This won’t be as tantalizing as the title may show. I received some awards some time back (Blog Awards with Barbies), and one of the requirements is to tell things about myself people may or may not know. So….That is the truth part. The dare part is that this is information you probably don’t want to know, so I dare you to continue reading this post. Okay….I double dog dare you. I’ll try to leave out stuff I have regurgitated on my blog already. I can’t promise to fulfill all the truths I need to, but here goes:
- My first name is Lorre, not Lorrelee. Lee is my middle name, but a college friend of mine liked to put the names together to make me sound hick when he introduced me.
- I was named after the character Laurie in the Little Women novel, but the spelling came from the actor Peter Lorre. He always played sinister characters….go figure.
- If I was a boy, I was going to be named Erin. That was the name of my dad’s childhood dog. Good thing he didn’t realize it could be a girl’s name. Who wants to be named after a dog? That would truly make me a female bitch.
- On a side note: Erin means Ireland or from Ireland and that’s what I named my daughter. Hmmmmmmm.
- I’m pretty sure this wouldn’t be allowed now, but when I was 7, my sister and I belly danced at a bar with my mother. I had a costume made of a bikini with a see-thru skirt and a jewel in my belly button. Yeah……just saying it out loud makes me want to call social services.
- After college, I interviewed (3 hours) with some big wigs at Saatchi & Saatchi New York (advertising). The position for copywriter was between myself and another person. I lost out because they didn’t think I could push the envelope, even though I swore to them I could. Thanks “Anonymous” professor from VCU, who told us not to be crazy in our portfolio. You
fucked me out oflost me a job. - I colored and bleached my hair 7 times in one day with permanent color. My hair miraculously did not fall out.
- From childhood up…jobs I wanted: cruise director, journalist, lawyer, comedian, talk show host, singer, actress, writer, copywriter, teacher and nurse.
- I will admit to having the Barry Manilow Anthology.
Perhaps too much plastic surgery? - In 6th grade, I paid $5 to get a new sassy signature by mail. I still use elements of it today.
- I love fettucine alfredo, chocolate covered almonds and margaritas, but not at the same time.
- I have 5 tattoos and they remain hidden unless I dare to wear a bikini in the summertime.
Articles of Absurdity 
Five tattoos, u serious in India if u get one ur parents will go crazy.. hopefully I have one.
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I got my first one when I was 30 years old and I had just had my first child. I’m pretty sure my parents didn’t need to worry about my actions too much by then.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Well this was quite entertaining sweets. I’m thinking your parents had a premonition when they chose to spell your name the way they did. Which one was Laurie in Little Women? It’s been too long and I don’t remember. Was she bossy? Margie
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Actually, Laurie was a male and my mom was quite fond of his character. His name was Theodore “Laurie” Laurence. I much prefer the Peter Lorre connection.
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Lorre, this is an interesting read-you write so well even when nibbling on chocolate-covered almonds. Happy New Year!
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They sure sound good about now. Thanks a bunch and Happy New Year to you.
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You had me until the Barry Manilow Anthology. Now I must reassess.
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I can’t help it. I have many others that would be more popular, but what fun would it be to name those. I was sure Barry would get quite the reaction.
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I might have been able to digest it better if I hadn’t been eating. But I doubt it.
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You know….I’m going to have to come up with a post dedicated to you and your dislike of barbies and Barry…I’ll have to include Red (Momma’s Money Matters), since she has the same distaste for the dolls. Maybe Barry too?
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My list is pretty long. But you’re not on it, so you can bask for a while.
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Rest. Good.
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Are the tattoos pictures of Barely? I only have one tat, but it’s a lightening bolt across my entire face.
Seriously, I commend you for divulging personal info about yourself on the web. That shit scares me, so I tend to lie about stuff to throw off the Black Helicopters.
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No tats of Barry.
I doubt I’m that significant to anyone….so who cares right? BUT….if anyone wants to be creepy and come after me because I over process my hair or admit to liking some Barry Manilow, then my husband will just annihilate them.
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I for one will never let you forget Barry. I have no such stain on my past. Or none that YOU will ever learn about!
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Don’t tempt me to start singing Mandy or Weekend in New England to you.
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Fortunately, my finger is already on the mute button. Blast away.
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Well….What fun is that?
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Probably only fun for me, but that’s just fine. Well, me and absolutely everyone else on the planet who HATE Barry. But hey, I am music …
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I knew it. There’s a little love there….maybe love-hate?
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No. There is only hate-hate. And hate.
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Damn if I didn’t call that right. I knew you would say that…I just needed to wait for the confirmation.
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I got a chuckle, esp. when the comments started about Barry, I like your name just as it is, maybe cause we share the same middle name, that would work, lets go that way, but I have a better crush from my younger years, I LOVED Shaun Cassidy, yup, its the truth, had his albums and everything, watched the Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew to see him, and cause I always loved mysteries.
I was sure I would grow up and he would meet me and fall in love with me… uh oh guess that didnt work out huh? oh well, funny thing I was sooooo crest fallen when I heard he married …. another Deb, I was crushed I tell you.
Oh for the days of youth lol, he probably wouldnt like my 2 tats either so blah on him lol:-)
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He was a cutie and what about Leif Garrett. Not too keen on how he turned out, but nice to look at in the younger years. I’m sure Shaun mistook that Deb for you. It happens.
I love mysteries too. I was going to, but didn’t comment that my favorite author is actaully Agatha Christie. I fell in love with her (writing)..I dont swing that way….in middle school when I picked one of her books for a book report. I have one of her books (The Secret of Chimneys), which was printed in 1925. I don’t remember what I paid, but it was 25 cents during its time.
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If you are going to include me in the hate Barbies post, you will need to hear some of my GI Joe stories. (Ken was not a boy toy.) Designing my first tatt now. It is going to make up for all the ones I did not get before. Cruise director sounds interesting.
Red.
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Would love to. You need to show off the design when it’s done and not necessarily on your body, just the art.
Cruise director because of the character Julie on the love boat. Does it still sound interesting?
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Oh, well then, no. What I am pulling together (which is tough) is a six rose design, thorns a must, barbed wire still being debated. And yes, it is going to be …large.
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Sounds awesome and painful. I agree with the barbed wire.
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Fettucine alfredo rules! You rock!
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Yes it does. Thanks, but are you sure you don’t have me confused with someone else?
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Very interesting. I’ll confess that I liked Barry Manilow “back in the day.” I was crazy about “Mandy.”
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It’s a classic.
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Oh barf.
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You protest too much!
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