[u]Sue Sue Applegate[/u] wrote:AHHhhhh....First cup of homemade cafe con leche I've been able to enjoy since returning from the TCM Film Festival....
...And I've had several of these Blue Long Islands since the fest:
I haven't remarked here at the ranch ( but I have over at SSO FB ) but you did some really great reporting on the festival Christy. Words and pictures.
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Hey ‘Baby T.’ It’s ‘Big T’ here and I want to let you know I finally had a quiet moment to sit down with your post of your TCMFF experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
[u]Theresa Madere[/u] wrote:I did run into Christy and Big T (Cinemaven) on the red carpet and gave both of them a big hug while watching Big T video all the excitement. They were both beautiful and grinning from ear to ear with enthusiasm. I loved watching it!
Doesn't she look glamorous? I am sitting in the bleachers cheering and filming the stars walking down the red carpet. ( I'm sitting right above the letter "O" in "Oklahoma." )
Now even though you ‘scolded’ me and called me out on the carpet ( a-hem, the ‘
red’ carpet ) with a
“Where have you been?!” (
)
I see you made the MOST of your festival experience even though you & I were like ships that passed in the night.
You got hugs from Ben Mank, discussed vintage fashion with Margaret O’Brien ( and by the by...I LOVE that photo of you leaning over to chat with Ms. O’Brien at the Vanity Fair Party ), had a few bon mots with Leonard Maltin about Loretta Young’s pre-codes ( look at you, girl!!! ), ‘ran’ into Kim Novak on the stairs
AND palled around with the 3 Amigas of “TCM-City”:
( Paula, Lynn and Christy )
I'd say you got the most out of your TCMFF experience, even IF "Blazing Saddles" wasn't quite your cuppa:
( Cleavon Little - a new sheriff in town )
I was there at that screening and I have to say seeing Mel Brooks’ classic blazing up there on the big screen of Grauman’s Chinese, was one of the highlights of my festival experience. The movie is, as you say,
“so in your face” and I love it for its audaciousness. ( Your reference to Ethel Smith in “Bathing Beauty” absolutely tickled me, since she’s one of my favorite moments in one of my favorite movies. )
Thank you also for the shout-out in your piece about the festival. I saw I was mentioned (
and in good company. ) You and I did connect although ever so briefly.
[u]Theresa Madere[/u] wrote:On the way out of the El Capitan, I ran into the absolutely loverly Cinemaven (Big T), who happened to be first in line to see Maureen O' Hara speak about How Green Was My Valley, so I got to chat for quite a few minutes with her before sprinting to Club TCM for Thelma Shoonmaker...
Oh wow...Yes, I remember seeing you and chatting for a few. I put in a good two hours being first on the Spotlight Pass holders line to see Maureen O’Hara and I also was at the Home Movies in Club TCM.
( CineMaven holdin' it down while waiting to see the legendary Maureen O'Hara )
Baby T., you really weaved some wonderful personal stories together with your festival experience and again, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed, and re-lived the experience.
) and "improved" 
