And That's The Truth, #%*@&^%(spit flying)

As a young girl, I watched this very funny and relevant for the times show called "Laugh In". It was the launching pad for some great actors such as Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin. Lily would play a child and sit in this very large rocking chair and talk about some funny stuff and at the end would say "and that's the truth" and stick her tongue out and make that childish noise, spitting out her determination to be right.

I met Lily Tomlin after a screening of "I Heart Huckabees", a disappointing film but with good intentions. A stellar cast just couldn't pull off the strange concept and script. I also spoke to the director David O. Russell. He was intelligent and supportive, having mentioned my connection to Islam and his wonderful film "Three Kings". That was a great film. There was much negative comment about David's treatment to others on the set and George Clooney coming to the rescue of crew being abused. Stand back, there are 3 sides to every story. I don't know the truth of the situation but I do know that David was able to portray Muslims in a good light. They were not all terrorists in that film. Thanks be to Allah.

I told David I wanted to write a screenplay about the insanity of men;their wanting to have the privilege of feeling superior to women along with having more than one spouse or girl friend(from personal experience). I wanted to call my script "I'm Not A Harem Kinda Gal". He said "Do it!" ...well, what I have come up with is "How I Survived the Sixties" and I have my protaginist saying that line(I'm not a harem kinda gal) in the script. I'll see how it all evolves. Having avoided any kind of intimate relationship for a few years now(more so because I haven't met the right guy), I observe from the sidelines how difficult it is to have a healthy relationship. So I have opted to have many guy friends. Much like I did as a tomboy of 12. I had a lot of fun playing sports and being the only female among all the neighbor guys. I know it has a lot to do with not having a father. But I'm not here to pshyco-analyze my past. What I do want to mention is the irony of being a hippie and living on a commune where the men treated the women like 2nd class citizens and the tradition they tried to establish having the women prepare the food and serve only the men at dinner and when they were done, the women were allowed to eat. I think I lasted there about 3 days. It was up in Ukiah and I hitchiked with a friend from the Haight in SF in 1967 to explore the possibilites. I also slept in a room with 3 other girls and this guy who I had already slept with once in Laguna Beach months earlier came in and picked me to come sleep with him. Then the next night it was another gal. Ummm, sounds like a middle eastern Harem in the 1800's to me. So what is the difference? As I look back, I think most men do have this cultural instillment of centuries that they are to be superior to women and it's okay to have more than one partner.

This will have to continue tomorrow and I will explain my take on the multiple partner preference. It will take a whole other blog and I am not feeling well so I don't think I'll be out shouldering the Christmas shoppers in the stores this year. Until tomorrow....