Tomas

Damascus, Oregon

Ah yes!! The old rotary phones. I remember the first phone that we had when I was a kid. I still remember the phone number AL 4272. That was when they had exchanges with live operators. The AL in the number was for the Algiers exchange. If you wanted to call someone that was on a party-line you dialed the operator and told her the number and added the number of rings for that party. For Example: You would say Algiers 4272 ring four. The operator would cause the phone to ring 4 times and that party would know that the call was for them. Nostalgia... isn't it great.

As some of you may know Tuesday, March 4th, is Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. Midnight on the 4th marks the end of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans which commenced on January 6th (twelfth night). Parties and balls and parades have been going on since then. Here are two URLS for live cam's in N.O. One is the parade cam where you can watch some of the parades. The camera is located on St. Charles Ave at the corner of Napoleon Ave where the parades start. The second one is of Bourbon street at from the Cat's Meow balcony, which is located on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Peter Street in the center of the French Quarter. http://www.nola.com/paradecam/ http://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/ On the right side of the parade cam page is a list of other New Orleans cams, if you are interested. The parade cam page also has a schedule of the parades that will be shown live. A large percentage of the crowds that you'll see are tourist. Many of the native Orleanians avoid the crowds and actually leave the city for the gulf coast (Gulf Port, Biloxi, Ms) on Mardi Gras day. OH! Mardi Gras day is a legal holiday in Louisiana. Enjoy, Tomas

Actually... There is/was a 1972 film "Man of La Mancha" starring Peter O'Toole and Sofia Loren, that was based on the Broadway musical of the same name. Your turn Andy.

Sorry, nice try. It may have been something that Don Quixote said, but it wasn't in a film entitled "Don Quixote".

Try this one: "There’s a remedy for everything except death."

She sounds like a no talent wannabe who has a stack of rejection letters and spends her time believing that it's the established, published authors that are the cause of her works being rejected. It can't be her fault that the rejection letters keep piling up. Maybe, if she spent more time improving her craft rather than blaming others for her failures she might eventually get something published.

Oh well! I guess, I'll jump in and give the answer. There were 31 films in the "Carry On" series. The quote is from the 12th film in the series: "Carry On Screaming" a 1966 release.

Yesteryear is a relative term. For me you'd have to go back even further. LOL

It seems to be taking an outlandish amount of time for the players to get this one. Oh well, just have to renew my patience card. LOL

The floor is yours TLM.

Heh! Heh! "Discipline is not the enemy of enthusiasm."

A recent film. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

Let's give " Serenity" a try.

I couldn't agree more. Although with me it's always been toss up between Gregorian and the singing of the boys choirs of the churches and cathedrals of England and Europe. My favorite Gregorian was the singing of the choir of the Benedictine Monks of St. Peters Abbey of Solesmes, France. You are right though, Gregorian can be soothing and relaxing.

Perhaps one further clue might help them. The Original was a British comedy. Of course, as you may have surmised from that clue, I know the film. I really don't want to turn the game into a contest between just two of us. That is why, many times, I'm reluctant to post the answer as there are others who are playing the game. If the other players really get stuck then... maybe... after a reasonable length of time.

Jeeez!! Who would have thought that an innocent little post that was nothing more than an observation that some humans end life the same way that they began life, with other adults wiping their butt, would generate so many responses.

Sorry Blake. Not the right film. 1963's "Lillies of The Field". You got it TLM. Your turn.

The film is 1961's "The Victim" starring Dirk Bogarde who also starred in the 1971 film "A Death in Venice". Hmmmmm! Let's see... "Gringo? I don't know if that's a step up or a step down from some other things I've been called."

Forgot about Mary Renault. I think I've read just about all of her works. Another book that I recall is Patricia Nell Warren's 1974 novel "The Front Runner". They have been trying to develop this into a movie for years and now it seems the SCOTUS and other federal courts rulings on DOMA and same sex marriage have somewhat cleared some of the obstacles and there has been talk of going ahead with development.

Jay Little, pseudonym of Clarence L. Miller "Maybe Tomorrow" (1952) "Somewhere Between the Two" (1956) There are probably other titles, but I doubt that any of them are available. I know that the two listed are very difficult to find.

I Know this rather obscure film, but I'll let someone else figure it out. Whatever happened to the actor who spoke those words in the movie? It was thought that playing that role would destroy his career. Of course, it didn't, but you know I can't recall any of his other movies.

Right you are, Aditus. Your turn.

Don't know if the seven word rule is still in effect. If it is I apologize for the following. ​If it is unacceptable then someone else can have the turn. It's not really a quote by one of the characters in the movie, but was a voice over during the opening credits. "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... "Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question." Just thought it would be something a little different.

"Star Wars"