And the word of the day is: TRANSPICUOUS!What is in your glass is TRANSPICUOUS. (There's CATSUP IN OURS.)
(http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/images/causes04a.jpg)
MOO!!!
Here's lookin' at ya!!
More good news from Canada (the home of the Drowsy Chaperone)
Slings and Arrows (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100295.html)
Good morning, all! I'm hardly awake, but I have a busy day, including lunch with my publisher who's in from LA for the Rufus Wainwright-Judy Garland-Carnegie Hall concert tonight.
I now have a Chan box of my very own!
Sounds interesting. Are they going to dig up Garland?
I've been offered a show for October's NY Musical Theatre Festival, so I need to pick up a copy of the script this morning.
LAS VEGAS -- Comedian Jerry Lewis postponed a July engagement to perform live after suffering a heart attack Sunday that a casino spokeswoman described as "mild."
"At present, he is under hospital care and is expected to make a full recovery," said Candi Cazau, spokeswoman for the Orleans hotel-casino in Las Vegas, where Lewis was to perform July 13-16.
Lewis, 80, is also suffering from "a touch of pneumonia," Cazau said in a statement.
A call to Lewis' manager, Claudia Marghilano, was not returned Tuesday.
Last week, a wise-cracking Lewis appeared healthy at a news conference in Las Vegas when he announced his first return to live performances in five years after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis, a crippling lung ailment.
He also appeared at a roasting as abbot of the Friars Club in New York on Friday, with fellow comedian Robert Klein and the Amazing Kreskin in attendance.
Lewis announced last week that he planned to direct a version of his hit 1963 comedy, "The Nutty Professor," as a musical on Broadway by October 2008.
Those plans have not changed, said executive producer Ned McLeod of The Michael Andrew Company, which bought the rights to develop the show in March.
LOS ANGELES -- Sheriff's deputies evicted people from an urban community garden to make room for a warehouse Tuesday, touching off a furious protest in which actress Daryl Hannah and others climbed into a walnut tree or chained themselves to concrete-filled barrels. More than 40 people were arrested.
Authorities cut away branches and used a fire truck to bring down the "Splash" actress and another tree-sitter, who raised their fists as they were removed. Hannah was arrested.
"I'm very confident this is the morally right thing to do, to take a principled stand in solidarity with the farmers," she said by cell phone before the fire truck raised officers into the tree.
About 350 people grow produce and flowers on the 14 acres of privately owned land, in an inner-city area surrounded by warehouses and railroad tracks. The garden has been there for more than a decade, but the landowner, Ralph Horowitz, now wants to replace it with a warehouse.
At daybreak Tuesday, 120 deputies, some with batons and riot helmets, showed up to serve an eviction order that a judge signed last month. Deputies used saws to cut down the chain-link fence around the site.
Dozens of protesters chanted, "We're here and we're not going to leave!" in Spanish, blew whistles and blocked traffic in the surrounding streets. Protesters linked arms and sat on the tracks. Officers dragged some protesters away.
Inside the garden, firefighters had to cut free protesters who had chained themselves to the walnut tree, barrels filled with concrete and a picnic table. Deputies slowly pulled people out from among the avocados, sunflowers and other produce.
Seventeen arrests were made inside the garden, sheriff's spokeswoman Kerri Webb said. An additional 25 to 30 people demonstrating outside were arrested by city police.
The garden was finally cleared just after noon.
Horowitz noted that the farmers were squatting on land zoned for warehouses and factories.
The landowner said in a telephone interview that he was paying $25,000 to $30,000 a month in mortgage and other land costs.
"We've made, in the last three years, enough of a donation to those farmers," he said. "I just want my land back."
Horowitz accused the farmers of ingratitude, saying they had sued him and their supporters had picketed his home and office.
"I feel that the gardeners have been on the land for 14 years, almost 15 years for free. After 15 years, you say thank you," he said.
Horowitz also said the city had provided other locations for the gardeners, and most had left. In a statement, City Councilwoman Jan Perry also said many gardeners had moved to new garden sites.
The effort to save the farm attracted the support of numerous activists and celebrities, including Hannah, environmental activist John Quigley, country singer Willie Nelson, actor Danny Glover, folk singer Joan Baez and tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill.
Supporters moved onto the property full-time in mid-May and occupied the walnut tree after the judge issued the eviction order.
The effort to save the farm attracted the support of numerous activists and celebrities, including Hannah, environmental activist John Quigley, country singer Willie Nelson, actor Danny Glover, folk singer Joan Baez and tree sitter Julia Butterfly
Dozens of protesters chanted, "We're here and we're not going to leave!" in SpanishIf you are going to steal a man's land can't you at least do it in the language of the land? Are these legal residents of the US?
My guess is that she will be a no-show, rather than simply late.But I thought she was the late Judy Garland?
Hmm...
Just watching the news coverage of the stabbings on the subway and in Times Square early this morning...
Sheesh... And now another one in Crown Heights, Brooklyn...
?!?!?!?
*They did capture the first guy... The second guy is still on the loose...
...And then that was followed by the report of that house exploding on Long Island...
Maybe it's a good day for a road trip. ;)
DETROIT -- Eminem will return to the big screen in an updated version of the television Western "Have Gun — Will Travel."
Paramount Pictures has extended an 18-month option on the property to develop it as a vehicle for the Detroit rapper, Daily Variety reported Tuesday. The show debuted on CBS in 1957 and ran until 1963.
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, has committed to shoot the role and is excited about his latest opportunity, Interscope Records spokesman Dennis Dennehy told The Associated Press. Dennehy did not provide additional details.
The concept of the series will be updated to contemporary times and feature Eminem playing a bounty hunter, Daily Variety said.
The 33-year-old Grammy-winning rapper rose to stardom with best-selling CDs, deeply personal lyrics and a starring role in the 2002 film "8 Mile."
Eminem is also expected to be involved in producing the soundtrack of the new film.
"Have Gun — Will Travel" starred Richard Boone, who earned Emmy nominations in 1959 and 1960 for his portrayal of gunfighter-for-hire Paladin.
Well... In happier news...
I won another $22.00 playing the lottery yesterday...
And another $20.00 this morning.
:)
NC began the lottery a few months ago after watching sister state SC rake in millions and millions of NC dollars each year.
I have yet to play it. Unfortunately, none of the convenience stores near me sell the tickets, and I'm not so anxious to play that I'm willing to drive somewhere to take a chance on winning.
SAY IT AIN"T SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Ron for the link!
(hmmmmm I seem to be getting influenced unduly by some doglovers I know....)
So, I woke up to No Electricity and heavy clouds this morning... think I'm being readied to sell this place and re-locate to Sunny Southern California??
Hi, all--back for a mo. Had to share this hilarious "translation" of my FF article with y'all:
http://rinkworks.com/dialect/dialectp.cgi?dialect=redneck&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreykauffman.net%2Ffrancesfarmer%2Fsheddinglight.html (http://rinkworks.com/dialect/dialectp.cgi?dialect=redneck&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreykauffman.net%2Ffrancesfarmer%2Fsheddinglight.html)
Gave me my best laugh o' the day. We should try putting HHW through this "translation engine" and see what we get, varmints. ;)
I'm glad some folks enjoyed Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - I wish I had.
Well... In happier news...
I won another $22.00 playing the lottery yesterday...
And another $20.00 this morning.
:)
I've seen this site before, but it's still pretty darned funny! ;D
I think I may need to go and play with some soap dialogue... hee hee hee
Back from a jog - today, unlike yesterday, it was very tiring.
I've been doing some research for my next article (on "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" from "Company"), and I stumbled across an article I had never known existed. In the November 5, 1970 Los Angeles Times, there's an article on George Furth's recommendations for casting if a movie is made of "Company". The article claims he submitted the following suggestions to Hal Prince:
"As the boy who keeps dodging marriage, Warren Beatty (Warren was Furth's
model for the hero); as the couple who abstained respectively from food and
drink, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; as the couple happier living
together divorced than married, George C. Scott and Coleen Dewhurst; as the
Jewish boy and gentile girl, Dick Benjamin and Paula Prentiss; other couples
Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks; the girls in
the life of Beatty - Julie Christie, Nat Wood and Leslie Caron."
JOse, you can send me some of your lucky lottery vibes...
My questions are:
1) Did any of these well-to-do Hollywood types make any efforts to purchase the land from the current land owner and donate it to the community instead of trespassing, squatting , protesting etc and expecting him to donate his land for free?
(hmmmmm I seem to be getting influenced unduly by some doglovers I know....)
…
In an afternoon news conference, Villaraigosa said owner Ralph Horowitz turned down $16 million — an offer that met the asking price. Talks broke down, the mayor said, in large part because Horowitz wanted the farmers evicted.
"Today's events are disheartening and unnecessary," Villaraigosa said. "After years of disagreement over this property, we had all hoped for a better outcome."
For his part, Horowitz said he had no intention of rewarding a group that included people he said had made anti-Semitic remarks about him even as they squatted rent-free on land that was costing him more than $25,000 a month to maintain — in addition to massive legal bills fighting their efforts to remain.
"If the farmers got a donation and said, 'We got $50 million, would you sell it to us?' I would say no. Not a … chance," Horowitz said. "It's not about the money."
…
The land, along an industrial corridor in an economically struggling area, has long been a source of headaches for city officials. It was seized from Horowitz in 1986 after the city used eminent domain in an effort to build an incinerator at the site. Community activists defeated that proposal, and residents turned the land into garden plots where low-income families could grow their own produce.
Horowitz, however, sued to get the land back, eventually winning. Three years ago, he paid $5 million — close to the price he'd gotten for the land 17 years earlier — to reacquire the parcels.
But the farmers refused to leave.
As the fight continued and got increasingly contentious, some longtime supporters were alienated and dozens of longtime farming families left their plots.
Printouts of a Spanish-language Internet site that accused Horowitz of being part of a "Jewish Mafia" controlling Los Angeles were circulated at City Hall.
…
Another battle was going on at City Hall, where a visibly annoyed Villaraigosa said a last-ditch effort to preserve the land fell apart when Horowitz said he thought it was worth an additional $2 million to $3 million. The rejected $16-million deal included a $10-million promise from the Annenberg Foundation, which sent a letter to Horowitz on June 6 affirming its intention to donate the funds.
"We met his price. He set the bar very high. Now the bar has been moved once again," said the mayor, who supported keeping the land as a public garden.
Horowitz said his 11:30 a.m. call with the mayor — with evacuations in full swing — wasn't very amicable.
He said he felt that Villaraigosa was trying to blame him for the failure to save the garden.
As far as he was concerned, Horowitz said, the departure of many families from the farm had left only "the activists, the movie stars, the anarchists and the hard-nosed group — the ones I disliked from the beginning."
Until recently, he said, the group had insisted that he turn over the land without compensation.
"Do you think they offered a nickel for rent? One nickel for insurance, one nickel for anything?" Horowitz asked. "No. They were demanding they be given the land for free. Fourteen years was not enough."
I'm sure many DRs will like this site... James and I walked by the actual "house" this past weekend. The cat bios are hysterical.
MEOW MIX HOUSE (http://www.meowmixhouse.com)
Otto and I just got through watching Disney's "Song of the South" -...The message of this film is immense. Not to mention the history it portrays. I should try and work it into my classes next year.
I now have a Chan box of my very own!
Pretty nice day here in Oakland.
By the time TPunk gets into bathing suit shape and comes back out here, it'll probably be either too hot or freezing cold.
DR TPunk - Did you like the cupcakes?
Yes- I tried the cappucino one- lots of frosting! What other flavors do they have?
My question for Ask HHW day is- As the current trends in musical theater are "jukebox musicals" and "movie musicals" what do folks think the next trends will be?
And, finally, be sure to keep an eye on your shoes - and feet and back. It's amazing how much a difference good shoes and good support can make during a run. *And since you are running every day, you may also want to invest in another pair of running shoes, and alternate your shoes too.
Further to Jose - Since you can't use the tickets, I'm going to offer them to some cousins in the DC area, or else find some way to get a tax deduction by donating them back to the theater.
Even further to Jose - But know that I thought of you before my own flesh-and-blood cousins. :)
And if so, than why is it always jacked up so high that I must wear a sweater and shiver?
Jose - A "cute seat-filler," you say? Sounds like a cue for TCB.
Well, it will probably make that stuff make sense finally!
;)
Nope................. not going there.
There are two musicals I would love to see live: My Fair Lady and Gypsy.
Ug. I think someone in my office is being let go right now.
Here at my work, the administrative secretary just quit today...without any warning! :o
Here at my work, the administrative secretary just quit today...without any warning! :o
Well... Michael John La Chiusa and Ricky Ian Gordon seemed to have turned to the world of Opera, so...
Here at my work, the administrative secretary just quit today...without any warning! :o
Is the past tense of weave wove or weaved? Does it matter? I think not.
Of course it matters! Both are correct.
der Brucer
Qibblers may take a preference depending on whether the verb is used in the transitive or non-transitive sense: they wove a tapestry, they weaved through traffic
TPunk, you must audition, you must get the role, and then I shall come in to see the production and we shall have quite the NY gathering.
I hope this doesn't stick you with a lot of unexpected extra work.
Possibly without warning....but what about provocation?
;D
PS Just bought a copy of a re-worked version of my favorite childhood book, now titled "Sam and the Tigers". The illustrations are close to the originals; although our heroes complexion has lightened over time, his blue pants, red coat and green umbrella are still intact. The story still ends happily ever-after with pancakes covered in tiger-butter.
Click Below:
CRUMBS (http://www.crumbsbakeshop.com/productlist.php?catid=1)
I've tried about six of them. So far, so good. :)
For Dan the Man:
Coming to the Academy in January:
Matthew Bournes "Edward Scissorhands" (http://www.edwardscissorhands.co.uk/mk2/index.html)
With both Spamalot and Pippin the the mix, we might just buy season tickets to "Broadway at the Academy".
der Brucer
My question for Ask HHW day is- As the current trends in musical theater are "jukebox musicals" and "movie musicals" what do folks think the next trends will be?
Reality musicals.
LOL, everyweek another cast member is voted off
The Cat show sounds interesting.
Trump has said that he is working on "The Apprentice: The Musical." No joke!
And there were plans at one time for a reality show set in Vegas to find a star for Jerry Herman's MISS SPECTACULAR.
Here is a good website telling about the sorts of things a vision statement should include. If you want to write one and pm it to me, I'd be happy to look it over.
I was thinking something like: Accuracy not guaranteed.
TCB - I assume you're referring to
THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
The next trend will be musicals based on commercials.
Coming in 2007:
ANCIENT CHINESE SECRET: THE CALGON MUSICAL
...And speaking of dancing...
So you think you can dance.. dance...dance. dance...
-Ah, true guilty pleasure TV viewing. :)
TPunk! DO audition for GYPSY - it's one of the greatest of all musicals - whatta hoot! What part would you audition for? The first time I ever did anything from that show, BK directed me in the Strippers Trio - You Gotta Get a Gimmick.
Jose, are we on for tomorrow night? What time are we meeting?
A community theater we've worked with in the past is doing Gypsy this fall. I am considering auditioning.