The most famous oneliner mae west has ever created easily turned into her signature song. Come up and see me sometime 2005 edition open library. Thats what businessman alex trahern thinks about isabel harrison. Billed as a confidential biography, this trashy paperback filled in many aspects of wests career she forgot or purposefully wanted to leave behind. Come up and see me sometime by erika krouse excerpt. Ethel waters come up and see me sometime take a chance. Dec 12, 2015 darkly funny and thoughtprovoking, come up and see me sometime is one of the best collection of short stories i have read in quite some time.
But the bawdy selfconfidence of mae west im single because i was born that way. Aw, aw, you can come up and see me sometime, too aw, and bring your music with you come up tonight i think the paper said the moon would be bright they should have had it in the columns and all, with letters that tall huhhuh, that youd be falling for me cause i am free and you appeal to me tell me, how could it be a crime if you dont get my. On the label and sleeve, the songs original title was reversed and listed as come up and see me make me smile. The come up and see me sometime compilation is a product of the british label, living era. Cause i am free, and you appeal to me, but how could it be a crime. Come up and see me sometime short stories by erika krouse. Come up and see me sometime international lyrics playground. Welcome back, kotter dont come up and see me sometime. Hey big boy why dont you come up and see me sometime. Mouse trouble has tom order a book on how to catch mice from random mouse publishing nonetheless and follow the foolproof instructions exactly as printed no matter how many times they prove to be completely ineffectual.
I assumed it was a reference to mae wests come up and see me some time catchphrase. Get all the details, meaning, context, and even a pretentious factor for good measure. Come up and see me sometime is a thoughtprovoking rant, surprising readers with read more. He came close in a couple of books, but never that exact phrase. Mae west quotes american actress and sex symbol, 18921980. Steve harley make me smile come up and see me lyrics. Buy a cheap copy of come up and see me sometime book by lucy monroe. Her film careermainly at paramount in the 1930sseemed to stop in 1943, but she returned in the 1970s for cult classic myra breckinridge and sextette. This entry was posted in blog and tagged change the game, come up and see me sometime, contemporary romance, corporate information systems series, goodness had nothing to do with it, lucy monroe, win the game by lucy monroe.
Erika krouses debut story collection about sex and the single girl is smart, sharptongued and delightfully addictive. Some of the actresss lines have entered the american vocabulary. Mar 15, 2020 harmony october, 1933 new york, new york. Come up and see me sometime by lucy monroe fictiondb. Youve done it all, youve broken every code and pulled the rebel to the floor you spoilt the game, no matter what you say for only metal, what a. There was a time i didnt know where my next husband was coming from. I own several of their other titles, which always contain an amazing number of highquality vintage recordings.
In a highstakes game of love, attraction, and desire. I love voicing commercials, promos, audio books you name it. A live cover version of make me smile was released as the bside to duran durans 1984 number one single the reflex. Come up and see me sometime by lucy monroe, 2005, kensington pub. Mae west was best known as a comedian and actress whose bawdy plays and movies were full of double entendres and attracted the attention of industry censors. If you dont get my number, well my numbers in the book. Lyrics to come up and see me sometime by ethel waters from the. Come up and see me sometime was written by arthur swanstrom and louis alter. With mae west as her ingenious guiding spirit, erika krouse introduces us to thirteen young, single, geographically and. Attempted because after fits and starts i would give up, deciding i am too uninterestingly neurotic. The first morning, we disembarked for a day at the beach. Come early and enjoy dinner and a drink before the show starts at 19h30. Cliff edwards come up and see me sometime will you toots.
If you dont have my number, well, my numbers in the book come up and see me sometime ive got a lot, a lot of what ive got and what ive gots all mine i could spare a little share of what ive got, for you come up and see me sometime youll get a break, a lot o give and take ive got a brand new line maybe you would like me to explain it. Award winning author lucy monroes books have hit national bestsellers lists in both the us and england. How we made cockney rebels make me smile come up and see. Come up and see me sometime is a thoughtprovoking rant, surprising readers with mirror images of the fears, foibles, and facades of their. With clips from the 1934 comedy classic she done him wrong costarring.
Jan 14, 2020 mae west was best known as a comedian and actress whose bawdy plays and movies were full of double entendres and attracted the attention of industry censors. Here am i, im laying all my cards upon the table ill be on the level just as far as i am. Less well known is her role as writer in many productions. Buy this book cliff, our relationship has no punch line, says one of the protagonists of the. What mae west said first in 1933 in the movie she done him wrong was, why dont you. Come up and see me sometime is a thoughtprovoking rant, surprising readers with. Come up and see me sometime by erika krouse abebooks. Her novel, contenders rare bird books, was a finalist for the vcu cabell first novelist award, and appears in german with aufbauverlag.
Holmes didnt say elementary, dear watson in any published story. Lucy monroe if the prestigious headhunter thinks she can steal his top employee, just like her father stole his dads ideas, shes dead wrong. Her short story collection, come up and see me sometime scribner, won the paterson fiction award, was a new york times notable book of the year, and is. Naturally they all come back to bite him in the ass. She done him wrong bears some resemblances to the bowery, a raoul walsh film released later the same year by united artists starring noah beerys brother wallace. Mae west provides the title for erika krouses debut book, come up and see me sometime, and also the epigraphs for the collections thirteen stories.
Come up and see me sometime by erika krouse overdrive. If you love mae wests dark humor, then you will certainly enjoy this book. Come up and see me sometime hap koffiehuis 115 malherbe st, capital park, pretoria, 0084, south africa get directions get directions. Dont come up and see me sometime finds barbarino moved into his own apartment, hoping to see more of his girlfriend sally linda mccullough, who works as a nurse at the same hospital where hes an janitor. Sarah read a book with her back to me as i lay there, sleepless, watching the light bulb burn so steadily for something so fragile. That night, after dinner and a mixer that i sat out, sarah read a book with her back to me as i lay there, sleepless, watching the light bulb burn so steadily for something so fragile. Come up and see me sometime by lucy monroe, paperback.
Her short story collection, come up and see me sometime scribner, won the paterson fiction award, was a new york times notable book of the year, and is translated into six languages. If the prestigious headhunter thinks she can steal his top employee, just like her father stole. What future generation would learn any life lessons from the fact that i almost kissed him, but couldnt bring. Its time to head to the anegada lobster festival, its time to see our friends and family. With mae west as her ingenious guiding spirit, erika kr. A hardhitting debut collection of mostly firstperson narratives about the oftendisappointing romantic entanglements of women in their 20s and early 30s. Roger greenaway ballad of mae west come up and see me. Lyrics for come up and see me sometime by ethel waters. With mae west as her ingenious guiding spirit, erika krouse introduces us to thirteen young, single, geographically and emotionally nomadic women looking for.
Its not the healthy thing to do, either mentally or hygienically. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With clips from the 1934 comedy classic she done him wrong co. Potently witty, neurotic and nervy, come up and see me sometime marks the arrival of an irresistible new voice in fiction. Stamford bridge come up and see us sometime the first. She loved a lot of gentlemen, and wrote a lot of books. The americanenglish phrase come up and see me sometime is used. Read come up and see me sometime stories by erika krouse available from rakuten kobo. Come up and see me sometime was written by arthur swanstrom and louis alter for paramounts 1933 musical comedy take a chance, based on the.
Lyrics to come up and see me sometime by ethel waters from the timeless historical presents ethel waters album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Aw, aw, you can come up and see me sometime, too, aw, and bring your music with you. Peel me a grape, another utterance that hinted at sybaritic sex, was almost as frequently imitated. Come up and see me sometime phrase meaning and origin. I assumed it was a reference to mae wests come up and see me some time. Well, my numbers in the book come up and see me sometime ive got a lot, a lot of what. Come up and see me sometime from the film take a chance 1933. Aug 27, 2019 she later paraphrased the quip in her next film, im no angel, as, come up and see me sometime, where she was trying to tempt her costar, cary grant, to come up to her room at some unspecified point in time. How we made cockney rebels make me smile come up and see me. Lyrics to come up and see me sometime by ethel waters.
If you dont get my number, well, my numbers in the book. Alex is always a man with a plan, and his plan is to get revenge on. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english zebra books. It was written by harley, and produced by harley and alan parsons. Erika krouse is the author of two books of fiction. Here am i, im laying all my cards upon the table ill be on the level just as far as i am able open up the goods and i will let you see the label im strictly on the up and up ive got a lot, a lot of what ive got and what ive gots all mine i c. Come up and see me sometime mass market paperback may 3, 2005. Erika krouse a collectio of stories about, young, childless geographically and emotionally nomadic women. Stories and millions of other books are available for amazon. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to come up and see me sometime. Mae west mary jane west august 17, 1893 november 22, 1980, known as mae west, was an american actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.
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