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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were wanderful, and now it is time for you to post until the wandering cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CIRCUMAMBULATE!
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I have pictures from Joan Ryan's show, and I am not afraid to post them!
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A very stylish BK looking forward to a wonderful concert
"What, Me Worry?"
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Joan Ryan amazing the audience with her beautiful and powerful voice!
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I loved Joan's 2nd act dress! A lovely smile also.
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TOTD:
A SingDaw eight my Baibie.
A WongDing ate my Barbie.
And yes I still think a Dingo was framed.
Ms Streep did a good job of the NZ influenced Northen Australian (Queensland accent).
Don't know about Zodiacs. Must have been washing my hair.
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A little crooked because I was on a hill, but it shows the beauty of the area we were in.
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Goodnight everyone, I have to wake up early to call Cingular to try and get a new phone, the receiver on mine is broken *sigh*
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SIR Comeambulate was one of the lesser known knights of King Arthur's Court.
He often walked around the Reservoir looking for jobs to occupy his day.
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Now back to Potter.
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Topic of the Day: I never really paid attention to those sorts of things. ::)
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DR Adriana Patti - thanks for those photos! :)
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***CONGRATULATIONS***
on being cast, DR JRAND56!!!
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***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
for DR Jason today!
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DR DearReaderLaura - Jean Pierre is a real cutie! Sorry about your lack of rain. Isn't it monsoon season yet?
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If you had hired Donny Osmond to be Fred, I might have taken out a loan to make it to NYC.
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bk mentioned unintentional shimmering. I hate it when that happens! Must be a throwback to my previous career as a belly dancer.
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The Monsoon officially began on Thursday. We got a little bit of rain here, but not much. Other parts of town got LOTS.
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Ah, yes...
Back in the day.
The dance of the Seven Veils.
:)
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He's still groovy.
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This plant is known as a Wandering Jew:
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Although it looks pretty stationary at the moment...
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I see by looking at DonnyOsmond.com, that Mr. O will be touring during the time of Brain. And he will actually be here in town next month. I, however, will be in LA that night.
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I am curious to know who the second choice is.
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DR Adriana, great photos. Thanks.
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DR AP
Thanks for the photos.
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TOD
The OJ Simpson Trial to a point
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As for me I am off to Montreal for a week and a day. I will as usual try to pop in from time to time.
Sooooooooo:
Good vibes of all kinds to people that need them.
Happy Birthday to those that might have birthdays,
Congratulations to all accomplishments.
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Enjoy your trip, Michael S.
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Congratulations on being cast, JRand!
Happy Rehearsal Vibes!
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Lease Vibes for Elmore
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Travel Vibes fro Jason
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JMK said (last night)
Re: Cindy Williams and Drowsy. Maybe I imagined it, but didn't Drowsy post a closing notice for August? Did I make that up? I could have sworn someone posted something to that effect either here or on Preeo's listserve.
It's the London production that is closing in August, not the NY production.
Unless Joanne Worley is not working out, I'm not sure that it would be Drowsy for Miss Williams. Miss Worley is doing a lot of publicity and I haven't heard that she's leaving. My first thoughts were either Miss Morrible from Wicked (Cilla mentioned that) or Rona Lisa Peretti (the teacher) in Spelling Bee. If Rue McClanahan can do a musical then Miss Williams can do that same role. Neither show (Wicked and Spelling Bee) requires a legit voice for those roles.
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Rain Vibes for DR Laura
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Laura, it wasn't in Phoenix, but on the news this morning I saw rescue footage from Tucson. A woman got caught in her car in a torrent of water and had to be pulled to safety. She was standing on the roof of her vehicle while the helicopter dropped a device to her. She hung on and was pulled off the roof and away from the swirling water.
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Travel Vibes for Michael S
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Continued Employment Vibes for Danise
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well guess I better get ready for work
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oh, and as for the Johns Pizza picture last night, sorry I did not do the line up Ron... it was indeed Jason, then the nonsmiling FJL, then me..front row was of course the Vixter and our very own Jose ...
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Good by Ben!! Have a lovely day!!
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Edi, your mailbox is full
you may want to go to Amazon
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***TRAVEL VIBES***
to DR Michael S
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Thanks for the pictures, DR Vixmom! :)
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Perhaps Liz was singing about bk's late night circumambulations...
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Good morning, all! Today I'm home with a chart for Mr Ron Raines. Tomorrow I will return to my NYPL schedule: I have lots of scrapbooks from 1903 and 1912 to call up and peruse.
I'm hoping that all lease negotiations will wind up today or tomorrow, although my cynical side says it will never happen. Keep them vibes coming!
TOD:
OJ Simpson
The Menendez brothers
Lisa Steinberg
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TOD: I don't really follow media cases - I didn't watch any of the OJ or Michael Jackson coverage. However, political intrigue interests me. It will be very interesting to see what Atty General Alberto Gonzalez has to to say to the Senate Judiciary today, for example...
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]***continuing lease conclusion vibes***[/size][/color][/move]
for DR elmore3003 :)
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Thanks to DR MATTH, DR SINGDAW, and DR VIXMOM!! I shall no more after the Thursday read through of THE SUNSHINE BOYS.... I am very excited, although I expected a different Willie, and my very good friend Sandi was not cast as the Practical Nurse (not the Buxom Nurse)....but it will be fine.
It is an Advil Day after all the carrying and running and falling and jumping during the FANTASTICKS abduction ballet rehearsal....after doing NEVER SAY NO about 25 times with the fathers.
Oy!!! Talk about a wandering Gentile!
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Matt stabbed El Gallo in an interesting place during one sequence, and I congratulated him on the combination sword fight and bris....to which the director cried: Mazel Tov!
To which I replied (since I had read it most recently on HHW): That's what comes from men and women dancing!!
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The Manson case....from start to finish....ending with HELTER SKELTER a chilling book.
IN COLD BLOOD is probably the best of crime books, that I recall.
There was a book about the murders on the moors in England.....
The minutiae of every case now presented to us minute by minute on CNN for some reason makes it less interesting to me. Especially some cases that seem to have very obvious perps!
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DR RLP....I do not take Bean-O, but it has nothing to do with Orson.
After it was mentioned last night, I played ILLYA DARLING (LP) side one....Mr Bean singing "Golden Land" is so funny..... I am only saying again, I didn't like him in THAT ONE show!!! Otherwise, he neither makes nor breaks a show for me....
Obviously DR RLP...your co worker thinks you have X-Ray vision!
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"Greece, I have nothing more to saaaaaaaaaaaaY!!!"
"I will tell the story of Medea....."
"Medea....to a tango?"
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Greece is the word, is the word
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Greece is the word, is the word
Indeed....a survey came back during A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM that suggested we do:
GREESE and GREESE TOO
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Someone else wants us to do PETE'S DRAGON, BLACK BEAUTY, and AIR BUD
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DR JRand, I would like to see your group put on BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE. That was a good play.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I have to head down to midtown for my 45-minute - but billed at 4 hours - session! And then I'll be back, so...
Laters...
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And congrats to DR JRand on getting Al Smith!
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TOD:
I don't get obsessive about real life crime trials beyond water cooler talk. The OJ trial initially provoked more interest than most but that was early on before fatigue set in.
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(http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/pirates/images/33wandering_sm.jpg)
Poor wandering Jew!
Wandering from room to room
If thou alight
Kainsies delight
Poor wandering Jew!
Poor wandering Jew!
DVDs here and there
Oh, savoir faire!
Pull up a chair-
Laugher is everywhere!
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Page Three Dance:
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I'm baa-ack ....from Deep in the Heart of Texas
clap, clap, clap, clap (I guess I can stop singing the song now)
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Thanks DR DtM.....don't you mean the classic BIG MOMMA HOUSE.....the possessive was added just to be PC, the original is so much more cutting edge....
I will move it to the top of the list.
Off to do some errands.
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Poor wandering Jew!
Wandering from room to room
If thou alight
Kainsies delight
Poor wandering Jew!
Poor wandering Jew!
DVDs here and there
Oh, savoir faire!
Pull up a chair-
Laugher is everywhere!
SongSing, is that you there on the left with the umbrella (I'm sure DR MusicGuy will correct me with: "Mizz Karen, it's called a parasol !")?
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Page Three Dance:
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Whoa! I can't believe this DR DTM -- this is the exact same move DR MusicGuy and DR Jose were doing in unison atop that Baked Alaska in my faux dream that time ....
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I'll try to check back later -- got lots to do today to catch up after being gone 11 days. Happy Tuesday everyone!
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Whoa! I can't believe this DR DTM -- this is the exact same move DR MusicGuy and DR Jose were doing in unison atop that Baked Alaska in my faux dream that time ....
I hope their extensions were better than this chick's.
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I hope their extensions were better than this chick's.
Oh, trust me, "their extensions" were much better .... ;) ;)
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Why, Miss Karen--the things you say!
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Good morning!
I got up at 6:30 this morning! Can't believe I couldn't sleep longer because the house was nice and cool. It got down to 59 last night (in July yet!), and I had windows open all night with the attic fan drawing in the coolness.
It's partly cloudy now, so the sun is obscured and the cool continues. If summer could be like this always - cool mornings with rising temperatures in the afternoons - I wouldn't mind it so much.
I think we will have one more morning of this.
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I'm not much for following crimes like murder investigations (a surprise since I watch so many crime procedurals on TV), but the Watergate crime was certainly something I followed intently. Even though I taught English and not history, my school kids would constantly ask questions about it until it all came out in the open.
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Since I got NO MAIL AT ALL yesterday, I am expecting a haul today, and if it doesn't materialize, I may storm the post office and demand some answers!
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Two major events for me on TV tonight:
1. Glenn Close's new TV series DAMAGES premieres on FX at 10 p.m.
2. Opposite it on Bravo is the season finale of Kathy Griffen's MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST. Season finale already! Wow!
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BTW, MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST was again nominated for a reality show (non-competitive) Emmy last week, and once again she finds herself in the category with the winner the previous two years: EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION.
Kathy got some great comedy material out of losing to the show last year, so I'll look forward this year to see what happens.
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Until the mail comes (with my MGM Musicals box PLEASE!), I continue today with MOONLIGHTING and ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN. For the latter, I'm looking forward to getting to disc two since it has special features on it.
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I hope their extensions were better than this chick's.
Exactly what I was thinking.
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Good morning, everyone!
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TOD:
I don't usually pay that much attention to the big media stories. I paid more than usual to the OJ case, partly because I was in LA at the time and felt right in the middle of it.
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Lease-signing vibes to DR ELMORE--finally!!
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And soon get comfy in your new digs vibes, too!
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Congrats to DR JRAND on his new role!
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100 songs in the Key of C? If you have DR JoseSPiano playing for you, you don't need this book!
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100 songs in the Key of C? If you have DR JoseSPiano playing for you, you don't need this book!(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VZCNwuUHL._SS500_.jpg)
Perhaps DR Jose or DR Music Guy or others here who might play auditions as the accompanist can answer this:
Don't accompanists despise these types of books when they're brought in for an audition? I remember at one audition I attended (BYE BYE BIRDIE, I think), a girl plopped a fake book on the piano for her singing audition, and the pianist said, "Didn't you bring anything else?" She ended up singing "Happy Birthday," I think.
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DR JRand56: Let me throw "my" idea into the hat for the next play --- do "The Boy Friend"!
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RE: cindy williams
My first thought was DROWSY CHAPERONE, then CHICAGO. But i think MAMMA MIA would be awesome too!
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Laura, it wasn't in Phoenix, but on the news this morning I saw rescue footage from Tucson. A woman got caught in her car in a torrent of water and had to be pulled to safety. She was standing on the roof of her vehicle while the helicopter dropped a device to her. She hung on and was pulled off the roof and away from the swirling water.
That happens frequently in the summer, Ben. We have even passed "stupid motorist laws" which fines them or requires them to pay for the rescue.
It is drilled over and over every year: don't drive into running washes. Just like: never leave a child unattended. But people don't listen.
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Dignity. Always, dignity.
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H/Ks not dignified???? Gasp!!
And here I thought this was such a dignified site!
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Thishttp://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612 (http://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612) was in my home town paper this morning :)
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Heading down now to do some household chores and then commence lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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Where do you put the word for the hyperlink? Before or after the web address. I can't seem to get that right
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FJL, you may not smile in photos, but you certainly make those around you smile! I tell you I still chuckle at some of the hilarious things that you spouted during my NYC trip! You just crack me up! ;D
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Edi, your mailbox is full
Vixmom---you ROCK!! Thank you SO MUCH! I sent the link on to my partner; we really appreciate you taking the time to do that!
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Great article, Cillaliz!!!
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What a wonderful article Cilla! You have a great deal of compassion and that will be a boon to you and your clients!
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FJL, you may not smile in photos, but you certainly make those around you smile!
Well put, DR MBarnum! :)
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That's great, DR Cillaliz; thanks for sharing the link! Did they run a photo also in the print edition?
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Thanks! I sent them an announcement when I opened, but didn't expect the interview. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.
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That's great, DR Cillaliz; thanks for sharing the link! Did they run a photo also in the print edition?
No, but that's ok. I'm from a small town, they all know what I look like. ;D
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Circumambulate is a perfect word for a wandering Jew, don't you think?
Does anyone else think Joan Ryan looks like Hilary Swank?
TOD: well I was too young to read about it while it was going on, but I have spent several years researching my late Uncle Pat's international scandal circa 1961-63 when he was falsely accused of being a Soviet spy. He ended up spending several years in Leavenworth until the conviction was overturned on a technicality. The case was front page news for most of the spring and summer of 1962 when his court-martial trial was going on. It created untold stress for my Dad, who had just been nominated to be a Brigadier General in the Army. My Dad had to go back to Washington D.C. and testify before some closed-door Senate committee. Our phones were bugged, and my sister and I were followed to school by the FBI (no joke) to see if we were "passing secrets" to other elementary school operatives.
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TOD: Well, of course, SACCO AND VANZETTI
And present day: the Atlanta child murders. That was a horrifying summer.
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TOD - hmmm, OJ, but the notes said other than OJ. There was Small Sacrifices I think her name was Diane Downs, Jeffrey McDonald - just saw him on Dateline the other night, Michael Skakel's case was intriguing to me, I didn't follow everything, but followed most of it.
I'm intrigued by the minister's wife who murdered her husband recently. I didn't follow the trial very closely but have followed the media coverage. Winkler...can't think of her first name.
There have been others....
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Cool article, Cillaliz! I didn't realize that you came from such a
regal legal lineage!
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TOD - hmmm, OJ, but the notes said other than OJ. There was Small Sacrifices I think her name was Diane Downs, Jeffrey McDonald - just saw him on Dateline the other night, Michael Skakel's case was intriguing to me, I didn't follow everything, but followed most of it.
I'm intrigued by the minister's wife who murdered her husband recently. I didn't follow the trial very closely but have followed the media coverage. Winkler...can't think of her first name.
There have been others....
Weird you should mention Diane Downs--there was an Oregonian article about another lady named Downs this morning, and I was trying to remember Diane's first name. You probably know she was an Oregon story--really, really sad and very scary.
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My parents are especially intrigued by the murder in a small town in Missouri that was the basis of the book "In Broad Daylight" and a movie, as well. I think it's Skidmore, Mo. Anyway, the town bully was shot in broad daylight while most of the town watched and no one has ever cracked and told who did it, so no one has been prosecuted. The dynamic is fascinating.
Since the town is on the way from my parent's house to my sister's house, they have stopped there a couple times. I always wonder if they think someone is going to spill the beans while they are in earshot.
They also went to Garden City, KS to see the farmhouse etc from In Cold Blood. My parents let me watch that movie when I was just a little kid...and we lived at the end of a long driveway. I was scared to go to sleep for a very long time
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I'm up, I'm up - tummy feels better this morning, and no more yucky throat, so that's good. I'm praying I hear something good re the fundraiser show payment - and petrified I won't. Very nervewracking.
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Weird you should mention Diane Downs--there was an Oregonian article about another lady named Downs this morning, and I was trying to remember Diane's first name. You probably know she was an Oregon story--really, really sad and very scary.
Another shared family thing...she lived in Mesa or Tempe for awhile. I don't know the address now, but when I lived there I did and drove my mother past the house. Of course it's just a house, but we do that sort of thing in my family.
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Thishttp://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612 (http://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612) was in my home town paper this morning :)
From Weather Girl to Media Whore! I love it.
You are an example for us all. I think it's great.
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From Weather Girl to Media Whore! I love it.
You are an example for us all. I think it's great.
Hey! He called me, I didn't call him....it makes all the difference in the world! ;)
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Congrats on the interview, DR Cillaliz!
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I need to get back to work....laters
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TOD - hmmm, OJ, but the notes said other than OJ. There was Small Sacrifices I think her name was Diane Downs, Jeffrey McDonald - just saw him on Dateline the other night, Michael Skakel's case was intriguing to me, I didn't follow everything, but followed most of it.
I'm intrigued by the minister's wife who murdered her husband recently. I didn't follow the trial very closely but have followed the media coverage. Winkler...can't think of her first name.
There have been others....
Jeffrey MacDonald! I read the book FATAL VISION and saw the film but I didn't follow the caqse in the news when it happened; too much theatre and not enough sex and drugs.
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Nice, Cilla!
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Hey! He called me, I didn't call him....it makes all the difference in the world! ;)
I know. Paris Hilton has the same problem! ;)
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MBarnum - Thanks.
And besides, who wouldn't be happy in the company of such as HHW-ers? I may have to take a course on Remedial Smiling. :)
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Perhaps DR Jose or DR Music Guy or others here who might play auditions as the accompanist can answer this:
Don't accompanists despise these types of books when they're brought in for an audition? I remember at one audition I attended (BYE BYE BIRDIE, I think), a girl plopped a fake book on the piano for her singing audition, and the pianist said, "Didn't you bring anything else?" She ended up singing "Happy Birthday," I think.
DR Matt - most do hate them and can't play out of them. I have no trouble and it helps if I know the song. It depends on the person. But as I tell my kids, never assume anything about your audition accompanist.
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Move update -- it's not happening. Long story, just not the right time. Onward and upward, I always say!
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Move update -- it's not happening. Long story, just not the right time. Onward and upward, I always say!
Matt, I was sure you were going to be moving before I did. (Music guy already has me beat, I bet.) I hope it's for good reasons!
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never assume anything about your audition accompanist.
Except that, if his name is Jose, he'll probably be able to give you a hot tip on where to eat afterwards.
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Move update -- it's not happening. Long story, just not the right time. Onward and upward, I always say!
Well, I for one am sure pissed! I was looking forward to seeing you on the East Coast. I am so sorry that plans have fallen apart. I'm sure the next locale will be better and happier.
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TOD: I followed the Paris Hilton case. Not because I wanted to, mind you. Even without turning on the television, it was everywhere.
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The first trial just began here in town of one of the two serial killers we had last year. I'm sure we'll hear about it every day.
This is the guy who struck near one of my favorite birding places, so that folks were afraid to go there for quite some time.
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Re: fake books at auditions. Since I probably do more jazz than the average theater accompanist, I have no problem with them, and actually prefer them to poorly notated charts (you would *not* believe what people bring to auditions--well, some of you would, LOL). But I know some accompanists just don't have the facility to quickly comp with only chord symbols, so you want to make sure, as others here have said, to know what your accompanist feels comfy with.
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Tuesday greetings! How is it that I wasn't due to work today until noon and still had to rush to leave the house on time? Part of it was starting a little household rearranging project that I really didn't have time to finish ::)
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DR Cillaliz - what a nice article from your hometown paper! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Good afternoon everyone. Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do from yesterday afternoon!
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JRand - That's a wonderfully comic part you'll be playing in The Fantasticks. I wish we could all see your performance.
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TOD:
I did pay attention to the Anita Hill case back in the early 90s, but other then that I haven't really followed any.
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I know I was riveted to the TV every time that Jessie Brewer was up for murder on GENERAL HOSPITAL (which was, like, every six months or so...)
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DR Ginny - If you are still looking for comments on the neighborhood of 54th and 9th, you'll be fine there. It is quite revitalized from how it was a number of year's ago. It's a bit quieter than it would be if you were several blocks closer to the theater district, but that is a good thing. It is safe, and you should feel perfectly comfortable walking around there.
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Cindy Williams could do the Georgia Engle role (now the JoAnn Worley role) in The Drowsey Chaperone.
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I see DR George beat me to that one. Ah - getting behind in the posts does have its drawbacks!
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Jean-Pierre is the cutest little puppy! What a nice new neighbor you have.
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DR Laura, the newscaster this morning mentioned the Stupid Driver law! They haven't yet decided whether to charge the woman for the rescue. I guess it depends on how stupid you really are.
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I'm seeing Gypsy tonight. I went up to City Center on my lunch hour and got my $25 ticket. I'm in the first row of the Rear Mezz. I've sat there before when I saw the final dress for numerous Encores performances. I'm happy to be there. I have my binocs so I'll be fine.
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Finished yesterday's post - now onward and forward to today's column and posts . . .
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I'm seeing Gypsy tonight. I went up to City Center on my lunch hour and got my $25 ticket. I'm in the first row of the Rear Mezz. I've sat there before when I saw the final dress for numerous Encores performances. I'm happy to be there. I have my binocs so I'll be fine.
I just had to turn down aticket to tomorrow's matinee. Famn!
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TOD:
I did pay attention to the Anita Hill case back in the early 90s, but other then that I haven't really followed any.
I would have guessed Monica Lewinsky!
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DR Cilla, Congratualtions on such a great article and interview!
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Finally got a place to stay for the first trip in on the 5th, so that's one thing out of the way. It sounds great, and is less than half the price of a hotel, maybe more (depending on the hotel). The only thing I'm nervous about is that there's no cable modem or DSL there - but she says as long as my laptop has wireless you can glom on to someone's - no one who's stayed there has had a problem doing so.
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I'm seeing Gypsy tonight. I went up to City Center on my lunch hour and got my $25 ticket. I'm in the first row of the Rear Mezz. I've sat there before when I saw the final dress for numerous Encores performances. I'm happy to be there. I have my binocs so I'll be fine.
Have a great time, Ben. Fred and I are seeing it tomorrow night.
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I'm stupid, Ben. But even I am not that stupid.
We were driving to California via Twenty-nine Palms once and got caught in a big storm. The wash crossing the 2-lane road was running with water, and no one even tried to cross it. It didn't take long to go down -- an hour maybe. And even then I was freaked out, since I know NEVER to cross a running wash. I watched several small passenger cars go through it before I would try (and I had the truck that day).
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BK, you may have to visit a coffee shop during your stay.
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Spoo, I keep forgetting to offer Congrats to the best lawyer on the planet, Miss Cillaliz!!!
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Jose, I recommended you for a job today. I know you're booked for part of the day but IIRC you said you were only at the auditions for part of the day. My friend has an audition for Full Monty tomorrow and needs someone to run through his music. If you get a call from David Gebel that's what it's about. He's my dear old college friend who also worked with the fabulous orchestrator Larry Moore years ago on a Ben Bagley Jerome Kern LP! David and I saw Hairspray on Sunday and he told me he finally got around to calling Larry. Now they are playing phone tag. Six Degrees of Separation!
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TOD - In April, 1993, there was an uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. I followed it pretty closely on Cincinnati's Channel 5 for 2 reasons:
1) The warden was someone on whom, twenty years earlier, I'd had a huge crush.
2) The TV reporter was about 8 months pregnant and I wanted to see if she'd go into labor on camera (she didn't)
I was quite surprised to find that there is a book about the incident:
Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising (http://freepress.org/journal.php?strFunc=display&strID=221&strJournal=26), by Staughton Lynd.
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We have several MIA Brain shares folks who haven't responded to the e-mail. Hopefully, they will soon.
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DR Julie - thanks for your input about 54th & 9th. We're quite excited about calling that neighborhood home for a week!
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BK--are you going to reveal the answer to this week's Unseemly Trivia Contest? I have to admit I was completely stumped on this one.
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Did you get mine, BK?
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Vixmom-I enjoyed the photos, and too wish you had taken more of them.
Jason-I so pleased you have been having a good time with your family.
JRand, congrats on THE SUNSHINE BOYS!
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Well, I for one am sure pissed! I was looking forward to seeing you on the East Coast. I am so sorry that plans have fallen apart. I'm sure the next locale will be better and happier.
Thanks for the sentiments, DR Elmore, I, too, I'm a bit pissed that things didn't work out. We are still planning on the move east, just not at the moment. For the time being, we're staying here in the SF Bay Area. We'll get there someday :)
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Thishttp://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612 (http://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612) was in my home town paper this morning :)
Very, very nice :)
I remember watching a news special on the bully that was killed by the townspeople. You really couldn't blame them for getting rid of the guy & keeping quiet about it.
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Jean-Pierre is the cutest little puppy! What a nice new neighbor you have.
Yes, but do you want to lecture her on the dangers of tanning salons?
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Matthew, I'm very sorry the move isn't happening yet. Didn't you give notice at work?
Wishing you good vibes on all of this!
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Does anyone else think Joan Ryan looks like Hilary Swank?
Actually, Hilary Swank looks like Joan Ryan. ;)
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I see DR George beat me to that one. Ah - getting behind in the posts does have its drawbacks!
Don't worry, you'll catch up...or at least, ketchup.
;)
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We have several MIA Brain shares folks who haven't responded to the e-mail. Hopefully, they will soon.
I did! ~~~Vibes that everyone else does, too!!~~~
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Where do you put the word for the hyperlink? Before or after the web address. I can't seem to get that right
[ url = http : // esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612 ]THIS [ /url ]
THIS (http://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612) is how you do it, but don't use any spaces between the open and close brackets.
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Laura - yes, I did. We've gotten about nine people so far.
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DR Sandra, I thought for sure you would have finished Harry Potter before I did.
Cherry Coke & mint chocolate chip ice cream, the things you eat! :P ;D
DR Ron, you have such interesting co-workers. ::)
DR Adriana-Thank you for the great photos.
Michael S & Jason-Save travels.
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BK--are you going to reveal the answer to this week's Unseemly Trivia Contest? I have to admit I was completely stumped on this one.
Yes, I'll do it momentarily.
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SongSing, is that you there on the left with the umbrella (I'm sure DR MusicGuy will correct me with: "Mizz Karen, it's called a parasol !")?
.....Miz Karen, it's called a parasol! .... Longshoremen carry umbrellas ! 8)
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Longshoremen carry umbrellas!
And I carry Longshoremen! :P
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Here was the trivia question:
Two plays - one season. The season was littered with flop plays. Play one was one of many flop comedies that season. It was directed by someone who was equally known as a producer and playwright and who had several hits, one of them a big musical comedy. The cast included an actor making a sort of comeback, said actor being most well-known for playing one role early in his career. A female co-star would go on to appear in a classic musical, and a male co-star would go on to appear in two classic musicals.
Flop play two ran a bit longer than flop play one, and was adapted from a novel. Even though the play was a flop, it would ultimately be turned into a hit film. The person who adapted it would, just a few short years later, write a classic musical. The play starred someone who'd appeared on Broadway many years prior to this play, but who was much better known as a motion picture star. Also in the play was an actor who, a few short years later, would co-star in a classic motion picture, and then star in a classic motion picture, which would lead to him to becoming a beloved film star of his era. Also in the cast was an actor who would, a few short years later, star in a classic musical. Another co-star originally began a career in a different field of show business, and said co-star was very successful in said field. Said co-star also became legendary for one piece of comic business.
So:
Play one: Name the play, name the director, and name the big musical comedy he directed.
Name the actor who was making a sort of comeback, name the role he was most famous for playing, and name the reason for the sort of comeback.
Name the female co-star and the classic musical in which she'd appear.
Name the male co-star and the two classic musicals in which he'd appear.
Play two: Name the play.
Name the star who played the lead
Name the co-star who would co-star in a classic movie, then star in a classic movie, and name the two movies.
Name the co-star who would go on to star in a classic musical and name the musical
Name the co-star who started out in another field of show business, tell us what said co-star did, and name the comic piece of business the co-star would become legendary for.
And here are the various and sundried answers:
Play One -
Love and Kisses/Dore Schary/The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Larry Parks/Al Jolson/his comeback after many years on the blacklist
Susan Browning/Company
Bert Convy/Fiddler On The Roof and Cabaret
Play two -
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Kirk Douglas
Gene Wilder/Bonnie and Clyde/The Producers
William Daniels 1776
Ed Ames/singer with his brothers and on his own - legendary comedy business - throwing a tomahawk on the Johnny Carson Show, at a cut-out of Mr. Carson, said tomahawk landing directly in the cut-out's crotch.
Our High Winners were FJL, JMK, and Jrand. I put the names in our Electronic Hat, which chose Jrand as our Highest Winner. So, if he'll send his address we'll send him a sparkling prize.
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Slippery when wet...
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Slippery when wet...
... the Longshoremen?? :o
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*CONGRATULATIONS*, DR JRand56, on winning the Trivia Contest! :)
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... the Longshoremen??
DING DING DING!!!
We have a winner...
:)
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Congrats to DR JRand on his win!
I was no where near the neighborhood!
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Well, at least I've won a copy of the original COMPANY published script on eBay today.
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I was nowhere near the neighborhood!
Won't you be my neighbor?
(http://tektrekgamer.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/fred_rodgers.jpg)
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I've won a copy of the original COMPANY published script on eBay today.
Cool! 8)
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As much as I thought I knew about Gene Wilder, including his stage work, I never knew he played Billy Bibbit in Cuckoo's Nest.
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And the word of the day is: CIRCUMAMBULATE!
.....something encountered at a very early age (whether requested or not) by almost every wandering jew ! :o
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I've also just won this SOUTH PACIFIC published script on eBay.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/acfa_1.jpg)
I already have a copy, but not one with a cover like this.
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Arrrgggh -- this trying to find a place in NYC is driving me nuts!!! Does anyone know anything about nycityliving.com -- like are they ligit, have a good rep, etc. The NYC Better Business Bureua posting says "they just got information on the company so check back in 4-6 weeks" so what does that mean getting info on them? -- that they're a new company, or that someone has filed a complaint? And 4-6 weeks will be a little late for me. I found a place through them but the agent is doing that thing that yes they'll take a credit card but is pushing the use of their Bank of America account -- and is a full month's rent a normal security deposit? And how does that work getting it back -- I'm going to call him to say I want to do it on my credit card even if it's the deal breaker cause if it's a scam I will have a way to dispute the charges and ask about how they hold the deposit and how I get it back. At the other place, called Prestige Group, the guy said his fee was the full month's rent and I said well that's way too much (most of them charge around $200-300) so he comes back with, oh, well, it's all negotiable -- and I said, well I'll have to think about it and get back to you -- NOT! I HATE bartering and playing games. Good golly, post the damn total (fees, deposits, etc.) and the pictures and location, and then I'll let you know if we have a deal...sheeeesh!!
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bk ~ how did you find where you're staying?
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I'm home! And on time, even!
And now I must hie myself to the theatre to do some work. :(
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Welcome home, DR Jason! I was glad to hear that you were having such a pleasant visit with your family.
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Just like the other cool mornings this week, the clouds moved off, and the sun came out. I don't think it's as hot as other days (high in the mid-80s), but it's hot enough for me to hate.
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Here's a very cool fundraiser:
'Hairspray' Costumes, Props Selling for Charity (http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.people20jul20,0,2459650.column)
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While waiting on the mail to come this afternoon, I decided to watch the remaining episode of ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN. In the end, Superman saved the universe! (That's actually the title of the last installment.)
Really enjoyed Lyle Talbot as Lex Luthor. He's a no nonsense Luthor which makes me like him so much more than Gene Hackman or Kevin Spacey.
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On the last disc were the set's two special features. One was called "Superman on Saturday" about the origins of the production with a host of talking heads. At least Noel Neill was one of them.
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Well, I'm off to the second floor auditorium to teach the July edition of Grantseeking Basics. The AV may or may not function. Pray for Rosemary's baby.
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The other feature was a preview of that documentary on SUPERMAN "Look Up in the Sky" or something like that. It was only five minutes or so in length and was much more interested in publicizing the (then) upcoming SUPERMAN RETURNS than giving any information about the earlier renditions of Superman. In fact, in this little preview, Kirk Alyn wasn't even shown or mentioned. Reeves, Reeve, Cain, and Routh are all given some mention.
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Next I watched another MOONLIGHTING episode. In this one, Maddie's mother has a feeling her husband is cheating on her, so David volunteers to do some undercover work to learn the truth.
Robert Webber and Eva Marie Saint played Maddie's parents.
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Then, I replayed the episode and listened to the commentary of head writer/producer Glenn Gordon Caron and star Cybill Shepherd. At one point she breaks down into tears while talking because she said the episode hit very close to home in her own life when she learned her father was a serial womanizer.
At another point, Cybill mentions that she found it unfair that Eva Marie wasn't nominated for a guest star Emmy for her performance. Caron reminds her that they didn't have guest star Emmy categories back then. Except, he's wrong. In fact, Whoopi Goldberg, who guest starred in one of the second season's episodes, WAS nominated for a guest star Emmy. The only difference then was that they combined guest actors and actresses into one category for drama and one category for comedy. They didn't have separate categories for the two genders.
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DR Ron, you have such interesting co-workers. ::)
Uh-huh.
One of them is just now UN-inviting the five County supervisors to a meeting tomorrow that she had every right to expect would attend because the Agency director included them as cc's on a memo he sent out on July 10.
Apparently, he heard from one of them that a representative from one of the supervisorial offices would be at the meeting (that, or the County Administrator got wind of it). It seems it is a violation of "the Brown Act' (whatever that is) for supervisors to attend fact-finding meetings on projects the board members have already approved (!!???!!!???!!!???)
At any rate, he's taking it out on the project manager, a lady named Debbie, even though HE was the one who added the names to the memo that HE signed.
Additionally, it was HE who designated the memo to be sent to All County Department Heads but, in reality, only intended it to go to about half of them. Of course, WE were supposed to know that despite the fact that the distribution for "ALL COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEADS" is a set address group.
Again, HE's mad at the Debbie in my office and his secretary, Debbie, as well, since she gave us the address list.
HE's the wounded party and HE's mad and HE's made folks feel bad about themselves and HE's making the Debbie in my office call and uninvite everyone he doesn't want at the meeting.
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Congrats to DR JRand on his win!
I was no where near the neighborhood!
I never got a chance to do any research. :-\ Too much Ikea shopping with/for my sister. ::)
:)
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I'm glad I'm not named Debbie.
But I wouldn't at all be surprised if vixmom's doesn't get a scowl or two during the day.
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DVDS -- lots of packages "in transit" right now...a Woody Woodpecker box, a Stargate: SG-1 Season 10 box, A Classic Musicals Part II box, The Monster Squad 2-DVD Special Edition, a 6-pack box of Breathe-Right nasal strips, plus another aluminum storage case for CDs and DVDs.
That's not everything, but it's all I'm gonna list right now.
I'm hearing Debbie converse telephonically with various sundried supervisorial type peoples UNinviting them to the meeting we pestered them to RSVP us.
;D
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While waiting on the mail to come this afternoon, I decided to watch the remaining episode of ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN.
All we got in the mail today was a bill.
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MissKaren, the place I'm staying for the casting trip is through a friend of Joan Ryan's. I'm still not sure where I'm staying for the long trip, although this place is available - it's just too much money for a long trip.
There are quite a few okay sounding places that have monthly rentals on Craig's List and I've contacted a few of them.
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I'll repeat, if you were a Brain shareholder and you didn't get an e-mail about doing the payment, let me know and I'll resend. We still have about seven people MIA. If everyone comes through, then we can close out the shares, as we'll be completely funded for the NYMF fee.
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Even thouogh I didn't get my MGM musical box, I did get some Blu-ray discs in the mail today, and I'll watch one of them tonight.
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All we got in the mail today was a bill.
Don't worry, DRL! Maybe the rest of the duck will arrive tomorrow.
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Off to read a little bit and then on to a Blu-ray disc.
I cleaned the living room this morning, so nothing to do in that regard.
WBBL.
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Even thouogh I didn't get my MGM musical box,
My tracking on this one says the carrier was notified for pickup. It's dated yesterday at 5:35 p.m.
I guess it must still be sitting...wherever.
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Don't worry, DRL! Maybe the rest of the duck will arrive tomorrow.
LOL! Gave me my best laugh of the day. Thanks.
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OTOH, the "Stargate SG1" box was shipped yesterday afternoon...and is out for delivery today.
It seems when they have stuff in Sparks, Nevada, warehouse, I can get it really fast.
Otherwise, stuff comes in from the east coast....in its own good time.
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LOL! Gave me my best laugh of the day. Thanks.
AFLAC!
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Don't worry, DRL! Maybe the rest of the duck will arrive tomorrow.
;D
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Back from Potter. Finished the book and saw the movie yesterday.
Catching up.
Didn't buy the book until the Monday - less crowds.
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Yellow tailed Black cockatoo a few minutes ago. Always difficult to photograph. They are larger than the white cockatoos.
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Just before the last shot!
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Black feathers - dark background - early morning light.
I don't blame DR Jose.
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I'll repeat, if you were a Brain shareholder and you didn't get an e-mail about doing the payment, let me know and I'll resend. We still have about seven people MIA. If everyone comes through, then we can close out the shares, as we'll be completely funded for the NYMF fee.
BK, maybe you should let all those whose shares have been received by you, know that you got 'em...that way if someone sent a share, and you did not receive it, then they will know you did not receive it.
For instance, I don't know if you received mine or not. I am presuming you did...but I don't know for sure. It could be that you did not receive it and are cursing me at this very moment.
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Pretty bird, even though it's tough to photograph -- yellow and black and crested.
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There would have been more than 100 of the birds fly over here yesterday morning DearReader Laura - and now again this morning. We have quite a few trees and shrubs providing the seed pods that they like.
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There would have been more than 100 of the birds fly over here yesterday morning DearReader Laura - and now again this morning. We have quite a few trees and shrubs providing the seed pods that they like.
Must be quite an exciting time walking around under those trees for you.
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Very exciting, DR Tomovoz. We get hundreds of pigeons around here if we put out seed.
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I had a good laugh listening to Rush Limbaugh for a bit today--he was ranting about the CNN/You Tube debate last night, because letting people ask the questions via YouTube was more evidence of "rank amateurs" taking over broadcasting. I believe something along those lines was mentioned here a while ago. ;D
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For instance, I don't know if you received mine or not. I am presuming you did...but I don't know for sure. It could be that you did not receive it and are cursing me at this very moment.
Good idea.
I was sending two payments yesterday. One I had thought I'd sent months ago, and it hadn't gone through.
While I was there I sent my share payment. It didn't go through, as far as I could tell, so I sent it again today.
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Last night we heard barred owls hooting at each other. The night before, a screech owl (I think).
We are going to love living by a creek!
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TOD: I have also been following the case of my friend's missing mother, but so far, there is no news, unfortunately.
There was a search organized last weekend and 250 volunteers showed up, but with no results.
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It's official---my DH and I will be in NY Sept 27-Oct 1. We hope to see STARFIGHTER on Friday night and BRAIN on closing night. We'll be staying at my old stand-by, The Wellington. I got very cheap flights on a Travelocity special right now and Wellington was offered as a package deal.
We haven't had a vacation together alone that wasn't work related for 5 or 6 years, so we're looking forward to it and the accompanying social events!
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No, off to do more house washing. Last night we washed the awnings, which were black after years of crud had accumulated. Tonight I will wash the vinyl on the house front until it gets dark (and the vinyl gets lighter!)
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Move update -- it's not happening. Long story, just not the right time. Onward and upward, I always say!
Onward and Upward vibes to DR Matthew!!!!!
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The first trial just began here in town of one of the two serial killers we had last year. I'm sure we'll hear about it every day.
This is the guy who struck near one of my favorite birding places, so that folks were afraid to go there for quite some time.
Who is his lawyer? Who is the prosecutor? I wonder if I know them
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Spoo, I keep forgetting to offer Congrats to the best lawyer on the planet, Miss Cillaliz!!!
Wow! Thanks Ben, that's a lot to try to live up to. Maybe I should hire you to do my PR
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Tomovoz, NICE photos!
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Very, very nice :)
I remember watching a news special on the bully that was killed by the townspeople. You really couldn't blame them for getting rid of the guy & keeping quiet about it.
Thanks Jane, no you can't blame them, but it's very rare that no one in town cracked. They were interviewed over and over and no one talked. That's a fascinating thing to me when almost everyone tells it all immediately.
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[ url = http : // esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612 ]THIS [ /url ]
THIS (http://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612) is how you do it, but don't use any spaces between the open and close brackets.
Thanks George, I think I get it now. I'll try it on my next link
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Laura - yes, I did. We've gotten about nine people so far.
You should have mine.
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Edi-On my first trip to NY I stayed at the Wellington. Because it was freezing there & I arrived limping, they upgraded my room to a suite, nothing fancy but I enjoyed it very much. I found the area much nicer than my second stay in Times Square.
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it's very rare that no one in town cracked. They were interviewed over and over and no one talked.
I know, very intriguing. That town really hated that guy, not a friend in it. ;D
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MBarnum & JMK, or anyone-We are looking for a nice Oregon coastal town to stay in. We normally go to Bandon but need to find one with an easier access to the beach for Sherlock. We can't take him on too many stairs at once.
For us we want a charming town with shops & nice restaurants.
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DR Edi - congrats on making your plans.
I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to make the trip, much to my chagrin. It's just too expensive during that time. With my business being less than 3 months old at that point, I just can't swing it. I will be cheering and sending vibes and keeping the home fries burning.
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I'll print the list of shares I've received upon my return - just got a call from Mr. Grant Geissman that now is a good time to enter what we hope will be my final set of corrections.
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Well, back to the office...I have work to do and ice cream to buy on the way there.
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Cilla, I'm sorry you can't make the trip. To my great disappointment the timing isn't good for me. I think I would have had a place to stay in Brooklyn.
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Cilla, just a cone or do you have a frig & freezer in your office?
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Edi - That Friday night will be Last Starfighter's first performance, so if we're crazily rude that night, you'll have to forgive us - it will be nothing personal. :)
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Who is his lawyer? Who is the prosecutor? I wonder if I know them
Corwin Townsend and Suzanne Cohen. I think he will get away with it.
The DNA evidence matches him, but the witnesses had trouble identifying him.
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Thanks George, I think I get it now. I'll try it on my next link
Glad I could help! :D
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If you want to petition Nike to drop Michael Vic, go to https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2007_dogfighting_nike
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Jane, I'm sure they'll drop him anyway.
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I hope so. I also signed a petition to the NFL to bench him. I'm pleased the Humane Society is doing a fine job of organizing action.
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Sherlock walks around the house, sometimes around town, carrying a rawhide bone looking for a place to hide it. I asked Keith to get some photos of Sherlock carrying the bone cuz he is sooo cute, not an easy task because he doesn't like us watching him when he want to bury the bone.
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I'd love to see that, Jane.
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I'm trying. I can't seem to get the size right with the software on this computer.
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You can see why we call him "Goofus."
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He normally carries the bone sideways, don't know what happened this time.
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Sherlock is so cute, Jane! ;D
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Thanks George. He does make us smile & laugh a lot.
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Good Evening!
Well, my 45-minute audition session ended up running 1 hour and 15 minutes, and then I just decided to grab lunch in midtown before heading to the put-in rehearsal for the new members of the cast of A Chorus Line.
They basically ran the show, with a few "jumps" here and there. It was neat seeing some new interpretations, and I look forward to seeing the show again once everyone and everything settles.
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DR JRand - I didn't manage to get Baayork to sign a Playbill for you and Miss Vickie today - she was rather busy today. However, she'll be in every night this week, so...
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And I did manage to stop by The Golden to see DR Jason for a couple of minutes. We had hoped to grab some dinner, but due to some issues (which I'll let him elaborate on or not) we weren't able to.
But, yes, DR Jason is back in NYC.
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DR edisaurus - Ah! The Wellington. That used to be me good-ole stand-by too. A good room at a good rate. -And I usually ended up getting upgraded too. One time they gave me a two-room, two king-size bed suite, that had two bathrooms! I was also constantly impressed by the language skills of the front desk staff: many of them spoke anywhere from four to ten(!) languages - which came in handy for the number of foreign tour groups that got booked there.
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DR Matthew - Sorry to hear that your move has been postponed, but I'm sure when the move will happen when it is supposed to happen.
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DR FJL - DR Jason and I will be attending the matinee of Gypsy tomorrow. Or we may be seeing a movie. In any case, we will not be attending the evening performance of Gypsy. However, if you were thinking of gathering someplace for dinner...
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DR Miss Karen - Alas, unfortunately, most places do require a full month's rent as the security deposit. Most places usually refund that money a week or two after you leave - after they've checked out the place for any damages.
I have heard of some places accepting a Cashier's Check for the security deposit, but they don't deposit/cash it unless they find a problem with your stay. They just give you the check back - and then you deposit back into your own account.
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Perhaps DR Jose or DR Music Guy or others here who might play auditions as the accompanist can answer this:
Don't accompanists despise these types of books when they're brought in for an audition? I remember at one audition I attended (BYE BYE BIRDIE, I think), a girl plopped a fake book on the piano for her singing audition, and the pianist said, "Didn't you bring anything else?" She ended up singing "Happy Birthday," I think.
I don't mind fake books. However, when someone brings one in, that's usually a sign (to me at least) that they were trying to save money (lots of tunes in one book) rather than having something practical and useful for the auditions.
For the singer, the big problem with a fake book is that the accompaniment is totally left up to the accompanist to "fake". Each pianist will "fake" in his/her own way, and sometimes that way my work and sometimes it won't. When you bring in standard P/V/G sheet music, that insures that you will hear the same thing each time you audition with that music (hopefully, ideally).
Alas, I've crossed paths with many an auditionee who didn't realize that they had bought a fake book, that there was no piano accompaniment written out. -And, consequently, didn't know the music was in the wrong key. Or was written out "like Ella does it" or "like it is the show". -Which means they didn't practice before they walked into the audition. Strike One, Two and Three!!!
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THIS (http://esthervilledailynews.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=5612) was in my home town paper this morning :)
Congrats!
*And much, much cheaper than placing an ad too!!!
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DR Ben - Thanks for the recommendation. However, I didn't hear from your friend today. -Maybe he called while I was sitting in the put-in. In any case, Thanks! And I hope your friend found someone who was able to help him out today.
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'night
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Except that, if his name is Jose, he'll probably be able to give you a hot tip on where to eat afterwards.
Well, actually, I usually point out to them that when they copied their music, they ended up cutting off some of the left hand notes for the pianist - and all too common, but sort of understandable, occurrence/problem.
In fact, there was one young woman this morning who had that very problem. She also had another problem: her whole book was made up of Jason Robert Brown songs. Which, unfortunately, exposed her other problem: she couldn't belt. :-\
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Finally got a place to stay for the first trip in on the 5th, so that's one thing out of the way. It sounds great, and is less than half the price of a hotel, maybe more (depending on the hotel). The only thing I'm nervous about is that there's no cable modem or DSL there - but she says as long as my laptop has wireless you can glom on to someone's - no one who's stayed there has had a problem doing so.
And if all else fails, just sign up for a Daily T-Mobile pass. Then you can log on from almost anywhere in the city where there's a Starbucks. Which, of course, is everywhere. ;) -Or a hotel, Kinko's, etc.
However, there are some free Wi-Fi zones throughout the city. My favorite is Bryant Park.
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DR Jane - :) Goofus :)
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Larry - Here's the site for the one-act program that includes Skip's one-act musical AFTERNOON TEA at 59e59 starting next week:
http://www.59e59.org/shows_2007/SummerShorts.htm
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Oh, yes, shill alert in my above post. :)
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MBarnum & JMK, or anyone-We are looking for a nice Oregon coastal town to stay in. We normally go to Bandon but need to find one with an easier access to the beach for Sherlock. We can't take him on too many stairs at once.
For us we want a charming town with shops & nice restaurants.
Gosh Jane, if only my friend George still had his cottage for rent. It would be perfect for you guys!
I don't remember the beaches down south, as I haven 't been there since I was a kid...but up this way (north of you)is Lincoln City and Newport, both of which are a lot of fun.
Cannon Beach is very nice also, but it might be a little too far north for you guys.
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You can see why we call him "Goofus."
Sherlock sure has outgrown the puppy stage...in fact he has outgrown just about every stage and then some! LOL!
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I agree, Jane, Cannon Beach is very sweet--just your kind of town. However, the only convenient beach access has a few (concrete) steps. Seaside (just a few miles further north) is little more tourist-y, but it's easier to walk onto the beach--virtually all of the alphabet avenues simply end at the beach. I had never really liked Seaside before I got an all summer gig at a little community theater over there (it sadly only lasted one season). I would drive down on Wednesday night, do Thursday and Friday night shows, a Saturday matinee and Saturday evening, then drive like a bat out of hell back to Portland to be able to get a few hours sleep before my church gig on Sunday. But I really fell in love with Seaside that summer and it's one of the big reasons we ended up buying a Trendwest timeshare there (we can use it all over the world, but it was having a regular place to go to in Seaside that did the deal).
If you want another cool place (although I haven't been there in years), Pacific City is also very quaint, and much, much smaller than either Seaside or Cannon Beach.
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Got back from Gypsy a while ago. It is truly wonderful and deserving of all the praise. Miss LuPone gives the performance of a lifetime!
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I'm glad I went up early and got my cheap seat cause there weren't any to be had by the time of the performance. The entire rear mezz and front mezz were packed!
Jose, my friend David did find someone to work with and he feels very ready for his audition tomorrow. I told him to keep your number in case he needs someone in the future.
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It's quarter to 11, past my bedtime. Good night sweet princes and princesses.
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No, I have not been lurking all day and not posting -- I just forgot to log out earlier today and I'm just now checking back. BK ~ I did my Brain Share at Paypal this afternoon -- so let me know if it didn't come through.
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I'm spent so I'm out'a here. Night all.
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Yes, but do you want to lecture her on the dangers of tanning salons?
I have a friend who goes to the tanning salon at least four times a week - sometimes two or three consecutive days in a row. ::)
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Thanks to DR JULIE and DR JANE for the latest SUNSHINE BOYS congrats!!! All appreciated. Our read thru is on Thursday night.
We got our FANTASTICKS rehearsal schedule, which is the written down version of everybody come every night. Tonight I did Round and Round with El Gallo and Luisa while EVERYONE else in the cast sat around looking very bored.
And about halfway through the number, I began to have doubts about my choreography talent at all..... Two and one half hours later, it was done....but we are meeting at six tomorrow to spend an hour going over some of the fine points.
This is turning out to be a very frustrating experience for EVERYONE, and I am not sure how it will turn out.
The burning desire to display oneself onstage overcomes rational thinking sometimes.....sometimes for me is this time.
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BUT what a joy to come home to find I am the winner of the Unseemly Trivia Contest!!!
It has been more than a year since I won, and I will email my snail mail address toot sweet.....as Sally Ann Howes would say....or rather sing.
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DR JOSE your kindness is appreciated....no time constraints.....
As you will..... We have been waiting, after all, since 1985.
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Very exciting, DR Tomovoz. We get hundreds of pigeons around here if we put out seed.
:) Feeding the pigeons in NYC can practically get you the death penalty.
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My Brain 1/2 share was sent Sunday, I think. I don't know who is the other half....some rich person, no doubt.
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I have the doors and windows open again right now enjoying the cool night air. This may be the last cool night for awhile, sad to say.
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Getting some rest now......and hearing Round and Round in my head.....we also did Soon It's Gonna Rain, which was much easier....and much more pleasant....even though we didn't start until after 9:30 pm....ended and 10:00 pm....all in the same day.
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DR Edisaurus - I'm so glad your trip to NY is set and that you'll be able to see the NYMF shows. I hope to meet you when you're in town.
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Yes lovely cool air.
Noel Neill is fun to listen to.....her hair is outrageous, but that's okay.
In the Superman: Serial to Cereal book, she talked about filming four episodes in 10 days....a 13 episode season in 30 days....I think Saturday was a half day.
She said there were times when they would finish up and leave a set and the paint on the walls would still be wet.
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Off to bed....round and round....
DR RLP thanks for the Boy Friend suggestion.....it's a nice thought. I would love to do it.
Oh wait....did you mean the musical? Oh....nevermind.
DR MATTHEW thanks for keeping us informed....somewhere a window is opening.
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I began my evening viewing with the newly remastered Blu-ray disc of THE FIFTH ELEMENT.
When Blu-ray premiered last year, THE FIFTH ELEMENT was one of the first Blu-ray discs, and Sony did such a rush job on it that it received universally bad reviews as a high definition version of one of the best standard DVD transfers that there ever has been. For months, Sony has promised a remastered version of the Blu-ray disc, and also set up a way for those who bought the first one to exchange it for no cost.
I didn't buy the first one after I read the awful reviews, but I bought the new one, and it is perfection. Beautiful color, rock solid sharpness, two high bitrate soundtracks. Just an amazing disc.
The movie has grown on me over the years. I was very lukewarm about it when I saw it in theaters years ago. Having seen it on paycable and then on the Superbit DVD version, I still see the flaws, but find it a very fun ride about 85% of the time. This gorgeous new high def presentation makes the enjoyment that much more palpable.
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Edi-On my first trip to NY I stayed at the Wellington. Because it was freezing there & I arrived limping, they upgraded my room to a suite, nothing fancy but I enjoyed it very much. I found the area much nicer than my second stay in Times Square.
I lived at the Wellington for a few months 20 years ago when I worked on a film in NY, and have stayed there a few times since, with no complaints.
About 9th Avenue---that neighborhood seems fine to me. Our negative cutter is a block from there so I've walked around there a lot.
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Goofus is the most adorable thing! What breed is he?
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Next, I put in the movie of MARY POPPINS. I hadn't watched this in awhile, and I still find it an amazing original musical. I think it is seriously underrated.
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Does he answer to goofus? I've always made up tons of "pet" names for my cat, Bella, and she seemed to choose the ones she liked, and is willing to respond to some of the names, but not others. Very selective.
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Edi - That Friday night will be Last Starfighter's first performance, so if we're crazily rude that night, you'll have to forgive us - it will be nothing personal. :)
I know! As I said, knowing I would get to see your show was the clincher for me! And don't worry about being "rude", I know you'll be tremendously busy! I love the CD, so it will be great to see it performed!
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Then I watched the premiere of DAMAGES. It was commercial free so immediately it had me on its side!
I really found the show excellent. It jumps back and forth in time, but there's no problem discerning which time period we're in at any one point, and there's a really strong cast of character actors. And Close is playing a very sly snake in the grass super-lawyer, the kind of role she relishes and excels with.
Looking forward to following this for the remaining 12 episodes.
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As promised, here are a couple of pictures from this week...
This is Lindsay... Clearly, she likes ice cream with chocolate sauce. :)
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/CopyofLouisville001.jpg)
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Lindsay took a liking to me...and she loves to swim.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/CopyofLouisville008.jpg)
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And this is her twin sister, Jenna. I mean, could they be much cuter??
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/CopyofLouisville014.jpg)
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BK - Someone on All That Chat posted that they were writing an article on movies-becoming-musicals, so I responded - in case they were interested in NYMF shows as well - with links about Last Starfighter (as an adaptation of a screenplay for a specific film) and Brain from Planet X (as a send-up of a movie genre). Hope that was OK to mention Brain from Planet X in that context - I figured anything that gets the name(s) of the show(s) out there is good, since it was on topic of the thread.
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DR Edisaurus - I'm so glad your trip to NY is set and that you'll be able to see the NYMF shows. I hope to meet you when you're in town.
Thanks, Julie! I look forward to seeing you, finally meeting singdaw and reconnecting with Elmore, Jose, Fred, Skip, Ben & Ant.
My partner Peter will also try to go to Starfighter with us.
So do we order our tickets August 1st?
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And, finally, here's a picture of Lindsay and Jenna with my mom, their mom and our cousin, Maggie, who came with us to the zoo while her mom was working.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/CopyofLouisville044.jpg)
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And I get to meet Jason and admire his svelte physique!
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Awww. Thanks for the photos, Jason. Beautiful family.
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Jason, the kids are adorable and your mom is very pretty, too!
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Speaking of which, any photos of the "New Jason" swimming? :) :) :)
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Speaking of which, any photos of the "New Jason" swimming? :) :) :)
Hell to the no!
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Heck, if you've got it, flaunt it, jason.
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:)
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For the singer, the big problem with a fake book is that the accompaniment is totally left up to the accompanist to "fake". Each pianist will "fake" in his/her own way, and sometimes that way my work and sometimes it won't. When you bring in standard P/V/G sheet music, that insures that you will hear the same thing each time you audition with that music (hopefully, ideally).
Jose, I've encountered professional accompanists who, to my surprise, are not especially skilled at reading music, and instead, simply use the chords to improvise the accompaniment. I discovered that when I couldn't understand why the accompaniment to my song sounded very different from how I was used to hearing it in rehearsals / lessons with a different pianist, and I was having trouble recognizing my entrance cues. Were those unusual situations, or is it fairly typical for an accompanist to just improvise on the chords even when they have the full P/V/G sheet music?
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Hmmm...how come my smilies can smile on cue, but I can't?
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Here's a cute one of Jenna in the pool...
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/CopyofLouisville024.jpg)
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And here's Maggie feeding a Lorakeet...
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/CopyofLouisville061.jpg)
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Well, I've been up since 6:30, so my eyes are getting very heavy. I'm heading downstairs to bed.
Good night, all!
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Oh, DR Jason, the pictures turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
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So do we order our tickets August 1st?
If you can, you should order your NYMF tickets within the first couple days of public sale because some performances do tend to sell out quickly.
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The twins are so cute! Thanks for sharing the photos, Jason.
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Hmmm...how come my smilies can smile on cue, but I can't?
Because your smilies are not being photographed?
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Jose, I've encountered professional accompanists who, to my surprise, are not especially skilled at reading music, and instead, simply use the chords to improvise the accompaniment. I discovered that when I couldn't understand why the accompaniment to my song sounded very different from how I was used to hearing it in rehearsals / lessons with a different pianist, and I was having trouble recognizing my entrance cues. Were those unusual situations, or is it fairly typical for an accompanist to just improvise on the chords even when they have the full P/V/G sheet music?
Well... That happens too (unfortunately). Strangely, "those people" tend to be conductors (who used to be full-time pianists).
Myself, I will usually fill in an accompaniment - especially for standards - if the chord symbols are provided. However, I also ask the singer if they want what's printed on the page, or if they'd like something "fuller". -Especially since most "standard" sheet music doubles the melody in the printed accompaniment. *I don't "like" "helping" singer's with their melody line. ;)
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*I don't "like" "helping" singer's with their melody line. ;)
And any good singer appreciates that!
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And any good singer appreciates that!
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That makes sense. Thanks for explaining. I will hope to have someone like you next time. :-)
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... -Especially since most "standard" sheet music doubles the melody in the printed accompaniment.
Whenever I've looked for sheet music, that's all I can find. The man at the music store said that most accompanists use the chords to play.
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That makes sense. Thanks for explaining. I will hope to have someone like you next time. :-)
Did you say Chocolate?
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Did you say Chocolate?
;)
;D
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Back from Mr. Geissman's - it went quickly, we did all the style stuff and now I'll proof it one last time.
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;D
When I play SETCs and UPTAs, I actually have some regulars who will leave Snickers bars or Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares for me on the piano after - or before - they take their music. :)
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Well... I had an early morning today - well, early for me - so...
Goodnight.
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When I play SETCs and UPTAs, I actually have some regulars who will leave Snickers bars or Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares for me on the piano after - or before - they take their music. :)
Who knew?
I will always do that from now on.
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FJL - it is so late. Why are you still up?
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I don't know. I just had this need to see us get to page 12.
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We could get there if we tried.
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Or maybe not.
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Almost, but not quite.
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One more push.
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Page 12, ladies and gentlemen.
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Cilla, just a cone or do you have a frig & freezer in your office?
It was a strawberry malt, but I do have a small fridge and a microwave in the office
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Corwin Townsend and Suzanne Cohen. I think he will get away with it.
The DNA evidence matches him, but the witnesses had trouble identifying him.
Nope don't know them. Will be interesting. DNA goes pretty far in most cases
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Well it's very late. I was at the office until midnight. That was fabulous! It was SOOO quiet and I got so much done. Now I need to get a few hours sleep so I can get up and go to work :)
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I began a movie at about nine-thirty, figuring I'd be done by eleven-thirty, but I just checked the running time and it's a two-and-a-half hour movie, so I shan't be finishing it this evening.
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It was a lovely cloudy, cool, and humid day today.
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It was a dark and stormy night....
Oh, I guess not, there was a slight chance of thunderstorms, but with a clear sky and lots of stars, I doubt it's going to happen
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Night all, I'm finally getting sleepy...
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It was a lovely cloudy, cool, and humid day today.
And she got a bill in the mail.
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Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
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I had an early morning, too....and this late night stuff is for the owls.
And yet....and yet....it has gotten "cool" for the first time in WEEKS and I'm just loving having my windows open and feeling the fog-chilled air wafting through my condo.
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Night all, I'm finally getting sleepy...
Thank goodness....I was getting awfully tired of holding that gold chain and swinging my gold watch back and forth, back and forth, back and forth....
....snzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............xxxxxxxxxxx xx
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Tonight, I went to my sister's house and she and my niece (her daughter) had assembled their shelf units for the HD widescreen TV that they're going to get tomorrow from Costco...47 inches! Anyway, I came over and anchored all the shelf units to the wall. Hopefully, if there's an earthquake, the whole set of shelves won't come crashing down on anything...hopefully. ::)
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Tomorrow, I'm going to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (where I usher quite a bit) and will be part of a focus group. I don't know exactly what we'll be focusing on, but I'm sure that it'll be interesting...and they said that they'd feed us! Nothing says, "Sure, I'll be a part of your focus group!" like free food. ;)