Posted by td @ 08/09/2003 09:28 AM PST

I have not had good experiences with ebay. Not that the service was bad. It was that the service was excellent. The only things I have ever bought on ebay are books for History class. I didn't want them, and yet they were delivered nice and fast, forcing me to read their horrible pages.

I saw Pirates of the Caribbean yesterday, and I loved it. The plot line was rather stupid, but then again, it IS a movie about pirates. Johnny Depp cracked me up, and Orlando Bloom was very nice to look at, of course. ;) Someone mentioned earlier that Keira Knightly only had 2 expressions in the whole film: shocked and perplexed. Mere moments after seeing her, I saw exactly what you meant.

Notice I said mere in that last sentence.

Overall it was a great movie though, and I'm going to see it again tomorrow with a different friend. We went to Maggiano's for dinner after the movie, and they told the waiter it was my birthday (it wasn't), and they sang to me. Apparently they normally don't do that, so I felt SO special. 22 Days 'till I'm 16!

Posted by Sarah @ 08/09/2003 09:48 AM PST

There is an admirable level of quality in Jason Robert Brown's craft that leads me to believe he will, someday, write a musical I'll like. The Last Five Years was an excruciating evening in the theatre, however.

1. Self-Pity. I find this most human of emotions utterly repulsive on stage. And I've come to believe there's a younger generation of theatre-goers that actually likes it. (The self-pitying power ballads sung by pathetic, soon-to-die women in Les Miserables are astoundingly popular.) I maintain that in the Golden Age (roughly 1943-1968, Oklahoma to Hair), there was virtually no self-pity on stage. Some might argue that This Nearly Was Mine, The Party's Over or If He Walked Into My Life involve self-pity, to which I say "not if they're performed right." Sheldon Harnick said that he's particularly proud that Dear Friend from She Loves Me contains not a trace of self-pity.
The problem may be that when a character on stage is busy pitying herself, I, the viewer, am left out of the equation. I just can't feel sorry for someone who's already feeling so sorry for themselves. (Maybe I'm missing a part of my heart.) "Jaime's gone...and I'm still hurting" laments an apparently humorless blonde. This gave me an instant dislike for this character, and it took a long time to recover from that. (Eventually, she won me over by talking about the versatility of a gay dwarf, but that came much later.)

Posted by 5 on The Last 5 Years: 1 @ 08/09/2003 09:56 AM PST

Boy, oh boy. eBay! One of my favorite vices. I don't think I could possibly pick a "best buy," but here are some of my faves:

* First purchase: Holly Hobbie colorforms. I had this set as a wee lass and had forgotten about it. Then while perusing eBay one day I stumbled upon it and it all came flooding back, oh yes, it all came flooding back to me the way that I'd put her little colorform bonnet on top of her Holly Hobbie head just so. I got it for $3 or something ridiculously cheap like that. I was hooked.

* Rocky Jones Space Ranger pin(s). We are big Rocky Jones fans here at the Lulu Homestead, and DH was pleased as punch to receive for his birthday one year not one, but TWO Official Rocky Jones Space Ranger pins. One is a small round pinback with a blue background and a pic of Rocky himself, with "Silvercup Bread" (their sponsor) written underneath. The other is a super cool neat-o pewter pin that is a genu-wine replica of the pins worn by all the Space Rangers. It's got a rocketship and everything. Keen!

* 1963 bubblecut Barbie doll mistitled by the seller as Barbie's friend Midge, so I got it for a song.

* Stop Thief! the 1979 board game with the Electronic Crime Scanner (cool!) that sold for, like, $40 (in 1979 dollars!) when it came out, 'cuz it was so high-tech. DH and I both had fond memories of playing this game when it first came out and guess what? It's still fun to play now!

*Various and sundry sock monkeys, all vintage, all cute. We are very much a sock monkey friendly household.

Well, that's enough for now. Don't want to bore you!

Posted by Lulu @ 08/09/2003 10:01 AM PST

I have been pretty lucky with eBay. I usually seek out things that I could never get in stores or that I know are very rare. Usually CD's. Recently, I scored a few (shhhhhh) unpublished vocal scores from two of my favorite shows. I've yet to put them in sheet protectors. Incidently, I'm in the (black) market for a copy of the vocal score to "Nine", if any DR has any leads or anything, please email me. Cheers!

Posted by Matthew @ 08/09/2003 10:06 AM PST

I've done pretty well on eBay with Ethel Merman stuff. The best transaction? Bidding on a playbill of Take A Chance. The competition was stiff, but I must have won by a nanosecond. The best part is that the runnerup (who soon got his own TAC playbill) and I started corresponding, and we soon became good friends. I was also successful bidding on the Red Hot and Blue playbill. It was in mint condition and came wrapped in a taped plastic cover. In my enthusiasm to open it, the tape caught on the front cover - and now it's Red Hot and Bl.

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 08/09/2003 10:06 AM PST

I'll soon be on my way into Manhattan to see a movie and have dinner with my future roommates at John's Pizzeria on 44th Street, a mere two blocks from the movie theater. Notice that I, like Sarah, used the word MERE in a sentence. This will be my "going-to-the-Poconos" farewell dinner/movie with them, since I am leaving on Tuesday. I dare say that we may not have 100-post days once I'm gone, seeing how I've been a-postin' like a banchee lately. I hope that you will all prove me wrong. ;-)

Now I must go prepare myself for the festivities. I'll check in again later.

Posted by Jason @ 08/09/2003 10:27 AM PST

I, too, am an eBay addict. I have gotten three sets autographs of The Manhattan Transfer. One set from Australia from the mid-1970s when Laurel Massé was in the group. One of the first items that I got (I'm not exactly sure what the very first item was) was a set of slides of TMT in concert in 1975 about the time that their first album was released. The pictures were taken from the audience and I bought them from the photographer. Even after almost 30 years, the slides are in immaculate condition.

I've gotten quite a few CDs on eBay, most recently the Israel cast recordings (in Hebrew even) of My Fair Lady and Annie.

I frequently check for things that I own that I might someday want to sell, just to see how much something might go for, but I've never actually sold anything...yet. I remember seeing two copies of Betty Buckley's first solo recoding on CD on eBay, a couple of years before the remastered (with bonus tracks) edition was released. (I bought the CD when it was brand new, but couldn't let go of it.) Both copies sold within a week of each other and went for about $300 each! I have never seen the vinyl album sell for more than $25, though.

Posted by George @ 08/09/2003 10:32 AM PST

That should be "Betty Buckley's first solo recording" not "recoding". So much for my own proofreading skills.

Posted by George @ 08/09/2003 10:36 AM PST

I love E-bay. The best thing I ever got on E-bay is a stamp die for a 1922-25 stamp. I got the item for 90 bucks, and I heard it mentioned on the Antique Roadshow that these things can be worth thousands. I just can't seem to find any info on-line on these things, and I'm too lazy to write a philatelist. I hope I spelled that right.

Posted by Dave in the Valley @ 08/09/2003 11:23 AM PST

I'm not into eBay, or yard sales for that matter. There's always been a part of me that figures that if the person doing the selling doesn't want what is being sold, there must be something wrong with the item or the seller wouldn't be selling it in the first place.

Now, I have enjoyed shopping at used book stores, but that has more to do with the nature of books: what is contained within them never runs out, it's always there. And I can fully understand someone deciding to sell a book at some point, because they do take up space and can be a real bother to move. Der Brucer and I may decide to drop off a number of books to a used bookseller before we move to Delaware. The real trick for us will be avoiding buying an equal number of books from the bookseller to replace the ones we sell to him!

An update on der Brucer's birthday dinner last night: we had a wonderful meal at La Vie en Rose in Brea, CA. Der Brucer indeed did have the roast duck that he wanted, and I had a duck confit which had a completely different texture, which amazed der Brucer when I gave him a taste. Also on the entree plates was a cup of sauteed vegetables, but what was unexpected was that the cup was made from a lettuce leaf that had been dipped in a very light tempura batter and quickly deep fried, making a contrast in flavor and texture to the vegetables themselves. I'll have to do some research, to find out how to make those lettuce cups myself.

We shared a plate of pate to start, which was very good, and then moved on to a lobster bisque which was beyond delicious. Der Brucer has decided that, come the move to Delaware, I will have to learn how to make a good lobster stock, so that I can try to recreate the bisque for him. Since this means starting with the lobster shells, I guess we'll be eating a fair amount of lobster after we move.

We had some very good wine with the meal, a tasty Beaujolais, and finished with some crepes filled with creme anglaise and surrounded by berries and caramel sauce. If anyone out there wants to drool, by all means click on my name, as I've linked to the restaurant's website.

I hope I haven't made anyone too hungry!

Posted by S. Woody White @ 08/09/2003 11:25 AM PST

Wow, not too many posts today!
I can't believe how crazy this site has been for the past few days. I've been totally overwhelmed.

Okay so I just viewed my tape of last night's Big Brother.

I must say they actually made Robert seem human.

I cannot figure out if they are trying to make the 3 Stooges seem more likeable or not. That piece on Robert was touching. But then they go and show the 3 of them laughing like a bunch of babies. Now i remember why i don't like them.

So Nathan is definitely gone this week. Nothing would make me happier than to have Jack or Erika win HOH next week and ditch Justin. That guy is very hot. But he is the strongest player in the game and NEEDS TO GO.

Btw, I happened to be at a wonderful tennis match last night. Andre Agassi lost. It was very interesting. After the match they had the winner on the loud speaker, and he was saying how greatful he was that the crowd was so behind him, and blah blah blah ... it was a great experience that he would never forget.

I felt like telling him that we were pity cheering for him. We did not want him to win. But we wanted the match to go on longer. But Agassi easily beat him in the first set. ANd so we had to cheer for the other guy. But it wasn't because we wanted him to win.

But then it got to his head and he won :(

Posted by Jennifer @ 08/09/2003 11:27 AM PST

What's eBay?

That's a little joke for a couple of you who know me.

Posted by JMK @ 08/09/2003 11:30 AM PST

2. Self-Indulgence. "Write what you know" isn't bad advice, usually, but Jason Robert Brown's predilection for waxing wise makes me wonder, "Who IS this guy? And why should I be listening to HIS life lessons?" The attractiveness of his infectious vamps become something of a trap. "She Cries" begins and you get excited that the song's going to say something trenchant, but it turns out to be stuff and nonsense.

But back to The Last 5 Years. Brown's had some success at a relatively young age, and, a romance of his came to an end. Is this material gripping enough to be a musical? Even if it is, aren't you skeeved (is that the word?) by the thought of a guy who may or may not have been a good boyfriend (or husband, I forget which), portraying himself as not-so-good a husband? It self-aggrandizes oneself through faint praise. Rumor has it that the woman involved took legal action, forcing some changes in the show, and I'm told these changes were not for the better. All of which makes me say "Ick!"

Posted by 5 on The Last 5 Years: 2 @ 08/09/2003 11:36 AM PST

I would suggest that if one sees self-pity in the songs sung by the Jamie and Cathy in THE LAST FIVE YEARS, but fail to see it in the other songs mentioned above, it says far more about the listener than it does about either the performer or the composer.

Posted by Dave @ 08/09/2003 11:52 AM PST

JRB's ex-wife made him remove the song "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" (Jamie's original entrance song which was replaced with "Shiksa Goddess" in NYC) for reasons that were never disclosed officially.

From what I understand, having heard both songs, the original was almost entirely about HIS original impressions of HER, while "Shiksa Goddess" is all about him.

Say what you will, I am a JRB fanatic and while he certainly is terribly impressed with himself, he manages to be proud so prettily and effectively in his music and lyrics. "She Cries" certainly is NOT my favorite JRB song for the reasons you outline. You should remember that it was the first song for theatre he ever wrote. It definitely shows. :)

I'm dying to see what he comes out with next. Supposedly it's a ballet about Wall Street, although I've heard reports about a straight musical about a WWII romance - where the song "Dreaming Wide Awake" from the Lauren Kennedy album comes from.

Posted by Emily @ 08/09/2003 11:58 AM PST

Jennifer:

You have to admit that Schuettler is awfully nice to look at, though. I doubt he needs our pity that much :)

Posted by Emily the Tennis Fiend @ 08/09/2003 11:59 AM PST

For some neat info on Dame
Julie Andrews and the new
production of THE BOY
FRIEND, please click on my
name.... and then an "latest
news"

Won't you charleston with
me?

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 12:41 PM PST

JMK - you crack me up!

EBAY - one of the first sites I bookmarked when I got online in 1998.

So many things - I always buy lots of things to make a nice lobby display for whatever show I am working on. The Knowles plates for the R/H musicals can usually be purchased for a reasonable price and are very pretty.

Most interesting things....a CAMELOT board game from the 1930's that I bought for my sister.

LOTS of Frances and Allison stuff of course, programs, photos, pressbooks, videos.

I guess my favorite thing would be my Marx split level dollhouse from 1960 or so and even though I have furnished it with items from the Marx Imagination DollHouse of 1967, it looks terrific. Parked in front is the 1:18 green 1957 Chrysler 300, although it alternates with the 1:18 black/red Edsel convertible and the 1:18 metallic blue Cadillac Biarritz.

The best thing no matter what the cost....hmmmmm...have to think about that. Probably an original lobby card from ATTACK OF THE FIFTY FOOT WOMAN with some nice art and Allison and the Imperial. Not as pricey as I have seen it, everyone else must have been on vacation that week!

Posted by Jrand52 @ 08/09/2003 12:48 PM PST

The birthday dinner sounds wonderful!

Posted by Jrand52 @ 08/09/2003 12:49 PM PST

SWW the birthday dinner sounds like it was great!

Have fun in Manhattan, Jason.

Posted by Jrand52 @ 08/09/2003 12:49 PM PST

Hmmmmmmmmm......computers are wonderful.

Posted by Jrand52 @ 08/09/2003 12:50 PM PST

I'm not an EBay shopper nor a yard sale/feal market person at all, but my ex-lover bought me a wonderful set of round speakers for my stereo system back in the 1980s at a yard sale, and those were the best speakers I ever had. One of them is STILL operational, and I use it in my upstairs office even today.

Posted by Matt H. @ 08/09/2003 01:47 PM PST

I am not an ebay shopper.Nor do I go to yard or garage sales.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 02:05 PM PST

Boy, I don't know if I could pick a best buy on Ebay but I have gotten and continue get the most wonderful things by Ebaying! One of the most wonderful items I won on Ebay were several photos of my fave actress June Kenney with her "date" Bob Crews. Each 8x10 photos was of them in some area of Los Angeles looking at each other dreamily (well actually June looked rather bored in some of the shots). I have found many wonderful items for my June Kenney, Allison Hayes, Joi Lansing, Ken Clark collections as well as other odds and ends that I could not live without.

One of my other favorite finds on Ebay was my buddy from Indiana JRand52 who won an auction that I was having (an Allison Hayes photo of course)...our shared love of Miss Allison made us fast friends and I am really glad that I made his acquantaince.

I don't do yard sales as much but I do enjoy a good estate sale, particularly when it is in some really old house where the people had lived there for 50 or 60 years! I went to one where the lady had lived there since the 1920s and she still had an old stove from that era that she used on a regular basis until she passed away.

Posted by MBarnum @ 08/09/2003 02:27 PM PST

I don't use E-Bay. If I want to buy something (not win) I want to know the price in advance and don't want to play around while I wait until I see if someone wants to pay more than me.

Will whomever is posting about LAST 5 YEARS please identify himself or herself.

BK - Thanks for the info on Roz's tracks being added to the GYPSY CD. I know Rhino is issuing the soundtrack to LUCYMAME soon. Do you know if this will include the tracks with Madeline Kahn as Gooch who was fired because she was stealing the film from the talented-but-miscast star?

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 08/09/2003 02:42 PM PST

WEL: There are plenty of things on eBay that you can purchase instantly. There's Buy It Now and the eBay stores.

Posted by Lulu @ 08/09/2003 02:51 PM PST

I purchased a poster of Guy Haines on Ebay once. Some day I want to get it autographed. But he's always out of town when I'm in LA.

Posted by Laura @ 08/09/2003 03:22 PM PST

Thanks Lulu. I'll have to check that out.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 08/09/2003 03:43 PM PST

3. High-concept gimmicks that didn't work in Merrily We Roll Along and don't work now.

Just the other day I discussed The Last 5 Years with my boss, who's been involved in New York theatre for roughly 40 years. He didn't get it. He had no idea that the woman's scenes went backwards in time, from break-up to meeting, while the man's went forward, from meeting to break-up. That huge set with the chairs that looked like a rounded version of Stonehenge didn't clue him in when they did the clock-going-backwards projection.

Well, I GOT it, but I didn't like it. The woman has all these dramatic break-up type songs right at the beginning, before we've gotten to know her, before she has, in fact, earned the right to sing dramatic break-up type songs. Meanwhile, the man was incredibly charming (as lovers often are, at the beginning of relationships), but, by the end of the very long evening, he's disappointed us by turning out to be a cad. That is, if you can figure out that the lady on the bed in an "other woman".

"High-concept" is a term used to deride bad Hollywood films. The Last 5 Years is a high-concept musical, one that confuses more than it entertains.

Posted by 5 on The Last 5 Years: 3 @ 08/09/2003 03:59 PM PST

Okay... following WEL's comment - 5 on the Last 5 Years: who the heck are you? We demand introductions before we get to start bashing my favorite shows :)

Posted by Emily @ 08/09/2003 04:12 PM PST

4. Actors Not Relating To Each Other

When I go to a cabaret act, I have the not-entirely-unreasonable-expectation that I'll see a single singer doing a lot of solos, perhaps ones that relate to his life. When I see a 2-character musical (like I Do I Do) I have the hopefully not-unreasonable-expectation that I will see two performers singing to each other. The Last 5 Years is double the length of a cabaret act, and has an annoying format that numbed my senses and made me dread it continuing beyond the first 30 minutes or so. He sings a solo/she sings a solo/he sings a solo/she sings a solo. When, in the middle of the show, the characters get into a rowboat together and actually RELATE to each other, it's a breath of fresh air. Then, and only then, is The Last 5 Years the romantic musical it aspires to be. Some may say my expectations were not reasonable, but here I'm explaining the 4th of 5 things that annoyed ME about the show.

And I'm writing under the veil of anonymity only because Daisy Prince & Jason Robert Brown wield some power in this town in which I toil, and I'd rather not piss them off. I hope you can respect that. I'll answer any e-mail at the address you can click:

Posted by 5 on The Last 5 Years: 4 @ 08/09/2003 04:27 PM PST

Jason - we do have access here, however limited. I've had a ton of free time to visit the board here, and though that will be curtailed by a good bit once the show goes back up we can still check the board.

Posted by Don @ 08/09/2003 04:32 PM PST

May we please have a roll call update soon and could DRs restrict info to a few lines - At my age I need to be able to remind myself about DRs. Sometimes just the Geographical location helps - As in Jason from NY ex Kentucky etc. (Age and sex interesting but optional!)
There have been so many newcomers lately. Maybe it's time we "old ones" changed our names and came up with a different resume. What did happen to Lolita?

DR Dave: Re yesterday's (early this morning!) posts: Are you including the "Cyrano" by David Reeves?

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 04:35 PM PST

Now I am really interested in hearing "The Last 5 years"!
Fortunately for those of us who can not get to see many shows, the OBC albums can give us delights that may not have been there for the audience. Hearing the Cd(s) of "Merrily" you would have to love the show. I guess I have enjoyed the performances I have seen because I know where the show is going.
Questions: Should I bother with "Urine Town" and "Bat Boy" as I will never see them performed? ie Do the Cds stand by themselves as good theatre pieces?

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 04:43 PM PST

100 posts seems a long way off!

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 04:52 PM PST

Tom from Oz,

Shouldn't it be "theater
pisses", and not "pieces" for
"Urine Town"?

Oooohhh! Pardon my French!
It went to the bathroom.........

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 04:54 PM PST

Bad boy, François, bad boy!
I mean, Bat Boy!?!?

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 04:56 PM PST

We don't allow Harry Groener
here on the site;
only on BK produced cd's!

;- )

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 04:57 PM PST

The last six posts are from outside the USA. Are you all on holiday?

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 05:46 PM PST

Yes, where in tarnation IS everyone? This isn't bad for a Saturday, but I really like today's topic du jour and we need more answers. And more posts. This kind of drop-off is deeeepressing considering how we've been doing.

I have been on the phone most of today, having very interesting conversations with a very interesting person about a very interesting topic. You must all keep your Hainsies/Kimlets good vibes coming for a while longer, because there are some potentially very exciting things afoot or, at the very least, ahand.

Posted by bk @ 08/09/2003 05:48 PM PST

A home grown lull it seems at HHW. I am glad there is no tax on imported posts.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 05:48 PM PST

Tom,

My bathroom jokes have
scared everone away, i'm
afraid...

... or everybody's gone
Manhattan with Jason...

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 05:50 PM PST

Welcome to HHW DR BK. Good vibes indeed are in the express mail. Did your close friend Guy ever complete those songs for the "Kritzerland" mini CD?

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 05:50 PM PST

5. "Ifs" that lack conclusion

"If you had a tattoo... If you had a shaved head, that would be cool" goes the Shiksa Goddess lyric and I keep waiting for the "but". Was there some problem for Jaime that she wasn't Jewish? I never heard what it was, or understood the consequences of her gentility. A good comedy song snowballs forward, getting funnier as it goes along. Brown seems unaware of this concept, or unclear on which of his jokes are the strongest. Summer In Ohio has some funny stuff in the middle, but then peters out into an I'm-So-Happy-To-Be-Your-Wife song. If Cathy's story goes backwards, shouldn't her audition song be really good the first time we see it, and a shambles "later on?" Surabaya Santa (am I the only one who understands that title?) has jokes throughout it's gargantuan length, but, as there's no build, I cease looking forward to it continuing long before it ends.

Jason Robert Brown has his gifts: a good set of tools and talents that, if properly applied to telling a story worth telling, may produce a good musical someday. It's frustrating to see him squander his energies on the airing of his dirty laundry. Or on Parade. Don't get me started on that one.

Posted by 5 on The Last 5 Years: 5 @ 08/09/2003 05:51 PM PST

<<<<<<<<<<<
good vibes for BK!

I don't buy from eBay; we don't
know garage or yard sales in
France (We're crazy about
fleamarkets), but when I was a
Floridian, i loved going to the
Salvation Army's thrifty store
where i found tons of Lps in
good condition -- like some
"Firehouse 5 +2 " 45 rpms --
for hardly 50 cents apiece......

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:00 PM PST

Well... matter of fact.... i have a
tattoo of a shaved head on my
leg which is a pain in the
neck...

Sorry, wrong topic du day!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:03 PM PST

I hope it's just 5... and NOT 5 +
2, and all that jazz!

;- )

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:06 PM PST

Marche de puce sounds less attractive! My French probably sounds worse.

Does le chat avec les blessures go to the marche de puce?

I only did 4 years of French at school. Does it show?

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 06:08 PM PST

Tom from Oz,

I wish i could answer your
question but I don't have the
OBC of URINE TOWN or BAT
BOY, and I hardly know
anything about them, nor do i
know anything about either...

But you all know that by now,
don't you?

I'm shocked, oh yes I'm
shocked that noone wants to
charleston with me...

Cakewalk, anyone?
-- should work; they love cakes
on this site! --

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:09 PM PST

Marché aux puces!

Have a bite!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:11 PM PST

should have read

"nor do I know anything about
ANYTHING either"

... which proves my case!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:13 PM PST

Emily: I didn't know you liked tennis. I absolutely love to watch tennis live. I wish i was going to the finals tomorrow!

Emily wrote: You have to admit that Schuettler is awfully nice to look at, though. I doubt he needs our pity that much :)

OMG, he is gorgeous. And he just lost, which sucks.

It's funny because I was sitting in the 300s and could not see his face too clearly. But after the match I was reading the program and I noticed his picture. I could not believe how handsome he was. I turned to the person I was with and said, "darn if i had seen this picture before i might have really been cheering for him!' :)

Re: The Last Five Years. I totally love it. And I love the format. I think it is brilliant to have one story told forward and one story told in reverse.

I have not seen it live. But I love the cd. Is it not clear to those watching the show that the two stories are being told (one forward and one backward?).

I don't know, this could be because I'm a woman. But I don't think the male character comes off as great. I think he comes across poorly (yes the cheating does it for me).

I also love JRB's work and cannot wait to see what he does next!

Posted by Jennifer @ 08/09/2003 06:16 PM PST

I don't know if we should be honored or upset that paranoia about major theatre names denying a DR a job because of his/her posts on HHW.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 08/09/2003 06:17 PM PST

HEY where are my Big Brother people?!?!?!?!?

Posted by Jennifer @ 08/09/2003 06:18 PM PST

Didn't finish the above before posting...

I don't know if we should be honored or upset that paranoia about major theatre names denying a DR a job because of his/her posts on HHW causes a poster to hide behind a pseudonym.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 08/09/2003 06:19 PM PST

Instead of watching television, Big Brother is watching you.

Posted by Big Brother @ 08/09/2003 06:24 PM PST

Roll call info...
Name:Don
New to the board
NYC / itinerant singer & actor
Ex-Kansan
aged 29
Leo
No kids, not married
Recovering from childhood catholicism
Working with Jason

Posted by Don @ 08/09/2003 06:26 PM PST

Big Brotherhood Of Men, Yeah!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:31 PM PST

Thanks Don. Hope the recovery is going well. Many people here are never going to recover from openly gay bishops in Anglican churches and in Australia the Uniting church as well is likely to split for the same reason.
I guess people prefer their clergy to keep their habits in the closet.
Now I know this isn't Kansas.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 06:32 PM PST

We got class schedules in the mail today, and I think the school is plotting against my group of friends to tear us all apart. Je n'ai pas les classes avec mes copains! C'est tres triste. La nouvelle prof de francais a une tres...-strange- nom. Smyrniadis. How do you pronounce that? And was my french right?

Um, Tom, I am Sarah. I'm 15 -16 on the 31st-, I live in Northern VA, and I'm a female. I love to sing and hopefully I'll be famous someday. Or even just accomplished. Accomplished would be nice. But I need to be discovered first. Discover me, please!

François, is it true that the French say "mon petit chou", which means my darling, but literally means "my little cabbage"? I think that's funny.

Posted by Sarah @ 08/09/2003 06:34 PM PST

Guess we're going into more detail. I have no children, I'm an ex Massachuchian and Oklahoman. I'm a virgo! I babysit a lot, I'm learning how to drive, I think I have a horrible nose even though everyone else tells me it's fine, my older brothers girlfriend is a bitch, and I'm constantly in trouble for not charging my phone and taking everyone elses.

Posted by Sarah @ 08/09/2003 06:37 PM PST

Just thought I would do my bit to help up the numbers. I have nothing much to say and I have a BAD headache (as opposed to a good headache?) so I'll keep it short. I don't do eBay, but my most interesting ever garage sale find - I do love garage sales - happened many years ago in Canada. It was a late Sunday afternoon and my ex-husband (then not ex) and I were driving his kids from his first marriage home after they'd spent the weekend with us. (Stay with me, this get interesting). We drove by a gorgeous mansion with an "Estate Sale" sign out front. I couldn't resist and asked him to stop the car IMMEDIATELY. Which he obligingly did, and while the others remained in the car, I ran inside. Everything was gone - as I said, it was the end of the day - except for a few books on the floor-to-ceiling bookcases. I noticed a hardcover volume of one act plays (in English) by Ferenc Molnár on an otherwise empty shelf. I'd never heard of the book, so I decided why not, paid a quarter for it and left. (For those who may not know, Ferenc Molnár (1878-1952), a fabulous Hungarian playwright, was celebrated all over the world at the height of his fame in the 20's and 30's. Molnar wrote, among other things, LILIOM on which CAROUSEL is based and many, many other plays like THE GUARDSMAN, etc.). When we got home, I opened the book - and there on the cover page was an inscription (in Hungarian) followed by Molnár's signature, dated, 1950! A true find! There's more to this story, but my head is pounding and you're all probably bored. BTW - someone asked where I was (geographically speaking) as I gave mysterious info in my bio yesterday. At the moment, I'm near Denver (don't ask why) but I'm moving soon.

Posted by Panni @ 08/09/2003 06:38 PM PST

Haras... I mean, Sarah!

To me Smyrniadis is Greek..

Yes, "chou" is gabbage but
here it's "chou" as puff.
The whole expression is "Mon
petit chou à la crème"...

You sound like a little cream
puff to me!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 06:48 PM PST

I thought only nuns kept their habits in the closet.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 08/09/2003 07:00 PM PST

I know who 5 ON THE LAST FIVE YEARS is. If you're so worried about people knowing who you are, you shouldn't have posted yesterday that you would rant about the show.

Posted by Jason @ 08/09/2003 07:04 PM PST

Oh goody, goody!

I WANTED to be post #69...`
the sexy number!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 07:04 PM PST

Jason,
I believe 5 etc.. was/is worried
about the 2 names he
mentioned, not us!

But then, he may not be
worried at all...which is fine.

I was happy to hear the good
news about Mo!
Thanks!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 07:07 PM PST

Wow! You learn something new here at HHW every day! Merci beaucoup, François!

Posted by Sarah @ 08/09/2003 07:16 PM PST

If you're limber, 73 could be a very sexy number, too.

Posted by Jay @ 08/09/2003 07:18 PM PST

I have been away baking cookies. (almost a Jose reference). Actually Australians do not use the word "cookies" - I have been baking gingernut biscuits. You needed to know that.
Good to see some more posts.
Is the musical version of "The Guardmen" perfomed in the USA? I remember first seeing parts of it performed on a video of a "musicals competition" held in Denmark years back. It was I think, at the same time as "The Three Muskateers".

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 07:22 PM PST

I buy and sell on Ebay nearly every week - I cannot live without it.
One of my favorite show-biz finds was a photograph of a 14-year old Alice Faye as a chubby, pretty Chester Hale chorus girl with long brown hair, wearing a racy costume of "autumn" leaves strategically placed. It was part of a series shot when she was still working floor shows in New York way before she went to Hollywood. Later in her career, she was supposedly quite emabassed by them, but they are more cheeky and saucy than trashy. The seller didn't know who it was , but I did...so I was able to pay very little for it.

Posted by MasterLcZ @ 08/09/2003 07:22 PM PST

76 is quite thrilling too, but you
need... trombones!

Sarah, please, we're
talkingMusic Man here!

;- )

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 07:24 PM PST

LOL Anyone here seen American Pie? Instruments being sexy? I'll just leave it at that.

I had locker number 69 last year. It got vandalized quite a lot.

Posted by Sarah @ 08/09/2003 07:28 PM PST

Tom from Oz, yes, I read that there was a musical version of The Guardsman. I've never seen.

Posted by panni @ 08/09/2003 07:28 PM PST

Now, thinking back about it,
Jay...73!
Hummm...how does that
work?

Not a question! Just a thought.

Limber, limber! as...in
Liberace?

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 07:29 PM PST

No, never saw American Pie.

I'm too young for that kind of
film...

but I read the book and saw its
French adaptation called
FRENCH TART, starring Julia
Childs.

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 07:37 PM PST

Tom from Oz,
Once you're through with the
cookies.... biscuits... and after
giving some to Fosca and
Magnus...

you need to run 2 miles!

Dr Jose's orders!

;- )

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 07:40 PM PST

I never saw French Tart with Julia Child, but I did see a movie about her and her mother's sister's son. It was called Cousin, Cuisine.

Remember, there's no groaning at haineshisway.com.

Posted by Jay @ 08/09/2003 07:58 PM PST

DR Jason -- do you know who I am?

Posted by the patient one @ 08/09/2003 08:01 PM PST

I definitely think you should investigate URINETOWN. The script is also available in paperback, and I bought that and played the CD as I read the script. When one is afraid he isn't going to see a show before it closes, he must do this.

I have the BAT BOY cast CD and script, but haven't gotten around to doing that yet.

Posted by Matt H. @ 08/09/2003 08:26 PM PST

I am back! Ignore the last emails François!
HHW has been difficult to find in the last 30 minutes - or at least the last eighty posts.

Magnus and Fosca had one of their own biscuits. I can think of better exercise than going for a run.

I will not bother with any of the American Pie films - people of my advanced age are still trying to cope with Portnoy.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 08:32 PM PST

ROLE CALL:

td: stands for Tony Dale, which is the affectionate and shortened form of Anthony Dale.

Twenty-three miles outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Julianna will be coming this week!!!!

Performer: actor, playwright and sometime cabaret singer, and some dear readers have actually heard some of my material, albeit in a rather bizarre form on cd.

Writer: on staff at Scarlet Street magazine (where I have had immense pleasures associated with HHW: reviewing THE CLIFF RICHARD COLLECTION on dvd - which was highly recommended by BK. Reviewing the dvds of both BK-associated dvds of THE BEGINNING OF THE END (also featuring DR Susan) and THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL. Also, am on temporary sabbatical from www.dvdlaunch.com, but there are still reviews worth checking out there other than mine; but, all you new DRs, I suggest checking out the online interview I did with BK - it's under "articles" on the opening page of dvdlaunch.

And, the day before yesterday, I did a little, very little, tres petit rant over THE LAST 5 YEARS; I can assure one and all, that today's anti-Five Years posts are not of my doing. . .

DR Tom from Oz - BATBOY works quite well on cd, though, methinks it might have worked better with a BK producer credit.

Being a fan of Allyson Hannigan (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER's "Willow"), I must admit that I have seen only AMERICAN PIE (1).

Posted by td @ 08/09/2003 08:37 PM PST

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this liver!

Posted by Portnoy's Mother @ 08/09/2003 08:38 PM PST

Very well, Jay, very well...

What about Al Pacino in
Croissant, Cruising????

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 08:40 PM PST

Good evening...

I'm about to pop in a DVD I rented - guess I should watch it since I rented it - no time like the present. It's "Food Of Love" - based on David Leavitt's "The Page Turner". I've always been a sucker for anything music related - especially piano related... And since this one deal with a page turner, and I used to do that quite frequently for the concert series in Richmond...

That's about it...

I'm actually thinking of leaving my laptop at home while I'm in NYC next week - just don't want to deal with another bag to carry on the train. I'll do my best to check in via friend's computers, internet cafes... But just wanted to explain my probable errant and truantness over the next couple of days...

Until then...

Oh, and as for E-bay - I haven't purchased anything from them in a while. But the one major purchase I did make was a complete "family" of Zippy the Chimp dolls for my then partner, Steve. I got quite a nice deal on the set of three - mainly because the auction had a early morning start and finish time. And the squeaker still worked/s in the hand of Zippy! Well, now that I think of it, that's the only thing I've ever purchased on E-bay - lots of window shopping for me, but that's been about it. *However, I have vowed to do some major thinning out of my CDs, books, stuffed animals, etc., come the fall... So...

Goodnight.

ONLY 11 DAYS TO AUSTRALIA!!!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 08/09/2003 08:41 PM PST

Dear DR Tom from OZ: You're certainly not alone in having the OCRs to listen to and then having to use your imagination to fill in the gaps, rather than seeing the stage productions themselves. I grew up doing that exact thing. I've found that the productions I imagined were as good, and occasionally better than, the productions proved to be on-stage.

You owe it to yourself to get ahold of the CD for Urinetown,, simply because it's so funny. "Snuff That Girl" (yes, that's the song's title) ends up as a crazy parody of "Cool" from WSS, and that's without my having had the benefit of seeing the show. I wish I could say the same for the recording of Bat Boy, but I've found the humor in the second show doesn't hold up as well after a couple of listenings. Sorry about that.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 08/09/2003 08:44 PM PST

Yes, Jose
only 11 days to Australia!

KEEP ROWING! ;- )

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 08:50 PM PST

Who's that Guy Haines
anyway?

Posted by Arnold Z. @ 08/09/2003 09:08 PM PST

Oh, by the way, my ever-lovin' der Brucer has pointed out that a new Frank Loesser musical will have it's world premiere as part of the Arena Stage's season in Washington DC. It's called Senor Discretion Himself,, music and lyrics by Loesser, with book by Loesser and Culture Clash. It certainly sounds like cause for celebration, to have a work by this fascinating artist arrive so long after his passing.

I've provided a link to the Arena Stage's presentation by the real Frank Loesser (not to be confused with any absconder of his name); just click on my signature line!

Posted by S. Woody White @ 08/09/2003 09:10 PM PST

I was wondering if any knows if the recent DVD release of What's Up Tiger Lily is the version that was originally released by American International or the release version that changed some of the dialogue.

And the TV has been delayed until Tuesday afternoon. I was so looking forward to using it.

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 08/09/2003 09:17 PM PST

A funny thing just occured. I was watching Mr Holland's Opus. That made me want to listen to Gershwin. So I get online, I begin searching for Gershwin. I come across a Gershwin website. I begin listening to all of the lovely old songs being sung by greats such as Judy Garland, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, etc., having a lovely time. All of these are only minute-long clips, so I write down names of songs I want to hear more of. I come across a song called 'S Wonderful, which I was automatically enchanted by. I wrote down the name of the singer and title, and do a websearch for that. And what website is in the top five that come up, but our very own HHW! And which entry is it, but last year on my birthday! Apparently, someone said something about Diana Krall and the song 'S Wonderful.

The funny thing was that dear Francois was posting about how nice of a posting party they were having that day. The grand total was 31 posts, :) You've come a long way in the world.

Posted by Sarah @ 08/09/2003 09:21 PM PST

When you're a STAR we'll say
the same about you Sarah!

You've come a long way in the
world!

But my, you're already a STAR
in our heart!!

SWW,

the link doesn't work!
We get directed to their email
address instead!

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 09:31 PM PST

Anyone who is not familiar with the talent of Mr Guy Haines should not be running for office in a state that is famous for being the home of so much talent. If only all politicians were as camera shy as Mr Haines.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 09:33 PM PST

Should work this way!

Posted by Frank Loesser @ 08/09/2003 09:35 PM PST

Trying linking to the Loesser musical from my name.

Posted by td @ 08/09/2003 09:35 PM PST

99, POSTS, 99!

You've come a long way, baby!

A.Z.

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 09:36 PM PST

Well, at least we're going over 100 posts. . . .

Posted by td @ 08/09/2003 09:36 PM PST

BK brought it to the attention of the TIGER LILY distributors that they had planned to issue the wrong version and as far as I know they listened to him and are releasing the right (original) version. He can supply more info on that (or you can look it up on the unseemly archives since he's posted on it before).

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 08/09/2003 09:37 PM PST

Duh...100???

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 09:38 PM PST

I know TIGER LILY!

Posted by Peter Pan @ 08/09/2003 09:41 PM PST

I had the feeling that Miss Lily was somewhat strange - into bondage or something but only when there was incoming tide.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 08/09/2003 09:44 PM PST

Roar.

Posted by Tiger Lily @ 08/09/2003 09:44 PM PST

DR Reader Jose S. Simbulan:

I saw Food of Love in its theatrical release. Miss Juliet Stephenson steals the movie, in my humble opinion (IMHO, in internet lingo), as she's done with every picture I've seen in which she has had a part.

Posted by Jay @ 08/09/2003 09:55 PM PST

Well, that was supposed to be "Dear Reader" or "DR," not "DR Reader." And why the heck is it "Dear Reader" anyway? Shouldn't it be "Dear Poster? Or "DP?"

Posted by Jay @ 08/09/2003 09:57 PM PST

Yes, that TIGER LILY is
strange;
she likes boymen in tights
who can fly and crow.....

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 09:58 PM PST

Jay,

We -- the Dear Readers -- use
BK's expression when he
addresses us!
See?

Posted by François @ 08/09/2003 10:00 PM PST

Well, blow me over with a merchant marine, I am very pleased we made 100 posts.

Michael Shayne did not pay attention. Yes, I called it to the attention of Image Entertainment, and thank to me they not only got the right soundtrack (they didn't even realize there were two) they included BOTH of them, and in the supplements you can toggle back and forth between each line and its different version.

Posted by bk @ 08/09/2003 10:00 PM PST

Thanks to DE WEL I went back and found BK's explaination. I didn't remember it because it was posted on June 7th and many things have happened since then.

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 08/09/2003 10:04 PM PST

Well, just finished watching Food of Love. Not a perfect movie, but very charming. And I'd have to agree that Juliet Stevenson does a wonderful job as the ever-hectic mother. Although it kind of "spooked" me when she first came on the screen - kind of like a cross between Christine Baranski and Lynn Redgrave - Ms. Baranski's voice (and looks), and Ms. Redgrave's looks (and voice - probably due to her having to put on an "American accent").

The one really off-putting thing to me was that some of the looping was very evident - just not as in sync as it should have been. Again, I guess as a result of the "mates" having to adopt American accents. And I got a big laugh out of the supposedly Russian teacher - Madame Novotna - having a Irish brogue. Oh, and also the "born in Kansas transplanted to New York" hustler trying to sound very New York-eze - when it was very evident that he was very Spanish.

I'm watching some of the extras now - fun interviews with the cast and the author and director.

I actually went ahead and looked up some of the reviews and comments on the web. Very entertaining and fair for the most part.

Oh, and if you want to see some beautiful footage of Barcelona, there are some wonderful sequences in this movie. But all of Ventura Pons movies are set in Barcelona. *And even the "american" scenes - San Francisco and New York - were shot in Spain - VERY convincing. -At least that's what I just learned from the extras. ;-)

Time for bed...????

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 08/09/2003 11:42 PM PST

Oh, before it leaves my head...

I do have to admit up front that I have not read all of the posts since last Friday, but I have skimmed for some highlights, and just wanted to comment on a few things. If it turns out that there are some "corrections" that I may have missed in the past week's posts, then I beg your indulgence and forgiveness. ;-)

Re: Juliana's Journal
I am thoroughly enjoying Juliana's Journal. For me, it's been amazingly refreshing and inspiring and encouraging reading about someone so excited about his/her work, and who is obviously not only having a good time doing the work, but is still learning along the way. Learning about a lot of things: life, craft, other people, etc. I've worked with many people in my relatively short professional life, and it's dismayed me at times how performers (actors, singers, dancers, musicians) can become quite jaded at such an early stage in their career. Even more discouraging is how hypercritical people can become at times. There will always be something to pick on, something to point out, something wrong. To find someone who is truly seeing the glass as half full, always brings a smile to my face. AND it also makes me look at my own level of criticism of others - and myself.

As for how Juliana will feel a year from now - ??? Well, we'll just have to wait. We all have bad days. We all have those times when we wonder why we're still doing what we do, why the hell we've been doing it so long, why we're doing it all. I'm sure Juliana will be having a great time when the tour turns a year old - and even two years old - if she's not been promoted to NYC by that time. We should all just continue to encourage her - and everyone else who is in the biz - whether it's the biz or some other biz - to just keep enjoying and loving what she's doing. And, hopefully, we'll be able to receive that love at a theatre near you!

Finally, I would also like to comment on the tone of some of the posts lately. Again, I haven't read everything since last Friday, but I've read enough... What happened to HHW not only being the most popular place on the net, but also one of the happiest places on the net. I'm all for constructive criticism, but there's criticism and then there's vitriol. There's constructive commentary, and then there's - well, as I mentioned before - hypercriticism. To be honest, when I've skimmed the posts for some highlights, I've just got to the point where I didn't want to read any more for that time. I will also admit, for me, right now, part of that is my crazy schedule - I just need to save my mental energy too. In short, I think we all just need to remind ourselves that we are here to share, to learn, to comment, but most of all to have a good time. HHW has become a nice "escape" for me - and for many other DRs - from some of the other sites out there in the WWW. Let us remain the calm in the storm.

-OK - That's enough babbling for now - and I think I just made up for my lack of posting the past week too. I'd actually go back and correct some of my grammar and syntax, but I think all of you DRs - at least the ones who read the late/early posts - get my drift.

Bonne nuit!

-And DR François: "And boy are my arms tired!"

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 08/10/2003 12:04 AM PST

OH - I just remembered the one thing I wanted to say... Consider this an addendum...

One of the main things that I do love about HHW - and that has been fostered by our very own BK - is that we are a bunch of very educated, well-spoken, and smart people. From our youngest DRs to our not so youngest DRs. The only "downfall" to our collective smartness is that our comments can sometimes be too clever for their own good. Even I have to admit to thinking - and being - a bit condescending at times. Sure, we could just resort to saying, "You suck!" or "You don't know what you're talking about!" or even "Whatever?!?!". But we don't. Well, we don't use those phrases exactly. We get creative - and intellectual - with our insults. And, frankly, I think that just makes the snide comments more snide, and it just adds more teeth to the biting ones. We all get the digs and the double entendres. And, sometimes, we end up doing the reverse in a way - we take very innocent comments and read way too much into them. -When in fact, sometimes the cleverness of the wording has done itself in.

-This is related back to my previous post...

I do enjoy reading HHW, and I've made many a new e-friend, e-acquaintances, as well as meeting a few DRs in person. But some of the conjecture and - my word for the day it seems - hypercriticism, just needs to be checked before hitting the "Post" button.

Finally - and I think this is my last "Finally" for the evening-now-morning - about PBS:

Pledge drives are not a new thing. Pledge drives have, unfortunately, become a necessary "evil" for PBS in order to stay up and running. I do support my local PBS affiliate - well two of them, actually - when I can afford the "luxury" to do so. And, I do feel bad when I cannot help them out additional times during the year. Pledge drives take up so little of the overall PBS broadcast life. They are surely a mere inconvenience compared to the alternative - which is no PBS at all.

*When I was in Florida a few years ago, the local PBS affiliate in Ft. Myers had a great "plan": as soon as they raised their goal, they would return to normal programming. They were very smart by promoting this plan well in advance of the pledge drive's start date. The result: they raised the projected funds in one and half days! Now, I'm sure that this is not possible all the time in all areas, but it does go to show that even PBS knows that pledge drives can be a nuisance to loyal viewers. BUT, hopefully, their supporters will help make it less of a nuisance.

-OK - now my legs are tired from standing on the soap box...

Mr. Sandman, I'm yours!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 08/10/2003 12:31 AM PST

I'm hoping a few of you will see Jose's comments prior to the new notes going up. They are well-taken and I agree with them. The day these posts stop being fun and smart and turn into a bitch-fest, is the day there will be no more HHW. This is a safe haven, a place away from the rest of the crud, so post your opinions, your feelings, but let's not forget what we're about here. There has been a poster here who loves to push my buttons (and he has acknowledged this) - I don't need to have my buttons pushed, nor does anyone else. There are other boards for button-pushing, not here. And now, I shall get off my soap box as well and head off to bed.

Posted by bk @ 08/10/2003 01:13 AM PST

I push mostly these buttons with the letters on 'em, although I admit to using only three or four fingers to do so.

However, I would like to apologize if I've ever hurt anyone's feelings here. I usually save that for the FSM board.

I'm looking at my all-time favorite eBay purchase about three feet away from me, on my precariously bulging, sagging, overflowing bookshelf.

The spine reads: "The Brief, Vol. XXXVII."

Anyone guess what it is yet? Here goes . . .

It's Alan Jay Lerner's High School Yearbook! Okay, okay, not his ACTUAL COPY OF IT, just someone else's in his class -- still, not bad for fifty bucks, right?

I also found an original MGM screenplay of "Brigadoon" for about $100 on eBay once, and was delighted to find lyrics for "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean," which I've never seen or heard anywhere else!

Someday, it's my dream, someone will post Lerner's screenplay for the abandoned Arthur Freed/Vincente Minnelli/Gene Kelly/Danny Kaye/Dean Stockwell/William Warfield "Huckleberry Finn" musical, and no one else will notice, and I'll win it for a dollar ninety-five.

Of course, I'd be just as happy with a xerox copy . . .

. . . Anybody?

Anybody?

Posted by Sigerson Holmes @ 08/10/2003 03:50 AM PST

Matinee day...Sunday...theatre is a NIGHT TIME activity.

Posted by Jrand52 @ 08/10/2003 08:59 AM PST