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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were filled with turkey and stuffing, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're trying to figure out the rhythm scheme of Promises, Promises right now.
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And the word of the day is: MISCIBLE!
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Having trouble finding today's notes.
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HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!!!!
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Jose is closing in on an impressive milestone
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Jose is closing in on an impressive milestone
And a millstone too!
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DVDs for the weekend?
MAMMA MIA!
24: REDEMPTION
Since our kids couldn't join us for Thanksgiving Day, wife Sandy and I will be having our family Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday.
:)
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Well...
Hmmm...
I think I was still listening to the music I started listening to last week.
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I take it no one else is having trouble accessing the new day's notes.
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Hello boys!
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Right now I'm watching and listening to Helen Reddy singing "The Last Blues Song" as shown on The Flip Wilson Show in 1973, interestingly two years before CHICAGO opened on Broadway. I see similarities, though I'm sure they're coincidence.
Here's the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XJiggX2nJU
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And with Personal Post #34995...
Goodnight.
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We spent Thanksgiving with my brother's girlfriend's family -- we had met her sister and brother in law before but had not met her parents (who were hosting the partay)
What absolutely lovely people - within minutes we felt as if we had known them forever
They had cooked TWO huge turkeys as well as having all the trimmings and there were a total of 11 of us... when we left we each left a with a huge shopping bag full of leftovers -- so we get to have a left over day tonight !
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And with Personal Post #34995...
Goodnight.
good night Jose!!
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I guess I had better get to sleep... i have a doctor's appointment in 6 hours....
Good night all!!
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Continuing the vibes to vixmom
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Here's the Sandy Duncan-Julie Andrews version of "The Last Blues Song" - staging seems very Fosse-influenced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPXjzSmk04Q
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Enjoyed the photos from yesterday's NYC Thanksgiving!
DR elmore3003 is also looking fantabulous! :)
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And the word of the day is: MISCIBLE!
Miss Sibyl should have predicted that she wouldn't find a mate at the mixer - the dress code posted at the door stated that leather was absolutely required, and that high heels were inadMISCIBLE.
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TOD
I've finished watching the Doctor Who Series Four DVD set - great conclusion to the four years, for once not ending with a cliffhanger - and have started on the Classic Doctor Who story The Invisible Enemy, the 93rd serial (for those who keep count). Watch out, Leela, the Doctor's posessed and you are in mortal danger!
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Yesterday, der Brucer wrote about the preparations for our holiday din-din:
The only thing missing is a good homemade mince-apple pie.
The problem is, neither of us is good at mincing. :-\
;D
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Workies.
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Workies.
Me, too.
Bleh. :P
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Me too. I feel the same way about the whole thing! Black Friday.
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What great clips, DR FJL!! I remember seeing both of those shows and really liking the song!
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Lovely photos from the Turkey Day Do....food and company both look great!
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Right now I'm watching and listening to Helen Reddy singing "The Last Blues Song" as shown on The Flip Wilson Show in 1973, interestingly two years before CHICAGO opened on Broadway. I see similarities, though I'm sure they're coincidence.
Here's the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XJiggX2nJU
I hear the similarities.
It was written by Cynthia Weil - Barry Mann
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And the word of the day is: MISCIBLE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: YOU'RE JUST IN LOVE
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IT'S FRIENDSHIP,FRIENDSHIP
JUST A PERFECT BLENDSHIP
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When other friendships have been forgot
Ours will still be hot.
Written by Indiana's own Cole Porter.
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Off to work. Oh well.
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A **SUPER-SECRET** CANDID REHEARSAL SHOT FROM BK'S "TURKEY LURKEY" PRODUCTION NUMBER!!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ASooKung0o8/SS2kUqGr3PI/AAAAAAAAAx4/wblOdvuwTAE/s320/GG.bmp)
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Here's the Sandy Duncan-Julie Andrews version of "The Last Blues Song" - staging seems very Fosse-influenced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPXjzSmk04Q
I believe that that the Choregrapher was the Wonderful TONY CHARMOLI
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Greetings gang.
We will head out to the Post Office then to visit our friend Alfred.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal and then we watched Enchanted. What great fun and as Jose said, it was even more fun picking out the New York Theatre People doing small roles. Helen Stenborg (Dear friend of Dear Larry) was at the Ball at the end of the film.
I must be off for my morning abloutions. Then it's out and about.
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Good morning, all! I got home from Thanksgiving dinner to find a message from beloved goddaughter Charlotte, whom I miss enormously, so this morning we spoke. I will definitely see her but her schedule until Sunday morning is quite booked already. We may try to a movie tomorrow; ourchoices are either RACHEL AT THE WEDDING, which is at 85th and First Avenue or WERE THE WORLD MINE, which is on 12th Street and Fifth Avenue. She will be getting back to me later on whether either can fit into her day of "museum hopping."
As for me, today's occupied with Frank Loesser. physical therapy at 12:30, a trek to my storage space, and toting back several more cartons of things.
DR singdaw, BK's weight loss puts me to shame, but I'm too lazy to apply myself so strenuously as he does. His efforts and the results are amazing and I applaud him. At the rate I'm going, it will be another six months till I'm where I would like to be.
TOD:
DVD: Something that arrived from Netflix this week
CD: Classical overtures, Guy Haines, Most Happy Fella
VCR: Cheap porn
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No problems reading the notes this morning. (Just couldn't access them last night for some reason.)
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Is BK aware that several shows have special matinees today, because of the holiday weekend?
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Good morning!
Looks a little overcast right now, but the temp rpomises to get into the low 60s today which would be great.
I'm planning to go out on my usual Friday errands today despite its being Black Friday.
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On TV Tonight!™
USA - MONK, PSYCH (new holiday episodes)
ABC - 20/20
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After I finished reading the newspaper this morning, I settled back into the home theater to finish LOST. I still had four bonus featurettes to watch, but got them finished and the review completed. Seems like it took longer than it actually did.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - SOUTH PACIFIC (OCR)
DVD - BOTTLE ROCKET (Criterion Blu-ray)
THE THIRD MAN (Criterion Blu-ray)
A CHRISTMAS STORY (Blu-ray; for fun, not for work)
DVR - THE SHIELD (series finale)
ROSIE LIVE!
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That food looks so delicious!
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I wish today was Black Friday here.
Boxing Day (the busiest shopping day of the year here) is my favorite shopping day of the year!
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I don't think there is anything on tv for me tonight. I see there are 2 Ghost Whisperer episodes from last season.
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I'm up, I'm up. A very good night's sleep and for the first time on this trip, no weird dreams.
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I did remember there are matinees today - I'm going to the fitness room around eleven, and if I feel like it I may head to the theater district around twelve-thirty and see what's what.
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I'm going to go clean up a little earlier than usual, so I can get out on the road and get my errands finished as soon as possible.
WBBL.
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Good morning, everyone.
Great pics from DR FJL's Thanksgiving do! I second Singdaw's comment that Larry looks great.
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I called downstairs and asked them if they could adjust the temperature in the exercise room - we'll see if they do by the time I'm down there.
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I don't think I'll matinee today, as I've got a few too many things to do, including going over the rehearsal scheds for Sunday night and Monday's sound check, and a whole slew of telephonic calls to make.
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Media check:
DVD: MONARCH OF THE GLEN (Season 7) I love that show!
VCR: HEARTBEAT (the Yorkshire Television show that one of my Canadian friends tapes for me, then sends)
CD: SCENT OF MYSTERY (which I find delightful)
I'd planned to watch the first of the NOEL COWARD collection last night, but my Netflix copy was damaged.
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BTW, I too saw WALL-E recently and thought it was marvelous. I think it should be seen by all beginning acting students--the robots convey so much emotion!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm pretty sure I will be observing Black Friday by not observing it. ;)
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Gotta scoot! Waaayyy too much to do! And I don't plan to go anywhere near a shopping center today!
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Although, some companies are offering Black Friday sale prices on their iPhone/iTouch Apps, so... Hmm...
AppShopper (http://appshopper.com/)
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bk - One of the last places I would head to today would be Times Square - and I sort of like crowds. I'd also stay away from the Fifth Avenue Apple Store - although, I would probably just walk by it to see what the crowds are like.
*Of course, Apple's annual Black Friday sale (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/black_friday?mco=Mjg0MzQ0OQ) isn't really much of a sale - at least in regards to their computers and iPods. However, some of the software details aren't too bad this year.
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And in the spirit of DR DER BRUCER... ;) :-\
Actually, this is truly tragic story, and a good reason to stay away from the Black Friday Sales. (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/28/2008-11-28_worker_dies_at_long_island_walmart_after.html)
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I was one of the fortunate few who received an e-mail from Amazon yesterday telling them they qualified to participate in "the race" for day 1 of the 6-day special bargains. At stake: A Blu-ray bundle consisting of to BD DVDs, a Play Station 3 with remote and joystick. List price $567. Bargain price: $199. I was logged on at the special page by 6 a.m. and ready for bear. As the final second ticked off at 6:30 a.m. (there was a countdown clock), the "Buy it now" button activated. I clicked and was whisked to the checkout page. The price listed there was $567.
Aughghghghghgh. I went back and did it again. And waited and waited and waited...and waited as all 500 units were bought out from under me.
Lesson learned. I guess.....
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I have, however, bought a Blu-ray player at an agreeable (sub-$200) price.
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Happy DAT, everyone.
(That's "Day After Thanksgiving" in HHW lingo)
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I have errands to run.
Oh, yes. Errands to run.
I have to drop stuff off at the Salvation Army.
I have to go into San Francisco and find some earrings to match two necklaces I bought this past July 3rd.
I have to print some address labels and then mail holiday pins to the "womenfolk" in my family.
And tonight...I have to address holiday cards. Sigh.
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Thank goodness I put up a tree day before yesterday! :D
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35,000th
POST
DANCE!!!!!
*And Welcome to Page 3 too!!!
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Uncle Jo Jo-
3 5, 0 0 0
Hurrah ! Hurrah!
Congrats on reaching a fantastic Millstone !
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I have errands to run.
I have to go into San Francisco and find some earrings to match two necklaces I bought this past July 3rd.
No comment.
;)
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I have to 2nd Happy DAT day!
I LOVED all the pictures from yesterday. All I can say is: More, please! :)
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I am very impressed with the quality of the ones taken by you, BK, with the iPhone. I wish I could say there is an iPhone in my near future. I think I would like to be able to access some of my files with the mobile Me.
I am most green with envy. ;) :)
I may have missed it but are you also doing notes and posting with the iPhone? If so then I am double green with envy.
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Congrats to Dr Jose on his milestone!
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CONGRATULATIONS to DR JoseSPiano on his 35,000th post!!!!! :D
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Uncle Jo Jo-
3 5, 0 0 0
Hurrah ! Hurrah!
Congrats on reaching a fantastic Millstone !
Thank You! Thank You!
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And tonight...I have to address holiday cards. Sigh.
Or, you could do like I do...
Eliminate without a pang of guilt any holiday "tradition" that provokes a sigh! :)
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posting with the iPhone?
I belive DR JoseSPiano does. Frequently.
Post, I mean. ;)
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Congrats to Dr Jose on his milestone!
I could not have done it without you, DR Danise. -Well, and your computer issues. ;)
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CONGRATULATIONS to DR JoseSPiano on his 35,000th post!!!!! :D
35,729 Posts, Here I Come!
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posting with the iPhone?
I belive DR JoseSPiano does. Frequently.
Post, I mean. ;)
Posting is possible via/with an iPhone.
However, even though bk could write the Notes in "Notes", I don't think he's not able to post the Notes to HHW via the iPhone - although, that may be possible via some sort of e-mail set up. -Heck, there's still not "Cut/Copy and Paste" functionality on the iPhone.
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I didn't go to Thelma's last night. I wanted to but by the time I divided the turkey up into the storage bag's to be used for sandwiches, some for soup and some for Sheena, then I cleaned the kitchen up--I just didn't feel like going out.
I just sat in my chair like so much fish and vegged but then the TV started doing a pixel/stuttering thing so I had to call Brighthouse. They promised to send out a tech today to fix it around 2 o'clock.
He just left.
My how time flys! That was the fastest I've ever seen two o'clock get here in a long time. ;)
I had a very nice sleep and woke with fresh purpose. I was house cleaning when he showed up. I've found that with the new bluetooth headphones, I put my music on and get a lot more done around the house instead of just watching the tv.
I'm embarrassed to say that I even do a little dancing while I'm cleaning.
I don't know if anyone here has heard of the group, Empty Hats, but they play at the local Ren Fest. I bought one of their CD's last time I was there and some of the music will get your toe to tapping. And even with a broom for a partner, you can dance quite a jig.
Right now, since Mr. Cable Man has just left, I made myself a cup of jasmine/lavender dreams tea and am taking a small break.
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And tonight...I have to address holiday cards. Sigh.
Or, you could do like I do...
Eliminate without a pang of guilt any holiday "tradition" that provokes a sigh! :)
Ever heard "The Twelve PAINS of Christmas"? ;)
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Congrats to Dr Jose on his milestone!
I could not have done it without you, DR Danise. -Well, and your computer issues. ;)
Don't go to far--there may be more Issues to come. I'm still trying to figure out just how the heck I can get sound with the Parallels Desktop. I did manage to get videos to work but with no sound. I must be missing a driver.
I am most pleased with myself that I did manage to get my old Windows Office 97 to load with no problems. It is neat to have both systems available.
Oh and after my post about not having everyones address yesterday, I remembered my laptop (duh) and managed to find most (if not all) of them. I may be missing a few because I don't remember when I synced it last with the main computer before it died.
I then did an export and transfered them to the Windows 97 Office on the Apple. I'm just trying to figured out how to do another export TO the Apple address book. I've tried doing it twice with very bad results. Double entries, stuff missing, stuff on another card with no reference to who it belongs to, etc.
I don't have time to get back into it today because I want to finish my cleaning but I will work on it sometime this weekend.
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So, DR Jose, what time would be could for you to lend some tech support? Just kidding. Maybe.
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:)
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Well, enough of a break. It's back to the salt mines for me.
Also time to start to listen to some Holiday Classic's--like "The Twelve Pains of Christmas", "The Chimney Song", "Wreck The Malls" and that all time favorite of mine, "I'm Dressin' Up Like Santa (When I Get Out On Parole)".
;)
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Friday afternoon greetings! I slept, fitfully, until about 9:15am and Richard and I just finished cleaning up the kitchen and putting the dining room back together. End of Thanksgiving, now for some Christmas prep - slowly and not all at once.
Later this afternoon, I'm gathering with my relatives at my mom's to visit and look at family pictures. It's fun showing my cousin's new wife all the embarrassing photos of him when he was a kid.
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And in the spirit of DR DER BRUCER... ;) :-\
I would have found bloody photos :D
der Brucer
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm pretty sure I will be observing Black Friday by not observing it. ;)
And for those to the Internet born, it is a custom
More honored by our absence than our attendance
der Brucer
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T.O.D.
DVD:
WHITE CHRISTMAS - I enjoy the movie, but don't love it.
THE GAY DECEIVERS - I think I saw this movie three or four times when it came out because it seemed so scandalous in its day. It was also the first time I had ever seen Michael Greer in a film.
CD:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL / A CHILD IS BORN - I will admit it. I love this CD.
BOOK: A new cozy mystery I picked up at the library.
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I have errands to run.
Oh, yes. Errands to run.
I have to drop stuff off at the Salvation Army.
I have to go into San Francisco and find some earrings to match two necklaces I bought this past July 3rd.
What color dresses will you be wearing with them? ;D
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BK - Did the fax get to you? (I called the hotel, they said they received it and it would get to you.)
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Or, you could do like I do...
Eliminate without a pang of guilt any holiday "tradition" that provokes a sigh! :)
No Misletoe in your house, I guess.
der Brucer
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Are we stuck on Page 3?
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This will not do.
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PAGE FOUR!
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ALL THAT GLISTENS IS NOT GOLD
(http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/images/2008/11/23/westchesterpa8am.jpg)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 8 am.
der Brucer
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Congrats to DR Jose for his milestone!!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO DR JOSE!
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What is it, fish?
Yes, indeedy!
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01120/fishscape_1120524i.jpg)
der Brucer
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FJL, got the FAX, thanks!
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Just as I was about to walk out the door to go do the treadmill, Adam, our choreographer, called to remind me we had a noon rehearsal with Julie Reiber and Katie Adams. So, I changed and headed over to Ripley-Grier. Thank goodness I told him to remind me, because I hadn't entered it in my calendar. I got there with time to spare, and he and I staged the gals' number in about forty minutes and it's really cute. Now I'm very behind. So, on my way to the treadmill, and then I'll be back to start working on the lighting and projection script.
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What is it, fish?
Holy mackerel!
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Congrats to DR Jose for his milestone!!
And thanks for posting that pic of you and Jon last night. Good to know you guys were able to spend the holiday together.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO DR JOSE!
Thank You, DR TCB.
And I hope that you have a peaceful weekend. I've been sort of refraining from commenting on your situation with Stan, only because it brings up too much of the "stuff" I was dealing with a couple of weeks ago in regards to my Mom's own health... and a couple of years ago when my Dad was dealing with his prostate cancer... And now with DR vixmom's situation, well... It has been a lot to take in. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I know what you're going through, and I hope you know that you've been nothing but "there" for Stan - even when you were able to be physically there next to his bedside in the hospital. You've been a true friend to Stan, and a great example for all of us.
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And for you Veggie lovers -
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/FoodArt.jpg)
der Brucer
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Well, I believe I'm gonna head out of here for a bit. I'm not exactly sure where I'm going or what I'm going to do, but I really do need to get off my ass and walk around for a bit.
Laters...
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I SEE ENGLAND,
I SEE FRANCE...
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-11/43634443.jpg)
Svetlana Gileva performs in the dress rehearsal of "La Bayadere" at the Semper Opera House in Dresden, Germany.
der Brucer
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Carbing-up for the big day!
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-11/43634475.jpg)
Satu Palosaari feeds one of her reindeer on her farm in Kuusamo, Finland.
der Brucer
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Black Friday morning and afternoon at Borders was completely and totally busy, busy, busy.
My drawer needed to be pulled TWICE in a 6.5 hour shift!
I'm ready for a nap.
I'm ready for dinner.
I'm ready for surfing the net.
We shall see which wants outweigh the others. . . .
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Back from the fitness room - it wasn't quite so cold down there, which was very nice. I did 7.2 miles and notched up the speed the entire time, so I was averaging seven-minute miles, which is half the time from my long jog. I did fifty minutes and am sore and pooped, not necessarily in that order. Drinking water, and soon will start on the script.
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It turned quite lovely outside once I got back from my errands. However, it's starting to cloud over again now, and I geuss the rain they predicted is on the way for sure.
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And just as I found out last year, Black Friday may cause people to go shop at other stores, but they don't grocery shop. The grocery store where I go was almost empty. I was in and out in record time.
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While I ate lunch, I watched THE SHIELD, well, 71 minutes of it. (It was a 90 minute episode). I just had to start on work, but I will finish it this evening. So good, so very sad.
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I spent the rest of the afternoon with BOTTLE ROCKET and all of the supplements. This was the Blu-ray version. (I was supposed to get the regular DVD weeks ago, but it never arrived.) I had never seen this before.
Well, it had some precious, silly moments, but the three leads are such simpletons and dunces operating in their own galaxy that I felt 90 minutes with them was too much. (I much preferred the short film which was the basis of this feature.)
This was my first Criterion Blu-ray, and it was a beautiful job. The film's not a dazzling spectacle, but the HD sharpness and dimensionality were very welcome. It had DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound, too.
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The bonus features were rather ordinary except for the original short which I really enjoyed after watching the feature first and then seeing what the seed for the film originally entailed. Some of the other bonuses seemed like filler.
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But it looks like I will have the evening to myself, so I'll likely watch A CHRISTMAS STORY in Blu-ray and then play catch-up with MONK and PSYCH.
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My drawer needed to be pulled TWICE in a 6.5 hour shift!
When mine get like that, I usually throw them out.
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I'm so behind now, I may not get any work done on the script - however, I should be back here by nine and can do half of it then, and the rest on Sunday morning.
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Haven't been off the phone for forty minutes
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I'm jumping off-line now to do some writing. Then, I'll head back down to do some fun viewing for the evening.
WBBL.
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We had a nice T-Day at my mom's. I cooked our customary turkey in champagne and now I'm making turkey carass soup.
I bought my mom and her partner a 42" HD TV as an early Xmas present. We hooked it up last weekend so the guys could watch the football game in its full splendor yesterday. She doesn't have an HD cable box until next week, so we bought an antenna to pull in the local HD channels. It looked really good, probably better than it will look once they get the HD box.
I got to play with my 3 year old nephew---his parents drove up from Florida. He is so cute, and so much fun!
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The Closer team has been onlining some teaser spots for the new upcoming shows in January. After 4 years, it's weird not being a part of it. Sort of like watching someone else raise your kids, or running into your ex with his new partner. Even though you may have moved on to someone better, there's still a little pang.
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On the Mercer front, we have some exciting things coming up next week---interviews with Dame Judi Dench (she starred in the original London production of Mercer's last musical, THE GOOD COMPANIONS) and Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth, who will perform several songs from FOXY with a small ensemble. Sir John is doing an original arrangement of "Dream" for us. I won't be going since it's in London and I didn't want to blow my frequent flyer miles for just a few days there, but I'm sure looking forward to seeing and hearing the results!
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Congrats to DR Jose for his milestone!!
And thanks for posting that pic of you and Jon last night. Good to know you guys were able to spend the holiday together.
Thanks, Jose, we're still having a good time.
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On the Mercer front, we have some exciting things coming up next week---interviews with Dame Judi Dench (she starred in the original London production of Mercer's last musical, THE GOOD COMPANIONS) and Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth, who will perform several songs from FOXY with a small ensemble. Sir John is doing an original arrangement of "Dream" for us. I won't be going since it's in London and I didn't want to blow my frequent flyer miles for just a few days there, but I'm sure looking forward to seeing and hearing the results!
Wow! that is exciting
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Let's not forget the Guy Haines recording of Past My Prime by Mr. Mercer - it's delectable.
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No posts in thirty-five minutes? Let's knock THAT off right away. Meanwhile, I shall now be on my way to sup with Miss Julie Reiber.
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I've always had a soft spot for the charm of the musical version of "The Good Companions".
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DVD: Barton Fink. (We could not get past 40 minutes).
CDS: Sirba Octet "a yiddishe mame"
Frank Sinatra conducts "Tone Poems Of Color"
Snow PAtrol "Eyes Open"
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I have no movie plans this week
No music plans
God I am boring!!!
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Oy, what a day! I scrubbed woodwork and vacumed carpets. Then I lugged the Christmas tree platform up to the livingroom. Then pulled out boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations out of the attic so that I could reach the containers that hold my Christmas tree. But now the tree is up and I am ordering a pizza.
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I have no movie plans this week
No music plans
God I am boring!!!
But you're sincere.
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Oy, what a day! I scrubbed woodwork and vacumed carpets. Then I lugged the Christmas tree platform up to the livingroom. Then pulled out boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations out of the attic so that I could reach the containers that hold my Christmas tree. But now the tree is up and I am ordering a pizza.
Do you have a star or a fairy at the top of your tree Dan?
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I'm making turkey carass soup.
It's spelled "caress" - and I'm sure the bird appreciates the belated affection.
der Brucer
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Oy, what a day! I scrubbed woodwork and vacumed carpets. Then I lugged the Christmas tree platform up to the livingroom. Then pulled out boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations out of the attic so that I could reach the containers that hold my Christmas tree. But now the tree is up and I am ordering a pizza.
No Christmas garden on the platform? No trains? What has become of a Philly Christmas?
der Brucer
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DR Tomovoz, I put an angel on top of my tree. Whether it's a fairy or not, I do not know.
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DR DerBrucer, the tree is up but I am in no way finished here. Tomorrow I'll put on the tree lights and decorate it. Sunday, I'll put on the train track and build Christmas Land on the one side and the Nativity on the other. Tradition continues!
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My drawer needed to be pulled TWICE in a 6.5 hour shift!
When mine get like that, I usually throw them out.
Yes, you could do that, of course, but what would YOU do with all the money?
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DR DerBrucer, the tree is up but I am in no way finished here. Tomorrow I'll put on the tree lights and decorate it. Sunday, I'll put on the train track and build Christmas Land on the one side and the Nativity on the other. Tradition continues!
Photographs please DtM
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Haven't been off the phone for forty minutes
Than sounds uncomfortable, if not down-right painful!
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Oy, what a day! I scrubbed woodwork and vacumed carpets. Then I lugged the Christmas tree platform up to the livingroom. Then pulled out boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations out of the attic so that I could reach the containers that hold my Christmas tree. But now the tree is up and I am ordering a pizza.
Do you have a star or a fairy at the top of your tree Dan?
A star on top, and a fairy below.
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And speaking of fairies, are you feeling more relaxed, td?
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Did someone inquire about a recording of GANTRY here? Email me or PM me. . .
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And speaking of fairies, are you feeling more relaxed, td?
Actually, DR TCB, I could use a good body rub. . . .
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In case anyone wonders what I'm thankful for...
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Is that a baby photo of Jed?
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Is that a baby photo of Jed?
It could be, couldn't it? But no, that's our little Tobers. I was trying to catch a picture of him smiling, but I wasn't quite quick enough. I caught the tail end of a smile.
I'm glad people seem to have had good Thanksgiving celebrations. We had a lovely one with Jed's family up in Seattle. His aunts and uncles and cousins adored Toby and for the majority of the afternoon and evening they played the enjoyable game "Stare at the Baby" which Toby put up with surprisingly well. He cooed at everyone and stared at the lights and fell asleep in the wrap long enough to let me gorge myself on turkey and sweet potatoes. After dinner we sang Christmas carols, a tradition started by Jed's aunt Nancy a few years back and continued with a glint of steely determination in her eye as she passes out lyric sheets. Jed grandmother picked each key, and because she is a female tenor, we sang everything in a gravely tone. It was great fun.
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In case anyone wonders what I'm thankful for...
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"But what I really want to do is direct!"
;)
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Toby is so adorable!
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DR singdaw: Our Lady of the Necklaces was working Union Square today. I matched the necklaces to two pairs of earrings...and bought a third necklace with matching earrings, as well. She gave me a good price on it all, too.
Then I went to David's on Geary and got a hot pastrami (sadly, they were not anticipating large crowds today and had no sauerkraut for a reuben. They also had no sour cream potato salad. But the garlic pickle was scrumptious.
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DR td...is the term "had to have my drawer pulled" a euphemism?
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DR td...is the term "had to have my drawer pulled" a euphemism?
But of course, DR Ron Pulliam - - but only whenever you're around. ;)
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One thing that I have learned this Thanksgiving is that my turkey-carving skills leave much to be desired.
No pictures. Let it suffice to quote Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now: "The horror, the horror."
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What? No Page 6?
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PAGE SIX (6)!
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As Harold Hill would have said, "I always think there's a Page Six, kid."
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I think we're going to need another six pages pronto.
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Back from a really terrific dinner with Miss Julie Reiber, who's just a living doll. We went to a Thai place right across from the stage door of the Wicked theater. I had a small salad and Pad Thai and both were out of this world. I will say that NY has Thai food that puts LA to shame.
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I think we're going to need another six pages pronto.
Ahh, you don't scare me. You are all the way across the country. Pick on the east coast HHWs.
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Just viewed the powerpoint slides that Mrs. Wechter created for Monday's benefit - they look great (it's how we introduce each performer - an album cover slide with a pic of Burt - the performer's name is at the top and then below the pic it says "Sings Bacharach."
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PAGE SIX OATMEAL STOUT CHOCOLATE FLOAT!!!
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*Yes, that's Oatmeal Stout (beer) and Chocolate Gelato (ice cream) - a.k.a. tonight's dessert.
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Looks to me like an excuse to not be as svelt and trim as our BK!
Actually, it looks good!
We need a smiley that shows licking lips.
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Good evening! I'm back at the hotel after a very nice day with jhvw's family. It was fun to see everyone, but we've definitely been here long enough.
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I went to the exercise room again tonight. I don't do nearly as much as BK, but did enough on the bike and the treadmill to feel better.
We'll leave here about 6:30 AM and do our 8 hour drive to get home.
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I miss the girls and am ready to be back home with them.
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We did go shopping this morning. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. The deals at Macy's were excellent and we got there late morning, but still in time for the morning deals
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Looks to me like an excuse to not be as svelt and trim as our BK!
Actually, it looks good!
We need a smiley that shows licking lips.
It was an interesting combination. I've had a Chocolate Stout before, as well as a Vanilla-Chocolate Ice Cream that was "fortified" with Stout, but this was the first time I partook of the components "separately". It wasn't as tasty as I thought it would be, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The most interesting thing about the concoction was that the chocolate gelato managed to mute the sweeter, smoother notes in the stout, and that resulted in a bitter, hoppy finish. However, when sampling the Oatmeal Stout on its own, it finished very smooth.
*However, Steve's creme brulee was quite tasty!
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Jon is still on the mend with his medical problems. He's lost a lot of weight and has to be very careful about what he eats, but he's in good spirits and it was really really nice to spend some time with him and his younger brother Andy
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bk - Did you sup at Seeda Thai? or Blue Chili?
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One thing that I have learned this Thanksgiving is that my turkey-carving skills leave much to be desired.
No pictures. Let it suffice to quote Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now: "The horror, the horror."
Haven't you learned anything from Alton Brown?
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Toby is so adorable!
I second that!
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Did someone inquire about a recording of GANTRY here? Email me or PM me. . .
That was DR JMK. He also posted the query on the CASTRECL too. (I think.)
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The Closer team has been onlining some teaser spots for the new upcoming shows in January. After 4 years, it's weird not being a part of it. Sort of like watching someone else raise your kids, or running into your ex with his new partner. Even though you may have moved on to someone better, there's still a little pang.
...Or when a new cast member goes into a show, and...
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DR td - it was DR JMK who was looking for GANTRY....email him, he will be pleased.
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Back from the fitness room - it wasn't quite so cold down there, which was very nice. I did 7.2 miles and notched up the speed the entire time, so I was averaging seven-minute miles, which is half the time from my long jog. I did fifty minutes and am sore and pooped, not necessarily in that order. Drinking water, and soon will start on the script.
Seven-minute miles!?!?!? Good for you! -That's practically racing pace.
*Are you sure the treadmill isn't set up for kilometers? ;)
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Congrats to DR JOSE on his milestone....I am trying to catch up.....but to no avail.
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Had some great times this evening watching just exactly whatever I wanted.
I began by watching the Blu-ray of A CHRISTMAS STORY. Yes, because many of the scenes were filmed with soft focus filters, it's not as sharp as something like CASINO ROYALE. However, quite a few scenes do have that HD "pop," and I laughed and enjoyed it as much as always.
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DR TCB - one of the OTHER stars of THE GAY DECEIVERS is the tragically short lived Mr Kevin Coughlin who was one of my favorite actors.....in movies and on television.....
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I am certainly intrigued by Mr Alain Delon....and any fan of THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY would do well to check out the French version from 1960 directed by Rene Clement.
I also saw an interesting Australian movie tonight called Lantana starring Mr Anthony Paglia and Ms Barbara Hershey, among others.....
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Next, I played A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING from the DVD of it I have. I missed both showings this week on ABC, so I wanted to give it its annual spin. Not as good as the earlier Peanuts specials, it's an OK outing at best, despite winning several Emmys.
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Sounds like MR BK isn't losing minute of his time in NYC.....which is as it should be.
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Next I watched three more OUR GANG shorts which finished disc one in the set. All brought back many strong memories, and several moments had me howling.
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DR Matt, sounds like a great evening when you can watch exactly what you want to watch and not what you have to watch
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Tonight's MONK episode had a couple of funny moments (and some irritating ones, too). The murderer wasn't too hard to spot since there were so few suspects, though the mystery involving the body was an OK one.
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I am certainly intrigued by Mr Alain Delon....and any fan of THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY would do well to check out the French version from 1960 directed by Rene Clement.
I also saw an interesting Australian movie tonight called Lantana starring Mr Anthony Paglia and Ms Barbara Hershey, among others.....
Oh, "Lantana"! - I remember seeing that back when it originally came out. Well, maybe in a sort of "second run": I saw it as part of the Foreign Films series at Johns Hopkins University. Very interesting and atmospheric.
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DR Matt, sounds like a great evening when you can watch exactly what you want to watch and not what you have to watch
It IS! And my right stack right now is really surprisingly small. Nothing came in today, so the weekend will allow me to pretty much clear the pile (or come close to it). I will have some time to start working on my "fun" stacks of discs that have accumulated over the past months.
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And I finished my evening watching tonight's PSYCH, another just OK episode with an average mystery.
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I'm still disappointed that my cable company hasn't seen fit to add USA-HD though they've added and plan to add more HD channels, at least 2/3 of them being sports-oriented HD channels.
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PAGE SEVEN "LANTANA" DANCE
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DR JRand - Was "Lantana" on one of the cable channels tonight?
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bk - Did you sup at Seeda Thai? or Blue Chili?
You're too damned smart - Blue Chili - and it was GREAT.
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I'm feeling very tired tonight. I'm going to head down to bed.
Good night!
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bk - Did you sup at Seeda Thai? or Blue Chili?
You're too damned smart - Blue Chili - and it was GREAT.
Smart? Nah, I just like to eat. ;)
*And Blue Chili is pretty good, although, I just wish it wasn't so night-club-by. But after Old Siam closed around the corner from them, they "absorbed" the kitchen and the kitchen staff, which was a very good thing.
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Time to get some sleep. We're eating breakfast at 6:00 AM and then we're off. Since I'm doing all the driving, I better get some sleep.
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Hello all I had a very full day -- I went to the Radiation Dr and had my mask made - a very interesting process whichI will not bore you with - they needed tot ake a CT scan with the mask on but there was an emergancy patient brought in so I had to wait about an hour for the CT machine to be free - so I watched TV and drank coffee and ate cookies and chatted with the extremely pleasant staff
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It turned out that I had misrembered the the date of my appointment witheh GI Dr - its for NEXT Friday so I toddled on home and Vixdad treated teh three of us to a diner lunch
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Then home again to pull out the Christmas tree - it is set up and all the lights working _ tomorrow I must pull all the ornaments out of storage
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Dinner was Thanksgiving leftovers --- YUMMY!! We showed the Vixter "Some Like It Hot"
she was rolling with laughter
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DR Vixmom, what is the mask for? Does it shield you somehow when they do radiation? Pardon my ignorance about this, but luckily I haven't had to go through it.
It will keep my head from moving during treatment - it is made of a plastic webbing material withe solid frame around it - they heated it up and the pushed it over my face and right down to the table where the frame locks in.
When the plastic cooled it stayed in the shape of my face and I will wear the mask every day while I get the treatments.
This is all new to me too, so please ask away and if I know the answers I will tell you --- and if I donlt I'll find out!
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Do you get to keep the mask as a souvenier, DR Vixmom?
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DR Vixmom, what is the mask for? Does it shield you somehow when they do radiation? Pardon my ignorance about this, but luckily I haven't had to go through it.
It will keep my head from moving during treatment - it is made of a plastic webbing material withe solid frame around it - they heated it up and the pushed it over my face and right down to the table where the frame locks in.
When the plastic cooled it stayed in the shape of my face and I will wear the mask every day while I get the treatments.
This is all new to me too, so please ask away and if I know the answers I will tell you --- and if I donlt I'll find out!
That's really interesting. It sounds painful, is it terribly uncomfortable?
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I have been catching up on my Bollywood movie watching today...so far I watched a comedy about a gangster who enters medical school and a 1960s Hindi version of King Kong....now I am watching a delightful film titled RULES: PYAAR KA SUPERHIT FORMULA, it is about a lowly photographers assistant who is in love with a male model.
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