Topic: WELCOME FEBRUARY (Read 47362 times)

TCB · « **Reply #210 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:01:34 PM »

PAGE EIGHT!

TCB · « **Reply #211 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:02:32 PM »

Great photos, Laura.

Who wrote FREDDY THE PIG?

Ben · « **Reply #212 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:07:42 PM »

Walter Brooks wrote

Freddy the Pig

TCB · « **Reply #213 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:15:45 PM »

Quote from: Ben on February 01, 2010, 06:07:42 PM

Walter Brooks wrote

Freddy the Pig

Then I would have to say for the T.O.D.:

Walter Brooks for author ( I read every one of the Freddy books - when I was in my Thirties!

Rodgers & Hammerstein for music

TCB · « **Reply #214 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:16:15 PM »

Thank you, Ben! Now, go to bed.

MBarnum · « **Reply #215 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:32:00 PM »

TOD:

Composer:

A combination of Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner, and Paul Sawtell...basically any of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Universal horror film music...beginning when I was in Jr. High School I would set up my tape recorder next to the television and record the title track of these films when they would play on the late, late show.

vixmom · « **Reply #216 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:40:59 PM »

I was so rudely dragged off to cook yesterday I forgot to say Happy Birthday to DR Michael Shane!!

vixmom · « **Reply #217 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:41:15 PM »

Happy Birthaday to Kerry

vixmom · « **Reply #218 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:41:45 PM »

Happy Birthaday to Donald

elmore3003 · « **Reply #219 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:41:48 PM »

The concert had wonderful moments as well as a few sloppy under-rehearsed ones, but it was so much better than I thought it would be. Kate Baldwin acted as one of our hosts and sang a beautiful arrangement of "Indian Summer" by Jonathan Tunick. The other singers were all from the opera and concert world, which was good for the legit things but hell for the comedy numbers: "The Streets of New York" (who the hell rewrote the lyrics?) and the Frank Daniels comedy number from THE WIZARD OF THE NILE could have used Chris Fitzgerald or Jason Graae to perk them up, but my friends Korliss and John sang the hell out of the splendid "Thine Alone."

I thought the concert, which strangely billed itself as the 150th birthday when it is actually the 151st, did a good job of balancing the classsical and popular worlds: a wonderful cellist played two movements from Herbert's glorious cello concertoi No. 2, which was so good that it inspired Herbert's friend Antonin Dvorak to write an even better one, and we got a wonderful Straussian polka "Royal Sec" and an under-rehearsed edition of the sultry habanera "Cuban Serenade," which was part of the famous 1924 Paul Whiteman Aeolian Hall concert that premiered "Rhapsody In Blue." I wonder if Herbert's "Cuban Serenade" had any part in the genesis of Gershwin's Cuban Overture?

vixmom · « **Reply #220 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:42:21 PM »

JRAND whata lovely picture of you and your sisters!! Youl ook particularly distinquished!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #221 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:48:23 PM »

Quote from: TCB on February 01, 2010, 03:18:36 PM

Quote from: Matt H. on February 01, 2010, 06:40:59 AM
And the funny thing is, I had no compunction whatsoever about reading the last Miss Marple book SLEEPING MURDER. Of course, she doesn't die at the end of it.

Well, I guess I can take the copy of CURTAIN off of my nightstand! Spoilers indeed.

Read a few messages prior to that comment, and you'll note that we were talking about the OBITUARY of Hercule Poirot appearing on the front pages of local papers. Maybe spoilers should have been offered in 1975 when the book came out and it was in the headlines around the world.

vixmom · « **Reply #222 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:48:28 PM »

TOD; Authors

Carolyn Haywood - the first book I ever tookout of thelibrary with my very own library card was B is For Betsy

I read every single book by Carolyn Haywood that the library had - over and over and over

Then there was Laura Ingles Wilder and the Little House books - all of which I still enjoy revisiting every few years

then there was Mark Twain and Louisa May Alcott and Edgar Allen Poe

Matt H. · « **Reply #223 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:50:40 PM »

When I went back down, I watched the four bonus features on the second disc in the LOLA MONTES set. The first one was 53 minutes and the second was 33 minutes, so they were substantial to be sure. Lots of film clips from Ophuls' various movies.

vixmom · « **Reply #224 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:51:41 PM »

My favorite artist is Norman Rockwell - I love how his pictures tell a story

I was so dissapointed to recently hear that they had an exhibit of his work right here on the Island of Long and I missed it

Kerry · « **Reply #225 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:52:35 PM »

So many wonderful birthday wishes! I am filled with awe. Thank you all!!!!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #226 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:52:51 PM »

Next, I watched today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. The boys were on, but there was very little forward movement on their storyline. They weren't in the previews though Lily and Holden were, so I'm not sure if they're on tomorrow or not.

Matt H. · « **Reply #227 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:53:52 PM »

I skimmed through today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE, but there was nothing of interest for me.

Matt H. · « **Reply #228 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:55:54 PM »

Next I watched Friday night's episode of SPARTACUS. A succession of bodybuilding hunks (with frontal male nudity; unusual even for this day and time on television) makes for lots of spectacular eye candy. We got just a glimpse of the gay gladiator in the background with his love interest.

Matt H. · « **Reply #229 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:57:07 PM »

Next I watched CHUCK. Nice to be able to skim through the Buy More segments though now that Morgan and Chuck's sister are going to start snooping around, that's going to be tedious. I enjoyed the caper this week.

Kerry · « **Reply #230 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:57:23 PM »

Partial TOD:
Shows: I was more or less exposed to South pacific, My Fair Lady, Annie Get Your Gun, and Flower Drum Song all at the same time and fell in love with them all. Thank God for Columbia records. Still love the music from those shows.
Classical composers would have to be Debussy and Tchaikovsky. A few years later, Fantasia would expand my horizons a little bit more. Still love these composers.
Of the artists I was aware of early, I'd have to say that Renoir and Manet were my favorites. Still love these artists (among so many now). How lucky I am to have had these all in my life!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #231 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:57:28 PM »

JRand, loved the photo of you and your sisters!

Matt H. · « **Reply #232 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:57:59 PM »

And I ended my evening with tonight's '24.' Better than last week's place-holding episode, but the action quotient still hasn't been amped up to match previous seasons.

Kerry · « **Reply #233 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:01:52 PM »

I loved The Bobbsey Twins too! Still have a couple of the books.

vixmom · « **Reply #234 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:05:08 PM »

Congratulations on Rob passing his EMT exam!!

Congratulations to Ginny for passing her blood exam!! (and may you continue to get better every day)

vixmom · « **Reply #235 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:06:19 PM »

another Laura Lee Hope fan here!

vixmom · « **Reply #236 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:06:48 PM »

and of course there was always Dr Seuss

vixmom · « **Reply #237 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:09:46 PM »

I would read him in a box, I would read him with a fox I would read him in the rain, I would read him on a train, I would read him here or there I would read him everywhere

vixmom · « **Reply #238 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:12:17 PM »

TOD - Iguess I would have to say Sondehim and the Beatles - my earliest recollections of music are the score of West Side Story and "I Should have Known Better"

vixmom · « **Reply #239 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:12:37 PM »

and ow - to bed....

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