tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3353046511277905271..comments2024-03-29T14:20:24.282+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Mrs. Bromige RevealedSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-1309728200488883852021-09-06T20:04:41.304+01:002021-09-06T20:04:41.304+01:00Many thanks for revealing Eliza Margaret to the li...Many thanks for revealing Eliza Margaret to the living!Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80965305799431345352021-09-06T07:48:49.031+01:002021-09-06T07:48:49.031+01:00It WAS amazing. You must have some good "sigh...It WAS amazing. You must have some good "sightings" to report too!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57874482739702237492021-09-06T07:47:40.292+01:002021-09-06T07:47:40.292+01:00A lot happened between those years, that's for...A lot happened between those years, that's for sure. I often think of my great-grandmother, who was born in 1880-something and died in 1974. Imagine how much change she saw during her lifetime!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44502467199371930762021-09-06T07:46:49.842+01:002021-09-06T07:46:49.842+01:00Cemeteries can be fascinating. It's cool that ...Cemeteries can be fascinating. It's cool that you used to stop -- it probably helped give you a real sense of local history.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66623118598958999402021-09-06T07:46:06.129+01:002021-09-06T07:46:06.129+01:00That sounds like an interesting show! When you men...That sounds like an interesting show! When you mention "statements" I immediately think of shows like "All in the Family" and "Maude."Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28896647114164559292021-09-06T07:45:15.142+01:002021-09-06T07:45:15.142+01:00Margaret, OF COURSE!Margaret, OF COURSE!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57886689812307499952021-09-06T07:45:03.529+01:002021-09-06T07:45:03.529+01:00Yes, that's how it felt -- their mere presence...Yes, that's how it felt -- their mere presence was enough!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22255320394746143652021-09-06T07:44:39.528+01:002021-09-06T07:44:39.528+01:00I didn't talk to them at all. I wanted to resp...I didn't talk to them at all. I wanted to respect their right to have a quiet evening out. Honestly, it was exciting enough to be sitting next to them.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-69945078952233983352021-09-06T07:43:55.513+01:002021-09-06T07:43:55.513+01:00NO! It's a cardinal rule in New York that you ...NO! It's a cardinal rule in New York that you never approach famous people if you see them out and about. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50824588316683000142021-09-06T07:43:08.935+01:002021-09-06T07:43:08.935+01:00Actually, I remember the show really well, and Rit...Actually, I remember the show really well, and Rita Moreno came and spoke to us after her performance. As I said, there were very few people there, so she may have felt an obligation to greet us, given that we'd come out in a blizzard! She also spent time at the famous table. I'm sure she knew all those women.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79575964549766477242021-09-06T07:41:54.096+01:002021-09-06T07:41:54.096+01:00It was amazing! We didn't recognize Pogrebin -...It was amazing! We didn't recognize Pogrebin -- I only figured her out the next day after looking her up. But the others I knew right away!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58910628302086688662021-09-06T07:41:05.142+01:002021-09-06T07:41:05.142+01:00Yeah, it's funny how significant moments like ...Yeah, it's funny how significant moments like that would pass with no photographic record because cameras weren't nearly as ubiquitous as they are now. I can't imagine being famous these days. It must be exhausting to know you're going to land on Instagram every time you go out.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34491125852954625252021-09-06T07:40:06.909+01:002021-09-06T07:40:06.909+01:00Well THAT's a pretty amazing New York moment t...Well THAT's a pretty amazing New York moment too! Holy cow! Who cuts up an entire boat with a saw?!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34147017346049513402021-09-06T07:39:13.947+01:002021-09-06T07:39:13.947+01:00It was amazing. One of my best New York experience...It was amazing. One of my best New York experiences.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49330490710288699562021-09-06T07:38:59.052+01:002021-09-06T07:38:59.052+01:00We DO have broadband -- at least I think we do -- ...We DO have broadband -- at least I think we do -- so what this is supposed to achieve is a mystery to me!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5949998470460292232021-09-06T07:38:32.941+01:002021-09-06T07:38:32.941+01:00They were close enough that we could hear them tal...They were close enough that we could hear them talking, though I don't think we heard the subject of their conversation. That's what first clued us in to who they were -- we heard Marlo Thomas's distinctive speaking voice!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-46891053114336824832021-09-06T07:37:40.023+01:002021-09-06T07:37:40.023+01:00It does seem ridiculous that these different utili...It does seem ridiculous that these different utilities all have to do their own street work. Couldn't they collaborate and do it all at once?Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-84008359543723423052021-09-06T07:37:06.663+01:002021-09-06T07:37:06.663+01:00It's impossible to watch that show and not wan...It's impossible to watch that show and not want to read about the real backstory, to see how accurate it all is.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17729155221390842892021-09-06T04:40:09.951+01:002021-09-06T04:40:09.951+01:00Wow! That was an amazing "sighting," as ...Wow! That was an amazing "sighting," as we call it in Los Angeles! It's so sweet to think of you digging clear that woman's name.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-69957051791920628402021-09-05T21:57:41.132+01:002021-09-05T21:57:41.132+01:00Whoa - that was a very cool NYC moment!
That was...Whoa - that was a very cool NYC moment! <br /><br />That was a long time for Mrs. Bromige to be a widow. Well, 16 years - I guess that's actually not THAT long. It seemed like 1952 was ages away from 1936, but I guess not!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85936053296468750692021-09-05T17:57:57.429+01:002021-09-05T17:57:57.429+01:00Thanks for digging up Eliza Margaret's name fo...Thanks for digging up Eliza Margaret's name for us. When I was a kid, my Dad used to like to take us for drives in the country and we always stopped if we spotted an old cemetery. We would race through searching for the oldest grave we could find. It was like a scavenger hunt and always interesting! Thanks for bringing back that fun memory for me!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29884043528409484282021-09-05T17:44:34.937+01:002021-09-05T17:44:34.937+01:00I had forgotten all about Phyllis Schlafly (my aut...I had forgotten all about Phyllis Schlafly (my autocorrect doesn't like that name) until you mentioned that show the other day. Speaking of shows, what a powerhouse group to be seated next to! I'm currently watching "The History of the Sitcom" and it has been excellent. So many of them I watched at face value, never really appreciating the statement they made. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80953173607046586282021-09-05T17:18:37.879+01:002021-09-05T17:18:37.879+01:00Do you think she went by Margaret or Eliza? Asking...Do you think she went by Margaret or Eliza? Asking for a friend...;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42159662050476162862021-09-05T16:51:39.915+01:002021-09-05T16:51:39.915+01:00I agree, it was nice of you to dig out the bottom ...I agree, it was nice of you to dig out the bottom of the grave stone to learn of the wife's name. I think old gravestones are so very interesting. I love the story of your night out to dinner. I, too, would have been too flabbergasted to say anything. Just being there must have made you feel so very special. You have a super day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60209349212247670942021-09-05T16:13:29.533+01:002021-09-05T16:13:29.533+01:00That's nice that you went back and did a littl...That's nice that you went back and did a little digging around on Mrs. Bromige. Did you get a chance to speak with the people at the next table? I couldn't have restrained myself, although I would have spent a lot of time running over in my head what I wanted to say, succinctly but respectfully, so as not to interrupt them. Which would have caused me to miss most of the show. I'm such a weirdo.<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.com