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06/07/2003:
"THE HOOTENANNY"

Well, dear readers, I am now overtired again. Why am I overtired you might ask and I might tell you because why should I keep such things as why I am overtired from you? I am overtired not because I went to bed at 12:15 am Pacific Mean Daylight Savings time, oh, no, I am not overtired because of that. I am overtired because the singing bird was outside my window along with several of its friends. Now, normally the singing bird (and I presume its friends) is fast asleep at such an hour. But not last night – last night they were alive and awake and atwitterin’. They were singing up a storm, dear readers. I guess they just up and decided to do a midnight concert, they just up and decided to do a regular hootenanny outside my window and I guess they were having such a swell time that the show went on for over two hours. They sang such timeless classics as This Land is Your Land, Midnight at the Oasis, After Midnight (We’re Gonna Let it All Hang Out), and for an encore they sang the entire score to Fiddler on the Roof – in Hebrew. The squirrel who lives on the roof was tapping it’s foot along with the music and the whole affair, while I’m sure pleasant for the singing bird, its friends, and the squirrel, kept me up until the wee small hours of the morning which, incidentally, they did not sing. And that is the reason I am overtired.
Wasn’t that a fine story for a Saturday? Last night, prior to the hootenanny, I watched an advance copy of the brand spanking new DVD for Mr. Woody Allen’s What’s Up, Tiger Lily? That is the film wherein Mr. Allen took a real Japanese spy thriller and redubbed it with his own story and dialogue. The result is a somewhat hilarious exercise – with some huge laughs and some things that don’t work at all (actually, the many shots of the Lovin’ Spoonful singing in a club whilst sweaty people dance are probably not Mr. Allen’s invention, but are probably there because the then distributor, American International, wanted the film to have something for the teens. There is a strange thing that’s happened to this film in the last fifteen years – its soundtrack has changed (I don’t mean the music – I mean the dialogue). Every print that has been shown on cable or television during those years has had a strange dub – one that differs significantly from the original theatrical release of the film. No one seems to know why this dub exists – it’s very peculiar – most of the changes are totally unfunny and contain totally different voices (several of Woody’s voiced characters have different voices). A PAL DVD which was released earlier this year contained the weird alternate dub, in addition to a non-enhanced for widescreen TVs letterboxed transfer of a print which had no color whatsoever – it was totally brown. When I found out Image Entertainment was doing the DVD, I called my friend who works there and asked her if she knew about this weird alternate dub and if that’s what they were using. She said someone had heard something about it, but they had no clue as to how to tell the difference as to which track they were provided. I pointed her to a website which had a list of most of the changes – she went, and then she listened and she told me they did indeed have the alternate track. I told her they had to have the original track or people would be furious and really diss the disc. They ended up calling the people whom they licensed it from, and they were told that this track was the only track they had. They were getting ready to give the disc a street date and I told them that they shouldn’t – that they should find the original track, no matter what it took to do so. I then remembered that there had been a laserdisc of the film that had (at least as far as my memory was concerned) the original track (the laser came out in the mid-eighties), and they tracked one down and were able to clean up the sound and use it. I then suggested they put both versions on the disc, which they did. And then they did the smartest thing – as a special feature, someone exhaustively went through and noted each and every change, and you can now view both versions, scene by scene, before and after, without having to watch the film in its entirety. And the rest of the happy ending to this story is that the transfer is superb – enhanced for widescreen TVs and with perfect color.
Wasn’t that a lovely long story for a Saturday? Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below, because I must get myself to the post office to do some shipping, don’t you know?

Yesterday, I spent all day comping the vocals of the New York recording sessions, and I must say they came out beautifully – all the singers sound swellegant and cooliscious. As I’ve said before, comping vocals, if you’re good at it or even bother to do it, is a painstaking process, but worth it. The trick, of course, is to make the comps sound seamless, as if it were all done in one beautiful take. Ninety percent of the albums made have some form of comped vocals – and when they’re done well you would never ever be able to tell there was ever a comp done. Even the best of singers will occasionally have to fix a line or two in every song. Same in film, where they will frequently use part of one take combined with part of another take and all made seamless in the editing so that the best parts of a performance make up a seamless whole. In any case, in about two or three weeks, we’ll do the rest of the vocals, and then the fun part – mixing the album – happens (after we put on some additional instruments), and then we’re done.
Don’t forget, if you haven’t seen Mr. Kevin Chamberlin’s Unseemly Interview, do so, because it’s terrific. Also, don’t forget, Donald will have a brand spanking new radio show up tomorrow and our Unseemly Live Chat is on Monday.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must go hither and thither along the highways and byways, I must try to nap, I must do errands and whatnot. Today’s topic of discussion: What are your favorite Woody Allen movies? I’ll start – Manhattan (which I feel is his masterpiece), Sleeper, Take the Money and Run, Broadway Danny Rose, and of the recent ones, Sweet and Lowdown. Your turn.

Replies: 73 Unseemly Comments

What's this? I'm the first post? And I'm the one who has never seen a Woody Allen film, as far as I can remember.
Posted by Laura @ 06/07/2003 09:30 AM PST

Play It Again, Sam
Posted by Jane @ 06/07/2003 09:35 AM PST

I've only seen a few Woody Allen movies over the years and of the few that I've seen, I liked "Everyone Says I Love You" and "Sleeper". I've seen only bits of "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" on TV over the years, just not all the way through. It sounds like it's now a required purchase.
Bruce, did they thank you on the DVD for telling them about there being different dubbed versions of the movie and pointing them to the website that had the list of changes and for all the help and suggestions you gave them so that they could release the best of all possible products? (almost a Candide reference)
Posted by George @ 06/07/2003 09:45 AM PST

I loved Play It Again Sam when it first came out, but I have never seen it since, so I don't know how well it held up over time.
Sleeper is for me the funniest of Woody's films by far, but for sheer entertainment value, my favorite remains The Purple Rose of Cairo.
True confession time – I have never seen Annie Hall and probably never will.
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 09:46 AM PST

I like Sleeper, Bullets Over Broadway (Mainly for Diane Wiest great performance and that John Cusack's character's name is the same as my cousin David Shayne) and Purple Rose of Cario. (originally I hated the ending but now I see that Allen chose right.) Manhattan was beautifully photographed and had a classic line, "I finally had an orgasm, but my doctor told me it was the wrong kind." I also enjoyed his intimate dramas like September and Interiors. Zelig and What's Up Tiger Lily are really one joke films but are enjoyable and Shadows and Fogs and Stardust Memories are interesting attempts in homages to other directors but ultimately fail on their own merits. Just to say that before the dislution of their friendship Mia Farrow gave some of her best performances of her career. The did 13 films together and her best in my opinion was in Broadway Danny Rose. But I think my favorite Allen film of all time is Bananas.
Posted by Michael Shayne. @ 06/07/2003 10:03 AM PST

Ohmygod, TCB! You haven't seen "Annie Hall" either? I'm a pretty big Woody Allen fan and I somehow never got around to seeing it! I don't feel like such a dork now.
Anyway, I'm going to go by Allen eras with my favorite films. My favorite early Allen (and I haven't seen that many of the early ones) is also "Sleeper," just because seeing the Woodman as a robot never gets old!
My favorite Allen films of his comic heydey are "Love and Death" and "Broadway Danny Rose", Bergmanesque period "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy", and the late period "Bullets over Broadway." And now that I think of it, I've never seen "Hannah and her Sisters" either, so maybe I should head on over to Blockbuster sometime soon.
Posted by Maya @ 06/07/2003 10:09 AM PST

My favorite Woody Allen film
would have to be Mighty
Aphrodite. Never fails to make
me laugh. Also much enjoy
Sleeper, Manhattan Murder
Mystery, and much of Bullets
Over Broadway.
Tried to watch Manhattan
once, but just couldn't get into
it. Have not yet seen the
aforementioned What's Up,
Tiger Lily?, Broadway Danny
Rose, Purple Rose of Cairo,
and a few others.
Posted by Jed @ 06/07/2003 10:35 AM PST

ANNIE HALL and BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, fer shure.
Posted by KT @ 06/07/2003 10:40 AM PST

Still stuck on an island in the South Pacific!
Hmmm.... I also enjoy Take the Money and Run and Crimes and Misdemeanors and Manhattan and of course What's Up, Tiger Lily...and the search for the perfect egg salad.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/07/2003 11:44 AM PST

BK, I am no end of impressed for what you've done for posterity re: What's Up, Tiger Lily?. Really, give yourself several pats on the back, followed by a laurel and hearty handshake.
When I was 18, I suddenly got *really* into Woody Allen, and since I also worked behind a counter renting VHS tapes right at that time, I managed to see most of his movies up to that period. My faves are
Manhattan
Broadway Danny Rose
Annie Hall
Sleeper
Love and Death
Hannah and Her Sisters
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Take the Money and Run is always good for a laugh ("It says 'gub'."), but can't really say it's a favorite. IMO, when Allen makes a bad movie, they're REAL stinkers -- Interiors (watch me ape Bergman) and Stardust Memories (watch me ape Fellini) are two of the worst, most derivative pieces of tripe I've ever slogged my way through.
Love this exchange in Broadway Danny Rose:
"They shot him through the eyes."
"He's blind?"
"Dead."
"Oh, of course, 'cause they'd go right through..."
Posted by Lulu @ 06/07/2003 12:55 PM PST

I agree, Lulu. BK not only deserves a hale and hearty handshake and backslap, he deserves to be monetarioly compensated for his efforts! His concern for quality resulted in a DVD I will no doubt buy as opposed to one I wouldn't have touched with a ten foot pole (or any length pole for that matter).
I have all of Woody's films on either DVD or laser as I consider him one of the truly great filmmakers, so I have many favorites. If I had to pick one to watch right this second, it would be RADIO DAYS which is so beautifully nostalgic and the love he feels for the era so heartfelt that I find it very moving and very funny indeed. One film that disappointed me greatly when I saw it in the theater and which has grown on me with repeated viewings is SHADOWS AND FOG.
Other favorites in no particular order: ANNIE HALL, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, SMALL TIME CROOKS, and what I think is his masterpiece CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/07/2003 01:28 PM PST

Matt - glad someone else likes C/M. I also like Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy.
I had forgotten about RADIO DAYS - but my favorite part of that movie is really all the great songs on the soundtrack CD.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/07/2003 01:57 PM PST

Radio Days has an absolutely superb soundtrack. I had the cassette of it, and it melted from overuse. I swear!
Posted by Lulu @ 06/07/2003 02:09 PM PST

Okay, where in tarnation IS everyone. This is pathetic even by our usual pathetic weekend standards. Oh, well, the creme de la creme is here and keeping the fires burning, so that's all that matters.
No, I did not receive money and no they did not thank me on the DVD packaging, which I did think a bit tawdry, because if they'd released what they were going to (if I hadn't told them about the real track) they would have received a huge public outcry and would have sold far fewer discs than they're about to.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 03:43 PM PST

True Confessions: I too have never seen "Annie Hall".
I did enjoy "Purple Rose" "Broadway Danny", "Bullets" and I thought "Crimes and Misdemeanors" was great.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/07/2003 04:04 PM PST

Hey BK, what is a signing bird? You'd think they would be very quiet :)
Posted by Jennifer @ 06/07/2003 04:24 PM PST

Why, whatever do you mean? :-) I see no "signing" bird, do you?
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 04:37 PM PST

Is that bird employed to sign all the copies of Kritzerland that are sent out to DRs? Do you pay him chicken feed (or bird seed)?
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/07/2003 04:39 PM PST

Hmmm...Woody Allen. I'm a huge fan (and I still haven't seen all his films. These are some of my favs...
Purple Rose of Cairo
Radio Days
Zelig
Hannah and Her Sisters
Manhattan
Broadway Danny Rose
Sweet and Lowdown
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Bullets Over Broadway
The Front
Play It Again Sam
P.S. Click on my name and you'll go to the Cabaret West Recordings Catalogue. We just put it up on the site. It's not exhaustive but it gives you a flavor of what's to come.
Posted by Donna - Cabaret West @ 06/07/2003 05:31 PM PST

Where in tarnation have I been, you ask? It is a busy busy busy day (that is three busys). A trip to the food bank, post office, and then DR Sandra and I saw Seussical this afternoon. Then later this evening I will go to the airport and pick up the minister again. I'm sure you are all fascinated. Course you are.
Posted by Laura @ 06/07/2003 05:34 PM PST

Where
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:44 PM PST

is
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:45 PM PST

everybody
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:45 PM PST

hiding
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:46 PM PST

today?
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:46 PM PST

Well, we received a standing ovation on our opening night of Dolly last night. Well, I guess Dolly got the standing O, I basically stood around playing straight man to the rest of the cast. But I will take full credit for the ovation. It was 95 degrees backstage last night, and will probably be just as warm tonight. The break in the weather that had been forecast for tomorrow, has now been delayed for another day, so it looks like a miserable time backstage tomorrow at the matinee.
Still, it is a relief having the show open and a hit at that. Sold out houses this week, and it looks like the rest of the run is selling equally well.
Okay, Ann, spread the word at UPS, Hello, Dolly! is June's must-see musical.
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:54 PM PST

Okay, granted, I cheated, but still 27 posts looks better than 18.
Posted by TCB @ 06/07/2003 05:56 PM PST

Here's my sorry self, FINALLY logging in and looking around.
Not staying long, though.
Woody Allen: Love his early comedies, but it's "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Manhattan" that are dearest to my heart!
I really liked "Alice" and "Radio Days".
"Annie Hall" is a miracle of a film. I wanted to hate it when I finally saw it for the first time, but I just couldn't.
Bought a slew (oh! yes! A "slew"!) of DVDs today -- four to be exact: "The Pianist," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "A Bug's Life" and "The Long, Hot Summer."
Gonna go start a charcoal fire -- got a N.Y. Strip just waiting to be grilled. Also got a nice plump Idaho ripe for baking, and some fresh sour cream!
Yum it all! Yum it all to hell!
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/07/2003 06:41 PM PST

Woody Allen movies that I actually LIKE, not being a fan of the Woodster:
ALICE
ANOTHER WOMEN
INTERIORS
SEPTEMBER
PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO
ANNIE HALL
LOVE AND DEATH
SHADOWS AND FOG
Favorite Woody Allen film performance:
Jimmy Bond in CASINO ROYALE
whoever he played in SHADOWS AND FOG
Zelig
Least favorite Woody Allen film:
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY
Posted by td @ 06/07/2003 06:49 PM PST

Saturday night IS the loneliest night of the week. . .
Posted by td @ 06/07/2003 06:50 PM PST

Nope sorry. Too many favorites. I could list the few I don't like, but that's unpleasant isn't it?
Instead I'll mention some "little moments" which always makes me giggle.
In "Love and Death" it's when Napoleon (James Tolkan, later famous as the high school principal in "Back to the Future") is introduced to his identical double, or assassination decoy. The double waves and says, in a thick New York accent, "How ya' doin', your highness?" (I think that's the quote.)
In "Crimes and Misdemeanors" it has to be the philosopher's suicide note: "I've gone out the window."
Speaking of windows, I love the moment in "Bullets Over Broadway" when John Cusack gets out of bed in the middle of the night, opens the window, and yells, "I'M A WHORE!!!"
Hey, anyone ever notice that Christopher Walken's name is misspelled in the end credits of "Annie Hall"? Is that funny?
Posted by Sigerson Holmes @ 06/07/2003 07:11 PM PST

I meant "always MAKE me giggle." (The S is right next to the E on the keyboard.) And I'm talking about spelling errors . . .
Posted by Sigerson Holmes @ 06/07/2003 07:13 PM PST

Incidentally, bk, if I mailed you my new "Tiger Lily" DVD, could you autograph it for me?
Posted by Sigerson Holmes @ 06/07/2003 07:15 PM PST

Thanks for reminding me of Woody's ANOTHER WOMAN which I think is the best of his dramas with INTERIORS a very close second.
A lot of people loathe DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, but I find much of it really hilarious. I don't like the overuse of profanity (though it's obviously deliberate) but the situations are as Woody-funny as ever and there are some truly ingenious ideas floating around in the movie. His "Oedipus Wrecks" segment of NEW YORK STORIES is fall on the floor funny, too.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/07/2003 07:44 PM PST

"play It Again, Sam"
"Radio Days"
I love them both. I love many parts of many other films, but I love these two in their entirety.
Posted by Kerry @ 06/07/2003 07:57 PM PST

Geez, I forgot "Purple Rose..." which I find brilliant but so sad. I feel so hopeless at the end.
Posted by Kerry @ 06/07/2003 07:58 PM PST

TCB, Congratulations on the standing ovation!
Posted by Jane @ 06/07/2003 08:05 PM PST

I think the signing bird mysteriously changed into the singing bird. I didn't know you could cheat and redo notes!
Btw, on tonight's episode of Trading Spaces Hildi decided to be normal and do a plain white living room. It was beautiful, with new wood floors, a new shelving unit, and lots of paintings. The couple loved it. But alas have no fear, because Hildi is featured in the promo for next week. And it looks like the walls are painted BLACK. OMG, is she nuts? :)
Posted by Jennifer @ 06/07/2003 08:09 PM PST

I forgot "Decontructing Harry. I liked it too. Thanks Matt for jogging my memory.
DRs Laura & Sandra. I loved Seussical. I hope you enjoyed it. Is Cathy Rigby still playing "The Cat"? I must check out the current interview. Mr Chamberlin was wonderful as Horton.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/07/2003 08:22 PM PST

Hey, I know what's missing - Francois is missing. WEHT Francois?
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 08:24 PM PST

Yes, i'm missing....sorry!
It's TOO DARN HOT -- oh, a
COOL Porter reference! -- here
in Paris... it drains all my
energy out...
Woody's one of my favorite
filmmakers... but I'm far from
having seen all his opuses...
My favorites; ALICE, MIGHTY
APHRODITE -- terrific Mira
Sorvino! -- MANHATTAN --
gorgeous photography -- and
EVERYBODY SAYS I LOVE
YOU, with that so moving
scene along the river Seine at
night, when Goldie Hawn
starts a few dance steps and
then suddenly rises and floats
into the air; just AWESOME!
Real movie magic!
Posted by François @ 06/07/2003 08:33 PM PST

Jennifer,
TV does not like "NORMAL"
people... TV is all about weird
and ab...normal people, most
of the time!
And..... what is normal
anyway???
Posted by François @ 06/07/2003 08:37 PM PST

Of the other Woody's films, I'm partial to Sleepers (for being outright funny) and Zelig (for being himself...himselves...whatever.)
But the mention of Hello Dolly! by DR TCB gave me an interesting mental image. What if Woody Allen had been cast as Cornelius, instead of Mr. Michael Crawford? THAT would have been a very different performance, and could have changed how we view the filmed musical!
Posted by S. Woody White @ 06/07/2003 09:18 PM PST

It hasn't stopped raining all day and night. Would have been a great time to see a movie. As for Woody Allen's flicks, Purple Rose of Cairo stands out in my mind. I loved the concept of the actors walking right off the movie screen into real life.
Posted by Susan @ 06/07/2003 09:52 PM PST

If you say so.
Posted by . @ 06/07/2003 09:56 PM PST

Go play somewhere else, Mr. Period. We're not interested here, really we aren't.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 10:03 PM PST

Drop dead, Bruce.
Posted by . @ 06/07/2003 10:05 PM PST

No thank you, Rich. Just don't want to right now.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 10:12 PM PST

They don't stop progress!!!
We're getting icognito posters
who stand by their opinion...
Some people should get a life!
Posted by François @ 06/07/2003 10:32 PM PST

I agree, Francois, some people SHOULD get a life. I mean, this is hardly the site on which to say "Drop dead, Bruce". That is just rather dopey in my opinion, and certainly unseemly.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 10:35 PM PST

Oh, the name is Rich!!!!
POOR guy!
Posted by François @ 06/07/2003 10:35 PM PST

Rich, huh? Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Totally deficient (i.e., poor) in the "class" department.
I, too, have a favorite moment in "Love and Death" (many, actually, including the "wheat" sequence). It's when Diane is with the Spanish Ambassador at her door at an inn and Woody comes up and they take turns trying to hit the ambassador over the head with a bottle -- but each time one of them raises a hand, the ambassador looks, so each hits the other over the head. The sight of Keaton slowly sliding down, with her hair getting snagged on something on the wall, is a great sight gag. Ditto that last scene with death! Hilarity on a high order, IMO.
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/07/2003 10:36 PM PST

You know what really makes me laugh out loud, Woody-wise? The scene in Take the Money and Run where Woody is trying to play cello in a marching band. I'm laughing as I type this, it's such a funny visual.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 10:38 PM PST

BK, is there no end to the jealousy folks like "Rich" have for you?
Are they so bereft of personal esteem and talent that they can only despise those blessed with it?
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/07/2003 10:39 PM PST

Bruce,
If at least you were given a
choice???
I'm sure you might want to
do..... something else!
On top of that; why would you
drop dead when dead, as far
as we know, has not done
anything nasty to you????
Posted by François @ 06/07/2003 10:41 PM PST

bk: Just wanted to let you know I survived Mary Cleere Haran. Her show this time is about movie songs, and mentioned "This Heart of Mine." I can't believe Hal Prince was in the room.
Posted by Kit Lo @ 06/07/2003 10:42 PM PST

Eggsactlee. But, looking on the bright side, we've had a bit of a rally, haven't we? I'm just sitting here like so much fish, trying to figure out what to watch, and I'm praying the fershluganah bird is going to sleep tonight.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 10:44 PM PST

"SURVIVED" Mary Cleere
Haran?????
OH!!!
Posted by François @ 06/07/2003 10:48 PM PST

Oh, and thank you Kit for the anime DVDs - I had to have Jonathan ship them and they haven't arrived yet, but I'm looking forward to them.
Posted by bk @ 06/07/2003 10:48 PM PST

What's this?
Have I nearly let an entire day go by without mentioning "Wicked" in this forum?
Somebody quick! Call 9-1-1!
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/07/2003 11:04 PM PST

I'm awake. I'm nervous as all get-out because tomorrow I leave New York, New York to begin my adventure in Pennsylvania. Wish me loads of luck!
I will try to post again in the morning, but I don't know for sure if I'll be able to. If I can't get to a computer any time in the near future, then let me thank you guys now for all the positive vibes you sent me in order to get this job. Now, keep them coming so that I can make it through the first week, which will be stressful, what with learning the entire score and script and blocking AND making friends with people I've never met before. Oh! the stress...
Back to packing...
Posted by Jason @ 06/07/2003 11:25 PM PST

Good luck, Jason! May the vibes be with you!
Posted by Susan @ 06/07/2003 11:27 PM PST

~~~~~~~~ Good vibes to Jason!
Posted by Laura @ 06/07/2003 11:51 PM PST

The best of luck in PA, Jason! If you can get to a computer at all, make sure you let us know how things are going. Hey, will you be able to watch the Tony awards tomorrow night? (Actually it's on tonight, now that it's after midnight!)
Posted by George @ 06/08/2003 12:26 AM PST

Hope I am not too late to wish you well Jason. Will hopefully (if not a giant memory lapse) send postcards too.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/08/2003 02:34 AM PST

Best wishes to Jason as he goes to trod the boards that Frances Farmer trod before him!
Susan - gee wouldn't it have been great if the puppet people had come off the screen into the theatre?
Wouldn't have felt so good about the giant grasshoppers, though!
SOUTH PACIFIC is going pretty well. Good audiences although last night was a bit quiet. Thunderstorms today - but hopefully before AND after our show.
DR Kurt is coming over to watch the Tony Awards tonight!
Melissa Errico has a nice mention and photo in this week's TV GUIDE!
Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/08/2003 03:27 AM PST

Jason - best of luck in PA - we'll keep those cards & letters oming in!
...and speaking of sharing good vibes, would my fellow H/K er's please send some to LI, as I have final callback tomorrow for Harold Hill in Centerstage's production of "The Music Man" (my son may one up me - he has a call for Winthrop!)
And you'll feel something akin to the electric thrill I once enjoyed when Guy Haines, Rebecca Luker, Judy Kahn, the great Creator Brent Barrett and Juliana A. Hansen all came to the recording studio on the very same historic day(s).....
Posted by Phil @ 06/08/2003 06:26 AM PST

~~~~~Good vibes headed towards Phil.
Posted by Laura @ 06/08/2003 07:47 AM PST

Well, I am late in chiming in and I do want to say thanks to BK for his input on the WHAT'S UP TIGER LILY DVD! I love that movie and am certainly looking forward to it's release. I had no idea about the two soundtracks and am very curious to see which version it is that I have seen in the past!
Posted by MBarnum @ 06/08/2003 08:07 AM PST

Bruce,
Your singing animals sound very talented. You could almost have your very own Tiki Room! Or an acto on the Ed Sullivan Show.
S'alright? S'alright!
We used to have a cocker spaniel who could whistle "Stranger On the Shore," but she would occasionally forget how the bridge went.
Posted by Kerry @ 06/08/2003 08:27 AM PST

Sorry to have been errant and truant so far this weekend... Closing weekend, getting ready for the next gig, etc., etc., etc.... I've planned a nice quiet hour or so for myself Monday morning, and I shall catch up on what I am sure have been some lively and sparkling, dare I say illuminating posts this weekend.
So, until then..
Jason: If I don't catch you later, safe travels, and HAVE FUN!
Jrand: I hope your SOUTH PACIFIC is going well, and that you are having many, many well-deserved standing ovations.
Everyone else... Best wishes to you all. HAPPY VIBES!!!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/08/2003 08:28 AM PST

The bags are packed. The apartment is "clean." The bed is made. I think its nearly time for me to unplug the electronic equipment and be on my way.
As I said last night, I'm not sure of computer availability where I'm going (I sound like I'm off to Alcatraz, don't I?), so it may be a while...even weeks...before you guys hear from me again. But fear not! I shall return! (Mwah-ha-ha!!)
Please write as much as you'd like--postcards, letters, checks--whatever you feel like sending. Hehe... Keep me in your thoughts and prayers while I'm away, and I will see you all later!
Love you all...
Posted by Jason @ 06/08/2003 08:53 AM PST

I like any Woody Allen film that he directs but doesn't appear in.
I think ANNIE HALL falls into the category of way over-rated Oscar winning films. After it won I saw it a second time to see if maybe I had missed something the first time, and I still thought it was only mildly interesting.
Actually of all his films my favorite is RADIO DAYS although I find it a little similar to Neil Simon's BRIGHTON BEACH MEMORIES. Does anyone remember which came first?
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 06/08/2003 09:38 AM PST

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