Happy Love

Love Happy
$14.98
I could do my ever-so-smart-reviewer thing and list all the mistakes in this movie, but you can all do that pretty easily. Sure, there are a number of things I would have done differently, but it all boils down to this: it is a VERY entertaining movie if you do NOT look at it as a "Marx Brothers" movie. It just happens to have Chico and Groucho complementing Harpo-the-Clown.

Harpo and Chico look fabulous. It's unbelievable that they can jump and skip so effortlessly at ages 61 and 62. Groucho looks a little older here, but as another reviewer states, it doesn't hurt him a bit. I think the only real fault of this film is that it needs to be about 20 minutes shorter, by cutting out all the secondary plot possible. As a tight little film, it would have been an excellent send-off for these characters. As it is, it's a little long, but I found it highly entertaining and I laughed out loud many times.

Groucho immediately acquits himself as the best stand-up comic of all time. Chico gets to shoot the keys, and Leon Belasco fiddles to shame most modern "comedians" who can do nothing. Vera Ellen is fabulous; and Harpo is, as always, an endearing clown, performing better pantomime than you'll see from the clowns in Cirque du Soleil (who greatly disappointed me last time I saw them).

This is a pristine print of the complete film. If you have not seen this particular print, you have never seen the whole film. Snatch it before it gets withdrawn and some bastardized version replaces it.

Happy Love Sick
$18.98
Alright...I have the two Crazytown discs and I even met Shifty outside Zulu's Tattoo in Hollywood....but I gotta say this disc is cool mostly when you're inviting women over...otherwise, I'm not into it...most of the songs sound the same...Don't get me wrong, the sound is cool, but not a great first time solo effort.

Magic Bean - I love You
$9.95
These are a great gift idea. I have to be honest though...I did not buy one. What I did though, was rip the idea off from this add, purchased the makings of this neat little thing off, and made them myself. Using nice old scrap lumber from an old barn, some wood burning tools and glue, I was able to make a very nice container. The beans can be purchased quite cheaply from most seed catalogs and a bag of potting soil works just fine. They were great gifts for my nieces and nephews. If you are not inclined to make your own though, these are a very nice gift and I suppose the price is not all that bad. DO TAKE NOTE: WARNING: The Canavalia Gladiate, or sword bean, an African inport, can be toxic and if you grow the bean to maturity, it MUST be specially prepared. I have never done the necessary research as I have never had a great desire to eat the things, but do remember this if you give it to children!

Blessings: Reflections on Gratitude, Love, and What Makes Us Happy
$12.95
Thirty-five of the world¡Çs best-selling writers reveal their deepest, most profound moments of gratitude and joy in this beautiful keepsake volume.Through this compilation of poignant essays, drawn from Good Housekeeping¡Çs popular ¡ÈBlessings¡É column, beloved authors such as Maeve Binchy, Jodi Picoult, Kate Jacobs, and Luanne Rice take us into their hearts. Each one shares a special moment when she became aware of exactly how blessed she is?because of someone¡Çs kindness and generosity, because of a family¡Çs love, because she has so much in a world where others sometimes have so little.?? These personal stories remind us just how lucky we are?making this the perfect gift book for anyone who wants to stay connected to what¡Çs truly important in life.The emotionally powerful essays include:- People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn¡Çt Throw Stones: Alice Hoffman realizes what her misfit mom?whom she long resented for not being ¡Ènormal¡É?taught her about tolerance - Sacrifice Play: Sascha Zuger recalls how her father traded one of his most precious assets just to make her smile again - Mad About the Boy: Seen-and-heard-it-all gossip columnist Liz Smith meets her newborn godson¡Äand her life fills with a brightness she hadn¡Çt known was missing ?