Leading Off (1/15/09): Quotes Edition

Posted on January 15th, 2009 7:24am by Zac Crain
Filed under Local News

1. Who or what do you think this quote refers to? “The big one didn’t get discussed yet, but I’m sure it will and real hard.” Hint: the person who said it works for an organization with a history of issuing extremely odd soundbites.

2. More on the George Steel story: “They contacted me in mid-December,” Steel told the DMN. “It was something I wasn’t willing to consider at all. But over Christmas we went back home [to New York], and I just saw the huge outpouring of support for the City Opera, and I realized what a special place this company has in my heart. I really seriously had to consider the offer.” Translation: “I may have been able to get a little more money if I held out until February, but I think my negotiating ploy worked out pretty well in the end. Fifty percent raise, son! Plus the sea bass at Screen Door tastes like bleach.”

3. “Smiles, everyone — smiles!” Ricardo Montalban, the man who said that for six years as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, has died. (Oh, you’re wondering about the local connection? Clearly you’ve forgotten that in the 1978-79 television season Fantasy Island squared off every Saturday night against none other than Dallas.)

8 comments

  1. Ricardo is the source of one of my mostest favoritest quotes. He was asked about latin lovers.

    “My father was the greatest latin lover I’ve ever known. He loved my mother and her alone until he died” or something real close to that. I thought he defined manhood as it should be as well as anyone could.

    @ 9:47 am on January 15, 2009

  2. #3: He’s going to that rich Corinthian leather-covered seat in the sky. Who remembers this commercial? He actually called this car “small.”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIL3fbGbU2o

    @ 9:50 am on January 15, 2009

  3. I am stunned, stunned I tell you, that the NYC opera doesn’t seem to be allowing my comment.

    Stunned.

    @ 11:17 am on January 15, 2009

  4. What was your comment, towski?

    @ 11:46 am on January 15, 2009

  5. Simply that I was sad that Mr. Steel was leaving us after 4 months, before we had an opportunity to even open our Foster-designed, $150 million dollar showpiece space.

    @ 12:22 pm on January 15, 2009

  6. #3: Ah, enter the Wraith of Khan. I will always remember your bulging chest muscles.

    Seriously, rest in peace, Mr. Montalban.

    @ 12:53 pm on January 15, 2009

  7. I tried to post on the NYCO blog where his big news is posted and they just won’t post my comments! I didn’t even curse!

    @ 4:56 pm on January 15, 2009

  8. It’s New York. Maybe you should have cursed.

    @ 5:24 pm on January 15, 2009