On The Guthrie Stage

J. B. Priestly's play, "When We Are Married", opened last Friday at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre here in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Set in 1908, it focuses on three married couples who were all wed on the same day by the same priest some time back, and they have gathered again years later to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversaries. To their shock, however, they learn that the man who married them may not have been qualified to do so--meaning they may not be married and have been living in sin all this time. The play centers around how each of the couples react to the news.

The local paper, the StarTribune, published a photo from the play in the paper last Friday. Here's a link to the photo:

http://www.startribune.com/photos/?c=y&img=21stag0710.1.jpg

According to the caption printed in the paper, the photo depicts Lottie Grady (played by actress Sally Wingert) taking "exception to a spanking" by Joseph Helliwell (played by Dennis Creaghan). The photo focuses on her reaction, so we'll have to take their word for it. No spanking is actually being shown in the photo.

The media tend to bandy the word "spanking" around very loosely. It can refer to anything from a pat on the butt to one whack to what we might actually call a spanking. So, I'm not getting too excited about the caption until I know exactly what sort of a "spanking" they're talking about.

Let's see.....when's the last time I went to a play at the Guthrie?

Hot Flash

You may have seen the pictures, but did you see Emma Watson this past week on "The David Letterman Show'?

Emma, who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, was on Dave's show doing publicity for the film, which opens soon. The London premiere, however, has already happened. Apparently the weather was not very cooperative, being rainy and windy. Make that very windy! Emma was wearing a lovely long, flowing dress, the wind caught it, and....well....see for yourself:

Dave had one of the photos on his show, and asked her about it, and Emma very cutely replied, "This is a wardrobe malfunction which happens." She then added, with charm and humor, "At least I was wearing underwear."

Britney, Lindsay, Paris--that was the sound of Emma Watson laying the smack down on your shapely behinds!

More Photo Fun

"I don't know, he said to stay in this exact position while he went to 'get something'. You don't think he's still mad about that little practical joke I pulled on him yesterday, do you??"

4th Of July

"When you said there were going to be fireworks--I didn't think you meant THIS!!!!"

However you choose to celebrate--best wishes to everyone in the United States for a safe and wonderful 4th of July celebration!

Happy Birthday, McGruff!

July 1st marks the 29th birthday of McGruff, the Crime Dog. He debuted back in 1980 and has been taking a "bite out of crime" ever since.



Celebrate by helping McGruff. Spank someone naughty today! :-)

Archie's Girls

Once again, one of my posts--"Betty and Veronica"--has been selected by Chross as one of his Spankings Of The Week. This is the third time one of my posts has been so honored, and it's still quite a thrill. So, thank you, Chross!

Also, the two drawings in that post are going to be added to Chross' archive, probably under "Spanking in Mainstream Comics".

One of the people who commented on that post mentioned a near-spanking sequence in one of the Archie books. It's one I wasn't familiar with, but then, I haven't been much of a regular reader when it comes to Archie and the gang. Since not everyone looks at the "comments" sections of blogs, I thought I'd repost it here for your enjoyment.

Here's the comment from "Anonymous":

"There is a great spanking sequence in another Archie comic. The plot is basically that Veronica has been told to be on her best behavior as a very conservative client of Mr. Lodge's is in town. In fact, Veronica has been told she'll "enter into partnership with a ping pong paddle" if anything happens to disrupt the business deal.

"Anyhow stuff happens and Veronica ends up in the newspaper in an embarrassing photo. She knows what's coming, and when Mr. Lodge hits the roof next day, she meekly tells him that she's already bought the ping pong paddle, hoping he'll go easier on her.

"At the last moment, Ronnie is saved from a sound spanking by a phone call from the client in question who is not as conservative as originally thought."

Thanks, Anonymous! It's nice to know that, rich as he is, Veronica's father still believes in those good old traditional family values.

To close, I'd like to draw your attention to the following:

This artistic rendition of Betty bending for a taste of the paddle was found in an auction on E-Bay. What makes it special is that it was drawn by one of the artists who actually worked on the Archie Comics. Clearly, he knows what the public wants!

By the way, have you ever noticed that when one girl tells another, "You've been a bad girl", it's almost always the one doing the talking who really deserves the spanking?

I Wonder....

I can't help but ask the lady this question.......

.....Does she stick her head out of the window when she goes riding in the car?