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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a little shmootz, and now it is time for you to post until the \\\\\\ cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: EREMITE!
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Topic of the Day:
In my DVD player: seasons 4.0 and 4.5 (the last) of "Battlestar Galactica." I got them in the mail just yesterday and now I have the complete series. I did, however (for reasons unremembered), get season 3 from England, so it's the PAL, region 2 DVD set. I think it either might've been cheaper or was released before the US edition. Either way, it works for me. :)
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Friday. A work day.
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Nice story link MR BK.
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Surgery vibes for DR derBRUCER.
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TOD:
CD - soundtrack "With a Song in My Heart" paired with a "Pal Joey" recording
DVD - Taking Woodstock
I watched a few minutes of PASSING STRANGE on Wednesday night. I got in on the cast being teenagers starting a punk rock band.....it was pretty bad stuff - although I am guessing it was supposed to be at that point....BUT the mugging and face pulling especially by the girl of the group was so bad, I turned it off...not for me. Perhaps it was not so M U C H onstage as opposed to closeups on TV.
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DR CILLA LIZ - Salvation Army is a good donation.....and everyone might think about Doctors W/O Borders, too.
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Not much to watch or listen to at this point.
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PWOJECT WUNWAY was pretty good last night. They have some interesting designers in the cast. And I think the judges made the right decision in who to send home.
However my favorite outfit wasn't even in the top three. And of course with SO many designers, you don't get to see a lot of anybody....and you don't get to see even some of several of them.....but....my favorite was the gold dress with the jacket that came off to show a red bodice....amazing.....
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Friday morning greetings! It's another "help Mom move" day, this time getting some odds & ends from the old house and being there when the IT guy visits her new apartment to connect her computer to the internet. This is a big step for her - she's graduating from dial-up to high speed.
Before meeting her at noon, I have to get the guest room ready for DN (dear niece) Laura who's coming from Illinois to see Gram's new place and help her unpack.
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Vibes to all who need them! Mucho vibes!
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Good morning, all! Yesterday seemed like Friday, so I do not know what today feels like. I will spend a portion of the day at the orchestra reading of Harold Rome's musical FANNY, which will be conducted by my beloved Rob Berman, and it will be nice to revel in the music he and the orchestra will make. Joshie will be there, since he's the secret weapon of the Encores! music dept, and I'm sure I'll see a lot of the band from FINIAN'S RAINBOW as well. I have my vocal score ready to go, and I'm really excited about it.
Last night I was quite exhausted from the events of the day and the too-little sleep caused by the neighbor above me. I really like John Vogel, the executor of the McGlinn estate, very much, and it was nice spending a part of the day with him. Tomorrow night he and William Hicks, the secret behind John McGlinn's career, are seeing FINIAN's RAINBOW and we're all having dinner before the show at Joe Allen's.
TOD:
DVD: the three Netflix still sit here. Oy!
CD: Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE. Offenbach's LA PERICHOLE, Guy Haines, Liz Callaway, Fanny
VCR: this porn is stale
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Moving vibes continued for DR GINNY.
Thoughts for DR ELMORE on his work days.
I myself am off to work. Oh well.
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Assuming that the packages arrive today/tomorrow, my weekend DVD program will include:
THE INVENTION OF LYING
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
EDGE OF DARKNESS (BBC version)
Also, one of my 3 "Holy Grails"
I just hope it's a good transfer.
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Don't talk to me about SHMOOTZ - I have coronary arteries filled with the stuff.
der Brucer
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Good morning!
We're on a warming trend for a few days. With luck, we may make it to 60 today! Still cold this morning (26), but that was about ten degrees warmer than the last two weeks have been in the morning.
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DR CILLA LIZ - Salvation Army is a good donation.....and everyone might think about Doctors W/O Borders, too.
That's who I went with. Both organizations are already there and are both good choices.
I've been leery about giving to the Red Cross in emergency cases ever since 9/11 when the stories came out about them having money to burn and that they were giving funds to people to take their dogs to get massages.
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There are two versions of FAME on the Blu-ray I'll be watching today. I guess I'll go ahead and watch the extended cut (123 minutes) as opposed to the theatrical version (106 minutes) which got such bad reviews. Maybe they've put back in some footage that will add something to the experience other than length. We'll see.
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I think the Red Cross is a very worthwhile organization. However, since they won't take my blood, I cannot allow them to accept my money either. I donate to other causes.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - Judy Garland: Collected Gems from MGM
DVD - FAME (2009) (Blu-ray)
SURROGATES (Blu-ray)
PARIS, TEXAS (Criterion)
ROME - Season 1, disc 3
DVR - last night's THE MENTALIST (one rerun and one new episode)
last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
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TV Notes:
Most shows are featuring new episodes tonight including MEDIUM, GHOST WHISPERER, LAW & ORDER, and NUMB3RS.
The CW is not featuring new episodes of SMALLVILLE; the two on tonight are both repeats
Fox is offering a BONES repeat at 8 p.m. and a new episode of DOLLHOUSE at 9.
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Good vibes to all
As a flash flood warning comes my way (2 inches of rain yesterday, 2 more due today), I'm glad for the DVD player and an episode of "Foyle's War" from the library.
In the CD player is "Maggie Flynn," a Christmas gift I haven't heard yet. In the car CD player is a recording of Jack London's "The Sea Wolf," which I'd never read and now wonder why; it's a fascinating adventure story that makes me want to read/re-read some more London.
Off to finish up three or four articles today. Have fun all.
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* * * * * Upcoming Surgery Vibes for DR DerBrucer * * * * *
Oy! But very glad you decided not to ignore the warning signs like so many do and be proactive about your health.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm #107.
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PWOJECT WUNWAY was pretty good last night. They have some interesting designers in the cast. And I think the judges made the right decision in who to send home.
However my favorite outfit wasn't even in the top three. And of course with SO many designers, you don't get to see a lot of anybody....and you don't get to see even some of several of them.....but....my favorite was the gold dress with the jacket that came off to show a red bodice....amazing.....
I also enjoyed the show and the designers. So far, it looks like they upped the abilities requirements for the contestants in that all of them look like they can at least sew (though the jury is still out on Ping!) And I liked how they almost all lean towards avant guarde style-wise. Should make for an interesting season.
I did like the top two designs a lot and could have gone either way. I agree with who was auffed--ugly material and color choices, poor construction and blah design.
I do see trouble ahead the two older female designers--I thought their looks came out very matronly (though they looked nicely made.)
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Good morning.
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And now...
The Great Pastrami Taste-Off: Katz's in New York vs. Langer's in Los Angeles (http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/01/the-great-pastrami-taste-off-katzs-ny-vs-lang.html?utm_source=Serious+Eats+New+York+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d592fa69a5-Serious_Eats_New_York_Newsletter_January_15&utm_medium=email)
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There is a detour down the road someplace that is sending a steady stream of traffic up the side street outside my office window. It's very funny seeing city buses and a stream of cars on a street that is usually pretty empty especially at this time of the morning.
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I have a few items to tidy up on the computer desktop and then I'll head downstairs to clean up a bit for my usual Friday outings later.
WBBL.
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TA-DA!!!
PAGE TWO!!
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(http://newyork.seriouseats.com/images/20100111pastrami-langerclose.jpg)
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Did you PROJECT RUNWAY fans notice there are two (count 'em) Portland designers this time? (Actually one's from Vancouver, WA, but that's just across the Columbia from Portland and as any Oregonian will tell you, it's "really" Oregon). ;)
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And one of the "Project Runway" contestants is a costume designer that I've worked with. -Pardon my dangling participle.
*And I loved, "And I'm thirsty." ;)
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OK - Time to get ready to head back down to the Lincoln Center Atrium to get in line...
Laters...
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Ping!
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Hmmm...I haven't had pastrami in years...
Yum!
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Is anybody else planning to watch the new FOX show HUMAN TARGET? I believe it premieres on Fox on sunday and starts on wednesday. The canadian channel that shows it is premiering it tonight instead of sunday. I have not really heard anything about it, although i've seen numerous promos.
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I need to find out when they will start airing project runway here. Usually we are a month behind. But the channel here (slice) still has not put it up on their schedule. :(
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My preferred spellings are schmutz or shmutz.
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I just had my blood draw for the year. I hope I pass the cholesterol test this year.
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Interesting pastrami article. I know which LOOKS better, and I'm sure, for me, the better looking one would win the taste test - Langer's.
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I got up late again, but I've been going to bed way too late recently, which I'll stop as of tonight.
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Now I want Langer's.
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"By golly and by gum and buy bonds" was once what "Post deleted" is today.
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MattH - That's a very fine approach to take to watching the longer version of FAME. I hope you're right.
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john g, NO FLOODING VIBES!!!
we also have a foyle's war to watch.
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I just had my blood draw for the year. I hope I pass the cholesterol test this year.
it would be nice. GOOD LUCK!
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i had a really rough night and feel bad i didn't leave the bedroom sooner, before i disturbed keith. after he asked if i was ok i got up & left the room, did some stretches & then paced until i was exhausted. finally with a little help from the heating pad i was relaxed enough to fall asleep.
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* * * * * Upcoming Surgery Vibes for DR DerBrucer * * * * *
Oy! But very glad you decided not to ignore the warning signs like so many do and be proactive about your health.
Well. if I really wanted to be proactive I probably should not have ignored total Cholesterol readings over 250 and Triglycerides over 300.
der Brucer
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Is anybody else planning to watch the new FOX show HUMAN TARGET?
I my heart behaves, I plan to tune in
der Brucer
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Look what I just got in the mail...I had it sent to me at work!
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Yup...it's autographed by Stephanie J. Block (who played Liza Minnelli) and our very own Kevin Spirtas, who was Hugh Jackman's understudy...but never went on!
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And here's the latest millstone/plateau:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/Joses46000th.png)
;D
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Is anybody else planning to watch the new FOX show HUMAN TARGET? I believe it premieres on Fox on sunday and starts on wednesday. The canadian channel that shows it is premiering it tonight instead of sunday. I have not really heard anything about it, although i've seen numerous promos.
Yes, I plan to sample the show on Sunday. Well, I may not watch it on Sunday, but I plan to record the premiere and watch it when I can. I'm a BIG fan of Mark Valley, so I'll be interested to see what he's been up to since he left FRINGE.
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I really pay no attention to where the designers from PROJECT RUNWAY are from at the beginning. There are too many of them, and their hometowns just don't register. When it gets down to the last five or six, then it starts to sink in.
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While I was cooking lunch, I watched the first of last night's 30 ROCK episodes. This was one of the more hilarious ones for this season, where Liz outs her nephew and Jack tries to undo something he did on New Year's Eve to an old flame. Fun, funny show.
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While I ate lunch, I watched last night's new episode of THE MENTALIST. Not as much occasion for Patrick to shine at the high school reunion, but the mystery fooled me, and I didn't guess who the murderer was. Really loved Rigsby in this week's episode.
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Then I watched FAME. Just like the original, the drama is horribly fragmented and unsatisfying. There are eleven students we follow from auditions to graduation, and there just isn't enough time to give any of them more than a passing glance. (Frankly I was more interested in the faculty: Bebe Neuwirth, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Charles Dutton; they do let Megan sing a solo at a karaoke bar - "You Took Advantage of Me"). Of the students, I was most impressed with the big voiced Naturi Naughton who does the old "Out Here on My Own" proud. All of the new songs composed for the film are forgettable, and, of course, there is far more hip-hop/rap than I would like (though I understand why it's there: to help the film appeal to the widest possible audience.)
Even in HD, it looks really drab. So, not recommended.
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There weren't a great number of bonus features, but I watched them all. The eleven young stars each talk a little about his or her career up to this point and how GREAT it is to be doing a movie. There's a brief featurette on the dance boot camp the dancers in the film had to attend to learn the numbers. And the usual deleted scenes.
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Page Three Dance!!!
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After finishing my work project viewing, I skimmed through today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE. My boys were on (but only a little bit together). Oh, boy, this is heading for a BIG surprise once the paternity of Stacey's baby is finally revealed. I kind of dread it actually, but it'll prove how strong Kyle and Oliver are, especially if they have to become "dads."
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I skimmed through ATWT, too, but there was nothing of interest. Of course, Luke did turn up in the previews for next week with the doctor that's supposedly going to become involved with him. Well, that's what I read somewhere.
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No posts since my last one! Hmmmm....
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Well, I must hop off-line so I can get some writing done on my work project. Then I'll head back downstairs for last night's second 30 ROCK episode, PROJECT RUNWAY, and that MENTALIST rerun before settling in with tonight's new primetime episodes of GHOST WHISPERER and MEDIUM.
WBBL.
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TOD
Master Of The Flying Guillotine
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
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Good Afternoon!
5:19pm on the Right Coast, and we're only on Page Three?!?!?!
Heck, that would even prompt me to get some bitch-slapping going.
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Post deleted.
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Cranberries.
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Why I oughtta...
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I prefer "schmutz" too. -And that actually comes up as a "real word" - Yiddish/German derivation, ya' know.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Besides switching back and forth between WNYC and WQXR, the only other thing that comes to mind is the OCR of The Story of My Life... Which I happened to listen to on the subway... And, of course, by the time train reached 59th Street... And "Mrs. Remington" ended... I was crying.
::)
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Ping!
Pong!
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Interesting pastrami article. I know which LOOKS better, and I'm sure, for me, the better looking one would win the taste test - Langer's.
I actually think the hand-cut pastrami from Katz's looks better. As for the taste-test, well... TBD. -At least in regards to my own personal taste-testing.
*Truth be told, when I go Katz's, I usually get their corned beef. Unctuous, I tell ya. Unctuous!
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And here's the latest millstone/plateau:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/Joses46000th.png)
;D
Thank You, DR George, for forever capturing my millstone. :)
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Oh...
So I ended up going to see and hear the New Year Philharmonic earlier this afternoon. They had a special 2:00 matinee, and they had tickets available for $20 in the Atrium. I ended up with a great seat basically smack dab in the center of the orchestra - well, the seating section, not the actual orchestra.
It was a cool program. The first half consisted of a Haydn symphony and John Adams' "The Wound Dresser" with baritone, Thomas Hampson, as the soloist. The second half opened with Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" and closed with Berg's "Three Pieces for Orchestra". -I had never heard the Berg played live before, and, man-oh-man, was it LOUD. -And I mean that in a good way! And when that final sledgehammer fell - WOW! -I liked it. -And it also happened to wake up some of the members of the audience who had started to doze off. ;)
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And since they had a special on tickets for the ballet tonight - "Romeo + Juliet" - only $10! -I'm heading back down to Lincoln Center in a little bit to meet some friends for dinner and dancing, so to speak. ;)
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And here's the latest millstone/plateau:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/Joses46000th.png)
;D
Thank You, DR George, for forever capturing my millstone. :)
Anytime, Jose. :)
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I have been very busy getting little accomplished today.
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I think the film FANNY with Leslie Caron is better than the original musical on which it's based, but it was a lot of fun to hear the entire score at today's reading. The OBC is a real letdown. Rob Berman has my undying devotion for being both an easy-going musician and a conductor who never seems to stop making music. I've worked with some really fine conductors and some who only beat time, and Rob is at the top of my list. I do want to see the Encores! production very much.
So, I'm home. i just signed off on the Moross SHARKFIGHTERS score and i've got some work on Herbert and Kern tonight.
Does anyone want this ticket for tomorrow night's MAGIC FLUTE at Symphony Space?
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Page Three? How can we still be on Page Three?
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VCR: this porn is stale
This porn is too ripe!
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VCR: this porn is stale
This porn is too ripe!
You little plum, you!
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DR CILLA LIZ - Salvation Army is a good donation.....and everyone might think about Doctors W/O Borders, too.
That's who I went with. Both organizations are already there and are both good choices.
I've been leery about giving to the Red Cross in emergency cases ever since 9/11 when the stories came out about them having money to burn and that they were giving funds to people to take their dogs to get massages.
I have not given one dime to the Red Cross since I found out that they bill people for the help that they give out. What is the purpose of me donating money, if they are then going to collect it back from the victims?
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OK... Time for to go to the dance hall...
Laters...
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm #107.
You don't look it.
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Did you PROJECT RUNWAY fans notice there are two (count 'em) Portland designers this time? (Actually one's from Vancouver, WA, but that's just across the Columbia from Portland and as any Oregonian will tell you, it's "really" Oregon). ;)
WHAT?
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Is anybody else planning to watch the new FOX show HUMAN TARGET? I believe it premieres on Fox on sunday and starts on wednesday. The canadian channel that shows it is premiering it tonight instead of sunday. I have not really heard anything about it, although i've seen numerous promos.
I have read a couple of very positive reviews. They do advise you not to think too hard about the plotlines.
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DR CILLA LIZ - Salvation Army is a good donation.....and everyone might think about Doctors W/O Borders, too.
That's who I went with. Both organizations are already there and are both good choices.
I've been leery about giving to the Red Cross in emergency cases ever since 9/11 when the stories came out about them having money to burn and that they were giving funds to people to take their dogs to get massages.
I have not given one dime to the Red Cross since I found out that they bill people for the help that they give out. What is the purpose of me donating money, if they are then going to collect it back from the victims?
:o How rude!!
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Right now, I'm listening to the London cast recording of Barry Manilow's Copacabana. :)
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PAGE FOUR COPACABANA DANCE!!
(http://www.dresscircle.co.uk/images/4187.jpg)
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Is anybody else planning to watch the new FOX show HUMAN TARGET? I believe it premieres on Fox on sunday and starts on wednesday. The canadian channel that shows it is premiering it tonight instead of sunday. I have not really heard anything about it, although i've seen numerous promos.
Yes, I plan to sample the show on Sunday. Well, I may not watch it on Sunday, but I plan to record the premiere and watch it when I can. I'm a BIG fan of Mark Valley, so I'll be interested to see what he's been up to since he left FRINGE.
we set it to record after catching a preview last night. i didn't answer earlier because i forgot the name of the show & didn't make the connection until matt mentioned fringe.
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How shocking! Charmian Carr turned 67 last month.
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And since they had a special on tickets for the ballet tonight - "Romeo + Juliet" - only $10! -I'm heading back down to Lincoln Center in a little bit to meet some friends for dinner and dancing, so to speak. ;)
Which role are you dancing?
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Good grief! I came home from work and that damn crock pot stew had doubled in size. Thank goodness it tastes good, because I am going to be eating it for a week.
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Good grief! I came home from work and that damn crock pot stew had doubled in size. Thank goodness it tastes good, because I am going to be eating it for a week.
Freeze half of it.
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Good grief! I came home from work and that damn crock pot stew had doubled in size. Thank goodness it tastes good, because I am going to be eating it for a week.
Freeze half of it.
Great idea! My other idea was to pour it into an envelope and mail it to you.
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Good grief! I came home from work and that damn crock pot stew had doubled in size. Thank goodness it tastes good, because I am going to be eating it for a week.
Freeze half of it.
Great idea! My other idea was to pour it into an envelope and mail it to you.
My idea is better for both of us.
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What a long, involved day. The work session went well, then we went to Hugo's where I had a small Caesar and some eggs. I'll eat very lightly tonight. Then I wrote a couple of pages, then had to do errands and whatnot, after which I came home and finally wrote more pages. I had an annoying missive, totally stupid - but I'm not going to let it annoy me - just more idiocy from a truly troubled person. I've done about seven pages, I think, maybe eight. I'll probably do a couple more when I get back later - we shall see.
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And we'd best not be on page four when I return.
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Post 100
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Did Mr Stu Phillips say which of his scores was his favorite?
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Congrats to DR JOSE on his millstone.
Is that William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
The Indiana Repertory Theatre has glommed the Romeo + Juliet logo from the Leo diCaprio movie....and says they are doing a bright, new production of it......although WS's name is nowhere to be found....maybe he needs a better agent. ANYWAY the letters are superimposed over a b/w photo of.....a 1955 Pontiac.
I really thought we had finished with this crap when we drove Libby Appel out of town.....I guess not.
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Almost time for THE SOUP.
And then - guess what???
DR MBARNUM sent me some DVD's including more SEA HUNT!!! It will be an entertaining evening. I am looking forward to everything except the Gertrude Berg Show.....the actress makes me plotz.
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George - A coincidence, still AT THE CHUPPAH (CHUPPAH/CABANA) - the gay Jewish wedding COPACABANA parody - recently went past view #15000. Not that I'm counting :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V6cPuTuRDE
in case you haven't seen it (or are in the mood to see it again)
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I love BC/EFA and its work, but I'm confused by its donating $100,000 to Haiti relief, a drop in the bucket for the Haiti relief cause - but about 1.5% of BC/EFA's grantmaking potential.
I posted this on ATC, and hope it's not out of line, but I'm puzzled:
Admittedly very naive question: If such avail. funds, why not rehire the BC/EFA early-2009 layoffs, even part-time, if they don't have jobs yet?
Posted by: BklynBoy 07:52 pm EST 01/15/10
In reply to: re: BC/EFA Contributes $100,000 to UNICEF to Assist in Haitian Relief Efforts - EricL212 04:14 pm EST 01/15/10
This is going to sound naive, because it's so obvious that i must be overlooking something very basic- but if money is so available that they apparently anticipate not having to turn away anyone qualified to get funds in 2010, doesn't that mean they really didn't - with hindsight - need to do those early-in-2009 layoffs after all? I really don't feel so strongly about this, but some long-term employees had to be let go for budgetary reasons, if I understand correctly - if that turned around, why not take those people back if they haven't been able to find other jobs yet? (This is just an example, but I know I've not bought charity event tickets and even donated as in the past because of getting voice-mails rather than people, especially w/r/t going to events and such things. I can't imagine I'm the only one who gets turned off by voicemail instead of someone being physically there to talk to. But that's just an example.)
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Mark Valley was one of my least favorite characters on BOSTON LEGAL. I wonder if he is the only lead on the new show.
Although if he is a good actor, and the part is good, maybe i'll enjoy him more.
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while i don't dislike him i'm not a fan. from the clip i saw of the new show i might change my mind.
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i hope i can stay awake to watch any thing tonight. maybe doing my exercises will wake me up, i would love to skip them.
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Okay, I've watched MEDIUM and I guess I'm ready for bed.
DR JRand59, if he's seeing City Ballet do ROMEO & JULIET, I'm guessing it's Prokofiev's ballet treatment.
I had no takers for THE MAGIC FLUTE ticket. Them's the breaks.
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One more try for Page 5!
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Oy!
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even the pain of my arm & shoulder exercises didn't do much to wake me up. i hope it was enough,along with the rest i took an hour ago. i really need to get some sleep tonight.
elmore i hope you sleep well tonight.
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So very tiresome!
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I began my evening of viewing with PROJECT RUNWAY from last night. The winning design was fresh and fun (not sure it was my favorite), but I certainly didn't care much for the second OR third place finishers. In fact, I would have placed them at the bottom of the safe group.
Of the bottom three, I think the designer who finished third from the bottom actually had the worst dress. I congratulate his vision, but it was ugly from fabric to execution. Not my taste at all. Of the remaining two, I certainly agreed that the one leaving deserved to go of those two.
So far, no one's been the superior acting bitch that keeps me from enjoying the program so I hope it continues that way. I know the show loves its "characters," but the ones who try so DESPERATELY to be outrageous always wear out their welcomes fast with me.
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Then I watched THE MENTALIST rerun from last night. This was the one about the haunted house. The writer of the episode really didn't plant any clues at all that would have suggested who the murderer was, so guessing was one's only alternative. I guessed right the first time the show came around, and I remembered who had done it for the rerun. Still an entertaining episode, but I do like the writers to play fair with the audience.
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GHOST WHISPERER has been edging closer and ever closer to my list of dropped shows over the course of the last couple of months, but I did get involved with this story of a family on the run, and by the end I was deeply affected and teary-eyed. So, a reprieve for the show for me. There was also more Jim and much less of the kid this week, much to my satisfaction.
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MEDIUM had a very good episode tonight, too. Though I eventually figured out the connection before we got to the revelation at the end, it was still another very involving episode. The actor who played the rapist acts "the creep" very well indeed.
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George - A coincidence, still AT THE CHUPPAH (CHUPPAH/CABANA) - the gay Jewish wedding COPACABANA parody - recently went past view #15000. Not that I'm counting :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V6cPuTuRDE
in case you haven't seen it (or are in the mood to see it again)
I had see this before, Fred...and I just watched it again! :D
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'night
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Thank you, George!!!
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And one for Manilow
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Anytime, Fred.
Time for me to head home for some TV watching.
Until later!
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I guess I'll be working on the Bruce Willis thriller SURROGATES tomorrow for my work project. I'm hoping for something good since the last two films have been really disappointing.
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I've completed my internet surf for tonight. I guess I'll head downstairs and put myself to bed.
Good night!
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Starting tracking points again today. Went to the gym for an hour. Feeling very virtuous.
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Ahhhhh....I'm just sitting here kvelling. It's been unusually cold here in Atlanta for the past month and hadn't gotten above freezing in a few weeks. What better time than this for our heater to conk out? I spent the last few days working at home huddled next to an electric heater since the house stayed @ 48 degrees.
Last night a "designer" came and stayed for 4 hours and after he figured out what we needed, made an appointment to install a new heater today.
After they got it all installed, they turned it on and it blew out the board. (The same thing that happened to the first heater, which was very old.) Fortunately, he tracked down another board, convinced the company to sell it to him after hours, drove his partner home and came back to finish the job. He was done at @ 8:30 and then was going off to the gym!
Needless to say, he got a big tip. Between the new heater and A/C, taxes and today's house payment, I could probably have bought a very nice car.
But now I'm toasty warm, had a nice warm shower and the cats are very happy, each stationed at their own personal heating vent.
Ahhhhhh....
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Good Evening!
I'm back from The Ballet.
And, yes, DR JRand, as DR elmore stated, it was the Prokofiev version as envisioned and choreographed by Peter Martins.
I liked it. There was some wonderful dancing by both the men and the women, and the lead couple tonight were quite good and graceful. This version premiered two years ago, and I need to go back and track down some of the reviews. I knew that Martins had changed some things, broke with tradition in regards to some of the set pieces, but I don't recall reading that he basically eliminated any real choreography during the final scene. Lots of emoting and hand-wringing and anguished faces, but no real steps. Consequently, it just seemed to fall apart choreographically, structurally and dramatically. -At least to me. But, again, I liked it.
*And seeing it from high in the fourth ring was actually not bad at all. The acoustics were great and that vantage point provided a nice view of the whole stage during the group section. -And, again, I only paid $10 for the ticket. :)
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If any DRs in the NYC area are interested in catching South Pacific tomorrow night, or Martha Plimpton's "American Songbook" sessions, both of them will be on the $20 list tomorrow at the Lincoln Center Atrium.
*I spoked to a couple earlier today who took advantage of the "20for20" program earlier in the week for South Pacific. They ended up with a pair of tickets in 11th Row Center Orchestra! -That's a savings of $105.50 per ticket!!! -And still much cheaper than the TKTS price too.
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I guess DR edisaurus no longer has to ask, "Where is the warmth?"
;)
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I had no takers for THE MAGIC FLUTE ticket. Them's the breaks.
DR elmore - I'm seeing Turandot tomorrow night at The Met, but I may have a taker for your ticket. I'll check back in with you tomorrow.
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I love BC/EFA and its work, but I'm confused by its donating $100,000 to Haiti relief, a drop in the bucket for the Haiti relief cause - but about 1.5% of BC/EFA's grantmaking potential.
I posted this on ATC, and hope it's not out of line, but I'm puzzled:
Admittedly very naive question: If such avail. funds, why not rehire the BC/EFA early-2009 layoffs, even part-time, if they don't have jobs yet?
Posted by: BklynBoy 07:52 pm EST 01/15/10
In reply to: re: BC/EFA Contributes $100,000 to UNICEF to Assist in Haitian Relief Efforts - EricL212 04:14 pm EST 01/15/10
This is going to sound naive, because it's so obvious that i must be overlooking something very basic- but if money is so available that they apparently anticipate not having to turn away anyone qualified to get funds in 2010, doesn't that mean they really didn't - with hindsight - need to do those early-in-2009 layoffs after all? I really don't feel so strongly about this, but some long-term employees had to be let go for budgetary reasons, if I understand correctly - if that turned around, why not take those people back if they haven't been able to find other jobs yet? (This is just an example, but I know I've not bought charity event tickets and even donated as in the past because of getting voice-mails rather than people, especially w/r/t going to events and such things. I can't imagine I'm the only one who gets turned off by voicemail instead of someone being physically there to talk to. But that's just an example.)
I've wondered about this too - at least in general terms. However, after giving it some thought, and reading up on things...
1) BC/EFA really does try to keep donations as "donations", and not use monies designated for "help" as "salary". It's a fine line that all charities have to manage and delineate for themselves.
2) I'm also wondering if the record-breaking amount raised during the most recent "Gypsy of the Year" - mainly due to Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig in A Steady Rain - "made" it possible for BC/EFA to donate such a relatively large amount to the Haitian relief at this time.
???
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Good grief! I came home from work and that damn crock pot stew had doubled in size. Thank goodness it tastes good, because I am going to be eating it for a week.
Freeze half of it.
Great idea! My other idea was to pour it into an envelope and mail it to you.
Well, you could freeze it first, and then mail it to DR elmore.
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Congrats to DR JOSE on his millstone.
Thank You, DR JRand.
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Is that William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
The Indiana Repertory Theatre has glommed the Romeo + Juliet logo from the Leo diCaprio movie....and says they are doing a bright, new production of it......although WS's name is nowhere to be found....maybe he needs a better agent. ANYWAY the letters are superimposed over a b/w photo of.....a 1955 Pontiac.
I really thought we had finished with this crap when we drove Libby Appel out of town.....I guess not.
Is it possible that IRT is doing Shakespeare's R&J?....
.... Nevermind. I just checked their website, and it is William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. -Or Romeo + Juliet.
But I do spy Mr. S's name on the poster art:
(http://www.irtlive.com/files/image/RJ.jpg)
*And, as noted on the website, this production is "part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national theatre initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest."
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And the "Shakespeare for a New Generation" program is part of the NEA's
(http://www.african-americanshakes.org/images/Logo/ShakespeareNewGenerationLogo.jpg)
Shakespeare in American Communities (http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org/)
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Jose - is a puzzlement.
Next fall, there will be likely no BC/EFA windfall from a Jackman-Craig show. Is there really no provision for a charity saving part of a one-time-only windfall in 2009 for use in 2011 or 2012? I guess I'm saying that the $100,000 they gave means absolutely nothing of real measurable value to Haitian relief (except for a showing of support), while that $100,000 invested conservatively - if not needed in 2010 or 2011- could buy lots and lots of meals in 2012, maybe even some shelter, if it's needed then. Or it could keep jobs of a few people (who could be instrumental in raising more $$$) who were loyal to BC/EFA al the years and got kicked out because of gloomy budget concerns, as an alternative.
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Jose - Isn't 11th row center at the Beaumont [shhhh] the last row or two of the orchestra section?
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Jose - is a puzzlement.
Next fall, there will be likely no BC/EFA windfall from a Jackman-Craig show. Is there really no provision for a charity saving part of a one-time-only windfall in 2009 for use in 2011 or 2012? I guess I'm saying that the $100,000 they gave means absolutely nothing of real measurable value to Haitian relief (except for a showing of support), while that $100,000 invested conservatively - if not needed in 2010 or 2011- could buy lots and lots of meals in 2012, maybe even some shelter, if it's needed then. Or it could keep jobs of a few people (who could be instrumental in raising more $$$) who were loyal to BC/EFA al the years and got kicked out because of gloomy budget concerns, as an alternative.
Well... That "windfall" was just over $1.5 Million, so... I dunno. ???
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Jose - Isn't 11th row center at the Beaumont [shhhh] the last row or two of the orchestra section?
I think so. But, still, a Center Orchestra seat at The Beaumont for $20 is a great deal.
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I agree, a great deal, especially for SOUTH PACIFIC!
This is so strange, me being the glass-half-empty guy, but when it comes to theatre seats - :)
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bk - I keep meaning to mention this, but... Apparently, there was a batch of "bad" Magic Mouses (Magic Mice?). If your battery life is less than two months, you might have one of the defective ones.
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PAGE FOUR COPACABANA DANCE!!
DR George - By chance, are some of your "replacement" CDs coming from a dealer in NYC? A lot of the titles you've been posting lately happen to match up with a bunch of the titles that I traded in at Academy Records. Hmmm... ;)
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Mark Valley was one of my least favorite characters on BOSTON LEGAL. I wonder if he is the only lead on the new show.
Although if he is a good actor, and the part is good, maybe i'll enjoy him more.
Did you catch him on "Fringe"? I really liked him on the short-lived "Keen Eddie".
-And he ain't bad to look at either. ::)
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Back from a lovelier than lovely dinner and a lovely time, which erased all traces of the slightly obnoxious earlier thing I had to deal with.
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I don't think we've had a five page day in years. Skammen, and I am rather surprised and only a little nauseated.
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I don't think we've had a five page day in years. Skammen, and I am rather surprised and only a little nauseated.
I'm tryin'! I'm tryin'!
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Post debated.
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Which is a totally different thing from "Post de-baited".
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Deleted cranberries.
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PRESENTING PAGE SIX!!!!
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PAGE SIX MARK VALLEY DANCE!!!!!!
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/dandel_loves_chunky/MarkValley3.jpg)
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page six.
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Just wrote two more pages.
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OK.... My work here is done.
Goodnight.
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PAGE FOUR COPACABANA DANCE!!
DR George - By chance, are some of your "replacement" CDs coming from a dealer in NYC? A lot of the titles you've been posting lately happen to match up with a bunch of the titles that I traded in at Academy Records. Hmmm... ;)
No. I haven't gotten anything from Academy Records. So, I could've gotten a better deal on the CDs??
Do you still have anything left?