Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Brizzolaras do not ignore the regular Christmas. "We just do everything twice a year-carols, turkey dinner, the works," says Grandma Brizzolara. That includes every kid's dream, twice as many presents. By now, the summer holiday is known as "Grandma's Christmas," and neighbors send the Brizzolaras cards wishing them a merry Fourth of July...
...nobody else is who he is supposed to be either. The plot is some clone of the Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep and whatever else. Puffed up with hocks and the usual empty calories that Neil Simon spoons out so handily this might better have been titled The Big Turkey or The Maltese Sleep. Go see the originals...
...fail as visitors: "Your A-l house guest does not usually bring along his dirty laundry." She has more time on her hands, so she has been able to acquire and then kick an addiction to TV soap operas: "In my experience, the only thing you can quit cold turkey is cold turkey." She notes how hard it is for parents to write newsy letters to their mature offspring: "It's too bad that the kid isn't interested in your bronchitis or the fact that the Chevy broke down on the Triborough Bridge...
With so much going for it, it is hard to figure out why the Cambridge Acting Company chose such a turkey for its grand opener. The company clearly has the ability to do better, and if the actors want to stay in their slightly odd home, continuing to break the tradition of boys-will-be-girls fun, they'd better come up with something more inspiring next time out. The subject may, indeed, have been roses, but the product was boring...
Elsie's--Mt. Auburn St. You win. This is without argument the home of the best fast food in the Square: thick, reasonably-priced sandwiches that make you wonder why you ever put up with Mom's lousy cooking. The Turkey Deluxe (T.D., for the football fans out there) is a classic, and the hot pastrami and cheese ranks up there with motherhood and the flag as something worth fighting for. The decor is, in a word, crummy (in two words, very crummy), but you can go somewhere else to digest, right? Two warnings: stay away from the place...