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Hello Hello there (oh, a Comden and Green reference)...
Ok.. I'll start a topic of the day by asking a question that has been asked before.. but what the heck..
Besides being a regular here.. what other internet sites does everyone frequent? Here's a list of some of mine
All That Chat
MSN
Broadwayworld.com
Broadwaystars.com
a few newsgroups
a few online journals of friends
bored.com
dvdpricesearch.com
dvdfile.com
just to name a few...
Posted by Craig @ 06/15/2003 09:35 AM PST
HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL FATHERS EVERYWHERE!!!
Posted by Craig @ 06/15/2003 09:35 AM PST
All right, here's a question for everyone: What are your favorite reference books? You know, the ones you regularly turn to when you're stuck for an answer, or just want to get some ideas?
For cooking, I often turn to The Joy of Cooking, and Bittman's How to Cook Everything. I also like Julia Child's The Way to Cook.
These books are terrible when I have a theater question, however. For those questions, I like to start with Steven Suskin's Opening Nights on Broadway, and More Opening Nights on Broadway. He wasn't very creative when it came to naming the second book, but going over the reviews written about plays in comparison with each other is fascinating, and there's enough other information in the books to give me ideas on where to look next.
Posted by S. Woody White @ 06/15/2003 09:39 AM PST
I totally forgot it was Father's Day until I received a lovely e-card from the darling daughter.
Posted by bk @ 06/15/2003 09:40 AM PST
Good Morning, Craig! And happy Dad's day to you, too! (And to BK and everyone else, of course!)
I regularly check in over at Sondheim.com, a long-time hangout of mine. I particularly like the kids over there, in high school or college. The phrase "a blank page or canvas" comes to mind.
I also like to check in over at eGullet.com, because of all the food connections I can make there.
Posted by S. Woody White @ 06/15/2003 09:44 AM PST
I'm sorta boring when it comes to internet sites. . .but the sites themselves are NEVER boring!
www.scarletstreet.com for the forums of course.
www.hometheaterforum.com to chat with the likes of Mr. Robert "my middle name is restoration" Harris and our very own Joe Caps; and if I'm not mistaken, a certain Mr. Bruce Kimmel has been known to drop by, too.
www.imdb.com reference for film casts, rarely anything else.
www.allmusic.com which I highly recommend for popular music reference.
www.dvdlaunch.com for obvious reasons.
I'm wearing khaki shorts and a wolf-covered tee-shirt.
Happy Father's Day, BK!
I *might* NOT be a chat tonight, since Matt and I have a ton of work to do on new material. . .
Posted by td @ 06/15/2003 10:01 AM PST
Hello Dear Readers,
I'm sorry to have been absent and quiet, and E&T, but I'm trying to kick myself in the rear to re-join the world, and this lovely bunch of Hainsies/Kimlets.
The short "nutshell version:" a week ago DR Kerry and I had to deal with the passing away of our wonderful little 4-legged child, Mazal. She was a fairly small black Lab, with the most wonderful, sweet, affectionate nature and disposition. She was just a few weeks away from her 14th (human years) birthday, and most of the time she still acted as if she were about 14 to 18 months old. She was blessed, in that she never had any major diseases, and the only thing she had to endure was a knee operation this past December. She was here at home, laying on her own favorite doggie bed and with her head cradled in Kerry's hand, and she just slipped away. I don't understand it, and I hate it.
Her name, Mazal, was given to her out of respect for her human birth home and parents. They were friends who were Jewish, and we told them that Mazal would be brought up remembering her traditions. And she was; she had her own Star of David ornament with her name on it that went on the Christmas tree each year (Mazal wasn't Orthodox, so it was OK), and when she turned 13 Kerry got her a special doggie version of a Bat Mitzvah cake to celebrate. Out of respect for her memory, this past week has had the mirror in the living room covered, and I had a group of her photographs on the table with a small Yahrzeit memorial candle lit in the evenings for her.
I know she is free, comfortable, and in a happy place. It has been the worst week for Kerry and I, and her loss makes a pain that is horrible. Just reading some of your notes the past few days has given me some smiles and a few chuckles, just as BK said they would (bless him), and I thank you all for being the most wonderful group of crazies on the net.
Thanks for letting me tell all this. And I promise to return to non-serious, irreverant posts soon.
Posted by MusicGuy @ 06/15/2003 10:27 AM PST
I'm not sure I'll be at the chat tonight. A dear friend of mine finally finished the last round of legal "crap" for a case he's dealing with yesterday (who knew you to use "international papers" for legal correspondence?), and a bunch of us are "helping" him decompress tonight. -The calm before the storm so to speak - he'll get the final decision tomorrow or Tuesday. So, I might be in the midst of a night of semi-debauchery during the chat... But if I'll check in once I get back.
As for sites... Mainly newpaper sites for me:
nytimes.com
washingtonpost.com
times-dispatch.com (Richmond paper)
styleweekly.com (the Richmond Village Voice, kinda-sorta)
Theatre sites:
haineshisway.com (of course)
playbill.com
broadway.com
sondheim.com
Food sites:
epicurious.com (Gourmet's and Bon Appetit's parent site)
foodtv.com
allrecipes.com
egullet.com
As for book references, most of it is cooking related so:
How To Cook Everything
The Joy of Cooking
The Cook's Bible
Flat Breads and Flavors, and the other books by this author-photographer couple.
Theatre reference:
Let's Put On A Musical
The catalogs from MTI, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, Applause, etc.
For my origami:
Origami Omnibus
Origami for Connoissuers
Origami for Everyone
Origami: from Angel Fish to Zen (GREAT introductory chapter, text-wise)
And the other books by Montroll and Kasahara.
Oh, and speaking of topics... Did we ever bring to fruition the possible topic that was discussed at Joe Allen during the second night's dinner?:
-If there was a theme park called Kritzerland, what sort of rides, kiosks, restaurants, etc. would there be?
Of course, the most obvious was the "What Is It, Fish? Restaurant" - complete with an "Grandpa's Bathroom". AND it would be the only place open in the park - and only open - during the Sabbath.
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/15/2003 10:33 AM PST
BK,
Regarding Michael Shayne's
last post for yesterday.....
I do believe Sandy is wrong,
wrong, wrong!!!!!
I somehow can't picture our
Bruce HATING someone...
evenless Sandy Duncan....
Does she really KNOW who Mr
Bruce Kimmel is?????
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 11:40 AM PST
MusicGuy,
We're having special thoughts
fro Mazal, Kerry and you.
I'm sure she's just chatting
away with Mr Peck right now!...
and they don't need the
internet, oh no! Just eternity....
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 11:48 AM PST
DR Music Guy and DR Kerry - My deepest sympathies on the passing of Mazal. Like the two of you, I have four-legged children and as is the case with anyone’s children, they are my reason for living. Having lost three children over the years, I know the pain you are both suffering. Just know that there are many of us here; ready to offer comfort or a large shoulder to lean on at anytime.
Posted by TCB @ 06/15/2003 11:50 AM PST
OK folks - it was time to turn the tables on BK and ask HIM some questions... An in depth interview with our own BK is now up. To read it, click here:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23
Posted by Craig @ 06/15/2003 11:53 AM PST
Well, Kritzerland would
definitely have its Peter Pan
ride starring Sandy as.....
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 11:54 AM PST
BK and Dear Readers - I am afraid that I will have to be round this evening, since after the matinee, I have dinner plans with out-of-town guests who are attending the show.
With that, I am off to sing Put On Your Sunday Clothes, at least from the wings, since Horace isn't allowed much opportunity to sing onstage.
Posted by TCB @ 06/15/2003 11:55 AM PST
I'm sitting here, still in my green khakis and red shirt from church this morning and I'm reading "Kritzerland" and just can't put it down. The story is so fun and so vivid, it makes one wish they grew up in Benjamin's neighborhood and actually knew this kid. I'm so hooked, I'll cry when the book is over, I know I will.
Posted by Matthew @ 06/15/2003 01:08 PM PST
The sites that I most frequently frequent are:
www.haineshisway.com
www.dvdjournal.com
http://musicals.eur.com
www.playbill.com
www.tmtfanclub.com
www.tvguide.com
I will not be able to attend tonight's chat. I'm just about to go to my sister's house to help steam clean her carpet, then at about 5:00 p.m. or so we're taking our dad out to dinner. Our mom has to work (she's a nurse and works today from 3 p.m. until midnight). Tomorrow is her birthday and next Sunday is their 38th wedding anniversary. June is definately busting out all over (a R&H reference). Have a good chat!!
Posted by George @ 06/15/2003 01:11 PM PST
Well, apparently no one will be at tonight's chat, according to these here posts. Not very sporting if you ask me.
I do not know Sandy Duncan - I've met her once or twice but have never had a conversation with her. Hence, it would not be possible for me to hate her. I know her husband, Don, better than I know her. I have no idea why she would say such a silly thing unless she was goaded or was joking.
Shall we just cancel tonight's chat?
Also, Craig did a very good job on the interview so do go read it - it's one of the few times I've actually talked about a certain subject - not a lot, but I talk about it.
Posted by bk @ 06/15/2003 01:31 PM PST
I'm standing here in this cornfield eating my Wheat Thins® trying to figure out why some other site said I hated Bruce Kimmel. Then I remembered what site it was and who was doing the interview; I just said what I thought he and the people who now run the site wanted to hear.
Posted by Sandy Duncan @ 06/15/2003 01:42 PM PST
I'll check in to see if chat is on or off. I have a bunch of things to do tonight, so I would not be upset if there was no chat, but if there is I'll join in for a short time.
Ray's sister had an eye operation Friday (where she was awake the whole time they were making the incisions) and has to spend the next couple of weeks lieing face down in a special bed. Since her husband can barely boil water I have spent the last four hours cooking for her and in a few minutes we will be bringing it over along with some tapes of old radio programs since she obviously can't watch television.
Regarding Sandy Duncan, the two times I saw her she had problems remembering her lines, so maybe she has memory problems and just said the first thing that came into her head about Bruce.
[And there was no intentional link between Ms. Dennis and Ray's sister's eye problems.]
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 06/15/2003 01:50 PM PST
Sandy,
You're a fake... why don't you fly
away!
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 01:52 PM PST
I believe Sandy thinks
Isadora's her sister!...
Old age, you know!
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 01:54 PM PST
I can't be at the chat tonight, either. Monday nights usually work better for me, and 8 p.m. chats work better than 9 p.m. too.
Sorry to hear about Mazal. I'll remember you both in my thoughts.
Looking forward to reading the BK interview.
Hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful Sunday (at least it's beautiful in my neck of the woods - NC).
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/15/2003 02:37 PM PST
MusicGuy & Kerry: Thoughts on your loss. Family members like Mazal give such unconditional love. Masgnus & Fosca send their warmest thoughts to you both.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/15/2003 02:50 PM PST
I'll be there tonight
Posted by MDS @ 06/15/2003 02:52 PM PST
Shouldn't everyone who is attending this site also cound www.brucekimmel.com as one of the favorite sites? I know it's my absolute favorite
Posted by Michael Shayne's Mother @ 06/15/2003 02:55 PM PST
Gee thanks Mom! But I think you wanted to have written:
"Shouldn't everyone who is attending this site also count www.brucekimmel.com as one of the favorite sites?
Thanks for the plug.
Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/15/2003 02:59 PM PST
The chat must go on!
Posted by Phil @ 06/15/2003 03:02 PM PST
well, I will certainly drop in on chat following my rehearsal. Just laid out a big father's day dinner for family and friends:
Slow Roasted Eye of Round
Fresh Succotash
Oil-Roasted Potatoes
Humongous Tossed Salad Greens with Spring Mix and Iceberg Lettuce.
For Desert: Sock-It-To-Me Cake.
Wish you all could be here, there'll probably be leftovers for days. . .
Posted by td @ 06/15/2003 03:25 PM PST
Yes, we'll do the scheduled chat, but then we may take a few weeks off because it just seems to be too much trouble for folks.
Posted by bk @ 06/15/2003 03:31 PM PST
So where is the new radio show Donald?
Posted by Donald's Fan Club @ 06/15/2003 03:56 PM PST
Hopefully it will be up soon. Chat in one hour and forty-five minutes. This may well be the last live chat for some time, so be even though at least ten people have posted that they won't be there, be there or be round.
Posted by bk @ 06/15/2003 04:13 PM PST
To Michael Shayne's mother;
This is FATHER'S Day, not
Mother's day! :- )
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 05:27 PM PST
td,
What is Sock-it-to-me cake?
Baba-au-rhum Punch cake?
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 05:29 PM PST
First, let me convey our (Bill's and mine) sympathy to DR Kerry & MusicGuy. We lost our little girl Sabrina over a year ago, and I still miss her. But, as the saying goes, when God closes a door he opens a window (or something like that) and we now have Phoebe, which we got when she was about a year old and just celebrated her 2nd birthday. So, even though you never stop missing loved ones, eventually your hearts will heal enough to allow more love in.
Now, as far as my other favorite sites (other than this one, of course)
http://www.amazon.com
http://allmusic.com/
http://www.president-records.co.uk/
http://www.cdzone.co.uk/
http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/catalogue.htm
http://www.felixthecat.com/store/index.html
http://www.cowparade.net/
http://www.stitchguide.com
http://www.thexfiles.com/main_flash.html
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/
http://looneytunes.warnerbros.com/
http://www.tvtome.com/
http://www.akdreamer.com/botp/
http://www.netdoll.com/index.php3
http://yesworld.com/
http://www.yestalk.org/
http://www.led-zeppelin.org/
http://www.pinkfloyd.com/
http://dirtcheapcig.com/
http://www.staples.com/
http://www.dramadept.com/
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
http://www.davesdatebook.com/6400main.html
http://www.maylin.net/Fireworks.html
We just got back from visiting my sister, Carol, who just had eye surgery. She's diabetic and developed macular degeneration, which apparently is common in diabetics. Over the past year, she has undergone 4 courses of laser treatment, and countless other non surgical medical treatments, all with little or no positive affect. The surgery is sort of the "last resort". If this doesn't help to improve her vision (or at least stop the progression of the disease) then the outlook is quite bleak - eventual permanent blindness in at least the one eye - the other eye isn't as advanced, and there has been some mild improvement with the laser surgery in that eye. So I'm just keeping good thoughts and good vibes going her way!
Posted by Ray @ 06/15/2003 05:37 PM PST
Chat in fifteen minutes.
Posted by bk @ 06/15/2003 05:46 PM PST
BK--I will be at chat! And I'm loving Benjamin Kritzer--I was reading it during my breaks at work today, and I'm already up to Chapter 5!
DRs MusicGuy and Kerry--so sorry to hear about Mazal. Last year I lost my tortoiseshell cat Tatie (her real name was Pearl but we called her that because she oft resembled a big baked potato when she lay on my bed), and it was horribly painful. Pets really do have a way of becoming real family members.
DR Ray--good vibes to Carol!
Almost time for chat--favorite websites:
www.talkinbroadway.com/forum/
www.playbill.com
www.broadway.com
www.sepulchritude.com
www.artmagick.com
www.imdb.com
www.sondheim.com
www.brianstokes.com
Posted by Maya @ 06/15/2003 06:00 PM PST
The Radio show is up!
The chat is up!
Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/15/2003 06:35 PM PST
The Radio show is up!
The chat is up!
Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/15/2003 06:35 PM PST
Thank you all for you kind wishes and thoughts. I knew I could count on you. It's the rest of the world that throws me sometimes. Crazy business,this-- this world we live in (a Sondheim reference).
I now need to go back and read the last week's worth of posts.
Posted by Kerry @ 06/15/2003 07:05 PM PST
DR Ray: I specialize in eye surgery; it sounds like your sister had what's called a vitrectomy; there is an 85-90% success rate with this surgery for mac degeneration and detached retina. Most all of the patients are diabetic. Sometimes, it has to be repeated (more lasering) once or twice, but it's good surgery.
DR Kerry and MusicGuy: I am so sad for you for the loss of your baby, my heartfelt condolences. I will give my sheepdog, Goldie, lots of extra hugs tonight.
BK: Happy Father's Day, and to all you Papas out there...
Posted by KT @ 06/15/2003 07:44 PM PST
Ray: Best of thoughts and wishes are winging their way from Oz for your sister.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/15/2003 08:27 PM PST
DR Ray,
Same from France and with a
different accent; let's all have
positive thoughts...
We should all appreciate more
when we have no big health
issues!
Posted by François @ 06/15/2003 09:10 PM PST
Must be sleepy time down south, must be dream time at haineshisway.com. Well, I'm here and I'm up and I'm postin'.
Posted by bk @ 06/15/2003 10:57 PM PST
Very interesting interview of Mr BK by Craig.
Thanks!
Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/16/2003 05:26 AM PST
I agree, Jrand. I found the interview lots of fun and nicely informative. I will look to some day in the future when the entire ugly business of that "affair" can be aired for public consumption.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/16/2003 06:19 AM PST
Ray,
In and around the lake
Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
Posted by Rachael @ 06/16/2003 07:54 AM PST
Hmmm..... So I finally go to check out the interview, and the site seems to be down... ????
I guess I'll try later.
-Oh, and for the final splurge tonight - a Krispy Kreme Key Lime Donut!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/16/2003 09:44 PM PST
Hmmm..... So I finally go to check out the interview, and the site seems to be down... ????
I guess I'll try later.
-Oh, and for the final splurge tonight - a Krispy Kreme Key Lime Donut!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/16/2003 09:45 PM PST
I swear I only hit the button once!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/16/2003 09:47 PM PST
