Posted by Ben @ 10/13/2003 09:04 AM PST

I took a trip to South Central Tarnation all weekend...but I did pop in to HHW on occasion!

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 09:15 AM PST

Hey where is everybody?

Well happy Thanksgiving!

And happy day after wedding day to Joy and Noel.

I don't suppose anyone here attended? I cannot wait to hear all the details. What a fabulous idea!

Oh and does anyone know where they went on their honeymoon? And when they are returning (so we can hear all the details).

Posted by Jennifer @ 10/13/2003 09:44 AM PST

I don't know from John Barry and I was HERE all weekend!

Posted by Jay @ 10/13/2003 09:51 AM PST

The first order of business, due to my errantness and truantness and also my truantness and errantness, is a proper toast wishing joy to Noel and wishing noel to Joy:

To the happy couple! Yay! Hooray!

Oh, a Three Penny Opera reference! Well, I'm sure we are all looking forward to the hoped-for CD of their sposalizio. Oh, a Most Happy Fella reference.

As for Today's Topic #2, we spent the day Saturday with our wonderful nieces (as opposed to our not-so-wonderful other nephews and nieces). The eldest is 17, just like §wishy §arah, and she wanted a lap-top computer of her own for her senior year--the one computer in the house is constantly under contention for both girls' homework. So a couple of weeks ago her mother told her she'd pay up to $ 1,000 and T would have to come up with any additional from her earnings at her job.

Since the family is not on-line, they came over to our place to get a Dell (dude!), ordering over the Internet. We had the computer shipped to us, since Joe is always home. It arrived last week, and we brought it over to Tara and I helped her set it up, while Joe discussed getting some bookshelves for her sister Laura (of Greengables)'s room.

We left in the convertible with the top down, all smiles. They are both such great kids and very thoughtful to us. We've been the main male adults in their lives since their father decided he'd rather have a sail boat than a family and split for North Carolina six years ago. They give us a lot of joy.

Anyway, I'm back up and running, just like haineshisway dot com, and ready to plunge into grading some exams. Just finished wowing my students with a somewhat dry lecture on how to compute annuities and outstanding principle. Eat your heart out, Nancy Sinatra!

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 09:52 AM PST

Favorite Barry film scores:

The Lion in Winter
Out of Africa
Mary, Queen of Scots
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Somewhere in Time
Hanover Street (never issued as a recording)

Musicals (TV/Stage) -- don't know any.

MBarnum -- Wow! I spent my weekend in the Western Addition of South Tarnation. We were nowhere near one another, but we were both in Tarnation!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/13/2003 09:55 AM PST

Joy and Noel went, they said, to the birthplace of Johnny Mercer. That would be Savannah GA, I do believe, and I assume they will be spending midnight in the garden of evil with the Lady Chablis.

I do not know from John Barry except for the Bond films and Lolita, My Love, the studio cast recording of which should someday soon be produced by our very own BK. Yes, it should. Casting ideas?

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 09:57 AM PST

Well, Ron you were really uptown then! LOL!

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 09:59 AM PST

Re: In tarnation

I don't believe in it!

Posted by Shirley MacLaine @ 10/13/2003 10:00 AM PST

I don't know from John Barry either. But he has a very cool name :)

I was around this weekend, if not a little flitty. But I WAS at chat last night, and a lot of YOU weren't!

WFO: Not quite 17 yet, 11 more months. Not that I'm counting or anything.

I'm listening to some JRB from Miss Emily, and falling in looooove with it. I like how his songs are so simple, yet they get a lot across. The sound of the music reminds me of James Taylor, actually.

:( Does anyone know how to graph inequalities? Because I don't, and it's becoming a problem.

Posted by Sarah @ 10/13/2003 10:10 AM PST

Wow! The site is back up, and all of my friends have returned.

When I tried to sign on Friday morning, and was told that the site was Forbidden, I thought that it was something my employer had done to block access to the site. Fortunately, before I left for the day, I received an e-mail from Sir Tom from Oz telling me that I was not alone in being Forbidden access to the site. That made me rest a little easier.

Belated congratulations to Joy and Noel on their nuptials.

I agree completely with BK (and with Clive Cussler) regarding Raise the Titanic. I absolutely wept when I saw what they had done to one of my favorite books of all time. Described as one of the most expensive movies of its day, I couldn’t wait to see the finished film. I was one of the first people in line to see it in New York the day that it opened. I normally enjoyed watching the late Richard Jordan, but he was certainly no Dirk Pitt. The film started out following the book rather closely, but then suddenly it dropped half of the major story lines, resolved all the loose ends in less than two minutes, and left you wondering just what the Hell happened. Anyone who saw the film without reading the book first, must have been left totally in the dark as to what happened.

The score by John Barry is one of the film’s only saving graces, and it is mainly because of the score that two moments in the film still manage to bring tears to my eyes. The first is when the Titanic actually breaks the surface of the North Atlantic after all those years. In those pre-Robert Ballard days, everyone who studied the Titanic sinking held out hope that the ship had sunk in one piece and could eventually be raised. The other powerful moment for me is when the ship sails into New York harbor. Granted if you pay too much attention to the second scene, you can tell that they used stock archive footage of the Bicentennial celebration in New York.

Other John Barry scores would be Goldfinger and Midnight Cowboy.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 10:12 AM PST

Happy Turkey Day to all Canukians on the board!

Sarah I am so happy that you are liking those songs that I've sent you. If you're online tonight I'll send some more :)

I'm spending this holiday of thanks labouring away on the paper proposal from hell. Once it's over I have to go to the McGill Bookstore tomorrow, read a book on provincial politics and write a critique/report on the book for thursday. Somewhere in there I also have a midterm on the Arab-Israeli conflict/crisis/peace. Ugh.

Some holiday for me... :(

Posted by Emily @ 10/13/2003 10:24 AM PST

Helllooo everyone! I am here!

I popped in to chat rather late last night, but the ten minutes I was there were loverly, although I would have liked for it to have been more than ten minutes.

I also can't wait to hear about Joy's and Noel's wedding! More happy connubial vibes to them~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I don't know from John Barry scores, but I do know from where I was this weekend! Saturday--work, rehearsal, dinner at Don Pablos with friends, date. Sunday--hung out the townhouse of my married friends Jamie and Brett with some of our drama group and watched "Signs" and "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut." This was followed by a rather late dinner at Silver Diner, and then I got home with my date (same guy from yesterday of course ;)), chatted for a few minutes, and watched "Quills" with him.

I didn't know before that the wonderful satiric (and naughty word-studded) music and lyrics of South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut were written by Marc "Hairspray" Shaiman!

Sarah--if I knew how to graph inequalities, I wouldn't have been in developmental algebra classes for 2 semesters, hehe! I'm sure WFO could help you out!

Posted by Maya @ 10/13/2003 10:28 AM PST

Thank you, thank you, thank you (that is three thank yous) to Matt H. for supplying me with a copy of A Little Night Music with Sally Ann Howes. At last, my VCR is complete again (almost a Sweeney Todd Reference)! I am constantly amazed at the kindness and generosity of the people at this site.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 10:31 AM PST

Happy Columbus Day, everybody!

My favorite John Barry score is:

FRANCES - a great combination of original themes, source music, and classical music.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 10/13/2003 10:39 AM PST

Has this become a Canadian only site? All these mentions of Thanksgiving and nothing about Columbus Day, the holiday in the USA today. At least Mayor Bloomberg learned his lesson from last year when he decided the cast of "The Sopranos" should lead the parade as an example of good Italians. The parade organizers "un-invited" them so the mayor skipped the parade and had lunch with the Sopranos instead.

Whoever mentioned ordering from Dell, be aware that they will not take credit card payments and will open an account for you where you are likely to spend more on interest than you saved on the equipment. We placed a large order at work and kept requesting an invoice. The did not send it until the no interest period ended and even though we paid it in full the day we got it they are trying to collect interest which we refuse to pay since they sent the bill so late.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 10/13/2003 10:47 AM PST

Maya! So tell me? This young man of yours, is it serious? I am sure he is very nice, but really, dear, heavy metal instead of musical theatre? Do you really think it is such a good idea to date outside of our faith? He isn’t really our kind, you know. Perhaps you should let us find you a nice young Stephen Sondheim major?

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 10:55 AM PST

Barry scores: Robin and Marian; Lion In Winter; Body Heat; The Last Valley

Posted by Charles Pogue @ 10/13/2003 11:01 AM PST

¡ìwishy ¡ìarah:

My mistake. Tara and Sarah are both 16. Tara with be 17 in March.

Graphing Inequalities:

First graph the corresponding equality. For example, if the inequality is

2x + 3y 8,

graph it and find the point of intersection of the two lines, (3, 2). Now the regions you want lies below the first line and above the second line, so it is the pointy region to the right that begins at (3, 2) and goes downward to the right infinitely.

Does that help? I know, I know. There are just two many inequalities in society. But this is one way to deal with them.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:03 AM PST

Maya: The one thing we cannot allow is for this new thing to take you away from us. I'm afraid your young man will simply have to understand the importance of HHW in your life and will just have to allow you time and space. Of course, he's perfectly welcome to join you here, but he must not take you away from us because if he does he will RUE the day, oh, yes, he will RUE the day. We will all gang up on him and sing The Miller's Son until he wants to throw himself from the highest turret.

I am constantly amazed when people say they don't know from composers like John Barry. I wonder how long one has to work and how successful one has to be for people to know who in tarnation they are. I mean if Mr. Barry had never written anything but the James Bond films that would secure him a place, I should think, in the consciousness of everyone. But, he also wrote so many other hugely successful film scores - just scroll up to see what some of them are. And, his musicals are interesting and really should be checked out if possible.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 11:06 AM PST

That didn't come out at all right. I'm going to try again.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:07 AM PST

My all-time favorite John Barry film score is definately The Lion in Winter. There aren't that many vocal film scores that have been written, and Barry wrote one of the best with this one.

As for where I've been, I've been here at the computer when I haven't been working on getting packed for the move. That, and somewhere along the line I've encountered something to which I'm terribly allergic, so my sinuses have been clogged up in a painful way. Blech.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/13/2003 11:08 AM PST

¡ìwishy ¡ìarah:

My mistake. Tara and Sarah are both 16. Tara with be 17 in March.

Graphing Inequalities:

First graph the corresponding equality. For example, if the inequality is

2x + 3y 8,

graph it and find the point of intersection of the two lines, (3, 2). Now the region you want lies below the first line and above the second line, so it is the pointy region to the right that begins at (3, 2) and goes downward to the right infinitely.

Does that help? I know, I know. There are just two many inequalities in society. But this is one way to deal with them.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:09 AM PST

Dear Esteemed, suave, guapo, and on-line-restored BK --

Congratulations on buttoning up the Kritzerland CD (as well as your overcoat), and I'm sorry to hear about the big crash on Friday. I was away all weekend, and just returned.

Happy Monday to all the DRs -- I just returned from the Windy City, having survived an intense infusion of playing for an "all-Sondheim" benefit
program. The benefit was for a local theatre, not for Mr. Sondheim. To purge the brain, I think I will listen to the score from "Somewhere In Time".... my favorite John Barry score.

DR Kerry and I get to have our 9 year old nephew visit us later today, and stay overnight for movies, and eating at Johnny Rockets, and shopping for winter school clothes, and all kinds of neat stuff . Did I mention that our nephew just happens to be brilliant, charming, and wonderfully advanced?? Of course, I have no prejudice.

Posted by MusicGuy @ 10/13/2003 11:10 AM PST

Please ignore all previous mathematical paragraphs. Somehow my middle paragraphs keep disappearing. I'm going to e-mail Sarah.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:11 AM PST

THE TAILS OF BONNIE AND CLYDE, Chapter XV

A fire truck was rushing down Bellflower Boulevard from behind us, so der Brucer pulled over to let it by before continuing. He watched me very carefully when he next spoke. “Jocko was your dog, as was Pete. You were the one they loved and paid attention to, and when they were both gone, you were hurt. Marty loves you, don’t get me wrong there, but it hasn’t been the same because Marty bonded with us both, and with me a little bit more because I was home and you were at work. Mikey, well Mikey bonded with Marty. But you haven’t had a dog of your own. Until now.”

I couldn’t say anything.

“Now, Bonnie and Clyde have come into our lives, but I’m not the one they pay attention to. I’m not the one they sleep with. I’m not the one they follow around the house. When you leave to get the papers every morning, Bonnie cries, literally cries. She runs from the front door to the gate and back, and sits on the couch howling until you get back. You were the one they came up to the very first morning, when you called to them. They think of themselves as being your dogs.”

“They pay attention to you, too,” I countered. “You’ll be watching the news on the television, and they’ll be up on the couch with you, with a head on each knee.”

“It’s not the same thing. Even when they’re with me, you’re the one they watch.”

Bonnie had wormed her way through the gap between the driver’s and shotgun seats, and was on my lap, blissfully smiling as I scritched between her ears. Clyde was trying to follow, but there really wasn’t enough room, so he was stuck with his front half ahead of the gap and his back half seated on the drive-shaft hump. And der Brucer was right; they were watching me, not him. It was time for me to come to some conclusions of my own. “We’re going to have to have them fixed. It wouldn’t be right for Bonnie to have to have pups of her own. And can you imagine what the pups would look like with Marty as the father?” That brought a chuckle from der Brucer, a sign everything was going to be all right. “And I think Marty won’t snap at Clyde as much if Clyde doesn’t smell like a threatening male.”

“You think that’s what the problem between them has been?”

“Yes, I do. It makes sense, Clyde is becoming a young adult male the same as Bonnie’s becoming a female, and Marty knows it. Marty doesn’t like the competition, and he can smell it on Clyde.” I paused for a moment, before proving der Brucer right about the young dogs staying, in a manner that we established years ago. “And one more thing: his name isn’t Clyde. It’s Buster.”

Der Brucer stared at me for a moment, then laughed out loud. “Buster?” He took the young male’s head in his hands, and looked carefully. The slightly shaggy mane of tawny gold ran through der Brucer’s fingers as the pup started to wash the hands with his tongue. “Is your name Buster? I guess it is. You look like a Buster!” With another laugh, der Brucer turned his attention back to the street, waiting for traffic to pass and let him in again.

“Bonnie and Buster Begonia,” I finished the process. “It has a nice Southern sound to it, don’t you think?”

“I’m not even going to ask,” he replied, as he pulled us back into traffic and drove us all home.

I could go on with these stories, because they never really end, but this is a good place to stop. For one thing, the title is all wrong now. For another, we have achieved what we set out to do, which was to find the pups a home. There will be plenty of other stories to tell, of course. Bonnie and Buster will be seeing the vet tomorrow about their “genetic modification process,” as we’ve decided to call it. And driving cross-country is going to be a big adventure. Introducing all of the dogs to der Brucer’s grandchildren will be another big event.

But for now, all is right in our part of the world. Bonnie and Buster are curled around my feet as I type this conclusion. If I try to stand up, somebody is going to get stepped on.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/13/2003 11:14 AM PST

Bear with me folks. I think I found the problem and it involves confusing "less than" signs with html tags. Third time's a charm:

Graphing Inequalities:

First graph the corresponding equality. For example, if the inequality is

2x + 3y < 12,

graph the straight line,

2x + 3y = 12

through the points (6, 0) and (0, 4). The set of points that satisfy the inequality all lie on one side of the line. To decide which side, simply try a point. For example, the point (3, 0) satisfies the inequality, and lies below the line. So the graph consists of all points below the line. (If it were ≤ instead of <, the graph would also include the line itself.)

If you have a second inequality, for example

2x + y > 8,

graph it and find the point of intersection of the two lines, (3, 2). Now the region you want lies below the first line and above the second line, so it is the pointy region to the right that begins at (3, 2) and goes downward to the right infinitely.

Does that help? I know, I know. There are just two many inequalities in society. But this is one way to deal with them.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:15 AM PST

I do know from John Barry and my favorite of his works is BORN FREE. I love the film, I love the music.

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 11:15 AM PST

Ha!

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:16 AM PST

JRand53, how was your sister's television experience?

Was there audience participation a la THE HYPNOTIC EYE?

Did you get on camera?

Was this the same television station that Dear Frances F. worked at during her movie hosting days in Indiana?

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 11:18 AM PST

WEL writes...Whoever mentioned ordering from Dell, be aware that they will not take credit card payments

I just went to dell.com and it would appear that they take visa, mastercard, diners club etc. They also give the option to split payment on two cards.

WEL - maybe they don't offer credit card payments for large corporate orders or something..

Posted by Craig @ 10/13/2003 11:20 AM PST

WEL: I paid for Tara's computer with a credit card. No problem. I also bought my own on-line with a credit card four years ago. Adam doesn't have all those teddy bears in his room for nothing, dude.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 11:25 AM PST

I bought my Dell with a credit card as well but not as WEL.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 11:31 AM PST

SWW -- Great job on The Tails of Bonnie and Clyde. I look forward to reading more of the adventures of Bonnie and Buster (and you and Der Brucer) as you all travel cross-country together to begin a new life as one big happy family.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 11:32 AM PST

How could I forget John Barry's score for The Lion in Winter? Without a doubt one of the greatest movie scores ever written.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 11:36 AM PST

Latest word from Mr. Mark Bakalor is that he's on the phone dealing with the radio thing, and hopes it will be switched over to our new server soon. I will keep you updated, oh, yes, I will keep you updated.

The Kritzerland CD is at the duplicators for duplication and said duplication will be ready for me to pick up on Wednesday morning first thing, so my plan is to get all the packages addressed and ready tomorrow so that I can ship on Wednesday when I get them.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 11:38 AM PST

I was busy, busy, busy this weekend!
That is why I was not on line. I was
quite distressed at the crash-I was
also told that I was forbidden, and
was rather perturbed by it all. I
thought that there had been uncouth
interlopers who had messed thing
up to such an extent that the site had
just been closed down. It was most
distressing indeed.
I did all manner of interesting things
this weekend-I went to concerts,
went to the library, cleaned my room,
tutored small children, and was tired
with some frequency. And I slept
less than I wished to. In fact, I will
now take a little while to nap before
my next class. I shall hopefully return
to participate in more merriment
soon, for merriment is a wonderful
thing. It is most merry.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/13/2003 11:44 AM PST

S. Woody White, a story to warm the heart. Of course Keith and I knew you would keep the dogs. I'm reminded of Belle. We had two big dogs, three cats and two young children when Belle found us minutes before a policeman arrived to take her to the pound. What we did not need was a very large black Belgian Sheepdog. I didn't want to keep her, but how could I give "my shadow" away to another home? It took a year before her backbone filled in and she reached her full weight of eighty pounds. At the time we lived in an area in Pennsylvania which was semi-country. I rarely walked alone as I would have to cross a bridge in a deserted area where workmen hung out during their breaks. Once I had to get out of there very quickly. With Belle glued to my side I could cross the bridge anytime. She would have given her life for me. Now, you can't give away a dog like that. I wish you many years of happiness with Bonnie and Buster.

Posted by Jane @ 10/13/2003 11:56 AM PST

LMAO @ TCB and BK!!! I'm not going anywhere! I love my HHW, and I love daddywads BK and each and every DR, and I have no intention of letting my newfound love interest drag me away for any long period of time, hehe!

"Date outside our faith," hahahah! Yes, he likes heavy metal but he IS really smart (totally kicked my butt at Trivial Pursuit last night) and funny, and two people can't have everything in common, can they? And I haven't given up my idea of converting him! The funny thing is that he actually looks just a little like the young Stephen Sondheim...with reddish hair. I don't want to say it's serious now, because it's so very early, but it looks like it may be heading in that direction...so we'll see. :)

SWW--The Tails of Bonnie and Clyde are so very cute! Maybe you should try and get them published, you know? There is, I'm sure, a pretty big market for pet literature!

Hapgood--you naughty boy! How are you torturing small children? Making them watch repeated episodes of Barney? ;)

Posted by Maya @ 10/13/2003 12:11 PM PST

Dear Reader Hapgood: My, my! Another fly-by posting. You really must stop and catch your breath. You really must.

Did you not get my e-mail, giving you my AIM name? Was my aim correct? Please reply with your own AIM name, so we can make a game of AIM--if you're game.

My, my, I think of Tom Lehrer, when he visited Madison WI during the Vietnam war. He suggested that, since Lyndon Johnson had used "Hello Dolly!" as his theme during his first presidential election, he should stick to Jerry Herman for the next election. Lehrer suggested:

Go in and kill, and if you can't kill,
Maim!

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 12:19 PM PST

And I really must object--I am sure that Dear Reader William E. Lurie is with me on this one--I really must object to Quentin Terrantino's latest opus, which I understand is leading the box office this week. The title is quite, quite unseemly.

Posted by William F. Orr @ 10/13/2003 12:22 PM PST

-A Pre-Nap Post... -Not to be confused with Joy and Noel's Pre-Nuptial Posts...

It's yet another beautiful day here in Richmond. I was actually up by 9:30, and I had an nice lunch with a friend, and walked around VCU's ever-changing, ever-under-construction campus. I even stopped by one of my favorite places that I haven't been to in years! Sally Bell's Bakery. I picked up a few cupcakes to snack on later - they frost them "upside-down" so you get more frosting! -And they also look like mini-cakes that way. Oh, I also nibbled on two of their pecan-cheddar crackers - YUM! *The "diet"/program/weight maintenance plan/etc. starts on Wednesday - I'd start tomorrow with the read-thru, but the first day of rehearsal spread is usually quite nice!

As for Topic 1: The only two John Barry scores I know that I know are John Barry scores are Out of Africa and Somewhere in Time. And I like both of them. I'm sure I like other Barry scores, but I just don't know they were written by him.

As for Topic 2: I was here, but I was looking at brochures for my next trip to Tarnation.

-Off to Nap-Land...

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 12:23 PM PST

LOL, WFO. I guess we are going to have to call both of you Willie, until it is save to resume using your own name.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 12:27 PM PST

Thanks all for the Dell info. Maybe it is only on business orders, as I know we tried to give them the corporate American Express and they refused to take it.

WFO - I am not a Tarentino fan and would not see his latest even if it were named "Chopped Liver". I wonder if the Bill in the title is Clinton?

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 10/13/2003 12:31 PM PST

LOL, WEL and WFO!

Jose--Maybe I missed your posting it, but who ended up being cast as Guenevere? Inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by Maya @ 10/13/2003 12:35 PM PST

S. Woody White: I love happy endings.

And I, too, thought I saw this coming.

It's 'cause you got doggie love in your heart!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/13/2003 12:36 PM PST

Oh, Ron, you old softie.

Jose -- I was hoping that someone else would ask, so I didn't have to look stupid, but what do you mean when you say, they frost them "upside-down"?

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 01:03 PM PST

They must be bats, huh!

: )

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/13/2003 01:10 PM PST

LOL. I hadn't thought of that.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 01:11 PM PST

I forgot about BORN FREE - a soaring score that made the motion picture so much better than it was!

Molly did very well on the tv show. They showed the audience ONCE at the beginning. It was very interesting and was done ON LOCATION at the Beatniks Club in Marion Indiana.

It can be viewed on Thursday evening on the WEB at www.entersession.com at I think 7 pm CST.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 10/13/2003 01:13 PM PST

50 posts at 4:18 EST?

This is ridiculous...

Get cracking boys and girls otherwise I will be forced to read you my paper proposal.

Believe me... you DON'T want that to happen. :)

How sad is it that the paper proposal I'm writing is 5 pages and counting while the final paper itself is supposed to be only 10-12?

At least I'm getting most of the work done now! :)

Posted by Emily @ 10/13/2003 01:19 PM PST

Would anyone like to know what the Mahdi (think Fundamentalist Muslim Messainic Character) called his autobiography?

The Book of the Bliss of Him Who Seeks Guidance by the Life of the Imam Mahdi

Great title, n'est-ce-pas? I want bliss... :)

Posted by Emily @ 10/13/2003 01:22 PM PST

Is there a musical version of The Man Who Came to Dinner? Is Sharry the name of the musical? If so, who wrote the show? Was it ever recorded?

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 01:38 PM PST

DR Maya - Kate Suber will be playing Guenevere. I can't remember her credits right off the top of my head, but she had a wonderful audition. Great take on the character.

DR TCB - They take the cupcake out of the pan, and turn it upside down so that the "top" is now on the bottom. They they frost it, the "new" top and the sides! YUMMY! *I brought three flavors: Lemon - Nice and bright and refreshing; Almond crunch - An amazingly light yellow cake, frosted with caramel icing, then covered(!) with crushed almonds - WOW!; Chocolate Frosted Devil's Food Cake - Need I say more? -And if you haven't guessed by now, I have snacked on them already... But there were small! ;-) -Oh, and a new Bubble Tea place opened by campus - I love my "bubbles"!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 01:41 PM PST

Thanks, Jose, although I kind of liked Ron's suggestion too.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 01:46 PM PST

Thanks, Jose! You are making me SO hungry too! :-P

TCB--Sherry! is the musical version of The Man Who Came to Dinner, but I really don't know much about it other than that it was a flop, never had a cast album, but that BK has recorded the title song on one of the Unsung Musicals CDs (at least I think it was one of them) and it was terrific. So BK could, I'm sure, give you all the info you need and then some!

Emily--I don't know about bliss, but will you settle for Zen?

Well, I will be off soon to see School of Rock soon. So many movies lately...you'd think I'd be movied out.

Posted by Maya @ 10/13/2003 01:50 PM PST

Yes, it's Sherry! My recording of the title tune is on the first Unsung Musicals, performed by Christine Baranski and Jonathan Freeman. The show was written by Laurance Rosenthal (music) and wait for it, James Lipton (yes, James Lipton, he of the Actor's Studio), book and lyrics. I tried to do a full recording of it years ago but the works got mucked up by another record producer. He eventually recorded it but I don't know that the vocals were ever finished (the tracks were done overseas) and it's been sitting on a shelf for three years or more now. However, that is that producer's m.o. - his Breakfast at Tiffany's and Mata Hari sat on a shelf for close to five years. As compared to my recording of Drat! The Cat! which came out six weeks after it was recorded. It can be done, you know.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 01:58 PM PST

Here is a question: Do you suppose there is some psychological thing going on with the smaller amount of posts? Something that has to do with our meltdown on Friday? I'm just curious because you'd think the opposite would have happened - that we'd be making up for lost time. It is interesting to me to know the answer. I'm about to spend some considerable money upgrading this here site with all sorts of new and improved features but I would feel like a chump doing so if something psychological is going on and we're going to go to hell. I never have complaints if we're over fifty posts, but given our history of the last six months I find it decidedly peculiar and wonder if anyone can shed some psychological light on the psychological subject at hand.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 02:02 PM PST

JRand53 wrote: >> I forgot about BORN FREE - a soaring score that made the motion picture so much better than it was! <<

My God man what are you saying! (So much )better than it was??? You must explain yourself!

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 02:03 PM PST

You want psychological insight? You get psychological insight:

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Posted by Sigmund Freud @ 10/13/2003 02:15 PM PST

LOL....well BORN FREE was in kind of a documentary-Walt Disney-staged style that I never felt I was watching a movie about the Adamsons.

The music really fit the scenes and helped bridge the gaps in the story. The acting was television-style as well...but uplifted by enthusiasm.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 10/13/2003 02:25 PM PST

One of the problems with acting in movies with animals I would think is....if the animal gets it right, that's the take they use and to *&^^ with the humans.

Maybe we need a new topic, Mr BK.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 10/13/2003 02:26 PM PST

I would like to know why Echo always barks during my shower, but only when I'm in the house alone. At least this time Keith was outside. Not that he can hear anything. He is on the tractor mower wearing earplugs. Now of course she is nice and quiet and looking all sweet and innocent.

Posted by Jane @ 10/13/2003 02:37 PM PST

Oops, should have said rider mower. We don't have the tractor anymore. It really was more than we needed. I should say Keith needed. You won't see me on those contraptions.

Posted by Jane @ 10/13/2003 02:39 PM PST

I have just returned from seeing School of Rock again. It wasn't AS funny the second time. Actually, it isn't an incredibly funny movie, but I just love Jack Black, so it's entertaining to watch.

WFO: YOU ARE MY HERO! Even if it took three tries, you have been a success! And so much clearer than MY Algebra teacher. Mercy Buckets.

BK: Je suis ici toujours. I don't think it's psychological, I think it's beause of the holiday weekend. Give it a few days, I'm sure we'll get right back on track. :) "Everything falls in place for a reason." I read that somewhere recently...it's a good quote.

SWW: That was a good conclusion to the story! I'm SO glad you're keeping the dogs, they sound like a great addition to your family!

WEL: Happy Columbus Day!

Posted by Sarah @ 10/13/2003 02:43 PM PST

Thank you for the deep psychological insight Sigmund Freud. However, once a cigar is smoked it is nothing, therefore your logic is frayed Mr. Freud. But you knew that, didn't you? Is there an Echo in here?

I am pondering "he is on a tractor with ear plugs". I don't know that I ever have been or will be able to make such a statement. Perhaps Freud has the answer. Freud has all the answers, you know.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 02:44 PM PST

Fav John Barry

Born Free (So glad someone else mentioned it.)

Somewhere In Time (get the VS release as opposed to the soundtrack. I think the score helped to make it the cult film it is)

Midnight Cowboy

The Taramind Seed replacing Blake Edwards' usual composer Henry Mancini. Good score in the Ipcriss File sort of way.

I liked the majesty of his score for The Black Hole although it reminded me of Bernstein's The Ten Commandments at times.

But my favorite was Howard the Duck

.....not really

Posted by Michael @ 10/13/2003 02:46 PM PST

Merci Buckets is your algebra teacher? Is this a holiday today? I mean, is there mail, are people off work? All I know is the streets and freeways are as crowded as usual so I don't think this is a holiday weekend, is it?

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 02:47 PM PST

DR TCB, you are entirely welcome. I'm glad I have some things to share, and if anyone wants to share their 1976 TOny Awards (A CHORUS LINE year) or 1984 (LA CAGE/SUNDAY IN THE PARK year) tapes via a copy, I would NOT turn it down.

I love all of the John Barry scores that won Oscars (OUT OF AFRICA, BORN FREE, THE LION IN WINTER, DANCES WITH WOLVES) as well as GOLDFINGER which I played on LP so much I wore it out and had to buy another.

Posted by Matt H. @ 10/13/2003 02:48 PM PST

And, of course, SOMEWHERE IN TIME which makes me cry just to listen to it. What a gorgeous score.

Posted by Matt H. @ 10/13/2003 02:50 PM PST

LOL, JRand53.

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 02:51 PM PST

At first I didn't think I know John Barry's. I had no idea he had written all of those wonder music scores.

Bruce, have you ever ridden on a tractor or rider mower? Ear plugs are a must!

Posted by Jane @ 10/13/2003 02:55 PM PST

Jane, have you known me for close to forty years? No, I have never been on a tractor. A piano bench, yes, but a tractor, no.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 02:57 PM PST

I don't know from the American expression "I don't know from". (Henry Higgins had it correct!)
John Barry: I am a fan of "Billy" which was delight and Michael Crawford was wonderful."Lolita My Love" is a treasure and I am partial to the Bond themes written by Mr Barry. "We Have All The Time In The World" and "From Russia with Love" are my favourites.Noteworthy film scores by Mr Barry:"Dances With Wolves", "Out Of Africa", "Frances" and "Midnight Cowboy"

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 10/13/2003 02:59 PM PST

I saw the above-talked-about "Sherry" some 36+ years ago. It wasn't a terrible show, from what I remember, and had a very good cast (especially Dolores Gray) and a lively score, with the great Jerry Hermanesque afore-noted title song recorded by BK. It's a shame you didn't get to record the entire score as you wanted, BK.

Posted by steveg @ 10/13/2003 03:00 PM PST

BK: I didn't get mail today, and my parents didn't have to go to work, nor did my brother, although that may have been because Home Depot didn't schedule him today. It is indeed a National Holiday, and the freeways are crowded because of the holidayers, of course.

Speaking of Home Depot, it is never too late to ride a tractor. They come in all different colors and some even have air conditioning installed. You're missing out, John.

Posted by Sarah @ 10/13/2003 03:03 PM PST

TELEVISION ALERT for those in the USA (sorry, everyone else):

Jamie's Kitchen will be running on the Food Network at 10:00 PM all week. TV Guide dissed the series as a rip-off of The Restaurant, which ran on network television this summer, but Jamie Oliver got there first! They also dissed the Brit accents, but I think we've got more brains than TV Guide and can learn how to listen. (Let's face it, TV Guide needed translators to understand Charlie's Angels' jiggles.) It looks like it should be interesting viewing, or at least several miles more interesting than most of what is being shown these days.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/13/2003 03:07 PM PST

A holiday, eh? Well, that makes a difference, I suppose, although not in the eyes of Sigmund Freud, for whom a cigar is a cigar. Where is Emmanuel Kant when you need him. Of course, some say Freud was a Kant so there you are. We don't allow groaning here at haineshisway.com and slap me for such a rude joke, but I couldn't help it - it's a holiday, you know, and that brings out the Randy Vicar in me. I know, let's have a Randy Vicar story - perhaps The Randy Vicar and the Cigar.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 03:07 PM PST

BK - I, too, think it's the holiday... Even though in some localities it's a holiday in name only. -The state schools here in Virginia (colleges and universities at least) get to decide whether or not to take it. Some do, some don't - usually depends whether ot not they have a Fall Break in their schedule.

I'm sensing a major evening/late-night flurry of posts...

*And, some people, like myself - may have (had) a problem accessing the site today: I will usually just go back to my History and/or Favorites list and click on HHW - but if the last they got was "Forbidden".. then it's a matter of clearing the cache, etc...

-And there are plenty of good sales out there today!

-Just a guess, I guess.

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 03:09 PM PST

TCB. "Sherry" has yet to be released as a studio cast recording with Mr Nathan Lane.(I think!)There is a "demo" recording of the "reading" for the show which is quite listenable.The recording I have is from Sept 5, 2000 (2 discs).

Mr Barry also provided worthy scores for "Chaplin", "The Cotton Club", "Walkabout", "Body Heat" and "Moviola"
Yes! I really like Mr Barry's music.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 10/13/2003 03:13 PM PST

And thanks, everyone, for the praise about the Tails. It was an interesting challenge to write, as I'd never tried a project like it before and didn't know the outcome when I started. Maybe I was the only person who didn't know Bonnie and Buster would be staying, but I'm glad they're here...

Only we took the whole troop to the park for leash training (sans Kelsey, who is far too old), and while walking on a horse trail Buster found a nice pile of horse manure to roll in. Somebody needs a bath!

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/13/2003 03:14 PM PST

Oregon doesn't celebrate Columbus Day evidently, at least not for State workers as I am sitting here at my desk slaving away! Some State workers, such as those in Indiana, get today off and are home watching DVDs all the live long day.

In 1962 Salem Oregon was lambasted by 130 mile an hour winds during the great Columbus Day storm. Quite a mess I understand judging from the photos that I have seen.

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 03:15 PM PST

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa!

Posted by Jrand53 @ 10/13/2003 03:17 PM PST

...and probably not watching BORN FREE

Posted by Elsa the Lion @ 10/13/2003 03:18 PM PST

Wonder music scores? If only spell check could read my mind. Guess you can pick on me some more Bruce, LOL. Take pity on me, I'm really tired today.

Posted by Jane @ 10/13/2003 03:18 PM PST

DR SWW - Thanks for the TV reminder. I'm looking forward to "Jamie's Kitchen". I've been catching up on "The Restaurant" on Bravo - and after reading some of the behind-the-scenes stuff about that series, I'm really looking forward to "JK". And why does TV Guide think it's the same thing? Jamie Oliver's restaurant is a totally different animal with a totally different purpose than Rocco's. *And you can definitely tell that Mr. DiSpirito's voice-overs were done way into post-production - if he was really so "with it", then why they hell all the problems? -And after two friends got back to me, I don't think I'll be eating there anytime soon. Even Gourmet - which I thought would automatically love him and the restaurant - gave Rocco's a very luke-warm blurb review. Time will tell..

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 03:18 PM PST

Is Sigmund Freund any relation to Sigmund the Sea Monster?

Posted by Witchie Poo @ 10/13/2003 03:26 PM PST

Today is indeed Columbus Day. Not
too many people take Columbus
Day off any more-the Post Office
does, but NU does not, nor do many
other schools.

I do wish that I posted more often
here, and had the chance to catch
my breath. I just am so
overscheduled that my life is a
constant whirl.

I don't know much from John Barry
either. I pay little attention to movie
scores-a statement which will
probably get me bitchslapped
soundly-unless they are really bad.
And John Barry is apparently very
good indeed. Few, if any, of his
musicals have ever been recorded,
though I would pay good money to
hear "Lolita, My Love."

I have signed up for auditions for
some of the department shows
going up this winter, so please send
good vibes on Friday at 8:50 PM
Central time and on Saturday at
10:30 AM Central time. I don't have a
strong expectation that I will be cast,
but all advice says that I should get
my name and face out there at every
audition possible. So that is what I
shall do!

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/13/2003 03:27 PM PST

I'm not picking on you, my darling Jane. I would never pick on you. Maybe I picked on you way back when, when I used to call you "Pretzel" but never now, not when I have fun people to pick on like Sigmund Freud, who I'm happy to see still reads our humble little site. So sorry, Mr. Freud, but my guess is we WILL reach 100 posts this fine holiday. But thanks for playing.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 03:28 PM PST

OH, that's right... Body Heat - one of my all time favorite movie themes! That kind of "ambiguous" opening section... and then the sax come in... Body Heat indeed!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 03:29 PM PST

The "private" recording of Lolita shows up on eBay from time to time, and Passion Flower Hotel and Billy both made it to CD, although may be out of print by now.

Another lovely Barry score: Mary, Queen of Scots. And a haunting score for the abysmal film Follow Me (with Mia Farrow and Topol, I think).

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 03:30 PM PST

Anything with Mia Farrow AND Topol in it sounds like it was cast here on HainesHisWay.com on a day we were playing a game of "Worst Cast Scenario."

Posted by Jay @ 10/13/2003 03:33 PM PST

Posts? Who ordered the Posts?

;-)

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 03:38 PM PST

Oh, I also like Mr. Barry's wonderful score for the not-so-good remake of King Kong.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 03:41 PM PST

SWW -- Did you say Buster or Dr Brucer was rolling in the ....?

Mr. from Oz -- I should have known that you would have some info on Sherry.

BK -- What a shame they didn't let you do the whole recording of Sherry. It just goes to prove the old adage, if you want something done right, ask BK. And am I losing my mind (a Sondheim reference) or has Sarah been calling you John?

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 03:45 PM PST

Bruce, you don't call posting my old nickname, right here for all to read, picking on me? Just please say I still don't look like a pretzel. That woke me up anyway-guess what I needed was a good laugh.

Posted by Jane @ 10/13/2003 03:47 PM PST

Yes, Sarah has been calling me John. Maybe it has something to do with a cigar being a cigar. I don't think she's seen Nudie Musical so she doesn't know I play a John in that movie. Wait, that didn't sound good. I don't like the idea that I might have played a John in a movie if you get my drift. Perhaps Mr. Sigmund Freud would know what to make of THAT. However, he is too busy clapping himself on the back for the brilliant observation that a cigar is just a cigar.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 03:48 PM PST

I suppose it WOULD be confusing to those who weren't there. Let me explain.

I think 2 chats ago, we were talking about first names or something of the sort, and someone said that they would have trouble calling BK "Bruce", because we were so used to typing BK, and THINKING BK, that he doesn't resemble a "Bruce" to us. So I said that I would just call him John, as it's fairly common, and everyone male can look like a John.

Now, there is the addition of Maya insisting that I spell if "Jean", but I don't think that's common enough. Not that our John is common, most certainly not, he is quite uncommon and in a delightful way. But I was looking for a very general name. So there you have it, John it is.

Do you mind me calling you John, BK? I never thought to ask.

Posted by Sarah @ 10/13/2003 04:19 PM PST

BK - I just came back from a holiday dinner at my sister's house so I guess it's a holiday after all.

Andrea was recently pleaded into going to the mysterious Seth's house for HIS kosher thanksgiving dinner. Was there an invite for me, his greatest fan? No. Oh the shame. Oh the outrage. I think I'm going to hate Andrea doubly for that. :)

Posted by Emily @ 10/13/2003 04:19 PM PST

The State of Washington does not give its workers Columbus Day off any more, either. We traded it away for the day after Thanksgiving. So,MBarnum, I too have been sitting at my desk wishing I could have the holiday back, at least until we get to the day after Thanksgiving.

And yes, the Columbus Day storm of '62 is also very famous in Washington State. I had gone to the movies on that Friday night, because none of the weathermen in Washington predicted that the Oregon storm would hit our area. On the Washington coast the winds peaked at 160 mph, and they gusted to 120 here in Tacoma. Some of my friend's had no power at their homes for three weeks. The next day when we went outside, we found that all of the garbage cans from our alley had completely blown away along with the garbage. Neither the cans nor the garbage was ever recovered.

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 04:24 PM PST

Ha! My epic was #100!

Posted by TCB @ 10/13/2003 04:31 PM PST

For those of you who offered to help move my gigantic desk yesterday -- it's moved! I'm now sitting at a smaller desk which I'm test driving to see if it will work for me in LA. So far it seems fine. I have NO idea how I will put everythin from my rather large office into the tiny office space I will have in my charming but compant new digs. Going through my tons of files has unearthed interesting artifacts. Like a copy of a letter I wrote to my ex-husband shortly after we split up in which I tell him that I have taken care all his credit card payments, rented an apartment for him (putting down first an last month's rent using my money, natch) and lugged his stuff up there (there was no elevator). Was I NUTS?! I signed the letter with my first and last name, in case he couldn't remember me, I guess. Again I ask...Was I NUTS? The split, by the way, was my idea, but he agreed to it instantly and was out of the house within three days. I bought him an airline ticket to Vancouver, where within a week he was engaged to his present wife (#3). Why am I telling you all this? Maybe the tales of Bonnie and Buster aka Clyde have put me in the story mode.

Posted by Panni @ 10/13/2003 04:56 PM PST

Meant to say "compact new digs"...
While I'm back... Anyone read the fascinating joint interview with G. Hackman and D. Hoffman in the Sunday NY Times. Some great stuff.

Posted by Panni @ 10/13/2003 04:59 PM PST

Was just wondering how the back is? Better I hope. Not sure if I say say Jean, John, Bruce or BK?

I was going to chat but couldn't get in. Then I had a lovely e-mail from old friend which I answered right away and we sent a few e-mails back and forth. Before I knew it--I had to break off to get some sleep, to late, alas, to come back and check if the chat room had opened.

Don't tell anyone but you'll never guess what I had for lunch today. Deep fried oysters. Yep. Me, Prez and chairman of the "I hate Sea food" club had deep fried battered oysters today.

We took a guy I work with out to lunch for his B-day to a...gulp..sea food...place. I gave into pressure and a great deal of ribbing and ordered them. What was I thinking!!!

If I don't post tomorrow, you will know what did me in. Bluck!

D

Posted by Danise @ 10/13/2003 05:08 PM PST

By the way, I did try to join the chat
last night, but it was by that time
11:15 Central, and the chat had
terminated. I was sad.

Mia Farrow and Topol does sound
like quite a joke. I would almost like
to see the movie just for the
strangeness in that.

May I say something that I dislike?
When I am writing an IM and
accidentally press the caps lock
button, and find myself SHOUTING
at my friend. They are often rather
taken about at my sudden,
unintended tone.

And something that I like? The new
CD release of the original cast of
"House of Flowers." I know that I've
mentioned this before, but the score
is just so vibrant, so delightful that I
find it a complete joy.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/13/2003 05:14 PM PST

Taken aback, that is, not taken
about.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/13/2003 05:15 PM PST

Brief note: Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful, had a lot of fun and am very tispy. (Sarah, you really should have been there-- I'll get you liquor sooner than later!)

Kisses!

Posted by Andrea @ 10/13/2003 05:50 PM PST

TCB, you get the day after Thanksgiving off??!!

Well, I just work for the wrong state, I guess! Indiana AND Washington are spoiled! That is what I say!

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/13/2003 06:07 PM PST

Just got back from seeing School of Rock, which was very funny and the kids in it were just darling. I've never really been a fan of Mr. Jack Black before this movie...but he definitely has something.

Andrea--bad, bad! Talking about getting a 16-year old liquor! At least wait til Swishy is 18 ;)

Yes, I have been calling BK Jean just as Sarah as been calling him John but I think it's more to be contrary than anything else. He just doesn't seem like a John to me...I tried to compromise with Sarah and settle on either John-Jean or Jean-John but she didn't budge on it.

I really should do my sociology homework..I have been such a lazy bum this weekend.

Posted by Maya @ 10/13/2003 06:44 PM PST

For More on John Barry

http://www.johnbarry.org.uk/

John Barry Film and TV Scores

Enigma (2001)
Goodbye Lover (1999) (score withdrawn)
Playing by Heart (1998)
Horse Whisperer, The (1998) (score withdrawn) (uncredited)
Mercury Rising (1998)
Swept from the Sea (1997)
Across the Sea of Time (1995)
New York 3D (1995)
Scarlet Letter, The (1995)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Specialist, The (1994)
My Life (1993)
Ruby Cairo (1993)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Witness, The (1992) (TV)
Chaplin (1992)
Dances with Wolves (1990) Masquerade (1988)
Hearts of Fire (1987)
Living Daylights, The (1987)
Golden Child, The (1986)(songs)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Killing Affair, A (1986)
Out of Africa (1985)
Jagged Edge (1985)
View to a Kill, A (1985)
Cotton Club, The (1984)
Until September (1984)
Mike's Murder (1984)
Golden Seal, The (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
High Road to China (1983)
Svengali (1983) (TV)
Verdict, The (1982) (from "Lion in Winter, The (1968)")
Frances (1982)
Hammett (1982)
Legend of the Lone Ranger, The (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Inside Moves (1980)
Murder by Phone (1980)
Night Games (1980)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Touched by Love (1980)
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Black Hole, The (1979)
Moonraker (1979)
Hanover Street (1979)
Willa (1979) (TV)
Starcrash (1979)
Corn Is Green, The (1979) (TV)
Game of Death (1978)
Betsy, The (1978)
Gathering, The (1977) (TV)
First Love (1977)
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977) (TV)
White Buffalo, The (1977)
War Between the Tates, The (1977) (TV)
Deep, The (1977)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV)
London Conspiracy (1976)(theme)
King Kong (1976)
Robin and Marian (1976)
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)(TV)
Day of the Locust, The (1975)
Love Among the Ruins (1975)(TV)
Man with the Golden Gun, The (1974)
Dove, The (1974)
Tamarind Seed, The (1974)
Bang Bang (1973)
Doll's House, A (1973/I)
"Great Mysteries" (1973) TV(theme)
Glass Menagerie, The (1973)(TV)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
"Adventurer, The" (1972) TV Series (theme)
Follow Me (1972)... aka Public Eye, The (1972) (USA)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
"Persuaders!, The" (1971) TV Series (theme) (inline)
Walkabout (1971)
They Might Be Giants (1971)
Last Valley, The (1971)
Murphy's War (1971) (main themes)
Monte Walsh (1970)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Appointment, The (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Lion in Winter, The (1968)
Deadfall (1968)
Petulia (1968)
Boom (1968)
Whisperers, The (1967)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Dutchman (1966)
Quiller Memorandum, The (1966)
"Vendetta" (1966/I) TV Series (theme)
Wrong Box, The (1966)
Born Free (1966)
Chase, The (1966)
Boy on a Bicycle (1965)
Thunderball (1965)
King Rat (1965)
"Newcomers, The" (1965) TV Series (theme)
Ipcress File, The (1965)
Knack, The (1965)
Four in the Morning (1965)
Mister Moses (1965)
Party's Over, The (1965)
Sophia Loren in Rome (1964) (TV)
Goldfinger (1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Jolly Bad Fellow, A (1964)
Man in the Middle (1964
Zulu (1964)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Amorous Prawn, The (1962)
Minister, The (1962)
L-Shaped Room, The (1962) (jazz score)
Dr. No (1962) (uncredited)
Girl on a Roof (1961)
Beat Girl (1960)
Never Let Go (1960)
"Juke Box Jury" (1959) TV Series (theme)
"Drumbeat" (1959) TV Series

Stage Scores
Billy
Passon Flower Hotel
Lolita, My Love
Budgie
The Little Prince and the Aviator

For more info on the stage scores:
http://www.johnbarry.org.uk/musicals.shtml

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 10/13/2003 06:48 PM PST

Michael, Thanks for posting John Barry's Body of Work. Reminded me of another one of his great scores: ZULU!

Posted by Charles Pogue @ 10/13/2003 07:09 PM PST

For BK: Well I was gonna comment on why people aren't posting. But now they are! But I think food is a safe subject. And I think there are more posts if DRs say things and others start commenting on what was said.

For SWW: I don't get the Food Network, but I think a number of people in Canada do. We watch American tv mostly. I think the only channels we don't get are US Bravo, and HBO (although most of their stuff is replayed on our movie network or Bravo).

Posted by Jennifer @ 10/13/2003 07:27 PM PST

Hmm...Den Mother (or Counselor BK, since Susan hasn't been around recently), if Andrea promises that I won't do anything I'll regret the next morning, can I have some of the liquor?

And lets have some whoops and hollers for the Red Sox, please. They had better beat the Yankees. Maybe they already have, I walked away from the TV about 2 hours ago :)

It's pajama time, and I'm wearing slippers, black swishy sweatpants, and a yellow shirt that says "Octopus Wrestling" on it, that I got at the Boston Aquarium.

And with that, I'm off to sleep.

Posted by Sarah @ 10/13/2003 07:54 PM PST

Remember, Kublai Khan but Immanuel Kant.

Posted by Ogden Nash @ 10/13/2003 07:57 PM PST

Yes, Sarah, you may call me John but you may not call me Sigmund Freud, who is a Kant. Don't be gettin' liquored up now. Liquor smells bad.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 08:10 PM PST

The new RADIO show is up and running. Rejoice one and all and let's sing along!

Posted by Craig @ 10/13/2003 08:13 PM PST

Who actually says the word "liquor" anymore? Is it just me or does that sound terribly forced?

Perhaps we all just get liquored up and forget about it...

oohh... new radio show!

Posted by Emily @ 10/13/2003 08:25 PM PST

It's All Tied Up! GO SOX!

-Great game again. Down to the wire again!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 08:32 PM PST

And just in case, a clarification.... The Series is tied up, not the game... Final score was 3-2 Boston!

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/13/2003 08:38 PM PST

Hey Craig!

I tried to listen to the radio show and when I clicked on the hyperlink instead of my real player I am getting a black page.

Posted by Michael @ 10/13/2003 08:58 PM PST

Hehe, all this talk of philosophers and liquor makes me think of that great Monty Python classic:

Immanuel Kant was a real piss-ant
Who was very rarely stable
Heideggar, Heideggar was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table

David Hume could out-consume
Wilhelm Freidrich Hegel
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel

There's nothing Nieizsche couldn't teach 'ya
'Bout the raisin' of the wrist
Socrates himself was permanently pissed!

John Stewart Mill of his own free will
On a half a pint of shanty was particularly ill
Plato they say, could stick it away
A half a crate of whiskey every day

Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle
Hobbes was fond of his dram
And Rene Decartes was a drunken fart
"I drink therefore I am!"

Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed--
A lovely little thinker but a bugger when he's pissed.

Posted by Maya @ 10/13/2003 09:01 PM PST

The Radio show is indeed up and working. There is a possibility that within your cache is a version of the Radio Show page that wasn't working perfectly. As long as you have the most current version the streaming radio show should work just fine now.

Posted by Mr. Mark Bakalor @ 10/13/2003 09:03 PM PST

Hello Everybody!
I went to the post office. It was closed. I went to the bank. It was closed. Then it dawned on me. It's a holiday (at least for some). And now, it is 9:45 PT and the holiday is all but over. Goodbye Columbus!

I was going to refer all of you to a really good site for John Barry but DR Michael Shayne beat me to the punch. Three of my favorite Barry scores are OUT OF AFRICA, MIDNIGHT COWBOY (that harmonica) and THE COTTON CLUB. I listen to the Cotton Club soundtrack all the time. I love its authentic sound (the "wail" as someone on Amazon wrote). It draws you right into the period. I understand Barry used the original transcriptions from the 20s and 30s. Lonette McKee's rendition of "IIl Wind" is the best I've ever heard.

P.S. May you have a long and happy life together Noel and Joy!

Posted by Donna - Cabaret West @ 10/13/2003 09:46 PM PST

I'm in Philly now. I'm sorry I have been E&T. Also, belated congratulations to Noel and Joy!

Posted by Laura II @ 10/13/2003 10:10 PM PST

DR Michael: "Budgie" is composed by Mort Schuman & Don Black. Was Mr Barry Mort Schuman for a while? You never know who is composing under hwta name these days."In One Of My Weaker Moments" is a beautiful song.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 10/13/2003 10:24 PM PST

John Barry:

Goldfinger

You Only Live Twice

Somewhere in Time, of course (brilliant)

Jagg Edge (some wonderful themes)

Another all-time favorite: Peggy Sue Got Married.

He can make some scenes seem so tender with his themes. And what he does with alll those celloes is sheer magic.

Posted by Kerry @ 10/13/2003 10:29 PM PST

Just finished a marathon six-hour entering fixes session - and we're only on page 160, so it's going to take at least two to three more sessions on this go-round. I'm pooped.

Posted by bk @ 10/13/2003 11:22 PM PST

I loved the movies "The Lion In Winter" and "Somewhere In Time" and I know that the scores added to my enjoyment of them.

As for my errant and truant-ness today, I was not in Tarnation (no where near it). I was at "All Staff Day." The library where I work, once a year on Columbus Day (we, like State Workers, must work today so that we don't have to work on the Friday after Thanksgiving) every employee in our entire library district force must gather together and learn some library things. Today I learned about "office yoga" and breathing to relieve stress. Aren't those very library things to learn? I thought so. Otherwise, it was just 350+ people sitting in big giant banquet hall-type room listening to people talk on a microphone (mic for short) about stuff that has absolutely no relevance to my job, whatsoever. And the worst part was that we had "box lunches" and they weren't very good at all. That's what I was doing today. The only consolation is that it's only once a year and we get paid to go.

S. Woody White, I, like most Hainsies & Kimlets have really enjoyed your telling of The Tails of Bonnie and Clyde (a.k.a. Buster) and have actually copied a few and shared with some co-workers of mine. (I hope you don't mind--I should have asked about reprint rights first!) I myself do not have any pets, but I work with A LOT of people who own dogs ... MANY people who own and love dogs and treat them like their own children. But I have not been diligent in copying all of your posts. Anyway, a couple of co-workers are anxious to read the middle Tails. Could you e-mail me the complete "Tails?" I think someone else here on HHW had asked, so I'm hoping that you have the stories all together in one document. If it's too much of a hassle, I can copy and paste from the posts myself except the ones from the still missing archive days. Who'da thunk it! You have non-HHW fans at a library in Olympia, Washington!

Posted by George @ 10/13/2003 11:37 PM PST

Good wishes for a wonderful life together for DRs Noel and Joy.

Posted by Old Laura @ 10/13/2003 11:37 PM PST

As to where in tarnation I've been, it has been a frightful week with crises galore.

Posted by Old Laura @ 10/13/2003 11:40 PM PST

Dear DR George: I have absolutely no problem with people copying the TAILS and passing them around. Heck, my own Dad has been sending them on to a friend of his, which is highly flattering since Dad is very sparing with his complements, the better to make sure the ones he gives have meaning. I'm glad that your friends are interested, and will try to send the complete stories right away.

Dear DR Jennifer: Food Network Canada is separate from Food Network USA, at least in their programming. They also have their own website, which is interesting to visit from time to time because of their articles. Unfortunately, my link isn't working right now, so I don't think it would be fair to everyone for me to post it. Remind me in a couple of days, if you get a chance, I might be able to get you a better result.

As for the first episode of Jamie's Kitchen, I can see where he's made one error in judgement right off. Jamie Oliver was raised in a food environment, since his Dad owns a pub and there was always pub grub. He learned from an early age what food was supposed to taste like, and what it meant to work in a kitchen. The "kids" in his experiment, whom he is giving this opportunity to learn how to cook professionally with a job at his new restaurant when they finish a year of schooling, don't know what food tastes like yet! When I first met der Brucer, I had no idea about what food tasted like, either. It took him about five or six years of taking me to restaurants, the full spectrum from coffee shops to some of the best in the nation (and, in a jaunt through Europe, some really good places in Germany and Amsterdam) for me to learn how to taste. By the end of that time, I was ready to learn how to cook. But I would have fallen flat on my face if I'd tried to cook before learning how to recognize what I was eating.

All the same, I really respect his courage in trying to take a group of young people and give them chance to make something of themselves. The odds are some of those he's chosen are going to fall by the wayside along the way. But that doesn't mean the effort isn't worth making, far from it. This is a far more interesting series already from Rocco's self-adulation.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/14/2003 12:28 AM PST

Peter Boyle called an argument at the dinner table "unseemly" last night.

Has anyone else seen a 1981 musical film called The Apple with Catherine Mary Stewart?

I happened to see MOST of it yesterday on FLIX, the Movie Channel. I am sorry I had not seen this movie before we had last week's discussion on bad movies. It will be on again on October 25th.

It is sort of a Hollywood version of a Bollywood movie directed by Menahem Golan. The music is disco, the 1981 version of 1994 is pretty scary -and, well, I can only say, it makes Xanadu look like An American in Paris.

Click on my name to read a fairly comprehensive discussion of it. And be afraid, be very afraid.

Posted by Jrand53 @ 10/14/2003 06:02 AM PST

The release date for SHERRY (with Nathan Lane, Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters) is 2/24/04.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 10/14/2003 06:13 AM PST

Well, here it is the morning, and we
are new-nottes-less. But there are
more new posts for my mental
delectation, so all is well.

I have been criminally remiss in not
wishing the greatest happiness to
Noel and Joy. I hope that you will
create art and love and happiness
for yourselves and the entire world!

Also, I send my sympathy to not so
very "Old Laura" for the frightfulness
of her week and the crises galore. I
hope that the crises have been
peacefully resolved.

I have no class for another 80
minutes (I love my schedule!), so I'll
probably be around more.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/14/2003 08:36 AM PST

I think "Noel" and "Joy" are going to be eternally blessed just for their names!!!!

They certainly are "Christmassy!"

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/14/2003 08:39 AM PST

SWoody, Thanks and thanks again!

About other unreleased recorcordings, does anyone know when the complete Anyone Can Whistle is going to be released??? Wasn't it recorded QUITE A FEW years ago?

Posted by George @ 10/14/2003 08:45 AM PST