Shelley Long Appreciation Thread

[indigobusiness]

I love Shelley Long (even if she is drug happy).

[NightTrain]

1. Remember OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE, her 1987 film comedy with Bette Midler?

I saw it theatrically back then, and recall it being a highly enjoyable film. Shame the two of them never worked together again.

[StopTheMorans]

2. was she the one in "the Money Pit"?

[ElectroPrincess]

4. Yeah, wasn't Tom Hanks the co-star?

[StopTheMorans]

7. yep, just watched it yesterday

wasn't sure if it was her for certain or not:)

[ElectroPrincess]

3. I loved her role on "Diane" in the Cheers series ...

I was a young adult when "Cheers" became popular. I love the show because my husband and I fell in love in Boston and he proposed to me at an Irish Pub ... well sort of like the one in "Cheers."

I'm a sloppy sentiment fool but I think she played an excellent role all those years.

Clinical Depression cumulating in suicide is has occurred in my family AND to a close childhood friend. Therefore, I would even feel genuine empathy for someone as heartless as Rush Limbaugh.

I'm just "weird" that way. ;)

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

5. Two words

"Night Shift" B-)

[dolo amber]

42. That was a career high, no doubt

:D

[Aristus]

6. While she didn't have the sex appeal of Rebecca Howe or

Lilith Sternen (yes, for real!), there was one episode where she looked really hot; the one where Sam comes over to her place, thinking they're going to get it on, and he has to battle it out with her collection of stuffed animals. Mr. Jammers, Freddy Frogbottom and so on.

She was wearing this satiny pink teddy, and looked ravishing!

Hope she recovers well and gets some counselling.

[kixot]

8. There was that one she did where she was a girl scout den mother.

Troop Beverly Hills. Boy, that one was a zinger! And didn't she do some cameo work on cheers after she left for her big movie career? Then there was "The Money Pit", the only Tom Hanks movie I can think of that was worse than "The 'Burbs".

[JanMichael]

9. "even if she is drug happy"?

Sounds more like she was depressed and took some pills.

That's drug happy?

[indigobusiness]

11. "Painkillers"...according to her publicist.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Cheers" alum Shelley Long was back home after being briefly hospitalized because she took a dose of medication to treat back pain and the drug made her ill, her manager said Friday.

"Shelley took an extra pain pill for her back, which she hurt when she fell on the set of `Cheers' many years ago," Martin Mickelson told The Associated Press. "She had a reaction to it ... but she is now home and she is fine."

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Mickelson denied published reports Friday that suggested Long, 55, had apparently taken an overdose of painkillers brought on by the breakup of her 22-year marriage to stockbroker Bruce Tyson.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_LONG?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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[Thtwudbeme]

18. 4....3....2....1.....

seconds before this guy runs whining to the mods....."She's a bitch!!!"

[indigobusiness]

19. I was just about to say that I know when I'm being flirted with.

I know you better than you know me.

Cheers! dude

[Thtwudbeme]

20. Yep! You're right! That's it!

My husband (JanMichael) thought it was contempt, but by God, you are on top of things.

[indigobusiness]

21. Well, my wife (JeanClaude) says she can kick

(JanMichael)'s ass, anyday...by God.

[chiburb]

22. Would JanMichael mind if...

While you're up you got me a vinegar and water?

;-)

[Thtwudbeme]

28. On the rocks? Or straight?

Good luck with that.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. She brought me many a smile.

I'm very saddened after all the joy she's given us, that we really had no way of helping her when she needed help.

[chiburb]

12. How do you go from wishing her dead, to "appreciating" her?

In this LBN thread you said she should have died a long time ago. In fact, every reply in the thread was directed to you, not Ms. Long's illness.

I don't get it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1023765&mesg_id=1023765

:shrug:

[Thtwudbeme]

14. awww give him a break

I think he just relates.

Steph

[indigobusiness]

23. I love you.

Even if you are married.

[Maddy McCall]

30. LOL!

So smooth that it went right over his head.

You indeed are the queen. :-) Now where's that emoticon for "I'm not worthy." ;-)

[indigobusiness]

37. You really are

as thick as you seem. I thought you were just kidding.


I can appreciate a good joke at my expense. I can't help but wonder if you possess that capacity?

[Maddy McCall]

39. Perhaps the only conversation about this thread isn't ...

going on inside this thread. Did you think about that? It is YOU who is thick. LOL! Oh, and pathetic. :hi:

[indigobusiness]

40. No, I'm not concerned with gossip

or gossipers.

Knock yourself out.

[Maddy McCall]

41. Sure you are.

You started a thread about Shelley Long. Therefore, you MUST be concerned with gossip. :-)

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[indigobusiness]

45. LOL

Now you're using REAL BIG words. LOL

You haven't a clue about me, or my motives. You are blinded by vitriol.

[Maddy McCall]

46. Nor you me. I'm not blinded by vitriol...

I've understood exactly what you are. I think my REAL BIG words summed you up quite nicely and completely.

Your narcissism is amusing to watch. :-)

[indigobusiness]

48. Some things are self-evident...

especially denial, and unoriginality.

[Maddy McCall]

49. Glad you are finally agreeing.

Glad you are now admitting that you did indeed say that you wished death upon Shelley Long in the first post on this topic. Glad you came to terms with your denial.

Unoriginality--yeah, I agree. Coming to the lounge to start another thread on the topic required much creative thinking.

:-)

[indigobusiness]

50. That's a lie

I said she should've killed herself long ago. In an tongue-in-cheek, absurdist way. You and your ilk spun it like O'Reilly...even after I cleared up the facts.

I never "wished" anything.

You have the problem.

[indigobusiness]

24. If you read the thread

you'll see I never did. That was a literalist interpretation.

[chiburb]

25. So literalist it got deleted?

Maybe we just have Mods that don't get it any more than the 50 replies you got? Just wondering your take on that...

[indigobusiness]

27. The exact content is quoted in the thread

and bears me out. Believe what you wish. I'm being truthful.

[Maddy McCall]

47. Narcissistic and delusional.

Quite a combination. :-)

[Crunchy Frog]

16. I really like her.

It's too bad she's a Republican. Maybe that's explained by the drug business.

[indigobusiness]

26. My sincere

condolences.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. She Was Good In Loosing It...

That's a funny movie...


Remember the doofus with the hat and his little brother?

[charlie]

31. The Sinatra guy?

I can't believe I remember it, it's been decades. That was one weird movie.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

33. it was a funny movie...

remember when they were in the mexican brothel...



and didn't Shelly Long end up sleeping with Tom Cruise...

[MikeG]

32. I recommend "Night Shift".

[amazona]

34. Get well soon, Shelley

No idea if she will see this thread but if she does, just a note to let her know we wish her long life and much happiness. It does get better.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

35. Brady Bunch

She was excellent in those movies. She and Gary Cole out-Bradied the originals.

I saw Shelley Long perform in a couple of Second City Chicago revues at the start of her career. She was very, very funny. I got tired of her Cheers character but she always played it well. I wish her the best.

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36. The "drug happy" thing almost makes me like her more

:evilgrin:

Best wishes Shelley.

[indigobusiness]

38. Me

too.