tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post6364634584414510831..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-62614503546303711572011-03-23T22:48:17.742-04:002011-03-23T22:48:17.742-04:00She gets a separate tribute, I'm guessing. Can...She gets a separate tribute, I'm guessing. Can't imagine how she doesn't.<span> </span>Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-34187280980814802412011-03-23T21:36:03.231-04:002011-03-23T21:36:03.231-04:00P.S. Jeff: I think of the Taylor obit as my own pe...P.S. Jeff: I think of the Taylor obit as my own personal Groundhog Day.Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-3010303860341717512011-03-23T21:30:54.198-04:002011-03-23T21:30:54.198-04:00To answer your question Jeff, I have written and r...To answer your question Jeff, I have written and rewritten Taylor's obit more than 50 times over the past 30 years at four different newspapers, the last time two weeks ago. Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-92072412031713914532011-03-23T20:45:32.673-04:002011-03-23T20:45:32.673-04:00There's no one who can usurp her place of hono...There's no one who can usurp her place of honor in the Oscars necrology moment, right?Meghannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-42254565888630472802011-03-23T18:13:22.021-04:002011-03-23T18:13:22.021-04:00I dunno. I'm with MEC here. That's less ...I dunno. I'm with MEC here. That's less like "life through violet eyes" and more like "life through eyes with violet eye shadow." isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30970848771941166242011-03-23T14:03:26.897-04:002011-03-23T14:03:26.897-04:00http://www.life.com/timeline/182#index/40http://www.life.com/timeline/182#index/40Christy in Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-88557879113087806902011-03-23T12:51:32.764-04:002011-03-23T12:51:32.764-04:00My uncle died in 1984 of an AIDS-related illness. ...My uncle died in 1984 of an AIDS-related illness. My mother still cannot talk about the way that he and she were treated at the hospital as he died. I will always be grateful to Ms. Taylor for her incredible work to destigmatize the disease and raise research money through amfAR. Slicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31724706486154849132011-03-23T11:03:25.683-04:002011-03-23T11:03:25.683-04:00Peter Travers tweeted, "<span><span&...Peter Travers tweeted, "<span><span><span>Never more beautiful than as Maggie the cat. Never more actor impressive than as Martha in Virginia Woolf." I agree wholeheartedly and obviously her film careeer is one to be honored, but I'm glad to see her work for HIV & AIDS is getting the recognition it deserves.</span></span></span><br /><br />I also like that she was who she was -- she didn't try to act like she was one person but was really another. I always felt like the Liz Taylor we saw was the real Liz Taylor.Maretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-36908360712352552612011-03-23T10:51:19.660-04:002011-03-23T10:51:19.660-04:00Does anybody know where I can find a close-up pict...Does anybody know where I can find a close-up picture of her eyes? I've yet to see a pair of eyes that I'd label violet. mecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-91980998139474030752011-03-23T10:35:06.199-04:002011-03-23T10:35:06.199-04:00As long as I've known Carrie, a draft of this ...As long as I've known Carrie, a draft of this obit has existed. Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-9606929721895218702011-03-23T10:28:06.805-04:002011-03-23T10:28:06.805-04:00Kudos to Carrie on a lovely and thoughtful obituar...Kudos to Carrie on a lovely and thoughtful obituary for an individual who embodied the concept of "celebrity" (for better and for worse) more than almost anyone else of the past century.<br /><br />I'm assuming, by the way, that many of the lengthy Taylor obits and memorial packages we'll see today have been in the works for some time. How long? The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/movies/elizabeth-taylor-obituary.html" rel="nofollow">lead obituary</a> from the NYT is credited to Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. (The Times also has a nifty <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/23/movies/20110323_ELIZABETHTYALOR_TIMELINE.html" rel="nofollow">interactive timeline</a> of Taylor's career, with lots of clips and links.)Professor Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31173292127323170082011-03-23T10:24:57.932-04:002011-03-23T10:24:57.932-04:00Very sad. Suddenly Last Summer is a favorite of mi...Very sad. Suddenly Last Summer is a favorite of mine.Christy in Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38311545469132043602011-03-23T09:49:37.000-04:002011-03-23T09:49:37.000-04:00Wow, I always knew the day would come but never re...Wow, I always knew the day would come but never really expected it to, you know? RIP, Liz. Meghannoreply@blogger.com