tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post7899388210469608486..comments2023-09-03T15:10:00.180-04:00Comments on casey/artandcolour: Saturday Morning Funny—Prince Albert in a CanCasey Shainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-88712360643818300702010-12-11T14:35:23.632-05:002010-12-11T14:35:23.632-05:00Wow, at ten you were quite a kid. But how nice of ...Wow, at ten you were quite a kid. But how nice of TV Guide to not only forward your letter but to reward you with a free subscription. <br /><br />You got me going with red and yellow and posted an homage to the two colors, also giving your blog a little plug. <br /><br />I think I will make the dough for the cut out cookies the grand-kids are going to decorate, then I will be ready when they are.Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-31130423567354549622010-12-11T13:52:26.586-05:002010-12-11T13:52:26.586-05:00Mare: that's really awesome you went back to s...Mare: that's really awesome you went back to school! I almost would like to do it all again because this time I'd pay attention to the CLASSES and not everything else young people have to deal with from 18-22.<br /><br />Annie: There are websites and websites devoted to film anomalies like you mention. I found one for the original I Love Lucy shows, and there were so many "mistakes&Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-6690894140804742252010-12-11T13:39:49.079-05:002010-12-11T13:39:49.079-05:00Love the can! I think "let him out" has ...Love the can! I think "let him out" has been a tag line for kids from a LOT of generations!! :)<br />I started college in 2002 (never having gone before) and took classes from a wonderful professor who was an STICKLER for all things print (of course, the class was ON that subject, however, she was a BEAR about it and had a great eye for it!) I also love print and type, justification, marejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903554421867897659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-64253354297593777502010-12-11T13:27:55.964-05:002010-12-11T13:27:55.964-05:00In the beginning of Goldfinger when Bond is at the...In the beginning of Goldfinger when Bond is at the pool in Miami, he puts on his blue terry "cover-up" [lol it really wasn't a robe] when he finishes the inside part of the front of the collar on both side is up kind of, not turned in. A situation were I in the room with the man, would walk over and smooth out. Bond continues chatting and then in the next scene back from a quick Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-11910215346257250212010-12-11T12:16:38.415-05:002010-12-11T12:16:38.415-05:00And, Diamonds has The 71 Thunderbird in it - in my...And, Diamonds has The 71 Thunderbird in it - in my eyes, the best part, lolphantomXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250791056393523096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-68591968995131274972010-12-11T11:59:20.437-05:002010-12-11T11:59:20.437-05:00I love that line too! What I didn't realize fo...I love that line too! What I didn't realize for the longest time was that Plenty was olayed by Lana Wood, Natalie's sister. Diamonds is one of my favorite Bond movies.<br /><br />G'Morning, Granny!Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-44520662962465492782010-12-11T11:56:03.992-05:002010-12-11T11:56:03.992-05:00And then Bond says to Plenty "named after you...And then Bond says to Plenty "named after your father, no doubt" <br />I STILL crack up over that line, I can barely type this!phantomXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250791056393523096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-7116993514225318322010-12-11T11:50:39.685-05:002010-12-11T11:50:39.685-05:00Pussy Galore has to be one of the best names in a ...Pussy Galore has to be one of the best names in a Bond movie, although Plenty O'Toole (from Diamonds Are Forever) is right up there too.Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-1670097431378061972010-12-11T11:43:48.912-05:002010-12-11T11:43:48.912-05:00WHEN I WAS A KID WE USED TO MAKE PRANK PHONE CALLS...WHEN I WAS A KID WE USED TO MAKE PRANK PHONE CALLS TO DRUG STORES AND ASKED IF THEY HAD PRINCE ALBERT IN A CAN. IF THEY SAID YES, WE WOULD SCREAM, LET HIM OUT, LET HIM OUT. I KNOW DUMB BUT AT THE TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS FUN. I SEE YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT IT WAS A PRANK THING KIDS DID AT THE TIME BUT I DON'T REMEMBER 1907. I WAS JUST A TWINKLE IN MY MOTHERS EYE THAT YEAR.<br /><br />MY DAD SMOKEDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-82482099440783159092010-12-11T11:43:31.985-05:002010-12-11T11:43:31.985-05:00There is a scene at the end where one of the soldi...There is a scene at the end where one of the soldiers is shot and falls 3-4 stories down inside Fort Knox. Instead of falling like a dead guy would, he does a perfect 'arms out' stunt fall, gently rolling to his back to land safely, lol. Period touches abound. Another "discrepancy" in my view, is when the Lincoln is crushed. Yes, it's small enough to fit in the Falcon Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-3441492819404972142010-12-11T11:40:13.677-05:002010-12-11T11:40:13.677-05:00Annie, your too much, in an very endearing kind of...Annie, your too much, in an very endearing kind of way! <br />I do the same with red, at least one piece in every room.<br />I'm glad you FINALLY saw Goldfinger, you can close your chapter on the 20th century now, lol. <br />The thing I love about the Bond films is how they reflect the times of that period. The sixties, at least the first half, had a formality and optimism that we'll phantomXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250791056393523096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-66717950724122896882010-12-11T11:17:44.096-05:002010-12-11T11:17:44.096-05:00Good Morning you Princes of....
I don't know ...Good Morning you Princes of....<br /><br />I don't know about package design, but I always liked to have one red item in any room, I called it "punch", sometimes black would work the same way.<br /> Now for last night and Goldfinger -<br />OK I followed the Phantom, Aston Martin, the Mustang some MB's and a lonly VW during the hill chace, then pow! a whole bunch of Ford Motor Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-16882069890677341192010-12-11T11:03:51.336-05:002010-12-11T11:03:51.336-05:00lol. I really like writing about typography. I wou...lol. I really like writing about typography. I would talk about it to coworkers on a daily basis when I worked full time, but now it just builds up inside. I've spent my career 'messaging' type, so I'm happy to write about it in the blog! I'm also fascinated by vintage typography, all that done before paging program software was used. There is a lot of awkwardness in it, but Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-14784354403592473602010-12-11T10:50:32.652-05:002010-12-11T10:50:32.652-05:00The typography geek in me just had an orgasm.The typography geek in me just had an orgasm.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-41887578564325859552010-12-11T10:41:57.549-05:002010-12-11T10:41:57.549-05:00Mine is empty, although I've used it as a cont...Mine is empty, although I've used it as a container for other stuff occasionally. And just like the Teabaggers these days, there is a whole 'nother connotation to a Prince Albert these days too, lol.Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-5582994010285148072010-12-11T10:35:40.070-05:002010-12-11T10:35:40.070-05:00Ha! Finally got you Casey! I actually have one of ...Ha! Finally got you Casey! I actually have one of these. My Uncle Albert (my Dad's older brother) had one in his basement work area when we cleaned it out - you can certainly understand why I kept it! The can was about 3/4's full - I remember him smoking a pipe, but the last time was probably in the sixties. After that he was a tobacco chewer. Whether he used any tobacco from this can or phantomXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250791056393523096noreply@blogger.com