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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were musical, and now it is time for you to post until the sus third cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: TEMERARIOUS!
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-me-duttons26feb26,0,4262472,full.story)
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-02/36080072.jpg)
Dutton's shelf life finally runs out
The Brentwood shop, which has a special place in literary L.A., plans to close its doors April 30.
By Martha Groves and Scott Timberg, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
February 26, 2008
Mired in debt and uncertain about the future of his current location, Doug Dutton said Monday that he will close his iconic Brentwood bookstore, where thousands of authors have celebrated their works in the central courtyard and readers such as Dustin Hoffman and Meg Ryan have sought counsel on stocking their bookshelves.
Dutton's, which plans to close April 30, is one of many independent bookstores that have disappeared in the last couple of decades. Rising rents, the growth of big-box chains and the triumph of Amazon.com as a major force have challenged the indies.
But Dutton's has a national reputation, a following among authors who appeared at its many readings and, for its two decades of history, a special place in literary Los Angeles.
Many considered it the most literary and high-minded of L.A.'s bookstores, as well as one that felt increasingly, if charmingly, anachronistic.
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" ‘Welcome to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Daniel.... "
" ‘This is a place of mystery, Daniel, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. This place was already ancient when my father brought me here for the first time, many years ago. Perhaps as old as the city itself. Nobody knows for certain how long it has existed, or who created it. I will tell you what my father told me, though. When a library disappears, or a bookshop closes down, when a book is consigned to oblivion, those of us who know this place, its guardians, make sure that it gets here. In this place, books no longer remembered by anyone, books that are lost in time, live forever, waiting for the day when they will reach a new reader’s hands.’ "
(from "The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
der Brucer
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I am back, but it has been a rocky few days for me. I had a heart scare (I am fine now) and was in the hospital for tests. I hope I never have to got through that again. But a life style change is needed and I know it is going to be heard to adjust.
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And what am I doing up so early???
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LA TIMES (http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-et-goldstein27feb27,0,7126419.story)
The Oscars require major surgery
Time for the Hollywood treatment -- a face-lift.
By Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 26, 2008
IT'S now painfully obvious that the Oscars need what nearly every aging star in Hollywood has already had -- a face-lift.
The ratings for the show couldn't have been any worse if they'd been stuck with all of Jay Leno's strike-show guests instead of Jon Stewart and Co. The numbers hit rock bottom, down a million viewers from 2003, the show's previous low ebb, and that was right after a war started. Even worse, the ratings for younger viewers dropped off a cliff, falling almost 25% from last year's telecast. The film academy elders should be very, very worried. If Fox doesn't have a best picture nominee next year, they'll probably cook up a nighttime NASCAR special hosted by Jessica Alba, run it opposite the Academy Awards and do some serious damage.
By now you've probably heard all the same excuses. The show was hurt by a host of downbeat, little-seen movies. The show was damaged by the bad vibes from the writers strike. Stewart doesn't cut it with a mass audience.
Phooey. The writers strike didn't hurt movie box office, so why would it damage the Academy Awards? The academy could've given 10 nominations to "Transformers," but does anyone really think having Shia LaBeouf on stage would turn the Oscars into a youthquake? As for Stewart, who seemed slightly defanged for my tastes, whether a host kills or bombs doesn't lure anyone new to watch the Oscars any more than hiring a replacement for Katie Couric would ever get me to watch the " CBS Evening News."
THAT brings us to the academy's real problem. Like the evening news broadcasts, the Oscar is a relic, a cobwebby holdover from a bygone media age when Big Events earned Big Audiences. Those days are going, going, gone. The Grammys' ratings were down, the Emmys were down, the Golden Globes would've been down even if it hadn't been eviscerated by the strike.
Younger audiences just don't believe in appointment viewing anymore. Their lives are full -- they don't stop what they're doing to watch Oscar night. The only show that's held its ratings is the Super Bowl, which had at least three things the Oscars lacked: inventive, state-of-the-art production; a whole second show inside of the show -- splashy new commercials, which are often more involving than the game itself; and a far more suspenseful fourth quarter. Is there really anyone in America who didn't get best picture, best director and three of the four acting awards right in their Oscar pool?
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der Brucer
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And what am I doing up so early???
You lost power and the alarm is all screwed up?
der Brucer
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{{{{{DR Michael S.}}}}}
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The other two Duttons closed last year - there was no doubt the Brentwood store was next. I did one of the Kritzer readings there - can't remember which.
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I would be happy to step in and overhaul both the Oscar and Tony broadcasts and turn them into what they should be.
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-music27feb27,0,7038859,full.story)
More teenagers ignoring CDs, report says
48% of teenagers bought no CDs at all in 2007, up from 38% in 2006. Music downloads continue to grow, though, with iTunes leading the way.
By Michelle Quinn and Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
February 27, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- Going to the mall to buy music may no longer be a rite of passage for adolescents.
For the first time last year, nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs, a dramatic increase from 2006, when 38% of teens shunned such purchases, according to a new report released Tuesday.
The illegal sharing of music online continued to soar in 2007, but there was one sign of hope that legal downloading was picking up steam. In the last year, Apple Inc.'s iTunes store, which sells only digital downloads, jumped ahead of Best Buy Co. to become the No. 2 U.S. music seller, trailing Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
That could be hopeful news for the music industry, which has been scrambling in recent years to replace its rapidly disappearing CD sales with music sold online. The number of CDs sold in the U.S. fell 19% in 2007 from the previous year while sales of digital songs jumped 45%, Nielsen SoundScan said.
The number of people buying music legally from online music stores jumped 21% to 29 million last year from 24 million in 2006, according to the study by NPD Group, a market research firm in Port Washington, N.Y.
NPD declined to release figures on individual retailers' sales or their market shares, so it is impossible to know how close iTunes sales are to Wal-Mart's. The NPD market ranking of music retailers is based on a study of the music habits of Americans 13 and older over the last week.
The report, which involved 5,000 people who answered questions online, highlighted a generational split. The increase in legal online sales was driven by people 36 to 50, the report said, giving the music industry an opportunity to target these customers by tapping into its older catalogs.
That's not to say iTunes is not popular with the younger set. Mallory Portillo, 24, an executive assistant in Santa Monica, said she hadn't bought a CD in five years, but typically spent more than $100 a month buying music online. She will turn to illegal music sharing sites only if she can't find new releases or more obscure music on iTunes, she said.
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Hunter Conrad, an eighth-grader at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, says she downloads about 80% of her music from iTunes, "but when it's an artist I really like, I'll buy the original CD."
Out of her group of friends, she's "one of the few" who still buy CDs, she said. Most of her buddies download for the convenience, to save money and to get only the songs they like.
"Nobody really wants the other songs [on an album]," Hunter, 14, said. "They just want the hits."
That last line - how sad. These kids will never have the thrill of discovering a favorite track on their own.
If I were to sort my CDs into 2 piles, one in which the 'lead song' was still my favorite, and the other where a different track became the one I loved the most, I suspect the second pile would be larger.
der Brucer
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I would be happy to step in and overhaul both the Oscar and Tony broadcasts and turn them into what they should be.
How would you handle the so-called craft awards? Eliminate them in toto? Keep the awards and kill the speeches?
Would you do anything to educate the audience? What is the difference between sound design and sound editing?
der Brucer
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Note to Jrand:
You have an interesting Special election brewing in your area:
Indiana 7th Congressional District
ANDRE CARSON (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080225/LOCAL19/802250368):
- black, Muslim, Democrat, plain clothes policeman
JOHN ELROD (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/LOCAL19/802260399)
- white, Methodist, Republican lawyer - Sen Lugar endorsed
(and Log Cabin supported)
der Brucer
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I just got my state tax refund. i will have to try this Bill Evans, of whom you speak, and maybe start in on the Kritzer novels, wherein i gather BK mentioned fave album covers of the old days. If it's not too repetitious, could you mention a few....Re re-issues, I think my hearing must be not that good. The only time i ever noticed any difference in sound was when they had the Columbia turned into SONY(now I don't know what it is) re-issue of House of Flowers. it was like going from a kiddie record player to a high fidelity stereo. I don't know what they did to it, but it sure sounded wonderful
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Just had to share the good news with y'all -
I just got an email informing me that I have the winning ticket to a larger manhood in just a few short weeks.
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(((((Michael S.)))))
I'm sorry to hear you had such a scare. You are in my prayers. Lifestyle changes are hard to make (and keep!) and I wish you great success.
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Congratulations, DR Singdaw, on your great news!
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It is time to deliver JJ to the adoption agency.
:'(
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I feel certain that DC JJ's story will have a happy ending. But I will miss hearing about his adventures!
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Mini-rant:
What is it about tinted windows? It seems like every other car and SUV on the road nowadays has windows so black that you can't see a thing. I thought there were laws against this on behalf of police and safety?
I do understand people's desire for privacy, but I also think that sitting behind blackened windows also gives people the feeling of license to break traffic laws more freely, and to drive rudely and aggresively with impunity.
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Health vibes to Michael S.
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Grrrrrrrr.....Too Many Connections!
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Good morning, all! The 43 cartons left Independence, KY at 4 am this morning and arrived in Vandalia, OH at 6 am. They may be delivered today.
As for me, back to BABES and LOS. I may hear from Charlotte today, and that would be nice.
DT TCB, Janet is the wife of FANTASTICKS scribe, Tom Jones.
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Did not enjoy IDOL last night. I'm not getting the guys at all.
Liked BB and it was interesting to see that they finally showed what happened last Friday (the incidents). But I really dislike all of the cast except Amanda (even though she has a squeaky voice and can be slightly annoying) and sharon.
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And the word of the day is: TEMERARIOUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: BRING ME MY BRIDE
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For Ask BK Day:
I just finished reading MURDER AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH. I think it is your best book since the Kritzer trilogy and I hope Adrianas will be back to solve many more murders.
That said, I had one problem with the book which I would like you to throw a little light on. Where did Adriana and Billy get all their spending money? It is clearly stated that both are from low income families and it is never mentioned that either of them had after school jobs, so how could Adriana afford to constantly go to fast food restaurants after school, get a new outfit when she needed it and buy two orchestra seats for WICKED (which would have set her back about $200)? And how did Billy afford a trip to New York and tickets for ten shows (not to mention seeing WICKED 13 times at the Pantages)? While this in no way spoiled my enjoyment of the book, it did puzzle me a little.
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Wednesday morning greetings! If I didn't have an opportunity to be fascinating at noon today, I'd have called in sick. I have a sore throat, stuffy head, and ache all over. Maybe I'll go home after the SCORE meeting.
Minor complaints, of course, compared to what DR Michael S has recently endured. Health vibes to you!
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Did not enjoy IDOL last night. I'm not getting the guys at all.
Liked BB and it was interesting to see that they finally showed what happened last Friday (the incidents). But I really dislike all of the cast except Amanda (even though she has a squeaky voice and can be slightly annoying) and sharon.
Funny. I hate Amanda more than anyone in the house. Her incessant need for attention is pathetic. She is as bad, IMO, as Sheila who has to stage an irrational drama every week, trash-talking anyone who comes to mind -- and for no reason other than that she, herself, is trash, but fancies herself "street smart/tough."
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DR MattH: Agree totally with what you said last night about "Jericho." It was very well-paced, I thought, and extremely tense.
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I have an 8 a.m. dental "investiture"....yes, that's when I receive my new crown.
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How cool:
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I feel certain that DC JJ's story will have a happy ending. But I will miss hearing about his adventures!
JJ'S LAST ADVENTURE:
JJ says Goodby:
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Bye my good friends at HHW!
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Who the hell are you?
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/kitty/JJBY0003.jpg)
der Brucer
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We are having gorgeous weather this week. For those of us recently flu/virus-inflicted, it doesn't lend itself to brisk walks during the day, but it's nice going out to lunch without an umbrella and enjoying the mild breezes.
DearReaderLaura: I was wondering when we would get some more "and this is what I saw" photos from you. Glad to see your photos last night!
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JJ'S LAST ADVENTURE:
JJ says Goodby:
Bye my good friends at HHW!
Who the hell are you?
der Brucer
Happy Travels, Happy Life, JJ!
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It's time to get ready for the rest of the day. Sigh.
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Good heavens, DR Ginny....feel better soon! :(
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I'm getting a lump in my throat, seeing JJ's farewell.
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Mini-rant:
...the feeling of license to more freely break ...
But not a license to split an infinitive!
der Brucer
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But not a license to split an infinitive!
;D
So noted...and corrected. :-[
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DRLaura is kind enough to take me to the doctor today-- a doctor who has nothing to do with my current problems, but one I need to see in order to get referred to the doctor who does know of the situation. A waste of time and money (although I do like my primary doctor) Sigh............
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Thanks, DR Singdaw!
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Healthy Vibes to DRs Ginny, Kerry, and Michael Shayne!
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The cartons have been delivered! I was told it would take approximately 5 days, and it only took two. O Excellent Fed Ex!
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DR Elmore - excellent carton-delivery news!
Thanks for the vibes.
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Good morning, everyone!
I, too, am about to shed a tear over DC JJ's departure. I do hope he finds a wonderful home.
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Pleased to hear that ELMORE's cartons were delivered. I hope that things continue to fall into place for him, and that this nightmare is soon history.
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Health vibes to DRs MichaelS, Ginny, George, Sing, and anyone else in need of them.
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Dental health vibes to DR Ron!
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DR MICHAEL S - health vibes and life vibes to you.
Feel better vibes to DR GINNY....and DR SINGDAW
The L. Moore Collection will have its own room and card, n'est ce pas?
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Vibes of patience and health to DR Kerry as he weaves his way through the medical maze.
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Call Richard Tyler the chiropractor in Rocklin, he IS General Mills....but I don't know if he does stage work anymore.
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Yes, ***CROWN VIBES*** to DR Ron Pulliam...
If it will suffice, I'm happy to contribute this tiara from my own personal collection:
(http://www.sweet-dress.com/tiarra_q2.jpg)
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I would be happy to step in and overhaul both the Oscar and Tony broadcasts and turn them into what they should be.
If you have any connections at the Academy, why not throw your hat into the ring?
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Oh, and JRAND, I'm glad you're here. Yesterday the sweet Singdaw was ready to slash someone's tires and today he went into a mini-rant. Are you SURE there's nothing going on in the heavens??
(BTW, der B, where do I get one of those thingies for my key chain?)
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And thanks for you DRs for my own vibes! :)
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Yes, ***CROWN VIBES*** to DR Ron Pulliam...
If it will suffice, I'm happy to contribute this tiarra from my own personal collection:
(http://www.sweet-dress.com/tiarra_q2.jpg)
;D ;D
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Good morning!
A gorgeous day outside, but it's going to be much colder than the past two days. Not supposed to get out of the 40s today. But that brilliant blue sky and bright sunshine is most welcome after the half inch of rain we had yesterday.
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I send good health wishes to all DRs who are in need of them. Sorry to see so many feeling "poorly."
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TV Reminders:
PROJECT RUNWAY (part 1 of 2-part season ending episode)
RENO 911!
LAW & ORDER
The top ten women sing on IDOL.
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Yesterday the sweet Singdaw was ready to slash someone's tires and today he went into a mini-rant.
Maybe I'm just feeling paricularly temerarious? 8)
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I don't get the hate for Jason Yeager on IDOL. Yes, I guess he's too white bread for the judges (but they DID pick him after all), but there's a purity and lilt in his voice that I rather like. His song last night was not worthy of the scathing pans it received, especially since the Johns guy who opened the show was very off pitch on many of the higher notes and didn't get put in his place for a really poor performance.
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Today I'll be watching a made-for-DVD movie called SOUTH PARK IMAGINATIONLAND. It features the raunchy South Park characters, and runs 65 minutes, so it should be a fairly fun way to pass an hour or so.
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I'll also be finishing BLADE RUNNER on Blu-ray disc.
Tonight, while IDOL is recording, I'll watch the last CHARLIE CHAN in the most recent set.
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he's too white bread for the judges
He's a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls? ;)
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I'm not sure if I mentioned it yesterday, but I did skim AS THE WORLD TURNS yesterday. Luke and Noah weren't on, but they were in the previews for today's show. Looks like Noah is going to see his dad in prison.
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He's a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls? ;)
I guess I just feel bad for him because he's being penalized for not being edgier, rawer, more soulful, etc. He reminds me of John Davidson, not a great, inventive vocalist but a solid middle-of-the-road singer.
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Goodbye to Cat JJ! I will miss you! But someone will become a very happy pet owner today, I think!
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Maybe I'm just feeling paricularly temerarious? 8)
Perhaps--and you have every right! ;)
I was feeling out of sorts and not myself last week--a strange week, indeed--and now when I hear these very uncharacteristic remarks from you, Sing, well, I just think something is amiss.
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Must try to get some work done.
Tata for now.
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Heading down now to check the mail, straighten up a few things in other parts of the house (I cleaned the den this morning before coming upstairs), and then think about what I'm going to fix for lunch.
WBBL.
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Good morning, gang.
DRs MichaelS, Ginny, George, Singdaw... sorry you're feelin' po'ly, and sending wellness and happytude vibes your way.
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If yuo have a chance, my second article - this one about the Handel RADAMISTO played by Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra on authentic period instruments with countertenors this weekend - is up on www.FineArtsLA.com -- And I get free tickets to hear it. Nice gig!!!
Just yesterday, I got another awesome gig - I'm Music Director for a production of Complete Stage Beauty (the play from which the move Stage Beauty, with Billy Crudup was made), opening mid-April and playing through late May in West LA - nice little old theater, on Pico Blvd just west of La Brea - near enough BK's and my old neighborhood to have me waxing nostalgic, if not my car.
So, I'm putting together a small ensemble - probably just harpsichord, cello, two fiddles, with me on recorders - to play some Purcell and Blow. I even get to sing Dido's Lament!!! at the end of Act 1. Hoping to also play Mistress of Revels - but that may not happen.
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FJL!!! Elmore!!! Jose!!! some of my all time fave lads!!! Good morning!!!!
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Hi, Penny! Good to see you!
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Yes, ***CROWN VIBES*** to DR Ron Pulliam...
If it will suffice, I'm happy to contribute this tiara from my own personal collection:
(http://www.sweet-dress.com/tiarra_q2.jpg)
Sadly, the coronation was a bust.
The crown will need to be attended to (i.e. no contact on one side). I will return to my dentist's office tomorrow afternoon at 4.
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--and now when I hear these very uncharacteristic remarks from you, Sing, well, I just think something is amiss.
Or....amok.
;)
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Ron! So sorry... sheesh...
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If yuo have a chance, my second article - this one about the Handel RADAMISTO played by Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra on authentic period instruments with countertenors this weekend - is up on www.FineArtsLA.com -- And I get free tickets to hear it. Nice gig!!!
Just yesterday, I got another awesome gig - I'm Music Director for a production of Complete Stage Beauty (the play from which the move Stage Beauty, with Billy Crudup was made), opening mid-April and playing through late May in West LA - nice little old theater, on Pico Blvd just west of La Brea - near enough BK's and my old neighborhood to have me waxing nostalgic, if not my car.
So, I'm putting together a small ensemble - probably just harpsichord, cello, two fiddles, with me on recorders - to play some Purcell and Blow. I even get to sing Dido's Lament!!! at the end of Act 1. Hoping to also play Mistress of Revels - but that may not happen.
Dearest, darlingest DR PennyO! How I do miss you in Manhattan. You, Handel, Blow and Purcell; it's a frightening combo and I wish I were there to observe.
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I dread dental work - not about any pain or the needles or the poking around (well, that, too) but the interminable repeat visits. I lost a large, old filling in a back molar last year - and still haven't made the first of many appointments to deal with it...
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Good Morning! Well... Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And it was still "morning" when I got up. -At least here on the East Coast.
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Hi, Penny!
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~~~~~HEALTH VIBES ALL AROUND~~~~~
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Dearest, darlingest DR PennyO! How I do miss you in Manhattan. You, Handel, Blow and Purcell; it's a frightening combo and I wish I were there to observe.
Yeah, I miss you too, ol' buddy. Yes, anything with the words handle and blow seems to be of interest to this ol' broad these daze...
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Oh, what a musical little assemblage we are this morning!!!
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Hi DR PennyO! My DS often asks about you.
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So... Since things tend to go in cycles...
Shall we start a pool on when and what kind of animal will find DRs DerBrucer and SWW next? Another cat? dog? guinea pig? ;)
<wave> DC JJ.
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from creation through orchestration to execution...
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Vibes, Vibes, Vibes
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Thanks, DR PennyO! :)
Ah, if I only had a dime for every time I've heard a parody lyric for When I Am Laid... I could retire now!
Perhaps you could use one of them for your performances? ;)
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Thanks, DR PennyO! :)
Ah, if I only had a dime for every time I've heard a parody lyric for When I Am Laid... I could retire now!
Perhaps you could use one of them for your performances? ;)
And probably will!!! No, it is a very sad moment in the play, and I'll likely have to do it (you should pardon the expression...) straight.
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Page 4 dance: If I were younger, I would leap into the air with great enthusiasm!
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Hi DR PennyO! My DS often asks about you.
Hi, back! Tell him, please, that I asked about him.
Waiting to see What You Saw this morning...
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Ron! So sorry... sheesh...
I'm cool with it. I mean....whatchagonnado? As long as they get it "right".
:)
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So... Since things tend to go in cycles...
Shall we start a pool on when and what kind of animal will find DRs DerBrucer and SWW next? Another cat? dog? guinea pig? ;)
<wave> DC JJ.
I'm holding out for an orphan mountain lion cub.
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Thanks, DR PennyO! :)
Ah, if I only had a dime for every time I've heard a parody lyric for When I Am Laid... I could retire now!;)
Perhaps if you'd saved a nickel for every time you had (been), you'd BE reitred now!
[snark]
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When I have turned into the wacky old lady I seem to be heading toward, I want to have a baby crow I can raise tame, and teach to talk.
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My, it seems that it's time for DR elmore3003 to get a haircut!
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Yeah, I miss you too, ol' buddy. Yes, anything with the words handle and blow seems to be of interest to this ol' broad these daze...
Ah... That brings back memories of singing an early setting of "Cherry Ripe" in Song Literature class in college. ;)
Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,
Ripe I cry,
Full and fair ones
Come and buy.
Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,
Ripe I cry,
Full and fair ones
Come and buy.
And then a setting of Thomas Campion's poem of the same name...
There is a garden in her face
Where roses and white lilies blow;
A heavenly paradise is that place,
Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow:
There cherries grow which none may buy
Till ‘Cherry-ripe’ themselves do cry.
Those cherries fairly do enclose
Of orient pearl a double row,
Which when her lovely laughter shows,
They look like rose-buds fill’d with snow;
Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy
Till ‘Cherry-ripe’ themselves do cry.
Her eyes like angels watch them still;
Her brows like bended bows do stand,
Threat’ning with piercing frowns to kill
All that attempt with eye or hand
Those sacred cherries to come nigh,
Till ‘Cherry-ripe’ themselves do cry.
-Interpret as you wish. God know, my Song Lit teacher did. I believe I even blushed. ;)
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Well, on to work - got a story to do about Michael York and the Long Beach Opera - they're doing Tennyson's ENOCH ARDEN and a strange piece about Frankenstein, with puppets, yet, week after next. I get to interview both Mr. York, AND the puppet people! Whatta life!!
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Perhaps if you'd saved a nickel for every time you had (been), you'd BE retired now!
;D
Reminds me of that classic line delivered by Maggie Smith in Evil Under the Sun... :)
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Hmm... I wonder if bk will ever eat a Cherry Ripe in the same way again? ;)
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Have a lovely day, peeps!
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;D
Reminds me of that classic line delivered by Maggie Smith in Evil Under the Sun... :)
Higher... and wider...
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"Cherry Ripe" is used as the secondary theme in Eric Coates' Covent Garden section of his "London" Suite. I love the song!
Well, the 43 cartons had a total weight of just under 1400 lbs. I had guessed 1200 initially.
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I get to interview both Mr. York AND the puppet people!
I don't believe that Mr. York has to use a sock...
Oh, never mind! :-[
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Well, on to work - got a story to do about Michael York and the Long Beach Opera - they're doing Tennyson's ENOCH ARDEN and a strange piece about Frankenstein, with puppets, yet, week after next. I get to interview both Mr. York, AND the puppet people! Whatta life!!
It's a living!
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DR elmore - Go FedEx! That really was fast - especially for FedEx Freight! *I wonder if your complaints about the workers caused your shipment to be expedited in a more timely manner?
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up, the sky is blue, and I am hoarse from yelling at cars.
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DR elmore - Go FedEx! That really was fast - especially for FedEx Freight! *I wonder if your complaints about the workers caused your shipment to be expedited in a more timely manner?
Maybe they're having a slow month!
For me it's picking up. The work inquiries keep coming in: the other day, Harvey Schmidt; last night, Patrick Cassidy and Jason Graae; today, the Lyric Stage, Irving, Texas, and Ron Raines. Also, Planet X, and the usual suspects, LOS and BABES! Of course, a couple of the inquiries haven't turned into real jobs. WEHT Karen Mason?
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WEL - good questions all, and I'm glad you enjoyed the book!
Wicked thirteen times? Student rush and lottery. Frugal moms. The end visit with good seats to Wicked - special treat that Adriana's mom paid for. And fast food visits - it's not as many as you think.
And since everyone has probably figured out, yes, Adriana Hofstetter is back in the new book.
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DR singdaw and George and others still dealing with nasal issues - I remember when I was working on Eleanor down at Ford's Theatre, practically the whole company - except for me! - came down with some sort of pesky "cold". And it just would not go away. Thankfully, it never really impeded anyone's performance or performances, but it really was annoying. The company manager at Ford's went ahead and made arrangements to have everyone checked out by the same doctor just to see if everyone had the same thing. Well, some people did have the "common cold", others, it turned out, were having allergy issues. However, a majority of people had what the doctored labeled as "IPND": Insidious Post-Nasal Drip. -And I don't think I've ever seen a medical condition labeled "insidious" before or since then. In any case... A daily Vitamin-C booster, and a low-dose of Mucinex seemed to help keep things in check and clear it up eventually.
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Maybe they're having a slow month!
For me it's picking up. The work inquiries keep coming in: the other day, Harvey Schmidt; last night, Patrick Cassidy and Jason Graae; today, the Lyric Stage, Irving, Texas, and Ron Raines. Also, Planet X, and the usual suspects, LOS and BABES! Of course, a couple of the inquiries haven't turned into real jobs. WEHT Karen Mason?
I suspect Karen Mason is currently putting the finishing touches on her upcoming stint at the Metropolitan Room.
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Good work news for DR elmore3003!
And ***VIBES*** that the rest of the inquiries turn into jobs!
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Thanks, DR JoseSPiano. Yep, doing the Mucinex thing, and - thanks to your post of several days ago - also the gargling with salt water thing, which does seem to help.
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You're welcome, DR singdaw - Glad to be of assistance.
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Well, my auditions don't start until 3:00 this afternoon, but they have the studio "on hold" all day, so I'm going to head in a bit early to take advantage of the "free" practice room.
Laters...
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JJ'S LAST ADVENTURE:
JJ says Goodby:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/kitty/JJBY0001.jpg)
Bye my good friends at HHW!
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/kitty/JJBY0002.jpg)
Who the hell are you?
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/kitty/JJBY0003.jpg)
der Brucer
I have to differ. This is so not JJ's last adventure. It's the conclusion of one chapter, and the beginning of another.
And he didn't even have to lose one of his lives for this to happen!
I'm feeling sad and good as I write this. Good/sad, the way I did when we found homes for Zeus, Peggy, Baxter, Benny and Angie.
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PS: The second pic is my fave. And I like the way der Brucer cropped it, so that his thinning spot on top doesn't show.
Did I just say that???!!! :-*
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Waiting to see What You Saw this morning...
I didn't take any photos of the waiting room at the doctor's office.
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DR SWoody, those of us who have fostered know when we have a gem that will get adopted quickly! Thank you for rescuing JJ -- his life took a wonderful turn when he found you and derBrucer!
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Happy Rest of Days to Dear Cat JJ!!!
In the last month TWO CATS from HHW have been rescued....Smudge and JJ....
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What do those chimes in department stores mean? I imagine it's some kind of signal to do something....but are they uniform to all stores....I miss them.
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Before Andrew Lloyd Weber there was
Boulevard (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115407.html)
How coinkedental. Anthony just went to the cupboard on Sunday and took it out to transfer to CD.
Here is the Web site for the company releasing it.
Stage Door Records (http://www.stagedoorrecords.com/newreleases.html)
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Great gigs coming up, DR PENNYO......I thought the movie STAGE BEAUTY left something to be desired, perhaps the stage play is better....
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Quote from: JoseSPiano on Today at 09:15:36am
So... Since things tend to go in cycles...
Shall we start a pool on when and what kind of animal will find DRs DerBrucer and SWW next? Another cat? dog? guinea pig?
<wave> DC JJ.
I'm holding out for an orphan mountain lion cub.
Nice, but there are no mountains in Delaware. Sorry.
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Yes DR derBRUCER - that congressional contest you mentioned is an interesting one. It is for the seat of the late Congresswoman Julia Carson, who had the WORSE attendance record in Congress. Andre is her grandson.
It has been particularly difficult on the Carson family since she passed away, because most of were on the government payroll.
I know Elrod, and he would be a great improvement, although he is a bit crazy....he would fit right in Washington, I think. This is not my district, it is Marion County/Indianapolis. The outcome will probably go to Carson, but it would be nice if it didn't.
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William F. Buckley is no longer among the living.
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;D
Reminds me of that classic line delivered by Maggie Smith in Evil Under the Sun... :)
....could always throw her legs up higher than anyone....AND wider!
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William F. Buckley is no longer among the living.
He fancied himself an amateur musician. On late night local cable television in Connecticut we used to view him occasionally, massacring baroque harpsichord concerti.
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Thanks, DR JoseSPiano. Yep, doing the Mucinex thing, and - thanks to your post of several days ago - also the gargling with salt water thing, which does seem to help.
My mother has another sore throat remedy...three tbsp. of apple cider vinegar in a small glass of water. Gargle a mouthful, swallow a mouthful, gargle a mouthful, swallow a mouthful (until the glass is empty).
Repeat hourly until sore throat is history.
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And whatever you do, don't BREATHE on anything.
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He fancied himself an amateur musician. On late night local cable television in Connecticut we used to view him occasionally, massacring baroque harpsichord concerti.
I am intrigued. 8)
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I'm holding out for an orphan mountain lion cub.Nice, but there are no mountains in Delaware. Sorry.
Perhaps the cub of a stray down from Canada....
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Well, on to work - got a story to do about Michael York and the Long Beach Opera - they're doing Tennyson's ENOCH ARDEN and a strange piece about Frankenstein, with puppets, yet, week after next. I get to interview both Mr. York, AND the puppet people! Whatta life!!
Well, here's a hey-ho!
LBO will be performing Enoch Arden (http://www.longbeachopera.org/) at the Center Theater at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (http://www.longbeachcc.com/center.htm), a theater that der Brucer and I know very well as it is the home of the International City Theater of Long Beach (http://www.ictlongbeach.org/). Der Brucer was a member of the ICT's board of directors for a while, and I was (happily) dragged along to all sorts of parties and premiers and such.
If you get a chance, make a contact with ICT - I'm pretty sure that we left under fairly good auspices.
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TV Reminders:
PROJECT RUNWAY (part 1 of 2-part season ending episode)
RENO 911!
LAW & ORDER
The top ten women sing on IDOL.
BIG BROTHER 9
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And whatever you do, don't BREATHE on anything.
Well THAT takes the fun out of it! ;)
Thanks for the remedy; I shall try it out this evening. :)
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And whatever you do, don't BREATHE on anything.
"But whatever you do, for gosh sakes, keep breathing!"
-Dolly Gallagher Levi
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William F. Buckley is no longer among the living.
In his case, we can more appropriately say that his voice has fallen silent.
Certainly a distict voice, in more ways than one.
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Whirlwind phone calls: Jason Graae, whom I miss seeing in Manhattan, and then Patrick Cassidy who will be playing Harold Hill in Hartford later this spring, with his ma playing Mrs Paroo and Jason Graae as Marcellus. I gotta see it.
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Whirlwind phone calls: Jason Graae, whom I miss seeing in Manhattan, and then Patrick Cassidy who will be playing Harold Hill in Hartford later this spring, with his ma playing Mrs Paroo and Jason Graae as Marcellus. I gotta see it.
Oh my! What a great cast! ;D
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Wasn't it Patrick who kicked Robert Preston when he and Shirley were making the film version of THE MUSIC MAN - Robert didn't know Shirley was expecting a baby until they were filming the Footbridge scene....
I think Shirley told the story on THE MUSIC MAN DVD extras (edited by DR EDISAURUS)....and Patrick told the story as related to him by Preston years later....
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Whirlwind phone calls: Jason Graae, whom I miss seeing in Manhattan, and then Patrick Cassidy who will be playing Harold Hill in Hartford later this spring, with his ma playing Mrs Paroo and Jason Graae as Marcellus. I gotta see it.
Let me see if I've got this right:
Harold Hill is going to be wooing Marion Hill, whose mother is Harold's mother, as well.
The subtext of this production is gonna wow them!
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Wasn't it Patrick who kicked Robert Preston when he and Shirley were making the film version of THE MUSIC MAN - Robert didn't know Shirley was expecting a baby until they were filming the Footbridge scene...
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What this adds to the subtext boggles, simply boggles! Aristophanes has nothing on this show, I'll tell ya!
;D ;D ;D
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Whirlwind phone calls: Jason Graae, whom I miss seeing in Manhattan, and then Patrick Cassidy who will be playing Harold Hill in Hartford later this spring, with his ma playing Mrs Paroo and Jason Graae as Marcellus. I gotta see it.
I'd do almost anything for a DVD of "Dress Gray"!!!!
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I'd do almost anything for a DVD of "Dress Gray"!!!!
Almost anything? ;)
I can help you with "Dress Gay"...
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RE: Trendy small plates
It wasn't that long ago that we were discussing the trendiness (or not) of tapas. Well, in an adjunct to that discussion, may I refer everyone to today's article by Tom Seitsema, something he wrote as part of his duties as food critic for the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022600749.html).
...For 90 minutes, I'm held hostage as the servers drop off a tiny cone filled with lamb tartare and topped with shaved black truffle; grilled octopus set on a bed of lentils with a fan of avocado; a slender bar of foie gras accessorized with cranberry "tapenade," a button of brioche and designer sea salt; and a trio of house-made crackers. The food is mostly luscious, but the intricacies get lost in the blur. Across the table, my normally enthusiastic dining companion looks shellshocked. It's not waterboarding, but let's be frank: Torture comes in many guises.
"When is it over?" he wonders aloud. I remind him it could be worse: We could have ordered the $104 menu, which promises almost 20 tastes, rather than the $84 banquet, which serves up a mere dozen or so.
By 7:50 p.m., we're both full -- and our appetizers, among the few things we actually get to choose tonight, have yet to arrive. "I should have brought a sleeping bag," my friend says. Before the evening is over, about three hours after it began, in addition to all those pre-appetizers, we will face a main course, a pre-dessert of Greek yogurt, an actual dessert (apple-date tart with blue cheese gelato) and a post-dessert of tiny chickpea cookies and olive oil-laced caramels. With the check comes a grapefruit-flavored lollipop, which I stick in my coat pocket. Who knows? Someday I might get hungry again.
The above defines trendiness.
However, later in the article he notes that this is not something entirely new:
...As with so many culinary fashions, France is where the taste-of-this, taste-of-that notion got its start. The concept -- and people who have praised and panned the ritual -- stretches back to the dawn of nouvelle cuisine there in the 1970s, when chefs began offering customers a sampling of their vast repertoires via numerous petite versions of the appetizers and main courses. (Around the same time in this country, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., helped popularize the concept with a multi-course set menu that changed daily.) Even at the beginning of the trend, critics found flaws with the format.
"I have never had a menu degustation when I have not wished a few dishes had been dropped in favor of others," Mimi Sheraton wrote in a 1981 story in the New York Times. The food critic also groused about portions "so small, it is hard to get a really solid impression of the dish."
1981??? Over a quarter-century ago???
Therefor, I propose a couple of definitions:
TREND: Something that is growing in popularity, such as tasting menus, tapas, or the rediscovery of certain sauces (i.e.: pesto or aioli).
TRENDY: What happens when a trend is latched onto by a whole group of people because they see that it is growing in popularity, and they want part of that popularity, too.
The catch is, some of the people who latch onto the trend may be doing it because they are interested in the trend itself, and not the popularity. So, are they being trendy (which means following the popularity), or following the trend? Is it a case of good timing, or unfortunate timing? There's a fine line of distinction, I believe.
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DR singdaw and George and others still dealing with nasal issues - I remember when I was working on Eleanor down at Ford's Theatre, practically the whole company - except for me! - came down with some sort of pesky "cold". And it just would not go away. Thankfully, it never really impeded anyone's performance or performances, but it really was annoying. The company manager at Ford's went ahead and made arrangements to have everyone checked out by the same doctor just to see if everyone had the same thing. Well, some people did have the "common cold", others, it turned out, were having allergy issues. However, a majority of people had what the doctored labeled as "IPND": Insidious Post-Nasal Drip. -And I don't think I've ever seen a medical condition labeled "insidious" before or since then. In any case... A daily Vitamin-C booster, and a low-dose of Mucinex seemed to help keep things in check and clear it up eventually.
I've been taking extra vitamin A, along with extra vitamin C, for the thing that's been hanging around me--and it has helped.
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I shall now be on my way to a lunch.
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I am working on tax stuff today. Ugh!
Bye!
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DR JEANNE - I don't think the stars can be blamed for anything this week.
Even Uranus is unusually inactive.
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Page Six Cat Dance
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The internet is so helpful in the genealogical research my sister and I are doing.
An interesting story:
In 1756, seven young Quakers were taken from their meeting house in Cedar Creek, VA. The leader of the militia was going to conscript them into the military. All seven (one of the seven was my great (5) Grandfather William Stanley, two of his brothers were also in the group) were taken by force.
They protested saying they would never fight, but were taken to Fort Louden near Winchester, VA. When they refused to fight or even to answer to roll call, the colonel in charge said if they would not fight they would be put to work building the fort. They refused to do that as well.
The colonel ordered them whipped. The seven removed their shirts and stood awaiting their punishment. The sergeant ordered to carry out the punishment was unable to do so.
The Colonel relented and finally sent them to live with Quaker families in the nearby town of Winchester but would not send them home even though their relatives had petitioned Governor Dinwiddie to do so. At the end of the war they were "discharged" and sent home.
The Colonel was George Washington.
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DR JEANNE - I don't think the stars can be blamed for anything this week.
Even Uranus is unusually inactive.
The Acadamy voters, on the other hand, have a lot to answer for, imo.
Starting with the nominations.
Bleh.
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LOL DR SWW....
I ordered LA VIE EN ROSE and it shipped this morning, and then later I went to Blockbuster and it was for sale as a PV DVD for $10!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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If anyone is doing Genealogy research, sometimes dates don't match in the 17th and 18th centuries because they are written as OS or NS.
O.S. is the date in the Julian Calendar. N.S. is the date in the Gregorian calendar. They usually vary by about 11 days.
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I'm getting a lump in my throat, seeing JJ's farewell.
Me too, and tears.
Bye JJ. BIG VIBES YOU FIND A GREAT HOME!!![/color]
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The cartons have been delivered! I was told it would take approximately 5 days, and it only took two. O Excellent Fed Ex!
:)
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So... Since things tend to go in cycles...
Shall we start a pool on when and what kind of animal will find DRs DerBrucer and SWW next? Another cat? dog? guinea pig? ;)
<wave> DC JJ.
;D I shouldn't laugh. That used to be me/us, and it could easily be so again.
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I've been taking extra vitamin A, along with extra vitamin C, for the thing that's been hanging around me--
??? Husband? Or a h'ain't?
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LOL DR SWW....
I ordered LA VIE EN ROSE and it shipped this morning, and then later I went to Blockbuster and it was for sale as a PV DVD for $10!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Oh, it's worth it just to spare yourself from somebody else's cooties.
I do buy "used" from time to time, but I have a little decon procedure I follow before allowing the used DVD or CD to mingle with my collection.
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DR JEANNE - I don't think the stars can be blamed for anything this week.
Even Uranus is unusually inactive.
Maybe Uranus has a black aura...! :o
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What is "monkfish"? A trend or trendy?
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Michael S.- Very scary stuff. I’m glad you are alright now, please stay that way.
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On Saturday I posted:
"DR Sandra and I saw "Twelve Angry Men" on tour, which reminds me why I don't want to be on a jury."
Guess what came in the mail today.
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It's a brilliantly sunny day but COLD! What February ought to feel like, of course, but when one has days of spring-like weather, days like this are hard to adjust to.
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On Saturday I posted:
"DR Sandra and I saw "Twelve Angry Men" on tour, which reminds me why I don't want to be on a jury."
Guess what came in the mail today.
Fate accompli!
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DR JANE - I love that new avatar!!!!
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Hi Penny-Congrats on the article and the gig. Michael York. 8)
DR elmore-good news regarding the boxes, better news regarding future work! GOOD LUCK.
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I began my afternoon viewing with the remainder of BLADE RUNNER which had about 25 minutes left from last night. The new "final cut" is probably the best the movie will ever be,and it's entertaining enough, but I've always found it to be a flawed film and NOT the masterpiece so many want it to be.
The Blu-ray disc handles all the fog and rain easily making it by far the best looking video incarnation of the film I've ever seen.
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Next, I watched CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS. I had never seen this movie before, set right on the eve of World War II. The murder mystery seems very secondary to all the espionage going on elsewhere. I had never seen the movie before, and I didn't get the murderer right (I was way off). There's a very tiresome French secretary playing second fiddle to Charlie. Charlie gets roughed up more in this movie than I ever remember him receiving in other films.
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I watched two of the bonus features on the disc after finishing the movie. The first was on the making of the movie and what was going on in the world with Hitler as the movie was being written and filmed. Very prescient of the writers to plot it as they did not knowing what was coming.
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On Saturday I posted:
"DR Sandra and I saw "Twelve Angry Men" on tour, which reminds me why I don't want to be on a jury."
Guess what came in the mail today.
Exactly why I was afraid to laugh, and or vote, on what pet DerBrucer & Woody will find next.
Do you have to drive far?
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The other bonus feature I watched had to do with the writing team who was responsible for this film and several others at Fox including Temple, Withers, Grable, Faye, and Henie pictures.
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Next, I watched SOUTH PARK IMAGINATIONLAND. Seems to me it was three SOUTH PARK episodes strung together into a "movie." It's the "uncensored director's cut" which means the bleeps have been taken out and we can hear all the profanity. It's also in 16:9 aspect ratio rather than 4:3.
It was funny, and it has some neat satire about the good and bad aspect's of people's imaginations warring with each other. Funny to see figments of the imagination like Captain Hook, Glinda, Luke Skywalker, and Mickey Mouse occupying the same space.
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Do you have to drive far?
I will use my one-day juror bus pass. Hopefully it won't be 100 degrees that day.
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And I watched three bonus features on the disc: two storyboards from the "movie" and a SOUTH PARK episode that introduced the Woodland Critters at Christmas. The Critters also figure in the "movie."
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When I go back down I have the audio commentary for the movie to listen to and another SOUTH PARK episode which introduced the Manbearpig character who's also in the movie.
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Tax stuff ain't so bad - as long as it ain't your own tax stuff.
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Thank you DR JRand.
A bus pass to get to jury duty, I never heard of that. I guess that also means they don’t have to give you money for traveling expenses if you drive instead of taking the bus-clever on their part.
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Sad about Dutton’s in Brentwood.
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Too many sick folks here! :(
HEALTH VIBES TO ALL WHO NEED THEM!
SPECIAL SUPER VIBES TO DR’S MICHAEL S, KERRY & TCB!
VIBES THOSE COUGHS & OTHER THINGS OUT THERE DON’T TURN INTO SOMETHING MORE MAJOR!
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Where did DR sindawg get off to?
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On Saturday I posted:
"DR Sandra and I saw "Twelve Angry Men" on tour, which reminds me why I don't want to be on a jury."
Guess what came in the mail today.
I can't ever think of you as being angry like that.
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Thanks for all the feel-better vibes. I did come home after my lunchtime speaking engagement and have been dozing on the couch for the last several hours.
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What is "monkfish"? A trend or trendy?
Digging into my copy of the Food Lover's Companion, by Sharon Tyler Herbst (which was published in 1990 and has over 3000 entries, compared to the 4th edition which was published just last year and has over 6000 entries, which is why I've got the new edition on my Jessica's Biscuit wishlist)...
Monkfish is a subset of angler fish. Anglers bury themselves in the sea floor sediment and twich long filaments that grow from their heads. Since the filament resembles a worm, other fish and shellfish are attracted to the filament and quickly find themselves "engulfed" by the angler's huge maw.
Anglers are very ugly, but are low in fat (who wouldn't be, just slobbing around on the sea floor like that) and firm-textured. Their flavor is mild and sweet, comparable to that of lobster. Unfortunately, the only part of anglers that is considered edible is the tail, but that can be prepared by almost any method suitable for fish.
So, are anglers (and therefor monkfish) trendy? No. They don't go out much, and when they do show up at a bar or club the beautiful people quickly shy away. Their only companions tend to be accountants - otherwise, they just sit around like so much fish.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Monkfish, as an ingredient, shows up as part of various traditional bistro dishes, such as bouillabaisse or bourride, neither of which the trendy people can pronounce. I would put bistro cooking as trend, not trendy - it is a range of cooking that has been around a long time and is being rediscovered by serious cooks. If you find someone offering monkfish as something new and trendy, like they've just discovered it, take them aside and give them a good bitchslapping. They'll have deserved it.
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CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS
Why did my eyes read CHARLIE BROWN IN THE CITY OF DARKNESS? :P
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Where did DR sindawg get off to?
I wasn't getting off! I was just working. :P
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Wife Swap, Super Nanny, Pwoject Wunway.
Wednesday is one of my favorite nights of network & basic cable television!
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Re the John Ritter wrongful death malpractice case: I'm not familiar with California law, but it seems dangerous to me that the physician could be on the hook (if found guilty) based on what John Ritter's earnings would have been had he lived. I wouldn't blame physicians for refusing to treat high-earning celebrities, or insurance cos. for refusing to insure physicians who treat them, if their liability is based not on their alleged misdeed but on the potential future earnings of the patient.
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Anglers are very ugly
Brad Pitt wasn't too bad-looking in A River Runs Through It. ;)
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Re the John Ritter wrongful death malpractice case: I'm not familiar with California law, but it seems dangerous to me that the physician could be on the hook (if found guilty) based on what John Ritter's earnings would have been had he lived. I wouldn't blame physicians for refusing to treat high-earning celebrities, or insurance cos. for refusing to insure physicians who treat them, if their liability is based not on their alleged misdeed but on the potential future earnings of the patient.
It certainly does seem like a very "slippery slope" kind of precedent.
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Time to walk the dog.
NOT a euphemism.
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I'm heading back down in a bit after I write for awhile. I'll finish up the SOUTH PARK disc, and then check out today's AS THE WORLD TURNS.
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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Back from a good and informative luncheon.
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Thanks for all the feel-better vibes. I did come home after my lunchtime speaking engagement and have been dozing on the couch for the last several hours.
Good, cuz you really shouldn't have gone at all.
Feel better soon.
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Re the John Ritter wrongful death malpractice case: I'm not familiar with California law, but it seems dangerous to me that the physician could be on the hook (if found guilty) based on what John Ritter's earnings would have been had he lived. I wouldn't blame physicians for refusing to treat high-earning celebrities, or insurance cos. for refusing to insure physicians who treat them, if their liability is based not on their alleged misdeed but on the potential future earnings of the patient.
I thought that was how all malpractice awards are decided.
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Good, cuz you really shouldn't have gone at all.
LOL! You sound just like my husband.
Feel better soon.
Thanks - Celestial Seasonings Almond Sunset tea is helping a lot.
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The internet is so helpful in the genealogical research my sister and I are doing.
An interesting story:
In 1756, seven young Quakers were taken from their meeting house in Cedar Creek, VA. The leader of the militia was going to conscript them into the military. All seven (one of the seven was my great (5) Grandfather William Stanley, two of his brothers were also in the group) were taken by force.
They protested saying they would never fight, but were taken to Fort Louden near Winchester, VA. When they refused to fight or even to answer to roll call, the colonel in charge said if they would not fight they would be put to work building the fort. They refused to do that as well.
The colonel ordered them whipped. The seven removed their shirts and stood awaiting their punishment. The sergeant ordered to carry out the punishment was unable to do so.
The Colonel relented and finally sent them to live with Quaker families in the nearby town of Winchester but would not send them home even though their relatives had petitioned Governor Dinwiddie to do so. At the end of the war they were "discharged" and sent home.
The Colonel was George Washington.
JRand, what a fascinating story!!!
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On Saturday I posted:
"DR Sandra and I saw "Twelve Angry Men" on tour, which reminds me why I don't want to be on a jury."
Guess what came in the mail today.
Oy, vey...
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Hi Penny-Congrats on the article and the gig. Michael York. 8)
DR elmore-good news regarding the boxes, better news regarding future work! GOOD LUCK.
Thanks! hey, I've seen that picture!!
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DR PennyO - I've enjoyed reading your contributions to FineArtsLA. What a cool site and ver-r-ry cool job!
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Just had to share the good news with y'all -
I just got an email informing me that I have the winning ticket to a larger manhood in just a few short weeks.
My friend Margo gets those all the time! ;)
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I'm back from the doctor and I've been given antibiotics and a steroid inhaler. Hopefully THESE will take care of what I have. :)
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I am back, but it has been a rocky few days for me. I had a heart scare (I am fine now) and was in the hospital for tests. I hope I never have to got through that again. But a life style change is needed and I know it is going to be heard to adjust.
~~~Health Vibes for DR Michael Shayne!!~~~
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Time to walk the dog.
NOT a euphemism.
Thank goodness for that!
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DR PennyO - I've enjoyed reading your contributions to FineArtsLA. What a cool site and ver-r-ry cool job!
Oh, thanks, Gins!
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Grrrrrrrr.....Too Many Connections!
I hope you're using "protection"....!
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I'm back from the doctor and I've been given antibiotics and a steroid inhaler. Hopefully THESE will take care of what I have. :)
It will be about time!
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Oh, and JRAND, I'm glad you're here. Yesterday the sweet Singdaw was ready to slash someone's tires and today he went into a mini-rant. Are you SURE there's nothing going on in the heavens??
(BTW, der B, where do I get one of those thingies for my key chain?)
This may be a result of "my" undue influence upon him..... :-\
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JRand, what a fascinating story!!!
DR JRand, I'm not sure I mentioned that. I shared the story with Keith, my in house genealogist.
Ho Penny.
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I, too, am about to shed a tear over DC JJ's departure. I do hope he finds a wonderful home.
As do we; just hope is previous owners don't come looking for him - the cat people insisted I take down all the "Found" posters, bcasue JJ will no longer be retrievable - once he enters their system they loose track of individual cats.
Well, now we have our very own emergency cat rescue kit: a supply of canned food, litter box, litter-supply, litter scoop, litter mat, cat-toys, cat safety collar.
der Brucer
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~HEALTH VIBES TO EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THEM AND TO ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM!!~~~[/move]
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(BTW, der B, where do I get one of those thingies for my key chain?)
I had one similar to this that fit on a key ring:
(http://patchboy.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/17-694.jpg)
Try an auto-supply store (or ask a friendly female with a tool belt)
der Brucer
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If they loose track of individual cats, how will you know he has found a home.
Before they loose track of him, do they do an internet search for a lost ad?
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If it will suffice, I'm happy to contribute this tiara from my own personal collection:
(http://www.sweet-dress.com/tiarra_q2.jpg)
I bet it goes nicely with the Nicole Kidman Oscar necklace DH bought you.
der Brucer
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...have me waxing nostalgic...
Penny O and the Bikini Wax 8)
der Brucer
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So... Since things tend to go in cycles...
Shall we start a pool on when and what kind of animal will find DRs DerBrucer and SWW next? Another cat? dog? guinea pig? ;)
No, we will not foster the python that just ate the family dog.
(See, Jose, there are some stories, with pictures, I don't post :))
der Brucer
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from creation through orchestration to execution...
Execution - you sure are one strict MD!
der Brucer
Pitchy, screamed the Queen, off with her head!
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No, we will not foster the python that just ate the family dog.
(See, Jose, there are some stories, with pictures, I don't post :))
Thank goodness! ;)
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I shall now be on my way to Anaheim - I'll post from Panera when I get there.
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If yuo have a chance, my second article - this one about the Handel RADAMISTO played by Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra on authentic period instruments with countertenors this weekend - is up on www.FineArtsLA.com -- And I get free tickets to hear it. Nice gig!!!
Just yesterday, I got another awesome gig - I'm Music Director for a production of Complete Stage Beauty (the play from which the move Stage Beauty, with Billy Crudup was made), opening mid-April and playing through late May in West LA - nice little old theater, on Pico Blvd just west of La Brea - near enough BK's and my old neighborhood to have me waxing nostalgic, if not my car.
So, I'm putting together a small ensemble - probably just harpsichord, cello, two fiddles, with me on recorders - to play some Purcell and Blow. I even get to sing Dido's Lament!!! at the end of Act 1. Hoping to also play Mistress of Revels - but that may not happen.
Congrats, PennyO!! :D
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...the Long Beach Opera...
We only attended one performance there. It was the world premiere of "HOPPER" - and the lead mezzo plays the majority of the second act wearing less than the chorus girls in The First Nudie Musical.
der Brucer
Do they have a female equivalent of "Just For Men" to rid milady's pudenda of grey?
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Funny. I hate Amanda more than anyone in the house. Her incessant need for attention is pathetic. She is as bad, IMO, as Sheila who has to stage an irrational drama every week, trash-talking anyone who comes to mind -- and for no reason other than that she, herself, is trash, but fancies herself "street smart/tough."
re:bb
Are you going based on what you see on tv or on the feeds?
Amanda is needy. But to me she is a good person. Most of the others are vile.
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I don't get the hate for Jason Yeager on IDOL. Yes, I guess he's too white bread for the judges (but they DID pick him after all), but there's a purity and lilt in his voice that I rather like. His song last night was not worthy of the scathing pans it received, especially since the Johns guy who opened the show was very off pitch on many of the higher notes and didn't get put in his place for a really poor performance.
He is actually one of the ones i dislike the most.
To me the only really good ones are michael johns (the australian) and David A (the kid).
Although last night i did not think Michael johns was that good.
i did like david A's "imagine". And i agree with DR Derbrucer, i liked luke's Queen.
But i really dislike David Hernandez (who the judges thought was great last night).
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If you get a chance, make a contact with ICT - I'm pretty sure that we left under fairly good auspices.
And if she looks, she'll see our Golden Circle (or whatever they call it) plaque on the wall - the only professed gay couple on the list!
der Brucer
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For me on tv i have: AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, BIG BROTHER and IDOL.
And MEN AND TREES is back on ABC at 10pm.
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I'm at my sister's now. She is sick. My brother-in-law is sick. So i suspect i'll probably get IT too.
But right now i'm just here playing with my niece. Well actually my mom is over here too playing with her now while i'm typing this.
I'm hesitant to go in her room. Since they are laughing so hard and having so much fun together.
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I've been taking extra vitamin A, along with extra vitamin C, for the thing that's been hanging around me--and it has helped.
About "that thing hanging around" you - two simple choices:
ThingBeGone - garlic
ThingBeMine - "Compulsion"
der Brucer
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DR Jennifer: I'm watching only TV. I'm truly less interested in Big Brother 9 than any season, thus far. As soon as I got a look at the contestants and how they were paired up, I knew immediately I'd hate them all.
:D
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Anybody had a tune running rampant through your mind until you just wanna scream?
"The Little Light of Mine (I'm Gonna Let it Shine!)"
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Maybe posting the above will make it stop for me.
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Ho Penny.
Jane! Penny is no HO; easy, perhaps, but Ho, No!
der Brucer
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LOL DR SWW....
I ordered LA VIE EN ROSE and it shipped this morning, and then later I went to Blockbuster and it was for sale as a PV DVD for $10!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I hate it when that happens. :P
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If they loose track of individual cats, how will you know he has found a home.
Before they loose track of him, do they do an internet search for a lost ad?
A. We will not know, directly, that he has found a home. Inferentially, if they don't return him, he has been adopted (or tested positive for Leukemia and/or AIDS in which case he will be put down).
B. They make no attempt to find owners - they just place cats.
der Brucer
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PS: The second pic is my fave. And I like the way der Brucer cropped it, so that his thinning spot on top doesn't show.
Did I just say that???!!! :-*
Thinning spot - I think not!
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/kitty/Thinnig.jpg)
It's just the angle of the light striking my head!
der Brucer
Good Grief - I look like I just returned from a dress rehearsal of "Scrooge".
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I'm caught up - for the day anyway. Nothing much to say, nothing for the TOD. Saw the latest Cirque du Sollei installment "Kooza" the other day, and it was fantastic. Seussical was fun, glad it's over. Little Shop of Horrors is going well. Also have a gig playing keyboard for a high school production of Once On This Island which is going to be fun. I'm such the A/F whore.
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Der Brucer, if they lose track of individual cats, how can they return him to you if he isnt' adopted?
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Time to walk the dog.
NOT a euphemism.
Thanks for the clarification. ;)
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PAGE 9 WALK THE DOG DANCE!!
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Anybody had a tune running rampant through your mind until you just wanna scream?
"The Little Light of Mine (I'm Gonna Let it Shine!)"
That song probably would've gotten stuck in my head, if it weren't for the fact that I'm listening to the Swedish cast recording of Mamma Mia!. ;)
Just had to share.
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We only attended one performance there. It was the world premiere of "HOPPER" - and the lead mezzo plays the majority of the second act wearing less than the chorus girls in The First Nudie Musical.
der Brucer
Do they have a female equivalent of "Just For Men" to rid milady's pudenda of grey?
Correction - Hopper was a single act. Fewer walk-outs that way.
:P
(As it was, there were just three in the cast - two women and a man. One woman was nude much of the time, the other fully clothed, and the man stripped down to his boxers and "wife-beater" for a long solo. And if he'd worn even less than that, the show would still have been a horrid bore.)
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And if she looks, she'll see our Golden Circle (or whatever they call it) plaque on the wall - the only professed gay couple on the list!
der Brucer
By way of explanation, as a major contributor at the time we got a plaque on the lobby wall of the theater with both our names on it. It may still be up. It may not. Who knows.
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I'm at my sister's now. She is sick. My brother-in-law is sick. ...I'm hesitant to go in her room. Since they are laughing so hard and having so much fun together.
Must be telling sick jokes.
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Thinning spot - I think not!
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/kitty/Thinnig.jpg)
It's just the angle of the light striking my head!
der Brucer
Yeah, sure. Every pet store has pink gels on the lighting to make the customers look prettier.
;)
Good Grief - I look like I just returned from a dress rehearsal of "Scrooge".
I'd have said Zaphod Beeblebrox.
:-*
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Jane! Penny is no HO; easy, perhaps, but Ho, No!
der Brucer
;D Ooops. HI Penny. ;)
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I hope you're using "protection"....!
Thank you for your concern, Ron, but those kind of connections are still forbidden by my doctor due to the MRSA infection.
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Dinner tonight will be a pork tenderloin (commercially marinated - :-\), with mashed taters and mushroom gravy, and something I haven't tried before, braised Belgian endive.
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DR JRand, I'm not sure I mentioned that. I shared the story with Keith, my in house genealogist.
Ho Penny.
I must be tired. I thought you said that Keith was your in house gynecologist.
::) ::) ::)
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Anybody had a tune running rampant through your mind until you just wanna scream?
"The Little Light of Mine (I'm Gonna Let it Shine!)"
I sang that at church as part of my children's story on Sunday. I wonder if maybe that was the cause of Kerry's problem.
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As do we; just hope is previous owners don't come looking for him - the cat people insisted I take down all the "Found" posters, bcasue JJ will no longer be retrievable - once he enters their system they loose track of individual cats.
Well, now we have our very own emergency cat rescue kit: a supply of canned food, litter box, litter-supply, litter scoop, litter mat, cat-toys, cat safety collar.
der Brucer
Or, you could just go around the neighborhood and steal them!
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Inferentially, if they don't return him, he has been adopted (or tested positive for Leukemia and/or AIDS in which case he will be put down).
That doesn't mean he should be put down. He could go into a home without another cat, or with other cats that also tested positive. I am shocked they said that.
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I must be tired. I thought you said that Keith was your in house gynecologist.
::) ::) ::)
:o ;D
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I must be tired. I thought you said that Keith was your in house gynecologist.
::) ::) ::)
That's how i read it at first, too!
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Here at Panera. I have figured out how to deal with the horrendous traffic and it works very well - ignore it and relax. I have been close to giving myself a heart attack for the last two days - but today, I just relaxed and the drive was the drive (about ten minutes shorter than yesterday) and it's all fine and dandy.
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Has anyone seen a play with music (as opposed to a musical) entitled GLORIUS?
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By way of explanation, as a major contributor at the time we got a plaque on the lobby wall of the theater with both our names on it. It may still be up. It may not. Who knows.
Oh, that's a relief. I thought they gave you the plaque for being a gay couple.
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I actually watched Big Brother. I can no longer watch any so called news channels. They make me too mad.
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Here at Panera. I have figured out how to deal with the horrendous traffic and it works very well - ignore it and relax.
LOL-Excellent solution!
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That doesn't mean he should be put down. He could go into a home without another cat, or with other cats that also tested positive. I am shocked they said that.
Is PetSmart supposed to put a warning label on the cat adoption pen?
And if they did, what are the chances of that cat getting adopted?
"No-Kill" is a dream, but it is not necessarily attainable. There are animals that pose serious health risks, to themselves, to other animals, and to the humans that care for them. At some point, practicality has to enter into the formula. Sorry, that's just how I see it.
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I could never foster animals. I wouldn't trust anyone to take care of them as well as I do and would end up with a house full
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Here at Panera. I have figured out how to deal with the horrendous traffic and it works very well - ignore it and relax. I have been close to giving myself a heart attack for the last two days - but today, I just relaxed and the drive was the drive (about ten minutes shorter than yesterday) and it's all fine and dandy.
BK, have you been drinking?
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Oh Cool! Ultimate Recipe Showdown. I haven't seen this before
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When "Shadow" (a feral cat) had kittens in our back yard in 1998, we would have been stuck with four kittens if we hadn't been able to foster them and let them go. We were fortunate we found a place that let us do that.
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Most cat shelters have separate rooms to house a cat that tested positive. There are also false positives, so often the test is re-done. A perfectly healthy cat that tests positive can live a long time without ever displaying symptoms of the disease.
PetSmart should have explained this to you and what other options you have before agreeing to their outdated mode of dealing with cats that test positive. At the least they could have given you the option to take him back if he tests positive.
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Of course, the fostering group sent other kittens home for us to foster after Shadow's were adopted. Eventually, we ended up with a couple of rejects.
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That's how i read it at first, too!
Me, three! It's an epidemic!
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I couldn't let Boo go. I tried and even had a home for her, but just couldn't do it
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When "Shadow" (a feral cat) had kittens in our back yard in 1998, we would have been stuck with four kittens if we hadn't been able to foster them and let them go. We were fortunate we found a place that let us do that.
At first this is what I thought would be the situation with JJ. I thought you were just going to take him to the PetSmart adopt a pet clinics and then back home with you, doing this until he found a home.
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I tried to adopt Joshie out. He wouldn't have it.
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I would foster but Keith can't do it.
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I could never foster animals. I wouldn't trust anyone to take care of them as well as I do and would end up with a house full
That's exactly what happens to a lot of foster caregivers. That's why der B and I are no longer associated with the rescue group we started with - they simply could not see anyone other than themselves as being as good, could not bring themselves to trust other people. We ran into one of them during the weekend, at the rabies shot clinic. She couldn't even bring herself to speak to either of us. So it goes. (Switching from Douglas Adams references to Kurt Vonnegut.)
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JJ will stay at Petsmart until he is adopted, which will probably be before the weekend is over. An affectionate cat like JJ will go fast.
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I say this as she is curled up and purring on my lap
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Just like Joshie.
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Cillaliz,
Will they ask me if I have ever been the victim of a crime? If I answer yes, will that doom me to a civil case?
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I never had any intention of keeping Belle, but then I didn't like the attitude of the people who were interested in adopting a big black dog. After a month, and tears from Craig, and couldn't give up my shadow. I have found homes for other stray dogs, and a cat, that have crossed our paths.
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That's exactly what happens to a lot of foster caregivers. That's why der B and I are no longer associated with the rescue group we started with - they simply could not see anyone other than themselves as being as good, could not bring themselves to trust other people. We ran into one of them during the weekend, at the rabies shot clinic. She couldn't even bring herself to speak to either of us. So it goes. (Switching from Douglas Adams references to Kurt Vonnegut.)
Well, I don't agree with their attitude. If you are a rescue group, you have to be able to let go and let other people care for animals. I think part of the Boo situation was the timing. She came along about a month after I had to put Nilla to sleep. She certainly filled a big gaping hole in our little inter-species family. LOL
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Cillaliz,
Will they ask me if I have ever been the victim of a crime? If I answer yes, will that doom me to a civil case?
LOL-I hope something good comes out of that experience.
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Good Evening!
Back from auditions... Some of the kids we saw today were C-U-T-E! Thankfully, some of the CUTE ones were also talented. :)
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I don't want to do civil cases. I don't want to listen to people quibble over stuff.
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And once I got home, I preheated the stove to 425, then prepared some broccoli, red bell peppers, and garlic cloves for roasting... A generous drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of kosher salt, a couple of grinds of black pepper, and a nice dash of red pepper flakes... Popped into the oven for about 30 minutes... A very tasty and healthy accompaniment to the turkey sausages I cooked last night. *And I'll be able to pack a container of roast vegetables to take with me tomorrow - fennel, carrots, broccoli and red bell peppers. -And tomorrow night, roasted brussel sprouts! -Yes, I'm on a roasted vegetable kick right now. :)
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Has everyone seen, or at least heard of, the Sarah Silverman video I'M F%#KIN MATT DAMON? It is available at You Tube.
Now Sarah's boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel (hopefully no relation) has a video in retalitation entitled I'M F@#KING BEN AFFLECK. It has an all-star cast, including Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Josh Grobin, etc........ It is very funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TilAqoYBVjA&feature=related
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Do they have a female equivalent of "Just For Men" to rid milady's pudenda of grey?
And how often do you and DR SWW have to touch-up?
:D
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Years ago, I used to scan photos and post them along with the fosters' stories.
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Has everyone seen, or at least heard of, the Sarah Silverman video I'M F%#KIN MATT DAMON? It is available at You Tube.
Now Sarah's boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel (hopefully no relation) has a video in retalitation entitled I'M F@#KING BEN AFFLECK. It has an all-star cast, including Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Josh Grobin, etc........ It is very funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TilAqoYBVjA&feature=related
I have! :)
;D
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Cillaliz,
Will they ask me if I have ever been the victim of a crime? If I answer yes, will that doom me to a civil case?
I take it you have jury duty, I missed that post, sorry. Sometimes I don't quite catch them all. Did you get a questionnaire? I can't remember how they do it there. I'm sure you'll be asked either in person or in writing. It won't necessarily doom you, it depends on who else is on the panel and whether they want to get rid of
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Here at Panera. I have figured out how to deal with the horrendous traffic and it works very well - ignore it and relax. I have been close to giving myself a heart attack for the last two days - but today, I just relaxed and the drive was the drive (about ten minutes shorter than yesterday) and it's all fine and dandy.
Well... I kept meaning to comment that your observations about and frustrations with traffic are "typical" of someone who doesn't normally have to deal with it on a daily basis. And now that you've had to deal with it for three days in a row, well... Consider yourself a commuter. ;)
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Has everyone seen, or at least heard of, the Sarah Silverman video I'M F%#KIN MATT DAMON? It is available at You Tube.
Now Sarah's boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel (hopefully no relation) has a video in retalitation entitled I'M F@#KING BEN AFFLECK. It has an all-star cast, including Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Josh Grobin, etc........ It is very funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TilAqoYBVjA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TilAqoYBVjA&feature=related)
I watched these late last night! They're both F%#KIN HYSTERICAL!! ;D
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...imho.
;)
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On Saturday I posted:
"DR Sandra and I saw "Twelve Angry Men" on tour, which reminds me why I don't want to be on a jury."
Guess what came in the mail today.
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Oh Cool! Ultimate Recipe Showdown. I haven't seen this before
I watched some of the first few episodes. Alas, I can't take the commentators and their commentary. :-\
*Although, I do have to wonder how much the winning recipes will be tweaked for TGIFriday's Ultimate Recipe Showdown Menu.
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Most cat shelters have separate rooms to house a cat that tested positive. There are also false positives, so often the test is re-done. A perfectly healthy cat that tests positive can live a long time without ever displaying symptoms of the disease.
PetSmart should have explained this to you and what other options you have before agreeing to their outdated mode of dealing with cats that test positive. At the least they could have given you the option to take him back if he tests positive.
When der Brucer and I first took in JJ, it was clear in our minds that we would first try to foster him, and not adopt. We wanted to find the original owners, which is why we posted pictures of JJ in places where those owners could see them, with contact information.
Barring that, we wanted to find a home for him, preferably not ours. Integrating JJ into our house, which has four very active and inquisitive dogs already living in it, would have been highly difficult, and JJ was clearly not interested in that option.
I need to make something clear here: PetSmart IS NOT the adoption group - the company assists in placing the cats.
That euthanasia would be an option didn't even come into the picture until this morning, when the representative of the adoption group explained it to us. He specifically asked us if we would want JJ back if he tested positive. He made it clear that, if the test was positive, the only two options were that we take JJ back, or JJ would have to be put down - they do not have the resources to do otherwise. Der Brucer and I considered this option, and realized that it was not a good one for JJ or ourselves. WE were the ones who agreed to the euthanasia option, IF the cat tests positive (and that is, frankly, an if, not a done deal).
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Just finished watching the women compete on "AI"... :-\ It seemed to be a night of very good performances and some not so good performances. And the gap between them was quite wide tonight.
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... -Yes, I'm on a roasted vegetable kick right now. :)
It's late winter, roasted veggie season.
You'll be sick of 'em just in time for the new fresh spring veggies.
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I take it you have jury duty, I missed that post, sorry. Sometimes I don't quite catch them all. Did you get a questionnaire? I can't remember how they do it there. I'm sure you'll be asked either in person or in writing. It won't necessarily doom you, it depends on who else is on the panel and whether they want to get rid of
And they gave her a bus pass to get there.
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Has everyone seen, or at least heard of, the Sarah Silverman video I'M F%#KIN MATT DAMON? It is available at You Tube.
Now Sarah's boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel (hopefully no relation) has a video in retalitation entitled I'M F@#KING BEN AFFLECK. It has an all-star cast, including Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Josh Grobin, etc........ It is very funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TilAqoYBVjA&feature=related
I've seen them both-very funny.
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And how often do you and DR SWW have to touch-up?
:D
We are so not posting pictures, if that's what you're suggesting!
;D
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It's time for me to leave work. It's my only regular night off from rehearsal, and I have some more memorizing to do. Until later.
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Time to head over to the Chance Theater for call backs.
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On Ultimate Recipe Showdown, Guy Fieri just described a sauce as a garlic aioli.
By definition, aioli is a strongly flavored garlic mayonnaise.
Guy Fieri is so trendy.
::)
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Since I am playing show and tell today. Here are some incredible new space station photos.
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm
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And my use of the word "so" is so trendy, too!
;D
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DR JEANNE - I don't think the stars can be blamed for anything this week.
Even Uranus is unusually inactive.
Really? Humm...Thanks, anyway.
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I feel better about PetSmart and the rescue group. I wish there were someway to find out if he is adopted, at least that he makes it to the adoption page.
PetSmart has a search list. I just need a zip code to do it. Do you know the name of the group in Maryland he has gone to?
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I just received an e-mail regarding this great new product.
http://www.getpoopfreeze.com/?directLoad&uid=33738B89B33E817B92698A68AC10E7D8
I kid you not.
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??? Husband? Or a h'ain't?
I had a minor infection in my lungs that just wouldn't leave. Quite a nuisance!
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We are so not posting pictures, if that's what you're suggesting!
;D
Trust me, if there ever was a rhetorical question, that was it!
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Maybe Uranus has a black aura...! :o
You're not gettin' fresh, are you??
;)
;D
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I just received an e-mail regarding this great new product.
http://www.getpoopfreeze.com/?directLoad&uid=33738B89B33E817B92698A68AC10E7D8
I kid you not.
Hmm... I wonder if someone just put new labels on those compressed air containers that office supply stores sell as "dusters".
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Maybe my aura needs a good cleaning.
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Hmm... I wonder if someone just put new labels on those compressed air containers that office supply stores sell as "dusters".
But the compressed air cans wouldn't freeze the stuff would it?
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Wouldn't matter. They'd have your money.
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I feel better about PetSmart and the rescue group. I wish there were someway to find out if he is adopted, at least that he makes it to the adoption page.
PetSmart has a search list. I just need a zip code to do it. Do you know the name of the group in Maryland he has gone to?
No, we do not have the name of the group.
We do know that they work with over thirty PetSmart stores in the Maryland area. And it's the right time of year for a cat JJ's age (about eight months) to be adopted. During the summer, they are so inundated with cats that they can only get the kittens adopted.
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This may be a result of "my" undue influence upon him..... :-\
IIRC, some unknown car parked in the space he'd just cleared. Of course, there mab be a lot more going on that is stated here--or that I pick up on!
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Or, Ron, did you do something to Sing's aura?
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TCB-Thanks for the link to the photos.
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And speaking of "Project Runway"...
On my way from the rehearsal/audition studio to the subway, I noticed someone very familiar looking standing on the corner... Hmm... After a few seconds of thinking that he was an actor, I realized he was actually one of the "Project Runway" finalists. -And I guess since Parsons is a block from Chelsea Studios... Well... As I was walking past him, I said, "I guess I should with you good luck tonight." He just smiled at me, and said...
Well... If I told you what he said, I'd have to post a MAJOR spoiler. And, now that I think of it, I guess he could possibly have broken his confidentiality agreement too. Hmm...
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I just received an e-mail regarding this great new product.
http://www.getpoopfreeze.com/?directLoad&uid=33738B89B33E817B92698A68AC10E7D8
I kid you not.
LOL-If the container weren't so large I would be tempted. ;D
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MEANWHILE...
Over on FoodTV's Dinner Impossible, "chef" Robert Irvine has to assemble over 7000 hors d'oeuvres for a reception the governor of Pennsylvania is throwing.
The restriction is that he has to feature three of Pennsylvania's native ingredients: venison, mushrooms, and apples.
I never knew Pennsylvania is the largest source of mushrooms in the country! Nice to have them so local!
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But the compressed air cans wouldn't freeze the stuff would it?
That stuff does get cold - there are even frostbite warnings on the cans. I'm not sure if it gets cold enough to freeze poop, but.... ???
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I had one similar to this that fit on a key ring:
(http://patchboy.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/17-694.jpg)
Try an auto-supply store (or ask a friendly female with a tool belt)
der Brucer
Thank you, der B. I shall keep that in mind. But if you let the air out of their tires doesn't it just take that much longer for them to vacate the space?
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Is there a "size limit", so to speak, on that PoopFreeze stuff? ;D
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At the moment there aren't all that many cats on the PetSmart site. I used a zip code from your town. How many miles away do you think he will be. I guessed.
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The best thing is, people will meet JJ in person so his sweetness and personality can shine.
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About "that thing hanging around" you - two simple choices:
ThingBeGone - garlic
ThingBeMine - "Compulsion"
der Brucer
Actually, he has a New Love, and I couldn't be happier!
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He is actually one of the ones i dislike the most.
To me the only really good ones are michael johns (the australian) and David A (the kid).
Although last night i did not think Michael johns was that good.
i did like david A's "imagine". And i agree with DR Derbrucer, i liked luke's Queen.
But i really dislike David Hernandez (who the judges thought was great last night).
Having just finished viewing last night's performances, I have to say I DID like -- REALLY LIKE -- David Hernandez. I thought his was the second-best of the evening, after David Archuleta.
And Chikeze was my third favorite.
The rest can go home now.
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Or, Ron, did you do something to Sing's aura?
Nothing that a good tune-up won't cure!
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Good night!
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'night
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...And I liked David Hernandez too.
As for Luke Menard... He's cute - and he looked even cuter, imho, with shorter hair in the background clips. He does have a good voice, but I can really tell he's used to be an ensemble singer, and not a soloist. His vocals are just too "clean" to my ears. I also suspect that his "ensemble range" is different from his "soloist range" - and he doesn't know it yet. -Or he refuses to acknowledge that he probably should not be singing at the top part of his range so much.
As for Jason Yeager... He's good, but he smiles way too much. Almost to the point where I'm not sure he's being sincere. I also just think he's a bit more "square" than how he's presenting himself. -And is that lock of blond hair a birthmark or something he put in himself? And from a "casting agent" standpoint, he also needs to lose a couple of pounds. -And, yes, even casting agents watch "AI". ;)
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and me, too...good night!
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I watched some of the first few episodes. Alas, I can't take the commentators and their commentary. :-\
*Although, I do have to wonder how much the winning recipes will be tweaked for TGIFriday's Ultimate Recipe Showdown Menu.
I'm thinking of going to TGIFridays to find out.
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Health vibes for DR GEORGE.
DRs JANE and PENNYO thanks for the story comments.....please share as you will....
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Watching PR and wondering who DR JOSE saw on the street............
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Hope Mr BK's call backs are going well.....
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I began the evening watching the other bonus feature on the SOUTH PARK IMAGINATIONLAND DVD - another South park episode, this one which brought Al Gore and his crusade against Manbearpig to the program.
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Then I listened to Trey Parker and Matt Stone do the commentary for the TV-movie. They promised it would only last 5 minutes as they hate doing commentaries. In stead, it lasted for 47 of the 65 minutes. Still, it was informative dealing with how they put the show together and the very tense deadlines they barely make for the episodes each week the show airs.
They sound like they fly by the seat of their pants every week. Wow!
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Watching PR and wondering who DR JOSE saw on the street............
I wonder as well, and I hope he'll tell us eventually.
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Next I watched FORBIDDEN PLANET upconverted on my HD player. I have not bought the HD-DVD version of this. It hasn't been reduced enough in price (and the Blu-ray is slated to come out this fall).
Honestly, it looked just fine upconverted, but I'm sure the HD version would be sharper and more dimensional.
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I am satisfied with the result of Pwoject Wunway this evening.
What I didn't like about this season was that Christian got a couple of passes when he really could have been gone. And the look he won week before last was the SAME jacket he has always made, he just found a picture at the museum that matched his vision. And he IS annoying.
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Maybe I will watch UPCONVERTED Forbidden Planet tonight.....
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Next I watched tonight's IDOL. Honestly, I was dreadfully disappointed in all of the women this week except Carly (who opened the show). She has a big voice, and she knows how to use it.
The others to a person were extremely underwhelming to me. And that rocker chick Amanda Overmayer that the judges are so taken with has given two HORRENDOUS performances in a row, and yet they temper their criticism because they're so DESPERATE to have variety on the show instead of those bland blondes they've put through.
For me, this is BY FAR the weakest batch of singers they have ever had in the semifinals for IDOL.
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I am satisfied with the result of Pwoject Wunway this evening.
What I didn't like about this season was that Christian got a couple of passes when he really could have been gone. And the look he won week before last was the SAME jacket he has always made, he just found a picture at the museum that matched his vision. And he IS annoying.
spoiler
I was simply astonished that he was voted the fan favorite this year. I was certain Jack would win it (or possibly Chris). He (Christian) has talent and flair, but he annoyed the crap out of me. He felt SO entitled, as if he should have won the prize EVERY week. He could never admit weaknesses of his designs or strengths in others' work.
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When IDOL went off, I flipped over to LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. I thought I had seen all of the CI shows on USA before NBC started showing them, but this was obviously a week that I missed because nothing about the last half hour was familiar to me at all. Maybe I can catch it on a Saturday rerun later in the season.
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I ended the evening with tonight's new LAW & ORDER. Very interesting episode with the courtroom side. Looks like a rift between Connie and Mike now which should play out terrifically in later episodes.
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I have to admit that I couldn't wait to see the decision on PROJECT RUNWAY so I peeked at Bravo when L&O went off.
sp[oiler
I saw enough to see what the decision was between the two who were tied.
I'll have more to say tomorrow after I've seen the whole show and looked at their collections.
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I also watched AS THE WORLD TURNS. Luke and Noah were on and were also in the previews for tomorrow (a very disturbing little scene).
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I'm thinking of going to TGIFridays to find out.
Eeewww, yuck, no.
I've yet to step into a TIGF that doesn't have the noise level pumped up too loud. Even the one that opened here in Rehoboth Beach last year makes my fillings hurt. That alone is reason enough to stay away.
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Eeewww, yuck, no.
I've yet to step into a TIGF that doesn't have the noise level pumped up too loud. Even the one that opened here in Rehoboth Beach last year makes my fillings hurt. That alone is reason enough to stay away.
Oh, this is Iowa. We're a lot calmer here ;)
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Eeewww, yuck, no.
I've yet to step into a TIGF that doesn't have the noise level pumped up too loud. Even the one that opened here in Rehoboth Beach last year makes my fillings hurt. That alone is reason enough to stay away.
Go there between 1:30-4:30pm - it's an "unofficial" quite time there.
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Go there between 1:30-4:30pm - it's an "unofficial" quite time there.
LOL, That's what I was thinking, a late lunch
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I have calmed down a lot tonight. No more CNN, no more MSNBC, no more FOX and no more any place talking about the election. I just can't deal with it anymore. I'm already feeling better
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I've got to write for a bit and then I'll head down to bed.
Good night!
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I turned it all off a long time ago. I can't stand another nine months of it.
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Oh if I had your wisdom, DR Laura. Well, I finally shut it off
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Just stopping in to say hi.
No tax returns completed today. Lots of missing info. :(
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Of course, you can turn it off and STILL hear it.
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I'm watching American Masters on Pete Seger right now. I decided to record it and get some sleep. I can watch it later.
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Well, I'm going to get some sleep. I have a busy day tomorrow. I've done a lot of wheel spinning this week and need to get some work done.
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And I have another day of auditions tomorrow as well. We're starting at 10:50am (???). -But then it's basically straight through till 6:00pm with a few breaks here and there. So.. In any case...
Goodnight.
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Hmm.... Natalie Portman is on "Letterman"... I'm trying to figure out if she's wearing the dress or vice versa. :-\
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Der Brucer, if they lose track of individual cats, how can they return him to you if he isnt' adopted?
I suspect like many tracking systems, it is uni-directional: they have a tag on the animanl which enables them to track its source. I also suspect that if the cat doesn't pass their "adoptability" entrance exam, they still have the return to sender paperwork in-hand.
der Brucer
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Well, I don't agree with their attitude. If you are a rescue group, you have to be able to let go and let other people care for animals.
The local cat society has very strict rules:
No placement in homes with out fenced yards.
No placement with apartment dwellers.
No placement with renters without a signed consent form from the landlord.
I wonder why one of the women in charge has 17 cats in her trailer?
der Brucer
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Next I watched tonight's IDOL. Honestly, I was dreadfully disappointed in all of the women this week except Carly (who opened the show). She has a big voice, and she knows how to use it.
The others to a person were extremely underwhelming to me. And that rocker chick Amanda Overmayer that the judges are so taken with has given two HORRENDOUS performances in a row, and yet they temper their criticism because they're so DESPERATE to have variety on the show instead of those bland blondes they've put through.
I put Carly Smithson in the top three, together with Kristy Lee Cook and Asiah Epperson. I put Amanda in the bottom three, together with Syesha Macardo and Alaina Whitaker.
Still, overall a weak group.
der Brucer
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At the moment there aren't all that many cats on the PetSmart site. I used a zip code from your town. How many miles away do you think he will be. I guessed.
My guess he could be anywhere within a three state (MD,VA, DE) and Washington DC area - easily a 300 mile radius.
der Brucer
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At first this is what I thought would be the situation with JJ. I thought you were just going to take him to the PetSmart adopt a pet clinics and then back home with you, doing this until he found a home.
No, the local rescue group picks up cats and delivers them to an intermediary organization (2.5 hours away). There the animals are pre-screened for adoptablity and netured if necessary. That organization then funnels the cats to over 30 different Petsmarts in the tri-state area.
I would be bankrupt in days if I tried roundtripping to Petsmarts at $3.00/gallon for gas.
der Brucer
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Since I am playing show and tell today. Here are some incredible new space station photos.
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm (http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm)
These are so cool! Thanks for posting the link. :D
I love the Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html)[/b] website, too.
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Health vibes for DR GEORGE.
Thanks!
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Back from a very long and somewhat odd callback evening. Most of the show is now cast - the way in which the callbacks occurred was a little odd, but I'm new to this existing theater company, so I just tried to go along with the flow. We have some very good people in the show, but three roles remain uncast at this point - General Mills, The Brain, and the Narrator/Professor Leder. Our new Zubrick is very different than our last Zubrick, but he gave a very funny reading and I think he'll do just fine - physically this guy is the complete opposite of our last Zubrick. Couldn't be happier with our Fred, and I waffled back and forth between two Joyces, but settled on the one who gave the best reading. Yoni also gave a good reading and my memory is she had a good voice. I'm not normally this fast when I cast - I'd have like to have heard a few people sing again, but I'm sure it will all work out fine. There were two possibles for Donna - both gave good readings, but I opted for the gal who's very close to Donna's age (16), plus she had a great voice and great energy. I wish I could find something for the other Donna candidate, as she's really terrific. The Rod is great.
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Welcome eleven GUESTS.