tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post6973957206041342196..comments2024-03-28T07:18:30.956-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: Guilty Pleasure #1: Goodbye Columbuscotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-19399938178315426342011-07-10T02:32:12.819-05:002011-07-10T02:32:12.819-05:00It's an amazing short story as well and you do...It's an amazing short story as well and you don't have to look at Richard Benjamin when you read it. <br />He was the next in line when they couldn't get Elliot Gould in those days. <br /> This is probab;y nitpicking but the Paimkin's home in the story (and movie) is in the upscale New Jersey shtetl suburbs of Short Hills/Milburn(not Westchester) and Neil lives in the mmoconnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789116605652347176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-23522886819530317222009-10-01T17:55:26.759-05:002009-10-01T17:55:26.759-05:00i love the antique.but where can i find the movie ...i love the antique.but where can i find the movie online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-16099221294907093772009-04-09T15:42:00.000-05:002009-04-09T15:42:00.000-05:00Hi, reading this book now. You have a fabulous ey...Hi, reading this book now. You have a fabulous eye for detail! Such a great collection of shots. I will have to rent this film. Thanks for the read.MrJefferyhttp://www.jdbrecords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-9827980721987188612008-12-24T13:25:00.000-06:002008-12-24T13:25:00.000-06:00merry christmas from Norway, its a small world, an...merry christmas from Norway, its a small world, and getting smaller..<BR/>my favorite house is not exactly from the 1980, when i was a teenager.<BR/>there are too many favorites to mention here. but the one that made the first big impression on me as a child, and witch(spelling?) is largely responsible of my love of interior design is, "a place in the sun" and liz familys lake house, soo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-66872790693745975762008-12-04T07:55:00.000-06:002008-12-04T07:55:00.000-06:00I would also like to know how you got all these st...I would also like to know how you got all these stills. I've been wanting to do a similar (albeit, much shorter, much less informative :-) post on this exact idea.<BR/><BR/>I very often watch movies just for the interiors. I favor the 40s for some reason: the original Christmas in Connecticut, The Philadelphia Story, the lodge/hotel in White Christmas; also the apartment in Barefoot in the Park (hello gorgeoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257391996828119047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-83262763367525700872008-11-30T21:01:00.000-06:002008-11-30T21:01:00.000-06:00I'll say Ali McGraw has aged the best of anything ...I'll say Ali McGraw has aged the best of anything in that movie. I live in Santa Fe and see her about once a week (she is so normal...I see her at Whole Foods, the gas station, etc.) I'm always trying to hide the fact that I'm staring at her because she looks so amazing!! And not in that freaky botox way, either. She barely looks any older than she does in your stills.Melinda Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465448456075798949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-3274538168493135142008-11-30T12:45:00.000-06:002008-11-30T12:45:00.000-06:00Joni,How in the heck did you get all the pics ?I r...Joni,<BR/>How in the heck did you get all the pics ?<BR/><BR/>I remember that movie too.<BR/>R.Benjamin & Paula Prentiss were my neighbors in NYC.He is cuter in person, but too many freckles.<BR/>The shutters would look better in black with the red door.<BR/>I guess it is personal preference. <BR/><BR/>Hope you had a really nice T-giving,<BR/>xx OORenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-81403567749771905482008-11-30T07:32:00.000-06:002008-11-30T07:32:00.000-06:00I love watching older films and this is one that I...I love watching older films and this is one that I haven't seen - I just know the music. How did Richard Benjamin end up with the part? You are so right as he is just not cute! <BR/><BR/>Can't wait to put it in my Blockbuster queue. <BR/><BR/>Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.Jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843762553010099404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-48086274778999839442008-11-29T17:38:00.000-06:002008-11-29T17:38:00.000-06:00I think I need to rent this movie... recently we w...I think I need to rent this movie... recently we watched The Graduate... and the real life ages of the actors were interesting... Mrs. Robinson and Benjamin were practically the same age.<BR/>Thanks for the nostalgia.Fifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-44762366490979511942008-11-28T23:56:00.000-06:002008-11-28T23:56:00.000-06:00....loved that post ...love your blog :)Reading yo.......loved that post ...love your blog :)<BR/><BR/>Reading your blog is like reading an elegant upscale magazine....and I don't even need a subscription LOL.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I didn't see this movie but I really remember Ali Mcgraw and Ryan O Neal in Love Story.<BR/><BR/>..look forward to future issues of this awesome magazine ( blog )LOl<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>Bre<BR/><On The Wings Of Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973542948380671889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-61381690208187216362008-11-28T14:05:00.000-06:002008-11-28T14:05:00.000-06:00I loved this post! The English country-house meets...I loved this post! The English country-house meets American colonial revival style never changes through the decades -- Philadelphia Story, Caddyshack, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mr/Mrs Bridge, Mr/Mrs Smith... I'm going to have to think back and make a list...soodie ::https://www.blogger.com/profile/07685244187423698176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-38253533264549160302008-11-28T10:01:00.000-06:002008-11-28T10:01:00.000-06:00Joni — all I can remember from that movie was the ...Joni — all I can remember from that movie was the brother singing his college song. My best friend and I took our mothers to see our favorite movie, "The Graduate." Whoa! Big mistake. Our mothers were horrified and, of course, it was our favorite movie. We had seen it before and, to this day, I don't know what possessed us to think our moms would like it or get it. Smart college girls can be LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-48398785603501407812008-11-28T04:27:00.000-06:002008-11-28T04:27:00.000-06:00Alright, get ready to freak out, our friends live ...Alright, get ready to freak out, our friends live in that house which is incredible, totally renovated and if you come this way, tour is promised! You would be in heaven!pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-84800519309422647532008-11-27T18:45:00.000-06:002008-11-27T18:45:00.000-06:00Oh dear Joni - please don't tell me this movie...Oh dear Joni - please don't tell me this movie is 40 years old! Like you I was 14 & it was the first movie my parents let me go to without them - went with a chum from school. I loved it, but then spent the next 3 months trying to hide from my parents that it was R-rated! A most stressful experience let me tell you! <BR/><BR/>2 highlights for me - yes, that incredible attic of treasuresMilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-91724051649695188882008-11-27T15:24:00.000-06:002008-11-27T15:24:00.000-06:00Joni, what a terrific review you've provided here,...Joni, what a terrific review you've provided here, not only of the movie itself but the interiors! Omigosh, I remember all that heavy handed wallpaper and it seemed like they gilded everything! <BR/><BR/>Just give me those cars!!! I do remember the movie and was equally unimpressed with the choice of Richard Benjamin. I just found him creepy and never understood what Paula Prentiss saw in him. I Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-27365646655104592682008-11-27T12:42:00.000-06:002008-11-27T12:42:00.000-06:00"Sixteen Candles" is mine but I will check yours o..."Sixteen Candles" is mine but I will check yours out for sure!<BR/>I have alot of catching up to do on your blog...I have been so busy opening my store that I I have lost touch ( and 6 lbs. - I thought I was going to have to get a feeding tube it was getting so bad ;)<BR/>Happy Thanksgiving!Project Ecoarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381589791149748134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-14132967883882201242008-11-27T02:20:00.000-06:002008-11-27T02:20:00.000-06:00This was not a movie, but a series...I really like...This was not a movie, but a series...I really liked Mary Tyler Moore's apartment with the sunk in living room.<BR/>I am not sure I would feel the same today, but I sure thought it was hip back then : )<BR/>DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-18604858484192715972008-11-26T21:23:00.000-06:002008-11-26T21:23:00.000-06:00I just absolutely love reading your posts and gett...I just absolutely love reading your posts and getting these peeks into your heart and mind. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to have to rent this movie now and then come re-read your post. This movie was out before I was born! <BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm so thankful for our paths crossing in the big world of blogland. My own little world is much brighter with you in it. =)<BR/><BR/>IsaBlue Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615766405213474959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-38709792126794383692008-11-26T21:17:00.000-06:002008-11-26T21:17:00.000-06:00Joni, I haven’t thought about this movie in years!...Joni, I haven’t thought about this movie in years! And on your recommendation, I’m going to go rent it and watch it again. I thoroughly enjoyed your description of the movie, the sets, and your family’s reaction to it. <BR/><BR/>I loved Ali McGraw, too, and thought she was so gorgeous. Can't believe she was 30 when she played in this movie! <BR/><BR/>I remember loving her house when it The Quintessential Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010105595059019883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-11015648110801118412008-11-26T18:26:00.000-06:002008-11-26T18:26:00.000-06:00Joni,Your eye for detail continues to amaze. You ...Joni,<BR/><BR/>Your eye for detail continues to amaze. You can break down a scene like no other--all the way to the switch plates. It's humbling, really.<BR/><BR/>Being about the same age as you, and not being a WASP myself, I SO admired what looked traditionally American. My background was part Italian immigrant, part Austin hippie, part college professor parents, so I longed for anything Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-26827863317941192892008-11-26T14:15:00.000-06:002008-11-26T14:15:00.000-06:00Thank you for such a wonderful account of somethin...Thank you for such a wonderful account of something that has given you so much inspiration! I also draw inspiration from movies and childhood memories that I hope come through in my design work. I really appreciate you sharing your inspiration.<BR/>One of the best blog entries I have ever read!PHORM Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282511375736425448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-81525016564767019502008-11-26T14:12:00.000-06:002008-11-26T14:12:00.000-06:00I've recently discovered your blog and am enjoying...I've recently discovered your blog and am enjoying it very much! Your walk down memory lane brought me back on many levels ~ the fashions, the morality, and Meyerland! I lived in Houston for more than 30 years and actually lived in Meyerland for a small amount of that time. Beautiful neighborhood, great neighbors, and the deli!! Loved it all. Thanks for reminding me of the "good" times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-19347190820313458342008-11-26T13:14:00.000-06:002008-11-26T13:14:00.000-06:00Joni, I never saw this movie, I would have turned ...Joni, I never saw this movie, I would have turned 13 that year & my parents were really strict (in fact, we didn't GO to movies at all when I was growing up). I had to sneak out with my friends when I was 16..but that's another story, LOL. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I remember this movie, but never saw it. It's so interesting that you remember every single detail about it all and I can&#Rhoda @ Southern Hospitalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741881774379561710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-80724914261586209932008-11-26T13:04:00.001-06:002008-11-26T13:04:00.001-06:00What a trip! The gaudiness of it all! So funny. ...What a trip! The gaudiness of it all! So funny. We had brown and orange shag carpet in my childhood home. It's so funny what people find stylish, isn't it?Rebecca Corvesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318490625298537350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-16192417338946752932008-11-26T13:04:00.000-06:002008-11-26T13:04:00.000-06:00Joni:You are so generous and insightful, a real tr...Joni:<BR/><BR/>You are so generous and insightful, a real treasure. You make design so personal and accessible -- I think that I have gained more from you than from my years in design school. You have taken "snotty" (I could use another word) out of the business.<BR/><BR/>You have struck a nerve -- how we live says a lot about us and definitely affects our well-being. Our homes (and design) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com