Well, dear readers, it’s Friday and the weekend is looming ahead of us. Yes, Virginia, the weekend is looming ahead of us. If, while contemplating the fact that the weekend is looming ahead of us, you happen to be eating an apple, then that is the fruit of the loom. We don’t allow groaning here at haineshisway.com. Did you know that the word loom spelled backwards is mool? Did you know that the word fruit spelled backwards is tiurf? In any case, the weekend is looming ahead of us, fruit-wise, and that is a good thing. I shall take this weekend to vegetate or, since we’re feeling fruity, fruitetate. Speaking of fruity, yesterday managed to go by with hardly any annoyances, and what a pleasure that was. I got up early, did early things, then packaged up a few orders. I wrote something I had to write, then Mr. Cason Murphy came over and we did some business, and then I shipped the packages. For some reason, we had an influx of orders yesterday, so there’s more shipping to be done tomorrow. Having an influx of orders is ever so much more fun than having an outflux of orders. I then did a few other things around the home environment, and then I toddled off to sup with Miss Julie Reiber. We met at Musso and Frank. I actually hadn’t been there in months, so it was nice to settle in in a comfy booth for some classic Musso and Frank food. Julie had the halibut, and I had my beloved Combination Louis. I was a very good boy, dressing-wise – instead of my usual large bowl of dressing, I had a small thing of dressing (along with some cocktail sauce for a change of pace). The Louis was great and Julie liked her halibut. We spoke of many things, of cabbages and kings, and even some queens. Methinks her producers on Wicked are making a big mistake not having her take over the role in February, but that is their loss, and Julie, I’m quite certain, will have bigger fish to fry. For example, I’m quite certain there just may be a duet with Mr. Guy Haines in her future. After dinner, I was going to go home, but there was some problem on Hollywood Blvd. and all the streets were blocked off by a plethora of police. I took a detour and since it was impossible to get to the freeway, I visited Amoeba to kill some time. I stayed about forty-five minutes, and by the time I hit the road whatever the problems were weren’t there anymore, and I finally came home, where I sat on my couch like so much fish.
Last night, I watched a motion picture on DVD entitled Chinatown, the new special edition DVD. I’ve written about the film itself many times – suffice it to say, I never tire of seeing it, and it’s one of my favorite films of all time. The new transfer is definitely an improvement on the old DVD – sharper, more colorful, and greater detail. It’s a little too dark for its own good, and I still think it could be better, but for now, it’ll do. There are some interesting interviews with Polanski, Robert Evans, and Jack Nicholson, filmed by that supreme master of the boring artless featurette, Laurent Bouzeareau. One interesting factoid that I’d never heard before was told by Polanski. It’s always been said that Robert Evans took a huge disliking to the original score by Philip Lambro, and insisted that it be thrown out, the implication being that it was against Polanski’s wishes. The way Polanski tells it is that at the first preview in Santa Barbara, Polanski had brought his friend, composer Bronislau Kaper. After the film, Polanski asked him what he thought and Kaper said he thought the film was great but that the score didn’t work, and Polanski agreed with him, as did Evans. Polanski didn’t really know Lambro, so had no special reason for wanting to keep the score. So, Jerry Goldsmith was brought in and the rest was history.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because the fruit of the looming weekend is upon us and I, for one, cannot wait until it arrives.
Today, I must do some business in the morning hours, and then I have agreed to play a rabbi in a student film helmed by David Wechter’s son, Zach. I’ll try to learn my two little speeches, but there’s a podium so I can have cheat sheets. I may or may not stay and have supper with the Wechter’s afterward, although I’m leaning towards staying, as the traffic back into the Valley will be horrendous on a Friday night.
Tomorrow, I have some errands to do, and then I’m seeing Little Fish. I will, of course, have a full report.
Sunday, is mine all mine – nothing to do all the livelong day and night, and I shall lounge about like a gazelle with too much Botox.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, do things, play a rabbi, eat a meal, and perhaps even watch a motion picture on DVD. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player, and your DVD/video player? I’ll start – CD, a 60s album of Neal Hefti playing TV themes – I had the LP as a kid, and it’s great to finally have it on CD in pristine sound. DVD, a movie I’ve always wanted to see – Flesh and Fantasy, starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck, Mr. Edward G. Robinson, and a host of others. The DVD is from France. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst the fruit of the looming weekend moves ever closer to fruition.