Is it just me – or has Monday night taken a definite turn for the worse in the last year? I’ve tried. God knows I’ve tried to like Major Crimes and have watched it faithfully in an attempt to not hold a grudge against the guys who “transitioned” over from The Closer but I miss Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her suspect methods of questioning suspects. I miss her, dammit to hell.
And why did she leave in such a huff?? She was only at the LAPD for seven seasons and it’s common knowledge that’s not long enough to collect a pension. Take a page out of Detective Olivia Benson’s script, if you don’t mind. Working for New York’s Special Victims Unit for fourteen seasons and never even getting promoted, but does she quit? Absolutely not. In good health and bad – collapsed lung and all- she keeps at it.
With sincere apologies to Lieutenants Provenza, Flynn, and Tao, Detective Sanchez, Assistant Chief Taylor, Captain Raydor and Buzz with no title but always with a camera, The Red Man sends Paw Snaps and Twirls to you all for giving it the old college try. I WANT To LIKE You, but…I miss the fireworks that was Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. I swear the woman sizzled when she walked into the interrogation room to interview the Bad Guys. She was so HOT she was smoking which reminds me of one of my favorite lines in The Closer.
Do you smoke after sex? a Bad Guy asked Brenda Leigh in one episode. I don’t know, she said. I never looked.
There you have it. I rest my case.
Well Sports Fans, it’s the weekend and time to do some serious howling in preparation for the US Open Tennis in New York that starts Monday and Gamecock Football which starts next Thursday night right here in good old Columbia, South Carolina at Williams Brice Stadium.
The Red Man and his cyberspace friends and faithful followers have just embarked on their 4th Season together and we’ve lived to tell about it. Get me outta here Percy…I may run out of rants and raves some day – but it wasn’t today. If you happen to stop by the Mast General Store, say hello to Pretty.
Red's Rants and Raves 
The smoking line is great. Why can’t I think of come backs like that?! Why can’t Hollywood write my lines?! Holy Milkbones, Red! Life is unfair … 😛 But, you’re not. Four seasons!! Congrats! I’m looking forward to more rants from my favorite Southern Terrier. ^!!^
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Holy Milkbones and Good Golly Miss Molly too!! It’s hard to believe we’ve been entertaining ourselves with this monologue for three years!! Thank goodness for our cyberspace friends who like us and make us feel welcome in their world – even in Pennsylvania!! And how is Madame Cassie doing this weekend??
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She is a love bug! The two dogs are well on their way to a long friendship. Poppy is still jealous of me (at the same time giving me the cold shoulder!!!), but she seems to really like Cassie who returns the affection. For an 8 year old, she tirelessly plays rough and tumble with Pops, often rolling Poppy on her back, jumping on her, and sitting on her head! Not bad for one week. I’m exhausted watching them! 😀
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Now this makes me very happy!! Our dogs entertain us endlessly and you won’t believe how much better Miss Poppy Seed will be with a sis-tah. Oh yeah. Let the good times roll in Pennsylvania!! 🙂
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I’m exhausted just thinking about it!! 🙂
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I have yet to pull photos off my camera, but had to tell you tonight the girls were curled up together waiting for me to get my act together and hand out treats. I do believe you are right. This is good for Poppy!
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Happiness times two!!! And now we are happy at Casa de Canterbury just thinking about Poppy and Cassie curled up together…:)
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I too have to acknowledge that it’s just not the same without he, Sheila. I miss her and the thought she that she won’t be coming back make s it even more difficult
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Seriously, it’s just not the same without Brenda Leigh. We may never get over losing her to the horror movies. What was she thinking?? 🙂
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maybe she wanted more money??? I don’t know the answer either
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Yes, I’m not sure either…more money, more control, maybe just tired of it?
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Damn it – we don’t get that series so we haven’t an idea how hot Brenda is but we’ll take your word for it Red Man! Congrats on four years 😀 We don’t get the US Open on our tv either 😦
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Sweet Jesus. You mean you never saw Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in action for even ONE of her seven seasons that came to an untimely ending in 2012???? Eye yi yi Columbo! You really missed a treat and we have the utmost sympathy for you across the Pond.
And now we have the additional Bad News that you don’t get the US Open on your telly? We will double our coverage, dear Sports Fans, to make sure you have all the important stuff. At least, what we feel is important for you to know. 🙂 Uh, oh. That could be dangerous.
The next thing you’ll tell us is that you don’t get to see our college football – please don’t. That would mean you won’t be able to see our beloved Gamecocks play North Carolina’s Tar Heels this coming Thursday night and that would be more than we could bear. 🙂
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I’ve never seen the show…not much of a TV person, but I’m loving the new header art. Is that a paws-on project, or did Slow and Pretty have hands in on that?
Later…
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That art was drawn by one of Red’s admirers – a real live cyberspace friend who is an artist in Pennsylvania! We are thrilled with it, too – don’t worry – we won’t be expecting anything like this from ALL of our cyberspace friends!! 🙂
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Come on now…I’ve got a wonderful white canvas with a small orange spot in the middle. I modeled it after the one I saw in the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, but have been unable to get 13 million dollars for it yet. I’d give it to you por gratis.
Later….
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You are too kind. That’s art for you. 13 million here. 13 million there. Orange spot on white canvas. I’m not feeling it.
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The first test screen shown on television so people could focus their sets was a dollar sign…how astute was that?
Later…
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Very.
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Four seasons! Wow, Red Man, that is some accomplishment . . . longer than a lot of SEC football coaches! But, then again, you make a lot more people a lot happier than a lot of SEC football coaches. 🙂
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Longevity in all things is tricky at best so we are fortunate to have kept ourselves on track for these past seasons. Hahaha – yes many SEC football coaches only rant and rave for a couple of years and then move on. Of course, not so with the LSU bunch. You guys love Les and why wouldn’t you?!!
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The LSU fan base can be a fickle bunch. One errant decision, and half the stadium is calling for his head; but my mommy thinks Les is a fine man, and she is always in his corner . . . although another National Championship would be nice!
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If the LSU fan base is fickle, they’d fit right in with the Gamecocks! Pre-Spurrier, that is. The old woman Slow’s favorite Cock Coach of all time was Joe Morrison and his Black Magic Defense Days. Probably before your mommy was born…we got as high as Number Two in the nation and then got beat by an unranked Navy. Joe Morrison used to smoke cigarettes during the games while he was coaching. Sadly, he died of a heart attack at a very young age. Think this was the 80s.
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Les Miles has been known to nibble on grass during some of our games. More than a few fans wonder if he might be smoking it based on some of his clock-management fiascos of the past.
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Actually, I remember both the grass nibbling and the questionable clock management in crucial games. Good question as to what is he smoking really??? 🙂
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