ProudMary

I absolutely LOVE this! Viola's daughter didn't want to be Elsa from Frozen or any other character for that matter. She wanted to be... HER MOM! And why wouldn't she? http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/01/viola-davis-daughter-halloween-costume

A bit more info on the cast's activities in Asheville can be found here: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/10/22/southern-charm-reality-show-filming-asheville-bravo-tv/74389546/ I thought this comment was of interest. To my knowledge we haven't had anyone mention when they expected S3 to air, right?

Sorry it took me a while to see this. I live in the South now, but I'm originally from the Northeast of Italian-American heritage. Tripe, Southern Italian-style meaning made with tomato sauce, was one of my father's favorites. (I'm rolling my eyes as I type that.) Even more than the taste, it was the texture that got to me.

Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio Gets Roasted by Celebrity Chefs in DC http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/chef-roast.php#.VjBD9oWxDN0.facebook Looks like a fantastic time was had by all. Lots of photos at the linked site.

20 Hours is one of my favorite episodes. In addition to Amy Adams, it also gave us an early look at future Sorkinite John Gallagher, Jr.. Adding to the great quotes from this ep.: "300 IQ points between them and I swear if it weren't for Donna, they'd have to buy a house."

Just seeing this now. Beef tripe is my CTFE also! My parents forced me to eat a number of things I didn't like but tripe was the only thing that caused me to vomit all over the kitchen table. Served 'em right!

I saw Steve Jobs earlier today. They can get Aaron Sorkin's second Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay ready now. Absolutely brilliant.

This is a unique one: There was a recent charity event where locals paid a fee to be photographed as a mermaid. Landon was one of the participants. There's a photo at the link of Shep and Craig moving one of the "mermaids" on Folly Beach. No indication if any of this was filmed for the show. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151019/PC16/151019256

I had the same thought.

That was my favorite exchange of the night!

From Top Chef;s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/TOPCHEF/photos/np.1445380280848721.100000465766961/10153738258989612/?type=3&notif_t=notify_me_page Looking forward to the new season!

One other comment, and take it as you will coming from a woman who has ProudMary as her UserID and a CCR album cover as her avatar, but I've been very impressed with John Fogerty as a guest coach. His notes to the performers have been spot on. I honestly wasn't expecting him to be this engaged. I'll be sorry when the Battle Rounds end and he won't be around any more. I thought that was truly arrogant. He even stepped on Blaine's money note. Definitely not cool.

I was shocked and very disappointed that no one stole Lyndsey. She was one of my favorites. While I like Braiden, Gwen made the wrong choice IMO.

This makes me want to visit the Dallas area! http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/10-14-15-top-chef-tre-wilcox-cooking-class/

Kellie Pickler has carved out a nice career for herself, post-Idol. She surfaces in so many different areas. Good for her! I loved her in S5. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6729460/faith-hill-kellie-pickler-nashville-talk-show

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-top-chef-cityplace-restaurant-20151006-story.html

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kimberly-caldwell-gives-birth-welcomes-baby-girl-first-pictures-2015810

That was definitely cringe-worthy. I watched the "Best of the Blind Auditions" and picked up on another cringe-worthy moment; this one from Blake to Blind Joe about imagining himself at the CMAs in a duet with Ronnie Milsap. Yeah, because the only singer Joe would ever be paired with would be another blind country singer. Ouch.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/6715569/american-idol-winner-david-cook-is-married

While the relentless backstories drive me crazy after a while too, in fairness to Dustin, it's more than just a lazy eye in that he's virtually blind in that eye.

The area around Boone Hall (Long Point Rd.) in Mount Pleasant received some of the very highest rain totals in the area. They went over 25". I hope your ex-MIL is OK. Very glad you were finally able to get good news about your friend and her family, Cooks. I'll have to go check out the Bravo page. Although the sun is finally shining in the Lowcountry, downtown Charleston is once again experiencing tidal flooding as I type this post. :( And more and more of the rivers are approaching major flood stage. :( I'm beyond glad that the rain has stopped but the crisis is far from over.

Seventy five miles of Interstate 95 is STILL closed along with smaller parts of I-20 and I-26. There are over 450 road closures throughout the state of South Carolina. As bad as it is in the Charleston tri-county area (Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester), it is much worse in the Columbia area. The rain in the Charleston area cleared out by this afternoon and the bulk of the floodwaters have receded so most people are at least able to return to their homes to survey damage. One family in a particularly bad hit West Ashley community returned to their flooded out home today to find that it had been burglarized. :( People are still being asked to stay off the roads as much as possible because many roads and especially smaller bridges have been structurally damaged by the flooding. North Charleston and Dorchester County had curfews for the past few nights. I think N. Charleston's has been lifted. In the Columbia area the waters are not receding anywhere near as quickly as has happened in the Lowcountry. There have been numerous dam breaches in the Midlands and river flooding is now anticipated as the floodwaters find their way to the rivers and down into the Lowcountry toward the ocean. A couple of counties over from Charleston, any residents within a mile of the Edisto River are being told to evacuate. The current flooding is considered minor but by Saturday they are expecting the river to be 6 feet above flood level which obviously is life-threatening. All schools in the tri-county are closed and will still be closed tomorrow. Many shops and restaurants have been closed since Friday but I would anticipate that a good percentage will be opening again tomorrow. (I read somewhere that Sermet's has remained open throughout!) I'm just so glad that it has finally stopped raining. Some of the heaviest hit areas received 25 inches of rain! Positively unreal.

Two minute clip from tomorrow night's episode. https://twitter.com/Marvel/status/651128100659433472

Iain DeCaestecker has been named Performer of the Week by TV Line. http://tvline.com/2015/10/03/iain-de-caestecker-performance-agents-of-shield-season-3/

It's been a rough day throughout the Lowcountry. But people have kept a sense of humor. This is one of the more popular local memes.