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Come ON, you all - THINK BIIIIIG! I think the entire 1500+ of us should be at the Oprah Show together! Talk about PARKIE-IMPACT??? Heck.. the show'll fly us all to Chicago, put us up at some fancy-schmancy hotel, feed us (time to head for the mall, ladies! We hafta get spruced up for our mass appearance on Oprah!)... THE WORKS! Barb Patterson'll have to take some time off to fly in from the frozen tundra of the bowels of Canada 'cause she's the boss of this here list, and John Cottingham'll have to stop archiving long enough to make an appearance, Camilla will get all the C.A.R.E. folks involved 'cause THEY sure deserve to be a part of this if anybody does, Our Canadians, the European contingent (Julia... SMACK Ernie and tell him he's gotta spruce up for this event) <g>, our Aussies, our gentleman from Bahia, Brazil (Oh oh.... we'll have to learn the RIGHT was to pronounce Joao Paulo's name and to remember that his native tongue is Portuguese, NOT Spanish!), the Israelis (along with Kees P., the misplaced Dutchman. What IS he always doing in Israel, anyway?) <grin>. We'll have to gag Barbara S, ''cause SHE'LL be hustling votes for the Udall Bill, and Dale will have to be gagged AND have his hands tied behind him 'cause HE'D be hustling for PAN and trying to get the audience to fork beaucoup bucks on the spot for PD research. I picture Oprah meeting Ida K. and the next thing we know, Ida will be a part of Oprah's staff heading the newly created "Wisdom, Wit, and Insatiable Curiosity-About-Life" Department. <smile> And Marvin Giles poetry is read which earns him an invitation to dine at the White House, and a Pulitzer Prize. Stan Houston will suddenly find himself SWAMPED by job offers from Madison Avenue, almost decides to accept, but instead - along with Marvin Giles - signs on with Steven Spielberg to write the screenplay of what is touted to be Spielberg's most compelling, heartrending movie, "The Parkie Story." Yours Truly will be played by Sandra Bullock, Ivan Suzman is played by Mel Gibson, Beth Leslie by a very YOUNG and of course, absolutely gorgeous Lauren Bacall (Hey... this is MY fantasy! "Stuff" like age or whether the namesake is alive or not, and other trivial earthly boundaries are completely irrelevant!). Joao Paulo is played by Julio Iglesias (WOWIE!! J.P. can you SING!) <grin>. Marling is played by Brooke Shields, Dennis Greene is played by John Cleese, and Brian Collins by Sir Richard Attenborough <sp?>...... Cameo appearances will be made by Muhammad Ali, Janet Reno, Billy Graham, and His Holiness, the Pope. Casting will resume at the discretion of the casting director) Uhhhh.... guess who didn't sleep last nite, thus enabling this above fantasy to be born? <giggle> Barb Mallut "Lil_Honey" on the PD Chat [log in to unmask] -------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Mary Rack Sent: Saturday, February 15, 1997 9:08 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: OPRAH Stan - how about including a PWP/caregiver duo? Peter and Camilla Flintermann, Dick and Margie Swindler, Lorraine and Bob Howard, etc? Mary Mary Rack cg for mom Louise (75/6) [log in to unmask]