Well, dear readers, I think that today I shall buy new sheets. What do you think of that? I have been thinking about which day to buy new sheets on and this seems like a perfect “buy new sheets” day (BNS, in Internet lingo) to me. I feel that one should buy new sheets once every three years, because you start to get tired of looking at the same old sheets after three years. I was looking at my sheets and thinking, “I am tired of looking at the same old sheets after three years.” And so, I shall buy new ones and I will be the envy of one and all and also all and one, sheet-wise. People will come from near and far and also far and near to look at my sheets and I shall be the toast of the town. Have you ever been the toast of the town? Did people try to butter you up? Did you get down and jam? What the hell am I talking about? Don’t I have new sheets to buy?
Last night I attended a birthday dinner for my friend Barbara Wechter, who is married to my friend David Wechter, who is the son of my friend Cissy Wechter, who is the mother of my friend Jerry Wechter. It was quite fun, and we ate lots and lots of barbecued foodstuffs, such as ribs, tri-tip, chicken, salad, beans, and potatoes. Then we had ice cream cake for dessert. Tonight I shall be attending another birthday celebration, this one for my next door neighbor’s wife. I don’t really know them all that well, but I thought it’s a nice neighborly gesture to go, and besides, if I get bored I can leave and be home in four seconds.
I must hurry along because soon the cleaning lady will be here to cast her evil eye on me, should I have the temerity to overstay my welcome. She will then clean my house, and then she will go to my friend Grant Geissman’s house, because she’s going to start working there, too, based on my recommendation. Isn’t that exciting? Isn’t that just too too?
Have I told you about The Mystery of The Garage Door? Yesterday, when I left the house in the morning, I went outside, opened the side door to the garage and went to press the button to open the garage door. That is when I noticed that the garage door was open (eerie music begins). Yes, Virginia, the garage door was wide open. I immediately looked around and nothing seemed to be missing. Now, the thing is, I am quite senile, and I have taken to checking to make certain that I have indeed closed the garage door at night. I actually go out there at midnight and look, every night. And it was most certainly closed the night before. So, how did it get open if it was closed? My theories are: Mice. Someone has a garage-door opener on a similar frequency as mine. Elijah stopped by and since there was no matzoh or bitter herbs he opened the garage door to show his displeasure. Someone was messing with my mind. Aren’t those fine theories? If you have any others, please post them today. I double and triple checked, and nothing was missing at all.
Well, I have sheets to buy, so why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below so I can finish these here fershluganah notes and be off to sheetland.
Donald will be running an Encore radio show tomorrow, so here’s your chance to catch up with a show you may have missed. He’ll be posting which one it is very soon.
Well, today is our handy-dandy Unseemly Trivia Contest and I have quickly cobbled together (QCT, in Internet lingo) a trivia contest question, so without further delay, here it is:
This hit musical was adapted from a hit movie. This hit musical had a movie star in its lead. This hit musical also featured two performers who would subsequently appear in major television series. This hit musical had in its ensemble someone who would go on to win a Tony Award. The road tour of this hit musical featured someone who would have their name popularized on a television series. Finally, someone on the creative team of this hit musical would go on to become one of the first people to start the resurgence of cabaret entertainment.
Name the musical
Name the two performers who would go on to appear in major television series, and the names of those series.
Name the ensemble member who would win a Tony.
Name the road tour performer who would have their name popularized on a television series.
Name the member of the creative team.
Remember, DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE SITE. You may e-mail them to me at bruce@haineshisway.com, or by simply using the Ask BK Button located on our home page. Good luck to one and all and also all and one.
Have I mentioned that I think today is a fine day to buy new sheets? Luckily, I just happen to have a Stroud’s and a Bed, Bath and Beyond mere blocks from my home environment. Well, I must take the day, I must buy the sheets, I must do the things I do, I must scurry about like a hamster in heat, I must… “Like a hamster in heat”??? I tell you, dear readers, there are times when I think I should be removed to the same asylum where Johanna resides. Once there, she and I can sing Green Finch and Linnet Bird over and over until the cows come home. We shall sing that song like hamsters in heat, I tell you. I’m sad to say I just heard of the passing of that wonderfully talented music man, Mr. Peter Matz. In honor of him, let us take out our early Barbra Streisand albums and play some of his glorious arrangements. I shall return tomorrow like a hamster in heat. Today’s topic of discussion: We haven’t done this in a while – what CDs are currently in your CD player, and what DVDs or tapes are in your DVD or tape player? I’ll start – in my CD player, the soundtracks to City of Lost Children and Signs, the newly-remastered OBC of South Pacific, the Gemma Craven recording of South Pacific, and the soundtrack to Bronislau Kaper’s The Prodigal. Your turn.