It’s been 40 years since the debut.
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Hello! I'm Alice, which is my real name (most of the other names here have been changed, though, to protect the innocent). I live in an almost-100-year-old house in downtown Chattanooga, TN with my first husband, G-Dog (who is from New Canaan, CT), and a cockapoo named Nonnie (the moniker comes from a Laurens van der Post book). We have one kid (that we know of) -- a daughter, Emmie, who plays a supporting role on the blog. She's off being a student, but she pops in often enough to keep things interesting.
I originally hale from Batavia, NY, a quiet little town in rural western New York. G-Dog and I met while attending college in Carlisle, PA, and then moved on to Chapel Hill, NC together before finally settling in Tennessee. Other places we've lived in long enough to have a mailing address include London and San Francisco.
This blog is about a lot of things -- the places I visit, things I cook, people I meet, photos I take, things I read, and -- of course, politics. I'm an unrepentant, arugula-eating, progressive, liberal, lefty, euro-loving, educated elitist and I'm looking forward to an administration that doesn't raise my blood pressure quite as often as the outgoing one did...
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I’ll be seeing one of them Thursday evening. Less than 48 hours to go and John Cleese will be live before my own eyes!
Oooh! So, how was it?!?
He was wonderful! He’s gotten nothing but rave reviews here in Norway. He basically gave us a run-down of his entire career and a bit of childhood, with photos and videos in between his monologues. He was consistently funny, never missed a beat, while also retaining humility. He ended his show with a Q&A, where audience members got to ask him naughty questions because he didn’t want nice ones. A lovely combination of gentlemanly behavior and very black humor, and well worth the price of the ticket. (NOK 1000 for me.) I also had an excellent seat and a glass of wine, so I was very pleased.