Brock Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Tonight, I had the opportunity to talk with Shirley MacLaine about working with Lucy on Gypsy In my Soul. So, naturally, I took it. Here's what she had to say: "Phew! What can I say [about working with Lucille Ball]? Talk about a woman with balls! She loved her legs and she said, ‘I want to come on your show and I want to do something in a leotard!’ I thought, ‘That’s good,’ because I like my legs too. I thought it was so wonderfully honest of her to put it in her contract like that. She was a stickler for being liked. Once you made an arrangement with her it didn’t shift. Always told you the truth and was married to Gary Morton at the time. The day we shot that number, I had to have my hair dyed. I don’t know what colour my hair is. It has been so long since I have seen the real colour. I went to this hairdresser and they were waiting for me at the studio, because it was live, and it started to snow. I walked across midtown Manhattan without a cab because I couldn’t get a cab. I walked from the hairdresser’s right to that stage and I will never forget that day. It was freezing. The song was going and I was still on the street!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Great story! So glad you got to talk with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 WHAT A WONDERFUL PART OF YOUR JOB.... I'm envious! Loving you, JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't quite get the story. "Gypsy" certainly wasn't a live program. And I didn't know she spoke with a Canadian accent! ("colour") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't quite get the story. "Gypsy" certainly wasn't a live program. I wasn't about to argue with her. And I didn't know she spoke with a Canadian accent! ("colour") Their mother was Canadian and they spent a lot of their time growing up on Nova Scotia, she said. So, in the words of Mrs. McGilicuddy, "Nyeh! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I wasn't about to argue with her. So I take it no discussion about her daughter's book or any future lives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 So I take it no discussion about her daughter's book or any future lives? Lots of talk about past lives, but she didn't whip out the crystal ball. She told the woman standing in front of me that she was the perfect representation of the yin and yang and said woman proceeded to demonstrate she had the yin and yang tattooed on her person. Speaking of Sachi, Shirley narrated a video presentation of her life and career highlights and there was lots of Sachi content in there... and yes, this montage was created post-book trashing. lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I didn't know her daughter wrote a Shirley, Dearest book. When did it come out? Has it strained their relationship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I didn't know her daughter wrote a Shirley, Dearest book. When did it come out? Has it strained their relationship? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2332695/CRAIG-BROWN-Mommy-weirdest-Shirley-MacLaines-daughter-written-loopiest-misery-memoir-youll-read.html The relationship already seemed strained prior to the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2332695/CRAIG-BROWN-Mommy-weirdest-Shirley-MacLaines-daughter-written-loopiest-misery-memoir-youll-read.html The relationship already seemed strained prior to the book. I didn't know she wrote another one. I thought you were just talking about Wishful Drinking. But writing one while Shirley's still alive, now that's pretty bad. It's like something the Fontiane-deHavillands would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I didn't know she wrote another one. I thought you were just talking about Wishful Drinking. But writing one while Shirley's still alive, now that's pretty bad. It's like something the Fontiane-deHavillands would do. Wishful Drinking? That was Carrie Fisher's book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Wishful Drinking? That was Carrie Fisher's book. OH CRAP I THOUGHT CARRIE FISHER WAS SHIRLEY MACLAINE'S DAUGHTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL I WAS THINKING!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 OH CRAP I THOUGHT CARRIE FISHER WAS SHIRLEY MACLAINE'S DAUGHTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL I WAS THINKING!!!! You must've been thinking of "Postcards from the Edge." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 You must've been thinking of "Postcards from the Edge." One of my favorite movies and oh so hilarious! The casting of Streep and Maclaine as Fisher---er, Streep's mother is inspired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 One of my favorite movies and oh so hilarious! The casting of Streep and Maclaine as Fisher---er, Streep's mother is inspired! I agree. Very funny movie. Not to mention the little cameo by my favorite stand up comedian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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