While known for her pithy, often too-true one-liners. It's obvious why, on top of endless references and her own style being inspired by, AS-P named her own production company (Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions) after this chick. I now know that Dorothy's spirit can be seen floating throughout the words of Gilmore girls (and now. The wit, the cadence, the poetry within a single line. And I can see Parker's influence on AS-P's writing and character development. I fully understand now why Amy Sherman-Palladino is so singularly obsessed with Dorothy Parker. I was foaming at the mouth to learn more. And that's where my extensive Parker expertise ended. I knew that Amy Sherman-Palladino apparently felt inspired by her. I knew she was a member of that elite Algonquin Round Table (what that meant, I really didn't know). Before I opened The Portable Dorothy Parker, I really had no knowledge of the woman behind the words. the fact that I have been introduced to Dot (yes, we're on a first name basis) makes it all worth it. If nothing comes out of the BW&R Challenge. (They settle into a comfortable chair together.) This living, this living, this living, Was never a project of mine.' Cheery. It's just habit.ĭean: (reading) 'There's little in taking or giving. Gum, hair spray, a book.ĭean: You thought there'd be a lot of downtime? Dean and Rory have since left and are taking a nice stroll through snowy Stars Hollow.ĭean: I'll get it. Dean and Tristan have completed their little penis-measuring ritual at the Chilton dance.
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