And Then There's Bea
I have just possibly done the gayest thing in my entire life. I changed my ring tone to the theme song from Maude . Of course this choice is in homage to the legendary deadpan Bea Arthur who passed away Saturday morning. (I guess my other choice could have been Thank You for Being a Friend from The Golden Girl s. Yeah, not so much.) As a matter of fact, I was so taken with the moment, I not only bought And Then There's Maude , but the entire Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends album on iTunes. (Can I still say album? It sounds so wrong.) When I first met Michael he would do this weird thing. He'd say a joke and then to punch the laugh he'd look away and do a take. Thing is, the take would be to no one. I finally pieced together that my man goes nowhere without his invisible camera. He was practicing his Bea Arthur technique, the standard comedic ba- dah -bum rhythm. Think of the typical Dorothy moment on The Golden Girls : "Shut up, Rose,"- beat -take t...