Paul, I am very surprised you found my post offensive. It wasn't intended to be. Several others had started a game of speculating that you must be a relative of Rhodes because you are so supportive of him. I saw a way to get in on the fun and make a joke about the Perils of Pauline. I did not intend my post to be taken seriously. I even ended it with the emoticon " :) ". This is like a smiley face and means roughly the same thing as <grin>. It means "I'm just kidding. Don't take this too seriously." For some reason you seem to be much more sensitive to my kidding than you are to that of others. You didn't seem to lash out at anyone else.
You ended your letter by stating:
"i don't make personal attacks, snd you should not either."
Paul, you have twisted and distorted what I have said beyond recognition several times. You have tried to make me look like an unreasonable ogre who has tried to stiffle you and prevent you from posting just so you can play the victim. Sorry, but it ain't gonna work. Here are a series of posts for you to view if you would care to take a trip down Memory Lane.
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Am I correct when I interpret post 2381 and 2394 as implying that you consider me a "sickie"? And this isn't name calling? Paul, I might not be in a position to be objective, but I think you were trying to play the victim back then and I think you are trying to turn my current attempt at humor into a chance to play the victim again. If you genuinely think I was trying to be viscious, then I offer my appologies for not having the wisdom of realizing ahead of time that you would find my post offensive.
By the way, I mentioned the Perils of Pauline in the post that seemed to tick you off. Did you realize that this was the name of a very famous series of silent films that was made around 1912. Ithaca, home of our beloved PRLN, was a center of the movie industry between 1913 and 1920. The following facts and quotations come from "Take Two: A Guide to Ithaca's Movie Making Past" by Collen M. Kaplin.
In 1915 a columnist wrote:
"I"m willing to bet a red apple that in the future Ithaca is goin' to be known to more folks as the place where they make those Wharton films than any university location. Those picture people just simply own the town."
Ithaca has several connections to the Perils of Pauline movie series:
"The Perils of Pauline" was "registered" (filmed) in Pathe's Jersey City Heights studio, not in Ithaca. It is true, however, that on August 13, 1914, the Pathe Players, under the supervision of chief director Louis J. Gasnier, filmed in Ithaca. But all in all, not much of the serial's twenty two-reel episodes could have resulted from the one day stint, even considering that much less film was left on the cutting room floor in those days. However, thanks to that little excursion, screen stars Raymond Owen, Crane Wilbur, and Paul Panzer (who played the villain) can be claimed as stars who once worked in Ithaca."
"Perhaps the best known Ithaca serials are the 1916 "Elaine" films. "The Exploits of Elaine, The New Exploits of Elaine, and The Romance of Elaine". . . . Louis Gasnier, from France, and George Seitz directed (the serial) outside of Ithaca. Gasnier was a logical choice, for he had directed "The Perils of Pauline, a 1912 serial which, like "Exploits", starred Pearl White. "Perils (of Pualine)" today enjoys much more name recognition, but the consensus of those who know is that "Exploits" is a superior film. That point, however, is moot, because little of "Expolits" still exists, and even less, of "Perils" is still around."
So much for today's trivia lesson. Working in a library does have its advantages.
Robin |
