Posted by Sarah @ 09/21/2003 08:46 AM PST

First post?

Posted by Jennifer @ 09/21/2003 08:46 AM PST

Ha ha. We both got it at 8:46am :)

Posted by Jennifer @ 09/21/2003 08:47 AM PST

Huzzah!

*Borrows Emily's First Post Dance*

*Dance Dance Flip Twirl Tap Dance Tap*

That was a pure stroke of luck. I literally got out of bed and walked the 8 feet to my computer, and you must have just posted them. Pretty nifty.

I might be a little late to chat tonight, as a neighbor called last night with urgent need for a babysitter tonight, and I felt bad, so I took it. At the most I'll be a half hour late.

Posted by Sarah @ 09/21/2003 08:49 AM PST

Good morning everyone.

I actually just got back home from a party held last night. Needless to say it was fun and involved lots of dancing (if not the dead rat dance) ;)

I think I'm going to sleep until chat tonight. That's my plan. Yep!

Craig, I hate you for being able to see LSOH tonight. :)

Jay, while not ALL Montreal cops look like the ones in MAMBO ITALIANO - there certainly are those of them that do. And good for you: they all HAVE to be bilingual for their jobs, so you can talk to them! I liked the movie alot... but I think it was more of a "Oh My God... my city's in a MOVIE! I recognize the Jean Talon Market! Oh My God!"

See you all later :)

Posted by Emily @ 09/21/2003 09:09 AM PST

IN COLD BLOOD was such a good movie...I guess I should say IS such a good movie. So it on its original release, and I don't know if I want to see it again.

The Summer Season is over now at the lovely Barn Theatre, and we can look forward to 2004!

Lots of interesting things on EBAY right now. And Monday is the release of the MAME soundtrack on CD!

Posted by Jrand53 @ 09/21/2003 09:26 AM PST

I almost forgot! A HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LAURA!!! May all of your wishes come true :)

Posted by Sarah @ 09/21/2003 09:30 AM PST

An ENORMOUS Happy Birthday to Laura!

Posted by Jay @ 09/21/2003 09:41 AM PST

A possible discussion topic for free-for-all day: in the world of cinema, there are some character actors (or otherwise star actors in secondary parts) who absolutely hijack any scene they are in. It can be a good, middling or lousy movie, but once they're in the shot, the picture crackles with their energy. It doesn't matter how strong or weak the other actors in their scenes might be. I'll start with two of my all time favorites: Eve Arden and Thelma Ritter. Your turn.

Posted by Jay @ 09/21/2003 09:48 AM PST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURA (oh ye of a very cool name)!

Posted by Laura II @ 09/21/2003 09:56 AM PST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURA!!

May I attempt my own dance? *Leap, leap, twirl, throw confetti, twirl, eat cake* How was that? ;)

I am in a very happy mood right now. Why am I in said happy mood? Because my family just got Digital Cable and there's a showtunes radio station! (Although nothing to compare with the Broadway Radio Show) I don't know how I lived until today *cue song*

BK, I absolutely loved The 400 Blows! Have you seen any more of the Antoine Doinel movies?

Posted by Maya @ 09/21/2003 10:24 AM PST

Happy Birthday Laura (Dance time? Step kick kick knee kick touch. Again - step kick kick knee kick touch.....away from the mirror - a five six seven eight.....)

Anyone see "Boy from Oz" yet? Craig? Jason?

Posted by Phil @ 09/21/2003 10:28 AM PST

Happy Birthday to Laura!

BK is it a good idea to have chat this evening? The Emmy Awards are on.

As for In Cold Blood I haven't seen in it in a long time but there is a documentary about cinematographers and they interview the guy who filmed In Cold Blood and he talks about the scene where Robert Blake is talking about his father and it is raining outside and the rain on the window reflects on Blake's face and it looks as if he is crying. The photographer said it wasn't planned that way but it made a stunning visual.

Posted by Mike @ 09/21/2003 10:31 AM PST

It is interesting when it comes to the critics on who should or should not win an Emmy. Even though we as a viewer of the hindsight of the entire season the actors only submit a single episode from the season as an example of their work. Sometimes they choose a good example and sometimes they don't. So unless we know which episode each of the actors chose it would be difficult to say who gave the best performance in that category. (Single performances are easier to judge)

Posted by Mike @ 09/21/2003 10:34 AM PST

DR Emily:

Thanks for letting me know. I've always admired men in uniform who are masters of extended lingual capability.

Living in Los Angeles, I frequently see local sites showing up in movies and on television, oftentimes masquerading as being somewhere else. (A dear reader mentioned this very same thing just yesterday, about Burbank City Hall.) My favorite such sighting was an unusual historic building in Pasadena that once was a hotel and now is condominiums showing up as a fancy hotel in Havana in BUGSY. Los Angeles's Union Station has appeared in countless movies, television shows and commercials. It's a beautiful building, and a must-see for visitors to LaLaLand.

Posted by Jay @ 09/21/2003 10:35 AM PST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR READER LAURA, MOTHER OF SANDRA, WIFE OF DH, AND FRIEND TO ALL IN NEED!!

I hope you have a wonderful day and that your family takes you out somewhere splendiforous for a tasty meal.

Last evening I broke down and rented two movies. The first, a French film called "Wild Reeds." I can't remember the original French title, but it was a swell movie. I enjoyed it immensely. I followed the reeds with "The Picture of Dorian Gray," starring a very young and beautiful Angela Lansbury and one of the most beautiful women television has ever boasted the likes of...Ms. Donna Reed. I was truly in love with her for a very long time, and I was pleasantly surprised to see her in this film. I didn't enjoy the young-ish man who played Dorian Gray, however. Mr. Gray is supposed to be the most beautiful creature in London, and this actor was not. Not IMHO, at least. Anyway, the movie was well done, and I suppose that's what counts.

Once those were over, I put in my own copy of "The Silence of the Lambs." I don't know why, I just did. What a marvelous movie! I've seen it at least a hundred times, but it still gives me the willies--especially the scenes in the basement. YIKES!

To cleanse my mental aura, I had to follow "Lambs" with a nice movie, so I put in "Pleasantville," starring the ever-wonderful and lovely Ms. Joan Allen, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Jeff Daniels and the very appealing Tobey Maguire. I find new things to like about this movie every time I watch it. I think its very well written (though I feel the whole concept is a bit hard to swallow...but you get over that once they get where they're going--its a fairy tale, for Goodness' sake!), beautifully shot and it makes you think and rethink everything you know, which very few movies these days do. It addresses so many things--racism, sexism, book-burning, art-bashing, music-bashing, adultery. I love the movie and recommend renting it if you're unfamiliar with it. I would pay to hear Joan Allen read the phone book, but she's just wonderful in this, as is Jeff Daniels, which surprised me a bit.

Who am I, BK? I didn't mean to go off giving you movie reports. He's far better at that than I am. And now, "Woman of the Year" is on PBS. I suppose I'll give it a watch...

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 10:45 AM PST

BK: Talking about "Pleasantville" leads me to ask you this question... The whole film is shot in B&W, and over the course of the movie, certain objects start appearing in color. How did they do that? Surely they didn't digitally color those individual items in every frame of the movie...did they? Perhaps they used filters...I don't know. That's why I'm asking. Do you have any idea?

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 10:52 AM PST

Um...the last paragraph of my first post makes it sound like I was asking BK who I was. Well, I didn't mean it like that...I was trying to be witty, like BK, and it didn't work out. Sorry. :-\

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 10:58 AM PST

It worked, Jason, I never thought for a second that you didn't know who you were :)

Posted by Sarah @ 09/21/2003 11:04 AM PST

There's a fly the size of a Buick in my apartment and I don't know how to make it leave! I don't have a flyswat, and I know exactly where it came from. It came from Goiter Man's apartment. Damn his eyes!

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 11:07 AM PST

Problem solved. I opened my door and shooed it out.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 11:09 AM PST

That's our Jason: the fly whisperer.

Posted by Jay @ 09/21/2003 11:18 AM PST

Since I don't give a fig or even a raisin about the Emmys, chat is on, baby.

Pleasantville. I believe the film was shot on color stock in color and then printed in black and white. I'm sure they used CGI for the color bits.

Posted by bk @ 09/21/2003 11:49 AM PST

Happy Birthday DR Laura I.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 09/21/2003 12:06 PM PST

Wild Reeds:

LES ROSEAUX SAUVAGES

is a moving 1994 movie by
André Téchiné, with a
beguiling performance by then
newcomer Elodie Bouchez --
who's getting to appear in her
first American movie now --
and a very easy-on-the-eye
fellow by the name of
Stéphane Rideau....

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 12:21 PM PST

Happy Cake Day Laura !

Leave some for us! ;- )

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 12:22 PM PST

Happy Birthday DR Laura!

Boy From Oz was on the half price booth this afternoon as was Movin' Out. I want to see Boy from Oz soon and now that I know Movin' Out is up, I can see that as well. I must see Little Shop as well and hope to do it in the very near future.

Went to the Broadway Flea Market but since I don't know what Craig looks like, I didn't see him. I then went over to New York is Book Country and bought books for my niece and nephew. Part of my Christmas shopping is now done :-)

Posted by Ben @ 09/21/2003 12:27 PM PST

Oh, Jason, you did not
mention that DORIAN GRAY
also has some "trick"
photography -- b& w and some
colo(u)r...

The acting is that movie is
terrific...

I am confused! Was not
Angela in Dr Jekyll and Mr
Hyde too?

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 12:28 PM PST

Sorry I was E&T yesterday (thanks to those who missed me) but in the afternoon I saw the new John Sayles film CASA DE LOS BABYS (interesting when concentrating on the main characters but there were too many scenes with peripheral characters who had little to do with the main stroy). At night we attended the 2003 A MIGHTY WIND concert tour. All three "acts" from the movie were there as was Bob Balaban who emceed. The amazing thing was that even in the program the participants were identified by their character names. It was like attending the concert in the film (and if you hadn't seen the film you would probably not understand certain things like why Harry Shearer was in drag). It was a total sellout and the audience went wild. It was fun to see Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Dooley, Parker Posey et. al in person.

BK - a question about the updated board: you said we had to log on with our e-mail address. Since sometimes I access the board from work with one e-mail address and other times from home with a different address. Will I have to set up two different "accounts"?

By the way, I'll be late to chat. We just got a new crock pot and by the time I got the food in it I discovered we will be eating very late tonight.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 09/21/2003 12:31 PM PST

Yes, DORIAN GRAY did, in fact, use both B&W and Technicolour. I'm sure it was a huge surprise back then.

According to the Internet Movie DataBase, Ms. Lansbury wasn't in any versions of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner were in the version with Spencer Tracy, but not Ms. Lansbury.

I just went to the supermarket and spent $30. I'm still not sure what I bought. It doesn't seem like much...

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 12:40 PM PST

Happy Birthday, Laura!

Pleasantville was indeed filmed in color, with the color digitally removed and replaced. I recall reading that, for some of the earlier scenes, some of the color was "pumped up" while filming (such as the apple blossoms) to make it easier to reintroduce the color to those bits during the digital process. I find it interesting, as well, that the first colors to be introduced to the black and white world are tones of red, as scientists have determined red is the first color that babies recognize and are attracted to after black and white, followed by the other primary colors and later by the wild variety of colors most of us take for granted.

The script for Pleasantville remains problematic for me. I like the idea behind the metaphor, that as the people of the town discover nuances in their lives they and their world takes on color. I am bothered, however, by the overly repeated use of awakening from sleep as a device to accelerate the colorization process, and wish writer/director Gary Ross (also responsible for this year's Seabiscuit) had found other, less obvious ways to express the transition.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 09/21/2003 12:45 PM PST

Thank you, thank you, for your many birthday wishes.

Now I am going to take a nap. I was out until 5 am this morning whooping it up.

Just to taunt you all -- I have a copy of Kritzer part 3 to proofread. I read the last chapter first. So there!

Posted by Older Laura @ 09/21/2003 01:00 PM PST

Yes, that's correct and I'm
wrong...

I tend to see Angela
everywhere lately, while i
haven't seen her in a long time
actually!

The minute you walked into
the supermarket, Jason, they
knew you were a big spender!

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 01:02 PM PST

Out until 5 am??? Who knew that Dear Reader Old Laura/Older Laura/Vintage Laura/Laura I/Laura the First/DR Mom to DR Sandra and DS/Beloved of DH was such a party girl?!?!?!

Posted by Jay @ 09/21/2003 01:04 PM PST

Yes, Francois...they knew I had the credit card. I really, honestly didn't get that much stuff! Four cans of Chef Boyardee (bleh!), a package of store-brand hot dogs (bleh!), bologna (bleh!), a small package of turkey breast slices, a loaf of bread, a stick of deodorant, a box of Cheese Nips, some Little Debbie Star Crunches, a small jar of mayo, a small bottle of ketchup and a heat and eat spaghetti thing. That's it! That won't even last me the week, since I'm going to try to take my lunch to work from now on.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 01:06 PM PST

... in your Mickey Mouse Lunch
Box, Jason?

Now, don't confuse the
ketchup bottle with the
deodorant stick, you hear?

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 01:14 PM PST

Ahhhhhhhhh, Chef Boyardee!

I remember him!

How is he doing?

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 01:16 PM PST

Francois: I'm afraid to say he's going downhill in the quality department. The ravioli usually doesn't have enough sauce, and the spaghetti...I have no idea what kind of sauce they put on the spaghetti. And now he's doing this whole 'chicken' parmasean (I still can't spell that word), and it just looks awful. But its cheap! ($1.59/can)

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 01:21 PM PST

Hummm....
Oh well...bon appétit!

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 01:24 PM PST

WEL: It's amazing to me that I think I'm being so clear and yet so many people read what I write and make incorrect assumptions. What I said was you will have to register with a valid e-mail address to get a password. The password is what you log onto the posting board with. You will obviously be able to read the notes and posts without putting a password in - the password is only for people who want to post. Once you have your password you can log on to the site from any computer and post.

Laura: Because it is your birthday I will not castigate you too terrible for what you did, but I cannot disguise my displeasure for ANYONE who would do something so ridiculous as to read the last chapter first. Do you have no respect for what was sent you?

Posted by bk @ 09/21/2003 01:27 PM PST

I want to read Kritzer 3! Heck...I'd like to read Kritzers 1 and 2! Once I start back at the Met and I have a little money, I'll try to get them.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 01:32 PM PST

Happy Birthday, DR Laura.

1967 had two superlative movies that registered hardly a blip on the Academy's barometer: IN COLD BLOOD and TWO FOR THE ROAD. For my money they were the two best American films of 1967, not that year's Oscar winner IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT which was a fine, taut murder mystery with a little racial tention thrown in but hardly a classic film.

Weren't RAGING BULL and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN also shot in color but printed in black and white for distribution?

Posted by Matt H. @ 09/21/2003 01:37 PM PST

So we're gonna find out the name of Kritzer 3 tomorrow?? Huh, BK, huh? I wanna know now, but I'll have to practice that virtue that I am not very familiar with--patience.

Jason--Little Debbie Star Crunches are delish! Have you ever had Twix cookie bars? They're new, and they are DIVINE!

I really want to see Pleasantville now, after reading so many good things about it! Reese Witherspoon is awesome. I just watched Angela's Ashes with my sister and her friend....it was SO good! Moving and funny and all those things that movie critics like to say about good movies. I want to read the book now!

Posted by Maya @ 09/21/2003 01:41 PM PST

Since we don't use pseudonyms here at HHW.com, I must 'fess up. My real name is Tom. Since Tom's from all over the world already post here, I went with Gunther. When I headed off to college as a theater major, my 2 best friends felt my real name wasn't theatrical enough, so they gave me the Stage Name Gunther Rheibacher. I only use it on special occasions, like posting here.

An E&T comment: my favorite 50s - 70s tv shows were the variety series and the musical specials. The Julie Andrews Hour was a huge favorite. There are many wonderful tv specials sitting in the vaults collecting dust. We must find a way to free them!

Posted by Gunther @ 09/21/2003 01:46 PM PST

Welcome, Gunther!

I'm currently watching "Tootsie." I had forgotten that Lynn Thigpen and Christine Ebersole were in this movie. And I saw a bus drive by in one scene with ads for EVITA all over it. I enjoying looking for that sort of thing...I dunno. I'm weird.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 02:01 PM PST

Maya,

We've known TWIX bars for
years here!
You SHOULD now read
Angela's Ashes and the
sequel It's. I read both in
French and in English, and
find the author fascinating. It's
a wonder his family has
survived!

Welcome to DR Gunther!
Anyone who appreciates
Dame Julie's talents can't be
bad!
;- )

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 02:07 PM PST

Yes, Jason, you're "weird" but
you're family!

;- )

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 02:12 PM PST

Do we have any Frank McCourt
admirers here tonight?

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 02:16 PM PST

Bruce might not want to castigate someone for reading the last chapter in his book, but I might have to.. But I won't since that's really between you and BK...

I am back from the Broadway Flea Market..

To see the pics, check out http://www.broadwayworld.com

At the bottom you'll see the very talented Susan Egan and Kerry Butler, together!

Posted by Craig @ 09/21/2003 02:17 PM PST

Qui bene amat bene castigat!

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 02:21 PM PST

The memory is the first to go. Happy Birthday, DR Laura!

Posted by Gunther @ 09/21/2003 02:21 PM PST

Well, we headed over to Blue Chicago last night and had a blast. Great band. Great singer. We headed over to the other location up the street and hung out there for a little while too. After heading back to the hotel, I decided to head back to the first place to catch the midnight set. Wonderful time! And I even went ahead and got the CDs of the guitarist and the singer. And for those of you who may be heading to Blue Chicago in the near future or just plain future, don't mess around with Lorenzo - when he gives a "curtain speech", he means it!!!!

Today's auditions were... hmm... let's just say we started at 10:00, and we were done by 10:45. So, after brunch, I headed back up the Magnificent Mile and got a little more shopping done - I've practically bought a whole new wardrobe on the road by this point! -At least I left lots of room in my luggage. And I finally tried - and waited in line for some Garrett's Popcorn. WOW! The Mix is great - Caramel Crisp and Cheddar Popcorn together! Who'd of thunk?!?!?!?!?

Well... I'm due for a nap before tonight's dinner - probably back to Nick & Tony's...

Oh, François... I'll have to check back over the other day's posts for your "nasty" comments... Sorry, I've been in skimming mode due to my current schedule.

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 09/21/2003 02:22 PM PST

Happy Birthday, Laura!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 09/21/2003 02:25 PM PST

Craig--awesome picks! I SO wish I could have been there!

François--I've eaten Twix bars for a long time, but the ones I was talking about are "candy bar of a different color!" They're like these long cookies with ridges and on top, in the middle, they have a coating of nougat and caramel. They're even more yummy than regular Twix! Anyway, thanks for the recommendations! I will have to head to the library soon and check out some Frank McCourt!

Posted by Maya @ 09/21/2003 02:28 PM PST

Gee,

Rosie looks so... glamourous,
and Judy Kaye's hairstyle is
"breezy"...

-- don't worry Judy! I love you
no matter what!

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 02:30 PM PST

"Candy bars of a different
color" are only sold in OZ, and
our friend Tom knows a lot
about them!

;- )

In other words, those bars are
not rich at all! Sticky good!

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 02:35 PM PST

Rushing around getting things around the house in order for while I am on vacation in sunny Southern California...now don't let me down all of you DRs, you must remind BK often of his lunch appointment on Wednesday the 24th at 3pm at Marie Callenders in the Oaks of Sherman! He requested constant reminders and now it will be up to you all! Thanks!!!

JRand53, what nifty finds did you find on that there Ebay today! I just won a photo of our own BK in an episode of LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY that will be used for autographing purposes. Unfortunately I won't have it in time to take down on my trip, so I will have to send it via USPS.

Jay, I agree with you on both your character actress picks. Eve Arden is one of the best, and I do always enjoy Thelma Ritter. I would add Zasu Pitts to that list also!

Posted by MBarnum @ 09/21/2003 02:41 PM PST

Happy Birthday DR Laura, The First!

The Emmy Awards are tape delayed for the West Coast so it doesn't matter (to us) that the chat is at six on the night of the Emmys. They don't start till 8 p.m. I plan to be at the chat and watch the Emmys.

I'm now off to the gym (an Elaine Stritch/Stephen Sondheim reference), then I must go to Arby's because I have a coupon for a free sandwich. I also must get the extra large diet Coke (official drink of HHW) in their big, giant spiffy plastic reusable cups, available in red, yellow or purple (but they were out of purple yesterday, so I got red). Then I must return a pair of sunglasses that I bought (they aren't dark enough for me). Actually using them "on the road" as opposed to in the store really makes me think that they were designed to be seen in, rather than to be seen through.

Posted by George @ 09/21/2003 02:47 PM PST

Happy Birthday Original Laura. I hope your year will be a delightful one.
When I receive my copy of "Jeepers Creepers" I shall play the last track first in your honour.
DR François: the Candy bars would be of a different coloUr in Oz. (and of course we don't use the word Candy!)

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 09/21/2003 02:59 PM PST

Oh, but.. the Candy man can!

Posted by Sammy @ 09/21/2003 03:15 PM PST

Frank McCourt. Better film than book! Maybe there are no Frank McCourt fans out there! He is no Doyle.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 09/21/2003 03:22 PM PST

Sorry ... I might be the only one
here but still count me in!

Being an autobiography, I
thought the book was quite
moving and beautifully written
and a "lesson" for life!

I haven't seen the film... so...
Nevertheless, the book came
first! ;- )

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 03:28 PM PST

Francois:

Don't forget about BK produced album: The Irish And How They Got That Way. You can click on my name to go to the webpage with more info on the album.

Posted by Michael @ 09/21/2003 03:31 PM PST

Michael,

You bet I know about the cd
and the show... One of the
female singers -- Donna Kane
-- was the star of the stage
version of Meet Me In Saint
Louis...

I even give it out as presents!

Welcome back, Michael!

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 03:39 PM PST

Jason:

Re: Pleasantville. I recall a seen where Toby is in color and Joan Allen is B & W. If you look closely you can tell that she is wearing makeup as is she was being filmed in B & W but in fact she is being filmed in color wearing makeup and costume to look as if she was filmed in B & W.

Posted by Michael @ 09/21/2003 03:39 PM PST

Michael: Are you talking about the scene where she is afraid to show her "true colors," if you will, so Tobey puts her B&W makeup on for her? I think that's a great scene, and yes, you can tell its grey makeup.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 03:42 PM PST

Well, folks...I just got "the call." Yes, the dreaded call that let me know that my services will not be needed this season at the Metropolitan Opera House. That means that I have absolutely no money now. Yes, I have MTI, but I'm on a 1099 contract with them, meaning at the end of the year, I will have to pay on my taxes rather than get a refund, and the more I work, the more I owe. The thing is, it doesn't seem to matter HOW much I work, its never enough to pay the bills anyway. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do now...

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 03:56 PM PST

And I forgot to say HAPPY, HAPPY B'DAY to DR Laure numero Uno in my previous post!!!

Hope you are having a splendiferous day!

Posted by MBarnum @ 09/21/2003 04:23 PM PST

Jason,

I don't want you to get the
feeling we don't care!
I don't know what to say..;and,
maybe, i should not say
anything except that i share
your worries but think that it's
going to be all right anyway,
because it has to...

Hey, guys, what do we tell
Jason to make him feel
better?

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 04:30 PM PST

DR Jason - all three of the networks have home pages with Job Opportunities and personnel links - maybe something there would interest you. The NBC Page Program is still active.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 09/21/2003 04:34 PM PST

DR Francois: Thanks. You don't have to say anything. This sucks and there's nothing I can do to make them hire all of us back, so I guess I just have to deal with it and try to find something new. I don't know what I'll find that will pay me $14/hr. with overtime kicking in after four hours of work, but I'm sure there's something out there for me.

Jrand: Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 04:45 PM PST

All I will say is that things happen for a reason - sometimes that reason isn't apparent, but becomes apparent soon. So, keep the chin up and something will be coming your way - I feel it.

Posted by bk @ 09/21/2003 05:02 PM PST

I would like to apologize to BK for proofreading the chapters out of order. Of course, it was very disrespectful of me to do so. I hope he will forgive me for my thoughtlessness.

Posted by Old Laura @ 09/21/2003 05:09 PM PST

Jason--I'm so sorry to hear about the job! But BK is absolutely right--you'll get something soon! In the meantime, we are all here to give you our support! :)

Posted by Maya @ 09/21/2003 05:20 PM PST

So little to do, so little time:

I'm back online and a little worse-for-the-wear!

I did a factory reset after debugging...wiped out my hard drive. Had some difficulty getting back online because my server (SBC) was doing high-level maintenance fighting off this latest infestation...but we're all back in business, I'm pleased to say!

It's hotter than hades here in Oakland today. My window AC is running smoothly, fortunately (bless Sears!), and I've been treating myself to laserdiscs all afternoon. Have watched the Technicolor restoration of "Quo Vadis," the Image LD, widescreen, of "The Cardinal" and am now engaged in one of the finest films I've ever seen -- Ken Russell's production of D.H. Lawrence's "Women in Love" with spectacular photography by Bill Williams.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 09/21/2003 05:50 PM PST

Laura, I'm afraid you'll have to deal with me privately on this issue. You know where I am.

Chat in a mere ten minutes. Be there or be round.

Posted by bk @ 09/21/2003 05:50 PM PST

Chat is open. There is one count them one person in there and that would be me. Get your butt cheeks in there soon or I'll just close up shop and take a drive.

Posted by bk @ 09/21/2003 06:01 PM PST

Everyone go to CHAT...it is rocking!

Posted by Jrand53 @ 09/21/2003 06:36 PM PST

Just left chat but will go back in to speak to Jason about a post.

Had a sparkling and lively chat as usual.

Posted by Ben @ 09/21/2003 06:50 PM PST

Everyone

The new Broadway Radio Show is now available for your listening pleasure. Sorry for the slight delay today, but I was up in Ventura for a GLAAD event with my boyfriend Jeffrey and traffic was a mess coming home.

Enjoy!!!

Posted by Donald Feltham @ 09/21/2003 07:05 PM PST

Chat was lively and sparkling! Can't wait for the Emmys to start! (They are, of course, tape delayed for the West Coast.)

Posted by George @ 09/21/2003 07:42 PM PST

Wow, the emmys are really tape delayed in the West Coast? I didn't realize. I won't spoil anything, but let me just say that it was mostly BORING. Who knew there could be so many awards for movies/mini series, variety ... blah blah blah.

Happy birthday Laura 1.
And feel better Jason.

Posted by Jennifer @ 09/21/2003 08:32 PM PST

Thanks for all the kind words of encouragement. We'll see what happens. I talked to my parents about it, had a nice, cleansing cry about it and now I'm trying to figure out what to do next. As Julie Andrews said in "The Sound of Music," "...where God closes a door, he always opens a window." I realize that this isn't the worst of all possible situations--I could be completely unemployed--so I'll do what I can to take care of myself. Please send any spare vibes you've got over the next few weeks. I'm gonna need 'em.

So...how 'bout them Brewers? :-)

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 09:24 PM PST

Jason,

"Open a New Window,
Open a New Door.
Travel a New Highway
that's Never been tried before"

Posted by Angela @ 09/21/2003 09:45 PM PST

Though it was Julie who spoke the words, it was Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse who first strung them together. Though it was Angela who sang the lyrics, it was Jerry Herman who first penned them.

That said, I am not entirely without heart. Jason, stay positive, follow your bliss and things will work out for the best.

Posted by The Playwrights' Defender @ 09/21/2003 10:00 PM PST

Everything is tape delayed for the West Coast, Jennifer. I remember having to wait three hours to watch coverage of some of the earthquakes we've had.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 09/21/2003 10:03 PM PST

I knew someone would point that out eventually. I didn't want to get their names wrong, so I didn't list them at all. Forgive me. And let us not forget that it was Oscar Hammerstein II that wrote "Old Man River." Jerome Kern simply wrote, "dah-dah-dee-dum..."

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 10:04 PM PST

Pretty much, this year's Emmy choices SUCK!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 09/21/2003 10:08 PM PST

That's right. And it was Beethoven who wrote dah-dah-dah-dummm.

Posted by Jay @ 09/21/2003 10:11 PM PST

Jason, good luck!

... and I want FULL
COPYRIGHT, please!

... and -- bis repetita -- we all
also know that Julie and
Angela never really said that; it
was their characters! ;- )

Posted by François @ 09/21/2003 10:27 PM PST

DR Ron: Are your referring to the winners, or the nominees?

Frankly, the acceptance speaches have been good for the most part (Bill Macey and Steven Schacter did a great comedy bit, with Schacter ringing a bell every time Macy read off a name of someone who had backed away from Door to Door, capped by Macy reading of the names of "our spouses" and doing a glance over to make sure they still were. Congrats to Richard and Felicity, your spouses know how to accept an award!)

The scripted bits for the various comic hosts have been a series of some of the biggest eggs laid on a show in quite some time, however. Next time, they need someone to get in there who knows how to write good comedy. (If Bruce Kimmel's agent is paying attention, get to work and land that job!)

Posted by S. Woody White @ 09/21/2003 10:28 PM PST

For Dave and whomever else is interested: Click on my name for the link to MTI's Official Website concerning their big announcement.

Posted by Jason @ 09/21/2003 10:34 PM PST

Happy Birthday, DR Laura.

Huge amount of work on the big show was done this weekend, despite some computer problems. The Dear Bride opened up my mouse to find, well, it looked like little bits of a mouse. You know, fur and all. Can't imagine it compares to a dead rat above a bathroom vent.

Last night I played a party: For five hours, it was show tunes and nothing but, and I never took a break. I started with Springtime, you're looking Lovelier Than Ever because I wanted to get the real inappropriate ones out of the way.

The next such gig, my new wife will join me and warble nothing but Rodgers.

Then tonight, I tested out four of the Wedding songs for the informal Artistic New Directions group. Is "Way brilliant" a compliment? I was led to new thoughts about our running order. It's now clear I'll have to close with the bride's big solo, and that's the one song that's not written yet.

(Two whole previous drafts were rejected.)

Growing up, one of those 2 In Cold Blood actors was regularly in my house, playing poker once a week. NOT the guy who went on to kill his wife.

Posted by Noel @ 09/21/2003 11:18 PM PST

Dear reader Laura and I have had a nice e-mail volley and all is well with the world.

Now, where in tarnation IS everyone? Surely we can reach one hundred posts. I'd do the next seven but then that would be cheating and besides I must go to sleep and dream sweetly.

Did you know that Ernest Ernest wrote lyrics to the Beethoven piece alluded to above?

Da da da dum
Where are you from?

And on it went - I'll have to try and find the lyrics.

Posted by bk @ 09/21/2003 11:34 PM PST

Here's my addition to 100.

It is much too early...school is going to be killer today.

Buuut, I hope YOU all have splendid days :)

Posted by Sarah @ 09/22/2003 04:36 AM PST

Hey! Don't blame me for the lacklustre Emmys!

:)

Posted by Emily @ 09/22/2003 06:08 AM PST

Click on my name and scroll down until you see "Mark Bakalor".

Posted by William F. Orr @ 09/22/2003 06:22 AM PST

Hmmm. No Mr. Bakalor in the article I read. It's a piece by Linda Wiener on porn and the internet but I couldn't find any reference to Mr. Mark (You're All Crazy) Bakalor.

Posted by Ben @ 09/22/2003 06:48 AM PST

Drumroll, please.....

Posted by Jason @ 09/22/2003 07:32 AM PST

Ta-da!

Just wanted to check in before I leave for MTI, and lo and behold, I have the opportunity to make 100 posts. Hoorah!

I'll write more tonight.

Posted by Jason @ 09/22/2003 07:33 AM PST

Ooops, sorry, Ben. That was a link I was sending to someone else.

Here is the Mark Bakalor link:

Posted by William F. Orr @ 09/22/2003 07:43 AM PST

Happy Birthday DR Laura!

Jay - William H. Macy and Allison Janney.

Jason - We've all been there and something always happens to make things work out. Just hang in there and keep doing what you're doing! Keep putting yourself out there and stay focused.

Posted by Joy @ 09/22/2003 07:54 AM PST