Julia Child

Elspode · 08-13-2004, 06:04 PM

I don't have too much to say about the passing of Julia Child today. I am not a gourmet chef. In fact, if it doesn't get cooked on a grille, I'm barely a cook at all. I don't know a souffle from Frito Lay, but I do know a *real* person when I see one. I think Julia was real.

Her obvious joy in what she did showed in every episode of "The French Chef", pretty much the original cooking show. Few of those who followed in her footsteps ever attained the public admiration she earned; few have ever been so firmly equated with good humor, self-deprecation and plain talking. It was simply impossible not to be caught up by her personality.

She was easy to parody, and frequently was (I particularly recall Dan Akroyd's finger-slicing skit on Saturday Night Live), but it was always in a loving and good-natured manner. There was just nothing that one could find about Julia to transform into anything evil or mean.

Julia Child lived a long and incredibly interesting life, and brought much to what is often characterized as an otherwise bleak American cultural landscape. So here's a bottle of wine raised high to Julia Child. May she crush much garlic in the afterlife.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2004, 11:03 PM

Julia was fun, always. I can't think of a loftier goal.

cowhead · 08-14-2004, 08:43 AM

she kicked ass... she also used to be a spy (although that is rarely mentioned, Mata Hari.. no...).. she will be missed

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040814/D84EUOK00.html

08-13-2004, 06:04 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Julia Child I don't have too much to say about the passing of Julia Child today. I am not a gourmet chef. In fact, if it doesn't get cooked on a grille, I'm barely a cook at all. I don't know a souffle from Frito Lay, but I do know a real person when I see one. I think Julia was real. Her obvious joy in what she did showed in every episode of "The French Chef", pretty much the original cooking show. Few of those who followed in her footsteps ever attained the public admiration she earned; few have ever been so firmly equated with good humor, self-deprecation and plain talking. It was simply impossible not to be caught up by her personality. She was easy to parody, and frequently was (I particularly recall Dan Akroyd's finger-slicing skit on Saturday Night Live), but it was always in a loving and good-natured manner. There was just nothing that one could find about Julia to transform into anything evil or mean. Julia Child lived a long and incredibly interesting life, and brought much to what is often characterized as an otherwise bleak American cultural landscape. So here's a bottle of wine raised high to Julia Child. May she crush much garlic in the afterlife. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-13-2004, 11:03 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Julia was fun, always. I can't think of a loftier goal. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2004, 08:43 AM	#3
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	she kicked ass... she also used to be a spy (although that is rarely mentioned, Mata Hari.. no...).. she will be missed http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040814/D84EUOK00.html __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

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