tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7268310708293921983..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: It's "What We're Writing" Week... Hallie Monday Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75489401595323259032013-11-21T10:40:44.529-05:002013-11-21T10:40:44.529-05:00Charlie's Angels ran from 1976-1981 and they a...Charlie's Angels ran from 1976-1981 and they all had a car phone. It was tucked between the front bucket seats and the handset was probably a little larger than a princess phone handset - if that helps.Clamo88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43604387830183183752013-11-18T21:36:23.960-05:002013-11-18T21:36:23.960-05:00Yeah, Lucy. Sheesh. Whose idea was THIS???Yeah, Lucy. Sheesh. Whose idea was THIS???Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54251355660250507942013-11-18T18:05:11.374-05:002013-11-18T18:05:11.374-05:00Debs, just sent you a copy.
Hallie, you know I n...Debs, just sent you a copy. <br /><br />Hallie, you know I need that book. Can't resist setting or the events that inspired the story. I will preorder as soon as it's available.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11952330451433955442013-11-18T17:54:06.941-05:002013-11-18T17:54:06.941-05:00I absolutely can't wait to read this, Hallie.
...I absolutely can't wait to read this, Hallie.<br /><br />It is funny to think about how many day-to-day elements have changed since 1985. I was a (young) grown up in 1985! With my first professional job! How can it seem so...historical now? Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57394780810728979352013-11-18T17:52:30.461-05:002013-11-18T17:52:30.461-05:00PS: I think my character's name was Ethel? Eve...PS: I think my character's name was Ethel? Everyone called me Muffin.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31550762660750812842013-11-18T17:49:29.650-05:002013-11-18T17:49:29.650-05:00Yes, I was the totally adorable Muffin. Some peopl...Yes, I was the totally adorable Muffin. Some people still call me that. It was fun for a little while, but after a couple of years I was ready to go to college. I thank Auntie-Mom for that every day.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22066945198013583252013-11-18T17:07:01.916-05:002013-11-18T17:07:01.916-05:00OMG, Reine, I want to see you as Muffin, too!
Goo...OMG, Reine, I want to see you as Muffin, too!<br /><br />Good job, Hallie, and thanks for breaking the ice with the copy edits. Now the rest of us don't have to worry:-)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54597316474009976452013-11-18T16:59:39.473-05:002013-11-18T16:59:39.473-05:00In your dreams, Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib.....In your dreams, Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib... They get to rake you over the coals on Thursday.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30889332316697649722013-11-18T16:57:56.416-05:002013-11-18T16:57:56.416-05:00Got it REINE -- you were adorable! In the cast not...Got it REINE -- you were adorable! In the cast notes it says you played Muffin.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88657357617335119292013-11-18T16:55:32.676-05:002013-11-18T16:55:32.676-05:00Great start to the week Hallie--now we're all ...Great start to the week Hallie--now we're all intimidated:). Maybe we can just post more chapters of your novel each day....Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31574964964831094772013-11-18T16:13:03.003-05:002013-11-18T16:13:03.003-05:00Hallie just emailed it to you at Hallie AT HALLIEE...Hallie just emailed it to you at Hallie AT HALLIEEPHRON DOT COMMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71942308697269581412013-11-18T15:56:51.118-05:002013-11-18T15:56:51.118-05:00Hank... I know. Despite all I reveal, that one is ...Hank... I know. Despite all I reveal, that one is a bit scary... could be a terrific mystery novel...Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21765160116025175642013-11-18T15:55:01.728-05:002013-11-18T15:55:01.728-05:00Hallie, how did you know I had a Russian grandmoth...Hallie, how did you know I had a Russian grandmother? I didn't even know until the 1940 census came out.<br /><br />Sorting photos... only 6 from that film so far. One with him hiding behind me! Oh well. I'll send that, so you'll know I'm not making it up. :)Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79915327811796111912013-11-18T15:53:35.912-05:002013-11-18T15:53:35.912-05:00While you guys are perseverating on windy, no one ...While you guys are perseverating on windy, no one noticed that Sunset Boulevard is not two lines wide, it's FOUR lanes, pretty much end to end.<br />Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11414167702871296152013-11-18T15:50:49.441-05:002013-11-18T15:50:49.441-05:00Reine!Your life....
And wow. Instant novel. How v...Reine!Your life....<br /><br />And wow. Instant novel. How very sinister.. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-898436928597298402013-11-18T15:48:23.163-05:002013-11-18T15:48:23.163-05:00Reine, you are like one of those Russian dolls - j...Reine, you are like one of those Russian dolls - just when you think you've found the last one something new pops out!<br />Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49455792018620724532013-11-18T15:25:26.973-05:002013-11-18T15:25:26.973-05:00Hm… Hallie,
I remember all of these things, even...Hm… Hallie, <br /><br />I remember all of these things, events, and people you mention. I didn't live in Beverly Hills then, although I did a couple of years later after I finished high school in Boston. I lived on Cañon with a friend who had dated King Hussein until he found out she was Jewish. <br /><br />Her mother lived with her and served as housekeeper and nanny to her little boy (who looked surprisingly like Hussein in every way except hair and skin color). We shared the house like a strange little family. She drove me out of my mind with strange demands. I suspected she did the same with her son. A number of years later I heard on the news that he had killed her. When I learned that he had hit her in the head with a pipe as she slept in their house in Encino, I was certain of it. <br /><br />Other than that—unless you also know her—we have a lot in common. Some of it is much lighter, happier, and fun. Shortly after I moved to West Hollywood from the house on Cañon, I was in my first film with Richard Dreyfuss. We were both teenagers. I have a still shot from the film with the two of us in it. Since you also knew him back then, I will e-mail it to you, probably the contact e-mail on your webpage?Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24383647646238424502013-11-18T14:02:05.593-05:002013-11-18T14:02:05.593-05:00Hallie, you tease, you!Hallie, you tease, you!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50024734884340623452013-11-18T13:56:49.386-05:002013-11-18T13:56:49.386-05:00When I moved to Long Beach in 1983 the news broadc...When I moved to Long Beach in 1983 the news broadcasts called the freeways by their name. I used to get so confused as I was only used to the numbers. Then they changed the 11 to the 110 and the 7 to the 710. Most of the news broadcast now use the numbers first and then maybe the name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624784979572686634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22533115592923851022013-11-18T13:47:23.990-05:002013-11-18T13:47:23.990-05:00There were ATM's in 1985, including at places ...There were ATM's in 1985, including at places other than banks. A high school friend of mine worked with the one of the biggest banks here in Cincinnati to develop their ATM system, and that was in the late 70's, very early 80's. <br /><br />I know this because he gave me and my oldest daughter t-shirts with the ATM logo on it, which was an owl, and I have photos of my daughter, somewhere between age 7 and 9, wearing hers. She was born in 1970. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80211575718095239222013-11-18T12:41:24.180-05:002013-11-18T12:41:24.180-05:00Whoa, I love this new feature! What a treat to rea...Whoa, I love this new feature! What a treat to read an excerpt from your WIP, Hallie! I'm very intrigued by the word "withered." Backstory!<br /><br />Did we have ATMs in 1985? I'm sure we did, but only at the banks, not everywhere.<br /><br />CDs had just come out for music. I remember that seemed futuristico too cool. Were there CD players in cars yet? Hmm...<br /><br />The thing I remember about bottled water was that it seemed stupid. Why would anyone pay for water? Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10279027215639378682013-11-18T12:16:47.025-05:002013-11-18T12:16:47.025-05:00Well, okay, since somebody broke the ice: you desc...Well, okay, since somebody broke the ice: you describe the windy road. I read it like the noun wind (air blowing around), but I think you meant winding, like with lots of curves.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70417172951211412892013-11-18T12:14:35.296-05:002013-11-18T12:14:35.296-05:00So interesting, Debs -- 1965 has been easier to wr...So interesting, Debs -- 1965 has been easier to write than 1985 in terms of the details. Because '85 doesn't seem so long ago and yet SO MUCH that we take for granted has changed. It was possible then to have just a single copy of a document that could get lost or stolen. So unlikely now. Just for instance. Just if we were looking for devices to move the plot forward.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49201973533921915482013-11-18T12:07:44.601-05:002013-11-18T12:07:44.601-05:00It's grand that the "Reds" are displ...It's grand that the "Reds" are displaying their works in progress for all to see. This is a fascinating subject, Hallie. A winner.<br /><br />I'm eager to see what the other Reds are working on.Terry Shameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202071611825887999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47357219846256911812013-11-18T11:54:11.334-05:002013-11-18T11:54:11.334-05:00Hallie, such fun!!! Love the premise. And now cu...Hallie, such fun!!! Love the premise. And now curious about the leg... and everything else. Love the setting, too.<br /><br />Parts of my last book were set in late nineties, and the research drove me crazy for the same reasons. All those things we take for granted but we don't quite remember when they became popular... It's been much easier writing parts of books set in the 1890s! Or during WWII, or the sixties (my favorite, I think.)<br /><br />Can't wait to read more!<br />Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.com