Topic: FAREWELL 2007/HELLO 2008! (Read 56921 times)

bk · « **Reply #210 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:44:16 PM »

It's a very pleasantly pleasant day here in the City of Studio.

bk · « **Reply #211 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:45:01 PM »

At long last - page eight.

George · « **Reply #212 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:46:05 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on December 31, 2007, 12:38:32 PM

Yes, we noticed he wasn't around, but he always came back!

But why would François delete his profile. I assume that he's the only one, other than BK, who can do it.

bk · « **Reply #213 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:46:09 PM »

I wonder if I shall watch a motion picture today, or if I shall just wile or while or wyle away the hours.

bk · « **Reply #214 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:47:00 PM »

Perhaps I'll go see if I have any mail at the mail place - last chance for mail in 2007.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #215 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:51:54 PM »

My favourite thing that happened to me this year was getting back into theatre full force. Though I actually returned to the boards in fall of 2006 in THE UNDERPANTS (my performance referred to as "impeccable"). February and March found me playing Orgon in TARTUFFE which I had also translated and adapted. Both performance and writing were praised ("Charles Edward Pogue is nothing short of brilliant"..."A first-rate adaptation...Pogue's language sparkles with color and is ripe with clever crispness, making versatile leaps from theological discourse to the basest of double entendres..."). This fall I received accolades for my "robustly flawed" Claudius in HAMLET. This January issue of AMERICAN THEATRE will feature an article about the production with a photo of me and Hamlet in the prayer scene.

Julieanne is currently in rehearsals for David Mamet's BOSTON MARRIAGE. And I will be playing Ben Hecht in this spring's production of MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, an account of David Sleznick locking Hecht and Victor Fleming in his office for a week while they re-wrote GONE WITH THE WIND. My TARTUFFE will be done this summer in San Francisco by the African-American Shakespeare Company.

Tonight Julieanne and I will have our usual quiet New Year's Eve, just us and the pets snuggled together with a bottle of Procescco (which I prefer to champagne), watching all these award screeners of the latest fillms we've amassed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE & ALL!

Matt H. · « **Reply #216 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:59:16 PM »

I saw the cast album of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Best Buy when I was there. I had it in my hands, but put it back. I thought I could do better price-wise, and I'm not desperate to hear it frankly. Maybe later.

Matt H. · « **Reply #217 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:01:49 PM »

This may come as a New Year's Eve shock, but I didn't watch ANYTHING this afternoon!

Yep, you heard it right, DRs, I wasn't home to watch a thing, and my friend John didn't have the TV on at his house either as we did various errands around the neighborhood (I did a quick calibration of a neighbor's TV), and then went to eat lunch.

Matt H. · « **Reply #218 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:02:48 PM »

Our first shopping place was Target where I had a gift card to spend (he had some full frame DVDs to return and exchange for widescreen versions). It was crowded (so was every other place we went this afternoon.)

Matt H. · « **Reply #219 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:03:49 PM »

Next was a quick walk-through of CompUSA which is going out of business nationwide. Everything was still just 10-15% off (not enough), but I really didn't need anything anyway. Just wandering the ailes (probably for the last time) bringing back memories of many shopping trips there through the years.

Matt H. · « **Reply #220 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:04:47 PM »

Next, we stopped by Office Depot to pick up some things for John's office that had been preordered, so we really did no real shopping there. In and out quickly.

George · « **Reply #221 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:05:21 PM »

I ordered the Young Frankestein cast album last night. I was in a buying mood.

I actually ordered six different recordings last night. Except for YF and Dream True, the rest were from Amazon Marketplace sellers and cost a LOT less than from Amazon directly.

Matt H. · « **Reply #222 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:05:53 PM »

We ended the afternoon of shopping at Best Buy where I had a couple of gift cards. Used one up and spent about half of the other, but got some good deals. I still have what's left on that card and another one for Best Buy.

Matt H. · « **Reply #223 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:07:06 PM »

I did get THE NAKED PREY in the mail today, so I'll be watching it tonight (for the first time). That should be an interesting evening of viewing.

Matt H. · « **Reply #224 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:07:53 PM »

I assume AS THE WORLD TURNS was on today, but I won't find out for sure until I go back downstairs later and check about that Jerry Herman PBS special.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #225 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:09:58 PM »

Welcome DRuxie!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #226 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:11:24 PM »

And for an interesting(!) review of "Sweeney Todd", here's one that was just posted on the Sondheim listserv from the World Socialist Web Site:

Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #227 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:18:22 PM »

Happy New Year to Tomovoz and his ever lovin DP Colin!

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #228 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:19:14 PM »

MattH, I do not think ATWT was on. GL was not here.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #229 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:20:27 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on December 31, 2007, 12:40:00 PM

Coffee, I guess.

YEP!!

George · « **Reply #230 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:22:15 PM »

And for all of you Battlestar Galactica fans...Battlestar Galactica - Season 3 DVDs Announced!!

bk · « **Reply #231 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:23:12 PM »

What an interesting and LONG review that is.

bk · « **Reply #232 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:24:11 PM »

No mail at the mail place. They admitted that the post office from whence it comes closed at noon and they didn't get it in time. Hopefully errant and truant packages will arrive with the New Year.

George · « **Reply #233 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:24:23 PM »

Of course, I bought the PAL, region 2 DVD from England last month...and there is no bonus material, but I didn't have to wait so long to re-watch the show.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #234 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:36:09 PM »

For a view of New Year's Eve celebrations around the world:

Earth Cam - New Year's 2008

*It looks like Prague is the next one up.

FJL · « **Reply #235 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:37:14 PM »

Happy 2008, Tomovoz and Colin.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #236 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:42:58 PM »

and to you and Skip. ( D & T) Thank you Fred

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #237 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:45:58 PM »

DR FJL - What time did they "lock down" Times Square today? My friend, Michael, lives right at the corner of 52nd and 8th, and they had already brought down the barricade cement blocks(!) a few weeks ago.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #238 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:46:38 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on December 31, 2007, 02:01:49 PM

This may come as a New Year's Eve shock, but I didn't watch ANYTHING this afternoon!

the tremor you felt was me hitting the floor!

I'm trying to decide what to watch tonight: Kathy Griffin, Strauss' opera SALOME with Teresa Stratas, or the Royal Ballet performing NUTCRACKER or SYLVIA. Hmmm . . .

Matt H. · « **Reply #239 on:** December 31, 2007, 02:46:50 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 31, 2007, 02:24:11 PM

No mail at the mail place. They admitted that the post office from whence it comes closed at noon and they didn't get it in time. Hopefully errant and truant packages will arrive with the New Year.

I HATE not getting mail tomorrow! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr................

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