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I spent a big chunk of the day up in the art room at the desk of disaster using spray fixative with the windows closed. I learned two things: I can levitate, and I can get random brain cells to fire and remind me of things I meant to ask on the GB. Here's one now--did somebody here hint that there are people who write Rickman fanfic? If so, this is something I've GOT to see. I don't mean Snape fanfic, or Sheriff of Nottingham fanfic, or even Eamon DeValera fanfic. I mean Alan Rickman fanfic. What's the web address?
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <icanflyicanflyicanfly@inhalationtherapy.comfoo>
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 18:09:42 (PDT)
Beth: I loved the food. Barbecue stuff, yams, yummy stuff...but I like all kinds of food.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 16:15:44 (PDT)
Thanks for the other link, Ella~ Relieved to hear it's not my computer...
Susan
- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 14:37:18 (PDT)
Susan, blame it on iVillage. They're having tech problems at the moment and the support team informs me that an investigation is underway...I'm *hoping* the problem is resolved soon. If you just want to skip to the community, you can use this link: Rickman Revelers
I'm going to be very upset if I have to switch hosts, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the troubles are easily fixed.
Ella, who recently had a canopener fall on her big toe and is in PAIN...owowow.
Pa USA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 14:16:07 (PDT)
Ella, I have tried to get to your site by the link provided, but the page comes up blank. Not sure if others are having this problem.
Susan <autumnfall56@yahoo.comfoo>
- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 13:48:55 (PDT)
Ali-DID YOU FEEL THE EARTHEQUAKE?????(sorry to be off topic)
Beth
- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 13:34:28 (PDT)
Anni- I saw your post!!! I'm new as well, I've only been chatting for about a month or so, but I would love for you to join. No one is ever too old to join in the RICKMANIA!!! I'm 20 years old, but we obviously have something in common. The ladies and gentlemen in this site are absolutly awesome. Such great taste, if you ask me. I just thought I'd be welcoming to your post, and to your experiance with AR. I would love to hear your story about seeing him in stage. MY music history professor saw him on stage as well in Private Lives. He said he was PHENOMIANAL! and I don't doubt it for a minute. I'm from the US, Georgia to be more exact. So, welcome (even though it's probably not my place to welcome) to the Rickman Guestbook. The ladies who run the site do such an awesome job. We try, all though I fail to obey, to stick to pertenant information about recent things Rickman... but I think we all like to have a little fun while we're at it!! Anyway, talk later!!!! bye bye
Beth
- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 13:33:30 (PDT)
Ali, Carloyn. What do you think about that Jamaican place? I've never had that kind of food, so it would be cool to try. I'm not a picky eater, so whatever is fine with me. Carolyn, thanks so much for the suggestion, and you weren't butting in. In fact, if it's cool with Ali, anyone whoes in the Georgia/ATlanta area is more than welcome to join us. We could have a big "union." That would be so cool. P.S. So no one ever commented on my musical suggestion about Die Hard. Are there any other music majors in the house?? I thought it was absolutly hillarious. But, it's cool. CATS SUCKS!!! I'm just going to come right out and say it. I've been studying music for years, and I really respect ALW as a composer, but as far as enjoying the simplicity of his melodies and harmonies... yuck. But, sincerely this is my opinion. Certainly for some people this music is enjoyable, but for me, I'd rather listen to the theme song from Barney than the music from CATS. It's not that I don't enjoy music dramas, but man o man. I have serious issues with the whole jellicle cat thing. Anyway, I've gone on a tangent that I'm sure will tick some CATS fans off, but it's just my opinion. Well, off to see In Demand,......again
Beth
- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 13:21:51 (PDT)
Amanda: He looks like such a baby in R&J, but he's already got THE VOICE! Back to the *LIBRARY* to put another video on hold. Thank you for giving us a taste of the past.
And I never called my son a git...brat, yes, arrogant occasionally, but never a git.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 11:47:17 (PDT)
de-lurking just to say I hate movie versions of musicals and hope he's not in Phantom because I'd have to go see it! I can't stand how they change the plot and songs and zero in on heads of people while they are dancing (can't see the dancing.) They also always ignore any chorus in the background so you can see how beautiful the stars are. Guess who won't be getting any close ups if he's a minor character! Also, the music of Phantom drives me to laughter. I hear it so much, I'd like to drop a chandelier on people! I haven't posted for a while: real life keeps getting in the way! AliPat, glad you are back in your own house and where are you in your alphabetized viewing of AR movies? Shouldn't the world be alphabetized? Life would be so much easier if it were!
kit
pa usa - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 10:25:22 (PDT)
Kaye, you're welcome to join us: Rickman Land. Go to the When Fans Speak page and hit the Rickman Revelers bar; there you shall find us :-) (Info on how to join is located on the site as well.) No subject is taboo, goofing off is encouraged (as is lusting after The Man in *any* of his various career incarnations or as his endearing self...we could always use another hand in our kidnapping plot ;-).
I hope he *is* in The Phantom. This Phantom lover thinks his stage presence could only serve to enhance the experience.
Ella
Pa USA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 08:23:59 (PDT)
Hi Kaye, this is the serious spot some houses move to Rickmanland:- the happy place for those who want to be off topic and out of bounds. Yes I think it sounds like the happy valley home for the realy deranged , and that is how it is loved. Although parties have been known to brealk out all over the place yet next time (not yet) in FOF. As to this Guestbook, welcome to the place where you can see you obsessions, as a respected pastime, in a way that makes you feel that.. wow.. you are not alone.
Gwenn I am so happy you finally posted more for Redemption, I now do not have to mutter at my computer of your absence.
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melbourne (although Sev is hiding from me I think..no probably excercising good taste in keeping to herself), Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 06:55:21 (PDT)
Hi Kaye!
If you can find the time to read back through the archives, the children/no children discussion comes up every so often with various opinions contributed.
As to the 'arrangement' question, there is a tacit agreement on the GB to leave AR's private life as private, and any speculation about that life, to be expressed in private, (perhaps Ella's Rickmanland site may be more appropriate!) *Not* saying that I agree or disagree with this curtailing of discussion, just pointing it out as a fact!
Great to see another Aussie in the ranks!
>br> Hey guys! Maybe *sometimes* it's better to inform than ignore!!! IMHO!
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 06:38:45 (PDT)
Ali-Pat - let it suffice to say, that I can't - and won't - imagine any ACTUAL madman running or not running a country singing and dancing like our dear father Grigorii (especially not on a table*eeek*). so - what would be the use in that? *biting tongue or better finger in urgent wish to NOT write about a soap on German TV with a HERO looking exactly like GW*. As to other leaders of the world: wrong beard, wrong color, wrong everything.
Other than that: I'm all in favour for ANYTHING Rickman. Even in a spandex suit. Even with things on his head.*wot?* But I think, he's done that already - Alex Dane comes to mind. I'd even watch if they were to reprise the Waltons and AR would play John Boy. but then, I loved the Waltons*blushes horribly*
Sabine - it hurts me to hear that this song is even known over there. The worldwide community has its downfalls, hasn't it? (What about Maria, Maria, Mariaaaa, then, for a change?)Or throw in the cassette of the video (the real one, mind), and watch the gipsy dancing scene. that rhythm is rather catching, too (and the images hunting). can be sung with a nice lailailai, I should think.
Lisa - there are loads of nice things in dungeons, mind you, Professors, Sheriffs and the like, but as a modern witch, I even own a computer (really, Sue, I do) and a TV. And I saw part of the 70's show at least. I'll never forget HP (Kerkeling) swimming with Mark Spitz. that was too wonderful for words.
mortianna
will be out of the dungeon until Tuesday, so relax and put down the arrows - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 06:19:36 (PDT)
Sheesh, now I'll have that stupid Boney M. song stuck in my head for the rest of the day! Thanks, Mortianna and Lisa! LOL
Well, at least it'll be accompanied by a mental picture of AR as Rasputin. Amanda, thanks, thanks, thanks for those pictures and sound files. I tried hard to find an US shop which will sell that DVD or the Collection to Germany, but they say they have no license to do so. So I'm really happy to get these pictures. Carolyn: what we can do is keep each other posted on the GB
of when you might be coming in town. Then, as time approaches to see your son, will plan on a day to meet at a restaurant or coffee shop.
Beth: I was thinking maybe a place called Georges would be a good place to meet. It's a restaurant in the Virginia Highlands area, it's very clean and safe.
Alan in Cats... I think he would look great in those spandex pants. Maybe he could play the sexy cat Rum Tum Tugger! I've seen that musical 5 times. Friends hear me say I love musicals, and then they get me tickets. I actually did meet the original Grizabella, Betty Buckly, she won a Tony for that performance. It was the musical that got me hooked for life. I saw it when I was 8, so I had a reason for liking it. It's scary but all the songs to that show. Mortianna, I caught that "mad ruler" hint--don't even think it! Yeeech! I mean, I know AR kind of specializes in making villains seem sympathetic, but....yeeech!
I am personally looking forward to seeing what AR would do with a role in Phantom. It may seem totally out of his realm until you look back at his stage career and see how many musicals he has alreay been involved with, among them Guys and Dolls, Lock Up Your Daughters, Little Mary Sunshine, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. And remember how close he came to having the role in Evita that eventually went to Jonathan Pryce. Yes, this could be good! @Mortianna: Yes, Alan Rickman as Rasputin was absolutely wonderful. And he seemed to have the same fun to be Rasputin as he had when he was The Sheriff. Well, but the Boney M. song is funny and after the 70s revival-show in tv... well, but what do YOU know? You are just living in the dungeon! *lol* ;-)) Späßle g'macht! *gggggggg* (I never would dare to insult Mr. Rickman with the song of course.) Thanks sooo much Sue for the Rex Features info!! :D
I noticed some posts about AR in R&J, so here's some screenshots and sound clips I took from my DVD. :)
*hugs AR in his codpiece*
I noticed someone had seen a Love Actually preview at Anger Mangement...has anyone else seen this preview at any other movies? sorry to be back, but I forgot to mention (that Musical stuff always makes mush out of my head, well, even more, that is) that there is a scene in Rasputin, where the dear father looks like Snape. Well, from behind, and until the boots (BOOTS, Suzanne!) come into the picture, but otherwise - same stride, and that cloak billowing, hair flowing.
well, yes, I'm easy to please these days. sorry but that made me laughin out loud. The notion of AR in Cats (haven't seen it and never will, I'm not into that kind of Musical, my apologies to the Lloyd Webber heads here), costume, moustache and all, has made my day. Well, of course he'd have the body language of a cat, but otherwise *rollsonthefloor
stumbled upon Rasputin yesterday evening. Don't know how that happened. And I will have you know, Lisa, that that Boney M stuff is a disgrace, even more so when you have watched the movie*sigh*. he is so good, the film is so good, even in German (which is saying something). Gee CDC I thought you were mean calling your son a git then I reread it and your son is at GIT..phew..still the nice CDC My apologies to everybody who is 36 - this is certainly NOT "around 40". I just mixed up the dates of filming; I had the notion that Barchester Chronicles was filmed in '85 (that would make 39, which is a bit more "around 40". I am about as excited to see AR in "Phantom of the Opera" as I would be to see him in "Cats." No, wait, I'd be more excited to see him in "Cats." Hi! I'm sooo excited to read all your messages!! How do I join a house?
I read Apr.02 comments about Ar & R's relationship.I have it on good rumour from my 15yr old(another Rickmaniac)that AR once said that he loved children and that they tried various means but a pregnancy was not achievable. In a rel. with no children I find it admirable that they have remained together sooo long.(What with all the wenches about)Has it occurred to any one that they may have a "discreet" arrangement? Hi! I,m a 66 year old AR fan and am fortunate enough to have many lovely grandchildren to buy Snape toys and books for HaHa Looks like I'll be in Savannah this summer. If so, I'll definitely visit Atlanta to see my son. Maybe we could get Jayne Claire to hook up with us! Sorry I can't offer anything more solid, but that's all the info I have right now. I will be the old lady of the group--51 in June! I could coach you on what the world was like when AR and I were young and foolish! Carolyn: Thanks for the suggestion. So, do you come here often? Maybe we could find more people and really, for once, have a meet and greet in Atlanta! I'll check out the restaurant it sounds interesting. Thanx again> Ali: Sorry to butt in, but I wanted to recommend a really good restaurant DH and I went to in Atlanta. It's a Jamaican place and I think it was called Bridge Street or Bridge Town. My son is at GIT, and the next time we're down there that's where I want to eat first! The song they all sing together is "Prima Donna". It's not a very big role he'll be playing, but at least he's in a musical. That's one of my favorites, besides Jekyll and Hyde. He would play an excellent lead in that musical. It has that dark, mysterious feeling to it. To hear him sing "Dangerous Game", would be a heaven sent. Heres some information about the new Phamtom of the Opera movie which Alan has been mentioned for-----(Hollywood Reporter) - He's not yet a household face, but Scottish actor Gerard Butler has been offered the starring role as the man behind the mask in Joel Schumacher's musical feature "The Phantom of the Opera."
Butler, who most recently appeared in "Reign of Fire," next stars in Paramount Pictures' "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life"
Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway ("The Princess Diaries") and Emmy Rossum ("Passionada") have emerged as the top choices to play "Phantom's" female lead, Christine.
Theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group is producing the project, which goes into production in October. A domestic distributor has yet to come on board.
>>>>>>I think that Butler also played in last years made for tv. film about Atilla the Hun. I watched, it was pretty good. I've been trying to brush up on my Phamtom(been a while since I saw it performed) aren't the two theater owners(the part AR is supposedly up for) more or less the comic relief in the play? Do they have a big production number where they sing with Carlotta, the diva? Sounds like it will be a great project. O sorry, What-A-Mess in spring! March, May, I always mix it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beth: I still haven't come up with any restaurants, but I'll ask my friend. He lives in Atlanta and knows ALL the hang out spots and restaurants that are good. I'll keep posting here to let you know. Well, I'll try to attend it if not too expensive for I'll start my internship in London this Monday. So Bonjour London, me voilà!!! I'm soo excited...WAOUH Amelie: Thank you. I just wanted to add that the festival was happening on March and not on May. So, effectivement, nothing to do with it. I searched Google: The number belongs to the information center of Human Rights Watch. There is an International Film Festival taking place from 12th of May to 20th of May, with an opening gala on the 12th at Curzon Mayfair.
www.hrw.org/iff/2003
www.hrw.org/iff/2003/images/programlondon/2003.pdf
I don't think it is the same event Frankie mentioned, but I'm sure it has something to do with this festival. Elizabeth: Yes, I am planning to attend Dragon*Con this year! I'll e-mail you asap.
Lisa: Ich stimme Dir vollkomen zu, 36 ist noch sehr weit entfernt von 40!
Frankie: good to see you here!
To all my fellow southeast AR fans: hope everyone made through the earthquake okay this morning! What a way to wake up! LOL Dearest Claire:
What a wonderful site you have! I thoroughly enjoy the posts on both the GB and FoF (all hail the Empress!).
I was wondering if any of the GB/FoF posters would be going to this year's Dragon*Con (Atlanta, Georgia, over the Labor Day weekend)? If so, perhaps we could gather at the Hyatt bar at some point over the weekend, and talk about AR & our favourite AR characters.
I'm (nearly) 43; a poet; enjoy counted cross-stitch work & cooking. Sing like s***, but do it anyway!
Trys to make it happen... *startsdreaming*
Thank you, Frankie, for this Informations! Lisa: I don't think there is an internet site for it unfortunately. I only have the number of the theatre box office from The Times, which is where I got the information. I even checked Ticketmaster but drew a blank.
Sadly I won't be able to go, though am hoping someone will do so and give us a report.
@Frankie: Thank you for this information, but what means this: Book now on 020-7713 2773 ??? There must be a special internet-site for that, isn´t it?
Do you be there on 11th May? I wish I could! Re. Love Actually - yes, Emma Thompson is definitely Alan's wife in this. Judging from an article I found in the Daily Telegraph last week about actress Heike Makatsch, AR's story in the film appears to involve a love triangle:
"...in the new Richard Curtis film, Love Actually, to be
released later this year. In it Makatsch, playing a secretary, is a source of strife between her boss (Alan Rickman) and his wife (Emma Thompson). The film also stars such British film stalwarts as Hugh Grant, Colin Firth,
Rowan Atkinson and Liam Neeson.
'It's got really fantastic actors in, I mean everyone - except Jude Law and Ewan McGregor: they were "busy",' she jokes, raising an eyebrow in mock disapproval. Although apprehensive about working with such 'big names', she
says the feeling on set was much as you'd imagine it to be on a Richard Curtis film: all back-slapping jollity and the sense of being one big thespy family."
My first attempt at posting here after lurking for about three years. LOL
Alan will be taking part in a benefit night for Human Rights Watch at the 20th Century Theatre London W11 on Sunday 11th May.
'Cries From The Heart' features readings by AR plus George Alagiah, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Hampton, Juliet Stevenson and Fergal Keane.
Book now on 020-7713 2773
Well, Hope, I fear the most of us live in places where no one can find us! ;-)) Ach was, *givesfive* das fördert die Völkerverständigung! *ggg* I don´t want time to flow too fast... First you can´t wait to be 18 and then you are 30! *gehtneRundeinDepriversinken* ;-)) My name is Hope, I'm a sixteen year old. I live where no one can find me-- Deerbrook Ontario. I LOVE ALAN RICKMAN SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lisa - give me five:-)
und es ist sehr unhöflich, türkisch-deutsch zu Amerikanern zu sprechen:-)
and no: 36 is not around 40, but just wait: time is flowing faster and faster with age and in no time - you are not around, but exactly on spot ... @Georgianna: Emma Thompson is Alan Rickman´s wife and Hugh Grant´s sister in Love Actually. That´s my information. Guckst du hier: http://www.firth.com/love.html Georgiana - I think in fact you do:-)
I seem to recall that ET is the sister of Hugh Grant and married to AR. But I think you posted the original link (who else?!), so I might be completely wrong. Congratulations Janine, you will get "support"- and "I need you help immediatly"-Mails from Africa and elsewhere for the rest of your life. *ggg* There are people, who just look for e-mail-addresses and spam you with junk-mail. Never answer back. Never open attachements. Just delete them. I deleted my whole e-mail-address and got another one. @Ulrike: Barchester Chronicles wurde 1982 gedreht, da war Alan Rickman 36 Jahre alt und 36 ist NICHT "um die 40"! *ggg* Soweit käms noch! *gacker* Ich hab mir BC bei Amazon.de gegönnt... ;-)) OT Has anyone else here had a strange email stating that someone has asked for information about them or am I the only lucky one?? The company will provide you with the name of the inquiring party yet I think it is a scam as all they have to do is troll a site and use your email. I guess I would be amused to see if someone bothered about boring old me. Yet I wonder haw many inquiries have they had for AR? I thought Emma Thompson played Mr. Rickman's sister in "Love Actually," or am I mis-remembering? I wouldn't classify this guestbook as "fun" exactly. I think "informative" is a better term. It's the gathering place for AR fans everywhere to share information. Also, there are plenty of older women who post here because Alan has many older fans who remember LLD and Truly Madly Deeply, including me. I'm 42, and TMD is my favorite too. Hello, Ulrike, and welcome to the land of Barchester! I can just imagine how exciting it was for you to stumble onto that videotape in an unexpected place. Having watched the whole six hours again this weekend, I can only say that the show improves with every viewing (which is saying a lot, considering how much the first viewing impressed me). How long before it is released on DVD, I wonder? re to Janine: I've thought of cutting my head(on the picture naturally) and placing it instead of natalie (natalie and sinclair bien sur).why not? it's good idea, isn't it? Oh or maybe instead of sharleen spiteri, I always feel so envious about her. How about you girls? Yes Natalie. Thank You. If you go to Rickmanland you can see I thought of your last request yet the hair is too curley as people have said as I was playing with the texture of the nib. (Nib of the INK Pen that is) Hi Janine, did you receive my pictures of AR dancing a Tango. Isn't he gorgeous? I'll try to sned you a picture of myself as soon as possible. Hi Anni I am 40 too I just don't post as a mature sensible type This place is a lot of fun. Suuuuuuuuuure. I thought you people were working hard to keep fun off of the guestbook. Hi Anni, there are all ages here. In fact I'm glad to see someone in my age bracket! I lurk more than I post, but this is a great place to visit and a lot of fun. Lots of very nice people who have excellent taste in men. One man, actually! Hi Anni. You're not old! quite young compars to HIM. welcome on board. Thanks for the rex pics he's so lovely! Sue, thanks for the info about the new pics on Rex. Nice pictures, but I'm curious, has anyone else noticed how long his hair has gotten? Wow...nifty. And the shirt is another "wow". I love it. Just thought I'd throw out that point or two. Kudos yall! Have a good one! Hi there, am I okay to join in?or am I toooo old... I have a really sneaky feeling I'm loads older than you women of such great taste, cos I saw the great AR on stage in Liasions D. many moons ago when both he and I were alot younger, let me tell you girls steam came out of my ears!!! He's the sexiest man on legs..I'm a huge fan, always have been, seen him lots on stage but adore Truly Madly Deeply most of all, I did try the cello myself but people complained...I'm Anni by the way, live in London and love theatre going to previews cos they're cheaper and i get to meet the actors...luv to join in your chat..if you don't mind a 40 year old(aaahhhhh!!)? Thanks,sometime it is hard to read what is really ment when you are not a native speaker. You dont't get the clou and find yourself on a wrong way. Now I get the sense. Ali-I'm 20. I'm a young one, but that's ok. Well, to tell you the truth I'm not familiar with any area of Atlanta, I just know about all the cool places. Usually I don't drive, cause I suck at driving in Atlanta. The whole traffic thing. I play the clarinet... and a little cello. Cello is an extrememly difficult instrument for intonation purposes. Anyway. It's cool that you play the piano(forte). I play a little of that as well. I'm not too good at all. I just know the basics cause I have to know the fundamental skills for my degree. This is so cool to know someone IN GEORGIA who loves Alan as much as me. I'm so excited to meet you!!! Yippee, god bless the Guestbook.
P.S. I really hope that Mr. Rickman answers your mail to him. I wrote him a letter about a month ago with no reply. But, it's ok. Good luck to you though I managed to find one scrap of info regarding AR in "Love Actually" -- in a story about Laura Linney, who is also in the movie. She plays a "lovelorn secretary with Alan Rickman for a boss." Regarding Love Actually and the AR/ET plot-I wondered if perhaps he would "dump" ET for some "young thing" as many middle aged men do, and then realize she(ET) is the love of his life and reunite with her. I am not "jeolous" as some poster thought, and I have no qualms about AR being paired with a younger attractive female in a project.I mention this because there were reports a while back of a young German actress being involved with the AR part of LA. Frankly, with all the internet leaks and spoilers, I am amazed the entire screenplay has not been printed online. Hi, I've just come back from Barchester where I spent six hours; about four of them in the society of a wonderful man with a funny name - Obadiah Slope! He should have been disagreeable and ugly, but for me he was simply a dream!! Beth: I was wondering what happened to you, glad your'e back. Little 5 points would be great, but I'm not as familiar with that area as midtown or Virginia Highlands.
Also, I'm 23 and that's not a weird question! I was wondering how old you were. I can already tell that will probably have alot in common. Not to mention the music and most importantly AR. It would be fun to hang out with someone who doesn't think I'm crazy for having an attraction to him. Just name some restaurants you have in my mind, and will plan on a day. I'm going to send him one of my demos, I know I'll never hear back from him but it's worth a shot. I was also going to ask you what instrument you play? I don't really play any instruments I just sing, but I can play a little piano forte(S&S). I play just enough to write my own music. Hope to hear from you soon! What do you mean by dumping ET for a younger woman? He played so often with her, that I thought he is fond of her as a college and maybe as a friend! Did he say she is too old? Ali -
No worries, Here I am... computer was down, but I'm in the library getting my AR fix for the day. I'll be home in two weeks, WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER and talk Alan for real!! BTW how old are you? Not asking to be weird or anything, just wondering. I never got an e-mail, so I'm thinking I'll e-mail you. I think it's absolutly hillarious that the music in Die HArd is Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Ode to Joy." I think they should have used something from Beethoven's more heroic period, maybe Symphony #3, "Eroica"- dedicated to a fallen hero (aka Alan ... hee hee). Anyway, I need some new Alan stuff, I've pretty much worn out all of my Alan movies. So, Ali, we MUST get together. I was thinking little 5 points in ATL. I think that would be a fun place, maybe. Atlanta is becoming so run down that it worries me. After the Olympics it's got to hell. Anyway
Yipee-ki-yay Muther ... well you know... Chaio thanks Sue, for making the ways of the rich and famous available for us not so select few. And to correct myself: the shirt's not white, it's acutally pin-striped, and what that Pyke-lady wears is beyond words. But what do I know? I live in a dungeon and am straning my eyes to see more than idle society chicks and a man who looks a bit, erm, worse for wear, especially for the hair bit. Do I hear Costner? I have just learnt of a way of seeing recent Rex Features Pix in a bigger size. Click on In The News then scroll down to April 23rd and click on Hitchcock Blonde Gala story. Obviously that won't be there forever but it is worth knowing when new pix come up. Thanks to my german chum for that info! thanks for cleaning up after me, AGAIN, Sue.
and if there is anything left of the Professor, or my son, after last night's follies, I'll try my very best to get a potion for a lonk of one of them, dearest. my son after all is quite educated in the dark arts, too. only that he spills his powers with every other wench hiding in the dungeon, not to mention this so-called maiden, makes him a less powerful wizard than our dear professeur rogue.
"lonk" sounds quite charming, btw. maybe it's edible? lonk, monk, lox. rasputin, well-shaven, on a bagel with cream cheese. Oh yes, I see. off-topic:-) UHHHH, "The Book" Yoo hoo, Mr Rickman! Younger woman in the house!! I did a tarot reading for you today (Rickman Land). I designed a lovely t-shirt for you, also (the other Rickman Revelers are *so* jealous). I'm a baking marvel, can balance a spoon on the tip of my nose, and not at all averse to role play. I look forward to hearing from you!!! Troy08, I hope AR goes for a younger female in this movie. If "other women" can't handle an older man finding a younger woman attractive...TO BAD! I sense a Green Eyed monster running around the GB. I talked to my brother who lives in England yesterday, and told him to get me a copy of "the Book". He doesn't understand my liking for AR, but told me he would try to get "the book". I mainly want it for the cover. My brother also let me talk to his roommates(I love those British accents). They were so polite, and said they would also help look for the book. I'm not use to such polite men. Nice site, seems to be very popular! Er, Ali, write to both. Everyone:
Does anyone know which of Alan's agency's I should write to?
I want to send him a copy of my demo, but don't know which agency is the better bet. Then, I was thinking the one in CA, but then I thought maybe London. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanx. On May 27 , The A&E channel is showing an hour long program called Shakespeare:A Life Of Drama . This is what the tv guide says: William Shakespeare: A Life Of Drama,clips of work by the Royal Shakespeare Company help profile the bard.
It come's on at 7am eastern time. Catherine and Dee - Thanks for the information! "As soon as possible."?? Oh well THAT answers all our questions. LOL But at least we know they're not ignoring us. Thanks Dee for the news flash! Yay Dee! I wonder if this means TSFJG is coming out on DVD? Or did they sell it to HBO or some other cable outfit (like what happened with Judas Kiss). Anyway, thanks Dee for tangling with the Binders. J.K. Rowling is richer than than the Queen!! http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030426/ts_afp/britain_social_rowling_030426223746 ***NEWS FLASH**** I wrote, some time ago, to the Binder brothers to ask when "The Search for John Gissing" might be released. Believe it or not, I got a response via email!!! The full, unedited text (typos and all) follows: "Dear Dee, Thank you for your kind query into our film "The Search For John Gissing". We appreciate yours and others enthusiam a great deal. We are endeavoring to bring the film to you as soon as possible. Please rest assured yours and others e-mails are being entered into a notification list for when it becomes available. We apologize for not answering the many, many e-mails do to staffing levels. Thank you for your interest and I hope to be able to provide the film to the public as soon as possible. Kind regards Jack Binder
Producer p.s. I regret I cannot reply to further inquiries. Thank you for understanding." Whoo Hoo!!! Someone's listening (I guess!!!)
Catherine, you are so lucky! I saw Anger Management but there was NO video for Love Actually. Thank goodness my daughter works at the local theater, I can see all the movies for free-so I will sit through a whole slew of movies to see the LA trailer without it costing me anything.Speaking of LA, does anyone have any details as to the plot featuring AR/ET? I hope he doesn't dump her for some young thing! On another note, glad to see that normalcy has returned to the GB. Glad I've been able to catch up on the GB. My link at work has not worked all last week & I've been going a little nuts all day without it! God forbid i should have to spend the workday actually working.
Hubby & I just got back from seeing Anger Management (funny little film) but that's not the best part. While I was waiting for hubby to bring the popcorn the screen was filled with something sponsored by NBC (I wondered if the movie chain had recently been bought by NBC or something)such as TV promos for NBC shows. Then they announced "Coming up - the new music video from the film LOVE ACTUALLY". I actually gasped!! The video was the Beatles song ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (sung by I don't know who)and there were scenes from the film throughout. AR was shown only a couple of times - the airport arrival scene was in there (very brief) but the best was a shot of Rowan Atkinson as a dept store clerk asking "Shall I gift wrap this, sir" and a shot of AR (in those glasses) responding (rather boredly/distractedly) "Yeah, sure". And I may be paraphrasing these short bits of dialogue greatly but you get the idea. After the video ended they showed a commercial for HPCoS DVD so I was thoroughly entertained even before the film we came to see started. It's going to be rough on all of us when they start showing the trailer for LA. Think of all the crappy movies we'll have to see just to see it! LOL
Well that "yoga" link doesn't seem to work but here's another one: his homepage. I still don't know if this is the actor, but it's interesting that he says he moved to Berlin. Andreas Wisniewski was a terrorist named Tony in Die Hard. (I didn't know they all had names.) I don't know if he is also into yoga or if this is a different Andreas Wisniewski. I also found this page but don't ask me to explain it - I haven't a clue. Note from the editor (Suzanne):
"Girls Night Out" posts have been removed due to their lack of civility (pretend or not). Virtual parties will take place at the Downtime Bar from now on. Oh, my! What went on here last night? Um, guys, virtual parties (and that includes Girls Night Out), especially if you're going to be posting as different characters, is more suitable for the Flights of Fancy page (I'm sure the regulars there won't mind the one nighters and would probably join in). This page is for factual information, discussions, inquiries, reviews, etc. Please try to remember this in the future, thank you. Juliana I looked at that too. Couldn't find any more about Willows except that the director who is named Andreas Wisniewski was also an actor who played Tony in Die Hard!!(Which one was he???) Does anyone know what the "Willows"[ 2001] movie is that lists Alan Rickman as executive producer? this was listed on the www.imdb.com site. Thanks for any information.
Christine: Wow, such intrepid research! LOL - he'll have his picture taken with anybody. So true. Who's next? The Hilton sisters? The Olsen twins? RE: the "pretty young things": the one on the right is Emily Oppenheimer. I know this because the Rex site says so, and if you search her name in that site it comes up with some pics. Apparently (and OMG I can't believe I am so bored I actually researched this on Google) she is the society editor for Harpers and Queen mag. Also she is from the Oppenheimer "diamond family". If I am wrong the UK GBers can correct me in a few hours when they are awake. OPps that was I think.. I do not get drunk, now, even in cyberspace T think Rima is smart, she lets the fashionable hand bags out for the evening wear's publicity shots. How do you catch a butterfly? How do you keep a butterfly? By being a vibrant thing with your own life, snatch at a butterfly and he flies away. Have no idea who the two-young-things were. Maybe the sort-of-Mrs. was huddling in a corner with two young hunks?? Ella, don't worry about the Colonel making a scene. He enjoys a nip every know and then, but as we all know, he's a perfect gentleman. He's very excited about the girls night out! In fact, he's had his boots shined and his regimental reds pressed. All that needs to be done is a little polishing of the ... oh, all right, I'll stop.
AND NOW for something completely different: Has everyone had a look at those Rex photos of AR from the "Hitchcock Blond" gala the other night? Does anybody know the names of the pretty young things he was wearing on each hip like holstered pistols? And, um, where was the sort-of-Mrs. I wonder? Drake, welcome! I'm sure I'm not familiar with cosmetologist lingo, and so I can see how a misunderstanding could occur among the uninitiated. A little short-circuit in communication, yes? Happens easily enough, and especially when you know absolutely nothing about being a make-up artist. Which I certainly don't, but I think it sounds exciting. I had such a crush on Noah Wylie and discovered that he married a Hollywood make-up artist (who works on the ER set, I think)...Ohhhh, talk about turning green with envy!
So you've had the pleasure of meeting The Man? Very interesting story so far; someone was a bit tetchy that day, I believe. He's fortunate that I wasn't in your shoes, as I would've popped a clove of garlic at every available opportunity and breathed vigorously in his direction. I'm looking forward to hearing the happy outcome :-)
Looking forward to the Girls' Night Out :-D Kate, please consider leaving the Col. at home--he's partied it up enough, or so it would seem! Thanks, Kim! I didn't know there had been such a recent revival of the musical. I see there was also a film made in 1969--back down to my used video store I go! Oops, ah, and before anybody from Scotland gets offended, all I meant is that I was disappointed she didn't 'invent' the name Snape, that's all. Scotland is fine. Scotland is wonderful :) A potion for a *lonk*, Sue? Whatever that is, I WANT one! :D Ah, your wonderfully flexible language. Probably sounds vaguely disgusting because it sounds like a cross between 'leer' and 'bonk'. You know, I used to think JK Rowling was so clever to have come up with the name 'Snape' because it sounded to me like something between 'snake' and 'snap' - I was most disappointed to find out she named him after a place in Scotland. Ah, well, no doubt she thought the sound of it was appropriate to the character. I can't believe the French translator called him le professeur 'Rogue'. Soooo unsophisticated! Ali-Pat: I knew that, but I was envisioning years of carving on one song and how my back would grow into a permanent stoop and my hands would assume a permanent clawlike grasp on the exacto blade. I was doing a little arts and crafts project this morning and noticed that my art table has reached saturation level. I thought about setting up a pegs and string grid (like an archeological site). I thought about shoveling everything into a big trash bag. I even thought about cleaning it all up. Then I decided that taking a picture of it and turning it into a puzzle made the most sense--Gemini reasoning-- so that's what I did. There are a few Alan Rickman items in the mess so it's not completely off topic. Look for them. I will admit the connection is tenuous! Anyway, here's the link for when you have some time to kill: http://jigzone.com/ms/z.php?ui=297688i804128&z=48_piece_classic
Link not lonk (sounds vaguely disgusting!) Ali-Pat: There is a live recording of a previous London performance of "Lock Up Your Daughters." It is currently available on Amazon.com:Lock Up Your Daughters Here is a link to the Rex Picture Page that Mortianna so kindly told us about!!! Carolyn, Dear, I wasn't envisioning you carving up the whole song into a stamp! But I can just imagine what fun you would have with an illustration to go along with the title. Wonder what the song actually sounds like? The melody of the Noel Coward song "Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington" always pops into my head when I read the title.
By the way, that play is full of great songs (by Lionel Bart, of Oliver! fame). I would love to see a live production sometime, but I'm not holding my breath... Okay Drake, I'm waiting with abated breath so this had better be good! [suspense, anticipation, the tension builds,my lips turn blue...] I was thumbing through the *LIBRARY'S* copy of the Sense & Sensibilityscreenplay and diaries this morning and found that book consistently fell open at certain pages. Just to check out a niggling suspicion, I went back and looked at those pages. Yes, every one had a mention of [say it in chorus, please] Alan Rickman! Bethany, have you been to the *LIBRARY* lately? there are new pics on the rex site. and he is wearing a WHITE shirt. loosely. if that link*gosh* doesn't work, just go to rexfeatures.com and type alan rickman in. That does work. I am living proof.
http://www.rexfeatures.com/cgi-bin/r2show0?k=alan+rickman
(then of course, I have it bookmarked) I should say I have been a successful professional for the past 7 yrs. You can technically not call yourself a pro until you are hired on your own reputation as an artist. I at this time, was practically a child still, and under an apprenticeship(so to speak). I was paid with milk and cookies. In typical interviews you mention your history of experience, but you state who actually hired YOU. I could say I've been in the business since I was 5. The first time I picked up a make-up brush and made up my 3 year old sister. I am however not one to exaggerate. You may choose to draw your own conclusions. My hectic day is awaiting. I'm on my way to Savanah, Ga for a small documentary. You may discuss my creditabilty. When I am able to return to the inquiring minds, I'll give the end results of what began as a horrible experience. It will suprise you as it did me to a satisfying, worth while time of suffering. Friday, quitting time? Girls nite out? What do you say, ladies? It's been too long since we've given the boys a workout. Sev has been practicing his fireman's pole dance. The Sheriff is eager to take a turn in the go-go cage. The Colonel is, as always, up for anything (just lock away the Zima and anything with a paper umbrella in it). I'll volunteer to play the DJ. (Now, where is my copy of the Ohio Players' Greatest Hits?) A virtual girl's night out sounds good to me.Does the ravishing begin there and will there be lap top dancing with our favourite man.? Rickfan37--I was noticing the same thing about Drake's story. Now Drake, do go on, please. I am breathless with anticipation for the next, um, segment. Hoo boy, looks like the Colonel isn't the only one who's been into the Robitussin tonight!
(Rickfan37: LOL!)
Drake, your anecdote is completely enthralling. So, you had this incredible (and I use the word wisely) encounter 13 years ago, and have only been in the business for seven? I await further revelations with interest, as, I am sure, we all do. My name is Drake. I'm a make-up artist. I've been in the business 7 yrs. I found this site browsing through. I chose to enter to gather insight on the fan basis of Alan Rickman. I do that from time to time, when I've have such opportunities as to assist to Hollywood's elite. Occasionally I have stories to share. Some good, some bad, some funny, some sad. I won't take up AR's site with stories of his Hollywood comrades. I would however find simple pleasure to entertain those curious minds, & those nosey with wonderment, by satisfying your hunger with a small plate of knowledge on Mr. Rickmans m.o.'s.
I notice lots of Harry Potter references and quotes are often used to bond this group. Lucky for me I've read the 4 books released and can add my foul ingredients to the potions class. If I decide to show up that day, and not play hookey under Harry's invisibility cloak somewhere.
So as I began...It was 1990, I worked on the set of Robinhood Prince of Thieves, and had the unfortunate exprience of meeting Kevin Costner. He was as humble as Gilderoy Lockhart. Aside from his poor acting job, not being able to fake a British accent, he also would request another take in filming if his hair blew in the wrong direction. He was bitter towards AR when rumors circled that "Prince of Nottingham" was really the thief...he was stealing the show!
I can only speak kindly of Rickman...as long as I have fresh breath that is. My story may reach this curious audience as somewhat comical, as for me it is a sad story with a happy ending. I assisted in the make-up application. I was called over for touch-ups. Alan sat quietly reading a book as I absorbed the shine. I spoke with a little confidence, I've worked on famous people. The quite ones make me feel a bit uneasy at times. I asked him about his book. No answer. I asked again. He looked at me with a small grin and asked me what I had for breakfast. I thought why? He suggested that next time I drink Scope with it. So my breath was a little sour. I got up late and thought wrigleys would disguise it living up to its advertising.
The afternoon wasn't any better. Now I knew I couldn't breathe for fear his regal nose would catch hence of the poo-poo tongue. I was called over again before the end of the day. I dropped a cotton pad on his lap, and we both went for it, my dirty pillows fell forward loosely. My left boob smacked him clear across his mouth. I know because his wet lips grazed the exposed cleavage, and left clear lip balm residue. I had to laugh. First, my mouth was insulting, then his was almost weened. I'll disclose more on another day...after all there is more. Kate: The cooking sherry? That is truly appalling! Gack, I thought he had better taste, and a more complete liquor stock, than THAT! You'd better hide the Robittusin and vanilla extract. Katharina love your story on fanfic please update. For those who have not yet read do so you will enjoy it.
Kimberly from Michigan, thanks for the "Snape Shopping" cute, very cute. From Kim who use to be from Michigan. Here to read Kimberly, thanks for the Snape Shopping! Ali-Pat, that was great! I second (or third?) the girls night out! Ali-Pat: rubber stamp, what an excellent idea! It's gonna take me a while to carve that whole poem, but I'm game!
Oh, I do so want a virtual girls' night out! Whoever's in charge please post where and when! In the interest of promoting a "girls night out" and as a nod to well-written sexual innuendo, I present this excerpt from a song that appears in Lock Up Your Daughters, a play in which AR had a small part early in his career. (Indeed, the very title suggests an idea for a rubber stamp!)
When does the Ravishing begin?
Lor! Must I wait in this state for the pretty fellow or
When does the Ravishing begin?
Eeek! I shall swoon very soon for the fellow has me
...WHEN DOES THE RAVISHING BEGIN?
Kate, the thought of Colonel Brandon being drunk and obnoxious gave me a good giggle. Thanks. (Probably shouldn't say that... encourages the troll.) And Ella, I didn't think it was you. :-) Well, crap. I just posted the link to Chapter Five. Klutzy me..... Here's the link to Chapter One!
*Sighs* Hello there, Fellow Rickmaniacs. Came out of lurkdom today to post a link to my Snapey story. Do you think that's selfish. Well, for those who were asking, it's:
Ha Ha, You know, I have wondered why my Snape's robes are so "billowy". He looks like he's doing a very bad Marilyn Monroe impression.
Sue, what an interesting tidbit :-) Good for Mr. Rickman! I just don't understand why people can't accept that if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, etc., it's not a swan and never will be. What ignoramuses would try to pass pornography off as highbrow entertainment? I hope they feel like idiots and I hope their show goes bust very quickly. Sex is sacred, for God's sake, and it just burns my flan whenever someone puts it in a cheap window display surrounded by gaudy neon lights.
I knew I liked that man for a reason. London Evening Standard Thursday 24 April 2003
FYIXXx is causing a stir as apparently it portrays real sex on stage and members of the audience have been invited on stage and acts of oral sex attempted on them!!! There are lots of mini-Snapes where I live, too. The preggo looking one, the ones with a snake, etc. Maybe they like the southern US climate? Constance, you are so sweet :-)
I live in New England, but I just ordered it off Amazon.com. I couldn't wait anymore :-) Hubby bought me a Harry Potter figure and a Gilderoy Lockhart, but I think he only bought Lockhart because he goes around saying,'Can everyone see me - can everyone hear me."
Thanks for the tip, though. We travel quite a lot, and now that I know you have the figures there, I do 'extra' shopping :) Dear CJ: Where do you live? Here in NC., I trip over old Snape a dozen times a week at Wal-Mart, Target, etc.... Are you looking for the one with the snake? I can help you, if you like. quote: "I'm pi$$ed off - that's what I am!"
Do you know how many stores I have been too looking for my Snape figure!!!!!! ;-( Even poor hubby is looking for me. Bless his soul! He even ordered Dark Harbor, Robin Hood and Blow Dry for me. Personally I think it's because he needs new lines to say to me I'm Drunk, you have SERIOUS issues. You need AA, not AR.
Thank you for the Snape laughs, Kimberly! (Hope I got the right person.)
Kate, you've been added. And you have a couple of Colonels in your e-mail. (A Virtual Girl's Night Out sounds like fun :-) If the idea is vetoed, just in case, I do know of a place where arsing off is permitted.)
Just for the record, and I really have to say this because I just know I'm going to get the blame for all future arsing off, i.m. drunk is NOT my invention. (I'll swear on whatever you want me to swear on.) Um, I think we've been through this before, I.M. Drunk, and unless you'd like to become your own Accidental Webmistress, I think maybe you'd better cut yourself off while you're ahead.
Look at me, I'm defending the status quo. Well, miracles never cease. Oh, dear. I see the Colonel has gotten into the cooking sherry again.
Which reminds me: When can we have another virtual girls' night out? We've been so good lately, haven't we? Time to be bad!
i was just watching i don't give two cents for your lack of sensiblility and i notice those people dancing and prancing to that sinful victorian music and i thought this can only lead to loose sexual content and moral loososity and i say NO! leave the SIN behind. cease and disist! stop this thing they call motzart! it is the music of the devil! repent! ha ha for those of you that don't know that i'm actually joking. bebalooha HA! Beth: where have you been? I hope your still out there. Egads, I can't get this music off thet's playing on my computer. It's music to the upcoming movie about St.Teresa of Little Flower. It's pretty music, but it's the same thing and it will not go away! I thought it would leave when I came to this website, but the only thing that happened was Alan's voice talking over it. It sounded like previews to a Romance movie starring AR. Kimberly, thanks for the much needed smile! That was really great! CDC, I meant I'd prefer a less dramatic life and a less traumatic ending. And Sue, thanks for the updated picture. Now I just have to find the book and read the story that explains it! I don't care which projects Alan Rickman does, how big or small the roles. I just hope he's able to do all the things he wants to for as long as he wants to--but that the projects are released in a timely manner so that we can see them before we go nuts waiting! CdC: This earlier post from Suzanne should answer your question about the whereabouts of the January 2003 GB: Just want to let everyone know that some of the links to the Videograms and GB & FOF archives (anything ending with .org) will probably not work for a little while. They're working on the server, but everything should be working again in a few days.
Happy Easter/Passover to everyone!
Suzanne
TX USA - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 08:45:37 (PDT)
I tried to access the January 2003 archives but got a message that this page no longer exists. Does it have a new address? Ahh! Kate, you're the best! The movies came today and I am anticipating an orgy of Alan! I'll have to wait till tomorrow, though, because dd (who visited here during the appalling virtual girls' night out)is celebrating her birthday and we're taking her out for dinner. Thank you for sharing with those of us who have not been similarly blessed with the same cinematic ambrosia. Blessed be! Kate, get on the butt-kicking boots and get at it, girlfriend! I think u r so awsome! do u always have to be the bad guy. U should be the main character in another romance video.
im 12yrs old Hey Kate, I am with you all the way there, but maybe he just doesn't WANT to do the big ones. He's a big boy now so maybe we have to let him make up his own mind!!LOL Oh, Kim! You sure know how to send a person into a giggling fit! Thanks for that. Thanks Ali; wrong Joel. Alas, I wonder if he isn't following his optimal trajectory--a few small-ish roles in big budget blockbusters to support himself whilst he does the sorts of little films that would play at whatever that artsy cinema is in New York... Or straight-to-video, as the case may be. Or that are filmed in some place where he wishes to vacation (which seems to have been the only motivation for "Quigley"). What's this I hear about Alan being in the Phantom of The Opera!? Please tell me it's true. This is one of my favorite musicals, besides Jekyll and Hyde, to see him in the Phantom costume ahhhh. Better yet to hear him sing...can he sing that high? I feel in love with Michael Crawford when he played this role. Maybe they can lower the notes for Alan. Even if it's not true, thanks for the fantasy! I would love to sing to Alan "Think of Me". Or better yet to hear him sing to ME, "The Music of The Night". Brief grammatical correction: * I would share* Found this bit about Snape hilarious and thought I share.... Hallo Lisa from Bavaria! RE: PHANTOM -- The Joel of "Die Hard" who cast AR is Joel Silver. Sigh. I am underwhelmed by the report that AR may be in "Phantom." Another supporting role? I would like to see him in a big, fat, juicy LEADING role. Look at the roles Michael Caine (70) manages to pull down, for example. or Richard Gere (53) or -- yuk -- Michael Douglas (56). or Bruce Willis (50 at least, I think). Or Jack Nicholson (70). Or Robert DeNiro (60s). Or Al Pacino (63). AR can act rings around Al these days, for heaven's sake! IMHO, AR needs a new agent, somebody who thinks BIG. Somebody who won't let AR succumb to his whimsy and do any more of these movies that never get released. Force him to make up his mind FAST when a project comes his way (indecision cost him some very big roles, according to THAT BOOK). Get him on another high profile big budget HBO movie, at the very least, to remind people that AR holds a screen like no other actor working today. (Hopefully, he'll get more screen time in PoA, and that will raise his stock in Hollywood all by itself.) And another thing -- AR ought to direct again! Just get the Man out of the ensemble and back in the spotlight where he belongs. Kick his butt, if that's what it takes! I'll gladly volunteer for the job! @Ali-Pat: I thank you for your effort of this comment.
@Mortianna: Hey, you are welcome *giggleslikecrazy*. It was a nice song *moregiggleing* And the show on Hitparade on the Z...DF was always a highlight in my children days. What a pity, I cannot link the sound here. *gigglesandfallsfromthechair* ;-))))))) Oh Georgiana what a great new!! I'm thrilled to see him in such a great musical comedy !!! Let's try this link: News. One of the French opera directors in Joel Schumacher's [isn't he the one who cast him in "Die Hard"?] big screen version of "Phantom of the Opera"? See News. Ali sorry to dissapoint you but the work was fictitious and a play on a joke email that was going around.When I first read it I thought about it and wrote it if it was me although I am only 40 and the character is 50 yet in better health than me as I would have not passed the first day.
As a Scorpio I think the horiscope is just perfect!! As my DH is a Cancer and I always joke and call him my Col Brandon (ok stop that sniggering). Has anyone compiled a birthday chart for the Guestbookers? I seem to remember there are a few Scorpios here.
well, 100% physical and intellectual but only 70% emotional. It's unfair. This think must tricky !!! Yes, Lisa--use the information by all means. But I think the actual source is Tim Robbins' commentary track on the DVD version of Bob Roberts. I will be watching that one soon (watching all the films in alphabetical order this time for variety) so I will let you know if my memory was correct. I mean, I am sure about his comment on the sound track, but I am not sure where I heard it.
As for the compatibility test, I got a very high score on intellectual and physical compatibility. Obviously the intellectual part is right on (any AR fan should get a high score on that!), but how did the test know about my height, my hair of three shades (grey at temples, brown/red at roots, blonde at the ends), my crooked lower front teeth, and my light brown eyes, and my love of dancing? Lisa - thanks for reminding the world of one of the most embarrassing groups and songs known to mankind*sob*. now I'll never get that out of my head. I am of course old enough to have suffered through it, but I could have lived with only the title. If I remember correctly, Frnak Farian sang the song, too. With a little help of electronic friends.
I will have to watch the movie again to replace the gruelling images of Boney M. in 70's clothes, dancing like mad, with the appropriate images of the one and only Rasputin*.
speaking of age reminds me of an equally embarrassing (mind you, only after all those years) group I listened to while cleaning lately. Did you know the group by the name of Sweet had a title called: Little Willy. The text (well, part of it, and it is repeated again and again, I couldn't really help noticing) goes something like: Little Willy doesn't want to go home. - He seems to be bound on adventures and as if he were - up to something. I really am thankful to this guestbook for enlightening me to something I hadn't noticed in my teenage years. hi you all dear AR fans!! love to be here, these pages are so wonderful!! hey does anyone know what´s his newest movie??exlucive the potters) i think you agree with me: alan´s voice is something very.... aah!!!! @Ali-Pat: May I add your notice about the Bob Roberts Soundtrack (well, there is none) to my critic of the film? I would write there also a thank you for this notice in there... ;-)) In the 1970s there was a music group: BoneyM, which were produced by Frank Farian (he also produced MilliVanilli - do you remember the fake-duo-singers? Handsome dancers but didn´t sing by themselves?) Well, there was a song back in the 70s, it was a great hit: Ra-Ra-Rasputin - Here is the text:
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
(Spoken:)
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.
"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead
(Spoken:) Oh, those Russians...
---- And the compatility-test: You reach 100 % everywhere, when you write his birthday as your birthday! Who can take this serious? Make that ARt2 Sonoma - I have re-done I took the compatability test and here are the results. 77% physical(wrong) 84% emotional (maybe) 99% intellectual (this is more like it) giving a total of 87%. i added it up and made it 150% so it's not right. Thank the Goddess!! I shall have you all know now that I am a Scorpio and so is Professor Snape!!! How compatible we are. Thank you Barbara the Wallpaperer for your excellent insight and the lovely list. Please hurry with the Chinese Zodiac--I can hardly wait. :) Janine!!! How excellent you have returned with a tan!! We have missed you. I shall be emailing you soon. Kate, CDC, I meant anyone *besides* the two of you. (You knew that, right? ;-) (Please don't cut my heart out with a spoon...I'm holding out for a rusty pair of pliers...and George...)
Um, you guys do know that biorhythms can't be measured via an internet love-o-meter, right? Not exactly accurate, I have to say. Only *99%* physical compatibility--bogus. Completely bogus. It's 110% and I have psychic abilities, so I must be right. Emotional was 11% and I have to agree; we would scratch each other's eyeballs out if locked in a room together for longer than an hour. (Sexual tension, manifested as a result of 110% physical compatibility, will do that to you.) It *did* get the intellectual part right, though. 100%, of course. Well, duh.
Most of the fanfic links are up, for anyone who's interested. Rickman Land And some other fun stuff. Well, duh :-)
Barbara the Aussie: This is the link to the Alan Rickman Compatibility Test Compatibility Test
Plug in your birthdate and submit it to check your compatibility with Alan Rickman. Enjoy! Oh, I'm an Aries... and I LOVE Jamie and all of TMD for that matter! It's is STILL my favourite AR movie. Welcome back Janine from Melbourne. Nothing like a bit of Sun Hey?!I sent AR a Funny card and wrote inside that I hope he never loses his sense of Humour. A bit tongue in cheek, hope he took it the right way, hey Suzanne??!! To the other wonderful Barbara (TW), well done! Ali, where is that websight, for compatability? Janine: I looove your entry in the fan/fic section! I was laughing so hard when you were talking about your experience with Bruce. It looks like my journal from 2 years ago when I had a mad crush on my piano player whose name just happens to be ...Bruce! Anyway it really made me laugh. thanx. Please add more. Gentle Jamie an Aries? Naah, I don't think so. I could see him as Aquarius, Pisces, even Virgo maybe. Sorry I haven't found an online link to support this, but I have lots of astrology books which I've had for years, so I'm not a complete novice. Aquarius - lots of friends, humanitarian; Pisces - compassionate ("your pain... I couldn't stand that"), romantic; Virgo - fussy, neatnik ("clean it up a bit"), health-conscious ("you need to burn it, by the way, it's full of mold and silverfish"). I know that rearranging someone's furniture without their permission is a bit pushy, but I don't think it's enough to make me think he's an Aries. Maybe I just don't want him to be an Aries, as they tend to get on my nerves sometimes... Everyone: I found this website that sees how you match up to Alan. You type in your birthday,and all that Jazz, and it tells you how you match: physically,spiritually, and mentally. It said he and I would be 99% attracted to each other, but in the other areas we would have nothing in common! I think because of the age gap, but who cares if he finds you "physically attractive". I'm just kiddding, but I can't remember where that website is. I'm sure you have all done it by now. I'm a sagittarius and he's a Pices. I just hope I don't share too much in common with them...
sonoma such as?
Beth: sorry I haven't e-mailed you. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm cautious about giving my phone # out. I'm sure your fine, but with so many weirdos in the world I just want to play it safe. What I was thinking is maybe we could plan a day in June or May to meet at a restaurant or coffee shop in Atlanta! That way we could meet in a public place, talk, hang out, and talk about...AR of course! Let me know what you think,and share any of your ideas of where you would wanna meet. We could exchange numbers then,and know for certain who we were talking to. Thanks for the picture links Sue! Does ARt2 have a black band on the upper half, or is that just my computer? I like the South Park ones, too--I'm not a fan, but if they were on I'd certainly watch. Interesting to see who my fellow Geminis are on the AR zodiac list--fun guys! I just hope I don't share too much in common with them... I think u r awsome! I love your voice and i think u r cute too.
ps. im 12 yrs old. Sue: Not the classroom! He might kill Kenny! And detention would really suck *ss! AR has appeared in King of the Hill but Brandi and I thought he might pop into South Park too. Here are some of his characters - Alan in South Park How many times did we see AR saying "I'm the voice of God" in a Film or something near? That makes me wonder... Alan...God...Alan...God... What do you mean astrology is fake? As a Leo, I am proud to be in the company of such egotistical, attention-grabbing maniacs as Hans Gruber and the Sheriff. Just the other day, as I was cutting someone's heart out with a spoon, I thought to myself, Self, you are the greatest!
THANK YOU SUE: For posting AR's wee drawings.
Starz cable subscribers (US): DIE HARD is on every day this week at 12:15 a.m., 8:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. That's a whole lotta Hans ...
I think Alan is the sexist man alive, next to the ever loving Hugh Grant... CDC, I've often wondered whether astrology is a self-fulfilling prophecy...I sometimes say and do outlandish things for the reaction, and I'm supposedly a fussy, uptight Virgo. (And both of my signs--sun and moon, I think is how it goes--are in Virgo.) I wonder if anyone really and truly fits the archetype. (Besides Rasputin ;-)
Sue, Thank You for posting the illustrations! My great-grandfather was an artist and those pictures remind me of the funny little characters he used to draw for me.
Fanfic authors, I'm getting the link page up today, you'll be happy to know :-) link fixed OOOPS!!!!!! Whoever wanted to see the ARt work? Here it is - ARt1 The computer gods stuffed a sock into my mouth before I finished saying: G*E*M*I*N*I Oh magical me!
I found, and lost, a site that mentions that we love to tell people all about us! We are the very best communicators, after all! Quick-witted and entertaining too! Oh no, I'm off topic again? Here is the site cited in respect to the following.
http://astrology.about.com/library/blfeatures/blgemini.htm
"That only which we have within, can we see without. If we meet no Gods, it is because we harbor none. If there is a grandeur in you, you will find grandeur in porters and sweeps." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sun in Gemini
traveling salesman who is continually chasing down the virtues of the farmer's virginal daughters.
He is ...magician, genius, shaman, and psychopomp.
Gemini may even say scandalous, shocking things or perform outrageous acts for no other purpose or reason than Gemini was "curious" and wanted to see what would happen. Nathalie and CDC: Thanks for the kind reviews on the latest chapter of Tea with the Black Dragon. I'm glad you're still enjoying it. And Nathalie, many thanks for the link to the site for Poison. I can't access it from work, but will definitely try it at home. And by the way, I'm a huge fan of Nicolo Machiavelli. italics fixed Gaaaaaaa!!! How did I do that? DOC! DOC! No Italics intended whatever! Barbara the wallpaperer: I sent two cards. One was part of the group effort. It was handmade, had an oriental motif, and a dry "best wishes" sort of message. The other was also handmade with grey illustration board, had handcarved handstamped images with a stalking theme, and a longer message. That one was mailed separately because I enclosed a couple of gifts and I didn't think the GB mailer should have to pay to send those. I received a very nice thank you and a signed photo. I am going to try to find an online astrological source that backs up what I already know about
one of the signs. Guess which one! Sinclair is an Aquarian, eh? No wonder he seems so familiar... Sonoma, AR did two illustrations for the story in Big Night Out. One is a row of silhouetted heads, one is a single silhouetted head. They are very simple, but cute, and support Beatie Edney's story, which is also very cute. I have only seen the book on Amazon.uk--it is a fundraiser for the War Child charity (which could certainly use the contributions now). I enjoyed reading the stories, lists, and other writings in the book, which is full of contributions from celebrities and contemporary writers. There is even a story which takes place on the cruise ship Bill Gates hired for his 40th birthday bash--a party AR is reported to have attended. Oh, Barbara, you must have really been bored. *ggg* (I´m just kidding you). But, it´s such an weird/nice/crazy/funny idea, may I post it in a german guestbook to enjoy the rickmaniacs there? We were bored, so we've been trying to figure out what AR's characters' Western Zodiac signs were. We came up with the following:
Alex (G Quest) = Capricorn
Any changes? Please use online sources to back up your opinion, as we researched all the signs :) Re: Birthday cards for AR
I sent him one with Fred Astaire on it. Inside, I wrote something along the lines of: "Best Wishes to someone who makes it all look so easy" (It was nice to be able to say exactly what I wanted to in a card -- the benefits of being a Graphic Designer, I suppose...) I like to think AR enjoyed it (and was sensible of the compliment), but I'll never know..... There was a sort of a list of scene - stealers in the latest Total Film Magazine. AR was number two as Sheriff of Nottingham. There was also a fun caricaturish picture there... why not put him number one? Möööö (disapproval). I'm looking for the documentary about "The Billy Elliot Boy". do anyone know where I may find a copy of it? Hi All I am back from Cairns and it is certainly different from Melb. I love tropical weather, beacher, humidity yet not the spiders! I hope you all have had a nice Easter/Passover. Not forgetting those who celebrate the Orthodox Easter, don't worry you fasting tome is nearly over.
Nathalie I have never received your email. I have post it again so try to find me.
CDC Ned Kelly is held by some as a Robin Hood type. Sidney Nolan combined an icon like image of Kelly to eulogised the Australian spirit of defining authority, the little man or "battler" against an unjust society. In a sense modern art against traditional art. I sent A.R. a postcard of one of these for his birthday as he too defines a high standard of acting in himself becoming an icon of our times. (No I did not mention phallic you naughty wenches). Have a look here at some of these images http://www.pictureaustralia.org/nolan/index.html
What type of birthday card did other people send? Who was game enough to sign. We did although I do not expect a response as unsolicited mail from crackpots such as myself..well I don't know if I would respond to someone like myself if I was famous.
Claudia I am sorry you will not be about. I am sure with all the gratitude from those here, that good will, love and happy Karma should be with you.
CdC greedy girl!!! According to the resume on the AR Home Page, he contributed 2 illustrations to Beatie Edney's story. I've seen a scan of one on Ebay, it looked like silhouettes of heads, but could someone describe the other? Has that book ever been sold in the US? Carolyn, what's the contribution to "Big Night Out"? I must have missed that. Plus I just wanted to say Hi yall! I haven't posted much in a while. Gissing's Girl asked, "CdC which man do you mean, Lushious Lucius or Sev the PM?" Sue sent me Alan's contribution to Big Night Out!How sweet!<--to both! CdC which man do you mean, Lushious Lucius or Sev the PM.You can have LL but not the PM. Have you checked out the Nottingham site as well? "The way that book read, I thought of him as a sort of Robin Hood character, but that could just be strong manipulation by the author" Another "well, duh" statement by me. Sorry, brain is napping Ok, for all of you who didn't see the 10 minute profile of Galaxy Quest on amc's cimema secrets, you didn't miss much.
they had two behind the scene's images of AR , but they were the same one's they have on the dvd.
There is a site www.nitpickers.com, where people add mistakes made from movies. There are 8 of AR'S movies nitpicked, they are :Die Hard,Dogma,Galaxy Quest,Micheal Collins,Quigly Down Under,Robin Hood:Prince Of Thieves,Sense And Sensibility and The Winter Guest.
When you get to the site,click the 'nitpicks on movies' then you click on 'titles'. Check out #38034, on Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. A propos de Janine: It reminded me that I've once give you an e-mail address so we can share point of view about marriage...relationship, etc.. But I've create this mail especially for that an now I don't even remember my own address. So, Janine, if you are around could reminded of the adress, just what is before the @... Thanks Janine: I got your package this weekend! Thank you for the card and coloring book pages; I love to color! DH and I thought the postcard was very interesting. Did I tell you that we both read the fictional book about Ned Kelley? The way that book read, I thought of him as a sort of Robin Hood character, but that could just be strong manipulation by the author. Could you please contact me via email? I've lost your email address as well as your snailmail because of the computer changeover.
I want him too. Could we share? Oh! In fact, I miss HIM soo soo soo much, it's incredible, I've just see him once (no twice) in my life and I miss him. Where is he? What is he doing? sniff...sniff... :( Nathalie: I have no idea why, but Poison worked just fine this morning! I think it was a Divine Miracle! I WANT THAT MAN! NOW! Nathalie, thanks for the Feininger site, the Poison snip was great. I am intrigued by this man. He is such a proffessional and dramatic actor. He has an uncanny ability to make you cringe, gasp, cry, and, at time, laugh. His list of plays he has performed is beyond impressive (though I still can't stop laughing when I think of him in Guys and Dolls!). I truly love this man's acting. And I truly love this man. Good Morning All! Hope you had a safe and chocolate filled Easter! I was just wondering about In Search Of John Gissing: When will it be released? Has it been out in Europe already? What about America? Any clues? Georgiana?
To those who are looking for the "In Demand" video, here is the URL to download-- http://www.nd.edu/~tchapman/TEXAS.MOV
This is the Quicktime version, which I copied from the original CD. It takes awhile to load but is much better than the MTV version you get on other sites. Put the Ebay creeps out of business and get it now for free. Spread the news and enjoy!
Thanks for the link, Nathalie! It looks like I can have some fun there...oh, and Metatron is the Voice of God, isn't he? A perfect casting choice, in my opinion. I know there's a mixed reaction to Dogma, but I love that movie. Metatron is one of my AR favorites. I've just seen Dogma for the first time today. I can't say that it is one of my favorite. However, I've noticed that they have called Metraton "The Voice". Is it a "clin d'oeil" to our "Velvet-chocolate" voice or is it purely incidental? CdC: I wonder: can you open a Media Windows Players file or is it only the "poison" file you can't open? If it's not the case it should explaned. It's a pity you can't because the videoclip is about "Snape vs Malfoy" and it IS really well done. Maybe I can help you. Just tell me. Thanks for that site, Nathalie--what fun! I enjoyed the radio interview also (chocolate voice? mmmmmmmmm).
As for Michael Collins, I also got a lot from reading the screenplay and the notes. I have always loved AR in this film, and I think it is one of his most under-appreciated roles. If you look at the archival footage of Eamon de Valera included on the DVD, you can see how much AR attempted to copy his movements. It is really astonishing! Ali - I got the In Demand video off Kazaa... I'm always signed on so anyone feel free to get it from me. My KAzaa s.n. is Beth_music83@kazaa.com. So there you go. When you write me that e-mail put something about Alan in it so that I don't erase it by accident. :)
Troy08: Ask your relative about the following book. I really believe it is the most comprehensive one written on this subject. In any case, it is my favorite.
A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland by Christine Kinealy
Nathalie: I love that site, but I can never get the Poison video to run. Just wondering if this problem is unique to my computer.
Bevin Dymphna : Yep, you've just about summed it up. By the by, is BD your screen name or your real name? I wanted to know if your name and theme are accidental or by plan. I'm thinking St. Dymphna (Irish by the way) should be the GB's patron saint. Just a little information about St. Dymphna : The site where she died is known for its miraculous healings of the insane and possessed. There is now a well-known institution on the site, and her relics are reported to cure insanity and epilepsy
GML - Think Off Topic talking Shop is working now. Hello everyone,
Happy Eastern!! I'm so sorry that Claudia have leaved us. I really hope that all will be better for her that she'll be able to come back. I have somethink quite entertaining for you. Some video-clip made by Feininger. This is a great website and the videos are wonderfull.....Full of Magic and really well done [8-)]!!! this is the site :
Try the "Poison" videoclip, you won't be disappointed [:)]
Neil Jordan's film diary of Michael Collins has some interesting anecdotes. He mentions filming Rickman during the Treaty Debates, composed almost entirely of direct quotes. It sounded stilted so he asked Rickman to do it as though the words were coming to him as he spoke. I went back and watched it again and it's amazing how he does it. Just in his face and you can see the wheels turning, and then the very instant that his course has become clear to him. It reminds me that good acting is real work, and requires not just skill, but a good deal of ingenuity. A Concerned Citizen, don't know if it'll help, but yes, I've been wishing. Beth: that would work out great. I'll send you an e-mail, and we can discuss where would be a good meeting place. I'll also give you my phone number. I didn't know you have the In Demand video I really want to see it! Where did you get it? Hello All... Happy Easter fellow Rickman fans. I figured I awake this morning to Alan in "In Demand." Anyway, I hope Easter goes well for everyone. Greetings from the Buckeye State!! Ohio is very nice and quite a bit warmer then the east coast. Am visisting relatives who have a 52 inch t.v. screen. Will rent some Rickman films and revel in the viewing experience. One of the relatives is writng his dissertation on Irish-American relations in the early part of the century. He traveled to Ireland and read the actual papers of Eamon De Valera(who he has a rather low opinion of). I feel a renting of Michael Collins is in order. I should have read some of these books I am staring at first, I probably would have understood the film better. *A Love Unknown* My heart is filled with love for some one I have never met. How could this be? Have we met in a dream? Perhaps we are parted souls from a former life. I will never know. My heart aches for a man that is on the other side of the earth. He doesn't know I even exist. And if he did would he break my heart? I try to reason with my unreasonable heart. Unless I love him, I will never truely love. Is it really better to have loved than to have never loved at all? Even when the the person you love has no idea you were even created and allowed to walk the earth. How could I love some one so much even if we have never spoken, never touched, never laughed or cried? I'm not sure, but I do know that my heart is filled with love ment to be shared with a man I have never met. - Bevin Dymphna Just want to let everyone know that some of the links to the Videograms and GB & FOF archives (anything ending with .org) will probably not work for a little while. They're working on the server, but everything should be working again in a few days.
Happy Easter/Passover to everyone!
Thank you, Ali-Pat.
The Songs could be understand wrong out of context? Well, yes, I agree with that. He wanted to warn the people and didn´t want to spoil them with something out of context.
I love the film Bob Roberts, it´s so despiteful and sarcastic.
Bye from a sunny day in Bavaria. Lisa, the character "Bob Roberts" was not a Southerner, but he did try to depict Southern tendencies in his association with Country and Western music. Yet another campaign trick.
By the way, I read somewhere that Tim Robbins refused to release a soundtrack from the movie because he was certain that someone, somewhere, hearing the songs out of context, would take them seriously. Hi all! I have a question for the american guests here. Well, of course, I want to read every opinion here also. *gg* Bob Roberts: Is Bob Roberts from the southern states of USA or is he from the northern? The kind his music is and how he acts, Bob Roberts (I just mean the film figure, not the actor) could be from the South. But Philadelphia is more north, isn`t it? And I don´t want to insult anybody of the South of USA... really not... *Cannot.explain.it.better.because.of.my.weird.english* *puts.some.chocolate.easter.egg.in.the.guestbook* Bye... Lisa from the south of Germany, from the middle of Europe... Sigh...if all of us on the west coast wished hard enough, do you think he might do something on this coast? David Suchet did Amadeus at the Ahmanson, so Rickman could do anything, even read the phone book. Pleaseeeeee Well, I put a hold on Pity in History at the library so I'll see if they'll send a copy out. I did read the review of the BBC production at the Rickmanista Review and it sounds really interesting. I'm fairly partial to Mr. Rickman's men of God characters. Thanks for mentioning it, Ali-Pat! Hi! It's been a while since I've posted here. Well, I was finally able to buy the DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I really enjoyed the interview with Alan, it could have been (much) longer!!!! So, here is my update. I also added the zip.files in the screensavers link (at the index page - filmography/screensavers). I am still working on some new soundfiles (.wavs). I hope Love Actually will be in theatres soon, something new and different. Happy Eastern and enjoy Alan! Ali- Well, I'm going home for the summer, and that's about 45 minutes west of Atlanta, but YES, we should definitely get together, and ponder the ways of Alan. Discuss Shakespeare, and the wonderful ways of drama. Drop me an e-mail and we can exchange numbers or something. Beth_music83@hotmail.com Instead of spending the afternoon gardening in the glorious sunshine as I should, I have just finished reading Pity in History. Would anyone care to discuss this play? I thought it was full of relevance in light of some contemporary events. I also had to keep reminding myself that it took place in the era of Cromwell--I kept picturing the soldiers in fatigues. Oh, to see this film! I understand its availability is extrememly limited, but I have faith that, along with my favorite harping topic (TSFJG) my eyeballs will eventually see it. Until that time, where can I find a photo from it on the web? I have checked all the usual places...
Happy Spring, everyone. For fellow Chicagoans-
The Winter Guest in on Ch. 32 (Fox) right now in Chicago.
I think Alan is A great actor in the Harry Potter movies and continues to play in them I would be surprised if it were. I just meant that this film should open in wide distribution--not another film-festival-to-video sort. @Vee: Geheimgang = secret passage Link: http://dict.leo.org/?p=iIvLk.&search - Das ist ein prima Übersetzungsprogramm, das nicht ständig aufgibt, weil es mal wieder keine passenden Übersetzungen findet.
...as far as I know, Severus Snape will have a *girlfriend* or a *love affair* .... Ali-Pat, the videos just arrived this morning and I'd like to thank you very much. They were beautifully packed and reached here in perfect condition. Thank you so much you made my day. Come join us at Rickmanland! Just popping in to say hi, on my weekly chance to goof off online.
Not much chatting going on this weekend, but y'all have a good Easter or Passover, y'hear?
Kate, where did you hear *that*?! The rumor I'd heard was that Severus will *not* tangle himself in the affairs of love...supposedly J.K.R. has said it's impossible. Why that should be, I've no idea.
***Fanfic Authors***
Off-topic devotees, horsers-around, House game players, etc., etc., we're waiting for you at Rickman Land in the "Rickman Revelers" online community. You *don't* have to register to post. See the When Fans Speak page for more details.
Is the premeire of "Love Actually" going to be in Seattle? Yes, just shy of 6 foot 1 is my estimate. Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix Spoilers:
Anybody heard any for Sevvie? I just read one (SPOILER AHEAD) that describes the new DADA teacher as having "a personality like poisoned honey." Which suggests that it's a woman. And "poisoned honey" sounds like a Snapey soulmate to me. Don't know whether to be excited or wary. Can I handle watching Snape kiss someone on screen? No, not at all ... Beth: I got your message,and I live around Kennesaw. Do you ever go to any of the meet and greets in GA? I think your a few hours south of here if I'm not mistaken. If your ever in Atlanta maybe we could get a small group, and form our own little meet up. Just a thought! Just let me know what you think. hi everbody! Maybe this question has already been asked, but does anybody of you know how I can reach the chamber of secrets on the DVD? I mean this game, like the one on the first DVD with the poisen thing, you know, where nobody knew how to reach the stone. Well, I can reach the chamber but I don´t know how to come further. There is a *Geheimgang* (secret way?), so I can reach this big mouth of Salazar Slytherin from a different way (not the direct way straight on). The man in the background talks about a bird or cock, but I´ve no idea how to find that cock/bird/animal/thing??! So, if you know it, please be so nice to tell me. Best wishes and thx,
Verena I'm back from New Mexico,and my grandfather's funeral was nice. My uncle sang and so did I. He was a Cowboy, so he was buried in a ghost town. I made an interesting discovery and that is,that my aunt is an Alan fan also! We were talking about movies and she brought up Galaxy Quest. I stated that I loved AR, and she looked at me shocked and said, " I had it bad for him a year ago after HP came out." Then she tells me how she even visited some of his websites. My brother who was listening to all this goes "this is to weird", he thought I was the only freak who liked AR I guess. I told my aunt, "now I know where my taste comes from." It was fun because every now and again I would talk about AR with her. Thank you for producing such a down to earth site. As a writer I can tell you are a skilled communicator. Thanks again. Ali-Pat, thanks for the additional info about Actors. Just another radio drama I can be aggravated about not ever being able to hear! (I've got my crowbar ready, too--just say the word). I did finally get to see him in Barchester Chronicles and it reminded me how much I've been longing to hear that voice speak dialogue I haven't heard many many times already (and will many more times to come). Georgiana, so is he just over 6 feet tall as stated in various internet bios? I'm generally jealous of everyone who sees him in person, but yet, if I was that close, I'd either be dumbstruck and gawk like an idiot or turn red and run away. Pretty pathetic for someone my age! Dear Georgiana,
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply!! Now I understand the information you shared is very credible.
Gissing's Girl: I just re-sent all the emails I had sent since 4/13. Please let me know if you don't receive them. Please email if you do! Terri, yes, I was at the Maine Film Festival when "Dark Harbor" was shown. I had missed it at the Seattle Film Festival (was off hiking the Inca Trail). No, no other 'inside information.' Mr. Sharp said they might include that extra scene in the DVD (they did not). I met the woman who played the mother, and the fellow who played the chauffeur (which gave me my first estimate of how tall Mr. Rickman is--before I got to stand next to him for a better estimate). Oh, there are *two* cartoons of Alan in the Total Film magazine :) - The other one got the mouth wrong, but the eyes are just right... Sorry to post here but the Talking Shop Off-Topic page seems to have gremlins (I blame the government) and the posts don't go through anymore (Claire?) - but I wanted to answer Gaye about something. There was more, but this is the vaguely 'on topic' bit of my post ;)
(...) Not to worry though: from chatting to the people who attend Collateral Damage, I can reassure you that the majority of them haven't waited for this war to worry about injustice and are generous and regular donors to the major charities trying to help Iraq already. Indeed some work for them. As for most of the 'celeb' guests who have appeared so far, including Mr Rickman, they all have a long history of involvement in human rights causes and must rank amongst the most generous individual donors in the world, not just with their money but with their time. Anyway, that was a good point to raise. I remember that one of the papers here published a very comprehensive guide to charity organisations trying to help Iraqi victims. I'll post it here [I meant on Talking Shop] for readers if I can find it online. CdC no I never got either of your emails but I have received others so I have repeated my email address. Long live Sev! Below post deleted. *&&@#%!! I am so sorry, Suzanne. Just delete the below post.
Stella, please see The Leaky Cauldron for news about the movies/books.
Claudia, if you're out there, could you please contact me? (its_ellamentary "at" msn "dot" com). Thanks! And I hope you're hanging in there all right.
Gissing's Girl: Yes, I did, thanks. Apparently you didn't get the email I sent in reply! I just emailed you again last night; did you get that? I just checked my email log and it shows that I contacted you 4/13. Are you having email trouble with others? Mine seems to be up and running well at the moment. CdC did you get the TCM attachment I sent to you The Man Painting with Light? Sonoma: If you ever want to work out a trade for something I've carved, just email me at rbrlubberataoldotcomplete (you know the address drill). Hey guys... I got the video off Kazaa. Someome signed on as sharing files, and let me download the video, man he's sexy in that video. I'll stay on Kazaa for the rest of the night so you can log on and get it from me. Ok? Cool...
I see no one has posted this yet: the 100 movie villains and heroes special we were talking about a little while ago is set to air on CBS on June 3rd. It will be hosted by Arnold Schwartzenegger. I can't wait to hear him introducing AR. Could anyone send "In Demand" to me or tell me where I can get it? PLEASE!!! My e-mail is: ma_musique@yahoo.com. Please...... Beth, where did you find that video? I have been looking for it for years! Sonoma, the only place I have ever read about Actors is in Paton's book (chapter 5), but she goes on at length about it and describes his voice speaking many of his lines, so I suspect she has actually heard the show. According to her, it was broadcast on BBC Radio in 1983 and generated lots of fan mail for him. The play is based on Lo Fingido Verdadero by Lope de Vega. Kimberly, when you and your band of desperately criminal Rickmaniacs break into the BBC vault, keep an eye out for this one in particular. Has anyone got any news on how or where the filming for PoA is going? Does anyone know if they are using Alnwick Castle again? Thanks for the information, Georgiana! I get it now. I guess the scene could've been part of a montage at the end but don't see how they could've ever thought of putting it in early in the film. Ali-pat, the only play you mentioned that I didn't recognize was Actors. What's that? Was Alan Rickman in it? And yes, I've been searching for Dukore's book. I found a library that has it, but they won't let anyone check it out and the library is pretty far away anyway. Carolyn dear carolyn, maybe we can work out a trade sometime! THANK YOU to whomever got that for me, you're the greatest!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! Ok, I just saw the best of Alan EVER! This experiance was absolutly amazing... So, I found the video (In Demand) on Kazaa, YYYYYEEEESSSSSSS!!!!! Oh my goodness is he delicious... And can he dance or what?? Man o man, I'm going to become a famous star so I can dance with him!!! Anyway, do I have any seconds on that????? Dear Georgiana,
Thank you so much for the DH info!
You wrote "According to Jeff Sharp, one of the Dark Harbor producers who introduced the film at the (second) Maine International Film Festival where it was the opening night offering..." Were you there at the festival? How did you get such interesting info? If you know more info about DH leaked by Mr. Sharp, would you please share with us?? That film has kept me puzzled for months.... Beth--I downloaded it from Kazaa. I'll leave my Kazaa open for awhile so you can try to get it. Make sure you search under all files. Has anyone found the In Demand video on Kazaa? I'm searching for it, but I haven't seen it Well, I've never seen Alan Rickman in anything prior to the Harry Potter movies, but he does a wicked job in those. My friend just happens to be PSCHOTICALLY OBSESSED DH SPOILER: Georgiana, thanks for the insight into the deleted scene in DH. I didn’t realize such a scene existed. Including it in the final cut would have compromised any suspense or mystery in the storyline. I know this film is not universally beloved by GBers, but I enjoyed picking up the clues along the way. SPOILERS: Well, Sonoma, since no one has actually seen the 'hitting scene' in "Dark Harbor," it is difficult to describe it. But Jeff Sharp said it was a scene in which David hits "the young man" (he is never named in the film) in a hotel room. It is a set-up. We first encounter the young man, beaten, at the side of the road. The hitting in the hotel room is to get him ready to be so placed, showing that the entire business is being set up by David and his (male) lover. Sorry to see you're going, Claudia, you've done some great things with your web site - especially for those of us in the UK with little access to Rickman related things from the other side of The Pond. Hope your troubles will be few and very short and that you'll be able to join us once again. Take care. Claudia!
Sorry to hear you're having a hard time! Your efforts will be greatly missed (hope your site is up and running before too long, but don't 'push it'!) as will your humour!
(You are *still* the woman who thinks that Tony Blair is a 'hottie', war-talk aside!)
Hope you're feeling better soon!
Wish I could provide one of your cute lil' smiley faces from days long-gone, but you know that everyone here appreciates you and wishes you all the best! Sonoma, there is a whole slew of play adaptations Peter Barnes has done which remain unpublished (as far as I know) including The Devil is an Ass, The Devil Himself, The Dutch Courtesan, A Trick to Catch the Old One, Actors, and Antonio. I do know, however, that Antonio was based on two John Marston plays: The History of Antonio and Mellida and Antonio's Revenge. You can read about the original production of Antonio if you are lucky enough to find a copy of Bernard Dukore's Barnestorm: The Plays of Peter Barnes (New York: Garland, 1995). Alas, I have not been so lucky... OoOOoh, A cartOON! I love cartoons. Sue, I protest, this is definitely a French sailor shirt he's wearing! (Oh, OK, I know, 'tis not, but I like the idea... And it even suits him somehow! :o). Off to get the magazine ;) Just wanted to add my best wishes to Claudia. Very sad to hear you're leaving, and wish you the very best of luck in all that you do. You achieved amazing things with your site, and I know a lot of people who'll be sad to see it go. But more importantly, look after yourself. Take care - ES This is sort of off-topic. I only watched Dark Harbor once--it's not my favorite AR movie--but could someone tell me the particulars of the hitting scene? I'm just one of those unfortunate people who needs to have everything spelled out for them. Carolyn dear Carolyn, I'm glad Ali-Pat was able to show you the way to Antonio. By the way, does anyone know if that play was ever published? According to Jeff Sharp, one of the "Dark Harbor" producers who introduced the film at the (second) Maine International Film Festival where it was the opening night offering, that scene was shot, was to be early in the film, but was never included in an edited version. The film's major flaw is how 'telescoped' the ending is; that scene would have made it blatantly obvious. It's peculiar, though, that they put a shot from that scene on the video box. Ali-Pat, thanks for the info. I agree, the scene would only have worked at the end of the movie. Too bad they couldn't have put the cut-scene into a "special feature".
(and any other scenes that were cut) Cathy, that scene was cut from the movie (but would have provided valuable background information if it had been left in).
Possible DKH spoiler....
Wonder at what point it appeared in the original cut? Anywhere but the end and it would have given away most everything. Oops--I was too hasty. First you have to click on "Theatrical Plays" from the home page, then on "Antonio". Just bought DVD Dark Harbor. Love it but how do you find the scene of AR hitting Norman Reedus that is pictured on the back of the DVD case? Carolyn dear, click on "Antonio" on the home page of RITR and you will see the program from the play, which is a cartoon self-portrait of AR. VH - No that wasn't the one I meant, but it does have lots of downloads. Sonoma or Anybody Who Has the Answer: I just got around to checking out Rickman In The Round and couldn't find a picture the poster he did. Can you give me an exact web address for that page? Amusing how "Total Film" managed to take that vaguely regal diagonally striped robe of the Sheriff's and turn it into a French cabaret T-shirt. Claudia--I am sorry to hear you are having troubles. I will miss reading your posts and hope you will be able to come back to the GB. Prayers and best wishes! Sue, is this the site you mean? Alan Rickman : The Voice Kimberly - Latest issue of Total Film - May 2003 Sue: Thanks for the scan from Total Film. Can you tell me which issue that article is from? Claudia: You will be greatly missed! You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. CDC - Unfortunately Claudia's was THE best. AlanRickmanDesire has some audio but not the dozens it used to have. The site owner says they will change them every so often so it is worth checking occasionally. Claudia had a link to another page I didn't bookmark which had Texas links and downloads etc. Anyone know the name? Would the folks here mind posting their favorite download sites for AR? I will forever regret not nagging DH into setting up the new computer sooner [not really]. I managed to watch ONE of Claudia's great montages, left the desk for a minute or two, and when I came back to her site...all the files were gone. My timing is truly noteworthy. Here is The Total Film article on Scene-Stealers as mentioned in the News and Info. I like the cartoon. Hello, everyone. Sorry to use this GB for personal messages, but I have not been able to get through to two people via email.
Anne, did you get the copy of Bob Roberts I sent you? You may have emailed me already, but I have lost track.
Gissings Girl, have you received your two videotapes? It has been about a month since I sent them, so they should be there by now (fingers crossed).
To both of you--hope you are enjoying the tapes if you have them! If they are AWOL, I can hunt them down again.
Please continue to hold Claudia in your hearts. If and when she is able to look at all the nice messages to her on the GB, it will certainly lift her spirits. Hope things turn out okay, Claudia. My thoughts are with you ^_^. hello every one im Andrea and love Allen Rickman I think he is the most beautiful man i have ever seen and the best speaking voice iv ever heard im glad i found this because i was going crazy trying to find something about him this is a wonderful site and hope it stays just the way it is id love to have an autographed picture of him or even just a picture hes just so incredible and has the most beautiful brown eyes iv ever seen id love to meet him one day or just write him a letter hes the only celeberty iv ever wanted to meet compared to him in my opion no one comes close to the kind of acting talent that he has he has more talent in his little finger then anyother actor i know or have seen :}he is the most beautiful man and its a shame hes not shown much in Harry Potter he is so handssome with that black hair i dont know if you read this MR.Rickman but if you do just know that i love you and wish you all best in the world your an incredibly talented man and i respect you deeply thank you for letting me write this iv wanting to tell this to other people who love Allen Rickman as much as me your friend Andrea Claudia, I'm sorry to hear you're going through a difficult time, sending good thoughts your way. Thank you for the great website, it was one of my favorites! So many wonderful AR gems I hadn't known about. Hope you'll be back soon, and take care! Claudia, Sorry to hear you're leaving. You've been so wonderful. Thanks for all of your help in the past. You've been such a light for me to follow. Please continue to shine. I truely hope personal things get better for you. You know I am always in touch (gillejcATauburnDOTedu) and only a few miles away if you ever needed me. Love always. I cant' afford a DVD player for everyone, sorry! This is my big spluge. I've given up Starbucks for my DVD player. The coffee at work is too nasty to drink. So I'm just giving up my coffee. The things I do for Alan!!! Claudia, I was looking forward to catching up with the gems on your site when time allowed but I understand real life must come first. Sorry to hear it isn't a rosy one at the moment. Best wishes, Claudia, such sad news even brings a 'Lurker' like myself out of hiding to wish you well and I hope you will be back when things settle down for you. Thanks for everything. Claudia, if good thoughts, prayers, and best wishes are of any help, I'm sure that things will turn around for you in no time, since I know that an abundance of each will be heading your way until they do. Take care and see you again soon! Claudia, sorry to hear you are leaving and about all your problems. Hope eveything resolves itself soon and you come back Claudia: Thank you for all you have done. I never would have seen many of those AR rarities if not for your incredible generosity. Sending you healing vibes ... Saturine, re: Blackadder codpieces, Edmund hangs a hat on his in Blackadder I. Claudia best wishes for solving your personal problems; we'll miss you. Ella, I think I'm too dumb, computerly! I posted one note on your site, got a blank page the next time I looked at it, and something different with a lot of instructions I'm just too dumb to follow the next time I checked in! I need simple things. I'll keep trying. Claudia, please take care. We all wish you well and will be thinking about you during this difficult time that you are going through. Thank you, Claudia. That actually means a lot coming from an accomplished webmistress; I know you must've devoted a lot of time and attention to your site. It's a masterpiece one doesn't come across everyday and I was looking forward to asking you if I could add a link for your site. I'm so sorry to learn that it's not possible now :-( But I understand that personal stuff is higher on the priority list and I hope you get back on your feet soon. Please take good care of yourself. Claudia: Thank you for being such a good friend to all of us Rickmaniacs. I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate all the effort you put into finding the very best examples of his craft and setting up the site so that we all could share the fruit of your labor. I hope things lighten up for you very soon and that we'll see you around the GB every once in a while. You are such a sweet and lovely person I'm sure there are many, many people here sending out prayers and loving thoughts for you. {{{Hugs}}} I don't suppose you will see this Claudia but thanks so much for all you have done. I sincerely wish your problems will be short-lived. Best Wishes. Its with sad apprehension that I am announcing my retirement from the AR world. You guys have kept me in stitches and picked me up when I was down the past few of years so yes, I am very sad at having to leave. I am experiencing family crisis and some personal problems that won't allow me to continue to keep up. I have also had to temporarily suspend the AR video site as well. I hope to one day be able to return to it but at the moment I just can't keep up with the maintenance it requires. I'll announce through my close friends who are members here when the site has been returned. Again, thanks to all for the laughs and joys you have provided me through the years....you won't be forgotten. To my close friends (and you know who you are), I will be in touch as soon as I can. Ella...you have a great site there...I'm wishing you all the success in the world.
re: HP and the chamber of Secrets DVD
yes, there is an interview (very very very short) with AR on it, but it was on the net (The Daily Prophet) already after the first film, so there is nothing new there (nice to see they sensed a certain interest in our dear Professor, though, and of course it is always good to see him).
other than that, there are interviews with the other cast, of course, Richard Harris looking so frail, it is really touching. I for one found the Jason Isaacs one very nice. The difference in language and speaking style between JI and Lucius is astonishing.
And the additional scene in the shop, with Lucius bulliying Draco around, Draco looking really frightened, is nice to watch, too.
as someone said earlier, the scenes are easier to reach than last time (I think I'm still indebted to Georgiana for posting how to get there), but there is enough gimmicks left to satisfy at least this grown-up child.
Double deleted. Eee, that's not very readable. (Different posting formats are playing games with my memory.)
I found my "Texas: The Greatest Hits, limited edition double CD" on the Amazon.uk site, through a private seller. (Ran a search on the internet and couldn't find it *anywhere*, or people wanted an arm and a leg for it.) Aussiegirl, enjoy your vacation! And drop me a line when you get back. Katie C., left you a message on the Rickman Land board (have a question about your fanfic), and keep an eye out for your invitation code in the e-mail. June, if you're buying I'll take a DVD player, too, please :-)
Rickman Land Bye all i am off to Cairns yet I hope to catch Aussiegirl when back in Melbourne (this could mean trouble and fun). ps
what!! darn Rasputin was on SBS that's punishment for packing early and watching about Sam Clemants (who AR could portray even if he had to be hairy) Hi Katie C--We missed you!!! Hope you have a chance to visit Ella's new site! Happy Birthday little Wench!! Good to hear from you Jacki, and Manga, welcome! Aussiegirl - Oh I wish I could go to Melbourne! ENJOY! Welcome back Suzanne! Does anyone know when Love Actually will be shown in Australia? I will miss HP at Christmas but I guess this one will take a little longer and we don't want them to rush?! Did any Aussies, watch Rasputin last night on SBS? Didn't know it was showing until went to SBS last night at 9.30.O/T Take care everyone, over Easter, and have a happy and safe holiday! DH has the new Dell up and running, and it is wonderful! When I was using the Mac, I missed out on a lot of files that just wouldn't work with it. Claire's download site is a prime example. For a little while, we were able to patch on some sort of IBM thing so I could get some of her treats, but it didn't work for very long. My DH was sweet enough to let me use his office computer to watch the Texas video and some of the other things I just couldn't live without, but it wasn't a perfect solution. I feel like I've reached nirvana now that I can do this stuff at home. I just wanted to share this in case there are other Mac users out there that don't know why they can't access all the great Rickman stuff on the net. Also, there were sites I couldn't see properly on AOL that work just fine with Internet Explorer. Peace! Welcome back Katie C and Happy Sweet 16th! I've been laying low the last few days - Son's birthday (guess what? he got HP C of S!), School Fete, a dose of the flu and surgery to my hand to remove skin cancer (celtic skin and subtropical climates DON'T mix!) Off on 2 weeks holiday to Melbourne (Janine's city). I'll miss you all - stay safe and look forward to catching up on the GB when I get back. Well, you people have finally done it! I come out of lurkdom to find half of you bickering! Egad people! *laughs to self*
~Katie C~
P.S.- To whom it may concern: Chapter Five is now up. (Revealing Snape, ff.net) I just looked at that music site and now I'm more confused than ever. Although it does say All Region, it also says PAL. So will that play on my American DVD player? I thought PAL only play on European players. I found the Texas-paris all region dvd on musiccdvideo.com ,for $19.99. It says it has the "in demand" video on it . thanks so much PAT,CATHY,SONOMA,SUE AND JULIANA Sorry, correction-- that is www.eil.com. sorry about that. I bought by In Demand cd with the video from www.eli.com in the U.K. They shipped it to the U.S. in about a week. Be sure to read the descriptions of the different cds, since they all do not contain it. "In Demand" is on the Region 2 *Texas,Paris* dvd and also PAL video (ie Europe)I think. It is very wise to check what cd you are buying as the video isn't on all copies. The In Demand video is on the In Demand music CD by the band Texas. You might find it at Ebay, Half or the various Amazons. But if the video isn't mentioned, be sure to ask to make sure it's on there. There are several versions of the CD without the video. I just saw one at AmazonUK for 3pounds49. There is a VHS compilation called Live in Paris or something that I think has it on, but it might be PAL only. If Renee does that, Pat, they probably won't be compatible with her American VCR/DVD player. The only DVD I know of with the In Demand video on it is a region 2 DVD which won't work on American DVD players (unless they're "fixed" which I have no idea how you go about doing). The CD with video should work on all computers though. I'd say your best bet is eBay, where I see several. To renee, try looking for In Demand in the music section of vhs [TEXAS] A BRITISH GROUP CHEERS PAT Where are you people buying the " In Demand " video ?
I have searched everywhere for it, and I cant find it.
Can you get it on VHS or DVD ? Is it compatible with American vcr's or dvd players ? Welcome Back Suzanne!:)) I would hope that we all have better things to do than try and figure out if a poster is using another name, based on writing style, words used, grammar or whatever. Those of you who think they have it all figured out, might I suggest that you get a life? Mine is already taken, no matter how I choose to label it Alan is helping the US economy! I have to go to Wal-mart and buy a DVD player. I only need one because I want all the bonuses. I was the Galaxy Quest DVD with the delted scenes and the Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone DVD with the deleted scenes and the new Robin Hood and the new Harry Potter interview!!! It's a terrible thing to have to do, but I'm willing to suffer! kit- I didn't realize Curtis did Blackadder..hmmmm...just how big are those codpieces?? :) Thanks for the info! Hey, gang,
Now, I'd like to address an issue that seems to have been resolved for the most part, but going by the post below, has not gone away. So first of all, of course humor is welcome on the GB! It's only when the silliness starts to go overboard that the GB begins to spin out of control. Hence the debate. But as some of the newcomers may not know if they haven't read the archives, this isn't the first time this issue has come up. You see, we had this same... situation way back when the Guestbook first started; The virtual parties and fantasy posts were getting all mixed up with the discussions (which can sometimes get quite silly in their own right!) & info. So Flights of Fancy was created to alleviate the congestion on the Guestbook and provide a place to have some serious fun. *grin* FOF has since evolved more into storytelling/fanfiction, but we still have our virtual parties and silliness, so the wenches, etc. can still have their fun (as long as it doesn't go over PG-13) :-) if they wish to move "next door" and those who wish to read and/or participate can easily do so by clicking the Flights of Fancy link at the top of the GB. Yahoo eGroups didn't exist back then, so that was a good suggestion as well (especially if you want less... um, restraints). ;-) But I see Ella has also provided an excellent solution (thank you, Ella), so I hope everyone can be happy now.
I would like to remind everyone to please respect other people's opinions, try not to take things so personal or resort to name calling and accusations, and please don't post things for the sole purpose of aggravating others. We all come here to have a pleasant experience, so let's all try to do our very best to make that happen. Thank you!
And lastly, many thanks to Claire and Claudia for taking care of the Guestbooks while I was away and when I'm not away! I see a couple of broken links below, but I'll fix those in a few minutes. :-)
Shame they're no longer wanted here. The "Shirt" pictures are fantastic. The Mexican movie industry posts were funny. Days ago I looked them up for a re-read because I wanted to laugh. Thank you, group. (And, well, it was a lot easier than trying to download a Jimmy Fallon video.) That was a group of good-hearted, anonymous posters--Senorita SiSi el Snapo, Frida Kahlo, Movie Buff, Ole and all. GML-It is only baaaaaaad to post under multiple identities because one becomes the target of so many flying "cushions" from those they respect, that they become too fearful and embarrassed to put their real name. I am glad that you have not yet had to experience such unkindness, because quite frankly, I do have a great deal of respect for you. And I kept hoping that one of these flying cushions during the fight scene would land on my lap so I could prop myself up with it, but they never made it that far... only just about reached the first row. Wimps! ;) LOL, Sue, and believe it or not, I'm one of the tallest people in my family. I saw Private Lives from the 5th or 6th row at the Albery (can't remember) and yes, all the actors were standing at a 45 degree angle for some reason ;) There's always somebody taller in the seat in front of me. If Ken Livingstone had any sense, he would make front seats cheaper for people according to their height, not according to whether they are first time theatregoers, ah! You mean you DIDN'T get a booster seat at the Albery??!!??;) "Wow, GML, I thought you were bigger than having to hurt people. Guess I was wrong."
Alas, I'm only 5 foot 4: a big disappointment, not least to myself. You have no idea how frustrating it is to have to enjoy (uh, look at) Alan on stage with your head sideways over somebody richer and taller's shoulder. Now why the sad reality of my being able to log on to the GB only once a day should cause pain and hurt to anybody, I don't know, but I am deeply touched it is the case. There is hope for humanity after all. See, I've learnt from CD.. :D
Now, posting under multiple identities on the GB is baaaaaaad, and is often a little, ahem, obvious... no names of course, I'm far too charitable, but don’t push your luck and... welcome to the Axis of Evil! (I'm a member on several accounts already, sigh)
I don't mean to take up more room than necessary, but I goofed the URL. (Sorry.)
Rickman Land CDC, I, uh, think he once drew a very lovely giraffe, some words, and Jimmy Stewart with a light pen on a TMC vignette.
Um, please, can everyone be nice to one another now? I'd just like to state for the record that those regular posters who opted to sit out for the duration of GB insanity were entitled to do so. At least that's MHO. I certainly don't blame GML, as there was an influx of lurkers and silliness and in-fighting at that time. I wouldn't have wanted to sift through it all.
Those House members who would like to continue the games (a few are beginning to filter in) are welcome to join us on that *other* site, where I'm thinking of keeping a visual point-o-meter on the message board page. I don't think Suzanne, or anyone else for that matter, would mind if some posters chose to post here and there--there's a time and place for everything, after all.
Well, I'm going to post House standings over there, so feel free to jump right in. And *everyone* is welcome, including those who voiced the opinion that wench humor isn't appropriate here...and even those who may have said some unflattering things about me or others. I'm a very forgiving person who understands that every human being is capable of snide and petty behavior. It's already forgotten as far as I'm concerned.
Good day, *all*!
P.S. to GML: your post would have been just fine w/out the deliberate slap in the face. Didn't you get anything out of the CD meetings? "OK, not away, just decided I couldn't keep up with the GB anymore but it's back to what I can cope with now" Wow, GML, I thought you were bigger than having to hurt people. Guess I was wrong. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Retail and DVD, Cert PG
Rob Mackie
Friday April 11, 2003
The Guardian
Potter 1 segues smoothly into Potter 2 with the same team in charge and the same strangely timeless atmosphere - part 1950s, part 1880s. A cosy, warm feeling prevails despite the youngsters' peril. Some special effects might be too scary for younger viewers - the giant spiders and sea serpents, for example - though they'll enjoy the throwing-up-slugs, cake-on-head and mandrake-root moments.
Overall, this is a bit more scary and a bit less comical than its forerunner. There's also less of Robbie Coltrane's splendid Hagrid, but the new characters - Dobby, the house elf, Kenneth Branagh's smarmy author and the Malfoys (junior looks like a Village of the Damned child) - all make an impression, and Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith remain indispensable in this fully realised and very English world.
Along with tours and interactive games, DVD extras include an interview with JK Rowling and co-adapter Steve Kloves. "The challenge is mainly compression," says Kloves, and it's the book's huge plot that again makes the film feel far too long. Video lets you turn it back into a series. Length aside, John Williams's music is the only real niggle - his flying-car music here is almost identical to ET's flying-bicycle theme.
Amazingly, to anyone who's seen his rollickingly sexy Y Tu Mama Tambien, Potter 3 will be directed by Alfonso Cuaron.
Alan's artwork--another "grail" item! Aside from the Antonio poster and the illustrations from A Big Night Out, I know there is no other AR artwork that has been positively identified. However, my interest is always piqued whenever artwork appears in any of his films. What are the the chances the caricatures in BC and the parrots in TJM are actually AR originals? And didn't I hear a rumor that one of the paintings in TMD is a self-portrait?
Best wishes to everyone for a glorious spring weekend! Loved the interview on the Harry Potter 2 DVD - even if it was a tad short. And boy doesn't Alan cut a mean figure in that outfit dueling Lockhart - ooh yummy ! ;-) Hi, I'm baa-aack. [Heavy silence].. Whaddya mean you didn't notice I was away?!;) OK, not away, just decided I couldn't keep up with the GB anymore but it's back to what I can cope with now so I thought I'd jump in. *pant* *pant*... Can't believe I woke up at 1.30 today. Yes, 1.30pm. Got back home around midnight last night after going to the Collateral Damage evening in London. I thought it was the last one but they said they are in discussions with the National to try and get the space for further ones after the Easter break. It certainly was well-attended again, I'll post a little more about it on the Talking Shop page later. So, midnight wasn't that late really... I'm clearly too old for this. Or too young :D Anyway, I was just posting to say thank you for the link to the fake Alan/Charlie Rose interview. Been here so long, how could I have missed that? I guess it popped up while I was looking in the wrong direction one day. Well, Jen (if you read this) it's really very funny, thanks. Are you the Jen who posts on the Talking Shop page too? (Just out of curiosity) (I won't tell anybody;). Are Charlie Rose remarks just 'random', for fun purposes and cues to the quotes, or do they in any way reflect his character as you perceive (or the American public) perceives it? I'm asking because one of my friends in the States seems not entirely impressed with him (on other accounts). I quite liked the interview with Alan myself, but it's the only CR show I have seen. Oh, and thanks to whoever--it-was (I'm not ungrateful, I'm just too lazy to download the other page again to check who it was, takes 10 minutes on my ageing PC).. er, yes, thanks to whoever located the self-portrait for the play on Rickman in the Round. Been trying to find it again for a while. The site's on Suzanne's link page, isn't it? Thanks so much for the info Claire. It's a great photo and I thought it looked Tango-ish (I'm fascinated by that play!). Alan Rickman definitely hast the power and ownst the grace... Oh, and many thanks for your wonderful site. I can hardly wait to see what you'll put up next, though I'm not in any hurry to see the current beauties go. Carolyn dear carolyn, the only other artwork I've seen is his poster for Antonio at Rickman in the Round. But I've often wondered if he did the canvas in January Man. Kate (with no link in your name) you should go to Ella's site . . . I was just wondering if anybody knew where I could view any art, other than Big Night Out, done by Rickman. Hola! Come and visit the Rickman party...
Rickman Land
No, I dont have a link on my name. I meant to put a little message in the email line.
Ella, please get that site up soon. It's quitting time on the West Coast and I feel the need to drink giant margaritas and stuff cash into a certain table dancer's codpiece. Dawn French isn't too big, everyone in the media is just too skinny. Nice to know he likes women with real bodies. The Mrs is not a twig. She short for her weight! I am offended by all this cod piece talk isn't it the same as willy? That is my two cents worth. Thank you, thank you for the link to that web site! I'd bookmarked it once and lost track of it. That interview is hysterical! I feel a sudden need to go spend vast amounts of time in a parallel universe... Dee, which dungeon would that be - Snape's, George's or the Library? Another missed photo op...no pictures of Snape anywhere in the CoS dvd set. Lots of other people! Yikes! me write to his manager? I'm kind of shy about stuff like that. Maybe she/he reads this page and will see my suggestion (and offer me the job or any job pertaining to or near Ar-land). I think Zoe Wannamaker is supposed to come back in future, but Hooch doesn't have much to do in the books. I'd rather Dawn French had a bigger role (well, the dear thing can't be much BIGGER, but a demanding role is what I mean!), and I'd like to see Jennifer Saunders be Rita the reporter (think that's book 4) Interesting tidbit about Dawn French entering the Harry Potter universe, but whatever happened to Elizabeth Spriggs? I hope she is not ill. Or did she simply go the way of Zoe Wanamaker? (slightly OT, but related...) Jackie - You will fine "The Very Unofficial Charlie Rose Interview" on The Alan Rickman Forum Website. Written by Jen, it is VERY funny. Great site you have here! I lurk often. I had a question about something and I figured this would be the best place to ask it so here goes. Sometime ago I stumbled across a very funny fake interview with Alan Rickman and Charlie Rose that was made up of a string of quotes from movies and things. I never bookmarked it and now I can't seem find it. Does anyone have any idea where I can find it or how I can contact its author? I'd like to show it to another Rickmaniac friend I just discovered at work. They're everywhere it seems! It had pictures and everything and just had me in stitches. Thanks in advance for any help.
Jackie Kit: I have also wondered why Rickman's manager isn't a little more aggressive. He shouldn't have to appear at hardware store openings but the photo opportunities you referenced wouldn't have been so bad. Go ahead, you write to the manager for us. I nominate Kit as the voice of the GB proletariat! ¡Vivan los photo ops! Just got through watching the cast interview section of CoS. Cool, but not enough. I just had to go back and watch these too! Claire new pictures are FINE! Thank you, Claire Bought two copies of CoS today and got free posters with each, no pix of AR, of course. My main gripe about AR is the way his PR people miss opportunities to give us new and better pictures all the time! I was looking through old magazines and found an article about the houses used in Sense and Sensebility, lots of cast pictures, but NOT ONE of AR or the house used as Brandon's! Another magazine had buildings of Harry Potter, and guess who wasn't pictured! Seems like Michael ick no talent Jackson is in the papers twice a week, where is Alan lovely very talented Rickman??? My husband has agreed to watch CoS tonight, even though he's seen it in the theatre, but I have a feeling he'll snooze in his chair as I salivate and not even notice when I fast forward! Here is a little something that gave me a chuckle Animated Snape and wenches. Here are a couple of links to the In Demand video: Claudia's site, Tami's site. Enjoy! On my way to get my reserved copy of HP CoS :-) GG--I LOVE Walmart!! Get out of the dungeon occasionally pleeeeze?? THANK YOU guys for responding to my desperate question...WOW, I have to have a copy of that... How do I get my hands on it?? Off to school and my morning cigarette and more day dreams of beautiful Alan.....
Sonoma - The grainy picture of AR dancing with Beattie Edney are from the press photos in Edinburgh for the theatre production of TANGO AT THE END OF WINTER
They are grainy because they were only copies of photocopies when originally scanned for CPP and haven't gained clarity in subsequent guises! Janine just read your fantasy story on Flights and it's good, I enjoyed it. Ella, can't wait for your new site to be up and running,fun should be reinstalled. Hi everyone! I remember reading something back in march that there would be something about AR in a magazine (Vogue). Well, I just bought the magazine today and couldn't find anything about him! Hello everyone. Claire, no worries, I am happy with the one shot you are sharing with us on CPP!! This one is something to FEAST the eyes on!!!!! Thank you for responding to my question. To TOSINA, from OUT OF LURKDOM, good to hear from you!! Janine from the great city of Melbourne, well done!! I didn't realize that this wonderful GB went back so far. I have to say, Janine, that it is good to hear from so many more Aussies on these pages.There where hardly any at one time! Any other lurkers out there, please join us here !!!!!!!That is what makes AR such a great Actor.It seems MANY people really like him, and for so many DIFFERENT reason's. So many differnt OUTLOOKS. Hope to hear from you all soon. Bye! Oh, and I am wretchedly happy that your bird got home safe and sound. Ella--waiting impatiently . . . Oh CdC--you lucky wench. I am going to do the same thing re Closet Land. I still haven't received my copy of Mesmer that I ordered from Amazon.com ages and ages ago. *sob*. Is your new computer up and running?? I probably shouldn't be answering this because I don't know how to do links or anything, but the first photo is from the music video In Demand by Texas. I've seen the whole video at both Claire's and Claudia's sites. I went to the second address and saw a bunch of interesting photos, one of Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan (the blonde woman). But say, does anyone know the story behind the somewhat grainy photo on that same page of Alan Rickman dancing with the woman in the white dress? Please don't be angry with me. This is on-topic if you read it all the way and I am just so happy I don't know what to do with myself. Wow! My day didn't turn stellar till after 10:00 pm--just shows to go ya!
One of my indoor birds took off to mix with the sparrows in the elms before noon and I thought she was a goner for sure. I sat outside calling her for the next eight hours until I couldn't spot her and I had gone hoarse. Got a really bad sunburn sitting out there and the college kid across the street had to bring me water and spell me for a couple potty breaks. Came in heartbroken when it got dark and DH fed me. Went out and tried to yell some more. Gave up and went to bed. A little after 10:00, I got a knock on the door and it was said college kid and her buddies come to tell me they had my bird! As if that wasn't enough, I couldn't go to sleep because I was all keyed up and I went on EBay and found Beth, that very intense moment is a capture from the Texas "In Demand" video. Someone please post a link for Beth because I've since purchased the limited edition CD, complete with tango!, and no longer remember where the videogram, whatever-you-want-to-call-it, can be found. Incidentally, I may be guilty (*may be*) of air kissing photos of AR and saying "Love you, you hunk of British perfection, you."
Kit, you're a sweetheart but one of the very, very few here who appreciate board wenching. Thanks for the sentiment. I only have a few more items to customize on the new site and it will be ready to go. I even have a little AR poll up on the communications page (message board, guestbook, feedback form) and had the honor of being the first person to take it. (It's a nice ego boost to know that 100% of vote takers agree with you! ;-)
Sarah, *Mwah, mwah*: air kisses, darling.
Desperate question... Is this picture of AR of him in a movie, or something else... if it's a movie, which one, cause I'd like to see more of that, if you know what I mean...
http://www.geocities.com/verutioalanrickman/AR59.jpg
Plus, the pictures of him and some chick at the debute of Harry Potter in London are confusing me... Isn't he with Rima Horton??? Cause, that doesn't really look like her.. or anyone in HP
http://www.geocities.com/verutioalanrickman2/5.html
Here's a link to the picture (the one of him and the random chick... I may just be confused, I don't know Eli - I don't know if I saw what part of GA you are/were from. Here's a bit of Harry Potter news from the AP wire service:
British comedienne Dawn French reportedly has signed on to play the Fat Lady in the third "Harry Potter" film.
Best-known as one-half of French and Saunders, the team who gave us the comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous," French will appear in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," which began filming last month.
French recently sent up the Potter films in a Comic Relief spoof in which she played the schoolboy wizard, notes the British Web-site Ananova.com.
Now she will have a role in the real thing as the Fat Lady, a ghost who appears as a talking painting at Hogwarts school.
Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter movies and co-producer of the third, told BBC3's Liquid News: "Yes, Dawn French is playing the Fat Lady. I've been (in England)for three years and fell in love with her work. I think she's incredibly funny and her Harry Potter spoof for 'Comic Relief' was pretty amazing."
Hello Alan Rickman Fans !i am Stina from Germany . I like Mr Rickman so much . He is a very , very good actor !!!
Bye Stina :-) Ok, so I totally just bought the Gryffindor scarf and beanie, tobaggan, skull cap, whatever you want to call it... That was such a cool site, and props to whomever put that on the post... So, guess where I'm going to be at 12:00am??? Wal-Mart GETTING THE HARRY POTTER DVD OF COURSE!!!!!!!! I'm SSSSSOOOO EXCITED!!!!!! Ali- I go to Columbus State University - Schwob School of Music. I'm very famliar with Kennesaw... I went to high school around that area (Eat Paulding High School) Ah, Musical Theater did you say?? That's not the dark side, it's cool... ;) Anyway, my roommate and I are absolutly obssessed... We have a poster of AR (Snape, of course) on our wall, and we say good morning and good night and all sorts of weird stuff to this beautiful piece of paper on the wall. Anyway, we aren't the only ones, I'm sure... well, I hope... So I had a conversation with some friends of mine (Rickman virgins) They were so absolutly grossed out (I don't know why) by his appreance that they slapped the paper with his picture on it, vulgarly stating "EEEEEEWWWWWW" Freaks, the whole lot of them!!!! Anyway, thanks for the post,
Beth AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IS OUT TOMOZ!!!!!!!!!! IM SOOO EXCITED!
i saw alan in die hard last week, and its the best ive seen of him! plus the film is great neway! ive watched over 14 times in a week. i think i have die hard sydrome, or overdossed on it! teheheheh! well ya gotta love him! Yes; I got the DVD yesterday and I am sorry to say that our Potions Master is nowhere to be found in the deleted scenes. The interview is painfully short as well, though he does look amazing and his voice sounds lovely. Oh well, at least it is . . . something. Can hardly wait for the MP3 below to be posted! If anyone is interested in the Snape costume mentioned earlier here is a link hollywood-costume.com. The costume can be found in the left-hand column about 1/3 of the way down the page. Another 1/3 of the way down there are 20"x30" wall banners of the crests of each of the four houses (for all you Slytherins out there). Suzy Q recieved her HP DVD today and this is what she has to say about the extras: "Got my HP2 DVD today and the only extra Alan I found was an interview in the Behind Hogwarts option, nothing in the deleted scenes. Sigh.". She has sent me an MP3 of the interview that I plan to post on the video site as soon as I can get to my home 'puter. Talk about mis-spelling...recent personal events has caused me to have to look over some of my older posts and I have to tell you.....my spelling has been atrocious! I was apalled.....but as my Sweetie has always told me. It is VERY normal to do a little "stuttering" on the net especially when one is in a hurry and there is not a spell checker available. So please don't fret over the typos.
That's Blackadder. Something is wrong with my double letter typing ability! Saturine, Richard Curtis also is involved with the Blackaader series, so if you really want to see impressive codpieces, watch BA II, the episode where he beocmes Archbishop of Canterbury! Where is our Spelling Queen? I've misspelled SHERIFF for two days now! Actually woke up at 2am and thought about it! Don't go away Snape wenches, I still love you. What is the website address if you're moving on? I'm going early tommorrow to buy my 2 dvd's of HPCoS, one for me one for my daughter. Hoping there's more Snape in the cut scenes. More Snape is always needed. Today I saw some of the characters from HP on E! They were talking about HP2 on DvD. They showed a group shot of everyone on the set, but it was to quick for me to see if Alan was in the bunch. I'm sure he was. The kids have gotten really big already, Harry looks about 5'9, and Ron looks even taller! I can't wait to see the behind the scene shots. Well,I'm going out to NM for a few days so I'll write to everyone in a few days. Until then enjoy the DVD and be safe. IMHO= In My Humble Opinion sorry, Dee, not my language, usually, either:-)
it means - in my humble opinion. I was here aeons ago - thought I'd stop by again...
Ella, I look forward to seeing your site...
Finally bought AABA - OMG!!!!!! Um, well, uh, nice... kinda makes me wanna join the house of P.L.
Thanks for the entertainment and info everyone! Oh golly--I don't know what IMHO means. I've Mullet Hair On??? Really, can someone help me out here? Thanks. Thank you for doing that Ella. I apologize for misspelling Issey Miyake. oh well, fair enough. now my comment doesn't make any sense at all. well, nothing new here:-) Sue - you really have a way with words. Tybalt's end - bloody amazing.
and just for the record, not to push any buttons: I deny all responsibilty for the so-called "witches' brew of anthrax" etc. No honest witch worth their salt would commit such atrocities as are committed in the name of him who has been named far too often lately, by all sides, imho. Mary, Here is the Link to the Off-Topic Talking Shop Page. It has been a very informative lively debate in there. Constance, I think there is another site somewhere to discuss Iraq but since you remarked here on this very site that yepee! 'Iraq is free', I think it is only fair to Mr Rickman (who took position against this unecessarily bloody war) to inform you of a few facts. This is not a personal attack at all, this is just to help you understand, because if you believe that this war was a good thing you must be wondering why so many good people opposed it. Details moved to -
Off-Topic Talking Shop . Sorry Barbara, I have no recollection of who purchased that particular AR shirt slide on ebay - so that is about as big as the picture gets! This Guestbook begun 23 March 1996.as the records state yet someone mentions a Prodigy BB systems and wonders about Mesmer, some things don't change huh? My biggest regret is hearing about the filming of QDU und being to busy and snobby intellectual to worry about a western being filmed, ah but I have grow into the big kid you suffer with today. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for losing my temper. I would explain exactly why it is that I felt antagonized, but it's of little consequence. The only thing that matters is that the long established members of this GB are allowed to continue posting in the type of forum they've come to know and expect.
Everyone will be glad to know that the silliness will soon come to a halt. We've taken the hint and are starting a website for fans of Alan Rickman to gather--a cybercafe if you will--to shoot the breeze, discuss AR's projects, share opinions, play games and let your hair down (if you so choose). Everyone and anyone will be welcomed. There will be a message board and guestbook for those who are simply passing through and want to say "hi". There will also be a mediation protocol that will prevent any and all differences of opinion from devolving into arguments. We can reinstate the House Cup Challenge there, as the environment will be far more suitable. And perhaps Ali would like to continue her cookbook exploits there as well.
I'm lending my graphic arts expertise and currently hard at work on the new site.
The wishes of the majority shall be honored. No more funny stuff.
Heard on the radio this morning:HP3 may be made into 2 films as it is so long. As yet unsubstantiated. Does this mean more of Severus Snape? Oh my goodness, Claire!!!!!!!! That last photo of AR @ CPP is more than just "SIGH"!!!!!!!! Any chance of Enlarging it?? Claudia from NZ, good to hear from you again! Good to see some early GB'ers are still here. Any other lurkers out there who have been reading and/or writing here for a LONG time? Would love to "hear" from you! I have been writing here since Jan.2000, but lurked for 3 years before that. Had to pluck up a lot of courage to write that first one! Georgiana, thanks for the news on HP3 POA. Does anyone know how long Suzanne's, and before her, Karina's GB has been around? Sorry, that's *Richard* Curtis. (Sleep Deprivation) One last post and off to bed- Got the newest Vanity Fair today, and Hugh Grant was on the cover. In the article, they talk briefly about Love, Actually and in more detail about Michael Curtis' genre of films (Notting Hill/4 Weddings/Bridget Jones) and how they are received in the UK. He (Grant) commented on the fact that some folks there are quite vocal (audience and critics) about their dislike for the upper-middle class, quirky world that Curtis creates for his characters. He went on to say that if you do like it, that this will be "full-on Curtis." As I love all of those movies, that's music to my ears. The writer then went on to say that Grant was taking a break before getting ready to do publicity for the movie! Which of course gives me hope that we'll be seeing more of our man soon as well. I really hope AR will do some press and provide us w/ some new interviews and a photo op or two. Can't wait! :) Night all... Dee-in the interest of trying to further seduce you to the technology darkside, I thought you might be interested in my first episode of TiVo induced gluttony....Today, after three days of exams, have a partial night off and decided to see what delights awaited me. So, I spent the evening w/ RHPOT (blocking KC as usual), HP, Judas Kiss, Blow Dry *AND* Michael Collins! Especially happy w/ MC as I have a soft spot for Dev. My thumb hurts from all of that fast-forwarding to the good stuff. Sonoma, Ali-pat-- Thanks for the post about the stage direction re: "smooooth"! I agree, it sounds like this is probably at the heart of it. Oh, to have experience of a freshly shaved, or scruffy AR..mmmmm....err, sorry, forgot myself for a minute! Speaking of which, those white shirt pictures are *so* nice. Thanks Claudia! (For the codpiece 101 as well-lol)Much more interesting reading than what I've been up to lately. Admit to getting a few concerned looks from my friend checking her email next to me as I began to regale her w/ codpiece tidbits. Muttered something to me about sleep deprivation..intervention....counseling? :) Hi everyone,
I was just checking out some AR sites and came across one for Hollywood Costumes (I did a search on Yahoo) They have a big section of Harry Potter costumes for both children and adults. Guess what I found?? An adult Severus Snape Costume and they also offer a Severus Snape makeup kit!!!
Sounds pretty interesting...They have all sorts of costumes and the Willy Wonka and his oompas are pretty strange--
Anyway, night all-only 1 more day to go until we get to see the new HP movie...Cant wait--Pam Troy08 lol. Has anyone noticed in the first fight scene AR looks like he has a tail. I think it must be the mike as it disappears as the scene progresses
Claire.. flapping codpices Batman this one does not need sand! Beth: I noticed you live in GA. What a relief it is to know I'm not the only Rickman fan here. What school do you attend, and are you a Music Major? I'm just asking because I was a Music Major at Kennesaw State...and then I switched to the dark side, and became a Musical Theater Major.
""""This just in... murderers of mullets are on the rampage...this is what singer Michael Bolton's mullet had to say, "Michael said the public no longer loved me, or worse that they NEVER loved me! He blamed me for his vocal problems, and said I kept trying to choke him from behind. The worst thing he said to me was that I frizzed to much on rainy days, and that I was a disgrace to all mullets. Little did I know that I was the longest living mullet of all time. Through the frizzes, splitends,and all bad hairdays in between (which was everyday), I held on till the very end." Michael's mullet is now a strong advocate of stopping the senseless deaths of mullets everywhere, and can now be found in the World's Book Of Record's for being the longest living mullet."""" Lets see now-Alan and Isey Miyake were playing poker one night. Isey was on a hot streak, Alan lost his shirt(literally and figuratively) and had to pay his off his gambling debt by having his photo taken in that "shirt". As for the mullett, I agree with another poster, looks more like a Shag haircut to me, I should know, I wore one! As for the codpiece, thats passable, but that Hat!!!Egads, it looks like a bad version of Jackie Kennedy. hello all,
I just pre ordered HP 2, and withit i got a tumbler, and guess who's on it, Yes Snape. He's with the rest of the adults,but wow what a pic, now everytime i have a drink, i can predend i'm having it with AR.
i got it through Blockbuster Video.... I have a question for "MP" (forgive my asking in this forum, but I couldn't find an e-mail addy to contact you privately).
May I share your friend's transcript of the YCTV AR interview with a couple of Harry Potter sites (such as The Leaky Cauldron and/or HPANA [Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator])?
Although one can link to a picture of AR from that interview on the YCTV site, there is no transcript or media file of the interview itself to be found there.
I can't guarantee the HP sites will use your friend's transcript, as they would most likely prefer a link to the source site itself...but one never knows unless one tries.
Astonishingly, I found out from e-mailing YCTV that they do not keep transcripts or other files/records of their broadcasts or other productions...though in reply to my e-mail inquiring of such, a rep for YCTV thought it was a good idea to start archiving material to help their students review and critique their work.
I would add that much of their work is actually worth saving for its OWN merit in the first place (I thought the youngster's interview with Alan was charming.). Not only is a youth's innocence of approach a breath of fresh air, he or she often has a unique perspective and his or her own ideas as to what's important to be asked. And, as we read for ourselves, youth can get away with making innocent assumptions - much to our delight and amusement.
It would have made for easy and beneficial exposure to YCTV to have thousands of hits coming to their site from both HP fans and fans of AR in general looking to read that interview. More exposure makes for more interest and ultimately more donation potential.
BM Oh Kit! Now I'm going to rent Robin Hood, Men in Tights! And speaking of tights . . . very interesting history of the codpiece Claire. Can you imagine if men went around dressed in pre-codpiece wear today?? What hilarity!! (Oh, hmmmmm, Snape in tights, hmmmm--not a bad idea.) Janine--very funny piece on the FoF!! Hello CdC!! Long time no see--I think you need to get up to speed on technology; your DH is taking too long . . . GG--silly wench!! You ask me for points whilst lolling about in Snape's bed?? Are you mad??? I see the double-post-in-italics curse has hit the GB!! White Raven, Ive seen the other Robin Hood and agree that overall it is a better movie with better historical value. I still end up feeling a little sorry for the sherrif! I love the Errol Flynn version, and have always liked Basil Rathbone (not the sherrif, but Sir Guy, the real bad guy in that version. Also loved the TV serial a few years ago and (dating myself) loved the Richard Greene version on TV when I was a kid. Had my picture taken at the Robin Hood staute in Nottingham to send to my friend who was always a Princess when we played Robin Hood. I was always a sword wielding Maid Marian.I also adore Robin Hood Men in Tights, which I saw before the Costner version. That sherrif is funny, too,since he stole most of AR's lines and movements. Loved the trebouchet scene in that! Rickfan, lots of charisma and power in person and on stage! My daughter who is not a RICKFAN, is now a Rickman admirer due to that power he has. Hey guys,
Thanks to everyone that responded to my post about Rickman movies, that really helped out a lot.
Got a cool Rickman story for you... My Music History professor recently told us about a recent "sighting." H went to some famous Theater, probably on Broadway and saw Alan do Private Lives...of course. He went backstage to get his autograph and they talked for about 30 minutes about random stuff.... Man o man, wish that was me... you know? Any word on if AR is oging to be coming to America to do theater stuff any time in the near future??? I know he's currently doing a lot of filiming with HR3 POA, but you never know... Keep me posted... Thanks guys...
P.S. I want to get in on this Flights of Fancy thing... I think that would be a blast... how do I go about "joining"????? Hi Aussiegirl it was adapted from something else. Yet when I read it I thought of images and how we relate to things here. It probably could be better. I am at a loss as I have not seen any items not available in Australia, and went via the character analysis of this guestbook. Now back to "Fetch me my my rapier boy..." Janine - loved your piece on Flights of Fancy! Is it original or adapted from something else - very good intergration of AR characters - I LOL!
Not long to go until our respective holidays - but how are we both going to survive without the GB for 2 WEEKS?
Will email you later today. Just killing some time, thought I'd peruse this site. My comment? Alan Rickman is hot - beyond hot.
Ok, nuff said. Ciao. All fixed Renie ! Claire, positively just what's needed. Many thanks and smiles on a subject upon which we can all agree!
And here is a snippet of the news:
[When Nabil Shaban, the British actor, writer and filmmaker] appeared at the National Theatre (in an adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s "Haroun and the Sea of Stories"), for example, he met Alan Rickman backstage. Rickman,
who is on the board of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), asked him what could be
done to assist disabled actors. Shaban, who had suffered this experience himself, suggested
that not refusing them places at drama schools might be a start."
Here is the link to the full article "British artist refuses government money in protest
against Iraq war". What an education I am receiving via this websight, er, website. Thank you, Claire! I forgot to add--THANKS, Sue and Mortianna, for sharing that photo of Tybalt's, er, end. Dee' do I get 100 points for my defection to ES's site and 100 for the codpiece bit being put nicely so as not to offend? Codswallop .... The last word in Codpieces ?
..... as Renie kindly mentioned nothing like a white shirt for inspiration when changing CPP codpiece,bedpiece, hairpiece, willypiece Where's Yoko when you need her? Anybody to whom I owe carvings, mail art, emails, dada drivel: The Dell is here, dude! It's still in great big boxes piled here in the sittingroom, but the inevitable horror of changing from one computer to the next is imminent. If I seem to have dropped off the face of the earth [it is not nice to applaud at this point] it's because I am being held incommunicado by my evil husband who is responsible for all things technical at my house. The Peace of Cod that passeth all understanding..... It is so good to have harmony in the GB again! And all it took was one little photo of Alan in a codpiece. Sing with me! "All we are saying/ Is give codpiece a chance!"
Gissing's Girl--I haven't yet put your AR crossword puzzle in the mail, but now that my visitors have left, I will do so. (s'kinda like how I pay my bills--always a little late . . whoops!!). (And don't think I didn't see your "location" on the ES GB! Hmmph!) The Issey Miyake photo may well put Claire in mind of the Elle shirt photos . . . shirt photos are a specialty . . . Sue--You read my mind!! I was just sitting here wondering about that!! They must have been wearing those cute little codpieces back then, but I didn't notice them in the film. Guess I'll have to watch it again, er, more closely. :) Dee! Surely you haven't forgotten George's magnificent c-p!!??? OMG--there actually is a picture of AR in a codpiece!! Will wonders never cease! Sophie--was that you who provided the "rate my mullet" link? That site is hilarious. I cannot believe it. Claire--is the Classic RHPoT set the "cut" version? Should we avoid this and wait until the September 2-disc set for the "uncut" version? (And Kate, button your lip re cut/uncut, okay?) Kimberly, thank you so much for that link to the BBC video! I am definitely going to get a copy! GG, er "naughty bits"? Snort! Cathy- See the link imediately below your post to check out a cod-piece!!!(Or at least a dead one!!) Rickfan 888 - You asked about the differences between AR on stage and screen. IMO-Obviously you can't compare as they are so different but equally excellent. I get what you are saying about *freezing* the picture but when you are watching a live appearance you don't want to do that. You just get taken along for the *ride*. The trouble is that you don't take your eyes off him even when he isn't speaking (even my non-AR friend said that when she saw PL)and in the case of such a wonderful actress as Lindsay Duncan that can be a touch frustrating! To Not Falling For That One, I really do NOT know what a "codpiece" is..I was not trying to start anything..not everyone here knows the meanings to certain words that are posted here..and if I want to say the "W" word I willy,I mean will... its my right! I have just received an e-rat from Mortianna's dungeon. She wishes to share a picture of Tybalts *end* with you all;) While she has the wherewithal to cast runes and mix potions she appears to be incapable of a link!! So HERE it is!!! Sonoma, Saturnine, et alia--the connection between TMD and Laughter! was made by a GB poster, but I have not been able to find the original post. Having read the play now, I am kind of resisting the idea that it is the source for "smoooooth". I would have to be one heck of an inside joke! I think the stage direction pointed out by sonoma is a much better clue. Maybe it is a reference to a long-forgotten TV commercial for razor blades or after shave...
As for the R&J for TV, I recently got a look at the book that was written about the filming of the BBC Shakespeare series (sorry--don't have it handy for a full cite!) and R&J was the very first play filmed for the series. A landmark! AR was breaking ground even then. Claudia: I love that photo! What a way to start my day! Mystery solved, thanks to Letty. And I cannot say that it isn't a bit of a relief to find that they were in fact extensions. Though "coquettish" is certainly a kind (if not odd) word to describe said hairstyle add-ins, wouldn't you say? Luckily there is no mystery where Kevin Costner's hair is concerned in RHPoT; that there is an honest-to-goodness mullet. Live From Bagdad!!!
Put away your belly buttons and your willies, ladies! The ins and outs of Mr. Rickman are irrelevant!
Iraq is Free! Re. the "mullet"-thing (btw the figurative meaning isn´t in my english-dutch dictionary); in ´that´ biography it says about it, "....and the coquettish ringlets added to his real hair...". Since some of you were wondering if it was his real hair! Oh and thank you all for the reminder links to R&J. I knew they wer about I just couldn't find them. I am off to iron and study..Shakesphere..yet again Hi all. I have just adapted and posted a joke on the FOF page. I hope That is OK as it is rather long and is in good fun. For those of you who would like to see AR in R&J, you can find a great clip on Claudias site at http://theman-ar.com/AR_TV.htm. Sorry, I don't know how to do a link!
:-) Interesting twist in the new RHPOT DVD's for Region 2.
Apparently Region 2 has to wait until September 2003 for the Special Edition new double disc - at approximately the same cost as the USA. BUT on 26th May 2003 we get the release of the RHPOT Classic Series Box Set at over $70. Can see no mention of this containing 2 discs.
Extras .... "Exclusive limited edition senitype image from the movie with 35mm film frame PLUS
16 page full-colour booklet featuring stories behind the film, the music plus over 20 photos
And more! "
.... the and more better be good or who would want a picture of Costner (probably) another RHPOT DVD and Official Movie Book ? ... at least the original Garth Pearce one had 80 pages!
Oh Sue! You are an evil woman, how can you not spill the beans? Please, this is torture, I need my tasty visuals! :) Hi everyone! Looks like the dust has settled a bit.... At any rate, I wanted to forward information on the "Romeo and Juliet" dvd, that features AR as Tybalt. The dvd is in region 1 format (US/Canada) and is available from: BBC Romeo & Juliet DVD If you have an all-region dvd player, you should also be able to play this dvd, even if you aren't in region 1. Here is a link to some R&J pix I believe they are from Stezi's page, pleas correct me if I am wrong.
Pam - Yes, AR played Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet in 1978. It was filmed by the BBC and I believe is still available to buy. I borrowed it from my local library (Plug for all those wonderful librarians, we have here!!) He looks very young,has a pudding basin haircut and wears a truly awful hat. It is really strange to hear the very familiar voice coming out of such a different face. I should warn those of a delicate nature that there are a LOT of men in tights and codpieces!!! Ugh, I meant the *other* Claudia, whose site contains the video clips, sorry I wasn't specific. I haven't visited the "SoloFlights" page, but I will definitely have to do that. Why, a cod is a fish, and a piece is a fragment of the entire item in question; therefore, it stands to reason that a "codpiece" is simply a little bit of fish. Voila.
Been meaning to ask, can AR's "Hamlet" be found on video? I had the thought the other day that it would be a real treat.
Also, if anyone hasn't seen Claudia's page, you don't know what you're missing. She's done a magnificent job with it.
Hi - I live near Wellington. But I'm English originally. I was the only for a long while(!) Claudia - been around this page almost since the very beginning. Didn't think there would every be two of me, but there you go! The other Claudia has a website with some great video clips of AR. I don't post here very often, but have my own website at SoloFlights - which I've neglected, and I need a stiff talking to to fix that! I also write on Flights of Fancy.
Just as one of the longer lasting Rickmaniacs (since the 80s gasp!), I try and help Suz out where I can.
Just Wondering ...I think you're being mischievious by asking that question ...... you're just trying to get someone into trouble as to explain what a *codpiece* is you've got to say the W-word! A codpiece i a sort of bag covering the male er naughty bits, attached to the breeches, worn in the 15 and16 centuries um..Just wondering..what's a *codpiece*? Are there two Claudias? I was going to ask a while ago if there were any Kiwis out there - hello Claudia from N.Z.! What part of N.Z. do you live in? And do you have a connection with Suzanne (apart from the GB and just being fellow Rickmaniacs? Humble thanks to Claudia, DDOC, NZ. Janine said "codpiece"!! *juvenile giggle* Ahem. Does that mean you have a picture of AR in a codpiece????? Don't tell me you have one of AR wearing a codpiece *and* sporting a mullet?? (But I'd sure like to see it if you do.) BTW, Congrats to Miss Mullet!! (LOL). Hi all. I just had to take down the guestbook to delete some very silly and very
rude posts. If I inadvertantly deleted yours, it was because there were rude words used,
or or were disrespecting others here, or Suzanne. Or they got taken out in the cross-fire
by mistake. I am not reading right to the beginning of the guestbook and taking every
little thing out, so please don't ask me why I deleted one thing and not another - I've
just done a quick tidy up. Hi Pam we must think alike. For relief from a Rickman drought I have just borrowed
Romeo and Juliet from my work. I love working in a library. Try to find it in a library
but remember it might cause some serious shrieks re codpiece alert! Dunno why youse lot are slaggin' off mullets. At the Monster Truck Rally last
weekend I won the "Miss Mullet" contest. Got dressed up real purdy in me best
flannelette mid-riff top and lycra bike pants. All the other 'hos from the trailer park
were REAL jealous when I won. Bet your all jealous too, specially when I tell you me prize
- a MICHAEL BOLTON CD (now HE had a MULLET!). (Aussiegirl had a mullet, Aussiegirl had a mullet!!) I'm sure you looked quite
lovely Aussiegirl!! Double Snort! :) (I'd give 50 points to your House for admitting that, but I'm trying
to help keep the peace . . .) As I've already confessed I liked Kevin Costner in "Tin Cup",and so my
credibility can't sink much lower, I can now confess I had a MULLET back in the early
70's! But back then I don't know what it was called apart from "a David Bowie
haircut". You know when he had it really short and spikey on top and long and
straight at the back? We all got razor blades and did it ourselves. I CRINGE now when I
look at my senior photos but back then WE THOUGHT WE LOOKED HOT! Ali-Pat and saturnine, I'm currently reading the Truly Madly Deeply screenplay which
I borrowed from the library and the direction before the "Smooth?" line is
"He scrapes his cheek against her." Maybe it's a reference to his shaving
technique? Ali-Pat, just out of curiosity, where did you hear or read that
"smooth" referred to Laughter? I do have that book and will get to it someday!
I've become a big Peter Barnes fan thanks to Alan Rickman. Thank you!! *Fed Up Lurker* A Fed Up Lurker--I'm sorry, don't be mad. I'm trying to behave. (I'm not kidding
either). Hee-hee, Shirley you got it girl!! The mullet site is frightening!!
Eeeeuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! (Do you really think his was a wig??) AR *rocks* with any hair style :) Hi everyone, I was reading one of the posts and it mentioned that AR was in Romeo
and Juliet. Was it a play that he was in or did he make it a movie?? He must have been
wonderful in it..If its on video, please let me know and the others too, as I know we
would all love to see him in it. Am counting the days until the new HP movie hits the
video stores. At the strawberries store where I pre-ordered mine, we are also being given
the Tom Riddle Diary. I guess the store also calls the customers the night before it is
released to the public. Hope they let us pick it up this Thursday evening. Can't wait to
see the "professor"Time to help him Polish his wand girls... Have a good one,
Pam Mulletsgalore.com. Thanks for clearing the straight jacket thing up, Georgiana. I have often thought
there was something just not right about that pic but just never took the time to examine
it thoroughly. *grin* I still think we have all driven him MAD! After a few days of "lurkdom" this SnapeWench is jumping in..I am a
frequent visitor to the GB, I read the posts daily..ALL of them..I quite enjoy it..With
all the SILLY*WILLY*NESS that has gone on here, I have noticed that the same people still
post here..we may beg to differ..but we all are here for the same reasons::ALAN..This is
all in good fun, I personally am not here to offend anyone..just to have fun..ELLA, CdC,
and DEE you guys make me laugh and I love it! I AM A SNAPE WENCH AND PROUD OF IT!!!!!! Very well, since you asked (and you may be sorry you did), here are a few links to
some "educational" mullet websites: mullets
galore (click on "classifications") and Rate My Mullet. Just Wondering--I didn't know either, but I've been told it's two, two, two haircuts
in one! Snort! (You must see Kate's post below where she says "it's an innie"
and there you will see the glorious mullet hairstyle.) Yes, Ella, we all know that you don't care. You don't care about how miserable you
make other people on this guestbook. You don't care that you have driven half the posters
away. You don't care that the people who have genuine information about Alan can't be
heard above your mindless prattle. Yes, Ella, we know You Don't Care. You have
demonstrated this admirably. Yes, I must agree with Christine. While skating the line of Mullet Territory, it
still would qualify as simply a longer, shaggier cut, and doesn't look bad at all. Mullets
are two...two...two haircuts in one. Yes, it does look like a straightjacket, but, alas, it is simply a very
stylish Isey Miyake dress shirt turned inside out, label facing outward. Just a fashion
horse, that man... I wouldn't call that a mullet. I'd call it a shag, except that THAT WORD is bound to
bring out some naughty comments from the Brits. Shag = layered haircut, okay? And I think
it looks very, very, very good on him. Mullets don't look good on anybody. Mullet fanciers, try to restrain yourselves! This one isn't that bad, actually:
http://www.nd.edu/~tchapman/alan102.jpg Aw, Claudia beat me to it. *Mwah* I love you, Clau-di-a. *tee hee* LMAO = Laughing My A** Off. Hey everyone, 3 more days until HPCOS comes out. Yippy, i can't wait. I want to be the first one in
line to get a copy.... :-) Claudia - if you like doing stuff with dead things maybe you'd like to swap houses
and join me in "The House of Jamie". So far its just me and my arm is getting a
little sore polishing his instrument (the cello, you sick wenches!) Thanks Claudia! I take it that's a "doctored" photo? You're "rolling
on the floor" doing what? (couldn't figure that out) Oh and the straight jacket shot, I believe was a publicity shot...maybe Claire can
confirm me right or wrong. Here you go, Aussiegirl. The Man in a straight
jacket Rickfan 888, do dreams count as "live performances"? ;0) Good Morning/afternoon/evening/depending on what time zone you are in! I have a
question. (Actually, my friend and I were wondering and I figured this would be the best
spot to ask it since this site is full of obsessie people like me.) For all you fortunate
souls who have had the unimaginable privilege of seeing Mr. Rickman in a live
performance...(moment of silence to wait for swooning to subside)...how do his onscreen
performances compare to his onstage performances? Quality wise, I doubt one is *worse*
than the other, but as far as his presence, his charisma, his acting, etc. Does that make
any sense? I'm sure he is better in real life, but when he's onstage you can't pause the
scene and gaze at him...ha ha ha. Anyway, if my question makes any sense, please answer. In light of recent posts on the guestbook, perhaps we all need to sing a rousing
rendition of that song Get Together....(singing cheerfully at top of lungs) "Come on
people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right
now!!" Ahh, I don't know about you, but I sure feel cheered up. Okay, okay, I'll stop singing now. Someone please answer my question if I didn't freak
you out. No more singing, scouts honor. Ella, what photo of AR in a straightjacket? What movie is that from? All right, all right. I'll strike Claudia and Gaye from my list as well; so long as
everyone agrees to maintain an atmosphere of mutual acceptance and civility. Yes, Sue, I think perhaps you'd better cough up the good stuff or Kate and Saturnine
may go mad. (We can't have one of our wenches hauled off in a straightjacket ;-) (Though
we could snap a photo of her and I could splice it with the one of AR in a
straightjacket--what a cute couple they would make! Hee hee) Welcome, Marlana! E-mail me at its_ellamentary "at" msn "dot" com
so I can send you a welcome to HoS packet :-) Sevvie is going to be very, verrrrrrry
tired, I think. But I'm working on a Vigorus potion ;-) White Raven: I was wondering if anybody else remembered that Fox "Robin
Hood" TV movie! It was very good, very romantic, more like the old Errol Flynn
version. All it lacked was AR. Nice work on TWTBD, by the way. Sue! Please, please fill us in? It's not fair to withold tasty AR visuals! Ali-pat-Thanks for more info re: the "smooth" line in TMD. Now I'm even
more curious to find out why it's there. Anyone? Sophie-I forgot about the achy-breaky
aspect of said mullet, yikes! Aussiegirl-"An Awfully Big Mullet...hee, hee! I had
forgotten all about those! ;) I apologize if this is somewhat off of AR topic but it does spring from a discussion
of RHPoT. Kit: There is also a movie entitled Robin Hood that came out about the same time
as the KC film. Fox chose not to show it at the theatres because they felt it couldn't
compete with the KC version on drawing the crowds. Instead, they aired it on TV. This
version had Patrick Bergen as Robin Hood and Uma Thurman as Marian. In my humble opinion,
it was a far better film than RHPoT (whose only saving grace was AR). They certainly paid
greater attention to historical detail and the acting was a great deal better than
anything KC could put out on his best day. My goodness, it sounds like some of us need a detention with Professor Snape to be
reminded of keeping a civil tongue in our head and how to behave. I am sure the Professor
would assign several rolls of parchment line writing as punishment as well. Let's all play
nicely, shall we? Maybe some of us need to have a nap. Just my 2 cents worth. I think maybe I can end this right here and now by explaining a very simple
principle certain people have failed to grasp. I don't care what you think of me. I Don't
Care. A poster e-mailed me recently and called me a "bitch". I had a good laugh.
I Don't Care. I'm not a soppy people pleaser who goes through life worrying about what
other people think of her. If you like me, fine. If you hate me, fine. To me, life is not
a popularity contest. If you don't like me, I wouldn't want you as my friend anyway,
therefore, you've saved both of us a lot of time and trouble by going the direct route. I
Don't Care. The only thing I want is for everyone to play nicely, and I mean *everyone*. This
uppity well-I-don't-like-so-and-so-and-so-they-either-to-have-to-go-or-shut-up mentality
is a disgrace. It's an outrage. And I've written to Suzanne and explained to her that I
respect her wishes but am *not* going to be bullied into submission by those who want to
modulate the GB to suit *their* preferences. End of story. For God's sake!! There are people being blown to smithereens on our TVs daily and
what do we get when we get here?? WWIII YET again!!. This page over the 2-3 years I have
been coming here has had more than it's fair share of ups and downs!!. YES the Snape
wenches are tedious! YES the anti-Snape wenches are a pain!!BUT, to quote a favourite film
of mine It doesn't really amount to a hill of beans!Maybe some of you are very recent
visitors but it is only a mater of 6 months or so that Suzanne actually suspended these
pages because of rows and arguments and I am sure none of us want that to happen again!!??
Let's ALL grow up eh??? Oh Ella, how gracious of *you* to forgive *us*. Why, now that *your* slate is clean,
everything is peachy. An earlier poster was right in using the term "selfish". I
add to that "self-important" and "delusional". I would also urge you
to imagine what AR would think of *your* behavior. Just imagine. Sorry, but I couldn't
stay quiet anymore. No need for the predictable, nasty reply, as I've read enough of them
to keep me from returning here in the future. You forgot two movies AR has done - "An Awfully Big Mullet" and "Outie, Down Under" Then again, maybe you were trying to forget those two shockers! Hi Beth .here are some other films of alans ,romeo &juliet /barchester
chhronicles /dark harbour/closet land /close my eyes/mesmer/judas kiss/bob roberts/michael
collins/january man/quigley down under/ murder obliquecly/ an awfully big adventure /hope
you can get some of these / PAT catherine from Brooklyn. Eylot has had a bit of a rest, as I was sick this weekend,
too. Heaven help us, he's rested! I will email you. Wenches, continue your banter, just
keep it short! Question for Nottinghams, why was his name George, a name not common in
England in 1100 whatever, and I'm not sure they had buttons yet, so maybe all those things
on his clothes were STUDS! How hot he was in that film. How boring you know who was. Even
though the script was funny and lots of lines were good, and the supporting cast was good
when given opportunity, the overall effect was "Take the sherrif honey!" Also,
they mistreated so many Robin Hood legends, why not change another and let the sherrif
live. He could have moved further north and waited the next few years out until King
Richard died, then returned to help King John mess things up! Where was John in this film
anyway??? Want to see a more boring Robin Hood film? Try Robin and Marian with Sean
Connery and Audrey hepburn. It was filmed in Spain (looks just like England if you
squint!) Hey guys, I looked at the Blockbuster list of movies that AR has been in and I saw
the usual, Die Hard, Rasputin, Robin Hood, Die Hard, HP, Dogma, Truly MAdly Deeply, Galaxy
Quest, S&S, and one other that I can't remember. Is there anything else that he's done
that maybe the United Stated doesn't have or maybe stuff that he's done on stage, or maybe
bootleg stuff. I would really like to see it if anyone knows of anything!!! Thanks... P.S.
Since some of you obviously don't like people talking about AR on this site, but just like
to hear "news" about him and stuff he's working on, where could I go to just
talk about what a great and talented man he is?? P.S.S. Have any of you ever sent fan mail
that Alan has actually answered himself.. I know it's a stretch, but it would be cool. Hi Again, One correction so I dont offend anyone-meant to put exclamation points not
question marks about the cook book idea..It reall was fun and I enjoyed it...Maybe we can
get it going again??? Pam Hi everyone, Does anyone have any information about the scenes that got ct from
Robin Hood that are going to be on the DVD?? AR was the real star of the movie and it
would be great to see what they took out. Dee, I didnt come across the tape closetland
while organizing for the book sale, but will keep my eye out while I sort again and let
you know if I find it. If I find any Ar things, Ill purchase them and let everyone know
what I found (Sometimes there isnt anything or else there is a lot) You just never know..I
think a lot of people are holding on to their AR merchandise such as books, tapes, etc. I
hope to get a DVD/VCR player for my b'day next month, so if anyone knows more about that
Robin Hood movie, please let me know! The VHS is good, but I bet the deketed scenes were
excellent. By the way, what happened to the cookbook idea?? That was a lot of fun?? I love
all the posts in here too--way to go wenches!! Keep up the good work... Have a good one
Pam NO! I spend my life waiting and being good and proper. When I come to the GB, I want
instant AR gratification! Noooooo. Have you no idea of waiting for life's little pleasures!!!!;))))))) Kit - I hope you have spent the weekend entertaining Elyot because I've been just sick enough
to not want to infect him. I read your post (had to come to work to catch up on postings) and would love to hear
more of your PL experience. If you would care to relate it you can write me at the below
email address. If you've already written & posted it somewhere just let me know &
I'll look for it. SUE: Don't tease us!! Describe please!! Thanks for the News on the RHPOT dvd Georgiana. I see it contains the "Making
of" documentary, *Man, myth and whatever*. For anybody who has never seen this
programme may I say that there is a 2 second "shot" of our Man that really makes
the whole cost of the dvd (let alone any deleted scenes) worthwhile!! I can say no
more!!;)))) I finally got to the second part of Laughter on my lunch break and can verify
that the characters do say , "sm-o-o-th" a couple of times in the play. It
happens while the Nazi bureaucrats are toasting the Furer with some not-so-smooth
schnapps, about a quarter of the way into Part Two (pp 383-385 in Plays: One). If
this is indeed the source of the "smooooooth" line in TMD, I am curious about
the path it took to get there, and anybody familiar with the play will know what I am
talking about! Interesting play, but not for the weak-hearted. I understand it only had
one performance and closed because it was so controversial. Jean from DC: Can you email me please? jamiesghost@yahoo.com Chris from NJ, so nice to see your name in the Guestbook again. I suspect that not
only does author Julia Spencer-Fleming have a fondness for Mr. Rickman, but the same can
be said of Joyce Millman whose article in last Sunday's NY Times specifically mentioned
his performance in Girls on Top. I will always be grateful to you, Chris, for sending out
the word (was that really in 1997?) so I had my first chance to meet AR at his
book-signing. What a thrilling memory! Thanks again. Thank you Georgiana--We have to wait until June??? Drat!! Does anyone know *why*
this film is being released in a new version? It wasn't that fabulous--is KC broke? Is it
because of AR's popularity? I hate to join the fray, but I do second the concerns some have posted about the
volume of 'chat' on these pages. Many appear to view them as the home for their nightly
chat room experience which, honestly, could best be served at many other forums. There are
at least three of us who attempt to scan these pages for newsworthy items and move them to
the "News" page. But, as I've said before, the wheat gets lost in the chaff and
many of the heretofore frequent visitors here have abandoned the monumental effort it now
takes to find the kernels. Absolutely WONDERFUL news, Georgiana! Thank you so much! Did they hear us? See the News
page for a Business Wire announcement of the forthcoming June release of the extended DVD
for "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves." Whether we will get to see any of the
deleted Rickman scenes I cannot discern, but they do say there is a Rickman interview
included. BFS is the manufacturer of the Girls On Top DVDs. Ali-Pat--I haven't heard
anything on the sound flaw being fixed, yet. Hopefully soon. I heard from another poster
the other day and she said that BMG (a CD & DVD distrubutor) has promised a fix too. I nominate Lucida for President in 2004! *LOL* Dear An Observer--Bravo, well said. I have (trust me, for days) been trying to see
the other side's perspective as you wisely suggested, and I do see their point, and have
tried to respect it by cutting down on my posts. I'm just one of those folks who enjoy
*all* the posts--even when I'm not privy to a private joke or term (see,
"BFS")--therefore it's difficult for me to comprehend how one poster could ask
another to leave. That's the one concept I've had difficulty accepting. You hit the nail
on the head many times with "do unto others" and "everyone should have
their place here" and "respect", etc. Thank you. Are you running for president in 2004? Because you have my vote! P.S. I've also learned many new things here--like "mullet" (very
frightening!) and that AR has an outie, and that there is a kidnapper on the loose, and
that I would like to see Snape and George dressed in those really quite lovely white pants
that show that little line of hair . . . To all the well-meaning people here,if you observe closely,you will find that nobody
really minds what people post about. Nobody minds a little fun. What has been
mentioned now many times is that the quantity makes it very,very difficult
as well as very,very tedious for people to notice other posts than the dozens and
dozens posted every day by the inconsiderate and selfish group who have appropriated this
place. If I hadn't caught Gaye's email about Heidi's report (there was a lull in the game,
they must have bored themselves),I would never have known about Heidi's post because I had
missed it,lost as it was in the ton of posts from the "We Are Bored Let's Have Fun on
the GB and S*d Everybody Else" lot. How many other interesting posts have I missed?
They do not all qualify as news and so they do not always end up on Georgiana's page. As
for doing a search,excuse me for putting your brain under stress but unless you are the
divination studies master,how on earth do you know in advance what to do the search
under??!! If you are a self-centered person,searching under your own name might yield all
the posts that you are interested in but personally,I like to read what other people have
to say about Rickman,on a variety of sujects. And I am NOT going to spend hours
every day reading the Bored Lot's stuff just on the off-chance there might be something of
interest to me hidden in there.I am prepared to read from them the same quantity that everybody
else feel fit to post,whatever the subject. No more. There used to be room for everybody here, but there isn't now. Because of this very
selfish and inconsiderate group. This is not a new problem,it occurs regularly and Suzanne
has had to intervene so often,maybe she has had enough and has given up. What a shame. So
many interesting people have left this GB already because of them.They have not stopped
posting because they have nothing to say. They have stopped posting because they have been
put off reading this GB. When there is 'news' to talk about again, they will not know,will
they? Now good bye,but just in case it didn't sink in,I'll try again :The problem is not what
people post, it's q-u-a-n-t-i-t-y. Got it? Q-u-a-n-t-i-t-y. Which letter do you have a
problem with? Yesterday I made a mistake. I posted HP2 coming out in 6 days, it was suppose to be
5 and today it's 4. I had to correct that mistake. Maybe the second one will have more
behind the scenes of AR. Anne/Manhattan--Thanks so much for the link to the NYT article on Girls on Top.
I have grown fond of that little sitcom and enjoyed reading more about it. Does anyone
know if BFS ever resolved the problem of sound quality on the second DVD set? What a shame that everyone can't "live and let live". Some of us have to
be serious minded and sober at work and therefore welcome a chance to "let down our
hair" figuratively speaking while talking to friends met on this GB.I'm sure that
once there is any news about Alan or his projects things will go back to normal. As there
is a positive dearth of news at the moment, don't knock the fictions and fantasies that
some of us are playing at the moment. There's room for all of us. Dee, CdC where are you, gone to ES every one.Snape Wench#1 Does any one know if Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will have deleted
scenes with Alan? The extra scenes in Sorcerer's Stone were great! My favorite part is
when he stops Harry in the hall and says the three might be "up to something."
What's your favorite scene in the first Harry Potter? or the second? Just wanted to comment on a couple of things. First, I love reading all the postings
serious and not serious. It is good to laugh at something these days. Also, I just checked
out the picture and I would say it's an outie and I can't believe for a minute that that
is his own hair, the mullet part is all curly and weird. And lastly, I've had a Snape doll
since September and unfortunately I can't find another one anywhere. I think southern NH
is crawling with closet Snape wenches. And one more thing, I choose the HOS, so move over,
I'm coming in. Dear RiCkMaNnApPeR i'M hOlDiNg AlAn RiCkMaN hOsTaGe UnTiL eVeRyOnE sToPs FiGhTiNg AnD mAkEs NiCe aNd I hAvE a SnAkE jOkE aS cLeOpAtRa SaId To MaRc AnToNy, Is ThAt An AsP iN yOuR pOcKeT oR aRe YoU jUsT hApPy
To SeE mE? i NeVeR sAiD iT wAs A fUnNy JoKe Dear An Observer thank you for your comment. I guess when people are serious I am
serious and when people are funny I like/try to be funny. If I feel I am too off topic I
email them but people are not always accessible. It is said that there are other places to
go yet no one has invited me or Suzanne has never told me off, rejected me or requested my
manners to a higher form of intellectualism so I feel I am allowed to stay. Being a non entity a artist who is not famous (yet, give me 20 yrs ok). A mum, a wife
who, well life is interesting, but isn't everyone's, I do not need to be anyone but myself
here. I enjoy the characters that appear here. I miss some of those who are not here. I
hope they are happy and well. I enjoy this guestbook I like to read the older postings and to see the patterns of
personalities, the various reincarnations. Reincarnations easily traced with the new
search engine the strange patterns of phrasing that strangely reoccurs amongst the phantom
phrases of the disgruntled. I have never outed any of those reincarnated yet it is amazing
how they get into a tizz then crash and burn. Go off in a huff yet vola come back again. I
KNOW WHY,, THIS PLACE IS ADDICTIVE. Why because it is all about AR and A.R. mania.
Ricmaniacs is not something that can be talked about in parliament or eulogised at Uni.
Yet it is a common addiction respected here. When I first braved a posting after ages of
lurking I said Your a sick obsessive bunch, and I'm so glad I've found you. [Janine
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Wednesday, February 06, 2002 at 02:16:56 (PST) ] It still
sticks. To An Observer: well done! :) Hi all :) I hope you don't mind, but I just wanted to drop out of lurkdom and share
my outsider's view with you. First, I think the guestbook is a wonderful place and I hope
the people here, all of them, don't stop sharing their news and opinions and silliness. I
think it's a shame to see people who share a love of all things Rickman squabbling like
kids in a sandbox. (If you have kids you'll know exactly what I mean.) I don't mean to
offend anyone, and I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I think maybe the people
who are at odds with each other should stop and look at things from the other person's
perspective. On one hand the Snapewenches are very funny and I think it's great that
people can come here and kick back and share a laugh or two. On the other hand I think
maybe it was getting a little excessive and the people who like to keep up with the news
and serious discussions felt put out. I lurk here every week or so and it's really
inconvenient to scroll through hundreds of posts when you have precious little time to
yourself already. So that's one side of the coin. I also don't think it's right for people
to butt in and tell others that they should take their silliness somewhere else just
because they don't think it's amusing. Someone on the guestbook said that everyone's point
of view should be respected, and that's only right. But I don't think that person, and I
hope you'll understand what I'm getting at, or the other people who hold the same point of
view, realize that when you start talking about how distasteful the posts are and how nice
it would be if people started their own guestbook or message board, what you're really
saying is that you don't approve of who someone is and you want them to get lost. Now,
since everyone's talking about mothers and what they've taught them, I'd just like to add
that my mother taught me that you should do unto others as you would have them do unto
you. And I don't think you'd like it if someone starting talking about how distasteful and
unwelcome your posts are. So I wonder if it's possible for everyone to think real hard for
a minute about what sort of message they're trying to get across and if it's a nice and
appropriate message. (I always tell my little ones that hot heads can't understand each
other and then send them off to different places for a little, and then they're usually
ready to sit down and talk things out. Arguing and just being outright mean never
accomplished anything.) So what do you all think about compromising? Everyone should have
their place here, don't you think? Isn't that what real respect is all about? Well, I just
couldn't hold my tongue any longer and hope I haven't upset anyone. Have a good night,
everybody. Yes, saturnine. It may have been wildly popular during its stage career, but
nowadays that mullet lives a very nondescript, if not altogether desperate life. It has
seen more glorious times, has bathed fleetingly in that fickle spotlight of fame, but now
can only get jobs on "Star Dates" or the occasional guest spot at a monster
truck rally. What used be hailed as "dangerous!", "cutting edge!", and
"sexy!" among the entertainment circles now is quietly referred to in pitying
tones only as the "achey-breaky-bad-mistakey". Here's the relevant quote from the Sunday NY Times article mentioned by Kit a day or
two ago: "... the well-connected women of 'Girls on Top' pulled in their friends for
guest roles and cameos ... most amusingly, Alan Rickman, who does a brief, delicious turn
as a slick-haired Greek playboy in the episode 'Four-Play.'" If you want to read the
whole article (and if I haven't forgotten how to link): The Original Queens
of (British) Comedy. The Times keeps this stuff free online for seven days; once it
goes into archive, you have to pay to read it. It's a rather restrained, sophisticated outie, wouldn't you say? In stark contrast
to the wild, ostentatious, scene- stealing mullet! Can we see this as a reflection of the
man versus the actor? Hhhmmmm... LOL! My pathetic attempt at being *deep* at 12:30 in the
morning. Thanks Kate for the picture, but I'm scared now. Have to check under the bed and
in the closet before bed to make sure the mullet isn't hiding out, waiting to strike! :) I heard that some of the scenes from RobinHood were cut due to a jealous Kevin. He
was jealous because AR was stealing all the scenes. Everyone could still see that AR's
acting was still the best, even if it had been a 1 minute movie. I noticed someone had mentioned the Pope approving the Harry Potter books, and that
they were OK to read. I heard the same thing too, and was glad to hear this. I remember
going round and round with a priest at my church about it. He was against the books, and I
was for them. I use to tell him, " if these books change the way I feel about my
faith, than I never really had any faith to begin with!" I think they hold great
morals for children, which is dealing with good and evil in life. That's what The Lord of
the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia represent as well. If anything, I would think it
would guide them in the direction to choose good. Not only that, they are great stress
relievers from life. The posts on this GB were frequently of the non-analytical type long before the
wenches began having their fun. Say what you will, but you're straying off topic again. Dear Pot, you're black. Love, Kettle "This page that we are on now is intended (more or less) for discussion of Mr.
Rickman's projects (both past, present and future)." Does anything more need to be
said? No need to get nasty. I think what I'd like is a bit more of the "more"
and a bit less of the "less". :o) P.P.S. If you want to discuss this with me further, perhaps you'd better e-mail me.
You're wasting valuable GB space with your non-AR posts. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Suzanne is more than capable of telling
us where to go if she so pleases. The only ones complaining thus far *don't* run this
site. Uh, doesn't that strike you as ironic? This isn't your site, and yet you feel
entitled to tell people what they can and cannot post here. I see. Silly me. I hadn't
realized up until this point in time that you, and your fellow "conscientious
objectors" set the precedents around here. Well, well. P.S. Every single post of yours from now on had better relate to AR's body of work. I
won't let you, or the other objectors, forget your prejudice against levity. Many apologies, Ella: "...then allow me to reiterate that this GB is a haven
for *all* of AR's fans, wenches, and their salacious humor, included." I hadn't
realised Suzanne had handed her GB over to you. I don't think some of us desire
"intellectual" posts here, just on-topic Alan related posts, which rise above
the willy and navel areas occasionally. June, be my guest. If you'd like to begin a new discussion of AR's work, please do
so. Yes, Kate, I enjoyed Sophie's comment. And the picture of AR, mullet and all. Speaking of mothers, didn't yours teach you to share? Sophie: "Business in the front, party in the back!" LOL -- WAY out loud.
(P.S. -- I love you too. But I'm married.)GBers, you have to take a look at this pic of
AR, skinny, shirtless and mulletted and tell me that Sophie's above comment is not the
funniest thing you've heard all day. (The silliness will cease as soon as the Man decides
to make some news. Really.) Kate, I think I love you. You made my day for the second time in less than an hour.
This will be a poor attempt at the mullet/existentialist discussion, but it's all I have
at the moment this late in the evening: as Kierkagaard so boldly put it: "Life can
only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." AR's mullet lives this
truth with its backwards/forwards motif thusly: "Business in the front, party in the
back!" Kate, ROFLMAO! Ah, but we must also consider Nietzsche's famous line: "Behold,
I am a prophet of the lightning and a heavy drop from the cloud: but this lightning is
called Alan Rickman." ;-) Since The Man's navel seems to've been the topic lately?(Slow news day, I guess)...
Yeah, I've seen that photo and it's *definitely* an INNIE to me, and probably more so now
that he's put on a little more, umm, weight. (Just a little!) Ella, as you must have missed from my second post, immediately after the one with
the link, I meant to say outie, but my brain was working slower than my fingers and I
typed innie. Yes, it's the Lucky Chance pic w/Harriet Walter. I would like to add some
philosophical pespective to the outie and mullet commentary. Obviously, AR's decision to
grow his hair halfway down to his outie was inspired by Nietsche, as in "That which
does not kill me makes me hotter." Maybe the long parts of the mullet were hair
extensions. Gawd, one more facet of the enigma known as Alan! Next week on "Unsolved
Rickman Mysteries": Wisdom teeth. Does he still have 'em? Sophie, as the nature of existentialism is somewhat broad, I felt that demarcation
was in order. However, you may approach it from whatever angle you wish. Kate, I have to say it's an outie. (If we're referring to the picture on Raffella's
site.) (Apologies to Raffella, whose name I'm sure I've misspelled.) Heidi in Reading, thanks so much for your Collateral Damage report and the great
photo you took. The statement AR read was the Senate Floor Speech of United States Senator
Robert Byrd, of West Virgnia. There is a link to that speech's text at the AR "news
only" page, which is kept astoundingly up to date, due in large part to Georgiana's
vigilence. (There is also a link from this page at the
DT--you need to scroll down a bit past the London Anti-War March photos.) Georgiana, thanks for the LA Times bit about AR enjoying Michael Moore in Camden, and
for all the latest updates. HHHH--I don't know, maybe four Harry's out of five? I'm stumped too, Ali-Pat. Yes, I fear I will have several nightmarish visions of that mullet danicing in my
head tonight. Even Steve Perry and the entire linep of Spinal Tap would have wept with
pride. And Ella, just Ella, to limit the conversational framework to only Kierkegaard's
existentialism would be to severly detract from your question's true nature. Please throw
in Nietzsche and Heidegger for proper debate, dear. Which of AR's characters embody Kierkegaard's existentialist precepts and in what
way(s)? I can think of a couple and I haven't yet seen the movies. Surely someone itching
to participate in intellectual discourse will step up to the plate, yes? Sophie's not kidding. That is one big mullet. It's the mullet from which all other
mullets cower in fear. But you know what they say - big mullet, big musket. (I am so sorry
for that. I could not help myself. Giggle.) It's an outie, and a SUPER mullet! Actually, I meant OUTIE! Brain temporarily short-circuited from the photographic
proof of said outie, whch can be found on Raffaella's site, page 2 of the gallery. It's an innie! When you criticize others, you open yourself up to crticism. If you can't handle the
heat, get out of the kitchen. If that isn't clear enough, then allow me to reiterate that
this GB is a haven for *all* of AR's fans, wenches, and their salacious humor, included. I
haven't seen *one* intellectual posting since the humorless crabs began their vacuous
tirade. Didn't your mother tell you that if you haven't anything nice to say don't say anything
at all? Oh ho ho. I can sling mud, but don't you dare pick up that clod--what a very sophisticated attitude. Excuse me while I trundle off in search of a maturity potion for
the crabs... I am mystified by something and would appreciate a clue. In the Birmingham Evening
Mail review of HPCOS posted next door on the News page, the reviewer gives the film a
rating of "HHHH". Okay, what? Does that signify heavy breathing? ES: Loved your homepage! One of the best I've seen. And the artist concepts of
Snape, Sheriff George, etc. were fantastic. Alli is a very talented artist. Should you ever have the time, I would be grateful if you would review my Snape fic.
Tea with the Black Dragon on ff.net. I would very much like to join your listing of
fanfic. You listed several of my favorite authors there. And if all the Snape wenches haven't yet been out to this site, you're in for a treat.
CdC, Sev says he has had enough of being kind and caring and now is the time to go a
little mad and kick over the traces and do exactly what he wants to do, be evil and
uncaring and thoroughly obnoxious. Naturally I volunteered to take the brunt of this fit
of temper and he agreed I should help him through this difficult time as he deffinately
does'nt want to glow in the dark anymore. So we're going wand polishing and potion
partaking until his equilibrium is fully restored. Dee, glad to get your email and will give whatever help is neccessary. Try Amazon.com
for Closetland, that's where I got mine from.Watch out for the typical AR moment 35
minutes in where he says "You've changed". Thats worth the whole of the rest of
the film although this film is one of my favourites. Gwenn, if you're hanging around, can you tell us when you'll be updating Redemption
? Patience isn't my particular virtue, and I'm enjoying the story. This is manely for Alan if he even reads these posts. Alan how did you become an
actor? Becouase Ihave been trying to find a school that has acting I have found some but
there for older grades so could you give me some tips if this post gets to you? Thanks.
Monica Skinner. Hi my name is Monica Skinner you probably have herd of me from my friend Troy any
way dont mind my spelling. May I note that I think Alan is a swell actor from England and
I think we should all wish him luck in the next movie he dose oh and Troy dont this again
ok. good day/night to all of you. Monica Skinner ROTFLMAO...that's "Queen of the humorless crabs", Sue! Also, my
puctuation of a question really sucks! (?) Although a joke...Mr. Emoticon had nothing to do with the fiasco going on right now.
*tee hee* If that had been intended....I would have used more obscene emoties! Dee, sorry, who was it who wants a Snape doll (maybe Deb)? If you call it an Action
Figure, men understand better. Even boys buy them. Paintbrushes.....many things in my
house are dripping with dog-do! There was a brief mention of AR in Sunday's New York Times
entertainment section. The article was about Girls on Top, loudly praising Dawn French and
Jennifer Saunders and mildly praising Tracey Ullman and Ruby Wax. The author mentioned
celebrity guest stars and AR was praised for his brief slimey appearence in one episode.
If ES comes back, maybe Harlii and a few others will come back. They are the reason I
started reading this guestbook and gave me the courage to post after a year of reading!
Come back! I can't BELIEVE it is snowing again! Claudia Queen of Crabs!!(Does that sound right!!??!) I agree. However may I say that
I consider your emoticon particularly tasteless in these troubled times!!... I cast my vote to the "House of Ali-Pat, Carmen, June, Sabine, and all the rest
of the humorless crabs"!!! I forgot to add however that I DO like the quizzes! What's the next question? I agree with the posts below. Just because one Speaks With the Loudest Voice and
Speaks Often on the GB, it does not therefore follow that everyone must either become a
lackey or be made to feel “stuffy”. Respect and kindness are in short supply, it
seems. I love reading this GB and am sorry it cannot currently fall within the frame of an
enjoyable and informational read. Just my two cents. WARNING SNAPEWENCHING AHEAD Dee's MOM said willy! Okay, sort of--66across. Do you know, that was the hardest
word to "get?" I kept trying to think of who AR's best friend might be.
Something that ended in "ly." duh Deb: somebody dark and evil is putting you on! There is no "oblate position!"
There is an oblate attitude and you are doing well with it...not like some of the
gyrovague wenches lusting after George and The Colonel! Thank you, Carmen. You took the words right out of my mouth. All those posts are a
little much for me, too. I guess I'm humorless, like the heavy breathers say, because I
like Alan without needing to have sexual fantasies about his characters. Ella, I thought I did say "thanks" to whoever it was who made me
laugh. If it was a wench, that's fine. I didn't mean to imply that any posters here should
disappear; I'm sorry if it sounded that way. Right on, Ali-Pat! Me, myself and I consider these fantasy wench posts to be "a
bit much" (and if anyone considers that to be an unpopular opinion, consider yourself
outnumbered! Heh). Anyway, the reason I'm posting is because I found the "Lucky
Chance" photo at eBay that A Fish Needing Help was speaking about below. You can
plainly see his belly-button but it looks like an innie to me. Can anyone confirm? It's
at: It saddens me to see that posters who express an unpopular opinion are labeled
humorless crabs and are subjected to name-calling and ridicule. Surely there is room on
this GB for more than one viewpoint. Isn't there enough nastiness in the world already?
Let's not allow it to flourish here. Peace. All this talk about innies and outies - definitely outie -I have a pic from Lucky
Chance in stage in 1984 and it is very clear! I agree on seeing Help! I'm A Fish at the
cinema - you get the full effect of The Voice. **Spoilers Ahead** Got a second hand copy
of the paperback book of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves last week, which is based on the
original screenplay. Has anyone else read it?There are a few scenes which certainly didn't
make it to the final release, including the one where George finds out that Mortianna is
his mother. In the book he's also called Cedric and there's not a mention of calling off
Christmas, you can certainly tell where Mr. Rickman had his influence on the film. Maybe
it's a good sign for the upcoming DVD Special Edition (we can live in hope!) I also found
an article in a old mag from a few years ago that said he was to star in a film with
Brenda Fricker called Crimetime - anyone any info? Sorry about the Dead Ringers info last
week - they are repeats (darn TV listings not accurate). Oh, welcome back ES! Ellawench, my friend gave me it, i do not know where she got it, and it was only one
of the ones from (i think) the picture thats on the HP calendars, ie, only a drawing. But
neverthless it was rather purdy, hehe. Deb, The Man singing in surround sound alone makes a family outing to see
"Help! I'm a Fish" worth your while. Your children should love it. 6 more days until HP2 comes out on DVD. Oh my aching back! Maintaining that oblate position all weekend. I need a
restorative potion. And I found it! The GB. Great way to start the week along with the
mailings received from Ella. What a talent. Many thanks! Reading Sense and Sensibility now
and then I'll have to check out the Colonel in the flesh (well, only 2D flesh but beggars
can't be choosers). I was wondering if anyone actually recommends seeing Help! I'm A
Fish!. It's in town but I wasn't sure if it would be worth the cost of a family outing or
if I should just try for a video rental later on ( I know it's hard to put a price on the
pleasure of hearing AR's voice but it wouldn't just be me going to the film. Would
children and DH ask What have you dragged us to?) Good Monday morning to you all. It's
9:50 here. Gotta get busy! Hi everyone! Dee, I haven't got an access to Internet at home.That's why I didn't
write earlier! My e-mail is ma_musique@yahoo.com or ma_musique@mail.ru. I'd be very
grateful to you if you could send me the puzzle. Yes! The scarred statue was cute. A definite keeper. HP is Ok to read now? *Whew* Oh, that's a relief to my mind. Janine, I'm so pathetic and too embarrassed to admit this. Well, here goes:
I'veneverwatchedMontyPython. An old high school flame was a MP fanatic and he was a jerk
(the flame, that is), and so I was sort of turned off by association. I'll have to
consider giving it try someday, huh? And I *know* AR has good taste. He likes Texas, for
goodness' sake! I feel bad...and beautiful...in all the strangest places... Um, that Brazilian thing went right over my head. I guess I'd have a frame of reference
if I'd read one of those NC-17 fanfics, but I'm seriously left scratching my head. Ella, I must get my sleep too, but from my quarters--don't fret about the email. We
love you anyway. And I rather liked George's statue with the graffite scar myself. . .
(how the heck do you spell graffitteeeeee?) Good night all. WILLY Jean is not my lover...(crotch grabbing high note coming up) Ooh hoo hoo.
(Remember when he looked *human*??) Ahem. Sandy, I watched RHPoT the other night and was left with two thoughts: A) Who was
that wooden Yankee in Maid Marian's court...yard? and B) AR in tight package-hugging black
pants and knee high boots (hwlabeeboofahlewmeuhghah). (That was as close an imitation of
my eye-popping, drool endorsed RHPoT moment as I could get. I just didn't appreciate The
Man back in the day. Too young, too hung up on clean-shaven boys. Gee, I didn't
know what I was missing.) Wow. What a movie that could of been, too. Nice cinematography, editing, score, and
some parts were quite decent (the climax at Nottingham castle was worth sitting through
the preceding garbage). All right, some parts were actually quite decent but I couldn't
help thinking, "Man, flesh this puppy out a bit, revamp the dialogue, and it would've
been a *classic*." And replace that walking mannequin, of course. Back to George: he has quite a commanding presence in that movie, doesn't he? He exudes
intensity; that vitality of his hits you in waves. I also watched QDU and Wooha. Another very nice pair of black pants and boots on The
Man. He does a good sneer, too, though it seemed the only facial expression he was capable
of. I didn't buy him as a wicked ranch owner...there was something mildly George-ish about
the character. (Well, it isn't exactly heavy fare, is it?) The movie itself was too
formulaic for my tastes, and I nearly fast-forwarded through it until the aborigine scene.
Anything that looks remotely like the Discovery channel can sway my attention. Ella I am surprised that you aren't honouring AR good tastes and sining Monty Ptyhon
songs...You Know the classics "sit on..song" Opps I mean singing. Are you sure that hair is naturally black and not a spell or a dye lot? There is only
one way to tell and I am sure that some of the racier fan fics, that try to be shocking
are written by the inexperience because I just don't imagine Snape hitting on to the
Brazilian trend Oh WILLY!!! Can we not all weep that a simple word such as "Willy" can can
bring tears of joy to some and waves of wrath to others!!! Now lint, on the other hand, is a very different story--ah the lonely and bored know
not what they do! I know not, however, upon what emotions the Glorious Spatula may wreak
havoc . . . Hey, I just read that the Pope has decreed Harry Potter an acceptable book--and not a
matter of black magic. That's the truth. Look it up on the internet. Lint, lint, lint! WILLY, WILLY, WILLY!!! Hey, you go right on ahead and load up the ammo, sister wench ;-) I did detect a little
grumpiness on the GB... Ohhhhhh, here she come now singing wil-lay wil-lay...Willy, wil-ly don't you lose my
number...We're going to rock down to WILLY AVENUE...Cel-ah-brate good willies, c'mon! (I'm
dating myself, aren't I? Heh heh.) Alright Ella, so the lint thing wasn't very funny. (But I was pretty sure the
grumpies would hate it.) :) Hi Pam--I'm searching for the Closet Land VHS, if you happen to come across it.
Thanks for the offer. Oops, Ok Ali, I forgot about the wenches and the mental institution comment. I *did*
take mild offense at that. (I'm an excrutiatingly honest person...at least I try to
be...so no mincing of words here.) But I know why you said it and I can empathize. A short
temper and a dry wit are a part of that artiste package, no? It's been my experience that
the more biting the wit, the deeper the river cuts; if you catch my drift. No biggie. Been
there, bought the t-shirt. Jizel, where did you get Snape band-aids???!!! Ooh! I believe Ali-Pat is right on about the beach photo. Vividly recalling an
innie...definitely an innie. Beth, you and me *both* are going to see AR someday, *live*! Please oh please let it be
Broadway... Janine, ewwwwwww. You can, er, have Snape's lint if you want it. I think I'll pass :-P
(A wench has her limits!) And, uh, he does look very tired, yes. And all that rolling
around on the floor seems to have lightened his hair a couple of shades too. Interesting
side effect. I'm happy to report that it's back to its lovely glossy, bouncy raven now ;-) Dee, you may have the good professor's lint if you wish. I give it all to you...make
good use of it. (Maybe you could knit him a robe to cover up with, so he doesn't end up in
anymore Freudian paintings. We don't want to, er, share the PM's phallus with the
analytically *or* artistically inclined, after all.) Carolyn Dear Carolyn, what kind of funky monkey stuff are you doing with the PM?!?
Phospherescent potion masters just ain't natural, I say. Gissing's Girl, I'm glad to be of service :-) The wenches need their PM fixes, after
all. Pam, can you let us know in advance what tapes are available? I might be interested. Elaine, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, to marry my darling Severus...oh my. Who needs words,
though?! I'll take a piercingly lustful stare over my crossaints, thank you very much.
(Actually, I eat bagels. But "crossaints" just sounded better in that
sentence.) Yank, if the wenches dissapeared you wouldn't have anyone to make you laugh at 4 AM.
Maybe you should say "thank you" and try lightening up a bit. Sheesh. Aw, Ali, I don't know that you offended anyone, but the "Hey, is anyone out
there?" "What's everyone doing?" "Hi!" posts were getting to be a
bit much, you know. The thing is, if people have something to say they will say it. Your
cookbook entries were fun and I did enjoy your poem, except for that last line, which I
also had "issues" with. You are obviously a talented young woman and AR would be
very fortunate to have the pleasure of meeting with you someday. The only thing is that,
well, he's *technically* old enough to be your grandfather, did you know that?
Darling, what would you talk about at the dinner table?! Having a crush on The Man is
perfectly fine, fantasizing about AR is fun (who here hasn't, eh!), but it's important to
keep things in perspective too. Keep on enjoying yourself here, but don't forget to keep your feet on the ground, 'kay?
And I really hope the singing contract comes through for you. From one artist to another,
may our work get the recognition it deserves...and may it be an incredibly short wait! Everyone: If I have offended any of you I'M truly sorry. Don't take me to serious I
just enjoy joking around. I realize that it might not come across that way on the
internet,and may seem that I'm being brash. I promise, if you knew me in person you would
know that I'm a very real and accepting person. Thanks Hi, Just want to congratulate the person that has the ensnaring Snape web site...Its
really great and the photos are fantastic. I cant wait to explore further. If anyone is
looking for any books or tapes (usually VHS) with AR, please let me know and Ill see what
I can do for you while I am sorting/organizing our next book sale for May. I will
definitely check out the Rasputin tape again to see if he is an outty or inny... I am
still thinking about that Dark Harbor movie-WOW-those shots were something else of him!!!
As I said before, I never expected it to end like that-Ill have to watch this again and
see where the clues are...We are in for another snowstorm here in the East Monday into
Tuesday so it should be a good time to watch these two movies-- Have a nice evening all
and see you again.. Pam I watched RobinHood:Prince of Thieves this afternoon, and realized how horrible
Kevin's acting was compared to AR's. Whew! I haven't posted here in awhile but I had a chuckle the other night when
reading the new Julia Spencer-Fleming mystery "A Fountain Filled with Blood."
(Those who know me will know why I was reading this novel by reading the summary at
Amazon.com) A chapter or two into the novel a video store clerk is straightening up his
shelves for the night when he comes across TMD. He fantisizes that he looks like AR and
decides to put up a shelf with an AR film festival in the near future. I won't spoil it
for you and that's the only mention of AR, a paragraph or so, but could Julia also be an
AR fan? Phew Sandy no wonder you have seven kids... No just joking. I too think my husband
is like AR, it is a long story. I think, as I have said before A.R. is a thinking
woman(persons) sex symbol. So if anyone has been stuck in a suburban/metropolitan
wilderness, I can understand posting here and being happy to find like minded people.
Thank you Suzanne I am sure that you are one of the gods of Cyber heaven. This is my first time signing the gustbook. I'm a stay at home mom with 7 kids, and
a husband to die for. I came here for some get away time, being a mom is a full time job.
I use to be a model, but now I let my husband, who is a lawyer take care of me. He looks a
little like Mr. Rickman, he even has the accent. Hello there, i just finished watching AR in Blow Dry. I looooooove that movie, i can never get tired
seeing that one. He is so beautiful in it.and him in the bathtub wow. :-) I just wanted to mention that. have a good day all..... Hey guys! Me again, about 3 minutes later, thought I would add something to another
comment made. S&S is my FAV Alan movie for VERY biased reasons. In a scene with Emma
Thompson where he is describing why Kate Winsletts love interest is such a bsatard... he
says my name, pathetic, huh? I don't know why it's so cool to me, but you know, it's cool
anyway. Had to take a smoke break after that one. ;) Anyway, what's everyone else's
favorite, if you can pick one? I was reading some of the comments on whether Alan was an innie or outtie... The
movie "Rasputin" will lead you all to know the truth (I won't tell you what he
is or isn't because it will just ruin the suspence) Just saw it for the first time last
night. He's rather RISKAY in this movie... "touching his flesh" and all. Anyway,
since it's the first time I've written a comment on this page, I'll introduce myself... My
name's Beth Hardegree, and I've been absolutly obssesed with Alan since Robin Hood; Prince
of Theives came out. Since the First HP movie came out I've been saving money to go on a
quest to meet him. I know he does a lot of stage stuff whenever he's in the states, and
I'm hoping after the filming of HP3 POA is finished he'll come back fora visit and I can
fulfill my dream! So, someone please e-mail me I would LOVE, ABSOLUTLY LOVE to chat with
other Alan lovers, like myself. BYE! P.S. Props to the web-site producers!! P.S. to Ensnaring Snape -- you have a very cool website. I'm glad you came back to
remind me of it (yes, I remember you from your first days here). I'll bookmark it this
time. Wouldn't that be the logical place for the Snapewenches to hang out? Just trying to
be helpful. ES -- in answer to your question: No. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that Dee. I know exactly how you feel - been there, done that,
moved on. But noone has any more right to talk here than anyone else. Except of course
those who run it (bows to Suzanne). Those who complain that they can't be heard above
everyone else either aren't trying, or don't have anything to say. You type it, and if
people are interested then you'll get replies. Simple as that. I'm afraid this seems to be a regularly repeating pattern here, which is a huge shame.
Its a shame that everyone just can't be more tollerant and get on with everyone else. But
that's life. Now I must away! Good luck Dee - and don't let the bu**ers get you down! ES Noone in P--he is rather fabulous in S&S, isn't he?? ES--the stuffies were yelling, so I excused myself from the GB for a couple of days
to give them bandwidth--but then none of them posted anything. (Exile was self-imposed)
"Double-post curse" Snort!! :) Barbara--I join in your praise!!! Hey Janine--I just went to the Lucien Freud exhibit here at the LA Museum of
Contemporary Art. Freud tends to, ahem, emphasize the, uh, size of, um, "wands."
(You've made me giggle.) I just finished watching S&S.It's so nice to see AR playing a good guy. Er, why were you in "exile" Dee? Or should I not ask? ES--your site is fabulous!! I was having fun there during my exile from the GB. I see I have spelled innie and outie incorrectly. However, as I know the crowd to
obtain Snape's BB lint will be enormous (ref. Yankee's Yogi Berra comments), I hereby
declare my dibs on George's lint!!! Yahoo! CdC, I shall do as you ask (thank *you* for taking the cword--she was truly very
excited to do it--mum's easily excited). Please don't tell me you have a glow-in-the-dark
Snape!! I will be so jealous of you. Look at Georiana!! She has info straight from The Man's lips! *sigh* Yankee - you're other pseudonym wouldn't happen to be "Suze" of UK would
it? Hi Ali, Just to let you know the event was Collateral Damage 2. Just been laughing
about the innie/outie thing. I'm pretty sure it's an innie but this gives me the perfect
opportunity to go and watch some more AR. Gonna check out the Metatron and Rasputin,
pretty sure you get a view then.....shame the shot is so distant in Dark Harbor eh!! :)
(GRINS) The comments about people who complain about what's going on with the Guestbook and
then don't come back to "add anything useful" reminded me of a couple of quotes
from Yogi Berra: "Nobody goes there nowadays; it's too crowded." "It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too
much." Hi Carolyn. No it wasn't me that wrote the poem. I think I read it but can't recall
who wrote it. Sorry. If you click on the link below it should take you to my homepage. (or type
www.ensnaringsnape.com) Cheeeeeers - ES ES: I remember you from the first time I visited here! Were you also the one who
wrote the Christmas poem about a special present from Snape? I'm too lazy to go back and
check. Also, what's the link to your site? Elaine: People talk about things at breakfast? And at what time of day does this
occur? Dee: I miss you here! Did your mother's crossword yesterday; thank your mom for me. If
you see the wenches, tell them I'm lolling around with a beatific smile and the Prof is
glowing in the dark! This is a great website. I have been to many of AR and this is by far the best one. Have just watched TWG. I don't think he's directed anything else film-wise? (kitten
scene was very funny) Am I the only 1 who thought that marrying prof Snape was a bit off
the wall? I mean, what on earth would you talk about over breakfast! Barbara, according to "Variety," (posted to the "News" page
February 28), "Prisoner of Azkaban" began filming in the UK on February 24. When
I spoke with Mr. Rickman at Collateral Damage II (March 14), he said he was still filming. Juliana, it's old news. It's been at the top of Suzanne's News page, linked here (I hope!)
and above, for months. Hello everyone! Suzanne, just a question. Have you heard anything from ICM, or maybe
AR himself re our Birthday Cards to him? Not long now for HP2 COS to come out on Video.
Has there been any news from the set of HP3 POA? Has it started yet? I would also like to
say a big THANK YOU to all the people, who have set up these wonderful pages dedicated to
AR - All the Photo's and info on his career. Here's to, Suzanne and all her helpers!!!!,
Wonderful Claire, Fausta, Stezi, Raffaella, Claudia, and Sally, (Are you out there?!!!)
and all the other people who have set up these Internet Pages so we can all talk, and
read, and share, this man's Rare Talent. If it wasn't for all the HARD WORK these people
have gone to, there would be nothing for US to enjoy. So from this one Australian, the
world is a better place because of you all! Thank you! Wow, that 'Double-Post Curse' of yours is really effective Superwitch - I'll have to
remember that one! LOL Wehey! Supertoseeyou Supe! Wehey! Supertoseeyou Supe! Hi ES! Fancy meeting you here! I know who you mean...I didn't want to stay here after what happened..i didn't feel
safe expressing any opinion other than the 'orthodox' and 'approved' ones'. shame to
attack such innocent fun and humour and intelligence, and completely spoiling what was for
me a daily boost on Suzanne's wonderful site. i had never laughed so much while at my
computer before... It's true. ES's Rasputin site is terrific. lots of scrummy sounds and pics linked off
from the Ensnaring Snape page.... From pictures posted here. Definitely an innie as my visual memory would say as I
would gross out at an outy (sorry to you all outy {outies} there) it is just it reminds me
of pregnancy time. Those who have received the autobiography blah blah email know I am a
happy mother yet pregnancy time was time mostly spent with ones head in the toilet. If I
am wrong am I in denial? Does this mean the Snape wenches are going to fight over lint collecting duties? I mean
rumour has it that poor Snape is all worn out, you hardly recognise him. Here is a picture
http://www.nga.gov.au/Freud/Index.htm "Stuffyville" Ella? Hahaha! LMOA! What ever did happen to that poster who
found it necessary to complain about the "tone" of the GB at the time myself and
several others were indulging our humour? She showed up, blew her top at us all,
completely ruined the fun and never showed her face again. Pity she never had anything
useful to contribute herself. Anyway, thanks Ella, Kit, Janine and Dee for saying Hi.
Unfortunately I don't get a lot of time these days to come here. But I'm never far away.
:-) ES Well, I suppose I am willing to take on the burden of the "innie or outie"
research, but I am kind of far removed from my film collection at present. Some ideas,
however for those of you who would wish to carry on without me. There are shots of bared
midrift in Busted and there is also that beach photo in Ruby Wax's book. The DKH
footage is too distant to tell, and besides who's looking for a belly button in that scene
anyway? There were brief moments of tummy-flashing in Act II of PL, but I don't remember
the silks offering a clear view of the Rickman navel. Guess I was just concentrating too
hard on the dialog to notice... (yeah, right) Welcome, Ali! I am pleased to share half of my name (but only one half at a time). Dee, Thank God you're back, I reckon it's an "inny". Ella, received your email + attachments this morning and laughed myself silly at the
captions and the way you have personalised them. Brilliant!. I have put the Coat of Arms
in a frame to go with the rest of my Snape stuff. How did you find a Snape Band aid? I bought 3 boxes and none of them had any Snape
ones!! I know as I looked at every single one! Poor DH thought I had had a really bad
mishap when he got home to find sooo many empty bandaid wrappings. They were all full of
Harry, Ron and Hermione. Hi Ali the Poet. I think as we have an Ali -Pat it is nice to be distinctive and
always good to be creative. The point of your poem which I liked yet the last line was
..well it just seemed wrong. "I want to be so close to you, I could melt into you and
make you mine." I guess it is the make you mine. While I am sure there is a Mrs
Rickman que here (not me). I thought "the world devine" or something like that
yet I am sure many others would feel the same as you. I just didn't want to criticise you
in public here. Ellawench, i love those band aids! I once walked around with the Snape one on my
nose for the whole day for the hell of it - i did get some v. weird looks though..... DEE: Just emailed you. VIRGINIA: Yeah, yeah, yeah! Hey Kate, the Beatles had genitalia?? Wait a minute, I'm *not* going to become Mrs. Alan Rickman??? Ali--I'm glad you had a good time in L.A. It is rather a fun place, isn't it? Kate--I would like to ask you a question. Do I have your permission to email you? RORU: You have truly performed a public service. Thank you. If I could just be
serious for a moment (ha! you're saying, Kate's never serious) ... I know we all love to
fantasize about AR and his characters, and we pore over whatever crumbs of insight we can
glean about his private life (and his privates), BUT ... I think it's important to keep
things in perspective. Alan may be a public figure, but he is still entitled to a private
life. And none of us will ever truly be a part of that life. He gives us his gift -- his
talent -- and that should be more than enough. We have a lot of fun here on the GB
admiring Alan in a playful way, just like when we were girls and drew our initials inside
a heart next to those of our favorite Beatle. But none of us ever became Mrs. Paul
McCartney. (Note for the generationally challenged: The Beatles were like 'N Sync, only
with genitalia). AND NONE OF US ARE EVER GOING TO BECOME MRS ALAN RICKMAN! To carry on as
if there is a chance in hell that we might is, IMHO, dancing dangerously close to Rupert
Pupkinville. "The King of Comedy," Robert DeNiro, Martin Scorsese. Look it up.
Sorry for the rant. Rant now over. Let us be like Rasputin and dance on the tabletop! When
you lie with me, you lie with God! Long live the Tsar! That would be "Eeeegetheroffme@RestrainingOrdersRUs.com", Mr. Rickman!!! Special deal for all UK celebrities!! Don't pass up this limited time offer!! 50%
off filing fees if you've ever played a lovesick corpse, a German megalomaniac or a crabby
wizard in Victorian era costume!!! Juliana, go to this GB's home page and you will see a section called news &
info. It has a list of movie release dates (and other fun things to read). Hi Ella, If you can't find a copy of Rasputin, try the site Barnes and noble and do
a search for AR. I ordered mine there and just received it a couple of days ago. I also
bought Mesmer also and just received that too. Another suggestion for anyone looking for
VHS or DVD is the Columbia house Club. They have a pretty good selection too. Good luck,
hope you find it. Rasputin is the best...he was made for that role.... Sleep well everyone
and dont forget to set your clocks ahead one hour!! Spring ahead--Pam It's nice to meet you "kill me, kill me now" ! I enjoy a good laugh! kill me. kill me now. Janine: Thanks for that sweet compliment on calling me a poet! I really appreciate
it, especially coming from another artist. Dee: I noticed you live in CA. I was just out
to LA a week ago. I had an interview with Warner Brothers about my singing. The best part
was I got both HP soundtracks for free! I went into this room where they let me take
whatever CD's I wanted. Of course I took some HP ones, they were all soundtracks to WB
movies. I was basically waiting in Gary Lemel's office, he designed the covers for the HP
soundtracks. As I was waiting I also noticed a gold plated record from the
RobinHood:Prince of Thieves soundtrack. I kept thinking I bet these people have actually
met Alan. I know 2 women who work for WB now, so maybe one day they could get me connected
with Alan some way. Anyway, I met some very interesting people and hope to go back soon. Janine: I'm still waiting to hear what you want to tell me about my poem. I can take
any critic's opinion, I'm use to it! I'm mainly a singer anyway, writing is just something
I do for myself. If I constantly worried about what other people thought, I wouldn't be an
artist! I'm sure you understand. I grow in all my experience's, the good and the bad.
Honestly, there are no bad experience's! Every experience is just a different sized paint
brush on the canvas of life. "Love Actually" is supposed to open in theatres on Novermber 7, 2003
according to Amazon.com site. Is this old news and I am the last to know?? Oh My God!!! (Note: I don't really talk like this. The scientific explanation is the
"Pissy Effect", in which the maturation level of my babbling is directly related
to the number of complaints received in conjunction with my schoolgirl blatherings.) (Did
ya figure that out yet?!) Dee, you have to check out ES's site! Snape, Snape, and more Snape. And Rasputin. (I'm
having trouble getting a hold of him...he's a slippery sucker...and will have to resort to
interlibrary loan, methinks.) Incidentally, didn't someone once mention catching a glimpse
of AR's tummy in PL? Wonder if the button was on display. Pam, I have no kids. And I have a box of Harry Potter band-aids. And I wear them out in
public. (But only when necessitated.) My favorite are Curious George--they're transparent
and look like temporary tattoos. (And what sticking power they have!) I was doing a search on Yahoo under Snape and it came up with a city called Snape In
Suffolk England! Has a whole web site with events etc Pretty cool-they even have a
halloween fest each year-wonder if AR Will show up sometime?? Finished cleaning today and
discovered a box of Harry Potter Bandaids (My sons)that were hidden in the back of the
cupboard. I took them out so we can use them! Hi E.S.! Ella says you are witty and entertaining (and I believe everything that
Ella says). We love witty posts and AR pics! Yay!! (I'm on GB probation--so I have to
skeedaddle) Did I just say skeedaddle?? Wow. Was everyone hit over the head with a serious stick today? I must not have
received my juvenile antics warning in the e-mail... ES, we've never met and *I* missed you! You were a regular poster when I began lurking
here. I always found your posts witty and entertaining (and all those AR pictures, oh
my!). There was lots of talk of spatula dropping and the like--I thought "Gee, this
looks like a fun place to post!" And then people began complaining about the board's
"tone" (surprise, surprise) and it became Stuffyville. C'mon in and join the
fun! We're more enlightened and tolerant these days. Ali, have you thought about getting a hotmail account? You know you only have to type
in an initial when asked for your last name. I wince at the new e-mail policy; it's an
invasion of privacy. I won't use my main account to send e-mail for that reason. I see you
decided to let your hair down, by the way. Going to have this cookbook published? We'd all
better get a complimentary copy. Janine, bless you! I'll try e-mailing you tonight. CDC, ugh! I can't believe I forgot to give you my address. Sorry about that. I'm really
terrible with e-mail, it takes a few days for me to respond to people (I don't check it
every day or I would never get offline). Heidi, Thank You for the CD2 debriefing :-) I love hearing everyone's stories, and
especially when it involves such a good cause. King of Smooth, Thank You for the edification. They left out the "mother
(expletive beginning with F)" part on the radio, though. I think it lost a little
something. I'm waiting until I'm in a real kick A mood and ready for an adrenalin release
to watch it. (I'm getting there, though.) Oh (see I forgot to put this in my last post and here I am writing another one--have
pity on this aging spinster!!) Kit, um, I think it might be the other way around--I have a Snape doll, it's a husband
I need to go out and get!! :) GG--Well, I was sitting here lurking and contemplating my belly button, when a
thought struck me--is AR's navel an "inny" or an "outy"?? (I even did
a search on the past GBs to determine whether this topic had already been discussed--I
came up with nothing, but then again, I didn't look for "belly button" or
"inny/outy".) But I had no one to ask, and no one to discuss it with--although I
did try to strike up a conversation and ask some guy at the coffee shop, but for some
reason he moved to another table pretty quickly--and then I saw you and CdC and Ali-Pat
and others chit-chatting and I knew this was the only place where I could get the answer I
needed so desperately, and my fingers lost control of themselves (as if possessed!) and
typed out this post!!! Oh!! I need a self-control potion--Severus, put that snake back
into your cauldron and help me!!!! Okay, okay!!! I'm leaving, I'm leaving . . . P.S. Have missed you E.S. Rasputin misses you too Of course Snape likes librarians, good taste Ali the poet, don't worry email me when you feel ok, about it. Oh my gosh, that is the first time anyone has responded to my "are you out
there question". Are you still there Lynn? HEY! someone is using my name (ali-Pat) as a part of their name. I know who ever you
are wants to be like me (HA HA), but their is unfortunately only one Ali. I guess I could
always get a new name, and pretend I'm new all over again! By the way, I love that picture
of Alan where we sign the GB. He would look even better with darker hair. You know the
picture, it's next to "Return to Rickman Page". hello there, yes someone is here Is there anyone out there right now? Kit, Why do you think I work in a Library and I'm Snape Wench #1 New chapters of Rickfan37 and white raven now up Dee, missing the intellectual coversation. I jsut remembered something else I had to say before I lose my turn an the computer:
Attention all you librarians: Snape sits next to Madame Pince the librarian in CoS at the
faculty table. She's a better dining companion that Quirrel was, I'm syre. Maybe he has a
fondness for librarians! Ella, ignore the email I just sent! Glad you got the tape; I must not have signed my
screen name to the note! I hope you enjoy Alan in this movie, 'cause he's the only reason
to watch it (as usual). It's ok for that genre, kind of film noir. ES we do miss you and I
loved Rasputin. It's his all around best film. Everyone and thing in it is good, for a
change. He deserved the awards he got for this production. If only there were more like
this I might seriously consider paying for HBO. Dee, buy the Snape doll. Your husband will
never notice unless you tell him about it! And add to the AR cookbook Rasputin-berry
tarts. Dear Carolyn--Big Night Out is a compilation of short stories and essays put
together to raise money for charity (War Child?). AR's contribution is two ink drawings
for Beatie Edney's short story. Cute little things, really. Would make nice rubber
stamps... Ella: I have your Snape and peace stamps carved. Please email your address
rbrlubberataoldotcom so I can put them in the mail. Thanks About those AR-related books on Ebay, um, I perceive them to be, er, wildly
over-priced. Not sure what is going on there--no chance even to make a reasonable bid
(listed as "buy it now" only). Just had a "well-duh-yeah" moment. Every time I watch S&S I think to
myself, "Gee--that fellow playing the doctor sure looks familiar." Well, guess
what--he's the same actor who plays the doctor in Blow Dry! Name's Hamilton in BD
and Harris in S&S, but the same actor plays both doctors. There, now I can rest easy. For now. Has anybody here seen Big Night Out up close and personal? Please tell me
what you know about the book. ¡Muchas gracias! Hi. Just browsing around before I have to start cleaning out some cupboards in the
bathroom. (Spring cleaning-Yuck) Anyway, just checked the books on Ebay and did a search
on AR-there are right now 18 different books if anyone is interested. One auction ends in
an hour for the book Big Night Out with AR illustrations-only 1 bid so far and under
10.00!! Looks good-I think Ill wait and see what is at my book sorting at the Library. I
am in charge of two Library book sales in town and we sort/organize and get ready for the
event by taking in all the donations and categorizing them. We also have a special room
that we only put childrens books in and puzzles so the kids and their parents can explore
without the adults bumping into them in the larger room. (For the May sale, I made up a
little poster and put Snapes photo on it welcoming all to a magical World) Hope it doesnt
scare the little ones!!) Sometimes AR books come in too!! Last night, someone on here
didnt sound happy about Ebay-I have always had great experiences buying etc. and never a
problem. Guess we are all different though. In response to the last poster, I also love
the Rasputin Movie-thought he was excellent in it and gave a wonderful performance. I was
and still am very interested in movies about history etc. Anyway, off to clean and see
everyone later tonight. Pam P.S. Maybe Ill whip up a batch of those Ginger Snape cookies!!
Sorry, I accidently misspelled "everyone" when I signed the GB! Heidi when
and where again did you meet Alan? It sounds like you had a wonderful experience! I wonder
if he brought anyone with him? I'm sure you were in to much shock to notice. Cool story,
and the best part is it really happened! Anyone here like Rasputin? No thought not..just thought I'd ask... Oh alright then, I've put some new pages on my site if you're interested. I know a
couple of people mentioned to me some time ago that they'd like to see more of Rasputin,
(well wouldn't we all!) and finally I got round to doing something about it. There's a
link at the bottom of my homepage - hope you like it. So...anyone miss me? No, didn't think so! See ya - ES Is evreyone up? ****A LATE REPORT ON CD2**** Hi everyone, I really wish I had known about this
guestbook before I went to the NT, I would have really enjoyed meeting with you. Here is
my account, not too disimillar to the other messages that have been posted. Before I
begin, I must agree on two things...the evening was certainly not an appropriate time for
autograph hunters, although I stood and watched Alan for a few minutes obliging to the
queue of fans waiting....2nd...INDEED WHAT WAS HE WEARING!! Here goes... I arrived at the
NT really early so sat in the bar and had a couple of glasses of wine whist reading my
newly purchased un-authorised re-release of AR's autobiography from the theatres book
shop. It drew closer to 5pm and I realised that I was waiting in the wrong place, it
wasn't being shown the in auditorium but in the upstairs bar (a very small area). I made
my way up stairs to find a small platform, mic's, and music scores. Quite a few people had
already gathered so I joined on the edge next to two other women, no sooner as I had sat
down I hated my view so decided to be cheeky and pulled my chair much closer to the front
next to a table of very important looking people... little did I realise, this table was
occupied by the organisers and were soon joined by John Sessions, Bill Nighy and Corin
Redgrave, this rather old looking but glam woman glided up to the table and I heard
'Vanessa...' I looked up caught her eye and she smiled and said Hi to me...Corin's
sister!! OMG!!!! I was sitting next to all of them (no Alan yet). By now the Steve
Bentley-klein string quartet had formed on the stage and had started to play. The first
act was Vanessa Redgrave she read a Palastinian poem (very moving) and sang one of
Donovans songs. Next up John Sessions...then Alan was introduced, he came up on stage
wearing a navy blazer, a blue/black shirt out over his very fashionable jeans and maroon
slip on shoes (Alan what were you thinking?) He read a War statement for a good 5 minutes
but due to beeing so mesmerized I can't remember who had written what he was reading...oh
well... It was a pleasure listening to his voice even on such a serious topic, you could
feel his compassion. It was a shame when it ended, but as he skipped off stage I followed
to where he was sitting.... only on the same bloody table!! SCREAM! When he got back there
was no seat so he casually crouched down by the side of it and carried on watching the
rest of the performance... from this point on however I could not concentrate, through the
next performances I could hear his deep tones chuckling away. After Bill Nighy and one
other performance by Eileen Atkins and Anna Maxwell Martin, we were thanked for attending
and people started to depart. This is where I thought I'd seize the opportunity (being so
close) I walked up to him, caught his eye and stuck out my hand ready for it to be
shook... It was all over in a second, I thanked him for his contribution and said that it
was a fantastic speach and during that moment I do remember having Alans warm hand wrapped
around mine. He simply said 'thanks' and smiled in return but boy that's enough. I turned
on my heel and left. After getting down stairs I thought you stupid girl, get back up
there, so I went back up to the bar to get a drink and casually soaked a little more of
him in whilst he signed autographs. Needless to say when I walked back to Waterloo I was
beaming. Fantastic man, fantastic evening. There you go. Here is a link to the picture I
took of the evening and a fantastic site, if it wasn't for Tami I wouldn't have known the
event was happening. The B/W pic is part way down the page. I Have sent Alan a copy but
haven't had a reply as yet. http://www.nd.edu/~tchapman/news2003.html I think I'm going to rent Rasputin this weekend. Janine what did you want to tell me
about my poem? I don't feel comfortable about someone I don't know having my e-mail
address. The main reason is it contains my last name. Thanks What's going on? Is everyone still asleep? Movies I would like AR to be in Number..(lost count). It would be good to se AR in
King Kong although he makes a movie into a cult movie. This like HP is already a cult
movie. King Kong will be set in the 30's I don't care if it goes 'Damm you King Kong'
therfore the "Dead Ringers" could add it to his villian role. I wouldn't mind if
they had a kind Col Brandon type character in it. Why do I want it so? Well if they filmed
it in the US there would be more sightings and entries here. There would be the chance of
interviews and all that stuff and I always loved the King Kong movie as it inspired
movimakers to create dreams. Dear Ali I read your poem on the FOF page and as I have a comment for you only,
would you care to email me. Thank you Thankyou Aussies, I'd love to be an honorary Aussie That's very kind Hello Dee Ella OT I found some reference info for your yet your email bounced. A good title for the cookbook would be Snapes Snippets. A little bit of everything
could be thrown in just like a recipe... Night All Pam Ten points to the lady, or gentleman, named MA. That was rather prompt. How old are
you? The line from "Die Hard" is "Do you really think you have a chance
against us, Mr. Cowboy?", and John McClane answers "Yippy ki yay, mother
f_____." I recommend watching it someday. It's an absolute classic. Pillowcases? Oh.
Imagine avoiding E-bay as if it were the Plague, dear. Hi, I just went into Ebay auction site and the AR pillowcase is back on
auction-guess no one got it!! Imagine going to dreamland on that??? Pam Not a baking-related post: The May issue of Vanity Fair that just came out has Hugh
Grant on the cover and an interview inside which I skimmed in the checkout line for LOVE
ACTUALLY tidbits. Nothing about AR, but more description of the movie. It's supposedly a
"life-affirming" story about how the world may be a mess but love triumphs,
people still need each other, etc etc. Sounds like happy endings, lovey-dovey stuff and
uplift all around. Be nice to see AR smile onscreen again. One recipe for the new cookbook should be Alans famous Oyster's. Made from an old
Potion mixture and guaranteed complete happiness. AR played Obadiah Slope in The Barchester Chronicles. **Sniff*Sniff** What about me? I can bake GingerSnape Cookies too! After all in the
"Muggle" World I am a Certified Grillologist! Move over Betty Crocker..Snape
Wench Cathy is in town! "A Good cooking Wench is so hard to find"...off to the
kitchen now so the PM can have an evening "snack".. Pam should join the show as well, she seems to have some great ideas! I think the
next project will be a book club. Any ideas for a leader? How about the Queen of
Corrections...hmmm...I don't know she might suggest the dictionary! I have an even better
idea, we could have a cook book with some of Alan's favorite recipes. Ten points to the first wench, woman, baker or candlestick maker that can name the
character Alan played in "The Barchester Chronicles". Just a little diversion
for the hopelessly bored. So sorry, I forgot to add Carolyn to the show as well! We could also make some Ginger Snape Cookies!!! Sounds pretty tasty--Yummy-- If you enjoy the new cooking show let me know! Next week is going to be on how to
make your own Col."Bran"don muffins! Doesn't that sound delectable? Maybe we can find candy molds of all the favorite characters-The naughty sheriff,
the Colonel, and our all time favorite the Professor "snape"-Yummy--Nibble
Nibble wonder what would ne nibbled first girls??? Pam Technically, Gissing's Girl is the only "baking wench" in that list. " Welcome to Alan's cooking and baking show. Where women who love Alan, bake
cookies and cakes in the shape or rather "snape" of Alan himself. Move over
Martha Stewart there's a new show in town! Starring: Aussiegirl,Janine, and Gissing girl.
These women will not only share their deepest thoughts and desires of Alan, but also their
own "Private" recipes! Today we will be teaching you how to decorate and mummify
your very own cake of Snape! Many women have had questions about how to achieve Snape's
hair. That was a good question. Wench 1 will answer that question. "Well, I simply
use black "whip" licorice, it has a stringy texture giving it the mobility of
real hair." For those of you who like Snape's hair slick and shiny black icing will
do the trick. Well, that does it for today,join us next week for how to mummify him so he
lasts a loooong time. Till then "a baking wench is so hard to find"" Hey now, get on topic,everyone! No more Lammies or Pavlovs or Snape mugs or
football or, or, or I'll have to get out the PM's whip (you know, the one for
"special occasions") and start cracking some GB fluff!! (I can be merciless with
that whip when I want to be...just ask the Professor. Better yet, don't ;-) Looked in the fridge and said "Nah, I'm not cooking" (ha ha, like I ever
cook) (theoretically I do), and so I went for a quick jaunt in the car, fighting
the mad city rush hour traffic all the way (my nerves are still frazzled around the edges)
and *guess* what I heard on the radio. They're having an "80's Flashback
Friday", playing soundbites from movies/tv, and *what* voice (ahem, Voice) do I hear!
"Blah blah, Mr. Cowboy" (never saw Die Hard and can't remember the exact line
now) and the subsequent "Yippie ki yi yay"..."this is what you were
listening to in 1988... Ooooh, the drivers around me are so fortunate they couldn't hear
my high-pitched squeal! Dee, I'm reviewing RHPoT tonight for inspiration. (Still trying to think up something
relevant for George to say.) Kit, I didn't realize that was you! I'm so sorry, I would've said something earlier if
I'd known. My VCR died and I was going to wait until I got my new one (well, borrowed one
anyway), watch JK, and then send out the postage reimbursement and a little card detailing
how very, very grateful I am to you. VCR is ready and raring to go, so I'll get right on
that. CDC, *sigh* you are such a lucky lady :-) One of my new Soul Mate Requisites is a deep
and abiding love for the written word. The next guy who walks into my heart is going to be
the type to laz in front of a roaring fire with merlot and nibbles (that would be *me*)
and read mushy literature aloud. *And* enjoy it wholeheartedly. Real men love books. (And
jazz. And theatre. And.... Ok, I'll try to behave myself.) What's everyone up to tonight? I can't believe I'm sitting at home on a Friday
evening. I wonder what Alan is doing right now? I'm sooo bored!!! Hi everyone-aren't you glad it's Friday? Its been freezing rain here all day and
sleeting! Anyway, I took time from the mundane housework this morning and watched the Dark
Harbor video I received yesterday. (I cant watch that when my young son is here)I see what
you all mean-WOW-those scenes were something else..Not to give anything away in case
people havent seen it yet, were you guys surprised at the ending?? I never saw that
coming!! I thought it was a pretty good story and even when he used that swear word-he
sounded classy!! OMG I cant believe I said that-I must be a Rickmaniac... I told my friend
about the movie and we are going to watch it together next week after the kids go to
school!!! (Now I can look for clues in the movie to see why it ended that way) After
seeing him in the buff I'll never look at him quite the same way in those Harry Potter
movies-now that we all know whats under those robes?? Anyway, gotta get going-- have a
good one Pam Gaye my email appears at times and I am sad. We could have met even though you like
the footy. Does Ar follow football? Wow, I have to agree with "Just a Reader". Had to scroll down for 10
minutes, and still didn't find where I'd finished reading yesterday. I thought I'd come to
the wrong place when I started reading about Lamingtons and Pavlova. I think this might be on topic. It's about Snape anyway. NOTE TO JANINE in Melbourne.
I've just been to the Myer Store (Harry Potter section, book dept., Lonsdale Street Store)
and seen the Snape mugs on sale, if you haven't got one already. Sorry I can't e-mail you
but your address wasn't shown here. Hi CDC amazing. I love books. So much so it is cheaper to work in libraries than to
be buried alive by them. My son can only part with old books if he gives them away to
other children. It's like we share one brain, Aussie Girl! I'm sure I'll get a big "amen"
from some corners here! Simultaneous posting, how eerie. I saw your post after I submitted
mine. DH works hard to make sure the kids' library gets an exceptional selection of the
best books. I may have mentioned (a few thousand times) how important books are to us.
That's another reason we're still together after all these years. I save books I find at
Goodwill to give to little kids at Halloween. We give books or gc's for books as presents.
We like a lot of the same books. I knew he was special when he let me read my favorite
parts of Richard III aloud to him. And one of the sweetest things he ever did
happened when I came as a special guest to read to his class. He said, "This is my
wife, Mrs. C. And one of the many things I love about her is that she loves to read."
That is an intensely intimate statement for him to make. He's another one of those very
private individuals like Mr. Rickman. He has the patience of a saint to put up with
somebody like me! Ok Aussiegirl G.G. can have the dubius honour of being an honorary Aussie. Don't
worry the menue varies (big on Sushi in this household). Plenty of good wine and sunshine.
Just dumb a Prime minister. Thank you for the information about the desserts. The book was Possum Magicby
Mem Fox. The kindergartners loved it. Janine, shall we make Gissings Girl an honourary Aussie for her fine description of
what a "Pav" and a "Lammy" is? The book CdC is referring to is an
Aussie classic for children called "Possum Magic" by one of our best children's
authors Mem Fox. I must tell you though that when describing the lammington as a cube, some may
visualise a mouth sized cube. Not so - its about a 3cm sized cube. And the chocy coating
is very runny when you dip it in and then roll in coconut. The yummiest ones are those
where you split the cake in half and sandwich back with strawberry jam, then coat in
chocolate and coconut. We eat them every week in our house as an afterschool treat for the
kids (I buy them ready made from the supermarket though) Hi CDC I found some recipies for you I think your loved ones... might prefer a
Lamington. As they are dark and tantalising. As a diabetic Pavlovas are not a good thing
for me luckily I am not fond of them. For all those Kiwis out there yes I know New Zealand
is probably where the Pav. did originate. Although my Mum does add a little vinegar to
give the meringue a marshmallow type filling.
http://www.kavenga.com.au/rec%20list.htm#Cakes I will email you a better recipe. This is
to give you a quick fix. CdC, Pavlova is a delghtful confection made with layers of fruit(eg raspberries) and
meringue topped with cream and named after Anna Pavlova , a Russian ballerina and a
Lamington is a cube of sponge cake coated in chocolate and dried coconut so named after
Lady Lamington, wife of the Governor of Queensland. Ali, hope he doesn't apparate you to Knockturn Alley for your vacation he's been
known to do this for nefarious purposes of his own. Deb, you get my vote. Welcome but no pinching the PM out from under our noses, got
enough to put up with having CdC and Ali up to no good. Sev was saying this afternoon that
we'd keep our affair quiet so as to arouse no suspicion. Could one of the Aussies please help me with something? DH was reading a book to the
kids at school. In the book, the main characters have to eat "pavlova" and
"lamington." What are they? Thank you Ella I back you up 100%..The PM is so very proud of his Wenches! Deb you have my
vote! as I too have a Snape Lego and a Snape Doll! ONLY 7 more days 'til HPCoS DVD!!! WOO
HOO!! More Snape for me!..hmmm now where was I, oh yeah..I promised the PM I would help
make a Bad Attitude Removal Potion..seems someone is a little cranky today and I won't
name any names..**cough**cough* Just a Reader... Aussiegirl - I agree - let's all get the real thing what a coup that would be.
Meawhile in the real world the Snape figure will have to do. Ellawench - I agree with what you have to say, perhaps who ever it is is just jealous
of the bit of fun we are having until some serious news comes along. I'm sure we'll all
calm down when things start happening again. After all the man needs and deserves a life
of his own and can't be on public display all the time even if it is for us. I sent you another email tonight , hope you got this one! Long live the Snape Wenches and don't let anyone begrudge them a little fun A quick post to say if anybody went to Collateral Damage today (I'm pretty
sure there was one planned for this afternoon) at the National Theatre, we'd love to hear
about it (on the Off Topic Talking Shop page, thank you). Since a new series has just
started, maybe AR will make it again some time, which would be nice. Don't go into cardiac arrest anyone, but I have a serious inquiry and need
suggestions. Theatre (stage) lovers, gurus, etc., do you know of any books on theatre for
the layperson; i.e. writing and directing plays, especially for the junior high/high
school crowd? Maybe drama activities for teens? Much obliged if you could e-mail your
recommendations: its_ellamentary "at" msn "dot" com. Thank you! Ella: Just went back to the GB after submitting my message and saw you had
responded. I will get in touch. Mille fois merci CdC. If oblate is the position (?) available, I'll be an oblate. I don't know about
handing over all my possessions, though, as an oblate must do. May I at least keep my
necklace with the serpent wrapped around the chain?? On another, but previously mentioned
topic, I just recently had the chance to see the In Demand video. I particularly like the
part where he whips off her coat and tosses it into the car without looking. Too cool. My
boys came over to take a look while I was watching and I asked if they recognized anyone.
"Snape" they groaned. And they "EEEEWWWWW"ed at the intimate tango
moves. Not my response. I unfortunately haven't been able to see too many of A.R's films
but have certainly enjoyed what I've seen thus far. I did see part of Close my Eyes very
late one night on one of the French channels here a few years ago and only got a little
bit further in it in English(also very late at night) on one of the English channels a few
years before that and it was just when Alan appeared. When DH is ready to go to bed, off
goes the TV. I try to check out video stores but I'm definitely not in an anglo part of
the city and I prefer to hear him rather than a dubbed version. Still enjoying the site,
silliness, seriousness and all and awaiting the HoS verdict with polishing cloths at the
ready. Deb, Snape cut-out dolls! Sounds good to me, so long as it's good with the other
wenches :-) (You'll have to give me a couple of days to get your welcome packet
out--sending such huge attachments via e-mail caused some problems with my account and now
I can only send out a little at a time. its_ellamentary "at" msn "dot"
com--drop me a line so I'll know where to find you!) Dee, oh illustrious points mete-er, I think CDC deserves something for her cheek.
Fabulous cheek, darling. (It's a shame about that evil enchantment wreaking havoc with
your sensibilities, but I'm sure the PM still loves you...delusions and all.) CDC, Spokeswench, you know, like the official dungeon crier. It's a rough job, but
somebody has to do it. (All those closed-door meetings...the PM's desk is so highly
polished you need sunglasses to look at the thing.) Amanda, welcome! You have *extremely* good taste in characters :-) Kate, let me know how that cloning project is coming along. I've got dibs on the first
one. (But he can still have his own flat, because we would rapidly devolve into Elyot and
Amanda otherwise.) Witch Lisa, my motto is "ESPN, Never Again". Never, ever, never. Just A Reader, Just A Webmaster, Just A Whatever, Suzanne is more than capable of
telling us where to go if she so pleases. I've checked out the FoF page and the stories
are novellas--you have to scroll a day and a half to reach the preceding post. Perhaps you
could do like Janine (sorry, I think it was Janine) and use the "edit" or
"find" or whatever-it's-called feature to sift through extraneous matter (or
what you consider to be extraneous matter). Yes, some of us do get offended when told to
bugger off because, frankly, that's a rather elitist postion to take. "Well, *I* want
the GB *this* way, and to H what anyone else thinks." That's awfully damn
pretentious, I have to say. No wonder you won't post your real name. I'd be ashamed to,
too. Hey, hey! I just realized that with the new search feature AR only has to type in
"wench" to caught up on the news of the day ;-) Deb from Montreal, don't feel guilty about sliding a Snape doll into your son's
pressies - my son turns 12 next week and he's getting a video of HP CoS.Whether he wants
it or not!! (Seriously, he'll love it) Thanks also to those who have added info about AR and RH and the seperate living
arrangements - I never knew that! I love Kate's idea about the cloning. Stuff the buying
the dolls - lets get one of THE REAL THING each! Catherine from Brooklyn, HoE, well it does spell a garden tool! We could just call
it HE and leave out the preposition. Wasn't Private Lives the absolute most professional
show you'd ever seen? We try to get to the city once a year for something, but this just
blew me away. The only disappointment was that from my high seat, not all of the set was
visible in the second act. Most designers don't worry about that, I have noticed, since I
always sit in the cheaper seats when possible. AliPat, thanks to your magnificent efforts, I now own 15 Alan Rickman movies in addtion to the Winter Guest and two off-TV interview
tapes I've made. (not all AR, but a lot). My husband just shakes his head. I had to move
some of my Star Trek tapes to the downstairs vcr storage to make room for AR! THANK
YOU!!!!!! I love my Snape action figure! My stepdaughter gave me that and a framed poster
of him for Christmas to decorate my computer area. I already have a calendar that I pasted
many AR pictures onto, plus a few photos of my husband so he won't get too jealous. "A man who makes himself scarce when asked AND keeps the house clean. "
Yep, screw the sexy voice and charisma -- I have a new reason to swoon over AR! LOL! Snape told me he needs a break from all of you for a good week or so, and told me to
pack my things because he's taking ME with him. I don't exactly know where will be going,
but anywhere with him IS a vacation. I told you opposites attract! Gryffindor will have to
do without me for a while. I'll send you wenches a postcard! Dee, don't go I'll miss you' CdC, that was a sneaky move, unfortunately Sev was under a curse from He Who Must Not
Be Named at the time to say these things to the first person he clapped eyes on. You
happened to be she! Hello. Even tho' I have been a fan of AR for over ten years I am new to the AR
watching/stalking that web pages seem to induce in me (i.e., can't see enough of AR!!). SO
- can someone more familiar with AR's various female friends tell me who is the woman he
is pictured with at the HPCoS premiere? If you need a memory refresher a copy is on ebay
now as Photo #1 of the premiere. Thanks ever so. Re: Why AR & RH maintain (or maintained) separate homes-- I thought I read in
one article (have to dig it up) that RH was the one who moved into her own place when RH
was a candidate for Parliament (I think Parliament, or maybe it was a lower office, I;m
not up on the British political system, sorry). She had to live in the district she was
representing and the home they had been living in wasn't. Then I read in another article
that it was AR who moved into his own flat to be closer to his elderly mother. I also read
-- maybe the GQ article from 1991 -- that his flat was "fiendishly tidy." A man
who makes himself scarce when asked AND keeps the house clean. Maybe we should take all
the money we're spending on Snape dolls and rare videos and instead fund cloning research.
We could call it ... The Alan Rickman Project (making quote signs with my fingers and
speaking in Dr. Evil voice. Mwah-ha-ha-ha!) "If I remember my reading correctly, they decided to do this at a time he was
researching an important part and he realized he was being very difficult to live with so
to spare his woman from the aggrivation, he moved to his own place." Hey. I'd just like to say that your site is the best of its kind! I really adore the
picture of Alan on the homepage! It's fab. Until I began to search for Alan sites, I
thought I was the only being in the world who was in awe of him. I utterly adore him, his work and not forgetting that fabulous voice of his! My favourite characters of his are
without doubt Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility and the Sheriff of Nottingham in
Robin Hood. The winner though, has to be the delighful but mysterious sexy Severus Snape
in Harry Potter. I just adore him so much - he is by far the best actor in Britain. Go
Alan! Ella: It won't work, dear. I recognize the Master's Voice, and you are not it.
Suffice it to say that there was a reason I was the original Snape Wench, and it
had nothing to do with crystal rubbing. Ladies (?) I have an announcement: Severus sat me down for a long talk early this
morning [I am NOT saying how or where] and told me that he's been doing a lot of thinking
about how hard "this Snape Wench business" has been on me. The calumny inflicted
upon me by the envious, the assault by the imposter with wine breath, all of it. And he
has come up with a way that I can be protected from the rabble and yet remain "ever
within his protective aura and available for our mutual pleasure." The bottom line is
that he and I are quite happy with our arrangement and the rest of you are free to
speculate if you must. Just don't strain anything you might need for your mundane
preoccupations. Ouch! Dee: my niece has a Snape doll! I found it when I was decorating her room one day,
and as I was looking at it I thought,"not bad! It really looks like him!" I was
beginning to develop a crush on the doll! I put it in a prominent place in her room, and
she noticed. She goes, "Aunt Ali why do you like Snape?" the tone in her voice
sounded like she was grossed out. I told her I couldn't explain it to her, but I did tell
her she would understand when she was older. She ALWAYS teases me about it! To Everyone:
There is no meet and greet in my area this month! I don't think there ever will be,
because there's not enough people in my area or state! Deb: You could be an oblate. That's a lay member of a religious order. I said LAY!
Do I get cheek points, Dee, do I? "Hey house Wenches! do you know where Alan can find sanity?! Ali" Please do keep in mind that Suzanne pays for the bandwidth on this site herself and
that the frequent, non-Rickman, chatty posts cost her valuable funds. While it's amusing
to see the continual, repetitive posts about the House of Snape, I do think we should be a
bit more polite to the woman who created this site and funds it for us. To: 'I wish I knew too' Yes, I am female, (last time I looked), and met Alan on my
birthday while he was doing 'Private Lives' at the Albery. I had a front row seat, and sat
totally mesmer...ised all evening. . . Afterwards.. he came sweeping out from the stage
door, (ala Snape)directly to where I stood. I told him how much I enjoyed the
performance,(for which he thanked me for my praise) and asked him when he would be doing
any more comedic roles, he replied he thought he already was! He was friendly and kind,
but obviously quite tired after that night's performance so I left after he signed my
programme. He then made his way to the nearby pub, behind the Albery where Lindsay Duncan
had disappeared into earlier. Definately a birthday to remember!! Dee, 'Dead Ringers is a tv programme on the Beeb, which takes 'swipes' at stars of
film & tv. Alan's 'Dead Ringer' isn't a very good one, unfortunately. There are no
observations regarding his trademark mannerisms, let alone getting his 'voice' right
either. They do numerous skits of his most famous scenes, 'Die Hard' 'S&S', 'Harry
Potter,''RHPOT', the butt of them being that Alan is always the token bad guy in all of
his movies. It's a pity, it could have been quite well done otherwise. We know Alan is
more talented than this, don't we ladies? --but I never would tell fellow GBers to stop a topic because it doesn't interest
me, me, me, me-- Dee, you are missing the point.It's not the quality or the content of
these chatty posts between you and 3 or 4 others that annoy us,it's the QUANTITY.Some days
you post over 10 times in a few hours to have your fun.Multiply this by a few people and a
few days.Posts on other topics don't get read,because people who are not interested in
your,your,your little topic just aren't going to spend hours sifting through them just in
case there might be one of interest to them hidden in the lot somewhere.And before you
suggest that people here should not stop having their fun because one person is
complaining,I'll point out that several have complained already,have politely suggested
alternative places for long and voluminous fancy games and many more lurkers just know
there is little point and are waiting patiently for it to stop.I'm sorry but this place is
not just yours.People have to be reminded now and again, some take it badly,get all
offended and pompous and the situation gets worse.Some take it intelligently,understand
the point,slow down and the GB regains its normal balance and variety of topics again.Your
choice. Aussiegirl...sorry I don't have the references at hand. But The Man and RH do
maintain separate homes. If I remember my reading correctly, they decided to do this at a
time he was researching an important part and he realized he was being very
difficult to live with so to spare his woman from the aggrivation, he moved to his own
place. Phew! Thanks, Claire! The cloths I have aplenty. DH makes sure I have way more than enough practice in the
polishing department. I'm afraid my downfall will be in the Snape Doll requirement. Are
you sure the Lego figures won't tide me over. How about cut out dolls I've made? Funds are
rather tight at the moment and DH has been complaining that the boys have too many toys
now and a big clearing out must be done so I don't think I can get away with bringing a
Snape doll into the house now. The boys birthdays are at hand but I would feel just too
guilty trying to slide in a Snape doll on their birthdays. That could be more of a
spontanious gift. "Oh you're sure you didn't want the Snape figure? Gee, I don't
think I can take it back. I guess I'll just have to keep it somewhere safe." On their
B'day they do deserve their own gifts. The HP legos had other attractions so they were
more easy to convince at gift time. Maybe I could be a noviciate. Just got a copy of the HPCoS on DVD today. On the second disk, (special features),
there are 19 deleted/extended scenes, however, Snape is not in any of them...(well, he's
in some of the scenes, but he doesn't say or do anything). I should explain an earlier post a bit better. My sister said "hey that looks
like Alan Rickman" when she saw my Snape figure, but she didn't know that Alan
Rickman played the part of Snape in HP. Do I have a fabulous Snape doll or what?? You *girls* are all so silly!!! Silly, silly, silly . . . hey!!!! That rhymes with
willy!!! Willy, willy, willy. Snort! Ellawench Thank you for your concern. Of course I meant "Apparating", I
was still suffering from afterglow and Interim House is not within Hogwarts' grounds. We
are at Hogsmead as I run the local gallery there. Ed is very helpful but Slope and Hans
come on too strong to any potential customers with money. Do you like Norman Lindsay's
work Snape sigh thinks I look like Rita. (I wish..lol). Rasputin wasn't having a little
fun at my expense, as he has returned home a sad yet not too sorry figure. Although The
Hairdresser with the foot tattoo (OK I know I should remember his name yet I am in a
hurry), Is thinking of setting up a Barber shop in one of the rooms as with all the
fellows here and no house offers he is board. ( I mean I can only do so much) I forgot, Snape figures are obligatory in the HoS. Ella, Janine, the "OBLIVIATE" was to wipe Janine's memory of Sevy and the
Etchings in case she got any ideas of bumping us Snape Wenches, who as everyone knows have
enough to do looking after the PM and his everyday needs without having to cast curses on
interlopers looking to show him their Etchings. I believe CdC is teaching him some new
moves and then he is mine for chamber cleaning(?) for the rest of the day. He is sorely in
need of restorative spells and rest after Janine's Etchings and that's what he is going to
get(?) Dee thanks for the email Ella will try again tonight. Okay, my last post. I saw Bowling for Columbine tonight. I know this is not the
proper forum, but if you consider yourself to the left of the political spectrum, I
recommend you get your butt off the sofa and see this film. Amazing. My Snape figure really does look like AR. Cathy--you've received your allotment of "cheek" points for the week. P.S. That homewrecker stuff?, yes the PM does have a bit of a problem with that.
(hee-hee!) Oh, and speaking of Snape dolls (HoS prerequisite), I showed my lovely Snape Action
Figure to my sister today. You know what she said?? She said "that looks like Alan
Rickman!" DUH!!! And it's never too late for those cheesy April Fool's jokes! Snort! You have me
giggling. 50 points to the House of Snape for Ella's extra fine, extra credit artwork which
proves her undying loyalty to the PM. Yes. Saturnine--I have no potions for you, but I can see into the future, and I predict you
will Ace all exams--(sending a little Hermoine angel to watch over your shoulder). Back to Ella, ah a fellow divorcee, singleton now set in her ways. I know what you are
talking about!!! If I could ever meet a nice fellow--it would be separate homes all the
way! Gawd I love my space. :) Ella, I was being "cheeky"...do I get points for that? LOL.. Hmm, I did forget to mention Saturnine's teaching assistant position. (I need a
memory enhancing potion, it seems.) (And a grammar enhancing potion. My commas seem to be
taking on a life of their own.) As for exchange program, I'm waiting to find out how I can get a weekend in the House
of Nottingham. Dee sent a to-die-for picture of George and now I'm antsy to help out with
the good sheriff. I wonder if there's a waiting list? I'll have to see what I can find on cogitative potions...there must be something in one
of these books...maybe on the lower shelf...Honestly, Professor! Watch those hands, I'm
trying to help out a fellow wench here! (Um, I'll have to get back to you on that.) Speaking of education, I need a little sisterwench support. I've got six (!) exams
in two weeks coming up at school (seriously) and feeling a little overwhelmed. Anyone have
a good brain-cell enhancing potion they could lend me? Or maybe I could borrow the
Interrogator to otherwise occupy a few of my more evil professors and give me some
breathing room? Help! Saturnine, I agree that it's a choice you make every day, regardless of your living
arrangement/relationship style. I have such strong opinions where this is concerned and
know I sound a bit cynical. I'm certain that marriage works for some people, but having
been down that road and with hindsight, I realized, too late, that I really just wanted to
be married and have babies and didn't stop to fully consider whether or not I'd chosen the
right person for the job. Now that I've had a chance to be single, I adore living alone
and just can't imagine sharing a house with a significant other ever again. I would love
to have separate places and "shack up" on the weekends--sounds like paradise to
me. I wonder if this is the arrangement that AR and R have? Ali, I don't know where AR could find a bit of sanity, but he's said that he just
doesn't understand the fan thing and he tries to keep it all in perspective. He's said
that well, *we*, don't actually know him, personally, and so the idea of someone
"loving" him is beyond his scope of comprehension. Maybe not in those words, but
that's the gist of it. I get the impression that overly enthusiastic fans creep him out a
bit, and so I doubt he'd spend a lot of time reading sites like this. I think it would
give him the "willies". (I said "willies"! lol) You have to understand that we're serious women who like to let down our hair and have
a bit of fun, (I can personally vouch for the sanity of the wenches, who, I've learned,
are multifaceted, *fascinating* women who are regular gals 9-5) and you're more than
welcome to join a House and indulge in some frivolty yourself. (It's therapeutic!) Umm..Ella? I think you forgot to mention in your announcements that I've accepted
the position of Teaching Assistant *under* our esteemed PM? Unfortunately, because I'm the
lowest of wenches, he needs to schedule some private tutoring sessions to get me up to
speed. So, he's asked me to get my behind down to his office immediately as he's concerned
he'll be too exhausted after the wenches on hiatus return. He seemed quite excited...was
muttering something about exchange programs...continuing education!? Would those on hiatus
care to explain? Re:: AR running like a girl. My husband had broken his leg as achild and had a very
" swishy gait He was Not gay!!! I hear A.R. has a bad back. I'm glad you gotta laugh "I knew he lurked", because I honestly believe he
checks this website out! He probably has a tiny closet(like the closet Harry Potter lives
in at the Dursley's)where he has a small lab top to admire his fans admiring him. He looks
at this website when he's feeling stalked and over burdened by all the women at the local
retirement home. Little does he know that some of us should be in a mental institution! He
goes into his tiny closet looking for solace and sanity. He might find solace, but
sanity... Hey house Wenches! do you know where Alan can find sanity?! Thanks everyone for their info. re: Smooooth, have been wondering about that, glad
it wasn't just my imagination. Ella, welcome back! Was wondering where you disappeared to,
or..ahem..with! Re: marriage/living together, I lived with my husband for three years
before getting hitched, and I have to say, that it didn't change a thing between us after
the fact (7 yrs after). We had our ups and downs before marriage, and still do. I think
that married or not, staying together is a choice you make each day, and a piece of paper
isn't going to make a bit of difference if one day you change your mind. Yes, yes, we need more points! According to Dee--not what *I* was told, but oh
well!--our luscious PM is restricting wenching duties to those who garner points in the
House Cup Challenge. I, of course, have been enjoying special privileges due to my extra
credit work. Ahem. Cathy, what's this about a polishing cloth? Um, oh, ah! I get it now.
Apparently the wenches have been *literally* polishing the PM's wand, whereas *I* thought
it was a metaphor. No wonder Snape looked so happy to see me this evening... Speaking of the PM, I have a couple of wenchy announcements to make. *cough cough* (One
of my special privileges is the role of Spokeswench, you see.) Gissing's Girl, Snape isn't
certain how he feels about being a homewrecker. We can't have jealous husbands showing up
at the dungeon door, for goodness' sake. And Carolyn Dear Carolyn, Snape would like me to
inform you that you've been confusing your witches with your wiccans again. He says, and I
quote, "I'm not a blasted tree hugging, crystal rubbing wannabe!" He thinks that
all this talk about casting circles and drawing down moons may mean that you're
a--gasp!--squib. And we can't have squib wenches, as you're aware. Their non-magical auras
make hell with the potions. Everything goes to rot faster than pumpkin juice left in the
sun on a blazing July day. Well, that's all for today! Dum dee dum dum dum. Deb...You have my vote to join HoS..BUT..You must aquire the following supplies:A
Snape Doll, polishing cloths..as we do a LOT of polishing..and crisp clean linens, as we
are very busy around here! Also make sure you study for the quizzes..WE need more points!
Any ??'s.. Its never too late for a bit of a laugh - thanks! I confess! I can't bear it any longer...*sob*...I'm Alan Rickman, and I'm addicted
to reading this Guest Book. *sigh* I have no life. I just surf through cyberspace all the
live long day, fueling my monstrous ego with the lustings and musings of my adoring fans.
God, I love me. I am a sex god!!! Hey, in response to that comment about Alan probably not reading this GB, how do we
know he's not one of us?! Just because we all have girl names doesn't mean a thing on the
internet. We could all be guys with with fat beer bellies! After all this is the first
website you see when you type Alan's name in. Hmmmm... I wonder! Are you out there Alan
"trolling" around? If you are let us know with a new code name. By the way why
isn't this the official website for Alan? Maybe he can tell us! Aussiegirl: Thanks for noticing my comment on being lonely! I'm OK I just hate that
people are only relating me to "the girl who thinks Alans gay" I was just
sharing a thought I had on my mind! Believe me I'm the first person who would most
certainly want Alan to be straight. I just try to observe things at differnt angles. Like
I said 2 days ago I have been in love with a guy who is gay, and I just like to have a
somewhat realistic picture of who I'm dreaming of. Anyway, it's not important I'm just
rambling! Zoe, I really hope they do keep the Snape boggart scene in the movie :-) I love that
scene and would give anything to see our PM decked out in a green dress with vulture
topped hat, holding a red handbag...hee hee. Men are so cute when they're in drag! (I mean
that in a humorous way, by the way. ;-) I just have to add my take on the living together/married debate. I've lived with a
boyfriend (briefly--seven months briefly) and have lived in "holy matrimony"
(five years, lived together 1, knew each other a total of ten) and have to say that
married, not married, it really doesn't make a damn difference. If people think a piece of
legal goobledegook and a wedding band entitle them to a higher echelon of commitment,
they're just fooling themselves. Marriage is a sociological contrivance, instituted for
the purpose of rearing children within a structured unit. Nothing more, nothing less. It
has nothing to do with love, and for centuries had pretty much *nothing* to do with love
and everything to do with convenience. Love exists within perceived boundaries, and it
exists as readily without them. Anyone ever read the "Cat Who" mysteries by Lillian Jackson Braun? I can
easily see AR and Rima enjoying a relationship similar to Qwill and Polly's. It's mature,
it's dignified, it's unconventional, but most of all, it makes *sense*. I would choose the
same over marriage any day. Dee, never fear, you aren't missing out on a thing. From my
experience, those who are in love with the idea of marriage do not *truly* understand what
it is to love another person, to be deeply *in love* with someone. When you're truly
"in love", there's no desire to constrain another person, to be a
"unit". Love is respectful, love is two individuals leading their separate lives
and meeting somewhere in the middle when the earth moves them. Not everyone will agree,
but I understand, in the depths of my soul, what it is that AR and R have and I admire
them. I hope to have something like it one day. Hello, what is everyone doing? I'm going to add a poem I've written to the Flight
and Fancy section. It was of course inspired by Alan. I wonder if I could send him any
songs I've written? I have a demo of my singing and would you like for him to hear it. I'm
sure I'd be old and grey by the time he got it. Well it can't hurt! Troy08, do you honestly think The Man has nothing better to do than peruse our daily
discussions? That strikes me as utterly ridculous. Vive la difference, variety is the spice of life, we're a motley crew, to each her own,
etc., etc. A Concerned Citizen, how do you know that AR appreciates a good rack?! Good heavens, I
hope he's got enough class to keep his eyeballs above the neckline when talking with fans.
Say it ain't so, sister. Janine, you must've been "visiting" with an imposter if Snape mentioned
"obliviating" to the castle. A) It's "Apparating" and B) you can't
apparate within Hogwarts' grounds. Are you sure Rasputin wasn't having a little fun at
your expense? Ali, my ex-husband was a woman magnet, and I mean that strictly in the platonic sense.
He has a gang of female friends who adore him, he runs like a girl, and was imbued with
the utmost respect for women growing up. And he is very, very much heterosexual. He's a
wonderful man, we just weren't compatible. (To explain why I left this noble fella, as I'm
sure some are wondering "What the heck was wrong with him?!" Compatibility is
*everything*.) Gissing's Girl, I keep trying to e-mail you and *it won't go through*...grr. Can you
try me again at (get ready to copy now and add the appropriate symbols where warranted)
its_ellamentary "at" msn "dot" com? Thanks! Kit, no! I didn't receive anything and now my curiosity is piqued. Wenches, Deb has requested a HoS application (not sure if anyone noticed that further
down), and so what do you all think? I think she'd better have her own Snape doll...seems
to be a prerequisite. (Ahem!) (Lego Snapes not included ;-) Ali, you sound lonely. Why do you feel "out of the loop"? That's what the
GB is all about - connecting with people anywhere in the world so no-one need feel they
are not connected. The beauty of the GB is that you could be living on a remote island in
the Pacific Ocean (like Australia ;) )and still be connecting with people the world over
who share a similar interest as well as being kept "up to date" with what AR is
doing. Promised to post my "review" of the Almovodar film which was scheduled for
Wednesday night on SBS (Aust) at 10pm. I watched until 10.15 but it appeared the station
had suspended normal programming for their coverage of the War in Iraq. So I still haven't
had a chance to see an Almovodar film and post my views. Don't know if SBS ran it later in
the night or if it was completely deleted. Any Aussies know? Gayle, did you see the two
programmes on Sunday night or were they "bumped" too? Also, A Concerned Citizen - one of your posts implied that Alan and Rima kept seperate
living quarters. Is this true - I have not heard of them don't this before? (not that its
any of my business but I was just intrigued). I remember before I was married (MANY years
ago) the Premier of one of Australia's states had a similar living arrangement with his
wife (and I might add there were CONSTANT discussions about his sexuality). I remember
thinking at the time that it was a very civilised way to live and that I might like to do
the same thing when the time came. Well, needless to say, once I did "fall in
love" they was NO WAY I wanted to be apart from my DH and that idea went out the
window. Hence my interest in the "arrangement". There is a couple who live near
my city (Brisbane) who sold a business and became VERY wealthy (I'm talking many, many
millions). They have built His and Hers mansions next door to each other - one in the
style she likes and one in the style he likes. They have a daughter about 6 years who goes
between the two houses, as does each of them. She is apparently very outgoing and messy,
he is quite introverted and very tidy. They say it works for them, but then they have the
funds to run two seperate homes. HEllo My apologies Daryl Rodger, Scotland. You see, your post came through right it in
middle of the "is he or isn't he?" *gay* conversation and as you have a name
which could be male or female I assumed you were a male alluding to some kind of sexual
encounter with AR. So I was being mischievious and having a "little" dig at you.
As it happens, the computer speaker is the ONLY way AR has "whispered in my ear, at
close range" so I am exceedingly jealous AND WANT MORE DETAILS! Have you already
posted a FULL REPORT on your encounter? If not we would love to know more. A great
birthday present indeed you lucky girl (your ARE a girl aren't you?) Dear Snape wenches - Here is the latest from Interim House. Snape has just
obliviated to home and will deal with Rasputin who has been impersanating him. I mean
since when does Snape dance on tables and mutter about tha Tzar? I can feel the cheecks
blushing, as the penny drops and you realise whose wand have you been polishing. As for
the etchings interesting men prefer women who .. well are interesting. Look at some of the
etchings here http://www.oldprintshop.com/artists/lindsay-press.html Thank you Susanne and Claire for the new string search. The way I try to follow
conversations here is that I use the Edit - find on this page. Egocentric me. I type my
name to find my last post so I know where to start from and I can track any replies from
those polite enough to talk to me. If people are on my wave length I can type there name
and folloew there conversation too. Nathalie could you email me please? An added note to the Rickman Meetup link below: simply scroll down to the
"where" section on the left and click on "other cities" to find other
fans in your area. You could always try this, Ali : Rickman
Meetups I feel so out of the "loop" on this website. Do you ever have meet and
greets at a restaurant or something? There should be an Alan Rickman convention once a
year. Hey, maybe we could invite Alan himself! I mean how could he refuse such an honor!
Always think BIG, you only have one life anyway. How was everybodys day today?! Any Alan news? Suzanne...Claire...someone please take care of that phone number! Troy S: Please never, ever post your phone number on the internet. It's
understandable that you want AR to get in touch--who wouldn't--but you've just opened up
your family to a whole lot of exposure to a whole lot of people other than him. THEY might
use your number for all sorts of stupid, dangerous, aggravating things. How about if you
go to the link provided here and write to him via his agent? The message will get there
and you can say the same thing you said here. By the way, it's cool to see another
Rickmaniac post! Take care, have lots of fun, and be safe! yes alan rickman is a very good actor and i enjoy all his movies that i have seen in
my life i have a friend that lives here in lethbridge alberta canada who would like to
meet alan rickman someday she likes his movies and website. she is one of the bigiest fan
ever! and she loves to sing and she writes her own storyies and poams she is perty good
she a young fan and again her dream is to meet him and even if he could make sometime to
fly to lethbridge alberta canada and make contact with her i will try to be there as well
i would like to meet him as well.. my friend 's name is monaca skinner i think she talks
to you alan rickman you are welcome to email me anytime i'll try to get back to you when i
can. anyone else can and are welcome to pass this guset message on to him for troy schlaht
and monaca skinner. thanks hope to hear from you soon alan rickman.alan rickman you are
welcome to call me at XXXXXX (TEL deleted -Claire ) private no for alan rickman
only! [troy schlaht] RE the "smooooooth" line in TMD. I have been told that it comes from or is
a reference to the Peter Barnes play Laughter. I have skimmed my copy and have not
found this expression, but I look forward to sitting down and carefully reading the whole
thing one day. (Still giggling my way through The Ruling Class). Daryl--re Dead Ringers, what is that??? Could you add a bit more to your previous
post? I'm interested to hear more about this bad performance. Thanks. And thanks for the search engine Susanne and the info Claire. Repeat Topics! Susanne has thoughtfully provided a Search Engine for the site. Type in your query and the relevant GB month will appear, use "FIND on this
page" at the top of your Internet Explorer browser to identify the relevant post in
the month. Janine-- "STUPIFY",I'm about to loose my place in the pecking order so
permission not granted. So "OBLIVIATE" It's for your own good, it's a blessing I
came back from PL's early to catch the other SN's up to no good.I'm fighting here for CdC
and me.I hope she's suitably grateful and will recompense me with her turn in the dungeon
So Snape Wenches the fight is on - I'm not being displaced, and Dee how can you say that
having been to see Nottingham on the quiet. Hope you had your long skirts on. To: I know too... what I meant by my remark 'I should know',is that I was lucky
enough to meet Alan in London after a performance of PL, and chat to him for a few
minutes. A very special birthday present! I don't need a speaker to remind me how sexy he
sounds. Kit- Thanks for accepting me in the House of Elyot. It occurred to me that the short
reference for that is HoE. Hmmm.... Yes, the man seems to have a lot of energy, what with
the dancing and the drinking. But there is always the chance of a nice snuggle on the
sofa. This weekend will find me shopping for a delicious pair of lounging pajamas and
stocking up on martini fixins', rolls, butter, jam & coffee. See you on the dance floor! Catherine from Brooklyn GG--some info re the crossword puzzle has been forwarded to you by email . . . I
think you and CdC have lost your places in line, (everybody--move up two spaces). CdC's
off dancing with another man, and you are permitting others etching and closet time with
the PM!! Scuze me, gotta go pump Severus's arm and watch that snake jump out of his
cauldron (we are doing a little role-playing today--he's going to pretend to be the
interrogator . . .) What?? Oh, yes, I'm coming, don't be so impatient, I know GG and CdC
have been neglecting you . . . Janine as I am Snape Wench #1 i will cosider myself owled.. What are you doing to
Sevy by showing him your etchings. Did you get permission and how long are you
staying?.CdC and I will be back for more wand polishing on friday and we don't want him
too traumatised by said etchings as we have a special treat for him and want him to be at
his freshest. Dee, why can't I open the attachement and get at the puzzle. What do I have to do? Ella, are you out there - I haven't received your Snape wares yet. I'm deprived. Not
having much luck with my computer today Smoooth: I think I read on this very GB some time ago what the "smooth"
reference in TMD is. It's a phrase from a Peter Barnes play. Barnes is the guy who wrote
"From Sleep to Shadow" which we were all watching a couple of weeks ago. I guess
AR (and maybe Juliet) are friends of his and it was an inside joke. DEE: Oh, brother.
Maybe I'll have to give Judas Kiss another chance. Simon Baker was pretty good eye candy
when Alan wasn't onscreen. But I'll have to lie down with a cold compress over my head to
prepare myself. This was the most visually overstimulated movie I've seen since
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Re: Smooth in TMD In my experience, it's a common feeling when you snuggle your freshly-shaven mate.
Smooooth is so much better than Scrrrrratchy. And there is more likely to be further
snuggling. Uh, I rather liked Judas Kiss . . . I finally saw JUDAS KISS for the first time. Now I understand why so many GB posters
consider it AR's worst movie. No fault of AR's, he was fine in it, looked really good, but
he wasn't in it enough to balance the rest of this "Pulp Fiction"-wannabe mess.
And what, oh what, were Emma Thompson and Greg Wise THINKING when they agreed to do this
movie? I taped it off TV, but I'm not sure it was worth the price of electricity. Where has Ella been these days??? Ella?? Severus is looking for you . . . Helen, I'm having a bit of a problem with your email address for the crossword
puzzle!!! Could I have that one more time?? I meant "both silly and serious discussions" Gaye, honestly, you aren't suggesting that new people read all 7 years of GB so that
they never repeat a previous discussion, are you? I will reiterate that AR hasn't done
anything recently that we can discuss, all we can do is rehash his old stuff. Believe it
or not, both silly and private discussions go on via email because people are a bit
worried they will incur the wrath of some posters here! I have found many of your posts
interesting, and I would have discussed Bob Roberts and Almovodar further, but BR is
politically charged and Almovodar isn't really "on topic." I have to say that I wasn't all that interested in the "clothes" discussion,
but I never would tell fellow GBers to stop a topic because it doesn't interest me, me,
me, me. I read the GB every day, and enjoy the parts I like and move on past those I
don't. Isn't this a place for diverse opinion and thought?? Is everyone still asleep? Someone wanted to know what I look like. I"m 5'8, with dark brown hair, and
123lbs. I have had many people tell me I look like Tori Amos, mixed with a little Gwenyth
Paltrow. Why do I feel like I'm doing a personal ad for the news paper! Oh, while I'm on
the topic I'm also 23. Dear Gaye, don't leave us.. boo hoo. I must be the geek girl here as whenever they
do leave they don't ask me. Am I too low brow? I remember mentioning past postings when the old Dark H. willie thing raised it's ahem
ugly head As someone pointed out they were interested in the current posters point of
view. Fair enough. Bob Roberts is a film I have yet to see. How does it rate on the Movie scale? Snape wenches what have you done with Rasputin, his room is still empty..hang on I will
check. Oh I hear thumping from the closet. Squeeeak, Oh what the.. oh I am sorry Professor
Snape. He what? and you have been enchanted in here all this time I will owl your number
one wench. Yes yes I don't mind a visit, Oh your a bit stressed out by all that fighting..
Oh you mean the wenches... would you like to see my cauldron room? Etchings.. oh if you
insist. The trouble with posting intelligent comments and asking for opinions here, is that
by the time the people it's aimed at read the GB, the thread has zoomed right down to the
bottom of the page! LOL It's interesting to note that over the time I've been reading the GB, various new
people arrive and seem to take over for a while, with different posts. I wonder if these
people read the earlier months of posts, because the same topics ALWAYS seem to crop up,
especially the GAY one. That's why some of the people who've been around get slightly
annoyed, I s'pose. I think Suzanne must have the patience of a saint, because I can remember being
reminded frequently in the past, that this GB costs a bit to run, and we should be careful
to keep the posts on topic, and not ramble on and on with our private fun. So far, I think
the Snape wenches have gotten away with quite a bit :o) I know a few people who opened
their own boards elsewhere to continue the fun amongst those who wanted to join in, and
I've made some great friendships at those boards, freeing up the GB for less
"silly" interaction. RE: Love, Actually. Thanks, Pam. I knew about this film but did not know the casting
info. What a dream cast... Colin and Liam as well as Alan, yummm!! (Truthfully, Hugh Grant
I can do without, though.) AND Emma Thompson! AND no Kevin Costner! This promises to be
brilliant. Dee, could you please send me the puzzle too? I'd very grateful to you. And I'd like
to add my opinion on your discussions about Mr. Rickman's sexual life and marriage. I
suppose it's his own business. He's a great actor and I don't think it actually matters
wheather he's gay or not. Though I don't think he is. And I don't want to know if he is
actually. He's hiding his private life and it is very clever of him! Hi, Here's an interesting article for everyone..There is a new AR movie coming out
this November 7th, 2003 called Love Actually. Here is the review: This ensemble comedy
tells ten separate (but intertwining) stories of love in London (and a small portion in
France) leading up to a big climax on Christmas Eve. One of the threads follows the brand
new Prime Minister (Grant) of the United Kingdom who on his first day in 10 Downing Street
falls in love with the girl (McCutcheon) who brings him his tea (Thompson plays his
sister) Alan Rickman plays her husband. The movie stars Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma
Thompson, Laura Linny, Colin Firth and Liam Neeson. Should Be a good movie-now we dont
have to wait for the HP movie to be released next year... By the way, I received in the
mail today, my Sheriff of Nottingham action figure..What a gorgeous photo of AR on the
cardboard front near the figure. I put it on my bureau and Ill be able to see him from my
bed!! Have a good one Pam from the Nottingham House Thanks, Saturnine! Yeah I just found that scene and I believe you're right; that
"smooth" comment does seem like an inside joke to them. Very cute! Oh Kate I'm singing "can you feel the love tonight" then ..good good
vibrations, then a song comes on the telly and I imagine Alan singing to Ms H 'You and me
Riva we aint nothing but animals let's do it like they do on the discovery channel.. Sorry Caudia thank you for the correction. Ali I asked what type of artist you were as I am sometimes a drawing artist. With a
lovely husband, (and a large survey of frog kissing etc before I found my prince) I think
opposits attract and in my case this is true. Oh Kate, can't we have the vibraTOR, too? You're too funny! ;) I love this GB. I love that we can have discussions like this. I love that we can be
totally horny and silly too. Can you feel the love, people? Can you feel the
love???(weeping on keyboard) And what a man to inspire such an array of
feelings/ideas/fantasies/comments. I think we all need to take a moment and send a love
vibration -- that's vibraTION, not vibraTOR -- out to Alan himself for being so
complicated, mysterious, adorable and utterly HUMAN. We love ya babe! Even when you run
like a girl! Especially when you run like a girl! (sniffling, overcome with emotion, going
into a Marianne Dashwood swoon. Colonel Brandon? Colonel Brandon, is that you???? THUD.) It was when she comes home to him playing chess/watching movies w/ fellow ghosts in
the bedroom. And before he's called away to make his next chess move, they are hugging,
etc. and I think they are holding hands and they both look down and say
"smooooooth" and then start laughing. At least, that's what I've always thought
they've said. So, I was wondering if it was something between them, because I think the
director had said he had included some of their own friendship stuff in the dialogue. If
I'm hearing it wrong, then I would like to figure out what it really is because it never
made sense to me. Okay Saturnine, please refresh my memory... what was the "smooth" comment
from TMD? IMO, All this chat about Alan's alleged sexual preference and reasons for his (lack
of) marital status are besides the point and a little bit embarrassing besides... I mean,
how could we possibly guess these answers and it's none of our business anyway. As another
poster stated, what goes on behind closed doors is a private affair. I'm married 18 years
but lived with my hubby for 5 years previously. In truth, if we hadn't decided to have a
child, we would probably still be just living together, quite happily and very
committedly. In an article, Alan stated that he could picture himself with 3 children
(12yo, 10yo and 8yo), and he also implied that Rima was the one who didn't want children.
If so, that's quite nice that he loves her enough to deny children for himself. And lastly
-- naaah, I definitely don't think he's gay even if he DID sorta run like a girl in AABA. ALI A virgin that sings like Barbara Striesand!!! Add Liza and Judy Garland to that
and you will not have any trouble being a gay man's beard. If you looked like a idealized
type of a woman, think Barbie doll, more the better. He wouldn't need a woman of substance
that has endured many years together. If he dates Liz Hurley or is outed with a Ms Devine
then I will believe he is gay. Or trying not to be seen as gay as Englishmen do always
seem a little that way to others. I respect your stance and applaud your honesty. I always found it was the virgins I
have met that were always so preoccupied with sex. For "I'm a virgin, and have so far
experienced more love than most people in physical relationships!" How do you really
know? For you may be comparing a persons bad experiences with your good. Talk to some
people in the twilight of life and I think you would be shocked to know that they have a
sex life. They just don't release it to the media. Stop virginizing him. I am sure he is
like a good wine getting better with age and has a healthy and private love life. Dee! Thank you! :) I emailed you back, too. Ali- AR and JS have been long-time friends, so that may have had something to do
with it. Or maybe just knowing that colored my perception. Loved the movie, though. Always
end up bawling..I heard or read that there were a few "in-jokes" included in the
movie from their real life friendship. Was that "smooth" comment/line one of
them? I think that's what it was, or maybe I'm hard of hearing. Is there a "common-law" marriage law for couples in England? Many U. S.
states have a common-law marriage if the couple has been together for a certain number of
years [such as 7 in some cases]. I would like to know. Thank you. Ali, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but , Juliet Stevenson, in TMD, is one of
Alan Rickman's dearest friends. He loves working with her and has stated this fact. By the way does anyone think there was a lack of chemistry between Alan and that
lady in TMD? I'm sorry I don't know her name, but I got the impression Alan in real life
wasn't feeling it for her. Who can blame him the way she kept running around and giggling.
I think she over did the part a little bit. They just didn't go together! She looked like
someone who stays home, and bakes cookies for Ward Cleaver. Alan would have done better
with an artist type woman. For example, like a painter or even someone with a look of
class with a slight edge. By the way even IF Alan were gay...I would still marry him if he asked! I know that
love has more to do with having an emotional and intellectual connection with someone.
Unfortunately, the media and society try to make people feel that the only way of
expressing love is through sex. That is why I understand any love Rima and Alan have for
each other. If anything, it just goes to show that there is more to love and life than
sex. I should know because I'm a virgin, and have so far experienced more love than most
people in physical relationships! But something also tells me he is a very physical
person! I don't know, maybe it's that look in his eyes when he's acting(or is he)?! For
example, like the looks he gives in TMD. Go Cathy! Go Cathy! At least one of us wenches is on the ball, I'm certainly not!
Re: Snape in dress-I have to say that is actually one scene from HP that I *really* hope
isn't included. Keep having flashbacks to Michael Collins, think "Dev" + granny
dress/hat+ black wig= drag snape! Unfortunately, drag is one of the few things I don't
think our man can pull off, and our PM certainly deserves more respect! :) WOO HOO!!!!!I got us Snape Wenches some points!!I knew that being a "smart
all...eck (you thought I was gonna say ar** didnt ya! I see where your mind
is..lol....would pay off sooner or later! Someone out there wanted to what kind of artist I am. I'm a singer/songwriter! I've
also grown up on musical theater. For example, I love to sing Streisand, Linda Eder, Betty
Buckly, and anything that has a big sound. O/T I just wanted to add my two cents worth re Marriage/living together. I am
married and have been for 23 years, come this September. Some say it is
"Better", if you have kids, to be married. I don't know whether I agree with
this. I just feel, people should do what makes them happy. It's their choice. AR has. I
did read that one of AR's friends, who remained anon., said that AR would have married, if
he had wanted children. I also read an interview where he said he would have liked to have
kids but reminded the interviewer that there where two people here. What did he mean by
that, I wonder? Dee-I'd love to have the crossword, pretty please?? With Snape on top? Do you have
my email? It should be listed on Ella's email to the wenches. (The tufts.edu one) maybe, I should say "the girls" as a Seinfeld homage... Well, I think that he is easy to love and difficult to live with, and she probably
has the best of both worlds-date for the flicks, footwarmer on demand, and freedom when
she wants it. He can put the pictures where he wants to in "his" flat, and she
can decorate the way she wants to in "hers". Probably they are at one or the
other on the weekend, like having two houses, and have done it so long that it feels very
comfortable by now. Any woman that has met the man knows that he is heterosexual and that
he appreciates "a good rack" in a tasteful but totally masculine way. BTW, mine
are rather nice, if I do say so myself.... Don't stop CdC!!! Pleeeezeee? Saturnine--I couldn't agree with you more!! Instead of whining, jump right in with
your comments!! The more the merrier!! Oy! Cathy, you may be correct, but I only recall Metatron and the Muse actually addressing
the issue. It can be inferred that the other angels are Ken- and Barbie-like, but did they
actually say that about themselves? I shall research. 10 points awarded to the House of
Snape for Cathy's cheek. As to the gay AR stuff, I thought that might be a possibility, but I'm not totally
convinced. (Think of George and his spread-eagle gig.) I also don't think he's as
sensitive as some of the posters believe. (Wait a sec--whose husband said AR runs like a
girl???) :) I think I have to challenge the answer to the quiz...It is Azreal and the Muse..None
of the Angels were "equipped"!That includes Loki and Bartleby, and
Metatron..Azreal is a Demon and an artist like the Muse!They have no um.."parts"
It was explained in the bar scene I think, with Rufus..so what do ya think?...Is this a
legitament question?**tapping one's foot on the floor** Oh no! It's time to stop? Just when someone reeking of wine nuzzled my neck,
belched, and muttered something about the Tsar's b--ls?! I'm compelled to jump in here re: comments about the content on GB. Do I enjoy
kidding around w/ the other GB posters? Definitely! Can I appreciate serious discussion
re: AR's work? Love it! And I've really enjoyed both, and all of the great people who come
here. I can understand that some lines of discussion aren't to everyone's taste, but
there's nothing stopping anyone who would like to talk about something they are interested
in to do so, and from my experience, have a good response. If you don't want to
participate in a discussion, you don't have to. If there is something specific you want to
talk about, post it! There's room for everyone, which is what I love about the GB, and I
just don't see how there's any possible way to make everyone happy. I get frustrated when
people get upset about what is being posted, but also don't actually post about whatever
it is that they do want to talk about. Don't mean to offend anyone, so I apologize in
advance if I have...Off soapbox and running wildly for cover.... Hi Catherine from Brooklyn, please join House of Elyot; it's so hard entertaining
him, he never sleeps! I need some help! Ali, we've talked lots about the gay/straight
thing. Personally, I think he's straight with a lot of on the spot attraction, even for
non-Rickaholics. I have a lot of gay friends and the vibes tell me this guy is not. Hope
you meet him in person, 'cause that's how I made up my mind. About marriage and kids: who
knows. Legally they are married after 7 years anyway and would have lots of legal hassles
if they separated. I love being married, but it doesn't work for everyone. I think in his
Hardtalk interview he mentions something about how he would have liked kids, but that
wasn't only his decision to make. I forget where you can find this interview; someone else
will know. Ella, did you get a package from me? Here we go again . . . Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I wonder if Alan Rickman were to actually read this Guestbook,with all it's talk of
"wenches" and "Houses",what would he really think? Would he be
amused?, irritated?, bemused?, insulted,? thrilled?, or appalled? I'm putting my money on
appalled. I'll admit, it was semi-cute at first, but it's taken on a life of it's own.
I'll bet that Alan likes a good laugh as well as the next guy, but every joke has to come
to an end sometime. AR crossword puzzle is almost finished--final review going on now. If anyone would
like it emailed to them when complete, please let me know. Sorry Zoe, Juliana gets Quiz 7 correct!! And GG--you had time to answer!! The PM
says he will not see anyone until they win some points for the house, uh, except me. :) Make that Claire's "your allowed to mention the war page". Tami I am sorry that the intellectuals of the internet you seek our out of the
playground. Yet if you cannot face the mirth and friendship of this playground, then you
will have to not step on the sandcastles and find another sandbox. Of course you are
welcome to add some high brow evolution to us stressed out kids, or you could check out
Claudia's "your allowed to mention the war page" Ali what type of artist are you. Has anyone ever tried to date an artist? My husband is
a patient man. I knew a faded rock star who would not let the girls (Fans)know he was a loyal straight
man. It kept the fans interested. lol. Helen from Moscow don't worry I am sure if the script came along he would be filming in
Moscow..I mean that is how, I think Quigley down under happened, filmed in Australia and
that is how I forgive Judas Kiss and the bad accents. Someone posted and interview of his
that stated he takes some jobs in order to see the world. Snape wenches watch out Rasputin stole Slopes robes and the black wig cast a spell and
is heading your way. So if anything more than wand polishing happens you better check for
the death mark and make sure it is the right liquorish stick time. "especially at close range, I should know" - oh really Daryl Rodger,
Scotland? Yes, I too press my ear to the computer speaker when AR tells me "you're
amazing, you've figured it all out already" ;) Helen from Moscow, you do not have to apologize at all for your English. It is much
better than that of many people who speak English as their native language! :-) How does anyone here know that they decided not to have a family? It is possible
that one or both of them can not. Dee, Answer to Quiz number 7: The characters who have missing parts are of course
our beloved Metatron and the Muse. Juliana- House of the Sheriff Greetings Rickwenches, I have just watched an episode of 'Dead Ringers' on BBC2,
which featured a skit on our 'man' Alan. Am I the only person who thinks that this
affectionate mickey-take isn't terribly good? (the'voice', which in my opinion is so
devistatingly sexxy, especially at close range,I should know!!...)wasn't even evident, and
I cringed when watching it. John Culshaw's Russell Crowe is so much better! What do other
GB er's think? Can I join the Colonel's house pleeease? As I approach my 50th birthday (and 28 years of marriage), all I can say that I have
found out about life, love and marriage is that no-one BUT no-one knows what goes on
behind closed doors! Everybody seems to think a relationship has to be gay/straight/bi.
There are so many other equations. Sex without love, love without sex, companionship the
list is endless. I can recall seeing Liza Minelli getting married to that VERY strange guy
and wondering "What on earth??" BUT if they are getting something out of it what
on earth has it to do with anyone else. Nathalie, I like what you said, and tend to agree, that without Rima there would not
be the Alan that we all admire and love. Maybe they've haven't made it a legal committment
due to the fact that they decided not to have a family? Kate, would you email me? Thanks~ I believe it is the *lack* of censorship that has reduced it to such. In "King of the Hill," AR as the voice of the king says to Hank Hill,
"Listen to your crone, There is wisdom in her nagging." I am paraphrasing that
now. Listen to Ali. There is wisdom in her wondering. I haven't been here in awhile and felt like checking out the intelligent discussions
and interesting news formerly found on this page. SO WHAT THE H*LL HAPPENED? Please don't
say that censorship has reduced the great controversial guestbook to teeny bopper
nrivel... Dee, you're gonna have to ask some questions that the UK contingent can answer,
we're always in bed or at work or with The Master when you ask them so we get nil points.
That's 50 points to the HoS for being deprived.And another50 for being The Masters'
favourite Snape Wenches (all of us, I'm feeling generous tonight). Hello Rickmaniacs! Tho' I have been reading the GB for more than several weeks this
is my first time posting. I love the banter here! It seems the marriage vs relationship
discussions have compelled me to write. Without going into much detail about my past life
(I'm AR's sisters age & my hubby is 3 mos. younger than AR) may I say that one thing
I've learned about any kind of situation, whether professional or personal, is that as
long as you are benefitting (sp?) you will continue in that situation. When it becomes a
liability & you're good and fed up with it you change it. There must be mutual benefit
for AR & RH or they would have changed it a long time ago. But I would like to ask any
GB'ers from the UK about the tax situation of single vs married. It's better for marrieds
(generally) here & I would think it's much the same there. AND his left hand did look
awfully nice in DH w/the wedding ring. As to Houses - you Snape wenches seem to be out of
control - and I love it! Is it Kit who is in the House of Elyot all alone? Whoever - I
would like to ask if I may join you. I guess I feel closer to Elyot from having been an
Equity stage manager for 18 yrs, having done PL once myself (in upstate NY regional
theater), and having seen it with AR & LD in May. "What a hunk" indeed! And
finally, (thank god I'm sure you're all saying!) to the poster who referred to "happy
size" I have to say it made my day & I shall endeavor to use the expression at
the first opportunity. I must confess that The same thought that Ali had had also crossed my mind. Who
cares. I'll keep on fantasizing. May I please please PLEEEEEEZZZZZE join the House of
Snape? The boys Lego Snapes aren't quite doing it for me. BTW I'm 45 if that counts for
anything. It remind me of something ?! Alan once said that So how can we find out, in a million, what sort of love there is between him and Rima ?
But it must be Love with un grand A. Beyond expectation. Maybe a lot of different feeling
in their love. That IS LOVE. Without Rima, I don't think there would the Alan we know and
appraciate...I wish them to be happy and in love with each other for long long time again.
Dee, I'm glad you said you Snape Wenches are going to take care, there is a vast
difference between "taking care" and "taking care of".CdC has gone
dancing and I have gone to borrow PL's green sweater as my robes have gone to the house
elves to be cleaned ready for my return on friday night. Has it occured to anyone that AR might not have asked she who hovers in the background
to marry him or even(gasp) been turned down. I have been married for the last 38 years and
we have had our ups and downs but we're still hanging in there.But I don't neccessarily
think there is more committment with marriage lines it's to do with how you feel about
each other. It may not always be too easy to unravel even if you're not married. But there
needs to be COMMITTMENT whether married or not. A week ago I emailed Sunlight Productions about The Search for John Gissing and there
is still no reply!. How rude can you get. Ella, I'm beginning to feel very deprived with no Snape goodies. Did you see my email
ad yesterday?. Pleeeeas email me. Kate--spill your guts!! (email me!) I love hearing all this talk about love and marriage!! (Norway sounds pretty good
too!!) Oh boy, Ali's gone and opened the floodgates--can hardly wait to see the storm on that
tidbit!! Dang, I'm feeling like a bit of a spinster *sniffle* I hate to burst anyone's bubble,but have any of you ever thought maybe Alan Doesn't
play for our Quidditch team(if you know what I mean). I'm best friends with a guy who
plays piano for me, and he plays for the other team. I had a mad crush on him too for the
same reasons I fell for Alan! The talent, the mystery, the confidence, and their
understanding of women! Heck, who wouldn't fall for a guy like that. Anyway, that's MY
opinion on why they might not be married. It might be more of a best friend situation.
He's probably with her to keep the tabloids away. Who can blame him! It's his life and not
their's. Same reason Tom cruise was with Nicole. I heard from an inside scoop that Nicole
and Tom's marriage was a "Contract Marriage". Only in HollyWood! That's probably
why Alan doesn't live there. Again,who can blame him! But I never give up on dreaming
about him. After all, we women don't really have alot to choose from on our own team! See
you later! I just read a report someone had written after going to the set of HP:PoA. They
talked to a member of the crew, and he told them, among other things, that they will be
keeping the scene with Snape in a dress in the Boggart lesson. I just saw the thing on BBC2 about stunts and it had RH;POT on it. Fleeting glimpses
of The Man though. Discovered that being catapulted across castle without breaking legs
doesn't work, and Kevin Cosner's head fell off which i think is a very fitting trubute
^_^!! Hello! Just wanted to see if anything was going on! Hello again... I love discussions about marriage (or not, as the case might be), as
long as people accept that going for it (or not bla bla) is a personal choice very much at
the centre of a social democracy. I thought the following extract from an article written
about the Norwegian prince marrying a single mum commoner (gasp!) might open a little
window onto the rest of the world and these enlightened nordic governments. The article is
neither pro nor anti-marriage. It just describes sensible and sensitive policies. (...) What is new this time is that the prince's date comes complete with that
modern-day extra, a child from another relationship. Having children outside marriage is
quite common in Norway. Approximately 49% of all those born in the country in 1998 were
outside wedlock - the highest percentage in Europe. At first glance, it might look as if Norway were a land of debauchers procreating
legions of illegitimate children. But the numbers shroud the fact that recognised
partnership is a legitimate form of a family relationship in most Nordic countries. Norway
even started allowing same-sex couples to enter into a registered partnership in 1993 and
it is not uncommon to find a man and woman who have been living together for decades, have
had several children, but have found no reason to marry. One simple reason for this is that, economically, they don't have to. Norwegian law
protects women so that they are still entitled to half a man's assets, even if the couple
were only "sambo", or living together. And if things do go sour, the Norwegian
social welfare state provides low-cost medical care for all, public day-care centres and a
child cash benefit scheme for those who opt to stay at home with their toddlers. Lill-Margrethe Stene, a 33-year-old art teacher in Oslo, is an example of a Norwegian
mother able to enjoy a comfortable standard of living, despite the fact that her
relationship lies outside other countries' conventional norms: she is the breadwinner in
the family and was five months pregnant when she took her marriage vows. Lill-Margrethe became pregnant with her daughter, Selma Margrethe, now 18 months old,
while living with her partner, Oyvind Bakke Haaland, in Oslo. He was a literature student
with a part-time job. Lill-Margrethe said there was no stigma attached to walking down the
aisle pregnant. "It was romantic to confirm [the relationship] through a
ceremony," she says. "We had decided we wanted children, so it was practical to
be married. If we divorced, we would both have equal rights." The couple are able to get by economically despite the fact that she, as the sole
income earner, temporarily left her teaching job to take care of their daughter. She opted
to collect 100% of her salary over nine months - the law allows shorter childcare leave
with higher pay. She has recently returned to work and put their daughter in public
childcare costing NKr3,500 (£267) per month. But she will receive NKr1,500 (£114) per
month in childcare assistance until the child is three and a lesser amount between three
and 16 years. Not only is it economically feasible to be a single mother in Norway, it is also
socially acceptable. Marit Arnstad, oil and energy minister from the previous government,
conceived a son during her administration without revealing the name of the father, took
maternity leave during a trying time in Norway's oil politics and returned as a single
working mother. This all took place under the Christian Democratic prime ministership of
Kjell Magne Bondevik, a Lutheran-trained priest and creator of an ethics and value
commission in Norway. (...) Sigh, if it wasn't for the weather, I'd go live there myself... ;) Kate: DH and I have been together for almost 29 years sum total. We don't wear
wedding rings. Let people guess! What I am to him and what he is to me is really not
anybody else's business. Anybody who presumes to know what goes on between two people (of
any age, in any situation) is just making up the plot in his or her own head. It's okay to
conjecture, but you've got to know that's all it is. Could you contact me at
rbrlubberataoldotcom, please? Dee: I don't believe any amount of monetary incentive could keep me with a man I didn't
truly want to be with. That said, I should maybe point out that once I was married to a
man that I did quit loving. One evening it hit me like a thunderbolt and I knew I could
not stay one more day. If you would've asked me that morning if I was planning to leave
him, I could have honestly, said no. I had a lot of pretty plunder that I left behind. The
part that was the hardest for me was coping with the excruciating remorse I felt for the
pain our split caused the guy who got left behind. Twenty years later, we had an
opportunity to bring each other up to date on what our lives had become. We were both very
happy, and I felt I could finally let go of that pain. Dee: I am married and have been with the same person, who was my first real
boyfriend, for 28 years (22 of them married). (So I can sort of relate to AR's situation.)
I definitely believe in marriage for many reasons (legal, love, practical, symbolic --
though not religious, I am not a religious person). I do not subscribe to the view that
marriage is "just a piece of paper" and a committment without it is somehow
stronger than one with it. I posted my earlier story about that couple I met in order to
get a conversation going. Guess I did! As for my feelings about why AR and RH are not
married -- well, my feelings aren't important and he'd hate us for having this discussion.
But, because I can't resist putting in my two cents on the subject, I think there's
something a little, shall we say, wacky about their relationship and I'd be willing to
discuss it with you by private email! Surely it should be three characters.... Bartleby, Loki and The Metatron? Pop quiz 7: What two characters in Dogma are anatomically, er, void of, um, nether
parts?? 10 points will be awarded to all houses that get the correct answer--question
remains open until 12:00 p.m. PST Oh, my email, Janine, is deebartholomew42@yahoo.com(fooooooo) I'm interested in your opinion Janine! I don't feel like people are ganging up--I
have always been curious about AR's arrangement with "that woman." Hallo everybody! I'm visiting this site for the first time. To tell the truth, I
first saw Mr. Rickman on the screen about half a year ago. And I'm dreadfully disappointed
by the fact that I'll probably never see him on the stage. The problem is that I'm from
Russia. Visiting UK is an old dream of mine, but it's expensive and time-consuming. I
can't afford that: I'm a student. We have our own fansites, but yours is much better. It's
a pity Mr. Rickman doesn't seem to have an "official" website. I respect his
privacy and I'm not going to write him letters. And of course I'm not going to send
letters to his agent, 'cause he's a busy man too. But still I'd like to say that I admire
what he's doing. Just two hours watching his film and I forget about everyday problems.
He's a great actor and a great person. His Sheriff made me be sorry for the villain for
the first time in my life. Unfortunately, Mr.Rickman rarely plays nice heroes. PS Sorry
for mistakes. I don't know English well enough not to make them. Nice to meet you all. Dee, honey, if it's true that if you love someone enough, you marry their butt, what
body part do you marry if you just like 'em a lot? :) All UK GBer's - Dead Ringers is back on BBC2 tonight at 10pm for a new series. Don't
know who is going to be "done" though. HI I HAVE TO SAY IT THANKS Not married = Easy way out??? I do beg to differ in that for I am in one of those
"not married" committed relationships and if we split today (which would NEVER
EVER happen), we would have a h*** of a time just as a married couple would. There are tons and tons of reasons why some marry and again tons and tons of reasons
for those that don't marry. I don't care why The Man and RH aren't married...all that
matters is that they are together and have been for a heck of a long time and that in
itself should be enough. OK as it is about my views and therefore OT email me Yes, I'd like to have your opinion about marriage Janine. I love to hear any
different opinion about marriage. I have just wiped out my own long winded opinion of love and marriage. I am only too
happy to give my opinion yet I cannot be brief. So email me if you are interested. The
only thing I must add is that it is my opinion based on me. I cannot say it is the same
for all and if any system works for you and your love (smiles) I am happy. For I really
was motevated by TMD to know life is short, don't let it pas you by. I am off to my
godparents 50th wedding anniversary on Fri. As a couple they are chalk and cheese. They
have always been inspiration to me especially when I was the lonely gal. May I repeat??? I am really interested in the GBers opinion on Kate's post. What is
the consensus on marriage v. living together?? Which is harder?? Which indicates more of a
commitment? I think if you are NOT married, you always have an easy way out. Respondez
vous s'il vous plait!! (It's a twig of mine re AR). Aussiegirl--I really did not know!! You know how elitist we Americans are (blah,
sputter!!) GG's going to see PL, GG's going to see PL--wahoo!!!! Now I don't feel so bad for
visiting George every now and then!!! Don't worry luv, the PM will most certainly NOT be
jaded!! We leftover Wenches will take mighty good care while you and CdC are away. Kate, c'mon now--(does everyone here now fully understand I'm a wretched cynic when it
comes to love?) But I shall add (idealism talking here) if you love someone enough you
marry their butt. Kate, you are married, are you not??? (Senior moment). For those of you
that are, I would like to know if you think it takes less of a heartfelt commitment to
stay bound since you are married in the eyes of the law. The wretched cynic believes that
not marrying means a less costly split. Oh, and mayhaps it was "her" idea not to
marry AR. Ok all I went to a book sale at my son's school and they had a HP postcard book.
Sorry ladies only one of Snape in the Dungeon/desk and not the best of print quality yet
it is mine. I also brought a colouring book with a good picture of Snape to colour in. Now
this might keep you Snape wenches happy. So as my scanner is not running. If all those who
would like a photocopy to play with send me your snail mail address, I will send you a
copy of this Snape theraphy. Food for thought: Tonight, I met some friends of a friend, a couple both in their
50s (I'm guessing) who have been living together monogamously for 25 years but are not
married. Naturally, I was curious because of how it related to AR and she who hovers in
the background. I asked them why not go that last step and make it legal. Their answer was
very interesting -- they said that they believe it takes more of a heartfelt committment
to stay with a person if you're NOT legally bound, because you do it mainly out of love
and trust. A little sumthin' to think on as you drift off to sleep in your respective
Houses ... Snape Wenches, I'm off to see PL to see if he can add anything to our repetoire so
that we can please the PM even more. He will be in need of it as CdC and I are off on
sabatical 'till friday. I believe there is this fantastic actor by the name of Alan
Rickman whose films need checking out. Especially Dark Harbour and An Awfully Big
Adventure. Perhaps I'll get some ideas and refresh the PM as he's bound to be jaded and in
need of TLC after the rest of this week and you WENCHES MINISTRATIONS. Dee - Pam is right! In HPCofS Rowlings does describe Snape as looking as though
Christmas had been cancelled! This is when Dumbledore doen't expell them for the Whomping
Willow incident. Looks like Rowlings should be sorted into the House of George! And Dee, did you REALLY not know what slag meant or are you having a lend of me? Its
4.30pm Wed and Jamie and I were having a little "afternoon delight" but he
insists on having all the doonas on, as well as the central heating so I just had to
escape for a breather! CdC - pay attention girl - mole=slut=slag=whore=ho! Pam, I have to admit I think the Prizoner of Azkaban is my fave HP book--so much
Snape!! I don't recall the cancel Christmas reference--if it was there, then Rowling must
have had a thing for the Sheriff!!! ELLA! You Bloody Brilliant Snape Wench! The pics are truly FANTASTIC!!! Thank you! I
had a word with OUR beloved PM..and he has a reward for you! DETENTION!! All by yourself!
I think he said he can never get tired of having his wand polished!...lol. Hi, I can see that I spelled the book title wrong! It should have read the Prisoner
of Azkaban..sorry about that-must have been having a Snape vision!!! Now I better get to
bed-- sleep well and have nice dreams of AR Pam Mystery Guest, I don't get into that kind of stuff, sorry. Hate porn, NC-17 fanfics,
think gratuitous sex in movies should be axed. I'm a wench at heart, you see, but I have
very high standards. (And my Snape fantasies keep me very entertained, oh yes. If anyone
is going to be the female protagonist, it's going to be ME, darnit!) Hi, I was thinking of how they are filming the new HP movie Prisoner of Azakban and
wonder how true to the book they will be concerning "the Professor". In case
people havent read it (which I doubt on here!) I guess it could be considered a spoiler..
Anyway, in one part of the book which I hope they put in, the students have to face their
fears with the bogart in the cupboard and imagine it as their most dreaded fear. One of
the kids, Neville imagines it to be none other than Professor Snape!! To get over his
fear, he imagines him in a vulture hat, with nevilles grandmothers handbag and dress!! HA
HA- In the book, snape is pretty ticked off as its all around the school!! There are so
many good parts with Snape in it too, READ the book if you havent and find out-- My son
wanted to read the chamber of secrets tonight. I love the part where Harry and his friend
Ron fly the car into the whomping willow and are talking about Snape. He is right BEHIND
them and hears everything!! He is so happy catching them etc. and tries to have them
expelled. (which didnt happen of course) In the book, it states, Snape looked like
Christmas was cancelled...He then shot harry and ron a look as Prof. Dumbledore escorted
him (snape) out of the room and back to the feast taking place! In the mail today, I
received Rasputin which I think Ill watch tomorrow as its supposed to be quite a
rainstorm. Cant wait for the chamber of secrest next week, My copy of RHPOT is getting
pretty worn too!! Love that sheriff--I guess Ill join the Sheriffs house!!! See you all
later, have to get to bed..Pam Dee, you're going to have to send me a George picture; I don't have any! Dammit, slow down, everyone! I can't keep up with the GB. Grrr...detention for *all*
of you! (My, my, the PM is rubbing off on me, I do believe.) (Ha ha, "rubbing
off". Ahem. I'll try to behave, I swear.) Gissing's Girl, I screwed up your addy, so of course you didn't get anything yet, but I
think I've got it right now. Fellow Wenches, did you get the coat of arms? I can't tell whether or not it went
through. And I'm glad you're all getting a kick out of my perverse creations! oh, this is so addicting! I was going to go to bed way early tonight (and sleep) and
I just keep coming back for more.What is a "mole?" This is a term I am not
familiar with. And how am I going to cope without the PM's [Potion Master's, not Prime
Minister's shudder shudder] hot breath on my neck, and back, and...Rats, I've got to go to
bed. They've moved our dance class from Sunday afternoons to Wednesday evenings and I
don't want to have to explain that I've fallen in with evil companions online and that's
why I'm moving like the living dead tomorrow night. What is happening to me? Maybe
Rickman's burning candles and casting circles while I've been Calling Down the Moon and
doing my thing and...It's just too much to think upon! I give up. Oh, someone mentioned the Snape teaching kindergarten website. I saw that too!! Very
funny. I've been looking around for it. I will provide a link if/when I find it. Georgiana--thanks for the articles!!! Ali--we are all awaiting info on new AR projects!!! (Why do you think we are all so
wenchy??) All I know is that April 11, 2003, the new Harry Potter movie will be released
on DVD, and I'm buying it. Is that what slag means??? Snort!! Aussiegirl--what time is it there??? Shouldn't
you be in bed?? Um, Ella, if you did one of those personalized photos with George, I would let you
have one of my evenings with SS--but don't tell any of the other wenches . . . Gissing's Girl : Your husband is tooooo kind! Rickslags??? Love it! But do the
Americans know what that means? I thought "slag" was a purely Aussie word and
didn't know it was in use in England. An article in Sunday's paper here lamented the
"Americanisation" of all the great Aussie slang words and actually referred to
"slag" (along with "mole" and "slut") and said they were
largely being replaced by "ho" and "bitch". (NB - thought this info
may be of particular interest to the Snape Wenches next time there's a cat fight in the
dungeon). Ella, will you be my best friend??? Thank you, Ella! Even dh (who is sort of distantly amused at most of this) thought
they were pretty funny. My favorite is still the schedule; I'm FIRST! But the wench under
the desk and the one where he's worrying that he'll never get to sleep again are pretty
darned good. Here a wench, there a wench, everywhere a wench-wench...forget graduation, we'll
never even get out of detention..if we're lucky! Sister wenches, I think Ella deserves
extended polishing privileges for her excellent extra credit project! Thank you Ella for
the goodies! :) Dee: Maybe when Snape wants to breathe he'll come and see me in Gryffindor! You know
opposites do attract, and he might like a challenge. Does anyone have any interesting news on what Alan is doing in the near future? For
example T.V. shows and stage performances. I would enjoy seeing him live, because that
would be a remarkable experience. I saw Linda Eder front row, and that was amazing! she
has an incredible voice, and I can only imagine how gripping His performance would be
live! I"ve honestly never had an interest in straight plays, until after I saw Alan
perform. Greetings Ali. If you continue to peruse this GB, you will realize that none of us
will ever graduate from Hogwarts, as we are all too juvenile. Besides, we can't leave
Snape and the Colonel, and PL, and Elyot, and Alexander, and on and on. Have you decided
on a House to join? The House of Snape is quite crowded, but if you don't mind a catfight
now and then, please feel free to join. You missed the discussion re AR's nakedness in
Dark Harbor. I am so sorry. Jump right in and elbow your way around. We simply adore all
comments. Is anyone out there not attending "Hogwarts"?! Eventually you are all
going to have to graduate, and which one of you do you think Snape will marry?! What's going on out there in the Rickman World?! I'm New somewhat to this website,
and need someone to talk to! Haven't read the suggested fanfic, but I think I get the drift. Maybe I'll just lay
low for a day or two and try to stay out of trouble. Besides, I think my carpal tunnel
syndrome is kicking in. If Severus needs me he knows where to find me. Sister Wenches, I've sent goodies to those of you whose e-mail addresses I possess
(GG and C.J., you're missing out big time!). I've had to alter my e-mail settings and my
sent message box is empty for some strange reason, so please let me know if you didn't get
them. Re: the recent possession of my TiVo by KC, all is well as I asked "Dev"
to stop by and perform an exorcism. (He had the robes, and Slope was otherwise occupied..)
I would have asked our lovely PM to assist but he was too busy restoring order in the
dungeon due to a violent outbreak of catfights between the Wenches! So Dee, now that
you've freed up some time for the rest of us, when do I get my special *orientation* with
the dark-eyed one? I realize I'm only Wench #7, but I'm getting desperate! I'm missing out
on all the private tutoring, and I need to brush up on my polishing skills as well to be a
fully ..err..*effective* wench. GG-that man deserves a box of chocolates! :) Thanks for all the leads on TMD and TWG soundtracks! Sometimes ya just gotta have
some mood music... Ms. Mystery Guest... I love your name. That is clever. I couldn't resist reading the
story you suggested. I need a diversion from stress today. After reading that story, I
can't sit down for a week. ha ha ha. Kate--I use Kazaa, and you can often find movie soundtracks there. I found today a
site where one can download movies!!! Glaaaaccckkkkk!! I might just pay up the minimal fee
and see what I can get AR-wise. GML--P.S. I didn't mean romantic in a love sense, I meant it in a idealized world
sense. GG--did your DH really write that??? The poor man--you must be neglecting him
awfully!!! Severus says that both you and CdC can have the week off, you've done a nice
job, but he has SOME OTHER WENCHES he'd like to see . . . (and he is a bit perturbed that
you haven't won the house any points--you know how competitive he can be). So, toddle on
home to your respective DHs, GG and CdC, and give the rest of us a bit of dungeon space,
K??? GML--as to your comments on Almovodar--I am talking about metaphor when I say the
women in Talk to Her are rendered utterly submissive to men. SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS,
I would also add that most of the characters are quite sexually ambiguous (note esp.
Lydia, the bullfighter) not just the men. I would say that my rather cynical
interpretation is based on my own ratty experiences with the male half of existence and I
tend to see the darker, rather than lighter, metaphors in most films devoted to love and
relationships. (Lydia even told Marco he had done all the talking--and it was her turn to
talk--and she was never, ever given a chance to speak, except through her former lover's
(a man) mouth.) Ach!! I could go on. You see the romantic metaphor, I see the
male-dominated-society-shut-up-the-female metaphor. I'm a radical, but I will still bow
down to Severus Snape any day of the week. Kate- I've hunted forever for a TMD soundtrack and the closest I've come is a 2 CD
set called "Movie Adagios" which has the piano/cello title piece on it, which is
my favorite. It's on cdnow.com (aka-amazon.com), not sure where else. If you happen to
find a soundtrack, please let me know! Can't imagine why they didn't put one together. Kate I have seen the soundtrack for the "Winter Guest" on Amazon.com. I don't know
about a TMD soundtrack. Hope this helps. Does anybody know if there was ever a soundtrack album for "Truly, Madly,
Deeply" or "The Winter Guest"? Oh,pooh. Wrong link for Nine Orgies. Just go to adultfan.net, click on the Harry
Potter section and it's there. Snape Wenches: I detect a definite theme of detention, punishment, bending over
tables etc. in your goings on at Snape House. If you want a taste of what it might be like
to be "corrected" over the Potions Master's knee, check out this adult fanfic called Nine Orgies
by kandyslasher. Be warned, it's graphic, smutty, NC-17 and it gets pretty icky into
S&M as it goes along. But chapter one is a doozy. If you like that sort of thing. I
couldn't sit down for a week after I read it. I'm a little ashamed for not having participate in earning points for my House.
However, I was most occupied to listen to poems read by the Colonel. You don't only clean
musket here. It's a very relaxing House in every sense!! GML I thought of a Slope House but Slope wanted to outdo the others and wouldn't
compromise and wear a black wig for ahem certain occasions. Then I thought of a Galaxy
Quest House but Alexander Dane was grumpy that he wasn't asked earlier and is sulking in
the kitchen complaining about the contents of the fridge. The Metraton said he belongs to
the world and several dimensions and can't be had either as the powers that be have a
wicked sense of humour. Hans doesn't care about the others as long as I know just how
extraordinary he is. So I am thinking of this house as Interim House (or should it be,
with all respects, the FOF House). Of course this means that future AR embodiments must
rest here first before being released into the world. So I do hopes he connects with the
Spanish director someday as I am sure his character would be a complex and passionate one. I Just have to say that this web site really makes me laugh! I thought I was the
only Rickman fan! My friends laugh at me when I tell them about my admiration for Alan. I
guess they think I have the "boy next door" taste. I'm an artist too and
appreciate Rickman's work. I admire his work ethic and his desire for privacy. This just
proves to me how real he is. He's not going to stand in front of a camera, and be someone
he's not. Everything he does is real. He treats his acting career as just that, a career!
His private life is his own and noone elses. He was born with that right just like the
rest of us. So, for all the Maureen Patons: don't try to reap the benefits of what you did
not sow, and create your "own" respect and fame as an artist! sincerely Ali CdC, what a shame Sevy just broke through the wards on the linen closet door to
rescue me. He says the best place for you is the kitchen(no dark corners) and I agree with
him.I shall have to fetch The Interrogator to worm your dark secrets out of you so you can
start with a clean slate. No brandy, No Severus, no Bedroom, he's had enough activity
today---besides he needs to be ready for the DC in the Library tomorrow, we're looking for
the tunnel that leads to the fForbidden Forest where he has a tiny cottage(just enough
room for 2). Your turn friday night while I email you and watch a Rickman film. My treat
for getting through the week at a new job where I know nothing.I need to smooth the frown
from his brow- he's on overload! Re Bob Roberts, I was thinking just now, there cannot be a better time -ever-
to watch it again. I used to think (and I have posted here a long time ago) that its
weakest point is to be over-simplistic (I thought politicians could never, *never* be that
obvious in real life, come up with such dumb propaganda aimed at half-wits and get away
with it). Well, my humble apologies. Bob Roberts was written by somebody with more
experience of life and human nature than I had then, that's all. I know better from recent
events and shall watch it again this week with new respect. You know, there always seems
to be a good reason why Mr R chooses to appear in a film... even if it's not always
obvious in the first place (still not sure about Judas Kiss ;) Re Talk to Her, I think the key to understanding Almodovar is to not take the
stories at the first degree but to think in metaphors. Metaphors are not a very popular
device in the Anglo-saxon film-making industry, I have noticed, but they still are very
much used in Continental European, including French film-making, and certainly according
to Almodovar himself, in his own Spanish work. There is a school of criticism which
considers that whatever the writer/director meant to convey, what the viewer *makes* of
the film is what matters, and is valid by the mere fact it has forced thoughts and
emotions through. Well, many people reported feeling deep emotion, even if they could not
understand why, watching Talk to Her. I did. So much so that my friend and I walked
straight back to her apartment in silence, completely forgetting our usual routine of
going to a cafe for a drink after the film. (And it takes a *lot* to make me forget about
a drink!:)- And regardless of what I felt, this is (in very short) what I *saw* in Talk
to Her: Spoiler... A woman who spends her life fighting her way into a man's world, and never gives up -
till death. And another woman... who fights death itself, for years, and wins. (The man
who fell in love with her body and his own imagination is the one who dies in the end.) As
Almodovar said himself (quote from memory) the woman in a coma is the true star of the
film, just like 'Sleeping Beauty' is the star of the fairy tale, not the prince. Certainly
the two men only exist in relation to and 'around' the women. Not to mention that what
makes these men so special and moving in that film surely is their -very obvious- female
qualities, although they are both heterosexual. They are both incredibly sensitive. Of
course in the case of Benigno, the motherly feelings lead to a sexual act. He is only a
man after all ;) Ah, well. All a question of interpretation... but it is a film I myself will not forget
soon. Gissing's Girl: You, you, you...WENCH! I just got through writing you a long email
and This is what you're up to??? [and I NEVER use more than one ! or ?] I am NOT buying
that story for an instant. You may be Wench #1, but baby I am #2 and !nos enforzamos mas!
Oh, look! There's a package with your name on it way back in that corner of the linen
closet. Sure, I'll move over so you can check it out. SLAM CLICK WARD That ought to keep
her out of the library for a while! Hmmm, 9:33pm in London. Must be close to the same at
HoS. Why, yes Severus, I'm feeling much better. Thank you. Surely you have time for a
glass of brandy and some...uh...quiet conversation after your long, busy day. Let's go to
my room. Ella, sorry stii having trouble getting through. If I post my email ad will you
email me and then I can email you back.insley@thewnd.fsnet.co.uk. Thanks GG and hail to
the House of Snape. Dee, I've got a question for the houses and I know the answer---now do I get the 10
points? The PM is getting very angry and we wouldn't want that would we, especially
CdC.Got to go to bed now as I've got to get up early to read the GB before I go to work.
(SAD). My DH wrote us a poem. Tis on a certain Sunday, A special time of year,All the Rickslags(sic) world over,Stand
to attention here.The noise is hushed in London,on this special day. Snape scarves on the
pavement,Black among the grey.Two minutes special silence,As we think of those who fell,
Mesmerised by Rickman, God he rings my bell.And those legions of Snape Wenches, Like
shadows march on by, And hold their bodies proudly, And stare towards the sky. I might have to get him a bar of chocolate for this effort. Carolyn dear Carolyn, I hope you are not going to throw me out of the HoS as it was
me who asked the Master to dispense a little TLC specifically to you. He was a little
hesitant at first as he does not do TLC but said as you make the most delectable bread he
would make an exception. To do this however I had to help him examine rather closely the
markings on the table in the darkest corner of the Library despite Madame Pince's
scurrilous efforts to thwart us.That table will never be the same again I might
add.Neither will I!.However I will forgive you your misdemeanours as long as you don't
throw me out as I have this fixation on polishing and undoing buttons.Lots of them! I have spent the day "wanding" books in the Library and my
"wanding" arm is now in a state of trauma. Dee, i hope you haven' been corrupted by the wnches at the HoN or its incumbant. Snape
Wenches, Cathy, CJ, Ella, Saturnine, unite or we'll have to find another House. Carolyn
you're wicked Back from a brief sojourn into Hell, I wanted to treat myself with a quick
run-through of the latest GB. After completing the Armageddon equivalent of an annual
accounting audit for a huge client, I took some time to check out what's been happening on
this site. Many thanks everyone for the great info. on AR related material, as well as the
hilarious thread involving the Snape Wenches. It was a real pick-me-up after 16-hour days
(I'm not exaggerating) here at work. Janine: Thanks for the wonderful review you sent for TwtBD. After I leave here, I will
work on this next chapter. Hope to have something uploaded by the end of the week. SUSAN: LOL!!! Dearest sister, I am so sorry! But he's tough, our Colonel. Stiff
upper - um, yes, right. I;m sure he'll be fine when it's your turn tonight. ;) WENCHES that is. Being the only member of the House of Elyot, I've been rather busy keeping him
entertained, and he needs lots of entertaining! We've bascially stayed in last night, and
the night before, and the night before....When we're not "entertaining" we're
singing smutty songs, tearing other people's taste to shreds with witty and shallow
comments, and throwing vegetables around. We dance a lot, too. As for the quizzes, since I
can't respond fast, here's some answers, I'm sure one of them will fit a question
sometime! No, yes, yellow, go away, languish there, cigarette. Let me know if I've won any
points! My week away was an AR deprived one. I was reduced to flipping channels in order
to see ads for CoS dvd, showing Snape waving his wand. By the way, HoS needs more
wehnches, as you need 12 to finish your coven! Ah, yes, Ali-Pat! It was "garbage bag." But I definitely prefer the tux,
and my absolute favorite mental image from "Private Lives" is the one you
mentioned. From the middle of most of the first few rows, one got the most wonderful full
profile, and that casual leaning on the balcony railing, ankles and arms crossed, as
Amanda reminisced about their colorful past. Like a statue. What attitude! Would that I
could draw it. Kate, I'm concerned about all the "polishing" you did last night. The
Colonel's voice was an entire octave higher this morning when I visited him. Control
yourself! I was seeking on the internet for my chinese astrology and find out that I was a
tiger (it's funny because I'm already a lion), it's said that my perfect match would be
with a Dog(other chinese sign). And you know what? Just for fun I've try to find out AR
sign and the answser is......He is a DOG!!!!!!! Waouh. One can always dream ;) Good idea, CdC. FWIW I'll email them too (tongue firmly in cheek but then again you
never know). Sent an email to Inside the Actors Studio suggesting that they invite Mr. Rickman to
share his vast knowledge of The Craft with us. I'll let you know when I get the requisite
form letter thanking me for my interest. Sorry for the sarcasm. I did give it my best
shot. Gissing's Girl: I've been bending the Master's ear about how terribly abused I am. I
have to wade through wenches unpacking all over the dungeon, connive and finagle to move
up the food- er Snape-chain, try to keep up with my AR studies, take abuse on the
GB...It's just too much! In a touching burst of sweetness, he's told me that all I really
need is lots of TLC. Concentrated attention. Kissing and cuddling (yeah, that's the
ticket!) So we really don't need all you extraneous wenches. You're dismissed. Go o-o-o-n!
Shoo, scat, go away! [why aren't they moving?] Alan Rickman's car broke down last night and he came to my door seeking
assistance!!! When our eyes met, it was love at first sight! We then went to Las Vegas and
got married. Sorry!!! APRIL FOOLS!! (Gawd I hate April Fools jokes) Dee, you went right to the point: In all the Almodovar films, women end up willingly
subsuming their lives to men -- as obsessed with men as they started with. Almodovar, like Kevin Smith, with his usual cast of actors (including the pre-Hollywood
Antonio Banderas), uses a lot of "aren't-we-cool" imagery and situations that
might be based on his sexual fixations, adds a little comedy and a great deal of foul
language (think of it as The Sopranos' vocabulary, only in Spanish), and binds (pun
intended) the whole thing with striking-looking sets (unlike Kevin Smith who has no visual
sense), but after the 2d Almodovar film, the general effect on me -- as also is the case
with Kevin Smith films -- is that of profound boredom. Gaye, Sue, I rather like Bob Roberts myself!! I agree with Sue that some of it could
happen (and probably has) but I'm a bit skeert to voice any stronger opinion on this GB! Aussiegirl (and Carmen), hmmm, some points for admitting your sexual depravity (and
grossing out CdC), hmmmm, I'll have to consider that . . . GG, I see you are not getting enough time with the PM, ahem. Saturnine, I think your TiVo is either broken or haunted. Speaking of Kevin Costner, he
owned a restaurant here in Pasadena called Twin Palms (a fabulous place), but his wife got
it in the divorce settlement when he dumped her at the peak of his big-headedness. (They
used to live about 3 miles north of here in a little town called Altadena.) Hee-hee, Sue said "rubbish". That's making me giggle for some reason. Gaye - I have seen Bob Roberts a couple of times and I quite like it. I know a lot
of people here hate it, especially the songs. I think it is cleverly done and I can,
unfortunately, imagine some of it happening. AR's character isn't in it much but I love
that "Scuse me, I must go pray" line! you've got a kind heart, Sue, that's what's the matter with you. and I kindly thank
you for it:-) Thanks for that lovely photo, Sue. Sinclair is one of my favourite characters. CME
is one of my favourite Alan movies, too. I've just finished watching Bob Roberts. Very interesting movie. I've only been
visiting the GB for about 16 months or so, and I can't remember people's impressions of
this movie. Would anyone like to share their opinion? I also watched one of Pedro Almodovar's movies today.... Live Flesh. I enjoyed it and
look forward to watching more of his films. What IS the matter with me!?? I plough through all this rubbish then I go encourage
you by finding a Close My Eyes
Suit Pic
Sabine
GA USA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 05:24:36 (PDT)
Amelie
Germany - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 05:15:11 (PDT)
Ali
- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 05:03:35 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 04:44:36 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 04:01:21 (PDT)
amanda <amanda_rickmaniac@hotmail.comfoo>
VA USA - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 03:27:21 (PDT)
mortianna
and the dancing and the kissing are just as wonderful as I remembered, what about another movie in that vein? mad man, ruling a country - oh no! - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 00:42:42 (PDT)
mortianna
how about a remake of seven brides for seven brothers? I remember that one was funny, at least, or West Side Story: Maria, Maria, Mariaaaaa! - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 00:28:22 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Oz - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 23:55:29 (PDT)
By the way, I will be 47 in about two weeks, so for me this is a discussion I have left loooong ago!!
A wonderful day to you all, around 40 or whatever!
Ulrike
Bavaria Germany - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 23:36:31 (PDT)
Deeply concerned <Don'tdoitalan!foo>
- Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 20:42:19 (PDT)
Kaye <km0016@hotmail.comfoo>
Sydney, NSW Australia - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 19:37:11 (PDT)
LuLu
Fl Usa - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 18:52:17 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 16:18:38 (PDT)
Ali
- Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 15:50:48 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 15:44:42 (PDT)
Ali
- Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 15:43:48 (PDT)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 15:03:50 (PDT)
Amelie
Germany - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 14:11:20 (PDT)
Ali
- Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 13:54:39 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, ....but not for long! - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 12:40:07 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 12:36:48 (PDT)
Amelie
Germany - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 11:46:10 (PDT)
Sabine
GA USA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 11:43:51 (PDT)
Elizabeth <ea.kowols@attbi.comfoo>
Chicago, IL USA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 10:09:59 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 09:32:15 (PDT)
Frankie
Wales - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 09:13:16 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 09:06:18 (PDT)
Frankie
Wales - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:55:27 (PDT)
Frankie <frankie.g@tiscali.co.ukfoo>
Wales UK - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:44:10 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:20:31 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:13:55 (PDT)
Hope <adigallia_1987@hotmail.comfoo>
Canada - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:13:26 (PDT)
mortianna
I should know, even my poor mathematical skills, tell me that from 63 to 03 is something - BIG - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 08:01:12 (PDT)
Lisa again
still from Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:54:11 (PDT)
mortianna
well, I know I would have it that way, if I were ET, which I am not (well, the age is close, at last) - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:52:59 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:51:21 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:46:31 (PDT)
Janine
U know, the land down under - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:34:22 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:32:21 (PDT)
Tami
Notre Dame, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 07:12:50 (PDT)
Ali-Pat, still in the "B" section of my alphabetical viewing list
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 04:03:23 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 02:17:22 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 02:16:35 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 02:10:10 (PDT)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb, Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 00:40:40 (PDT)
Lurker who knows better
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 21:48:50 (PDT)
Susan
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 19:19:57 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 17:43:35 (PDT)
JC
Auburn, AL - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 16:53:46 (PDT)
Anni <OisinGH@aol.co.ukfoo>
London, England - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 16:44:21 (PDT)
Isabelle
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 16:07:47 (PDT)
It's a Karen Millin designed top, if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.karenmillen.com/home.htm
Yeah, I'm shallow. LOL.
witch lisa <poppin in for a quick hello!foo>
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 15:10:03 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 15:06:58 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 14:49:40 (PDT)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 14:26:04 (PDT)
No, back to reality, I have never in my life believed that I should get a video of the "Barchester Chronicles", in English, in a German City, in a bookshop, innocently smiling at me from an ordinary bookshelf!!! I hardly realized that it cost 39 Euros, happy as I was. And it was worth every cent!
AR looks much younger than he was at the time of the filming (he must have been around forty then)and he does his part - as always - in a divine way! If you ever have the opportunity to watch it, you will love every second.
Good night to you all ... I know what I'm dreaming tonight!
Ulrike
Germany - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 13:21:14 (PDT)
Ali
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 11:49:19 (PDT)
Isabelle
GER - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 09:59:54 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
- Monday, April 28, 2003 at 08:01:33 (PDT)
mortianna
that a babydoll, or what?, well, then it actually was an act of grace to De-ROBE on stage - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 07:33:48 (PDT)
Sue
No, not you MortiannaLOL, England - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 06:58:38 (PDT)
mortianna
that mad monk surely has a way with music, - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 01:12:53 (PDT)
Robin
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 20:28:50 (PDT)
Ella, wench to any AR character he's got in mind.
Pa USA - Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 20:25:55 (PDT)
Who cares if AR likes younger women(don't be jealous)
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 19:56:37 (PDT)
Ali
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 19:42:25 (PDT)
Antifa
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 17:37:16 (PDT)
Dee
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 13:53:53 (PDT)
Ali
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 13:38:33 (PDT)
RENEE
- Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 11:45:59 (PDT)
Sue
England - Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 06:41:51 (PDT)
Tracy
IN - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 21:55:07 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 21:52:03 (PDT)
Dee
- Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 21:03:58 (PDT)
Dee <It'sAboutTime!!!foo>
Pasadena, CA USA - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 20:52:41 (PDT)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 17:40:49 (PDT)
Catherine <costa288@yahoo.comfoo>
Brooklyn, - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 13:40:48 (PDT)
Christine
USA - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 11:04:56 (PDT)
Christine
USA - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 10:47:44 (PDT)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 08:21:47 (PDT)
Sue
- Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 08:12:35 (PDT)
Juliana
- Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 05:31:50 (PDT)
Kate <@leavethecolonelalone.comfoo>
San Francisco, - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 19:06:55 (PDT)
Don't know who the blonde chickie-poo is. He will have his picture taken with just about anyone, I think, so don't sweat it.
Love this quote: "We don't want to be seen as rather useless upper-class girls" from this is London. Hehheh. Guess they'd better stay out of sight, then.
Christine
USA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 18:39:41 (PDT)
Janine (who has had a few drinks in her time
Melb, Vic Australia - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 18:33:03 (PDT)
Janine (who went to the butterfly house in Karanda) and is feeling lyrical <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb , Vic Australia - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 18:31:24 (PDT)
Susan
- Friday, April 25, 2003 at 16:37:35 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 13:49:13 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 12:57:07 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 12:10:38 (PDT)
GML
UK - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 12:01:40 (PDT)
GML
UK - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 11:57:28 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 11:10:13 (PDT)
Sue
England - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 09:37:40 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan USA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 09:36:04 (PDT)
Sue
One of these days you are going to have to find the potion for a lonk, my good woman!, England - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 09:35:48 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 09:17:30 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <dashwoodsbeautifulmorningplumtreeinbloom@homeforthebewilderedfoo>
CO uSA - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 07:35:40 (PDT)
mortianna
hot dungeon, germany - Friday, April 25, 2003 at 06:34:24 (PDT)
Drake
- Friday, April 25, 2003 at 06:06:53 (PDT)
Kate <@dancethismessaround.comfoo>
San Francisco, - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 23:53:17 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 23:41:53 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 23:41:52 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 22:25:14 (PDT)
Rickfan37
UK - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 21:29:40 (PDT)
drake
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 20:35:17 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 19:21:11 (PDT)
Kim <kimtauchen@hotmail.comfoo>
USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 19:17:48 (PDT)
Kim <kimtauchen@hotmail.comfoo>
USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 19:16:09 (PDT)
Lee Carson
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 18:10:21 (PDT)
saturnine
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 17:58:14 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <metoometoo@mycomputer.comfoo>
CO uSA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 15:51:02 (PDT)
You could burst me with a pin, so much sin I'm holding in!
Men, come and catch a sitting hen, who is contemplating when
Does the Ravishing begin?
Illustrate what they made him a pretty fellow for?
I've a mind to incline to the pretty fellow more and more!
...
For I really have no doubt, that I'm going to try him out.
Him I shall try to capture. Think of the joy and rapture!
When does the Ravishing begin?
Weak at the thought of the sport, and the fellow has me
Meek and as mild as a child till the fellow has me
Cheek to cheek! Oh!
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 15:18:49 (PDT)
Christine
USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 14:31:02 (PDT)
~Katharina~
Katie C
USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 14:14:25 (PDT)
~Katharina~
Katie C
USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 14:11:35 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 14:03:31 (PDT)
Londoner's Diary
"Jerry Hall, Lulu and Alan Rickman were among those who flocked to The Royal Court Theatre last night for a special gala performance of Hitchcock Blonde in which Rosamund Pike memorably disrobes.
But there was much less enthusiasm at the prospect of going to see the controversial Spanish sex show, XXX which has just opened at the Riverside. "I won't go to watch a play just because it has got sex in it," Ricman told me. "I'm only interested in plays which are well written."
Sue
England - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 13:36:01 (PDT)
Brooding Scorpio Lurker
KY USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 12:02:41 (PDT)
CJ
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:57:11 (PDT)
Constance <madaboutron4@yahoo.comfoo>
NC USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:44:34 (PDT)
CJ
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 08:10:35 (PDT)
trashy people never cease to amaze me
- Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 06:00:59 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 20:51:42 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 20:11:46 (PDT)
i.m. drunk
paris , tx your**s A - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 19:58:13 (PDT)
Ali
- Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 16:28:04 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 16:00:54 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan USA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 15:48:35 (PDT)
CdC
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 15:37:47 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <ohboyohboyohboy@myhouse.concombrefoo>
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 15:33:51 (PDT)
Susan
- Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 14:55:38 (PDT)
Jill D.
Horton, KS usa - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 14:29:18 (PDT)
Sue
- Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 13:29:45 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 13:15:30 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 12:54:02 (PDT)
Ali
- Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 12:21:48 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan USA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 10:41:37 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan USA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 10:40:24 (PDT)
Nice to know that there are some more Rickmaniacs in this corner of the world! I'm from Bavaria too and would be glad to hear from you - some private gossip auf bayrisch!
Ulrike <umunninger@web.defoo>
Bavaria - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 09:57:05 (PDT)
Kate <Help!ARneedscareeradvice!foo>
San Francisco, - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 09:52:39 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 08:12:45 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris the most beautiful place on earth , well only when Alan is out there - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 08:08:01 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 07:40:04 (PDT)
Georgiana (ah, but he'd be a fine Phantom...if he could sing in that range)
Seattle - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 07:37:19 (PDT)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb -sunny with a drought yat it is colder than Cairns, Vic where Aussie girl is roaming Australia - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 05:21:58 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 05:21:24 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 04:23:18 (PDT)
mortianna
yes, age leads to wisdom, sometimes, if that wisdom is something to cherish, remains dubitable, at least - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 04:11:41 (PDT)
ellie
turku, finland - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 02:57:12 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 02:12:55 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 02:10:53 (PDT)
Sue
- Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 01:32:03 (PDT)
Sue
England - Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 01:30:25 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 23:40:10 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 20:29:59 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 20:08:05 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 19:34:12 (PDT)
Barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast, Qld Australia. - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 19:27:40 (PDT)
Ali
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 18:37:34 (PDT)
Christine <maddeninglyindecisive@Libra.comfoo>
USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 18:02:57 (PDT)
Ali
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 17:59:34 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 17:44:47 (PDT)
Ali
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 17:41:19 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 17:25:57 (PDT)
Jill D.
Horton, ks usa - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 17:12:49 (PDT)
Cartman, dear Cartman
South Park (it really exists), CO uSA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 15:02:39 (PDT)
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 14:23:20 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 13:26:39 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 13:09:52 (PDT)
Victoria <LeadHead@l8er.comfoo>
WI US - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 12:07:11 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 11:24:06 (PDT)
D.o.C.
Sorry 'bout that!! First someone gets the italics now I make a giant link!!!LOL But Hey , the link still works!!!(Leaving room quietly)
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 11:10:48 (PDT)
ARt2
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 11:05:03 (PDT)
Gemini may even say scandalous, shocking things or perform outrageous acts for no other purpose or reason than Gemini was "curious" and wanted to see what would happen.
Rasputin dancing on the table top. Carolyn entertaining herself by being naughty on the GB.
CdC
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 10:55:49 (PDT)
Rasputin as Gemini
I am a great man!
Rasputin was fairly enthusiastic about having company in bed.
All of the above to the Tsarina!
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <versatile, chatty, creative, dualityfoo>
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 10:10:44 (PDT)
white raven
Houston, TX USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 09:18:37 (PDT)
D.o.C.
Ali-Pat
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 08:59:53 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <yesnoYES@geminidotcomfoo>
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 08:55:11 (PDT)
Sonoma, I have lost your email address, so will you please email me? I have something to share.
Ali-Pat <sa.pe@earthlink.netfoo>
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 06:28:10 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 06:22:25 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 06:19:50 (PDT)
Brandon (S&S) = Cancer
David F (JKiss) = Sagittarius
David W (Dark H) = Scorpio
Ed (January M) = Pisces
Elliot (QDU) = Aries
Elyot (PLives) = Libra (maddeningly indecisive)
George (RH:PoT) = Leo
Hamlet (H, PoD) = Libra
Hans (D Hard) = Leo
Jamie (TMD) = Aries
Metatron (D) = Leo
Phil (B Dry) = Virgo
PL (AABA) = Gemini
Sinclair (CME) = Aquarius
Snape (HP) = Scorpio
The Director = Pisces
Valmont (LLD) = Taurus
Barbara the Wallpaperer <Next: Chinese Zodiac....foo>
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 05:49:04 (PDT)
Barbara the Wallpaperer <who is very pleased with the card she made....foo>
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 05:44:02 (PDT)
Annu
Savonlinna, Finland - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 04:34:35 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 04:24:37 (PDT)
Janine even more tanned thaks to tropical Cairns <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb , Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 01:36:54 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
- Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 01:09:05 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 22:18:58 (PDT)
JC
Auburn, AL - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 20:58:22 (PDT)
Yes.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 18:06:13 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
- Monday, April 21, 2003 at 13:30:11 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 11:49:03 (PDT)
RENEE
phoenix, az USA - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 10:39:34 (PDT)
Nathalie
Who should have a remembrall !!!, - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 09:43:19 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <rbrlubber@aol.comfoo>
CO uSA - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 09:02:35 (PDT)
Nathalie
Paris, not in wonderland anymore.. - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 08:56:02 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 08:45:58 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
- Monday, April 21, 2003 at 07:56:45 (PDT)
Amanda Elizabeth Owens <Pixie799@cs.comfoo>
Easley, SC United States - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 07:14:49 (PDT)
Constance
USA - Monday, April 21, 2003 at 04:39:27 (PDT)
Tami <tchapman@nd.edufoo>
Notre Dame, - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 20:27:40 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 20:04:55 (PDT)
Nathalie
Still in Wonderland, - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 16:12:59 (PDT)
Nathalie
In Wonderland, - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 16:03:31 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 15:49:37 (PDT)
Beth
- Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 15:37:04 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 15:05:45 (PDT)
Claire
- Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 14:49:20 (PDT)
nathalie
Paris, France - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 14:13:49 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 12:25:18 (PDT)
Ali
- Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 12:04:08 (PDT)
Beth
- Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 10:34:32 (PDT)
Troy08 (Temporary resident)
Columbus, OH - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 09:58:15 (PDT)
bevin <oceandreams_2@hotmail.comfoo>
u.s.a - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 09:27:57 (PDT)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 08:45:37 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 06:09:00 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 05:28:29 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 04:07:54 (PDT)
A Concerned Citizen
- Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 22:49:12 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 20:45:27 (PDT)
Stezi <alan-ric@alan-rickman.nlfoo>
Beerta, The Netherlands - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 16:19:25 (PDT)
Beth
- Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 14:10:42 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 12:32:07 (PDT)
martissima
Chicago, IL - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 11:41:46 (PDT)
Margaret Scheg <dscheg@aol.comfoo>
Rochester, NY USA - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 11:29:15 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 09:42:28 (PDT)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 04:53:29 (PDT)
vee
- Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 03:26:45 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl <snapewench#1foo>
UK - Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 02:51:52 (PDT)
witch lisa
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 22:00:30 (PDT)
I have two very talented and well-known authors on board already, so please contact me if you'd like your fanfic listed among the greats: its_ellamentary "at" msn "dot" com. (See website below; I'll be displaying links in a special soon-to-be developed section.)
Ella
Pa USA - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 21:48:33 (PDT)
A Concerned Citizen
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 20:33:35 (PDT)
Georgiana (not quite as tall as my ex-husband...)
Seattle - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 18:20:43 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 17:47:55 (PDT)
Ali
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 17:10:24 (PDT)
vee
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 13:26:30 (PDT)
Ali
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 13:09:04 (PDT)
Communication Skills
Davenport, New York US - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 12:31:48 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 11:14:07 (PDT)
Terri from Far East
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 10:19:43 (PDT)
Regarding GML's post: No matter what the motivation, I am grateful that they did anything period. It may have been the thing that got more people to listen. And this applies to the performer as well as the audience: You just never know when that little spark of understanding of social wrong will catch and flare into a continued flame of work for a better world.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <allsocialists@myhouse.comfoo>
CO uSA - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 07:32:13 (PDT)
Georgiana (looking forward to not needing to travel to see "Love Actually")
Seattle - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 07:10:19 (PDT)
GML (off to enjoy the Easter sunshine)
UK - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 06:13:05 (PDT)
GML
UK - Friday, April 18, 2003 at 03:06:59 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl <insley@thewind.fsnet.co.ukfoo>
- Friday, April 18, 2003 at 02:35:43 (PDT)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Ella, who deserves a ticket for posting under the influence of extreme fatigue
pa usa - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 15:41:58 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 14:23:25 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
- Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 13:35:20 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 12:15:09 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA USA - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 11:25:00 (PDT)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 09:09:33 (PDT)
Helen
- Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 05:50:33 (PDT)
Helen of Moscow
- Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 05:41:16 (PDT)
Ali-Pat, stilll waiting with crowbar in hand
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 05:12:33 (PDT)
Stella
Ashmore, Australia - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 21:50:15 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 20:48:17 (PDT)
Beth
- Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 20:46:08 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA USA - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 20:44:58 (PDT)
Terri from Far East
- Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 20:36:07 (PDT)
Sharer
- Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 20:07:44 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA 31901 - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 15:16:00 (PDT)
Liz <moaningmyrtle24@popmail.comfoo>
Hogwarts, egwsegsgsggegseeeeeee USA - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 13:02:10 (PDT)
Strega
- Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 12:20:06 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 11:02:47 (PDT)
A Fish Needing Help
UK - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 08:57:16 (PDT)
Severina
Australia - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 05:34:11 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 02:32:29 (PDT)
GML
UK - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 00:03:36 (PDT)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 23:19:50 (PDT)
Thank you both, Sonoma and Ali-Pat; nice to have my curiosity satisfied. And AR isn't the only person I'm curious about. I've got a feeling that everyone needs to have some kind of creative outlet, and it is interesting to see what form that takes. I believe all healthy animals need to play, and humans are so self-conscious that they need some validation that their play is good. When we were very poor, I would do line drawings or paper cuttings because they didn't cost a cent. I was so shy about it that I would wad them up and toss them out before anyone (including DH) could see them...all but one paper cutting of my daughter playing a penny whistle that I kept. This is AFTER I was an art student. As long as I was in classes and drawing was expected of me I didn't feel that way...but I threw those drawings out when the classes ended. It's only been in the last ten years that I've felt comfortable enough to like the things I make and to want to share them with other people. That's why my offer of AR-related rubber stamp carving--or almost any other theme--is always open to you guys.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <rbrlubberataoldotcomfoo>
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 19:41:44 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 16:37:34 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 15:32:50 (PDT)
Cathy
Winnipeg, - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 14:32:03 (PDT)
Ali-Pat (desperately trying to avoid work)
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 13:54:54 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
- Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 13:52:28 (PDT)
Cathy <libchic@hotmail.comfoo>
Winnipeg, - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 13:52:15 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 13:50:06 (PDT)
Georgiana, I think the striped shirts are less French as much as standard cartoon burglar guise (or at least on this side of the Atlantic!)
Here is the Article's Frontispiece Cartoon including other *scene-stealers*
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 13:42:39 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <rbrlubberataoldotcompletelyfoo>
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 13:33:05 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 11:22:56 (PDT)
Lee
- Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 11:16:56 (PDT)
VH
Ohio USA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 11:04:07 (PDT)
Sue
- Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 10:09:19 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 09:27:03 (PDT)
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 09:21:00 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <rbrlubberataoldotcompletelyfoo>
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 09:03:09 (PDT)
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 08:47:17 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 07:32:01 (PDT)
Jizel
- Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 04:31:57 (PDT)
Andrea <critzerclaws@.com>
- Monday, April 14, 2003 at 21:28:52 (PDT)
saturnine
- Monday, April 14, 2003 at 18:48:46 (PDT)
Jayne Claire
Auburn, AL - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 16:38:46 (PDT)
June
Chicago, - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 15:15:30 (PDT)
GML
UK - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 15:14:54 (PDT)
Carol <djanke@bigpond.net.aufoo>
Gold Coast, Australia - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 13:46:35 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 12:53:19 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 12:14:19 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 11:58:36 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 11:05:10 (PDT)
Susan
- Monday, April 14, 2003 at 08:49:28 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 07:10:07 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 07:08:29 (PDT)
Sue
England - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 06:59:47 (PDT)
As always...Friends in AR, Claudia
GA US - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 05:10:59 (PDT)
mortianna
in case you needed further incentive to give economy a boost, - Monday, April 14, 2003 at 01:03:14 (PDT)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Ellawench <why can't I do urls properly??foo>
- Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 21:19:14 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 19:56:08 (PDT)
Dee
- Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 19:39:23 (PDT)
Barbara the Aussie <Hermione _ 3 @hotmail.comfoo>
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 18:43:34 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <rbrlubberataoldotcomfoo>
CO uSA - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 16:55:54 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
Brisbane today, Melbourne tomorrow Yippee!, - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 16:53:42 (PDT)
I'm sure that Mr. Rickman wouldn't mind sharing us all... at least, I certainly hope he doesn't mind.
Now that most of the squabbling has subsided, I think we should all at least try to get along... don't you?
Being a Snape wench is so much work- but now that I've just celeberated my 16th birthday, are't I, well,... OBLIGATED?
Katie C
USA - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 16:39:37 (PDT)
Julie
USA - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 15:30:43 (PDT)
renee
phoenix, az USA - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 14:47:40 (PDT)
Juliana
- Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 14:23:24 (PDT)
Juliana
- Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 14:22:12 (PDT)
Sue
England - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 14:17:02 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 13:50:50 (PDT)
Cathy
U.S. - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 13:48:51 (PDT)
pat <brunelfoo>
london, uk - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 13:14:38 (PDT)
renee
phoenix, az USA - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 12:38:33 (PDT)
Sue
England - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 03:09:32 (PDT)
A Concerned Citizen
- Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 00:00:18 (PDT)
June
Chicago, US - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 22:05:18 (PDT)
saturnine
- Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 21:51:10 (PDT)
I'm back! :-) I've been away for about a week (involuntarily, due to a busted modem) and oh, boy, what a lot of catching up I had to do! And I have a ton of e-mail I still need to answer, so please be patient with me.
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 21:21:40 (PDT)
I miss them too.
- Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 17:37:32 (PDT)
Lily
Chicago, IL - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 16:32:34 (PDT)
Too afraid of insults from posters here
- Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 15:08:37 (PDT)
GML
UK - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 14:35:04 (PDT)
GML (who is convinced that if Napoleon had been taller, he probably would not have felt the need to conquer the world to compensate. )
UK - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 14:28:43 (PDT)
Sue
short and French eh? Oh well it was good enough for Napoleon, England - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 14:06:04 (PDT)
GML
UK - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 13:54:36 (PDT)
Ella
- Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 12:11:45 (PDT)
Rickman Land ">Ella
Pa USA - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 12:09:00 (PDT)
Who cares
- Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 10:59:40 (PDT)
Who cares anymore
- Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 10:56:56 (PDT)
Sue
England - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 08:20:42 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
THRILLED to be back in her own house in Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 06:15:40 (PDT)
Lisa
Sydney, Australia - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 05:40:17 (PDT)
GML (who's just realized her computer says it's 11.28am and is wondering what's going on) (...) Dammit, the alarm clock *stopped* at 1.30 AM!) (yeah, old-fashioned one with hands). I must stop the wine. I must stop the wine.
UK - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 03:32:47 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 21:45:56 (PDT)
Dee <HaHaHaHaHa--ALittleLaughterfoo>
- Friday, April 11, 2003 at 21:08:18 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 20:12:09 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 18:52:57 (PDT)
Kate <@doesanybodyrememberlaughter?.comfoo>
San Francisco, - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 17:27:17 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 17:24:22 (PDT)
Not much to spend
Just, another view - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 16:27:37 (PDT)
Cindie
- Friday, April 11, 2003 at 16:20:15 (PDT)
We had 10 copies of HPCOS in the Library and by 10.30 they had all gone. Including one for the Staff.
Gissing's Girl
UK - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 14:18:15 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 14:11:07 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 13:58:43 (PDT)
Sue
England - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 13:31:00 (PDT)
Jackie
- Friday, April 11, 2003 at 13:22:35 (PDT)
VH: Thanks for the links! After weeks of worry that I might be sorted into Hufflepuff [only halfway kidding] I ended up in Slytherin.
Dee: did you say "wretchedly happy?" The kids refused a monetary reward, but one of the boys was quick to pipe up with, "We wouldn't refuse baked goods!" I think he can smell emanations from my kitchen as he passes by. I made bread and brownies for them this morning. The computer is still in the packaging. DH is a very busy man this week and I haven't the heart to nag him. He can't stand to see things sitting in boxes, so I'm fairly certain he'll take care of it soon.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <comfyintheinnersanctum@dungeons.edufoo>
CO uSA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 13:11:37 (PDT)
VH again
Ohio USA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 12:25:12 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 11:53:06 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 11:48:09 (PDT)
VH
Ohio USA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 11:45:19 (PDT)
VH
Ohio USA - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 11:23:05 (PDT)
CJ
- Friday, April 11, 2003 at 08:53:42 (PDT)
Dee <Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzfoo>
- Friday, April 11, 2003 at 07:10:10 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA 31901 - Friday, April 11, 2003 at 05:47:42 (PDT)
Claire
- Friday, April 11, 2003 at 00:07:50 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 23:47:21 (PDT)
CdC are you able to use the new computer yet?
Dee, see you on the new site.
PS there's a sale of SENSE OF HUMOUR kits at Walmart this week!
Gissing'sGirl <snapesdungeoninpermanentdetentionfoo>
UK - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 23:42:13 (PDT)
Shizuka Dream <shizukadream@yahoo.comfoo>
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 23:30:50 (PDT)
Barbara the Australian <hermione_3@hotmail.comfoo>
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 23:16:03 (PDT)
Dee
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 22:05:00 (PDT)
Dee
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 22:04:18 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 21:56:33 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 21:55:53 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 21:54:38 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA 31901 USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 19:45:49 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA 31901 - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 19:38:48 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 17:10:48 (PDT)
Stina
Duchroth, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 12:54:41 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, Ga USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 12:48:36 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 12:38:38 (PDT)
Grace <Stroppycow58@hotmail.comfoo>
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 12:27:41 (PDT)
Sophie
Chicago, - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 11:23:41 (PDT)
VH
Ohio USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 11:17:48 (PDT)
Claudia
GA US - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 11:05:18 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 11:03:01 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 10:52:09 (PDT)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 10:16:55 (PDT)
Sarah Jane
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 10:08:10 (PDT)
mortianna
Georgiana - did you buy the jacket to look the name up?, how very thoroughly educational of you:-) - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 08:39:08 (PDT)
Tosia
Out of Lurkdom, - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 08:05:04 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 08:03:06 (PDT)
Robin
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 07:58:40 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 07:31:12 (PDT)
mortianna
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 06:55:57 (PDT)
mortianna
who discovered the meaning of the word codpiece only a year or so ago, ah - the memories, and the images... - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 06:53:42 (PDT)
Sue
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 06:38:24 (PDT)
Mary (please somebody gives the link to the offtopic page so Constance and other people can pursue this interesting topic if they wish. No offense meant to anybody, one off-topic remark answered by a half-on-topic one to try and shed light on the position taken by many actors including Mr Rickman ) Fair enough.
UK - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 06:19:53 (PDT)
Claire
- Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 04:31:12 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 01:21:25 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 01:19:18 (PDT)
Dee, the 100 points because I am where angels fear. to tread
Gissing's Girl <severussnapeseverussnapeseverussnapwfoo>
UK - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 23:56:48 (PDT)
Barbara the Australian
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 23:00:21 (PDT)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 22:35:07 (PDT)
saturnine <tiredwench.comfoo>
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 22:29:54 (PDT)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 22:06:31 (PDT)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 21:47:36 (PDT)
Pam
Norton, MA USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 20:30:21 (PDT)
Janine
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 20:10:28 (PDT)
Ali
USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 20:00:30 (PDT)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 18:44:50 (PDT)
lynn <Pyewacket003@aol.comfoo>
ottawa, canada - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 18:31:12 (PDT)
BM <idcre@asu.edufoo>
USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 18:24:16 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 18:17:17 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 18:04:43 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 17:24:37 (PDT)
Janine
melb, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 17:15:17 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 16:52:25 (PDT)
SeaSiren
Los Angeles, CA USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 15:44:27 (PDT)
Claire
Renie
(In chains, for italicising the GB, in my post-shirt fervor), - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 15:13:33 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 14:56:33 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 14:50:08 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl <snapesbedandproudofitfoo>
UK - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 13:24:37 (PDT)
Claire
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 13:17:13 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <rbrlubberataol.complicityfoo>
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 12:06:44 (PDT)
Sue
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 10:50:04 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 10:37:15 (PDT)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 09:38:50 (PDT)
Renie
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 09:38:20 (PDT)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 09:34:58 (PDT)
Sue
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 09:30:52 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 09:27:28 (PDT)
Sue
Iwillfindsomethingusefultodosoon, - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:57:01 (PDT)
Sue <Ijustturnedmyselfintoanemailaddress.comfoo>
England - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:54:21 (PDT)
Cathy..who is Just Wondering
USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:46:33 (PDT)
Those of a squeamish disposition should avert their eyes now!
Sue
England - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:44:00 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:40:26 (PDT)
Brits: BTW on a Richard Thompson has a song that makes reference to a girl who's got a "dustman's jacket turned inside out; it's a party gown." Were inside out clothes a trendy thing to wear over there?
Just Wondering: sometimes codpieces were stuffed with sawdust for, um, dramatic effect.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
Heavily Sedated in, CO uSA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:21:32 (PDT)
Sophie
Chicago, - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:13:21 (PDT)
Constance
USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 08:13:16 (PDT)
Letty
The Netherlands - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 04:43:42 (PDT)
Janine
Melbourne where the 5th form English teacher 's class is still revered, I mean she first showed me this ahead of her time god bless you Kaye Madden may you rest in peace. - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 04:29:30 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 04:15:12 (PDT)
It may take a while to download, but it's worth it!
Sabine
GA USA - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 04:15:06 (PDT)
Claire
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 03:49:45 (PDT)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 02:01:07 (PDT)
Kimberly
Michigan - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 01:29:42 (PDT)
Sue
And no I am not going to spil the beans on the RH doc, England - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 01:07:04 (PDT)
Sue
Men in Tights!!? Wasn't that yet another Robin Hood film!!?????, England - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 00:54:46 (PDT)
Scatterbrained Ella
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 00:32:59 (PDT)
Ella <peaceonearthandgoodwilltoallGBposters,howboutit?foo>
- Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 00:00:43 (PDT)
Claudia <claudia@paradise.net.nzfoo>
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 23:51:04 (PDT)
Not falling for that one
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 23:28:32 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 23:28:29 (PDT)
Just Wondering
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 23:23:11 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 23:20:56 (PDT)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 23:07:08 (PDT)
I don't think its very nice of you to take advantage of the fact that Suzanne hasn't
been around for a few days. As always, the rule here is to respect each other - different
opinions are allowed and respected, fun is fun. Be sensible with a touch of humour. You
don't need me or anyone else to watchover what you post - you should be your own editor.
Play nice, and stay happy.
Claudia - Deputy DOC
New Zealand
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 21:53:06 (PDT)
Christie-Lee-Anne <mulletsrule@trailerpark.comfoo>
Vowel state USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 21:49:27 (PDT)
Dee <ThankYouAFUL-IWillStillTryToBehavefoo>
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 21:08:40 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 20:51:30 (PDT)
sonoma
usa - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 20:13:07 (PDT)
Snape Wench Cathy <willtinnieoutiebellybutton@wench.comfoo>
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 20:10:33 (PDT)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:54:12 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:51:27 (PDT)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:45:53 (PDT)
the horror... the horror...
Shirley Hiswasawig
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:35:43 (PDT)
Claudia
GA US - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:24:34 (PDT)
SnapeWenchCathy <feelingabitcrabbytonight@bitchy.comfoo>
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:07:00 (PDT)
Sophie
Chicago, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 19:06:27 (PDT)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 18:52:55 (PDT)
June
Chicago, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 18:46:01 (PDT)
Sophie, who is in fact NOT a mullet fancier, but merely mullet-knowledgeable <yes I have a lot
of time on my handsfoo>
Chicago, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 18:35:08 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 18:04:40 (PDT)
Christine
USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 17:28:19 (PDT)
Ella
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 17:06:47 (PDT)
Ella
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 17:01:48 (PDT)
Claudia (who really would NEVER beat any animal--dead or alive)
GA US - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 17:01:38 (PDT)
lynn
ottawa, canada - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:59:49 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:59:43 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:56:16 (PDT)
Claudia
GA US - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:55:09 (PDT)
Claudia (the dead horse beater--ROTFLMAO!)
GA US - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:53:49 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:51:42 (PDT)
Rickfan888
Boise, ID USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:47:21 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:32:16 (PDT)
Ellawench, back in business <nomoreplaygroundspitsfoo>
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:28:58 (PDT)
Kate <canwealljustgetalong?foo>
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:16:12 (PDT)
saturnine
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:09:55 (PDT)
saturnine
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 16:05:12 (PDT)
white raven
Houston, TX USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 15:49:06 (PDT)
Juliana
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 15:46:07 (PDT)
Ella
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 15:28:50 (PDT)
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 15:03:43 (PDT)
Debbie
New Falls, NB - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 14:46:56 (PDT)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 14:31:32 (PDT)
pat <brunelfoo>
london, england - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 14:12:10 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 12:53:52 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Coulumbus, GA United States - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 12:51:18 (PDT)
Pam
MA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 12:21:37 (PDT)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 12:18:00 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 12:11:04 (PDT)
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 11:58:12 (PDT)
Catherine from Brooklyn <costa288@yahoo.comfoo>
Brooklyn, NY - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 11:41:55 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 11:36:43 (PDT)
sue
angleterre - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 11:17:39 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 11:15:18 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 10:45:44 (PDT)
Jean from DC -- another one of the 7
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 10:33:18 (PDT)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 08:56:58 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 08:51:10 (PDT)
Claudia (crossing her fingers there are AR deleted scenes!)
GA US - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 08:37:11 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 08:29:19 (PDT)
Claudia (blowing a kiss at her DSM)
GA US - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 08:13:59 (PDT)
Dee <ILoveAllThePostsHere!!foo>
Pasadena, - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 07:42:22 (PDT)
Lucida
England - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 07:41:11 (PDT)
noone in particular
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 07:21:27 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 06:50:14 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 06:40:07 (PDT)
June
Chicago, USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 05:02:33 (PDT)
marlana
NH USA - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 04:19:00 (PDT)
OK, ok, we want him back just leave him at the door and walk away from the ASP
Rickman!!!We want him back ASp Soon ASPossible. You are right, all this bickering is
giving me headache I need an ASPrin.
I really will try to ASPire to more levity and brevity and will try to understand all
ASPects of this community and cease to cast ASPersions to all and sundry, willy-nilly.
sue <didireallyusethewordwillyonthegb.comfoo>
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 03:30:35 (PDT)
tHe RiCkMaNnApPeR
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 01:06:29 (PDT)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb, Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 00:40:04 (PDT)
saturnine
- Tuesday, April 08, 2003 at 00:07:25 (PDT)
An Observer
Somewhere in the Heartland, U.S.A. - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 23:25:34 (PDT)
Sophie, who will now stop the silliness out of respect - really.
Chicago, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 22:29:13 (PDT)
Anne/Manhattan
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 21:28:25 (PDT)
saturnine
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 21:24:38 (PDT)
noone in particular
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 20:48:20 (PDT)
Ali
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 19:42:56 (PDT)
Ella
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 19:06:29 (PDT)
Gaye
Adelaide, South Australia - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 19:00:54 (PDT)
Ella <its_ellamentary
"at" msn "dot" comfoo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 18:58:08 (PDT)
Ella
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 18:55:25 (PDT)
Gaye, who's almost afraid to post under my own name here, in case I'm labelled
"grumpy"
Adelaide, South Australia - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 18:34:29 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 18:33:53 (PDT)
June
Chicago, US - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 18:21:33 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 18:18:24 (PDT)
Sophie
Chicago, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 17:18:11 (PDT)
Ella <Ilovethegreatdespisersfortheyarethegreatveneratorsandarrowsoflongingfortheotherbank@DeadPhilosophersTellItLikeItIs.comfoo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 16:55:28 (PDT)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 16:46:09 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 16:40:57 (PDT)
Ella
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 16:23:59 (PDT)
Renie <http://members.tripod.com/~DailyTelegiraffe/sanfranciscomarch.htmlfoo>
Marin, CA , - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 16:18:55 (PDT)
Sophie
Chicago, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 16:15:59 (PDT)
Ella, just Ella
Pa USA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 15:48:17 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 15:44:31 (PDT)
Sophie
Chicago, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 15:24:41 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 15:20:47 (PDT)
Kate
San Francisco, - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 15:18:17 (PDT)
Ella, who thinks you must be reading the wrong GB if you believe your viewpoint is
"popular opinion". <batterupfoo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 15:04:47 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 14:43:51 (PDT)
white raven
Houston, TX USA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 14:23:33 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl <snapesnoonesnapewenchfoo>
UK - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 12:25:22 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 12:16:13 (PDT)
Monica Skinner <severussnape83@yahoo.cafoo>
Lethbridge, AB canada - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 11:40:51 (PDT)
Monica Skinner <severussnape83@yahoo.cafoo>
Lethbridge, AB canada - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 11:24:53 (PDT)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 11:18:34 (PDT)
kit
pa usa - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 11:09:55 (PDT)
(That was a joke!! BTW!!!)
sue
england - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:52:39 (PDT)
Claudia (Can I be Queen of the humorless crabs!)
GA US - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:32:32 (PDT)
Carmen (House of the Interrogator, needing points!)
WA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:31:56 (PDT)
Monica
Boston, MA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:22:34 (PDT)
Ellawenchno 5: You're right, phosphorescent potions masters just aint natural. Happy, yes.
Natural, no.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <thesumofallmyeclecticeducation@earth.comfoo>
CO uSA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:19:31 (PDT)
June
Chicago, US - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:17:32 (PDT)
I am done posting on this subject. I don't enjoy arguing, and it's taken up too much of my
time already.
Life is too short and fragile. Amen, Ali-Pat.
Yankee
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 10:12:34 (PDT)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=778&item=3320296949
Carmen (House of the Interrogator)
WA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 09:56:02 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 09:18:49 (PDT)
A Fish Needing Help
UK - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 08:58:08 (PDT)
Jizel
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 08:47:55 (PDT)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 07:12:07 (PDT)
noone in particular
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 07:04:21 (PDT)
Deb
Canada - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 06:51:32 (PDT)
Helen
Moscow, Russia - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 04:35:16 (PDT)
Ella, who really IS finished now. <wellIsayitmatchesbutIdoubtJKRwillclueusinfoo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 01:01:56 (PDT)
Dee
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 00:50:30 (PDT)
Ella, who thought she'd get caught up on e-mail yesterday and didn't. *hangs head
shamefully* <okmyinsomniacmomentisoverfoo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 00:44:54 (PDT)
Janine
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 00:43:48 (PDT)
Dee <WenchesGoAheadAndCheckOutES'sGBfoo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 00:43:24 (PDT)
Ella, the Willy-fied <bellybuttonlint!bellybuttonlint!bellybuttonlint!bellybuttonlint!foo>
- Monday, April 07, 2003 at 00:09:55 (PDT)
Dee
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 23:53:38 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 23:50:28 (PDT)
Ellawenchno.5 <likechanelno.5butbetterfoo>
Pa USA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 23:45:39 (PDT)
Ella
Pa USA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 22:52:10 (PDT)
Ali
USA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 20:57:43 (PDT)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 20:49:58 (PDT)
Sandy
NM - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 20:31:44 (PDT)
Chris from NJ--one of the 7
NJ - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 18:22:42 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 16:33:25 (PDT)
Sandy
NM - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 15:05:35 (PDT)
lynn <Pyewacket003@aol.comfoo>
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 13:32:18 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA United States - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 13:22:21 (PDT)
Beth <Beth_music83@hotmail.comfoo>
Columbus, GA United States... - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 13:16:59 (PDT)
Yank
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 12:16:11 (PDT)
Perhaps people aren't posting because they don't have anything to say -- well, yeah.
Is it necessary to post here every day (several times a day) because one is bored or
lonely? What I personally consider "useful" is new information about Rickman, a
new photo, an interesting link, a helpful answer to a question that someone else posts, a
new videogram, or a personal "encounter with AR" story.
To whoever wrote "kill me now" -- thanks for that. It was the first time in
quite a while that anything here made me laugh out loud, even though it was 4 AM and the
only reason I was up was because I was wheezing so much from bronchitis that I couldn't
sleep. (I have seen a doctor, and he has seen me.)
Yankee
NY (really) - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 11:49:04 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 11:20:07 (PDT)
Someone
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 11:17:41 (PDT)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 11:05:54 (PDT)
noone in particular
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 11:01:52 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 10:49:08 (PDT)
Dee <IMissedThisPlacefoo>
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 10:46:23 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 10:32:41 (PDT)
Heidi
Reading, England - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 10:16:07 (PDT)
Yankee
warming the bench, NY - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 09:53:26 (PDT)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 09:40:18 (PDT)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <goingblindcarving@home.comfoo>
CO uSA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 09:15:35 (PDT)
noone in particular
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 08:06:53 (PDT)
Elaine <Ehatcher@aol.comfoo>
Southampton, Hampshire England - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 07:36:26 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 07:29:54 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 07:16:39 (PDT)
Barbara the Australia
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 07:16:11 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 07:00:57 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 06:51:02 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 06:38:54 (PDT)
Superwitch
- Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 06:19:16 (PDT)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 06:01:34 (PDT)
ES
UK, - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 05:38:28 (PDT)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 05:20:42 (PDT)
Gissing's Girl <i'vegotthecoatofarmsinapictureframefoo>
UK - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 03:30:39 (PDT)
Carol
Gold Coast, Australia - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 01:31:24 (PST)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Bentleigh which is a suburb of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria Australia the land
down under. But oneday I will get to Disneyland! - Sunday, April 06, 2003 at 00:30:27
(PST)
Jizel
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 23:41:49 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 23:26:54 (PST)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 23:17:38 (PST)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 22:58:12 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 22:32:15 (PST)
R.O.R.U. <Eeeegetheroffme@RestrainingOrdersRUs.comfoo>
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 21:28:09 (PST)
Restraining Orders R Us <Eeeegetheroffme@RestrainingOrdersRUsfoo>
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 21:16:03 (PST)
HB
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 20:15:57 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 20:09:51 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 19:46:00 (PST)
paintbrushes are sometimes dipped in doggie doo
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 19:24:45 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 19:15:05 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 18:52:14 (PST)
Juliana
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 17:34:28 (PST)
Ellawench <Inniesrule!foo>
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 17:18:11 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 17:02:19 (PST)
Dee
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 17:01:50 (PST)
Ella <fellasleepbeforeIcouldwatchRHoTlastnight!Willtryagainshortly!!foo>
Wenchville, County Nottingham England - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 16:54:49 (PST)
Dee <IHaveAnInnyAndThePMThinksIt'sCutefoo>
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 16:52:00 (PST)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 16:46:23 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia where Rasputin has not been shown - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at
16:21:33 (PST)
Janine who works in a library
melb. Sunday 10.22 a.m., Vic Australia - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 16:19:08 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 14:49:37 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 14:46:28 (PST)
lynn
ottawa, canada - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 14:36:55 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 14:30:17 (PST)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 13:54:37 (PST)
kit
pa usa - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 13:06:25 (PST)
kit
pa usa - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 13:03:58 (PST)
Ali-Pat
- Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:51:46 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:49:14 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:48:51 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:46:42 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:14:53 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:08:08 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 11:04:37 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 10:55:03 (PST)
Heidi Watson <heidiwatson@btopenworld.comfoo>
Reading, England - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 10:17:35 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 06:24:16 (PST)
Ali
USA - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 06:13:58 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 04:53:00 (PST)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb, Vic Australia - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 04:40:40 (PST)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Saturday, April 05, 2003 at 01:24:46 (PST)
janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb, Vic Aust - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 23:42:38 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 21:12:34 (PST)
King of Smooth
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 20:03:56 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:52:01 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:46:18 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:39:47 (PST)
MA
House of the Colonel, USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:32:58 (PST)
SnapeWenchCathy <iamreallybettycrockerindisguise@wenchdome.comfoo>
FL USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:32:56 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:26:15 (PST)
King of Smooth
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:21:58 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:18:30 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:16:53 (PST)
ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:13:43 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA 02766 - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 19:12:57 (PST)
Queen of Corrections <IhearAlanRickmanwasinafewmoviesthatcanbefoundatyourlocalvideostoreIwouldtrythemRIGHTNOWfoo>
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 18:57:11 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 18:45:49 (PST)
Ellawench, prepping for the Sheriff!
pa usa - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 18:18:25 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 18:06:47 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, NA 02766 - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 17:16:28 (PST)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 16:50:16 (PST)
Gaye
Usually Adelaide, but presently in Melbourne! to watch the footy, Australia - Friday,
April 04, 2003 at 16:45:21 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 16:40:05 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 16:26:16 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 16:20:44 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 16:08:13 (PST)
Aussiegirl
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 15:59:37 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 15:48:09 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <snapesnumbr#1onthequietfoo>
UK - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 15:16:41 (PST)
Gissin'g Girl <snapewench#1stildespitecarolynfoo>
UK - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 15:07:06 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 15:02:34 (PST)
SnapeWenchCathy <ImASnapeWenchandProudOfIt@willy.comfoo>
FL USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 14:34:12 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <snapewnchandproudofitfoo>
UK - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 14:18:51 (PST)
GML
UK - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 14:12:36 (PST)
Ella
pa usa - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 14:03:45 (PST)
Deb
Montreal, - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 14:00:30 (PST)
Deb
Montréal, CAN - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 13:57:52 (PST)
Ellawench
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 13:43:09 (PST)
Ellawench
nobsville, apparently, USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 13:32:33 (PST)
Ausiegirl
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 13:24:41 (PST)
kit
pa usa - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 12:36:49 (PST)
witch lisa
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 11:19:42 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 10:18:31 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <carolynssneakedinandpinchedtheproffoo>
UK - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 09:18:54 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 09:09:33 (PST)
Catherine from Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 09:01:59 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 08:51:50 (PST)
But... aren't ALL men difficult to live with?
How can I talk mine into moving out when his clients (he's a shrink with severely
emotionally disturbed kids/teens) drive him batty?
**dreams of having the tube all to herself during March, no basketball, all chick
flicks, no friggin' ESPN ...wow!**
witch lisa <going back into
lurkdomfoo>
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 08:18:13 (PST)
amanda
Wishaw, Scotland - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 07:50:22 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <thoroughlysatisfied@orinunchartedterritoryfoo>
CO uSA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 07:39:06 (PST)
Dee <WillStepAside,Lurk,AndLeaveBandwidthForTheIntellectualsfoo>
At Least I Sign My Name - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 07:09:10 (PST)
Ali
USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 06:31:39 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <benedictineinallwaysthatdontcount@heartfoo>
CO uSA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 06:10:28 (PST)
In the dictionary between sangfroid and sarcasm.
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <yestheoriginalswenchisbacklookout@pmssidefoo>
CO uSA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 05:53:49 (PST)
A Reader and Webmaster
- Friday, April 04, 2003 at 05:42:59 (PST)
Daryl Rodger <darylrodger@yahoo.co.ukfoo>
Glasgow, Scotland - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 04:47:29 (PST)
Daryl Rodger <darylrodger@yahoo.co.ukfoo>
Glasgow, Scotland - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 04:21:05 (PST)
Just a reader
England - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 04:00:46 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 04:00:38 (PST)
Deb <Iwaitinhope.foofoo>
Montreal, - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 02:40:20 (PST)
In the section, "Behind Hogwarts", there are several interviews with the
students and the professors...all pretty interesting. There is also a brief
segment/interview with AR when he is out of costume.
Unlike the first DVD, you don't have to solve puzzles to access the deleted scenes (Thank
God!).
Shizuka Dream <shizukadream@yahoo.comfoo>
CA USA - Friday, April 04, 2003 at 00:16:59 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 23:50:52 (PST)
Sorreee--Couldn't Help Myself <PMIsWithSW#3Tonight!!!foo>
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 23:47:26 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 23:08:13 (PST)
Gissing's Girl
UK - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 23:04:55 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <apparatingtothelibraryasitsquickerfoo>
UK - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 23:03:32 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 22:18:18 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 22:16:04 (PST)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 22:14:06 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 22:07:36 (PST)
Cathy <IwastryintobeasmartBUTT!!@willylol.comfoo>
FL - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 21:57:47 (PST)
SisterWenchElla to the rescue!
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 20:07:26 (PST)
saturnine
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:53:19 (PST)
Ella
pa usa - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:45:03 (PST)
saturnine <suspiciouswench.fooooooofoo>
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:38:40 (PST)
LuLu
Tampa, Fl USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:37:22 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:21:13 (PST)
saturnine
MA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:17:37 (PST)
Ellawench, squaring position #3 in her sights...heh heh. <wewouldn'tbeintheHoSifweweren'tambitiouslittlewenches!foo>
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 19:07:25 (PST)
SnapeWenchCathy <feelingwenchytoday@willy.comfoo>
FL USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 18:26:50 (PST)
KNEW he lurked!
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 17:57:40 (PST)
Is it too late for an extremely cheezy April Fool's joke???
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 17:20:47 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 17:13:31 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 16:58:54 (PST)
Ella
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 16:58:05 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 16:38:04 (PST)
Ellawench
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 16:24:30 (PST)
Ella, wenchbackonthejob!
pa usa - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 16:11:01 (PST)
Aussiegirl
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 16:06:45 (PST)
Aussiegirl
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 15:58:24 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 15:34:43 (PST)
I know too (aka I WISH I knew too)
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 15:26:02 (PST)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb, - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 15:05:12 (PST)
The Stars Hold Nine Serpents
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 14:56:38 (PST)
The Stars Hold Nine Serpents
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 14:50:51 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 14:39:32 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 14:25:15 (PST)
A Nervous Claudia
GA US - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 13:28:03 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 13:22:19 (PST)
troy schlaht <tschlaht@telus.netfoo>
lethbridge , alb canada - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 12:59:22 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 12:39:38 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 12:23:38 (PST)
Claire
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 12:08:21 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <imgoingtocryifiloosemyplacefoo>
UK - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 12:05:57 (PST)
Daryl Rodger <darylrodger@yahoo.co.ukfoo>
Glasgow, Scotland - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 12:01:45 (PST)
Catherine from Brooklyn <costa288@yahoo.comfoo>
Brooklyn, NY - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 11:58:08 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 11:49:50 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <snapesnumerounowenchfoo>
UK - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 11:20:27 (PST)
Kate <ARwouldmakea great
WillyWonka.comfoo>
San Francisco, - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 10:51:21 (PST)
Laurie
Toronto, ON Canada - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 08:54:24 (PST)
Dee <I'veEvenWatchedItTwicefoo>
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 08:53:10 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 08:31:50 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 08:02:38 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 08:01:59 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 07:54:58 (PST)
Dee
- Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 07:54:17 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 06:45:39 (PST)
Ali
USA - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 05:19:44 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 03:33:36 (PST)
Gaye
Adelaide, South Australia - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 01:12:15 (PST)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 01:03:19 (PST)
Helen <ma_musique@yahoo.com,
mail.rufoo>
Moscow, Russia - Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 00:33:59 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 21:28:22 (PST)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 21:00:28 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 20:57:44 (PST)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 20:37:39 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 20:29:47 (PST)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 20:21:46 (PST)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 20:12:37 (PST)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 20:09:22 (PST)
Snape's Child
Lurking, in the - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:59:03 (PST)
saturnine-puzzled wench #7
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:58:53 (PST)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:45:02 (PST)
Juliana
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:42:05 (PST)
Juliana
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:39:45 (PST)
Ali
USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:32:09 (PST)
Ali
USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 19:19:50 (PST)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:46:35 (PST)
Cathy the Snape Wench #?? <IgotUsSomePoints!IgotUsSomePoints!@**blowingRasberries**.comfoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:39:15 (PST)
Ali
USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:33:04 (PST)
Barbara the Australian <Hermione_3@hotmail.comfoo>
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:13:53 (PST)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:13:52 (PST)
a concerned citizen <I admit, I am the originator of the term
"happy size" not that theres anything wrong with thatfoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:13:20 (PST)
A Concerned Citizen
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:11:11 (PST)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:03:10 (PST)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 18:00:55 (PST)
Cathy <Imgonnagetussomepoints!@SnapeWench.comfoo>
FL USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 17:49:19 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 17:41:19 (PST)
saturnine
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 17:40:39 (PST)
kit
pa usa - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 17:37:16 (PST)
Naughty Child
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 17:29:09 (PST)
Troy08
Lewiston, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 17:04:58 (PST)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 16:44:59 (PST)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 16:40:48 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 15:55:03 (PST)
janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 15:47:49 (PST)
I know too <heswhisperedinmyeartoodarling@closerange.comfoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 15:14:29 (PST)
And that, along with his/her/their sex lives, is nobody's frickin' business but theirs!
Christine
USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 14:43:12 (PST)
Juliana
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 14:09:28 (PST)
Daryl Rodger <darylrodger@yahoo.co.ukfoo>
Scotland - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 13:54:28 (PST)
sue
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 13:17:27 (PST)
Susan <autumnfall56@yahoo.comfoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 13:15:33 (PST)
Angie
NJ, USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:59:01 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:50:55 (PST)
Tami
Notre Dame, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:50:34 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <derprivedsnapewechfoo>
UK - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:43:20 (PST)
Catherine from Brooklyn <costa288@yahoo.comfoo>
Bklyn, NY USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:35:07 (PST)
Deb
Montreal, Canada - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:09:04 (PST)
"love is...what it is:a million different things".
Nathalie
Paris, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 12:03:08 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <gonetoseeplforarefresherfoo>
UK - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 11:49:41 (PST)
Dee <deebartholomew42@yahoo.comfoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 11:44:45 (PST)
Ali
USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 11:36:00 (PST)
Zoe
UK - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 11:15:55 (PST)
Jizel
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 11:11:22 (PST)
Ali
USA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 11:08:20 (PST)
GML
GML - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 10:14:28 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 09:55:27 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 08:36:40 (PST)
Zoe
UK - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 07:55:28 (PST)
Dee <IWannaDHToofoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 07:30:34 (PST)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 06:45:59 (PST)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 06:45:24 (PST)
Helen <ma_musique@mail.rufoo>
Moscow, Russia - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 06:02:11 (PST)
S. Marty Pants
US - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 06:01:56 (PST)
A Fish Needing Help
UK - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 04:59:17 (PST)
igbo-kwenu <EGOBIA@GUYS.COMfoo>
lome, golfe togo - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 04:17:32 (PST)
Claudia (who hopes that Dee doesn't feel she is being ganged up on again!)
GA US - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 03:51:44 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 02:42:47 (PST)
Nathalie
Paris, - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 01:59:47 (PST)
Janine
Melb, Vic Australia - Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 00:50:47 (PST)
Dee
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 00:27:01 (PST)
Dee <ICan'tHelpBeingCynicalAboutLoveDon'tGetMadfoo>
- Wednesday, April 02, 2003 at 00:15:49 (PST)
Janine <janinels@optusnet.com.aufoo>
Melb, Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 23:06:12 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 22:54:23 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <offtoseeifplcanaddanythingtosevysrepetoirefoo>
UK - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 22:54:20 (PST)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 22:25:12 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 22:00:21 (PST)
SnapeWenchCathy <ImsoohappytohaveSnape!@HouseOfSnape.comfoo>
FL USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:49:55 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:48:21 (PST)
Ella, done wenching for the day
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:39:08 (PST)
Pam <sholman@tmlp.comfoo>
Norton, MA USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:36:55 (PST)
Ella, Debauchery Doyenne
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:35:31 (PST)
*yawn* Snape is keeping Ella very busy, but she requires her beauty sleep now.
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:33:04 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:28:55 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:15:28 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 21:02:52 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 20:53:58 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 20:51:58 (PST)
Aussiegirl
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 20:50:28 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 20:42:54 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO uSA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 20:24:37 (PST)
saturnine
10:45 wench, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 20:01:00 (PST)
Ali
USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 19:47:50 (PST)
Ali
USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 19:41:07 (PST)
Dee
Pasadena, CA USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 19:39:20 (PST)
Ali
USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 19:23:26 (PST)
Ali
USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 19:06:34 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 19:02:54 (PST)
Ellawench <Hi
ho hi ho, it's off to the dungeon I go! foo>
pa usa - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 18:45:32 (PST)
saturnine
wenchwenchwench, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 18:34:15 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 18:00:26 (PST)
Juliana
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 17:53:09 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 17:42:02 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 17:39:50 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 17:30:19 (PST)
Dee
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 17:25:40 (PST)
saturnine
it's snowing-yuck!, MA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 16:58:42 (PST)
Tina
Chicago, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 16:39:15 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 16:32:03 (PST)
Ms. Mystery Guest <detentionforme.comfoo>
Bad Linkville, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 15:21:37 (PST)
Ms. Mystery Guest <ashamedofmyself.comfoo>
Rickmanville, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 15:19:12 (PST)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 15:03:21 (PST)
Janine (Wednesday 2nd April 8.51 a.m).
Melb, Vic Australia - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 14:50:15 (PST)
Ali
USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 14:05:32 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <i'mgettingmywandouttoyoufoo>
UK - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 13:09:50 (PST)
GML (who apologizes for the interruption to the fanfic programme;)) (what, no Slope
House?)
UK - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 13:00:08 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 12:33:44 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <Snape'sGirlalso foo>
UK - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 12:25:16 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <snapaholicsanonymousfoo>
UK - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 12:09:10 (PST)
Gissing's Girl <atsnapestableinthelibraryinthedarkestcornerimaginablefoo>
UK - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 11:58:56 (PST)
white raven
Houston, TX - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 11:27:47 (PST)
Kate
San Francisco, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 11:15:06 (PST)
kit
dumb - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 10:53:52 (PST)
kit
pa usa - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 10:51:57 (PST)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 10:42:17 (PST)
Susan
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 10:31:57 (PST)
Nathalie
Paris, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 08:10:48 (PST)
Virginia, a Rickmaniac
NYC, - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 07:49:29 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn
CO USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 07:29:03 (PST)
Carolyn, dear Carolyn <sniff,sniff,andthenthosemeanoldgb'ers...@ar.comfoo>
CO USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 07:12:20 (PST)
Joker <TooAshamedToAdmitWhoIAmfoo>
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 06:49:44 (PST)
Fausta
- Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 06:44:24 (PST)
Dee <Its3:30inLondonfoo>
Pasadena, CA USA - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 06:31:28 (PST)
Close My Eyes is one of my favourite AR (and non-AR) films too.
Sue
England - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 05:34:54 (PST)
mortianna
rubbish? whaddoyoumean? , it's a dungeon! - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 05:01:20 (PST)
Gaye
Adelaide, South Australia - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 03:22:55 (PST)
Sue
England. - Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 00:33:18 (PST)
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