STILL LOVIN' LUCY; CONVENTION CELEBRATES LATE REDHEAD'S ANTICS.Byline: Kathryn Combs Staff Writer Lucille Ball's comic knack for getting herself into mortifying mor·ti·fy v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies v.tr. 1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate. 2. situations is more than a memory in Burbank this weekend. For some it is a reason to celebrate the daffy redhead's life and work at the fourth annual Loving Lucy convention at the Burbank Airport Hilton. ``Lucy is kind of like me,'' said 15-year-old Cassie Read of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . ``I'm always getting myself into situations where things go wrong, and it's always OK in the end, just like Lucy.'' The convention features panel discussions on the `I Love Lucy' show and the star's personal life, as well as an auction of Lucy-related memorabilia. And whether conventiongoers are craving craving Psychology A strong desire to consume a particular substance–eg of abuse, or food; craving is a major factor in relapse and/or continued use after withdrawal from a substance of abuse and is both imprecisely defined and difficult to measure. a serving of Vitameatavegemin, or 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. the perfect piece of Lucy memorabilia, anyone who even just liked Lucy will get their fill. Like Lucy fans Stephanie Read and her daughter Cassie, who said they loved Lucy because they could relate to her antics. Stephanie Read remembers the wholesomeness Wholesomeness Armstrong, Jack “the all-American boy.” [Radio: Buxton, 121–122] Brady Bunch, The widower and widow marry, producing an instant, wholesome family of eight. of the whacky heroine who died April 26, 1989, at the age of 77 after a career spanning more than 60 years. ``She was so open and honest,'' she said. ``Her show is a nice escape from what life is really like today.'' A trivia contest featuring Lucy and Ricky impersonators is scheduled for noon today. Cary Alexander says ``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 ,'' which first aired in 1951, still holds up. ``It still makes me laugh even though I must have seen each episode at least a thousand times,'' the 37-year-old Van Nuys resident confessed. ``She had a gift that no one else did at the time. There wasn't anything she wouldn't do for a laugh.'' The convention will continue through today at the Hilton Convention Center, 2500 Hollywood Way. Adult tickets are $12, while children attend for $6. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos |
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