Comments on: (bumped) Champion Dose of Hubba-hubba: Donny Osmond

By: Wankette

Wankette — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:12:06 +0000

He’s a fabulous writer. The sequel, which is more Hollywood-based, is “Bring On The Empty Horses” — something Michael Curtiz yelled on-set of “Charge of the Light Brigade”…

The Niven story I referenced here is from Kanin’s “Hepburn & Tracy”, one of the best Hollywood bios ever.

By: Matt Helm

Matt Helm — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:52:23 +0000

I got to give extra thanks to Wanks for reminding me to get a hold of Niven’s, “The Moon’s a Baloon,” autobiography. I’ve read about his wit in Barnaby Conrad’s, “Name Dropping,” and, William F. Buckley’s, “Miles Gone By.” I’m sure his book is hilarious.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:05:24 +0000

My do me shoes? Pretty much any shoe I got. Though the older I get “f-me” socks do just fine.

By: Kenn Christenson

Kenn Christenson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:47 +0000

Kind of like the Bee Gees. Oh, wait. Never mind.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:53:42 +0000

Do me shoes? Come f-me heels? Four inch stilettos…prefebly Manolo Mary Janes. Or Christian Laboutins………..

Its good he won. Nice to see a nice guy finish first.

By: Tink in Cali

Tink in Cali — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:32:22 +0000

Shoes? Did you say shoes? I want to see a picture of your “do me” shoes! Pretty please?

By: justjack

justjack — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:26 +0000

What I like about it is that Donny isn’t a punchline to some old SNL joke anymore.

I love it when a person who gets ridiculed by the larger culture for being square and sneer quote uncool just keeps plugging away, doing what they always did and staying sincere, and gradually, somewhere down the line, all the groovy tastemakers notice and take another look, and realize to their shame (though they never admit it outright) that they had been totally wrong with their original assessment.

It happened to Mister Rogers, for example. Looks like now it’s happened to Donny, too. Yay for good people!

By: Rufus

Rufus — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:50 +0000

Your brother “Eric?”

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:45 +0000

Seem to recall, ahem, my brother having that poster, too.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:27:07 +0000

I remember my sister had some fan book about the Osmonds and tehre was this picture I swear she made a shrine to of Donnie. I was like four. But dammit I remember.