You Know Who Should Have Been in More Movies?

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Don Rickles.  He classes up any movie he’s in.

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He has quite a few TV credits, but his movie performances are few and far between, which is really a shame.  I think his stand-up persona really hurt him in this regard.

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Watching Casino right now.  I love the odballs in this movie: Joe Bob Briggs, Dick Smothers, and, of course, mighty Don Rickles.

People say that in real life, Rickles is one of the sweetest, warmest guys you could ever meet.  You can really sense that in his few film performances.  He just reeks of old-school showbiz class.

I salute you, sir!

So, Yeah, Life

They say that when life closes one door, another one opens, and even though that’s a cliche, and I don’t particularly like the sort of life-affirming cliches that get put on inspirational art, it’s true.  One door, being my previous relationship, is closed, and another, being the tantalizing potential for another, has opened.

It’s funny the way that happens.  A few weeks ago I was really in a terrible way with the path my life has taken, but now, thanks to this open door, I have a reason for smiling and feeling optimistic every day.

Neither of us is really certain what’s going to happen next, but we’re not afraid of the possibilities, and we’re both grateful for what it currently is.  I’m not ready to rush into giving a name to the way that I feel, but I’m not fearful of some day getting there, even if maybe I arrive there sooner than good sense would dictate.

So, yeah.  There’s an open door, and I’m standing in the doorway, and I’m liking what I see on the other side.

There are far worse places to be.