LETTERS TO L.A. LIFE : OSCARS SHOW HOLLYWOOD AT ITS NARCISSISTIC HEIGHT.The Oscars are nothing but a tribute to the self-aggrandizement of a small group of people. What we have are a bunch of conceited egomaniacs for whom fame and fortune are not enough. They are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. that extra admiration from their ``fans,'' the common people, the little folk who willingly oblige them. This is tantamount tan·ta·mount adj. Equivalent in effect or value: a request tantamount to a demand. [From obsolete tantamount, an equivalent, from Anglo-Norman to the queen riding in her golden chariot chariot, earliest and simplest type of carriage and the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. The chariot was known among the Babylonians before the introduction of horses c.2000 B.C. and was first drawn by asses. The chariot and horse introduced into Egypt c.1700 B. so that the peasants can gawk at her. Just being the queen is not enough. I wouldn't cross the street to see the Oscars, but there are sick people sleeping on sidewalks days before the main event just to get a smile or a nod from an actor who is no better than they are. - William Slauzis - Sylmar Count number of tickets, not just box-office bucks I have never understood the silly disagreements whenever a blockbuster movie starts breaking records for the all-time moneymaking. Money should not be the standard by which these records are made. Obviously, theater owners supply the dollar figures for those movies played in their establishment. These figures are computed based on the amount of ticket sales. It doesn't matter whether the tickets were purchased cheaply for a matinee mat·i·nee or mat·i·née n. An entertainment, such as a dramatic performance or movie, presented in the daytime, usually in the afternoon. show or for a more expensive nightly show. If 1,000 people attend a movie, and half of them pay $4 and the other half pays $7, it doesn't change the fact that 1,000 viewed this movie, In fact, this variance in prices only help to skew (1) The misalignment of a document or punch card in the feed tray or hopper that prohibits it from being scanned or read properly. (2) In facsimile, the difference in rectangularity between the received and transmitted page. these so-called moneymaking records. The more accurate way of determining the all-time favorite movies should be based on nothing more than the amount of tickets sold. By doing this, all this talk of inflation adjustments and total dollars would be finally put to rest. - James L. Rahm - Chatsworth TV's classic `I Love Lucy' is perfect children's fare When I read the article ``Cable Hardly Needs a Plug'' (L.A. Life, March 11), I was surprised to see ``I Love Lucy'' described as adult fare along with ``The Simpsons'' and ``The X-Files.'' If ever there was a sitcom that upheld family values family values pl.n. The moral and social values traditionally maintained and affirmed within a family. , it's ``I Love Lucy I Love Lucy is a television situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, also featuring Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on CBS (181 episodes, including the "lost" Christmas episode and original .'' I will admit that by some of today's questionable family standards, it could be considered old-fashioned. But unfit for children to watch? No way! There are very few sitcoms that have remained as popular for over 45 years as has the ``I Love Lucy'' series. My family and I have watched ``Lucy'' since its inception in the '50s, and my grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. now watch the reruns and enjoy Lucy's amusing antics. My 14-year-old grandson is a member of the ``I Love Lucy'' fan club, and every year we attend the Lucy convention together. If more popular TV programs were patterned after this classic, ever-popular comedy, perhaps fewer parents would have to resort to being TV police. - J.G. Martin - Granada Hills Ex-Guns N' Roses member takes the money and runs In your interview with ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin (``A Clean Break from G N' R,'' L.A. Life, March 20) I was less than impressed with his ``wisdom'' of the road. His desire to distance himself from the very thing that made him successful rings hollow at least. First of all, it is not L.A.'s fault that he was a junkie junkie Popular health A popular term for a person, usually an IV narcotic abusing addict, whose life is disorganized vis-á-vis family and societal structure, whose existence revolves around obtaining–often through theft, prostitution or other illicit . We don't hand out drug kits at the county line here, or hold a gun to someone's head and force them to live a debauched de·bauch v. de·bauched, de·bauch·ing, de·bauch·es v.tr. 1. a. To corrupt morally. b. To lead away from excellence or virtue. 2. life. I believe this was all part of the lifestyle this ``simple'' boy from the Midwest was pursuing. I'm sure he had a good time. That he finally grew tired of it means that he might actually have matured a bit. I grow tired of these out-of-towners who come to L.A. to make it big, then take their millions back with them to Idaho or Indiana to live a ``cleaner'' life. Hey, he could have stayed in Lafayette to begin with, married his sweetheart and worked at the Dairy Queen Dairy Queen (also known as DQ) is an ice-cream shop and fast-food restaurant franchise based in the United States and founded in 1940. For many years the franchise's slogan was "We treat you right!" In recent years, it has been changed to "DQ something different. and not bothered with L.A. at all. Of course, it might just not otherwise have been possible for him to buy a big house, build his own race track and fly off to Hawaii to escape these irritating interviews, huh? Also, I notice he recorded the album in L.A. Gee, Izzy, what's wrong with the recording studios in Lafayette? - Bob Loza - Burbank |
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