tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post3280803023099147119..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: A Few Missing PiecesElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-24077518161065967412013-12-05T09:52:55.189-05:002013-12-05T09:52:55.189-05:00No one said anything about being agaraphobic. And,...No one said anything about being agaraphobic. And, I read somewhere that, at the time, Jackie O contributed $35,000 to getting the house back in shape. She was also able to convince the town to help out and got other monies from the Historical Preservation Society. It's not what you know, it's who you know.<br /><br />I don't usually publish anonymous posts. I did this time b/c it allowed me to comment. Next time, identify yourself in some way or your comment won't get printed.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-92080798430914636782013-12-05T01:26:03.596-05:002013-12-05T01:26:03.596-05:00In response to the person who thought the two Edie...In response to the person who thought the two Edies were 'agaraphobic'...no, probably just more that they had a) no car, b) no money, and c) few friends. So why would they go out a lot then?<br />They wouldn't. I think, rather, they adapted to their odd circumstances & did the best they could with that. It is a shame the other two sons didn't help then out with caring for Grey Gardens. Seems their only plot was to try to force the Edies out of that house as a solution. Some of the blame of what happened rests with those sons & the rest of the extended family. Jacqeline Kennedy Onasis comes across as the hero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-40367423829439554222013-08-07T17:40:47.586-04:002013-08-07T17:40:47.586-04:00This was really sad yet beautiful. I have seen Gre...This was really sad yet beautiful. I have seen Grey Gardens...both vversions, and it seemed the Edie's were Agoraphobic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-49411282146505123212009-04-22T01:53:00.000-04:002009-04-22T01:53:00.000-04:00You might find the book Evil Genes - Why Rome fell...You might find the book Evil Genes - Why Rome fell, Hitler rose, Enron failed and my sister stole my mother’s boyfriend by Barbara Oakley of interestJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881606196846759680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-83184719960509516352009-04-20T12:41:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:41:00.000-04:00Thanks, Elizabeth. A timely reminder.Thanks, Elizabeth. A timely reminder.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335155980634952940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-39999484091564783462009-04-20T12:11:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:11:00.000-04:00I am too poor to be excentric. I am just consider...I am too poor to be excentric. I am just considered queer--and they are right! Tee Hee!Muthah+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-76921397488384132472009-04-20T09:00:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:00:00.000-04:00I do indeed, Elizabeth. There are so many fine li...I do indeed, Elizabeth. There are so many fine lines when we are talking about mental illness and so few firm boundaries. John Nash is another one who comes to mind. Schizophrenic as hell--but in the right settings capable of turning the world of mathematics and economics on its ear.<br /><br />It takes so little to push someone over from one side to another, and for that person to be "productive" vs. "non-productive."<br /><br />Same way with temporary insanity/crimes of passion. I remember a big murder case in Columbia, MO when I lived there some years back. A woman had been brutally abused repeatedly by her husband. One day, she sat a chair by the door, and as he walked in the door home from work, she emptied a 12 gauge shotgun into him and blew him right back out onto the porch.<br /><br />No doubt, she committed murder, but I always got the feeling she would not have been the kind of person who normally would have done this. Whew.<br /><br />These are all very fuzzy edges.Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-12782337769256395122009-04-20T08:23:00.000-04:002009-04-20T08:23:00.000-04:00Thank you Elizabeth. My mother had Alopecia unive...Thank you Elizabeth. My mother had Alopecia universalis and it was devastating to her, although she eventually learned to joke about it. I think my sister's mental illness contributed as well as a difficult life raising seven children. Which she and my father did a good job at in spite of hardships. I will have to wait to watch Grey Gardens since I don't have HBO, but it sounds fascinating.motherameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381575553733390018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-600123672281112312009-04-20T07:33:00.000-04:002009-04-20T07:33:00.000-04:00susankay - you are so right.
Kirke - I think you ...susankay - you are so right.<br /><br />Kirke - I think you are spot on with the class difference, although I have heard 'eccentric' used to describe 'Lizzie' - until the brutality of the murder she committed. <br /><br />I think there's another dimension to it. Eccentricity doesn't usually lead to acts of murder. 'Insanity' or being 'crazy' might. See what I'm trying to say?Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-3531731432036067192009-04-19T22:32:00.000-04:002009-04-19T22:32:00.000-04:00Actually, I think you also have to be more well-he...Actually, I think you also have to be more well-heeled to be "eccentric."<br /><br />Bette Davis in "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" = Eccentric<br /><br />Lizzie Borden = CrazyKirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-18521901327117544732009-04-19T22:08:00.000-04:002009-04-19T22:08:00.000-04:00So close to madness and loss. Msgically so close ...So close to madness and loss. Msgically so close to Grace. Neither makes any sense.susankayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513759507628166408noreply@blogger.com