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Title: HIE MYSELF
Post by: bk on June 11, 2004, 11:59:57 PM: Well, you've read the notes, you know the ins and outs of the notes, you know all about hie and therefore it is time to hie yourselves to post.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 12:13:53 AM: Thank you for all the good vibes for DD Rachel. I'll pass them on. She's taking two weeks off from her summer job, coming to LA and getting lots of rest - which is about all you can do for Mono. The doctor told her not to play contact sports (to protect her spleen). As she wouldn't know a contact sport if she tripped over one, this is not a hard direction to follow.
Good night, all.
Jane - - Yes she's done with school for the year. Her lowest mark was A-. Not bad.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 12:14:14 AM: I do not like to cook for myself.

I like cooking for der Brucer and myself, but that is a totally different thing.

This last dinner, I was planning on doing something Chinese in style. Der B. nixed that, wanting something warmer (it's been raining).

So I rummaged around the kitchen, and ended up:

Poaching a couple of chicken breasts and mushrooms in chicken stock. When the breasts were cooked through, I added some corn starch to the broth, which made a wonderful gravy.

The gravy also went well over some StoveTop Stuffing Mix. Yes, I used a prefabricated product! Big deal. I modified it some with fresh celery and onion, which I sweated in the butter called for by the mix.

This was all completed with a zucchini that I sauteed, with just a pinch of Chinese five-spice powder. (I had to get my Chinese fix in there somewhere.)

That's what meals are like around our house: I figure out what will work together, and throw it. Usually, it works. If it doesn't, der Brucer tells me, and I don't try that again.
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Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 12:15:58 AM: Welcome eleven GUESTS. Someday we know some of you will come out of the woodwork and post. It's ever so much fun, especially on one of our food days.
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 12:22:35 AM: I got back from the Seattle Storm basketball game a couple of hours ago and the Storm won! My niece (the real fan) will be happy with that, and with the pictures that I had to take for her (since she couldn't go). Just had to share. :)

Quote from: Matt H. on June 11, 2004, 08:18:00 PM
DR George, kudos on the new pic. It is extremely sharp on my monitor. I guess with others changing their pics, I need to take down the old camera and snap a more recent shot of me. I'll work on that this next week.

Thanks! :D You know those newspaper photographers have to be good! I hope the newspaper where I got the photo doesn't mind me stealing it. It is a picture of my very own self, after all!
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 02:51:32 AM: Personally, I love preparing omelets. Mostly, because it's really difficult to mess up. Scramble some eggs, chop some stuff up, grate some cheese...or not.

I also adore preparing stir-fry. Again, it's really easy. And, just like the omelet, there ain't nothin' to it.

Oh, and chili. That's simple, too.

Sense a pattern in there? I enjoy cooking on autopilot.
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 02:56:09 AM: I bought a used copy of the new cast album of Wonderful Town yesterday, and it's not very wonderful. It's tinny, shrill, and has no ooomph! to it at all. A totally half-assed job; but that's becoming commonplace in cast albums these days.

Fer chrissakes, where's the love?
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 06:22:16 AM: DRGEORGE - yes nice NEW photo.

Hmmmmmmm....MRBK has a FULL day ahead of himself! Rushing hither and yon. I wonder if the other DR's are having such full Saturdays. I myself am attending a 50th Wedding Anniversary thang for some friends of the family, then will be working the box office, then doing the closing and final and sold out performance of STATE FAIR, helping to strike the set, and then attending the closing night cast party and participating in said party's Talent Show!

I don't cook much either....hmmmmmmmm....I like to have a Spam Sandwich on white bread with Velveeta Cheese....if I have to be the one to make something myself, it is usually a sandwich of whatever is available, otherwise Mr Burger King does the honor!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 06:56:39 AM: DR RObin, I couldn't agree with you more about the new CD of WONDERFUL TOWN. I was totally underwhelmed by it. Not having seen the show and only having this as a barometer, I was thoroughly delighted the show did not carry off many Tonys this past Sunday.
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 06:59:04 AM: Since I've been single quite a long time, it is second nature for me now to cook for just myself. I only eat out at most three days a week, so the other days are spent cooking for just me. I have to admit, though, after years of cooking for two, it did take awhile to learn to cook just for myself, and there are still dishes that I cook and have leftovers for the next day.

That includes my favorite thing to cook for me - fried chicken. I usually cook enough for two meals. I also really like my spaghetti and meat sauce which also goes for two meals.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 07:02:29 AM: When I was working, I really prized my Saturdays and liked to have them to just do nothing. Nowadays, as a retiree, the days seem to run into one another, and Saturday becomes no more special than any other day. I have to admit, though, that because of heavy shopping crowds, I do loathe to shop anywhere on Saturday. I try to do things like grocery shopping and quick trips to Wal-Mart in the early morning to beat the crowds and not have to wait in long lines at the check-out.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 07:10:40 AM: One of the things that helped Sean Penn in his Oscar quest this year was having another sterling performance in a different film being seen by Academy voters - 21 GRAMS. From some reviews that I read (I haven't seen either film yet though I will eventually see both), Penn's performance in 21 GRAMS is even stronger than in MYSTIC RIVER, but as MYSTIC was a big studio project and 21 GRAMS an independent film, his agents pushed for the nomination to be for MYSTIC RIVER. With two excellent performances in their heads when they marked their ballots, that might have swayed the vote toward Sean Penn.

After seeing Bill Murray's highly lauded (but fairly uninteresting, to me at least) work in LOST IN TRANSLATION, I am glad the vote didn't go his way.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 07:41:14 AM: Today I shall make a pilgrimage to the County of Orange to pay a visit to the Dear Mother. The plan is lunch (no big hats, just a casual affair this time) and a matinee of the new cinematic entertainment called The Stepford Wives.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 07:52:25 AM: LEST WE FORGET

(http://www.foxnews.com/images/128155/0_21_frank_anne_200.jpg)

Anne Frank, pictured in an undated photograph, would have turned 75 on Saturday, June 12, had she survived a Nazi concentration camp.

"She was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent," said her biographer, Lee. "I just can't believe she would have led an ordinary life."

All the above from a Newstory (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,122513,00.html) on a photo exhibition
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 07:59:42 AM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 12:13:53 AM

Yes she's done with school for the year. Her lowest mark was A-. Not bad.

Your a Good Mum, You is.

(My Father would have groused "Why the minus?".)

der Brucer (who grumbled for years because a parent with only an eighth grade education would be so critical - but then, again, without regular kicks in my pompous ass who knows what I would have become)
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 08:06:52 AM: I read THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL when I was in 9th grade, and it affected me deeply.

The Oscar winning documentary ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED gives a nice balance to the story and of course picks up the family's story after the Nazis find them. Not to be missed.
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 08:08:06 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 12:14:14 AM

This was all completed with a zucchini that I sauteed, with just a pinch of Chinese five-spice powder.

Ah-ha! That's what that was - very nice addition.

der Brucer (Woody always punishes "prefabricated product" by add some loving and labor intensive twist - Hamuger Helper gets the royal treatment with fresh roasted Red Bell Peppers, fresh mushrooms, and lots of fresh hopped herbs)
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:29:18 AM: Good morning. Cooking for myself I find boring. I'm a pretty good cook who these days hardly ever cooks. My kitchen setup in the guest house is pretty pathetic. Can't use the oven really (the temperature is not marked in degrees, so you have to guess - go figure). So if it can't be microwaved or done on the stove, it's out. Plus, because this is such a small space, cooking anything that has a strong odor is out. Which rules out my beloved onions and garlic. And no fish, of course. I do scrambled eggs with whatever happens to be handy thrown in. Lots of canned soups. Microwave ready chicken tenders, that kind of thing. One day I'll have a real kitchen again and then I can post about various dishes till the cows come home (unless I cook them).
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:41:04 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 07:59:42 AM
Your a Good Mum, You is.
(My Father would have groused "Why the minus?".)

Thank you, DB. I've never believed in pushing for certain marks or getting angry if marks were low. I've always said to Rachel that how she does in school is no reflection on me. I'm judged by my successes and failures, not hers. The marks are HERS, the results, good or bad, are hers. What I've said to her from the time she was old enough to understand is that the only thing I want for her is that she have choices when she is out in the world. People who drop out of school or do really poorly have fewer choices as to what to do with their lives than those who don't. Of course there are exceptions - those with huge talent or luck. But for the most part, it's true. After hearing that again and again over the years, I think it sunk in. She decided that she wanted to do well for HERSELF. And she has, And I'm very proud of her. But what I'm proudest of is that she's an exceptionally good human being.
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 08:43:19 AM: Good morning and where in tarnation IS everyone? I'm getting ready to leave soon but I'll be here for a bit.

Favorite things to cook for myself: Wacky Noodles, sauteed chicken breasts, mushrooms and onions over rice, and occasionally pasta with butter and cheese. Now I'm getting hungry.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 08:54:32 AM: SWW-very good answer on STARGATE. Robin, I don’t know if the series is better as it has been a long time since I’ve seen the movie. Even you didn’t like the movie you may not like the series. Do you like sci-fi? I am a big fan of the series. Sorry I didn’t answer your question yesterday.

Jason, nice pic of Times Square. I have never seen the city after sunset.

Sandra, DearReaderLaura, beautiful shot of the peacock. Oh, and cute turtle.

JRand thanks anyway. As you saw I just had Keith convert the pic for me. It did need to be smaller before I could post.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 08:56:02 AM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 12:13:53 AM
Thank you for all the good vibes for DD Rachel. I'll pass them on. She's taking two weeks off from her summer job, coming to LA and getting lots of rest - which is about all you can do for Mono. The doctor told her not to play contact sports (to protect her spleen). As she wouldn't know a contact sport if she tripped over one, this is not a hard direction to follow.
Good night, all.
Jane - - Yes she's done with school for the year. Her lowest mark was A-. Not bad.

Not bad at all. You must be very proud.

I doubt she would have the energy for contacts sports even if she did play them. Enjoy your visit.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 09:08:42 AM: Have fun, MRBK. Remember when you get to the reading:

Be seen, be heard; louder, faster, funnier; don't be a dead spot onstage...don't be a black hole that sucks all of the energy out of a scene; have fun - if you have fun, they'll have fun.

And all that other stuff!
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 09:20:17 AM: Having been to too many readings with too many energy-suckers, I never don't have energy. And I never understand actors who sit there like so much fish, mumbling. Helps no one.
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 09:23:18 AM: Quote from: Robin on June 12, 2004, 02:51:32 AM
Personally, I love preparing omelets. Mostly, because it's really difficult to mess up. Scramble some eggs, chop some stuff up, grate some cheese...or not.

Try adding sautéd chicken livers.

Or for a tad more elegance you could try the speciality of the chef of Norma's at the Le Parker Meridien in NYC:

The omelet, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata" (http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=1873189) has six eggs, a lobster and -- here's the kicker -- 10 ounces of sevruga caviar.

Dave Letterman had the chef prepare one for him for his show. When the chef arrived and grandly presented Dave with plate, Letterman casually picked up a bottle of Ketchup...well, you get the picture!

der Brucer (whose Mother would leave the table if he put ketchup on his plate along side sunny-side up fried eggs - now the ketchup was for the home fries - but, when one punctured the egg yolk with the wheat toast, the yolk would mix with the....well. you get the picture)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 09:32:24 AM: Quote from: George on June 12, 2004, 12:22:35 AM
I hope the newspaper where I got the photo doesn't mind me stealing it. It is a picture of my very own self, after all!

Mind! - in your neck of the woods it is you who have been the victim - the photographer has stolen your soul!

In an interview with Anne Makepeace "Curtis Photography – Stealing Souls or Preserving Legacy?" (http://www.wnet.org/americanmasters/curtis/photography_about.html) who did a PBS American Masterworks special on the photographer Edward Curtis, she reports:

In my early days of research for COMING TO LIGHT, I had read that Indian people did not like photography, that they believed that the camera captured a part of them, stealing their souls. I traveled to reservations all over the West to see what people really thought about Curtis' photographs. To my surprise, I saw family pictures covering the walls of every Indian home, and parents and kids shooting each other with video cameras. Clearly, if Indian people had once believed that the camera captured their souls, they had gotten over that. But then, was it different because they themselves were photographing each other? Were negative feelings towards photography that I had read really about the invasion of white photographers coming into their community and taking something that didn't belong to them?
…
What I found on Indian reservations was a tremendous variety of responses to Curtis' photographs. Most people loved seeing pictures of their ancestors. It was interesting that, when telling stories about them, they nearly always talked about their departed ancestors in the present tense as if they were still here, and referred to them as relatives, not ancestors. Some people did say that their grandparents had feared the camera, believing that a part of them remained in the photograph. When these pictures did come back to families and to the reservations where they were taken, through the efforts of tribal cultural preservation offices or of researchers, they have usually been welcomed as though the ancestors were coming home. However, in my travels, I found that some Indian people did not welcome them. One Blood Indian man threatened to confiscate the Curtis pictures I showed him, saying they should never have been taken, that the people in them should be allowed to go on into the other world, and that their souls should not be held captive in photographs.

der Brucer (who enjoyed the picture of George's soul)
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Post by: JMK on June 12, 2004, 09:37:24 AM: Re: Anne Frank. Some synchronicity--Betsy and I just finished watching all the extras on the Diary DVD. Then we went on IMdb to see WEHT Millie Perkins and were shocked--shocked--to see she had been in Wall Street. Now we must rewatch that to see who she is (Mrs. Fox, whomever that might be).

I will be E&T probably for the next week as we are jetting to Orlando tomorrow, so any Hainsies/Kimlets who wish to send us good travel vibes would be doing me especially a favor. I am not a calm flyer, and we will be most of the day tomorrow on several flights with two young children. Pass the Prozac.

If anyone who's been to Disneyworld/Epcot etc. has any recommendations, send them my way:

jmkauffman@aol.com
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Post by: JMK on June 12, 2004, 09:39:26 AM: P.S. Good job vibes to my lovely wife Betsy, who has managed to pull off the near-impossible and has two, count 'em, two job offers on the table. We are in fact about to drop her off downtown for a meeting with the Board of one job who has made her an offer (later this afternoon we get to the good stuff--the actual salary/benefits), and another high-profile job with the State of Oregon is awaiting her if this one doesn't work out. I guess I married good, huh?
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Post by: Sandra on June 12, 2004, 09:49:43 AM: One word: floop!

The reason I only make floop for myself is that no one else will eat it.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 09:54:14 AM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 12, 2004, 06:22:16 AM
....I like to have a Spam Sandwich on white bread with Velveeta Cheese....

Serve that to a prisoner and the ACLU will complain "Cruel and Unusual Punishement".

der Brucer (thinking JRand would relish BK's "Whacky Noodles")
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 10:07:47 AM: LOL.....sometimes I feel as though I were in prison...doing a musical, ya know.
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 10:08:07 AM: Quote from: JMK on June 12, 2004, 09:39:26 AM
I guess I married good, huh?

What?...no credit to the Matchmaker!
Title: Re:HIE MYSELF
Post by: Sandra on June 12, 2004, 10:08:18 AM: Hey those Wacky Noodles are good.

And vibes to Betsy! ~~~~~~~ Knock 'em dead! (Well, not really)
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 10:19:59 AM: DR DANISE thanks for the updates on your trips...AND...for the Tampa Bay celebration pics! And yes, the Stanley Cup does probably have to have a tank following it....LOL...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 10:23:23 AM: Good Afternoon!

I probably would have made it this Morning, but I had a weird awakening this morning around 6:00. I heard a strange noise coming from the living room which is next to my room - and only separated by a set of pocket doors. Well... my roomie had somehow gotten up in the middle of the night and plunked himself down on the couch... and he was snoring. And I mean SNORING! WOW?!?!?! Well, after giving a good knock on the pocket doors, I could tell he re-shifted positions, and the snoring stopped. So... In any case, I'm still sort of groggy...

BUT it's gloriously sunny outside!, so...

For my Saturday plans, hmm...

The Xterra Games are in town...

There's a "reception" for the planned, new Arts Center downtown...

There's Carytown...

There's TV...

There's cleaning... -well, maybe not cleaning... Ah, well...

So...

As for the ToD: Chilis, soups, sandwiches, etc. Sometimes it's something simple, sometimes it's something complicated. But I guess it's usually some sort of saute of whatever I have in the fridge and pantry. Or it's just a few scoops of ice cream. ;)

-I actually got the kitchen clean enough where I can cook in it again, so... Of course, they're ripping out part of the ceiling next week, etc... Ah, well...

OK - Time to hie myself...

Laters
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 10:23:51 AM: Beam me up, BK, page two! 8)
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Post by: Jennifer on June 12, 2004, 10:54:37 AM: Wow, I've been having trouble logging on to post in internet explorer, again. :(

DR Jane: Did you post the pic yourself? Very nice.

Yah poutine is actually quite good. Well I love it (nobody else in my family does). It's everywhere here (extremely common). I wonder if that's just in Quebec or if you can get it elsewhere.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 12, 2004, 10:56:46 AM: I'm curious, what did the amazon site say while it was down? That must have been chaos for them.

As for what I like to cook for just myself. Well I don't like to cook just for one.

One thing I have been obsessed with this week is pizza with chicken on top. There was a pizza sale for 3.83$ and I decided to try this new kind called parisienne (it is McCain's parisienne). It has chicken and spinach and cheese and sauce. And it's just the best thing I've tasted for that price. :)
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 11:01:04 AM: Oops, I took Echo for a walk and left the computer on. I haven't really been here for the last two hours.
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 11:18:42 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 09:23:18 AM
Try adding sautéd chicken livers.

Or for a tad more elegance you could try the speciality of the chef of Norma's at the Le Parker Meridien in NYC:

The omelet, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata" (http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=1873189) has six eggs, a lobster and -- here's the kicker -- 10 ounces of sevruga caviar.

Dave Letterman had the chef prepare one for him for his show. When the chef arrived and grandly presented Dave with plate, Letterman casually picked up a bottle of Ketchup...well, you get the picture!

ROTFLMAO!! (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/lachen/laughing-smiley-018.gif)

Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 09:32:24 AM
der Brucer (who enjoyed the picture of George's soul)

You're welcome! I'd heard that about the Indians believing that photos capture the soul. I'd also heard that some Africans believed this. I saw this one documentary and a tribesman, after being photographed with a Poloroid, tried to eat the picture, because he thought that the picture was his soul. :o
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Post by: Ann on June 12, 2004, 11:30:07 AM: Good morning all
I went to bed at 4 am last night. Then the phone woke me at 8:30. I see a nap in my near future.

I fully admit that I am not much of a cook. I'm a big fan of things like take-out, cans o' soup, instant meals, and the like. However, I do enjoy cooking some things when I have the time and the energy.
Eggs are standard fare for any meal. I like 'em scrambled with a bit of cheddar, some soy sauce, and some onion salt. Very yum. I have George Foreman grill that I will often use to grill fish...usually salmon. And lately I've been on a smoothie kick. Fresh fruit, some vanilla yogurt, and a splash of milk. My usual breakfast, also a post-workout drink.
As far as comfort food goes, there is one thing that I will make and have made since I was very young. About the simplest meal you can get...salad macaroni with some chicken boullion cubes, boiled it up, and eat. Don't know why I like it, but I do.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 11:35:44 AM: DRJENNIFER the message I got re:Amazon was "Some of our Amazon stores are closed at this time. Please check back later."

It was very strange!
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 11:37:57 AM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 12, 2004, 10:07:47 AM
LOL.....sometimes I feel as though I were in prison...doing a musical, ya know.

Gotta Sing-Sing!

Just back from an exhausting trip to IKEA with a buddy of mine from work. I was horrified to find out when I got to the cash register that I had left both my credit card AND my debit card AT HOME!! I'm extremely blessed--my friend paid for my stuff, so I'll pay him on Monday. I was so embarrassed... I'm such a dunce sometimes. ::)

I'm now listening to the Original Broadway Cast Recording of TABOO. It's amazing how much better this plays on CD than it did on stage. I have always thought it was a very good score, and I'm glad to have the recording now. Though I'd like the two hours back that I spent in the Plymouth Theatre...

I don't cook. I don't have a kitchen, therefore I don't cook. When I did have a kitchen, I enjoyed preparing all of those typical bachelor/college-type foods. You know the kind--Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Hamburger Helper, etc. I do love a good meatloaf (though that's tough to make for just one person), and spaghetti's always good, too. It's just hard to cook for one.
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Post by: Jed on June 12, 2004, 11:40:33 AM: Quote from: JMK on June 12, 2004, 09:39:26 AM
P.S. Good job vibes to my lovely wife Betsy, who has managed to pull off the near-impossible and has two, count 'em, two job offers on the table. We are in fact about to drop her off downtown for a meeting with the Board of one job who has made her an offer (later this afternoon we get to the good stuff--the actual salary/benefits), and another high-profile job with the State of Oregon is awaiting her if this one doesn't work out. I guess I married good, huh?

Wow, congrats to Betsy! I'll gladly take whichever job she doesn't want. :)
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 12:12:48 PM: JMK GOOD TRAVEL VIBES and congratulations to Bestsy.

Jennifer, I can post the pictures, but only after Keith sets them up on the computer and sizes them for me. I still don’t know why JRand didn’t have to reduce the size of the picture he posted for me, yet for me to post the same pic I would need to downsize it. I think it is a mystery that may never be solved. ;D
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Post by: MBarnum on June 12, 2004, 12:16:01 PM: Wow, busy day for some DRs! I myself plan on having a lounging around day. Went to Hollywood video and, as I had a rent 2, get one free rental coupon, I picked up some movies...GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS (2000), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (nope I have never seen this one before), and SURVIVING GILLIGAN'S ISLAND...I hope I can squeeze all 3 movies in this weeked along with at least one Bollywood movie! Now I must hie myself to the kitchen to do up last nights dinner dishes.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 12, 2004, 12:17:21 PM: Favorite dinner to make for myself is Macaroni and Cheese with weiners...don't make it much anymore as it is not allowed for my diet...but dang it is good! Yum!
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Post by: Jed on June 12, 2004, 12:17:58 PM: I'm pretty good at bachelor cooking, and have gotten to where I can downsize just about anything for single servings. A couple of my favorites to make for myself are biscuits and gravy (either dried beef or chicken gravy), fajitas, and any number of veggie/rice/optional-meat combos, depending on what's in the fridge.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 12:23:52 PM: Except for Penny I believe my favorite meal, or variations of it, I cook for myself will bore everyone but I love it. I like to toast basmati in olive oil then add the water along with saffron and salt. While that cooks I steam vegetables. Sometimes I steam them with tofu seasoned with garlic. Even better, I buy marinated & seasoned tofu at the deli counter of a local market. I toss the basmati and veggies along with the tofu, or black beans, or a mixture of beans, or scrambled eggs. Last night I had scrambled eggs and added slices of an avocado and a special treat-a slice of toasted rye bread. Best of all folks, this meal does is not fattening. :)
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 12, 2004, 12:34:31 PM: Yes, DRJANE, it is a mystery....I can't figure it out myself. I am assuming it shows up as jpeg file for you. Why would it have more pixels or be bigger on your system than mine? Maybe because I bought mine at Walmart! LOL

STRANGE...technology is STRANGE.... an almost Mickey & Sylvia reference.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 12:59:05 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 08:08:06 AM
...(Woody always punishes "prefabricated product" by add some loving and labor intensive twist - Hamuger Helper gets the royal treatment with fresh roasted Red Bell Peppers, fresh mushrooms, and lots of fresh hopped herbs)
"Hamuger" Helper isn't even allowed in the door any more. I can do much better on my own. Give me some burger, a can of tomatoes, and a decent pantry, and there's no telling what I can come up with! ;D

Wait, that "no telling" bit doesn't sound so good. Spoo! :-\
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 01:06:03 PM: I must be off to the nursing home. I would pass today except Echo’s best buddy there isn’t feeling to well and we will be gone on our trip the next couple of Saturdays. I need to get back early as my son is on his way home from Portland, just for the night. He is bringing a friend and they are going to a wedding, about 45 minutes to an hour from here. I just found out they have to leave at five in the morning to head back to Portland so he can get back to work to open the store tomorrow. At least I will have a couple of hours with him this afternoon. I also found out the wedding is so far out of town because the couple is going to take their vows while parachuting.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on June 12, 2004, 01:10:18 PM: I saw BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE last night. For those of you unfamiliar with this film (which has won awards at several film festivals) it is about Broadway from the mid-40s to the late-60s. The filmaker interviewed over 100 people who worked on Broadway during that period (some who have since passed away) and mixed clips from the interviews with archieval footage. You see Kim Stanley and Elaine Stritch in BYS STOP, John Raitt in CAROUSEL, home movies of Ann Miller. PAJAMA GAME and more. Shirley MacLaine talks of taking over for Carol Haney; Gretchen Wyler tells the story of her getting her role in SILK STOCKINGS; Carol Burnett talks of her arrival in NY with very little money and checking into the only hotel she had heard of: The Algonquin. There is so much more in the film (and a lot of extras already planned for the DVD from the 250 hours filmed including today's Broadway people talking about the stars of the past). It's in NY now, opens in LA 7/2 and will spread out all over the country during the summer before the DVD.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 01:34:44 PM: Isn't BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE going to be shown on PBS before the DVD rollout? Or am I confusing it with something else?
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 01:35:54 PM: The nice thing about cooking more than enough spaghetti sauce for one sitting is that the leftovers often taste better than it does fresh. I ADORE leftover spaghetti sauce on fresh pasta.
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:21:46 PM: A lull.

I like to make lasagna, but I do it so seldomly (is that a real word??). A few weeks ago I made some for my housemate and myself. I wasn't able to get the kind of spaghetti sauce mix that I prefer, so it was a little bit off (a Maltby and Shire reference), but it was still good. What I do is make the spaghetti sauce from the mix, use a basic recipe from either the package of noodles or container of ricotta cheese and I double everything except the noodles. But even then, there are ususally some left over noodles. But otherwise everything turns out. Good stuff Maynard!
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 02:28:50 PM: Someone must rally the troops so that this isn't an all time low day! There's bk slaving over a hot script while we lie around eating bonbons and NOT posting....
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 02:29:46 PM: I continue my little speech to the HHW troops in this, the next post, so that we may get closer...
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 02:31:18 PM: ....to the next page. which is only two more posts after this one. George - if you're actually there - it's just the two of us. How about a nice post on toast?
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:36:04 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 02:31:18 PM
....to the next page. which is only two more posts after this one. George - if you're actually there - it's just the two of us. How about a nice post on toast?

I am here, but I won't toast a post. I did come across this site: Burgdorf's Folk Art Fence Posts (http://www.burgdorfsfolkart.com/). It has decorative fence posts!
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:36:42 PM: And one (http://www.woodpostcap.com/) for Mahler!
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 02:37:13 PM: CHEERLEADING FOR POSTS!(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/huepfen/jumping-smiley-017.gif)(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/huepfen/jumping-smiley-012.gif)(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/huepfen/jumping-smiley-016.gif)

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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 02:39:31 PM: HURRAY FOR PAGE THREE! The cheerleading will also serve as the Page Three Dance - unless someone has the urge to dance. In which case, for for it!

Good TRAVEL VIBES and JOB VIBES to JMK and family!!!
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:40:49 PM: And here's another post:
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 02:41:55 PM: Mein Gott in Himmel...this is my six-hundreth post! Geez-o-man.

All this talk of Hamburger Helper and canned spaghetti sauce is making me extremely hungry. I like to use Prego 'Meat' flavored sauce and mix it with Prego 'Three Cheese' flavored sauce. It's yummy. And I always, always, always add about twice more meat than they recommend. I love a meaty meat sauce.

I just finished unpacking my purchases from IKEA. I re-framed four show posters in their new frames and put some 'new' ones in the old frames. Now I just have to finish hanging them. Ugh. It's not easy relocating four big picture frames in a small apartment in an attractive fashion.

I got a new frame today, too, that holds three 5x7 photos. I thought it held three 4x6 photos. I don't HAVE any 5x7 photos! So instead I framed some Playbills. I went with a color scheme--blue. It turned out quite well. I'll take a picture of it and post it later... The only problem...? The stupid glass broke! I couldn't get the hooks attached and while I was struggling with them, the stupid glass cracked right down the center. Luckily I only spent $10 on said frame, but still! Geez-o-man!

I haven't decided where I'm going to put the Blue Playbills...I'm running out of wall space!

I also managed to stuff both of the underbed storage containers that I got, and now I have one and a half empty tubs left that I can fill with junk! Woohoo! So little space...so much crap.
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:42:22 PM: Okay, last one. Post and rail:
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 02:43:39 PM: George: That last picture looks like Kentucky...
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:50:36 PM: Quote from: Jason on June 12, 2004, 02:43:39 PM
George: That last picture looks like Kentucky...

I don't know where the picture was taken. I got it from the website that I linked in the word "one" when I wrote "And one for Mahler!" at the top of this page.

Well, my sister has called and I have to leave. Keep the home fries burning and keep posting! Post those Posts!!
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 02:51:26 PM: Great posts George.
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Post by: George on June 12, 2004, 02:52:07 PM: Thanks, Jane. ;D
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 02:53:08 PM: I'm home now I need to change out of my nursing home clothes before my son arrives. I preferr to hug him in clothes that are more likey to be germ free.
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 02:57:08 PM: Saturdays are almost always movie days for Michael and myself. Today, we saw both the remake of The Stepford Wives, which I definitely did not care for, and Saved!, which is darned close to being brilliant.

Later tonight, we're watching the two deeveedees we picked up today, The President's Analyst and The Day of the Locust. I really liked both of these movies when I first saw them, but it's been many years since then, so whether or not they hold up is up in the air....
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 03:00:03 PM: Oh, and by the way, Jane m'dear:

I'm, like, the biggest sci-fi geek in the world. Okay, maybe not the biggest, since I've never seen the Stargate teevee show, but I'm still pretty damned big.

Uhhh....mebbe I should re-phrase that last phrase. Oh, the heck with it.
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 03:02:30 PM: Oh, and Der Brucer:

I'd love to put chicken livers in an omelet. But then, Micheal wouldn't touch it.

But who's to say every omelet must be shared?
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 03:04:22 PM: I should star in my own one-man Broadway show. I could call it:

I am My Own POSTING FRENZY!!!
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 03:13:56 PM: Here are the Playbills in their blue period.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 03:26:39 PM: I second jane... Great posts, George.

Jason - If you got the broken picture frame at IKEA, I bet they'd exchange it for you. When something like that happens to me I always say, "Gee, I was just trying to put in the picture (pot the plant/wash the dish/ whatever) and it cracked. That's NOT supposed to happen." (blink, blink)
You might want to skip the blink-blink, but I bet the rest would work just fine for you. $10. is $10.
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 03:34:23 PM: Panni...I don't have the time or the patience to go back to New Jersey and stand in line for hours at IKEA. It's too much of a hassle. I'm sure I could exchange it, but the fact is, I broke the dumb thing after I got it home...and I know that IKEA products are notoriously breakable. No big deal...just a little frustration.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 03:43:18 PM: Had my second virus laden (but destroyed) email this morning. It was Purported to be from a Hainsie with whom I have never communicated by email so my address book is not just being used to select a name at random. DR Jay has had similar problems. Is this happening to anyone else on the board? I don't think my email contact is available through my profile.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 04:02:21 PM: Quote from: Robin on June 12, 2004, 03:00:03 PM
Oh, and by the way, Jane m'dear:

I'm, like, the biggest sci-fi geek in the world. Okay, maybe not the biggest, since I've never seen the Stargate teevee show, but I'm still pretty damned big.

Uhhh....mebbe I should re-phrase that last phrase. Oh, the heck with it.

Then you must rent the DVDs and watch the show from the beginning. Then if you are like us you will get hooked and have to catch all the reruns until you are up to date. :)
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 04:09:46 PM: Tomovoz - You've convinced me to remove my email address from my Profile.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 04:15:17 PM: I've done some Google research on Mono. It's surprising how prevalent it still is - especially among college students. Any experience with Mono out there - either personally or kids or friends?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 04:28:16 PM: Good Afternoon!

What a totally gorgeous, beautiful, sunny day it is here in Richmond! I decided to go ahead and take a nice walk earlier, and boy did I walk! I walked over to Maymont Park, and walked the various trails over there. I also took pictures of some of the wildlife that is kept on the estate (Maymont also serves as sort of a nature preserve). (I found a disposable black and white camera while I was putting things away and started putting it to god use.) After walking around Maymont for about an hour, I headed over to Carytown for some window shopping - and some frozen yogurt (vanilla this time - what a concept?!?!). So, about three hours of walking! Felt soooo good to get out of the apartment for a while. And it felt sooo good to get some sort of physical exercise after my period of sluggishness and slothness this week. ;)

-Oh, for good measure, I did have a very good steak and cheese sandwich (with mushrooms) for dinner from "The Eatery). -Oh, and french fries too.

Now, I'm just geared up for an evening of "Trading Spaces"... And after "Trading Spaces", hmm... we'll see...

DR Jason - Glass is cheap. Just take the frame to a glass/framing/craft shop in the neighborhood and have them cut a new piece for you. Shouldn't cost more than a few dollars - oh, and then you could "splurge" on "glare-free" or something like that.

Omelet with Chicken Livers - Hmmm... I've read about such a thing, but I can't remember if I've ever had one - which I would love to have. For some reason, I also remember an addition of heavy cream and/or sour cream and chives. Hmm...

Back to TLC... - and Jason Cameron's triceps. :P
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Post by: JMK on June 12, 2004, 04:30:19 PM: Yes, DR Panni, all my LPs were in mono until I got a Stereo in the 7th grade. It was a green Sears Silvertone with the detachable speakers on the side. Sorry, couldn't resist. :)
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:32:02 PM: I guess we should expect you to put the disposable camera to "god use" Jose but couldn't one of the underlings do the honours.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 04:32:43 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 04:15:17 PM
I've done some Google research on Mono. It's surprising how prevalent it still is - especially among college students. Any experience with Mono out there - either personally or kids or friends?

When I was sick-sick a couple of weeks ago, Mono was another one of the possible diagnoses. And it is still quite prevalent today - especially among college students. It's very easy to pass from one person to another - not just by kissing. Unfortunately, one of Mono's main symptoms is fatigue, and most colllege students are always fatigued from their studies and activities (and parties), so a lot of the time it goes undetected, undiagnosed and untreated. It can go away on it's own, but it's better to get it treated ASAP.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:33:39 PM: I'd do hope DR Panni's daughter is not replaced with detachable speakers. Is that the punishment for that A- grade?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 04:34:23 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:32:02 PM
I guess we should expect you to put the disposable camera to "god use" Jose but couldn't one of the underlings do the honours.

...To Modify or Not To Modify...

I think Not... I'll just leave it... for now...
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:37:23 PM: "Mono" was and I guess certainly still is, part of the world of education here. It seems to only attack the loveliest and hard working students. Fortunately our students could apply for special consideration at exam times if their work had suffered during the academic year as a result.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:38:29 PM: Thank you Jose - otherwise I would need to delete!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 04:40:16 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 03:43:18 PM
Had my second virus laden (but destroyed) email this morning. It was Purported to be from a Hainsie with whom I have never communicated by email so my address book is not just being used to select a name at random. DR Jay has had similar problems. Is this happening to anyone else on the board? I don't think my email contact is available through my profile.

I've had a few e-mails with an attachment from another DR, but I've just gone ahead and deleted them since there was no text in the message area - just a vague subject line and an attached file.

I scanned one of the earlier e-mails, and it's a result of an e-mail virus/trojan horse thingy where the virus sends out an e-mail to anyone in the infected person's address book.

Hmm.. Mono... E-mail viruses...

Be careful.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 04:46:27 PM: [move=left,scroll,10,transparent,100%]PAGE FOUR DANCE!!!![/move]

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!!!!ECNAD RUOF EGAP
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 04:46:41 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:33:39 PM
I'd do hope DR Panni's daughter is not replaced with detachable speakers. Is that the punishment for that A- grade?

;D ;D
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 04:50:34 PM: Backwards is fine Jose but is should be upsidedown for those of us on this side of the world to read.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 04:55:32 PM: The Mono research and the Epstein-Barr link made me think of the Joseph Heller/Speed Vogel book NO LAUGHING MATTER in which Heller and his friend describe (in alternating chapters, as i recall - but I may be wrong) Heller's battle with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The book is quite wonderful and I recommend it.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 12, 2004, 05:02:08 PM: Panni, I had mono when I was about 20 years old. I had just moved into my first apartment in Salem and purchased a brand new car...thus I had NO money. I was living off of peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches and cigarettes and working very hard at Bi-Mart...got very ill...I got it bad, and that's not good! LOL?!

Anyway, my neck swelled up and my throat felt like it had been slashed with razor blades. Took a long time to feel better and the energy was depleted from my body for quite some time.

Just make sure you daughter gets lots of rest! She'll be fine. When she returns to her own home make sure she gets lots of rest and eats healthy...to avoid a recurrence.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 12, 2004, 05:08:09 PM: Just finished GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS. Not the best of the new crop of Godzilla movies, but it was entertaining. The new wave of Godzilla movies do a good job with the lead women's roles. They tend to be higher ups in the military or such and they don't make a big deal out of it. Treat it as if it were completely natural and not special or unusual.

And what I really enjoyed is that lovely Yuriko Hoshi from the 1964 GODZILLA VS THE THING has a major role in this film as a top scientist. And she has aged very nicely, too.

Actually a few of the old Godzilla movies had fairly decent female roles too...scientists, lead journalists, etc. Interesting I think.

Robin, I can't recall if you are a Godzilla fan or not. If so have you seen any of the newer Godzilla films (which they have released on DVD in original Japanese language)? I know JRand53 enjoys them a lot. I have been a Godzilla fan since I was a young-un.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 05:19:32 PM: Thank you for the Mono (and Stereo) info, Tom, Jose and MBarnum.
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Post by: Ann on June 12, 2004, 05:23:47 PM: Good afternoon all
I'll contribute to the posting effort. I am currently at a friend's house attending a graduation party for his girlfriend. But I have snuck inside to escape the steadily-worsening weather and have a minute to myself. So many social things to do this weekend, and for some reason I'm just not in a social mood. Does anyone else ever have this happen? There is a bug flying around my face and it's rather annoying.
Well, that's it for now. I'll post more later
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Post by: Ann on June 12, 2004, 05:24:10 PM: I've decided that my goal is to become a god by the end of this weekend
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Post by: Ann on June 12, 2004, 05:24:24 PM: a reachable goal? I think so! :D
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Post by: Jennifer on June 12, 2004, 05:32:21 PM: Good luck DR ann!

DR Panni, my sis also had mono when she was in university. I know she needed lots of rest!

I'm trying to get thru Harry Potter #2. But I'm falling asleep. I think it's too long!
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 05:42:14 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 12, 2004, 05:32:21 PM
I'm trying to get thru Harry Potter #2. But I'm falling asleep. I think it's too long!

Everyone always blames the author! Maybe you're too short, DR Jennifer.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 05:45:40 PM: I have rather basic and minimal supplies in my kitchen. So I bought a ton of groceries for my daughter's visit. However, one of the symptoms of Mono is loss of appetite. ...I may have made a mistake.
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 05:58:08 PM: Just woke from a loverly hour-long nap and then I ran across the street to the local movie rental store. For this evening's movie delectation I rented STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, MARS ATTACKS! and the first season of STRANGERS WITH CANDY. Pizza's on the way...it should be a fun night.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:13:22 PM: **MESSAGE FROM OUR FEARLESS LEADER (that would be bk)**

The play reading went very well, but it took longer than expected. He's now heading directly to dinner at the home of his friends -- and he is VERY hungry. As he won't have a chance to get home first, he won't be posting for another few hours. He sends apologies and fervently - I said FERVENTLY, brothers and sisters - hopes that there will be over 135 posts for his mental delectation when he returns to Casa Kimmel.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:14:37 PM: Shall I repeat my cheerleading routine?
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 06:16:18 PM: Quote from: Jason on June 12, 2004, 02:41:55 PM
I haven't decided where I'm going to put the Blue Playbills...I'm running out of wall space!
Pornographic Playbills! What will they think of next! :o ;D
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:18:33 PM: By popular demand (I'm making an assumption here)...

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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 06:19:28 PM: Der Brucer wants Salisbury steak for dinner tonight. Great idea, but they really need mashed potatoes, and we don't have the right kind of taters for mashed, and he's busy watching television reruns. Oh, what to do, what to do!

(No, I do not have Mashed Potato Buds in stock. Bleh. Just the thought of them makes me think of potatoes and mayonaise. Bleh bleh bleh.)
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Post by: Danise on June 12, 2004, 06:25:10 PM: Evening all!

I had a lot to do today and we had a nice storm this afternoon. I had to wait for it to pass before I felt it was safe to sign on.

I had an e-mail from Elmore who told me to tell you all he said "Hi!" and will post on the board when he comes back to NYC for a day, ( I believe) before he has to leave again.

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« Reply #216 on: Yesterday at 11:00:42pm »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on Yesterday at 10:41:11pm

I believe it's one of those "combo Nathan's/Pizza Hut/Dunkin'Donuts/Baskin-Robbins/etc... But there is a Nathan's there.

Thank you, Jose, you have made me a very happy man (and with your clothes still on).

And I didn’t make you happy for telling it was there in the first place, TCB? Well, I feel like chopped liver. ;) :'(

Thanks, Bruce. You already answered most of what I wanted to know. I was just mainly curious as to when you enter the picture and what exactly you do. I didn’t know if everything was already done and then you come in and put it together or if you were there first and had a hand in deciding what arrangement, how many instruments, etc.

Sounds like you’re a pretty “hands on” kind of guy. I’m going to try to find what was already posted and then I may have some other questions for you.

Something I like to cook for myself. Well, since there are only the two of us, I do cook for my Mom whatever I make but here is something I really like.

Beef Roast

1 small beef roast (any kind)
1 small can cream of mushroom soup
1 can Coke Cola
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, sliced into slivers
1 can mushrooms (whole or sliced)
Salt & pepper to taste

Cut garlic into slivers and using a knife, put them in different parts of the beef roast. Salt and pepper the beef roast to your taste.

Put roast into pan or roaster.

Slice onion and put over the roast.

Open the can of mushrooms and pour out the juice. Put mushrooms over the roast.

In mixing bowl mix the can of mushroom soup and can of coke. Pour mixture over the beef roast.

Bake/roast 350 degrees until done.

If using a larger roast, you can double everything. Another trick I use is to peel 2 white potatoes and put them in the side of the roasting pan so they cook in the gravy.

I don’t list a type of beef roast because I’ve used this on all kinds and it always turns out GREAT! The meat is always tender.

I was going to post the 2nd part of my SLC trip but I think this is enough for one night. Glad that your enjoying it, Jrand. I'm also glad you liked the photos.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:26:23 PM: Real estate prices in Los Angeles have gone insane. While out and about today, I saw an Open House sign at a new condo development in the hood (Studio City). It proclaimed on a handwritten poster that Only Two were left. I went in out of curiosity. The building is on a busy street (Whitsett), with a Garage that specializes in Emission Testing a few doors down. The condo I saw was really quite ugly - narrow, tiny kitchen, nothing elegantly finished. Three stories - small rooms - no outdoor areat at all (unless you count little balconies that face other buildings). Price: $535,000!
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:29:04 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 06:19:28 PM
Der Brucer wants Salisbury steak for dinner tonight. Great idea, but they really need mashed potatoes, and we don't have the right kind of taters for mashed, and he's busy watching television reruns. Oh, what to do, what to do!

Ask him to go out and get some?
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 06:30:58 PM: I had mono in my senior year of high school. And it was a very bad case of it too. At the time I was told I had non-contagious hepatitis as well, no longer called that. I suggest having Rachel’s blood work re-checked, especially to check how her kidneys are fairing and watch them while she recovers.

Our son’s friend had a similar case of mono and it took him a long time, as for me, to recover. Keith had mono a year after I did and was barely affected by it.

After the mono I became severely anemic, a common problem with young women. I suggest having foods high in iron. As you know Panni, it isn’t always the quantity of food that counts, but the quality. Fresh fruits and vegetables are good.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 06:31:59 PM: Panni, I will be surprised if the ugly condo's sell for that price.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 06:33:47 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:26:23 PM
Real estate prices in Los Angeles have gone insane. While out and about today, I saw an Open House sign at a new condo development in the hood (Studio City). It proclaimed on a handwritten poster that Only Two were left. I went in out of curiosity. The building is on a busy street (Whitsett), with a Garage that specializes in Emission Testing a few doors down. The condo I saw was really quite ugly - narrow, tiny kitchen, nothing elegantly finished. Three stories - small rooms - no outdoor areat at all (unless you count little balconies that face other buildings). Price: $535,000!

But did you mention, Dear Reader Panni, that the median price of a home (that includes condos and fees simple) in Los Angeles County reached $394,000 in May? For every house sold for less than $394,000, one was sold for more. It's absurd!
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:34:34 PM: Danise - I've never before heard of using Coke in quite the way you're using it. I bet DR Sandra would use Cherry Coke - giving the beef an interesting flavor to be sure.

Well, I'm getting tired of seeing my face (as I'm sure you are) - so I shall take a dinner and tidy up break. Keep those cards and letters coming, all you wonderful people out there in the dark.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 06:34:49 PM: Quote from: Jane on June 12, 2004, 06:31:59 PM
Panni, I will be surprised if the ugly condo's sell for that price.

You're right. They'll go out for more than the asking price on multiple offers.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 06:35:57 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:29:04 PM
Ask him to go out and get some?
He's setting up the VCR to tape what he'll miss! (He's hooked on Law & Order, SUV Unit. Or whatever it's called.)
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 06:36:21 PM: Well I finally bought the new flatscreen monitor, but it turns out it wasn't my monitor at all, but the video card that was shot. Well I have that installed and my new monitor as well. Now I have a week of postings to catch up on.

Pray for me
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:38:06 PM: Thanks for the Mono advice, Jane. And I haven't forgotten about your nut allergy question. I'm going to get the definitive answer tomorrow.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 06:39:33 PM: I've heard of using Coke (or the other brands) with ham, but not with beef!

Maybe we should try coming up with a recipe using 7*Up and chicken breasts! It could work!
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 06:43:51 PM: We had a short, but sweet visit with our son. It was nice to meet his friend we have heard much about. They have decided not to return here after the wedding, a very wise decision. Instead Keith located a decently priced hotel in Grants Pass for the night, saving them an hour drive tomorrow. At five in the morning they will appreciate that. I just hope our son can find coffee that early on a Sunday morning.

I also found out he was teasing me, the wedding does not take place in the sky. ;D
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 06:44:54 PM: Thank you Panni.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 06:47:45 PM: The wives of Stepford have a secret, Dear Readers. The secret, as indicated by Dear Reader Robin earlier, is that their movie is not very good.

Seldom have my expectations for a movie been set so high by its trailer than in the case of The Stepford Wives. I thought the trailer's montage--done in a slick advertising style--of classy men's accessories, concluding with a shot of a smiling Nicole Kidman, was absolutely brilliant. For the record, none of the footage from the trailer--and none of its brilliance--appear in the film.

I have neither read Ira Levin's book nor seen the first movie version, so my judgment is based strictly on the film at hand (as any free-standing work of art should be judged.) The parts of the movie that are supposed to be scary are not scary at all and most of the attempts at humor fall flat. Yes, there are some good funny lines and set-ups in the film, and yes the performers do as well as they can, considering what they have to work with (or not) as far as the screenplay and direction are concerned.

It truly is a pity that all that money and all that amazing talent weren't put to use in a high quality and, you should forgive me, original project.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 06:49:48 PM: Quote from: Jane on June 12, 2004, 06:43:51 PM
I also found out he was teasing me, the wedding does not take place in the sky. ;D

The consummation of the marriage, however, does, according to what he told me.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 07:02:37 PM: Speaking of my trip- We have decided to return earlier than expected. Once the boys have both left us, after Bratislava, we shall return home instead of experiencing Vienna. In order to do this change we had to give up our first class flights with our United Air miles. Now we will travel the 18 hours in economy, oh well. I am most disappointed about Vienna. The reason we are coming home early is the same reason that caused the confusion between Bruce and Panni about our return date from L.A., Echo.

Echo, thanks to Keith’s sleuthing on the internet, has been diagnosed with Degenerative Myeolopthy. The first symptom was her back right leg slid out behind her on the slippery floors. Just before we left for LA the symptoms got worse. Now her foot often drags along the floor. We have lots of floors and little carpeting, so Keith has put area rugs all over the house. I am diligent about walking or hiking with her at least an hour every day as exercise is the best thing we can do for her. Keith has done research and has formulated a special diet along with numerous antioxidants and vitamins. Stress aggravates the problem, therefore our concern about leaving her. What we do now is extremely important in slowing down the progress of this disease which will eventually leave her backside, and maybe more, paralyzed. What we don’t know is how long this will take as every dog is different. It could take six months to two years. The last two days we have noticed a decline, prompting the early return from our trip.

So for now, we are giving her the best quality of life possible while she can still enjoy herself.
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Post by: Danise on June 12, 2004, 07:06:48 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 06:34:34 PM
Danise - I've never before heard of using Coke in quite the way you're using it. I bet DR Sandra would use Cherry Coke - giving the beef an interesting flavor to be sure.

Well, I'm getting tired of seeing my face (as I'm sure you are) - so I shall take a dinner and tidy up break. Keep those cards and letters coming, all you wonderful people out there in the dark.

I'm never tired of seeing your face, Panni.

Hope you guys try that recipe. It really is good. I got it from a lady a work and believe me the first time I tried to make it I kept thinking, "Coke?" But if you think that you can use it clean the acid of battery terminals on your car, I guess it can make a roast pretty tender.

Wow, those condo prices are a "little " (note the sarcasm ) high. Got that kinda money in my shoe. At least the price for a half way decent house in about $125,000 here in the Tampa area.

I've never had Mono and don't really know much about it so I can't make any comments except I hope it's gone soon. :)

I'm glad you got to see your son, Jane I would hope Jay is wrong about what he told him. That might prove to be a bit difficult. ;)
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 07:10:00 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 12, 2004, 07:06:48 PM
I'm never tired of seeing your face, Panni.

I'm glad you got to see your son, Ann. I would hope Jay is wrong about what he told him. That might prove to be a bit difficult. ;)

I agree about Panni's face but Danise I think you are getting tired. This is a bit late for you to be up. :D Ann doesn't have any children, you meant me.
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Post by: Jane on June 12, 2004, 07:10:52 PM: Bogie wants attention and Keith is about to watch a movie, with or without me.

Goodnight.
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Post by: Danise on June 12, 2004, 07:13:11 PM: I am most sorry to hear about your trip and Echo, Jane. I've never heard about that problem before, just hip displacia (sp?).

Your right, about me being tired. How do you know me so well? I was just thinking about signing off. Last night I felt like a posting fiend but right now I'm so tired I can hardly see straight.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 12, 2004, 07:20:35 PM: And one more post so that Herr Kimmel won't have to forego his mental delectation this Saturday evening.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 12, 2004, 07:21:10 PM: And one more post so that Hainsies and Kimlets don't get bitchslapped for not attaining 135 posts.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 12, 2004, 07:21:25 PM: Another just for the hell of it.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 12, 2004, 07:21:45 PM: One for Panni so that BK knows she told all of us of his expectations.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 12, 2004, 07:21:56 PM: And one for Chaucer....
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 07:27:12 PM: Another for just the Kimmel of it!
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 07:28:09 PM: And one for Rabelais!
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 07:29:00 PM: And one for Bowlzac! -- Balzac! --
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 07:31:05 PM: And .... two for the road!!
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Post by: Jennifer on June 12, 2004, 07:35:41 PM: DR Jane, so sorry to hear about Echo. Good doggie vibes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 12, 2004, 07:37:26 PM: DR Panni: I actually enjoyed Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. And it wasn't because of the movie that I was falling asleep (I was just tired). I just don't really like movies that are that long as a rule.

And re: using coke while roasting (or whatever), I've read that before. It's suppposed to be delicious!
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Post by: Jenny on June 12, 2004, 07:39:28 PM: ::Sings:: I don't know why I'm frightened. I know my way around here...

Hi! I can't tell you how much I have missed this board during my painfully long absence. After a long battle with child pornography, my computer is once again functioning as well as a Windows '98 can.

I hope that everyone is doing well, and I look forward to the 200 or so daily threads that I have to catch up on! ::) ;)
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 07:42:18 PM: Well, lemme be the first to welcome you back, Jenny!
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 07:43:31 PM: Catching up:

Favorite bio picture:

It was about the biggest bitch there ever was. Elsa in Born Free
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 07:45:29 PM: Catching up: Sorry to hear about Brian Lineahan. I thought he had great interview shows. Even met him a few times. Also sad about the passing of Ray Charles. These two people made me sadder than Ronald Regan. I only wished he lived another ten years.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 07:47:25 PM: I've luckily never had mono, but several students down through the years came down with it. Always felt very lucky that I managed to avoid it.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 07:51:49 PM: Speaking of Coke, I chanced across a documentary on Trio last night on the lame decision to retire the flavor of Coca-Cola and replace it with the New Coke and what a disaster it was. Very interesting how the new formula seemed so promising and then fizzled so fast. It took 77 days for the company to reintroduce Classic Coke after the launch of New Coke.

I remember drinking New Coke. It was sweet but seemed to me to lack carbonation. Anyway, I haven't had a regular Coke in years and years having switched to Diet Coke (and all other diet drinks) around 1989 or so.
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Post by: Jenny on June 12, 2004, 07:55:42 PM: Thank you for the welcome, Robin! :)

Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 04:15:17 PM
I've done some Google research on Mono. It's surprising how prevalent it still is - especially among college students. Any experience with Mono out there - either personally or kids or friends?

Oh, poor Rachel! I had mono a few months ago, and it was far from enjoyable. Make sure that she gets a lot of rest, and tell her that the good news is that she'll lose a ton of weight! (though I'm sure that any child of Panni's doesn't need to lose a pound) I hope that she feels better soon!
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Post by: Robin on June 12, 2004, 08:01:53 PM: Quote from: Jay on June 12, 2004, 06:47:45 PM
Seldom have my expectations for a movie been set so high by its trailer than in the case of The Stepford Wives. I thought the trailer's montage--done in a slick advertising style--of classy men's accessories, concluding with a shot of a smiling Nicole Kidman, was absolutely brilliant. For the record, none of the footage from the trailer--and none of its brilliance--appear in the film.

I liked the opening titles of The Stepford Wives an awful lot, which got my hopes up. But once the movie started, it went downhill fast. Miss Bette Midler and Mr. Roger Bart nearly steal the movie, but even if they succeeded, the dregs of it all really aren't worth stealing. Mr. Matthew Broderick just sits there like so much fish. Nicole Kidman, never one of my favorite actresses, does nothing to change my mind. And there's a surprise ending that's no surprise at all. And the score, by Mr. David Arnold, is horrid.

On a lighter note, f sharp:

The President's Analyst, which we watched on deeveedee this fine evening, is one heckuva good movie. It stars Mr. James Coburn, the epitome of 1960's cool. It's a bit dated, since the setting is the cold war, and the drugged-out hippies in the movie don't help matters much, but the movie is quite often hilarious. (And there's a cool inside joke: in the first scene of the movie, Mr. Godfrey Cambridge is sporting a t-shirt that reads Dizzy Gillespie for President, just after you see the credit line "Music by Lalo Schifrin". And Mr. Schifrin's first professional gigs were courtesy of Dizzy Gillespie.) Cambridge and Severn Darden, as rival spies playing a game of oneupsmanship, are very fine indeeed. Both of the thick TV/video reference books I have give the movie four stars. I wouldn't go that far, but I think it's terrific.

The picture on the deeveedee seems a bit too dark at times (I'm sure the nimrod sites will praise its' "solid blacks"), but otherwise just fine. There are no extras to speak of. But for ten bucks or less, how the heck can I complain?
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:03:38 PM: Hi, Jenny...I haven't met you yet. I think you started posting about the time I started drowning in jobs. So let me say HELLO! and welcome back...
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:04:44 PM: Thank you dear reader Francois. It was so nice to be remembered that I wasn't around. I just had no computer at home to work from and the computer at work is not allowed for personal use. Big edict about that.
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:07:34 PM: I have a strange question for people on the west coast. Those in Pacific Standard time. When prime time television programing was pre-empted for the Regan thing on the east but over by the time prime time starts on the west coast what programs did they show? The regular scheduled programs or something else? The same thing I guess for the soaps. The ones that were not shown on the east coast were they shown on the west coast?
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:08:30 PM: DR Jason:

Did Poop: The Musical ever really have a chance of being produced in a major way?
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:10:05 PM: Catching Up:

In the DVD Player: The first six episodes of Two's Company a Britcom with Elaine Stritch. Not as funny as I remembered it being. But seemed to be written to fit Elaine Stritch down to her speech patterns.
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:11:44 PM: Talking of Miss Stritch: Saw the DA Pennebaker documentary on her and the creation of her show. Since I saw the show live in NYC and have the DVD of the complete show. I thought there was too much on stage stuff and not enough backstage stuff about the creation or about what makes Miss Stritch tick off stage.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 08:12:50 PM: Quote from: Jane on June 12, 2004, 12:23:52 PM
...scrambled eggs...

You beat-up unborn chickens, cook them and eat them!

You Barbarian!!!!!!!

der Brucer (who notes that chickens are the only thing we eat before it's born and after it's dead)
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:13:01 PM: Oh yes also watched Spy Kids 3D movie. Interesting 3D but that's about it. Doesn't anyone remember the movie TRON? I still think that movie was ahead of its time in terms of special effects and concept.
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:16:24 PM: Michael: POOP was slated for an Off-Broadway production, but due to creative conflicts between the composer and the proposed producers, the production was called off. They later had a reading in NYC with several Equity actors that I was actually asked to be a part of (the week after I did MOBY DICK), but I declined because of the time constraints and lack of pay. Barrett Foa took my place. Bill Russell (of SIDE SHOW and ELEGIES...QUEENS) directed. Soon thereafter, the composer and lyricist/librettist had a major rift and haven't spoken to each other since.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 08:19:49 PM: Quote from: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:16:24 PM
Michael: POOP was slated for an Off-Broadway production, but due to creative conflicts between the composer and the proposed producers, the production was called off. They later had a reading in NYC with several Equity actors that I was actually asked to be a part of (the week after I did MOBY DICK), but I declined because of the time constraints and lack of pay. Barrett Foa took my place. Bill Russell (of SIDE SHOW and ELEGIES...QUEENS) directed. Soon thereafter, the composer and lyricist/librettist had a major rift and haven't spoken to each other since.

If they could find it in their hearts to reconcile and rename the property S#!t, I bet they could land an open-ended gig in Las Vegas.
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:20:46 PM: Can anyone tell if Penny Orloff was cast in Phantom? I read she was audition and it went well but have got to any of the other followups.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 08:21:50 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 04:28:16 PM
(I found a disposable black and white camera while I was putting things away and started putting it to god use.)

Doesn't god merit color?

der Brucer
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:21:58 PM: I have also ordered her book Jewish Things on Broadway. And currently reading the novel the Biograph girl what seemed interesting but is starting to be a drag.
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:22:32 PM: I have I said I love my new Xerox flat screen monitor?
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:23:36 PM: It's Jewish THIGHS on Broadway. I think Jewish THINGS on Broadway is about chorus boys, but I could be wrong...
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 08:24:19 PM: That's right, Jay, because "S#!T" ALWAYS happens!...
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:25:23 PM: MERDE!
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 08:25:45 PM: .... while FLOOP, the Gourmet Musical, starring our own Fencing Dancing Gazelle Swiss Chef, SANDRA..... was a flop!
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Post by: François de Paris on June 12, 2004, 08:27:34 PM: Quote from: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:25:23 PM
MERDE!

Oh, that was the French adaptation, which also went down the drain! ;D

Don't know why because that was the first odorama musical ever!
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 08:28:14 PM: So, like, Dear Reader Jenny, whassup? First you're gone like that [sound of snapped fingers] and then [again, the sound of snapped fingers] you're back. Spill your guts, girl, and ply us with the saga of your absence. (Oh, a sort of Weill/Gershwin reference.)
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:30:41 PM: Welcome back, Jenny!
It's so nice to have you back where you belong! (a Hello Dolly reference!)
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 08:30:59 PM: I find the snapping of fingers the ne plus ultra of conversational punctuation, don't you?
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Post by: Matt H. on June 12, 2004, 08:31:38 PM: Well, I spent the afternoon and evening with THE LAST OF SHEILA (again), THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, and TERMINATOR 3 (on HBO high definition). SHIELA holds up wonderfully well, ANNE FRANK is a wonderful play but Stevens' has directed ploddingly, and TERMINATOR 3 in high definition was no more enjoyable than on the DVD I watched at a friend's house some months ago.
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:32:14 PM: Also went on AOL and their Entertainment news reads: Ray Charles & J.Lo's secret wedding top the week's headlines

Does this mean she is already a widow?
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Post by: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:32:51 PM: Oui, MERDE: La Musicale! was a huge flop. It was de trop...so jejune.
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 08:33:26 PM: Quote from: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:23:36 PM
It's Jewish THIGHS on Broadway. I think Jewish THINGS on Broadway is about chorus boys, but I could be wrong...

I thought Jewish Things on Broadway is what congests the famed avenue every Wednesday afternoon.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:33:33 PM: Jane - So sorry to hear about Echo. But she certainly couldn't possibly have a more loving and caring family.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:36:51 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 12, 2004, 08:12:50 PM
der Brucer (who notes that chickens are the only thing we eat before it's born and after it's dead)

I may never eat chicken or eggs again (no matter which comes first)!
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 08:36:59 PM: Quote from: Jason on June 12, 2004, 08:23:36 PM
It's Jewish THIGHS on Broadway. I think Jewish THINGS on Broadway is about chorus boys, but I could be wrong...

Whoops!

Talking of things anyone ever see any of the Broadway Bares? I recently saw a clip with Christopher Seiber and his lover. All I can saw is WOW!
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Post by: Jay on June 12, 2004, 08:37:21 PM: Quote from: Michael Shayne on June 12, 2004, 08:32:14 PM
Also went on AOL and their Entertainment news reads: Ray Charles & J.Lo's secret wedding top the week's headlines

Wow. Bigger than President Reagan's demise and week-long wake and funeral? Bigger than the steps taken this week toward Iraq's self-governance?

I am ever so glad the media keep things in perspective these days.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:38:10 PM: Welcome back, Michael Shayne.
Can't answer your Reagan question as I don't think I had the TV on until very late that night (after 11).
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:42:52 PM: PAGE SEVEN!

What a fine bunch of posters we are! Let's give ourselves a hand!

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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:49:28 PM: Quote from: Michael Shayne on June 12, 2004, 08:11:44 PM
Talking of Miss Stritch: Saw the DA Pennebaker documentary on her and the creation of her show. Since I saw the show live in NYC and have the DVD of the complete show. I thought there was too much on stage stuff and not enough backstage stuff about the creation or about what makes Miss Stritch tick off stage.

I totally agree. It's as if the Docu couldn't quite make up its mind as to what it wanted to be. And they certainly must have had more than enough material. They were shooting from the time rehearsals started.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 12, 2004, 08:52:29 PM: Jenny and Michael Shayne, glad to see you both back!! We missed you guys!

Jane, I am glad that you have diagnosed Echo's disease, it should make things better as far as helping her...but I am sad that she is ill in the first place. :-\
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:54:05 PM: I'm a one-woman posting frenzy again. To those who objected to my previous remark re my visage, thanks, flattery will get you everywhere, but I'm still sick of my face.
Before said face disappears for a bit, I just want to remark on the choice posts ce soir. Very funny and ever so clever and witty and bright -- as befits the best site on the whole fershluganah Internet.
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Post by: Michael on June 12, 2004, 09:04:42 PM: Re: Last Week's Tony Awards. What is the big deal about Avenue Q winning and going to Las Vegas. You really think that this show could have sold in the Bible Belt, the deep south, Morman Utah?
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 09:21:31 PM: Quote from: Michael Shayne on June 12, 2004, 08:13:01 PM
Oh yes also watched Spy Kids 3D movie. Interesting 3D but that's about it. Doesn't anyone remember the movie TRON? I still think that movie was ahead of its time in terms of special effects and concept.
That's why no one remembers it: it was too far ahead of it's time!

Sorry, not exactly true. As I recall, it's had at least one DVD Special Edition released, but I haven't revisited the film since it's LD version, with extras. Some of the effects were good, but there was a lot of ground to cover before computer animation became audience-friendly. (Not to mention the story being terribly weak.)
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 09:40:48 PM: Back to Stargate (the movie) VS Stargate: SG-1 (the television series), and their differences:

The best comparison I can come up with is the differences between the M*A*S*H film and series. They end up being two very different entities, because of the differences between a film and a continuing series.

With Stargate: SG-1, the differences start with the casting of Richard Dean Anderson as Colonel Jack O'Neil, over Kurt Russell in the same role. For one thing, Anderson is taller. This always works well for television, I don't know why. Also, Russell played the role as a military jerk. Anderson is more laid-back, more inviting to the audience, and his sense of humor comes through in the character.

Second, the supporting characters are better. Michael Shanks is more compassionate than James Spader in the techno-nerd role. Add Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Don S. Davis as the Brilliant Woman in Uniform, the Alien Who Has Joined Our Side, and the Gruff Commanding Officer With a Heart of Gold (respectively), and you've got a very good cast to work with.

The filming location works to the show's advantage, as well. Switching from the very expensive Mojave Desert to the wilderness surrounding Vancouver, BC, has paid off, both financially and in terms of setting.

Finally, having on-going storylines and relationships has given the series a lot to work with. There's the original bad guys, but there's other villians and allies to deal with, all with their own backstories. Some of it can take a lot of sorting out, if you're just joining into the show. But it's worth the effort.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 09:44:18 PM: Dear Jenny: It's about time you quit flirting with der Brucer and joined the rest of us!

;D 8) :-* 8) ;D
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 10:05:24 PM: I've just read a wonderfully filthy letter by Terry Southern that I can't reprint on a family site. It was quoted in Salon in a review of the new book, THE CANDYMEN. The article the quote is in (I forgot to note the writer's name - mea culpa) is quite interesting, basically saying that today we are living in a Terry Southern fantasy of America, sadly come true:
"In its crassness, its lust for celebrity, its pornographication, in
the willed yahooism of its politics, America has seemed, for some time now, to be operating according to a Terry Southern scenario. For the last 30 years or so, he has been the Edgar Bergen of the American zeitgeist. I wish there had been more Terry Southern books, but his voice is a constant. For me there is no other writer whose voice is more present in American public life, whose distant cackle can be detected in the (often overlapping) lingo of showbiz and advertising and corporations and politics."
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Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 10:09:53 PM: I'm back, and to prove it, I'm here. What a long day - you can read the details in tomorrow's notes. I just read all of today's excellent postings - thanks to all who kept the home fries burning. Now I must write the notes, and then I'll be back to make up for lost time. I thought I'd wear some rouge, lip gloss and a bit of eye liner - lost time really likes me when I'm made up like that.
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Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 10:10:58 PM: Show and tell: Miss Margaret Jones getting ready to serve our yummilicious dinner.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 12, 2004, 10:12:40 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:33:33 PM
Jane - So sorry to hear about Echo. But she certainly couldn't possibly have a more loving and caring family.
I shall thus leave it to a writer to express my thoughts at this time. Thanks Panni. Well writ.
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Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 10:41:48 PM: Welcome back, dear Jenny! We've missed you terribly and we hope you'll be with us often.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 12, 2004, 10:48:28 PM: May real estate prices in LA stay insane until I'm ready to sell my house and move back to Kentucky.
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Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 10:49:21 PM: Here's why I love this here site. Let me be the first to share an e-mail I received here today with incredibly great news:

Hi Bruce,

My name is Jim. My sister and I have purchased the rights to flicks, and are going to be re-introducing them to the market this fall. If you and fellow flicks lovers could help us by requesting them at movie theaters and stores, it would help us get Flicks launched again.

Best Wishes,

Jim Tjerrild
Flicks Candy Company

Do we not have just about the best site on all the Internet. You heard it here first, dear readers - FLICKS is back! For any movie buff, this is fantastic news.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 12, 2004, 10:51:36 PM: Hello. Was busy, busy, busy (that is three busys) today. Tomorrow will be the same.

Favorite foods to cook for myself: Meatballs. Pasta tossed with olive oil, parmesan cheese, onions, basi, and garlic.
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Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 10:51:38 PM: Furthermore, we've now begun our countdown to our soon approaching next landmark - 50,000 posts. Depending on how we do this week, it could happen by next Friday or Saturday.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 10:52:21 PM: RE: Broadway Bares - I've never been to one in person, but I've seen some of the tapes. And I've had friends in the show too! It's a great way to raise for funds for BC/EFA, and have a great, sexy time too.

*And Chris Sieber and Kevin Burroughs' "Batman & Robin" routine is truly very... well, let's say... well done. -And in real life, I've worked with Kevin on two shows, and both he and Chris are total sweeties. -And it'll be nice to see Chris back at this year's Broadway Bares.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 10:56:50 PM: Good Evening!

Welcome back, DR Jenny.

Welcome back, DR Michael Shayne. -Glad you got your monitor issues fixed.

Welcome back, BK, from your most busy day of hieing yourself all over the LA environs.

And since I've been nodding off already for the past hour or so...

Goodnight.
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Post by: TCB on June 12, 2004, 10:59:49 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 12, 2004, 06:25:10 PM

And I didn’t make you happy for telling it was there in the first place, TCB? Well, I feel like chopped liver. ;) :'(

Just getting the chance to read your posts, Danise, make me extremely happy. I look forward everyday to seeing what you have to say. And thank you, dear lady, for breaking the news to me about Nathan's
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 12, 2004, 11:06:45 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on June 12, 2004, 10:48:28 PM
May real estate prices in LA stay insane until I'm ready to sell my house and move back to Kentucky.
Better they stay insane until after you have sold and moved!
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Post by: TCB on June 12, 2004, 11:15:54 PM: Quote from: Michael Shayne on June 12, 2004, 08:21:58 PM
I have also ordered her book Jewish Things on Broadway. And currently reading the novel the Biograph girl what seemed interesting but is starting to be a drag.

Let me know if you finsih The Biograph Girl, Michael. I got about one third of the way through, and then I completely lost interest in it.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 11:17:26 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 12, 2004, 10:52:21 PM
RE: Broadway Bares - I've never been to one in person, but I've seen some of the tapes. And I've had friends in the show too! It's a great way to raise for funds for BC/EFA, and have a great, sexy time too.

There's also a calendar with photos: "The Boys of Broadway Bares"... Very educational. You can see some of the photos at
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/broadwaycares/boofbrba.html
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 11:19:41 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on June 12, 2004, 10:48:28 PM
May real estate prices in LA stay insane until I'm ready to sell my house and move back to Kentucky.

There's an article in today's LA Times which suggests it's got to peak within the next year or so.
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Post by: TCB on June 12, 2004, 11:21:59 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 12, 2004, 08:54:05 PM
I'm a one-woman posting frenzy again. To those who objected to my previous remark re my visage, thanks, flattery will get you everywhere, but I'm still sick of my face.
Before said face disappears for a bit, I just want to remark on the choice posts ce soir. Very funny and ever so clever and witty and bright -- as befits the best site on the whole fershluganah Internet.

Are we really sure that Panni and BK are two different people? Or are they just two different people?
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Post by: TCB on June 12, 2004, 11:31:34 PM: Jane (and Keith) -- I am so very sorry to hear about Echo's health problems I send my good wishes, along with my prayers.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 11:53:25 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 12, 2004, 11:21:59 PM
Are we really sure that Panni and BK are two different people? Or are they just two different people?

The ruse is up.
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Post by: Panni on June 12, 2004, 11:58:33 PM: I started to watch THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS on TCM, but was too tired to stick with it. I'm taping it. But what I saw was terrific. Very DRAMATIC Miklos Rozsa score! Gorgeous rainy beginning. And the first ten minute really grabs you. (Okay, I know I stopped watching - but it still grabbed me - my eyes were tired.) ....Ooops (Spoo) - Almost midnight. Must stop posting.