tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post5065974894054990138..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Clive at The Gregynog Gallery, 2Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-80927173387513050752011-09-12T07:23:15.053-04:002011-09-12T07:23:15.053-04:00Frying pan to fire!
I wondered if it was a LSoH S...Frying pan to fire!<br /><br />I wondered if it was a LSoH Seymour, but I was too sleepy to bother to see if it really was "Seymour" or not... (Why are we always sleepy? You were sleepy then, and we're still not getting enough Zzzzz-time.) It has been so long since I saw LSoH, though not, I am say to say, in a Hicks-Jen-kinsian production.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-85058268915487091752011-09-12T02:28:52.374-04:002011-09-12T02:28:52.374-04:00Drat, I just misspelled Is-aiah, killing that part...Drat, I just misspelled Is-aiah, killing that particular pun stone dead!Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-72115274148853265732011-09-12T02:24:13.551-04:002011-09-12T02:24:13.551-04:00Oh yes... I recall one wag suggesting that he shou...Oh yes... I recall one wag suggesting that he should be named Isaiah rather than Seymour.<br /><br />'Why's that?' I asked... too sleep-deprived to be on the ball.<br /><br />'Well just look at the poor little beggar! One Ias-iah than the other!'Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-7419273463382110562011-09-12T02:15:28.280-04:002011-09-12T02:15:28.280-04:00He was named after Seymour Krelborn, the hapless f...He was named after Seymour Krelborn, the hapless florist's assistant in LSoH. During rehearsals for the show my birthday fell on the evening of the 'tech' that was an 'over-nighter' for all the technical crew. I was sitting in the auditorium at a desk rigged up for the LX plans and my notes, when the stage-manager appeared from around the proscenium arch bearing a be-candled Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-46527806412043205842011-09-12T00:46:47.523-04:002011-09-12T00:46:47.523-04:00;-) Oh, that naughty Seymour!;-) Oh, that naughty Seymour!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-27465651364270367492011-09-11T20:21:59.756-04:002011-09-11T20:21:59.756-04:00Indeed it is : )
And I BET Clive Hicks-Jenkins sm...Indeed it is : )<br /><br />And I BET Clive Hicks-Jenkins smirked at that- just a little!<br /><br />Or groaned!Paul Digbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-75953102056796610112011-09-11T19:46:46.181-04:002011-09-11T19:46:46.181-04:00Just for Paul and clarification, Seymour Bear is n...Just for Paul and clarification, Seymour Bear is not a pun! Is it?<br /><br />I'll have to check on the gift givers. They were from LSOH, after all.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-53552941905097068442011-09-09T22:51:03.269-04:002011-09-09T22:51:03.269-04:00Yes, Seymour is not naughty.
I have a Steiff that...Yes, Seymour is not naughty.<br /><br />I have a Steiff that once belonged to someone else and that I wouldn't trade for a bucket of gold. Nope, not even two buckets.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-5014685304245731802011-09-09T22:39:34.700-04:002011-09-09T22:39:34.700-04:00I am glad to hear it, Marly!
(What is it about te...I am glad to hear it, Marly!<br /><br />(What is it about teddy bears? I send those to people in mourning sometimes. Silly, sentimental maybe, but.....)<br /><br />I have some. I cannot help but have them.<br /><br />I do like Seymour. A well behaved bear.Paul Digbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-89955062640788928552011-09-08T23:32:47.372-04:002011-09-08T23:32:47.372-04:00Lovely gallery, lovely contents...
The bear was v...Lovely gallery, lovely contents...<br /><br />The bear was very well behaved!marly youmanshttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-79453665144576296572011-09-08T22:38:43.763-04:002011-09-08T22:38:43.763-04:00Oh, but these are nice!
And that gallery space is ...Oh, but these are nice!<br />And that gallery space is fantastic. What a nice place for a retrospective, indeed!<br /><br />I will not think about bear in bed. Seymour, see less, see saw marjory daw : )Paul Digbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-89290658492910889152011-09-08T19:20:36.228-04:002011-09-08T19:20:36.228-04:00I don't think you told me that Seymour was a g...I don't think you told me that Seymour was a gift from a LSOH cast! How sweet.marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-74062386388920539132011-09-08T18:34:51.600-04:002011-09-08T18:34:51.600-04:00PS, the bear is Seymour, a gift to me from the cas...PS, the bear is Seymour, a gift to me from the cast of a production of Little Shop of Horrors I designed and directed. He growls when you tip him up!Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-43426386171852950912011-09-08T18:30:45.150-04:002011-09-08T18:30:45.150-04:00Just catching up here at The Palace. (Running late...Just catching up here at The Palace. (Running late at Ty Isaf as I gallop gallop gallop toward the next deadline, ho hum!!!)<br /><br />Gosh but those photographs bring it all back. Look at the flowers from the garden on your bedroom table! Now we're rain-lashed and battered and the Autumn feels wintry even though it's only September.<br /><br />Thank you for summoning the happy memories.Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-3915142415584969972011-09-08T10:54:18.877-04:002011-09-08T10:54:18.877-04:00Well, it wasn't as bad as flying back from Tha...Well, it wasn't as bad as flying back from Thailand, but I was still glad to curl up with Mr. Teddy!marly youmanshttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-75162906132297149062011-09-08T10:47:47.499-04:002011-09-08T10:47:47.499-04:00By the way, that picture of you leaning on Clive s...By the way, that picture of you leaning on Clive shows you as seemingly quite alert! I don't see that melting into the wallpaper jet lag you describe and that I remember from my own trip to the British Isles years ago. It was worse, I'm sure, because we came further, from the west coast, and it took nearly a whole day to get there.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-20363497554081862602011-09-07T17:18:48.380-04:002011-09-07T17:18:48.380-04:00Yes, it is interesting to see how much work it is ...Yes, it is interesting to see how much work it is to put up such a large exhibition, make all the signage and essays-on-board and so on.<br /><br />I can't believe it. First Irene. Now major flooding. Everything has been cancelled, stores closed by four, and I am wondering if the third day of school will be cancelled.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-87479314930075071042011-09-07T16:01:22.554-04:002011-09-07T16:01:22.554-04:00Sweet bear! And again, an impressive peek into the...Sweet bear! And again, an impressive peek into the preparation for his exhibit.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-29134020754065226252011-09-07T13:18:36.868-04:002011-09-07T13:18:36.868-04:00Clive has a lovely way of life, and I was lucky to...Clive has a lovely way of life, and I was lucky to be invited in to see him in his natural environment and meet Peter and friends.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-74080750860040167082011-09-07T12:33:13.014-04:002011-09-07T12:33:13.014-04:00What a magical unforgettable experience all that w...What a magical unforgettable experience all that was for you, Marly, one for the grandchildren :-)marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com