Message Board Celebrity Of The Day (Part II) - Shameless- Page 132

[junglered]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 12:32pm

Congrats, Griz!

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 12:33pm

congrats, griz.

say the world were ending in three hours and there was no way to stop it or let anyone know what was happening. how would you spend those 3 hours?

[peach]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 12:47pm

Yahoo for Grizzabella! Have a wonderful day!

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 2:25pm

Thanks for the questions! Let me try, briefly, to answer a few more.
DG -What five people's message has effected me and to whom I listen.
Jesus Christ - His words and example, not necessarily other's interpretations of them.
JRR Tolkien as evidenced in The Lord of the Rings. I first read these books when I was 14 or 15 and they had a profound impact on me. I think I learned a tremendous amount through these books about what is important (compassion, responsibility, honor, redemption and grace) and how to behave.
Martin Luther King Jr. - What can I say? This man spoke for human rights for all people, and rights with respect and dignity.
All accomplished without violence.
Oscar Wilde - Wise, witty, compassionate, human.
Saint Brigit - There are not many of this woman's words around, but her example speaks for her. She was a 4th or 5th Century Irish woman who converted her pagan father, an Irish cheiftain, to Christianity. The cross made of reeds that decorates many an Irish house is attributed to her. More important, she founded a monastery for men and woman, in which both were encouraged to learn and keep knowledge alive. She believed in equality of the sexes, that God had created men and women as full and complete human beings in His image.
Kitz - in the Actor's Studio tradition:
Favorite word = Visionary
Least favorite word = cruelty
What turns you on = the act of creating something, either with words, or with some other materials, as per my previous post about designing.
What turns you off? Rigidity, labels, dogmatic thinking.
Favorite Curse Word = F(*k! (I'm not proud of this)
Sound I love = Not original, but my cats' purring or my dog's "talking".
Sound I hate = the sound of a squeegie on glass. It makes my back teeth hurt.
Other profession besides my own - Oceanographer or marine archeologist (a toss up).
Profession I wouldn't like - prison warden
God's words at Heaven's gates - "Welcome home. There's still so much to learn."

Day Dreamer, you asked about a tree. I would be a white birch, not the sort that grows in the swamp, but a tall, stately one that grows in fields or more open places. Its bark glows with the light of dawn or sunset, and is the last light to fade in the dusk. Even in the dark, it is like solid moonlight. It's leaves are a pure green, like the first shoots of spring and golden before they fall. My parents had a tree like this on the corner of our property when I was growing up. I loved it.

Who would I have for a dinner guest? I would have to say I'd use my time machine and invite Irish statesman, Eamon De Valera. He was there during the Easter Rising and the building of his nation through most of the 20th Century. He was also a mathematician and scholar. I think he would be a wonderful dinner companion and I'd learn a lot. The menu? Something very down-home and American, like roast turkey with all the Tranksgiving trimmings perhaps, since he was born in the USA.

Thanks for your kind words, Junglered.
Papa: What would I do if I knew the world was going to end? Gather my family members around me and talk, hold and just love each other. Most of all, I'd try to find something to make us smile and remember all the good times. Also, if there was someone with whom I was having issues, I'd try to ask their forgiveness.

[DG]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 2:46pm

I love that Martin gets mentioned a lot in response to that question.

Where are the three most beautiful places you've seen, and what about them resonated with you?

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 3:38pm

GRIZZABELLA!

The start of something new on the Family Tree!

[best12bars]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 3:55pm

Truly amazing responses to these questions.

*bows humbly before you*

Enjoy the rest of your "day," Grizz.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 5:08pm

Grizz! I just logged on for the first time today-Congrats to my Valentine! xoxoxox Let's see, I may as well stick to what I like to know-art and/or photography. Are you into it? Any favorites?

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 5:21pm

Thanks for the encouragement, BSoSW2 and Best12bars!
DG - The three most beautiful places: Hmmm. One has to be a lake in northern NJ where we used to spend our summers when I was a kid. It was quiet,(they didn't allow motor boats), cool, and green and the sunsets over the calm water, with the golden light of dusk on them, was enough to break your heart. Often, there was no sound but birdsong, and the moon rose over a hill across from our dock.
Two, has to be a tiny (and I mean one-mile-long-tiny)town in southeast New Mexico called Lincoln. It is nestled in a high, desert valley (elevation 5300 ft, or roughly 2500 meters, if you will - I didn't use a calculator) between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains. It is a very historic district of adobe homes, grass, herbs and dissiduous trees. The Rio Bonito runs beside it. It was once a very violent place in the 1870's. Now, it has a timeless peace about it that I haven't felt anywhere else.
Number three is hard, but for sheer, physical beauty, I'll say Bermuda. It's just a lovely, lush, tropical island with oleander hedges and pinkish sand. I haven't been there recently, but have fond memories of it as being a green jewel in turquoise water.

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 5:34pm

Jane2! I'm no expert on either, but I like many things. For my home, I lean toward realistic art and collected a few watercolors from an artist called Sylvia Gormley whom I met in New Mexico. Think lots of flowers, doorways and adobe walls.
I looked up Bottero on your recommendation and liked what I saw. I also have a soft spot for William Morris' designs, Gaugin, Mary Saurat, Georgia O'Keefe (NM again!)and Van Gogh.
Not very sophisticated, I know, but often, I see something that just grabs me, whether it's by a "name" or not.
Thanks, everyone. I have to go for a few hours now, but I'll be back later!

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 5:38pm

Bottero is wonderful! We stayed in the Presidential Suite (long story, but complaining about a crappy room DOES work) of the Westin Regina in Los Cabos, Mexico for a week, and there were REAL Boteros in the room......I was in heaven.

[CostumeMistress]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 6:52pm

Streamers are thrown in the air for grizzabella!

Congrats on being MBCotD!

[justthefacts2]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 7:58pm

Grizzabella, my secret BWW crush!! Looks like I have good taste - your responses are blowing me away! The birch tree as solid moonlight...ohhhhh...

I have an obvious question - what is your favorite work by Oscar Wilde? Do you think of him more as a playwright or a poet? And who is your favorite poet?

And, finally - do you have a favorite star? If you don't shall I find one for you?

Do you mind if I steal a bit of your thread for Erikaamato?

Erika, I missed your day yesterday, and I owe you a star - everyone should have one!! Do you have a favorite one?

[eponine88]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 8:29pm

Grizz! What a choice for MCCotD!!!!!!

Congratulations from your BWW "daughter" :)

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 9:11pm

OMG X a million!!!! I can't believe this is the first time I've been able to get to the board today. I have been waiting for this day...it's even more exciting than the day I found out I was named Queen for a Day!!!

(Hmmm. Both of MY husbands are celebs of the day within 2 days of each other. Do I know how to pick them or what???)

Grizz, you are truly one of the dearest and most special people on this board. I have not even read ONE post in this thread yet, but already I know. You have been such an important friend to me; words will not do our friendship justice.

There is no one kinder, sweeter or more gracious than Grizz. Full of knowledge and uniquely expressive, Grizz always takes time to be thoughtful in choosing the right words and careful not to offend.

I am in awe of you, Grizz!!!

It is with great love and affection that I join everyone in saying, "Today, we honor you."

Penny

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 9:38pm

Congrats!

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 9:39pm

Had to run away for a bit, but I'm baaaacckkk! Wow, you've all been so gracious. I just hope I can live up to all the accolades! And not bore everyone to tears. (Please forgive spelling errors; it's not my strong point!). If I haven't thanked you yet, Best12bars, BSoBW2, DG, Elphaba, Costume Mistress, Justthefacts2, Eponine88 and Miss Pennywise, please accept my deepest thanks now. Now, to questions:
Justthefacts2, I love Oscar Wilde as a playwright, but I think of him first, as a poet. Perhaps this is because he *was* a poet first. I think poetry was in the man's soul. I actually have two favorite Wilde poems: "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" and "Ravenna." This in no way diminishes my affection for his plays. They are sparkling and bubbly as good wine, and as sharp and brittle as crystal.
Favorite poet: Do I have to choose one? This honestly depends on my mood. Favorites include Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas, William Butler Yeats, ee cummings, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill (when I'm not too lazy to translate), Emily Dickinson, and Edna St. Vincent Millay (especially "Love Is Not All").
My favorite star is Polaris, the North Star. Which one would you have chosen for me?

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 10:02pm

Grizzy,

What was the lake in North Jersey? Which part of North jersey did you grow up? (I promise not to go there and produce a film exposé with a title like "The Real Grizzabella: Tell It Like It Was.")

Since you are so refined and well-read, I will ask you a silly question inspired by putting my son to bed tonight:

If you were a Warner Brothers cartoon character, which one would you be...and why?

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 10:09pm

Grizzabella, I've honestly never spoken to you before, but after reading some of your answers, you're someone I'd love to get to know better.

Have a great day and you sound like a wonderful person!

[cturtle]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 10:16pm

grizz is my favorite wiz! yay!

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 10:44pm

Thanks, Musical-Nerd and cturtle for the good wishes! It's been fun getting to talk to so many people.
Miss Pennywise, I grew up in Morris County. The lake, alas, was devastated by a tornado years back, then got caught in an estate war and is no longer available to anyone. I'm not sure which county - Bergen perhaps?
The Warner Bros. cartoon questions is about the hardest one I've had! Dave's immediate response was Bugs Bunny. I think I'm more like Elmer Fudd - dithery, gullible and clueless!

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 10:55pm

I have many friends and have spent a great deal of time in Morris County. (My favorite Irish bar is in Dover: The Quiet Man.) I have long history with the county. I could go on and on. But this is supposed to be about YOU, Mr. Fudd!!!

Anyway, after reading your answers to the many questions that have been posed, I am even more devoted to you. I also understand better why we have so much in common. (But this thread is so good for doing that, isn't it? Thanks again, Craig!)

You always ask what everyone's comfort read and comfort music is. Tell us yours!

[justthefacts2]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 10:57pm

Grizz - dare I ask? Do you have the Irish? Wow! I should have realized dear Oscar's love child would.

And here - with a purl of an Irish harp - is your chosen star, the white star Polaris, the North Star, the Lodestar, Stella Maris, Star of the Sea - because it is a fixed star all year through, it is most important to mariners. I probably don't have to tell you that it is upper left:

[bwayaddict]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 11:01pm

Grizzabella - Another great day of questions and answers. I'm so glad I finally started paying attention to this thread. For sure you are well deserving of this honor and congratulations are in order! Now - what has drawn you to a love for theater and what are some of your favorite theatrical experiences either watching or participating.

[grizzabella]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 11:06pm

It really is a small world.
For comfort read, there are two answers. The short one is Psalm 91, full of God's reassurances of His presence. The long one is "The Lord of the Rings." I've read it several times since the first time, and as I've aged, I've gotten more and more out of it.
Comfort music is probably something Irish and traditional, the Chieftains or Clannad, most likely. Sixties rock also can fill the bill on occasion. Or the OBC of Pippin, one of my favorite scores.