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March 3, 2003:

ADDING THE “E

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Well, dear readers, what a lively and sparkling chat we had last night. The joint was jumpin’, it really was, filled to the brim with lively and sparkling people all saying lively and sparkling things. Isn’t that exciting? Isn’t that just too too?

If you missed any of the merriment and mirth and laughter and legs from having been errant and truant, do use the Unseemly Archive Button and catch up, because many fun and interesting things happened here at haineshisway.com. Also, check out Donald’s brand spanking new radio show and Brent Barrett’s Unseemly Interview if you haven’t already.

I was movied out, so last night I did what I like to do when I’m movied out, I took out some of my Ed Sullivan DVDs and watched musical numbers. I watched the two Gwen Verdon numbers from Sweet Charity (taped during the Broadway run), I’m a Brass Band and If They Could See Me Now. She’s so wonderful in these, but you can see instantly why she never would have worked on film. What dancing, though, and what a star she was. There were also two other numbers with Gwen, both not from shows but both choreographed by Bob Fosse (or Bob Foss, as Sullivan pronounces it) and both precursors to dances he would perfect in Pippin. One of them, a trio with Miss Verdon and two female dancers is virtually the template for the trio dance in Pippin. I wish Ed were still around on Sunday nights – we could use him.

Yesterday I began writing Kritzer Three. I hadn’t intended to, but it just happened. But it’s probably good to get a head start on it. I was going to get a foot start on it and then an arm start on it, but instead I got a head start on it and I shall continue writing today wheat I began yesterday. Has anyone noticed that I just typed “wheat” instead of “what”? The extra “e” just snuck in there, the little dickens, and suddenly my “what” became my “wheat”. “Wheat” is much healthier than “what” however, so I guess it’s all right. Of course, if the “e” had come after the “a” rather than before it, we’d have had “whaet” which of course is the Scottish and Latin (depending on the day) for wheat. Of course, if I’d accidentally left off the “w” rather than adding the “e” then we would have had “hat”. Does anyone still type a “hat”? If I’d left off the “w” and still added the “e” we would have had “heat”. The possibilities are endless and so is this paragraph. What the hell am I talking about?

Oh, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below before I add more letters to more words?

I’m doing some radio interview on Wednesday morning. Craig can post all the details so that those of you who get the radio station can listen in. It’s very gray out today, the sun has gone away and won’t come out to play which isn’t very gay but when the sun won’t shine its ray then what more is there to say?

Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must cut to the chase because there are details that must be taken care of, errands that must be done, roads that must be traveled, teeth that must be brushed and “whats” turned into “wheats”. Today’s topic of discussion: People have asked me this several times on Ask BK Day, and I might have even asked it before – is there anything you haven’t done in your life that, given the opportunity, you’d jump at the chance to do. Post way my pretties, and I’ll check back in quite often to look at your excellent posts and join in the fun.

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