Eileen, I sent you the program last Friday...should be there today Indeed it was!! Thank you, THANK YOU, Evelyn XXOO!

Adi and EllieP, come and claim some keepsake from P&P2, SiL, or any of the other lists. This is part of the fun. If you have been lurking as much as you say, you know all about it, so join me and I will make you feel as welcome here as in all the other places. We need your fresh insight to keeep us going. Without newbies we will dry up and disappear! All you other lurkers, come in and get wet. It is delicious!

My black trenchcoat has to go on the list as his right arm has lain across the back of it. OOOhh those extra long digits.

Eileen G just checked out your Fanfic contribution. WOW!! "The Cottage" is new to me. Congratulations, I am almost rushing out of here to see P&P again. I hope Andrew Davies doesn't know about you, he would feel really threatened!!

What has happened over at Drool FanFic? I have tried and treid to get in but all I get is the index and a box that says the server is not answering. I want to read The Cottage, too!

Finally got in and printed it. I will be in and out over the weekend. Sinbce disaster relief does not need my volunteer service (my main voluntary choice) I will be doing my thing at the U of HH Softball tournament both in Hilo and in Kona. Will take a laptop to check up if I have the energy! Post lots, especially the new ones. We need fresh drool! Here is the state of the Keeper List: Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn Heide's Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ?? Black Parker Ballpoint Pen with which Colin signed her program, Arami Her Black Trench Coat Across Whose Shoulders He Draped His Arm, LizzaJ

This is not very good, but I have spent all the grey matter on it I can spare. Please be kind. I should have stayed with the essay, I fear! I wanted his Codpiece for me; To make me look better than he. A Sapphire and Gold ring Is not such a grand thing As his codpiece in Burgundy. The Codpiece is much the better Its shape is quite an eye-getter With bangles and pearls And fur shaped in curls Spikes too, the men did beset her. But Wessex, an Earl, quite the man Was fashion's slave looking quite grand His Pants all in pleats Had no place for deceits, The codpiece's not my demand I really do fancy the ring All golden it is quite the thing All lords had many and Ladies a-pleanty My Keepsake is fit for a king.

Bravo, Marcia! You deserve both codpiece and ring!

I'll guard them with my life!!! LOL!! You are too kind, but vital to my sort of poster. Thank you!

Well Done Marica! I am all amusment! :) Curls made of fur and spikes, LOL!!!! And I agree with Gi, you deserve both the codpiece and the ring! xoxo sbr

Yes BRAVO, Dear Marcia the Poet Laureate of the Keepsakes.

Marcia how wonderfully you combined the two. Brava! Just wondering, you don't write these as you sit in your stand, do you?

Thank you all for the kind words. LOL, I am composing Limericks all the time in my head. They are just too cute and funny not to! It is interesting that yesterday Ray did the selling and I sat next to the announcer and kept score so he would know how many outs, who was up next after a side was out, and so forth. It makes me pay attention!!! We won both games in the last innings. Whew. More today as the dust control rain is doing its thing. Miss talking with you SB!! Your Limerick dedicated to you keepsake was what inspired me, as well as another one further back in time. Off to softball again! I shall think up more verses today if the time presents itself!

Marcia, LOL!! Very entertaining limerick--first ever I've read about a codpiece! Wessex would be most flattered...

Oh, and glad you liked my story, Lizza. I hope Andrew Davies doesn't know about you, he would feel really threatened!! LOL! I'm most exceedingly obliged...but I really don't think Andrew has to worry!

Eileen ,you are yet ANOTHER modest drool lady. Combine the collective talents of this board and you could take the world by storm.

Marcia, in honor of your super human efforts to keep this board hopping, I have finally composed my Fever Pitch whistle essay. Unfortunately this can not compare to your codpiece limerick for I can't rhyme two words together in any sense to save my life. Yours was truly an inspiration though. Side to side...the shiny whistle slides side to side over the worn red knit shirt of its wearer, Paul Ashworth. It rubs and bounces against his chest as he paces along the sideline while his boys practice the offside trap. The cord of the whistle nestles just below those long, touseled curls but the whistle reaches down, just grazing his navel (mysteriously never seen in this film - his nudity clause must have run out by then). It waits in vain for Paul to raise it to his lips. Every day it hopes to b taken into that mouth and every day it is denied. But luckily there's always another season. Until that day comes when Paul grabs that whistle and really uses it, I mean really uses it, it will wait patiently. What's wrong with that?

when Paul grabs that whistle and really uses it, I mean really uses it Well, THAT was pretty sexy. Heavens....or then I�m just far too apt to think metaphorically at this time of night!

(Heide)It waits in vain for Paul to raise it to his lips. Every day it hopes to be taken into that mouth and every day Oh, I know....I KNOW!!!! Don't we all?! Lovely, Heide. I could feel it. The Queen of the Netherfield Ball triumphs again. Thank you.

Beautiful, Heide!

Heide, what an ending! Good thing the AC is on.

Heide, I wondered why you did not use first person singular to tell your story. That is, until I reread it. That would give it a whole new meaning...oh my!

Excellent Heide!! The Gunners could not fail to take you to their hearts on a permanent basis.

Well done, Heide! Regarding keepsakes: all this Oscar hype got me thinking. Past winners are frequently asked where they keep their Oscars. Let me use the same line of questioning on our LLL's (lucky London ladies). It's been 1-2 weeks since your Donmar experience. Where are you keeping your pictures/program/autograph etc.?

Good Question, Eileen!!! All those 3L FirthFans must have special containers for the sacred objects so other people's finger prints do not contaminate ODB's. Perhaps they are on display in the bedroom where just they can glory in the achievement. I have an inquiring mind, and I'd like to know, too.

Marcia, I�ve tried to find the FP Keepsake list but there isn�t one it seems? Anyway, after having watched the movie four (4) times now I WANT something in it, and this could be a tricky one!! I�d like to have Paul�s watch, and the reason is that it�s Colin�s in real life too. Check the watch in the mag I gave you Heide & Evelyn, it�s exactly the same one that Paul Ashworth has in his wrist!.....But I understand if you need to ask Colin�s permission for this one, Marcia. And if it�s a no, could I have Paul�s blue jeans then? (But they�re probably Colin�s too, he�s possibly wearing them right this minute in that corner pub in Islington!).

Elena, There is a Keepsake list of items from CF movies other than P&P2, and when there are sufficient takers (as in SiL and 3DoR) I make them a separate list. I have added you as Keeper of the requested Wrist Watch! Here is the Firth movies list thus far: Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tine Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide The Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza His sporran from My Life So Far, Marcia Paul Ashworth's Wrist Watch, Elena

Marcia, see my post at 115 re codpiece, will you? Where are my real keepsakes from 3DoR? With the other theatre programs, and the pix are waiting to go in the album... Nothing out of the ordinary...But Sabine's pic is my computer wallpaper at present :-)

Where are my real keepsakes from 3DoR? Thanks, Gi! How about the rest of you? Where are you keeping your treasures?

Gi, I did read your heart-stopping comment on possible sighting of the most outstanding kind. They cannot get that into Video stores soon enough for me! Shall I put down your Firth-touched-it keepsake from 3DoR as the program he signed for you? No one else has that yet! It goes beside Ned's Green Shirt you are Keeping Safe.

BTW, I think CF has the most important real Keepsakes of all. He has part of the heart of every one of the lucky ladies who got to know him first hand.

Marcia, I'd rather not mix real and virtual keepsakes :-)

Of course, we shall not. I was just trying to get some interest going here. I though my comment might provoke some sort of reaction. I prefre to deal with fully-dressed men. Remember, the particular item one wants to claim must be visible, and I am just old enough to believe that robed is sexier than disrobed. If ODB had been Full Monty in the first thing we saw him in, there would have been nothing else to be said and fully 3/4 of the old Drool would have gushed and dried up long ago =P

(Marcia)I prefre to deal with fully-dressed men. LOL! You�re kidding? If ODB had been Full Monty in the first thing we saw him in.... Yes, there�s absolutely no need for that, I see him disrobed in my imagination about 9 times a day anyway. With deepest respect of course.

Ah, Elena, that is what I meant. You put it much better than I did. There are *many* people of whom I am grateful that I do not have to see any more of them than I do now. =P After all, as you point out, the imagination is the true erotic stimulus. The other is just animal instinct. Long may they work together!

There is a new Shakespeare in Love Keepsake claimed by Marina, who lives in Moscow, Russia. She is valiantly trying to perfect her English to where she is comfortable about posting her own messages. Until then, know that she has finally seen it, Loved ODB, thought the role to small for him, Drooled over his eyes...his lips...his (you get the idea)...but horror of horros, she had to see it with a voice-over which completely blanked out the magnificent tones of Firth. More about this on 115 tomorrow. Me nwhile, Marina, here is your Keepsake! The Romeo and Juliet Play Notice which wrapped around Wessex' Face, Marina (in Moscow)

As a keepsake from SIL I want to claim the kiss that Wessex bestowed on Viola, for myself. She clearly didn't want it and I sincerely do. I hope it's still up for grabs.

Gracious, you give me ideas, Susan. But I always thought that DEEDS can�t be given for safekeep, or can they, Marcia? In case they can I want to claim a certain scene from FP, with Ruth Gemmel kicked out of it naturally :-)) Btw, you�re so right Susan, I just do not get it why Viola didn�t GRAB him to make the kiss last longer. A great kiss totally wasted.

Oh No! Elena wants to claim the shagging she did with Paul for which she owed her roommate a new bed? Or was it a different scene? Remember, we have to have seen it occurring. If you can put it into a Noun form (such as Susan's Kiss) then it will be acceptable. Watch out for all the HOTPig lusters flocking to claim his athletic pursuits involving sheets ;) Just to see where this leads the creative minds of the Spring Ladies I am allowing SusanA to claim Viola/Wessex' Kiss. The slap does not come with the attached kiss (unless you really want it.) It sounded most painful.

Watch out for all the HOTPig lusters flocking to claim his athletic pursuits involving sheets ;) There's going to be a free-for-all for the "Big Hug" with Maria the maid at the inn. And there's the shower scene in P. And the "freezer scene" in FF. WOW this topic is gonna be X-rated....cool:-)

Right, then I must claim the vertical shag from Femme Fatale.

Announcing the first Adult Keepsake List on Drool (that I am aware of..) Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Mine Shaft Wall in Nostromo, Marcia

Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films I want "The Look"and "The Smile" at Pemberley.

As you see, it is yours! Nice choice!!! Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Mine Shaft Wall in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" from Pemberley, Evelyn

Against the Mine Shaft Wall in Nostromo, Marcia Was there a wall? Or are you thinking of another scene from somewhere else? ;-)

Good heavens, we have come a long way in this topic, haven't we? :-)

Shagging?! Ladies, you shock me! I only want to claim that *KISS* for myself from FP (before the not-on-the-carpet happenings).

As for the mine kisses, etc...I guess there was no wall except for the side of the mine. Sort of like a cave. I know you know which scene...in the rain...in the dark...here? now?...HERE! Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" from Pemberley, Evelyn The Kiss in the kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena This was not an area I planned on entering, but it just presented itself with Arami's wish...and I could no longer help myself. Besides, this moribund board needed something to get it jump-started again. This, at least, will pique curiosity.;)

And this is also filmographically so enlightening. I realize now that Femme Fatale and HOTP are movies that I need to see.

To be truly proficient, one must see all of CF's works. HOTP is actually pretty good and Femme Fatale has its momments. ;-) You are in luck because HOTP is only available on PAL, so "go to it."

(Marcia)...but it just presented itself with Arami's wish... To be fair....I think it started last evening with Elena wanting the kiss from FP and then well...I ..uh... went on with other scenarios.And the list took on a life of its own..... So Karen...it's your turn....:-) I think there is a special one from THOTP we should save for Heide:-)

I can be blamed for lots of things here ;-D, but this time it wasn't me who mantioned shagging first!

Oh Dear! What have we done ;) Evelyn, did you mean the stroll along the river in the alltogether? For Heide? If so, I'd LOVE to hear the rest of the story, and cannot wait for the little essay!!!

(Marcia)Evelyn, did you mean the stroll along the river in the alltogether? No....but I better let Heide pick her own "lusty moment":-D Ah, yes...as Walker says: "The Story of a Moment".

Before anyone gets my scene, it's when Madame de Torvel comes to Valmont and there's all that whirling and twirling, except I would be there in the morning. :)

Need to fix the lack of an end tag. Also, there is another vertical shag scene. Wings of Fame ring a bell? ;-)

I think it is fixed, but you may see the centering ONCE. After you leave this topic, the next time you come back you won't see it again. I think I have this yapp thing figured out. Don't keep putting in the tag fixes. They are there. I think.

It worked. Trust me.

(Karen)Before anyone gets my scene, it's when Madame de Torvel comes to Valmont and there's all that whirling and twirling, except I would be there in the morning. :) Great choice....great pic.(Where does this woman keep all these pictures so handy!)

Great choice....great pic Ditto! "Do you want me to lie to you?" "Yes!" Blame it on the fact that I've got the flu yet again (I've got to stay away from my neices/nephews, they're adorable but walking viruses) therefore I'm not feeling my usual self...and some of the best scenes are taken, so I'll choose the letter Valmont dictates to Cecile (not the deflowering afterwards, just the dictation).

Thanks for that beautiful Valmont pic, Karen. I�ve seen Valmont only once the year it was made and liked it quite a lot. At that time Colin of course was just another good British actor to me so I watched the film quite unbiasedly. I don�t remember the film very well except for the lovely costumes and Meg Tilly�s fantastic beauty. But what I do remember well is that I found Colin�s performance very erotic, enough to remember it for years. It took me some time to realize that it was the SAME actor in P&P that made me think of....erm.....I mean: the same brilliant actor and even more erotic this time. Marcia, is it possible for one to claim TWO scenes from the same movie?

(Elena)is it possible for one to claim TWO scenes from the same movie? Go for it. If no one wants to contest it, there should be no reason you could not claim to be the object in the scenes you choose. I am all curiosity!

Spring Pledge Drive Terry will gratefully accept any small donation you can make to help keep the Spring out of the hole. No obligations, of course, but if you're able to help out, a check can be made out to The Spring and mailed to: The Spring Rt.2 Box 56r Cedar Creek, TX 78612 I will post this at the other topics, so bear with the repetition.

Great Scene Karen R. The fact that Colin and Meg were real-life lovers makes that scene all the more believable. Every time I watch it I feel I am getting a glimple into the true emotional responses of CF and it makes me shudder with passion and envy. P.S. Any news or pictures of their son William?

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Here we are so far in the lusty ladies' wish list: Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena When Madame de Torvel comes to Valmont and there's all that whirling and twirling, except I would be there in the morning, KarenR

I think we can shorten it to "The whirling and twirling love scene from Valmont"

Thank you, Karen. Last evening, when I was so tired, I read through my saved postings to see which scene you mentioned which elicited SusanA's comment. Then I found I had not added it to the list. Rather than forget it again I pasted your comment on the bottom of the list and posted it. Now it reads appropriately, but not that YOU would be there in the morning...which I imagine we all understand without saying!

Karen...Oh Fearless Leader... are you only going to treat us to a pic of your favorite lusty scene?

Here is a try at getting my fav moment from Nostromo into HTML:

Sorry! It doesn't work for snappies from your own files.

Marcia, nope it doesn't work. Email it to me and I'll get it posted. I assume it would be a Snappy of *your favorite scene*??? :) Evelyn, what more do you think I could post about that Valmont scene? I'm clueless.

(Karen)Evelyn, what more do you think I could post about that Valmont scene? I'm clueless. Enough of Valmont and M. Torvel...I was thinking more about the other scenes that have been" secured"....Got anything in the archives on ... my P&P?....WoF?, the kiss in FP?,FF?

Ok, group. Tomorrow you learn more about Hawaii, volcanoes and perhaps some other good stuff. This place needs dusting it has been so long since anyone posted. I cannot believe the three or four scenes chosen from his movies so far have exhausted the topic. Think about it, and be back tomorrow (meeting now) to post interesting goodies!

Marcia, you missed my request (the letter dictation from Valmont). I can come up with more but don't want to be greedy ;-P !

Sorry, Eileen. Last week was a very busy one. Please remind me - everyone - if I have not responded appropriately to your request for something on a list. It now stands as follows: Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen

(Marcia) I cannot believe the three or four scenes chosen from his movies so far have exhausted the topic. Think about it, and be back tomorrow (meeting now) to post interesting goodies! But Marcia, when is tomorrow? It's always February 7 here. Here's my wish: Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig

i claim the moment in WOF, post coital or in 113 speak "post shagging" when he is lolling on the bed watching the woman(?) move naked around the room it goes without saying that he is unclothed too!! I hope I got all this right!!

I mean the right film etc, it is pretty exciting reading getting this far. But of course, this is exactly what our clever Marcia intended!!!

How about the shopping scene from FF? When he kisses her and says "are we done here?" Doesn't anyone want that one? ;-)

Eileen, I think that was the first one taken - by Arami - which is referred to as the vertical shag. (Frozen peas and all!) Oh Lizza, you clever lady, That is what spices up this place. Love yours...and as I recall you have located it exactly right. (If not, we will be corrected =P) Cannot believe only one from P&P chosen, but another was requested in chat last night, so I am saving the Post nuptual kiss in the carriage for SBR. Wot?! No one wants the pearl crawl from PM?!

Lizza, are you sure you do not want the "coitus" too? After all, half a scene is not as worthy as a fulfilled one;)

Eileen, I think that was the first one taken - by Arami - which is referred to as the vertical shag. (Frozen peas and all!) LOL! No shagging at the refrigerator case amongst the cartons of OJ. Just says, "you have to marry me!" I believe the vertical shag to which Arami refers is part of the overall bed scene, prior to *that look* (out of body experience, perhaps) and the little triangle of blue becoming visible. You do recall one position (also used in WoF) sitting up in bed? Do you not? ;-)

Whew! Glad to know our man has couth. He waited for a more provate moment to comsumate the frozen peas...ummm...OJ! OK, Eileen. You get your wish, but was it not from Femme Fatale? Not WoF? Or do I need to go back and watch all of his movies again...suffer...suffer =D

Sitting up in bed was the first scene I ever saw from WoF. It was sent to me by a fellow Firthian wound to that very spot. I need clarification as to which of these Eileen wants.

(KarenR)I believe the vertical shag to which Arami refers is part of the overall bed scene, prior to *that look* That's the one I thought Arami meant. It was from FF (or 'Fatal Woman' here in the states). and the little triangle of blue becoming visible Hah! I knew I wasn't the only one to notice that! "Did the earth move?" Back to the shopping scene: they're remarking about the lady buying all the cat food; he says "...that's why she turned to cats," she says "you come when I ca l." Don't you love the look on Joe's face? OK, Eileen. You get your wish I have one already, Marcia. I'm just making suggestions.

Does this look familiar: Snappy courtesy of Marcia

What are you guys talking about? WHAT little triangle of blue?? Sorry, I really should see more of his movies, my knowledge seems to be seriously inadequate.

Oooooh! Chicken Skin time!!! Thank you Karen. Snappy done by StefanieB to illustrate a scene I had not yet seen...to entice me to watch Nostromo. Tape is getting very thin at that spot! I love the though of being pushed (willingly) up against a strong solid upstanding wall by the same sort of person!

(Marcia) Oooooh! Chicken Skin time!!! Is that all it takes to get you going?! I'll post the other one since it isn't a mystery any more! (Elena) WHAT little triangle of blue?? Took me a long time... and a new TV set... to see the blue triangle! In FF, as CF falls out of bed unto the floor, you can catch a little blue triangle in the lower-left-hand corner of the shot, only proving that he's not in the buff. Sorry, I really should see more of his movies, my knowledge seems to be seriously inadequate. The pursuit of knowledge is always a worthy goal. ;-)

I'll let others of you explain the blue triangle to Elena. I could not see one in my video. BTW, what is the matter with 118? Sometimes it let me in yesterday, but today so far, I have had not luck at all!

O.K Marcia , fine by me, what the hell, I'm going to go for ALL of it. So in 113 speak that would be "Pre-shag, shag and post-shag" Great stuff as long as none of Peter O'Toole creeps in. This is a great board to visit late at night, this is a keepsakes list with endless possibilities!!!

Oh and thanks for the tip to visit Murph's site re Wessex in Virginia etc, althou' this is the wrong board to post my appreciation, but it is late!!

Hmmmm....Lusty Ladies' List.... (LizzaJ)as long as none of Peter O'Toole creeps in. LOL! "Creeps" is the perfect word to use with him. He makes me shudder and squinch up tight! Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking Scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson

(LizzaJ)This is a great board to visit late at night, this is a keepsakes list with endless possibilities!!! Indeed it is, but there has been a suggestion from someone up later, possibly, than you: Scenes from FacFic in which you would like to replace Lizzie. Is that not fraught with possiblilities of the most purient sort?! Make that P U R E sort ;)

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Waaa! Marcia, did you not see my post 678? I must have my wish as well. And keep in mind, this scene can only be found in the Hour of the Pig, it's not in the Advocate and no.... it's not that scene. Ooh, Lizza, I do like that scene from WOF. I love her mantra...Don't stop, don't stop. You remind me of someone. Good Lord, how did Marcia figure out that puzzle piece? What other pic are you going to put up, Karen, to make it all clear?

Spoke too soon.