Topic: THE MYSTERY OF THE GREEN WATER (Read 34694 times)

Tomovoz · « **Reply #180 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:09:24 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 10, 2008, 12:58:59 PM

Verbally, here in the U.S., "pet" is to caress, hug or to "make out" (i.e, he's in his "petting" phase!)

Of course, there is always the uppity princess who "gets into a 'pet'" (a sulk or grumpy mood).

Thanks Ron. "petting" and "making out" are "Americanisms" to us. I was not even aware of the "grumpy mood" use of the word.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #181 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:13:10 PM »

My listening pleasure today (OK so I'm a day early):

"Kismet" - Rush Ann Svenson & Jerry Hadley. "And This Is My Beloved"

I love this recording of the score.

I'm looking forward to the release of the movie version in a few months time. (I hope I can purchase it without the others in the set)

Matt H. · « **Reply #182 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:17:49 PM »

Whatever warm weather we were supposed to get today never arrived. It was rainy, cold, and fairly miserable. Ugh!

I did have a nice lunch out with best friend John, however, who's just returned from a vacation in Vail with his family.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #183 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:20:43 PM »

It's going to be another hot day.

Possibly up to 40 degrees C again today - and I am going to see the Dentist.

A little day of horrors.

Matt H. · « **Reply #184 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:23:30 PM »

I began my afternoon of viewing with last night's PROJECT RUNWAY.

I did not like the winner's dress much. In fact, I thought many of the dresses were too short for prom dresses, but as I haven't been to a prom in 40 years, perhaps I'm out of the loop.

I was very unhappy for the loser as I thought the dress was not anything the judges said it was, and it was interesting, colorful, and fun. I would have sent Ricky home (short light tan dress with a band of beads at the waist.) I thought it showed the least imagination.

As for Christian's almost-losing creation, he was at one disadvantage: he was BARELY older than the girl he was designing for. It's a lot easier to tell a child NO when you're 40 than when you're only a few years older and look about the same age (and have the same demeanor). I figured he wouldn't be sent home, however, since his dres, despite its overdone quality, really showed a lot of imagination and careful attention to detail (even though the back of it was pretty bad).

Matt H. · « **Reply #185 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:26:40 PM »

Next I watched last night's CSI: NY. DR MBarnum, Matt Battaglia was one of the suspects playing a doctor. Looked good (even though through make-up his face was scratched by having a broom being dragged across it repeatedly.)

There were two cases and interesting but not riveting ones.

Matt H. · « **Reply #186 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:27:12 PM »

Next, I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No gay characters today and they weren't in the previews for tomorrow either.

Matt H. · « **Reply #187 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:28:51 PM »

Next, I began the third season box set of THE ODD COUPLE. Just as funny as I remembered it being.

The season opener I might have only seen once in my life before. Oscar signs up for computer dating. He fills his application with lots of lies and then gets paired with Felix's ex-wife. This was the first episode that featured Elinor Donahue as Felix's new girl friend Miriam.

MBarnum · « **Reply #188 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:31:41 PM »

I am forever missing Matt Battaglia's appearances! I used to get an e-mail update from him whenever he was going to be in something...but nothing in the last few years...how does he expect his fans to keep up!

Matt H. · « **Reply #189 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:31:56 PM »

The second episode featured Howard Cosell as a guest star. Cosell and Oscar have a running feud going, and Felix gets caught in the middle of it.

Years ago when I interviewed Tony Randall, he told me that the episodes where ABC forced them to use ABC personalities in guest roles to beef up ratings were the episodes he most despised. I thought of that the entire time I was watching this episode which certainly was funny. He buried his resentment well. Cosell was no actor. You can tell he's reading most of his lines off cue cards.

Matt H. · « **Reply #190 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:33:18 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on January 10, 2008, 01:31:41 PM

I am forever missing Matt Battaglia's appearances! I used to get an e-mail update from him whenever he was going to be in something...but nothing in the last few years...how does he expect his fans to keep up!

I had no idea he was going to be on, so seeing his name in the guest star credits was a happy surprise.

Ginny · « **Reply #191 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:43:35 PM »

Quote from: FJL on January 10, 2008, 11:57:38 AM

BRAIN FROM PLANET X MADE THE "TOP TEN CAST ALBUMS" LIST BY TALKIN' BROADWAY'S ROB LESTER - SOUND ADVICE COLUMN!

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/sound/jan1008.html

That is stupendous news! I will listen to it on my way home from work soon to celebrate!

ArnoldMBrockman · « **Reply #192 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:47:44 PM »

BK et al CONGRATS

Matt H. · « **Reply #193 on:** January 10, 2008, 02:30:18 PM »

Heading down now to finish cleaning the bedroom areas and then it's back to THE ODD COUPLE until UGLY BETTY comes on.

WBBL.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #194 on:** January 10, 2008, 02:47:53 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on January 10, 2008, 01:31:41 PM

I am forever missing Matt Battaglia's appearances! I used to get an e-mail update from him whenever he was going to be in something...but nothing in the last few years...how does he expect his fans to keep up!

Perhaps you're off his mailng list for a reason?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #195 on:** January 10, 2008, 02:52:53 PM »

The reviews for The Little Mermaid are coming in.

From amNew York:
Terrible direction. Awful new songs. Unnecessary rewrites. Adults bored. Children confused. In spite of Sebastian's seductive plea, stay far away from the sea!

From the London Financial Times:
The Little Mermaid barged on to Broadway this week - and neither sank nor swam. It is perhaps fitting for a fairy tale focused on a hybrid life form that its musical incarnation should be so thoroughly neither-nor. It's not squarely for children (too slow at times), yet definitely not built for adults (too lacking in wit). It is neither a travesty of the 1989 animated Disney feature on which it is based nor a successful re-imagining.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #196 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:15:13 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 10, 2008, 12:11:43 AM

And the word of the day is: SYLLABUB!

SYLLABUB spelled backwards is BUBALLYS!

Quaff that!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #197 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:16:36 PM »

Der Brucer wants me to get started on making onion soup, with the debut of my beef stock to be included.

I'll have to catch up later.

Jane · « **Reply #198 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:22:26 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 10, 2008, 11:23:53 AM

Bruno is down to one location right now. They closed their Bleecker Street (Pastiscceria Bruno) location last year. However, their location on La Guardia Place on the eastern end of the West Village is still open.

Their new website is: http://www.pasticceriabruno.com/

Thank you. If Bryan doesn't make it there, which I expect, I have to have them ship me some marzipan.

Jane · « **Reply #199 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:27:32 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 10, 2008, 11:29:57 AM

DR Jane - If it's marzipan you're looking for, the "fruits" at Veniero's are pretty good too.

Those look tasty

But are they as good as Bruno's?

bk · « **Reply #200 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:33:37 PM »

Back from a couple of errands and had some Taco Bell for lunch, which is what I was in the mood for.

bk · « **Reply #201 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:33:53 PM »

Are we still on page seven?

bk · « **Reply #202 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:34:08 PM »

Will we never get to page eight?

bk · « **Reply #203 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:34:36 PM »

Guess I'll go back to writing - halfway to the number of pages I'd like to do today.

Jane · « **Reply #204 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:43:42 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 10, 2008, 11:43:36 AM

The sun is shinning and the shun is signing and...
NO MORE DRINKS FOR DR JANE!

The sun is shining
The ~~grass~~ water is green;
The orange and palm trees sway-
There's never been such a day
In ~~Beverly Hills~~ Studio City, L.A.

LOL-I’m surprised “Word” didn’t alert me to the fact that the sun can’t shin.

Oh boy did the sun shine during my hike. It was so beautiful today I hiked for two hours. I could have stayed out longer but my knees were feeling all the hills I was traversing.

Jane · « **Reply #205 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:44:27 PM »

Quote from: FJL on January 10, 2008, 11:57:38 AM

BRAIN FROM PLANET X MADE THE "TOP TEN CAST ALBUMS" LIST BY TALKIN' BROADWAY'S ROB LESTER - SOUND ADVICE COLUMN!

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/sound/jan1008.html

CONGRATULATIONS BRUCE!

Jane · « **Reply #206 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:55:26 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on January 10, 2008, 01:09:24 PM

Thanks Ron. "petting" and "making out" are "Americanisms" to us.

What do you call these activities?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #207 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:57:54 PM »

DR JANE - I forgot to say thanks for the polar bear-husky pics link yesterday!

I loved them!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #208 on:** January 10, 2008, 04:09:31 PM »

Congratulations to MR BK and THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #209 on:** January 10, 2008, 04:10:00 PM »

Congrats to DR SINGDAW on 10,000 posts.

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