tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381295.post112198888895761961..comments2023-07-15T07:54:40.393-05:00Comments on Gumbo Pie: James Doohan: Scotty the jazz fanSteve T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12075948665118760070noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381295.post-1122424441598877472005-07-26T19:34:00.000-05:002005-07-26T19:34:00.000-05:00I have been toying for years with the idea of obse...I have been toying for years with the idea of observing Mardi Gras in the French Quarter -- which on the day itself is always the main center of extravagant costuming -- by dressing in a somber semi-Edwardian suit and running around screaming about the Red Hour and Festival. The more you know about Mardi Gras (which properly is called Carnival, a mere linguistic skip-and-a-jump away from Steve T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12075948665118760070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381295.post-1122317661415783402005-07-25T13:54:00.000-05:002005-07-25T13:54:00.000-05:00You better hurry...it's almost the Red Hour!You better hurry...it's almost the Red Hour!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525612090524287305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381295.post-1122096808288509942005-07-23T00:33:00.000-05:002005-07-23T00:33:00.000-05:00No "eh". He talked like a longtime L.A. resident, ...No "eh". He talked like a longtime L.A. resident, which of course he was.<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me. When I was a freshman at UCLA I delighted in exploring the research library, and found that a lot of the original Star Trek papers had been donated there. I was fascinated to look through some, including an old mimeographed list of cast and crew addresses and phone numbers. A lot of the actors, Steve T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12075948665118760070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381295.post-1122050233321378552005-07-22T11:37:00.000-05:002005-07-22T11:37:00.000-05:00Also something of a center-stage man, which might ...Also something of a center-stage man, which might explain the clashes he seems to have had with that Priceline guy.<BR/><BR/>What sort of accent did he have when simply being himself? Did he end every sentence with a working-class Canadian "eh"?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090153485822745036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381295.post-1122048566171717912005-07-22T11:09:00.000-05:002005-07-22T11:09:00.000-05:00What a great story, Monsieur Lafitte. Thanks for ...What a great story, Monsieur Lafitte. Thanks for telling it. He sounds like a pretty good egg, like the gentleman I suspected he was.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525612090524287305noreply@blogger.com