Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on August 21, 2004, 11:59:09 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you know that now is the time for all good men and women and also that now is the time to post until the cows come home, so to it, I say.
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Hope you enjoy the TV series of "Pennies" BK. Potter's work improved so much after this one. "Singing Detective" and "Lipstick On Your Collar" were really wonderful.
Topic for some answers if DR's can help.
"I"d Like To Teach The World to Sing", "I Love A Rainy Night" and "No Matter What Shape Your Stomache's In" all began life as commercial "jingles" before their lives on the pop charts. (I think!). Are there any other such popular hits that had that road to fame?
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We've Only Just Begun was a commercial before it became a hit song. It Won't Hurt to Try It was a commercial and had two versions, although neither really hit - wonderful song, though.
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Thanks BK. Don't know the second song.
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Hello DR Jane.
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Hi Tom. I'm showing my son HHW. :)
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We need to hear all about the gathering. To it.
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Hi Tom. I'm showing my son HHW. :)
Is that legal in Portland?
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I had an absolutely wonderful evening at Jeff's home. It was fun meeting George, Michael (who is even cuter in person than in his avatar) and our gracious host Jeff.
Jeff's wife Betsy is warm & delightful. Then there are their two darling, extremely well behaved boys and the sweet puppy BG. I just had to take a photo of BG for Keith.
I'm going to say goodnight and visit with Bryan who is home from a wedding. He also had a nice evening. Betsy was kind enought to bring me back so Bryan could stay later at the party. Michael would also have brought me home. Thanks anyway Michael.
Bryan is currently eating some of the best jordon almonds in the world.
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Tom can you easily post a photo of the parrots? Bryan loves birds.
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Cockatoos
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Thanks Tom.
I wish I had the gadgets for my camera with me so Bryan could post them. They came out nice, including the group photo taken by 7 year old Gabe.
I just took some darling photo's of Bryan's Suguar Gliders. They are too cute.
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Have tried a few more Jane but am not getting anywhere!
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Thanks anyway. I appreciate your efforts.
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Still trying!
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Again
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We have been sitting here enjoying the beautiful pic. Bryan thanks you and would like those in his yard, if he had one.
Goodnight now. It is late for me. I haven't slept much the last two days.
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Good Morning!
It was a good show and a great audience last night. While I was hanging out back stage during intermission, I could hear one woman in the audience talking with her friend. -Let's just say that this woman probably never talks quiet enough for anyone. ;) Well, she was reading the program to one of her friends, and she was looking for who wrote the parody lyrics. "Well, you know my cousin writes these sorts of things for our family get-togethers. I should tell him to put together a show like this himself. I'm sure everyone would love it!" -Watch out, BK! Competition! :P
As for "my" show, it went well. I had a few "interesting" moments, but nothing too noticeable -well, except to BK, of course. And, thankfully, the slight headache I had before the show didn't ache too much during the show.
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As DR Jay mentioned, we went to see the new Tom Cruise movie, "Collateral". I did like, but not love it.
I had not really read anything about the movie, just seen some of the interviews with Tom Cruise when the movie opened a few weeks ago, so I wasn't too familiar with the plot. And the only other "information" I had about the movie were some movie stills I saw posted on AOL's front page. Well, courtesy of those still I was able to figure out where the movie was going after the opening five minutes. Ah, well...
But, again, I did like it. I'm not really an action movie fan, and this one really isn't an action movie. In fact, it seems to be trying to be a "serious" action movie. Lots of in-depth character stuff. However, the virtual travelogue of L.A. this movie provides is quite informative. ;)
*Actually, the "spoilers" provided by some of the movie stills I saw remind me of when I went to see "Poltergeist" and "The Hitcher" (the movie with C. Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer).
The one clip for "Poltergeist" I kept seeing on various TV shows was the one where the mother starts "creeping" up onto the wall of her bedroom. Well, as I'm watching the movie, there's that "false" ended where the little girl comes back, and you think everything is all better. "Hey, wait a minute... I haven't seen that clip they showed on TV?!?!.... Oh...."
And then there was "The Hitcher" - the one clip that was being shown turned out to be from the final ten minutes of the movie!! -Do you think they did on purpose?
*Oh, and one thing I was also reminded of when I was watching "Collateral" was how relatively short Tom Cruise is (at least compared to the classic "tall" leading man). I actually met him when I was in high school right after "Top Gun" had come out, and it was a little "strange" being able to say Hi to him eye-to-eye. And I've happened to see him twice when he's been on David Letterman too - when I've sat in the studio audience - and, boy, does he make Dave look tall!
-Don't know why his height caught my eye - or why I'm even mentioning it... Well, it is free-for-all day. ;)
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Great pics from the HHW NW Gathering!!! I'm looking forward to seeing more of them! -And to get DR George's "Antique Roadshow" report too!
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DR MBarnum - You're package arrived today! Thank you! And since I have four days off coming up... :)
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And speaking of days off...
I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with myself over the next few days. Well, I have some ideas, it's just a matter of organizing them - or not organizing them. One thing I know I have to do is to buy some Hollywood postcards and send them back home to my nieces and nephews. They just love getting mail!
Also, Baayork Lee is in town this week auditioning a company of A Chorus Line for an upcoming production at Theatre Under the Stars in Houston. Originally, she was going to be in town to see What If?, but due to some scheduling changes she won't be able to see the show - she gets in tonight, and she leaves Thursday morning. Ah, well... In any case, we'll hopefully be getting together while she's in town.
And on that note - an A-sharp! - Goodnight.
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Good morning Jack. Have a great Sunday.
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Welcome to new GOD TOMovOZ!!
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As I reminded another new GOD - we are civilized here on the Mount Olympus at HHW....any and all disagreements are settled int he old fashioned way:
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Oh and DRMS - I will keep my numbers - I will just be editing my profile, not deleting it!
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And remember, MR BK, they are NOT additions or changes, they are IMPROVEMENTS.
LOL...yes, DRJOSE - but remember what Ethel Merman said about the audience: "If they could do it as good as me, they'd be up here!"
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Cockatoos
Actually there cockaeighteen
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Bruce is this still the line up for the show?
ACT ONE
We'll Do a Revue Company
What If Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields had Written Cats Tammy*
Show Me (the Mary Rodgers song, not the Lerner and Loewe song) Alet
What if Bock and Harnick had written A Chorus Line Company
Times Like This Tammy
Something Paul
At the Same Time Tammy and Ryan
What if Irving Berlin had written West Side Story Company
A Little Lift Susanne
Millions of Men Paul
What if Alan Menken and Howard Ashman had written Phantom of the Opera Company
When You're Waiting For Love Alet
Joshua Noveck Tammy
Parsley Ryan
The Yiddish Sondheim Company
ACT TWO
What if Rodgers and Hammerstein had written Assassins Company
I Don't Need You Ryan
What if Frank Loesser had written The King and I Ryan and Paul
A Slight Neurotic Susanne
Foolin' Ourselves Paul and Ryan
What if Frank Loesser and Jerry Herman had written Sweeney Todd Company
Simply Tammy
Better Susanne
Broadway Coming Attractions Company
Chinese Food in Bed Ryan
If I Can't Take it With Me Alet
What if Stephen Sondheim had written Bye Bye Birdie Company
We'll Do a Revue (reprise) Company
*Replaced What If Stephen Sondheim had written Cats
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Woke up at 4:30 a.m. and decided to stay up and tackle the paper rather than go back to bed.
So let's take a poll:
Are you an early bird or a night owl, Dear Readers?
Me: Obviously, an early bird.
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I will be gone for most of today, so I am posting early (for me). We had a lovely time at our NW HHW get together. I've thought for the longest time (oooh, a Billy Joel reference) that the folk around here are the nicest anywhere, and that was proven in spades (actually hearts--awwww) last night. We had a rollicking good time, laughing about nothing and talking about everything. I even foisted some of my non-sold eBay film mags off on Mike. Thank G-d THAT stuff is out of the office, LOL. Everyone also got lovely parting gifts of various CDs/tapes of mine that I would also love to get out of the house. We need to have larger, more frequent HHW parties so that I can COMPLETELY empty my house of unwanted items. :)
I have a couple more pics I'll try to post later--they were all taken with our "joke" $9.99 digital "camera" (emphasis on the quotes on that word) we got from Target, so don't expect masterpieces. Everyone else had actual real cameras and will no doubt post better pics later.
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My age has made me an early bird. When I was in my 20s, 30s, and early 40s, I could sleep until 10 a.m. without even thinking about it. As I said in a post a couple of days ago, nowadays (a CHICAGO reference), if I sleep to 8 a.m. I think I've been given a gift.
When I was teaching, I had to be in bed by 10 or I was a wreck the next morning. Since retiring, I generally stay up until midnight most nights and often later than that.
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I've got a question I'm curious about, too.
Is there any movie star, past or present, that you've never been a big fan of. For me the question is easy: Gary Cooper.
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Early bird...early bird. Up at 4 am today for grocery shopping....took the mater to WalMart....and all done before 6:15 am. Usually do it on Saturday, but had to go to the bookstore yesterday!
MATTH - interesting question. There are a FEW stars of yesteryear that I don't "get"....hmmmmmmmmmmmm....
Henry Fonda - always seems to me to be the same...same voice, same mannerisms, same acting tricks.
I'll stop there before I make anyone else mad except the Fonda Fans.
I chatted briefly with MB and JMK via AOL then DRJANE arrived and I was forgotten and disconnected....hehehehe. Great pic JMK - let's see more...and we need to see Betsy and the boys, too!
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I've got a question I'm curious about, too.
Is there any movie star, past or present, that you've never been a big fan of. For me the question is easy: Gary Cooper.
John Wayne.
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DRs Jay and JRand, those are certainly interesting choices.
I guess I'll get around to THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED this afternoon.
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Early bird -- and night owl. I don't sleep much, period. Go to bed pretty late most nights and am up by very latest 6 AM. But some nights, like last night, (and more and more lately) when my mind is churning, I get hardly any sleep. I have to admit that, as I work at home, sometimes the lack of sleep catches up with me and I lie down "to read" during the day - knowing I'll fall asleep. And I do, for an hour or so.
What I find interesting about staying up late is that even now, being -- chronologically anyway -- an adult, I still feel a sense of guilty pleasure in staying up as long as I want. My bedtime was very strictly controlled as a child (although I stayed awake, anyway - making up stories under the covers, or listening by the door to the TV in the other room) that I still feel that I'm getting away with something naughty by staying up.
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Speaking of naughty, when I heard yesterday's topic-of-the-day, my mind reeled in anticipation of all the ladies of HHW revealing what comes between them and their Calvins. But so few of you answered...
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Maybe I should give him another chance, but I never really "got" James Dean. Love Montgomery Clift, though.
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Speaking of naughty, when I heard yesterday's topic-of-the-day, my mind reeled in anticipation of all the ladies of HHW revealing what comes between them and their Calvins. But so few of you answered...
Does this mean that the ones who did (I was one of them) will from this day on be categorized as brazen hussies?
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No, you'll be appreciated - I meant to thank yesterday's contributors in my last post.
As to the morning/night owl issue, an old friend of mine has a coffee mug that says it all:
"Not a morning person" doesn't even begin to describe it,
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John Wayne.
D I T T O !
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Happy National Punctuation Day!
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Big Brother Five: Nakomis kicked butt last night! The evil twins are up for ouster; no matter if one wins a veto, one of them is GONE!
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Add me to the never-liked-James-Dean contingent.
"Now is the time for all good men (oh - a Cryer/Ford reference) to come to the aid of their country" was used as a typing excercise although I'm not sure why. To get all the letters of the alphabet you need "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".
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Good morning - what a good night's sleep I had.
Michael Shayne: Yes, that's still the order, but we don't have a separate listing for the Cats number - it briefly happens within We'll Do a Revue during a dialogue section where we're explaining what the show is.
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Hi Folks,
Tom, I just LOVE the pictures you post of the birds. I’m going to try to keep my digital camera handy and try (operative word there) to get some pictures of our local friends.
There is a Blue Jay somewhere around here who has the most lovely voice. He/She sounds like a several different birds. Jays already have several different voices—there’s the harsh sound when there is danger around, a very soft voice when talking to a mate/baby and a call to let other know there is food or water around.
We’re watching Errol Flynn in Dodge City as I type this. It’s good to see him again.
Jane, I’m so glad you and the others had a good time! More pictures, PLEASE! More stories, PLEASE!
As I said yesterday, I have no problem with sleeping. I wake up tired, am tired all day and I think I even sleep tired. I will admit that on a free day I am more of a night owl then an early bird. I have to get up at five thirty every work day so if I sign off from the board at nine, I am in bed by ten which barely gets me eight hours. I may say I’m going to bed but I don’t fall asleep right away or I wake up several times a night so it’s not eight full hours of sleep anyway.
I would like to get one of those new foam beds that is supposed to conform to your body and maybe I would sleep better. Anyone have one of those? Are they hot to sleep on? I would think foam would be. Do you like it? How about those new “Sleep number” beds?
I have another question as well. I need an opinion. You know that one of the ladies I work with is going to retire soon. I would like to get her a nice gift for her retirement party. I don’t want get a watch or a clock or anything like that although I bought her a count down to retirement clock for Christmas last year and it was a bit hit. Everyone comes over to her desk to look at it.
I know she does not have a DVD player but just bought a computer that plays DVD’s. I was thinking of getting her one that would connect to her TV so she and husband could enjoy it together. Yesterday, I was at the mall and I saw a something new. They have a way of taking a photo and engraving it a on a charm/necklace. As soon as I saw it, I thought I could have a picture of our section/group put on one of those and give that to her as a keepsake.
Which gift do you think I should get or do you have something else in mind that would be better? I’m open to suggestions.
As far as actors go, I could name a bunch. Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, James Dean, the list could go on and on. I only have a few favorites, John Wayne, Errol Flynn, Rex Harrison, Tyrone Power, Harrison Ford (still mad at him but still like him). There are a few more but hanged if I can think of them right now.
How many more What If’s are there?
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Hello, All fellow HHWers! I'm back home in Olympia after sleeping at Jeff & Betsy's house after our PNW HHW Get Together after I went to the Antiques Roadshow taping in Portland, Oregon, which started this whole Get Together occasion!! (My, that was quite the unseemly sentence!) Anyway, a great time was had by all last night (from what I could tell). It'll be a day or two before I can post the few pictures that I took, because I have my sister's boyfriend's camera and don't have the correct cable or the program to download the pictures onto my computer. So, please be patient and I'll ask Larry to hurry it up. I haven't read any posts since yesterday, so I'm going to go back and catch up (or maybe even ketchup) on what I've missed, including the picture(s?) that Jeff posted of us.
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I am a morning person. Even without going into work early I am morning. I can sleep late if I stay up late but I'm usually in bed between 10 and 11pm and I'm up, if it's not a work day by 6:30 or 7. If it's a work day I'm up between 5:30 and 6. I am part of the weekday Morning Denizens at HHW.
Never got John Wayne either, or Tom Cruise. There are others but no one pops to mind at the moment.
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Wow, the gathering of the pacific northwest HHW group last night was a blast! I must say that DR JMK and his lovely wife Betsy were the most wonderful hosts. They made us feel so comfortable right off the bat and treated us as if we had been friends for years! JMK has a wonderful sense of humor and DS (dear spouse) was such a good sport to allow total strangers into her home and to actually make dinner for us too! We were even treated to some homemade Jewish bread (my first taste of Jewish food) and it was delicious!...and then there was DG (Dear Doggie) BG who was a most well behaved and beautiful pup! I really wanted to take him home...I do hope some pictures can be posted of him as you all must see how cute he is!!....also met JMKs kids Zack and Gabe...two of the most polite youngsters you will ever meet! We were even treated to a mini-concert by Maestro Gabe at the piano! I do think he has inherited some of his fathers musical talents!
Prior to the arrival of DRs Jane and George, JMK and I chatted on-line with DR JRand53 which was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, when DR Jane arrived we rather rudely dropped JRand53 like a hot potato! LOL! I hope he will forgive us for that! ::) I did suggest that we call JRand53 and hook him up to a speaker phone so that it would be like he was there with us!
And what can I say about DR Jane! I adored her before I met her and I adore her even more now that I have met her in person! What a doll...what a gal! Just a fine, beautiful (and I do mean beautiful) lady!
Last to arrive for the evening was DR George, straight from his adventures at the Antique Roadshow! It sounded like he had a lot of fun...or at least an interesting experience...at the Oregon Convention Center hauling his goodies in to be appraised! DR George is a super nice, and very smart guy and it was a treat to be able to meet him in person! It really is true that HHW people are some of the finest people around and I am so glad that we had this gathering!
We talked, we laughed, we dished the dirt, and we guffawed until we could no longer guffaw! And then we guffawed some more! LOL!
We played and fawned over doggie BG and listened to some Salsa Celtic music and told stories of our lives and jobs and families and discussed all sorts of things! We just had a nice, nice evening!
A big thanks to JMK and Betsy for hosting us..and for the lovely parting gifts (I made out like a bandit)...I am listening to some wonderful CDs of JMKs music right now which I am enjoying greatly!! And thanks to DR George for suggesting the gathering and for DR Jane for making the trip up to meet us all!
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I really enjoy staying up until late at night...sometimes I get my second wind about midnight...but I don't like to sleep in too much so I am usually in bed by about 11 pm on weekends (10 pm on during the work week)...and besides as I get older I find it more and more difficult to stay up late anyhow!
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I never got Lauren Bacall. She just never has appealed to me as an actress. Same with Katherine Hepburn. I enjoy John Wayne in his very, very early movie appearances in the early 1930s, but after he became popular it just seemed like he always played John Wayne (of course maybe I haven't seen enough of his films).
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OK, my frenzy must come to an end as my coffee is ready and I need to finish the Sunday paper.
George I am glad you made it back to Olympia safely amid the torrential rains!
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OK, my frenzy must come to an end as my coffee is ready and I need to finish the Sunday paper.
George I am glad you made it back to Olympia safely amid the torrential rains!
What torrential rains?? (is that a joke that I'm not getting or were there reports of rain when I wasn't here?) Anyway, on the two-hour drive back to Olympia from Portland it just barely sprinkled every few miles and there was not much traffic. And right now (in Olympia), it's somewhat sunny with clouds just floating across the sky. Very nice.
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Woke up at 4:30 a.m. and decided to stay up and tackle the paper rather than go back to bed.
So let's take a poll:
Are you an early bird or a night owl, Dear Readers?
Me: Obviously, an early bird.
Me? Very much a night owl. I am NOT a morning person...usually.
I was writing a post of my Antiques Roadshow experience, but I typed something and the search window opened in my browser window. I went to click the search button to close the search window, but I accidentally clicked one of the links on my personal toolbar! Everything that I typed was lost! AARRGGHH!!! >:( I hate it when that happens. So now I'm typing it...again, but in Word. This time I (hopefully) won't lose it.
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW PART ONE:
The Antiques Roadshow was fun and at times boring and a little exciting and a little disappointing...all at once. We (my friend Margo and I) got to the Oregon Convention Center at about 3:30 (our entrance time, and it turns out that we were part of the last group to be allowed in) and the hall looks like it’s the size of a football field...but inside! So we get in the big, giant Disneyland-like line and we go back and fourth and back and fourth and back and fourth and back and fourth, etc., for two solid hours (this was the boring part)! When we first got in line, almost the entire hall is filled, but only about a hundred people got in line after us. Anyway, we go through all of this and finally get to the "generalist table" where a "generalist appraiser" will determine which specialist appraiser table (category) you should visit. For the Stephen Foster collection of music, I was sent to the "Collectibles" table and for the ceramic mug that I got from my sister's ex-in-laws (they paid $2 for it at a garage sale), I was sent (appropriately) to the "Pottery & porcelain" table.
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It must not have rained up your way George. It was raining pretty good when I drove back to Salem last night and it has been raining off and on all morning here in Salem (I hate driving in the rain on the freeway!)
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It must not have rained up your way George. It was raining pretty good when I drove back to Salem last night and it has been raining off and on all morning here in Salem (I hate driving in the rain on the freeway!)
My housemate just told me that it did rain here yesterday, "quite a bit, actually," but then I didn't drive at night. The worst probably happened when I was asleep in Jeff & Betsy's basement...not driving. ::)
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More ARS.....More ARS.
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW PART 2WO:
The fun and exciting part was seeing the appraisers who’ve been on TV. My friend Margo had a writing table that her great-grandfather had made from a piano and a carved side table. She spoke for a few minutes with Leigh Keno (longer than I spoke with both appraisers I went to...Margo is very personable)!
I got to my first appraiser and told him about my sheet music: that it was a numbered, limited edition set from 1933 of every piece of music written by Stephen Foster, that it was complete, that it was not stamped by the library that got it, and that a copy sold on eBay a month and a half ago. He asked how much it sold for. $300. He said that because of the condition (very good) and that it’s complete, my set should be worth at least $500. I figured that what I had was fairly unknown and not very much in demand as an actual "collectible," except by very specialized collectors. His amount didn’t surprise me (but it was a little disappointing...I wanted it to be worth a LOT more...who wouldn't ;)).
The mug that I brought was a Staffordshire mug. They (two appraisers looked at it) said that Staffordshire is much more known in England than in America, and subsequently, not as collectible or valuable in America. However, they said that it was made in the 1940s or 1950s and is probably worth $75-$100 (up from $2 at a garage sale...pretty darned good, if you ask me). If it’s put in an auction with knowledgeable collectors (as with anything), it could be worth more.
The other disappointing part was that I didn’t get taped to be on TV, although I did see myself on a TV monitor at one point...so there’s hope. ::)
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John Wayne.
Marlon Brando since about 1970!
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DR Jay: Early Bird - nearly always. 6.10am here.
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW PART TREE:
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After that, Margo and I found each other and I finally got to go to the bathroom. We left the appraisal/taping area and took the elevator up the one flight to the street level exit and sat down on a couch that was right outside the elevator. We had been standing for three solid hours...yes, it was now 6:30. As other people came out of the elevator we’d ask what their stuff went for and many said what they expected. One woman said that the appraiser said “I don’t know what it is, but I’ll say it’s worth $100.” What kind of appraisal is that? That was the biggest disappointment...that moment of realization that the appraisers don’t know everything. Not that I really expected them to know everything[/b]. However, it was fun and I’d certainly try to get tickets again.
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When I sat down for my afternoon film, I found I just didn't feel like a Southern drama. So, I plucked Shirley Temple's THE BLUE BIRD off the shelf and watched that instead. Hadn't seen it in ages, but like many Fox movies (even on videotape), they have repurposed the sound to make it stereo surround at least as far as the score is concerned. Too bad the still awe-inspiring forest fire sequence couldn't be rechanneled to the surrounds, but it IS a 1940 movie, and I'm just glad the elemnts were still in decent enough shape for this tape to be made. Maybe one day we'll see it on DVD.
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Sounds like the regional HHW meeting was a tremendous success. Thanks all of you for entering your reports.
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I would like to get one of those new foam beds that is supposed to conform to your body and maybe I would sleep better. Anyone have one of those? Are they hot to sleep on? I would think foam would be. Do you like it?
That is my favorite infomercial. The best part is when the baseball pitcher throws an egg at the mattress. I've been driving my mom crazy trying to figure out how to fit one of those things on my futon.
I'm not at all a morning person. M*A*S*H ends at one in the morning, so I get to sleep some time after that, about the time my mom is waking up. I don't know how I'm going to get myself out of futon early in the morning tomorrow when school starts.
And speaking of which, I had the first beginning of school nightmare of the season last night. I was on my way to class when I ran into Ariel, a friend I haven't seen in a few years. So I stopped to talk to Ariel and lost track of time. When I finally looked at a clock, I saw that I was 25 minutes late for class. So I ran to class and the teacher was really mad when I got there so late. When I tried to tell the teacher why I was late, he yelled at me so loudly that he startled me and I woke up. Then I couldn't get back to sleep.
I don't get all the hype about Ashton Kutcher, or whatever his name is.
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I'm working. I'm tired. It's Sunday.
I shouldn't be working. I shouldn't be tired.
It should be Sunday.
The End.
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As for the HHW Get Together at Jeff & Betsy's, it was everything that Mike and Jeff and Jane have already said. We had a great time and much conversation was bandied about. It's one thing to see small pictures of people on a computer and to read how each of us writes, but to actually sit in the same room with them is quite nice. I highly recommend it to every and all. ;D Betsy had offered a Boca burger (among other things) of which I partook and the chocolate zucchini cake was very moist and good. I've had (and love) zucchini bread, but this was different...and good. I didn't have the challah bread because I was so engrossed in conversation, that I just forgot about it! Sorry, Betsy! Jeff and Betsy's two kids are very cute and well-behaved. And BG the dog likes to lick things. If you have a problem with dogs licking you, don't visit with BG. But he's so cute!! It really did feel like we had known each other. I felt very much at home and comfortable. We have to do this again...with Tom (TCB) and Ann and Jed, too!!
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...And I don't like landing on Post 66, so I'll post this before signing off.
(BTW - enjoyed reading the reports of the regional confab.)
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I now must leave that which is HHW and go shopping with my sister. After that, we're going to our parents' house to celebrate my dad's birthday (which was Friday) and I can present him with the three Benjamin Kritzer books that Bruce autographed for him! Until later!
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AM watching "Darby O'Gill and the Little People."
Disney put a special insert into the DVD stating that this film was shot 1:33:1 (i.e., full frame) and only exhibited widescreen by cropping.
I share this just in case anyone has wondered why it wasn't a widescreen release.
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More to the list:
Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas. IMHO both wooden.
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Welcome to new GOD TOMovOZ!!
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'tis a puzzlement.
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Oh my....hmmmmmmmmm.....who became a GOD yesterday? Why don't I remember?
Oh well.....sorry TOZ....must be the Al's Hammer acting up again.
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Oh, my yes Betsy's Chocolate Zuchinni bread was by far one of the most delicioius cakes I have EVER eaten. Now of course I am not supposed to eat such things, but I had to try a piece. I had a small piece and it was in heaven! I tell you I could have lived on that cake and a glass of milk or a cup of coffee!!! ;D
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RLP: The insert in Darby O'Gill is peculiar. All films (save for scope) are shot with a full aperture (unless they are hard-matted on the negative). If Darby wasn't shot for television, then it was framed for theatrical exhibition at 1:85 and no amount of spin changes that. The fact that the entire negative was exposed is meaningless - Nudie Musical can be shown with its full negative of 1:33 and if it is you see right over the top of sets, you see too much at the bottom of the frame (in one case ruining one of the film's most famous gags), and there is too much headroom in every shot. Disney is doing a disservice with that insert - UNLESS the film was originally conceived for TV and then they decided it was good enough for theatrical showings. That is the ONLY way the insert makes sense - it did happen occasionally, as with Don Siegel's The Killers - shot for TV but deemed too violent it went to theaters and was matted.
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Oh my....hmmmmmmmmm.....who became a GOD yesterday? Why don't I remember?
Oh well.....sorry TOZ....must be the Al's Hammer acting up again.
M. François.
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Hi Gang,
What a waste of an afternoon. I had ordered the new Easy CD/DVD Creator 7 and received it this week so I was trying to hook my video camera up so I could burn a DVD of the footage I took of SLC and NYC.
I worked with it all afternoon but I could NOT get the computer to recognize the camera. I think I finely figured out the problem. I was trying to hook up the computer using a “S” Cable and I think (therefore I am confused) I need something called a “ i.LINK cable”. If there was one that came with the camera, I couldn’t find it so it was E-bay to rescue once again. I found one for my camera for the princely sum of $1.99.
I’ll just have to wait until it comes and then I’ll give it another go. Sigh.
Glad to hear that the gathering when so well. There will have to be a bigger one held someday and everyone will have to do their best to be there. That would be such great fun! :D
I heard a joke I want to pass along.
There is a man who refuses do anything to stock up his house when he hears that the hurricane is coming. “The Lord will take care of me.” He says.
His best friend, who lives next door, packs up his car and calls to him—“The Storm is coming! You had better pack a bag and get in this car and we’ll make a run for it!”
“No,” says the man. “The Lord will take care of me.”
A little while later, a cop stops by and tells him the whole area is being evacuated and he had better leave now. The man says, “No. The Lord will take care of me.”
Well, the hurricane comes and floods the area and a man in a rowboat comes by. “Get in the boat and I’ll take you to safety!” The man says, “No. The Lord will take care of me.”
The water rises and the man has to climb up to the roof of his house. A news helicopter happens to fly by, sees the man on the room and drops him a ladder but he won’t climb up! “The Lord will take care of me.”
Well, the man drowns and goes to Heaven. He is very upset with God and tells him, “I had faith that you would take care of me! Why did you let me drown?!”
The Lord replies, “I sent you your best friend, a cop, a man in a rowboat and a helicopter to save you—what else did you want me to do?!”
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I finally have gone through my cds that I have decided to get rid of in round one. The majority of them are Broadway and the rest are vocals/theater releated. I haven't made a list yet, but if BK okays this I will offer them to all the DR on this board first before I put them up on EBAY. They are all original cds. None of them are dupes. Some of them might have writing in the booklets as they were used for a radio show I had before I moved down here. Some do not (maybe ten or so) do not have a booklet. So if you are interested me email me and I will send you a list.
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Okie doke, I'm on my way to the Mesa of Costa - please, keep the home fries burning until my return, you dear, dear people out there in the dark.
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DAN IN TORONTO: read your email!!
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After you're done emailing Michael, email me. As Mike Barnum will attest (I think he was the only who came in the office), I have BOXES full of CDs, DVDs, videos, books, blah, blah, blah, plus years of vintage and mint Premiere magazines that I want to unload. Going cheap to the first person with a mailbox, LOL.
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I am my own posting frenzy, and this time with another pic:
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BONUS in the photo above--you get Betsy's finger!!!
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The insert said "Darby..." was cropped to 1:85:1 for theatrical showings, but that the DVD shows the image as it was filmed.
It's Disney's claim, not mine.
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Is this new: 8) or have I just missed it before? I don't remember seeing that smiley face.
Great shot. I could say...... na.
BTW thank you folks for not correcting me but I made an error yesterday. Hanes Her Way is the correct spelling on my unmentionables. Not Haines Her Way. I was looking at my socks today and noticed the correct spelling. My cotton socks.
I take it no one has any better ideas for a retirement gift?
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That smiley has been there.
I like that picture idea, Danise.
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Oh and DRMS - I will keep my numbers - I will just be editing my profile, not deleting it!
You mean to say we can change our names willy-nilly? I gotta try this sometime...
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DANISE: Your inbox is full. Please email me as I just spent 10 minutes listing this stuff then lost it all when I got the error message about your inbox being full. Thanks!
My email: jmkauffman@aol.com
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I'm so sorry JMK. I just sent you an e-mail. I didn't know our boxes could fill up.
I never type anything here on the board unless it's short. I've lost stuff to many times. I always type in Word, then copy/paste.
Thanks Sandra. That's the idea I was going with but I wanted to see what others thought.
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Just got my orders that it's time for bed. Bear came out and looked at me like, "Well, it's time!"
See ya'll tomorrow!
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DAN IN TORONTO: read your email!!
JMK: read yours
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For the studio to go to the trouble of placing that insert into DVDs of DARBY, Disney must have been sent a boatload of complaints about the aspect ratio of the film once it was announced months ago that it was going to be a full frame release. The film was most definitely shot for theatrical distribution.
So, have you watched it yet, DR RLP? How did it look? Did you think there was too much head room or were the sides cropped and the people in the frame looking cramped?
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THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED certainly looked good, a lovely transfer. But brother is this movie a talk fest of not aprticularly interesting talk. I guess after seeing almost all of Tennessee Williams' great ladies on the screen prior to the release of this film, Natalie Wood's Alva seems like warmed-over Southern mush. She and Redford look simply smashing, but neither does a very good Southern accent, and the film ends up seeming to be much ado about nothing.
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I went to the Antiques Road Show a few years ago. They didn't give out tickets at that time; you just showed up and waited in line. I stood in line a full EIGHT HOURS before getting to the appraisers. They were not impressed with my items.
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I wanted to wait to get confirmation from the horse's mouth (so to speak--no offense intended) before posting here, but here is one of the mind-blowing synchronicities from last night's NW HHW gathering:
Dan-in-Toronto's cousin is Betsy's and my Rabbi here in Portland!! I've known Dan's cousin for probably 20+ years, and Betsy and I have been members of his congregation (which is relatively new) for the past several years. Betsy is in fact on the Temple Council and several committees with Dan's cousin!! Isn't that unbelievable?
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Have no clue what I'm going to watch tomorrow, but I'd like it to be something light. Someone the other day mentioned watching one of Marilyn Monroe's early films where she played a supporting role. I have one of those left: LOVE NEST, and I may choose that.
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I wanted to wait to get confirmation from the horse's mouth (so to speak--no offense intended) before posting here, but here is one of the mind-blowing synchronicities from last night's NW HHW gathering:
Dan-in-Toronto's cousin is Betsy's and my Rabbi here in Portland!! I've known Dan's cousin for probably 20+ years, and Betsy and I have been members of his congregation (which is relatively new) for the past several years. Betsy is in fact on the Temple Council and several committees with Dan's cousin!! Isn't that unbelievable?
And from the horse (none taken): Yes, it is an amazing coincidence. BTW, we have DR ("I have always been a woman who arranges things") Jane to thank for making the connection at the HHW Pacific Northwest gathering.
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I've got a question I'm curious about, too.
Is there any movie star, past or present, that you've never been a big fan of. For me the question is easy: Gary Cooper.
I think I mentioned this before on here, but for me that would be Marilyn Monroe.
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I wanted to wait to get confirmation from the horse's mouth (so to speak--no offense intended) before posting here, but here is one of the mind-blowing synchronicities from last night's NW HHW gathering:
Dan-in-Toronto's cousin is Betsy's and my Rabbi here in Portland!! I've known Dan's cousin for probably 20+ years, and Betsy and I have been members of his congregation (which is relatively new) for the past several years. Betsy is in fact on the Temple Council and several committees with Dan's cousin!! Isn't that unbelievable?
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Jay, I may need to come down to LA and kill you now. :) (This from a parent who has survived multiple--and I do mean multiple, mind-numbingly multiple--trips through that ride).
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I went to see Mean Creek today, Dear Readers. This is a new film written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes (someone I've not heard of before.)
The crux of the story involves an act of revenge on a schoolyard bully and how children and teenagers (and one adolescent on the verge of adulthood) respond to a trying situation. (I've seen the film referred to in the press as a "morality tale.") The tension level is set high early in the film and is sustained throughout.
Although Estes could have easily slipped into writing and/or directing the film's subjects as unidimensional stock characters, he in fact provides each role with considerable dimension and complexity.
The two actors playing the youngest characters, Rory Culkin and Carly Schroeder, do a rather amazing job. Scott Mechlowicz, as the incipient adult, stands out as well.
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Jay, I may need to come down to LA and kill you now. :) (This from a parent who has survived multiple--and I do mean multiple, mind-numbingly multiple--trips through that ride).
I know we don't allow groaning at www.haineshisway.com, but I wonder if premeditated murder is acceptable behavior here. Hmmm. We'll have to check with Dear BK when he returns from the Mesa of Costa.
And by the way (BTW in internet lingo), Dear Reader JMK, had you come to the opening of What If? A Musical Revue, you could have met half the team that created that charming ditty and thanked him for the immeasurable pleasure it has brought you and your family.
;)
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Finished writing for the day a little while ago. Celebrated by eating peanuts in the shell with tons of salt.
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The NW HHW gathering sounds wonderful, and everyone looks great in the pictures! Thanks for posting about it.
I am still recovering from quite a scare that occured a few hours ago. My sister and I were sitting on a ledge near Lincoln Center reading various free newspapers when a boy (probably about nine years old) ran over and shoved an enormous live rat right in my face. I screamed and tried to run, but this damn kid kept shoving the rat at me, trying to touch me with it. My sister and I ran, shouting obscenities all the way, for about half a block while being chased by this kid and and his rat til I realized that I had forgotten my purse and went back to get it. At this point, I gave up on shouting obscenities at the child and turned my attentions to his mother, who stood there looking terribly amused by her horrible child who likes to play with dirty rodents and use them to terrorize people. I know that I over-reacted, but I was in a bad mood to start and nothing is as scary as the prospect of being touched by a rat. ::Shudders::
I need to thank the wonderful BK, because I just realized that he produced my all time favorite CD, the Trotter Trio "Follies" jazz CD! And then I realized that the Trotter Trio made many Sondheim jazz CDs that were produced by none other than our own BK! So thank you, oh wonderful Bruce, for producing some of the greatest CDs I've ever heard. :)
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I guess I should cheerlead or something - although I may soon retire from this job - I'm just not the cheerleader type, folks. Anyway, a last hurrah and cisscoombah (sp?) and all that. Let's get going and post so we don't have a -- shudder-- ATL!
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I guess I should cheerlead or something - although I may soon retire from this job - I'm just not the cheerleader type, folks. Anyway, a last hurrah and cisscoombah (sp?) and all that. Let's get going and post so we don't have a -- shudder-- ATL!
Come now, Dear Reader Panni. I have seen your pompoms and they are quite fine.
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I have done the Sunday evening drive from Orange County. There's nothing quite as pleasurable as sitting in bumper to bumper traffic at 11:30 at night, which is precisely the experience Dear BK is about to have. I therefore can guarantee that he will be delayed beyond his usual midnight cut-off, providing us more time to boost the post count. Or post duke. Or post earl. Or even post duke of earl.
What the hell am I talking about?
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Okay, I was able to download onto my computer the few pictures that I took yesterday. Here's the first (and I think, the best):
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I love the artwork behind us! Was it Betsy's mother who made it? (Betsy is Jeff's wife).
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I have done the Sunday evening drive from Orange County. There's nothing quite as pleasurable as sitting in bumper to bumper traffic at 11:30 at night, which is precisely the experience Dear BK is about to have.
The only difference is that bk has a driver and can relax. Also, I believe the show starts earlier on a Sunday, so the drive may not be an 11:30 one.
All of this to say that we have a finite amount of time to avoid the dreaded ATL. Cissboombah.
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Speaking of, here's Betsy and BG the licking dog:
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Come now, Dear Reader Panni. I have seen your pompoms and they are quite fine.
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Gee, thanks, DR Jay.
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I had to reduce all of these pictures to one quarter the original size! And the Betsy and BG picture was real dark. I hope it's not too distorted by me lightening it up a bit.
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Here's the mug from my sister's ex-in-laws:
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Here's the Foster Hall Reproductions in the case that I brought:
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Dee-Yay
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And finally (thunderous applause...that it's ending): Foster's Social Orchestra (and you can see the music inside one of the buckram slipcases):
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My paranormal powers are kicking in and I sense that Dear Reader Jose will soon be making an appearance and contributing a passel of posts.
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Tha mug is spooky, DR George!
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Speaking of DR Jose, I wonder if he saw the review snippet about him from Entertainment Today that I posted yesterday. If not - it referred to "the amazing piano work by Jose C. Simbulan."
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Tha mug is spooky, DR George!
I suppose that from this one picture you could think that but if you could hold it and look all around it, it's actually kind of cute...quaint, really. I just didn't think about taking pictures from different angles. I took one other picture of it at a slightly lower angle. There is much more of a reflection under the brim of the hat that reflects the eyes that it looks like it has two pairs of eyes! That was kind of spooky!
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For the studio to go to the trouble of placing that insert into DVDs of DARBY, Disney must have been sent a boatload of complaints about the aspect ratio of the film once it was announced months ago that it was going to be a full frame release. The film was most definitely shot for theatrical distribution.
So, have you watched it yet, DR RLP? How did it look? Did you think there was too much head room or were the sides cropped and the people in the frame looking cramped?
It looked absolutely perfect to me. There was never any evidence of anyone or anything being out of frame talking or doing something. Unlike full-frame films that scream out that they were shot in a wide format, I was totally unaware of anything being amiss.
There were, some tightly framed shots inside the pub where Darby tells his stories about King Brian that seemed like something would definitely have suffered had they been cropped for a widescreen effect. But I confess ignorance about these things, in general, except when the "obvious" rears its ugly head.
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Dee-Yay
And that was the tail end of an everlovin' mouthful!
ROTFL
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Good Evening!
Well, as DR Jay's paranormal "powers" predicted, I am indeed about to post some posts -I'm just not sure how many posts make up a passel, so...
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Jose, if you can manage another six (after this one from me), we'll tie for the fewest posts in one day. Seven and we don't set a new low. PPUUSSHH!!!
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DR Panni - I did indeed see the snippet of the review you posted yesterday from "Entertainment Today". In fact, I even picked up a few copies yesterday so that I could some clippings back to my parents. I had tried looking for the review on their website, but their website hasn't been updated since the first week of August. Thank for the heads up!
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Good grief what is happening here. I go out for the day and I come back to what?
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Big event today - haircut day.. the shortest it has ever been -- Five weeks in Europe and three weeks before we go. I needed maintenance free hair.
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RE: The PNW HHW Get-Together - Again, so glad to hear you all had a wonderful time. Maybe DR JMK's house can become your own "Joe Allen" of sorts. ;) And it sounds like you at least have the official PNW HHW dessert already - Chocolate Zucchini Cake!
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Jose - You'll save us then from the dreaded ATL.
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Also picked up books I had ordered for the 26 hour plane flight. I don't watch movies on planes.
Now have the Pat Conroy (Prince Of Tides, The Water Is Wide etc) book "My Losing Season". I know nothing about basketball but I do like his writing.
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Also purchased three books by Alexander McCall Smith that have been recommended as light, fun reading for our trip.
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DR George - Well, at least you made it into the "Antiques Roadshow". When they were in Richmond, it was one of the last times they did NOT distribute tickets in advance. What were they thinking?!?!? Richmond. Old South. Civil War! -Well, the "War Between the States", if you prefer. I was not in line myself, but I heard many a report from friends and neighbors who stood in line for hours only to be turned away at the end of the day.
-And it really is neat seeing those "people on television" in person!
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MESSAGE FROM BK
He is going to have a post-show bite at Jerry's. The notes, as DR Jay predicted, will be late.
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And we have passed the dreaded ATL mark. The world is once again safe.
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Jose - You'll save us then from the dreaded ATL.
Well, I believe DR Tomovoz is also pitching in now too!
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Have decided NOT to read the Wilkie Collins book "The Woman In White" until I have seen the ALW musical in four weeks time.
I have also borrowed "Moonstone" but will put that on hold as well.
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You mean to say I wasted that last post!
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MESSAGE FROM BK
He is going to have a post-show bite at Jerry's. The notes, as DR Jay predicted, will be late.
Well, I guess someone had to use the Gift Certificates. ;)
Maybe we then all need to send Good Stomach Vibes to BK... Unless he's just trying to get some more Gift Certificates? :P
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Late notes - I need not rushed off quick posts. Oh Well, now I can relax and actually read the post I have missed during the day.
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Maybe we then all need to send Good Stomach Vibes to BK... Unless he's just trying to get some more Gift Certificates? :P
He said he would eat something safe. ...Crackers?
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As for my day off today...
I was dropped off in West Hollywood - or WeHo, if you prefer - to, as I jokingly commented, "be among my people". ;)
It was a gorgeous day - lots of sun, and not too hot. But it was hot enough for the "citizens" of WeHo to walk around showing off their suntans and the benefits of working out at the gym. I just walked up and down Santa Monica Blvd for about hour, checking out the scene. AND I noticed posters for What If? posted here in there in many a shop window!
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I think there is some kind of belief held by our esteemed host that the ATL must be beaten before midnight, even if the Notes go up late. So, as I said, we have righted the wrong, saved the world, brought back equilibrium. We can now relax and get back to our daily lives, knowing once again that Good has triumphed over the Forces of Darkness.
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Then I made my way up Fairfax to Sunset Blvd where I proceeded to catch the Number 2 Bus to downtown. Quite the cross section of Los Angelenos riding with me. And the bus ride provided me with another "tour" of L.A.'s various neighborhoods.
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Then it was downtown to Macy's. The mission: To buy a few shirts.
Well, as soon as I walked in, I stopped at the watch counter and bought a new watch for when I go jogging (this week, I hope). I kept looking at and was tempted by some of the fancier and more expensive models and brands, but once I realized that I did need a new sports watch, I settled on a basic Timex. Hopefully, I'll put it to good use soon.
Then came the clothes... Well, I'll spare you all the boring - and kind of frustrating details - but after spending nearly three hours(!) trying on shirts, I walked out of Macy's with... The watch!
I kept quoting Dot from Sunday in the Park with George, "Nothing seems to fit me right." I must have made at least six or seven trips to the fitting rooms, with at least four or five shirts in hand each time. And each time I walked out of the fitting rooms, I proceeded to put all the shirts back. -I was even beginning to worry that the store security staff would come after me.
It was either too big. Too small. Too baggy. Not baggy enough. The shirt collar didn't work with my face. My face didn't work with the shirt collar. The pattern didn't look good on me. Etc., etc., etc. And towards the end of my three hours, I even thought I found some sure bets - sure enough that I wasn't going to try them on... Thankfully, I did. There were no gos.
I seem to be between what most clothes manufacturers sell as L(arge) and XL. Which I guess is a good thing, since I could never even consider buying L's until about two years ago. But boy was I making myself crazy with each trip to and from the fitting rooms. There were some "high maybes", and I may have to go back and give them a second chance, but, I've learned that if I feel an ambivalence about a piece of clothing when I buy it, I end up regretting buying it once I get it home and try it on in the "real world". Ah, well...
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Then it was back on the Metro up to Hollywood and Vine. Walked up to Hollywood and Highland. Checked out the Kodak Theatre compley - WOW! Lots of stuff and stores crammed into that piece of real estate. And I had to laugh at some of the celebrity look-alikes that were on the sidewalk in front of the Chinese Theatre - I guess all you need to be a look-alike now is the right costume and the right hair color. Heck, even the Elmo" from "Sesame Street" didn't really look that much like Elmo from "Sesame Street". -The costume looked like one for the Cookie Monster that had been dyed red. ;)
I bought my postcards - which I need to write and stamp before heading to bed tonight. Then I Metro'd back to the homestead.
And thus completes my day - more or less - and my "passel of posts" for this evening.
Exciting stuff, huh?
Ah, well...
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Well, with stories of bus trips and frustrating shirt shopping expeditions and road show adventures, etc, we've managed to post quite a respectable number of posts for a lazy Sunday. I, for one, was not being lazy. As I said earlier, I was working. One of these days I may even get a day off. My boss is a bitch, though. She never gives me time off. I'll get a little non-writing time tomorrow morning when I have the pleasure of going to the dentist. It's just a regular cleaning appointment, but I've been unable to chew on one side for quite some time -- which may be a clue that something is wrong. I am not looking forward to the visit.
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Oh... Well... I might as well get us to Page 6....
-And, if you haven't guessed by now, I'm most definitely a Night Owl. -And sometimes I'm such a Night Owl, that I become an Early Riser sometimes... since I haven't been to bed yet!
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And one for Mahler.
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Ah, well... DR Panni beat me to the proverbial punch...
THIS MEANS WAR!!!
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Ooops (Spooo)! Sorry, DR Jose. Didn't mean to step on your lines.
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Once again we've crossed posts. I didn't see your declaration of WAR before apologizing. I guess we have to duel it out, DR Jose. Perhaps in the parking lot behind the Hudson next Thursday. But if I win, who will play for the show?
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As for my day off today...
AND I noticed posters for What If? posted here in there in many a shop window!
Jose, what's the possibility of you snagging a poster for me?? Are there different sizes? I'd be more than willing to pay for shipping!
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Once again we've crossed posts. I didn't see your declaration of WAR before apologizing. I guess we have to duel it out, DR Jose. Perhaps in the parking lot behind the Hudson next Thursday. But if I win, who will play for the show?
Hmm... Well, maybe we could duel with squirt guns! Or water balloons! Or we could be a bit more genteel and each of could bring in a favorite pastry, pie, etc., and then we could have a "taste off"! Hmmm....
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Jose, what's the possibility of you snagging a poster for me?? Are there different sizes? I'd be more than willing to pay for shipping!
Well, considering Tammy ordered about 2400(!) posters for the show... I'm sure I can snag you one or two or... -It was one of those strange but true deals in the land of printing where once you hit a certain quantity, the price actually starts to drop. If I recall correctly, the price for 2400 posters was actually cheaper then the price for 1000 posters - or something strange like that.
When I used to do graphic layout work for a small opera company in DC, I would always get these "deals" from the printers. Apparently, it has something to do with how the new printing presses are programmed and how many packages of paper have to be opened - and counted, or not counted if you're using a full ream. In any case...
The size of the poster looks like to be the size of a standard window card - whatever that is - sorry, I don't have a ruler right now, and I can't remember what standard window card size is right now either. The one "drawback" is that the posters are printed on standard glossy stock, and not card stock, so they're a bit "flimsy". To get them shipped to you - or any other DR - would require a mailing tube. So...
I'm sending out some postcards and posters this week. if you PM me your mailing info, I'll try my best to get something in the mail to you this week. And if not this week, most definitely by the end of next week.
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DR George (and other interested DRs) - I just checked the poster... It measures 11"x17" - It was easy to measure since I had an 8-1/2"x11" piece of paper handy. So, that's the size.
And now that I think of it, I think standard window card size if 14x22 - ???
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Well, I MUST get myself to bed! I've had a long day and I still need to get up in the morning to go to work. Good night all! And again, thanks, Jose!! ;D
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I'm off to bed now too... Guess I'll have to read the new notes in the morning. Well, later in the morning.