There's always a lot going on in the bubble and we have a lot of great things to share with you this week!
Clayton Kershaw and Chris Young Dinner and Jersey Retirement Ceremony
Proceeds benefiting the HP Scots Baseball Program
January 31
Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU
6024 Bishop Blvd. Dallas, TX 75205
6:00 PM Cocktail Hour 7:00 PM Dinner and Program
Attire: Business Casual
Complimentary Valet
For more info on the event and to purchase tickets visit https://muradbid.com/bidapp/index.php?slug=hpbaseball
Highland Park Literary Festival
Thursday, February 22
7 PM
Highland Park High School
For more information visit https://hplitfest.com/
Highland Park Special Olympics
Our Highland Park Special Olympic athletes, alongside 7 other teams, will be competing in a basketball tournament and all are welcome to come out and see our athletes play!
They are in need of extra volunteers, so anyone interested in getting service hours can email Mr. Peterson at peterst@hpisd.org.
Highland Park’s Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
Saturday, February 3rd.
Games 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Highland Park High School
What’s coming up in February
Gene Dunston, Dunston’s Steakhouse
HP Chief of Police, Chuck McGinnis, Director of Public Safety
Social media expert to help you grow your small local business
Highland Park Literary Festival
This episode sponsored by Tequila Komos, Kathy L Wall State Farm Agency, and SA Oral Surgeons. To learn more about our sponsors visit Tequila Komos, Kathy L Wall State Farm Agency and SA Oral Surgeons
There's always a lot going on in the bubble and we have a lot of great things to share with you this week!
Clayton Kershaw and Chris Young Dinner and Jersey Retirement Ceremony
Proceeds benefiting the HP Scots Baseball Program
January 31
Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU
6024 Bishop Blvd. Dallas, TX 75205
6:00 PM Cocktail Hour 7:00 PM Dinner and Program
Attire: Business Casual
Complimentary Valet
For more info on the event and to purchase tickets visit https://muradbid.com/bidapp/index.php?slug=hpbaseball
Highland Park Literary Festival
Thursday, February 22
7 PM
Highland Park High School
For more information visit https://hplitfest.com/
Highland Park Special Olympics
Our Highland Park Special Olympic athletes, alongside 7 other teams, will be competing in a basketball tournament and all are welcome to come out and see our athletes play!
They are in need of extra volunteers, so anyone interested in getting service hours can email Mr. Peterson at peterst@hpisd.org.
Highland Park’s Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
Saturday, February 3rd.
Games 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Highland Park High School
What’s coming up in February
Gene Dunston, Dunston’s Steakhouse
HP Chief of Police, Chuck McGinnis, Director of Public Safety
Social media expert to help you grow your small local business
Highland Park Literary Festival
This episode sponsored by Tequila Komos, Kathy L Wall State Farm Agency, and SA Oral Surgeons. To learn more about our sponsors visit Tequila Komos, Kathy L Wall State Farm Agency and SA Oral Surgeons
This episode sponsored by Kathy L Wall State Farm Agency. Learn more at KathyLWALLcom, and Stuart Arango Oral Surgery. Learn more at SAOeralsurgeonscom. Welcome to the Bubble Island. I'm Martha Jackson and I'm Nellie Chudeau. We are filled with late breaking news today, aren't we? We are. It's all about the hood guys. So this just in Snyder Plaza is getting a new fountain.
Speaker 2:I have mixed feelings about it. I'm just going to say this. It is, let's be honest, the ugliest fountain. You know what it looks like. It reminds me because I was raised Catholic. It reminds me of, like a baptismal font at an ugly church. Oh, because it has that blue inside. It's sort of funny, but I have to say I feel very sentimental about it because you know, that's where the Christmas tree is, which is also not the prettiest Christmas tree on the planet. But I think it's exciting that they're going to do something now. It's time.
Speaker 1:Yeah Well, you know there's going to be a lot of updates to it and we are going to have somebody from the city of UP come on and talk to us and just give us all the low down. But from what I know about the fountain is that it requires maintenance, a lot of maintenance, due to its age. So that's one reason that they're going to change it and it'll be up to code and it'll run more efficiently, and it is they're going to do their best to make it look just as pretty as the one that they have now. Stop it.
Speaker 2:Well, the big question is are they going to use the same Christmas tree, then that's a really good question.
Speaker 1:You know why don't we save that for when we have a rep from the city?
Speaker 2:come talk to us. We should. We should ask them that because I was always curious if they would do it sort of like legacy East, where they just put up a big tree every year, which would be kind of nice.
Speaker 1:So our kind of like Rockefeller Center we could get like this big, ginormous thing and make this really big production. Chop one down in the hood. We don't like to chop our trees down around here from your neighbors.
Speaker 2:Oh my God.
Speaker 1:Well, so it did say that it's going to have additional jets, LED lighting and custom custom cut stone pieces.
Speaker 2:Okay, I have to say what they've done. Say that again three times fast, sorry I could.
Speaker 1:I could barely get it out slowly Additional jets, LED lighting and custom cut stone pieces. I did better that time.
Speaker 2:But think about all the pretty parks they've put, like at the end of Lovers Lane where Preston meet. Like they put that there was a very ugly house there and now it's this beautiful park and you know the fountains as you're driving up Lovers Lane like they've done a really good job with fountains, so I imagine it's going to be beautiful.
Speaker 1:We do like our fountains here in the parks. We do our parks and our fountains.
Speaker 2:Yes, and I like the idea of lights.
Speaker 1:Well, like I said, there's a lot of changes coming up. It sounds like just literally this week that at the city council meeting they approved to go forward with receiving bids for the updates that they're going to be doing to Snyder Plaza. Okay, and I know a lot of us are either for or not for it, but we'll get some updates coming soon.
Speaker 2:Well, you know, what everybody's not for is the parking disaster that's going to happen while they build that fountain. Oh my, gosh.
Speaker 1:Well, many, many years ago, when my kids were really little and who knows, we may not even had a lake yet Is they were proposing to have underground parking in Snyder Plaza and the whole city completely freaked out Just all the chaos that that would have caused.
Speaker 2:Well, listen, you're a Texan, so I have a question for you what is the deal with no basements? I mean, I know some people have basements right so, but there's got to be a reason, like something about the ground.
Speaker 1:It's a really good question. I think it's just that we don't have that many tornadoes, and a reason to have one Are you're just talking about like an actual fund basement.
Speaker 2:Yeah, just just a bit because of screening room in a basement Like my.
Speaker 1:Oklahoma friends. They have, you know, a storm shelter, basement type of thing and it's like really kind of scary and they're very expensive to build. Okay.
Speaker 2:Okay, I mean, it's just you don't answer, you just don't see them, because in New York everybody has a basic.
Speaker 1:I know it is not in the city, obviously we need to do a little bit more digging and research to find out, yes, what exactly that answer is, because you know they had one in the 70s show and look at all the fun they had down there. Maybe that's our answer to this, like some fun couches or whatever.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so anyway, snyder Plaza is improving and it's kind of exciting. We will keep you posted on those updates.
Speaker 1:Yes, well, there's been a lot of exciting things happening, like last weekend they had the meet the Scots event over at Scotland yard. I was there for that.
Speaker 2:I saw that. How was that? Tell us about it it was really nice.
Speaker 1:They had a really really good turnout, lots of kids coming out to meet the players, food trucks, and it was just a good time. You know it was pretty cold when it first started, but then the sun came out and it was not too bad.
Speaker 2:So Well, speaking of that, as we came into our office building to do this podcast, I looked over at the pool the pool that's here for. Smu and I thought remember, like, even like a week ago, they were swimming.
Speaker 1:Yes, I was like are you crazy Chances that they swim every day? Like when it was so darn cold a week ago, they were out there every day. That's insane, with like smoke coming off of them.
Speaker 2:And they're in their little tiny. You know Speedos, I know, I know, I've seen that when I pull up and the music's going. It sounds like a Are you people crazy. I think they are.
Speaker 1:Like I'm sure it's heated and it's fine once you get in, but, good God, you still have to get out in your wet and the freezing cold.
Speaker 2:So that is not something I would be on board with Well this is a little related, but in the Hamptons and we didn't do it this year, but in the Hamptons they have a polar bear swim on January 1st.
Speaker 2:I did it last year and, like, everybody lines up on the beach. It's very funny. Everybody lines up on the beach in their bathing suits, everybody's freezing their butts off, and then they just like blow a whistle and then everybody runs into the ocean together and it's comical because people, you know, they go up to their ankles and they're like, ah and they run out.
Speaker 1:I don't think I would even make it that far. I don't understand the point of that. I mean, I'm sure that's fun and funny and comodery and all that, but I don't want to be that cold.
Speaker 2:But you know that's the new thing, right, like for your body, like it's supposed to be healthy to take plunges and freezing water.
Speaker 1:Okay, well, you're going to jump in SMU as soon as we leave this podcast and I'm going to take a video and I think everyone would enjoy seeing that. I'll get arrested. It's okay, it's all for the pots, it's all for ratings. You know, listens, whatever it takes, we'll do it, you know, yes. Well, there's a baseball house one more big event coming up.
Speaker 2:Yes.
Speaker 1:With the Jersey retirement of Clayton Cresshaw and Chris Young and it's going to be at the SMU Fieldhouse on January 31st, so it's coming up very soon.
Speaker 2:That's exciting and I love how I love local heroes like that and how they bring people back and they make a big deal out of it, you know.
Speaker 1:I do too, but I personally don't understand. Like if I was an athlete, I don't know if I would want to retire my Jersey. And I've seen Michael Irving say it not too long ago with the Dallas Cowboys he was number 88 back in the day when we won Super Bowls and whatnot, and he was saying the other day he doesn't want to retire his Jersey because he feels like he gets his flowers every week when a number 88 is performing well, because sometimes people still think of him as number 88. And then when somebody's on the field doing well, they think of him too.
Speaker 1:That's really nice, I don't know.
Speaker 2:Would they not think of him anymore? You know, couldn't they still do that?
Speaker 1:I'm just curious. Well, there wouldn't be anyone out there with the number on.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, I don't know. Oh, okay, I didn't realize that. So when you retire the number, nobody can have it.
Speaker 1:No, oh, I didn't know that.
Speaker 2:I thought they meant they're passing it on.
Speaker 1:No, it is done. Yeah, so no one can wear that anymore.
Speaker 2:Okay that I would be upset by that too.
Speaker 1:Yeah, matthew Stafford retired his Jersey number for Highland Park a couple of years ago year and a half or so ago.
Speaker 2:What number was?
Speaker 1:that Shoot I don't remember.
Speaker 2:No, I only ask that because if you think about certain numbers that are really popular, people will be like darn, there's no five.
Speaker 1:I know, you know.
Speaker 2:Whereas if it's 88, it's not, Although eights are very lucky. But you know what I'm saying. It's not like one of the numbers that people are clamoring for.
Speaker 1:I know Brin store had his number, so he felt honored to be the last person to wear it, and it was number seven. Yeah, well yeah, no seven. Yeah too Lucky number seven.
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Speaker 2:That's saoralsurgeonscom, well so, speaking of going back to our little town square, I'm dying to see the new restaurants that are coming in.
Speaker 1:I know, me too, I'm so curious what they'll be, and they better be small.
Speaker 2:mom and pop, I know well they're not One's Vandalay Group, and the one that's going in next to L Bartlett is Vandalay Group. So I don't know, and I think it's a pretty big one too. That's across from Kubi's. Well, lordy, you know. And again, the parking. That's all I want to say Parking, I know.
Speaker 1:You and I are going to start walking. As we said last week, we will definitely walk and yeah, I guess, ride, share bikes, you know, whatever it takes Well, we were talking about a restaurant that I just set somebody's birthday dinner at, that I love, which is AT Bistro.
Speaker 2:Yes, I love that you said you love. You know I was thinking. With Valentine's Day coming up, I just wanted to say to people, if you haven't been there, in Preston Center, it's such a like a treat kind of restaurant, isn't it, martha? Like the food is really elegant. I mean, it's not like a place you just casually stop in and have a bite to eat.
Speaker 1:Well, what I really like about it it is everything you just said, but it's also so homey. It's not a huge place by any means, and the staff is so nice and so welcoming. It's not stuffy or snooty at all. So I like the combination of being extremely nice but also very welcoming to.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and like real gourmet food.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's amazing. I agree with you. I highly recommend it. You know I love my cocktails and they always have different cocktails that tie in with the seasons. They do a really good job of creating signature cocktails, so definitely go tell them. Nellie and Martha Cinshaw.
Speaker 2:Exactly, and, by the way, I love the atmosphere. Like you said, it kind of feels like a southern kitchen. Yeah, I mean, I know it's friend, but I'm just saying it just feels like a southern kitchen, just the way it looks. It looks so homey.
Speaker 1:It is very, very pretty and I know they decorate very nice over the holidays. Beautiful in there.
Speaker 2:So we also have Lit Fest coming up.
Speaker 1:Yes, it sure doesn't seem like a year ago that we talked about that does it, it doesn't.
Speaker 2:I'm getting nervous, I'm doing. My book is coming back. They asked me to do it again and I'm laughing because I'm kind of milking my book a little bit. But I'm excited to do it and I always feel like every time I go and I speak to anybody, whatever, read some chapters of my book. I try to tailor it to wherever I'm speaking to. And two things I love speaking to teenagers.
Speaker 1:I always love teenagers. They're the best.
Speaker 2:They are the best. And secondly, it's always a challenge to say, okay, what am I going to address this time? How am I going to make it fresh? How am I going to make it different? You know, but it should be fun. And they always do a dinner the Thursday night before, which should be fun at somebody's house, and then Friday, the 20th, so that's February 22nd, is the dinner, and then the 23rd is the actual Lit Fest At the school.
Speaker 1:Yes, right, okay, well, good, and I know the keynote speaker is Kristen Harmel. She's a New York Times bestseller and so it should be exciting. Yeah, it should be fine and we're going to do. I'm working on doing another episode, like we did last year, so they can really talk about it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think, I think it's a great idea, but it's coming up quickly.
Speaker 1:Yes, we're going to have to hustle. Well, we, speaking of future guests, we have some pretty exciting ones coming up in February. We have Gene Dunstan from Dunstan Steakhouse. He is in his early nineties I believe, and I've had the pleasure of talking to him a couple of times in the restaurant. He's just a man about town, like he is all over the place. You never know what bar he might show up at.
Speaker 2:But I love that. I always say this I do love old people and he probably appears very young, etc. Because somebody like that, who's 91 and working and running around town and doing all of his stuff, that's how it should be Well, and he's super sharp and he just loves to talk yeah that's what keeps you young.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I think for sure that's what keeps him young. But we'll definitely have him share his youthful secrets with us and any other secrets he might have and his stories. I'm sure he's got stories?
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, he for sure does. Hopefully he'll share them with us, he will.
Speaker 1:He's not shy one, not at all. And we have the Highland Park Chief of Police, chuck McGinnis, coming up.
Speaker 2:Martha got ahold of him by driving around Highland Park and University Park naked in a car, drinking, just to get their attention.
Speaker 1:She was like can somebody stop me, pull me over Several years ago Lance Coppa from Highland Park wouldn't come on the show. He basically said no, and we've had very few people say no, so that was. I think Chief McGinnis is going to make up for that.
Speaker 2:I think you will make up for it and you got to pull a bride's maid sometimes.
Speaker 1:And then we're going to also have an expert on social media to help small businesses with their social media. Help you grow your business.
Speaker 2:I think that's a great idea Because, as you know, I struggle with that and I think everybody can use that. Every business can use that, and the thing about it is it's constantly in flux, it's always changing, so you really need to stay on it to figure it out.
Speaker 1:It changes so frequently, like the algorithm just constantly changes. What got you discovered two weeks ago is what gets you undiscovered this week. It's really annoying because, as a business owner, you want to be focusing on other things and not putting content out on social media all day, every day, but that's what this world's come to.
Speaker 1:I know, you know, I know, and there's so many new businesses, especially in the bubble, and I just want to do anything we can to help you guys survive out there. So we're going to have some good tips for you coming up, thank you.
Speaker 2:So, Martha, our town is becoming 100. Didn't you meet with the city recently?
Speaker 1:I did just today, in fact. Okay, so I was just talking with them about how we could work together and you know they have so many exciting things coming up and letting them know that we'd be happy to promote love, to have anyone on the show to talk about these things. And the 100-year anniversary is coming up on April 12th and that whole week they're going to be doing all sorts of exciting things and the biggest celebration is on the 12th and they're going to have food trucks staged with performers they're going to have, they're selling bricks that you can buy and put your name on them, and things like that. And then the big thing at the end is they're going to have a drone show. Wow, like, just think about how far cities come Like. When she said that today, I was like what?
Speaker 2:What A drone show. Um, and, by the way, where is it? What park?
Speaker 1:You said it was in a park. Yes, it's going to be at Gore Park, right there by the city hall and the gazebo. That's perfect, I know right.
Speaker 2:Because I was just thinking the gazebo. You know, just whenever you watch any movie, the gazebo is at the center of the town. So that makes sense. We've done pictures there, like in Gilmore Girls.
Speaker 1:Yes, exactly, it's like the Gilmore Girls. Oh no, I was telling them I just would love to see us do more community events, like like the Gilmore Girls did. I didn't actually use that analogy, but it just came to me. They were constantly doing things out there at the gazebo art shows. Yes, so many fun things. They're going to also be selling Centennial merchandise. They're going to have a coffee table book. There's a lot of exciting things that they're they're going to be doing.
Speaker 2:They described it as a hybrid between the Christmas tree lighting and Snyder Plaza and the 4th of July parade, the Encyclopedia Park, so well, I have to tell you like I love the idea of a coffee table book because my friend Rachel Wallace, when UP was redone, she found it. I don't know if you did this too, but she found an artist who did a rendering like a painting, an oil painting of the school as it was originally.
Speaker 2:So it's in Charles's room still, and it's just kind of nice to remember what it used to look like and I'll definitely buy that coffee table book. That's all I'm trying to say, just because it's nice to look at. By the way, well, so much of our city gets knocked down. Have you noticed that? With the houses, I'll be driving and I'm like wasn't there a house there before you know? So it's just nice to see and that's okay, it just changed. But it's kind of nice to see the old pictures of landmarks.
Speaker 1:Well, yeah, and tying in with what you're saying, right, there is they're doing an archive and they said that they're not having very much luck with people submitting old photos of what things used to look like. So they're asking people to send in photos of just, you know, landmarks around town, houses, just anything and everything, and so they've asked me to help get the word out on that too, so I'm going to start sharing that on our social media.
Speaker 2:That's actually great, because think about all the things that you've done with your kids over the years that are in certain locations.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so I mean, it does require you to take a little extra time and go dig through those archives, but it'll be exciting, it'll be fun to see it all come together. And I don't know if you know this, but there's a big solar eclipse coming up that same week and during April yeah, during the day it's going to be pitch black for a few minutes, and so they everyone's going to be doing like solar eclipse glasses, but the city of UP is going to be giving them away at the UP library.
Speaker 2:Okay, so funny, I always miss them.
Speaker 1:No matter what's in them, I always miss them.
Speaker 2:I don't know why. I'll be like in a dark room or you know, filming something. Whatever it is, I miss them. I'm in the wrong city. I feel like I always miss those things too.
Speaker 1:There's so much buildup and they're like wait, did it happen? Yeah?
Speaker 2:Exactly.
Speaker 1:Then you missed it. The Highland Park Special Olympics is coming up on February 3rd that's Sean's birthday.
Speaker 2:Okay, happy birthday to Sean in advance. Okay, so what is? Where is the Special Olympics?
Speaker 1:The Special Olympic athletes, alongside seven other teams, are going to be competing in a basketball tournament at the high school and they are welcoming everyone to come out and watch and they definitely need extra volunteers. So anyone that is interested in getting service hours, they want you to email Mr Peterson and I will include his email and the show notes.
Speaker 2:Hey, everybody get on that. We know we all need those hours Fishing for hours, oh my gosh, yes.
Speaker 1:We're going to be at 12 on that Saturday.
Speaker 2:And it's for a good cause.
Speaker 1:It's a really, really good cause, and Bobby's Airway Grill is their sponsor. Have you been there yet?
Speaker 2:No.
Speaker 1:It's at Preston and Royal, super close to Pinto Ranch, and in our little Goody bags from our anniversary party they gave us free cocktails.
Speaker 2:So if you still have that, you should just dig through your little bag and go find that it's a really nice restaurant.
Speaker 1:You would like it. Okay, that's a new place to try out. I know so many new places.
Speaker 2:We've spent more time going to like Oak Cliff and different places.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we talked about that last week. We all need to burst out and go check out some new things.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I'm going to El Merido tonight to see an Elvis impersonator.
Speaker 1:That sounds fun. And then you went to your other place that was closing, right next to Jimmy's.
Speaker 2:Yes, I did. I went to Urbano cafe. How was that? I had the nicest dinner cause. Speaking of fancy gourmet food I don't know if Sean has been there. Have you been there? No, I've been there. Really, some of the best food. When I first moved to Dallas, they said specifically if you're looking for, you know, gourmet food, go to this place and it's BYOP, but the food is amazing, like absolutely amazing.
Speaker 2:I'm sad it's closing, but I talked to Mitch, the owner, and he said it's been 15 years and we're just ready. You know, there was no sadness. People were coming in. All the regulars were there. They were hugging the waiters. Yeah, it was really nice. It closes at the end of the month, so the 31st. Okay, well, there's still time to go. Yes, there is, you can get in. I'm just going to say Do they take reservations?
Speaker 1:They don't.
Speaker 2:Actually they do. They're taking them right now. They're taking them now because of the end of the season.
Speaker 1:Well, you know, that makes me feel better that he was ready, because it just breaks my heart. When businesses can't survive and they're not they have to close, not by choice.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I agree, I agree, but I mean such delicious food and I kind of regret it not going there more. But there's so many places to go to.
Speaker 1:Yeah well, I think I told you over the break we tried to go to Jimmy's because Alexis and I had these grand ideas of making this really cool Italian feast one night. Yes, it was so insane in there that we literally we're just like, oh gosh, we don't, we can't, we don't have enough time to wait right now. So we didn't go back, so we still have that on the list of things to do next time she comes in town.
Speaker 2:I love that place. That was one of my little haunts when I first moved here too, because I go in and get like an espresso and something and just walk around. I mean I love the grocery store, as you know, so any store like that, any market. I love looking at pretty food.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's an Italian little grocery store and it has a deli in the back and all sorts of neat things that you can buy, like really yummy sandwiches.
Speaker 2:I hear yeah, if nobody's ever been there, I know everybody's going to Italy, which is fabulous, but it's really like like the original Italy, which is in Florence. That's how big it is. It's not very big and it's the same idea. You're walking around buying food and looking at beautiful produce and it's just fun and the staff makes it really fun and you're supporting local, exactly.
Speaker 1:So go to Jimmy's. Go check it out, you'll love it. You were talking earlier about your book and that you were going to be at the Litfest again to talk about it. I think that's awesome and I just want to encourage everyone to go out there and purchase it on Amazon.
Speaker 2:On Amazon. It's called 50 Moments Faking it, making it and Taking it as a Working Actor in Hollywood and it, you know it holds up. It's just you know what. It's a fun, light read, so takes a few hours to read and it will make you laugh.
Speaker 1:It's lots of funny humor stories that she shares from her time in Hollywood.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and so speaking of Hollywood, the Oscars.
Speaker 1:Yes, all of the award nominations have come out.
Speaker 2:I vote on the Oscars and I vote on the SAG Awards, and so I did see everything. Did you see any of the Oscar movies?
Speaker 1:I've only seen one.
Speaker 2:Okay, that's which one? Barbie, of course, which was, you know, kind of left out a little bit. I have to say I've been impressed with the awards. Like the Golden Globes is more like a fun silly night for everybody, right? So I understood Barbie winning awards, etc. To be honest, as an actor and somebody in the business for 30 plus years, I was actually glad, to be honest, that it did not get nominated for like best actress or best actor. It's a silly movie, it's not, it's just not. You know, when you think about Lily Gladstone or you think about Niaid was one of my favorite movies with Annette Benning, like that's amazing, like that's an amazing performance, it's just not quite Oscar worthy, exactly that's all, and not that I.
Speaker 2:I loved it.
Speaker 1:I thought it was hilarious.
Speaker 2:Had a great message, etc. But I was really happy with all the nominations. I thought they called the right people are nominated, of course, because I voted on why I was happy with the results.
Speaker 1:There, you go.
Speaker 2:But you know, seriously, I thought I think it's a, it's a good crowd. I think Oppenheimer is going to sweep, I think I think Niaid is going to surprise people with Annette Benning I really do and I think that's going to be a tough race between her and Lily Gladstone, because also there's the idea of somebody who's been in the business for years and the Oscars do like to respect that.
Speaker 1:Right.
Speaker 2:Like a Martin Scorsese. They like directors like that, they like people who've been in the business for a long time, and I think that's why Greta Gerwig got. You know, people say snub, but not nominated for Barbie. I think it's mostly because there were so many big directors, like Christopher Nolan, who've been around for a longer time. Sure, it's more about rewarding all the work instead of just the one project.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I'm sure someday she'll win an Oscar. Yeah, if she keeps after it, for sure, exactly. Yeah, well, that'll be exciting and you will be there in person, right, I will Doing your thing.
Speaker 2:Yes, I always cover the chef angle, so, which I love. I love doing because it is all about the party. It is about the party afterwards, so it's always fun to talk to Wolfgang Park, who's a character. We should have him on sometime. Okay, he's a character, invite him.
Speaker 1:I'm sure he'd be happy to join us.
Speaker 2:Who wouldn't be? Come on, he'd be crazy.
Speaker 1:Yes, and while we're on the topic of movies, you are working on one currently.
Speaker 2:I am a gunfighter's deal, yes, which is awesome and takes place in the 1800s. So much fun to work on and you know it wasn't a huge part, but it was fun to work for a couple weeks on it and just to play a character like that from the 1800s. You know it's Annie Oakley's mom and it's just fun to dress up in a costume.
Speaker 2:Well, yeah, because it's not always a costume Right To dress like that was fun. I didn't like my hair. I gotta be honest, I don't like it. I didn't like it, it was very severe. What did they do to it? Well, they just their hair was severe. You know, it was all about the hats.
Speaker 2:And they gave me a bonnet instead of a hat and I was like I didn't wear a lot of it. Did you tell them that? Yes, I just said, is it okay if I didn't say I'm not wearing nothing? But I said, is it okay if I don't wear it? And then I'm finishing off the docu series about the tailor the tailor to the stars in Los Angeles. So I'll be going there next week at the end of the week and just other stuff coming up. So it's an exciting time. And then covering the Oscars and I hate to say it, I'm sure you feel the same way, don't? You feel like your schedule is planned until May.
Speaker 1:It kind of looks like it is Just glancing at the calendar like each week. I'm like, okay, this doesn't look so bad, and then it just gets filled up again.
Speaker 2:Yes, that's why I try to go week to week, because otherwise, or two weeks out Because otherwise you start to think, oh my god, I don't have a free, any free time.
Speaker 1:You know Well, we need to protect our free time.
Speaker 2:We do, that's for sure.
Speaker 1:As moms need to bound together. Wait, that didn't come out right At least don't bind us together. But okay.
Speaker 2:What is the word?
Speaker 1:I'm looking for it's like sorority rush or something. We ought to be bound together. Band, that's the word I want to say.
Speaker 2:So obviously, guys, it's a little bit later in the day Off, but that's okay, we're just a little tired. I'm sure you all are too, and we just want to thank you for listening. And that's been another episode of the Bubble Lounge.
Speaker 1:I'm Nelly Shudo and I'm Martha Jackson, and we'll catch you next time.