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In one of his most popular films, Don Knotts stars as a newspaper typesetter whose dream of becoming a reporter materializes after he spends a night in a haunted house. (1966, color)
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Don Knotts may have been a one-trick-pony (all of his roles seem to be a theme on Barney Fife) but he crafted the twitchy-cowardly-lovable character so well that I would have been disappointed to see him play anything else.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is the first film Knotts starred in after his departure from The Andy Griffith Show. He plays Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter with aspirations of becoming a big-time investigative reporter. Unfortunately, Luther's aspirations far surpass his talents. He seems doomed to take taunts from not only his co-worker, Reporter Ollie Weaver (Skip Homeier), but from the general populace at large.
Luther is almost an exact replica of Barney Fife. He talks big, but is an obvious coward. He's easily flustered, awkward with women, and ridiculed by men. He's also completely hilarious. I love this movie today almost as much as I adored it when I was growing up.
You'll recognize most of the characters as regular TV fixtures from the time period. Many of them even had steady roles on The Andy Griffith Show. This isn't too surprising considering that both the credited writers (James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum) were writers for Andy Griffith. In fact, though not credited, Mr. Griffith himself was brought in during the re-write.
Pretty Joan Staley plays Alma Parker, Luther's love interest. Of course, Luther is a blundering mass of nervous energy in her presence. He also has to compete for her affections with suave Ollie. Alma's primary function in the film is to be sympathetic to Luther and serve as his motivation.
Liam Redmond (Curse of the Demon) plays Kelsey, Luther's friend. Kelsey was an eyewitness to the murder-suicide that occurred at the old Simmons place (a house that looks suspiciously similar to the house in Psycho) twenty years earlier. Kelsey convinces Luther to write an article on the event and then slip it into the newspaper disguised as filler. The editor (Dick Sargent) does not read the article until after it is printed. Surprised to find that Luther is the author of the piece, he offers him a follow-up assignment: Spend the night alone at the Simmons' house on the twentieth anniversary of the murder-suicide.
You can guess the hijinks that follow. Luther is reluctant to take the assignment, but to impress Alma, and to spite Ollie, he enters the house shortly before midnight. All sorts of spooky things happen, and Barney, er, Luther, reacts in a typically cowardly (yet determined) fashion. Amazingly, his story gets published and he becomes a local hero. Luther's glory is short-lived, though, as Nicholas Simmons (Phil Ober) has recently returned to town to have the family house demolished. Nicholas sues Luther for slandering the Simmons name. Luther is then put in the position of having to prove the events of the night in one of the funniest courtroom scenes I have ever watched.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, being a comedy, really isn't scary, but I do remember being frightened by certain scenes as a child. For example, when Luther discovers the garden shears plunged into the painting of Mrs. Simmons, the blood trickling out is surprisingly graphic. The tale of the murder-suicide itself is an unlikely background for a comedy starring Don Knotts, but it works perfectly.
Vic Mizzy composed the impressive original musical score. Even if you stripped away the dialog, the music would convey the nuances of the story. The haunted organ number is spooky, yet jaunty. Hearing the score, even after all of these years, still makes me smile.
Each scene of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a perfect comedic vehicle for Don Knotts. He is surrounded by a charming cast of character actors who add their own particular brand of humor to the film. Everyone from the "Psychic Occult Society of Rachel," to the hen-pecked banker, Mr. Maxwell, is a complete delight.
Don Knotts not only allowed us to laugh at him, but he gave us an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. Men, particularly, seem to hold a fondness for this reluctant hero. He took male vulnerabilities and exaggerated them to the nth degree, and though often appearing foolish, he never lost that lovable quality. The guy had spunk.
Boy, do I miss him.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is directed by Alan Rafkin.
Scene to watch for: Ellen Corby (The Strangler) plays Luther's grade school teacher, Miss Neva Tremaine, and recounts his boyhood antics for the court.
Line to listen for: "Attaboy, Luther!"
Luther's speech: "I have been called brave. What is brave? Let me clarify this. Of course we all know this is short for brave-r-y. That goes without even being said. But it is also a symbol of another thing. It is a symbol of doing one's duty no matter what is scaring him personally. Take your World War II. There were many heroes in World War II. What were your heroes? Who were your heroes? Let me clarify this. Thank you for having me."
Trivia: Joan Staley (Luther's love interest) was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 1958.
Mark's Rating: ! ! ! ! out of 5.


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And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.
Qur'an 45:16
And We gave to Him Isaac and Jacob and placed in his descendants prophethood and scripture. And We gave him his reward in this world, and indeed, he is in the Hereafter among the righteous.
Qur'an 29:27
Jacob is also known as Israel. He was the son of Isaac.
The Qur'an says loud and clear that prophets as scripture come from this lineage. But Mohammed made up a lineage for himself going back to Ishmael. Ishamel would have been Jacob's half-uncle, and obviously NOT in the line of Isaac-Jacob.
So by his own confused Qur'an Mohammed actually admitted that the was no prophet, and basically a fraud.
So he messed up his own cover story. Again.

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Due to inclement weather in the Atlanta area, the UAA Championships have been changed to a two-day meet on Friday and Saturday. Swimming preliminaries will begin at 9:00 AM on Friday and Saturday, with diving preliminaries following at 11:45 AM. Finals for both swimming and diving will begin at 5:00 PM on Friday and Saturday. Check back to www.emoryathletics.com for a full schedule of events when it is made available, and for more potential changes.


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With the company's centenary approaching, designers at Zagato looked back to its "no it's a boat, no it's a plane" era, the 1930s for inspiration. But instead of building just another retro-themed concept, they completely recreated a Lancia Aprilia Sport, from a version designed in 1938 by now-boss Andrea Zagato's grandfather Ugo, who was inspired by nautical and aviation forms. But since the car no longer exists in material form, and drawing up blueprints wasn't quite how Ugo rolled, the modern team turned to a faded black-and-white photo for guidance. Using CAD, they mapped the photographic form, and employed CNC machining technologies to reconstruct the plans so it could be refabbed. Then, using prewar fabrication techniques, the body panels were hand-beaten by master panel beaters, and the rest of the car was constructed. The result — represented above — is set to be unveiled at the Bologna motor show later this month. Ugo, however, isn't quite as lucky.
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The lazy days of summer.
I have been a bad blogger lately. I am really not sure what has gotten into me. I just have not felt like baking or blogging lately. I am sure it is just a phase, but I feel bad since I know so many of you enjoy checking my blog for the latest updates. I am going to do my best to get back to my weekly updates.
I am currently in a hotel room in Montvale, NJ as I write this. I am in a training all week for work, so I figured I would use the down time to catch up on some old posts. I actually made this cake ages ago, when I made the Orange Yogurt Cake. I did not want to post it then because it was too similar a cake. When I made these cakes I really could not decide which cake I liked more. I would taste the orange and then think it was my favorite and then change my mind when I had a bite of this cake. My friends who enjoy coconut loved this cake, but since several of them are not coconut people they preferred the Orange. If your friends are anything like mine, then you can go ahead and make this cake and just leave out the coconut. This cake is really forgiving (I forgot to add the egg and had to add it right before I poured it in the pan), store and ships well, and is extremely delicious!
Toasted Coconut Key Lime Yogurt Cake (a.k.a The Perfect Slice of Summer)
adapted from The Cooking Photographer
For the cake:
1 cup fat free Greek yogurt
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggsZest of
4 limes or 8 key limes
1 tsp real vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
½ cup melted butter
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 cup toasted coconut, separated (see Note 1)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a loaf pan.In a medium bowl, mix together the baking powder and flour. In a separate large bowl, beat together the granulated sugar, eggs, lime zest, vanilla extract, salt, and butter. Stir in the yogurt until combined. Add the flour mixture and mix until combined, being careful not to over mix. Fold in toasted coconut.
Pour the cake batter into the loaf pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Wait for 10 minutes and carefully remove to a cooling rack.
For soaking warm cake:
1/3 cup fresh squeezed key lime juice
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
While the cake is cooking, add the lime juice and granulated sugar to a small sauce pan. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is melted and the liquid is mainly clear. About 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.Place the cooling rack on top of a piece of wax paper. Spoon the mixture over the cake. Allow the cake to finish cooling.
For glazing cooled cake:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons fresh squeezed key lime juice
2 teaspoons lime zest
1/3 cup toasted coconut
Mix together powdered sugar and lime juice. Spoon glaze over the top and garnish with lime zest and toasted coconut; let the cake set up overnight before serving.
(I baked the cake in 4 miniature loaf pans as opposed to 1 large pan. It took approximately 30 minutes to bake, but you will need to monitor your cakes based on your oven).
Note 1: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread flaked coconut on non-greased cookie sheet. Toast in oven, stirring every five minutes, until it turns light golden, about 20 minutes. Remove coconut from cookie sheet and set aside.
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The event will start on the 10th and run through until the 15th of December, beginning with qualifying heats and culminating in a winner takes all race, for a prize pool of $30,000. Leighton Beach is located about 10km south of Perth, overlooking the Indian Ocean where the courses will be laid out for competitors.
Results from this event will go towards a 12 month rolling world ranking calendar in the IKA World Course Racing Championship. The Fremantle Doctor will deliver exciting conditions for one of the world's fastest sailing classes.
The Lighthouse To Leighton race, now in its third year and will take place on Saturday December 14th during the Kiteracing Oceanic Championships. #L2L is a 19km race from Rottnest Island to Leighton Beach, the longest kiterace in Australia.
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As a holiday destination, Megève exudes old-world charm; the small village is huddled around the old church, a medieval tower and the town hall. Among the narrow Megève streets and small squares are antique shops, crowded bistros and old-fashioned butcheries and bakeries. Unlike many French holiday resorts Megève has remained fairly exclusively French; the upper crust make Megève their winter home when the mistral forces them to leave the Riviera. Furs are the coats of choice for strolling past the trendy Megève boutiques and dining at its excellent restaurants. For skiers, Megève is fairly uninspiring but Chamonix and Argentiere are within striking distance, providing very exciting skiing opportunities.
Megève is fairly uninspiring for experienced skiers, but world-class resorts Chamonix and Argentiere are within striking distance, and so it still makes a good base, especially if there are non-skiers in the group. Megève itself has 186 miles (300km) of marked trails with 81 lifts, two snow parks and a half-pipe for snowboarders. The facilities are all very good, and snow coverage is generally reliable, with snow cannons on hand to make up for Mother Nature's occasional failure to provide.
Megève is the shopper's paradise of ski resorts. There are a number of chic boutiques and antique shops along the narrow cobbled streets, including high-fashion shops and art galleries mixed with ski equipment stores and souvenir shops.
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It seems Jill Zarin of the Real Housewives of New York City is determined to make it on the D list, whether we like it or not. First she spent last summer befriending Z-list stars such as Michael Lohan and Jon Gosselin.
That didn't seem to work out too well for her, but you know what they say – If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again. Well our good ol Jill is now trying her luck again, and this time it's with the mother of Pop star Britney Spears.
According to PEOPLE, Lynne Spears had a girls night out this week in Manhattan and invited was none other than Jill Zarin, who then took the time to leak this story to PEOPLE and even found time to make herself available for an exclusive interview about her new found friendship with Lynne. Ah that crafty Jill!
"I met Lynne a few years ago backstage with [my daughter] Ali at Britney's concert at the Meadowlands [Sports Complex in New Jersey], we just connected and we kept in touch," said Jill to PEOPLE. "When Lynne comes to town we try to meet and catch up. She called me a couple of months ago and said she was coming to New York."
Jill also made sure to talk about Lynne's kids and their well being. "We talked about Mother's Day, what we got, about New Orleans, about traveling," says Jill of their dinner. "Her kids are doing fantastic. Her grandkids are her life. She looks amazing. She's in amazing shape; she works out. She was really happy."
Gotta love this woman, she is relentless. And in case you're wondering, Lynne did not speak a word to the press about her dinner or friendship with Jill.
Moving right along to Jill's underdog. According to E! Online, we unfortunately haven't heard the last of Countess LuAnn de Lesseps' singing. The Countess signed a deal this week with indie dance music label Ultra Records, and is apparently working on releasing a full album.
When asked about singing way off key in this week's episode of the NYC Housewives, the Countess had the following to say: "In life, we don't always hit the 'high note' but I wanted to go out and do my best because I have always loved to sing." Good to see LuAnn doing something she loves albeit at the expense of our eardrums.


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