Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/13/2003 09:29 AM PST

Car CD player: Shakespeare on Broadway

No TV, hence no VCR or DVD

Posted by Laura @ 06/13/2003 09:49 AM PST

I'm taking a well-earned day off today. How very odd to be home on a Friday!

In my CD player the past couple of days are the Guy Haines album, Merrily We Roll Along (OBC), and the three BK-produced Sondheim albums (I'm sure if he produced more than three I'll learn about it soon). I've been REALLY getting into "Unsung Sondheim."

Still in my DVD player is the Sondheim Celebration at Carnegie Hall (I've been comparing versions of "Not A Day Goes By" -- Christiane Noll does a wonderful job with it, as does Bernadette Peters. But I find it refreshing that the song was introduced in the play by a male singer and wonder why more men haven't sung this song in recordings).

On deck to be placed into my CD player is a CD of Gale Storm songs that arrived in the mail yesterday. I am so completely "down under" with gratitude for it, I cannot thank the sender enough.

Miss Vickie sends greetings to Magnus and Fosca...and to François all the way over there in Paree/Parigi/Paris!

And speaking of "Wicked", only by way of a "Paris" reference, mind you, who can forget the wonderful song "They Haven't Got the Girls in the USA (That they Have in Paris, France)" sung by "Wicked's" "Wizard" himself, Robert "Bobby" Morse and his Adora-Belles???!!!

"Ooh! La-La!" as U.S. movies would have us believe all Frenchmen say when absolutely stunned!

C'est ça, François?

Ron

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/13/2003 09:49 AM PST

Sleep glorious sleep - soon I will get some sleep once SOUTH PACIFIC closes on Saturday! No more waiting at the theatre to lock up after all the talkers and hangers on and slackers who have nothing to do all the next day stand around and complain about having nothing to do the next day...while I have to get up at 5 a.m.!!!!!

In my DVD player - THE BLUE MAX. Interesting and a nicer music score than I remembered courtesy Mr Jerry Goldsmith, I think.

In my VHS - TWIST ALL NIGHT with Miss June Wilkinson who is quite the twister. She can twist better than she can act. But then again the movie isn't title ACT ALL NIGHT!! so she seems qualified to star in it.

In my CD player the new CANDIDE CD.

Mr BK don't forget to watch for the luscious Miss Allison Hayes as she attends the Hollywood premiere of GIANT with Mr C.V. Whitney president of Winchester Pictures. She looks beautiful, but I still can't understand how she sat for over three hours on all those bugle beads attached to her dress. OUCH!! The interviews with Miss Carroll Baker and Miss Jane Withers are very enjoyable!

Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/13/2003 09:50 AM PST

Ron Ron Ron - is that Gale Storm Dark Moon or is it another Gale Storm Cd? I would love to have a copy of her singing the wistful 'Faraway Places' but cannot find it anywhere.

And I keep wondering why the Lieber-Stoller revue didn't include that great, great song "Lucky Lips"?

Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/13/2003 09:53 AM PST

Glad the birdie went bye-bye, BK!

CDs--the last thing I listened to was a CD my friend burned for me of random Broadway songs, mostly Sondheim :)

DVD--I haven't really seen any movies lately. The last I saw was Finding Nemo which was adorable.

Off to work! (Snow-White reference?)

Posted by Maya @ 06/13/2003 10:08 AM PST

Is Jason wearing a hockey mask in TITANIC or SCARLET PIMPERNEL, the two shows he is doing in stock?

Did anyone read of the production of ANNIE in Rhode Island which tacked on a scene at the end with Annie back in the orphanage having dreamed the whole show? Martin Charnin has made them remove it. Children were leaving the theatre in tears and parents were very upset.

CD - Australian cast of BOY FROM OZ, the woman (I can't remember her name) who starred in the original French IRMA LA DOUCE in a solo album, the NY workshop of MOBY DICK - all courtsey of other DRs.

DVD - Back to watching some of the Goofy cartoons on the Disney Treasures that I had never finished

VHS - A broadcast from 1982: "Texaco Opening Night" with Broadway songs from Bernadette (doing "Broadway Baby" and showing with the right material she is great), Carol Burnett, Sammy Davis Jr., Loretta Switt, the then-current casts of ANNIE and A CHORUS LINE and many more.

Cassette - Taking a break from "The Big Show" with a bunch of Baby Snooks skits heard as part of a variety show before she had her own sitcom. It's hard to believe that this is the same Fanny Brice that sang "My Man".

Posted by William E Lurie @ 06/13/2003 10:22 AM PST

Well well well (that is 3 wells). I don't have anything in my CD player at the moment. I am actually listening to XM Satellite radio as of late... In my DVD player is The Recruit.

I hope Bruce doesn't mind me posting about this - but soon (very soon) an unseemly interview with our very own BK will be posted on the net. You read it here first - the gloves come off and Bruce switches from interviewer to THE HOT HOT HOT seat.

More to follow...

Posted by Craig @ 06/13/2003 10:24 AM PST

Work CD: Just finished the 1997 Candide and I'm now listening to OBC Ain't Misbehavin'

Home CD: Darling of the Day, just got it and will listen tonight as I fold laundry. Also Listen to the Banned, a compilation of early 20s and 30s risque songs, and Flappers, Vamps and Sweet Young Things, another compilation w/performances from the 20s and 30s by singers most people never heard of (at least people in the general population).

VCR: The Blue Kimona, a silent taped from TCM a few weeks ago. We're finally getting around to watching it.

No DVDs

Posted by Ben @ 06/13/2003 10:39 AM PST

Jrand52: "Dark Moon"

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/13/2003 10:40 AM PST

Please send all your good vibes to a dear young (24) woman, a friend of my daughters, who is in intensive care with a blood clot in her brain. There is no excuse for this kind of pain and suffering.

:-(

Posted by Susan @ 06/13/2003 11:30 AM PST

~~~~~~~~~~~Vibes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And I never lost a patient.

Posted by Dr Ben Casey @ 06/13/2003 11:40 AM PST

I KNEW that Miss Vickie would
NOT forget me!!!! Meow to you
too, pussycat!

NOW, loads of interesting
posts were posted THIS VERY
morning but are at the end of
yesterday's unseemly
comments! Make sure you
don't miss them... It seems
INSIDE DAISY CLOVER had a
lot of Hainsies/Kimlets
involved....

Now, i should read today's
notes and comments! See you
later; aligator!

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 11:44 AM PST

CD check... (are we still doing a fashion check?)

CD Car - A CD I made for a student for him to listen on the way to England, it's a surprise to him

CD Computer - Sarah Brightman "Surrender"

CD Player by bed - "The Secret Garden" London Cast - it's SOOOOO good

VHS - later today, to top off my "tell Me on a Sunday/Song and Dnace" phase I've been going through, I'm going to watch the TV version of S/D with Sarah B

Speaking of Sarah B - her new CD "Harem" is EXCELLENT. Check it out, you'll be surprised.

Posted by Matthew @ 06/13/2003 11:55 AM PST

Good vibes and good old-fashioned prayers to your daughter's friend, Susan.
--------------------------------
Thank God it’s Friday! I don’t care if it’s Friday the 13th or Friday the 666th, it is Friday and that is all I care about.

One quick question regarding a late post last evening. Last night, Jrand mentioned something about Jean Hagen dubbing Debbie Reynolds dubbing Jean Hagen. It was apparently discussed in earlier posts before my time. Can someone enlighten me?

Bad week for CDs, DVDs, and VCRs at my house. So happy that I didn’t have rehearsals this week that I spent all of my down-time watching the Seattle Mariners on TV or napping in my chair. I do have Streisand playing in the car CD player, but nothing else in any of the machines.

Dull, but true.

Posted by TCB @ 06/13/2003 11:57 AM PST

Nothing yet in the cd players, but I am watching Francois Truffault's La Nuit Americaine

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/13/2003 12:09 PM PST

Ben,

I too have that Listen To The
Banned cd from England!!!!

Cds played lately:

ON A CLEAR DAY - soundtrack
- Yves Montand was pissed
off that Barbra did record the
main theme too, which she
was not supposed to..... Ah,
movie stars!!!

More Painted Smiles Cds
thanks to a DR Kimlet...
-- William, it's Colette Renard
(Fox) who created Irma la
Douce! --

A Steve and Eydie compilation;
i dig those guys!!!

Dawn Upshaw singing
Christmas songs with
Chantecleer......

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 12:16 PM PST

In my CD player: the London cast recording of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." After that, "Sugar Babies" with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller... our very own BK was "Executive Producer" of the "Varèse Sarabande CD Release Staff." I got "Sugar Babies" on eBay.

In my DVD player: "Graham Norton Live" (Region 2 Pal). Last night I watched "French and Saunders Live" (also Region 2 Pal). I got both of these from eBay, also.

In my VCR: "Twice Upon a Time" to be watched sometime this weekend. Another eBay purchase.

In my computer hard drive at home getting ready to be burned onto a CD: the very awkwardly titled "Simultaneous Songs and Counterpoint, Disc 12." In other words, my 12th compilation disc filled with selections where two or more songs are written or arranged to be sung at the same time, back and forth or with just a lot of noise happening at once. I love this kind of stuff! What's the word: Quodlibet!

Posted by George @ 06/13/2003 12:25 PM PST

All right, these fashion checks are quite popular - so, what is everyone wearing? If anyone does a google search on "what are you wearing" we might get some interesting visitors.

I, for example, am wearing my Nike shorts and a t-shirt, sweat socks and tennis shoes.

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 12:32 PM PST

I'm wearing my Asics brand running shoes (although I never run), white Skechers (sp?) ankle socks, Hanes tighty-whities, Wrangler blue jeans, my brand-spanking new American Cancer Society 2003 Relay For Life team t-shirt (just got it today).

Posted by George @ 06/13/2003 12:39 PM PST

I am wearing jeans, a polo shirt and docksiders.

Bruce and I have just finished our unseemly interview (which actually will be posted on another site). Bruce held nothing back and I really think everyone is going to enjoy his answers....

Posted by Craig @ 06/13/2003 12:46 PM PST

To answer an above post... MGM did not think Debbie Reynolds could sing when she made SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, so for the scenes where her character Kathy Selden is dubbing the voice of Lina Lamont (a shining star in the cinema firmament played by Jean Hagen), it is actually Jean Hagen singing for Debbie whose character is singing for Jean's character. Get it? Got it? Good! (Oh - A Court Jester reference).

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 06/13/2003 12:52 PM PST

I'm wearing my fans.

Posted by Sally Rand @ 06/13/2003 12:53 PM PST

I have nothing on but the radio.

Posted by Marilyn Monroe @ 06/13/2003 12:54 PM PST

I'm wearing top hat, white tie and tails.

(This post appears through the courtesy of Mrs. Fred Astaire.)

Posted by Fred Astaire @ 06/13/2003 12:55 PM PST

I am wearing my very comfortable cotton National Zoo (from Washington DC) t-shirt. It has a panda on the chest area, blue jeans, white socks and blue canvas deck shoes. Don't want to slip with all this rain doncha know.

Posted by Ben @ 06/13/2003 12:55 PM PST

William-

Actually.. the person singing for Debbie Reynolds is a woman named Betty Noyes.

Posted by Craig @ 06/13/2003 12:58 PM PST

Correction. Betty sang, but Jean SPOKE for Debbie speaking for Jean

Posted by Craig @ 06/13/2003 01:00 PM PST

Well you learn something everyday...I thought that Noyes sang for Debbie AS Debbie but that Hagen also dubbed her own singing as Kathy/Debbie singing for Hagen...turns out I was wrong. So TCB - there you are.

Thanks,Ron. That's a great CD, but no 'Faraway Places' that Gale sang once on her tv show - and also I think when she was visited by Charles Collingwood on a Person to Person show.

Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/13/2003 01:05 PM PST

Forest green Lands End trousers, green/white checked short sleeve square tail shirt, white socks, Reebok hightops, etc.

Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/13/2003 01:06 PM PST

I'm wearin' tan shoes with pink shoelaces, a polka dot vest and man, oh, man, tan shoes with pink shoelaces, and a big Panama with a purple hat band.

Posted by Dooley (boyfriend of Dodie) @ 06/13/2003 01:22 PM PST

I'm defying convention by wearing an itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie yellow polka-dot bikini.

Posted by Brian Hyland @ 06/13/2003 01:23 PM PST

Craig, what site will the interview be on?

Posted by Jennifer @ 06/13/2003 01:28 PM PST

At night, i'm only wearing
Chanel 5.....

Posted by Marylin @ 06/13/2003 01:33 PM PST

Betty Noyes was also the lead
singer for "Baby Mine" in
DUMBO......

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 01:40 PM PST

I'm wearing my little red hat... but Jimmy Curry is trying to get it. I don't know why he wants a har... it's 110 in the shade.

Posted by Snookie @ 06/13/2003 01:42 PM PST

I'm wearing an irresistible Paris original.

Posted by Rosemary Pilkington @ 06/13/2003 01:44 PM PST

All cotton white button down long-sleeved dress shirt, black wool dress slacks, a sort of pebbly-textured gray sleeveless v-neck sweater vest (it matches my hair), black socks, black dress loafers, white cotton tee shirt and boxers underneath. Oh yes, and a grin on my face, because you're never fully dressed without a smile. (Oooh, a Strouse/Charnin reference.)

Posted by Jay @ 06/13/2003 01:49 PM PST

Thank you Bill, Craig, and Jrand for the info on Debbie Reynolds / Jean Hagen / Betty Noyes. I learn something new every day at this site.

I am wearing the usual blue jeans, yellow polo shirt, boxers, black sox, and Nikes, but I am never fully dressed without a smile.

Posted by TCB @ 06/13/2003 01:56 PM PST

Sorry Jay, I didn't see your post until after I posted mine.

Posted by TCB @ 06/13/2003 01:58 PM PST

Ok... I'm finally dressed in something worth posting! Green shorts, polo shirt with the Religious Education Congress 2002 logo on it, socks, tennis shoes when I go downstairs. And a smile

Posted by Matthew @ 06/13/2003 02:07 PM PST

I'm wearing my copy of a copy of a copy of Dior.

Posted by Nickie @ 06/13/2003 02:10 PM PST

WEL: I got your package today and am enjoying it as you knew I would. I will talk about it in the notes tomorrow. Anyway, your enclosed note would lead me to believe that you finished Kritzerland and you seem to have liked it so do post your review at amazon soon.

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 02:11 PM PST

Nickie,

Sends like a Xerox copy to
me!!!!

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 02:29 PM PST

Susan, best of wishes for your daughter's young friend and her family.

Posted by Jane @ 06/13/2003 02:30 PM PST

Jane, we don't get any dirt about your visit with Miss Penny Orloff?

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 02:32 PM PST

BK, very glad about the errant birdie. Hope he continues to "get it right."

On the media players currently:

CD - THE NOEL COWARD ALBUM
VHS - FLOWER DRUM SONG
laserdisc - ROB ROY
DVD - just finished THE RIGHT STUFF to be followed tonight by STAR TREK NEMESIS.

Currently wearing a FUNNY THING/FORUM t-shirt and khaki shorts, white socks and brown felt slippers which I wear around the house.

Posted by Matt H. @ 06/13/2003 02:35 PM PST

So, I'm going to go out on a limb here (as well as being ready to duck, cover and run) but is anyone else here waiting for "Gypsy" to post a closing notice? Or is it my dislike for BP in the part overbearing my feelings on the whole thing?

Posted by Matthew @ 06/13/2003 02:54 PM PST

AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

-Thank you, just had to vent - much better now :-D

Clothes check: Green pocket-tee, blue walking shorts, white sock, cross-trainers. -Oh, and gray boxer-briefs today.

-Mmmm.. Maybe we should leave our unmentionables unmentioned... or at least at-your-discretionables.

Susan - I send all the hope and good vibes to your daughter's friend. And if I thought cake and cookies would help, I'd send those too!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/13/2003 02:56 PM PST

DR Matthew: You're not the only one with that thought crossing their mind. If anything, Bernadette Peters - and her doctor(s) - are under considerable pressure to make sure she stay healthy for the remainder of her contract. But after that.. ????? -I'm all for having her play a six or seven show week if that will insure the continuity of the show.

However, I'm sure Gypsy is on #2 or #3 of most people's lists of shows to see this summer - behind Hairspray and/or Movin' Out. I haven't checked the grosses or heard about the weekly tallies, but with the usual post-Tony show shutterings, Gypsy can only be helped by the sell-outs at some theatres and the closings at others.

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/13/2003 03:02 PM PST

Having watched "Big" this week I moved on to the cast CDs of "Big", "Baby" and "Starting Here, Starting Now". there are some wonderful songs in these scores.
(I of course have also listened to my Fleetwoods CD too).

Hope you are all sending those good vibes to William and Joe who are a-courting today.

Susan: Vibes of the good kind from OZ to your friend's daughter.

François: William Orr is more interested in Crocodiles than Aligators these days - Steve has repalced Daisy it seems.
I hope to watch "One hour Photo" this evening. I'll see what develops.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/13/2003 03:12 PM PST

Why, my dear, I'm wearing sparkle dust, bugle beads, ankle straps, Maribou, ostrich plumes, and Shalimar. Not to mention a pair of fake boobs! (Can I say that here?)

Posted by ZaZa @ 06/13/2003 03:19 PM PST

This is not for children to envision: Since I am off today, I'm running around the place in a gray CK boxers!

Real comfy, I am.

Sorry for the imagery, however!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/13/2003 03:26 PM PST

But RP, the $64,000 question is did they START OUT as gray CK boxers, or...???

;)

Posted by Lulu @ 06/13/2003 03:29 PM PST

Jose: I do hope we get to see you in Melbourne. What is the "Show" that you will be conducting or whatever? We live about 30 miles from the CBD of Melbourne so don't visit the "big smoke" that often. Hope you can escape to us for a few days.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/13/2003 03:32 PM PST

Tom, don't forget about CLOSER THAN EVER which has some truly outstanding Malty/Shire songs. I really love BABY, too. I played Alan in a local theater production of it last spring.

Posted by Matt H. @ 06/13/2003 03:34 PM PST

Glad you got it and liked it BK. I plan to write a review as soon as I have time... hopefully over the weekend.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 06/13/2003 03:40 PM PST

Bruce, never any dirt about Penny. She arrived earlier than usual this time, around 7:30 pm. We just sit on the deck, in nice weather, and have an enjoyable visit. She left around 9:30 this morning. We are a great place for her to spend the night on her drives between L.A. and Seattle. Penny thinks Echo and Ashland are go great she wants to stay here and pet sit when we visit Craig in Romania next year.

Posted by Jane @ 06/13/2003 03:41 PM PST

We put on our Sunday clothes.

Posted by Barnaby and Cornelius @ 06/13/2003 03:41 PM PST

And I'm wearing ribbons down my back.

Posted by Irene Malloy @ 06/13/2003 03:42 PM PST

Bruce, very pleased you slept last night. Good luck tonight.

Posted by Jane @ 06/13/2003 03:43 PM PST

Since there's girl enough for me to wear one I have on a red silk dress.

Posted by Molly Tobin (Mrs. Leadville Johnny Brown) @ 06/13/2003 03:44 PM PST

Jane - I guess I thought you all might have spoken lovingly of me and told secrets well into the night whilst petting Echo.

Those who attended our final dinner at Joe Allen know that I do a rather astonishing imitation of Tammy Grimes as Molly Brown.

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 03:54 PM PST

Yes Bruce, we did speak lovingly of you. Penny recalled the fun you had together, behind the scenes at the restaurant.

Posted by Jane @ 06/13/2003 04:03 PM PST

Well, thank goodness someone spoke lovingly of me.

I'm now wearing jeans, sweat socks, and a plaid shirt. I took a day off from Atkins and ate some fast food, which I've been craving. I'm no longer craving it.

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 04:08 PM PST

Thank you, everyone, for the good vibes and prayers. I just returned from visiting my daughter's friend in the hospital. Apparently, she had a stroke and now has this unseemly blood clot in her brain and is in constant pain. Please keep those prayers and good vibes coming.

Posted by Susan @ 06/13/2003 04:21 PM PST

Lulu: Yes, thank goodness (and naughty LuLu!!!). They are CK's "gray" original color...I'm a Virgo and a neat-freak, so things shine or they're GONE!

Susan: What a horrendous thing for anyone to undergo, much less a young person.

What is her prognosis? What treatments are they using? Are they trying to dissolve it in any way? Given where it is, I suppose it's very delicate to treat.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/13/2003 04:45 PM PST

Right now, I'm wearing jeans. (Consider this a High Anxiety reference.)

DVD player: The Right Stuff. Love this film; it always makes me think of my father. The documentary material on the second disc was well worth waiting for.

CD: Soundtrack for "The Living Sea." Earlier this week, I was trying to make out what Fierstein was singing on the Hairspray OCR without referring to the lyric sheets, but had to give up. Totally hopeless.

And Susan, add me to the list of vibe-senders.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 06/13/2003 04:52 PM PST

Thanks Matt. I somehow missed out on "Closer Than Ever". I must track it down when the finances allow. M & S certainly have the talent to have a huge hit some day.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/13/2003 04:54 PM PST

For all those out there who might be wondering, I have -- indeed -- secured another ticket to see "Wicked" on June 29.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/13/2003 05:04 PM PST

Now.... that's ...wicked!

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 05:18 PM PST

This time we want it taped and videod Ron. "Wicked". Jealous.
Enjoy

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/13/2003 05:24 PM PST

Our thoughts and prayers go to your friend, Susan. Can you tell us her first name?

Posted by Laura @ 06/13/2003 05:53 PM PST

Ben,

Just heard your Tonys review
over at Radio Wales..... and
Beverly thought your
HAIRSPRAY report should be
followed by "I Wanna Wash
That Man Out Of My Hair"!.....

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 06:48 PM PST

Dear Susan, your friend and family have my sincerest prayers and positive thinking. . .

Clothes check: Aramis. (a The Way We Were reference for those who remember the film's publicity).

Car CD: "The Song is Mine" - John DePalma; since my accompanist and I are working on several of these songs.

Home Office CD: NINE (remastered OBC) NINE (Australian cast recording thanks to a Dear Reader) CAMELOT (the COMPLETE film soundtrack on two discs, thanks to another Dear Reader), "I Know You By Heart" -Lee Lessack, "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte/Gentle on My Mind" - Miss Patti Page (I'm working on "The Green Leaves of Summer"), HAIRSPRAY - OBC, "Listen to My Heart" - Nancy LaMott (working on "The Lady Down the Hall).

CD Burner: "Famous Blue Raincoat - the songs of Leonard Cohen" for a dear reader. (CAMELOT is up next for a dear reader; and. . .should an Australia dwelling dear reader need CLOSER THAN EVER, this is the place).

DVD PLAYER: Two from Warner Home Video:
GIANT - magnificent film, but, oh, the transfer. . .GIANT never looked great when I saw it on repertory screens, but, sadly, it doesn't look as good as other Warner restorations. .
ROBIN HOOD - THE PRINCE OF THIEVES: which has some nice moments of acting, a not too shoddy script, but, oh, that Kevin. Often, I found myself laughing as if I were watching Brooks' MEN IN TIGHTS!
MEN IN BLACK II - sometimes you just feel like something nutty.
THE PIANIST - wow. wow. wow.

VCR: The 2003 TONY AWARDS.

Posted by td @ 06/13/2003 07:11 PM PST

François: Yes, when I heard that one I laughed! I was sitting at my desk in the office and the person across from me asked me what was so funny.

I'll be on in two weeks, on June 25, with another review.

TD: I love that Nancy LaMott CD. I have them all but I think that's one of my favorites.

Posted by Ben @ 06/13/2003 07:26 PM PST

td: Much appreciated offer "up on which I will take". Isn't the new Cd of NINE wonderful.
Sorry to hear that "Giant" is not as good as should be. I always felt that the film was let down badly by those "Aged scenes" at the end. Not a good example of the art of make-up at all IMHO.
My partner Colin would still rate "East Of Eden" as his favourite movie ever.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/13/2003 08:13 PM PST

I have "the bells of st. sebastian" on constant repeat in one cd player, kurt weill's "seven deadly sins" in another (that show is wonderful, but seriously gave me nightmares as a child), and "the full monty" in another.

Many cd players have I. My parents have left me in there apartment for the week, and they have about a billion listening systems. It's kinda fun to put them on all at once.

Well, not really. But I thought it would be before I tried it.

I'm wearing a long-ish purple skirt (it's very very purple) with buttons down the front and a black tank top.

I just saw Spellbound (again) -- have others seen it? I think it's really quite wonderful.

And Susan, my best best best wishes to your daughter's friend...

Posted by Anna @ 06/13/2003 08:31 PM PST

I'm quite partial to Spellbound. My friend Margaret's (to whom Kritzerland is dedicated) father is in it briefly as, I think, an elevator man (Dave Willock - the GREAT Dave Willock, so good in Queen From Outer Space and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane). It's a nice Gregory Peck to watch in tribute to that lovely man.

Has everyone gone to sleep? Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Does anybody see what I see?

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 08:35 PM PST

Too early for me to sleep, BK!

Posted by td @ 06/13/2003 09:03 PM PST

In response to some Dear Readers:

Francois: Nancy LaMott on cd, it doesn't get much better than that voice with that impeccable choice of material! IF I had to pick a "favorite" Nancy cd, though, I think I would have to go with "My Foolish Heart."

Tom from OZ: Regarding NINE; yes! this is the way that I've always wanted to hear NINE! And, Maltby and Shire shall follow "Camelot" in the dvd burner. . .

BK: where in tarnation IS everyone?!?!?!?

Posted by td @ 06/13/2003 09:14 PM PST

Oh! one other thing. . .the aging make-up in GIANT is brilliant compared to the aging make-up in FUNNY LADY or DEAD AGAIN. . .

Posted by td @ 06/13/2003 09:15 PM PST

Where was I, you ask? I was driving to the post office to send a postcard to our lovely Dear Reader Jason.

Posted by Laura @ 06/13/2003 09:34 PM PST

It's Ben who was answering
your choice of LaMott cd but...
that's all right, because,
thanks to a Dear Reader who
should post tomorrow, I too
have all her recordings. :- )

Another hot day/night here in
Paris!.......

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 09:38 PM PST

I woke up this morning of Friday the thirteenth with a black cat sleeping on my face. See? Just another normal day. Then I watched PBS for a few hours and then we went to the zoo. Have you missed me? Since Career Exploration is over, I have nothing witty and/or urbane to talk about.

Posted by Sandra @ 06/13/2003 09:44 PM PST

Ah, Francois! You, aussi, will enjoy each and every Nancy cd! And you'll understand why it is tres difficile to chose only one as a favorite!
Now, let's all have a posting frenzy! (Ah! an Alfred Hitchcock reference)!

Posted by td @ 06/13/2003 09:48 PM PST

I'm still here (a Follies reference)...actually, I just got home. Let me add another eBay arrival:

On my turntable (vinyl record player): ABBACADABRA, the original French (and only) cast recording with "Musique" by Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson and "Livret et textes" by Alain & Daniel Boublil. It's in French. I'll have to go to http://world.altavista.com/ to translate it.

Posted by George @ 06/13/2003 09:49 PM PST

Yes, Sandra, you are missed, which is why I wrote your mother that e-mail - your absence has been most unseemly and you must knock it off or be bitch-slapped from here to eternity. It doesn't matter if you have witty things to say or not - even I, the Queen of Wit, am not witty all the time, witness today's fershluganah notes.

Posted by bk @ 06/13/2003 09:52 PM PST

Dear Reader Sandra, Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it's true.
Was your zookeeper awfully fond of rum?
YOU are missed, please, don't be so errant and truant!

Posted by td @ 06/13/2003 09:56 PM PST

Even Sandra Dee
Was not always witty!

Posted by François @ 06/13/2003 10:20 PM PST

All I have to say about Nancy Lamott's My Foolish Heart is..."mmmmmmmmmm..."

I'd never listened to her before my parents (and me by sort of forced extension) because avid devotes of Jonathan Schwartz' weekend music radio program, and he simply adores Nancy Lamott, plays her all the time, and thus we discovered her! Like penicillin! Eureka!

She's just...mmmmmmm...good.

I really ought to go to sleep.

But I have no inclination to do so...it's quite dreadful. How does one get back on a proper sleep time table?

I'm now wearing grey pants and a large black tee shirt with a very large picture of a fish on it.

Posted by Anna @ 06/13/2003 11:42 PM PST

Good morning, good day.

In the CD player right now is 'Simply Sondheim' by the Gay Men's Chorus of L.A. which I am enjoying immensely. Just arrived this morning, but it's on the second play already. Joanna Gleason is on one track as well.

In the car CD, several CDs by Mr Anthony Warlow - courtesy of young Thomas of Ozland.

In the DVD player, a film I picked up in Spain 'The Death of Lorca', which stars Nicholas Grace, who seems to be saying his part in English, which has then been dubbed into Spanish, although all the other actors are speaking Spanish. Must be strange to work like that.

Posted by Allan @ 06/14/2003 02:59 AM PST

I got the Criterion SPELLBOUND, but I haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I'm hoping for the best as I've always enjoyed the film and the famous score.

Posted by Matt H. @ 06/14/2003 07:02 AM PST

I meant to say that La Nuit Americaine is better known in the ISA as Day For Night and won many awards including an Oscar for Best Foreign film. Valentian Cortese was nominated the same year as Ingrid Bergman won for Murder on the Orient Express and apologize to VC for winning. IB tought VC was goign to win. I watched it with original French soundtrack. It is interesting to note that some of the English subtitles are not exactly acurate. The English soundtrack which I only saw so far in Coming Atraction seemed awful. I am not a 100% sure but Jacquelien Bisset, JEan Piere Aumon and Valentina Cortese did who all speak English did not not dub their own voices.

I also watch the documentaries. All done by Laurent Bozoroff. (Intential spelling) Can someone tell me whu they break up these doctumentaries instead of making one long one. These documenatries were nothing more than talking heads. Reallu boring.

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/14/2003 07:42 AM PST

That of course should be "La Nuit Americaine is better known in the USA as Day For Night. Of course the ISA is the origanization that lexander Munday worked for in the TV series It takes a Thief.

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/14/2003 08:41 AM PST