had a poor change of edge. Oh, but what wonderful...

I guess Sasha was simply a 3rd-rate skater who got as far as she did with pretty spirals and spins. :rolleyes:

Michelle was the first skater of the last group! What should the judges have done--not leave room for Irina and defending champion Maria, even when both had 7-triple programs planned?

Even tho Sasha was nerve wrecking to watch (it was never a question of if she'd fall, but when she'd fall), I liked her programs better and found her overall skating more interesting to watch.

Vincent Minnelli said Meet Me In St Louis was not a film of how things were, but how people (with a feeling of nostalgia) imagined things were. Excellent description...horse-drawn carriages, neighborhoods of vivid colors and huge victorian houses, singing sisters, house parties, kids playing...

Judy looks so pretty in For Me And My Gal, but she is painfully skinny. The "Ballin The Jack" number...UGH! She had a great pair of gams, but they are nothing but toothpicks here.

Judy Garland is my favorite celebrity after Marilyn Monroe. My favorite Garland films are Wizard of Oz, Zigfield Girl, Meet Me In St Louis, In The Good Old Summertime, and Summer Stock. Judy looked her most beautiful in Presenting Lily Mars and Girl Crazy. Favorite movie songs are Zing...