tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post694333016000632983..comments2024-03-28T07:25:19.546-07:00Comments on Dorothy Surrenders: Heart of DixieDorothy Snarkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143059192565751994noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-53614971424991023792014-11-22T03:11:14.759-08:002014-11-22T03:11:14.759-08:00Thank you for the speech about men not leaving wom...Thank you for the speech about men not leaving women alone , I Have always remembered that one <br /> - awesome <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-46148991996536892092010-04-13T22:51:33.131-07:002010-04-13T22:51:33.131-07:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV86kehwkc0
The Ni...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV86kehwkc0<br /><br />The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - my personal favorite Julia Sugerbaker speech.Making Spacehttp://makingspacethejourneyout.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-11459487111313323652010-04-13T21:01:05.773-07:002010-04-13T21:01:05.773-07:00I think Designing Women was the first TV show that...I think Designing Women was the first TV show that my Mom and I liked and watched together. My Mom loved Bernice because she was so kooky and I loved Julia because she was so classy yet as tough as nails. Not to say that I had never seen a strong woman before, but while we can have hot tempers, my family doesn't exactly make a lot of sense sometimes when we argue:) Anyway, I will always remember Dixie Carter/Julia Sugarbaker/Designing Women as the show that finally gave my Mom and I something to talk about:) Sad day. Great post, Ms Snarker.betseybnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-30419881258910995362010-04-12T21:47:21.396-07:002010-04-12T21:47:21.396-07:00When I think of the characters that influenced me ...When I think of the characters that influenced me growing up, I would have to say Julia Sugarbaker was close to the top. Her rants and conviction really did SAY something to an impressionable young kid like myself. I don't think I had ever seen such a strong female presence on TV before that.<br /><br />It was Julia Sugarbaker and Murphy Brown with all the right answers ;-)Avalon1476https://www.blogger.com/profile/16454014126089143387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-16374566012924620292010-04-12T20:59:56.224-07:002010-04-12T20:59:56.224-07:00Thanks for this. "Designing Women" was ...Thanks for this. "Designing Women" was always one of my favorite shows. I agree with Dixie in the interview you linked to in your post - southerners tend to be portrayed as dumb rednecks more often than not in TV and movies. The ladies (and Anthony) of Sugarbaker Designs were the exception. I always felt like they were some of the fine southern folks that I know. <br /><br />I was shocked and saddened to hear of Dixie's death. The lights may not be out here in Georgia, but they are a little dimmer now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-75786060415889650392010-04-12T20:57:11.048-07:002010-04-12T20:57:11.048-07:0070 is too damn young. Terrible loss for her family...70 is too damn young. Terrible loss for her family and friends. And her TV watching "friends" will surely miss her. At least Julia will be on film for posterity. (Is Designing Women out on DVD? I might rent n' binge)<br /><br />Class act and first class talent.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-64090355915779137482010-04-12T19:56:52.301-07:002010-04-12T19:56:52.301-07:00Thank you so much for the heartfelt tribute to one...Thank you so much for the heartfelt tribute to one of beloved favorite characters and the firecracker that portrayed her. RIP Dixie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-18501491169488877982010-04-12T18:29:44.181-07:002010-04-12T18:29:44.181-07:00Dixie Carter and her portrayal of Julia Sugarbaker...Dixie Carter and her portrayal of Julia Sugarbaker always made me proud to be from the South.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-17944899462630688262010-04-12T17:41:28.229-07:002010-04-12T17:41:28.229-07:00ds...
she has all i like,
julia / my one of favor ...ds...<br />she has all i like,<br />julia / my one of favor names<br />sugar / of course i like,<br />bakery? / um...sweet potato cake is the best.<br /><br />thank you for today's post!<br />have a nice evening! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-44071539054279582992010-04-12T16:12:25.637-07:002010-04-12T16:12:25.637-07:00@Lisa
It was called "The Strange Case of Clar...@Lisa<br />It was called "The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita" and aired in the 6th season. Julia and Mary Jo were dressed up in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" costumes, and Mary Jo delivered a speech on the local news ("I don't care if you call me a feminist or a fruitcake!"). At the end, Mary Jo and Julia slow dance together in their crazy costumes and footage from the hearings is replayed. I was AMAZING.Hannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-41266806412400004382010-04-12T13:58:24.580-07:002010-04-12T13:58:24.580-07:00What a lovely tribute! I met Ms. Carter once at a...What a lovely tribute! I met Ms. Carter once at a book signing in NYC at the Barnes & Noble near Lincoln Center. She was kind, gracious, and very classy. <br /><br />We shared stories about our families and she wrote a lovely inscription for my grandmother, who had recently been felled by a stroke. <br /><br />She was a genuinely beautiful woman, inside and out. May she rest in peace.Goober Peasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-61868249485159365452010-04-12T12:59:29.836-07:002010-04-12T12:59:29.836-07:00Goddess, that first rant is one that's stuck i...Goddess, that first rant is one that's stuck in my own mind for many years, but I'd long since lost track of where I'd heard it. <br /><br />Requiescat in pacem, Ms. Carter, and thank you.CaitieCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044935117452832240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-78511581941732586262010-04-12T12:45:53.451-07:002010-04-12T12:45:53.451-07:00That quote from the calendar episode: I have SO. M...That quote from the calendar episode: I have SO. MUCH. LOVE. for the sentiments expressed there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-54803013775146232922010-04-12T12:33:53.836-07:002010-04-12T12:33:53.836-07:00Does anyone remember the episode of Designing Wome...Does anyone remember the episode of Designing Women that aired at the time of the Clarence Thomas hearings? I can only remember vague details, but I do remember that it knocked me out at the time.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253161084547912477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-69003224309535294402010-04-12T11:45:45.325-07:002010-04-12T11:45:45.325-07:00So SAD. She had a long and full life and certainly...So SAD. She had a long and full life and certainly made mine better just for being here. RIP Dixie..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-20888173065450719162010-04-12T11:15:20.245-07:002010-04-12T11:15:20.245-07:00I, for once, don't have much to say. Mostly b...I, for once, don't have much to say. Mostly because news of Dixie's death was just... so sad. The Terminator remains one of my all-time favorite TV characters.Norma Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064997154001326287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-70727568513594022472010-04-12T10:57:06.826-07:002010-04-12T10:57:06.826-07:00I haven't felt this sad about a celebrity deat...I haven't felt this sad about a celebrity death since Mr. Roger's passed away. Thanks for this tribute to her.<br /><br />Her tirade from "Reservations for Eight" is my favorite, as well. I was reciting it to some friends the night before she died.<br /><br />I know so much of her rants were more Linda Bloodworth-Thomas and not Dixie. One of my favorites is the rant about manners existing to make people feel comfortable, not to lord your money over people (she says this when Charlene is nervous about meeting Bill's old money relatives). The other is the "what we eat in the south" rant she leaves with the NY Times' columnist's secretary. ("I assume you take shorthand?...Good, we take it down here in the South, too.")<br />And those two rants, I believe, are all Dixie.Hannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-74111780709270007012010-04-12T04:44:51.735-07:002010-04-12T04:44:51.735-07:00Rarely do I care about celebrities but....My heart...Rarely do I care about celebrities but....My heart is sad. Dixie Carter was a true southern belle and a sophisticated woman who always had class. She will be sorely missed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576838236259263334noreply@blogger.com