Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
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mash_slash...so Alan Alda's biography (is out)has been out for ages.
The Telegraph said: "The irritating title comes from the fact that, as a boy, Alan Alda was so upset when his dog died that his parents had the animal stuffed. Unfortunately the taxidermist gave the dog a terrifying snarl, which meant people backed out of the room at the sight of it. From this, Alda concludes that we should not try to preserve the past - a slightly odd premise for an autobiography, but then this is a slightly odd book. Mike Nichols once told Alda, "You're insane", and one can see what he meant. He mentions "hypomanic" episodes, followed by depressive comedowns which he treats with Zoloft. He is also much given to wild enthusiasms. As a boy, he was so keen on Roman Catholicism that he took communion every day, until he suddenly decided he could not believe in transubstantiation and stopped entirely. He must be exhausting company. He credits his wife, Arlene, with teaching him 'to live in a world that has actual people in it and not just a string of audiences', but even so you feel he has not quite got the hang of normal life."
Has anyone read it yet? Any good?
The Telegraph said: "The irritating title comes from the fact that, as a boy, Alan Alda was so upset when his dog died that his parents had the animal stuffed. Unfortunately the taxidermist gave the dog a terrifying snarl, which meant people backed out of the room at the sight of it. From this, Alda concludes that we should not try to preserve the past - a slightly odd premise for an autobiography, but then this is a slightly odd book. Mike Nichols once told Alda, "You're insane", and one can see what he meant. He mentions "hypomanic" episodes, followed by depressive comedowns which he treats with Zoloft. He is also much given to wild enthusiasms. As a boy, he was so keen on Roman Catholicism that he took communion every day, until he suddenly decided he could not believe in transubstantiation and stopped entirely. He must be exhausting company. He credits his wife, Arlene, with teaching him 'to live in a world that has actual people in it and not just a string of audiences', but even so you feel he has not quite got the hang of normal life."
Has anyone read it yet? Any good?
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Date: 2006-03-02 07:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-02 08:02 pm (UTC)Was there much MASH related stuff in there? I'd be a little disappointed if he didn't talk at least for a couple of chapters about it. (and mention the secret boys-only jacuzzi)
Actually, on that note, is there *any* RPS for MASH? Can't recall everseeing any at all.
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Date: 2006-03-02 08:10 pm (UTC)As far as RPS, I've seen only one or two RP fics, and that was sometime early-ish last year.
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Date: 2006-03-03 02:18 am (UTC):D ahahaha you love my demands.
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Date: 2006-03-03 02:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-03 02:25 am (UTC)lmao it just occurred to me that this is the first time i've talked to you since sunday and yeesssss :D obviously you are living and exclaiming things and all that good stuff which means SIGH OF RELIEF from over hurr.
did the shins do you good, my lady of happiness? (I DON'T KNOW. WORK WITH ME.)
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Date: 2006-03-03 02:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-15 05:13 am (UTC)FAILURE.
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Date: 2006-03-16 02:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-16 03:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-03 02:29 am (UTC)Oh, music, my SAVIOR over the past few days. Well, that and MASH, because I've had it on in the afternoons. I've done a looooooot of sleeping lately. But it's good to be back at all!
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Date: 2006-03-03 01:52 pm (UTC)Legally, or illegally?
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Date: 2006-03-03 08:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-03 08:42 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-03-09 11:04 pm (UTC)He's very candid, which in this case is a good thing. It's nice to know that famous people have normal problems (ie not something they brought on themselves) too.
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Date: 2006-03-15 05:10 am (UTC)