| The Nanny After a whirlwind holiday season, a girl likes to take a break. I was looking forward to maybe doing some basking in the sun. Well, with this cursed snowstorm, I've been curling up near the fire. The snow does not agree with me!
If only I could have finished my fence job on a high note this season, I could have at least had a squirrel stole. I decided what I needed to do was to pick up a little work so I may be able to hop a plane to Palm Springs. As the Lincoln does not handle well in the snow, I needed to find something close to home. I am now working part-time as a nanny.
It's going all right, I suppose. I've been enduring some ear and tail tugging and collar chewing, but I've withstood worse. But if I don't get paid soon, I'm going to have to sneak off with some travel vouchers I heard The Lady mention that she has for Oakland. I may have to wave a paw and hitch a ride south from there. Going my way? Star Power Early in my career, I did some advertising work . Of course, all the big stars at the time did cigarette advertisements and I was no exception.
Nowadays, It is much less fashionable to smoke. If you haven't started, please don't start (this public service message brought to you by NORA). I also did an advertisement for "MeatTreat". I made this one for a lifetime supply of "MeatTreat" but they (most sadly) went out of business about a year after I made this promotional advertisement.
Such a shame that they are no longer in business. I could really go for a MeatTreat about now. Or even just some meat. Or perhaps a treat. I will be very busy over the holidays so you may not hear from me for a spell. I will be dancing in the Christmas Show at Radio City Music hall with the Rockettes! These paws are itchin' to be hoofing it again with these girls!
Happy Hollydays, my fans!
Dinner Theater I still dance for my dinner. It amuses The Lady when I do a little ‘twirl and howl’ number, but that’s nothing compared to the dinner theater I used to do back in the ‘70’s.
I took part in a nail-biting caper called “Lox, Stock and Bagel”. I played the moll of a gangster delicatessen owner. That was a part I could sink my teeth into! Another fave role was in a show called “Fowl Play” after the film of similar name. The difference was this didn’t take place in San Francisco but in a chicken coop. I also did a one-dog show called “To Kill a Squirrel”. This was long before I had done any sort of Fence Work. I tremble to think of the dramatic overtones I could give to that piece today! I did manage to do some films in the ‘70’s too. You may have heard of a little dogsploitation flick called “For the Love of Benji”. That Benji sure could pull your heartstrings but, well, Benji was a bit of a primadonna. I can’t say I’m particularly proud of my brief walk-on on this film. My Love Boat appearances from this time are much better!
In any case, doing live theater in front of an audience with food is really a perfectly amazing experience. The clink of silverware, making people laugh with their mouths full, checking the floors for scraps after the show…nothing compares!
You Can Fence Me In When I'm not keeping busy studying scripts or strolling about the neighborhood trying to impress the Talent Scouts, I hold down a couple of jobs. It's physical work, but I enjoy getting my paws dirty. They are both seasonal positions, starting when the weather turns warmer in the Spring and ending once the leaves fall from the trees. I've already finished my commitment with one of the jobs--P/T BIRD WATCHER. In the Spring, the little birds' eyes turn to romance. Now, my fans, I don't think I need to tell you the rest of the BIRDS and bees but they fall in love and then decide to build a home. This is where I come in. Our home contains a cozy enclosed entree to the backyard. My position entails telling the little birds that this is not a good place to build their home.
My second job, the more intensive of the two (and my personal passion!) is F/T FENCE PATROL.
This job takes a lot of concentration. The Lady and the Man didn't even know they needed a Patrol Pup! Can you believe it?! A whole family of SQUIRRELS live on the other side of the fence in a wood pile. THE HORROR! I have whittled their population by one and am anxiously awaiting the opportunity to further my quest. Neither of these positions pay much (especially when you look at the fact the gasoline prices aren't falling fast and I have a Lincoln to tank up. Ahhh...to let my ears gaily flap in the breeze again behind the wheel of the Lincoln! I digress...) but the Fence Patrol is a labor of love. If I had found this career earlier, who knows, I may have taken a different path! But then again, never fear, my fans, acting is will always number one with me. Pup of a Thousand Faces My fans, I hope you are enjoying the wonderful films on Turner Classic Movies this month. While they did not dedicate a day to moi, I did work on several of the featured movies. In some of the movies I played a more "behind the scenes" role. For example, in Bringing Up Baby, I was the stand-in for Baby.
While Baby was a mighty fine actress in her own right, they just needed a certain STAR to get the proper reactions from Miss Kate and Mister Cary.
I played a similar role with Mister Jimmy in Harvey. I was "a little dog that played a big bunny". Notice the bunny ears I am wearing in this still to "get into character".
I also spent a fair amount of time in some cocktail lounges, trying to "soak up" some color for the role. I must admit, I did have a lovely time preparing myself for this part. So keep your eyes open for me...you never know where I may turn up! |
Here are some of my fave links: These folks helped me when I was down on my luck Look for me in my films here Perhaps you can find something nice to make and bring over when you visit me And I found this lovely background at Squidfingers. The first Nora Posts are here |
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