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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were a weird sort of notes, and now it is time for you to post until the weird cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: POLYPHYLETIC!
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***EXCELLENT VIBES & XYLOPHONES***
regarding the pesky e-mail bk received!!!!
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Indeed, vibes from these parts as well about the e-mail BK received
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Morning all. Slow day here in HHW Land.
4 at 7:30
Sounds like a reservation for dinner
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And I'm here alone so I shall leave to work on Medtronic.
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ASK BK
What current group of Broadway performers would you use for one of your concept albums? (Peter Pan, Unsung ________, Lost In Boston etc)
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I don't have too much to say aside from Damn, it's cold!
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The missing Indiana investment banker - Mark Schrenker - was found in a campground in Florida with one wrist cut. Even though his wife just filed for divorce, police think she may have been involved in his securities schemes. She denies it....through her attorneys.
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Snow......started at 6 a.m. and continuing.
I was watching Fox 59 local news and guess who I saw? Friend of MR BK, Barry Pearl, who is in town with HAPPY DAYS THE MUSICAL. He was being interviewed about the show backstage at Clowes Hall. He looked nice in his coral sweater and put a very nice spin on the show, there were silent clips of some of the musical numbers.
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My question for ASK BK day.....what book or short story (other than your own) that has NEVER been filmed, do you think would make a fine film or mini series?
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More Barry Pearl taking the girl on a tour of the set....the Cunningham kitchen and Arnold's.....
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Druxy - Thanks so much for the useful insights about parody; it really got me reading. Since my lawyering experience is limited to tax (law school was over 25 years ago for me), I didn't know a lot of this stuff about where the parody rules have developed over the past decade(s).
If anyone's interested, some fascinating (even surprising, to me) developments are recounted in this Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody
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More and more favorable for the person doing the parody, it seems.
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This is good news, DR FJL.
That link was almost as much fun as the Treadmill Kittens we had last night!
EMAIL vibes for MR BK.
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Isn't it time for that new guy DAW to show up?
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Jrand - I know, it's a little dry in the reading, LOL, but for example the stuff about Rick Dees - being able to parody a writer's work in order to parody Johnny Mathis' singing style seems like a big step, and surprising to me also.
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Good morning, all! The laundry is in the washers and I'm finishing up my oatmeal as I type this. I was unconscious around 9:430 last night and I got up around 7, so that's nearly 10 hours of sleep and plenty for today. When the clothes go into the dryers, I'll take my walk, come back and vacuum, and return to Mr Loesser's score.
Later today, I shall head down to Toyland for some work before I see our office manager Matthew's band perform in SoHo.
I've got to mop the floors with pesticide at some point. When?
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Yes, more e-mail vibes for BK
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Ya know, I think that Daw guy is actually DR singdaw.
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You can sing "Mop the floors with pesticide" to the tune of "Link your elbows, step in time" if anyone's looking to write a parody.
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"Mop the floors with pesticide" also works with "Every Day A Little Death".
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Mopping floors with pesticide in the south of France
Would I put the rest aside, darling shall we dance
(almost a Follies/Could I Leave You reference)
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Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.
Sounds like a Cole Porter lyric, doesn't it?
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Fans of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS who are interested in the restoration of the recently discovered full length print might like the information at this link.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37332
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Who's that girl
With the chic shoulder pads?
Could it be that long ago?
Jensen Ackles!
Jared Padalecki!
She isn't anyone I know!
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Wednesday morning greetings! After a day of vegging out in front of the TV, I'm ready to be more productive today. Keeping busy will help me not fret too much about DH Richard driving back from London (Ohio) in a snowstorm.
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It's difficult to write parodies ever since they permanently took down that Russian musical theatre lyrics website.
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~~~TRAVEL VIBES FOR GINNY"S DH RICHARD~~~~
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~~~~EMAIL VIBES FOR BK~~~~~
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~~~~JOB VIBES FOR FOR JANE'S DS CRAIG~~~~~~~
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~~~~~JOB VIBES FOR DR KERRY~~~~~~~
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~~~~RAPID RECOVERY VIBES FOR EDI'S INLAWS~~~
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~~~HEALTH VIBES FOR TOBY, RON AND DAN~~~~~
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Well my spirits are better bu tmy throat is worse. The RN at the Radiologist said this monring that this was expected and that I should proabably start taking pain meds, that it is unusual for someone to have gone as long as I have without them.
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And here's some right back at ya, DR Vixmom--
* * * * * VIBES for DR Vixmom and her family * * * * *
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Well I have to go get a can in, so see you all later!
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And here's some right back at ya, DR Vixmom--
* * * * * VIBES for DR Vixmom and her family * * * * *
thank you!
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Yes, it is cold in the Northeast. Temperatures today are predicited to be in the 20s. It's certainly not as bad as certain Midwestern states (Iowa and Wisconsin and Minnesota come to mind) but it is chilly, even for an old former Minnesota Bachelor Farmer. Anthony is getting a slight taste of life in Wisconsin in February. Later this evening the temperature is scheduled to drop to single digits.
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***CAN-CAN VIBES***
to DR vixmom!!!!!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/276127768_4ef6e43377_o.jpg)
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...pssst...
...I found it...
...it's here (http://web.archive.org/web/20040806180457/libretto.musicals.ru/letter.php?language=1)....
Hmmm, this site seems to be a bit buggy. I'll keep looking...
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Vibes for DR Edi's MIL and FIL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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On tv tonight for me:
Another audition night on AMERICAN IDOL (2 hours)
13 Fear Is Real (i did not think i would like this show but the stuff they have them do is scary. Last week for the elimination they buried 2 people alive in coffins. I am claustrophobic and that would have made me panic like crazy!).
TOP CHEF NY!!!
And they are replaying the last 3 episodes of LOST before the premiere. i am definitely going to record this because truthfully without looking it up i have no idea what happened at the end of last season.
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Today is freezing here too!
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Who's that girl
With the chic shoulder pads?
Could it be that long ago?
Jensen Ackles!
Jared Padalecki!
She isn't anyone I know!
yes, like that.....
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Max Baer the prizefighter is in a movie this morning with Miss Myrna Loy. He's an okay actor....
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Vibes for little toby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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PARODIES LOST - the new tome about what's happened since losing that Russian thing DtM was talking about
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PAIR A DICE LOST - non musical version of a Damon Runyon short story collection.
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Snow...stopped for now....
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Travel vibes, email vibes, and no sick little baby Toby vibes!!!
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DR Vixmom thank you. You really are a wonder then, going so long without the pain meds. CONTINUED VIBES!
HEALTH VIBES TO ALL!!!
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I'm up, it's cold and I'm feeling crappy. 'Nuff said.
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Druxy - Thanks so much for the useful insights about parody; it really got me reading. Since my lawyering experience is limited to tax (law school was over 25 years ago for me), I didn't know a lot of this stuff about where the parody rules have developed over the past decade(s).
If anyone's interested, some fascinating (even surprising, to me) developments are recounted in this Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody
Believe me, before I wrote ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, I did a massive amount of research and spent several hundred dollars with a copyright lawyer to research the parody issue.
Parody protection is also the primary reason that I use caricatures of the various stars mentioned in the book, rather than actual photographs.
Incidentally, the artist (Dave Woodman) I used for both the caricatures and the book cover was a protegee of Al Hirschfeld. You can really see Hirschfeld's influence, which is exactly what I wanted.
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Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.
Sounds like a Cole Porter lyric, doesn't it?
Yeah, and as hunky and attractive as those two guys are, the Cole Porter song for me would be AT LONG LAST LOVE!
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Max Baer the prizefighter is in a movie this morning with Miss Myrna Loy. He's an okay actor....
And quite charismatic. He might have had more of a movie career if he hadn't stayed too long in the prize ring. He continued fighting long after his glory days were over.
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And they are replaying the last 3 episodes of LOST before the premiere. i am definitely going to record this because truthfully without looking it up i have no idea what happened at the end of last season.
Since I reviewed the Blu-ray edition of Season 4 last month, I won't need to watch this, but if I hadn't, I would definitely have needed a refresher on all of the events squeezed into those last three hours of last season. When I watched it for review purposes, I couldn't believe how much I had forgotten.
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I'm still on Austin time.
Woke up this morning at 5 am, and have been working ever since.
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This is the third week now that the idiot management of my building has been unable to repair the one dryer that only blows cold air. While I'm annoyed at paying the extra money for the other, what really pisses me off is the extra hour the damned management is costing me.
Otherwise, all errands are accomplished and it's time to think about the most happy fella in the Napa Valley.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for DR vixmom, DR edisaurus' In Lawa and all in need! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Good morning!
We're beginning to get the winter chill that affecting the more northern parts of the country. Our high today is only going to be 42, and by Friday, it's not supposed to get out of the 20s with a low of 9!
Brrrr! Chilll!
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Well, to each his own. Sure EAGLE EYE has an outrageous premise, but as a stop-your-brain, popcorn movie guilty pleasure, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Sorry bk and DR Druxy didn't.
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Page Three Dance!!!
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Today I'll be working on the regular DVD of EL NORTE. I reviewed the Blu-ray version some weeks ago, so this will be an easy assignment since I won't have to rewatch all of the supplements. Just check them to see if they're present and in what format. Then, I can just sit and enjoy this most compelling movie once again.
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On TV Tonight!™
CBS - comedies, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: NY
NBC - KNIGHT RIDER, SVU (rerun), LAW & ORDER
ABC - LOST (three hour Season 4 finale episodes rerun)
FOX - AMERICAN IDOL (two hours)
PBS - MAKE 'EM LAUGH
FX - DAMAGES
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm about to head up to DC. Finally.
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Vibes to all and sundry!!!
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-But it was nice to get a good night's sleep. That is, it was nice to finally fall asleep after I had finished planning my itinerary for today. Well, I didn't get all of it mapped out, but I have a two hour drive to work the rest of the details out. Anyhoo...
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-What DR MBarnum said... ;)
~~~~~VIBES ALL AROUND!!!~~~~~
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OH!
DR JRand - I believe the new Potzie (sp?) will be starting his second week of the tour of Happy Days at Clowes Hall. Good guy. -And he literally closed Hairspray on the 4th, then flew to wherever they flew him too - I want to say Milwaukee - to start rehearsals on the 5th, and was put into the show a week later. WHEW!
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OK... Time for me to finish getting ready here for my trip up north. I was able to arrange to have dinner with a dear, dear friend from high school tonight - I am soooo excited about that. And then after that, I shall be heading to Good Stuff Eatery in DC for a "Top Chef" viewing and Twittering session with Spike from Season 4 of "Top Chef". Good Stuff Eatery is Spike's new burger joint. *And I find it very interesting that Richard Blais - who may be familiar to DR Edisaurus - also opened a burger joint, "Flip", in his old stomping grounds of Atlanta post-"Top Chef", and he's currently scouting for a second location.
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Good morning, DR JoseSPiano.
Have you heard of a bakery called CRUMBS Bake Shop? I believe they are in Manhattan, but starting to branch out into Connecticut.
In any case, my boss's boss brought in some cupcakes from said shop this morning. They were HUGE and pretty magnificent. :)
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But I digressed...
Laters...
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Good morning, DR JoseSPiano.
Have you heard of a bakery called CRUMBS Bake Shop? I believe they are in Manhattan, but starting to branch out into Connecticut.
In any case, my boss's boss brought in some cupcakes from said shop this morning. They were HUGE and pretty magnificent. :)
Umm... Do I know CRUMBS?
YES!!!!!!
-And, yes, those are some BIG cupcakes!
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*There's a Crumbs Bakeshop just two blocks away from Levain. Just FYI. ;)
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those are some BIG cupcakes!
And that is NOT a euphemism!!
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Shower helped a little, I'm thinking coffee well help a lot. I'm off this morning to have coffee with a perspective employee. When I inherited my church job (in 2005), I also inherited a trio of "ringers" or "section leaders" for the "adult choir". When they were hired, (before my time) they were students at the SF Conservatory of Music. Anyhow, in November the baritone told me that he was moving to LA the weekend after Christmas to live with his GF and to work at some video game company. That was great news for me because frankly, he was a handful and myself and the soprano and alto will be glad to be rid of him. So, I began my search to find someone to replace him. Anyhow, I did... however, he's STILL HERE!! He hasn't left yet and his excuse is, "the job hasn't called me yet, but I heard they will - I'll let you know"
So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
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Druxy - Thanks so much for the useful insights about parody; it really got me reading. Since my lawyering experience is limited to tax (law school was over 25 years ago for me), I didn't know a lot of this stuff about where the parody rules have developed over the past decade(s).
If anyone's interested, some fascinating (even surprising, to me) developments are recounted in this Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody
I've always believed -- and had my suspicions borne out, as it were -- that when the National Football League began going for parity as it authorized new franchises and attempted to even the "playing field", as such, by restricting what teams can pay their players, that the end result would be parody.
Given that it used to take 2 1/2 hours to watch a 60-minute game and that it now takes 4-plus hours to watch a 60-minute game, I think "parody" is the direct result of "parity."
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PAGE THREE CRUMBS DANCE!!!!
(http://www.crumbsbakeshop.com/images/crm_tmp_hero-artie.jpg)
CRUMBS BAKESHOP (http://www.crumbsbakeshop.com/)
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That's unfortunate, DR Matthew. I have a job in a church as a section leader, but we are given new, written contracts every year - and they are NOT open-ended!
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OK.. In the immortal words of DR MattH - Now I'm really going!
Laters...
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And they are replaying the last 3 episodes of LOST before the premiere. i am definitely going to record this because truthfully without looking it up i have no idea what happened at the end of last season.
Since I reviewed the Blu-ray edition of Season 4 last month, I won't need to watch this, but if I hadn't, I would definitely have needed a refresher on all of the events squeezed into those last three hours of last season. When I watched it for review purposes, I couldn't believe how much I had forgotten.
The question that is begged here is whether this re-airing will also feature the wonderful pop-up factoids that tie all the seasons together.
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DR FJLs parodies are fully parity-compliant. And they're even filled with pear-ity.
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PAGE THREE CRUMBS DANCE!!!!
(http://www.crumbsbakeshop.com/images/crm_tmp_hero-artie.jpg)
CRUMBS BAKESHOP (http://www.crumbsbakeshop.com/)
Like you would EVER leave crumbs! LOL!
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DR Matt H - do you know when the Lost episodes with the pop-up factoids began appearing as bonus extras on the box sets? I don't think we have them going back all the way to the first episode, correct?
And even in the more recent seasons, pop-ups were not created for ALL episodes, correct?
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Like you would EVER leave crumbs! LOL!
:)
Well, that very cupcake was in our assortment this morning, and I can assure you that no CRUMBS were indeed left! :D
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Shower helped a little, I'm thinking coffee well help a lot. I'm off this morning to have coffee with a perspective employee. When I inherited my church job (in 2005), I also inherited a trio of "ringers" or "section leaders" for the "adult choir". When they were hired, (before my time) they were students at the SF Conservatory of Music. Anyhow, in November the baritone told me that he was moving to LA the weekend after Christmas to live with his GF and to work at some video game company. That was great news for me because frankly, he was a handful and myself and the soprano and alto will be glad to be rid of him. So, I began my search to find someone to replace him. Anyhow, I did... however, he's STILL HERE!! He hasn't left yet and his excuse is, "the job hasn't called me yet, but I heard they will - I'll let you know"
So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
Kill the son-of-a-bitch!
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DR Matt H - do you know when the Lost episodes with the pop-up factoids began appearing as bonus extras on the box sets? I don't think we have them going back all the way to the first episode, correct?
And even in the more recent seasons, pop-ups were not created for ALL episodes, correct?
The pop-ups have not been included on the DVD or Blu-ray sets (foolishly, I think). I don't think they've done pop-ups for every network broadcast episode either, but I'm not sure about that.
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Well, to each his own. Sure EAGLE EYE has an outrageous premise, but as a stop-your-brain, popcorn movie guilty pleasure, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Sorry bk and DR Druxy didn't.
When I saw "Disturbia", I don't believe I had any idea it had, as an inspiration, "Rear Window." Had I known, I doubt I'd have gone into it expecting anything remotely like what Hitchcock had wrought. On its own, it has a great deal of tension and some captivating performances by young stars-in-the-making, which was obviously the intent. Is it "a patch" on Hitchock? No, of course not. But then why should anyone expect it to be?
I haven't yet seen "Eagle Eye", but I will as soon as it hits pay cable. I will not, for one moment, ever think, nor will I have ever thought, that anyone involved believed himself or herself to be "remaking" Hitchcock's "North By Northwest." I would be setting myself up for HUGE disappointment, otherwise, and I know that.
"Disturbia" and "Eagle Eye" are pop cultural cotton candy. The classics remain exactly as Hitchcock left them...unsurpassed and unsurpassable.
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Well, I guess I better do some computer maintenance work and then will head down to check the mail and start on fixing lunch.
WBBL.
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The pop-ups have not been included on the DVD or Blu-ray sets (foolishly, I think).
They'll probably only be included in the entire series box set, requiring us to buy the whole thing over again. :-\
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Shower helped a little, I'm thinking coffee well help a lot. I'm off this morning to have coffee with a perspective employee. When I inherited my church job (in 2005), I also inherited a trio of "ringers" or "section leaders" for the "adult choir". When they were hired, (before my time) they were students at the SF Conservatory of Music. Anyhow, in November the baritone told me that he was moving to LA the weekend after Christmas to live with his GF and to work at some video game company. That was great news for me because frankly, he was a handful and myself and the soprano and alto will be glad to be rid of him. So, I began my search to find someone to replace him. Anyhow, I did... however, he's STILL HERE!! He hasn't left yet and his excuse is, "the job hasn't called me yet, but I heard they will - I'll let you know"
So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
Kill the son-of-a-bitch!
Now, now, Larry. Couldn't we start off with a warning? :)
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*There's a Crumbs Bakeshop just two blocks away from Levain. Just FYI. ;)
Is there also one on 42nd St., across from Bryant Park? Richard and I stopped in there just before closing time and there weren't even any crumbs left!
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Page 4 "Spare the Son-of-A-Bitch Until You Have No Other Choice" Dance.
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Feel better vibes for BABY TOBY.
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*There's a Crumbs Bakeshop just two blocks away from Levain. Just FYI. ;)
Is there also one on 42nd St., across from Bryant Park? Richard and I stopped in there just before closing time and there weren't even any crumbs left!
Well, there it is! Jose had been in EARLIER! ;)
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Wow - DR JOSE - he must be super talented or have a great agent! Or maybe he is a HAPPY DAYS fan.
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"If one is thrown a 'going away' party, it is incumbent on the honoree that he, indeed, 'go away' within a reasonable amount of time, not longer than six weeks following the festivities."
Mr. Mannerly
Put this on the bulletin board, DR MATTHEW. Or you could do what Lucy Ricardo would do, leave a telephone message where he can find it: "Hollywood called. You got the job!"
Although I think actually Fred Mertz had his fine hand in that escapade.
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Good morning!
We're beginning to get the winter chill that affecting the more northern parts of the country. Our high today is only going to be 42, and by Friday, it's not supposed to get out of the 20s with a low of 9!
Brrrr! Chilll!
We are expecting the mid-60s here.
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And the word of the day is: POLYPHYLETIC!
...like taking a shower with a raincoat on?
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I want a cupcake.
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And the word of the day is: POLYPHYLETIC!
And The Song Of The Day Is: WE ARE THE WORLD
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Here's my outre Ask BK question:
I started watching the 1953 (1952?) Prisoner of Zenda last night and was amazed to see the "two" Stewart Grangers actually touching each other, something I would have assumed the SFX capabilities of the early 50s would have precluded. For example, when they meet, they shake hands. Later, in the drinking scene, the King pats the commoner on the arm. Now on the second one I guess they could have used a prosthetic arm, but I am really curious how, with the technology available in the 1950s, they got the handshaking scene. Both versions of Granger are clearly seen, it's a medium close-up, and they quite clearly shake hands--I replayed it several times. Do you know how that was accomplished?
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ASK BK
What current group of Broadway performers would you use for one of your concept albums? (Peter Pan, Unsung ________, Lost In Boston etc)
I'd have to get to know their voices better, frankly. No one, other than Julie Reiber, actually pops out at me, in terms of people I haven't used before.
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My question for ASK BK day.....what book or short story (other than your own) that has NEVER been filmed, do you think would make a fine film or mini series?
If they could figure out how to do it, Richard Neely's The Walter Syndrome - quite a good little psychological thriller. Same with Steven Millhauser's Edwin Mullhouse, a wonderful book about childhood.
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Here's my outre Ask BK question:
I started watching the 1953 (1952?) Prisoner of Zenda last night and was amazed to see the "two" Stewart Grangers actually touching each other, something I would have assumed the SFX capabilities of the early 50s would have precluded. For example, when they meet, they shake hands. Later, in the drinking scene, the King pats the commoner on the arm. Now on the second one I guess they could have used a prosthetic arm, but I am really curious how, with the technology available in the 1950s, they got the handshaking scene. Both versions of Granger are clearly seen, it's a medium close-up, and they quite clearly shake hands--I replayed it several times. Do you know how that was accomplished?
I remember reading somewhere exactly how that scene was shot, but I don't recall the details. Try a Google search and I'll bet you'll find it.
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Oh, and I'm up and have been up since before it got light out - I just refused to get out of bed, so I just sort of laid there like so much fish, head filled with various and sundried things.
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Shower helped a little, I'm thinking coffee well help a lot. I'm off this morning to have coffee with a perspective employee. When I inherited my church job (in 2005), I also inherited a trio of "ringers" or "section leaders" for the "adult choir". When they were hired, (before my time) they were students at the SF Conservatory of Music. Anyhow, in November the baritone told me that he was moving to LA the weekend after Christmas to live with his GF and to work at some video game company. That was great news for me because frankly, he was a handful and myself and the soprano and alto will be glad to be rid of him. So, I began my search to find someone to replace him. Anyhow, I did... however, he's STILL HERE!! He hasn't left yet and his excuse is, "the job hasn't called me yet, but I heard they will - I'll let you know"
So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
Kill the son-of-a-bitch!
Now, now, Larry. Couldn't we start off with a warning? :)
A warning about what?
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I only mentioned the Disturbia/Rear Window and Eagle Eye/North By Northwest because people seem to always mention those things in their reviews. For me, both films fail on every level imaginable - but that's just me and I'm glad others get some enjoyment out of them. With Eagle Eye, I can surrender to any premise as long as the filmmakers then obey the rules of the universe they create and don't make them so outrageous and stupid that I keep being pulled out of the film, which is exactly what happens with Eagle Eye. I never accept "it's just a popcorn flick" - I love those kinds of films when, for me, they work - these two and especially Eagle Eye, didn't.
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No e-mail response to my response, which is telling - of course, the guy who e-mailed me is on AOL so who knows if he even got it. My response was friendly, even-keeled, and firmly put the ball in this gentleman's court, which is exactly what I wanted to do, since I think his e-mail was incorrect in every detail. I've basically said put up or shut up in a very nice way.
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Ummmm.....was Cillaliz planning on walking to work?
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Shower helped a little, I'm thinking coffee well help a lot. I'm off this morning to have coffee with a perspective employee. When I inherited my church job (in 2005), I also inherited a trio of "ringers" or "section leaders" for the "adult choir". When they were hired, (before my time) they were students at the SF Conservatory of Music. Anyhow, in November the baritone told me that he was moving to LA the weekend after Christmas to live with his GF and to work at some video game company. That was great news for me because frankly, he was a handful and myself and the soprano and alto will be glad to be rid of him. So, I began my search to find someone to replace him. Anyhow, I did... however, he's STILL HERE!! He hasn't left yet and his excuse is, "the job hasn't called me yet, but I heard they will - I'll let you know"
So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
Kill the son-of-a-bitch!
Now, now, Larry. Couldn't we start off with a warning? :)
A warning about what?
About living up to the agreement that he'd leave.
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living up to the agreement that he'd leave.
AAAAAANNNNNDDDDDD HEEEEEEEEEEEE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS
Telling you-
He's not going! :)
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RICE A RONI...the San Francisco treat!!
(http://www.haugaard.com/pfimages/ricearoni.jpg)
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Here's my outre Ask BK question:
I started watching the 1953 (1952?) Prisoner of Zenda last night and was amazed to see the "two" Stewart Grangers actually touching each other, something I would have assumed the SFX capabilities of the early 50s would have precluded. For example, when they meet, they shake hands. Later, in the drinking scene, the King pats the commoner on the arm. Now on the second one I guess they could have used a prosthetic arm, but I am really curious how, with the technology available in the 1950s, they got the handshaking scene. Both versions of Granger are clearly seen, it's a medium close-up, and they quite clearly shake hands--I replayed it several times. Do you know how that was accomplished?
I remember reading somewhere exactly how that scene was shot, but I don't recall the details. Try a Google search and I'll bet you'll find it.
I just tried a plethora (a PLETHORA, do you hear me?) of search queries and got nada.
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RICE A RONI...the San Francisco treat!!
(http://www.haugaard.com/pfimages/ricearoni.jpg)
You of course meant Rice-a-RonPulliam, the SF (Oakland) treat!
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I found this online report on the concert version of A Little Night Music:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/SWyFK94l4DI/AAAAAAAABTQ/ejJqU8dfZSY/s400/nightmusiccast.jpg)
A starry, likely once-in-a-lifetime cast assembled for what turned out to be a thrilling, unforgettable benefit reading of this Sondheim masterpiece, yet to be revived on Broadway. Some were revisiting roles played elsewhere before (Victor Garber, Marc Kudisch), but most were coming fresh: all showed up, despite the limited rehearsal time, with fully realized performances. Natasha Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, the benefit's greatest casting coup, would have been more than enough on their own to make the evening special - Richardson's beguiling performance as Desiree capped with her nakedly emotional rendition of "Send In The Clowns", Redgrave's expert line readings bringing comic zing and fresh vitality to Madame Armfeldt - but all the casting was inspired. With her rare talent for barbing a one-liner, Christine Baranski has long seemed like she'd be a sensational Charlotte, and she was: the comic chemsitry between her and Kudisch, an absolutely ideal Carl-Magnus, was musical theatre heaven. I wasn't surprised that Stephen Pasquale aced young idealistic Henrik, but I was stunned that Jill Paice, an eleventh hour replacement for Laura Benanti, proved to be a revelation as child-bride Anne. Many have stumbled in the role, condascending to it rather than playing the girlishness with conviction, but Paice got it exactly right. As Petra, otherwise known as the servant who gets to sing "The Miller's Son" in the second act, Kendra Kassebaum was in the same league as Natascia Diaz, who brought down the house a few years back in the role at the Kennedy Center: high praise indeed. Because the full orchestra was center stage, and the actors seated to the sides except when needed at the row of stools at music stands, I sometimes found myself looking over at Vanessa Redgrave as she watched her fellow actors. Emotionally engaged, curious, highly attentive and ready with applause: she's not only the greatest living actress, she's probably the world's greatest audience member.
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Shower helped a little, I'm thinking coffee well help a lot. I'm off this morning to have coffee with a perspective employee. When I inherited my church job (in 2005), I also inherited a trio of "ringers" or "section leaders" for the "adult choir". When they were hired, (before my time) they were students at the SF Conservatory of Music. Anyhow, in November the baritone told me that he was moving to LA the weekend after Christmas to live with his GF and to work at some video game company. That was great news for me because frankly, he was a handful and myself and the soprano and alto will be glad to be rid of him. So, I began my search to find someone to replace him. Anyhow, I did... however, he's STILL HERE!! He hasn't left yet and his excuse is, "the job hasn't called me yet, but I heard they will - I'll let you know"
So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
Kill the son-of-a-bitch!
Now, now, Larry. Couldn't we start off with a warning? :)
A warning about what?
About living up to the agreement that he'd leave.
Yes, but he don't go!
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So, he hasn't left, I meeting with someone to take his place today - who I REALLY want in as soon as possible, but I'm stuck until he officially leaves. IF he leaves. He was SO certain he was going that the choir (who loves him, of course) threw him a going away party at one of the rehearsals before Christmas. So there you have it. Happy Wednesday!
Kill the son-of-a-bitch!
The thought has crossed my mind :)
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JMK, I'll see if I can find it among my film books. My very hazy memory is that the hand and arm were matted in, but I'm not at all sure I'm remembering correctly.
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I have missed my window of opportunity for an early long jog, so I'll just do it later or take today off instead of Friday off.
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Yes, but he don't go!
...like a bad penny!
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I fell asleep for a while after my can but my Mom called and woke me up. Oh well.
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Yes, but he don't go!
...like a bad penny!
or a reluctant policeman -
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We don't have any paid choir members - just our organist/music director gets paid, everyone else is a volunteer
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I fell asleep for a while after my can but my Mom called and woke me up. Oh well.
Better than falling asleep "on" the can, eh! :D
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The stupid cablevision remote isn't working again
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I fell asleep for a while after my can but my Mom called and woke me up. Oh well.
Better than falling asleep "on" the can, eh! :D
:D
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Feel Better VIBES for Matthew
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I think MR BK is correct and a traveling matte was used so that for those moments, the double's arm was in the frame, while the rest of Granger was still there.....sounds complicated to me.....but I haven't seen it for awhile.
It's kind of like Bette Davis in A STOLEN LIFE when in many scenes the body of the double stayed in the shot, but Bette's head was matted in......
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But of course.....I could be completely mistaken....I haven't shot a special effects movie for years.
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Patrick McGoohan has joined the Choir Invisible
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My ask bk question:
Are you still in a weird sort of mood this fine day?
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My ask bk question:
Are you still in a weird sort of mood this fine day?
No, I'm feeling not so weird today, mood-wise.
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I found this online report on the concert version of A Little Night Music:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/SWyFK94l4DI/AAAAAAAABTQ/ejJqU8dfZSY/s400/nightmusiccast.jpg)
A starry, likely once-in-a-lifetime cast assembled for what turned out to be a thrilling, unforgettable benefit reading of this Sondheim masterpiece, yet to be revived on Broadway. Some were revisiting roles played elsewhere before (Victor Garber, Marc Kudisch), but most were coming fresh: all showed up, despite the limited rehearsal time, with fully realized performances. Natasha Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, the benefit's greatest casting coup, would have been more than enough on their own to make the evening special - Richardson's beguiling performance as Desiree capped with her nakedly emotional rendition of "Send In The Clowns", Redgrave's expert line readings bringing comic zing and fresh vitality to Madame Armfeldt - but all the casting was inspired. With her rare talent for barbing a one-liner, Christine Baranski has long seemed like she'd be a sensational Charlotte, and she was: the comic chemsitry between her and Kudisch, an absolutely ideal Carl-Magnus, was musical theatre heaven. I wasn't surprised that Stephen Pasquale aced young idealistic Henrik, but I was stunned that Jill Paice, an eleventh hour replacement for Laura Benanti, proved to be a revelation as child-bride Anne. Many have stumbled in the role, condascending to it rather than playing the girlishness with conviction, but Paice got it exactly right. As Petra, otherwise known as the servant who gets to sing "The Miller's Son" in the second act, Kendra Kassebaum was in the same league as Natascia Diaz, who brought down the house a few years back in the role at the Kennedy Center: high praise indeed. Because the full orchestra was center stage, and the actors seated to the sides except when needed at the row of stools at music stands, I sometimes found myself looking over at Vanessa Redgrave as she watched her fellow actors. Emotionally engaged, curious, highly attentive and ready with applause: she's not only the greatest living actress, she's probably the world's greatest audience member.
Translation: "I paid a lot of money for my ticket."
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Well, that's good, right? :)
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I just futzed with some stuff I wrote yesterday, wrote another paragraph, and that will be it until I return from the breakfast meeting. I suppose I should shave so I don't look like a derelict.
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Translation: "I paid a lot of money for my ticket."
;D
That's our DR DtM - always getting right to the meat of the matter! :)
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I suppose I should shave so I don't look like a derelict.
Or a patron of DR Ginny's former establishment.
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Patrick McGoohan has joined the Choir Invisible
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-prisoner-star-patrick-mcgoohan-dies-at-80-$1260898.htm (http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-prisoner-star-patrick-mcgoohan-dies-at-80-$1260898.htm)
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Ever since the New York Times article this past weekend, I've been browsing the movie and TV show listings on Hulu.com (http://www.hulu.com/). I'm not too impressed with the offerings so far, but I did come across some episodes of THE DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW. A show from the 60s, with guest Mary Tyler Moore (http://www.hulu.com/watch/46485/the-david-susskind-show-mary-tyler-moore?c=Talk-and-Interview), is so typical of talk shows of the day with a host even as supposedly high-minded as Susskind resorting to anyone or anything for entertainment.
Poor Mary...
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Poor Mary...
Mary, Merry, Marry!
;)
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The stupid cablevision remote isn't working again
check the batteries.
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The stupid cablevision remote isn't working again
check the batteries.
We have been replacing them almost everyday - sometimes it works again if we just take the batteries out and put them in again - I think we need a new remote - the problem is its the one Cablevision supplies so I donlt know what is involved in getting a new one
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If anyone is a fan of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens..this year is the 50th Anniversary of the plane crash. The Des Moines Register has a really good tribute at their site and the Surf Ballroom (yup it's still there) is having a bit Winter party.
http://data.desmoinesregister.com/holly/index.php
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I'm soooo confused - if someone says they're leaving from a job, and everyone else relies on that, what right does that perosn have to hold on to his or her position?
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Ummmm.....was Cillaliz planning on walking to work?
:D
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The stupid cablevision remote isn't working again
check the batteries.
We have been replacing them almost everyday - sometimes it works again if we just take the batteries out and put them in again - I think we need a new remote - the problem is its the one Cablevision supplies so I donlt know what is involved in getting a new one
Do they have an office near by? You can usually just stop in and they'll exchange it on the spot
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gotta go to jail....be back when I can ;)
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If anyone is a fan of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens..this year is the 50th Anniversary of the plane crash. The Des Moines Register has a really good tribute at their site and the Surf Ballroom (yup it's still there) is having a bit Winter party.
http://data.desmoinesregister.com/holly/index.php
thanks Cilla, that was interesting!
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The stupid cablevision remote isn't working again
check the batteries.
We have been replacing them almost everyday - sometimes it works again if we just take the batteries out and put them in again - I think we need a new remote - the problem is its the one Cablevision supplies so I donlt know what is involved in getting a new one
Do they have an office near by? You can usually just stop in and they'll exchange it on the spot
Maybe Vixdad can do that if they are open on Saturday
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Patrick McGoohan has joined the Choir Invisible
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-prisoner-star-patrick-mcgoohan-dies-at-80-$1260898.htm (http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-prisoner-star-patrick-mcgoohan-dies-at-80-$1260898.htm)
:(
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Maybe Vixdad can do that if they are open on Saturday
If he does, you will have no excuse for continuing to watch Deal Or No Deal!!! :D
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bk's lunch companion is the fellow on the left
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:RVhEV4x2uFs0IM:http://www.edbaran.com/sbspress/sbsimages/TJ%26MARK-6.jpg)
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I'm soooo confused - if someone says they're leaving from a job, and everyone else relies on that, what right does that perosn have to hold on to his or her position?
I'll tell you at around 1 p.m. on January 20. ;)
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As if TweedleDee and TweedleDum weren't enough, now we have TweedleDAW..Oh cruel world....
der Brucer
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I have Piddle. I have Twiddle. And I have Resolve! :D
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I have to go pour another can down my tube - laters
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I have Piddle. I have Twiddle. And I have Resolve! :D
Doo-DAW! Doo-DAW!
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I have to go pour another can down my tube - laters
Sounds absorbing! :)
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I have Piddle. I have Twiddle. And I have Resolve! :D
About the "piddle", you can probably get those stains out with a little "Resolve." Just spray some on, "twiddle" a soft brush over the stain and voila!
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OK... Time for me to finish getting ready here for my trip up north. I was able to arrange to have dinner with a dear, dear friend from high school tonight - I am soooo excited about that. And then after that, I shall be heading to Good Stuff Eatery in DC for a "Top Chef" viewing and Twittering session with Spike from Season 4 of "Top Chef". Good Stuff Eatery is Spike's new burger joint. *And I find it very interesting that Richard Blais - who may be familiar to DR Edisaurus - also opened a burger joint, "Flip", in his old stomping grounds of Atlanta post-"Top Chef", and he's currently scouting for a second location.
That's very close to us! We will have to put it on our agenda!
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I'm soooo confused - if someone says they're leaving from a job, and everyone else relies on that, what right does that perosn have to hold on to his or her position?
As every well-catechised person knows, since that unfortunate Eden event, man has a tendency to make self-assertion primary.
I guess the Right to Persue Happiness includes the right to practice Original Sin
der Brucer
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~~~Good E-Mail Vibes for Our Very Own BK!!~~~
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It's difficult to write parodies ever since they permanently took down that Russian musical theatre lyrics website.
Try this MUSICALS - LYRICS (http://www.allmusicals.com/)
der Brucer
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and voila!
(http://www.musicwithease.com/viola-iS-2.jpg)
;)
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and voila!
(http://www.musicwithease.com/viola-iS-2.jpg)
;)
Which brings to mind one of DS Zach's favorite jokes:
What does DNA stand for?
National Dyslexic Association.
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What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
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What do you do with a dead violist?
Move him back a desk.
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What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline?
You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.
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What's the difference between a viola and an onion?
No one cries when you cut up a viola.
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What's the definition of a minor second?
Two violists playing in unison.
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What's the definiton of "perfect pitch?"
Throwing a viola into a dumpster without hitting the rim.
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I have Piddle.
Is that Zach's fault or have you a leaky Depends?
der Brucer
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Which brings to mind one of DS Zach's favorite jokes:
What does DNA stand for?
National Dyslexic Association.
Glad he's outgrown the "moron" jokes.
der Brucer
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have you a leaky Depends?
Leave my deep ends out of this! ;)
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What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
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What do you do with a dead violist?
Move him back a desk.
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What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline?
You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.
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What's the difference between a viola and an onion?
No one cries when you cut up a viola.
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What's the definition of a minor second?
Two violists playing in unison.
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What's the definiton of "perfect pitch?"
Throwing a viola into a dumpster without hitting the rim.
What's the difference between a dead snake in the road and a dead violist in the road?
There are skid marks in front of the snake.
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How do you write a tremolo for a viola?
Write a whole note and mark it "solo."
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bk's lunch companion is the fellow on the left
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:RVhEV4x2uFs0IM:http://www.edbaran.com/sbspress/sbsimages/TJ%26MARK-6.jpg)
BK is meeting Ted Detwiler today? Nice fellow.
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For BK
I noticed you are considering LACC as a venue for TFNM.
To much of the public, LACC=My Tax Dollars; have you considered the onslaught of Righteous Indignation from many of the Church Groups at the idea of their educational tax dollars supporting Porn, regardless of how tastefully presented?
Sometimes an over-reach of freedom of artistic expression results in a backlash that results in diminished support for the sponsoring organization.
der Brucer
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BK is meeting Ted Detwiler today? Nice fellow.
He'll probably be wearing clothes, though. :)
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Fans of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS who are interested in the restoration of the recently discovered full length print might like the information at this link.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37332
This is so cool! Thanks for posting it. :)
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I think our DR MattH will be very happy about today's AS THE WORLD TURNS today. What is it with soaps, though? Don't these people have lives from before the episodes they can refer to or jobs they can actually work at or do they exist merely as puppets for the idiotic whims of the soap writers? Duh! What am I thinking?
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And they are replaying the last 3 episodes of LOST before the premiere. i am definitely going to record this because truthfully without looking it up i have no idea what happened at the end of last season.
Since I reviewed the Blu-ray edition of Season 4 last month, I won't need to watch this, but if I hadn't, I would definitely have needed a refresher on all of the events squeezed into those last three hours of last season. When I watched it for review purposes, I couldn't believe how much I had forgotten.
I will watch it although televisionwithoutpity has really detailed recaps. So i could have done that too.
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And they are replaying the last 3 episodes of LOST before the premiere. i am definitely going to record this because truthfully without looking it up i have no idea what happened at the end of last season.
Since I reviewed the Blu-ray edition of Season 4 last month, I won't need to watch this, but if I hadn't, I would definitely have needed a refresher on all of the events squeezed into those last three hours of last season. When I watched it for review purposes, I couldn't believe how much I had forgotten.
The question that is begged here is whether this re-airing will also feature the wonderful pop-up factoids that tie all the seasons together.
That's a good question.
The other reruns always had pop-ups. But i have not seen any promos saying they would do the pop-ups this time. But i hope they do.
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Back from a nice breakfast meeting with Ted Detweiler. He wants to put a show together, so we're talking about doing that.
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It's difficult to write parodies ever since they permanently took down that Russian musical theatre lyrics website.
Try this MUSICALS - LYRICS (http://www.allmusicals.com/)
der Brucer
Well, that looks like it will work!
Thank yee, DR der Brucer!
Parodies are here again!
The scans of songs are clear again.
So let's rip Sondheim a new rear again.
Parodies are here again!
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Here's my outre Ask BK question:
I started watching the 1953 (1952?) Prisoner of Zenda last night and was amazed to see the "two" Stewart Grangers actually touching each other, something I would have assumed the SFX capabilities of the early 50s would have precluded. For example, when they meet, they shake hands. Later, in the drinking scene, the King pats the commoner on the arm. Now on the second one I guess they could have used a prosthetic arm, but I am really curious how, with the technology available in the 1950s, they got the handshaking scene. Both versions of Granger are clearly seen, it's a medium close-up, and they quite clearly shake hands--I replayed it several times. Do you know how that was accomplished?
I remember reading somewhere exactly how that scene was shot, but I don't recall the details. Try a Google search and I'll bet you'll find it.
I just tried a plethora (a PLETHORA, do you hear me?) of search queries and got nada.
For what it's worth:
STOP MOTION (http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=23&topic_id=1270&mesg_id=1359&page=)
The complex 'twinning' opticals in the MGM Stewart Granger version are amazing and are the work of Irving Ries, with Warren Newcombe overseeing the matte paintings.
There are excellent examples where one 'twin' passes behind the other, holds hands with the other, passes a glass of wine to the other and so on. Alot of freeze framing and reverse playback on my part was carried out to 'dissect' the tricks, which as far as I could tell, weren't travelling mattes, but seemed to be more clever splits and body doubles with Granger's head matted on in one scene. I have lots of images of these if anyone wants to see them....
(http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/dc/user_files/3354.jpg)
der Brucer
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Well, that looks like it will work!
Thank yee, DR der Brucer!
Anything for the Mayor of Christmastownvillage.
der Brucer
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Well, that looks like it will work!
Thank yee, DR der Brucer!
Anything for the Mayor of Christmastownvillage.
der Brucer
Mayor? After the train engine light fiasco, I couldn't get elected as dog catcher by those people!
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I know it was all done by CGI (or whatever passed for CGI during the 80's), but I was stunned by the "twinning" effects done to Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin in BIG BUSINESS. The scene where they all first meet and we get this shot of Bette and Lily and Lily and Bette walking down a hallway towards the camera was one of those "Wha-wha-wha-wha?" moments for me. I haven't seen it in years and it might even look primitive to me nowadays, but at the time I first saw it--Wow!
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from Washington, DC! -Where Inaugural Fever is definitely in the air!
*I had planned on some museum-going, but I just ended up walking around The Mall taking pictures of all the preparations for next Tuesday. Quite inspiring.
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Here's my outre Ask BK question:
I started watching the 1953 (1952?) Prisoner of Zenda last night and was amazed to see the "two" Stewart Grangers actually touching each other, something I would have assumed the SFX capabilities of the early 50s would have precluded. For example, when they meet, they shake hands. Later, in the drinking scene, the King pats the commoner on the arm. Now on the second one I guess they could have used a prosthetic arm, but I am really curious how, with the technology available in the 1950s, they got the handshaking scene. Both versions of Granger are clearly seen, it's a medium close-up, and they quite clearly shake hands--I replayed it several times. Do you know how that was accomplished?
In MOTHER GODDAM, Bette Davis explained how she was able to touch/interact with her "twin" in both DEAD RINGER and A STOLEN LIFE. It's almost like a jigsaw puzzle the way pieces of film are seamed together to make the frame.
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I only mentioned the Disturbia/Rear Window and Eagle Eye/North By Northwest because people seem to always mention those things in their reviews. For me, both films fail on every level imaginable - but that's just me and I'm glad others get some enjoyment out of them. With Eagle Eye, I can surrender to any premise as long as the filmmakers then obey the rules of the universe they create and don't make them so outrageous and stupid that I keep being pulled out of the film, which is exactly what happens with Eagle Eye. I never accept "it's just a popcorn flick" - I love those kinds of films when, for me, they work - these two and especially Eagle Eye, didn't.
Didn't work for you; worked for me. It's as simple as that.
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And I just had a Peanut Butter Cup Cupcake from a new place called "Red Velvet". Alas, they were out of their namesake cupcake. -Next time... ;)
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Well, I just wanted to check in. I'm about to head back to Arlington to have dinner with an old friend from my high school days. Again, very excited.
Laters...
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It's still very, very cold outside. I got chilled just bringing in the mail from the mailbox. Have yet to get any review discs this week, and it's Wednesday already. Very unusual.
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I began my afternoon finally getting around to Friday's episode of MONK. Not a great mystery, but Steve Zahn was very entertaining (and very attractive standing there with just a towel wrapped around his waist) with his "hand to God" poses, etc. I laughed out loud several times.
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Then, I got down to business with EL NORTE on regular DVD. Great film, of course, and the transfer is really beautiful. Very warm colors in the Guatemala section, a little more neutral in the Mexico section, and neutral once they get to LA. No dirt specks or scratches at all; looks like a brand new film, to be honest. And the mono track is one of the most effective I've heard.
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Checked out all of the bonus features, too, which were the same as on the Blu-ray. The booklet is the same, too. In some of the Criterion Blu-rays, they've shortened the booklets from their DVD counterparts, but not with EL NORTE.
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And then I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Yes, DR Elmore is right. I was happy with the resolution of the Brian storyline though I'm hoping he'll come back at some future date to interact with the folks in some other capacity.
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Once again, I'll have the evening free until 10 when I'll have to watch DAMAGES "live" since I'll be recording two other 10 p.m. shows.
I recorded GHOST RIDER off STARZ-HD. I've never seen it, and even though it's gotten bad reviews, it might be a fun comic book movie. I also got another episode of BURN NOTICE in HD off the Universal-HD channel which I'll likely watch tonight.
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I just read that Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan have died. :(
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I only mentioned the Disturbia/Rear Window and Eagle Eye/North By Northwest because people seem to always mention those things in their reviews. For me, both films fail on every level imaginable - but that's just me and I'm glad others get some enjoyment out of them. With Eagle Eye, I can surrender to any premise as long as the filmmakers then obey the rules of the universe they create and don't make them so outrageous and stupid that I keep being pulled out of the film, which is exactly what happens with Eagle Eye. I never accept "it's just a popcorn flick" - I love those kinds of films when, for me, they work - these two and especially Eagle Eye, didn't.
Didn't work for you; worked for me. It's as simple as that.
Last night we saw a preview for EAGLE EYE & Keith had me place it 2nd on our NetFlix queue.
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I just read that Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan have died. :(
Yes...
'FANTASY ISLAND'S' RICARDO MONTALBAN DEAD AT 88 (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479941,00.html)
Here's hoping Khan has a casket of real Corinthian leather.
der Brucer
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Note concerning speed of AOL mail deliveries:
I just went on to Amazon to order the BD of Lost Season 4.
The Email confirmation reached me via AOL before the Amazon update screen finished loading telling me I would get a confirmation.
der Brucer
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I recorded GHOST RIDER off STARZ-HD. I've never seen it, and even though it's gotten bad reviews, it might be a fun comic book movie.
It is fun; Cage is always entertaining, and Peter Fonda as the Devil is neat.
der Brucer
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Ooh ee ooh ah-ah
Ding Dang Walla-Walla TBing TBang!
Ooh-ee-ooh-AH-ah
Ding Dang Walla Walla TBing TBang!
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It's the dance you should know,
When the lights are down low,
Grab your baby,
Then go,
Do the hucklebuck,
Do the hucklebuck,
If you dont know how to do it,
Boy,
Youre out of luck,
Push your partner out,
Then you hunch your back,
Have a little movement in your sacroiliac,
Wiggle like a snake,
Wobble like a duck,
Thats the way you do it when you do the hucklebuck
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DR Ron, upward & OUT! Finally feeling better soon vibes!!!
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Ooh ee ooh ah-ah
Ding Dang Walla-Walla Bing Bang!
Ooh-ee-ooh-AH-ah
Ding Dang Walla Walla Bing-Bang!
Actually, it's "ting tang":
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ....
(Chorus:)
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
According to http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/lyrics2/nov_witchdoc.html
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Well, I'm going to finish up the writing on EL NORTE and then head down for a fun evening of leisure viewing.
WBBL.
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We are to leave work early today.
This is because of an organized protest march that will be leaving City Hall at 4 p.m. and will be heading to the Superior Court which is on the next block over from my building. The march will come down our street and then make a turn toward the Courthouse.
We've been strongly encouraged to be out of the vicinity before the march begins as streets along the route will be blocked off, etc.
This is a continuation of the protests that resulted in a riot one week ago here in Oakland.
All is tied to a shooting on New Year's Day in which an officer assigned to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system was part of a group of said officers breaking up a fight among several young men. One of the young men -- all of whom were unarmed -- was pinned to the floor of the BART station when said officer pulled his gun and shot him. The young man died.
Speculation is that the officer thought he was deploying his taser. Several folks took videos of the police action that day and one of them clearly shows the victim subdued on his stomach with two officers holding him. One officer then pulls his gun and shoots him. This has really created a storm of protests, primarily because no arrests had been made until last night. The officer's attorney kept him from making any statements and actually moved him to Nevada to "protect him" from several death threats he had received. The officer surrendered himself last night to Nevada law enforcement and extradition has begun.
The DA has filed a 2nd degree murder charge against the officer. But...lots of folks feel that if they hadn't "expressed themselves" last week, there would still be no arrest. With that in mind, today's protest march is not considered "safe" for the general public.
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Ooh ee ooh ah-ah
Ding Dang Walla-Walla Bing Bang!
Ooh-ee-ooh-AH-ah
Ding Dang Walla Walla Bing-Bang!
Actually, it's "ting tang":
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ....
(Chorus:)
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
According to http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/lyrics2/nov_witchdoc.html
PEDANT!
I always heard "ding dang", so that's what it "is" in my head.
;D
But thanks for the correction, LarrySPiano! ;)
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DR Ron, upward & OUT! Finally feeling better soon vibes!!!
Sad to say, it's not today. The "virus" has migrated upward and is now in my throat and causing nasal congestion (above the norm) as well as moments of fever spikes. I've also had chills.
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I'll be leaving here in about half an hour.
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I'm going straight home, and I will dose myself with my strongest cold med.
And then I'll "to sleep".
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Page 8 "Let's ALL Go Home Early" Dance.
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If I'm not "better" in the morning, I ain't workin'!
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I'm going straight home, and I will dose myself with my strongest cold med.
And then I'll "to sleep".
I take it Oakland condo living is not conducive to pulling up a cozy chair in front of the fire and sipping on some mulled wine.
der Brucer
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Ooh ee ooh ah-ah
Ding Dang Walla-Walla Bing Bang!
Ooh-ee-ooh-AH-ah
Ding Dang Walla Walla Bing-Bang!
Actually, it's "ting tang":
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ....
(Chorus:)
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
According to http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/lyrics2/nov_witchdoc.html
From David, Barber of Seville.
I guess for people of my generation. "Witch Doctor" is always paired with "Purple People Eater"
-and both Ross Bagdasarian and Sheb Wooley enjoyed long careers as singers and actors.
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and of course Parodies are almost topic of the day.
Sheb Wooley (as Ben Colder) wrote and performed some classics.
"Ballad of a Mean Old Queen" (Ballad of a Teenage Queen) is one of my favourites.
"Harper Valley (Later that same day)" and "Son don't Go Near the Eskimos" were probably his most successful.
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missing DR Rodzinski is a fan of the works of Homer & Jethro - known for their parodies of pop and country songs.
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I guess DR JMK would be a fan of the Rogers/Sondheim "The Boy from ..."
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Back from a nice breakfast meeting with Ted Detweiler. He wants to put a show together, so we're talking about doing that.
Let's Just Get A Barn And Some Of The Kids and ................
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Have a restful sleep DR Ron. Try to do this elevated with multiple pillows.
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Hi DR ArnoldMBrockman. I wish your alma matter, & Craig's, had a carrier center which actually helped graduates find jobs instead of dispensing hot air.
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Ooh ee ooh ah-ah
Ding Dang Walla-Walla Bing Bang!
Ooh-ee-ooh-AH-ah
Ding Dang Walla Walla Bing-Bang!
Actually, it's "ting tang":
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ....
(Chorus:)
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
According to http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/lyrics2/nov_witchdoc.html
PEDANT!
I always heard "ding dang", so that's what it "is" in my head.
;D
But thanks for the correction, LarrySPiano! ;)
You're welcome! I actually had a copy of the sheet music in the 1950s and my memory was that "ding dang" looked wrong to me.
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and of course Parodies are almost topic of the day.
Sheb Wooley (as Ben Colder) wrote and performed some classics.
"Ballad of a Mean Old Queen" (Ballad of a Teenage Queen) is one of my favourites.
"Harper Valley (Later that same day)" and "Son don't Go Near the Eskimos" were probably his most successful.
I don't know if this would be considered a "parody" or a sequel, but there's the song, "Taylor, the Latte Boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXS0nEOx_20)" and the follow-up, "Taylor, a Response (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXfYTzfFXUw)."
;D
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I've written seven pages, and will definitely write at least one to two more so I can finish the chapter I'm on. I also did the long jog, and picked up quite a few lovely packages.
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Waiting for a visitor who is bringing me something I'll need for an upcoming CD release.
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Trying to figure out what I might like to eat later. I did a little research on my new favorite Subway foot-long sandwich, the spicy Eyetalian - not good news - the foot-long is close to 1000 calories and 50 grams of fat. Once a week, maybe. Can't do too many, though, that's clear.
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This afternoon I went for a hike, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/needle.jpg)
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I have Piddle. I have Twiddle. And I have Resolve! :D
And not one damn thing will you solve
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DR CILLA LIZ - you're sprung from the slammer! That was quick!
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Thanks, DR derBRUCER.....that stop motion still store you posted looks almost like a rear projection shot, with Granger standing in front of the screen showing the film of himself lying down.
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Very cold here tonight............
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DR CILLA LIZ - you're sprung from the slammer! That was quick!
I was only there about an hour. I found out that with -20 windchills, the U.S. Marshal's took my clients out of the jail, outside and to court in only t-shirts, light pants and open "jail" shoes. No coat, no blanket, nothing. The clients are both in the 60s. I was pretty disgusted about it.
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Tonight it's going to be -20 air temp with winds. Possibly record cold temps.
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DR CILLA LIZ - you're sprung from the slammer! That was quick!
I was only there about an hour. I found out that with -20 windchills, the U.S. Marshal's took my clients out of the jail, outside and to court in only t-shirts, light pants and open "jail" shoes. No coat, no blanket, nothing. The clients are both in the 60s. I was pretty disgusted about it.
:o
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Cilla is here!
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Finished the chapter, wrote the first line of the new chapter, and shall shortly go out to Gelson's and see what's what.
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I think I wrote eight pages today, which makes me happy. No response to annoying e-mail - I gave them until Tuesday to respond.
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Cilla is here!
You bet I am!
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DR CILLA LIZ - you're sprung from the slammer! That was quick!
So far they've let me out every time I ask them to!
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I should go back to the office and work, but there is no way I'm going out in this cold tonight.
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I'm excited to report a new DVD of Bernstein's CANDIDE is being released in March. I believe it's conducted by my friend John deMain, who conducted the Castiglione production in 2003. I am not certain this recording is from 2003, however. I hope it's good; it can't be worse than the Chenowith-Lupone travesty. Or can it?
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I should go back to the office and work, but there is no way I'm going out in this cold tonight.
Knowing you I would expect you have taken work home with you.
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I should go back to the office and work, but there is no way I'm going out in this cold tonight.
Knowing you I would expect you have taken work home with you.
A little bit. I always bring something home, doesn't mean I touch it, but I bring it home ;)
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My patent leather shoes arrived today, bk. Thank you!! :)
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Just back from a long walk with Zach. It's not that cold here yet, but I guess it's coming.
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The weather man on the radio "Tonight there will be snow followed by blowing snow - which is really the same thing only it's moving around"
LOL. Good one, Cillaliz.
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The weather man on the radio "Tonight there will be snow followed by blowing snow - which is really the same thing only it's moving around"
LOL. Good one, Cillaliz.
It cracked me up at the time. I'm going to watch Love in the time of Cholera. It's one of my favorite books and I missed the film when it was in the theater
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I just read that Ricardo Montalban died at age 88
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661103/
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For Ask bk day:
Team Mercer has been trying to find out what Henry Fonda film inspired the song Jeepers Creepers. As the story goes, Johnny and his wife Ginger went to see a movie where Fonda played a farmer and somewhere in the movie he uttered that famous line, kind of a toned down version of "Jesus Christ".
Any ideas from bk or anyone else? I'd like to use the clip in our film.
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Patrick McGoohan has joined the Choir Invisible
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :-( :( :(
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Just stopping by for a minute. I am not attending rehearsal tonight. I have been sick to my stomach for the last couple of hours, and now I am feeling quite chilled. I cannot be sick, I have leave time left, plus I have the memorial service on Saturday.
I am going to bed and I am going to pray for a miracle.
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If anyone is a fan of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens..this year is the 50th Anniversary of the plane crash. The Des Moines Register has a really good tribute at their site and the Surf Ballroom (yup it's still there) is having a bit Winter party.
http://data.desmoinesregister.com/holly/index.php
I'm always aware of that day, since it's my birthday. In other words, I was born on "The Day The Music Died". (But not the year the music died...)
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I have to go pour another can down my tube - laters
Vixmom, there's something on its way to you that you might find "useful"...
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(((((TCB)))))
I hope you feel better soon!
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DR TCB, BE WELL SUPER FAST VIBES!!!!
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Good Evening!
Greetings from Good Stuff Eatery!
I'm here with Spike, who just graciously treated me to an Obama Burger,Fries and a Toasted Marshmallow Shake! Yum!!!
*And I am sooo Foodie-Geekin' out right now! ;D
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Super healing vibes to TCB!!!
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Que es el Obama Burger?
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In honor of Patrick McGoohan:
http://www.virtualportmeirion.com/
I've been there several times; one of my all-time favorite places.
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Our esteemed executive producer is on Letterman tonight.
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edisaurus, doesn't ring any bells. I've heard that story - googled but didn't find anything.
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I wonder if it really WAS Henry Fonda...
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'night
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* * * * * Super Miraculous Health Vibes for DR TCB * * * * *
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Feel-better vibes for TCB
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Anyone hear from Drs Danise or td?
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I had some fun viewing experiences tonight.
I began by watching partof a Bud Greenspan documentary on the 1998 Winter Olympics. I'd watched b its and pieces multiple times but had always managed to miss the part about the women's figure skating drama: Kwan-Lipinski and Chen=Butyrskya. Anyway I finally got the DVR to record it tonight and I skimmed through it until I got to what I wanted to see. It was about 20 minutes into the film. Very enjoyable.
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I just read that Ricardo Montalban died at age 88
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661103/
I mentioned this earlier today in a prior post here.
Ironic that one of his sexiest roles as a boxer in RIGHT CROSS was shown today on TCM.
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Next, I watched GHOST RIDER recorded from Starz-HD which was just added to our cable system a few days ago (after I've been begging for it for years.) Now I want USA-HD, FX-HD and Bravo-HD.
GHOST RIDER was just OK. Never quite figured out the mythology of the character or how his powers quite worked. In the Marvel Universe, I would not put this near the top.
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When I finished that, I took out my 1998 Olympics Skating DVD to watch the entire performances of Lu Chen, Tara Lipinski, and Michelle Kwan. Irina Slutskya (who finshed fifth) wasn't included on this commercial DVD, but I believe I did record her free skate on an old videotape. If I get some time this weekend, I might try to drag that out.
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And then I watched tonight's DAMAGES. Intriguing revelations (as there will be every week during the run) made for a fast-paced hour.
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Looks like my work project tomorrow will be MY THREE SONS - Season 1, Volume 2. There are 18 episodes in this set, so they'll likely take me two days to do them.
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Page Ten Dance!!!
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Hi DR ArnoldMBrockman. I wish your alma matter, & Craig's, had a carrier center which actually helped graduates find jobs instead of dispensing hot air.
I agree and What Can We Do?
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I just read that Ricardo Montalban died at age 88
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661103/
I mentioned this earlier today in a prior post here.
Ironic that one of his sexiest roles as a boxer in RIGHT CROSS was shown today on TCM.
Sorry I missed that, Matt
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I enjoyed Love in the Time of Cholera. The next movie in my queue is Burn After Reading. That should be fun
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BURN AFTER READING is one I'm looking forward to seeing eventually. The Coens make quirky comedies. SOmetimes they work; sometimes they don't, but they're always interesting even with their failures.
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I guess it's time to head for bed and get some sleep.
Good night!
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JR knows that Ricardo Montalban made his film debut in a picture that was to have starred Miss Frances Farmer--"Five Were Chosen," a Budd Schulberg script that was filmed in Mexico. Frances freaked out and started appearing nude in the hotel squiriting people with a seltzer bottle, as Ricardo recounts in a great Television Academy archive video.
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You can't make this stuff up, folks.
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Hi DR ArnoldMBrockman. I wish your alma matter, & Craig's, had a carrier center which actually helped graduates find jobs instead of dispensing hot air.
It would be even better if career centers gave undergrads better advice on what degrees were marketable and what were not. In today's world Renaissance man is nearly unemployable. Geologists dine on steak, ecologists use Food Stamps.
der Brucer
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Hi DR ArnoldMBrockman. I wish your alma matter, & Craig's, had a carrier center which actually helped graduates find jobs instead of dispensing hot air.
It would be even better if career centers gave undergrads better advice on what degrees were marketable and what were not. In today's world Renaissance man is nearly unemployable. Geologists dine on steak, ecologists use Food Stamps.
der Brucer
And economists lie about it....or go to law school
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Got my replacement copy of Om Shanti Om, which I've been watching for the last three hours. Other than the fact it would be better twenty minutes shorter, it was quite enjoyable. If MBarnum or anyone has the soundtrack CD, does it have just the songs or also the background score?
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A little bit. I always bring something home, doesn't mean I touch it, but I bring it home ;)
If it came from the jail, and it moves, spray it!
der Brucer
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A little bit. I always bring something home, doesn't mean I touch it, but I bring it home ;)
If it came from the jail, and it moves, spray it!
der Brucer
LOL. no. The attorney rooms aren't great, but they aren't as bad as the bugs in the cells
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Frances freaked out and started appearing nude in the hotel squiriting people with a seltzer bottle,...
Clearly a woman ahead of her time. Such activities in today's Portland would not even cause mention.
der Brucer
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You can't make this stuff up, folks.
After years of working on political campaigns, I assure you, there is nothing that can not be made up.
der Brucer
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Just stopping by for a minute. I am not attending rehearsal tonight. I have been sick to my stomach for the last couple of hours, and now I am feeling quite chilled. I cannot be sick, I have leave time left, plus I have the memorial service on Saturday.
I am going to bed and I am going to pray for a miracle.
~~~Feel Better Soon Vibes and Vibes of Comfort for DR TCB!!~~~
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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I'm listening to very lovely CDs.
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Good Late Night/Early Morning!
I'm back in Richmond... And wondering why Carson Daly keeps getting less and less cute. ???
Anyhoo... Time for me to catch up on the day's posts...
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
Waiting for answers to their ask BK question?
der Brucer
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I'm listening to very lovely CDs.
I just watched three hours of "Lost." It's nice to have the refresher for next week's season premier.
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Now, I'm going to watch today's episode of "The Bonnie Hunt Show" with Gary Sinise. :)
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*There's a Crumbs Bakeshop just two blocks away from Levain. Just FYI. ;)
Is there also one on 42nd St., across from Bryant Park? Richard and I stopped in there just before closing time and there weren't even any crumbs left!
Yes, there is, DR Ginny. Yes there is.
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Did I miss a question? What page?
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I'm a little tired.
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And still full from chicken tenders.
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My goodness, seven posts to my new and rather large plateau. How many knew I had a large plateau?
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Hopefully, someone will take an image of it.
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Wow - DR JOSE - he must be super talented or have a great agent! Or maybe he is a HAPPY DAYS fan.
A little bit of both, coupled with the fact that this was, more or less, an "emergency replacement" situation. He's a very talented actor and singer, and has a good face too. ;) If you'd like to see his face: Daniel Robinson (http://danielrobinsononline.com/News.html)
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Hopefully, someone will take an image of it.
Applications -> Utilities -> Grab
Capture -> Selection
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DR Matthew - The "baritone" has a "GF"?!?!? Yeah, right. ;)
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Mine
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For BK
I noticed you are considering LACC as a venue for TFNM.
To much of the public, LACC=My Tax Dollars; have you considered the onslaught of Righteous Indignation from many of the Church Groups at the idea of their educational tax dollars supporting Porn, regardless of how tastefully presented?
Sometimes an over-reach of freedom of artistic expression results in a backlash that results in diminished support for the sponsoring organization.
der Brucer
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DR Matthew - The "baritone" has a "GF"?!?!? Yeah, right. ;)
Maybe GF=Gay Friend
der Brucer
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OK... Time for me to finish getting ready here for my trip up north. I was able to arrange to have dinner with a dear, dear friend from high school tonight - I am soooo excited about that. And then after that, I shall be heading to Good Stuff Eatery in DC for a "Top Chef" viewing and Twittering session with Spike from Season 4 of "Top Chef". Good Stuff Eatery is Spike's new burger joint. *And I find it very interesting that Richard Blais - who may be familiar to DR Edisaurus - also opened a burger joint, "Flip", in his old stomping grounds of Atlanta post-"Top Chef", and he's currently scouting for a second location.
That's very close to us! We will have to put it on our agenda!
And besides featuring some truly gourmet burgers, one of his "gimmicks" are milkshakes made on the spot using liquid nitrogen. "Flip" actually just received and almost out and out rave in one of the Atlanta papers.
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Which brings to mind one of DS Zach's favorite jokes:
What does DNA stand for?
National Dyslexic Association.
Which brings to mind a similar joke:
-I have "C.D.O."
"C.D.O"? What's that?
-A true case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
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What's the difference between a viola and a violin?
-The viola burns longer.
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For BK
I noticed you are considering LACC as a venue for TFNM.
To much of the public, LACC=My Tax Dollars; have you considered the onslaught of Righteous Indignation from many of the Church Groups at the idea of their educational tax dollars supporting Porn, regardless of how tastefully presented?
Sometimes an over-reach of freedom of artistic expression results in a backlash that results in diminished support for the sponsoring organization.
der Brucer
Well, just remember, it's LACC. ;)
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And they are replaying the last 3 episodes of LOST before the premiere. i am definitely going to record this because truthfully without looking it up i have no idea what happened at the end of last season.
Since I reviewed the Blu-ray edition of Season 4 last month, I won't need to watch this, but if I hadn't, I would definitely have needed a refresher on all of the events squeezed into those last three hours of last season. When I watched it for review purposes, I couldn't believe how much I had forgotten.
I will watch it although televisionwithoutpity has really detailed recaps. So i could have done that too.
And there are some great five-minute season recaps available on iTunes for FREE!
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That's a good question.
The other reruns always had pop-ups. But i have not seen any promos saying they would do the pop-ups this time. But i hope they do.
For some reason, I seem to remember an article in the NY Times when they aired the first "pop-up episodes", that the pop-ups were being put together by a "third party". ??? -And because of that, the pop-ups were not fully owned by ABC, nor the creators of "Lost" - which would also explain why they don't appear on the DVD versions. -And, again, my whole memory of this may be faulty, but I do remember that ABC intentionally borrowed the "pop-up" concept from VH-1.
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For BK
I noticed you are considering LACC as a venue for TFNM.
To much of the public, LACC=My Tax Dollars; have you considered the onslaught of Righteous Indignation from many of the Church Groups at the idea of their educational tax dollars supporting Porn, regardless of how tastefully presented?
Sometimes an over-reach of freedom of artistic expression results in a backlash that results in diminished support for the sponsoring organization.
der Brucer
I'm not bk, but...
Have you seen what's a "typical" university/college - public, or otherwise - theater season looks like lately? I'm pretty sure that in the not-so-larger scheme of things that TFNM is tame. Heck, works by Charles Mee, Brad Fraser and other could-be-controversial playwrights are presented all the time by college theatre departments. I mean Equus has become a staple on the college theatre circuit. Nudity is nothing new on a college theatre stage. Even at Virginia Commonwealth University - a State School - I not only MD'd a production of Assassins, but I also helmed an original music that had a character with an six-foot long penis!
*Alas, anything that might be construed as "anti-religion" is a different story. The Laramie Project, anyone?
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For BK
I noticed you are considering LACC as a venue for TFNM.
To much of the public, LACC=My Tax Dollars; have you considered the onslaught of Righteous Indignation from many of the Church Groups at the idea of their educational tax dollars supporting Porn, regardless of how tastefully presented?
Sometimes an over-reach of freedom of artistic expression results in a backlash that results in diminished support for the sponsoring organization.
der Brucer
You lost me at "PORN." If you don't know the difference between The First Nudie Musical and PORN I'm not sure how to help you understand. However, that's what we're going through right now - the department, which has done many plays with nudity, is checking to make sure no one is going to have a problem with the nudity in our show - since it's not sexual at all, I'm hoping they won't. IF they do, then I suppose we won't be doing the show for the LA Festival of New Musicals.
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No matter where we do the show, I'm sure some group or other will have something to say about it, just as they did with the film, despite its R rating (not X). Today, our little film, which has been ripped off so many times, would probably be rated PG13.