tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post2687154443305390269..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: Bah, Humbug and All ThatROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-12090303425858255612007-12-26T17:43:00.000-05:002007-12-26T17:43:00.000-05:00Each holiday season my sister and I watch numerous...Each holiday season my sister and I watch numerous versions of "A Christmas Carol" on DVD. My personal favorites, not in any particular order, are the Alistair Sim's version, the Patrick Stewart version, and the Michael Cane and the Muppets version.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Dickens, I made a prediction on another blog about some the institutions that feature prominently in his stories - the workhouse, the poorhouse and the debtor's prison. I see them making a comeback in the next decade or so.<BR/><BR/>It's all too easy to imagine Blackwater running them. Some shrewd and soulless moguls will recognize the opportunity the current raping of the middle class. I can see them being marketed as "lifestyle budget communities".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991237867863074222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-71901792107257723702007-12-23T13:29:00.000-05:002007-12-23T13:29:00.000-05:00I just recently caught the 1970 musical version on...I just recently caught the 1970 musical version on HDNet Movies. I believe "Thank You Very Much" has been used in some ad campaigns over the years, but I had no idea it came from this musical. Connecting those dots was an unexpected treat.<BR/><BR/>I find it amazing that prematurely aged Finney looks almost like the Finney of today. Did I amazing? Creepy.GiromiDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706405809508547226noreply@blogger.com