THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X is the kind of musical that musical theater lovers love. It’s a show with a fun tale to tell and a great score. The story (as synopsized in the booklet) by David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel is not just a spoof but also a loving tribute to the science fiction B movies of the 1950s. You can tell that the authors know and love the genre. What’s unique about the story (at least, these days) is that it’s not specifically based on any previously existing material. It’s an original musical.
The music and lyrics by Bruce Kimmel are melodic, catchy, fun, touching (when appropriate) and just overall well-written. The whole score sounds like it could’ve been written back then and it would’ve been a hit. AND there’s an actual theremin playing in the opening sequence! It’s perfect!
All of the performers sing their hearts out with great energy and spot-on delivery. You really wouldn’t know that most of them are students at Los Angeles City College. They’re professional caliber.
Kritzerland has put out some wonderful CDs in the short time that it’s been around. Everything’s been top-notch and this new CD is no exception. Highly recommended!
Forgot about Clue.
Even played it in its video version
One of the made up rules we always played with in Monopoly was putting all paid tax money and fines onto the middle of the board. Whoever landed on Free Parking would get to pick up the current pile.
DR CASON - Bookopoly is a fascinating and fun game that beats Monopoly by several miles.....unless you are playing with someone who never read a book.
Any tips for 75 pairs of eyes looking at you?
Well, Heather and I are voracious and avid readers, so I'm hoping it should be too painful...
Hot dog, I'm excited now - especially since it got your stamp of approval!
The Shire Master - that sounds sort of Celtic, doesn't it?
DR Miss Karen - Love the avatar!
*And just how did you get your leprechaun to pose in that mansiere? Lots of green beer?
::)
I'm really glad I was told to leave myself out of that picture...
Plausible deniability for me! Hee-hah!
Congrats to DR MISS KAREN on achieving God[dess] Hood and on her lovely new avatar.
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And one for Moneybags...
Ginny I finished THE GLASS CASTLE. I just haven't had time to email you about it. I will do that now.
TOD: Heather has promised that when she comes out to LA in March, she is going to bring a game called "Bookopoly" - basically Monopoly with books? I am not sure of the actual rules and goal, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.
It'll pretty much seal the deal that we are a nerdy old married couple that have nothing else to do but sit around and play board games... :D
DR Cason, you are waving that name Heather in front of DRs MusicGuy and Jose like a cross in front of a vampire! If that sends them off in pursuit of the dumped DR MBarnum, our Mikey owes you big.
Any tips for 75 pairs of eyes looking at you?
I was very happy to see his praise for elmore - not many reviewers are smart enough to even KNOW there's an orchestrator.
TOD: Heather has promised that when she comes out to LA in March, she is going to bring a game called "Bookopoly" - basically Monopoly with books? I am not sure of the actual rules and goal, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.
It'll pretty much seal the deal that we are a nerdy old married couple that have nothing else to do but sit around and play board games... :D
It wasn't until I was in my late 20s that I discovered the joys of:
Dominoes
As for last night's LOST:
SPOILERS.
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Again i have not read any comments here yet.
I did like the show. Although probably not as much as most episodes.
I thought some of hurley's backstory was predictable and not that interesting. And the car stuff on the island, while slightly amusing really was not all that interesting.
For me the show only really got interesting in the last 5 minutes. Seeing kate and locke and sayid and then meeting the french woman. Now that was interesting. I wish that had been the focus of the show.
Count all the eyes - if you get an un-even number, LEAVE!
der Brucer
What's next? PIZZA-HUT!
der Brucer
I was very happy to see his praise for elmore - not many reviewers are smart enough to even KNOW there's an orchestrator.
I still don't know what an orchestator does...other then yell at his guests when they arrive at his home environment late.
The early Trivial Pursuit editions I liked a lot...the Genus version, the Silver Screen, the Vintage years (1920's-50's), the Boomer edition. Had 'em all. I somehow suspect I would not enjoy many of the later editions that would include stuff from the eighties, nineties, and up till now.
Ah yes, I remember this...nothing fostered hatred between players more than landing on Free Parking. And what was worse is if you hit Free Parking right after someone had just raked in the cash, and you got nothing, or if best, a pittance of maybe $5 at most...
Damn you Rich Uncle Moneybags...
I'm confused - Was Jose one of the ones offering MBarnum a trip to Europe, or was he one of the ones being offered a trip by MusicGuy or someone or other?
Or both?
I mean, just for Jose's tour guide skills alone, you'd think...
I was very happy to see his praise for elmore - not many reviewers are smart enough to even KNOW there's an orchestrator.
I think Jose and MusicGuy should open a tour company. When they are not providing their guests with tours of far-flung European locales, they can butter their toast for the guests and then play them music ;)
I will keep you posted when they are both finally approved and up for public viewing...
Congratulations to DR MissKaren on your newly-achieved goddessness!
Miss Karen- WELCOME TO THE CLOUDS!!!
I like the new avatar so I can recognize you up here. ;)
I still don't know what an orchestator does...other then yell at his guests when they arrive at his home environment late.
Count all the eyes - if you get an un-even number, LEAVE!
der Brucer
Well, Heather and I are voracious and avid readers, so I'm hoping it should be too painful...
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PAGE 6 HEE-HAW (Hee-hah?) DANCE!
See what I mean, DR Jose -- look what you started!!
Today is the day of the year in which I journey in my automobile to the heim of anA to attend the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (recongress.org (http://recongress.org)) an event I do each year. It's a fantastic weekend and quite the energy booster for another year of teaching and ministering. I'll be leaving in a few hours and one of the first things on my drive (6+ hours) will be to listen to "The Brain From Planet X" it's all very exciting.
But now, laundry....
Well... Would you like a "I Blame Jose" t-shirt too?
:P
General well-being vibes to DR Jose
DR Matthew - Have a good drive, and a wonderful conference.
I got a letter in the mail today. They let him out on Monday night.
No one answered my question yesterday about Finale so I'll ask again: is it a good software package to create midi files by copying notes from sheet music to a staff view? Is it overkill--I see there's a skinny-down version called Finale SongWriter, but according to reviews for that product, it's limited to eight staves, which wouldn't have worked for something like the FOLLIES overture. What can you Finale users tell me?
Yes! Make that two -- one for me to wear and one for Cason to wear when he's running around yelling "Hee-hah!) at everyone....
DR JOSE did you see your Dream Interpretation.
Free today only for you. And really concentrate on the New Moon Full Eclipse on Saturday....the moon is in VIRGO....so we can really get some stuff done...if we set our minds to it.
I kind of thought the show was a stop gap episode--a breather with some comic relief needed after the intensity of the past few episodes, so I didn't mind it that much. What is getting on my nerves is that new, good-looking couple who have suddenly been interacting with the other characters as if they had been there all along. The producers are saying that this couple will be playing a big part in upcoming events and will even have their own flashbacks. But I keep expecting the others to look at them and say, "Who are you?"
RE: Last night's "American Idol"... -And actually the night before too... And the preliminary rounds too...
So... I'm just wondering how many of those contestants and potential contestants know that the song "Feeling Good" is originally from a Broadway show (Newley & Bricusse's The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd). Yes, Nina Simone covered it, as did Michael Bublé (which everyone seems to be copying - AJ's rendition was Bublé's all the way). But would anyone dare sing it like it appears in the show?
Count all the eyes - if you get an un-even number, LEAVE!
der Brucer
;D
Are you speaking from experience, DER BRUCER?
So....DR Jose.....don't know if you've covered this before or not (sometimes, I just "don't" catch up the way I should):
Will you, by any chance, be performing in "Sweeney Todd" in any venue?
Here, in full, is the review of the Brain CD that just appeared on talkinbroadway's All That Chat:
There are other references to various characters' sex lives (or, mostly, the lack thereof) that are endearing more than leering, so The Brain from Planet X is only rated "X" for X-tremely funny.
RE: Last night's "Lost"
I liked last night's show, but I had to wonder what the big deal was - well, at least whatever they were hinting at in all the promos? Were they just referring to the last 5 minutes? Or were they referring to what came before that?
And as for the "new attractive couple"... Me likey him a lot. ;)
I still don't know what an orchestator does...other then yell at his guests when they arrive at his home environment late.
I think Jose and MusicGuy should open a tour company. When they are not providing their guests with tours of far-flung European locales, they can butter their toast for the guests and then play them music ;)
Yes! A musical tour!
Alas, at this point and time, probably not.
However, I may be performing in another show sometime soon... If I get the follow-up phone call this afternoon.
Thanks for asking. -I was just amazed and happy to have been called in. Again. :)
Well, I guess I could add a musical component to my Walking and Eating and Walking and Eating Tours. -It would be very easy to pop into Steinway Hall, and sit down at a grand or two.
Isn't UGLY BETTY new tonight?
We have new IDOL and new SURVIVOR for sure.
DR RLP - do you want this "seth" book we have at World of Wisdom?
I forgot to mention backgammon. My brother's first wife and I used to play backgammon by the hour. Since they divorced, I don't think I've played a single game of it.
So... I think that answered your question, and it may have confused you too. But it's a start. Hopefully.
:)
Then...you could lead the tour and every now and again stop and sing an appropriate song at some spot on the tour...something that was sung at that location in a movie or on Broadway.
I fell so much in love with the game that I couldn't rest until my folks got me one for us to play. I REALLY loved that game.
OH!
DR Dan (the Man) - One of the really nice thing about the Finale family of notation products, is that they all the file formats are compatible - backwards and forwards - with each other. Meaning files created in Finale, can be read and edited in PrintMusic - even NotePad! - and vice versa. -Of course, if you start to edit a piece in a "lower" program then your editing power may be "reduced". So... If you find you like working with SongWriter or PrintMusic, you can then upgrade to Finale later (or Allegro) with no compatibility issues.
Volume 1
Conversations with Seth
The Story of Jane Roberts's ESP Class
by
Susan M. Watkins
What's up with tonight's prime time TV schedule?
All repeats, except CBS???????
It's the first week of March and they're already pulling this crap?
Will we never get to page eight?
THAT...or, you could send parts in advance, have the visitors learn their songs. Then, you could spend an evening before the tour rehearsing everyone to perform a cappella.
Then...you could lead the tour and every now and again stop and sing an appropriate song at some spot on the tour...something that was sung at that location in a movie or on Broadway.
I was very happy to see his praise for elmore - not many reviewers are smart enough to even KNOW there's an orchestrator.
Just sitting on the used shelf calling to you, is my guess. It has been there for two weeks.
For those heading to the theatre or anywhere else in New York City tonight...
Don't forget your umbrellas.
I read it, DR RLP. Very interesting.
CURTAINS is the place to be tonight it seems!
It's turning out to be a real theater party at CURTAINS tonight. I ended up upgrading myself, so Ben will use the extra ticket (though he can't join us for dinner).
Also, my friend Julie (whom Larry has met at our place) will be at the show, "coincidentally" sitting across the aisle from my new improved seat.
Is this the production wherein DR CILLA LIZ makes her Broadway debut?
No that's Spring Awakening. I've been practicing sitting in a wooden chair for weeks now. I think I've got it down
JRand, I should have you do my chart sometime. I would be curious to see what you have to say.
...And to think I could have gotten an M & M umbrella
HOO AND RAY!!! I love HHW theater night!!
So where is M & M's World in New York? All I've been able to find on the internet is about the one in Las Vegas.
New moon full eclipse in Virgo on Saturday - which could also be playing havoc with Virgo DR JOSE.
Oh....a customer!!!;D
And, yes... that was a good "AAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!".
-I'm just waiting for a phone call this afternoon to see if there will be another occasion for another good "AAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!"
However, it sure was nice to get the phone call this morning. Always nice to know you've not been forgotten.
:)
....the good news is, if they are snow days, I won't have to use vacation time to be here because I wouldn't have been able to work anyway.
This just keeps getting better.
Oh....a customer!!!
LOL....I am a one dimensional person...it's easier that way, although several show up in my aura photos.
Will we never get to page nine?
Sounds much fairer than my workplace. If we've already put in for vacation and they declare a snow day, we still have to use vacation time. There were 2 days in February when we opened late and I decided not to come in at all. Even though I only missed part of each day, I still had to use 8 vacation hours for each.
Don't let DR Jorge see your post -- he says it has nothing to do with heaven -- it's all about some "new and enlightened state of being" and "you are one of us" now type of thing ... Is this HHWer stuff like being a Scientologist, DR Jorge?
Favorite board games (that I can think of): Sorry, Aggravation and Monopoly.
Zuni on 43rd and 9th is good.
One of the made up rules we always played with in Monopoly was putting all paid tax money and fines onto the middle of the board. Whoever landed on Free Parking would get to pick up the current pile.
My favorite card games are hearts and gin.
Reminds me how much I detest the "get off of" phrase that seems to be so acceptable these days.
Hey, you, get onto my cloud!
What's the name of that board game where you have to come up with as many songs as possible with the given words on the card you pick?
It'll pretty much seal the deal that we are a nerdy old married couple that have nothing else to do but sit around and play board games... :D
Spite & Malice, which I've totally forgotten how to play.
..and motels...(now you're an expert on Monopoly logos, too?)
Hmmm, i just checked out abc.com and i guess UGLY BETTY is a repeat. I wonder if they just changed that since my tv guide has it as being new.Are you sure you'e working with a new TV Guide?
SURVIVOR is the only thing on CBS that isn't a repeat. As I explained before, ratings sweeps ended last night, so they're not going to waste new episodes every week. We'll get an occasional new episode for our favorites in March and April (I don't think HEROES gets a new episode until April 2nd), but nothing ongoing until the next sweeps - May..Heroes will be new on 3/5.
I picked up an obnoxiously touristy umbrella today, but it's small enough to fit in my purse, so I got it.
Y'all have a great time tonight! Sure would like to be there with you!
I still don't know what an orchestator does...other then yell at his guests when they arrive at his home environment late.
I got a letter in the mail today. They let him out on Monday night.
What was the title of the BK-produced Joanie CD?
If I promise to sing very softly (or not at all), may I sign up? :-X
Reminds me how much I detest the "get off of" phrase that seems to be so acceptable these days.
Another board game from my childhood: Go to the Head of the Class.
SURVIVOR is the only thing on CBS that isn't a repeat. As I explained before, ratings sweeps ended last night, so they're not going to waste new episodes every week. We'll get an occasional new episode for our favorites in March and April (I don't think HEROES gets a new episode until April 2nd), but nothing ongoing until the next sweeps - May..
You look like you're being haunted by a giant brain, DR JRand.
I shall now be on my way to another meeting, after which, I shall return.
Kirlian Photography, DR RLP.
You can read about it here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photography)
Here is one aura photograph I had taken.
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Edi-Are you posting from your car? Drive carefully & feel better soon.
A letter, not a phone call-how nice. Are you okay?
Miss Karen! Welcome to your Godliness status!
Hey, you, get onto my cloud!
Congratulations to Miss Karen!
I have three houses...two in Marietta and one in Atlanta. Should I buy another one and trade it in on a hotel?
DR Jose (who we know is to blame for everything!).
You look like you're being haunted by a giant brain, DR JRand.
Pretty colors...but what does it mean??
I think that was taken the day he posted #501 and reached HHW Godliness -- you know, he's got "that enlightened sense of being" and "you're one of us" now-Scientologist thing going... ;)
Hi DR Miss Karen... good to see you tonight, and I'm glad that you finally got a picture up on your "ID panel" here.
And ...... the mind boggles when contemplating what all an assortment of objects our dear Jose might emblazen with his name or likeness.
Talk about product placement !!
We had to move the location of several studs,
HHW God(and goddess)ness has NOTHING to do with Scientology! >:(
;D
What?! It doesn't -- well, then, I was sold a bill of goods. How do I resign?! .. Just teasing, DR Jorge -- you made me laugh with your post about the definition of HHW Godliness/Goddessness, so I've been trying to plant a dig or two in a post here and then when the opportunity presents itself... :-*
I see "Scrubs" and "30 Rock" are new tonight, though.
Will we never get to page twelve?
Damn..... I'm sorry to the newest Goddess............I wanted you to flip your page !
Dear Miss Karen.....In all of my checkered past here in the Living Room at HHW, I've never figured out how to create a "page dance."
Maybe we could invent something like ... "the boo-key boogie!" :)
Glad to hear of the changes - are any of the songs different or is it just rewritten lyrics?