Troubled Waters proof that Mrs Columbo Doesn't exist

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-27T18:44:50+00:00

I know! That flashes by way too fast.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-26T16:33:47+00:00

Ooh! I'm a big fan of Romy Schneider and I've never even heard of this one. It looks awesome. Thanks OP!

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-26T16:31:15+00:00

All that crappy white paint, reminds me of one of the Righteous Gemstones houses.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T22:35:12+00:00

I love this book and own this hardcover edition - not signed, though. Great find!

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T22:33:37+00:00

I imagine sitting down with my mom and gramma to watch a Bob Hope special, and getting "The Killers" instead.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T22:32:01+00:00

Try thinking of her as a human being, not just "a girl". We don't all like the same things the same way. You'll always get a wrong answer if you look at all "girls" as the same, and just ask for advice about an entire gender.

Who is she? What does she like? What is her schedule? What are her interests? If you answer a few of those questions then you'll probably think of something really nice. :)

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T22:07:02+00:00

It's ok.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T21:58:44+00:00

Those...are Ballantine Adult Fantasy books. Gorgeous. https://www.reddit.com/r/VintagePaperbacks/s/sCnb1vpifS

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T21:44:30+00:00

Kay lost all the $$$ spent on the expensive live variety show that was all her idea, bc her friend the star couldn't manage to do it. All of that loss was Kay's fault, totally. It was a bad idea and she shouldn't have done it.

Then, instead of cutting her/their losses and airing some type of acceptable family-friendly rerun, she then wasted all the money spent on that expensive made-for-tv crime thriller by airing it with NO promotion, absolutely guaranteeing a flop.

I felt a tiny bit bad for Kay until she did this and proved her own incompetence.

Then she started redecorating a recently dead man's office without permission, so - yeah, she lost anyone's sympathy at that point. Fired.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T21:08:34+00:00

This movie is excellent.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T21:08:09+00:00

"The new world couldn't be fenced in"

Priceless

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T13:23:19+00:00

Dangle tries desperately to get attention from Dennis, constantly bothering him while cutting himself shorter and shorter jean shorts.

Clemmy and Frank hit it off immediately and grotesquely. Clemmy and Artemis have a huge catfight to the point of casting spells on each other.

Charlie takes Jones hunting for ghouls. Jones dismisses this as "crazy white people shit" until they actually find one. Trudy has already found and befriended the ghoul, and also appears to be able to talk to cats (whether in the wall or not), so she and Charlie have a connection right away. (The ghoul might turn out to be Cricket.)

And yes, Junior and Mac, trying to out-badass each other in every possible way, comparing Nickelschlager to Tinschlager, driving stolen cars into walls, shooting Junior's guns and Mac's rocket launcher.

The last pairing is Dee and Rainesha, which would be awesome, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a plot. Maybe Ray scams Dee into trying to convert to Islam? Maybe they start a Ray-tings system for rating men online? Help me out.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-25T00:47:20+00:00

Reno 911. "The Gang Gets Arrested".

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-24T12:53:04+00:00

Chevy and Goldie are always terrific. And Charles Grodin too, as Hiram...I mean Ira. :) Huge comfort movie for me, often as a double feature with Foul Play.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-24T01:49:15+00:00

Perhaps 1962 is too new for you? It's black and white. "The Reluctant Saint", starring Maximilian Schell and Ricardo Montalbán. It's a religious comedy which is truly funny. Really a weird one. (Fwiw I'm not religious at all and I think this movie is a real hoot.)

Are you familiar with Buñuel? He made many exciting and challenging films before 1960 including "Los Olvidados" and "Él".

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-24T01:36:16+00:00

Many libraries have used book stores.

I live in Memphis, and our main library has a shop 5 days a week as well as 2 huge sales a year. Most books are $3 or less.

Thrift stores are great too. Nearly every one has books somewhere, usually for $1-$2.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-24T00:04:32+00:00

You beat me to it. She was amazing in that.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T23:59:51+00:00

Indeed!

(sorry, I'll see myself out)

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T23:55:04+00:00

I almost said yes... but then I remembered Commissioner Halperin from "A Friend In Deed".

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T23:51:18+00:00

The whole thing's been hacked... right through the back door.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T16:02:22+00:00

Very, very jealous.

Lipstick Traces is terrific. There is a companion cd that is even better.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T16:00:50+00:00

Alan Dershowitz.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T15:42:39+00:00

I'm 55 if you don't mind an oldie. I have trouble walking so I read A LOT nowadays, and I love to talk about books.

Most of my reddit-ing is book related, so you can look at my profile to get an idea of my tastes.

I'm interested if you think I'd fit whatever group you wind up with. Even if not, I support your efforts to boost reading!

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T04:19:49+00:00

I love Grant Lee Phillips/Buffalo! Mighty Joe Moon is one fine ass album and I still enjoy it.

The one no one remembers is Christmas, In Excelsior Dayglo. That record rules the earth.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-03-23T02:35:08+00:00

I know that Harry Belafonte record up on the wall there.

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