Posted by Phil @ 07/31/2003 07:37 AM PST

In reading Juliana's Journal I noticed she used the British/Canadian spelling "coulor" instead of the American "color". Is she from England or Canada or does she just use their spelling?

Totally wrong PAJAMA GAME casting---

Sid - Seth Rudetsky
Babe - Kitty Carlysle Hart
Gladys - Georgia Engel
Hines - Mandy Patinkin
Mabel - Marian Seldes
Prez - Peter Bartlett
Poopsie - Amy Sedaris
Mr. Hassler - Charles Busch

(Note: These are all talented performers - in other roles)

Actually there are a lot of people who would be right for the roles in this show. Brent Barrett and Karen Ziemba were both excellent as Sid and Babe at Encores, but Stokes would be equally good as Sid and Reba Macyntire could easily do Babe. I would love to see Christopher McDonald and Jessica Stone as Hines and Gladys. I just hope they don't mess too much with the book and don't update it. 7½¢ an hour doesn't go nearly as far today (it's only $3.00 a week).

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 07:51 AM PST

hmm...casting for THE PJ GAME...

Sid Sorokin: Nathan Lane
Babe: Sarah Brightman
Hinesie: Mandy Patinkin
Mabel: Donna Murphy
Pop: John Davidson
Gladys: Natasha Richardson
Hassler: Billy Porter
Mae: Melanie Griffith

Wow! That one took some real thought. Now, does anyone agree with me that Carolee Carmello would be a great Babe if they actually revive it? I think she'd be wonderful...and I'm being serious about that.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 07:55 AM PST

Boy that would be a tough choice. How about Andy Dick as Sid and Rosie O'Donnell as Babe. I kind of like it actually. There is something so right about Rosie being called "Babe".

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 07:58 AM PST

Wunnerful, wunnerful. BK hosts a game of "Worst Cast Scenario" at my behest and he chooses a show that I don't know all that well. (I certainly know many of the songs, but not the characters, I'm afraid.) So I'll put up my list of usual suspects and let other dear readers plug them into their inappropriate roles:

Carol Channing
Bruce Vilanch
Lea Delaria
Dom DeLuise
Britney Spears
Eminem

Posted by Jay @ 07/31/2003 07:59 AM PST

How 'bout Celine Dion as Babe? Then the song would sound something more like, "I'm Not At All In Lyur-hurve." Whaddya think?

Why does she do that? I know she can afford a diction coach. And besides, she didn't make all those weird dip- and tripthongs when she first appeared on the English-speaking scene. Does her level of celebrity give her some sort of unspoken license to mutate the language? Then again, Americans have been butchering French for years, too...

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 08:00 AM PST

I happen to be Miss Dion's diction coach and take umbrage at your comments, Mr. Jason.

Posted by Charo @ 07/31/2003 08:03 AM PST

Speaking of Mr. Banderas' wife, has any of the NY crew seen her in Chicago? I have not and I'm not sure I even want to pay half price to see her. Free, I would go in a New York minute, but pay? Not!

As Elmer Fudd might say "Vewy, vewy scawy"

Posted by Ben @ 07/31/2003 08:16 AM PST

Wel... we don't spell it "coulor" but rather as "colour"

Note the placement of the "u"

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 08:18 AM PST

Ben: For the first time in the Ambassador's history, they have had to start a cancellation line outside the theatre. Apparently she's selling very well, but I think its because people want to get a good laugh. The critics are seeing the show on Thurs. and Fri., so we'll know by next week.

Speaking of PAJAMA GAME, I'm listening to Ms. Rosemary Clooney's greatest hits...particularly "Hey, There" right this second...and I have a question...? Was Ms. Clooney Italian? Clooney is NOT an Italian name, but she sang a lot of Italian-esque songs, i.e. "Baccia-me," "Italian Mambo," etc. Can anyone explain that? I know she was from Kentucky, and I can tell you, there aren't many Italians there...especially in the region she grew up in.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 08:20 AM PST

And in that vein, I received two very funny e-mails from a friend posted in the Canadian Embassy in the Ivory Coast (yes... I am unfortunately aware of the terrible civil war that's raging there right now).

I'll post them both right now for your enjoyment :)

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 08:21 AM PST

Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 C): Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Canadians plant gardens.

35 Fahrenheit (1.6 C): Italian cars won't start.
Canadians drive with the windows down.

32 Fahrenheit (0 C): American water freezes.
Canadian water gets thicker.

0 Fahrenheit (-17.9 C): New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-60 Fahrenheit (-51 C): Mt. St. Helens freezes.
Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-100 Fahrenheit (-73 C): Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Canadians pull down their ear flaps.

-173 Fahrenheit (-114 C) Ethyl alcohol Freezes.
Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-460 Fahrenheit (-273 C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"

-500 Fahrenheit (-295 C): Hell freezes over.
The Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 08:22 AM PST

That was a very weird transition (I don’t know how to spell segue), Ben, from Celine to Melanie! Wow. But I would go see “Chicago” in a NewYork minute, at full price or even ticket agent prices for a chance to see Brent Barrett as Billy Flynn. What a singer! What an actor! What a hunk!

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 08:30 AM PST

Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes CBC Television:

On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry.

I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron.

He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out. If it's any consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the
people of America. After all it's not like you actually elected him.

I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better than your own.

I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our teams were much, much, much, much better than
yours.

I'm sorry we burnt down your white house during the war of 1812. I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.

I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but, we Feel your Pain.

I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against a crazed dictator, you wanna have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against
Hitler, but that was different. Everyone knew he had weapons.

And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're
constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way, which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you're not upset
over this.

We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with. Thank you.

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 08:33 AM PST

Yes - I made a typo in discussing the spelling of color.

Regarding Rosemary Clooney, while she was at Columbia Records, A&R director Mitch Miller (as in Singalong With...) made her do a lot of novelty songs she really didn't care for and many of them were mock Italian. She wanted to sing more ballads, but when "Come On A My House" was such a hit they kept giving her more of the same. In order to record PAJAMA GAME's big ballad "Hey, There" she had to record "This Ole' House" (a Southern Novelty song --- see I now know the term "Hillbilly" is offensive to some DRs) for the other side [for you younger DRs, in the 50s popular recordings were on records with a different song on each side]. Both songs became Number 1 hits. She was not Italian.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 08:35 AM PST

Re: Mrs. Antonio in CHICAGO... she has been described as a deer in a headlight. And BB will probably be with the show long after she has gone. He has been with it on and off for years, and even during periods when he was not in the show his picture was still used in the ads.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 08:37 AM PST

My goodness look at all these posts and it isn't even 9 a.m. This could be another 100-plus day for HHW!

No, Clooney isn't an Italian name. Cloonio could be. Perhaps it was changed at Ellis Island. Enzo Cloonio, great-great-great grandfather of George Clooney, might have passed through Ellis and have befriended an Irishman or someone who advised him to change his name.

It might also be Greek -- Clooniopoulos, perhaps....or Egyptian: Clouneiform...????

As for worst casting of "The Pajama Game" --

Ben Affleck as Sid
J-Lo as Babe

(Sorry! Had to do it! Just HAD to!)

To whomever: Yes, it's rare, and I'm going to bid at the last minute, and I'm going to bid VERY high. If you have any thoughts of winning it away from me, you'd better bid every last cent you're willing to spend on it! That's all I'm saying.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 08:55 AM PST

Emily, LOL!

Ron: Do let us know what on earth you won after it's all over, won't you?

Posted by Lulu @ 07/31/2003 09:10 AM PST

Lulu...as promised, I'm listening to ELO's greatest hits, just for you... :-)

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 09:31 AM PST

I just read and enjoyed the Penny Peyser interview. I forgot that I had seen her in HOT L BALTIMORE. This was one of the best plays I ever saw. It's a shame that it was turned into such an awful sitcom that it ruined the play's reputation and it never gets done any more.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 09:34 AM PST

Strange how catty some of the Broadway gossip-mongers have been about Ms. Banderas in the role of Roxie. The role is not a challenging one to sing, and Melanie Griffith's persona is not entirely unlike that of Renee, who surprised a great many nay-sayers with her performance of the role in the film version. I think she just might be able to pull it off, but I'm at least willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Jason, I know exactly what you mean about Ms. Dion's pronunciation of the word "love". Being a Canadian, I can attest that it is not the way we pronounce or spell it here, despite the presence of a "u" in the spelling.

Don't know enough about PAJAMA GAME to suggest a good or bad cast.

Has anyone else been reading the press on TABOO, and been sickened by Ms. O'Donnell's enormous ego?

Posted by Dave @ 07/31/2003 09:42 AM PST

Dave, the difference between Renee and Melanie is that Renee has proven herself a good actress, and there seems to be something going on in her head, whereas with Ms. Banderas, she seems like she's on a constant Percoset high.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 09:53 AM PST

DR Jason - Please. Ms Griffith may read these posts. Please show a little respect and not use words with more than two syllables!

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 10:05 AM PST

I based Karen, my character on Will & Grace, on Ms. Griffith. Her ditziness has made me a lot of money!

Posted by Megan Mullaly @ 07/31/2003 10:06 AM PST

Emily, loved both of your posts, especially the temperature conversion. I'm from Minnesota so when people complain about the "cold" I just look knowingly and smile.

Dave, I'm basing my comments on the fact that while I think she was quite good in Working Girl (a film I did not like BTW), I don't think she's a particularly good actor. Her voice grates on my ears and the thought of hearing her sing gives me the shivers. She's in the show (IMHO) because Fran and Barry Weissler have taken stunt casting to a new level.

Posted by Ben @ 07/31/2003 10:13 AM PST

I know that all of Roxie's choerography has been redone for Tippi's daughter although she allegedly does do the cartwheel at the end.

Andrea McArdle was arrested for driving without a license.

As if the gay school on the front page weren't enough, today the Post has a picture of two men in kilts as one of the first NYC couples who went to Toronto to get married.

And the Daily News has a 1* review of "Gigli" and compares it to "Ishtar", "Howard the Duck" and "Can't Stop the Music". A few page later they have a large photo of Ben with a caption that claims he is balding and wears a rug.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 10:13 AM PST

This just in... Christopher Fitzgerald has replaced Kirk McDonald as Boq in the upcoming Broadway production of WICKED.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 10:18 AM PST

Dave, I don't think it's the
gossp-mongers that have
been dissing Melanie. In fact, I
think they've gone out of their
way to not dis her. It's the
people who've actually seen
her, who say she looks like a
deer in headlights.

Posted by bk @ 07/31/2003 10:27 AM PST

We resent the comparison.

Posted by Bambi @ 07/31/2003 10:38 AM PST

Too bad about Kirk McDonald. He was a great audience favorite in San Francisco and his character was beautifully performed.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 10:45 AM PST

I enjoy Kirk's work. I've seen him in RENT, PARADE and THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. I was looking forward to seeing him in WICKED. I'm sure Christopher will be great, though.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 10:48 AM PST

Any reason given why Kirk is not going to be in the Broadway production?

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 10:51 AM PST

The article states "a production spokesperson told Broadway.com he left the production by 'mutual agreement' with the creative team." The rest of the article is just a list of Christopher's credits (he and Jessica just got married).

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 10:56 AM PST

DR Drumm: One happy folkie here. My package arrived from Collectors' Choice Music today and I now have 7 Mitchell Trio albums!!! I went a touch overboard, maybe but I'm listening right now and I'm extremely happy.

Just wanted you to know.

Posted by Ben @ 07/31/2003 11:03 AM PST

As I recall, the phrase "deer in the headlights" in reference to Ms. Griffith, was a quote from the New York Post. Like I said, gossip-mongers.

As in our discussion of J-Lo and B-Lo, I am not here to champion the talent of Ms. Banderas. I just find it strange how much joy people seem to take in anticipating her failure.

Posted by Dave @ 07/31/2003 11:22 AM PST

Jason: Enjoy!

WEL: Yep, I've heard about Ben and his toupees, and just looking at him, I'd say those rumors have quite a bit of truth to them. Sometimes the colors don't quite match...

Posted by Lulu @ 07/31/2003 11:22 AM PST

Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO, Ben and Jennifer in a movie with bad reviews...another day goes by.

Sid - Fabio
Babe - Brooke Shields
Gladys - Angelina Jolie
Heinz - Billy Bob Thornton

A PAJAMA GAME for the ages.

Posted by Jrand52 @ 07/31/2003 11:50 AM PST

Pajama Game nightmare casting? Not as easy as it sounds - some of the odd-coupling (including this year's Tony winner (female) and runner-up (male) could prove ingeniously unconventional. (O.K., the reverse would be bizarro.) What about a same sex production? I think "There once was a woman who loved a woman" scans better than even the original "... who loved a man." If the producers go male-male, however, who's going to wear the PJ tops while the partner sports the bottoms?

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 07/31/2003 11:52 AM PST

Further report on Unpleasant Business:

Joe and I were in court again bright and early Monday morning, ostensibly to set a date for the next court date with the trial, theoretically, following the week after.

The ADA was not there. At the judge's suggestion of September 5, our attorney ran down the hall to confer with the ADA, who announced he has been promoted and is no longer on the case. He assured all and sundry, however, that someone will be there and ready to go to trial, honest injun!

Yes, like the time he came into court and said, "Hearing? Did we have a hearing scheduled today?" Yes, like "no, I don't have any photographs in my file...oh, here are some."

And so it goes, going on two years now. Just thought all of y'all would like to know.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 07/31/2003 11:57 AM PST

Actually, the show that I have always thought would work better with the same sex (male / male) casting than with the original casting was "Seesaw". By the time that show opened in the 70s, the idea that a guy leaving his wife for another woman would end up ruining his legal career was a pretty outdated notion, but leaving his wife for another man would still tend to shock people.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 12:00 PM PST

I'm coming out of lurkdom to answer BK's question "What does 'belor' have to do with the price of mangos?" According to www.googlism.com, "belor" has not so much to do with mangoes as the occult:

belor is an evil witch
belor is resting
belor is not one to speak plainly
belor is at work
belor is at work as a goddess
belor is not sane
belor is probably the strongest elf in this room
belor is healed
belor is well known for the jumpers he has produced
belor is currently without an active priest
belor is now the proud owner of steel thunder's first shammy epic
belor is the target
belor is one of the downtowns of the black heaven

And now you know.

BTW, in case you Kimlets were wondering what Google thinks of Mr. Kimmel, herewith is a sampling:

bruce kimmel is my new hero
bruce kimmel is writing on the web again at haines his way
bruce kimmel is a good guy
bruce kimmel is g#d's gift to show music lovers everywhere
bruce kimmel is a genius for picking the perfect people to sing stephen schwartz's incomparable music
bruce kimmel is the man
bruce kimmel is a man on a mission

I think Google may be your biggest fan, BK.

Posted by Belor @ 07/31/2003 12:03 PM PST

If you want recommendations for casting a musical with all men, look no further than "The Wiz"!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 12:05 PM PST

Yes, Ron, but they could call it "Taking A...."

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 12:07 PM PST

Sorry about your mother Bambi.

Posted by Man @ 07/31/2003 12:07 PM PST

Just don't try casting me with a man or Tams Witmark will shut you down.

Posted by Reno Sweeney @ 07/31/2003 12:08 PM PST

Don't try casting Virginia Woolf with all men, or I will shut you down -- again.

Posted by E. Albee @ 07/31/2003 12:14 PM PST

That is the strangest thing I've ever
seen. I searched my internet, first,
and last name, and am really
confused. Yet excited.

Check "Hapgood", "Zev", or your
own name.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 12:14 PM PST

Emily - wickedly funny! My son (an aspiring NHL goalie) will especially love the last one.

Re the Banderas clan - word in NY is that Antonio may leave "Nine" before the year is out Apparently he has an exit clause in his contract (perhaps to escort his lovely wife out of town???).

BK - any news on the release date for "JC"??

Posted by Phil @ 07/31/2003 12:16 PM PST

"Hillbilly" is as applicable to Southerners as "Times Square Hustler/Hooker" is to New Yorkers.

Posted by Danyul Webstah @ 07/31/2003 12:16 PM PST

For same gender PAJAMA GAME casting try Matthew Broderick as Sid and Nathan Lane as Babe. Then give them female understudies. Since they both tend to miss many performances (although not at the same time) this way you will have conventional male/female casting on a regular basis anyway.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 12:18 PM PST

I was dropping off some work earlier - near a Chinese supermarket, where the price of mangoes was extremely reasonable. I bought a case.

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 07/31/2003 12:20 PM PST

To Danyul: Which means it applies to some but not all?

Posted by Funk N Waganall @ 07/31/2003 12:20 PM PST

I was raiding the reference recording shelf today and decided to listen to THE MOST HAPPY FELLA...the original recording, NOT the Lincoln Center two-piano version that I have. Can I tell you that I think I love this show? The full orchestration is gorgeous and the singing voices are amazing! "Abbondanza" and "Sposalizio" sound incredible, Robert Weede has a fantastic sound, and Susan Johnson has the most wonderful tone, as does Jo Sullivan. I'm definitely sneaking this recording home with me to make a copy.

I have a whole new respect for Frank Loesser...

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 12:26 PM PST

Hapgood - I don't know about your name, but my name brings up, among other things, Origami Diagrams and Latter-day Saint Filmmakers.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 12:26 PM PST

I find it funny that Matthew and I left the show a year ago and some people STILL can't get over our absences.

Posted by Nathan Lane @ 07/31/2003 12:30 PM PST

And personally, Nathan, I will always be in your debt for missing those shows.

Posted by Brad Oscar @ 07/31/2003 12:33 PM PST

Methinks you should be MORE grateful to ME, Mr. Oscar.

Posted by Henry Goodman @ 07/31/2003 12:40 PM PST

WEL - brilliant idea to have female understudies for Matthew and Nathan. After all, Pajama Game *is* the original "pull a Shirley MacLaine" (Applause reference) musical.

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 07/31/2003 12:43 PM PST

Dear Funk N Waganall:

That would be KEE-rect! A small portion, that is. You have to make room for the hicks, too. And the street punks. And the rubes, and the pimps. Et cetera, et cetera and so forth.

Posted by Danyul Webstah @ 07/31/2003 12:50 PM PST

Nathan (& Matthew): Maybe if you had paid full price to see a show early in its run like we did and saw an understudy after almost every review raved about the original stars you would be upset still too. If enough of us keep mentioning it, maybe the next time either of you is cast in a show you will redeem yourselves and either do eight performances a week or whenever possible acknowledge in all advance advertising when you will and will not be appearing. For two stars billed above the title, it is unconscionable to average only one show out of every eight when both stars appear. By not letting people forget, maybe it will not happen in future productions.

Posted by Thousands of Theatergoers @ 07/31/2003 12:52 PM PST

SHUT DOWN!

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 12:56 PM PST

Thousands of Theatregoers: You're preaching to the choir here at HHW.com. I think Mr. Lane was just giving you guff.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 01:09 PM PST

Sarah -- ???

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 01:11 PM PST

TCB: I think its slang. "Shut down!" means something like the ever popular "In yo' face!" of the 1980's.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 01:14 PM PST

Thanks, Jason!

Posted by The Old and Out of Touch TCB @ 07/31/2003 01:16 PM PST

Hehe...don't thank me until Ms. Sarah can confirm the meaning of "Shut down." It may come as a total shock to most of you, but I'm not the cool hipster I appear to be. At the ripe old age of 26, I am officially not in the "in" crowd, therefore my slang is not thoroughly modern. If I could, I'd still say things like "rad" and "awesome."

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 01:19 PM PST

Jason---
26 is not old. I would say you are one of the younger DRs (although not the youngest either).

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 01:22 PM PST

WEL: Talk to my 19-year old brother. I'm old and uncool. :-)

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 01:22 PM PST

Maybe Sarah actually did "shut down."

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 01:24 PM PST

Maybe she went back for more crab cakes.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 01:24 PM PST

Maybe I will have 100 posts of my very own today.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 01:28 PM PST

Alison won Head of Household...

...and there's gonna be HELL to pay.

My prediction for nominees for eviction: Dana and Justin!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 01:29 PM PST

This MAY be the 75th post!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 01:31 PM PST

Bust my buttons...it WAS the 75th post!

We're cookin' today!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 01:31 PM PST

Jason: Is that 19-year-old brother the SAME one who WAS still living at home but who has started to rebel and has moved out and hasn't told anyone where he's gone?

You need NEVER worry about what HE thinks of you...he sounds totally UNcool...

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 01:34 PM PST

Ron! Thank God. You have snapped out of your delirium..... Now. Who the hell are Dana and Justin?

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 01:37 PM PST

You people crack me up. Yes, I suppose it was slang, although I didn't think it was. I meant exactly what Jason interpreted.

DR Jason: I say awesome and get no slack. The youth of America hereby gives you full permission to say it and be proud. :)

TCB: Although I wish I could go get more crabcakes, I havent got the driving skills to manage the Beltway during rush hour. I haven't got any driving skills for that matter.

DR WEL: Proud to say that I am the youngest DR. :) Then Hapgood, Maya, Lulu, and Jason, and then who knows...

I'm listening to Charlotte Church and getting jealousy waves like mad. WHY is it that I can sing exactly the same way she can, and yet SHE gets to be famous? I am so determined to become an accomplished singer someday, its not even funny. Pardon me while I go sulk in a corner :)

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 01:38 PM PST

Ron - Please translate:

Alison won Head of Household...

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 01:47 PM PST

Oh, WEL, don't you speak BB4?

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 01:51 PM PST

BB4? Back before what?

The only Alisons I am familiar with are Frasier and McKenzie... unless he meant Alison Wonderland.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 01:54 PM PST

[sigh] THE MOST HAPPY FELLA had the misfortune of opening the same Tony season as MY FAIR LADY, so you can imagine how it fared in the Tony sweepstakes: lost every category where it was nominated. In most cases it was a MY FAIR LADY person who won in the category except Edie Adams in LI'L ABNER won over Jo Sullivan and Michael Kidd's LI'L ABNER choreography won over Dania Krupska's. Some great shows often got shut-out for Tonys.

Posted by Matt H. @ 07/31/2003 01:54 PM PST

Don't worry Jason-age has nothing
to do with coolness. I am only 18,
and have always been uncool. I
hope to remain so.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 02:02 PM PST

I think we're all in Group A while everyone else is in Group 1.

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:07 PM PST

Oh, a Sondheim reference. ;-)

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:07 PM PST

WEL, BB4 is that popular reality show, Big Brother 4, that is often the topic of discussion here. Alison and Dana and Justin are all players. I'd never watched it before, until last night. And I had to have it explained to me. I'm trying not to get hooked into it, though. It's enough that I'm addicted to HHW. LOL (IMHO, we have a lot more fun right here!)

Posted by Susan @ 07/31/2003 02:08 PM PST

It's okay, Susan. I had to have "Picture Mommy Dead" explained to me, too. Let me see, you were Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter?

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:11 PM PST

WEL: Alison is the latest Head of Household on Big Brother 4.

Alison won the HOH competition and succeeded Dana the "Man Troll" as the person with "power."

Dana was a pure-tee bitch and Alison was number one on her shit list, and she had nominated Alison and Jack for eviction, believing that Jack's popularity in the house would guarantee that Alison would leave the house with a unanimous vote.

Little did Dana suspect, oh, no!, that Nathan would win the Power of Veto (aka the Golden Veto) and would save the fair Alison, forcing Dana to put another person up for eviction. Her choice: The second most popular person in the house and one that EVERYbody loves -- David. And it was David who left the house.

Now the hell begins. First and foremost, Alison has to deal with who to put up AGAINST Dana, and I think it ought to be Alison's "ex" -- one Justin -- who has been canoodling shamelessly with the Man Troll (psychotic bitch is how David refers to her) -- and Alison hates both of them with a passion.

If not Dana and Justin, then it ought to be Dana and Jun. Jun needs a HUGE slap of reality because she thinks her stuff doesn't stink and she's lied one too many times to everyone.

Sorry, WEL: This is really BB$ babble and you've probably NOT lasted this far.

But go, Ali, GO!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:13 PM PST

Oy! WEL: I forgot to explain that the Head of Household (HOH) has the responsibility for nominating two people, one of whom will be evicted within one week of nomination unless that person is saved by a veto. There is a contest to win the Power of Veto and everyone can participate, including the nominated. The veto can take one person off the eviction block, but then another person must replace the vetoed nominee...and that person has to take his or her chances against the other nominee on voting day (also weekly).

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:16 PM PST

Hapgood: You could not BE more wrong about yourself.

To my mind, you are the epitome of cool.

You are together, wiser than your years and totally fun to know and talk to.

How much COOLer can anyone get?

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:18 PM PST

Two weeks ago, Dana was aggravating the crap out of everyone because everything anyone said or dead "nearly pissed her off."

Then she won HOH and she obsessed 24/7 on her ploys and wiles and cunning. She and her Stooges trashed anyone and everyone in their paranoia. It was amazing to watch and very disturbing. Dana came out of the week looking like Elsa Lanchester the first time she meet the Monster in "Bride of Frankenstein." (Well, maybe NOT as glamorous).

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:20 PM PST

Folks, we're just a few short posts away from 100.

Don't make me have to do this alone!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:22 PM PST

Guess who I'm having dinner with tonight?

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 02:22 PM PST

Our very own Dear Reader Craig Brockman at my very favorite Chinese restaurant in the city--Ollie's Noodle Shop (on 44th between Broadway and 8th Ave.).

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 02:23 PM PST

One step closer, Ron. BTW, I kinda like Dana. I'm gonna be sorry to see her go.

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:23 PM PST

'Cause I WILL do it! Yessirree, Bob.

Uh-huh! I'm moving toward the "post" button...just gettin' read to send one more "Ron Pulliam" post into the HHW cache.

I know nobody can stop me, but it sure would be nice to see a contest erupt to be the 100th post of the day...and I'm glad to be moving toward that goal.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:24 PM PST

Sidney Poitier?

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:24 PM PST

Oh, a Stanley Kramer reference.

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:25 PM PST

OM Time: It has to be Dana...Robert and Jee are too stupid to lose now...they can't win anything...and Jee is the biggest idiot I've ever seen.

He's so full of himself it's hilarious.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:25 PM PST

Ta - dah!

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:25 PM PST

Ha-CHA!

I DOOD IT!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:25 PM PST

Your brother?

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 02:26 PM PST

Luther Henderson, orchestrator/arranger of many Broadway shows, including Funny Girl and original pianist for Ain't Misbehavin' has passed away.

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 02:27 PM PST

Hip Hip Hapgood!

Posted by Susan @ 07/31/2003 02:27 PM PST

Our very own Dear Reader Craig Brockman who did not say hello to all of us yesterday.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 02:27 PM PST

I once had a lovely phone conversation with Luther. Brilliant arranger. He will be missed. But I assume he is NOT the one you're having dinner with.

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 02:28 PM PST

I'll give him a slap on the wrist for the oversight, Ron Pulliam, just as he's about to stuff his face with Sub Gum Pow or whatever it is that he orders. ;-)

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 02:29 PM PST

Ron and others!

OMG I was so happy that Alison won HOH! I was nearly screaming.

I cannot stand Dana and the 3 Stooges. Dana and Justin are definitely going down.

If you want some great insider info about BB4 click on my name. It's the canoe site. And if you can't wait to see who is nominated on Friday, you can find out there probably today!

Jennifer

Posted by Jennifer @ 07/31/2003 02:37 PM PST

Hot damn, you people post fast!

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 02:39 PM PST

Sorry i put that in the wrong column. Click now. Click on chat, and then look at today's transcript or archives.

Posted by Jennifer @ 07/31/2003 02:40 PM PST

Where in tarnation IS
everyone? Why, right here at
haineshisway.com obviously!
Holy moley on rye look at
these here posts - if this
keeps up soon we will be the
most popular site on all the
Internet.

I did Play On! with Luther
Henderson. I loved his work,
but he was a bit of a pill in the
session - despite that, the Play
On album is really good, and
his charts shine through.

Posted by bk @ 07/31/2003 03:01 PM PST

Well, here we are in Gotham, the BIg Apple, Metropolis,.... that's right, Manhattan. We're going with the flow of the hustle and bustle, seeing shows, eating good foods, meeting great people. AND, best of all ooking forward to Sunday evening where you know whatr happens you know where. Big kisses to all of you. Wish you could all be here with us. Thanks again to DR Laura for taking us to the airport at 6:00 in the morning. The weather is great, and I'm happy.

Thought I'd spread the cheer.
MWah

Posted by Kerry @ 07/31/2003 03:09 PM PST

DRs Kerry and MusicGuy: So glad you made it safely and that you're having a good time. The weather has been extraordinarly nice the past three days. I hope it stays this way until I head back to the Poconos. Can't wait to see you guys on Sunday! :-)

Posted by Jason @ 07/31/2003 03:12 PM PST

Jason, the recording you speak of is how I first heard TMHF. I fell in love with it at the tender age of, I think, 17. I loved the fact that it was the full recording. I played it over and over in my little basement bedroom on my almost "Close and Play" record player (anyone remember the Close and Play?). I actually like the two piano version but there is nothing like Robert Weede and Susan Johnson. What a great recording.

MG and Kerry: Glad to hear that you have arrived safely. Look forward to our meeting!

I love Ollie's, though it can be a bit noisy during the dinner rush.

Posted by Ben @ 07/31/2003 03:23 PM PST

Note to DRs Kerry and MusicGuy: You missed a swell storm on Tuesday night.

Posted by Laura @ 07/31/2003 03:26 PM PST

Don't you find it odd that some
credit MY songs to Noël
Coward?

--- fooled you! i guess you
thought I was Dave for a
moment??????

I wrote The Physician for
NYMP ERRANT.... What got
you confused is that classy
Julie sang that song in STAR!
along with "If Love Were All',
"Parisian Pierrot" and "Has
Anybody Seen Our Ship", all
penned by my good friend
Noël...

Au revoir from moi, who's Out
Of This World.....

Posted by Cole Porter @ 07/31/2003 03:42 PM PST

Come On A My "House" and
read a great article in honor of
Bing and Bob....

We're neighbors now...

Click on my name!

Posted by Rosemary Clooney from Out Of This World too @ 07/31/2003 03:51 PM PST

I'm thinking we may hit two
hundred posts today - and
then won't are hands be sore.
I mean, have you ever hit two
hundred posts?

Posted by bk @ 07/31/2003 03:55 PM PST

Here's...

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:18 PM PST

to...

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:18 PM PST

post...

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:18 PM PST

number...

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:19 PM PST

200...

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:19 PM PST

Thanks for explaining BB4 to me. I'd rather plac Scrabble, Clue or Monopoly.

By the way, though MY FAIR LADY dominated the TONYs and beat MOST HAPPY FELLA, Julie Andrews did not win Best Actress in a Musical (nor did Ethel Merman in HAPPY HUNTING). That award went to Judy Holliday in BELLS ARE RINGING.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 04:19 PM PST

I did hit 200 once, but it was hard, because the damned thing kept darting out of reach. Finally I took the extra long baseball bat and whacked the hell out of it.

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 04:20 PM PST

One word posts led us to 200 before. Let's see if we can get to 200 with full length posts this time.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 04:21 PM PST

so that should have read here's my contribution to post number 200, but there was no way I was going to have the energy to post that many times.

I was tabulating my hours today for my pay cheque (yea... money!) and realized just what a despicable amount of time I've been spending at work recently. I am AVERAGING 12 hr. days.

I am never never never going to move and office AND do a national and international mass mailing (by hand) at the same time ever again!

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:22 PM PST

Months ago Bruce was raving about
the artichoke/spinach dip at
California Pizza Kitchen. I had
never tried it but my family and I go
to CPK frequently and have always
enjoyed a different appetizer. We
gave Bruce's favorite a shot and (!) --
ho hum. I would like to suggest the
OTHER appetizer we enjoy: the
Tuscan Hummus. It comes with
warm pizza bread triangles that you
dip into this delicious white bean
hummus with a splash of olive oil
and tomatoes on top. THAT's
yummy. Sorry no Pajama Game
suggestions -- don't know the show
well enough!

Hi to Bruce and Donald. Linden

Posted by Linden @ 07/31/2003 04:24 PM PST

I think it's time for a "What Am I Wearing?" routine.

At this moment, I am wearing jean capris, a 3-quarter length button up pink blouse-type-thing, and cushy adidas sandals.

Tonight I plan on watching the movie South Pacific, and I'll compare it to the stage musical I saw last week. The stage version was horrible, but I can't remember if I liked the movie, so perhaps it was good after all...

I'm going to see it tomorrow as well in Sterling, VA, as the lead woman playing Nellie is a teacher at my school, and she has a marvelous voice.

Trampolines are very very very fun.

And that's a full length post!

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 04:26 PM PST

"lulu is a beautiful enchantress blessed with an hourglass figure "

"lulu is just another of the hundreds of lobster boats they see everyday"

Take your pick! ;)

Posted by Lulu @ 07/31/2003 04:26 PM PST

By hand... I mean my hand is the one doing the photocopying, stuffing, labelling, sticking and stamping.

I tried to explain to my boss that there are magical places that perform a process called "direct mail" for a fee. She didn't believe me. Quite frankly, 9000 enevelopes, stuffed with 5 different packages, later - I agree. No one would be stupid enough to do this for a living.

Don't even get me started on being a professional mover. I actually ate packing tape (accidentally) today.

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 04:28 PM PST

Jason! JAson! JASON!

Did I guess correctly?

You're dining with your rebellious UNcool brother tonight????

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 04:28 PM PST

"lulu is easily the finest musical i have seen in this decade and possibly the next."

"lulu is a cuddly and playful spayed female beagle."

"lulu is a young woman who possesses a heady combination of powerful sexuality and waifish innocence that has made her the object of ardent admiration."

"lulu is a toe."

Posted by Lulu @ 07/31/2003 04:36 PM PST

The original 1959 SOUTH PACIFIC is good but ruined by the color. Josh Logan swears they told him it could be removed if he didn't like it but it couldn't. The tv re-make is slightly better than the tv re-make of MUSIC MAN which is damning it with faint praise. On stage (well done) it is magic.

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Posted by William E. Lurie @ 07/31/2003 04:38 PM PST

Thanks for the warning WEL. Early in the morning I may not be thinking too well and reply. (Hopefully not).
I actually find the "South Pacific" movie unwatchable these days. It should have been so good. I can cope with the TV version - I can play spot the Australian and locate the background scene.

This is an exciting month (August is here). DR Jose will be in 4 weeks and my friend Jim who have been living in California is coming home to live and quite near to us.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/31/2003 04:50 PM PST

So nice to hear from Mr Porter. I wonder if he has checked the Dress Circle site in "new releases" and seen the Dame Julie items listed.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/31/2003 04:52 PM PST

Guess whose birthday is in a month exactly?

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 04:53 PM PST

My last post from work today...just to get past #138 which was yesterday's total!

I LOVE the 1958 "South Pacific" -- primarily for the sensational way Alfred Newman and Ken Darby did the music.

I love Mitzi Gaynor's singing.

I love the choral bits.

I cringe at the color filters and Ray Walston.

But it could be MADE BETTER, I am sure. Just not now...!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 05:27 PM PST

Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer...Ron, Ron, Ron...I HATE (well, dislike a whole lot) Alison! She is twice the b*tch that Dana is. Alison is such a poor sport! I am rooting for the Three Stooges as I really like Justin. I dont' mind Jee either. Robert I thought I would dislike but he hasn't done anything bad...yet. I must admit to being very, very sad that Dave left as he was really the life of the house. The two that I would most like to see leave the house are Alison and Erica and maybe Nathan...just because I am mad because he vetoed Alison. I am very much in the minority, I know, but the stooges are not bad at all IMHO.

Susan, I am so glad you tuned into BB4! We always love recruiting more and more reality show addicts! Maybe we should have a BB5 where the house is full of HHW members! Now wouldn't that be interesting! Except we wouldnt' want to vote anyone out of the house and we would party in the hot tub morning, noon, and night! LOL!

Ok, Ron and Jennifer...who is the one person in the house you would like to see win BB4?

Posted by MBarnum @ 07/31/2003 05:41 PM PST

In other words, we keep Mitzi,
Ken and Alfred, along with the
Chorus members and kick
Ray out of South Pacific 58!

Never thought Reality TV was
so easy to grab!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 06:14 PM PST

Now, who do you think Mitzi is
gonna pick up for sex?

Alfred, Ken or... the Chorus
members????

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 06:17 PM PST

Really, François, you amaze me! Nellie is going to pick up Stewpot, of course! Six feet 5 inches of burnished muscle and dumb as a rock. He'd be just right for her!

The Stooges? YOu like the Stooges? AUGHGHGHGHGHGHG! MBarnum, get thee to a shrink.

Those three are nasty...making up lies and speculating the very worst about everyone. They cannot stand it when the Alliance is sequestered out of their hearing range and make all sorts of idle threats and nonsensical pronouncements. They are idiots, pure and simple.

Meanwhile, the Alliance is just talking about how to comport themselves, how to prepare for competitions, etc.

Jee is a major cretin...he tells Justin, of ALL people, that he knows a few BAD things about Alison....HUH? That's strange. Jee doesn't know Alison and Justin dated her...and Jee's got STORIES? Lies is more like it. Jun-provoked lies.

Dana is gone. Justin is gone. Jun is gone. Jee is gone. Robert is gone. Nathan and Alison will stand with Erika and Jack as the last four.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:38 PM PST

If it's Thursday, this must be François (avec le cedilla).

I am sitting at my computer shirtless but wearing denim shorts over my underwear. I just finished listening to Howard Crabtree's Whoop dee Doo as I payed some bills. Anthony is at rehearsal for his Fringe Show, Captain Gravy's Wavy Navy. They open next Saturday, August 9.

For dinner we had veggie burgers and a large salad and then we had fresh blueberries and yogurt for dessert.

I'm posting information so we can get up to or near or past the 200 mark. When I logged on we were at 142. This substantial post will bring us to 143, unless someone is posting before me as I type.

Posted by Ben @ 07/31/2003 06:38 PM PST

Two blondes walked into a bar.

You'd think one of 'em would've seen it.

Posted by The Joker @ 07/31/2003 06:42 PM PST

Ya know what bothers me about Robert?

I couldn't figure it out until I heard him tell Jee.

He plucks his eyebrows.

And that's when it hit me. He reminds me of a drag queen out of drag.

I mean why does he "pluck"? His brows aren't thick and unruly...there's no monobrow...his brows give him a odd look...which, with his features, makes EVERYONE wonder how on earth Erika would ever have given him the time of day, much less two years of her life.

Sure..I know..there's good in everyone. Even Robert has broken down and stopped saying mean things to and about Erika.

But I don't forgive him for it...

: )

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:48 PM PST

Okay...who's gonna help break the 150 barrier this evening?

Did everyone log off and go out?

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:49 PM PST

François...bon soir. Je suis Miss Vickie chez Ron. Comment allez-vous, çe soir?

Posted by Miss Vickie @ 07/31/2003 06:53 PM PST

I broke 75 and I broke 100.

Can I break 150?

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:54 PM PST

What is up with TAR (the amazing race)?

These fake elimination rounds are getting on my nerves.

Make the rules and stick to them, I say. Last team to a pit stop should ALWAYS get kicked off. It's just not fair to award some teams with a second chance when they make stupid mistakes and not others.

Bah!

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 06:55 PM PST

Le voila!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:55 PM PST

beatcha to it Ron :)

If HHW was TAR you'd so be eliminated!

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 06:55 PM PST

Congratulations, Emily!

You posted the 150th post of the day!

Yayyayayayayayay!!!!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:56 PM PST

okay... where's my million dollars? ;)

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 06:56 PM PST

Oh! Hoh!

:)

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 06:57 PM PST

Why ask for a million when you could have a billion? Or even a trillion? I'm sure Mr. Pulliam could afford it ;)

I have officially quit my TMMillie board, as the people there were incredibly immature, and all they ever talk about is how they know Sutton Foster and the other stars. I used to believe them, but after I realized that I was the ONLY one not claiming to know them, I became suspicious. Teenage girls can be so annoying. I know thats hypocritical, but seriously folks, I'm only annoying when I babble. When I start to babble about how many dietary supplements I took today, then you may smack me across the face and send me away.

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 07:04 PM PST

I hope Susan wins HOH of HHW. We have a secret alliance!

Posted by OM Time @ 07/31/2003 07:19 PM PST

Ron Pulliam: I meant "cool" in the "In
Crowd" sense. That is something to
which I don't really belong, it seems,
at least in the real world. On HHW, of
course, all of the coolest people are
here. And we form a world
community!

I remember last summer when we
had the races to break 200. Those
were strange and silly days.

One word posts and Jason: Oh the
joy!

Kerry and MusicGuy: Hope that you
can post with some regularity in NY.
(And you may want to take a look at
the archived notes from 7/29.)

And we want a FULL report when
you return, particularly of what
shows you all have seen, and what
scintillating parties you have
attended.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 07:21 PM PST

Hold on...

I STILL haven't gotten my million dollars.

Plus - if this were SURVIVOR, Sarah, Maya, Hapgood and I (plus any other extraneous young'uns) would have already formed a natural alliance. It happens every season that the youngest competitors group together and vote out the older ones.

I may be able to negotiate with any other Hainsies/Kimlets who want to tag along with us though. For a price.

I STILL haven't gotten my million dollars. :)

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 07:22 PM PST

Par les moustaches du diable,
comment allez-vous Miss
Vickie?...

Dites-moi.... pourquoi la vie
est belle... Non, non, ce n'est
pas ce que je voulais dire...

Dites-moi; la prochaîne fois
que vous verrez votre maître,
dites-lui qu'il arrête de perdre
son temps à regarder ces
émissions idiotes de télé
réalité. Il mérite mieux que
cela...

Ah, ces humains! Ils peuvent
être si bêtes parfois! Oh,
pardon, pas "bêtes" au sens
où vous l'êtes, vous Miss
Vickie...

Vous savez, bêtes au sens de
sots...

Mon meilleur souvenir à vous
et à votre maître....

... et je suis certain que votre
musical favori n'est pas CATS!

Miaou to you!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 07:23 PM PST

Emily,

DIAMONDS are a girl's best
friends....

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 07:27 PM PST

have we gone off our rockers or is it just my imagination?

we have:
1) imaginary reality shows
2) terrible casting
3) one word postings
4) toes names lulu
5) a motherless deer

and to top it all off...

6) a man who speaks french to a cat across the atlantic ocean

Good lord. Where have you all been all my life? :)

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 07:27 PM PST

Francois: all the better to help me feed my pussy cat :)

wow... I never thought I would ever quote Moulin Rouge

Posted by Emily @ 07/31/2003 07:28 PM PST

Je't'adore François! Mmmmmmwaahhh!

Posted by Miss Vickie @ 07/31/2003 07:39 PM PST

Fine, fine, I'll make an alliance with
the young ladies. (I'm by far the
younget man. How strange.) But I'd
only do it if all of you would fight over
me, setting up the scene for me to
make a shocking revelation.
And then, of course, there would be
a catfight.
You NEED a catfight.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 07:40 PM PST

Francois, tu es tres drole. Un peu fou, mais tres drole. :)

Was that right? I'm not the strongest in french.

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 07:41 PM PST

...and don't let me leave out Magnus and Fosca way down under with the delightful Tom from Oz!

G'day, fellas!

And Dear Reader Laura -- I am still enjoying the delicious catnip you sent me via that scoundrel Ron who only allows me a little bit at a time!

Posted by Miss Vickie @ 07/31/2003 07:42 PM PST

Hapgood, have I told you lately that I love you?

Ladies, he's mine. Rawr.

Let the catfight begin.

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 07:42 PM PST

I am home (actually got home early tonight) and am wearing my oh so sexy Nike shorts and my oh so huggable ASCAP t-shirt.

And we certainly are jiggy with today's posts, oh, yes, we are jiggy. I am thinking we might break 200 posts, oh, yes, that's what I'm thinking.

Posted by bk @ 07/31/2003 07:52 PM PST

I'm confused. "Pizza" bread?

At our local California Pizza Kitchen they serve the Tuscan Hummus with pita bread.

I thought that since hummus is a middle-eastern food, it would be served with a middle-eastern bread. But it IS the California PIZZA Kitchen, so I guess pizza bread would make sense.

Is pizza bread legitimately the same thing as pita bread? Or is it a clever marketing ploy to unload a lot of middle-eastern bread on people of Italian descent?

Posted by Sigerson Holmes @ 07/31/2003 07:57 PM PST

Emily,

I'm "sorry" to say that Miss
Vickie is NOT any cat....
"Feed my pussy cat" sounds
dirty to me! ;- )

Yes, we're all a little "fou" here
at HHW; it's a prerequisite.

Ron,

Have i ever told you that a
French catfood brand is RON
RON here???? -- the dog
equivalent is CANIGOU!
Ron ron is a child lingo for
purring in French.

Ain't we informative here?
Dadoo Ron ron
Dadoo ron ron....

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:08 PM PST

Only 30 more, everyone!

In the meantime, let's all join in on a chorus of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair", shall we?

*goes off singing*

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 08:09 PM PST

(making note to self to send more catnip to Miss Vickie)

Posted by Laura @ 07/31/2003 08:11 PM PST

Hapgood,

Are you sure you want to be
the younget man, here?

To each is own! ;- )

BK,

There are such things as ...
sexy NIKE shorts?!?!?

Tonight's program is brought
to us by
NIKE
ASCAP
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN
RON RON
and CANIGOU.

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:18 PM PST

Sarah,

Which man?

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:20 PM PST

er...Emile de Beque?

You choose!

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 08:22 PM PST

Oy! What a day I had today! (Oh, a Julie Styne reference.)

Well, dear readers, I schlepped all the way down to Orange County today for a networking lunch. The person I was meeting selected P.F. Chang's as our luncheon spot. I'm OK with yuppie Chinese cuisine, mind you, but oh my, such noise! Not the greatest spot in the world to have what essentially was a business meeting.

Then I high-tailed it (OK, wordies out there: what the heck is the derivation of "high-tail?") back home for a brief pit stop and freshening up before I enjoy my virgin ("maiden" just doesn't fit) excursion on the recently opened L.A. light rail line known as the Gold Line. The Gold Line extends from Union Station in downtown L.A. to Pasadena, and the last stop is about a mile from my house. And why did I choose to make this virgin voyage? I had a bona fide job interview in downtown L.A., and with a transfer at Union Station to the Red Line (a true underground subway) I could arrive half a block from the interview location. Of course, I had an only in New York experience on this sojourn, in that I ran into a friend of mine on the Red Line. But since this is L.A., maybe it's an only on a subway experience. (What the hell am I talking about?)

Anyway, the interview went quite well, and the job appears to be rather interesting, so I am hoping that I progress to the next round.

After my interview, I took the Red Line subway back to the Gold Line light rail back to my car back to my house to discover the HUGE number of posts today. It just makes my heart jiggy.

Posted by Jay @ 07/31/2003 08:25 PM PST

Yes, WEL, and neither Robert Coote nor Stanley Holloway won Best Supporting Actor either. Sydney Chaplin (who has the hardest time staying on pitch) won for BELLS ARE RINGING. I will always think Julie got robbed of that Tony for one of the most difficult to sing roles in musical theater. Of course, on stage Judy Holliday was so beloved that I suspect Julie didn't have a chance. And Judy had never won a Tony either. BELLS was her first and only.

Posted by Matt H. @ 07/31/2003 08:25 PM PST

PJ casting

El senor Banderas y su mujer!

Hernando's Hideaway!Olé!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:26 PM PST

Interesting! I was too lazy to go get a CD to listen to while I am on the computer, so instead I have Radio AOL playing (on the Show Music channel, of course). Currently they are playing "Tonight" from the 1961 soundtrack recording of WEST SIDE STORY, but this is the first time I have ever seen the artists listed as Jim Bryant and Marni Nixon.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 08:30 PM PST

I don't need a Tony;
I have one at home and on my
arm, pooh pooh padooh!

Posted by Melanie @ 07/31/2003 08:31 PM PST

Oh, I was going to forget.... and
that would have been terribly
unseemly!

I have a trivia question for all
you guapos y lindas Kimlets
and Hainsies:

What Annette Funicello and
Catherine Deneuve have in
common?

It's easy for all you movie trivia
fans!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:36 PM PST

Come on, isn't anyone else going to
fight over me? Then I can survey the
wreckage, laugh, and pick the studly
Jason.

Francois, "younget" was a typo for
"youngest", but does it have a
meaning of its own?

I am in pajamas, because I will soon
be in bed. They are light blue and
quite skimpy.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 08:41 PM PST

PJ CASTING

Hapgood ... is already the
skimpy pajamas
and.....whoever wins the fight!

Younget: no! not even in
French but it's cute! it rhymes
with Bridget... well, almost!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:46 PM PST

For an eighteen year old, Dear Reader Hapgood, I'd say you've got the tease act down quite well! Skimpy pajamas, indeed.

Posted by Jay @ 07/31/2003 08:46 PM PST

Sorry... meant to type..."
Hapgood is already wearing
the pajamas"...

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:47 PM PST

*Is being corrupted again*

*runs away*

*realizes what fun corruption is*

*runs back*

*falls asleep at computer*

Posted by Sarah @ 07/31/2003 08:50 PM PST

Sarah!

Your hair is clean now!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:53 PM PST

That's it! Skimpy pajamas;
that's gonna be one of the
revisions for the new Pajama
Game production!

They have to play it "sexe" to
attract today's audience... with
men wearing the tops while
women will be wearing the
bottom!

Am I being too French??

... and, btw, where's everybody
gone?
To bed with DR Hapgood?

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 08:58 PM PST

NO, I'm not going to say that it
is post 190, but it IS!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 09:00 PM PST

They could call it TAKE ME OUT TO THE PAJAMA GAME.

Posted by Jay @ 07/31/2003 09:01 PM PST

I have caused quite a stir!
My pajamas are really more short
than skimpy. It's not like I'm wearing
a thong or anything. Although...........

And I do try to tease. I'm glad to see
that I am getting some dear readers
hot under the collar.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 09:04 PM PST

Hi everybody! *Hugs and kisses everybody, including Hapgood in his skimpy nighties*

What is going on with these posts?? This must be some kind of record! We should have a big pajama party.

I'm back from Rehoboth Beach, and had a loverly time. But I missed you all and am glad to be back. Rehoboth is just the cutest little beach town on the East Coast, I think. The ocean was loverly. The boardwalk was loverely. And I have positively gorged myself on saltwater taffy. The thing about Rehoboth Beach though is it's so, how do I say this, white. I think I saw 4 black/Hispanic/Asian people there the whole trip.

Pajama Game miscasting (Reality TV edition)--

Babe--Anna Nicole Smith
Sid--Ozzy Osbourne
Gladys--Kathy Griffin
Heinsie--Simon Cowell

Posted by Maya @ 07/31/2003 09:05 PM PST

Hapgood - It isn't the collar that is getting hot!

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 09:12 PM PST

TCB-Meow.

Posted by Hapgood @ 07/31/2003 09:34 PM PST

Dear Sigerson:

Yes, pizza bread is what I called it
because, although it looks like pita
bread, it is made with pizza dough
(cuz it's at Calif PIZZA Kitch...or
kitsch?). It has a totally different
consistency than pita bread and is
also very different from the finished
pizza dough you'd get on a pizza.
You seemed familiar with it. Did
you like it? I love it, my hubby loves
it, my kids love it. Then I get the
watercress & romaine salad with
gorgonzola and walnuts. Of course,
a good glass of red wine too.
Perfect!

Good night all! What a day! And I've
only written on this thing I think one
or two other days!

Posted by Linden @ 07/31/2003 09:36 PM PST

Hapgood,

Your skimpy G-string of a
pajama is too much of a
competition...

Tried to attract attention with
some trivia question...

Oh, well, I tried...

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 09:42 PM PST

Now wait a minute Francois, you can't go without giving us the answer.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 09:49 PM PST

I'm not going! I'm still here!

I'm just being...hitchcockian!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 09:51 PM PST

i'm NOT going to say that this
post 200, but it IS8

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 09:52 PM PST

It WAS and "8" should have
been "!"

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 09:54 PM PST

Ok, Francois, stop playing with your hitchcockian and give us the answer.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 10:00 PM PST

Well, Francois, I guess I should have said give me the answer since no else seems to be around any more.

Posted by TCB @ 07/31/2003 10:04 PM PST

Okay, I've been out all day and haven't been able to read HHW at all today. I get home and there are over 200 posts!! Is this a record? HHW IS the most popular site on the whole Internet! And I hay-elped! Okay, barely today, but I'll try to post again later, after I've read everything.

Posted by George @ 07/31/2003 10:06 PM PST

HOT indeed, TCB!!!!!!!!

Posted by François @ 07/31/2003 10:21 PM PST

Da do ron ron. Thanks Miss Vickie.
François were both the ladies mice in their previous lives?

I can't imagine Annette as a "belle de jour".

Posted by Fosca & Magnus @ 07/31/2003 10:32 PM PST

Should Martin Short and Timothy Bottoms be cast in Pajama Game?

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 07/31/2003 10:34 PM PST

I'm agape at the number of posts today. And there is so much of interest -- lots of candor and teasing and flirting.

And it's only Thursday night. Looks like the weekend's gonna be HOT...that's H-O-T!

Cher, François -- please do not leave us hanging on the "common thing" between Ms. Funicello and Ms. Deneuve (I do trust you mean other than they are both females?).

I trust Hapgood is comfortably tucked into his bed and is dreaming happy dreams.

Sarah...you naughty girl. Eschew corruption whenever possible. Avoid catfights, too....but flash those claws anyway!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 07/31/2003 10:49 PM PST

WOW! WOW! WOW! -That was THREE, count 'em, three "WOW"s! I was away all day - more Camelot auditions, and then straight to the show ("connected by an almost two hours car ride (ugh!)) - and the to get home and see that there are more than 200 posts! :-)

As for Pajama Game casting, I'll have to pass to since I don't really know the show that well.

The Most Happy Fella - I, too, love this show and score. And it's one of the few scores that still throws me at auditions - who know scores could be so chromatic "back then"? I won the MTI on-line trivia contest one year, and my prize was the Jay complete studio recording of the score. Very nice - and hearing Jo Sullivan sing one of the "extras" - WOW! -Yes, that was another WOW!

Well, it's very late now, and I have more auditions to play tomorrow - but this time for Forum - some last minute ones, apparently. Should be fun.

-Oh, and we had a virtually sold out house tonight for ILY,YP,NC, - and they actually all got it! Lots of laughs!

So, Jason - Are you really working at MTI nowadays? -Boy that list you're working on must be going fast. ;-)

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 07/31/2003 11:20 PM PST

Okay, I've finally read all of the posts (well, everyone of 'em up to this point) and here's what I have to say (if anyone is still awake to read--and this'll be shorter than my post after being gone from HHW for almost a week):

About "Pajama Game": I, like others, don't really know the show at all. I've heard and enjoyed songs from it, but I couldn't tell you anything about the show itself.

What am I wearing? A t-shirt for a local community radio station and shorts with pockets on the sides of the legs in addition to front pockets of normal placement; but it has no left back pocket (which is where I put my wallet). I have to adjust and put it in the left side leg pocket. I don't like that. Even though the shorts have the mesh lining (like a bathing suit), I am wearing tighty-whities underneath.

As for BB4, I've never watched any of the Big Brother series' or any of the so-called reality shows, for that matter.

Well, that's it. Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow. Oh, a Jane Curtain reference!

Posted by George @ 07/31/2003 11:35 PM PST

My -- such a lot of posting going on at such a late hour!

DR Sandra and I are leaving for LA at the crack of mid-morning. We will make a stop for the night at Twentynine Palms, where a friend of Sandra's is stationed at the Marine base. Then we'll arrive in LA on Saturday, in time to have dinner with BK before heading over to see our very own Jason Graae in concert.

DR Maya, be sure to email your address to me.
See you in a couple days, BK!

Posted by Laura @ 08/01/2003 12:06 AM PST

hmmm.....haven't been the first poster (yet). How about the last?????

Jason - working at MTI, eh??? Now I have a source for perusal scripts :)

Posted by Phil @ 08/01/2003 06:04 AM PST

hmmm.....haven't been the first poster (yet). How about the last?????

Jason - working at MTI, eh??? Now I have a source for perusal scripts :)

Posted by Phil @ 08/01/2003 06:04 AM PST

Have you seen Captain Gravy's Wavy Navy yet?? I saw opening night it is a great fun well done musical that I think has a future. check it out!

Posted by BRUCE @ 08/13/2003 09:19 PM PST

Have you seen Captain Gravy's Wavy Navy yet?? I saw opening night it is a great fun well done musical that I think has a future. check it out!

Posted by BRUCE @ 08/13/2003 09:19 PM PST