Replies: 70 Unseemly Comments
My first paycheck for the first film role I ever did. It was nice.
Posted by Michael Shayne @ 07/12/2003 08:23 AM PST
Best thing in the mail? Why, "Benjamin Kritzer," of course.
Posted by Kerry @ 07/12/2003 08:53 AM PST
My acceptance letter into the vocal camp I'm going to tomorrow...Speaking of which, I should explain.
I'm going to music camp at Shenandoah University next week, and I have no internet access. Therefore, I have no way of keeping in touch with you Kimlets and Hainsies. So I shall miss the Unseemly chat, and all posting until the Monday after next. Mais alas, c'est un autre probleme! The next week, I shall be lounging on the sunny beaches of the OBX...Now, I *will* have computer access, and I love you all so *very* dearly...but I'm going to the beach all day...how often do I get to go, I ask? Almost never, it's a good excuse. I'll try to check in later in the evening when the adults are drunk, the small children are sleeping, and I'm left with an assortment of computers to choose from. I'll be back the 27th.
That's about it...hmm...I also got some testing scores back in the mail yesterday, and I got 100's on all of them, that was pretty nice...but it doesn't beat the acceptance letter.
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 09:06 AM PST
There've been a few items that I've received by mail that stick in my memory: my first driver's license, my acceptance letter to college (Columbia, in New York), income tax refunds (before the era of electronic deposit), the letter acknowledging payment in full of my student loans, and some others. Of course, anytime I order something from Amazon or some such I always look forward with great anticipation to arrival of my package(s).
Posted by Jay @ 07/12/2003 10:07 AM PST
For those of you who enjoy hearing musical theatre sung by stars of the opera stage, go to www.kusc.org between now and Noon Pacific Daylight Time. There's a regular Saturday morning opera show, and once a year the host devotes the show to Broadway. It's a lot of fun. Some of it is music really well sung. And, yes, some of it is a bit of a hoot!
Posted by Jay @ 07/12/2003 10:10 AM PST
Looks like bk isn't the only one who has the day off...where IS everyone?
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 10:35 AM PST
Good going Sarah!
I can't think of a specific, memorable delivery. I get many wonderful things in the mail that I can't purchase locally, such as makeup, shoes and food, including candy and bread. I expect I have been more excited waiting for my boys to get mail for test scores, college acceptances and most recently, when I eagerly awaited my younger son's acceptance from the Peace Corps. Now I watch for email instead of land mail.
Posted by Jane @ 07/12/2003 11:23 AM PST
Other than E-bay stuff, one of the best things I ever received in the mail was 5 dollars from the Akron Beacon Journal in fourth grade back in 19-ought-71 for winning the second prize in a Valentine's Day card contest. I constructed the card out of a box, and had doors with messages behind these doors covering the box. I spent a large portion of my winnings on baseball and Partridge Family bubblegum cards.
Posted by Dave in the Valley @ 07/12/2003 11:46 AM PST
I love getting packages in the mail. Most of the time, they are items (books, DVDs, CDs) that I have ordered myself, but that doesn't seem to lesson the excitement of finding that cardboard box sitting on my doorstep. There is always that moment of excitement (like Christmas or your birthday) when you first tear open the tape and pull off the paper to reveal the contents.
As far as letters, I suppose I have received the usual exciting ones over the years (college acceptance, divorce decree), but now days I equate letters with bills, so there is little joy in opening the mail.
Posted by TCB @ 07/12/2003 11:49 AM PST
Just checking in before the matinee. I am still alive, but barely. The rehearsal process for THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL was Ridiculous (with a capital 'R') and I really didn't think we'd ever get it going, but we did (at the very last minute.) Anyway, I haven't much time before I have to go get in makeup, but I wanted to say hi...so...HI!
DR Laura: Thank you for your card. I was thrilled to get it...
DR Tom from Oz, DR Jane and DR Jose: Thank you for the postcards!! I love getting mail! But you know what I'll love more? Being home and being able to check my email every day and being able to post here on HHW.com every single day again! Oh, how I long for my tiny one room apartment with no roommates or loud, drunk (or high) people annoying me 24/7. It will be a blessing.
And now I must be off... I love and miss you all!
Posted by Jason @ 07/12/2003 12:20 PM PST
I have a question regarding Juliana's Journal. In this day and age when names that were once only girl's are often now boy's and vice-versa, which gender is Juliana's tour roommate "Bradley"?
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/12/2003 12:39 PM PST
Jason, good to hear from you. Privacy is nice. Enjoy the play.
I'm off to take Echo to the nursing home. They just love when she visits.
Posted by Jane @ 07/12/2003 12:39 PM PST
WEL - While I have no
definitive proof of such, I've
been under the impression
that Juliana's new friend
Bradly is of the female brand.
Posted by Jed @ 07/12/2003 12:57 PM PST
As for best mail items, I'd have
to say my college diploma and
teaching certificate. Two little
pieces of paper that were the
end result of 5 years of work.
Most of the rest of my great
mail items are things I've
ordered, primarily CDs, DVDs,
and books. Oh, and my "Cake
or Death" sweatshirt... a must
have for us Eddie Izzard fans.
Posted by Jed @ 07/12/2003 01:01 PM PST
Bradly is indeed female, although her name is actually spelled Bradley, I think. At least that's what it says here:
www.modernmillietour.com
bk, I read the Unseemly interview with Charles Prouge, and was quite entertained.
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 01:04 PM PST
Sarah - Yes, the website
spells her name Bradley,
while Juliana has consistently
spelled it Bradly, so I suppose
that shall remain a mystery for
now.
Posted by Jed @ 07/12/2003 01:22 PM PST
I ordered the widescreen TV I have now over the internet. I saw it in person at a showroom, of course, but found much better pricing over the internet plus free shipping which just couldn't be beat. And I thought last night as I watched something in high definition (Discovery Channel HDNet) how wonderful the set was and how much I enjoy watching TV now. Between all the media stuff we talk about and some super programs on various channels, I have become a TV/movie-aholic.
Posted by Matt H. @ 07/12/2003 02:10 PM PST
Worst mail was my call-up for National Service. Best mail was my letter saying my appeal against passing the medical was successful.Migraines have advantages after all!
Best Mail (non-ordered) has been from HHW contacts who are full of surprises - you know who you are).
Good to hear from you Jason. We miss you here.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 02:23 PM PST
Worst mail was my call-up for National Service. Best mail was my letter saying my appeal against passing the medical was successful.Migraines have advantages after all!
Best Mail (non-ordered) has been from HHW contacts who are full of surprises - you know who you are).
Good to hear from you Jason. We miss you here.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 02:24 PM PST
And that is so annoying!
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 02:25 PM PST
As a full fledged Ebayer my mail is constantly a joy to receive as I get many (possibly too many) items off of Ebay...constantly. During the 90s I was big into collecting autographs of my favorite vintage movie actors and actresses (and a few current ones as well) and so I was constantly mailing out photos to be signed and then (usually) receiving them back, albeit sometimes a couple of years later! Anyway, I used to be very excited each time I would come home and find one of those nice 9x12 envelopes in my mail!!! I have slacked off on my autographing and so my Ebaying will have to do.
And yes I love to shop on-line! I can find so many things and get such great bargains on-line!
Posted by MBarnum @ 07/12/2003 02:50 PM PST
Click my name to get a picture
of Bradley Benjamin!
Posted by François @ 07/12/2003 03:00 PM PST
Best mail... oh, there must have been so many, but right now I can only think of a special surprise I received from a certain H/K of Oz. And that's all I will say, or the rest will be wanting one too. Oh, an Eward Lear reference.
Now, I never did finish reporting on our wild (not) 4th of July weekend. On the fifth, my Joe and I spent the day with his mother. She lives in the house of one of her five daughters, who was away with her kids for the weekend. Mom is 85, suffers from diabetes, glaucoma, gallstones, foot problems, and has a pace-maker--you name it. But she dearly loves it when we visit, so we try to make it an afternoon whenever she is alone.
Since my parents passed away, she has really been like a mother to me. Several years ago, she was making introductions to some cousins, "This is my son, Joe, and this is Bill." "Is he your son, too?" asked a little girl. "Yes, he is. He's my adopted son." Mom's come a long way from her strict Slovak Catholic upbringing.
Posted by William F. Orr @ 07/12/2003 03:02 PM PST
Best thing I've ever received in
the mail?
A letter informing me that i had
won the first price in a Disney
contest; a week stay in L.A.
and one in Florida.... back in
1971 and in 1983.
OOOh, I LOVE ordering on line
too; cds and books, mainly.
Posted by François @ 07/12/2003 03:21 PM PST
TOM, I WANT one too!!!!!!!!!
Posted by François @ 07/12/2003 03:22 PM PST
And then on Sunday the 6th, we watched Star Wars, Episodes 1 and 2.
I must say, I am fascinated by the story, and the entire epic stands in a different light as the Tragedy of Anniken Skywalker. Or perhaps, "A Boy Named Annie".
But the special effects (that's what sells tickets, George) are driving me up the wall. The realism of Jar Jar Binks impressed me (and no, he is not a racial stereotype. I mean you might as well call him a gay stereotype, the way he keeps saying "How rude!").
However, the need to make every minor character of a different species, and the roller-coaster digital effects leave me cold. In the second film, the air-car chase through the city reminded me of nothing so much as a Tom and Jerry cartoon.
I had the same problem with Spiderman. It looked like a cartoon. I guess that's why I prefer Jackie Chan to other martial-arts hooplah. Jackie's stunts are real, and he had a wicked sense of humor about himself.
So that was our weekend of the fourth. Now, aren't you glad you know?
Posted by William F. Orr @ 07/12/2003 03:26 PM PST
My partner Colin's mother treats me like a son as well. It is her birthday today and I am expected to be present as family. Rose is delightful lady who gave so much support to my own Mother in her last few years. Some times it is indeed a wonderful world.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 03:28 PM PST
Just got back from a screening of MILDRED PIERCE at my local art house cinema. Gosh, they don't make 'em like that anymore. It's been a while since I've seen this flick. Classic hard-boiled Hollywood noir. Miss Joan Crawford, of course, is magnificent, but you gotta love the ever wise-cracking--and ever so wise--Miss Eve Arden. And Miss Ann Blyth plays her part so well you just want to reach into the screen and strangle the spoiled rotten bi..., hmmm, ah, oh yes, this is a family site, isn't it. Well, to quote Mrs. Gingrich, it rhymes with "witch."
Posted by Jay @ 07/12/2003 03:28 PM PST
But of course François. A signed poster size photo of Anthony Warlowe!
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 03:31 PM PST
Mommy!
Jay almost said a rude word!
Posted by François @ 07/12/2003 03:34 PM PST
It's HIS VOICE I want, Tom, his
VOICE!!!!!
Posted by Ursulla-François @ 07/12/2003 03:35 PM PST
Ursulla sounds like so much fish to me.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 03:40 PM PST
Hey, don't try to be fresh with
me!
Posted by Ursulla @ 07/12/2003 03:44 PM PST
Somewhere, beyond the
sea.....
Posted by Bobby Darin @ 07/12/2003 03:45 PM PST
But, that's MY song!
La Mer!
La Mer-maid???
Posted by Charles Trenet @ 07/12/2003 03:46 PM PST
La Merman!
Posted by Ethel @ 07/12/2003 03:48 PM PST
I love eBay and I've ordered a LOT on the computer. I've gotten DVDs from England and CDs from England, Japan, Spain, Germany, Australia and Israel! One of the earliest eBay purchases that I received (and I think one of the most special items at all) was a set of slides of The Manhattan Transfer taken during a concert in 1975! I won the eBay auction from the man who actually took the pictures 25 years earlier, around the time that their first album was released. Pretty darn cool!
Posted by George @ 07/12/2003 03:53 PM PST
Any day with a Bobby Darin reference is a good day. Now for a Spacey reference.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 04:05 PM PST
The Treble Choir I was in last year sang a Manhattan Transfer song last year, Java Jive...I thought it was the dumbest thing I'd ever heard when we first got it, but I grew to love it, and now I find myself singing it constantly and annoying the heck out of everyone within earshot.
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 04:09 PM PST
We came FIRST with that
song!
Posted by The Ink Spots @ 07/12/2003 04:21 PM PST
AVA JIVE
I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves
me
Coffee and tea and the jivinU
and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
I love java, sweet and hot
Whoops! Mr. Moto, IUm a
coffee pot
Shoot me the pot and IUll pour
me a shot
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
Oh, slip me a slug from the
wonderful mug
And I cut a rug till IUm snug in
a jug
A slice of onion and a raw one,
draw one.
Waiter, waiter, percolator!
I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves
me
Coffee and tea and the jivinU
and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
Boston bean, soy bean
Lima bean, string bean.
You know that IUm not keen
for a bean
Unless it is a cheery coffee
bean.
I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves
me
Coffee and tea and the jivinU
and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
I love java, sweet and hot
Whoops! Mr. Moto, IUm a
coffee pot
Shoot me the pot and IUll pour
me a shot
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
Oh, slip me a slug from the
wonderful mug
And I cut a rug till IUm snug in
a jug
Drop me a nickel in my pot,
Joe, TakinU it slow.
Waiter, waiter, percolator!
I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves
me
Coffee and tea and the jivinU
and me
Posted by The Ink Spots @ 07/12/2003 04:24 PM PST
Best surprise received via the mail:
A note from composer David Shire thanking me for some comments I had made to a message board about his wonderful promotional CD "David Shire: Film Music."
I was totally floored and delighted and confused as to how he could have found my home address...or why he'd have gone to the trouble. And I was totally THRILLED!
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/12/2003 04:59 PM PST
Well, I'm with Tom on the HHW packages that arrive in frequency! I have to admit, though, that I love addressing stuff and sending it out as much as I do recieving it!
As an Ebayer, I always get nice things in the mail (but these of course are things that I actually order), but, today's Ebay mail brought me a little surprise in my VICTOR/VICTORIA press book: an autographed 8 x 10 glossy of Mister Robert Preston! It's legit, it's from a pre-premiere event tied in with V/V! I don't think that the listing on Ebay mentioned this, if it did, it completely went over my head. . .so, a signature from Mister P. made my day today.
Other than that, I sang two songs for my cousin's wedding at a Presbyterian church today! (i've only now arrived back home).
Posted by td @ 07/12/2003 05:13 PM PST
Did you sing a Bobby Darin song td? So what did you sing?
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 05:15 PM PST
DR Ink Spots: Your apostrophe is broken! BUt yes, those are the lyrics and I'm sorry I credited MT for them, although the muci never said Ink Spots anywhere, right at the top it said MT..please forgive my ignorance, I'm working on that, :)
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 05:17 PM PST
...I haven't got a clue what muci is, but I'm supposing that it's music, sorry...
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 05:18 PM PST
So what's going on, Tom? Are you going to be seeing Anthony Warlow sometime soon?
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/12/2003 05:19 PM PST
Well, Sarah, you might be right
after all, because our version
is slightly different....
Now let's all sing together....
I love coffee, I love tea,
I love Java Jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the Java
and me,
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
Slip me a slug from the
wonderful mug
and I’ll cut a rug till I'm snug in
the jug
A slice of onion and a raw one,
Draw one!
Waiter, waiter, percolator!
I love coffee, I love tea,
I love Java Jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the Java
and me,
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a
cup!
Boston beans (soy beans)
Those little itty bitty green
beans!
(cabbage n’ greens)
You know that I'm not keen
about a bean, unless
it is a chili chili bean, boy.
I love java sweet & hot,
Whoops Mr. Moto
I'm a coffee pot
Slip me shot here now pour
me a pot
A cup - a cup - a cup…
Oh Slip me a slug from that
wonderful mug
And I’ll cut a rug that’s snug in
a jug
Drop a nickel in my pot – Joe
Takin’ it slow
Waiter, waiter percolator
I love coffee, I love tea,
I love (Ba Boom Ba Boom Ba
bee)Java Jive an’ it loves me
Coffee and tea and the Java
and me,
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup -
More !
Posted by The Manhattan Transfer @ 07/12/2003 05:32 PM PST
What TV did you buy and how large is it?
Posted by Arnold M. Brockman @ 07/12/2003 05:34 PM PST
Just back from a crazy day - I was frankly and even georgely afraid to check in here because I assumed there would be the usual low number of weekend posts - well, blow me over with a tuba if there weren't a plethora of pretty posts to read. I was frankly or even gregoryly hornswoggled.
Posted by bk @ 07/12/2003 05:35 PM PST
The last post of mine is directed to MATT H.
Posted by Arnold M. Brockman @ 07/12/2003 05:36 PM PST
Tom, you down under guy, you - at last night's rehearsal for the wedding, the interim pastor vetoed the requested wedding song, "Love Me Tender," which was supposed to be sung before the bridal party took to the altar.
"The Gift of Love" was to be sung at the lighting of the "unity" candle, but, this wacky interim minister vetoed the traditional "The water is wide. . ." lyrics, opting instead for the quite badly scanned "If I could speak. . ." lyrics (adapted from 1st Corinthians).
This morning, my cousin, whose wedding it was, telephoned to request that I sing "How Great Thou Art" (a song which Matt and I had deemed too funereal only on Wednesday) during the prelude. So, that I did sing: first two verses, followed by the refrain. Let me tell you, it's a belting nightmare of a hymn once you get to that final high of "how great thou A-R-T, H-O-W GREAT (on which I added a portimento) thou art" and ended it quite quietly. (I will also say that it is the only time upon which I have sung in a church sanctuary that I have received that thing that we're living for, applause, applause, applause!
At the lighting of the unity candle, I did sing the mis-scanned lyrics for two verses; then sang the final verse with the lines:
"Oh love is patient,
Oh love is kind,
Oh love is like a ruby when it is new,
As your love grows old,
May it sparkle so,
And never fade,
But only grow."
(a tad subversive, but, more finely scanned; and the first two lines are a direct quote of the Corinthians source).
Posted by td @ 07/12/2003 05:37 PM PST
DAFFODIL DAY - AUGUST
22nd
Daffodil Day is the largest
national fundraising event for
cancer research, education
and patient support in the
Southern Hemisphere. It is a
day to support those touched
by cancer and to focus on
hope for a cancer-free future. I
am thrilled to be a part of this
wonderful event.
So much has been going on in
the last months, I hardly know
where to start! As promised, I
have been devoting much of
this year to 'The Warlow
Recording Sessions'
spending many creative hours
behind a studio console or
microphone. We are currently
working on producing a
catalogue of vocal and
narrated works.
The first in this series is a big
band celebration of swing
from the 50's and 60's. The
album has been completed
and I have to say a huge thank
you to all who participated.
It was the most uplifting
project I have undertaken in a
long while and I hope you will
enjoy the fruits of our labors.
Proudly recorded on the
Skylark label in Sydney,
Australia with the best
musicians and technicians,
this album is a 'grown up'
addition to 'Back In The Swing'.
Its release date is imminent
so keep watching this space
for more details as they come
to hand!
Cheers,
Anthony
Posted by Anthony Warlow from Oz @ 07/12/2003 05:44 PM PST
I've just remembered a question that I wanted to ask you DR's: What are your opinions/thoughts/rants on Josh Groban? Is he a pop star who wants to sing opera? An opera singer who wants to be a pop star? fake? phony? I ask because I was speaking to a friend of my grandparents the other day, -who sings, dances, and acts just as much as she did at age 18, and she's 73, an amazing woman- and she said she couldn't stand him, that he was a complete studio voice. What do YOU think?
Posted by Sarah @ 07/12/2003 05:46 PM PST
Thanks td. I find it interesting to hear what is sung at weddings and played at funerals these days.
Thanks also to Mr Warlow for his post.
Sarah: I am with your Grandparents' friend on that! JG has not joined my collection.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/12/2003 05:57 PM PST
I don't know from Josh Groban. I started to watch his concert on PBS, but I fell asleep. Maybe that says something about him.
Posted by Sandra @ 07/12/2003 08:08 PM PST
When Groban gets around to show tunes, gimme a call!
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/12/2003 08:22 PM PST
DR Arnold, I bought a Toshiba 42" widescreen model. I have a long narrow den, so there was no space for anything wider than that (only 18" deep). I think I might have gone for the 51" if I had had space for it, but it was just too wide and deep for the place I had for it.
Posted by Matt H. @ 07/12/2003 08:30 PM PST
Well, what a great Prince
Charming I am!
Instead of awaking
princesses, I put them to
sleep!!!
Rockabye babie....
Posted by Soporific Josh Groban @ 07/12/2003 09:36 PM PST
Hey, Ron!
I sing show tunes too!
JOSH PERFORMS ON
BROADWAY IN CHESS
Monday, September 22, 2003
at 7:30pm, The Actors\' Fund of
America will present the 3rd
Annual Benefit Concert,
CHESS starring JOSH
GROBAN, LARA FABIAN,
ADAM PASCAL and many
more @ the New Amsterdam
Theatre in New York City.
CHESS ticket line
212.221.7300 x133, or by Fax
212.764.0238 or e-mailing
ccooke@actorsfund.org. You
may also send a check or
credit card number to The
Actors’ Fund CHESS, 729 7th
Avenue, 10th Floor, NYC, NY
10019.
Posted by Broadway singer Josh Groban @ 07/12/2003 09:46 PM PST
BK, I want my Evil Eye back!
Posted by the cleaning lady @ 07/12/2003 10:04 PM PST
One more day and I'm FREE!
Posted by la Bastille @ 07/12/2003 10:20 PM PST
Trouble is, you're so old now nobody cares if you're FREE!
Posted by la Realite @ 07/12/2003 10:29 PM PST
You're free? So what. I'm four!
Posted by A little girl @ 07/12/2003 10:35 PM PST
Sorry to have been errant and truant today, but it was a long day for me which not only included two shows, but also a drive back from Richmond since I drove last night after the show since I had to pick up some stuff since I won't be heading back home until later next week... -Something like that...
The intern company at the theatre also presented their show this season after our performance. They did a wonderful job. And the play, WASP, by Steve Martin, was moving, disturbing, humorous and thought-provoking all at once. Wonderful performances, and a nice directorial twist too.
As for today's topic... I used to write to various companies and organizations when I was around 9-10 years old requesting information or any other stuff they would send me. *I was inspired by the book "Free Stuff for Kids". It was amazing the amount of stuff I would get some days... sometimes the postman would leave one of those postal "crates" at our door! *And I don't think he ever forgave me for the package of steel samples that Bethlehem Steel sent me! And the best of the lot was the stuff that NASA would send me in relation to the Space Shuttle program - and some of the materials were posters and books that were available for purchase at their gift shops and book stores.
I also eagerly await Amazon.com packages - and I'm always amazed at just how fast they make it from their warehouses to my doorstep - even via their standard shipping. Biggest surprise lately was a "royalty" check of sorts for a recording I played on. It was my "share" of the AFM's recording "trust fund" - can't remember the exact name right now. In any case, it's basically a pool of money that any AFM member is entitled to a share of if they have done some work for a recording. Best of all, the share is evenly split between all eligible members, and it has no relation to sales - or even if the CD has been released. I think you get your "share" - on a sliding scale - for five years for each recording you did. -This will be my last year, I think, for Eleanor: An American Love Story.
Well... that's about it... Just wanted to check in today/tonight. Tomorrow/today will be a day off(!) for me, and I plan on sleeping in until who knows when... So...
I know, I know, I'm babbling now... So... Goodnight.
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/12/2003 11:50 PM PST
OH - And Sarah - If you get to read this before you head out my way... Have a great at SU! -And Winchester is very nice. Still very much a "small town", but that's what makes it nice. *And if you happen to have a free evening - or afternoon - see if you can make it down Route 11 to Wayside to see my show! ;-)
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/12/2003 11:53 PM PST
Sorry for this late post, but I just returned home from a dinner at friends. Personally, I find Josh Groban to be a delightful young man. I enjoy listening to his CD, and I find his voice to be very pleasant. It is certainly not for me to decide the range of Mr. Groban's talent, but personally I believe that any singer that draws young people away from rap and back to real music deserves a medal.
Posted by TCB @ 07/13/2003 12:07 AM PST
While I agree with you TCB, I would like to clear one thing up: not all young people listen to rap. Actually, a good majority don't...the music that is leading the charts for teens today is rock (OUR rock, not 70's rock, although that's very cool too), pop (although a good portion don't like that either, myself included), and THEN rap. And, contrary to popular belief, not all rap is about pimps and their ho's and getting drunk, etc., etc. There's some rap thats literally about having fun and following your dreams and being in love...mind you, there isn't that much of it, but its there.
But there's a saying that comes to mind when I hear the pimp songs: you can't spell crap without rap! And thanks for replying about JG, it's interesting to hear the opinions of people who know what they're talking about!
Posted by Sarah @ 07/13/2003 06:55 AM PST
I recorded a duet with Josh Groban even if his agent wouldn't let me advertise it. Therefore if someone like Josh takes a perfectly good voice like he has and starts to waste it on over produced, over orchestrated versions of lousy songs, you can blame me.
Posted by Barbra Streisand @ 07/13/2003 07:56 AM PST
P.S. - He is a Democrat, isn't he?
Posted by Barbra Streisand @ 07/13/2003 07:57 AM PST
