James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr., an actor who was most famous for his role as “Tony Soprano” of the Sopranos died today at the age of 51. He played an mob boss of Italian descent and died, ironically, in Italy. I could post one of the many you tube clips of classic Soprano scenes. I chose this one instead:
Tony: You know we’re the only country where the pursuit of happiness is guaranteed in writing? Do you believe that? A bunch of f**king spoiled brats. Where’s my happiness then? Dr. Melfi: It’s the pursuit that’s guaranteed. Tony: Yeah, always a f**king loophole.
Leave the gun, take the cannoli.
Yeah! I KNOW it’s from the GODFATHER…I couldn’t resist.
The Bill & Hill parody was fun but here’s the real ending:
Mic Check Mic Check
Uppity is on hiatus from the blog until #tbd Uppity is on hiatus from the blog until #tbd
but the blog WILL stay up indefinitely but the blog WILL stay up indefinitely
so you don’t have to worry that you’ll click here one day and it will be gone so you don’t have to worry that you’ll click here one day and it will be gone
so long as it doesn’t turn into a flame war so long as it doesn’t turn into a flame war
What say you Uppityites? Can we get a twinkles up?
We are Uppityites!! We ARE the 99%!
Okay then……we’ll need a few things.
1.) Tents
An Uppity Tent. Deal With It.
What?? You were expecting some dirty old pup tent? For Uppityites??
2.) Supplies
Hmmm…..something’s missing…..
Oh yeah!
Will one be enough??
One probably won’t be enough, but I’m sure we can get more donations!
3.) Finally, no self-respecting OccuPIE would be without a Drum Circle!
Is everyone comfy cozy now?? Twinkles up!!
So what’s in the news? Hillary of course! Hillary joined twitter and made a splash with her first tweet:
Over 300,000 followers in the first day!
But my favorite tweet was from Chelsea Clinton who tweeted a “selfie” with her mom!
So Uppityites, that’s my first #occuPIEuppity’sblog post. Let your voice be heard! Power to the 99%! Comment, but don’t forget to tip the NSA monitor on your way out!!
It’s been a long run for me and for some of you. I appreciated your loyalty and made some great friends along the way, not to mention some enemies. But hey, I’ve never been one to lie down or be bullied, threatened or led – and nothing ever happens when you don’t break a few eggs! That’s part of the charm, entertainment AND frustration of hanging out with me.
More than 4000 posts! Well over 4,000,000 hits! Things got bigger than I ever expected. Couldn’t have done it without you! But Twas sometimes a mixed blessing, indeed.
I’m pretty much done here at this time. If things come down the way most of us hope it will, I will see you all here - if and when Hillary announces she is running for President and campaigns begin. Till then, political blogging holds no interest for me.
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Till then, be safe, smell some flowers and live well. Remember,
Living Well Is The Best Revenge.
You can find me on Twitter @uppitywomanblog if you want. Bill has taken on a life of his own at his twitter account. Scary part is I actually like it. Soon they will come and take me away…
I’ll continue to participate now and then on the few remaining blogs I already occasionally participate in. If I get really antsy about something, I’ll find a blogger who will put up with one of my posts. Or I might start another blog with a more fun purpose and one or two of you might stumble upon it. This is not my first blog and probably won’t be my last. Once a writer, always writer! Trust me on this.
Keep in touch and be well. Dwell on what you DO have, not what you don’t have. Enjoy Life!
Jeanne Murray, aka; Jean Stapleton, aka; Edith Bunker died yesterday. She was 90 years old. According to her son, John Putch, she died of natural causes, surrounded by her immediate family. Those of us who came of age during the 1970s, fondly remember watching the show All in the Family, for which she became famous.
The daughter of an opera singer and businessman, Stapleton grew up on Long Island and in New York City. It was there during the early 1940s, while working as a typist for the British War Ministry Office, that she began her career in theater.
She worked on Broadway, appearing in shows such as, Damn Yankees, Ring the Bells, and Funny Girl, and on TV shows like Dr. Kildare and Lux Video Theater, before landing her most famous role of the lovable, naive, beer fetching Edith.
I remember hearing criticism of the program for humanizing the bigotry of Archie. They also criticized Edith’s character because of her submissiveness to her husband. But those critics failed to recognize satire. This was, after all, the time of Gloria Steinem, bra burnings, Ms Magazine, NOW and protests for the ERA. To many of us here at Uppity’s Place…..The Good Old Days! Or to quote the show’s theme song; Those Were The Days!
Boy the way Glen Miller played, songs that made the hit parade, guys like us we had it made…..
Yes Archie was a guy. Guys had it made….and Archie liked it that way!
That was the point of the show, using Archie’s character to expose the soft bigotry of the time, with humor. As for Edith, Archie clearly loved her, but treated her like hired help. But we loved Edith too! At least, I know I did! Hearing Archie frequently call her “dingbat” and telling her to “Stifle!” and declaring an argument, “Case Closed” made me cringe! I wanted to *liberate* Edith! I wanted to liberate all women….especially myself!
…and you knew who you were then, girls were girls and men were men….
Yes, that was the point. Archie was struggling to come to terms with the changes he saw going on in society in the 70s. He didn’t want that kind of change, he, like Lou Dobbs and Erick Erickson of today, wanted to be the Dominant One! The Man of the House!
Erick and Lou having dinner.
What happened over the run of the program from 1971-1979, was a slow evolution of the characters, especially Edith. Edith began to become more assertive and independent. When she got a job, part-time outside the home as a caretaker for the Sunshine Home, I cheered her on!
Yea Edith! You go girl!!
The character Edith didn’t die yesterday, she “died” on the show in 1980. Stapleton wanted to pursue other projects. She played Eleanor Roosevelt in a made for TV movie, and later in a one woman show on Broadway.
But you know I’ve been wondering about something all day, in light of Uppity’s post on the neanderthal Erick Erickson and his views on women in the workplace. You know that pseudoscience invented by his own very manly cinnamon roll brain that says men are biologically predetermined to be the DOMINANT one in a marriage……I’ve been wondering what a 2013 Edith would say to Mr. Erickson. I think she might say something like this, “GO STIFLE YOURSELF!!!”
Was Edith Bunker a feminist? You tell me.
RIP Jean Stapleton.
--Graphic by Freedom Fairy
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