Neal Page: You know everything is not an anecdote. You have to discriminate. You choose things that are funny or mildly amusing or interesting. You’re a miracle! Your stories have NONE of that. They’re not even amusing ACCIDENTALLY! “Honey, I’d like you to meet Del Griffith, he’s got some amusing anecodotes for you. Oh and here’s a gun so you can blow your brains out. You’ll thank me for it.” I could tolerate any insurance seminar. For days I could sit there and listen to them go on and on with a big smile on my face. They’d say, “How can you stand it?” I’d say, “‘Cause I’ve been with Del Griffith. I can take ANYTHING.” You know what they’d say? They’d say, “I know what you mean. The shower curtain ring guy. Woah.” It’s like going on a date with a Chatty Cathy doll. I expect you have a little string on your chest, you know, that I pull out and have to snap back. Except I wouldn’t pull it out and snap it back – you would. Agh! Agh! Agh! Agh! And by the way, you know, when you’re telling these little stories? Here’s a good idea – have a POINT. It makes it SO much more interesting for the listener!
Del Griffith: You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. I’m an easy target. Yeah, you’re right, I talk too much. I also listen too much. I could be a cold-hearted cynic like you… but I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings. Well, you think what you want about me; I’m not changing. I like… I like me. My wife likes me. My customers like me. ‘Cause I’m the real article. What you see is what you get.
Great movie! 🙂
Is it your favourite John Hughes film? I remember you did a great Blogathon on him.
Nah, I like the teen ones. Looks like I put it at number ten. 😉 https://table9mutant.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/my-top-ten-john-hughes-movies/
Interesting list. I had no idea National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was his.
Yep! 🙂
❤ Love that movie.
It’s so great. There’s so much humour in the film, but this scene really is powerful. Have an awesome weekend 🙂
I miss John Candy. Have an awesome weekend too!
Such a heartbreaking moment in an otherwise hilarious road trip tale
I caught an episode of Family Guy the other day and they quoted the same scene actually. Funny place to see it referenced actually considering the style of humour of Peter Griffin and co.
Family Guy is probably the only show that could pull off a serious reference without doing the original any justice, and yet, still come away better for it
I know you are probably busy but I still challenge you to “Post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or a short paragraph and each day nominate another blogger for the challenge”
I am currently on day 4 at http://gillmcgrath.com/2015/06/27/challenge-day-4/ Holly who challenged me is found at Holly @aheartafire Best wishes Gill
How very kind of you Gill. I’ve already lined up a few articles to write so will have to pass this time, but will certainly be reading yours with a lot of pleasure.
No worries Alex! I don’t do challenges etc normally and I kind of wish I hadn’t started this one…. but I started so I’ll finish …… now who said that? X
I haven’t seen much of Mastermind. What would your specialist topic be?
Art – or may be some particular artists or periods, with a bit of revision first! But I wouldn’t dare if you are talking about being on the program!!
I’m sure you’d be fine. I wonder what mine would be. American sitcoms perhaps.
Sounds like that would be good!
great quote from and excellent movie Alex!
If I was doing a Top 3 it would be this, Ferris Bueller’s day off, The Breakfast Club, Only the Lonely and Home Alone. He really had a great way with getting a message across 🙂
That’s 4! 😉
I thought I could sneak that by you haha. Oh well, take Home Alone off then. I’m bringing it back at Christmas though 😉
I liked the John Candy movie which was a Western. Was it called, “Go East?” Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a great one, too. I am on my phone so still working on opening 2 or 3 tabs and not losing my comment. Lol
Wagon’s East, yeah. I’ve not seen it but has got a nice write up. He just had such warmth. He was fantastic in Cool Runnings, Uncle Buck and his memorable cameo in Home Alone. I like your dedication 🙂
This is such a great movie! Anything John Candy was in is incredible. This scene you shared was so powerful. There were so many funny parts, but there were a couple of heartbreaking parts as well. Classic.
He had such incredible warmth. I love that cameo in Home Alone. This speech is wonderful too https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/987/
That was a great one too! Love it!