Posted by William E. Lurie @ 10/15/2003 09:39 AM PST

Wow. First post.

A question for Dear Readers: On the average, how often do you go to see 1) live theatre, 2) live musical performances, 3) a movie in a theatre.

Posted by Jay @ 10/15/2003 09:41 AM PST

BK

If I (or Andrea in this case) were to purchase the first Kritzer novel through the link offered on this site, will it definitely be signed AND will it come with the cd. I saw the mention of the hardcover being signed - but there is nothing on the page abou the cd. I have been promised a cd. I will not rest until I have said book, signature and cd.

Can I wait until my birthday so that I can finally get to read the much discussed novel? I don't think sooooo.... :)

My Answer to Jay's Query:

1) As often as I can, which means about once every two months on average
2) I rarely go to live musical performances (unfortunately)
3) Maybe once a month. It really depends on how bored I am and whether or not the friends/family members that I typically go see movies with want to go or not.

My Ask DR Question:

1)Which do you prefer, pull over the head sweaters or cardigans?

2) In which position do you sleep at night? (ie. fetal, on your back,etc. Get your minds out of the gutter people!!!)

My Answer to My Ask DR Question:

1) Definitely cardigans

2) I sleep on my stomach with my head twisted sideways so that I don't suffocate on my pillow. I have been told this is weird. :)

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 09:53 AM PST

Live theatre - on the average once or twice a week

Live music - if you include Opera and Dance about twice a month

Movie in a theatre - there is so little out there worth seeing that it has been about once a month or less

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 10/15/2003 09:54 AM PST

Hmmmm....Meg Ryan. I liked her in JOE vs THE VOLCANO.

Over the head sweaters and I sleep on my back.

I go to live theatre a couple of times a month....every weekend in the summer time... And if you are working on a show, you are never OUT of the theatre!

Music performances, rarely. I can't even remember the last one I went to. Of course, I am counting Opera and Dance as Theatre, so that may skew the statistics.

WEL - I don't know the answers to your questions, but would be interested in reading them if someone does.

Movies? Rarely. I did see SEABISCUIT, but I don't go to a lot of them...not much I want to see. Now that Frances Farmer and Allison Hayes are no longer making films - dead you know - and Carroll Baker only makes the RARE appearance, well not much there to interest me.

My question for Ask BK day - do you know Miss Karen Valentine? And don't you think she do some more work? I always thought she was funnier than a lot of the actresses who had regular roles in television series....even today!

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 10:07 AM PST

DR Emily Questions

1.) Pullover
2.) I start on my side

DR Jay Questions

1.) At least once or twice a month
2.) Once or twice a year....
and brace yourself on this next one, but averaging the last ten years:
3.) Once every five years

Posted by TCB @ 10/15/2003 10:10 AM PST

Clay Aiken official site.

Click on my name only if you are interested.

I don't mind his singing....but boy he sure is scary to look at sometimes.

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 10:13 AM PST

I was not ignoring WEL's questions, I just think that they should be left for the master.

Posted by TCB @ 10/15/2003 10:14 AM PST

Live theater: once a year or so.

Sweaters: cardigans ( I get too hot in pull over sweaters and cardigans are easily removed)

Movies: I like to go to the movies, but not too many out lately that I have wanted to see. I will NOT be seeing KILL BILL!

I think I sleep on my back, mostly. Sometimes on my stomach, however.

BK, I didn't realize you felt that way about Meg Ryan. I do believe I have been very mistaken about your proclivities all of this time! LOL! My apoligies! Ha!

My question for DRS and BK, which was not answered yesterday by anyone. Has anyone of the "older" DRs ever been to the Turnabout Theater that was popular in L.A. in the 40s and 50s.

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/15/2003 10:18 AM PST

I will try and answer questions a little later, but I want to ask this. I asked on Sunday, but we weren't supposed to post, so I didn't. But here's my ASK BK DAY QUESTION:

Bruce, you were Executive Producer for a CD that Janis Siegel and Fred Hersch did together called "Slow Hot Wind" and it was Produced by Janis and Fred. What's the difference between "producing" and "executive producing," at least in this case? And how did you get to work with them? Did they come to you (specifically) or Varèse (in general) or did you go to them? How were they to work with?

Posted by George @ 10/15/2003 10:38 AM PST

Guys and Gals...

I'm writing a rush paper here, bored out of my mind, and you all can't even keep me entertained with new posts?

Shame on you. Shame. :)

Pleeeeeeaaaaassseeee... post something interesting. I am in the depths of homework-induced boredom.

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 11:12 AM PST

YAY!!! 13th post dance!!! (I can't believe I said that!)

Anyhow, I'm so excited that I have a question for BK today...Suppose someone wanted to make a studio cast recording, what does one have to do to obtain rights and is it difficult to obtain them? Bottom line, is it just way too much legal mumbo jumbo to even bother?

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

Ooops, 14th post dance... should type faster next time!

Posted by Matthew @ 10/15/2003 11:15 AM PST

BK--I'm sure that's a dream that many men would not regard as a nightmare! Meg Ryan is cute as a button.

So many questions to answer and then I have to scurry back to Western Civ class.

1) As of now, I see live theatre once or twice every month or so.
2)I see a live musical performance maybe once or twice a year.
3)I see a movie in a theatre about once a week.
4)cardigans
5)I sleep on my side usually or on my belly with my arm under my head. It doesn't sound particularly comfy but that's usually just the way I fall asleep.

Here's a question for BK and any DR who wants to answer...

What was the best dream you ever had (or that you can remember having)?

Posted by Maya @ 10/15/2003 11:23 AM PST

Maya!!! I can't type that here. This is a family site (and we have children present).

Posted by TCB @ 10/15/2003 11:25 AM PST

Answers to DR Jay's questions:

My wife & I go once a year to England for two weeks...I should say London, because we rarely get out of the city, because I'm booking theatre from the minute I get off the plane and we light in our flat. We usually see an average of 10-12 shows during that time, going almost every night and sometimes taking in a double-header, matinee and evening. To me, the greatest theatre is still done there.

The rest of the year, we may see another half dozen or so plays in Southern California...I prefer The Old Globe and South Coast Rep to most of the local theatre in LA, but do occasionally see good stuff at the Taper, Ahmanson, or Geffen.

Musical events: Very rarely. Never been to a rock concert in my life. Do occasionally step out for someone like Bobby Short.

Movies: We belong to the WGA screening society. Which shows about 80 movies over the year. We don't get to them every week, usually because they cram two on a weekend, which is just too much of a commitment...like last week we went to School of Rock, but missed Kill Bill. Sometimes we don't go simply because we have no interest in the film. Still we see at least a third of them, which is still good because, it's about eighty bucks to join, so it's about a buck a film for two people. Also the crowds at the WGA are well-behaved. It's very hard for me to go into a theatre anymore and put up with the loud, stupid, rude behaviour. I just have no tolerance for it.

But, during Oct, November, and December when Award screenings start, we'll go to the screening rooms or classy theatres to see a ton of stuff. As a member of the WGA, I and a guest get in free to see movies being touted for major awards, so we sort of pick up everything we missed during the year at this time.

Last year, the WGA started getting the DVD screeners, which was wonderful being able to watch them at home. Screw Jack Valenti, that old cultural imperialist, for banning them!

Posted by Charles Pogue @ 10/15/2003 11:28 AM PST

Answer to DR Emily's questions:

I don't wear sweaters. Never much have. Though for some reason I have a bunch of nice ones...gifts and such. But really in California, there's never much need.

I sleep starting out on my back, usually get to my side at some time in the night and go back to my back again. Positions much depend on the shifting of the dog in bed and the early morning attack of the cat (who attacks my lovely wife, Julieanne, not me, although he may tromp over my carcass to get to her).

Posted by Charles Pogue @ 10/15/2003 11:36 AM PST

TCB, you can always e-mail people who want to know! Inquiring minds want to know! ;-)

Posted by George @ 10/15/2003 11:45 AM PST

Answers to questions:
1) Live Theatre: averages to about
once a week. (There's always
something going on here!) There are
of course our occasional trips to the
Canadian theatre festivals, when I
see more plays than most people
can stomach, with frequent double
headers/

2) Live Music: maybe 7-8 times a
year.

3) Movie in theater: about once a
month.

4) Pull over the head sweater.

5) Combination of side and stomach.
With tossing and turning.

By the way-we three shall meet
again in act IV, I believe.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/15/2003 11:49 AM PST

LOL, George.

Posted by TCB @ 10/15/2003 11:50 AM PST

Oh, this is related to DR Maya's
question: (And no, I won't say what
my nicest dream was, even ifI could
remember it.) I was an officer in the
school marching band last fall, and
someone talked about the power
this entailed (negligible, really) as
being "out of my wildest fantasies."
To which my response was: "Trust
me, my wildest fantasies have
NOTHING to do with marching
band!"

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/15/2003 11:53 AM PST

DR Charles Pogue - are you related to actors Kenneth and Mel Pogue, whose names I sometimes see in the credits!

TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD - I saw THE APPLE!!!! Did you see my post about it. I guess I should say I survived THE APPLE. It will be repeated on FLIX on October 25 - and yes the audiences did throw their souvenir soundtrack LP's at the screen following the first showing in LA.

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 12:04 PM PST

Pullover sweaters, exclusively. I'm rather partial to V-necks.

I have concluded that I am versatile when it comes to sleeping positions. I usually start on my side, but I have awakened in any number of positions. Also, sometimes when I wake up, the covers and pillows are all nice and neat, as if I had barely moved while I slept. There are other occasions when the bedclothes are strewn in every which way, as if I spent the night thrashing about.

Posted by Jay @ 10/15/2003 12:05 PM PST

I can sympathize, Emily. I am very busily not studying for my Geology test that I have in half an hour.

I don't know if I like cardigans better than pullovers, but I have more cardigans than pullovers, so I'll say cardigans, although I am also rather fond of my maroon pullover because I think it looks like a Weasley sweater.

Since I sleep curled up within and around all the junk I have piled up on my futon, my sleeping position is pretty hard to describe. But if you've ever seen a cat curled around backwards so that his feet almost touch the back of his head, you'll get a pretty good idea.

One of the best dreams that I remember having involved two penguins stealing a clown car and driving it on the freeway with a whale in the back seat. And I'm not making that up.

Posted by Sandra @ 10/15/2003 12:06 PM PST

Que esta un Weasley sweater?

Posted by Juan @ 10/15/2003 12:11 PM PST

ooh... Harry Potter reference!

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 12:22 PM PST

The best, and weirdest dream I ever had (and I'm working off of wispy memories here folks so bear with me) involved my being at school sitting around with some friends when we receive a phone call that one of our friends was elected premier of Saskatchewan and that we were all invited to go ski in the province. Thus began a huge trip in which we WALKED from Montreal to the mountains of Saskatchewan (remember Saskatchewan is known for its flatness) where we all went skiing. That is, until the ski lift stopped working. Then we just yelled at our friend the premier of saskatchewan and walked home.

Please note the following:

1) I was not especialy good friends with the person my dream elected premier of saskatchewan
2) I don't ski
3) I have never been to saskatchewan
4) I had never gone on a road trip with my friends at the time

How weird was that? :)

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 12:26 PM PST

As a child I had a lovely recurring dream of swimming in a pond at the bottom of a waterfall. Mostly I am prone to very strange nightmares I don't repeat to anyone. I just finished a wonderful book, "The Secret Life of Bees". The story is narrated by Lily, a fourteen year old girl whom I identified with. After a very strange dream she says "I couldn't imagine who sat in my head making this stuff up". That said it all for me.

My sleeping habits have changed over the years. I now sleep on my back, until Bogie wakes me up. Then I roll to the side and lift the covers for him tp curl up against my stomach.

Pull over sweaters, especially cashmere. In fact I need some more. It is very difficult to find them short enough for me since I like them to stop at my waist instead of my hips. Not an easy find when you are only 5'3 1/4" tall.

Posted by Jane @ 10/15/2003 12:44 PM PST

I think I stopped taking "Executive Producer" credit after that CD, and changed it to Executive Producer for VS or something. They brought the CD to us, we agreed to put it out, and I prepared it for release. Otherwise, I had nothing to do with it.

Just back from the post office, and all the Kritzerland CDs are on their way. For those who haven't purchased the book and who are thinking about it and would like a CD, order soon - I will not repress once I am out of them and there aren't all that many left. If you purchased the book in LA at one of the signings, let me know and I'll save a CD for you.

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 12:45 PM PST

So BK, if I order the first Kritzer signed hardcopy, it will automatically come with the cd? Or do I have to fill out a separate order form for that?

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 12:46 PM PST

LOL, TCB and Hapgood! Perhaps I should have specified that I was asking about PG-13-rated dreams, hehe.

LOL, Sandra! WB by the way.

Emily--I've never gone skiing either! One of these days maybe...

I can't remember my best dream ever, but I often have recurring dreams that I'm flying, and I feel a wonderful sense of freedom in those. Maybe it means I should play Peter Pan one day, lol?

Posted by Maya @ 10/15/2003 12:48 PM PST

DR JRand53: As far as I know I'm not related to either Ken Pogue or Mel Pogue. Ken Pogue, I believe, is Canadian.

Posted by Charles Pogue @ 10/15/2003 01:02 PM PST

'K. Oh, if I had known he was Canadian, I wouldn't have asked. It is a small world, though.

I have a Canadian brother-in-law.

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 01:07 PM PST

A particularly strange dream that I
remember: I somehow was fourth
chair in the cello section of my
school's symphony, and a concert
was coming up in about a week. So I
had to learn how to play the cello in
that time. No explanation, of course,
of how I got into Symphony without
being able to play, at all. (In real life I
play clarinet and tenor saxophone.)

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/15/2003 01:08 PM PST

Emily: Yes, but order soon. I'd thought I was out of the Kritzer first book CD but recently found less than a handful more. Plus, if you're ordering a hardcover it's cheaper here unless you find it used at amazon (of course, not signed there).

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 01:14 PM PST

There is a CD that goes with the first book???

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/15/2003 01:21 PM PST

Israel (Izzy) Asper, the Canadian media magnate and humanitarian, passed away last week.

The memorial in the newspaper concluded with this quote:

"So many men seem destined to settle for something small,
But I won't rest until I know I'll have it all.
So don't ask where I'm going,
Just listen when I'm gone,
And far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn."
-- Pippin

I hope nobody finds this DR question a downer:

Which song or lyrics would you choose for your funeral?

For mine: "Open A New Window."

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 10/15/2003 01:53 PM PST

Don't know Miss Karen Valentine, but have always enjoyed her work.

Best dream: You'll find out when you read Kritzer Time.

Now, may I just ask if anyone, and I mean anyone, finds the last couple of days' slow posts a bit strange? I asked the question earlier in the week, but I'm asking it again because I just don't "get" it and I do ever so like to "get" it. Get it? Got it. Good.

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 01:55 PM PST

I don't know if I find the slow posts strange or not, but I do find the situation annoying! I tend to check HHW consistantly through the day while I am at work...it helps me get through the day..and when there is not a constant stream of new posts, well, I just don't know what to do with myself!

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/15/2003 02:00 PM PST

Hmmm...it is an interesting question. I don't really see the recent number of posts though as a sign that interest is flagging or anything like that...it could just be some coincidental overlapping business in most DR's lives. But I really wouldn't worry, BK...things to tend to go in cycles, so we could be back at 150 posts a day very soon!

Posted by Maya @ 10/15/2003 02:05 PM PST

Maybe some of the sluggishness has to do with Canadian Thanksgiving. That's my excuse for E&Tness. I took an extra long holiday weekend. In fact, I've sort of booked off the entire week - and will be heading to NYC tomorrow (till Sunday). Thanks again for suggestions on what to see while I'm in Manhattan. I'll report back on Sunday or Monday.

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 10/15/2003 02:27 PM PST

Dan-in-Toronto, that is a very interesting question. I like your answer. That is something I never contemplated. If there were to be music, I just thought my family members would choose something that reflects how they feel about me. Traditionally there isn't music at a Jewish funeral-so chances are, no music for me anyway.

Posted by Jane @ 10/15/2003 02:30 PM PST

I may suffer from delusions of grandeur, and Jewish though I may be, I expect that they shall play the concluding movement of Mahler's 2nd Symphony at my funeral, with full orchestra and chorus. It is one of my favorite pieces of music, and, given its theme, most befitting of the occasion.

Posted by Jay @ 10/15/2003 02:34 PM PST

For Ask BK Day:

After listening for the umpteenth time to UNSUNG SONDHEIM today (my favorite of all your CDs, BK), I was wondering about something. Now, I'm not asking you to name any names, of course, but I was wondering if you ever worked with someone on one of these compilation CDs who either didn't deliver the goods you wanted or surprisingly proved difficult enough to work with that you didn't ask them back for future CDs. (I'm not talking about your cast albums where you were locked into the cast of the show but rather the compilations where you got to pick your own artists.) Most of the folks on your CDs have appeared multiple times, but there are some who popped up once or twice and then never again. I was just curious about that.

Posted by Matt H. @ 10/15/2003 02:35 PM PST

I want to be cremated and would like the love theme from The Towering Inferno sung.

Posted by MDS @ 10/15/2003 02:49 PM PST

For Bruce and all DR

10 Questions

1) What is your favorite word?

2) What is your least favorite word?

3) What turns you on or what is your favorite thing?

4) What turns you off?

5) What sound or noise do you love?

6) What sound of noise do you hate?

7) What is your favorite curse word?

8) What professions other than your own would you like to attempt?

9) What professions would you not like to do?

10) If heaven exists, what would you like God way when you arrive?

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 10/15/2003 02:54 PM PST

Of course is should be:

10) If heaven exists, what would you like God say when you arrive?

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 10/15/2003 02:55 PM PST

MattH: There have been only a handful of people I've worked with that I would choose not to work with again - either because they didn't or couldn't deliver or because they were difficult. In that difficult category, it's probably only one or two people. Mostly, I've really enjoyed working with the variety of folks I have had the pleasure of working with. Of course, Guy Haines came on the scene because a singer could not deliver what the song needed. And I think I've only replaced one other person's vocal, again because it was a difficult song and the original performer just couldn't do it. Oh, and I replaced a singer who was quite sick when we recorded because I didn't think he'd be pleased to hear himself sounding that way.

Michael: I've answered those questions once before (the James Lipton routine), but since answers always change, here goes:

1. My favorite word changes from day to day - today my favorite word is dreamy.

2. My least favorite word is "no."

3. Good conversation and good food turn me on, and last night, Meg Ryan turned me on.

4. Negative people turn me off. People who cause others grief turns me off. Uncouth interlopers turn me off.

5. I love the sound of rain.

6. I hate the sound of jackhammers.

7. My favorite curse word is fking ct.

8. I would love to be able to paint or draw, but I'm hopeless.

9. I would not like to be a street repair man or a dentist.

10. I would like God to say, "Hello, BK, despite your many failings, I'm letting you up here because you managed to give some people happiness through your work."

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 03:08 PM PST

I'll start with DR Michael's question #5. I love the sound of fall leaves rustling under my feet.

And DR Emily: I'm a pullover guy: V-neck when I'm going casual; turtleneck with sports jacket for formal attire. For interviews, I find a combination of sweater and shirt and tie strikes the right note.

Posted by Dan-in-Toronto @ 10/15/2003 03:14 PM PST

Just got an e-mail from Rhino Handmade. The LucyMAME ship date has been moved to October 30.

Posted by William E. Lurie @ 10/15/2003 03:36 PM PST

Hello, fellow dear reders! I have JUST gotten home from a very long and hectic day. Had to go to school early for HC hall decoration meeting, and a total of THREE people showed up. 30 people signed up, three showed. I am appalled at my fellow sophmores! Where is the spirit! We need to win this year! Errg. Other than that school was school, busy as usual, and then we had voice-soccer-dance-grocery store after school, not all of which are mine. But I was stuck in the car driving from place to place.

What fun questions to answer! Here goes nothin'.

Jay: I usually see live theater about once every two months. I have no money to buy tickets with, nor anyone close by to go with. I see concerts about 4-5 times a year, and all different music styles, I'm not picky. I see movies in theaters every other month, usually. I don't like a lot of the stuff that has been coming out recently. Bring back good movie musicals!

Emily: While I'm wearing a cardigan right now (sort of...more like a sweatshirt with a zipper), I love pull-overs. Nice and cozy. And I fall asleep on my back, surrounded by a billion pillows and blankets that I stuff around me. Warm and snug. But when I wake up, they're all on the floor and I'm on my stomach.

Maya: My best dream was one that I remember from forever ago. I walk out onto an empty stage, at a HUGE theater that is PACKED. I sing my song, and immediately, the audience wants an encore. So I sing another. And another. And finally, I finish, and they all cheer, and I wake up happy as can be. I guess thats a realisitc dream as well as a sleepy dream, :)

Dan: A song for my funeral? A duet of Amazing Grace. I adore that song, it's beautiful.

Michael Shayne: Here we go...

1. My favorite word is frivolous.
2. My least favorite word is necessary. I can't ever spell it, I literally just looked it up in the dictionary, and I had spelled it wrong.
3. John Mayers' singing voice turns me on. Yummy.
4. Being rude or hateful turns me off. I cannot stand hateful people.
5. I love the sound of rain.
6. I hate the clicking sound a pen makes. When people just clickclickclickclick away, I have to restrain myself.
7. My favorite curse it F--k. And I don't say it often, but it just gets our every emotion I could ever want to express.
8. Not that I have a profession, but one to fall back on after Music would be Special Education, which is what my mom does. It's amazing.
9. I would hate to work at a gas station. The smell of gasoline makes me nauseous.
10. I want God to say, "Algebra? There's no algebra in heaven. Only music."

Posted by Sarah @ 10/15/2003 03:36 PM PST

Awww....

I guess old Diophantus (the first person we know of who used Algebra) was coveting his neighbour's slide rule...

:)

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 03:53 PM PST

Sarah--cool dream! I hate the word necesarry too...darn it...see what I mean...I'm a good speller but I can never spell that word correctly either. There's also probably a lot of algebra in the Other Place, hehe.

I would like them to play some Merman at my funeral...which will hopefully be a very long way away.

I want to answer Michael Shayne's questions now, but I have to rush off to American Lit class so I will have to do that later. Work was busier than I thought it would be.

Posted by Maya @ 10/15/2003 03:54 PM PST

Morbid Thoughts: For my funeral, and on my stone, I'd like the song, "I'll Be Seeing You" sung/inscribed:

I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day through.

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/15/2003 04:21 PM PST

The Lipton Questions:

1) What is your favorite word?

Hello

2) What is your least favorite word?

Because....

3) What turns you on or what is your favorite thing?

Exquisitely prepared food

4) What turns you off?

Crappy attitude

5) What sound or noise do you love?

My cat's purr

6) What sound or noise do you hate?

Alarms of all kinds

7) What is your favorite curse word?

God-dd-cksing-M*erF***er.

8) What professions other than your own would you like to attempt?

Music composer

9) What profession would you not like to do?

Bus driver

10) If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?

Get in here!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/15/2003 04:31 PM PST

DR Jrand: Clay doesn't look funny. Although he does look much different now than when he first started on American Idol.

Btw, go Red Sox. It's the 8th now. And I think they are still up by 1 (7-6).

(sorry to any Yankees fans, but it's just so frustrating seeing the same teams win every year).

I really want the Cubs to win too.

The funny thing is I really like baseball. But I haven't been following much this year. But our FOX station also shows the WB shows (right now after baseball games). So i've been watching every night!

Posted by Jennifer @ 10/15/2003 04:31 PM PST

Ooops! I forgot about the problem with asterisks.

The answer to No. 7 is:

Godd---ed c--ks---ing m---erf---er!

And no, I don't run around saying it, but when the proper occasion presents itself, it rolls trippingly off my tongue and gives me the deepest possible satisfaction!

Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 10/15/2003 04:34 PM PST

Answering Jay: Der Brucer and I were seeing live theater about eight or ten times a year, films about once a month, prior to our decision to move to Delaware. (Live music has never been a priority for us, but we can be heard as part of the audience on Jason Graae Live at the Cinegrill.) When we decided to move, we ended our subscriptions to the Music Center and ICT, so our theater attendance went to zilch. Somehow, so did our movie-going. That should change again when we get to Delaware, however.

Answering Emily: I'm a SoCal boy, and don't know from sweaters. And I roll around a lot at night.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/15/2003 04:51 PM PST

S. Woody White: Is Delaware you're coming? Or is Delaunaware? Just asking.

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 05:02 PM PST

I am often asked to record songs for use at funerals. Some requests have been:
Send In The Clowns
Not A Day Goes By
Over the Rainbow
I'll Be Seeing You
Spirit In The Sky
Funny How Time Slips Away
Theme from "The Mission"
Enya's contribution to LOTR
Copperhead Road
Amazing Grace
Up Where We Belong
What Colour Is The Wind (Charlie Lansborough)
No-one has yet asked for the theme from "M.A.S.H."for which I am thankful.

Posted by Tom from Oz @ 10/15/2003 05:05 PM PST

The Usual Ten Suspects:
1) Favorite Word: Dogs.
2) Least Favorite Word: Hate, because it is so often used as a synonym for "dislike" when there are so many other words available, like loathe or abhor. "Hate" is what Fred Phelps, Pat Robertson, and their ilk do. I like to think of myself as being a little more intelligent than they.
3) Favorite Thing: Good writing.
4) Least Favorite Thing: People who use psychological terms to disguise their hate. (See #2.) Dr. Laura is an example, but I've known a few personally as well.
5) Favorite sound: Lightly falling snow. It's quite different from that of light rain.
6) Sound I Hate: See #2. And #4.
7) Favorite Curse Word: I like to string three words together, in triplicate. It comes out "FxxxFxxxFxxxCxxxCxxxCxxxSxxxSxxxxSxxx." But it has to be said very rapidly, and not where your mother can hear.
8) Profession To Try: Writer. I've never done it professionally.
9) Profession I WOULDN'T Want to Try: Telemarketing. I could handle incoming calls, but making the calls is so intrusive. And the claim that it is their "right" to intrude is so bogus. Damn them all, and their little lawyers too!
10) I'm not sure what I'd want to hear God say, as long as he doesn't tell me, "Ooops, you want the downstairs door, sorry." That would be so embarrassing.

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/15/2003 05:06 PM PST

This is fun.

1) What is your favorite word?

(today) "Gentle"

2) What is your least favorite word?

"Don't"

3) What turns you on or what is your favorite thing?

Really bright, funny men turn me on. Or if none of them are available... having my lower back stroked.

4) What turns you off?

Stupidity

5) What sound or noise do you love?

The ocean at night

6) What sound or noise do you hate?

Any loud bang; sirens

7) What is your favorite curse word?

F---k u!

8) What professions other than your own would you like to attempt?

Broadway musical star

9) What profession would you not like to do?

Bank teller or construction worker

10) If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?

Your daddy's here waiting to see you.

Posted by Panni @ 10/15/2003 05:08 PM PST

Dear BK: Oh, they're quite aware already, some of them. They quake in their itty bitty shoes, even as we write!

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/15/2003 05:09 PM PST

Jay mentions Mahler's 2nd
Symphony-the Resurrection. This is
a very important piece of music to
me. I consider it one of the most
profound experiences I've ever had.

Let me explain: At my school we had
what was called the "Concert Club"
which gave certain students from
band and orchestra a series of 3 or 4
concerts with the Cleveland
Orchestra. (We got them because
the principal clarinetist sent his kids
to our school.) One night, the
program was the "Resurrection,"
which was the final concert
conducted by Jahja Ling as resident
conductor. The performance itself
was transcendent. But what really
made it sting was another
circumstance: The next morning was
the funeral of a very important
person to me. Donald Bianchi was a
major figure in Cleveland theatre-he
founded a local theatre with which I
was involved, and founded the kid's
playwriting festival, which was a
home for me for several years. I had
even been directed by him a few
times. He had a joy and love for
theatre that is still inspirational. He
died of Leukemia at age 72 (I think)
and it sent real shock waves through
the city. So that pain, combined with
the horrific beauty of the music and
the name of the symphony
combined to make it an incredible
experience.

Todays answers to the
questionnaire:

1) Theatre
2) Faggot
3) Great conversation
4) Willful ignorance (aka political
conservatism. Sorry, I know that that
was cheap.)
5) Cello playing
6) Sirens
7) Sh-t (Many other swear words,
like f-ck or c-cksucker, can really be
quite pleasant. Sh-t is just
disgusting.)
8) Playwright
9) Almost anything not in the arts.
10) You go into rehearsals in in one
week! You get whatever part you
want, whinever you want it.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/15/2003 05:12 PM PST

May I vent? Most of you HHW-ers are citizens of your country. I'm not. I have a Green Card. And every ten years said Green Card must be renewed. This has understandably become quite a production number since 9/11. I filled out all the forms, had my picture taken, my fingers printed, etc. Then I drove TWICE to Denver to take care of all that needed to be taken care of for the renewal. Then I waited over a year for the new card. It finally arrived -- with a mistake on it -- said my birthplace was Canada instead of Hungary. Of course, you can't get in touch with a human being at the Dept. of Homeland Security -- which is where they now handle this instead of at the INS. So I had to call my congressman to get me info on whether this error makes a difference. Of course it turns out it does, so now I have to drive to Denver AGAIN to give them back my card and probably wait another year for a new one. Plus - I'm moving in a few weeks AND have a script to finish - so the last thing I want to do is spend half a day driving to Denver and taking care of this silliness. ...End of vent. Thank you for listening.

Posted by Panni @ 10/15/2003 05:22 PM PST

Well, I don't have answers for the questions, but I will think about them.

I am reading Everythign Is Possible the book about the creation of FOLLIES and I am fascinated! It is like being there!

Anyone interested in musical theatre should get this book by Ted Chapin - BK talked about it last week and it is indeed well worth the price!

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 05:25 PM PST

MAME soundtrack CD delayed until October 20!

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 05:26 PM PST

favorite word: love

least favorite word: really two words, g...damn. The G. part makes me cringe

favorite thing: walking and hiking with mountains around me

what turns me off: rude people and people who mistreat animals or just dump them someplace.

sound I love the most: I'm with you Ron, my cat's purr

sounds & noises I hate: traffic and loud people outside my bedroom window

favorite curse word: shit

professions I would you like to attempt: If I could carry a tune, I would like to be a singer.

profession I would not like to do: clean septic tanks

I would like to hear God say "come, all your pets are waiting to see you".

Posted by Jane @ 10/15/2003 05:28 PM PST

Panni, that needed venting. What a pain! Hope it, and everything else gets taken care of before your big move.

Posted by Jane @ 10/15/2003 05:33 PM PST

For BK:

On "Jeepers Creepers," were any of Alison Fraser's comments in "The Blob" ad libs, or did you write them all? And how did you get Jason Graae to sound so butch? I was very impressed.

Posted by Kerry @ 10/15/2003 05:36 PM PST

Oh, and is it Bruce or Guy Haines who does the talking at the beginnning of our lovely Susan Gordon's version of "You're My Living Doll"?

Posted by Kerry @ 10/15/2003 05:40 PM PST

You're so NICE, Jane. Really. Hope I get to meet you one day!

Posted by Panni @ 10/15/2003 05:41 PM PST

How did you get said green card?

From what I've looked at, the qualifications for getting into the states as a permanent resident are almost impossible without marriage... or unless you're an engineer. Or a doctor willing to relocate to North Dakota.

I just wanted to know for future reference.

Oh, and can't any of you Yankee Hainsies and Kimlets marry Panni so that she can get her official citizenship in a couple of years? ;)

Posted by Emily @ 10/15/2003 05:55 PM PST

Panni: What a pain! I hope it all works out for you! Just remember, everything falls in place for a reason. And I loved your answer about your dad, very touching.

Jane: You ARE nice! Pleasantly pleasant and nice. :)

Everyone, BK included: What has been the happiest moment of your life, thus far?

Posted by Sarah @ 10/15/2003 06:12 PM PST

Favorite word: Kindness

Least favorite word: Hate

Favorite things: Animals, old people.

Turn offs: Spitting in public

Sound you love: Ocean waves

Sound you hate: Mick Jagger, train whistles.

Favorite curse: Dag-nab-it

Profession I would like to try: Film maker

Profession I would not like to have: Waiter

What I hope God will say: Welcome aboard...your lunch with Allison Hayes and Joi Lansing will be scheduled for tomorrow at noon.

Happiest moment: Wow, too many to mention..which is something I am grateful for!

Posted by MBarnum @ 10/15/2003 06:33 PM PST

Just got out of American Lit. God, today has been exhausting. I want nothing more than to just plop into bed when I get home. But no...I have to read Bartelby the Scrivener. Really..."I would prefer not to."

Panni--sorry to hear about your Green Card troubles. It sounded like dealing with the DMV, but much more frustrating even. Good luck!

1) What is your favorite word?

Vacation.

2) What is your least favorite word?

Homework.

3) What turns you on or what is your favorite thing?

A good Sondheim score.

4) What turns you off?

Ignorance.

5) What sound or noise do you love?

Rain plashing down on a lake.

6) What sound of noise do you hate?

Really obnoxious babies' cries.

7) What is your favorite curse word?

F*** an A!

8) What professions other than your own would you like to attempt?

Hmmm...a moneyed dilettante.

9) What professions would you not like to do?

Anything that isn't creative.

10) If heaven exists, what would you like God way when you arrive?

You'll be missed down there.

I'll try to post later...off to post-class drudgery...

Posted by Maya @ 10/15/2003 07:00 PM PST

DR Emily - When I got my Green Card I was still married to a relatively well-known Canadian writer. Our immigration lawyer in LA decided that the "artist of renown" category (can't remember the official name) was the one to go for. This is a really hard category to get in with. The more concrete evidence you have of worldwide fame the better. As my then hubby was had novels and books of poetry translated into many languages (and dedicated to moi!) - books the immigration officials could hold in their greasy little hands - in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, etc. - we decided to submit him, rather than me. That's the story. I got my Green Card as wifey. And BTW - I could apply for citizenship now if I wanted, but it's just so much trouble. You have to document every single time you left the country. And you have to learn the words to the national anthem. Who could do that?? So bring on the proposals you Yanks out there.

DR Sarah - Thank you for liking my "daddy" answer. I felt somewhat guilty writing it, as my mother is also up there. But my father died when I was only 5 and for some reason I have no memories of him. Everyone who knew him said he was an extraordinary man and I long to know him.

Posted by Panni @ 10/15/2003 07:09 PM PST

Panni and Sarah, thank you for your sweet compliment.

Sarah, one happiest moment is too difficult. My first autumn and my first sighting of a male cardinal one snowy day gave me incredible joy. There are so many moments like that in my life. Then there are the big moments, my wedding day ( I laughed with joy through the ceremony) and the first time I looked at my boys I thought my heart would explode, if I weren't so exhausted. My boys first smiles and first everything. I could go on and on.

Posted by Jane @ 10/15/2003 07:36 PM PST

10 Questions

1) What is your favorite word?
SUPREME
2) What is your least favorite word?
FAILURE
3) What turns you on or what is your favorite thing?
OCEAN AIR
4) What turns you off?
SKANKINESS
5) What sound or noise do you love?
RIPPLING BROOK OR CREEK
6) What sound of noise do you hate?
TRAFFIC
7) What is your favorite curse word?
C**T
8) What professions other than your own would you like to attempt?
ASTRONAUT or PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
9) What professions would you not like to do?
ANYTHING MEDICAL
10) If heaven exists, what would you like God way when you arrive?
"You did good, kid."

Questions for DRs/BK:

Other than these *reality* programs, and that includes "Trading Spaces," what television shows are on a weekly viewing basis for you and yours?
Any ANGEL fans out there?
Any SMALLVILLE fans out there?
Any LAW & ORDER (all variations) out there?

What book(s) are you currently reading?

Posted by td @ 10/15/2003 07:56 PM PST

Love all the Law and Order shows.

Just finished Ted Chaplin's book about the creation of the musical Follies

Posted by Michael Shayne @ 10/15/2003 08:13 PM PST

td - I saw THE APPLE.

DR Michael Shayne, I just finished the FOLLIES book as well. Isn't it terrific?

Posted by JRand53 @ 10/15/2003 08:20 PM PST

Good evening.

I haven't meant to be errant & truant during the day the past two days, but rehearsal beckons and has beckoned. Two days down...

We started table work today - Just reading a scene at a time, and then discussing and questioning what has happened in those scenes, what the characters were feeling, what the actors are thinking about at this point in the process, etc. Great background work.

And I know this is redundant - since all DRs read the late/early posts - Christiane Tisdale is in our cast as Nimue and Morgan Le Fey.

As for Ask DR/Ask BK Day--

DR Jay's ???
Theatre - Whenever I can - which is usually whenever I'm not working in the pit. I average about one live show a month if I'm lucky. -And that usually means three or four shows in one week in NYC every three months. ;-)

Music - Not as much as I would like - again, since I'm usually working when a performer and/or group I want to see is in town.

Movies - I have months in a row where I don't go out to see a movie, then I end up seeing a couple in about a two week period. However, if I'm on tour, at least a movie a week.

DR Emily's ???

Sweaters - I'm an equal opportunity sweater wearer. I love the casualness of a pullover, and the "smartness" of a cardigan.

Sleeping position - Ideally, on my right side in fetal position... But sometimes on my back.. depends on the pillows.

DR Michael Shayne's ???
(The L'Apostrophe questionnaire)
1) What is your favorite word? - Hope
2) What is your least favorite word? - Compromise
3) What turns you on or what is your favorite thing? - The smile of and hug from my nephew, John Michael.
4) What turns you off? - Working under someone who admits that I'm more suited to their job than they are.
5) What sound or noise do you love? - The human voice, singing.
6) What sound of noise do you hate? - Violin tuning.
7) What is your favorite curse word? - F*ck
8) What professions other than your own would you like to attempt? - Astronomer and/or Restaurant Chef
9) What professions would you not like to do? -
Construction worker, window-washer (the ones who do those really tall buildings).
10) If heaven exists, what would you like God to say when you arrive? - "Knock-Knock..." :-)

DR Dan-in-Toronto's ?
Funeral Song - "Apres un reve" by Faure (sorry for the lack of accents and such) and/or Rachmaninov's "Vocalise" - but played by a cello.

DR Maya's ?
Best Dream - Hmmm.. Don't remember specifics, but I do remember waking up from one once, and feeling so good, calm, refreshed... Very content. I specifically waking up smiling.

Well, I think that's most of the DR Questions...

For Ask BK Day -
Is there any particular show that has some flaws - major and/or minor - that you would like to get your hands around and "fix"?
Is there any show that you would like to write new songs for? A show where you like the book, but would like to take a crack at writing some news songs for it.

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/15/2003 08:44 PM PST

I started Ted Chapin's book last night at bedtime, and read for 1 1/2 hours. I only put it down because I needed to get some sleep. Also, I don't want to devour it in one sitting. I saw the original FOLLIES and want to study and enjoy every single page of this masterful book as I remember it. I'll be honest, when I looked at that wonderful color picture on the back cover, tears sprang into my eyes. Anyone who saw the original should understand how seeing that grandeur captured in a color shot like this makes me thrilled and overcome with emotion.

Posted by Matt H. @ 10/15/2003 08:59 PM PST

My, what profound and provocative posts. Although this may not yet be the most popular site on the internet, it most certainly must be the most intelligent.

I have just returned home from seeing MYSTIC RIVER. This film deserves all the kudos the critics have been giving it. Excellent screenplay, excellent direction, excellent cinematography and the acting by each and every member of the cast is incredible. While Sean Penn has received much of the critics' ink (and he is quite deserving of it), Tim Robbins' haunting performance is the one that will remain with me. There is one point in the story I would like to discuss with any dear readers who have already seen the film. (It's a point I cannot reveal here as it would be a spoiler for anyone who has not yet seen the picture.) Please click on my name to send me an e-mail indicating that you are game to such discussion.

Dear Reader Hapgood--Although the memories I stirred in you were sad and wistful, I am pleased that my comment about Mahler's 2nd Symphony raised them in you. The gentleman you described sounds like he was quite a mensch.

Dear Reader Swishy Sarah--Your dream reminds me of an old story about a tenor making his debut at the world-famous La Scala opera house in Milan in Verdi's AIDA. The tenor's aria in this opera is a biggie, and it comes quite early in the evening. The tenor sang it and he was met with quite an ovation. As is common practice at La Scala, it was clear that the audience was demanding an encore and an encore he provided them. After singing the aria a second time, he again was met with a huge ovation and was again forced to sing the aria. This pattern happened again several more times until finally, after the tenth encore, the tenor hushed the audience's tenth ovation and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have now sung 'Celeste Aida' ten times, and ten times you have honored with me outstanding applause. How many times can I sing this aria for you before we may continue with the opera?" A voice rose from the gallery, "Until you get it right!"

Posted by Jay @ 10/15/2003 08:59 PM PST

Oh...

DR td -
"Angel" - Never seen an episode...
"Smallville" - Tom Welling makes me weak in the knees! -It's shown here in Richmond after SNL on Saturday night's (duh) - so I actually don't miss it unlike primetime shows.
"Law and Order" - I watch whichever variation I can - I just love playing "spot the NYC actor"!

DR Sarah - My happiest professional moment was the first day of Sweeney Todd rehearsal last summer at the Kennedy Center. It even had a touch of the surreal for me: my first official gig at the Kennedy Center, an amazing cast, an amazing show (and one of my Top Two!), and Mr. Sondheim too! And there was such a sense of occasion that day too - theatrical history in the making.

My happiest personal moment... The first time the words, "I Love You," were said to me.

Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 10/15/2003 09:00 PM PST

DR JRand: Isn't THE APPLE everything that you expected it to be, and then some? ? ?

My Funeral Song:
(and I will admit, I'm stealing this from a friend who wishes me to sing it at her funeral):
Tom Waits' "Shiver Me Timbers."

Dreams:
Yeah, BK gets to dream about Meg Ryan, I get to dream about an orangutan named Billy Joel! All part of a larger dream with racoons, waterfalls, skiers, barns and open air carnivals!

My favorite dream, however, is one that many people have told to me:
Some have dreamed of me in green velvet. . .to some, I was absolutely male and contemporary; to others, I was a red-headed woman in a period which could only be the French Revolution, but, the key to it all is the green velvet. . .also, with the French femme, there is always something involving a thatched cottage, a fire and a cachet containing a string of pearls!

Any dream interpreters out there?
Paging Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat. . .

Posted by td @ 10/15/2003 09:05 PM PST

My name is....

Melinda!

Posted by Daisy @ 10/15/2003 09:07 PM PST

Happiest moment - the birth of my daughter. Other happy moments - producing CDs always, and completing Benjamin Kritzer.

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 09:10 PM PST

Puuush!

Kerry: With the exception of the key change line, all the adlibs are Miss Fraser's.

I asked Jason to channel David Engel and Tennessee Ernie.

Posted by bk @ 10/15/2003 09:29 PM PST

Yes, my first sighting of a male cardinal gave me great joy, as well.

Posted by Pope John Paul II @ 10/15/2003 09:32 PM PST

I must add a post, for duty's sake!

Now to finish my paper that is due
tomorrow. Don't you love college
schedules?

DR Jay-Yes, Don was incredible.
One of those people that I need to
call on whenever a play is going
badly-a scene that isn't working, a
tech rehearsal that goes on forever,
or personal unpleasantness. I need
to think of him and remember why I
love theatre. I don't always do this,
but I should.

Posted by Hapgood @ 10/15/2003 09:48 PM PST

Sorry I've been E&T for the last couple of days. I've been working a lot (which is good) and I'm TIRED! :-)

So many interesting questions to answer!! Let's see if I can do it...

1. Favorite word (today): Comfort.

2. Least favorite word (ever): Can't

3. Turn-on: Intelligence and wit.

4. Turn-off: Self-importance.

5. Noise I love: What is it that we're living for? APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE!

6. Noise I hate: Hearing people chewing their food.

7. Curse word: S**ta$$. I made it up.

8. Profession I'd like to try: Forensic psychologist or casting director.

9. Profession I'd hate to try: Proctologist or counterperson at the DMV.

10. What I'd like to hear God say: Welcome Home.

Funeral song: I'd like to have a choir at my funeral, singing Brahms' Ein Deutche Requiem. We sang a movement from it at my friend Erin's funeral when I was in college, and it has stuck with me since then. I'd also like, hokey as it may seem, a choral arrangement of "You'll Never Walk Alone" sung.

Favorite Dream: I don't remember any really good ones lately...most of them have been weird (due to stress). The last one I really remember was quite disturbing, actually. I dreamt that Ms. Faith Hill and I were staying in a cabin in the mountains. It was storming, but she went outside to do something on the porch and was struck by lightning and died in my arms. It was truly bizarre. Someone suggested to me that it indicated the death of my faith and hope. I hope that's not the case!

Book I'm reading: Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris) and Death of a Salesman.

Favorite TV shows other than Trading Spaces: Everwood, Extreme Makeover and I guess Will & Grace and Frasier. I also have started watching The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hamshire, and I really enjoy it.

My happiest moment in life: All of my happiest moments tend to be bittersweet ones--i.e. graduating with my Masters degree. I was the first in our family to get one, so I was proud of myself for that, but I was also sad to be leaving everyone and everything I knew. I think my happiest moment, though, was standing in Times Square for the first time and realizing, "My God, I actually live here!" I wanted my family to be there to enjoy it with me, but I also realized that that very moment was the moment that I found my independence. It was a very gratifying thing. Then we went to the top of the Empire State Building and I felt as if I owned the world. New York really can be a wonderful place sometimes.

My happiest professional moments: Singing "If I Loved You" for Kristin Chenoweth and hearing her tell me that I was mesmerizing. I felt like I could do anything at that particular moment. Another great moment for me was coming off-stage after our final performance of SWEENEY TODD, tears running down all of our faces (from relief, sadness, exhaustion) and hearing the Dean of the School of Music tell me this: "I don't normally tell people this, but...we have a lot of talented students in this school, and every once in a while we get one that has "it," whatever "it" may be. You've got it, Jason." Then he hugged me. Then I cried some more. :-)

Posted by Jason @ 10/15/2003 10:46 PM PST

Dear DR Hapgood: Willful ignorance can be found just as often among political liberals as it is among conservatives. The operative word is "willful."

Posted by S. Woody White @ 10/15/2003 11:12 PM PST

I saw a locally produced production of Sondheim & Lapine's Passion tonight and it was very good. It was just about two hours long with no intermission and the crowd never seemed restless. I only looked at my watch once and that was at about 45 minutes into the show...and I don't know why I even looked. The Italian pronunciations were hit and miss (mostly miss). The only thing that was really (for lack of a better word) awkward was when the actor playing Giorgio was trying real hard (no pun intended) to keep himself covered in the opening nude scene. He was not subtle about it. He wrapped that sheet around him like a life preserver. The actress playing Clara seemed to have no problem showing her boobs. Overall, it was a fine production and a very good set...simple, elegant and quite functional.

Posted by George @ 10/16/2003 12:33 AM PST

And now some answers to today's Ask DR Questions:

Jay asks,
Q 1-a: How often do I see live theatre?
A 1-a: Tonight I saw Passion (see above) and I usher at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, usually at least twice a month. A couple of times a year, I work the load in, back stage, and load out of traveling shows. I get paid for those gigs.
Q 1-b: How often do I see live musical performances?
A 1-b: When I usher, it's not always for theatrical productions. I've seen Art Garfunkle, Natalie Cole, Gregory Hines just this past February, and I've seen The Manhattan Transfer in concert six (6) times!!
Q 1-c: How often do I see a movie in a theatre?
A 1-c: It's been a couple of months since I've seen anything in a movie theater, but quite a few times I've seen two movies in one day. Once (and so far only once) my niece and I saw three movies in one day. That was a butt buster. But, otherwise, once or twice a month.

Emily asks,
Q 2-a: Which do I prefer, pull over the head sweaters or cardigans?
A 2-a: I don't have a preference. I have a couple of pull-overs and a couple of button-downs. I wear them equally as often, which is usually not very.
Q 2-b: In which position do you sleep at night?
A 2-b: I usually watch a bit of TV in bed before I turn it off. I watch the TV laying (or is it lying) on my left side leaning on my left arm and when I go to sleep I turn over onto my right side to balance out the feeling (if that statement makes sense). Otherwise I usually sleep on my side, slight fetal position and I might switch sides during the night.

I'll break these up to help get to 100 more quickly, and to make them easier to read. I hope that that's not considered cheating!

Posted by George @ 10/16/2003 12:47 AM PST

Maya asks, Q 3: What was the best dream you ever had (or that you can remember having)?
A 3: I rarely remember dreams, and as far as I can remember, I've never had a nightmare. If I do remember them when I wake up, they don't stay with me long enough to even write them down.

Dan-In-Toronto asks, Q 4: Which song or lyrics would you choose for your funeral?
A 4: I haven't thought that far ahead. I like a lot of the choices and will probably lean towards one of those. I really like "Not a Day Goes By" (of course, it's Sondheim) but it would probably be quite presumptuous of me to choose that. If someone else chooses that, then that's great.

Sarah asks, Q 5: What has been the happiest moment of your life, thus far?
A 5: My first (well, really only) trips to New York and London.

Posted by George @ 10/16/2003 01:00 AM PST

td asks Q 6: What television shows are on a weekly viewing basis for me?
A 6: (I do not watch any of the shows that you've mentioned--sorry) I watch Star Trek: Enterprise, Jake 2.0, Life With Bonnie, Reno 911, Ebert & Roeper & the Movies and I just started watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Also, I tape Ellen DeGeneres' new talk show and 24 with Kiefer Sutherland. Those are all just my regulars.

And td, that should be "Technicolor© Dreamcoat" :-)

Posted by George @ 10/16/2003 01:08 AM PST

100!

I'd answer the The L'Apostrophe questionnaire (a.k.a. The Lipton Questions), but it's much too late and at this hour I can't be that introspective, so I'll try for it later ... maybe. (an Annie reference!)

Posted by George @ 10/16/2003 01:21 AM PST