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K.C. Knouse's avatar

You mean Lucy wasn't a ditsy housewife in real life. She was actually a shrewd businessperson. She was just acting. That is a blockbuster story. Way to go Max.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Max gets the scoop!

Thanks, K.C.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

"Bring the hanky tomorrow..." Ha ha ha ha.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

That Charlotte is such a card. 😉

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

Sounds like Charlotte and Max are having a ball in LA!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I CBS what you did there.

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3musesmerge's avatar

Charlotte is an assertive one!

I can learn from her. 🤭

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Mark Starlin's avatar

She has to be, with Max. 🤣

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3musesmerge's avatar

Is he available on Amazon?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I don’t think so. But if I write enough Max Headline adventures, I may combine them into a book.

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Gail Boenning & Jay Armstrong's avatar

Well, that's one way to accomplish it.

:)

Can you speed it up?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I have four long-ish stories, a shorter one, and a very short one. It would be a very skinny book. But I have a goal now. 🤓

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3musesmerge's avatar

Reading Liz Gilbert’s book Big Magic again. Page 67 has me thinking of Max as a mere human and Charlotte as his fierce, yet loving spirit guide.

Isn’t it crazy how words on a page can touch us? 🤯

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David Perlmutter's avatar

1950s television royalty. (Desi and Lucy ultimately did well for themselves financially, BTW.)

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Mark Starlin's avatar

They were smart to trade a pay cut for ownership of the show.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

They knew what they were worth, and they made it possible for other TV stars to profit from their ventures in the same way.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

They basically invented the format for future television shows. And reruns, thanks to using film.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

The great German cinematographer Karl Freund designed the three-camera filming process they used- and up until recently most sitcoms would also use it.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Borrow from the best.

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

And gave us Star Trek.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

And because they filmed the show, they invented reruns.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Eventually…

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Live long and prosper.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Oh, yes, it has.

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