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[Ginny]

Great stories, DR Edisaurus!

[DERBRUCER]

Considering how much I love fish, I've never developed an appreciation for raw oysters. They fall into the sea urchin "beat you to the swallow" category. Or as my little French boy says, "they're too sleeemy"!

If you can survive a nasty head cold, you can eat a raw oyster!

Did your 'Liittle French Boy" like "sleeemy" escargots?

I love the critters but Woody says they are a frightful waste of good garlic and butter.

I have learned, however, that there is a big difference between "escargot" and "snails". Dining seeking nurishment in a Barcelona eatery (second floor, long 12-seater tables, Bizet attired waitresses) I ordered what I was lead to believe would be escargot. They delivered me a flat white place swimming in greasy brown liquid with lumpy snaily-thingies floating about - it looked like a garden mud puddle after a nasty rain - and didn't taste much better.

der Brucer

[Matt H.]

From Arthur Treacher's


NORTH CAROLINA
Arthur Treacher's 2401 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608
Tel No. 919-836-8333
 
Arthur Treacher's 3536 Hillsboro Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Tel No. 919-939-0333
 
Arthur Treacher's* 3701 New Bern Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604
Tel No. 919-231-7771
 
Arthur Treacher's 4305 Fayetteville Rd, Raleigh, NC  27603
Arthur Treacher's 2114 NC 54, Durham, NC  27713
Arthur Treacher's 107 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC  27514

der Brucer

All of them only a convenient 3-3 1/2 hour drive from my front door.  

[Edisaurus]

If you can survive a nasty head cold, you can eat a raw oyster!

Did your 'Liittle French Boy" like "sleeemy" escargots?

You have a choice aobut the oysters, though. I just like them better when they're cooked.

My "Little French Boy" likes sleeemy stuff; I think he was speaking on my behalf when he said that.

[Matt H.]

Of course, my Astaire-Rogers set HAS YET TO SHIP!

Unbelievable!

[Matt H.]

Now, off to clean the bedroom areas and then settle in for the three first-run TV episodes on prime time television this evening.

WBBL.

[Jed]

Many thanks to one and all, all and one, for the lovely birthday wishes!  As DR MattH suggested, I'm certainly not "former," just horrifically E&T, and DF Ann does keep me up to date on the happenings around here.

Seafood... Ann can bake a divoon salmon with a simple mayo based sauce.  And we happen to be headed to Red Lobster tonight to stuff my gaping maw with their "endless shrimp" deal.  Oh, and I must recall with great fondness the jumbo scallops I enjoyed at Joe Allen's on my one (so far) trip to NYC.

[Jed]

Company starring Hugh Panaro is playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.  I'd really like to see it (it closes November 5th), but I don't know if I can with rehearsals, and all.  Hopefully, I can make it.

DF Ann and I will be seeing it this Saturday night.  Should make an interesting counterpoint to the matinee of Sweet Charity we're also seeing Saturday, starring Molly Ringwald.  

[elmore3003]

DR Jed, don't leave us!  How's the library doing?

[Edisaurus]

DRMBARNUM - John Gabriel is GREAT in The Hunters.

I'm not familiar with John Gabriel, but I have to say that he certainly has aged better than the real professor, Russell whoever. In fact, I think he's more handsome now than in his youth! Wow!

I'm sure all the other DR's know the answer to this, but what is the venue for your interviews, MBarnum?

[elmore3003]

DF Ann and I will be seeing it this Saturday night.  Should make an interesting counterpoint to the matinee of Sweet Charity we're also seeing Saturday, starring Molly Ringwald.  

Go to the stagedoor and see Hugh.  He's really great.

[elmore3003]

I'm sure all the other DR's know the answer to this, but what is the venue for your interviews, MBarnum?

Erotic fantasy.

[elmore3003]

Speaking of tours, this current one of CHICAGO with Hughie Lewis is not getting nice comments.

[Jed]

The library is still standing, so things can't be all bad!  Actually, things are going quite well around here.  Didn't get the promotion I was shooting for, but that's far from the end of the world, as I'm very pleased with my current position.  The bump in pay was the only real reason I was going for it, and I have only been here 8 months, so there's no big rush to move up the ladder.  Today is particularly nice as I've lucked out in getting to spend my birthday working our very small, 2-staff-member branch library with my favorite co-worker.  We're angling to get ourselves permanently transferred to a similar small branch with only 2 full-time staff members.  We'd love to make it all ours!

[MBarnum]

ENjoyed the information and pics of John Gabriel. I wasn't familiar with him by name, and the pictrues didn't ring a bell either, but it's obvious he has had a nice career. I'm sure he gnashes his teeth a bit to think he'd live in immortality if they hadn't recast the Professor with Russell Johnson.

Well, he was upset about it at the time but later was grateful to have escaped the typecasting that the Gilligan's Island cast  suffered afterwards.

[MBarnum]

In today's mail:  Season 3 of the 1960s TV series "Adventures in Paradise."

Orered today:  Season 1 of the 1960s TV series "Adventures in Paradise."

Well, if you get to season 2 of ADVENTURES IN PARADISE you will get to see Cal Bolder in the episode A Whale of a Tale

[MBarnum]

I'm not familiar with John Gabriel, but I have to say that he certainly has aged better than the real professor, Russell whoever. In fact, I think he's more handsome now than in his youth! Wow!

I'm sure all the other DR's know the answer to this, but what is the venue for your interviews, MBarnum?

So far my interviews have been published in Films of the Golden Age, Scarlet Street, Classic Images, and Filmfax. I have one coming out in Videowatchdog in the very near future.

[TCB]

Anyone feel like Ballin' the Jack?

As long as Jack doesn't mind!

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[TCB]

To my dear son, Jed,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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Love,
Dad

We should do ice cream!

[S. Woody White]

Gee, I don't feel so bad:


der Brucer

And you don't use make-up!

[S. Woody White]

Been there, done that. (Oh my, did I do that!)

Here's a pic from when we went on a canal cruise



der Brucer

Yeegads!  I was grey-less back then - it looks like I've dyed my hair and beard!  And I was so SKINNY!!!!!  For Halloween, I regularly disguised myself as a pipe-cleaner!

[Ron Pulliam]

Well, if you get to season 2 of ADVENTURES IN PARADISE you will get to see Cal Bolder in the episode A Whale of a Tale

I have Season 2 already (I know...why buy 2, and then 3, and then get to 1).

Good to know which episode to watch NEXT!

[Ron Pulliam]

I'm out of a two-hour staff meeting!

It was our monthly meet, and there was German chocolate cake!

And it was won-derful!

[Ron Pulliam]

Tomorrow is our Halloween Cookout.

My chili is ready.  About 5 pounds of it!  It ought to be great on the hot dogs!

[Ron Pulliam]

Of course, my Astaire-Rogers set HAS YET TO SHIP!

Unbelievable!

I do believe an e-mail of displeasure directed to Amazon's customer service is in order.

[Ron Pulliam]

Time to clear it off, pack it up and get it out the door.

In other words, "QUITTIN' TIME"!

[S. Woody White]

Of course, my Astaire-Rogers set HAS YET TO SHIP!

Unbelievable!

I didn't know Astaire and Rogers made a film titled "Yet To Ship."  Do you know who wrote the songs?

Sorry, couldn't resist.  

[S. Woody White]

Gosh and golly, that was a long day at work today.

Things simply went crazy, lots more customers than we were staffed to handle.  As a result, my breaks were forgotten about by management, and usually were given about an hour after they were scheduled.  Quite frustrating.

And then, they were unable to get me off when my shift ended, and I ended up putting in fifteen minutes overtime.

Bleh.

[S. Woody White]

Ugly Betty is already on, I still haven't started cooking dinner...

But I'm all caught up on today's posts!

(I still can't believe der B posted that pic of me.  Who needs Halloween costumes when I can just show people the pic.  Guaranteed screams, I tell ya.)

[Ginny]

Tomorrow is my library's Staff Day - the entire system is closed and we go to a large venue (Dayton Masonic Center) for presentations, awards, etc.  Each department was asked to contribute a gift basket as a door prize.  I did ours - it's called Nonprofit Nick Nacks and here's what's in it:

American Association of University Women – bookmark, stickers, window decal, pen
American Association of Grant Professionals – polo shirt (size M)
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio – pen
American Heart Association – “Go Red for Women” sticker & lapel pin
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System – highlighter/PDA stylus
CareWorks - wristband
Children’s Medical Center of Dayton – long sleeve T-shirt (size XXL), “Clear the Air” pen
Community  Blood Center – Fazoli’s & Chick-fil-A free food coupons
Dayton Ballet – keychains
The Foundation  Center – 2 50th Anniversary T-shirts (size L), 3 pocket calculators, book:  The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing
Greater Dayton RTA – mints, tape measure
Help Me Grow/Brighter Futures/Nurse Family Partnership – pens
Hershey’s Pledge for Survival – Hershey’s Kisses and York Peppermint Patties (examples of consumer philanthropy)
Just Grants! Ohio – pens
Know It Now/Homework Now – mouse pads, pens
League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area - pen
Make a Difference Day – wristband, pin
Miami Conservancy - wristlet
Montgomery County Children’s Services – ceramic mug
National Aviation Hall of Fame – stickers
North Suburban Library System (Illinois) – CD Pal (cleaner, opener, marker)
Ohio  Academy of Science – letter opener
Ohio  Center for the Book – business card case, key chain, @clip
Ohio Library Council – 2006 Expo totebag, wristband, Post-It notes
Ohio on the Move – water bottle
Otterbein Retirement Living Communities – magnet
State Library of Ohio – pencil
United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton – T-shirt (size LG), pen, brochure
Volunteers of America – padfolio, ceramic mug
WDPR/WDPG – ceramic mug