Hor D’oeuvre. Or horse divorce, but that would be a fox pass.
My parents arrived unexpectedly for New Years. There was much talk of old times, including things I had never heard. I learned that my mother had once thrown rocks at William Shatner.
Part of being Native American, especial if you happen to be a pretty young Indian Maiden, is always getting snatched for extras and minor parts in movies. My mother had been filming a movie when the word came out that they needed extras for an episode of the original Star Trek series called The Paradise Syndrome (and could you please bring your own costume because we ain’t got no budget!) So they were bussed out to a fake Indian village and did all of the exterior shots in one day, including one scene when the tribe threw papier-mâché rocks at Cap’n Kirk
My sister and I did a lot of work like that when we were young, what we called ‘naked Indian kids’. They would take us out to location for a few weeks, give us little or nothing to wear, and free-range us in and out of shots as needed. We also dubbed thousands of hour of television series and documentaries into Tsa-la-ghi, the Cherokee language.
Oh, the joy! I do believe I remember that episode… yay! What a fun bit of personal history. One should have a t-shirt “I threw rocks at Shatner” … it even sounds like a phrase or song title…”throwing rocks at Shatner” … the phrase would mean….? any suggestions?
‘Rocks For Shatner’ sounds like it might have been a good name for a 90’s or post-90’s band. The problem with putting it on a shirt is that I would not want to start a trend – he’s a old guy now! The funny part is that I once sat next to Shatner on a panel at the World SF Convention, with no idea that we had some tenuous connection through my mother.
Regarding the episode itself, I have wondered what the natives would have thought when Kirk began growing a beard during his time on their planet, since Native Americans have little or no facial hair (I’ve never shaved in my life) Reminds me of the line from Disney’s Pocahontas ‘They have hair on their faces, like dogs’ For the sake of trivia, the official name of the planet was Amerind
The French way of spelling can be confusing…. lots of vowels and such. You get used to it after a while… if Randie would study her French, she could probably spell it!
My second favorite line in The Great Muppet Caper. Thus spake Fozzie Bear ‘If you put enough sugar in this stuff, it tastes just like 7 Up!’
My favorite line. Janice, unaware that everyone else had stopped talking ‘…So I said “Mother, its my life! If I want to live on the beach and walk around naked all day…”
I set a record this year, I sat on my computer acting as a message board for my friends. My record? I got wished happy new years from 24 different countries! Man, I wish I knew half as many people in my physical location as I do abroad.
Hor D’oeuvre. Or horse divorce, but that would be a fox pass.
My parents arrived unexpectedly for New Years. There was much talk of old times, including things I had never heard. I learned that my mother had once thrown rocks at William Shatner.
It’s nice to talk about old times… It’s fun to reminisce… now let’s go back to throwing rocks at Shatner. More please.
Part of being Native American, especial if you happen to be a pretty young Indian Maiden, is always getting snatched for extras and minor parts in movies. My mother had been filming a movie when the word came out that they needed extras for an episode of the original Star Trek series called The Paradise Syndrome (and could you please bring your own costume because we ain’t got no budget!) So they were bussed out to a fake Indian village and did all of the exterior shots in one day, including one scene when the tribe threw papier-mâché rocks at Cap’n Kirk
My sister and I did a lot of work like that when we were young, what we called ‘naked Indian kids’. They would take us out to location for a few weeks, give us little or nothing to wear, and free-range us in and out of shots as needed. We also dubbed thousands of hour of television series and documentaries into Tsa-la-ghi, the Cherokee language.
I may be dating myself here, butIremember that episode of Star Treck. It must have been fun throwing paper rocks at Shatner. :}
Oh, the joy! I do believe I remember that episode… yay! What a fun bit of personal history. One should have a t-shirt “I threw rocks at Shatner” … it even sounds like a phrase or song title…”throwing rocks at Shatner” … the phrase would mean….? any suggestions?
‘Rocks For Shatner’ sounds like it might have been a good name for a 90’s or post-90’s band. The problem with putting it on a shirt is that I would not want to start a trend – he’s a old guy now! The funny part is that I once sat next to Shatner on a panel at the World SF Convention, with no idea that we had some tenuous connection through my mother.
Regarding the episode itself, I have wondered what the natives would have thought when Kirk began growing a beard during his time on their planet, since Native Americans have little or no facial hair (I’ve never shaved in my life) Reminds me of the line from Disney’s Pocahontas ‘They have hair on their faces, like dogs’ For the sake of trivia, the official name of the planet was Amerind
I tend to spell Hor D’ouvre more like it sounds, because “Hooked on phonics sure worked for me”. So for me it usually looks like “Ordurves”.
The French way of spelling can be confusing…. lots of vowels and such. You get used to it after a while… if Randie would study her French, she could probably spell it!
Probably the best way to illustrate “little strokes fell great oaks” would be gleefully obscene. How adult was the Pictionary going?
Um… I’m sure it was a mostly PG party.
Looks like they had a great time!
She has a much better time than I did! Date cream cheese thingies… wrapped in bacon! C’mon!
I am living proof that two glasses of champagne are
two too many….
Yes, NONE is best for me… that stuff gives me a headache!
My second favorite line in The Great Muppet Caper. Thus spake Fozzie Bear ‘If you put enough sugar in this stuff, it tastes just like 7 Up!’
My favorite line. Janice, unaware that everyone else had stopped talking ‘…So I said “Mother, its my life! If I want to live on the beach and walk around naked all day…”
Ha! Well… I’m not sure I saw that film…but I have the Muppet Show on a DVD set. Love it. I do like that 7-Up line.
Fooooooooooooood….
Yes… there was food there… and you KNOW Randie, too, loves the food! Especially date cream cheese thingies wrapped in bacon!
I set a record this year, I sat on my computer acting as a message board for my friends. My record? I got wished happy new years from 24 different countries! Man, I wish I knew half as many people in my physical location as I do abroad.
That’s the lovely thing about the internet… you can contact the world! 24 different countries!