Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on April 21, 2018, 12:18:53 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of Kostelanetz, and now it is time for you to post until the Kostelanetz cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: PANCHRESTON!
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Some horrifying loud beep just went off - have no idea what that was - sounded like it came from the computer, but I've never heard anything like that before. Scared the pants off me, and now I have no pants on. How unseemly.
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Some horrifying loud beep just went off - have no idea what that was - sounded like it came from the computer, but I've never heard anything like that before. Scared the pants off me, and now I have no pants on. How unseemly.
Yikes! :o I hate it when I hear something from my computer that I've never heard before. Hopefully, it's just a noise and not an indicator of something horrible!
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I hope your computer is ok.
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I wish my headache would go away so I can sleep. I do not want to be a drag on Keith's birthday.
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I wish my headache would go away so I can sleep. I do not want to be a drag on Keith's birthday.
Oh, no!
~~~Feel-Better-Soon and Sleep-Well Vibes for Jane!!~~~
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Thanks. I blame it on my lousy dinner, or the pillows in the room, or just that sometimes I get these headaches. I am grateful it isn't worse.
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Today, I get to sleep in, then eventually I'll get up and feed my cat, then feed myself, then watch some TV, then probably do some laundry, then take a shower, then get dressed, then leave my house to work concessions for a concert by Pink Martini (http://pinkmartini.com)! :D
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When working concessions, I won't get to see the entire concert, but I'll get to see most of it. They'll probably sign autographs again after the show. They've done that both times they've come to the WCPA (https://www.washingtoncenter.org).
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And now, I'm off to bed.
Have a good day, all!
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Good morning, all.
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Headache be gone vibes for Jane.
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Happy birthday, Keith!
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TOD
Movies:
The Last Temptation of Christ
Citizen Kane
Freaks
Pink Flamingos
Shortbus
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TOD
Books:
The Bible
Ulysses
Lolita
The Grapes of Wrath
Valley of the Dolls
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Good morning!
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What's with this Page 1 malarkey?
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Happy Birthday to DH Keith!
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Hope everyone has a great day
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I can certainly commiserate with BK on the publisher's mistake with his book.
After I approved everything with my book, HOLLYWOOD SNAPSHOTS: The Forgotten Interviews, I noted that the cover was posted on Amazon and it was not what I had approved.
It was a collage of head shots of the various stars that I had interviewed. But, instead of having a photo in the group of Paul Henreid, there were two of John Carradine.
Like BK, I immediately got on the phone with the designer and..."was not very nice".
The error was corrected and, to the best of my knowledge, no copies of the incorrect cover were sent out.
However, if you Google the book, you can still see that the incorrect cover is up there somewhere in cyberspace.
Here's the correct one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1629331465/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492172989&sr=1-1&keywords=hollywood+snapshots+druxman
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T.O.D.
What's "controversial" any more?
I know:
My Al Jolson play.
It has been produced all over the country, but I haven't had a production for the past 3-4 years because theaters think people will be offended because Jolson puts on "blackface" in one scene.
So, one of the greatest entertainers of the last century is now a pariah because of political correctness.
>:( :( :'(
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Good morning, all!
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I fed the cats and went back to bed for another hour.
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Last night, Thatch grabbed my eye drops and I spent too long looking for them, before I gave up. This morning I'll see if I can find the small bottle with the vacuum. It's either under my bed or under one of the bookcases.
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I have my usual household tasks this morning before I settle in with How To Succeed . . .
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Annabelle had her first Purina Party Mix treat last night. There was no bleeding, so I guess we can consider her dental work and post-surgery care completed. I'm very happy about that.
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I had bad news last night. My cousin Judy, who's a year younger than I, died yesterday from heart failure. I found a post on Facebook from her daughter Michelle last night, and sent an email to my cousin Sue, who's my most sensible cousin, for details. I got her email this morning.
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I had bad news last night. My cousin Judy, who's a year younger than I, died yesterday from heart failure. I found a post on Facebook from her daughter Michelle last night, and sent an email to my cousin Sue, who's my most sensible cousin, for details. I got her email this morning.
Sincere condolences.
:(
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I had bad news last night. My cousin Judy, who's a year younger than I, died yesterday from heart failure. I found a post on Facebook from her daughter Michelle last night, and sent an email to my cousin Sue, who's my most sensible cousin, for details. I got her email this morning.
Sincere condolences.
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Thank you. She had moved to California years ago, and I honestly don't think I'd seen her in 40+ years. We reconnected about three years ago when her sister gave her my email address and we kept in touch on Facebook. Until I left for college at 17, she, her sister, my ass brother Macbeth, and I were inseparable.
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Good morning, all.
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Got to sleep in a little bit, could have used even more.
Saturday, and plenty to get done.
First and foremost: Coffee!
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Sorry to hear that bad news, DR Elmore.
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This is my day to get my ass down to Cat Clinic for the prescription food before they close at 1:00.
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And it’s Record Store Day. I’ll stop in as usual to the local emporium to enjoy the goings on for a little while and to wish them well.
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Was Kostelanetz on Columbia Records? Such a famous name, but I honestly can’t say I ever heard any of his recordings. More likely, I did and just wasn’t aware of it.
Just checked, and of course Columbia. I would wager my mom and dad acquired a few of those albums from the record club.
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In addition to all the Mitch Miller and Andy Williams!
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More coffee!
Some breakfast meats wouldn’t hurt none, either, while you’re at it. Thanks.
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Sorry to hear about your cousin, DR elmore.
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Headache be gone vibes for Jane.
Thanks. Around 2:30 It eased up and I was able to sleep.
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Happy birthday, Keith!
Keith says thank you.
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Happy Birthday to DH Keith!
Thanks.
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I had bad news last night. My cousin Judy, who's a year younger than I, died yesterday from heart failure. I found a post on Facebook from her daughter Michelle last night, and sent an email to my cousin Sue, who's my most sensible cousin, for details. I got her email this morning.
Sincere condolences.
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Thank you. She had moved to California years ago, and I honestly don't think I'd seen her in 40+ years. We reconnected about three years ago when her sister gave her my email address and we kept in touch on Facebook. Until I left for college at 17, she, her sister, my ass brother Macbeth, and I were inseparable.
Good memerories, sad losses. My condolences :(
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Was Kostelanetz on Columbia Records? Such a famous name, but I honestly can’t say I ever heard any of his recordings. More likely, I did and just wasn’t aware of it.
Just checked, and of course Columbia. I would wager my mom and dad acquired a few of those albums from the record club.
He was married to soprano Lily Pons.
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I'm up, I'm up - under six hours of sleep
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re the loud beep from the computer - when I closed the window I was in I saw what it was - one of those scam pop-up warning ads telling you your computer has been compromised and to call a number immediately. Sure, right. I closed out of it and that was that.
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Thank you, all, for the condolences.
Judy was the epitome of unfulfilled promise: pretty, a good student and artist who made every wrong choice imaginable. By twenty, she was pregnant and married. I think my last contact with her was in my twenties. She and her husband had returned from France where they lived for several years while he was working there. She hated it, didn't seem to care a bit for being in Europe, did little, accomplished little but give birth, and her dismissal of the situation was "the people never wash; they stink." The marriage ended soon after they moved to California, and she worked at low-paying jobs and moved from man to man. I still have a lot of resentment over her poor choices.
Here's a 1983 photo of her and her two children.
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For some reason, I cannot get that photo to show up!
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I'm told there is no file there. WTF?
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Is this showing up?
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So what the hell?
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Saturday morning greetings! For the first time in several weeks, I'm NOT at a Saturday ladies' luncheon, but Mary Linda is. Richard and I are about to watch Barbara Bush's funeral on C-Span - him for the liturgical pomp, me for the history.
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DR Elmore, I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin...
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Because I wrote this and have nowhere to post it but here, this was my ode to having totally forgotten about My fair Lady opening Thursday night until after midnight, because I was totally hypnotized by the release of the Jim Comey memos, until around 11:30 p.m. I finally recognized the Comey memos were a non-story, nothing to see here after excitedly reading them. Biggest political news let-down I can recall. Then i went back to email and saw the My Fair Lady reviews there all at once!
Tune of “Show Me” (an imagined cast of My Fair Lady opening night version)
(verse) Ow -
Nerds, nerds, nerds, all you theater nerds!
All the praise here is true.
But what’s happened to you?
That D.C. distraction won’t do!
We’re getting raves, five-star reviews
What’s in the news? Comey!
Our show should be on the front page.
What’s all the rage? Comey!
Here we are with notices that say we are a coup
Spotlight’s on Jim, we say “us too”
Every stupid memo says what you’ve already heard
Focus on Jim is absurd.
In a small role, cheers for Ms. Rigg!
But look who’s big - Comey, Comey!
Don’t let Jim’s prose put you to sleep.
Please go call Telecharge now
Comey – oww!
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Funny, FJL! I sang it!
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Condolences to elmore.
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She of the Evil Eye has arrived and shortly I shall be on my way to eat a light breakfast.
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Thank you, all, for the condolences.
Judy was the epitome of unfulfilled promise: pretty, a good student and artist who made every wrong choice imaginable. By twenty, she was pregnant and married. I think my last contact with her was in my twenties. She and her husband had returned from France where they lived for several years while he was working there. She hated it, didn't seem to care a bit for being in Europe, did little, accomplished little but give birth, and her dismissal of the situation was "the people never wash; they stink." The marriage ended soon after they moved to California, and she worked at low-paying jobs and moved from man to man. I still have a lot of resentment over her poor choices.
Here's a 1983 photo of her and her two children.
I hear you, Larry. And I'm so sorry for your loss.
But choices become bad sometimes because of other people sometimes. Things that look great when you choose them can become bad choices only in retrospect due to the results and impact of other people. When i was sick, Skip looked for help to my brother and sister-in-law, trusting them. We now call my sister-in-law Lady Macbeth. Skip never would have imagined Joann would behave as she did, especially since the family really rallied around her when she and my brother had been ill in the past. Skip made what he thought was a reasonable choice, but you never know how someone will react.
Later edit: I took out detail about Milla and Julie.
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Funny, FJL! I sang it!
Thanks, KevinH!
Hope the rant didn't upset anyone. (Not sure, maybe I'll edit in before the day gets closed. i know Julie is beloved, and she and her great qualities were appreciated by me for many years, even in the "My dead aunt thanks you" period. :)
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I rebooted my computer and those photos still are not showing up/ Is it the site or my computer?
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I am sorry to hear that about Julie, FJL. Milla doesn't surprise me at all, but Julie does.
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!!! 3 !!!
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Not the site. Anyone can post any pictures of a certain size. Perhaps it's too large?
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I'm on Safari now. Let's see if this posts.
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No, that photo didn't show up either.
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Not the site. Anyone can post any pictures of a certain size. Perhaps it's too large?
No, I don't think that's it. I usually get a notice that the file is too large and it won't go through. This is a new glitch.
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I am sorry to hear that about Julie, FJL. Milla doesn't surprise me at all, but Julie does.
Interesting that you think that about Milla. I'm very happy about the quality of the Kritzerland CD, everything KLritzeland did that made the product classy, and having Skip and my name on it as a quality work. I thank you for that.
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I feel the same quality-wise about that reading at TRU in mid-January, and Skip's very successful show at 54 Below which Julie produced, even to Herculean producing effort by Julie at some surprises on the day of!
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DR Elmore:
What I see in your posts is the filename of the jpeg, and when I click on it, it downloads instead of displaying anything, and the downloaded file is 0 kilobytes in size.
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And I am back from the Cat Clinic and the record store.
I even bought something (I always try to whenever I'm in there): a volume I didn't have (and rarely ever saw, Volume VII, the last one) of the Music of Arnold Schoenberg series on Columbia.
And that's just a "thing" with me. I love certain Schoenberg pieces, and find others unlistenable. But I have always so appreciated the attention paid to Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern back in the 1960s and thereabouts, by Columbia or CBS or whoever was behind it, that these various still enjoy permanent residence here.
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DR Elmore:
What I see in your posts is the filename of the jpeg, and when I click on it, it downloads instead of displaying anything, and the downloaded file is 0 kilobytes in size.
Yep. Something clearly wrong. I can post on Facebook, so I'm puzzled.
Has anyone else posted any photos here lately?
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Yes, I just saw your test photo on Facebook.
All of my recent ones have been fine, so let me try one right now from the HHW photo folder...
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(One of my favorites!)
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(One of my favorites!)
Mine, too! ;)
Can you try posting something you've never posted before?
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Yep. Here's a favorite old arcade fortune teller in Lake George, NY.
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Was Kostelanetz on Columbia Records? Such a famous name, but I honestly can’t say I ever heard any of his recordings. More likely, I did and just wasn’t aware of it.
Just checked, and of course Columbia. I would wager my mom and dad acquired a few of those albums from the record club.
He was married to soprano Lily Pons.
I didn't know that!
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So why can't I post a photo here?
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We did a beautiful job on the Milla CD - if she's anything but grateful, shame on her.
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And considering that we've probably sold all of about twenty copies she should REALLY be grateful.
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Back from a spot of breakfast and picking up a couple of packages.
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Having a visitor shortly.
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I forgot to mention that I got a really nice letter from the Screen Actors Guild yesterday - saying that now that I'm seventy, I no longer have to pay dues, unless I at some point earn over a certain amount of money. That is the way a union should behave.
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I had bad news last night. My cousin Judy, who's a year younger than I, died yesterday from heart failure. I found a post on Facebook from her daughter Michelle last night, and sent an email to my cousin Sue, who's my most sensible cousin, for details. I got her email this morning.
My sympathies. Vibes of comfort
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We did a beautiful job on the Milla CD - if she's anything but grateful, shame on her.
She was totally grateful for the CD. Yes, totally. But after we had to face reality that publicity would not bring nearly the sales that the promotion would cost, I didn't hear from her for a while or get answers to calls. Then, we started talking again when I saw a TV ad she did (non-singing, which she was actually really good in, I thought) so I called her up, and it was pleasant. Then she did a table-read for us in Nov. 2013, but then the strangeness over the show at Midtown Int'l Theatre Festival Feb-March 2014.
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I forgot to mention that I got a really nice letter from the Screen Actors Guild yesterday - saying that now that I'm seventy, I no longer have to pay dues, unless I at some point earn over a certain amount of money. That is the way a union should behave.
I learned the truth at Seventy
Now membership in SAG is free
They help me as i scrimp and save
The way a union should behave.
Speaking of which, has anyone seen Janis Ian perform lately?
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Story suggesting another reason we'd never heard before that the post office might be having problems and losing business to UPS and FedEx
NY Times Hoarded Undelivered Mail story
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/nyregion/undelivered-mail-hoarded.html
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Condolences to DR Elmore!
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Sweet photo DR Chas.
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We did a beautiful job on the Milla CD - if she's anything but grateful, shame on her.
I'd forgotten that Peter Filichia wrote the liner notes.
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Hello, everyone.
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Sorry to hear about your cousin, Larry.
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I forgot to mention that I got a really nice letter from the Screen Actors Guild yesterday - saying that now that I'm seventy, I no longer have to pay dues, unless I at some point earn over a certain amount of money. That is the way a union should behave.
I learned the truth at Seventy
Now membership in SAG is free
They help me as i scrimp and save
The way a union should behave.
Speaking of which, has anyone seen Janis Ian perform lately?
;D ;D
I didn't know she was still performing.
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Smiles, too, that BK no longer has to pay those union dues.
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I have no news.
TTFN.
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My sympathies to Elmore on the loss of his cousin
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Vibes for Laura's birding buddy
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Vibes for Cecil
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I got up early this morning, went to BJs and bought three 5 lb bags of meatballs and headed over to the soup kitchen
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We served 100 today
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Then i went to church and set up the altar
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Did a few errands and was home by 2
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Vixdad took me to the Texas Roadhouse for my first meal if the day
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Then since the day was fine and the temperature in the high 50's we went for a drive
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Then we went for ice cream
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But I started sneezing and my throat started bothering me again
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We stopped at Walgreens on the way home and I got some Sambucol tablets and Zicam spray
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I hope they work
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I am a communion server tomorrow and no one wants a sneezing server
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Continued prayers and vibes for our TCB, I hope he returns soon
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Did I miss Jacks Adventures in Reunionland?
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Vibes for Ron's mom, has anyone had any updates?
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Condolences to DR ELMORE.
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Well I have to TELL you! It has been a whirlwind couple of days.
Friday night was of course the REUNION itself. It went very well, and it was nice to see everyone.
Here is a photo of myself and my friend Charlene from the event.
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There were NO fist fights or drunken strip teases, so we had to content ourselves with lively conversation and quizzical "who the hell are you" looks.
The Memorial Slide Show was a big success....and the Class Slideshow received many kind comments. The dance music was played low so that conversation could continue....although Homecoming Queen RH who has spent a lot of time out in the sun threatened to do her special routine....she was talked out of it.
In the background of this photo is my brother Mike and his wife Faith...Mike and I graduated in the same class.
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This morning we went to the viewing of my cousin's son who died on Thursday of a massive heart attack at age 47.
We then went to the tours of the Academy Building and old gymnasium...the Academy Building was the first school in town built in 1861. It was also a stop on the Underground Railroad. We had classes in it when we were in Jr. High School.
The gym was old high school gym we used during Jr. High School....and I wandered out on the stage where I did some of my earliest acting.
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Tonight was the Alumni Dinner honoring the class of 1968....and it was okay..... The meal was prepared by the school cooks and served on cafeteria trays....and was....school cafeteria food.
Our memorial slide show was shown....but the music did NOT play - so it was an interminable 6.5 minutes of photos and names. I was mortified!
The Class Slide Show was okay....with a speech by Mr. Hambone, although he actually did a pretty nice job and made some funny jokes.
Of course ALL THROUGHOUT the night - the alumni committee was asking for donations for their scholarship program and to help do what they do, including caring and restoring the Academy Building mentioned above.
And then came the absolute WORST PART OF THE EVENING.
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DR Jrand, condolences on the loss of your cousin :(
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I am enjoying the reunion photos and stories.
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After droning on and on and then re-electing themselves to their lofty positions and giving away a very SMALL scholarship.....a few of the biddies on the committee announced there would be a drawing for a few prizes.
They drew names and someone won a nice home made quilt and there were a couple of other things that were won.
After listening to them, I was ready to open my wallet to donate to the Alumni Fund...and then IT happened. Biddy Number One announced the drawing for the GRAND PRIZE - a gift donated by a local jewelry store. This of course caused some excitement in the audience.
The old Biddy pulled a slip of paper from the bowl and announced the name of Biddy Number Two - president of the Alumni Association. She announced to the grumbling multitude...."Oh yes, I rigged this because Stephanie works so hard and has done so much...she deserves it....yes SHE DESERVES IT."
There was general disgruntlement in the crowd. And I closed my wallet!
That woman from the jewelry store GAVE them that gift to GIVE to someone in attendance not to EACH OTHER.
My first stop Monday morning will be in the jewelry store to let the owner know what happened.
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But then my cousin Vicki was there, and we had some fun at the photo corner.
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So all in all it was a fine weekend!!!
Thanks DR JANE!
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DR Jrand, and the president of the alumni association accepted the jewelry! This is just wrong.
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Fun with your cousin Vicki 😊
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Yes DR JANE she did - with great "humility" - it was unbelievable to me!
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Oh yes! FUN. Vicki has had some health problems....she was a great gymnastics coach and advocate for young women - and then suddenly became almost immobilized. NOBODY could figure out what was wrong.
She was almost bedridden for a year....finally physical therapy...and she claims CBD oil...returned her to ALMOST normal.
I am happy for her....but I am not COMPLETELY convinced.
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Whatever the reason it is wonderful she is better 😊
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The Hoh Rainforest is incredible. Our photos do not do it justice. We had a very nice day celebrating the fact that Keith and I are now the same age.
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'night
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Finished with my viewing and listening to music.
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Good evening.
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What is CBD?
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Whatever it is, I am willing to try it.
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Oh, it is hemp oil.
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Good night, 1 Guest.