Tag: Footlight Parade

Past Imperfect – #366

The narrator intones in a soothing baritone, a velvet-gravel mix enhanced by aged whiskey and pungent cigars, neither of which he has ever mentioned to his physician, lest his insurance premiums go up… “Once upon a time, before the invention of video games and the Internet and Fox […]

Past Imperfect – #363

Dick: “Now, now, my pet. There’s no reason to be so blue.” Ruby: “But you don’t understand. I really wanted to get that part. I practiced and practiced for at least fifteen minutes!” Dick: “Well, sometimes things just don’t work out. Perhaps it wasn’t meant to be. But […]

Past Imperfect – #393

Note: Here’s a bit of déjà vu from a few years back… Ruby: “Do you seriously want me to wear this?” Director: “Of course I do. You are a woman on the prowl.” Ruby: “With a tail? Why would I have a tail? How many women do you […]

Past Imperfect – #393

Ruby: “Do you seriously want me to wear this?” Director: “Of course I do. You are a woman on the prowl.” Ruby: “With a tail? Why would I have a tail? How many women do you know that have tails? Because I don’t know any.” Director: “It’s symbolism, […]

Past Imperfect – #366

Once upon a time, before the invention of video games and the Internet and Fox News, people actually had to come up with their own entertainment. In this recently discovered documentary photo, we can see that clever folks could turn something as annoying and mundane as a broken […]

Past Imperfect – #363

Dick: “Now, now, my pet. There’s no reason to be so blue.” Ruby: “But you don’t understand. I really wanted to get that part. I practiced and practiced for at least fifteen minutes!” Dick: “Well, sometimes things just don’t work out. Perhaps it wasn’t meant to be. But […]