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Title: THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 12:03:45 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you've factored in their deepest meanings, you know that we will not accept a weak week, and now it is time to post until the non-weak cows come home.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 12:10:55 AM: I stopped doing my Hungarian of the Day feature because I got bored by it - but it would be remiss (and remister) of me no to point out that both Mr. George Pal and Mr. Miklos Rozsa are of the Magyar persuasion. My father's name was Sandor Pal. But he wasn't related to George Pal because in Hungary George Pal would be Pal George and in the USA my father would be Pal Sandor. If you follow me. Which you probably don't, but that's okay. It's all good.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Tomovoz on June 21, 2004, 12:12:44 AM: Lightest I have been was of course at Birth. Don't remember the weight and nor does anyone else. Heaviest I've been is NOW! Not gross but certainly overweight. (As I am height challenged I tend to think of myself as being underheight for my weight). No numbers possible as I don't often check - I just let my clothes do that.
Slim is not me and won't be. I don't actually think "slim" is a good look. I was not even a fan of Slim Whitman.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Tomovoz on June 21, 2004, 12:15:40 AM: Quote from: Panni on June 21, 2004, 12:10:55 AM
I stopped doing my Hungarian of the Day feature because I got bored by it - but it would be remiss (and remister) of me no to point out that both Mr. George Pal and Mr. Miklos Rozsa are of the Magyar persuasion. My father's name was Sandor Pal. But he wasn't related to George Pal because in Hungary George Pal would be Pal George and in the USA my father would be Pal Sandor. If you follow me. Which you probably don't, but that's okay. It's all good.
By George I think I've got it. That means that Boy George is Hungarian. Right?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 12:17:51 AM: Welcome eleven GUESTS. Who are you children of the night who come and spend time with us?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 12:17:56 AM: I don't know the exact figure of the most I've ever weighed (not counting pregnancy). I know the time period though - I was working (acting) in children's theater in Stratford. We were done by early afternoon with nothing to do but eat. Which we did. I think all the actors ended the season quite a bit heftier.
The least I've weighed as an adult would be around 98, I guess.
I've forgotten the other questions.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 12:28:01 AM: Checked the other questions - most weight lost and gained - i don't know exactly. I lose weight very easily if I get stressed or am working too hard and forgetting to eat. I was going through an unbelievably bad time a few years ago and lost around 5 pounds in a week, as I recall. When I was a kid and we went through all the horror of the revolution and then escaped from Hungary, I was SO thin I looked -- like a refugee - type casting.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 12:28:18 AM: The least I've weighed, as an adult, is 145 pounds, which is what I weighed during High School and continued to weigh through my thirties. There is nothing wrong with weighing 145 pounds, but on a six-foot-two frame it was stretched a bit thin.

Fortunately, sometime in my late thirties I quit smoking. Good thing, since it is not only a fowl habit, it's also an increasingly pricy one. stereotypically, I went through a bit of a weight change.

I gained fifty pounds during the following year.

One the one hand, this was good news. I was pleased to find myself finally weighing more or less...well, more...what I was supposed to weigh. On the other hand, gaining a full quarter of my weight in one year was a shock to the system. I went through periods of feeling bloated, saggy, bouncy in all the wrong ways. Not to mention that I went through two changes of pants, because my waist grew.

Der Brucer teases me still about how I no longer have my youthful figure. Too bad. I'm happier, now that I've adjusted to the change. Besides, he pointed out to me a fellow working at the local WalMart, saying "That's about how thin you were before." Yuck! I can't have been as reedy as that!

I've added a few more pounds since then, particularly over the last couple of years, but nothing drastic. I think I'd like to weigh somewhere between 200 and 210 pounds. (Time to start getting more exercise. Maybe I should start running with the dogs more.)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: George on June 21, 2004, 12:32:54 AM: My heaviest was about three years ago. My lightest (not including birth weight) was just about two years ago. I've gained back most (but not all) of the weight that I lost. As for specific numbers, I'll wait (no pun intended) a bit to see how many others post actual numbers. I will, if I'm not the only one to do so. And you will all be shocked...SHOCKED, :o I say...to know the truth.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: George on June 21, 2004, 12:33:43 AM: Now I must go to bed, perchance to sleep (or dream)...or whatever the heck the Shakespeare quote is. Anyway, good night, all!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Tomovoz on June 21, 2004, 12:38:19 AM: "Perchance To Dream" is of course an Ivor Novello musical George. I think Shakespeare stole the line.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 12:40:48 AM: I am so NOT sleepy. ::)

Must get some rest - (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/schlafen/sleeping-smiley-011.gif)

Have to get up early and work work work tomorrow -- which is actually today.
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Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: BEEKAY on June 21, 2004, 04:15:11 AM: Heaviest for me was 143 kg (314.6lb) that was 2 yrs ago b4 undergoing gastric stapling so that I could take up work in my new profession of nursing. Lightest I can remember is 84kg earlier in this yr
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: BEEKAY on June 21, 2004, 04:36:51 AM: Thanks to DR TC for his great jokes. Now a tender word of warning to DR MBarnum...please be careful if you decide to go "nakey" at the beach...You don't want untanned regions getting burnt as I did the first time I went that way. Couldn't wear clothes for three days! AAGGGHHHHH!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on June 21, 2004, 04:38:27 AM: I enjoyed a weekend in the country (An A Little Night Music reference), and have just caught up on the posts.

Last night I skipped chat to watch a made-in-Canada TV movie: The Zeyda and the Hitman. Judd Hirsch played the zeydie, the grandfather who hires Danny Aiello to off his deadbeat son-in-law. Mercedes Ruehl played the zeydie's wife, though she was certainly no bubbie. The movie described itself as a cross between Grumpy Old Men and The Sopranos, and while the characters were appealing, the writing was weak. The Winnipeg setting is probably the worst thing to happen to that city's tourism industry.

It's based on a true story, with the Danny Aiello character based on Marv "the Weasel" Elkind, a childhood buddy of my friend Harvey. Marv is quite a character. I met him at a party a few years ago, and chatted with his very sweet wife - who definitely is a bubbie. "People say things about him," she told me. "All I know is that he treats me good."
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Ben on June 21, 2004, 04:54:50 AM: Well, I got kicked out of chat (got dropped off line actually) just before the ruffling of feathers (and just as BK was leaving) so I don't know what it was about. Perhaps it was for the best.

I've always been small of frame. When I was on tour w/Sesame Street Live I probably weighed the least, around, about 105. It was a killer show physically and when we had 3 show Saturdays all I wanted to do was sleep afterwards. I could eat anything I wanted during that run (and did). I stayed very slim for many years after SSL and some people were worried about my lack of weight. I do look back at some pictures from the mid-80s and perhaps I did look a bit gaunt. I finally started gaining weight when I hit 40 and it had the temerity to hit back. In the mid-90s, after a particularly stressful time at work, I settled into a wonderful relationship and a satisfying life and noticed the pounds creeping up. I didn't gain huge amounts but enough that my clothes didn't fit and I wasn't happy with my physical self (I had gotten up to 138 which doesn't sound so bad but on my 5'3" frame it didn't set well) so I took advantage of a Weight Watchers class being offered at my office. I followed the program and paid strict attention to what I ate, along with real exercise (not just walking up the 3 flights of steps at the office) and I lost 18 pounds. It doesn't sound like much and when I went to WW meetings I mentioned that because there were/are people there who are trying to lose much more weight but the moderator made a good point which I have remembered since. 18 pounds doesn't sound like much, but go into a grocery store and pick up a 15 pound bag of potatoes (or some other similar weighing food) and carry it around with you during your stay at the store and then put it down. You'll notice the difference. I now hover, weight-wise, in the high 120s (125-127) and I'm completely happy there. I don't have the same kind of life I did 25 years ago and my metabolism has changed so my body shape has changed. I'm happy with the way I am and that's all that counts.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on June 21, 2004, 05:07:10 AM: When Gord and I met, he weighed about 140 lbs and I weighed about 110 (I'm short, he's tall). Today I weigh what he weighed then.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on June 21, 2004, 05:16:03 AM: I was at my weightiest about 15 years ago. My doctor looked at my chart and pointed out that I was gaining exponentially: two pounds one year; four pounds the next; eight pounds the next. It was at that point I realized my metabolism had changed.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 05:18:14 AM: The smallest I can ever remember being is around 175 in high school. I now hover around 195-200. The scale at the gym actually tells me somewhere around 210-215, but that's with shoes and headphones and water bottles and sweatclothes and all that jazz included. I know I should take those things off when I weigh myself, but who has time? Seriously, though, the silly scale is wrong even when no one is standing on it, so I can't take it seriously. I come from a big-boned family. We're all stocky and in some cases my family members are just flat-out fat. In my case, I'm mostly muscle with a layer of what is essentially baby fat all around. Of course, I've probably lost 5 or 10 pounds in the last three months and I could stand to lose another 10, but even then I won't be at my "suggested" weight, which is 145-160, which I know will never, EVER happen. My clothes fit me better now, so that's what matters to me.

As I said, I wasn't in chat last night, so I wasn't there when "the happening" occured. Wasn't "The Happening" a song by Diana Ross and the Supremes?

I got a phone message from my mom today at 7:30. She leaves these ridiculously cryptic messages--"It's your mom. Call me before 8:00 if you get this message."

First off, she never calls that early. Secondly, why can't she just say what she wants so I don't start worrying that someone's dead?? I returned her call. She wanted to know if I wanted to go to Gatlinburg, TN, while I'm home. Apparently our family reunion is off, so they thought I might like to go out of town for the weekend. She couldn't have said that instead of making me think that my grandmother had broken her hip? I told her that I'd rather stay home if it was all the same to her and dad. She said that was fine. It took all of two minutes to say that and hang up. That couldn't have waited until tonight...? She's nuts!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: William E. Lurie on June 21, 2004, 06:17:57 AM: BK -
You should take a little extra time at your storage area and catalogue what is in each box. Put a number on the box and make a list of what is in each numbered box. This way you can just look at the list and say "oh, that music is in box 17" and just look for the box. It may take a little time now, but will then save you lots of time in the future when you need to get something quick.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 06:23:45 AM: DR Ben: I sent you a PM...
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 06:31:18 AM: DR MBarnum: You FEED the squirrels????
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 06:36:08 AM: DR Jason: I have a question. I was reading about your experiences with your digital recorder. And you were upset because when you listened to yourself you were flat. You also said you hated how you sounded, and that you never had those problems before.

I'm curious. When you were singing into the recorder could you tell you were flat. Or could you only hear the problems when you listened back?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 06:42:54 AM: DR WEL that is a great idea! Labelling things always makes life easier!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 06:48:22 AM: Jennifer: No, I couldn't tell I was flat while I was singing. I only noticed it during playback. The recorder has various speeds, and when I played it back at a slightly faster speed the pitch problems were non-existent. Unfortunately they reappeared when I played it at "normal" speed. As I said, I've never had pitch issues before--every now and again, of course, but that's pretty normal--and as DR Jose pointed out to me last night, those things aren't really meant for singing but for verbal dictation, so I'm not going to take it too much to heart. I'm simply going to concentrate harder on keeping my soft palate raised, keeping the sound in "the mask," and keeping a steady, supported flow of air without grabbing at the notes and holding the air in. That's what I know to do. That, and pray to God that I can sing "If I Loved You" in tune.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 06:55:13 AM: Quote from: Jason on June 21, 2004, 06:48:22 AM
Jennifer: No, I couldn't tell I was flat while I was singing. I only noticed it during playback. The recorder has various speeds, and when I played it back at a slightly faster speed the pitch problems were non-existent. Unfortunately they reappeared when I played it at "normal" speed. As I said, I've never had pitch issues before--every now and again, of course, but that's pretty normal--and as DR Jose pointed out to me last night, those things aren't really meant for singing but for verbal dictation, so I'm not going to take it too much to heart. I'm simply going to concentrate harder on keeping my soft palate raised, keeping the sound in "the mask," and keeping a steady, supported flow of air without grabbing at the notes and holding the air in. That's what I know to do. That, and pray to God that I can sing "If I Loved You" in tune.

If you couldn't hear your problems while you were singing then how do you know you've never had the problems before? :)

That is interesting that they are not meant for singing.

Well good luck and thanks for answering.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 06:57:41 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 06:55:13 AM
If you couldn't hear your problems while you were singing then how do you know you've never had the problems before? :)

Touche.

I would hope that the six voice teachers who judged me every semester would have pointed out any pitch problems that I may have been having during my six years as a voice major. There again, I haven't had a true voice lesson in three years. I think it's time to start going again...
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 07:19:32 AM: Actually, most of the boxes are labeled. It's just that the boxes are on top of each other in stacks and you can't always see the labels without removing the stack in front. I'm sure there is a better way to organize but I haven't figured it out yet. If there were shelves, now that would be a different story. The boxes with music are also all labeled, but the box you want is always at the bottom and these boxes are HEAVY.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 07:20:12 AM: DR Jennifer, I put out peanuts for the squirrels in the back yard each day. Usually I do it in the morning before I leave work. They are hungry little rascals!

Freddy likes to watch them eat! Actually he likes to stalk them.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 07:25:35 AM: I presume we are talking weight as an adult. When I was out of high school I weighed around 125 lbs. This was way too skinny for me. I am 5' 11. I could eat any and all things but never gain an ounce. When I hit my thirties things changed and I filled out a bit and I was much happier with my weight (I hated being so thin)...now that I have hit 40, and am not working out like I did a few years back, I am filling out even a bit more! LOL! I am now at 178 lbs. Not a bad weight but I would like to firm up a bit.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 07:37:00 AM: MBarnum: I weighed 178 lbs. when I was born! I hope to be that "big" when I'm 40...and I'm only 5' 9 1/2". To give you an idea of how big just my legs are...

When I was being measured for my costume for CARMEN, the costume designer measured my calves. At their widest point they measured an astounding 18" circumference. And my legs are ALL muscle...no fat there whatsoever. I've been known to pull my jeans up to show people my calves and not be able to pull the jeans back down again. My friend Jennifer calls me "ham calves" and my friends Vinni and Brance used to call me "calf boy." After a performance of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, during the opening night reception, a woman came up behind me and grabbed my right calf, saying that she had wanted to touch my legs ever since I first walked onstage wearing my tights. She just couldn't believe they were real. Can you imagine a grown woman just coming up and grabbing someone's calf!?!?! The nerve of some people...
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 07:46:23 AM: Quote from: Jason on June 21, 2004, 06:57:41 AM
Touche.

I would hope that the six voice teachers who judged me every semester would have pointed out any pitch problems that I may have been having during my six years as a voice major. There again, I haven't had a true voice lesson in three years. I think it's time to start going again...

Hey, I hope that you didn't take what I wrote as mean-spirited. I should have put that I know you've been in shows and had teachers and others listen to you.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 07:49:47 AM: I didn't take it as mean-spirited at all. Trust me, I asked the exact same question of myself. In fact, I ask that question most every day. I just have to rely on the idea that surely SOMEONE would have told me that something was wrong and that ultimately I have to trust my ear and do what I do and if it's bad, someone will tell me. But no...I didn't take your comment to be mean-spirited.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 07:51:21 AM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 07:20:12 AM
DR Jennifer, I put out peanuts for the squirrels in the back yard each day. Usually I do it in the morning before I leave work. They are hungry little rascals!

Freddy likes to watch them eat! Actually he likes to stalk them.

Ah, I didn't know people fed squirrels. I really don't like them too much. Probably cause they get into the bird feeders.

I actually tried to feed our rabbit. Well it's not my rabbit, but a wild one that seems to come around a lot. So weird to see a rabbit in the suburbs. But he's been gone all week. And he was really cute!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 07:55:47 AM: Quote from: Jason on June 21, 2004, 07:49:47 AM
I didn't take it as mean-spirited at all. Trust me, I asked the exact same question of myself. In fact, I ask that question most every day. I just have to rely on the idea that surely SOMEONE would have told me that something was wrong and that ultimately I have to trust my ear and do what I do and if it's bad, someone will tell me. But no...I didn't take your comment to be mean-spirited.

Good.

Hey, if the recorder is not meant for singing, is it possible that you are singing correctly, but it is not taping it exactly right?

And I'm sure somebody in one of your shows would have said something.

I think working with a voice teacher or someone else who knows what they are talking about sounds good. At least they could help so you aren't questioning yourself (and wondering if the machine is off or if you are).
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 07:57:35 AM: DR Jason, look what all your talk did to the ads at the top of the page. :)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Ben on June 21, 2004, 08:02:04 AM: Hey, Jason. I received and just answered your PM.

Jennifer, I haven't fed them for a long time, but I used to feed the squirrels in Union Square Park here in NYC. I like the squirrels more than the pigeons, which poop on everything and fly around in packs.

My computer is SO SLOW this morning (at work) that the ads at the top haven't loaded yet so I can't see them. I've got a high speed connection and sometimes it's as slow as dial-up. Arrgghh
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 08:04:54 AM: How funny... "Got calf muscle pain?"

Ben: I received and have replied to YOUR PM. Thanks...:)

Has anyone in NYC ever experienced the terrifying phenomenon I call "Kama Kazi Pigeons?" The ones who fly right at you and you have to dodge them in order to save your eyes? I hate them...they frighten me a little. Therefore, I see it as a good thing to continue to feed the squirrels and starve those damn pigeons to death!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Ben on June 21, 2004, 08:10:22 AM: Ah, yes. Those awful flying rats (sorry you animal lovers). They swoop down at you aiming right for your head. It's scary. In London they have gotten rid of much of the pigeon problem at Trafalgar Square and Saint Paul's by using hawks. They don't eat the pigeons, they just scare them away. The pigeons are too smart to get scared by those silly fake owls and hawks on rooftops and windowsills all over NY. You need to use the real thing to scare them away.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:12:14 AM: Good Morning!

The Avenue Q performance about to come up on "Regis & Kelly" so this post may take a few extra minutes to compose. -"R&L" is on the NBC affiliate here in Richmond, and they carry all three hours of the "Today" show, so "R&L" is shown "live" and hour later. *When the "Today" show started started running three hours, they would still show "R&L" at 9:00, but then would show the last hour of "Today" on tape delay at 10:00. -It was then that I also noticed how they don't ever really announce what time it is on "Today".

As for weight... The highest weight I was ever at was probably around 235-238. I hit and passed the 200 mark when I was in high school, so that's the number that's stuck with me for my adult life as my lightest weight. It really is hard for me to imagine a time when I was below 200. After some serious exercise and diet, I got down to and hovered around the 220 mark for a couple of years. After some more diet and exercise two years ago, I now weigh anywhere between 210-215. However, even though the overall weight loss has only been 5-10 pounds, I am down 4-6 inches in my waist - boy, do I wish stores carried 37" waist sizes! I guess I did put on some muscle! I actually have a pic of myself from two years ago - it was the opening weekend of the Sondheim Celebration - and I can really see the difference in my physical look from then to now. I can see it in my arms even! Especially in my face! Even my roommate reminds of just how big I was back then every now and then - in a loving, nostalgic way.

I guess my own saving grace is that I've always carried my weight well. No real pot belly ever, just kind of evenly distributed fat. I've always considered myself more "big" than "fat". About two years ago - after the Sondheim Celebration had just finished, I was casting a production of Evita with a director/choreographer I've worked with many times. This guy is very critical when it comes to casting dancers: "She needs to lose 4 pounds", "Her legs a thick", "105, my ass!", etc., etc... Well, after one day of auditions, we ordered some dinner and that lead to the discussion of weight and diet among the production staff. I told him that I was in the process of losing some at the time, and that I had already lost about 15 pounds. He then turned to me and said, "So, you're down to about 185 now?" -And he was serious.

"No, I'm actually at 212 right now."
-"Well, your scale is wrong, there's no way you're over 200 pounds!"
"But I am."
"No way, Jose!" ;)

Well, after a few more minutes of debating my weight... It was, needless to say, a very ego-boosting, and body-image-boosting conversation. I haven't seen him since then, and since I actually have lost some more weight since I then, I wonder how much he thinks I weigh now? 170? 160? Hmmm...

As for the most weight lost - well, when I was sick-sick a couple of weeks ago, I lost 16 pounds in 11 days! Oh, and there were a few days there when I would get on the scale and it would read 199, 198 - and I would start to cry. "It's been so long!!!" Right now, I'm in the 205-208 range, but I also need to start running and doing my Pilates again in earnest. And stop eating ice cream and Lucky Charms and cookies every day...

OK - that's enough "true confession" time for me this morning.

The Avenue Q segment was very cute. They did part of "I Wish I Could Go Back to College" - with Stephanie D'Abruzzo admitting afterwards that because of the clapping she couldn't hear the vamp at the top of the song - I thought it sounded a little off. ;) Then they came back and closed the show with the Avenue Q guys doing Regis and Kelly and Gelman in puppets. John Tartaglia's Regis voice was very good, as was Stephanie D'Abruzzo's Kelly. Very funny, and the puppets looked great too.

OK! I need to get my butt-cheeks in gear. My friend, Don, is supposed to be here in an hour, and I need to get some tidying up done before his arrival.

Laters...
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 08:13:03 AM: Weight has always been a problem ever since I was an adult. When I started teaching, I weighed 140 (I'm six feet tall). I was embarrassed to be so skinny, and my mother started feeding me two dinners a night. I'd eat with the family (I was living at home while working on my Masters), and then around 9 p.m., I'd go in and have a plate of leftovers. If there weren't any leftovers, she'd cook me eggs and bacon (or I'd cook something for myself). It did NO good. I continued to weigh between 140-150 until I hit 35.

Then I started gaining weight even if I looked at food. Because I was doing shows and dancing a lot (also took dance class) I kept my weight about 175-180, but in the summer months when I wasn't working and sitting around not doing shows or class, I'd balloon up to 190 or so. Then, when school would start back, I'd lose what I'd gained over the summer.

But the worst was during the first year of my retirement. I ate whatever I wanted and did NO exercise at all. I got up to 230. I was disgusted with myself when I did the show BABY and saw how I looked in pictures and on tape. So, during the last week of the run and for that entire summer and fall, I started an exercise routine in the morning and I stopped snacking at night except for a cereal bowl or two of popcorn. In six months, I lost 42 pounds. I now weigh about 194. As long as I can stay under 200, I'm happy. I still exercise 5 mornings a week for about 45 minutes.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 08:13:27 AM: I agree with George. If only the tiny petite people are going to post, then I will keep my mouth shut about actual current poundage. The least I have weighed as an adult was probably back in 1971 when I discovered the joys of diet pills. Around that time I got down to 150 lbs., on a 6’1” frame. Not pretty! Of course, it has all been upscale since. This picture, if I can display it without putting us in Cinerama, is probably 1975, and is of me at about 165 - 170lbs (still on diet pills). I am the one on the left.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 08:26:21 AM: Quote from: Jason on June 21, 2004, 08:04:54 AM
How funny... "Got calf muscle pain?"

Yep, and all because of your sexy tights story! :)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:26:51 AM: -Addendum: *And I think I'll just leave my various spelling errors and small word ommissions in my original post for now. In any case...

For myself, my waist size has always been a bigger "influence" than my weight number. When I was buying 42" jeans, I was not a happy camper. When I tried on some 38" pants and realized they were loose(!), I really got emotional, I was so happy. And then when, depending upon the brand and cut, I could comfortably get into 36" for a while - not too long ago - I was, again, very happy. I even managed to squeeze myself, literally, into a pair of 35"s one time from Old Navy. Yeah, right! So, for now, if I can get back down to fitting comfortably into my 36"s, then I would be very happy. *And, "happy" of course, is a relative term. But I also bought a couple of pairs of really nice Banana Republic slacks and chinos last summer, and they're all 36"s - I WILL fit into them again!!!! And once I'm back down to 36" - which is what my waist size was by the end of my freshman year in high school(!) - I'll be very satisfied with where I am at physically speaking - no matter what the number on the scale says when I get on it.

-I hope that all makes sense - I'm rushing... Gotta go for real this time...

Laters!...
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 08:27:35 AM: DR Jennifer, how could you not like squirrels, they are so much fun to watch. I work downtown in the Justice bldg which is next to the state capitol building. The two buildings are separated by a park in which a mulititude of squirrels live. They are very friendly and will come right up to you if you have peanuts for them, even eating right out of your hand.

I work on the 5th floor and we have a squirrel that comes up to my co-worker Anita's window each morning and she feeds him along with his buddy the Blue Jay who often accompanies him.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:28:44 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 07:57:35 AM
DR Jason, look what all your talk did to the ads at the top of the page. :)

Remember, we're not supposed to talk about what goes on "up there". :-X
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Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 08:30:09 AM: A nice surprise in the mail today - the next boxed set of POIROT episodes - the "silver edition" meaning there is only one more box of six episodes to go before the entire output is out on DVD.
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Post by: Emily on June 21, 2004, 08:42:40 AM: I know I have been ridiculously e and t. I apologize and hope that I can get by without getting whipped or otherwise tortured! :)

What an awful awful awful topic of the day (jk). The least I can remember weighing at my full height of 5'8'' would probably be somewhere around 140. Now I'm at 160 - which is less than the 175 I weighed at my heaviest. All the same, I still wear just about the same dress size as I always have. Which is a 10-12-14 (different stores have different sizes).

Speaking of which, I bought myself a skirt the other day and it was a size 11. Who makes size 11s? I always thought sizes went up by twos.

I have been incredibly busy of late what with finishing up my final (thank GOD!) intensive summer course, working at my real job AND volunteering with my Member of Parliament during the federal election up here. It has been crazy and hectic and wondeful :)

DR Andrea (who does still lurk when she's procrastinating studying for her GREs) left for Florence - whoops, Firenze - yesterday. She is gone for a month and will hopefully come back spouting all the Italian words she has learned. Good travel vibes to her ~~~~

I downloaded Sh-K-Boom's offereing pre-release of the Bare cast recording. It's fun, but nothing spectacular. Plus the lack of a real synopsis coupled with the fact that the songs are listed out of order makes any real connection to the show kind of hard to achieve. All the same, it makes me nostalgic for RENT and all those shows I loved as an angsty teen despite knowing perfectly well that they were flawed beyond belief.

Okay that's in for now... toodles all :D
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 21, 2004, 08:42:53 AM: I don't find weight an accurate arbiter of fitness simply because muscle weighs more than fat. If you only diet you turn fat flab into skinny flab. You must also exercise and build muscle.

My heaviest was probably hovering at two thirty-five. In the mid-nineties during Dragonheart, I lost huge amounts of weight and actually got down to 175, which was probably my college weight. I also knew I would not stay there long. And eventually went back to about 195-200. I'm over that now and am working too get back to 200 again, which given my body type is a good weight.

But then I still find the best way to check my fitness is to strip off and look at myself in the mirror. If I look okay, screw what weight I am.

Squirrels. My wife loves to feed them in St. James' Park and has actually struck up a friendship with several of the regular old geezers there who do it every day when we're in London. They give her all types of tips on how to attract them and get them to brazenly crawl up your arm for them. They're very friendly; they love Brazil nuts. We have more pictures of us with squirrels on us.

Actually Red Ken Linvingston, the mayor of London, has declared war on the pigeons in Trafalgar. The last pigeon-feed vendor was bought out I believe a few years ago and I think the pigeons are now fed a food that makes them sterile in order to contain them and winnow down their numbers.
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Post by: Emily on June 21, 2004, 08:44:52 AM: Oooh... I almost forgot to tell you all!

Yesterday I saw the Olympic torch as it passed TWO blocks away from my house during the Montreal torch relay marathon.

It was very exciting... especially seeing how many people showed up to cheer the runners on :)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 08:53:21 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:28:44 AM
Remember, we're not supposed to talk about what goes on "up there". :-X

Why not?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 08:57:15 AM: DR Emily: I think most sizes here are the 7-9-11 variety. I guess it just depends where you shop.

I started to write a post about weight. But it was too depressing. Right now I wear 9-10. And that's all I'm gonna say. :)
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Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 08:59:41 AM: That must have been very cool seeing the torch. I was driving downtown to the St. Laurent street fair at around the time tons of cars seemed to be going to see the torch.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 09:05:22 AM: They had a big set-up in the middle of Times Square for the passing of the flame. I don't know when it happened--or if it has yet--but it looked like a big to-do.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 09:07:16 AM: Squirrels are cute to look at until your plants become the focus of their lives. Well, of course, they don't want to plants but the nuts they've buried in the flower pots where you're trying to get something going. I have had to start over three times this spring and summer trying to get something going in one urn on my front porch because the squirrels keep burying nuts in that urn and digging for them later tearing up anything that has started to bud in that container. If it wasn't against the law to bother them, I would have set some traps for them by now.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:14:07 AM: As I recall a number of you were fans of Doris Dowling. She died on Friday. It's strange, I was thinking all weekend, "I haven't checked in, really must call Doris." I'll find the obit and post it.
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Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 09:20:56 AM: Panni -- I am so sorry to to hear about Miss Dowling. My sympathies to you, because I know she was a friend. I remember her well from THE LOST WEEKEND.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 09:23:55 AM: Panni, I am so sorry to hear about Doris.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 09:26:58 AM: DR Matth, I do have that same problem with the squirrels burying nuts around the yard. They often bury them in the lawn, but on occasion they will bury them in a potted plant, but not too often.

For me it is a minor irritation, I just enjoy them too much to get very upset about it. They are such cute little critters!
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:30:29 AM: June 21, 2004

Doris Dowling, 81; Film Star in U.S., Italy
By Myrna Oliver, Times Staff Writer

Doris Dowling, the deep-voiced brunet actress who made her screen debut as the hooker in Billy Wilder's classic "The Lost Weekend," has died. She was 81.

Dowling died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes.

Born in Detroit, Dowling began acting on stage and then followed her older sister, the late actress Constance Dowling, to Hollywood.

Doris Dowling captured major attention — even Oscar buzz — in Wilder's 1945 film about alcoholism, which earned Academy Awards for best picture, actor (Ray Milland), director (Wilder) and screenplay (by Wilder and Charles Brackett).

"Her performance as the girl in the bar in 'The Lost Weekend,' distinguished by the way she clips off words, will, it is believed, almost entitle her to academy recognition," wrote Times entertainment columnist Edwin Schallert on Dec. 2, 1945.

It didn't, but Dowling had made an impression. She was soon cast in another memorable film, the Raymond Chandler-scripted "The Blue Dahlia," starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.

Despite Dowling's quick double success, she soon found herself caught in Hollywood's postwar slump. With no scripts coming her way, she followed her sister to Rome, where both spent several years working in Italian films.

Director Giuseppe de Santis was impressed by the younger Dowling's dark hair, soulful eyes, alabaster complexion and deep voice, which colleagues saw as "the face of Italy." If she brushed up on her Italian, de Santis told her, she could become the star of his new film "Bitter Rice" — as the jewelry thief hiding among and transformed by the Mondinas, or women rice workers, in Northern Italy's Po Valley.

Like actual workers paid as extras, Dowling and co-star Silvana Mangano worked from morning to night in waist-deep water. When the film wrapped, Dowling needed time off to recuperate.

"It was frightfully humid," Dowling told The Times after returning to Los Angeles in 1950. "We really lived the life of the people who work in the fields."

The highly lauded, low-budget picture, along with "Open City" and a handful of others showing the realities of Italian life after World War II, helped rebuild the country's film industry and secure its place in international theaters.

Dowling made five other films in Italy and France, including one in English, Orson Welles' "Othello."

The actress continued working intermittently until near the end of her life. She amassed credits in a dozen feature films, numerous stage plays encompassing the works of Shakespeare and more than 100 television shows, from the live "Playhouse 90" through such series as "Bonanza," "Barnaby Jones" and "The Dukes of Hazzard." She also appeared in miniseries, including 1980's "Scruples."

She served on the board of directors of Los Angeles' Theater East.

Dowling married three times. She was the seventh wife of bandleader Artie Shaw, whom she married in 1952 and divorced in 1956. She was married to United Artists executive Robert F. Blumofe from 1956 until their divorce in 1959.

In 1960, she married publicist Leonard B. Kaufman, who survives. Dowling is also survived by one son, Jonathan Shaw.

No services were planned.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 09:32:37 AM: Early each day to the steps of St Paul’s,
The little old bird killer comes.
In his own special way to the people he calls
“Come kill the birds with my crumbs.”

It doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 09:34:03 AM: I agree, DR MBarnum, that they're cute as can be. I just hate their actions in my urns! Dig up the lawn all you want, but stay away from my urns!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:34:46 AM: From THE LOST WEEKEND:

Don: Shall we dance?
Gloria: You're awfully pretty, Mr. Birnam.
Don: I'll bet you tell that to all the boys.
Gloria: Why natch! Only with you, it's on the level.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 09:35:51 AM: Looking forward to the AFI Tribute to Meryl Streep tonight/. SHould be a good show.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 09:36:07 AM: Thanks for the obituary Panni. I had forgotten that she was married to Artie Shaw. I am sure that was an interesting experience.

I will have to rent The Lost Weekend soon. It is such a wonderful film.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:39:21 AM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 09:36:07 AM
Thanks for the obituary Panni. I had forgotten that she was married to Artie Shaw. I am sure that was an interesting experience.

I will have to rent The Lost Weekend soon. It is such a wonderful film.

That it is. And Doris is wonderful in it. Natch.
Her son Jonathan is, I believe, the only child Artie S. ever had with all his wives.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: George on June 21, 2004, 09:47:59 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 07:57:35 AM
DR Jason, look what all your talk did to the ads at the top of the page. :)

Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:28:44 AM
Remember, we're not supposed to talk about what goes on "up there". :-X

It seems like whatever is posted in the first post affects it...hmmm. ::)

Or not.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 09:50:35 AM: Thanks for the Doris info, DRPANNI. Yes, sad news. Miss Dowling was terrif in THE LOST WEEKEND and THE BLUE DAHILIA (as Alan Ladd's straying wife.) A recent bio of BIlly Wilder tells the story that he and Doris were thisclose to marriage...until Wilder met a woman named Audrey. Doris also co-starred as Mark Damon's mother in THE PARTY CRASHERS, the last film of Miss Frances Farmer.

Hmmmmmm....I weighed 145 in school....the most I have ever weighed is about 220. My goal (the same as other DR's is to be below 200 lbs - although 190 would be nice.) I am now at 208 lbs, so I am getting there, slowly but surely.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:54:37 AM: The obit doesn't mention Doris' stage work (I first wrote DD - but that's something else in my HHW-speak!). She was, for example, in a fabulous 1973 Broadway revival of THE WOMEN with a cast to die for...
Kim Hunter, Dorothy Loudon, Myrna Loy, Alexis Smith and
Rhonda Fleming (!).
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Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 09:59:14 AM: I must confess that I have never seen THE BLUE DAHLIA.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 10:06:43 AM: One Doris Dowling Story and I'm outta here... Doris and my DD Rachel had a very Auntie Mame-type relationship. Not that Rachel was straight-laced or uptight. Far from it. In fact, she was very much like Doris in her way. Thus, when they met, they became instant friends, despite the fact the Doris was, shall we say, a mature woman, although still gorgeous and vital, and Rachel was around 6! So one day Doris announced that she and Rachel were going for a "girls day out." Which they did. They were gone for ages and when they returned, Rachel was outfitted head to toe in brand new tres sophisticated gear - totally gorgeous and just too too - including a hat - not a baseball cap - but a chapeau. Doris announced, "This is how she should always dress, darling." (Not an exact quote, natch, but it's been a few years and it makes for a good button to the story.)
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Post by: William E. Lurie on June 21, 2004, 10:06:52 AM: Jose---
Isn't the third hour of Today a repeat of the first? I know they used to do it that way so the show could run in different time zones and show either hours 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 for a complete show.

I'm taping the AVENUE Q and the rest on Regis this week. And tonight I'm seeing three of the puppeteers (Jennifer, Stephanie and John) in a puppet-free concert since they want to show they can do other things too.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 10:07:57 AM: Quote from: George on June 21, 2004, 09:47:59 AM
It seems like whatever is posted in the first post affects it...hmmm. ::)

Or not.

Not on this page. Although I cannot figure out whose post did do it.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 10:10:41 AM: For any of you interested in the next season of The Amazing Race (IMO, one of the absolute best reality shows), the team listings are up:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race5

This is really a great show. There are 11 teams of 2 and they race around the world. You get to see amazing places, interesting relationships, and cool activities. Very fun show.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 10:15:57 AM: Quote from: William E. Lurie on June 21, 2004, 10:06:52 AM
Jose---
Isn't the third hour of Today a repeat of the first? I know they used to do it that way so the show could run in different time zones and show either hours 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 for a complete show.

The Today show used to only be 2 hours. But now it's 3 hours.

They used to do what DR Jose described here too (showing the Today show from 7am-9am then Regis & Kelly from 9-10am, and then the last hour of Today at 10am). But they stopped doing that. So now it's Today show 7-10am. And Regis at 10am (delayed one hour). Although another channel here does show Regis live at 9am. Okay if anyone understood that... :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 10:22:35 AM: Quote from: William E. Lurie on June 21, 2004, 10:06:52 AM
Jose---
Isn't the third hour of Today a repeat of the first? I know they used to do it that way so the show could run in different time zones and show either hours 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 for a complete show.

I'm taping the AVENUE Q and the rest on Regis this week. And tonight I'm seeing three of the puppeteers (Jennifer, Stephanie and John) in a puppet-free concert since they want to show they can do other things too.

No. That's NPR. Well, NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered" are actually two hours long. Depending on the market, they usually run in three or four hour slots with the "first" hour being repeated.

As for "Today" - the third hour is a new hour of stuff. It's usually more on the lite side - lifestyle stuff, entertainers, additional songs from any performers they had on in the second hour, etc. The local affiliates, however, are only obigated to run the first two hours. Well, that's how it was when they added the third hour two(?) years ago. I'm not sure they're required to run all three hours now. *In DC, they run "Today" from 7:00-10:00, and then they follow up with a full hour of local news. Quite the "info" morning.

When they show it in different time zones, the hours are kept in the same order - otherwise, all the internal promos would be out of sync. The only time that order is changed or interrupted is when a major news story breaks.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 10:25:58 AM: oohh.. Spooky - DR Jennifer and I posted about the same topic at the same time!!!!

JINX!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 10:27:23 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 06:31:18 AM
DR MBarnum: You FEED the squirrels????

Well, it's either FEED them or EAT them!

SO, to keep on DR Jane's good side, let's feed them

der "never-met-a-rodent-I didn't like" Brucer
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Post by: Donald on June 21, 2004, 10:33:48 AM: The brand new Broadway Radio Show went up late last night......it's called "June Moon".....hope you all enjoy.

Also, next Sunday will be an all new "Covers" show with David Levy......that show will run for 2 weeks as I will be vacationing in Hawaii. A new show will post on July 11th.

Thanks!

Donald
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 10:34:36 AM: Thanks for the Amazing Race link Jennifer! I love that show...one of the best reality/games shows around. It is great fun to see the different countries that they get to travel through...such beautiful sights and interesting towns and cities.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 10:42:33 AM: ... In the meantime, I've been dealing with a bunch of incoming e-mails this morning from my colleges Arts Alumni list. Apparently, some sort of worm got into their system... So as everyone has started replying to them to be removed from the lists, everyone else on the list is also getting those responses. So... I've been getting about 3-4 every five minutes... Some I read, some I don't. However, the last one did state the the school was currently in the process of "destroying" their e-mailing list.. We shall see.
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Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 10:46:19 AM: I believe those unmentionables picked up their topics from AFI and Meryl Streep in MattH's post.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 11:05:20 AM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 07:20:12 AM
DR Jennifer, I put out peanuts for the squirrels in the back yard each day. Usually I do it in the morning before I leave work. They are hungry little rascals!

Boy, you get off easy! At about 6 AM I venture out to be greeted by 4-6 anxious squirrels (if I'm late, I get very accusatory looks). They retreat a bit and watch while I fill the redwood Squirrel feeder mounted on the Fir tree with a "Premium Nutritional Fortified Squirrel Food" which I buy in 10 lb bags. I then put an ear of dried corn on a spike mounted on the retaining wall (dried ears of corn come in 6.5 lb bags). I then fill the large metal cage bird feeder (also affixed to the Fir) with a large Birdola seed bar (which the squirrels enjoy more than birds because they can swing on it like a jungle-gym while they eat)! Then I fill the lamp-post bird feeder with "Vitamin and Mineral Enriched Fruit Flavored" Wild Bird Feed (50lb bags). The feeder is mounted atop a tall slender metal pole, and has a large plastic cap that covers the top (with a small "filling hole" in it). The seed trickles down thru small slits in the base for the birds. The squirrels look real cute with their tiny little paws shinning up the pole to feast at the feeder. (They soon figured out that they could climb on the retaining wall support beam and make an Olympic jump and grab onto the feeder ledge and then pull themselves up. They have long ago figured how to pull off the cover, enlarge the feeding hole, and hop inside for an easier feed. ) These chores complete, we then move on to the Large White Oak and fill the Woodpecker Feeder with a nice Woodpecker Feed Bar and then fill the Suet cage with a "Nutty Treat" suet cake.

Then it's back to bed - and time to watch the morning Carnival of the Animals. Grackles and Squirrels competing for everything. Blue Jays and Cardinals waiting for an empty slot. The Crackles are sloppy eaters, and scatter seed all around the pole feeder, and the Mourning Doves scrounge on the ground for the food. The squirrels are also pretty sloppy with the ear of corn, so corn kernels dropped over the wall are eagerly gobbled up by Cardinals or Blue Jays. Should a squirrel leave the corn ear unattended, a Jay will swoop down and snatch a kernel and fly away.

When the Rosy Breasted Female woodpecker shows up, she tries to shoo the Crackles away from the feeders on the Oak - with reasonable success. When her Hubby shows up, he just attacks the Crackles and drives them away (he has been known to chase them through the trees cawing "and don't come back!").

During courtship time, the Female Cardinal sits in the grass - then the male goes and grabs some food and comes back and pops it into her mouth.

Now the feeder dance is becoming more entertaining because we have juveniles getting their first "wings".

The Blondes (Bonnie and Buster) now sit on my bed, front legs on the window sill, and wildlife watch with me.

der Brucer (thinking the orphans in Africa should eat as well as my menagerie)
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 11:19:37 AM: Der Brucer, what fun! I need to get some appropriate squirrel feeders soon. I had one feeder attached to the base of the large tree but it collapsed under the weight of a plump pussycat who was climbing the tree and used it as a step (I didn't mention Freddy's name so as not to embarrass him...oh...oops!). Now I just place some peanuts on the stones around the tree...sometimes, however, the crows will get to them first.

How I wish we had cardinals in Oregon...they are so beautiful!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 11:22:03 AM: Quote from: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:54:37 AM
The obit doesn't mention Doris' stage work (I first wrote DD - but that's something else in my HHW-speak!). She was, for example, in a fabulous 1973 Broadway revival of THE WOMEN with a cast to die for...
Kim Hunter, Dorothy Loudon, Myrna Loy, Alexis Smith and
Rhonda Fleming (!).

I saw that production (as I've mentioned here several times over the years), and it was one of the most hilarious, entertaining evenings in the theater I've ever had. Comparing it to the Cynthia Nixon version which aired a year or so ago on PBS put the newer version to shame. Those fabulous ladies knew how to milk those lines for EVERYTHING they were worth. They were all simply sensational.
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Post by: Jason on June 21, 2004, 11:28:02 AM: MBarnum: Cardinals are the state bird of Kentucky. I'll try to get a couple of pictures of them if I can while I'm home next week.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on June 21, 2004, 11:30:15 AM: Thanks for the info on the TODAY show. I think the last time I saw it Dave Garroway was still the host (with J. Fred Muggs as his sidekick). In those days they did only three hours but the the third hour was a duplicate of the first. The order shown depended on the timezone. It was on live from 7:00 to 9:00 in both the Eastern and Central timezones, but only the second hour was on both at the same time with the other hour coming first in the East and second in the Midwest. I guess videotape made that unnecessary, although I don't know when a third hour of new material was added. Since in-show promos were almost unheard of then, it didn't matter which order they were shown in but I do remember they said goodbye to viewers who had seen both hours and told other viewers to stay tuned for the next hours, so it was no secret that they were doing this.

In the Eastern timezone there would then be an hour of local programming, while in the Central timezone the network morning shows would start immediately after TODAY at 9:00 and be shown at the same time in the East where it was 10:00. And for several years, the program that started off the NBC morning lineup was DING DONG SCHOOL with Miss Francis (actually Dr. Francis Horowitz). It was very low key... Miss Francis was sort of a female Mister Rogers except she didn't change into a sweater and sneakers.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 11:40:23 AM: Okay if the ads at the top of the page start advertising squirrel toys and food I will be mad.

OMG, you people ARE CRAZY! Squirrel feeders? Squirrel toys? Squirrel food? Okay am I the only one who doesn't care for them?
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Post by: Stuart on June 21, 2004, 11:49:44 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 10:10:41 AM
For any of you interested in the next season of The Amazing Race (IMO, one of the absolute best reality shows), the team listings are up:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race5

This is really a great show. There are 11 teams of 2 and they race around the world. You get to see amazing places, interesting relationships, and cool activities. Very fun show.

I must admit that I do like AMAZING RACE very much.....people always pooh-pooh me when I tell them I watch it, but I always tell them it's sort of like watching a travelogue. But an interesting one!

The lowest adult weight I have ever been, I believe, was 140. It is the weight to which I always aspire when I am dieting, which is constantly. The highest I ever recall seeing on a scale was 185 or 187. I don't recall which it was....all I know is that I was unhappy about it. I am currently somewhere between 140 and that number.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 11:50:51 AM: I have a bathroom window which almost touches a brick dividing wall. Yesterday two squirrels got into a mock fight out there. The noise was unbelievable. The Wonderdog went to hide. Squirrel attack!
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 11:51:16 AM: And one for Mahler!
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 11:53:32 AM: And speaking of Mahler... My earlier Doris-Rachel story answers the question... "Does anyone still wear a hat?"
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 11:56:34 AM: Quote from: Ben on June 21, 2004, 08:02:04 AM
Hey, Jason. I received and just answered your PM.

Jennifer, I haven't fed them for a long time, but I used to feed the squirrels in Union Square Park here in NYC. I like the squirrels more than the pigeons, which poop on everything and fly around in packs.

On our NYC sojourn a few weeks ago we were greeted to a park sign forbidding the feeding of pigeons!

"Feed the Birds, Ten bucks or three days"

der Brucer (noting the absence of "No Hunting" signs)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 11:57:50 AM: Well...WEL...that was back in the day when the most important thing on a television news show was what they were talking about now....not what they would be talking about in the next half hour.

Now all three network affiliates here have 90 minutes of news divided into three half hour blocks.. 5, 5:30, and 6 o'clock. Most of the time is spent saying...coming up at 5:30 or coming up at 6 o'clock. And of course they can charge more for advertising time in the highest rated half hour. There is NOT 90 minutes of news in Indiana every day. And the special and exclusives are mostly silly manufactured stuff. How many reports can we have on asbestos and lead paint? And of course SEX stories during sweeps week are the order of the day....lingerie clubs, strippers, and prostitution never make the promos until May and November!

I also remember when the "newsbreaks" first started. In between network shows there would be a minute or so of news. Now the "newsbreaks" tell us NOTHING, they just tell us to watch the eleven o'clock news for the details on some fantastic story..... My favorite was a couple of years ago when the woman came on to breathlessly tell us: "Water in some Indiana counties is full of poison...is your life in danger? Watch Channel 8 news at eleven for details!" Can you imagine the panic some people may have felt? Turns out that a couple of wells on abandoned farms had seepage from the unused septic tanks..... Typical.....
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 11:59:25 AM: Quote from: Ben on June 21, 2004, 08:10:22 AM
They don't eat the pigeons, they just scare them away. The pigeons are too smart to get scared by those silly fake owls and hawks on rooftops and windowsills all over NY. You need to use the real thing to scare them away.

Try sautéing a little garlic in butter - that should scare them away!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: George on June 21, 2004, 11:59:36 AM: Quote from: Emily on June 21, 2004, 08:44:52 AM
Oooh... I almost forgot to tell you all!

Yesterday I saw the Olympic torch as it passed TWO blocks away from my house during the Montreal torch relay marathon.

It was very exciting... especially seeing how many people showed up to cheer the runners on :)

In 1984, when the Olympic torch passed through Olympia, it was about four blocks from my house! After it passed and people were leaving and crossing the four lane (two in each direction) road, no one was watching where they were going. This girl right in front of me got her foot run over by the front passenger tire of a slowly passing car! The driver didn't know what was going on and it took a few seconds for him to realize that he needed to back up. I saw it happen, but was walking too fast to do anything. There were enough people around the girl to help her, so I don't feel guilty about not being able to...not that I would've known what to do, anyway. I think I'd heard later that she was okay.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: JMK on June 21, 2004, 12:04:43 PM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]WE'RE
BAAAAACCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!![/move]
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 12:06:14 PM: Welcome back JMK & family!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 12:06:51 PM: For WEL and all the rest of us of a certain age....our first teacher, Miss Frances! ;D
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 12:08:02 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:28:44 AM
Remember, we're not supposed to talk about what goes on "up there". :-X

"A Little Mermaid" reference?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 12:15:24 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 21, 2004, 11:57:50 AM

....lingerie clubs, strippers, and prostitution never make the promos until May and November!

Wow, I didn't even know they had such things in Indiana! LOL!

I agree...sometimes local news can be very silly. Here if we get even a dusting of snow up in Portland they will have 24 hour news reports and any other newsworthy stories be damned! That just drives me crazy....

..and if Salem were to fall into a sink-hole taking the entire populace with it the Portland stations (there are no Salem TV stations any more) would only mention it in passing...if at all! LOL!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 12:29:36 PM: Kind of like in BEGINNING OF THE END....a whole town disappears, and the media covered it up. How do you begin to cover up a thing like that?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 12:40:18 PM: Still haven't found out what happened in chat, but I guess I'll get it from the Noel's mouth, since I'm about to join he and Joy for lunch.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 12:52:32 PM: Quote from: bk on June 21, 2004, 07:19:32 AM
Actually, most of the boxes are labeled. It's just that the boxes are on top of each other in stacks and you can't always see the labels without removing the stack in front. I'm sure there is a better way to organize but I haven't figured it out yet. If there were shelves, now that would be a different story. The boxes with music are also all labeled, but the box you want is always at the bottom and these boxes are HEAVY.
DR WEL was certainly on the right track, BK. Having the boxes numbered, in a clear manner, is the best start.

What I would add to this is keeping a catalog, in a loose-leaf binder, with a contents list for each box in the catalog. I used to do this sort of thing for a living, where I would have to purge old, closed insurance claims files from the shelves and send them to storage. When someone wanted one of those files, it was (relatively) easy for me to look up which box contained the file and have it pulled from storage. Of course, on occasion someone would want a file that I'd pulled and boxed but not yet sent to our storage facility. And yes, that box would almost always be the one on the bottom of the stack. There's no getting around that.

I almost wish I were on the West Coast, so I could help with this project. Damn, I was a good clerk! 8)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 21, 2004, 01:18:41 PM: TOD: Yeah, right! Uh-huh! Sure! :D

DRMatt: What are those dates you're going to be in New York? Have you filled up all your evening time or do you have time to go out and have nice dinners?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 01:21:50 PM: LOL...enjoy the lunch MR BK. It's just that some of us are completely uninterested in Mr Bill Clinton....and some of us can't believe it.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 01:22:44 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 11:40:23 AM
Okay if the ads at the top of the page start advertising squirrel toys and food I will be mad.

OMG, you people ARE CRAZY! Squirrel feeders? Squirrel toys? Squirrel food? Okay am I the only one who doesn't care for them?

Yes, Jennifer, you are! :D
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 21, 2004, 01:25:55 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 08:28:44 AM
Remember, we're not supposed to talk about what goes on "up there". :-X

Which explains why we talk so much about what goes on "down there".
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 01:29:39 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 21, 2004, 01:21:50 PM
LOL...enjoy the lunch MR BK. It's just that some of us are completely uninterested in Mr Bill Clinton....and some of us can't believe it.

Perhaps, if you had referred to President Clinton as Mr. Bill Clinton last evening, instead of the way you did, no one would have been offended.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 01:31:14 PM: No, I say what I think. It doesn't matter anyway. No need to continue the discussion here.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 01:34:34 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 12:15:24 PM
Wow, I didn't even know they had such things in Indiana! LOL!

I propose an entry for the Indiana Film Festival:

Hong Kong's NIGHT CORRIDOR to premiere at 2004 Pride International Film Festival in Manila, Philippines.

2004 Pride International Film Festival, in cooperation with Pure Film Arts Syndicate HK, will premiere director Julian Lee's "Night Corridor".

Night Corridor, a dark gay thriller, was premiered at the 2003 Hong Kong International Film Festival, and was based on Lee's own novel featuring metaphorical exposition, painterly detail, and enough sordid stuff to get your blood pumping. It also features a stand-in
for the Devil Incarnate, some creepy shenanigans involving twins, a planned devil spawn, and more hidden revelations than any film has a right to. All the above could be looked upon as a validation of the film's artistic aspirations, of which this feature means stunningly
more than its plot and genre classifications would allow.

der Brucer

"...metaphorical exposition...painterly detail.. sordid stuff.." What a treat for the Ladies Auxiliary!

"...Devil Incarnate...creepy shenanigans..devil spawn.."

Whatever happed to "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 01:42:28 PM: Daily Levity - PART ONE

Two Arabs boarded a flight out of London. One took a window seat and the other sat next to him in the middle seat. Just before takeoff, an American sat down in the aisle seat.

After takeoff, the American kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and was settling in when the Arab in the window seat said, "I need to get up and get a coke."

"Don't get up," said the American, "I'm in the aisle seat. I'll get it for you." As soon as he left, one of the Arabs picked up the American's shoe and spat in it. When he returned with the coke, the other Arab said, "That looks good, I'd really like one, too."

Again, the American obligingly went to fetch it. While he was gone the other Arab picked up his other shoe and spat in it. When the American returned, they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.

As the plane was landing, the American slipped his feet into his shoes and knew immediately what had happened.

"Why does it have to be this way?" he asked. "How long must this go on?" This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity? This spitting in shoes and pissing in cokes?"

der Brucer (who is so disappointed he missed chat last evening. I sure do enjoy a good Feather Ruffle - why that's almost as much fun as correcting BK's ~~constant~~ ~~usual~~ ~~regular~~ ~~often~~ ~~sporadic~~ uncustomary posting errors.)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 01:43:57 PM: Quote from: RLP on June 21, 2004, 01:18:41 PM
TOD: Yeah, right! Uh-huh! Sure! :D

DRMatt: What are those dates you're going to be in New York? Have you filled up all your evening time or do you have time to go out and have nice dinners?

Actually, I'm going with three friends, and we'll be bumming around together during the entire trip. Oh, yes, every night has a musical already booked (and Saturday matinee, too!) Basically a month from now. I can't wait!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 01:44:54 PM: Daily Levity PART TWO:

News Anchor Dan Rather and Peter Jennings, NPR Reporter Cokie Roberts and a U.S. Marine were hiking through the desert one day when they were captured by Iraqis. They were tied up, led to the village and brought before the leader.

The leader said, "I am familiar with your western custom of granting the condemned a last wish. Before we kill and dismember you, do you have any last requests?"

Dan Rather said, "Well, I'm a Texan; so I'd like one last bowl full of hot, spicy chili." The leader nodded to an underling who left and returned with the chili. Rather ate it all and said, "Now I can die content."

Peter Jennings said "I am Canadian; so I'd like to hear the English National Anthem one last time". The leader nodded to a terrorist who studied the United States and knew the music was the same as to 'God Bless America'. He returned with some rag-tag musicians and played the music. Jennings sighed and declared he could now die peacefully.

Cokie Roberts said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen. Maybe someday someone will hear it and know that I was on the job till the end."

The leader directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder and Roberts dictated some comments. She then said, "Now I can die happy."

The leader turned and said, "And now, Mr. U.S. Marine, what is your final wish?"

"Kick me in the ass," said the Marine."

"What?" asked the leader. "Will you mock us in your last hour?"

"No, I'm not kidding. I want you to kick me in the ass," insisted the Marine. So the leader shoved him into the open, and kicked him in the ass.

The Marine went sprawling, but rolled to his knees, pulled a 9mm pistol from inside his cammies, and shot the leader dead. In the resulting confusion, he leapt to his knapsack, pulled out his M4 carbine, and sprayed the Iraqis with gunfire. In a flash, the Iraqis were dead or fleeing for their lives.

As the Marine was untying Rather, Jennings and Roberts, they asked him, "Why didn't you just shoot them? Why did you ask them to kick you in the ass?"

"What!?" said the Marine, "And have you three liberals call ME the aggressor
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 01:46:17 PM: Gee, I wish I said that!

“O'Reilly positions himself as a populist worried about illegal aliens' getting across the border and taking our jobs. (I'm worried about illegal aliens' not getting across the border and leaving us with jobs, such as mowing the lawn and painting the house.)”

P. J. O'Rourke

The Atlantic Monthly | July/August 2004
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jrand73 on June 21, 2004, 01:46:46 PM: LOL...all of the terrible things that were said here on the main board about Ronald Reagan and the daily bulletins here about GWB's performance...and I never say a thing. It doesn't matter. Everyone has a right in America to think and say what he thinks. That's what's great.

But I say one word IN THE CHAT ROOM when you know who's name is brought up - and the world caves in.

I will see you AFTER the election, maybe, HHW.

I have not begun to tell you what I think about that man, and it is not important that it be expressed here. But until last night, or today, I thought I was free to do so, if I wished.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 01:51:26 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 11:40:23 AM

OMG, you people ARE CRAZY! Squirrel feeders? Squirrel toys? Squirrel food? Okay am I the only one who doesn't care for them?

Might I then presume you support the bearing of firearms for the purpose of limiting the squirrel population?

der Brucer

::Exits Stage Right singing..:

Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes ev'ry Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Ev'rything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strychnine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.

Tom Lehrer (who else!)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 21, 2004, 02:04:50 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 08:53:21 AM
Why not?

Because BK asked us not to do so within a day or so of their first appearance.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jed on June 21, 2004, 02:14:04 PM: Topic d'jour...

I was a spherical child. The last time I was under 200 lbs, I was probably in 4th or 5th grade. I had a 36-inch waist by age 9. I'm still a rather large guy, but thankfully not to the extremes I used to be! I'm six-foot even, with a very large bone frame, currently probably about 260-265, I'd guess (haven't actually stepped on a scale in years), with a 42-inch waist. Not really sure, but I'd guess I've maxed out around 285-290 at some point. Best weight I've been was at the end of summer 2000. Six shows a week in repertory summer stock, plus working outdoors 30 hrs/wk, got me down to 235ish.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jed on June 21, 2004, 02:17:38 PM: It's hot and it's monotonous...

Current weather report from Jedland... 95 degrees. So very, very thankful that we only have 14% humidity! Still a few hours to get warmer...
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: TCB on June 21, 2004, 02:42:53 PM: It's not suppose to get above 88 degrees in Western Washington today, so, of course, I have pulled out my heavy sweaters. They say that this is the last of the really hot days this week, but I will reserve judgement.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: George on June 21, 2004, 03:07:08 PM: It's 85° Fahrenheit in Olympia right now. I'm in a somewhat air conditioned building, but I'm quite comfortable. I hope it doesn't get any hotter. I don't like the heat, unless I'm ... umm ... nevermind. ;)
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jed on June 21, 2004, 03:25:49 PM: Sandra, maybe you can make me feel like the 97 degrees it is here now isn't all that bad... Arizona weather report? :D
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 03:30:05 PM: Now, now, let us not let little differences of opinion cause people to get ruffled feathers. It's pointless, really, and not what we're about here. Jrand, I hope you will continue to post and say what you please, and I hope everyone will either agree, disagree or ignore WITH RESPECT. That's all I ask - unless we're talking about certain people that I don't care for, then we can do whatever we want.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 03:35:18 PM: I had just written up the following to post - but see that bk has posted something similar - but I'll post it anyway:

Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that JR has left the site in a huff. I don't know what he said at Chat, but he certainly seems to be someone who posts frequently and supports the site 100%. Again, I don't know the specifics of what was said last night - but I do agree with JR's last post -- that people should be allowed to express their viewpoints. As long as it's all polite and civilized.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Sandra on June 21, 2004, 03:38:21 PM: Well, Jed, it is a mere 102 degrees here, although our neighborhood is a bit warmer and smokier now because the house across the street caught fire. Luckily, the firefighters came and got the fire out and everything's fine.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 03:38:36 PM: Quote from: bk on June 21, 2004, 03:30:05 PM
RESPECT

Does you mean "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" baby? (An Otis Redding reference).
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Charles Pogue on June 21, 2004, 03:44:42 PM: Just got my personally inscribed edition of Denny Miller's memoir hot off the presses, which includes a blurb by me. Handsome looking oversized paperback with lots of pictures.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 03:55:44 PM: Let us have HHW be the place to be in the world where people of different political stripes can express themselves and agree to disagree.

I would not want any HHWer to leave or to feel hurt 'cause I like everybody!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 03:57:35 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on June 21, 2004, 03:44:42 PM
Just got my personally inscribed edition of Denny Miller's memoir hot off the presses, which includes a blurb by me. Handsome looking oversized paperback with lots of pictures.

I might like to pick up that book! I remember I wrote to him a few years back and sent him a photo to sign. He not only sent back the photo personally autographed, but included several more autographed photos and a nice letter updating me on his current work! Seems like such a nice guy!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 03:58:11 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 01:51:26 PM
Might I then presume you support the bearing of firearms for the purpose of limiting the squirrel population?

No. :)

Actually I just said I didn't care for them. I didn't say I wanted to dispose of them entirely.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 21, 2004, 03:58:16 PM: Well, it's not exactly fine, as I'm sure the house is a total loss. The street is yellow-taped off at the moment. It took at least ten minutes for the fire department to get here.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 04:01:18 PM: DR Jrand: Don't leave us. I too have no idea what was said in the chat last night. But as long as everyone respects each other, I think you should be allowed to express your opinion.

You always seem very polite and respectful. Anyhow who is mad at you?
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 04:03:15 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on Today at 08:53:21am
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Why not?

DR RLP wrote:
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Because BK asked us not to do so within a day or so of their first appearance.

Okay I am so confused. BK if you don't want us talking about the ads can you say so now. I do remember when they first appeared. And I do remember Mark mentioning that we probably shouldn't talk about them. But I don't remember why. If there is some reason, they I certainly won't mention them again.

But today's that Jason inspired was just too funny to pass up.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 04:03:30 PM: Good Early Evening!

-I waited... and waited... I went ahead and practiced (even got one of the Chopin preludes memorized!)... I waited... I saw something in the lobby of the school that didn't sit too well with me... I walked back home... Now I need to get some dinner... And stop waiting...

Film at 11:00...

-Sorry, I'm just not in the best mood right now for a bunch of reasons known and unknown (and, yes, waiting has something to do with my current state of mind)... Thanks for the levity DR DERBRUCER. Maybe I just need some food in my stomach. Laters...
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Danise on June 21, 2004, 04:03:51 PM: Hi Folks, remember me? I’m sorry I’ve been so E & T. I haven’t been feeling very well and when I get seem to pull myself up a bit, I get slapped back down. Sigh.

I’ve had some nights when I’ve barely been able to drag myself into the door after work and go straight to bed. I rested all weekend long but my mouth was hurting me so bad, I didn’t feel like even getting up for long periods. I puttered around on the computer for a little bit. Hope you like my new picture.

I found out today that I have to go in tomorrow morning for an emergency root canal. The emergency being that I need other surgery (another ASAP job) and can’t have it until I get the infection that has settled in my tooth/jaw under control. Now the 2nd surgery has been put back until July 22 IF everything in my mouth is gone. I’ll be E & T for a week, maybe two when that happens.

I’ve never had a root canal before. I don’t know what to expect. They say I can drive myself and that I can go to work afterwards. I hope so. I don’t have a lot of vacation or sick time left. I need to save it for the other surgery where ever possible.

If I wink out or you don’t hear from me for a few days, don’t worry. I’m just tired and may have pushed off to bed.

I know I’ve missed lots. I’m sorry. I hope everyone who had a Birthday had the best one ever and those who need vibes got them. I also hope Jane & Keith are having a WONDERFUL time with their son.

Thank you DR Dan for the kind words.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 04:06:59 PM: I can't remember the reasons, but no, we're not supposed to talk about the ads - it was part of the deal to use this software, that's all I remember.

Now, let's have a group hug and remember that we are the ginchiest site on all the Internet, whether we agree, disagree or whatever.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 04:08:01 PM: DR Danise, that all sounds awful! Hope you are well and feeling better soon. Have never had a root canal myself, but don't think I would like to have one.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 04:11:56 PM: Quote from: bk on June 21, 2004, 04:06:59 PM
I can't remember the reasons, but no, we're not supposed to talk about the ads - it was part of the deal to use this software, that's all I remember.

Merci.

And DR Danise: FEEL BETTER. I'm so sorry you're not feeling well. Good vibes for you. Get better soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 04:17:17 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 03:55:44 PM
... 'cause I like everybody!

Man and Beast alike :D
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Danise on June 21, 2004, 04:22:08 PM: I'm not sure what is going on but I'm all for a group hug.

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]<<<<<<<<<<<<<GROUP HUG>>>>>>>>>>>[/move]

Thanks, MBarnum & Jennifer. I guess I'll find out what one is like tomorrow. If I'm up to it, I'll let you know about when I get home.

Opps. I goofed. :D Group not GROP hug!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 04:39:37 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 21, 2004, 04:22:08 PM
I'm not sure what is going on but I'm all for a group hug.

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]<<<<<<<<<<<<<GROUP HUG>>>>>>>>>>>[/move]

Opps. I goofed. :D Group not GROP hug!

Could have been worse...could have been a grope hug! LOL!
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 04:47:19 PM: I was at chat last night, and if I offended anyone in any way shape or form, I offer my apology.
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 04:53:26 PM: As an adult, the most I ever weighed is what I weigh right now...230 pounds. Yeah, I know, I need to lose 15 or 20.

The least I ever weighed was 115 pounds, due to an extended hospital stay after being gay-bashed fourteen years ago. In three weeks, I dropped 85 pounds. But, with the help of my lover, some beautiful friends, a wonderful physical therapist who stoically put up with my verbal abuse of her, and some truly vile high-calorie, high-carbohydrate milkshakes, I gained it all back (and then some).
Title: Re:THE NON-WEAK WEEK
Post by: George on June 21, 2004, 04:53:46 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 04:39:37 PM
Could have been worse...could have been a grope hug! LOL!

Or Group Grope!! ;)
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 05:10:26 PM: Danise - I've had root canal - and theses days it's not bad. I think it still has its old rep, due in part to the phrase "I'd rather have a root canal" becoming part of the vernacular, but modern dentistry has made it quite bearable.

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]GOOD HEALING VIBES TO YOU![/move]
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 05:11:46 PM: Robin - 85 pounds in 3 weeks! That's horrific.
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 05:13:13 PM: Besides, having a root canal is infinitely preferable to the consequences of not having one.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 05:14:29 PM: Just had a REALLY long and lovely chat with our very own Miss Cindy Williams. Also, used up some store credit and got advance copies of new DVDs such as Robert Wise's The Set Up, Joseph H. Lewis' brilliant film noir, Gun Crazy, the new SE of Blazing Saddles and best of all the new Dame Edna DVD.
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Post by: Ben on June 21, 2004, 05:14:32 PM: Danise, re the root canal. I had escaped having them and always heard the worst about the procedure. When I had to have an emergency one last year I was worried. I have a high tolerance for pain but Anthony was on LI for business and I was worried about how it would affect me. I was pleasantly surprised that it was not the torture I had heard. It certainly is unpleasant and I would not want to have one again, but with the right amount of novacaine and proper preparation, it was tolerable. I left the office and went back to work that afternoon. The real pain came in the price. I have no dental insurance so I had to pay for the entire procedure. That's where the shock came in. I was also very lucky to have a good dentist (I forget what the specialty is called). He actually called me in the late afternoon to make sure I was OK. I had never met him until the morning of the procedure. He had been recommended by my dentist. The specialist was kind and attentive and was gently insistent that I should probably take the pain medication before I go to be for the night. All in all, considering the circumstances, it all turned out for the best. I hope that your root canal is similar.

JRand, come back (I feel like Brandon De Wilde in Shane).
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 05:34:47 PM: PITTY THE WRITER TIME
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John Irving's Mad-Dash Rewrite
Monday, June 21, 2004
By Roger Friedman

(Extracted from FoxLite (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,123222,00.html)):

We've all got to leave the great writer John Irving alone for the next few months.

Everyone. That means you. Let me explain.

Coming to movie theaters on July 14 is "The Door in the Floor," an excellent film version of the novelist's bestseller "A Widow for One Year." Sort of.
"Door" is an adaptation of just the first half of the novel, not the whole thing. That's OK, because that part of the book is the most memorable for most readers.
…
Irving, who won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay a couple of years ago for the wonderful film version of "The Cider House Rules," couldn't be happier about "Door in the Floor." But he's got some other things to work on.

Scheduled for next year is publication of this important writer's next novel, "Until I Find You."
…
But wait: Irving told me last week at a dinner following a screening of "Door in the Floor" that a huge curve ball has been pitched into his career — and he threw it himself.

"I turned in the book to Random House," Irving said. "They loved it and paid me a great deal of money. The novel was scheduled to come out. It took me five years to write it. And then, 28 days ago, I woke up and realized it was all wrong."

The result is that Irving, who writes in longhand on yellow legal pads and not on a word processor or even a typewriter (you may remember those), is rewriting every single word of "Until I Find You" from a first-person perspective to a third-person one.

And he's got to do it fast. For Random House to make its summer 2005 publication date, Irving must turn in the new version by this Christmas at the latest.

Whew! Can he do it? Undoubtedly. But what a thing to put yourself through, I said.

"It means, first of all, the book will be shorter," he said. The current manuscript-page count is around 1,000. By changing to third person, and shedding the "I," less will have to be explained, so the novel should shed some weight.

der Brucer (so make up your mind, already!)
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 05:36:34 PM: Quote from: Ben on June 21, 2004, 05:14:32 PM
I was also very lucky to have a good dentist (I forget what the specialty is called).

He was probably an Orthodontist.
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 05:44:41 PM: Quote from: bk on June 21, 2004, 05:14:29 PM
Just had a REALLY long and lovely chat with our very own Miss Cindy Williams. Also, used up some store credit and got advance copies of new DVDs such as Robert Wise's The Set Up, Joseph H. Lewis' brilliant film noir, Gun Crazy, the new SE of Blazing Saddles and best of all the new Dame Edna DVD.

Are you trying to make me jealous? Well, whether or not it was intentional, you suceeded.

So, what's Cindy up to these days? I suppose we'll be brought up to speed in tomorrow's notes, so mebbe that's a silly question.

The last time I saw her on TV, she was on the Today show, reminiscing about Laverne and Shirley with Penny Marshall, and saying that the last season or two of the show, when the girls moved to Hollywood was pretty much a washout. Gotta agree with that.

Oh, and my one of my best friends in High School was madly in love with Cindy Williams.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 05:45:44 PM: Quote from: Ben on June 21, 2004, 05:14:32 PM

JRand, come back (I feel like Brandon De Wilde in Shane).

Let's hope JRand is a better listener than Alan Ladd.
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 05:46:05 PM: Gosh, I feel Godhood coming on. Which I find very strange, considering that I'm a crotchety ol' atheist and all.
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 05:46:57 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 05:45:44 PM
Let's hope JRand is a better listener than Alan Ladd.

I'm sure he's taller.
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 05:58:18 PM: And one for Mahler.

(Taller? Mahler! It rhymes!)
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 06:16:49 PM: I love Cindy Williams! She should join HHW!

Hey, do any DRs tape Queer as Folk? My favorite modern day actor, Matt Battaglia, has been appearing on it the last few episodes, evidently! I don't have Showtime so I haven't seen the show (other then a couple of episodes from about 3 seasons ago) and would love to see his episodes. Be happy to reimburse for the tapes and postage if anyone caught those and/or any upcoming episodes with Matt in them (he plays a football player who is having an affair with Emmett).
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 06:18:41 PM: Cindy just did a guest shot on one of those Law and Order spinoff things, in which I hear she was excellent. Other than that, she's always got a lot of irons in the fire and we've been talking for a year about doing something together.
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Post by: Robin on June 21, 2004, 06:39:41 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 06:16:49 PM
Hey, do any DRs tape Queer as Folk? My favorite modern day actor, Matt Battaglia, has been appearing on it the last few episodes, evidently!

I don't tape it, but I never ever miss an episode. I agree with other HHWers that it's not very well-written, but I still like the show a lot, because it's essentially a trashy soap opera, with plenty of sex guys (and dolls!) squarely aimed at a gay/lesbian audience. I sure which this had been on TV instead of Dallas when I was a wee lad.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 06:43:30 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 06:16:49 PM
I love Cindy Williams! She should join HHW!

Hey, do any DRs tape Queer as Folk? My favorite modern day actor, Matt Battaglia, has been appearing on it the last few episodes, evidently! I don't have Showtime so I haven't seen the show (other then a couple of episodes from about 3 seasons ago) and would love to see his episodes. Be happy to reimburse for the tapes and postage if anyone caught those and/or any upcoming episodes with Matt in them (he plays a football player who is having an affair with Emmett).

Well, I have that "On Demand" feature, and since I usually re-watch the episodes... Just PM me, and I'm sure I can get them taped for you.

-I've always like Matt Battaglia too. He's playing quite the character to say the least on QAF right now. His story line started last week, and, is apparently, supposed to go on for a few more episodes. I just hope that they continue to show "more" of him like they did last night. :o ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 06:46:30 PM: -And I'm back from my walk and dinner... -I kind of "grazed" from store to store... Picked up somethings at the grocery store... Picked up something at 7-11... Picked up something at the frozen yogurt shop (marshmallow cream(!) flavor). Kind of a variation on a progressive dinner, I guess. And I'm feeling better too, so that's good.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 06:56:31 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 21, 2004, 10:10:41 AM
For any of you interested in the next season of The Amazing Race (IMO, one of the absolute best reality shows), the team listings are up:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race5

This is really a great show. There are 11 teams of 2 and they race around the world. You get to see amazing places, interesting relationships, and cool activities. Very fun show.
I'd call it the best of the reality gameshows. What sets it apart is watching the teams of two work through the problems together. Plus, the relationships usually show how diverse we are, as people. I'd much rather watch Amazing Race over any of the other games being broadcast these days.
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Post by: td on June 21, 2004, 06:59:19 PM: Interesting TOD!

I'm not afraid to admit it, when I graduated from High School oh, so many, many years ago, I weighed in at a startling 329 pounds! There are photos in the yearbook in which I am the first THREE people in the front row!
When I started college the following September, I had already taken off thirty pounds; but it wasn't until the winter break that I really took the weight loss seriously and went down to an even more startling 135 lbs. . .gosh, it was nice to have a 29 inch waist, but, being six-foot-two, and having shaggy hair, I looked more like a heroin addict than a weight conscious individual.
I pretty much stayed in the 135/145 lb area for quite a while - my waist line never went above 34 inches in those days. . . .
Now, I still stand six-foot-two, I weigh in at 185/195 lbs; and my waist has settled in (in my 40's) to 38 inches.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 07:07:38 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 06:43:30 PM
Well, I have that "On Demand" feature, and since I usually re-watch the episodes... Just PM me, and I'm sure I can get them taped for you.

-I've always like Matt Battaglia too. He's playing quite the character to say the least on QAF right now. His story line started last week, and, is apparently, supposed to go on for a few more episodes. I just hope that they continue to show "more" of him like they did last night. :o ;D

Thank you Jose, you are a wonderful human being! And you have a PM from me!

I have been a fan of Matt Battaglia's for years. He has been on Friends (as a fireman that one of the gals dates), he took over the lead role for two made for cable UNIVERSAL SOLDIER films, and he was in the infamous cult movie SHOWGIRLS among many other shows and movies.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 07:07:48 PM: Quote from: William E. Lurie on June 21, 2004, 11:30:15 AM
...And for several years, the program that started off the NBC morning lineup was DING DONG SCHOOL with Miss Francis (actually Dr. Francis Horowitz). It was very low key... Miss Francis was sort of a female Mister Rogers except she didn't change into a sweater and sneakers.
The mental image of Miss Francis doing a strip-tease in front of all us young-uns is terrifying, indeed!
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 07:14:04 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 21, 2004, 12:15:24 PM
..and if Salem were to fall into a sink-hole taking the entire populace with it the Portland stations (there are no Salem TV stations any more) would only mention it in passing...if at all! LOL!
So been there, done that. When der B and I were living in Long Beach (a city which is larger than Atlanta, BTW), we were lucky to get any coverage at all from the Los Angeles television stations. And, of course, there were no Long Beach stations, because neighboring LA had everything "covered."
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 07:29:39 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 21, 2004, 05:34:47 PM
PITTY THE WRITER TIME
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Pitty? And you pick on our dear BK?

Oh, the shame, the shame. ::)
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 07:32:53 PM: Time to go fix dinner. Poached chicken ~~tits~~ breasts, broccoli, and we haven't had grits for a while, I think with diced onion and bell pepper would be nice.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 08:33:06 PM: I've had a very strange day - for no particular reason - it just felt strange. And now I'm having a strange night.
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Post by: Ann on June 21, 2004, 08:49:28 PM: Good evening all
I had a simply marevelous day today playing with the kids in their new kiddie pool. No better way to beat the heat, I feel.
Weight...well, I've always been on the heavy side of things. I peaked at about 220 about a year and a half ago...yeah, I'm 5'10", so that was pretty damn big. But now I'm down to about 185 and still shrinking, so things are good.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 09:02:24 PM: Good Evening!

Not much to add in regards to my earlier posts. However, I'm not so much the grumpy Gus I was earlier. It just turned out to be one of those days where various people and various situations kept me in "waiting mode" for most of the afternoon. Very frustrating to say the least. I also found out that my school's theatre department - which I've done plenty of work for over the past 15 years - started their summer seminar tonight. And it's a musical theatre seminar this summer. And I wasn't contacted about it - and "they" know I'm back for the summer and that I wanted to teach if anything came up. So, that kind of smarted, felt a bit slighted when I saw the registration table. Ah, well... what can you do...

Well, you come back home. You log on to HHW, and you share and vent... and smile.

Thanks.

Much better now. :)
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Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 09:18:50 PM: I've had two root canals: the first when I was in rehearsal for A CHORUS LINE (the second time) and the second when I was in rehearsal for FOREVER PLAID. In both cases, I went to rehearsal that night with no ill effects and to work the next morning. I really found them less painful than having a cavity filled.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 09:26:16 PM: DR MBarnum, I also have the QUEER AS FOLK episodes if there is any problem with DR Jose's getting them to you.

Matt has been on the last two weeks, but someone told me that storyline will end with next week's episode. Unhappy me because I thought this plot had real potential. The ESPN dramatic series PLAYMAKERS featured exactly the same scenario last year with a gay football player getting himself engaged to a woman, and it, too, lasted just three episodes. I was hoping this would go into much more depth with the potential of the player living two separate lives, but it looks like that's not how it's going to go.

How ironic that the FRIENDS episode where Matt Battaglia played the fireman was also the episode where Robert Gant played the school teacher, both men dating Phoebe. Robert Gant, of course, is now a regular on QUEER AS FOLK.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 21, 2004, 09:29:35 PM: The Meryl Streep AFI tribute was a nice overview of her film career, but I was SO disappointed that one of my favorite Streep movies wasn't mentioned (one two second clip from it was shown in a climactic montage) - THE RIVER WILD.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:38:22 PM: I'm now watching the Streep tribute and just saw the "choice" scene from SOPHIE'S CHOICE. Which totally did me in. There was a reason I avoided that movie and should not have watched that scene! I read the book, but that was somehow different because I could control it. In a movie - esp. with someone like Streep - you're dragged along whether you want to go on the ride or not. Well, as Jose said, venting has made me feel better.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 09:51:38 PM: God! Tracey Ullman is funny! She just did a bit on the Streep tribute which had me on the floor. I'm sure it was all improv. ("You're in your early fifties... As we all know, a simply marrrrrvelous time for actresses...")
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Post by: Noel on June 21, 2004, 09:59:02 PM: The capper to our trip to a previously undisclosed location was our lovely lunch with Mr. BK himself. A better dining companion cannot be found.

I was generally interested (before watching it) in others' opinions as to whether the 60 Minutes interview with my senator's husband was worth watching. I certainly didn't get offended by someone's characterization of him as "that impeached idiot" even though it wasn't an answer to my question about the interview. Even now, I'm not certain anyone was offended; I'm only certain that people disappeared. And too quickly for anyone to (agreeably) change the subject.

With our return to New York comes a return to having enough Internet time for me to read these posts once again. Looking forward to catching up with you all.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 10:19:47 PM: Shirley MacLaine looks quite strange. I think I'm having a Tony Awards-like party of one. Commenting on what I'm watching...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 10:25:59 PM: Well, I'm heading off to "DreamLand" now - as opposed to "NapLand" which I felt like I was in for most of the day...

Goodnight, and Thank You. (ah, an Evita reference...)

OOHHHH!!!!! HEY!?!??!?! Did we hear from our Dear Esteemed BK about his high weight, low weight and numbers of pounds lost? Hmmm....
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2004, 10:29:09 PM: Low weight (as an adult) 137, all during my acting days, until I was about thirty-eight. High 180, which I'm a little under now. I would like to get back down to 160 and that's what I'm working toward.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 21, 2004, 10:33:11 PM: Quote from: bk on June 21, 2004, 10:29:09 PM
Low weight (as an adult) 137, all during my acting days, until I was about thirty-eight. High 180, which I'm a little under now. I would like to get back down to 160 and that's what I'm working toward.

Sorry, BK - I didn't really mean to bold you out. ;)

-I guess I am still a little bit grumpy...

Once again, Goodnight.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 10:44:06 PM: Report from AFI Streep Tribute: Claire Daines has gotten too thin.
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Post by: Panni on June 21, 2004, 11:19:51 PM: Sheesh! I thought my little post would be one among many. It's just a throwaway nothing - but standing there all by itself gives it SUCH importance. So just ignore it. As I said earlier, I feel decidedly strange tonight. I'd go for a walk - but a woman going alone for a walk at 11:30 at night is perhaps not a great idea, so perhaps I'll wait until morning.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 21, 2004, 11:22:36 PM: So we got a tv today, and DRSandra and her dad spent the evening watching a loud baseball game and yelling at the tv. Now I remember why I was reluctant to have a tv in the house.
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Post by: Laura II on June 21, 2004, 11:39:14 PM: Hmm, the least I've weighed from birth on was 6 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces. :P At my (most likely) final adult height of 5'2 3/4", the least I've weighed is 112, I think. I'm not sure. I think I was actually 5'2 1/2" then. Anyway, thanks in part to a thyroid problem and a lack of hardcore exercise, I'm in the mid-120s now. I hope to remedy that very soon! I'd love to get down to 110, and that seems feasible, but the goal I wish I could reach is 100. *Sigh* Having a skinny family (minus my daddy nowadays who has a bit of a belly--I say that with lots of love :)) doesn't help. My younger bro is 5'5" and 111 pounds, and my mom is 5'7" and 118, I believe. Oy gevalt!

DR Panni, I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

DR Danise, feel better soon!! I hope you can recuperate quickly!

Hope all of you dear readers are doing well! I am on my way to Missouri to visit my dad's side of the family for the next week and a half or so. I'll try to check in when I can!!
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 21, 2004, 11:52:09 PM: Best line in the Streep tribute, by Streep herself, after using a word that had to be bleeped out in describing playing the violin:

"And playing the violin is f***ing HARD!" (pause, including a gulp) "But violin players all talk like that."

(Or something to that effect. I was laughing so hard from her own double-take, realizing she'd used the F word, that I couldn't concentrate on her next line.)