Article 185 of alt.fan.addams.family: Path: matra.meer.net!news.spies.com!news.sgi.com!news.corp.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!fourcat.demon.co.uk!Simon From: Simon@fourcat.demon.co.uk (Simon) Newsgroups: alt.fan.addams.family Subject: Re: their house is a museum.... Date: Mon, 28 Oct 96 20:14:28 GMT Organization: The Organisation Lines: 73 Message-ID: <846533668snz@fourcat.demon.co.uk> References: <524pf6$kah@kirin.wwa.com> <5327mg$1r8@guyana.earthlink.net> <537ni0$6q3@dfw-ixnews11.ix.netcom.com> <32684604.605A@swcp.com> Reply-To: Simon@fourcat.demon.co.uk X-Mail2News-User: Simon@fourcat.demon.co.uk X-Mail2News-Path: fourcat.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Demon Internet Simple News v1.30 In article <32684604.605A@swcp.com> bellamy@swcp.com "scott" writes: > Randy@Pensive.Org wrote: > > > > As a kid I always wanted to live with the Addams Family. I loved how > > everyone was so polite, and so accepting of being different. The > > characters didn't insult each other or compete with each other to see who > > could be the stupidist, like on other shows. Relatives used to refer to our part of the family as the "Addams Family". So far as I was concerned this was a compliment. They used to punish-to-death eccentrics in Britain in the Middle Ages calling them witches. Yet today everyone wants to appear different, not that they are. What's wrong with witches, anyway? > > And I loved the great old house, all the rooms, and Gomez's habits, like > > reading the paper while standing on his head, putting a lit cigar in his > > pocket, then taking it out later and puffing on it, and complete > > indifference to money. If the paper boy came collecting, he'd pull packets > > of bills from the hall table, asking "How much does he need? $10,000? > > $20,000?" I liked the indifference to money. After all, it's just only paper. It has little bearing on happiness. They knew what really had true value. I used to love the games the children used to play like Wednesday's "Marie Antoinette" (Gadzooks, she was French!) and playing with explosives, some -thing I've never grown out of (army). > > And of course Thing. Thing was so helpful. > > > > -- > > Randy Gellens "I speak for myself alone" > > Randy@Pensive.Org > > Good point, Randy -- the "creepy and ooky" Addams were actually the most > loving family on television, and Gomez and Morticia the only parents who > showed real passion... I too always wanted to live with the Addams, in > that splendid house. (Our house is on the way to becoming a repository > for many oddities as well.) I have my old battle kit (minus GPMG) on a mannequin in our living room; does that count? I used to live next door to a similiar looking house. Forty-odd Cottenham Park Road, West Wimbledon, London, UK. Early eery 1800s. They built an eyesore of a building next to it when I was there. If I ever win the Lottery Jackpot I'll buy both buildings knocking down that new monstrosity. If the owners can be persuaded to sell. > Watching Carolyn Jones' eyes flash got me through one particularly > difficult summer... > > Scott > I know what you mean! I also like the outfit she used to wear. Earlier today I watched "The Munsters". I assume it to have been a cash-in on Addams popularity. It's okay but it doesn't have the depth. -- Take Care, Simon MCMXCVI