MORRIS' MINI REVIEWS______ My husband Kendall, fellow Lovers Lane Gang member Richard Byers, and I finally got to go see THE PHANTOM. Practically all of your Stone Hill friends have seen it already. It's got a few flaws, but they aren't big enough to take the fun out of it. It's not as if you go to this kind of movie for realism anyway. Its got lots of action, a guy who looks good in tights, and female characters who are very pretty but are not bimbos. It has a special bonus for me in that Patrick McGoohan is in it as a good guy. Yep, Patrick McGoohan has been a fave since 1964 when I watched him in "The Scarecrow" on the Disney program while all my friends were watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's show. Lately, most of his roles have been bad guys and it was good to see him as a good guy again.
If you watch the "X-Files", you may feel THE ARRIVAL is a bit of a cheat. My buddy Jasson Collin--"X-Files" fan extraordinaire thought it was. However, I enjoyed it. It's not high art and it's not realistic but then this is, like THE PHANTOM, not a movie you go to fore realism. It kept me in my seat and I thought it was worth my money to see it. I did think the scene on the satellite dish was a little too much like the one in GOLDENEYE but that's a minor quibble. THE ARRIVAL was good matinee fare.
BIRTHDAY TIME______ This time out, congratulations on getting another year under their belts go to: Deidre Delay - July 2, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - July 4, Geoff Brophy - July 11, Kendall "Two Mules" Morris (my legal and very significant other) - July 29. Happy Birthday on your special day and Merry Unbirthdays for all other days to each of you!
COOKS CORNER______ Here is the cake recipe I use for Lovers Lane resident Terri Jones. This is really easy and it comes out tasting good every time.
TERRI'S BIRTHDAY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
1 package yellow cake mix 1 cup dark brown sugar
1 20 oz. can sliced pineapple 1/2 cup margarine
Heat margarine and sugar on microwave on hight for 1 minute. Stire until sugar
is disollved and mixed well with margarine. Line two 9" microwave safe cake
pans with waxed paper. Pour half of margarine and sugar into each pan. Place
pineapple slices in sugar mixture (you can also use maraschino cherries or nuts
along with pineapple slices) Prepare cake mix according to package directions,
and pour half of batter into each pan. Bake one at a time in the microwave on 70%
power for 12 minutes. Let cool in pans. Use a knife to loosen edges and turn cakes
out onto plates. Peel wax paper from top of cakes and dig in.
A STONE'S THROW AWAY ______The August Stone Hill meeting will be on the 11th at Linda and David Bennett's home at 12215 Spottswood Drive, Riverview. ph:813-671-2859. It will be a blood drive meeting and it is the meeting at which we will be voting on a NECRONOMICON T-Shirt design. If you are interested in entering a design, you can get the details of the contest by sending me e-mail or by calling me and giving me your snail mail address.
Remember that anyone who wants to join us at Stone Hill meetings is welcome. Just show up on the appointed day at one-ish or two-ish and bring food and drink and you're in. Actually, we are lenient about the food and drink until you've been around awhile. Then we expect you to add to the pot luck. If you have questions about the meeting or Stone Hill in general, you can contact at the addresses and phone on the header of this page.
_______ Well, gotta go for now. Till we meet again....
TAKE CARE AND HAVE FUN! ---Annie