Replies: 57 Unseemly Comments
Happy birthday Susan!
and a happy Sunday (or is it Saturday? or perhaps Monday?) to everyone else!
Posted by Emily @ 07/27/2003 10:32 AM PST
Good morning! Good afternoon! -Pick your time zone.
Well... As promised in my late post, here's my story from last night...
Since it was Saturday yesterday, I had planned to drive back home to Richmond from Winchester after the evening show like I usually do. Well, I had about a 1/4 of a tank left of gas, but had decided early on just to go ahead and stop half-way and get gas then rather than fill-up before I left Winchester. -Truth be told, there's a nice, large Sheetz gas station, and they have great cookies! (Really they do - and the frosted brownies aren't bad either.) So, I made my stop and continued on my way home. Once I got into Richmond, I had toyed with the idea of getting off of the highway a few exits early and driving through one of my old neighborhoods. But after thinking about it, I decided not to, and just go my usual way.
Well, once I got about mile from my house, I noticed someone walking on the sidewalk - well, stumbling was more like it. He looked familiar, and thought it was a friend of mine. So, I circled the block, and sure enough it was my friend - albeit three - or four or five - sheets to the wind. He had just left the bar which was on the block, and was getting some much needed air. So I ended up bringing him home - luckily, he did not drive himself that night. I got him back safe and sound - although, he did want a Taquito from 7-11, but the one we stopped at had no hot food out when we got there.
So I just kept thinking how coincidental it all was. All the "what ifs" started popping into my head. What if I had filled up in Winchester before leaving? What if I had taken the other exit? What if I had left earlier - or later? Basically, it was kind of "cool" being able to help my friend out - when he needed help. And it really was totally by chance.
Kind of neat, huh?
Well...-Heck, it's free-for-all day...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUSAN!!!!!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/27/2003 10:34 AM PST
A Very Happy Birthday, dear Susan!
Posted by TCB @ 07/27/2003 10:41 AM PST
Just for the sake of conversation:
I feel very sorry for Liza. How very sad that her life has ended up this way. I remember her on one of the talk shows, not long after her mother died, and she said that as much as she loved her mother, she was also so traumatized by her mother's life, that she would never follow that route. And now, her she is, her mother reincarnated. There have been moments of brilliance in her career (Cabaret, Liza with a Z, The Sterile Cuckoo) and yet, she may end up being remembered as much for her tumultuous personal life as for her giant talent.
Posted by TCB @ 07/27/2003 10:52 AM PST
God, I made it sound like she died, instead of just separated. Still, I have been thinking about her since yesterday, andI feel badly for her.
Posted by TCB @ 07/27/2003 10:54 AM PST
Happy Birthday, Susan!
There are no coincidences, Jose! What a great story.
Well it was almost like being at Frank and Musso's. I have never been there and probably never will be, but it was like being there. I hope Cully survives the chewing gum.
I am going to watch the documentary on the DVD of A NIGHT TO REMEMBER. I like that movie...not as much as I like TITANIC (1953, coming soon to DVD), but it is pretty good.
Does anyone else have a favorite movie based on a real historical event?
Posted by Jrand52 @ 07/27/2003 10:54 AM PST
I hear you, TCB. She needs a really good movie role.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 07/27/2003 10:56 AM PST
Jrand - Does JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH count as a real historical event?
Posted by TCB @ 07/27/2003 11:02 AM PST
Just returned from E&Tdom to say: Happy Birthday Susan!
I'm still getting Groundhog Day re HHW at work - why IS it that every day is 27 June? - so can't post from there.
Re David and Liza - there was a programme here in the UK just last week when they were being interviewed by Ruby Wax (obviously filmed a few weeks ago) and they made out they were so much in lurve. They went to Harrods and he bought her a necklace costing £18,000 (in dollars that's about ... erm .... oh, work it out yourself) because he was so much in love with her. Right!
Posted by Allan @ 07/27/2003 11:07 AM PST
I'm home!!! And it's so wonderful, I've eaten real food, and once this is done, I'm going to sleep in a real bed as well!
Camp was fantastic, well worth the money and poor housing and bad food and lack of air conditioning. I made fabulous friends and improved a lot vocally. I could babble for ages so I'll just say that Deen Entsminger is tres tres cool.
And with that, I'm going to sleep.
Posted by Sarah @ 07/27/2003 11:14 AM PST
Happy Birthday, Dear Reader Susan! Hope you do something very fun and special for yourself today.
Actually, I think Liza kicking Gest to the curb is a sign that she may be coming to her senses. Although the odds are that she'll find another control freak to alternately rely upon and rebel against before the year is out...
Posted by Lulu @ 07/27/2003 11:34 AM PST
Happy Birthday to our Shiny Penny!
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/27/2003 11:55 AM PST
Of course it does, TCB....I was right there too!
Posted by Jrand52 @ 07/27/2003 12:08 PM PST
CAMP is every bit as good as I hoped. Tower was already sold out on the soundtrack so I'll get it elsewhere. Yes some of it is cliche and/or stereotype, but it works. The musical numbers are great (and BK you'll get to see a fully staged "Turkey Lurkey Time"). Do not miss this movie and do not leave during the end credits... one of the funniest scenes comes during them and there is another scene at the very end. 2 questions:
If Michael's parents hate him so much who is paying his tuition? And does Sonhheim really have the license plate 4UM ?
To the person who commented on "Pink Lady and Jeff" yesterday, the head writer is Mark Evanier who is a prominent comic book writer today. I guess after PL&J he gave up on television.
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/27/2003 12:12 PM PST
Happy birthday, Dear Reader Susan. May your day be filled with much cake!
Posted by Laura @ 07/27/2003 12:43 PM PST
Thank you, DBK and DRs, one and all, and all and one, for your very sweet birthday wishes! It's a splendid way to spend my birthday, here at HHW, and I am looking forward to continuing my HHW birthday celebration at chat tonite. Be there, or miss out on all the fun.
Posted by Susan @ 07/27/2003 12:51 PM PST
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS, DEAR READER SUSAN!
Posted by Donna @ 07/27/2003 01:18 PM PST
The last time I dined at Musso and Frank's it was many years ago. I was "lucky" enough to find a spot right across the street on Hollywood Boulevard. The orders were right, the food was traditional and satisfying. And there was one odd thing: at about ten o'clock they made some sort of announcement over the public address system. We couldn't hear what it was, and continued our eating and drinking.
When we left the restaurant, I was stunned to see that my car was gone. And so were all the cars on Hollywood Boulevard. Now, when I'd parked, these were perfectly legal spaces, but the LAPD, in their infinite wisdom, had erected temporary no parking signs and towed every car on that main stretch of Hollywood Boulevard. THAT'S what the announcement had been about.
I tried to fight the huge fine and even huger tow charges from my home in New York, but the L.A. court wanted me to present them with photographic evidence of the temporary signs.
It's not really a knock on Musso & Frank's: The food was good and the announcement was made. But I've not returned since.
Posted by Noel @ 07/27/2003 02:09 PM PST
Hmmmm... Is that a whiff of tarnation on the breeze?
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/27/2003 02:11 PM PST
Happy OZ greetings to DR Susan.May all the kangaroos you meet be super friendly and may the emus kick down the doors of those that do you ill.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/27/2003 02:20 PM PST
That Musso and Frank place
sounds to me more like a
night-club than a relaxing
eating place....
Noel, that meal must have
ended being quite expensive...
and it might be useful to know
sign-language to be able to
communicate in such
environment... or have a pad to
write on...
Crazy world...
As much one can't fight City
Hall, one can't fight the LAPD!
To the least, one does have a
story to tell!
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 02:25 PM PST
Ah, yes, the Musso and Franks public address system. In addition to the general high noise level, we had to contend with the publicly announced calls for diners letting them know they're table was available. It sounded like a train station. Despite all the hubbub and food mix-ups, the evening, as is always, with Mr. Kimmel delightful and amusing.
The Cat's name, which Mr. Kimmel forgot, is Mosby, the Grey Ghost, named after a historical figure, Confederate raider , John Mosby, who was known as the Grey Ghost. It was also a short-lived TV series from my youth that starred one Tod Andrews and was called...not surprisingly, The Grey Ghost...It's opening always ended with an announcer saying: "Grey Ghost is what they called him, John Mosby was his name." So we go around saying: "Grey Ghost is what they called him, Cat Mosby was his name."
Posted by Charles Pogue @ 07/27/2003 02:38 PM PST
Jose, what show are you in again? I could probably read back and find out but I'm not particularly in the mood as it's a lovely day home and I want to relax and not read.
Susan, I neglected to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! to you earlier. So there you go, have a fantastic day!
Posted by Sarah @ 07/27/2003 02:45 PM PST
DR Sarah - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at Wayside Theatre in Middletown... Just 10 miles down Route 11 from Winchester - and home of the Route 11 Potato Chip Company! -My housing is in Winchester.
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/27/2003 02:49 PM PST
Susan, happy birthday you little dolly!
Posted by MBarnum @ 07/27/2003 03:11 PM PST
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUSAN!!!
Posted by Jason @ 07/27/2003 03:14 PM PST
Happy Birthday, DR Susan.
Nothing spoils a dinner out more than lousy service (for whatever reason). I have infinite respect for food service providers; it's a VERY hard job and often thankless, but speaking as someone on the other side of the menu, it certainly can spoil a delightful evening to have orders constantly messed up. It makes the meal almost tension-filled wondering if you're going to get anything like what you wanted to eat.
I'm glad you had good friends to dine with. The food service itself seems to have left something to be desired.
Posted by Matt H. @ 07/27/2003 03:38 PM PST
I'm jiggy with all the swell birthday wishes! Thank you, everyone, for making this day so special. There'll be birthday cake at chat for everyone!
Posted by Susan @ 07/27/2003 04:04 PM PST
Happy Birthday, Susan and my newly 7-year old son, Gabriel! Anyone born on July 27 is OK in my book! :)
Posted by JMK @ 07/27/2003 04:13 PM PST
... and don't you "love" -- i've
been a waiter in France and in
the States... -- when the
waiter/tress comes to the table
and says:
"Who gets the fish?
Who gets the omelette?"
I ALWAYS knew who was
getting what... but then... I'm
perfect and that's why I post
here! ;- )
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 04:19 PM PST
First of all: Happy Birthday Susan!
Secondly, I hope to be at tonight's chat, but I might not. My computer was infested with viruses (has been for quite a few weeks) and my sister's boyfriend (who built my computer and is my tech support) came over yesterday for about three hours cleaning it up. He will come back (I don't know if it'll be tonight or later in the week) to install a firewall to help prevent any more of this from happening. I do have virus scanning software, but no blocking software…yet. Today (so far) I have had no messages popping up saying that a particular file has a virus. It's been a long time since it's been that way! So, I'm planning on chatting unless my computer is indisposed.
Posted by George @ 07/27/2003 04:29 PM PST
Happy Birthday, Gabriel!
Posted by Lulu @ 07/27/2003 04:37 PM PST
Not bad for a Sunday, not bad at all. But don't let the chat stop the posting. In any case, chat in forty count them forty minutes.
Posted by bk @ 07/27/2003 05:19 PM PST
Ah Yes, DR Charles Pogue....the Grey Ghost....starring Mr Tod Andrews who also starred in SHE DEMONS with Miss Irish McCalla.
I used to always get that show mixed up with GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY....which featured Miss Allison Hayes and Mr Lon Chaney Jr in an episode.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 07/27/2003 05:39 PM PST
Chat in 10 count them 10 minutes. Be there or be trapezoidal.
Posted by Lulu @ 07/27/2003 05:51 PM PST
Happy Happy Birthday, Susan!
The next Encore presentations of the Broadway Radio Show are loaded.....Lisa Richard (now on tour with Mamma Mia!) and then, mid-week, it will be Stan Chandler and Kirsten Benton....ENJOY!
Posted by Donald Feltham @ 07/27/2003 05:52 PM PST
No, there are NO coincidences:
In 1984, I was fortunate to have been selected to travel to Luton, England to an RAF base where Americans in the Air Force are stationed to teach a cleass in basic journalistic techniques. My goals were to take 10 people in high-security area and train them to report on the "doings" of their installation so that stories about them and their families could appear in the base newspaper. The USAF troops and family attached to the high-security area were the largest portion of the U.S. population, but security prevented the base newspaper staff from sending its own people in to cover special events and stories of interest.
I taught for three days, and then took two vacation days before returning to the U.S. I took the train into London and stayed at the Tower Hotel. My goal was to find as many film soundtracks as I could -- and I knew there were many European reissues of long-deleted LPs and I had no source for them in the U.S. at that time (how times have CHANGED).
On my only full day in London, I went out without a plan, but determined I'd find something. I began in Picadilly Circus and found myself moving on to other neighborhoods. As it gets dark early there in winter, the sun was beginning to set at 3:30 p.m. I was tired, had only a found a few things about which I was not excited, but I needed to get back to the hotel, rest and then get some dinner. I knew I was somewhere near the Picadilly tube station, but I was off about a street or two. I paused to look at my street guide, and was looking up and down the street to get my bearings when I spied a sign directly across the street from where I was standing: 58 Dean Street, and under it were words to the effect that they specialized in soundtracks, original casts and specialty recordings.
I sort of floated in, and spent about an hour and a half going through their bins, taking out this and that and the other -- holding new Japanese pressings of such wonderful things as "The Swan" and "The Sound and the Fury" and a stereo issue of "Mutiny on the Bounty" and much, much more.
At the register, I had some twenty albums piled up. When they told me the damage, I pardoned myself to walk next door to an exchange booth to convert travellers checks to pounds.
I knew then as I know now that I was guided by some force to that street and was made to stand still long enough to find THE BEST SHOP IN LONDON (almost a Sondheim reference) for my sort of collector.
58 Dean Street has relocated but it was world famous at that time.
Posted by Ron PUlliam @ 07/27/2003 05:56 PM PST
Ron,
After a Google search, I've
found that info that goes back
to 1996
RARE RECORDS (Formely
known as 58 DEAN STREET)
18 Bloomsbury Street,
London WC1.
Tel: +44-171-437-4500
FAX 44-171-734-8777
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 06:36 PM PST
Hey, everyone! If you're not in chat, you're missing all the fun! There's birthday cake for everyone! Hurry! Hurry!
Posted by Susan @ 07/27/2003 06:49 PM PST
A "present" for DR Charles
"Mosby" Pogue:
click on my name!
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 06:56 PM PST
Oh, I love virtual birthday
cakes; calorie free!
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 06:58 PM PST
So does virtual cake come with virtual ice cream? Oh, and I guess no candle smoke to deal with either!
-And the chat is/was truly sparkling and lively. Woe to those were not there...
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/27/2003 07:06 PM PST
A lively and sparkling time was had by all (it's still going on as of this writing), so do join soon.
Posted by George @ 07/27/2003 07:11 PM PST
With a sparkling chat who
needs real candles?
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 07:14 PM PST
"Woe to.."
Thanks for the intention, but,
as far as I'm concerned, life
takes care of that herself!
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 07:19 PM PST
Oops, sorry... itself, not herself!
See, the "curse" is working
already!
Posted by François @ 07/27/2003 07:22 PM PST
My ever-lovin' der Brucer has told me that within the next two months we will have moved from Long Beach, CA., to Delaware.
This is not really news. We've been planning on this for a year and a half, and were supposed to have moved there a year ago last may. So why is my heart suddenly in my throat?
Posted by S. Woody White @ 07/27/2003 07:35 PM PST
Well the Unseemly Chat was fun...although now I feel like a whore, with all that talk about my thongs and low jeans and tongue piercing and how I dance on tables for middle aged men after dark and my nuts shorts and all that jazz... (not all of which are actually true)...
Yes well...it was fun, I thoroughly enjoyed it...*Thoroughly Modern Millie music pops into head*
Posted by Sarah @ 07/27/2003 07:52 PM PST
Happy Birthday Susan!
Happy Birthday Gabriel!
I will try to join the chat now, as it
might still be going on.
I will fill people in tomorrow on my
past and fuutre-some interesting
things have happened.
Posted by Hapgood @ 07/27/2003 08:17 PM PST
Alas, I was too late to join the chat.
They seem to be ending much
earlier these days. The previous
chats I attended (and it has been a
while) went until much later.
Posted by Hapgood @ 07/27/2003 08:20 PM PST
Happy Birthday Susan. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.
I've been reading Juliana's journal since it started and decided to drop her a line. As busy as she is she answered me. When "Millie" comes to Portland I am going to meet her after the show for an autograph. She is really a sweet lady.
Posted by Dennis Clancy @ 07/27/2003 09:22 PM PST
How odd. I posted earleir (how could I not wish DR Susan a happy birthday), but it doesn't seem to have shown up. It must be out there in the ether somewhere.
Posted by Kerry @ 07/28/2003 12:04 AM PST
Hope I am not too late to give my birthday wishes to Gabriel. Hope the whole family is keeping away from lunatic drivers!
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/28/2003 12:10 AM PST
Decided to rent a lot of DVDs last week to catch up on films I haven't seen. Wondered what you think of them.
Gangs of New York - very dissapointing film. No on to root for. Little moments here and there, but not enough for a three hour film.
Laurel Canyon- good little movie. doesn't dig as deep as it should, instead often getting by on Frances McDormands smile.
Nicholas Nickelby - delightful film Jamie Bell is again magnificent after his role in billy Eliot.
Life of David Gale - very distubing movie with one little bit at the end that makes no sense at all and is not mentioned by the diorector in the commentary track. If you want to discuss this further, we would have to include spoilers, but therews no way around it.
Posted by Joe Caporiccio @ 07/28/2003 04:07 AM PST
I have returned from my weekend errant & truant behavior. We had a great suprise 70th birthday party for my Anthony's uncle in NJ. They decided not to dig a hole in the back yard to roast a pig. I'm so glad. We went swimming and ate good food and had a wonderful time. We spent all day yesterday getting things together for an e-mailing and postal mailing for Anthony's show. He's doing a piece in the NYC Fringe Festival. It opens on August 9 for six performances at some rather wacky times (it being the Fringe and all). He's very excited about it. It sounds like fun.
I'm seeing Avenue Q tonight. It's the new musical show with Sesame Street-like puppets. It had a very successful run off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre and I think it's the second musical to open in the new Broadway season (Roundabout opened Big River, done in collaboration with TheatreDeaf West this past Thursday).
BTW (by the way in Internet lingo), a belated but nonetheless enthusiastic HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUSAN GORDON
Posted by Ben @ 07/28/2003 05:20 AM PST
Bob Hope who starred on Broadway in ROBERTA, RED HOT AND BLUE and ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1936 plus radio, television, films and USO shows has passed away at 100.
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/28/2003 06:43 AM PST
I'm very sad to hear about Mr. Hope's passing. He had a very full life...something his family should be (and I'm sure ARE) very proud of.
I'm back at MTI today, and I have a computer job! No more filing for this boy...as long as I have this project to do. Right now I'm waiting for the printer to free up so I can print out a few things and get started, so I may be able to post pretty often this week! Woohoo!!
Posted by Jason @ 07/28/2003 08:01 AM PST
