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Elaine Stritch seems drunk
#25Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/22/13 at 6:35pm
My "famous" Stritch story, BTW:
She did leave me a priceless voicemail when I wrote her a note asking about an arrangement of a song she did for her act. Priceless, as in, she called me "sweetheart", which was...odd. I guess I'm a sweetheart.
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#26Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/22/13 at 7:27pmShe made it to 88 without her liver falling out. If she wants to have a drink, more power to her.
#27Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/22/13 at 11:35pm
^^^^
THAT
Jeeze. If I make it to 88 i'll be drinking again too
#28Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 9:55am
Honestly, as much as I've loved her in the past, and despite doing some quite brilliant work late in life (AT LIBERTY and the first two or three club acts), I just wish she'd stop talking. I mean, you know, make a public appearance at one of these screenings, wave, say how nice it is to be here, and shut up. But her bizarre ramblings, which I think (as others have said) are more due to senility than alcohol, make me sad. One watches the TV version of AT LIBERTY and then sees her now, and it's quite upsetting.
Her last appearance on Theater Talk was quite disturbing. She couldn't remember anything and it was like Riedel was exploiting her and making her sing "Zip" with the wrong lyrics.
#29Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 9:55am
Double post-- which hasn't happened to me in a while. Sorry!
Updated On: 10/23/13 at 09:55 AM
#30Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 10:03am
Neither one of my parents made it to 88 ... or 78, for that matter. Not everybody can be Angela Lansbury or Gloria Stuart. Most don't make it that far (or even close).
She's had a good run, no doubt about it.
But Stritch can't step out of the limelight. That's part of who she is, and part of why, despite so many odds, she's "still here." She never stopped and never gave up. It's in her nature.
She will go down clawing tooth and nail. It may not be fun to watch. It may not be classy. But it will definitely be Stritch, all the way.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#31Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 10:42amAnd most of her recent appearances have been in support of the documentary. Despite her lack of clarity, she's doing everyone related to that project a huge favor with her appearances.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#32Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 7:29pm
I just hope she once again realizes the answers she seeks will not be found in a bottle.
She is very clearly drunk here. Sorry.
#33Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 7:56pm
Maybe it's me, but I don't see a drunk woman at all. I see a living Broadway legend who is still thrilling her fans. She was funny, clever, charming, and generous (and quite articulate). I loved this video! For 88, she is damn amazing!
And, if the echo from the interviewer's mic was what she heard, no wonder she had difficulty hearing some of the questions.
I must have been watching a different video than some of you.
Updated On: 10/23/13 at 07:56 PM
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#34Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 7:59pmCould not agree more. Stop being the drink police and let her do what she wants. The woman has earned it.
#35Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 8:21pm
I just wish they'd hurry up and give her a Kennedy Center Honors award before it's too late.
And Carol Channing to for that matter
#36Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/23/13 at 9:26pm
As I enjoy my Bulleit Bourbon....in the echo of the Britney YouTube....
LEAVE HER ALONE!!! LEAVE....HER...ALONE!!!!
Edit: just noticed this post:
"I just hope she once again realizes the answers she seeks will not be found in a bottle."
Do you realize how utterly pretentious this sounds? The woman is in her 80s and has (presumably) chosen to take up drinking again. Do you really think she cares about longevity, cuz I'll tell you: she's already there. Is *anyone* here in any position to judge? I would consider myself utterly grateful to live her life: god help the person who touches my drink at 88.
Updated On: 10/23/13 at 09:26 PM
starspangledjenny
Chorus Member Joined: 5/24/10
#37Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/24/13 at 12:48amlovebwy: Calm the F down Sarah Brown.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#38Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/24/13 at 1:54amI agree that she doesn't seem drunk. She may be on painkillers for her recent broken pelvis but she seems very lucid to me.
#39Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/24/13 at 4:28am
Have to echo what so many others here have said already. She doesn't seem drunk, but rather showing signs of her age. From the description I was imagining an embarrassment, but she remains quite sharp in her late 80s. I think some of you haven't been around elderly people before. I laughed so hard at her reaction to the interviewer's Angela Lansbury tangent.
INTERVIEWER: I asked Angela Lansbury that same question and she said "When I hear that orchestra and it gets me going."
ELAINE: That's right, that's right. Good for you, Angela.
INTERVIEWER: And she's older than you.
ELAINE: Right. Indeed, indeed. Can we stop talking about her now?
Haaa ha ha ha ha haaa!
Anyway, if anyone's drunk it's the interviewer who keeps interjecting the stupidest comments -- the Book of Mormon reference? I would have been confused by that one as well. Anyone know where else the documentary's going to be screening in the months ahead?
Updated On: 10/24/13 at 04:28 AM
#40Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/24/13 at 7:20am
There was a screening of ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME last Sunday as part of the London Film Festival and the director was in attendance with Strich's accompanist and a friend she met through AA.
I think the director said they were aiming for a February release. It's a remarkable film, at times painful to watch as Stritch battles with her age and illnesses to still perform. She admits in the end that the need for the instant reward of an audience's love has been the spur for her career.
The director also admitted that she had Stritch's cooperation during the filming but was unhappy with the film when she saw it. She said now that Stritch is seeing the audience response at various screenings she is happier with it.
#41Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/24/13 at 7:42am
There's a very big reason why I think she's not drunk, and for those of you who have lived with alcoholics or known any, you know exactly what I mean.
When a non-addicted person gets drunk, they might slur their words, they might talk too much, too slowly, they get gushy and over emphasize points, etc. (Kinda like half the posters here, actually, who may or may not be drinking.)
But alcoholics process alcohol differently. They've gone way beyond that simple "one too many" behavior. In fact, they usually have a very distinctive behavior change. A whole switch in their personalities. The "fun drunk" is gone.
More often than not, their behavior turns ugly, dark, even angry, argumentative, combative, and totally volatile. They contradict everything, they pick fights, even imaginary ones. They chase windmills.
Stritch is a recovering alcoholic, she's not a sorority girl at a college party. She wouldn't act the way she does in this video if she were actually drunk. Things would go a whole lot differently.
She may be drinking again, by her own admission. But I don't see a "drunk" personality in this video. I see someone losing her faculties because she's 88 years old.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#42Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/25/13 at 3:39amNat that it matters but Angela Lansbury is actually younger than Ms. Stritch.
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#43Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 10/25/13 at 6:03amI had no idea she was still alive. So on balance, I'm taking this as good news.
Why don't you go? Why don't you leave Manderley? He doesn't need you... he's got his memories. He doesn't love you, he wants to be alone again with her. You've nothing to stay for. You've nothing to live for really, have you?
#44Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 12/29/13 at 1:54pm
Elaine has had a few surgeries as of late...hip, knee, right eye.
There's a reasonable chance she's on a good bit of pain meds
just to feel like being up and about.
#45Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 12/29/13 at 11:35pmShe is handling herself fine. What are some of you talking about? Respect the woman & don't be looking to judge her (except to appreciate how well she presented herself here.)
#46Elaine Stritch always seems drunk
Posted: 12/29/13 at 11:43pmOh God, are we seriously worried for Stritch? What's gonna happen to her? She might die? Well, she'd be there whether she's drinking or not. Talk about blowing something out of proportion. Seriously, at 88 you get to do whatever the F*CK you want as far as I'm concerned. And she's probably not drunk, she's old, older than most of us will probably get to be. I don't see anything sad about her, she's probably doing exactly what she would say she wanted to do until the day she died. I find that uplifting if anything. Like Besty said, it might be ugly, might not be classy, but it's her very essence and for someone to have their essence at 88 is fantastic. Get off the high horse, and "quiet, please, there's a lady on stage."
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
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