Haines His Way

Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on May 31, 2004, 12:00:48 AM

Title: THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 12:00:48 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes have spake to you, and now it is time to post until the cows come home or, at the very least, until June shows its face at midnight.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on May 31, 2004, 12:30:35 AM
Happy first post dance!

Yippee ki yi yay, brother trucker!

Yippee ki yi yay!

Ah Has Spaken!

I am going to relish this final day of May in the year 2004.

It will never happen again.  There will never be another May 31, 2004.

And this one will be a corker, I'm sure, because June is just bustin' to spread out all over come midnight.

I'm not really ready for June.  In fact, I'm not altogether convinced that we've actually finished with March yet.  Where did the winter go?  Where did the spring go?

Where did my New Year's resolutions go and why am I suddenly five months behind in my resolve?

s-i-g-h!

Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 12:36:01 AM
Well... I still haven't caught up on the posts... So...

However, I'm past my "wet noodle" stage - someone threw me on the wall and I stuck!!  -ugh!

And now I'm WIDE AWAKE!!!

So... Time to get a-readin'!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 02:42:45 AM
Good Morning!(!!!!!)

Well, it's 5:10AM here on the East Coast, and I'm still up - ?!?!?!?!?  At least I don't have a show today... And since the banks are closed... And since it's supposed to be overcast and rainy today...

*And Steve reminded me that since it's tomorrow is Memorial Day, everyone will be on the highway tomorrow returning home...  So instead of heading back up to NoVA tomorrow night (Monday night) like I have been doing, I shall make the trip Tuesday morning.  And since it's still supposed to be overcast on Tuesday, it shouldn't be too hot.  -It was actually kind of cool for tonight's drive back down I-95.

Hmmm - I read today's notes, but now I can't remember what the Topic of the Day is... hmmm... guess that means I'm finally getting sleepy... However...

On this Memorial Day...  Watching the veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, etc. (and that's certainly not a "trivial" etc.) come into DC this weekend...  Along with their families and friends...  Let us just hope for the day when there will be no more "need" to build another memorial.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 02:53:46 AM
OK... Universal classic horror films...  Well, since I am of an age where I was not privileged to see them in a theatre...

The only one that comes to mind is "The Wolf Man".  For some reason, this one was always being shown on TV at various hours on various days throughout my childhood and adolescence.  Oh, but I do remember a "series" of movies being shown on some channel - "The Wolf Man" one night, with "The Mummy" the next night...  And I remember staying up late to catch them.. I must have been 9 or 10 years old.  Hmm...

OK - the sun is starting to come out and it's still "today" for me, not "tomorrow"... so....

Laters..
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 05:30:56 AM
Favorite Universal Horror Film has to be Smokey and The Bandit Part 3. Which in its original cut was called The Smokey is the Bandit where Jackie Gleason played the Smokey and the Bandit, but test audiences found it too confusing and the reshot the film with Jerry Reed as the Bandit. Which also explains why Collen Camp's accent switches from scene to scene.

but then again there is a different tv version with Jerry Reed as well.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 05:33:23 AM
But seriously my favorite cheesy Universal Horror film has to be the all star Sentinel. Filmed during the 70's when Universal was doing there all star epic film schtick.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jrand73 on May 31, 2004, 05:35:38 AM
Last day of May!  Tomorrow is June.  I have rehearsal for STATE FAIR tonight so I will not be here for chat.  

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.   :-\

Hmmmmmmmm....Classic Universal Horror.  There are a couple I really like.  I like most of the Mummy movies.  I think my favorite is THE HOUSE OF DRACULA that has ALL the monsters in it.  Of course, without seeing all the movies before, you don't know why the monsters are acting the way they do - but I like to see them all together, and the Wolf Man gets cured in this one.  8)

Just PAST the classics, my favorite Universal Monster is the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that he never got to meet Abbott and Costello.  ;D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Robin on May 31, 2004, 05:53:45 AM
One of my all-time favorite films, not just as a Universal Horror film, is The Bride of Frankenstein.  So much for the notion that sequels are never as good as the originals!  

This movie is so wonderfully over-the-top, and has so many things going for it that it's amazing James Whale managed to fit it all into the seventy-five minute running time.  Make no mistake, this movie moves at a breathless clip.  Both Boris Karloff and Colin Clive are better here than in Frankenstein, which is no mean feat, but the movie gets stolen (stolen, is the word!) by Ernest Thesiger, as the Bitterest Old Queen in the World, Dr. Septimus Praetorius.  And it features the only major FEMALE monster in cinematic history.  (Unless, of course, you're counting the Alien, in Alien.)

The story is out-and-out blasphemous* at times, as Whale actually equates the Frankenstein Monster as a Christ-like martyr!  (How the Breen Office could've missed that only shows just how pointless censorship can be!)

And as if all that weren't enough, it's got one of the best film scores ever written, by Franz Waxman.  

By the way, the new transfer of The Bride of Frankenstein on deeveedee is far better than the original release.  The only thing I dislike about these new Legacy discs is their ugly packaging.  I far prefer the ressurected original artwork that was used on the initial discs.  
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Robin on May 31, 2004, 05:54:55 AM
*Blasphemy is a victimless crime.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 06:08:47 AM
Morning all!

I couldn't read the notes.  For some reason, they won't come up.  Keeps saying some kind of error and I get a blank screen.  

I'll try again later.

Jane, I am SO happy you got to speak to your son!  I only wish it could have been as clear for you and him as it was for you and I.  I have discovered that the new cell phone doesn't work as well as the old in places like the grocery store.  I'm not quite sure why that is.

I still can't get over how nice this flat panel monitor is!  It's wonderful to be able to read everything without glasses!

Everything is put away now so my trips are truely part of the past.  Sigh.  I confess it is somewhat of a let down/come down after being so excited about going for so long.  I simply must plan something else so I have something new to look forward to.

I guess I could start working on a passport so I could maybe go to London and see Michael Crawford in Woman in White. I'll have to think about it.

Well, I've got a grill to assemble.  That sonic boom you might hear could be me.  I'm not the best with instructions and tend to get a bit  shall we say colorful when tab A won't fit into slot B.

This year IS flying by.  No more lusty month of May!  But look at the bright side, we're past the no-holiday hump.  From now until the end of the year, most of us (at least I do hope so) will have a holiday to look forward to at least every other month!  

4th of July, then Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years!  February thru April are the dry months.

Universal classic horror films.  I love them all!  I remember watching most of them on Saturday afternoon on Creature Feature with Dr. Paul Bearer.  “I’ll be lurking for yoooooou! Ha, ha, ha, ha!” was his line at the end of every show.

But I have to confess that since I have a fondness for vampires, I’d have to say the Dracula movies were my favorites.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jennifer on May 31, 2004, 06:43:44 AM
Well I did go to bed earlier and yet I am still tired!

DR Emily: Don't know if postcards interest you.  But the postcard show is next weekend.  Email me if you want more details.

Yesterday someone (I think it was DR Michael Shayne?) asked who had seen Whistle Down the Wind in london.

Well I did.  It was my one and only trip to London.  And it was a trip my sister won.  I liked the show just okay.  It was alright, but nothing great.

I'm late right now, so I gotta go. Happy holiday everyone.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 06:45:56 AM
May I just say what in tarnation AM I doing up at six-thirty in the morning?  Maybe I'll try going back to sleep in a while.  Meanwhile, where in tarnation IS everyone?

I thought The Sentinel was one of the worst movies ever made.  I worked with its star, Christina Raines, and I don't believe it was a pleasant experience for anyone.  I believe the director was Michael Winner, who was not.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 06:52:49 AM
I guess my favorite Universal horror film is the paean to weirdness THE OLD DARK HOUSE. A wonderful cast of eccentrics roaming around just about the creepiest house ever constructed on a soundstage - bliss!

I also love THE WOLF MAN, THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, and THE INVISIBLE MAN. The FRANKENSTEIN and MUMMY pictures never interested me that much. And I do like DRACULA and its sequels, too.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 06:53:10 AM
Bruce, did I wake you?  I swear ( err make that haven't sworn--yet)  I haven't started on the grill yet!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 06:54:49 AM
Last night I was asked to take with me a HUGE pan of leftover dessert from the cookout - chocolate eclair cake. Do I need to tell you I will be a VERY bad boy today and consume mass quantities of this treat!

How tragic to have an insatiable sweet tooth.  :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 06:58:58 AM
My heart (and sweet tooth) go out to you, Matt.  Life is tough sometimes.  Just tighten your belt, so to speak, and you'll get though it!  :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: elmore3003 on May 31, 2004, 06:59:27 AM
Good morning, all!  I hope the weather for today is pleasant wherever you may be.  I'm cooped in on the Chorus project, but I will go out later and have some dinner with DR PennyO.

TOD:  THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and THE MUMMY.

I'm also fond of the bizarre home design in THE SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, but I never much liked the Dracula films, possibly because I saw the Christopher Lee HORROR OF DRACULA first and that's closer to the novel, which first terrified me when I was 12 or 13.  As for THE WOLFMAN, I like it's gothic romanticism and I love Maria Ouspenskaya.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 07:02:19 AM
Have a wonderful time, Elmore and Penny!  I can speak highly of the company.

Are you going to Joe Allens too?  If so I can picture you there.   :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Robin on May 31, 2004, 07:07:36 AM
I guess my favorite Universal horror film is the paean to weirdness THE OLD DARK HOUSE.

And one of those eccentrics is played by Ernest Thesiger.  He plays a character named "Horace Femm".  I get a kick out of that!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 07:12:26 AM
The final entry in Juliana's Journal is now up.  Be sure to check it out.

Danise, have you been able to access the notes?  I had no prob when I just tried.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 07:21:04 AM
I don't know what the problem was before but it seems to have gone away.  I can read the notes now.

May I say that I applaud your decision to take the high road on that personal issue?  I am attempting to do the same with one of my own.  It is so hard to know what to do when one has been so badly hurt.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 07:36:42 AM
In my case it's not hurt, it's just rudeness and unnecessary rudeness at that.  
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 07:46:42 AM
I have made no decisions yet about which DVDs I'll be watching. I have some shows recorded on the DVR from last night, but that will only take less than a couple of hours. So, I'll have some decisions to make about movie watching. Just can't gauge right now what mood I'm in insofar as a movie is concerned.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 08:01:32 AM
May I just say what in tarnation AM I doing up at six-thirty in the morning?  Maybe I'll try going back to sleep in a while.  Meanwhile, where in tarnation IS everyone?

I thought The Sentinel was one of the worst movies ever made.  I worked with its star, Christina Raines, and I don't believe it was a pleasant experience for anyone.  I believe the director was Michael Winner, who was not.

But of course there are a lot better horror films. I may have liked it because he was the first 18 years and over film I legitmatly was able to see. All the nudity and violence

Michael Winner was/is not a good film director even though he seemed to get a lot of work. He did a lot with Charles Bronson, The first three Death Wish films, The Mechanic, The Stone Killer, Chato's Land. I didn't realize how many films I saw that he directed and now I know why I didn't like them. His Appointment With Death was the only Agatha Christie film I saw that I was able to figure out who the killer was. His other terrible films include Firepower, Scorpio, the remake of The Big Sleep, the "prequel" to The Turn of the Screw called The Nightcomers and Won Ton Ton The Dog That Save Hollywood
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 08:03:50 AM
And those who wondered what BK did with Christina Raines. They both did the Pilot in Doctor's Hospital back in 1975.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 08:05:06 AM
And whatever happened to Christina Raines? She seemed to give up acting after 1987?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 08:20:53 AM
Compared to the Agatha Christie adaptations that Lord Brabourne produced, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH was kind of awful. It had a wonderful cast  of stars (and several nice looking younger actors who weren't stars then and didn't become stars alas) including bk's beloved Hayley Mills, and the mystery's a fairly good one. But it just plods.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 08:26:49 AM
I don't know much from horror films. But I do want to add that my high school Chemistry teacher, Mrs. Mills, had a daughter named Hayley.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: elmore3003 on May 31, 2004, 08:34:21 AM
Have a wonderful time, Elmore and Penny!  I can speak highly of the company.

Are you going to Joe Allens too?  If so I can picture you there.   :)

I have no idea what I did, so I'll redo it!

DRDanise, welcome home.  I'm listening to Guy Haines sing "When You're Far From Home" from the PETER PAN album, and it seems appropriate.  I've been enjoying your narrative, and I hope you continue it.  The suspense is killing me.

Tomorrow night, PennyO Partay at Joe Allen's, 5:30 pm.  I believe DRs Ben and Jason will be there, and I hope some other DRs show up as well.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 08:44:04 AM
Back in the day (when was the day, I might ask?), one couldn't be seen around college without The Viking Portable Nietzsche.  Years later, I wrote a vocal arrangement of the opening strains of Herr Strauss' tone poem for my Tigard Pops Choir.  We painted a big rectangular box black and lifted it up during the concert.  No one got the joke, which I found absolutely hysterical (it's hard to direct a choir when you're laughing uncontrollably).

It's a gray and dreary day here in the NW, a perfect day for listening to Clannad, whose name sounds a little like a dread disease.  ("I'm sorry, Mrs. Smith, you have an incurable case of Clannad.")  :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: William E. Lurie on May 31, 2004, 08:48:07 AM
Favorite Universal horror film? Probably one of the Ross Hunter soaps or Ma & Pa Kettle.

BK - "Whistle Down the Wind" has been one of my favorite films ever since I first saw it on it's initial release in the early 60s.  I prefer Haley in the early British films when she was more of a real child and less the typical Disney girl.  Not that she was bad in the Disney fims, it's just that they didn't show off her range as much (even when playing twins).  I'm sure Benjamin would disagree.  And ALW runed the stage flop by moving it from England to the southern USA.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 08:49:58 AM
Zarathustra?  Isn't that the cheese that you melt with butter and then toss with pasta?  I think I had that once at "The Old Spaghetti Factory" (A Northwest tradition, but not a very good one).  Oh, wait, maybe that's Mizithra.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jrand73 on May 31, 2004, 08:51:49 AM
You're thinking of Mizrahi, DRTCB.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 08:51:54 AM
[Oh, wait, maybe that's Mizithra.

No, no, no.  That's the cheesy monster movie from Japan.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 08:56:40 AM
You're thinking of Mizrahi, DRTCB.

I will stand by my spelling, Jrand!

http://www.spaziolavoro.com/Mizithra_Cheese.html

Love,

The Unknown DR
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 09:05:25 AM
Ummm...DRTCB, I think JR was making, how do you say in America?, a joke.  Mizrahi, as in Isaac.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 09:08:06 AM
Well, Elmore, when you go and you feel your ears burning, you will know it's me thinking of you all there.   :)

I put the grill togetherwith little problem.  It was so well thought out–every part numbered/lettered, easy to follow directions and the two tools that were needed for the assembly were included!   Yay!  :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 09:11:41 AM
Interestingly, Whistle Down the Wind was made right after Pollyanna.  Benjamin wouldn't disagree - he would have still loved her large if he'd seen Whistle Down the Wind.

Another Hayley worth catching is The Family Way from 1967 or 68, I think.  Wonderful film, and you get to see Hayley's bum.  Marjorie Rhodes gives a great performance, too, and the score, which is quite good, is by Paul McCartney.  It's available on a region 2 DVD, albeit in full-frame.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 09:15:57 AM
JUST GOT KICKED OFF AGAIN! Luckily I had copied as I was writing, just in case. So here’s what I was saying…
I got kicked off mid-post. I HATE it when that happens. As I was saying... Just came back from a brisk 3-mile walk. I don't usually go that long in the morning, but I had a lot of thinking to do and during a walk is a good time to think.

TOD - I like all the usual classic Universal horror fare - FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA  (it's patriotic of me), etc. Other faves: THE IVISIBLE MAN - Claude Rains is just so classy. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Lon Chaney and Claude Rains versions); THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Chaney and Laughton). My favorite part of the Universal tour is when they drive through the "town square" which was featured in so many of these movies.
Funny sidebar: I’ve been looking though some old clips of Dear Daughter when she was a regular on LAMB CHOP’S PLAY-ALONG. Most of the kids’ stuff –- dancing, singing, running around with the Sherri and the puppets -- was filmed in the gorgeous, huge yard of a house. The house which used to belong to Boris Karloff!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 09:20:09 AM
Lot of AOL problems today. Keep getting kicked off. Yes, THE FAMILY WAY was a lovely film.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 09:21:08 AM
The Universal Tour is part of our family's lore, DR Panni.  When we did it, Zach was about two or three, and after we got out of the King Kong moment, he turned to us and said breathlessly, "We almost died in there!"  :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 09:21:41 AM
One of my favorite Horror films - and I'm not a big fan of the genre - is not a Universal pic. THEATER OF BLOOD. The best!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 09:22:54 AM
Growing up in the 50s and 60s we had all those Universal horror films  shown on Friday and Saturday late-nights.  Although I liked the films, the prints were usually not the best and they were usually poorly spliced (for a definition of splice, please see the Smithsonian's website), so it was hard to really enjoy them.  I liked Dracula and The Wolfman the best, Frankenstein was okay, but I could just never quite see The Invisible Man (groan).  I think I really preferred the "Abbott and Costello Meets..." series better than the original films.

My favorite Dracula and Dracula film remains Frank Langella's version, followed by Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 09:22:56 AM
Panni, if you're having AOL problems, simply click on IE - never any probs getting places that way.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 09:27:41 AM
Ummm...DRTCB, I think JR was making, how do you say in America?, a joke.  Mizrahi, as in Isaac.

Yes I know, JMK.  I was just a making a hopefully playful dig at Jrand about yesterday.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 09:31:59 AM
Sorry about being E&T.  The new job has me on my feet the whole time, and often at double-time, with only fifteen minutes for a break at half-time, so when I get off work I'm usually physically wiped and need to take a time out.

So, I shall try to catch up on the last couple of days notes, see what everyone has been saying, and then try to rejoin the community.

PS: Re the cole slaw.  I made a terrible mistake.  I grated a carrot and added that to the slaw.  This, apparently, is not done in der Brucer's daughter's husband's family, so they refused to eat it.  According to them, cole slaw is supposed to be cabbage, mayo, and pineapple, and nothing else.  They also refused to eat the potato salad.  According to them, potato salad does not contain onion, or celery, or any spices or herbs.  Potato salad contains potatoes and mayo.  And nothing else.  They also refused to eat the cookies I baked.  They didn't taste exactly like they've had before, so the cookies were deemed "bad."

I do not cook for McDonald's.  I do not cook baby food.  And I will not be cooking for that family again.

What a waste of good food and my time.  Bleh.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 09:38:52 AM
BK: Got a question from someone who read www.brucekimmel.com.

Who handles the Bay Cities catalogue? Someone is looking for Brent Spiner's OL' YELLOW EYES IS BACK.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 09:40:57 AM
I'll eat your cole slaw,  potato salad and please, bring on the home made cookies!

Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 09:46:18 AM
I've moved on to some kind of strange Japanese music by someone on Peter Gabriel's label.  By not-so-coincidence, suddenly Betsy is watching The Last Samarai whilst folding laundry.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: MBarnum on May 31, 2004, 09:46:26 AM
Ah, the old Universal horror films..what memories those bring back! Love 'em all but my favorites would be DRACULA'S DAUGHTER and the Inner Sanctum film WEIRD WOMAN. THE CAT CREEPS and MURDER IN THE BLUE ROOM are also favorites.

Oddly enough BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN was never one that I liked very much. I haven't seen it in at least 20 years or more and now that I have the Legacy set I will be most curious to see if I like it now.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: MBarnum on May 31, 2004, 09:47:19 AM
JMK, that King Kong Universal studios story just cracked me up!!!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 09:52:02 AM
Michael--I found this:

http://www.geocities.com/mercedes_jovi/olyelloweyesisback.html

Hope it helps.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 09:52:26 AM

PS: Re the cole slaw.  I made a terrible mistake.  I grated a carrot and added that to the slaw.  This, apparently, is not done in der Brucer's daughter's husband's family, so they refused to eat it.  According to them, cole slaw is supposed to be cabbage, mayo, and pineapple, and nothing else.  They also refused to eat the potato salad.  According to them, potato salad does not contain onion, or celery, or any spices or herbs.  Potato salad contains potatoes and mayo.  And nothing else.  They also refused to eat the cookies I baked.  They didn't taste exactly like they've had before, so the cookies were deemed "bad."

I do not cook for McDonald's.  I do not cook baby food.  And I will not be cooking for that family again.

What a waste of good food and my time.  Bleh.

What a rude family group!  

I am not much for eating cole slaw (it doesn't care for me), but I will be happy to help Danise eat the potato salad and the cookies, SWW.

Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 09:52:49 AM
Yes, MBarnum, "We almost died in there" has become a catch-phrase in our family now for all sorts of things, like getting stuck in the express checkout line behind someone with eleven items.  :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Charles Pogue on May 31, 2004, 10:07:34 AM
My favourite Universal horror film...and my favourite horror of all time, without a doubt, bar none...is not really Universal at all, though they now own the film which is part of the Paramount library they bought:

THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS with Charles Laughton; Richard Arlen; Kathleen Burke, the Panther Woman; and Bela Lugosi in his best role ever as the Sayer of the Law.  Brilliant, brilliant film!  " Mr. Parker, do you know what it's like to feel like God?"  "What is the Law?  Not to walk on all fours, that is the Law! Are we not men?  What is the Law?  Not to eat meat, that is the Law!  Are we not men?  What is the Law?  Not to spill blood, that is the Law!  Are we not men?  His is the Hand that Makes, His is the Hand that Heals, His is the House of Pain!"

If I had to pick a fav Universal, it would probably be THE SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, if for no other reason than Basil Rathbone and the film's gothic, outre set design.

And though it's certainly not a fav, Universal made a horror out of my sword & sorcery epic, KULL THE CONQUEROR, taking something that had captured Robert E. Howard's moody, visceral style and turning it into a cartoonish, buffoonish disaster that became a rolling juggernaut of illogic.

Panni, my pal, the late Douggie Hickox, who directed my HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, also directed THEATRE OF BLOOD.

Being with BK when he bought the book for the estranged former DR, I can attest his motives were only kind and genuine.  I actually tried to discourage him, thinking in my usual cynical way, it would be a wasted, unappreciated act of generosity...which sadly, it's become...but BK went with his nobler instincts, trying to be nice and thoughtful to someone who had not treated him very well in the past.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 10:16:04 AM
Son of Frankenstein, directed by Rowland V. Lee, who no doubt was still recovering from Toast of New York at that point!  8p
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Charles Pogue on May 31, 2004, 10:22:03 AM
Toast of New York...very interesting film!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JMK on May 31, 2004, 10:24:38 AM
There are a couple of rare stills from scenes not used in Toast of New York on my website, DR Pogue:

http://hometown.aol.com/jmkauffman/index.html

Then click on "But wait you also get," then click on "More Frances Farmer."  Hey, it's no more clicking than you had to do to get here!!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: MBarnum on May 31, 2004, 10:26:22 AM
DR Kerry, thank you for the kind words yesterday about the Keith Andes interview! He was a fantastic actor and is one heck of a fascinating person! I should e-mail today him and see if he has gotten his copy of the magazine. Mine only arrived on Saturday and I haven't had the opportunity to look at it.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 10:35:42 AM
And one for Mahler.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 10:36:48 AM
Shayne: The Bay Cities catalogue was mostly licensed material, so that material has reverted the the rights holders.  In the case of Brent's album, it reverted to him and he's put it out himself.  Try amazon.com.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Charles Pogue on May 31, 2004, 10:49:02 AM
MBarnum, Keith Andes was the first Man of La Mancha I saw at the Schubert Theatre in Cincinnati.  Of the three productions I've seen, he was also the best.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jay on May 31, 2004, 11:03:48 AM
And I will not be cooking for that family again.

What a waste of good food and my time.  Bleh.

Had you brought those victuals to my table, they'd have been devoured gleefully and generous recognition and appreciation would have been showered on the chef du cuisine.  

You must have been terrible disappointed and/or hurt, Dear Reader S. Woody White.  My heart goes out to you.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 11:04:40 AM
I don't think that I know a Universal monster movie from any other.  And I have to admit that I don't think I've seen any of the Universal movies that have been mentioned...at least not more than bits of them.  I've heard of a lot of them, but I've never seen any of them. ::)

And what's this about an Isaac Mizrahi brand of cheese??  Now that's diversifying! ;)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 11:06:52 AM
Well, I must be off.  I have to help my sister clean out her garage.

WHY, OH WHY DID I HAVE TO MOVE NEXT DOOR TO HER??
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jay on May 31, 2004, 11:08:36 AM
And what's this about an Isaac Mizrahi brand of cheese??  Now that's diversifying! ;)

Didn't Oleo Cassini do a line of margarine?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: MBarnum on May 31, 2004, 11:14:45 AM
MBarnum, Keith Andes was the first Man of La Mancha I saw at the Schubert Theatre in Cincinnati.  Of the three productions I've seen, he was also the best.

He talks about Man of La Mancha in the interview. As I recall it wore him out as he never missed a performance. He semi-retired from acting shortly afterwards. He also talks about playing in Wildcat with Lucille Ball.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: elmore3003 on May 31, 2004, 11:16:36 AM


PS: Re the cole slaw.  I made a terrible mistake.  I grated a carrot and added that to the slaw.  This, apparently, is not done in der Brucer's daughter's husband's family, so they refused to eat it.  According to them, cole slaw is supposed to be cabbage, mayo, and pineapple, and nothing else.  They also refused to eat the potato salad.  According to them, potato salad does not contain onion, or celery, or any spices or herbs.  Potato salad contains potatoes and mayo.  And nothing else.  They also refused to eat the cookies I baked.  They didn't taste exactly like they've had before, so the cookies were deemed "bad."

I do not cook for McDonald's.  I do not cook baby food.  And I will not be cooking for that family again.



DRSWW, I hate to insult anyone's family but my own, but I'm truly puzzled by the rudeness of these folk,  Your meal sounds quite delish, andI hope they went home hungry.  Your next act of kindness should be to send them an etiquette book.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 11:41:57 AM
Dan (the man) your late night dance may just be the funniest one yet.

Tomorrow will be June and it will also be Keith’s and my 35th wedding anniversary.  

There goes my happy mood, I didn’t know Janet Margolin had passed away.  I shouldn’t have looked up what from either.


Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Robin on May 31, 2004, 11:51:05 AM
Shayne: The Bay Cities catalogue was mostly licensed material, so that material has reverted the the rights holders.  In the case of Brent's album, it reverted to him and he's put it out himself.  Try amazon.com.

Being the STAR TREK geek I am, I've been wanting a copy of the Brent Spiner CD for years, but I'm not willing to pay extortionate prices for a copy.  

There's a copy of this going on amazon.com for $84.99.  

As much as I want the CD, I don't quite want it that much.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 11:57:54 AM

PS: Re the cole slaw.  I made a terrible mistake.  I grated a carrot and added that to the slaw.  This, apparently, is not done in der Brucer's daughter's husband's family, so they refused to eat it.  According to them, cole slaw is supposed to be cabbage, mayo, and pineapple, and nothing else.  They also refused to eat the potato salad.  According to them, potato salad does not contain onion, or celery, or any spices or herbs.  Potato salad contains potatoes and mayo.  And nothing else.  They also refused to eat the cookies I baked.  They didn't taste exactly like they've had before, so the cookies were deemed "bad."

I do not cook for McDonald's.  I do not cook baby food.  And I will not be cooking for that family again.

What a waste of good food and my time.  Bleh.


I’m sorry, it isn’t funny but it is.  I’m laughing and I know how much work you put into this party.  Someone might have told you ahead of time, knowing what you were going to make.  Weren’t these dishes by request?  I can understand the children not eating it, but the adults could have eaten some of it.  I know I would have, and because it sounds delicious.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 12:01:31 PM
Danise, you have a different server for your new phone.  Since Keith switched us from Cellular to Sprint (he liked their phones better) I can’t use my phone in far more places without turning it to roaming.  I have also found my cell phone works best in Albertson’s than in our other markets here.

Jennifer your sister won a trip to London and took you-nice sister.

SWW, I forgot.  Were those your chocolate chip cookies?


Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 12:04:53 PM
I watched the entire first season of BULLSH*T last night and then I crashed. Oh, yes, Dear Readers, I crashed hard. In fact, I just woke up about an hour ago...of course, I was up until nearly 6:00 this morning. BK: I never found any outtakes that featured you doing your doctor schtick. Am I missing something? Also, on the third disc it says there's supposedly a Bonus Episode which I was unable to find. What's wrong with me???

And what's wrong with my computer?!!? The font size is STILL screwed up.

I'm afraid I can't contribute to the TOTD--I don't really know from Universal Monster Movies. But I am gonna run out and get some lunch and watch THE POSEDION ADVENTURE and THE TOWERING INFERNO in just a few minutes. How exciting...!

Looking forward to Joe Allen tomorrow at 5:30p.m. Hoorah!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:07:40 PM
Zarathustra?  Isn't that the cheese that you melt with butter and then toss with pasta?  I think I had that once at "The Old Spaghetti Factory" (A Northwest tradition, but not a very good one).  Oh, wait, maybe that's Mizithra.
No, no, no, Zuben Mizithra used to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 12:13:32 PM
I can't get the #$~!@ charcoal to light!  Did a fine job of burning my right hand but the stupid coals will NOT catch.  Errrrr!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:14:37 PM
Had you brought those victuals to my table, they'd have been devoured gleefully and generous recognition and appreciation would have been showered on the chef du cuisine.  

You must have been terrible disappointed and/or hurt, Dear Reader S. Woody White.  My heart goes out to you.
The word is pissed.

Fortunately, the rejection didn't happen while I was there.  Der B and I had to leave early, before the party, because I had to get to work.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 12:17:57 PM
Tomorrow will be June and it will also be Keith’s and my 35th wedding anniversary.

Jane and Keith, Congratulations! (a day early).  My parents' 40th wedding anniversary is June 22nd.  Also, my mom's birthday is June 16th and June 14th is the 6th anniversary of my getting my very first new car (and I still have it).  AND Father's Day is this month also.  Very busy, holiday-wise. :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:19:29 PM
DRSWW, I hate to insult anyone's family but my own, but I'm truly puzzled by the rudeness of these folk,  Your meal sounds quite delish, andI hope they went home hungry.  Your next act of kindness should be to send them an etiquette book.
I'm not sure they can read.

The good news is that my work schedule pretty well fills up my Saturdays.  The next birthday party will be on a Saturday.  

Although I could attend one of their gatherings with a bottle of Tobasco in my pocket!   ;D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:23:14 PM
SWW, I forgot.  Were those your chocolate chip cookies?
Yes.  But I left out the nuts, since der B's daughter's husband doesn't like nuts.

He does like potatoes and mayo.  He puts mayo on mashed potatoes.  Which aren't made from real potatoes, but come from a box.

Which says a lot.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 12:27:13 PM
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Congrats to Jane and Keith on their 35th Wedding Anniversary.   [/move]

 
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:27:20 PM
One bit of good news: In a random drawing over at eGullet.com, I am one of five posters (who sent in questions for the Alton Brown Q&A) who will be receiving a copy of Mr. Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen.

Of course, being an Alton Brown fan, I already have a copy of Mr. Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen.

Der Brucer and I have already agreed that the extra copy should go to the local library.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:28:51 PM
And I add my own huzzah to Jane and Keith!

[move=up,scroll,6,transparent,100%] :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D[/move]
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 12:29:53 PM
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho,
It's Off to Work I Go!


Back sometime tonight.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 12:45:53 PM
Elmore, LOL.  

SWW was anyone besides the family at the party?  I hope someone ate your food.  DerBrucer must feel very bad about this.

Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jrand73 on May 31, 2004, 12:58:56 PM
Happy Anniversary Jane and Keith.

Hmmmmm....LOL TCB!

Toast of New York.....good movie...Frances is beautiful and Cary Grant is Cary Grant!

And it always reminds me of an introduction that Steve Allen once made of some singer on his show:

Here she is.....the toast of two continents....and the jellybread of two more....
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 01:02:51 PM
George, thanks.  Interesting, the 16th was my mother’s birthday, the 14th my sister’s and my brother’s name is George.  I could not come up with anything personal on the 22nd.

Thank you Danise and SWW!  It is hard to imagine 35 years have gone by already.

 :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 01:04:04 PM
Thank you JRand53.

Cute Steve Allen quote.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 01:04:16 PM
Spent a lovely, tear-drenched afternoon watching the Cukor/Hepburn LITTLE WOMEN. Beautifully restored print, and you ask for a better rendition of the classic book. I had an old MGM videotape, and this looks like it was just made yesterday.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 01:05:53 PM
I had to do a bit of research to find which movies were by Universal.  I only site I found would not connect and I’m done researching for now-too time consuming.  If anyone has a site, please post it.

I rarely watched horror films as a child.  Movies I did watch, and enjoy, were KING KONG, SON OF KONG, and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, none of which are a Universal film.  Though I did watch it, I never thought of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME as a horror movie.  

In high school Keith began my indoctrination, over my loud protests, into scary movies with THE BLOB.  I only watched it as he agreed to hold me during the movie.  He kept saying it wouldn’t be necessary and kept laughing because it was.  From there we ventured into more frightening movies and now I’m amazed at what I will watch.


Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Dan (the Man) on May 31, 2004, 01:07:16 PM
And those who wondered what BK did with Christina Raines. They both did the Pilot in Doctor's Hospital back in 1975.

My, we are all getting picky with our straight lines here!  DR MS went to the trouble to lay this one out this morning and no one touched it!  Ingrates!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 01:09:40 PM
Speaking of Cary Grant, there's a new documentary on him tomorrow night on TCM at 8 p.m. It's done by the same documentarian who put together the marvelous ON CUKOR, so there should be some substance to it and not just a puff piece.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Dan (the Man) on May 31, 2004, 01:10:23 PM
Page Four Dance -- A Goodbye to May, A Hello to June

(http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/snoopy-dance.gif)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Dan (the Man) on May 31, 2004, 01:26:31 PM
PS: Re the cole slaw.  I made a terrible mistake.  I grated a carrot and added that to the slaw.  This, apparently, is not done in der Brucer's daughter's husband's family, so they refused to eat it.  According to them, cole slaw is supposed to be cabbage, mayo, and pineapple, and nothing else.  They also refused to eat the potato salad.  According to them, potato salad does not contain onion, or celery, or any spices or herbs.  Potato salad contains potatoes and mayo.  And nothing else.  They also refused to eat the cookies I baked.  They didn't taste exactly like they've had before, so the cookies were deemed "bad."

I do not cook for McDonald's.  I do not cook baby food.  And I will not be cooking for that family again.

What a waste of good food and my time.  Bleh.

What a bunch of dweebs!  These are the kind of people that they make Wonder Bread, Kraft cheese singles and Tater Tots for.  (Though they are exactly the types I like to unsuspectingly serve my four-garlic-clove dip.  They'll only try it once, but that one time delivers a very satisfying reaction.)



Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 01:27:57 PM
In high school Keith began my indoctrination, over my loud protests, into scary movies with THE BLOB.  I only watched it as he agreed to hold me during the movie.  He kept saying it wouldn’t be necessary and kept laughing because it was.  From there we ventured into more frightening movies and now I’m amazed at what I will watch.

Are you sure that that just wasn't the beginning of his plot to get you to let him hold you??  And look where it led to...35 years of marriage! ;)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 01:34:13 PM
OK. This is driving me nuts...I need someone's help. This font size issue is really bugging me. Is no one else having this problem with HHW? The actual body of the posts are normal size, while all the other writing surrounding it is all out of whack. Everything that used to be a 10- or 12-point font size is now more like a 16- or 18-point font size. What is the problem??? Someone--HELP ME!!!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 01:35:17 PM
It's something with your computer, Jason.  Do you have a Mac?  Is this the only site it's happening on?  I don't think anyone else is having a prob.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 01:36:45 PM
No...I have a PC. It's happening on another site that I go to, as well, so it's gotta be something with my computer, but I can't for the life of me figure out what I must have re-set or screwed up to make this happen! Any ideas how I can fix it??
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Dan (the Man) on May 31, 2004, 01:45:31 PM
OK. This is driving me nuts...I need someone's help. This font size issue is really bugging me. Is no one else having this problem with HHW? The actual body of the posts are normal size, while all the other writing surrounding it is all out of whack. Everything that used to be a 10- or 12-point font size is now more like a 16- or 18-point font size. What is the problem??? Someone--HELP ME!!!

Jason, are you using Internet Explorer?  Go up to the menu and click on "View" then "Text Size"  and make sure that "Medium" is selected.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 01:46:19 PM
Dan...I'm using AOL. I did the text thing on IE, but it hasn't changed the size on AOL. :-\
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 01:50:07 PM
AH! I fixed it! Hahahahaha! I don't know what I did, but I fixed it. Thanks for all the advice, guys. Whew! All is right with the world.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Matt H. on May 31, 2004, 01:50:52 PM
Chat is tonight, I believe? I will try to make it.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 01:59:20 PM
My, we are all getting picky with our straight lines here!  DR MS went to the trouble to lay this one out this morning and no one touched it!  Ingrates!

I was wondering if it went over the heads of some people. Thanks for noticing.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 02:00:26 PM
I watched the entire first season of BULLSH*T last night and then I crashed. Oh, yes, Dear Readers, I crashed hard. In fact, I just woke up about an hour ago...of course, I was up until nearly 6:00 this morning. BK: I never found any outtakes that featured you doing your doctor schtick. Am I missing something? Also, on the third disc it says there's supposedly a Bonus Episode which I was unable to find. What's wrong with me???

And what's wrong with my computer?!!? The font size is STILL

You were not the only one. I couldn't find them either.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 02:02:54 PM
Michael--I found this:

http://www.geocities.com/mercedes_jovi/olyelloweyesisback.html

Hope it helps.

I passed it on to the person who asked about it. Thanks
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 02:06:01 PM
Yes, chat in a mere four hours.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 02:07:17 PM
George-LOL, but nope, he already had me by then. :D  Hmm, maybe I should reword that.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 02:11:29 PM
George-LOL, but nope, he already had me by then. :D  Hmm, maybe I should reword that.

 :o ;D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 02:20:38 PM
George-LOL, but nope, he already had me by then. :D  Hmm, maybe I should reword that.

Some fellas have all the luck. :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 02:25:35 PM
Panni, my pal, the late Douggie Hickox, who directed my HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, also directed THEATRE OF BLOOD.

He should be the patron saint of every actor for directing that film.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 02:31:50 PM
For the amusement of the populace... a pic from my recent production of Children of Eden... me with my 15 and 17 year old parents, haha!

May take a couple tries to get this right... Woohoo!  Got it right the first time!... or maybe I didn't... working on it...

Ok, I failed, but keep on reading the page as George posted it for me later!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 02:35:28 PM
And, no, I was playing Abel, not Barney Rubble. :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jrand73 on May 31, 2004, 02:45:25 PM
Off to rehearsal.

I couldn't see your pic DRJED.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 02:46:40 PM
Jane (and Keith, of course) - Congrats on your 35th! Having met you, I find it amazing that you got married at the tender age of 10.

Also Jane - My mother's birthday was June 14.
And - I know I listed HUNCHBACK - thought about it afterwards - and no, I don't think it's a horror film - but it stuck in my mind as such because I was thinking of the "town square" at Universal - and I believe it was one of the movies which used it (as well as Frankenstein, etc.)

JMK - Great line! I may steal it. (Not for scripts - just for life.)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 02:50:07 PM
Hmm... are others not able to see the pic?  I made sure to put it in as a webhost link, not from a file on my machine.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Tomovoz on May 31, 2004, 02:50:38 PM
Congratulations Jane & Keith.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Tomovoz on May 31, 2004, 02:51:11 PM
Can't see Mr Rubble either Jed.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 02:53:12 PM
Hmmm... I'll try to figure it out...
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 02:59:29 PM
Jed, you could always downloaded it to your hard drive and upload it into HHW like this:
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Tomovoz on May 31, 2004, 03:03:06 PM
They look like very proud parents - and so they should be Jed.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Ann on May 31, 2004, 03:03:10 PM
Jed - LOL!!!!!!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 03:03:25 PM
Thanks, George!  I was just attempting to do that, but not having much luck! :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 03:03:35 PM
Good Afternoon!

DR Jed - Your COE pic is not showing up on my computer... :(  I wonder if the site's cache is full again?..., Or maybe I just need to refresh the page.

DR Jason - Glad to hear that you fixed your font woes.  AOL does have a font setting too, and it can very easy to adjust the font size without knowing that you've done it.

-I wish I could join you guys in NYC tomorrow.  I need a New York City fix!!!

DR SWW - I'm so sorry to hear about your food-relative woes.  If they know how they HAVE to have their food prepared, why bother asking anyone to bring anything?!?!?!?

As for me... I finally got to bed around 5:30-6:00AM - I think... I got up around 8:00... Then around 9:00 when there were two BIG rolls of thunder.  So big that they shook the house - and the power blipped for a few seconds.  Apparently, they also set off car alarms in the neighborhood too.  Eventually, I got out of bed around 1:00... -Unfortunately, I think my roommate got a very late start this morning - he had to work this morning - since the brief power blip most likely reset his clock radio.

I spent about an hour over at Steve's apartment getting a CD done - just laying two accompaniment tracks for one of the guys in the show.  Easy-peasy.  Then I came back here and finally got my keyboard - and it's very heavy(!!) case - into the apartment.  As a reward, I walked down to Carytown, and picked up a large waffle cone of ice cream from Bev's - 1/2 Cinna-Bean (Cinnamon ice cream with chocolate-covered espresso beans), and 1/2 "Galaxy" (chocolate and vanilla ice creams with chocolate chips and a caramel swirl).  YUMMY!!!

I then made my "traditional" Monday walk - I guess it could be considered a "constitutional" - down and up Carytown.  Got some banking done via the ATM, and did some window shopping.  It wasn't until I was walking back to my apartment that I realized just how hot it was/is today.  It's not too hot, but since I was wearing jeans and dary gray shirt... and the sun was on my back...  It' very nice sitting in my cool apartment right now.

-And I'm watching the "What Not To Wear" marathon on TLC.  Fun!

OK - I sense a nap coming on...

Laters..
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 03:09:52 PM
Thanks, George!  I was just attempting to do that, but not having much luck! :D

No problem.  As soon as I did it I thought, what if Jed really wanted to do it himself?  What if he'll be mad at me for stealing his thunder??  But, if you're cool with it, I'm happy to oblige! :)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: elmore3003 on May 31, 2004, 03:25:12 PM
Jed, you could always downloaded it to your hard drive and upload it into HHW like this:

And Betty and Bam-Bam are played by whom?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 03:48:43 PM
Watching THE TOWERING INFERNO... So dramatic...
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 04:00:51 PM
It just occurred to me...if Mike Brady had been the architect of the Glass Tower, this never would have been a problem.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on May 31, 2004, 04:03:38 PM
I never watched horror movies. They were too frightening. This was frightening enough:
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 04:07:45 PM
Jed - You have your mother's eyes.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 04:19:14 PM
SWW - I remember going with my mother, a superb cook, to visit my then in-laws for the first time. My mother-in-law had gone through a great deal of trouble to prepare a meal for the occasion. Her cooking was what my mother used to call "Canadian"... meaning bland beyond belief. (Sorry to the Canadian HHW-ers - but I say this lovingly, proudly waving my Canadian citizenship.)  I remember vividly that my mother ate this incredibly boring meal - commenting on how utterly delicious each item was - even asking for seconds and saying, "Ruby, you must give me the recipe for this marvelous vanilla pudding."
My mother was a person with class.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jane on May 31, 2004, 04:35:59 PM
Jed you are so sweet.  I showed Keith the photo so he could have a good laugh with me. ;D

Panni, thanks and that was a wonderful story about your mother.  
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 04:36:35 PM
Jed - You have your mother's eyes.

On the little monitor speaker next to our conductor, there is a pile of eyes - sticky eyes, a set of "bloody, just torn out of your head eyes, "alien" eyes, etc...  We also have a few sets of those coke-bottle glasses, and a set of those "slinky-surprise eyes".  So, everytime that line comes up... "You have your mother's eyes...."  We gesture to the pile...

-Things you do during an 12-week run...
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 04:58:54 PM
Chat in a mere sixty minutes.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Danise on May 31, 2004, 05:00:29 PM
 Just had a major scare.  I was eating my steak and tried to swallow but it caught in my throat.  My dear deaf Mother sitting next to me had no idea I was choking to death.  I managed to get up, get outside and get myself over a deck chair.  What happened next wasn’t pretty but I got the steak up.  I’ve been shaking ever since.  Whew.  Close one.  

To continue my NYC tale.  Wonderful Town proved to be a cute play but here is one of those times when I can either lie or tell the truth and shame the devil.  I enjoyed it but it wasn’t anything that struck a cord.  

It was like watching an old movie.  Enjoyable at the moment but forgotten when it was over.

 Wednesday was a double feature day for me.  I saw Aida in the afternoon and Wicked that night.

I knew I would like Aida before I went to see it because it had to do with Egypt and I love anything from that time period.  I was in the mezzanine, seat AA 8, so I brought my new binoculars and was very glad I did.  

I could see everything.  The male lead, Will Chase, had such beautiful blue eyes. Ahhh, of course I was in love with him the whole show.  The female lead was played by an understudy, Saycon Sengbloh, who did a wonderful job.  My kudos to the entire cast.  They all did a wonderful job.

I also had the unexpected treat of seeing Micky Dolenz.  Oh the memories just seeing him brought back.  My dad and a friend of his teasing me about liking Micky over any of the other Monkees.  I can still see myself (I think I was 8-10?) clutching the new “Monkees Headquarters” album in my arms as the friends said, “Why do you like Micky? You should like Davy, he’s more your height!”  Of course, the more he teased, the madder I got, which tickled him and the more I was teased.  I remember I was quite put out.

Back to Micky, it was just nice to see/hear him.  He looked in good health and had a very strong voice.    The lady I was sitting next to and I had a nice conversation about him and the Monkees during intermission.

I’ve still got “A Step To Far” stuck in my head.  I had to buy to the CD.

I don’t want to give anything away but it is a GREAT show and I highly recommend it.  I think it was easily my favorite of the ones I saw while there.

It was a good day to go in the theaters.  It rained and (for me) had turned cold.  I was kicking myself that I hadn’t brought my coat but after being saddled with it on the trip to Utah and never wearing it, I had left it home.  I really could have used it that day.

I went and grabbed some dinner between shows at McD’s.  I really wasn’t in the mood for a sit down dinner.  Then I went back to the hotel, redressed and went to see Wicked.

Another very enjoyable story.  Not sure it was worth the $160.00 I shelled out for the ticket but it did teach me something.  I’ve said this before and I know now that it is true.  Unless you really are going to see a certain person, the plays we get on the tours here in Tampa are just as good.  

I didn’t know anyone in Wicked so I don’t think it would have mattered if it was an understudy or the lead. I would have liked it just as well.  This is one of the reasons I don’t think I will long for NYC.  Unless someone I like, (Mr. Ball, Mr. Crawford to name two) is there to see I’ll be just as happy with the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.

I have to also mention the smell.  Again, I am sorry but that is something I will never forget about NYC.  As Bruce would put it, “It made me want to vomit on the ground”.  At times it was just that bad.  I’d be walking and catch the smell of something just horrible.  I don’t know what it was and to be honest, I don’t WANT to know.

I guess this is also the time to mention the water.  I had been warned not to drink it but I did use it to brush my teeth so I did get to taste it.  It really wasn’t bad.  I’ll confess it was better than the water in Tampa!  You can smell the water at our water fountains from at least 5 yards away.  Ugh.  

I also must say I loved the way it made my hair feel and look when I washed it.  It never has behaved better or looked better.  I don’t know what was in it but it kept all the fly a ways down and it curled with just my fingers.  

If there was a difference in the pizza dough, however, I didn’t notice it.  I was also told I had to have a slice of pizza because it was so much better in NYC but to be honest, I couldn’t taste a difference.  Pizza isn’t exactly my favorite food so that may have had something to do with it.

I wish I had taken to binoculars with me to Wicked.  It was an Orchestra seat but pretty far back.  I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had remembered to take them.  I had to buy the CD for that show as well.

It was foggy that night.  I couldn’t see the tops of the buildings on my walk back to the hotel.

Thursday was my last full day in NYC.  I decided to take one last long walk ro Central Park.  I knew where it was from the tour.  I do have a fairly good sense of direction and rarely get lost.

It was a VERY long walk to get there but I have to say it was a highlight of the trip.  It was the first quiet place I found.  I could have stayed there forever.  I loved the paths and the park benches and the dogs and the horses (who I felt very sorry for).  Some of them looked like they were never fed.  I could easily pick out the ribs on many of them.  I was going to hire one but seeing that, I changed my mind.

If I lived in NYC it would have to be someplace close to Central Park.  I would have to have that escape or I would never last for very long.  The city would drive me mad.

I found my rock while on my walk though Central Park.  I had thought I wouldn’t be able to have that kind of memory of the city.  There certainly were no rocks anywhere to be found on the city streets.

I must have started looking like I knew what I was doing because 2 ladies came up to me to ask directions.  That had happened the day before as well.  I know I had started to cross the street just like everyone else did when the light was red.  The first day I had stood on the curb until I saw the light change to green.

I’m getting long so I’ll stop here and leave the last for another time..
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: PennyO on May 31, 2004, 05:14:53 PM
Had a lovely quick bite at 5 with Elmore, before scurrying off to the TKTS booth to get a seat for Phantom. It didn't play yesterday, so i got  a ticket to Assassins. Yowza! Loved it! I think it is a great work of art, and the performances were uniformly excellent, great voices, great characterizations. Audience went berserk.

But I digress... so anyway, I'm down there at TKTS, and didn't see Phantom on the board. Went up to the window and said, "No Phantom?" Guy behind the counter says, "nope." I said, "but they didn't play yesterday... " Guy smirks and says, "Some kind of a holiday or something today." Ah. I get it.

So I walked around the Times Square area for an hour, soaking it all in (light rain falling, in Seattle we call this sort of weather "Partly Cloudy"). Now I'm back at my room at 73rd and Broadway, and I'll turn in early and be so nice and rested for my Screamatura audition tomorrow. First audition in such a long time that I'm looking forward to so eagerly.

And then i'll have fun, laughs, good times with my fellow HHW denizens at Joe Allen's. Oh, Happy Day! Jeez, I love New York. It always feels so Home.

Thanks, Elmore, for such a nice visit.

Hey, Happy 35th to jane and Keith. Yipes - 35??? Sheesh, I was a bridesmaid at that wedding!!! When did we get so old!??!?!?!?!?!

Nitey nite, friends.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 05:15:43 PM
And Betty and Bam-Bam are played by whom?

I was thinking the same thing!!! ;D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Michael on May 31, 2004, 05:19:16 PM
Watching THE TOWERING INFERNO... So dramatic...

The one sequence I hated in the film and so glad it was cut for the tv version was watching Susan Flannery gasping for breath and fire gets closer to her. I always thought it was a bit sadistic on the part of the directors John Guillerman and Irwin Allen. The TV version just has her scream. The flames get closer and that was it. You knew she had it and did not have to watch her suffer for the next five minutes.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Tomovoz on May 31, 2004, 05:29:20 PM
Once again a big thank you to Danise for sharing her story (not necessarily the steak!).
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 05:46:51 PM
Danise: You'll be happy to know that the tap water in New York City is actually some of the cleanest and best-tasting in the United States. I can understand people being sceptical of drinking it, but we're not Mexico City for goodness' sake!

As far as the smell goes: You just learn not to question it. Don't question the smell and don't step in any sort of liquid on the ground. Stick to those two rules and you'll be fine in the Big Apple. Oh, and don't look anyone in the eye when you're walking down the sidewalk or taking the train. And never apologize for ramming into people wherever you may be. And ALWAYS ram into people. There are so many other things to know about NYC--I wish I'd known this was going to be your first trip--I would have warned you in advance.

Seriously, though, New York's not so bad once you get used to it. I had never set foot in the City until the day I moved here. Imagine the culture shock that followed--boy from Kentucky packs up and moves to New York with no idea what to expect! And I moved here in the dead of winter! I wouldn't change a thing, though. Well, maybe I'd have changed the amount of money I moved here with, but that'd be about it.

How did you end up paying $160.00 for WICKED? I think top price is $102.50...
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 05:56:42 PM
And, no, I was playing Abel, not Barney Rubble. :D
And Betty and Bam-Bam are played by whom?
I was thinking the same thing!!! ;D

Yup yup, Barney Rubble was the first comment made by just about everybody around when I first put on the costume (which was about 5 minutes before curtain, due to the last minute nature of the whole thing).  The best part of being done with that show was being able to grow my facial hair back! :D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: George on May 31, 2004, 06:21:00 PM
Chat is open!  Come on in!!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 06:46:43 PM
Great chat going on with a roomful of lovely denizens.  Be there or be round.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on May 31, 2004, 07:20:03 PM
I just left Jed, Laura II and Gumpy Sarah in the Chat Room where I visited for half an hour.  No one else was there, all having deserted within minutes of my arrival.

They're still at it, if anyone is interested in partying!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jed on May 31, 2004, 08:18:19 PM
'Twas lively and sparkling, indeed.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 08:29:44 PM
I couldn't go to chat because I was cleaning my room. It's messier now than it was before. How does that work?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 08:34:37 PM
Good Evening!

I'm sorry I made yet another brief appearance in chat... But since Monday is my only full day off (well, today is my last Monday - after Friday, I'll just be plain off all the time)*...  And since I slept in really late today... And since I wanted to try to get some stuff rearranged in the kitchen... And... And...

-You get the picture.
*Of course, some people would say I already am off all the time.

In any case, as you may have guessed by now, I did not get anything accomplished in the kitchen.  However, I do have it all planned out mentally, and I may tackle the project before heading to bed.  But since I have to be up early tomorrow - and I mean HAVE to be up EARLY... And since I will most likely find myself wired if I end up staying up past 1:00am... And... And...

DR Danise - As DR Jason stated, New York City tap water is actually quite good.  -It's the pipes in some of the older buildings that can make it taste off.  However, it does contribute to your recommended daily allowance of 12 vitamins and minerals! ;)  There have even been taste tests, and New York Tap water has "won" a bunch of them.  *The same thing applies in New Orleans - I've had more than a few meals there where the waiter/waitress has "advised" me to save my money and get good ole New Orleans Tap rather than some marked-up bottled stuff.

As for the smell... All cities have their smells - especially in the summer... Heck, even DC has quite an odor at times... And there's that stretch of 95 just south of Richmond right by the water treatment plant...  So... If it smells, just hold your nose and/or your breath as long as you can.

And, yes, Central Park is indeed a marvel.  And it's soooo big.  Did you make it up and over to the area by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the East Side?  I love that area - especially the "pond" where a lot of people sail their toy boats.  Oh, and the Boat House too.

Hmmm.. So, if I rearrange the kitchen, and I'm wide awake afterwards... I could just go ahead and head back up to DC under the cool cover of night... Hmm...  -And since I'm normally up until at least 3:00am anyway... And... And...

And if you think "A Step Too Far" has been running a through your head...  I remember after my second week of playing the show, that I soon adapted the alternate title that some of the guys in the pit had come up with: "A Verse Too Long".

"Whoa-oo-oo-ooo.... Whoa-oo-oo-oo-ooo...."
Isn't that a great lyric? ;)

But it is a catchy tune, and it was fun to play.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 08:38:10 PM
OK... I just got reminded that it is indeed Monday night and not Sunday night...

"Hmm.. Why is Letterman coming on right now??"

DUH!

 :-[
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: JoseSPiano on May 31, 2004, 08:41:22 PM
...And when I first saw the title of today's column, I thought today's topic would have been, "What are your favorite (Richard) Strauss tone poems?"

I guess for myself, "Til Eulenspiegel einmal anders" (Til Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), and "Don Quixote".  -Although the wind machine in "The Alpine Symphony" is quite an affect.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 09:00:29 PM
I just peeked at my classic movie poster calendar...The poster for June is FORBIDDEN PLANET - so much more interesting than May, which was GIGI. How many times can you look up from your desk and have Leslie Caron winking at you before it gets OLD?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jrand73 on May 31, 2004, 09:04:45 PM
Missed the chat.  8-(

Great picture DR JED.  It bespeaks theatuh.  DRLAURA I have been on a plane like that as well.  The flight attendant, loaded the luggage, and sat in the co-pilot seat as well.  It was an interesting flight.

DRDANISE...yikes - a carnivore horror story!  I am so glad you liked AIDA.  I enjoyed it SO MUCH when I saw the tour last year.  Mickey was on the road with the show at that time, so I saw him as well.  I really like the show, MOST of the music, and the ending is very very sad....well it is AIDA after all!   The CD is one of my favorite cast CD's!

FORBIDDEN PLANET or GIGI?  No contest!  Robby the Robot all the way!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jrand73 on May 31, 2004, 09:05:39 PM
OMG DRJOSE - I had an LP of Merry Pranks when I was little, and I loved playing it...LOL.  I haven't thought of it in...well decades!  Hehehhee.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 09:12:21 PM
JRand, that wasn't the flight attendant- that was the copilot. Did he give you a little bag of peanuts?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 09:19:49 PM
Sandra, didn't you know that if you go to chat that your room automatically cleans itself?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 09:26:00 PM
That's never worked in the past, BK.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 09:28:13 PM
I've just taken a photo of Robby the Robot with my new phone. HG Wells is chortling somewhere in SciFi heaven.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Kerry on May 31, 2004, 09:43:11 PM
I remembered that today is Memorial Day!!!!

I must work on Labor Day!

Favorite Universal horror films?  The usual, I guess:
Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
Dracula
Wolfman
Invisible Man
The Mummy
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 09:50:36 PM
Hi Kerry!

Well, the scariest movie I have ever seen was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, so there's not a whole lot I can add to the discussion, scary movie-wise speaking.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 09:56:10 PM
It just occurred to me...if Mike Brady had been the architect of the Glass Tower, this never would have been a problem.
Called the Glass Tower, of course, because all the muzak played in the elevators is by Philip Glass.  No, it really doesn't take the elevators forever to get from floor to floor, it just sounds like it.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 10:11:27 PM
Not too bad a day at work, actually kind of fun.  I've found a good crew to work with.  Today was spent with Chris, who is in his early thirties and taller than me.  He's a typical Rehoboth type, very accepting of others for who they are and non-judgemental.  He used to be a line cook, and blanched when I told him about the party food incident.  We're going to get along just fine.

After, der B decided we had to see Shrek 2.  I was too busy laughing to pay any attention to how he was reacting to the film, aside from a sidewards glance or two.  We enjoyed.

I've two days off this week.  Wednesday, we're heading down to DC for something called Spawn of Eden, or something like that.  (Well, it would have been if it had been produced at Universal during a certain era...)  (Thank-you, DR Jose, for the help you've given us!)  And Friday, it's off in the other direction, to NYC for Assassins.

At some point, I've got to get laundry done.  Ah, well, tomorrow is another day.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 10:13:43 PM
Back from a great night at the gym. Here are the nightly totals:

Abs: 5 min.; Elliptical Machine: 50 min.; Avg. Heart-Rate: 156; Calories Burned: 650.

I'm feelin' fine and I'm sure that I've lost ten pounds just tonight. Ha! I wish. I do feel good, but I really need to shower now. I'll be back...
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: S. Woody White on May 31, 2004, 10:16:23 PM
Re: our absent DR Jenny:

She and der Brucer were chatting again today.  She's still got computer problems, and is using her sister's computer, which cuts down on her online time a great deal.  Other than that, she and her family went for a weekend in Provencetown.  Der B says her reaction was "It was like the Castro on a Saturday night...only gayer."

I'm still trying to figure out when she's ever been to the Castro.   ;)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 10:17:31 PM
I don't suppose it would be such a great idea to send you chocolate chip cookies, huh, Jason?
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 10:18:24 PM
DR Sandra: I'll do an extra hour a day on the Elliptical Machine if you send me cookies.... :P
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 10:23:43 PM
What's an Elliptical Machine? I thought that was for kidney stones.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 10:31:56 PM
This is an elliptical machine. I don't think it's good for kidney stones, but it's definitely good for chocolate chip cookies. ;)
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 10:33:36 PM
I don't knowif Mr. Pogue catches up on the posts that he missed from the night before, but someone might tell him tomorrow to check out this post.

Our local movie reviewer wrote an article in today's paper regarding remakes.  I thought Charles (and possibly Panni) might find this one paragraph interesting.  Thank God, there are film directors who can, apparently, do it all single-handedly!:

Marry a visionary director, like Jackson, and state-of-the-art special effects and you can wind up with a remake that puts the original to shame. Vision is key. David Croenenberg, an artist with an unsettlingly original mind, took the schlocky 1958 sci-fi horror picture, "The Fly" - Look Ma! A man with a fly's head! - and created a nightmarish examination of scientific obsession and ghastly transformation. And with a line like, "Have you ever heard of insect politics? ... Insects don't have politics. They're very ... brutal. No compassion, no compromise," that picture burrowed into the brain and left a lasting imprint of ineradicable fear.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Sandra on May 31, 2004, 10:34:06 PM
Well then we'll see what we can do about that.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 10:37:49 PM


My son, Barney Rubble!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: TCB on May 31, 2004, 10:38:42 PM
Jason, you look really good on that machine!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 11:05:06 PM
Jason, you look really good on that machine!

Well, I wish I could say that I looked that good on my elliptical, but I don't. I don't quite understand what the problem is, but I keep working out--hard--and I've seen very little change in my body shape. I dunno...maybe I'm being impatient.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 11:05:43 PM
Our local movie reviewer wrote an article in today's paper regarding remakes.  I thought Charles (and possibly Panni) might find this one paragraph interesting.  Thank God, there are film directors who can, apparently, do it all single-handedly!:

Hmmmm. I'll leave this to FS Pogue. But let me just say, that IMHO the local reviewer is an idiot.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Jason on May 31, 2004, 11:06:36 PM
Well then we'll see what we can do about that.

Well, if you decide you want to do something about it...:D...I would ask that you decide to send them to my address at work. I wouldn't want any cookies to wind up stolen. I think your mom might have the address...otherwise I'll PM it to you.

Oh! And thank you...!!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 11:31:59 PM
And may I add to my review of the reviewer that he should learn to spell.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on May 31, 2004, 11:36:00 PM
I just peeked at my classic movie poster calendar...The poster for June is FORBIDDEN PLANET - so much more interesting than May, which was GIGI. How many times can you look up from your desk and have Leslie Caron winking at you before it gets OLD?

Well, it certainly CAN'T BE ANY WORSE than seeing the likes of my photo (on the left), as well as several other photos one sees here day after day after day.  Old or young, some do get seen more times than others.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: Panni on May 31, 2004, 11:43:13 PM
Just read Juliana's last Millie diary entry. Read it if you haven't yet!
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 11:46:24 PM
Welcome back Merry Searchers - still searching the same old thing.  Isn't it rich?  Isn't it queer?  Searching for things that are not, all through the year?  Send in the CLOWNS.
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 11:57:02 PM
Welcome seven GUESTS.  Wonder if one or two of them are Merrily Searching?

See them look for things,
Things I guess they think we say
Merrily they search along, search along
Looking for clues...
Title: Re:THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
Post by: bk on May 31, 2004, 11:59:49 PM
Holy smokes, I just passed 4700 posts.