Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: The Life And Times Of Timmy Revealed

Finally finished reading all after being off the i...

2007-10-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

Finally finished reading all after being off the internet for over a week. It's 10-2 and I'm pretty shocked at all the responses here. I must be reading something wrong.

I agree the scar clue should have been clarified in the blind.

I just don't see why some doubt all this. After all, truth is stranger than fiction.

So ArthurB stood in for AliceB on a number of occasions. But then one of the roles he did a stand-in for got the nomination and then the win. The entire thing spun out of proportion and now he had to pull off the act of a full impersonation. And he was only trying to help. So he was roped into something he didn't expect, in order to help AliceB, and the hives started.

It just sounds so simple to me. I'm sad some folks got mad and left.

I enjoyed all the research. My book about Mabel Eastlake has arrived. And the Wiki fight has been fun to watch. Very entertaining!! Thanks EL!

"Metroplitan", the movie where "Timmy" met Cesar R...

2007-09-23T06:31:00.000-07:00

"Metroplitan", the movie where "Timmy" met Cesar Romero, will air this Wednesday on the Fox Movie Channel (it is not on DVD).

I don't know if anybody caught this, but the movie's working title was "Diamond Horseshoe" according to Imbd, which ties it into one of the pictures in the original post.

this entire BI reminded me of one of the novellas ...

2007-09-21T17:27:00.000-07:00

this entire BI reminded me of one of the novellas in Thomas Tryon's 1986 "All That Glitters" - in which a female impersonator carries on as 'Babe', a Mae West-type performer, after Babe dies. Ent's story and Tom Tryon's story are extremely similar.

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2007-09-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

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It IS interesting that ENT has not responded to an...

2007-09-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

It IS interesting that ENT has not responded to any of our reponses, both good and bad. We're a tough audience, but he fed us morsel by morsel to the dire end.

It WAS fun but what a let down! Instead of feeling elated, I just that there in disbelief. Even if it were true, Blake was basically a stand-in who did a bit of the acting. Apparently. Who really knows.

This wasnt' the great tease about a man who faked an entire identity and won an academy award.

The final story was sooo different from the first blind teaser we were given.

So, ENT, I think you need to post some clarifications and respond to our comments. YOU OWE IT TO US!!

i wish Ent responded to the reaction....

2007-09-21T12:11:00.000-07:00

i wish Ent responded to the reaction....

Marianne,He probably was a Timmy just not this one...

2007-09-21T10:33:00.000-07:00

Marianne,

He probably was a Timmy just not this one. ;-)

oh well, who cares, im just mad at enty for me hav...

2007-09-21T09:07:00.000-07:00

oh well, who cares, im just mad at enty for me having to liten to don novis sing trees 5 times.

to think at on time i thought he was timmy. and judy holiday was shimmy.

talk about feeling really stupid.

S I don't care who Ent is either.

2007-09-21T07:25:00.000-07:00

S I don't care who Ent is either.

What s said!Why are people treating Ent like a bes...

2007-09-21T07:22:00.000-07:00

What s said!

Why are people treating Ent like a best friend who lied to them?

Who is way to invested here?

The original blind never made sense to me, with AB or KK. The reveal is even wackier, in a way, since it demands that a stout 5'9" young man could fool everyone into thinking he is a slight 5'2" middle aged woman. And how could it all remains so hush-hush? No, I don't believe a word of this story, and can only imagine that Blake may have stood in for Brady as a lark or a joke which everyone was in on.

And where and what is the fake biography for Shimmy exactly? Shimmy looks entirely real to me, in the form of AB.

But do I feel screwed for knowing this is all a ruse? Heck no. I've noticed for a long time that Ent twists his blinds for effect, and people make much more of them than he suggests.

Is that Ent's fault? Not really. I've watched blinds get totally blown out of proportion by readers just because they wanted a more thrilling ride. In many ways, Ent is just obliging them.

SO, take this site for what it is, and if it makes you angry, quit. Join the mouth breathers over at Perez Hilton or TMZ. See if you can work up fascinating conversations that go on for days on those sites. Watch to see if the commentators will drop their own gossip there, or indulge in some research that makes for some delicious stories (I wouldn't know who William Haines was without this BI. Now I'd like to know more.)

It's the Internet. Get to know it's capabilities and its flaws, and you complainers will be much happier. Or give it up altogether, and take up a hobby. Either way, your happiness or dissatisfaction is your own problem.

the plotterist

They always complain about the lack of roles for o...

2007-09-21T07:20:00.000-07:00

They always complain about the lack of roles for older actresses. Think of all the glamorous cameos and parts you could cast in this one. Who cares if it is not completely accurate. Look at what they did with Black Dahlia.

Why was that Wini Shaw video posted? Alice isn't e...

2007-09-21T00:18:00.000-07:00

Why was that Wini Shaw video posted? Alice isn't even in that part of the movie.

Personally, I don't care who Ent is or isn't and w...

2007-09-20T21:44:00.000-07:00

Personally, I don't care who Ent is or isn't and whether he or she is who or what s/he claims to be or whether this is fact or fiction. The fact is, this site is damn entertaining and informative and we don't pay a red cent for our time here. I would encourage Ent to continue to ENTERTAIN us, as we are accustomed to.

I have enjoyed the ride. And I learned a lot about hollywood history and watched a pile of old clips that I never would have watched. I searched for adam's apples and ladies packing down below, monster feet and stray beard hair. And it was all fun. So, still, despite not getting to yell "I KNEW it was Kay Kendall!!" I am absolutely, positively thrilled to have been part of the ride. I only hope, with respect to your heartfelt dismay, that the pissing and moaning and chest beating and threats to unmask the blogger don't frighten dear Ent from continuing to entertain us for years to come.

Yours,
S.

My favorite part of this reveal (other than the fa...

2007-09-20T21:35:00.000-07:00

My favorite part of this reveal (other than the fact that I didn't get sucked in because I knew it was oversensationalized) was that Cesar Romero was the spuer-perceptive Rico Suave'. Fuckin great Typecasting lol.

That said... I really think Alice doesn't look the same in all of her still pictures. Also, Arthur was a great and soon notorious female impersonator. I think there is a shot he was her stand-in, but I know from being a site regular, to not get too in to the big blinds because they are always letdowns due to overexaggeration and hype.

Milli, i agree with your theory about Hez, i've th...

2007-09-20T20:43:00.000-07:00

Milli, i agree with your theory about Hez, i've thought for a long time that she contributes to this blg, and that's totally fine with me if she does cos i enjoy her blog as well. i too thought it was odd that she didn't post a single msg during this whole timmy thing, but then if she is a co-author she prob knew the answer anyways.

I have said this in the past, and I will say it ag...

2007-09-20T19:25:00.000-07:00

I have said this in the past, and I will say it again: As a long-time reader, I feel very strongly that Hez is either the or one of the authors of this blog. If I am wrong, I am terribly sorry to point the finger at an innocent poster, but I don't think I am.

She supposedly talks/emails and has inside info. on Ent and his intentions/actions. She is all over the message board and was annointed a moderator by Ent. early on. At least a while ago, anytime there was any question or doubt raised, she would inevitably appear a few comments later to clarify Ent. or explain things.

Her writing sounds like Ent. All of Ent's characters, incl. this last Emmy reporter, have the same sense of humor. If you read her blog, she recently bragged about her job blogging at a movie site, where her bio says she loves everything Hollywood. She's well-versed in movies/popular culture. For such a devoted fan of Ent.'s, why did she not post/chime in on anything really since this Timmy explosion? I know people (like Pinky) respond by saying she knows personally that Hez is busy, but some of the "regulars" here suspiciously seem like they could be either the author or friends of the author helping the site along.

I could be totally wrong, of course, and please don't accuse me of harassing Hez (all I did was look at her blog, then click from there to her movie website she links a couple times - that's the extent of my detective work!). I guess more power to her for kind of pulling this off. (She also claimed she and Dominique Swain are buddies who have emailed many times as proof around the DS/ZX thing). The MO for this author is to ignore legitimate questions and just keeping plugging on, often by posting something sensational to distract people.

I have enjoyed reading this blog overall and even thinking this I still check in at times, out of curiosity and for entertainment. At times I am disgusted at the deceit and improbability, yet I also concede that the site overall advertises itself as a gossip site, and I continue to read it. So anyone who wants to shoot back at me, why do you read it/go away, I agree it's a weird compulsion to read this site as a nonbeliever!

I wish those of you talented at researching/sleuthing would research to discover the blog author. In a way, I don't want to ruin the author's gig, so I don't know. I just agree with a lot of the comments above.

See Ent's comments, particulary #4. It is hard to...

2007-09-20T18:20:00.000-07:00

See Ent's comments, particulary #4. It is hard to reconcile the story he gave us as the reveal with these "hints"
Timmy Clarifications And Hints

Because I write these quickly, and don't always proofread them, as regular readers know, sometimes things aren't always clear or I miss a word or two. Most of the time it's not worth going back and editing because the incorrect grammar or missing word doesn't really help find the answer, but in this case it might make a difference.

#1 I meant to say the events happened within a 50 year time frame as opposed to happening within the past 50 years. To help you out more I will say that Timmy died between 1980-1985 so you need to go back 50 years from that date.

#2 Combined between Timmy AND his female persona they were in over 100 movies.

#3 It wasn't actually Blockbuster that I got the movie on Sunday. I said Blockbuster to just indicate that I rented the film at a video store. I actually went to a place that has older films, BUT, I didn't use their name more to protect my own identity for when this is solved/revealed because there aren't that many people renting this particular film.

#4 Remember that Timmy was under a great deal of pressure even back then about his biography as a woman. People wanted to know where she was from, etc. Timmy provided information and it wasn't as easy to check on stories and timelines for reporters then, and so whatever an actress said about their past was generally just accepted and is reflected on the "official" biography for Timmy as an actress. The story Timmy gave is the one still in use.

#5 Timmy had a relationship with the closeted A list actor, but it didn't continue until Timmy's death.

#6 The post was reposted on several sites and was guessed correctly on at least 3 of them. I won't say if anyone has guessed correctly on my site.

#7 This item will be revealed. Probably at Christmas when I do the July-December updates and reveals.

#8 Why does the date of death of the "actress" matter? If she is in fact even listed as deceased.

regarding dire potato: go to survivor sucks and t...

2007-09-20T17:08:00.000-07:00

regarding dire potato: go to survivor sucks and tell dp yourself.

As for the indentity of ENT, s/he was smart enough...

2007-09-20T16:36:00.000-07:00

As for the indentity of ENT, s/he was smart enough to register the domain through Domains By Proxy, Inc., which protects his/her identity.

For this reason, you should all feel betrayed. I d...

2007-09-20T16:28:00.000-07:00

For this reason, you should all feel betrayed.

I don't take issue with those who are upset by ENT or the inconsistencies of the BI. It's their right to voice their opinions.

I do take issue with someone telling me how I should feel. I don't see how some nameless/faceless person who publishes a blog can betray me. A friend or family member? Sure. A stranger, not so much.

If you feel betrayed, that's fine. Please don't tell the rest of us how we "should" feel.

uh.Well I thought it was fun...Thx ENT! True or n...

2007-09-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

uh.

Well I thought it was fun...

Thx ENT! True or not..

Like interactive fiction, at worst, IMO.

One last post before I leave this site for good, a...

2007-09-20T15:03:00.000-07:00

One last post before I leave this site for good, as I hope the smarter of you will do, as well.

To date I have counted 33 (!) inconsistencies between the original blind item and the reveal, as well as numerous falsehoods in the story. The overwhelming scent of manure wafting off of this entire ordeal has given me a headache.

I enjoyed deciphering this BI as much as all of you, and I admittedly put a lot of time and energy into it. Most of you did an AMAZING job with your research and superb detective skills. 99% of you seem like decent, nice people.

For this reason, you should all feel betrayed. Betrayed by ENT's questionable knowledge of Hollywood, his poor writing skills, his shell-game hustling, and his blatant lack of client confidentiality, if he is in fact a lawyer.

Please tell dire potatoe (who fled to the hills) that I've enjoyed his work and wit for a long time. He should be proud!

And for those of you still suckered by the Alice Brady tale, get a grip. ENT is a fraud and I hope he is publicly exposed, a la that "Rance" idiot. If anyone exposes his real identity, please report him to the California State Bar (http://www.calsb.org/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10136&id=1144 or call
213-765-1200)

For those who feel conned, please cast your vote by not visiting this site again. That's what I'm doing now.

well dont i feel like death after 4hrs sleep :) ye...

2007-09-20T14:56:00.000-07:00

well dont i feel like death after 4hrs sleep :) yeah i had a few drinks, its not like i left Cooper strapped to his cot and went out on the lash, he was WELL looked after. it was my decision to drink and not anyone's fault but my own that i now feel like i've got a freight train running through my head...

Awesome. Please, someone: MAKE A MOVIE.

2007-09-20T13:59:00.000-07:00

Awesome. Please, someone: MAKE A MOVIE.

OMG!!!! After reading the first BI about Timmy/Sh...

2007-09-20T13:45:00.000-07:00

OMG!!!! After reading the first BI about Timmy/Shimmy, I knew it was BS and didn't really follow the rest of them.

I saw that this last item had almost 400 responses, so I knew there HAD to be some shit stirring in here! So, of course, I had to see what all the controversy was....THANKS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT GUYS!!!

The last hour flew by from reading all this bickering!

That said, I read this blog all the time, even though I know some of it is BS. It's really for entertainment purposes and we all need to chill. But we also have the right to call BS on any of these items.

And, I hate to say this Regulars....but you guys can be just as nasty as the "trolls".

I believe in the Freedom of Speech, even though it can cause vicious rumors, nasty name calling, and potential destruction of reputations. I've been the victim of all the above, but I would never change those circumstances by having to give up this Freedom.

C'est la vie!