Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on January 03, 2004, 12:01:28 AM
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Now, you haven't skipped the notes, have you? If you skipped the notes we shall have to simply bitch-slap you from here to eternity and to hell and back, because we slaved over a hot computer to write said notes and they simply must be read. Now that you've read them you know what to do, so do post away.
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DVD: "Secret Garden" No not the film or the musical.
CDs: Ella "The Best Of The Gershwin Songbooks"
Renée Flening & Bryn Terfel "Under The Stars".
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I'm not really a speed reader. Maybe I just type faster.
DR Jose: "Always logged on" does not quite mean that. It just means that when you get to HHW you don't have to log on.
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One of the great pop combinations: songs by Randy Newman sung by Harry Nilsson.
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cd player: John Mayer's Heavier Things
I LOVE HIM! I am absolutely obsessed!
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Quote from TCB
Purple tights notwithstanding, I think Brother Jed might be miffed at being branded a fairy -- lilac or otherwise.
Perhaps if I donned the wings I wore as Teen Angel in Grease in February along with my recent purple tights, I'd be a more convincing fairy. If it doesn't have to be lilac... and can be 6 feet tall... and 240 lbs... and have a beard... :)
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Jed: re: Flirting!
Yes, yes, please help! "My" Seany hasn't been around (and he has a girlfriend anyway), so I'm getting a little rusty! Wah, I miss him!
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I must tell you that I finally figured out how to see what is being "searched" for at the site (when we changed the software for the notes, I was never really told how) - I'm happy to report that the merry searchers are still with us, searching merrily away, although why at this late date they feel the need to do so is anyone's guess. They must really have nothing better to do with their time, I suppose. Either that, or they are simply beyond repair as "human" beings. But, we welcome them with open arms and we hope they find what it is they're looking for.
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Media check...
DVD: The West Wing Season 1 (on to side 1 of disc 2)
VHS: Eddie Izzard Dress to Kill
CDs: Violet OCR, SITPWG OBC, The Intimate PDQ Bach
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Everyone should listen to John Mayer's song "Wheel." The last line (my signature) really affects me.
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Jed: re: Flirting!
Yes, yes, please help!
And people wonder why I keep reading a website so much. ;)
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Hmm I need a scanner. I wish I had a better picture to share with the menfolk of HHW. ;)
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You know, the entire time I was reading the notes, I never once had my mind in the gutter. I didn't even GET why it would be gross until I reread it. Strange.
On a side note, I think Laura has been drinking.
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Sarah - Laura's not drunk, merely bringing back her flirting skills!
Laura - True, your current pic isn't all that sharp, but it's a very nice one from what we can see. :)
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Hahaha Sarah! Not me! Remember what you called me earlier? "Miss Religious"...that's me! I'm a good girl!
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I am sure my niece will be happy with a tall fairy who can lift the spell possible given by her wicked fairy uncle. borrowed wings from A Teen Angel (even Frankie Avalon's) would be quite OK. Actually the one year old Juliette is indeed beautiful and I (don't like babies) and the only spell is the one she puts her family under. I thought her mother was delightful at that age too. I shall post a proud great uncle's photograph of mother and child. (or I will if I can!).
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The family's pride and joy:
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Wonderful photo, Tom! Juliette is indeed an adorable child, and Karalyn is rather lovely, as well.
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I called Laura "Miss Religious" after she was talking about how orgasmic her food was.
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Hard for me to disagree. Karalyn is researching for her PHd at present - nearly there. She works in the field of AIDS research as is internationally known in her field - HIV positive woman and pregnancy etc. I am indeed a very proud of her.
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Quite impressive. You have every reason to be proud, Tom.
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Geez, my sleep schedule is completely messed up. Here it is, 1:30am, I slept only 2 hours last night (well, late this morning), and yet I'm wide awake. I should probably just force myself to go to bed now, nonetheless (three words in one... that's just cheating at Scrabble, that is). So, goodnight... see all y'all later on!
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Lovely picture TOMOVOZ! Of course the photographer had some great material there!
CD - Perry Como the 16 most Requested Hits
VCR - AUNTIE MAME: "Mr Applewhite what are you doing in that hole with Mr. Bibberman? I'm sorry there is NO San Francisco!"
DVD - LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING. I start crying when the music starts and don't stop for about 90 minutes. "You look in the mirror to see truth. I do not, for in the mirror what is left is right and what is right is left." "Do not awaken a sleeping tiger." "Especially not in a small boat!"
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Can't sleep. Woke up around 2 am and have been awake ever since. So I finally gave in and got up.
Thank you for enlightening me about karma, DR's - and thanks for giving me karma, Swishy.
Lovely pic, DR Tomovoz.
DR Jrand 53 - Must tell you that when I was a teenager, my best friend Carol and I went to some mall in Toronto where Gordon Scott was making a Personal Appearance. We did it as a silly lark, having nothing better to do that paticular Saturday afternoon. We got there late, however, and he was already leaving. We spotted him in the parking lot in a black convertible. He was wearing a body-hugging black polo shirt, muscles rippling, and tight black pants. A symphony in black. As the convertible pulled away, something took over my body and I found myself running after the car through the parking lot, shouting out his name. Now you have to understand that I wasn't that kind of kid. No way! Part of me was watching this display, stunned and mortified that an artiste (that's what I considered myself) would do something so childish and crass. The weird(er) part of this story is that I can't remember whether he stopped or not. All I recall is this moment of utter freedom as I ran after Tarzan.
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DR PANNI what a wonderful story!
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Well DR's....inspired by DRJASON, I have scanned some photos from a NYC trip in 1993! If you would like a trip down Memory Lane, let me know....and I will load them up. ;)
Here is the lovely Times Square as it was on a May Day in 1993! ;D
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Tomovoz-- beautiful photo-- no wonder you are proud.
I'll let you know what ends up in the various machines later.
td-- I'm so glad you discovered Cam Clarke. I knew you'd like him (and his CD). Maybe I'll dig out my CD and play it today.
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I tried adding a picture to my profile, but apparently it's too big. One gets used to hearing such things (now, TCB, cut that out--- a Jack Benny reference). I'll have to find another photo or get DRMusicGuy to make the picture smaller. I probably have the right equipment but don't know how to use it. (Another thing one gets used to hearing).
The minds started out in the gutter with Bruce's notes, and apparently they're staying there. Fasten your seatbelts! It's going to be a bumpy day (to paraphrase Bette Davis as Margo Channing)!!!!!!!
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And even though no one asked.... ;D
Here is a photo with the St James, The Majestic, The Shubert, and Sardi's all in one shot....too bad I am not a better photographer! ::)
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In the CD player is Superman - perfect accompaniment for domestic chores. It's been awhile since I heard it, and the score is as winning as ever: snappy music and clever (but not in-your-face clever) lyrics.
DR Tomovoz: what an exquiste photo. Mazeltov (which is practically an anagram of Tomofoz). And DR JRand53, keep the Auntie Mame lines and the Broadway photos coming.
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Love the pictures from NYC of 1993. Such memories of those shows in the photos. Loved them (though I would rather have seen FALSETTOS win Best Musical over CRAZY FOR YOU).
Media check:
CD - DREAMGIRLS IN CONCERT
VCR - 1992 Winter Olympic women's figure skating competition.
DVD - A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE followed by something fun like THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS.
I finally had to replace my trusty Memorex VCR yesterday. It had been faltering for weeks, and last night it just would not play properly so it was out with the Memorex and in with the Samsung (which I bought on sale last year in anticipation of this occurrence).
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DR Kerry, if DR and mate MusicGuy can't reduce your pic, I certainly can and would be glad to do it. Just let me know.
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Good morning everyone! We have beautiful freezing rain here. So it is very icy outside (or it looks to be very icy).
On to read page two.
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DR Matt you have a new photo!
DR Andrea: That is the fastest border inspection in history. I never get through that fast. They always want to know where I'm going, what I'm going to do there ... One time I actually got a bit flustered. It was so bizarre, but the guy was really grilling me (I was going to NYC). He wanted to know every detail about my trip. And I guess he was making me nervous. But he wanted to know exactly which shows I was seeing. And even though I knew in my mind what I wanted to see (although I hadn't gotten the tickets yet). My mind went blank. But since I knew I had to give him an answer I ended up saying "Fosse" and "Chicago" (which were both playing, but I wasn't seeing either). It was totally bizarre.
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Does anyone know when the cds for BOUNCE or the new WONDERFUL TOWN are coming out?
Btw, DR Emily: I also find it very strange how much a payphone costs in NYC. Here (as you know) it's 25 cents for as long as you want. Do other cities have time limits (as well as the higher prices)?
Welcome to new DRs Penny and Robin.
I love babies and I thought that pic is so cute!
BK good luck with your dish (now you can tape Alias!).
DR Emily: You are almost a goddess, hurry.
I enjoyed my DVDs from last night: Daddy Day Care and Emma and Alex (or is it the other way around).
They weren't genius. But the first was funny and the second was sweet (although there were a few things that should have been fixed).
Have a good Saturday everyone.
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Yes, Jennifer, I put up the new pic to celebrate the new year. Thanks for noticing.
Just read a long list of Warners Special Edition DVDs coming out in Region 2 releases this year, and I'm hopeful that they'll just port them over to Region 1 while they're at it. The ones that interested me most were the MGM (and RKO) Marx Bros. collection, an Errol Flynn collection (didn't have which titles, but I'm sure hoping for THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE SEA HAWK, and GENTLEMAN JIM), FORBIDDEN PLANET and KING KONG special editions, and a Johnny Weismuller/TARZAN boxed set.
Better start saving my pennies now!
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One of my favorite lines from "Auntie Mame" because of the choice of words, timing, delivery, etc. (not counting practically ALL of Little Glorie's lines) is,
"I'm a bride!!!!"
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Tomovoz-- beautiful photo-- no wonder you are proud.
I'll let you know what ends up in the various machines later.
td-- I'm so glad you discovered Cam Clarke. I knew you'd like him (and his CD). Maybe I'll dig out my CD and play it today.
Ditto. Such a gorgeous family portrait. Heavenly.
Well, in the dvd player, for some odd reason is Cliff Richard in THE YOUNG ONES.
In the cd player is of course, Cam Clarke, WICKED, Connie Francis' BEST OF, an obscure American rockabilly artist - Ral Donner (who sounds remarkably like Elvis, only with a vibrato) and 007: THE BEST OF BOND.
I think the appearance of Jason Graae at the Kennedy Center is still in the vcr.
Well, Kerry, of course you knew that I'd like Cam; you know me so well.
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Here we are at JOSEPH...this is my friend Jim! ;D
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From The Digital Bits:
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Here's is the plaque in the world-famous Shubert Alley! ;D
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Thanks for those covers, DR td. I'm REALLY looking forward to ST. LOUIS and FORBIDDEN PLANET. Those laserdiscs of them which I have must be getting near the breaking point. KING KONG is undoubtedly a classic, and I have it on a Criterion laserdisc, too, but I don't play it very often.
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Two shows you may remember! :P
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I'm sorry, DR JRand, but those shows didn't run long enough for me to remember them. Maybe I can catch them in some revival somewhere. ;D
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Panni you should be happy with your karma today.
Tomovoz the photo of mother and daughter is simply beautiful. Lucky you.
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Payphones cost fifty cents here, too. It's a racket.
I really want a Cherry Coke, but we don't have any. What am I to do?
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LOL MATTH - if not there, try a community theater!
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Swoody protecting the family from Dino attack:
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Or maybe protecting the Dino ...
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der keeper of the pixs Brucer
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Payphones cost fifty cents here, too. It's a racket.
I really want a Cherry Coke, but we don't have any. What am I to do?
Graba can of coke, grab a jar of maraschino cherries, pour the juice from the cherries into a glass, add coke to taste. :)
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Yo, gang! Another gawjus day in Paradise... alas, I leave for drizzlier climes tomorrow mawnin. (Roz Russel in Auntie Mame, "Mawnin', mawnin', y'all" while mincing about in too-tight boots. I still laugh...)
Thanks for the pix of New York - a twinge of homesickness, the old longing to get back there asap.
How nice of everyone to welcome me so enthusiastically... so this is what Jane and Bruce were yammering about for so many months! Feels like family, doesn't it...
CD player: wads of Vivaldi (driving music)
VCR: Groundhog Day. Seen it dozens of times... Deja vu...
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Have any of you Diet Cherry Coke lovers ever tasted a Cheerwine or Diet Cheerwine? You'd be spoiled forever if you ever had one of those. They're a regionally bottled soft drink that's more cherry tasting than a Diet Cherry Coke but HIGHLY addictive.
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Wonderful pictures JRand53, you must have had a great trip!
Tomovoz, that is a superb pic of neice and grand-niece. So I feel obligated now to show a pic of the light of Great Uncle Mike's life...baby Taylor. Here she is being held by the other light of my life, my neice Katie (Taylor's aunt)!
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Good Morning all. Sorry I was E & T yesterday but I think you will forgive me. I wasn’t feeling very well again. I stopped off at the drug store to pick up a prescription last night and even the druggist said I looked very pale. I took my BP and it was 147/103. By the time I got home, I was seeing spots. I made it in the door, told Mom I was going straight to bed and did just that.
It was so weird, I felt like I was falling even though I was lying flat in bed. I was almost to the point where I thought I was going to call 911 but I didn’t want to scare Mom and the dogs with an ambulance coming to the door. I managed to go to sleep—fully clothed from work until about 2 when I woke and was finely able to get undressed. I slept some more until about 10:30 this morning. I still feel a bit weak and dizzy but I think I’m past the worst of it.
I wanted to rake the leaves up in the front yard but I think that’s out. I think I’m going to take it easy today and tomorrow. If I can't shake this, I may call my doctor and go over to the emergeny room.
Sorry Jane, but I don't know the eposide names of JAG so I can’t answer your question.
I hope the skier was found alive and well.
Welcome and happy posting to the newbies.
Bruce, I hope your satellite dish gets installed and works well for you today. I also hope your getting the Sci Fi Channel. It's the best.
Talk to ya'll later.
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and as promised, here is my current kitty, the gigantic 13 pounds of fur, Freddy, shortly after his arrival this summer from the Humane Society...
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
Great pics all around!
Media Check - Nothing, except for the demo CD of the songs in the show I'm working on - sung and played by the composer/lyricist/playwright himself.
DR MattH - I LOVE Cheerwine! The 7-11s in Richmond used to carry it, but it doesn't seem to make it that far north anymore. I usually buy a few six-packs whenever I have to drive in/thru North Carolina.
-OK - Slept in a little too much... Time to get ready for the matinee...
Good Day!
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DRMBARNUM what a great cat!!!
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Tommy can you hear me? 8)
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Thank goodness, DR Jose, that someone else other than me knows about Cheerwine. It's really a very special soft drink, maybe not for all tastes, but I definitely love it. It's bottled about 20 miles from Charlotte.
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I agree. Wonderfully expressive and daunting cat, DR MBarnum.
Anyone remember poor Ben Vereen at the Tony nomination announcements when he called THE WHO'S TOMMY nomination for Best Musical: "THE WHO by TOMMY." He seemed totally out of it, probably on some kind of pain killers.
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Good afternoon/morning to y'all. I REALLY need to fix my sleeping schedule. I cannot keep staying up until 4 and getting up at 12-1. Especially since school begins again on Monday, :(.
In my CD is a mix CD that I found one day under a dresser in a beach house we were staying at. It has a lot of fun songs, Michael Jackson, Madonna, pretty much every hit from the 80's.
DVD is eeeeeeempty. My computer DVD was enabled when I had it fixed.
In my VHS is NOT a bootleg tape of Cabaret that my friend DIDN'T buy online and DIDN'T lend to me. It's not that good anyway.
MBarnum: You think a 13 lb cat is giant?! I have two cats, and both are at least 17, if not more. We're trying SO hard to get them to lose weight, we've even gone so far as to only feed them non-fatfood, every other day. Yet they STILL don't lose weight.
Tomovoz, that is a gorgeous picture!
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By the way Panni, I think you are not the only one on this board who would be likely to chase after Gordon Scott! LOL!
Forgot about media check:
CD: Right now I am listening, once again, to the soundtrack of PAKEEZAH.
VHS: Last night I watched FRONT PAGE WOMAN with Bette Davis and George Brent and then THEY CALL IT SIN with Loretta Young and David Manners. Both very enjoyable films taped off of TCM recently.
DVD: Indian (Bollywood) film KATI PATANG (DRIFTING KITE) which is a remake of the Barbara Stanwyke film NO MAN OF HER OWN.
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Oh hey, DBMBARNUM - actually Keith Andes DID sing in the movie last night, one number in a Mexican setting.
Today on TCM at 2pm EST - THE SATAN BUG!
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Good morning, good morning - how lovely to wake up to so many excellent posts and photos and also photos and posts. I must do a couple of errands before the Dish People arrive between one and five, and then I'll be posting some photos of my own.
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I hope this installation is successful! :D
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Keith Andes sang in that! He must have forgotten! Well, I must definately watch it next time it aires!! You know, if they could release a George Maharis album you would think someone could at least have had Keith Andes record an album!
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LOL!
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Jim and I at BLOOD BROTHERS starring Sean Cassidy David Cassidy and Petula Clark! ;D
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And yes I did have a brush with me - I just didn't use it much on that trip!
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Sorry Jane, but I don't know the eposide names of JAG so I can’t answer your question.
I hope the skier was found alive and well.
Welcome and happy posting to the newbies.
Danise I hope you feel better. I don’t need to be sick to have that falling sensation. It happens often while I’m falling asleep. LOL.
I’m sure you didn’t watch JAG last night. If you missed it, and it isn’t a rerun I can send it to you. Just let me know.
Do get well quickly!!!
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Have to dry my hair which is dripping on the keyboard. Welcome, DR PennyO and the other lovely person whose name escapes me - but I can't go back and look because - as previously stated - I'm dripping. Don't take away any karma because of dripping, please.
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Just saw that I was awarded MORE karma since last I looked. Thank you!
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Panni, I think I've told my Gordo Scott story here before, but I was sandwiched between Gordo and Denny Miller, two former Tarzans, at an Edgar Rice Burroughs convention a few years back (Dum-Dums, they call them, after the gathering of Apes in the novels). They were signing stuff and I was signing my Dragonheart novel and some scripts of mine (one the first version of Princess of Mars...called by the President of the La Chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles, the most Burroughsian script ever). Denny was gracious and warm and the fans really adored him. Gordo was sullen, aloof, and a bit of a pill and mostly concerned with making money. (Wish my scanner was working...I have a picture of me between them).
Bruce, caught the tail-end of one of your Penn and Teller: Bullshit episodes last night...one about debunking psyhics like John Edwards...Very interesting.
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Excuse me for living, but we haven't had a post since I left? Over an hour? No, no, no, no, no, that will not do, that will simply not do. That is unseemly. How can we have a successful installation with no posts?
Also, where in tarnation IS Francois? Has anyone tried e-mailing him?
Also, where in tarnation IS everyone? I'm sitting here gloating in the gloaming. Why you might ask, is BK sitting here gloating in the gloaming? Well, I'll tell you why. As I mentioned, I was "banned" from a certain DVD chat board because someone had posted some comments from Mr. George Feltenstein that no King Kong DVD was on the schedule because they were still trying to locate better elements for the transfer. There were several disappointed responses. I posted that everyone might want to take everything Mr. George Feltenstein said with a large container of salt. The owner of the board then posted a strong rebuke saying I should be careful about calling people a liar without having proof. I pointed out to him that I had called no one a liar and that people were free to believe what they so chose. Then I got angry and posted a strong rebuke to the owner, because that was the third time he'd done this to me - misinterpreted my words, and been totally out-of-line to boot. I suggested he ban me from his childish, filled with people who don't know what they're talking about site, because obviously people who were informed and who actually know from whence they speak really weren't welcome there. They, of course, removed that post within thirty seconds and banned I was, which was and is fine.
Well, blow me over with a swizzle stick, but Warners seems to have announced that a two-disc Special Edition of King Kong will be out before the end of the year. OOPS! When I made my initial post I knew that that was the case because I knew that they'd been working on it for over a year. So, it looks like Mr. George Feltenstein wasn't being forthright (for whatever reasons) and it looks like my post was right on. Think the owner, the immature dweeb known as Ronald Epstein (who admits that he never watched a black-and-white film or a classic film until the advent of DVD) will apologize? I do - on the 12th of Never.
Now, should any of you wish to mosey on over there, register, and post in the King Kong thread that OOPS looks like Mr. Kimmel was right and looks like Mr. Feltenstein wasn't exactly being forthright, and looks like Mr Epstein shouldn't have jumped on Mr. Kimmel and should apologize, well, feel free to do so. The address is http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/index.php
Once registered, scroll down to Home Theater Software, click and you'll find the topics and you'll find the King Kong thread.
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Somehow, whilst writing my diatribe, there were more posts. Whew.
Panni, dry your hair, quickly, because I'm sure you have a BUSY day in front of you, because you are a BUSY BUSY person. I have never known such a BUSY person as you.
Pogue: That wasn't one of my personal episodes - if they show the one debunking certain medical practices or the one on SEX, you'll see my contribution.
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I'm back from NYC, and while it's nice to be home, I do miss the city already!
DVD--nothing lately
VHS--Les Trois Couleurs: Rouge
CD--The Baker's Wife OCR, Skinner's and Ripleys's Duets, The Last 5 Years OCR
Yes, yes, please help! "My" Seany hasn't been around (and he has a girlfriend anyway), so I'm getting a little rusty! Wah, I miss him!
Laura, you are a very accomplished flirt! I think Jed and others have attested to that!
Jrand--Love the pics, I hope you will post more!
Tomofoz--Also a lovely pic...Juliette is beautiful.
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DR Danise: I really hope you feel better soon!
DRs Tomovoz and MBarnum: Juliette and Taylor are absolutely adorable!
DR Jrand: Thank you for the picture of Times Square. Guys and Dolls was my first show in NYC. I saw it in 1992 (when I was 7).
Sarah: It was chocolate fondue!!! Ah, well, I can't touch that. You win!
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DR Jennifer: I think the Bounce cast recording comes out in Feb. At least that's what I think I heard.
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The CD player is being temperamental again. I am happy to say we finally have an AM station here that plays great music by artists such as Como, Ella, Sinatra, etc. Currently I am listening to Lullaby on Broadway. We finished SEABISCUIT so nothing is in the DVD. We have a well used tape of CASABLANCA we might watch. Someone mentioned a new DVD release last year I would like to get. Tonight we will be recording the 1949 film THE WINDOW. For an interesting article on the film and it’s star Bobby Driscoll, check out the following link: http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?s=b87b14a972c93675895bdad594299ca1&p=123350#post123350
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Chocolate fondue? I might be fond of a chocolate fondue for two. Someone make it right now and let's all have some, shall we?
Panni was apparently so BUSY she logged off before my post pointing out how BUSY she is. Such a BUSY little bee.
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With all its faults...this is still one of my favorite shows!
"Your hand at the level of your eyes!" ::)
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One of my all time favorite marquees! KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN! :D
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As long as we're posting pictures of our pets and babies, here is my Sasha.
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OOPS!
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I enjoyed them all.
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AWWWWWWW....Sasha....another B I G kitty! So pretty.
DR Laura - Seven years old. OY! :P
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Here I am with my close personal friend David Cassidy. He is a very nice man, but he is a bit one dimensional! ;D
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As long as we're posting pictures of our pets and babies, here is my Sasha.
it's been a while since anyone here at hhw has seen li'l baby Minx - -who has a birthday on January 12th. . . .
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OMG td - what beautiful doggie colorings.
Which reminds me of the dyslexic atheist.....he didn't believe there really was a dog.
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Thanks for the photo feedback. Pets and Babies do it seems, create great responses. I am sure we both superb great uncles MBarnum.
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Tommy can you hear me? 8)
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Yes JRand I hear you. But I don't necessarily everyone who calls me "Tommy".
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td: Fosca and Magnus say thank you for the photo of "Sasha.
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Here I am with my close personal friend David Cassidy. He is a very nice man, but he is a bit one dimensional! ;D
I, too had a one-dimensional friend in NYC!
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Good morning all! The rain has stopped and the sun is making an appearance! Yay! Thank you all for your sunshine vibes...they appear to have worked.
The baby pics are SO cute! Both babies are simply adorable. Pet pics are cute too. I have a few very cute ones of my own baby, a rat named Shy. But some people are scared of them, so I won't post them. :D
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Hey, first post on page four :)
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And thanks to bk, I now have 'There is nothing like a dame" running through my head. Good ol' South Pacific...I think I shall go to the beach and sing Bali Hai to the tourists.
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td - at least they are good listeners!
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td to the rescue! He posted a lovely thing at the hometheaterforum, vindicating yours truly.
Soon the Dish People will arrive - sometime between one and five (love those time spreads, don't we?).
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I have a few very cute ones of my own baby, a rat named Shy. But some people are scared of them, so I won't post them. :D
Shy is a cute name. What color is he/she? I would enjoy the picture.
Happy sunshine. :)
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td darling Minx has very interesting markings for a dog that size and shape. What is she/he?
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I have photos, I have photos! Here is the view from my house looking north.
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Of course you can't actually SEE my house in these photos, since I am standing in front of it. Here's the southerly view - a beautiful but windy day in the neighborhood.
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I saw "The Return of the King" last night.
I get fahrklempt just thinking about it.
Sean Astin deserves an Oscar. An emotional tour-de-force performance if ever there was one!
Contrary to other comments made about its length, I thought it was magnificent and moved rapidly. There wasn't one "fucking epic battle"* too many for me!
During the film's final hour, I spent a considerable amount of time wiping away tears and sniffling.
Heaven knows what Peter Jackson will add in his expanded DVD version of this last film -- but I can hardly wait!
*(Quoting from one of Mr. Pogue's posts of yesterday)
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Every day when I leave for work I stop and smell the roses, which line my front path.
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Well, I don't smell the one on the extreme right because it is deader than a doornail.
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I saw "The Return of the King" last night.
I get fahrklempt just thinking about it.
Sean Astin deserves an Oscar. An emotional tour-de-force performance if ever there was one!
Contrary to other comments made about its length, I thought it was magnificent and moved rapidly. There wasn't one "fucking epic battle"* too many for me!
During the film's final hour, I spent a considerable amount of time wiping away tears and sniffling.
Heaven knows what Peter Jackson will add in his expanded DVD version of this last film -- but I can hardly wait!
*(Quoting from one of Mr. Pogue's posts of yesterday)
I want to go!! We have to wait until Keith and sit through the movie without coughing. It is very frustrating.
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Jane: Can't you get some codeine for Keith?
:)
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Every day when I leave for work I stop and smell the roses, which line my front path.
Better than the porta potty on the neighbors lawn. :D
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It is gorgeous here. The snow has stopped falling & the skies are blue today, but yesterday Echo was so cute running through he snow covered fields. When we returned from our hike Keith commented she looked like Dr. Zhivago’s dog. Off for today’s hike. :)
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Well, td came to the rescue and they pulled his post. Can we say IMMATURE? Can we say CHILDISH? No one can disagree with the idiot boy who runs that site - he cannot be shown to have been wrong. He, of course, WAS wrong, but is obviously too stupid or too much a baby to admit it. Oh, well. It is clearly clear.
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td darling Minx has very interesting markings for a dog that size and shape. What is she/he?
Minx is 100% purebred Siberian Husky.
The photo is one of her in the summer, when we get her coat trimmed; Huskies tend to not do well in the Pittsburghian summers; but, Minx will be turning THIRTEEN in a few short days. . .she's well-fe, well-cared for and exercizes daily.
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Well, td came to the rescue and they pulled his post. Can we say IMMATURE? Can we say CHILDISH? No one can disagree with the idiot boy who runs that site - he cannot be shown to have been wrong. He, of course, WAS wrong, but is obviously too stupid or too much a baby to admit it. Oh, well. It is clearly clear.
And it was, if I do say so myself, a most excellent post.
It pointed out the wit and wisdom of BK as well as honoring George Fentelstein with a positive remark about his work on the cd of GYPSY.
Yes, we can say CHILDISH and we can even spell IMMATURE!
I'd add some karma to BK, but, I've already exceded my limit on doling it out.
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DR td, looks like you and Betty were color coordinated! :)
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN was one of the best musicals I ever saw.
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DR td, I'd love to read what you originally wrote. Can you recreate your comments?
Dr Ron, glad you and I cried over the final hour. But, I had a feeling I wasn't the only one since I heard LOTS of sniffling around me while I was wiping away my tears.
bk, anxious to hear what you think of your dish and its reception. I've only had one friend who had a dish, and on the nights when weather permitted, the picture was pretty awesome. (Really bad weather seems to have played havoc with his reception, but I understand that doesn't happen in most cases.)
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TOTD: I watched tyhe DVD of "Fairy Tale" last night (Peter O'Toole) which I found to be a delight. Has anyone else seen it? I realise that some of the DRs Identify with having fairies at the bottom of the garden.
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I almost feel like I'm with DR Ann in Hawaii today. It's 75 degrees here and cloudless. According to the forecast, we're to have an ice storm next week.
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Well, Atilla the Hun has arrived to install the dish. I hope he knows what he's doing. As it turns out, we won't need the chimney mount - he says last week's idiot didn't know what he was talking about.
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What lovely photographs of Le Neighborhood de Kimmel!
You mean there are OTHER sites on the internet in addition to HHW?
Here is the TKTS booth on that May day!
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I merely pointed out that Mr. Kimmel was correct, that Mr. F. (even though he produced one of my favorite cds of 2003 - GYPSY) was *mistaken.*
Words to the effect of "Truth will out," and that I sorely would miss the wit and wisdom of Mr. Kimmel.
I even included the quote from THE DIGITAL BITS http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html)
which backs up everything BK had said previously on the HTF.
Trust me, it was nothing incinderary - I save that for discussions of the joys and pleasures of THE WICKER MAN - merely a post which simply and non-confrontationally pointed out the error of the forum's ways.
I have since reposted twice - for some reason, for about one half hour, I was not allowed to post, modify or reply on the HTF at all - in two seperate threads. Maybe I'll be the next banned member.
Never once did I mention that I knew of the childish banning of BK, nor that I even knew BK on a personal basis, and consider him to be a friend, whose opinion(s) I trust.
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My question to td: Has Epstein sent you a "warning"? I just sent him two count them two scathing letters that even our very own Charles Pogue would be proud of. I've also given him a "warning" - that I will make merciless fun of him and his site and his being a despot whenever and wherever I can. I haz spoken!
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Here is the marquee for that wacky dancing show! :o
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My answer to BK: NO, Mr. Epstein did not send me anything!
The only things I received in my email were the reminder for my CALL-BACK AUDITION on Monday evening, and Ken Hanke's review of CALENDER GIRLS.
What a lovely neighborhood, BK! And such gorgeous flowers!
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(http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/gar/sistersroszensweig.jpg)
We saw a play as well.....Linda Lavin, Michael Learned, and Hal Linden were all very good in this! Although I have other Wasserstein plays I enjoy more, the SISTERS were fun!
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And my last three. The Chicago Theater in - where else - Chicago, when we saw Mr Donny Osmond in
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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Sister Molly at said theatre:
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And sister Molly and me (a Kaye Ballard reference) at one and the same:
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I tried to make all of my photos today small enough that they weren't a trial for some DR's! ;D
THE END!!!
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MBarnum: I love that pic of your niece and baby. I want one :)
And your cat has yellow eyes!
DR Danise feel better!
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I spent this afternoon watching GASLIGHT. Hadn't watched it in ages, and Ingrid Bergman is SO wonderful in it. Classy production. Has anyone ever seen ANGEL STREET on the stage?
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BK can't wait to hear more about la dish.
Also, how come you didn't show us a picture of YOUR house. I'd like to see it.
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Ha, ha Jennifer, Freddy's eyes always turn out strange in pictures....he actually has beautiful baby blues!
Hey, some very suave pictures of DR JRand53! And you cardboard friends seems to be looking very deeply into your eyes!
Ann, do post a pic of little Shy...I have no aversion to rats or mice!
TD- you are to be congratulated on such a striking dog...Siberian Huskie is the type of dog I have longed to own!
Sandra, your giganta-cat is adorable! I love big cat's...fun to cuddle with!
BK you live on a lovely street! I noticed many, many cute neighborhoods in North Hollywood and, go figure, Beverly Hills! LOL!
Done running errands...snow is getting ready to fall I fear! Must eat some lunch (cold fried chicken, orange, banana) and watch a movie. Then ready myself to interview Mr. Frank Griffin, brother of Debra Paget and Lisa Gaye and star of TEENAGE CRIME WAVE and THE GIANT CLAW.
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Another of those mornings where I "refresh" the page a few times and there are no new posts. THEN I eventually realise that the world has moved on to a new page!
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DRTOM don't you hate it when that happens. LOL DRMBARNUM....thanks. DRMATTH I liked Spider Woman as well. Never saw ANGEL STREET onstage, but I have read the script!
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Sandra - Love your new picture! :D
Brrr... It is downright cold here in the inland Northwest. I don't think we've broken 20 degrees in a couple days, we're supposed to go subzero the next couple nights, and Monday's forecasted HIGH is only 4 degrees (that's -15 for our Canuckistan friends, down to -20ish at night)! Just another January in eastern Washington.
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"Kiss Of the Spider Woman" - one of my favourite theatrical experiences. The perfect blend of strong story and appropriate songs. I really think it would make a superb movie.
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I have a feeling we're living in a fool's paradise here. After the balmy temperatures for the last two or three weeks and almost no rain, our forecast calls for ice storms next week! The last one of those we had (last winter) knocked out power for about 2 million homes.
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Atilla is drilling - or should that be Attila is driling? In any case, the hun is wiring and drilling and moving things around and I do hope no wires get pulled out of anything because that means the Wiring Man would have to come here and that wouldn't be so much fun for either one of us.
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My goodness, the Karma Fairies have been at work the last couple days. I'm feeling quite karmalicious! Thanks much!
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Time to sign off for a while - electrical storm has arrived. Dog pacifying and protecting the computer are priorities for a while.
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(http://store5.yimg.com/I/herbal-remedies-usa_1773_26670208)
Dog Pacifier
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Atilla is still banging and drilling and moving. Someday soon I hope to turn on the TV and see images.
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Any minute now.....................
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Don't get me wrong, for the most part I enjoyed the Hell out of Return of the King, but as for the tears...I thought far too many flowed on the screen. Every time I turned around someone somewhere was turning on the waterworks. I really thought I'd scream, if I saw one more tear trickle down yet another grimey cheek. I agree with Frank Capra: "I used to think drama was when the hero cried; it's when the audience cries." I think there are very effective weeping scenes, but they must always be used in restraint. My credo is the Frank Loesser quote on my post: "The heart must bleed; not slobber." It's a fine line that must be walked between genuine sentiment and cheap, easy sentimentality. Anger and tears are always the easiest emotions for actors to access and some folks just go to the well too often. I think in Return of the King could have been a little less moist. I think they also could have chosen from about three or for endings they had...I felt like we were getting epilogue after epilogue. When the bad guy's destroyed, the movie's over folks, get the big birds in there and our heroes out of there and wrap up everything nice and tidily, let's not dribble on with four or five more scenes.
I too am looking forward to the extended version of RETURN OF THE KING, then I want to watch all three extended-version parts in sequence and see how it all shakes down. But, hey, I've enjoyed it...I think I still liked the first part best so far...more character, more mystery, everything better blended, we also lost a powerful character too early...Sean Bean was wonderful.
Tomovoz...I've seen Fairy Tale (or is it Faery Tale?) with Peter O'Toole (one of my favourite actors) as Conan Doyle and found it immensely enjoyable. Having become sort of a Conan Doyle authority when I did my Sherlock Holmes films (and having met his last surviving daughter), I was somewhat familiar with the story and have a book entitled The Coming of the Fairies by Doyle, relating the incident about which the movie is based. It's hard to imagine that anyone could have been fooled by such blatantly phony photographs. It's quite interesting that Doyle, who created a character famous for his reasoned, deductive logic, was later taken in by frauds like this and various spiritualists and psychics.
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Matt H...Ingrid Bergman is wonderful in practically everything she does. I've not seen Angel Street on stage, but I've performed it, the Charles Boyer role. The play is a bit different than the movie...The detective does not become a romantic interest.
My review: "Charles Pogue stars as Mr. Manningham...in a fine portrayal."
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[size="5"]I'm Back![/size]
(Well, for now, anyway.)
Of course, it was difficult getting here, having been bitch-slapped silly by BK's lovely daughter. But at least it is good to hear that she is perhaps the only person to have found her way out of the corn, where she was sent a couple of years ago by Billy Mumy, as I understand it.
I won't bore you with my troubles--they bore me enough as is--but I will just say that it has grieved me deeply of late not to be chatting with the most wonderful people in the world on the most jiggy web site in human history. I haven't even been reading, and lo! I have not even read today's posts yet. But as we were moaning and groaning over the inhumanity of the universe and other topics today, my Joe said he would not tolerate my continued absence from this here place. So here I am.
Among my meæ cuplæ is not having thanked all of you great folks for my birthday wishes some two weeks and a year ago. So here you are:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Thank all of y'all for the wonderful birthday wishes![/move]
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]You're the greatest, guys![/move]
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Topic of The Day:
CD Player: Deborah Downey, Here's to Life. She has been winning Cabaret awards in LA, and I am sure Dear Reader Donna of Cabaret West knows her. Anyone else?
VCR: Reign of Fire, a really excellent film with Christian Bole, about Dragons--and my Joe loves dragons--having taken over most of the modern world and an intrepid bunch of Limeys--aided by some Yanks--who set out to kill the one male dragon. Wonderful to see, in this day and age that a fantasy can still be filmed that is based on writing, characters, and cinematography rather than just cartoonish digital effects.
DVD Player: Leslie Stevens' Incubus with, yes, William Shatner. I am hoping to transcribe the entire Esperanto text for use in my class next fall--no mean feat with Shatner's execrable pronunciation. Well, at least he never strikes the patented Shatner Agony Pose in the entire movie.
Book Shelf: Ethan Mordent[sic!]'s One Last Kiss. A fun read, very informative, with perhaps a mite too much vitriole, but hey, what good is mustard without a bit of a bite?
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Is that THE William F Orr?
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A pleasant New Year's surprise. Welcome back WFO and (Non Reader) Joe.
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Thnaks td for the photographic reminder. It's on the shopping list. Storm has passed by. Night times are worse as is the light show. Nancy Sinatra would not be referring to Fosca when she sang about "Lightning's Girl"
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Thanks for your thoughts on Fairies Mr Pogue. I still believe. But then I live in that world.
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Attila tells me he's almost done - he made a couple of boo boos despite my telling him to be careful - he accidentally unplugged all the cables from the DVD player, but he put them back where they belonged (like Dolly) and now it's working fine again. Then, he didn't notice that I needed hi-def for the receiver, so now he has to drill another hole and bring another line in.
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Has anyone noticed how damn BUSY Panni is? I have.
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Attila is back on the roof, fiddling around. Wait a mo - a fiddler on the roof, sounds crazy no? But in our little village of Studio City... I think there's a musical here, don't you?
As I mentioned ealier, I sent two count them two scathing letters to Ron Epstein at the hometheaterforum, two e-mails worthy of Mr. Charles Pogue. Do you know what the infantile Mr. Ronald Epstein did? He blocked e-mails from the account I registered with. Oh, well - I just resent them from another account. OOPS.
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Well, it is good to see you again WFO! Don't be such a stranger!
Besides being suave, JRand53 is also one heck of the nicest people I have ever met on the internet! If our states weren't so far removed from one another I am most positive he and I would have loads of fun being movie viewing buddies as he is one of the few people that I know who has some of the same film tastes as I do!
Speaking of movies, I just finshed watching a glorious pre-code film from 1933 called BEAUTY FOR SALE! Lots of laughs and some drama too... with the very lovely Madge Evans, the very amusing Una Merkel, and an array of other 1930s characters! All about girls working in a posh beauty salon in New York. See it if you can!
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DR WFO,
You've been sorely missed. Welcome back. (And thanks for the push, Joe.)
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DRMBARNUM you are too twisted for color tv!
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Minx is 100% purebred Siberian Husky.
The photo is one of her in the summer, when we get her coat trimmed; Huskies tend to not do well in the Pittsburghian summers; but, Minx will be turning THIRTEEN in a few short days. . .she's well-fe, well-cared for and exercizes daily.
She does look like a clipped husky but I had never seen one before. LOL. We use to trim our Samoyed as she was impossible to brush but left the huskie alone. She is very cute.
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TD- you are to be congratulated on such a striking dog...Siberian Huskie is the type of dog I have longed to own!
You don't own Huskies. They own you and do what they decide to do, a bright but extremely independent breed. Hopefully Minx is one of the rare exceptions to the rule.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]A big welcome back William F. Orr.[/move]
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Hip hip hooray for the return of William F. Orr!
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Hey DR Tom from Oz and Jrand: I've done the refresh thing too! Maybe it's a god thing :)
BK you made me laugh when I read about you re-sending your meanie email. They sound very funny.
Well I ate bread (pumpernickel) for the first time in like a month. It was good. My diet has been going very well (although it would be going much better if I exercised more). It is so hard to exercise in the winter. I could swim. I used to swim twice a week. But I have not done that in months.
I think I will use my rebounder. And pilates. And the exercise bike. I do feel much better though (which is good). Although I still want to be at my original weight (and I don't think i'm there yet).
Oh and on New Year's eve I had my favorite General Taos. Yeah for chicken!
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Well there was much freezing rain today, and what did I do? SHOP! You can shop in freezing rain. I went to the mall with maman (who also loves to shop) and I went past the book store. And they bins of books for $2. So I got a low fat cookbook (even though I'm doing low carbs) and some romancy type book about men proposing (which will probably depress me). But I love the price.
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Oh and I was just watching my favorite soap before (Y&R). If you accidently kill someone, but hitting them over the head with a bottle, should you then wrap up their body and drag it across town? I think not. Sharon you are so dumb :)
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Coming onto this site makes me feel like Ilona at the library:
So many posts! Such great photos! What fantabulous repartee.
Dear Reader William F. Orr: Welcome back. I hope your tsuris has ended, or, if it has not, that it is not distracting you and will end soon.
Dear Reader Sandra: I adore your new photo. The hat and the helmet together are tres chic!
Babies: Gawjus. Kitties: Cuter than a button. Puppies: Awww!
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Hey did you know that there are only J and A lettered people on here now: Jennifer, Ann, Jay, Andrea and Jed.
We are Jajaj!
Bye all :)
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Alright, I will admit that I, too, have been known to refresh the page a few times hoping for new posts, only to discover that there are plenty of new posts waiting on the next page. Ahh, confession is good for the soul.
Wonderful to see everybody's favorite math teacher back among us! :D
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Well, I've got some dish - I've got the dish. I've been successfully installed, although not without annoyance. Once Attila was done then he had to phone Direct TV to activate. I had to get on the phone and then the idiot had no clue what I'd ordered four weeks ago, so we had to go through THAT whole thing, but finally I'm dished and I see images on my TV so that is good.
Now, if one of our techno-hainsies can just give me the reader's digest version of how to record things on Tivo that would be grand. In other words, how do I tell it what program to record when? How do I record something if I'm just seeing it live and want it?
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We are Jajaj!
Sounds like Spanish laughter to me! :D
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Dear BK--
Congratulations. Now you can get 400 channels and find that there's nothing to watch on TV.
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57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)
I bought a bourgeois house in the Hollywood hills
With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills
Man came by to hook up my cable TV
We settled in for the night my baby and me
We switched 'round and 'round 'til half-past dawn
There was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Well now home entertainment was my baby's wish
So I hopped into town for a satellite dish
I tied it to the top of my Japanese car
I came home and I pointed it out into the stars
A message came back from the great beyond
There's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Well we might'a made some friends with some billionaires
We might'a got all nice and friendly
If we'd made it upstairs
All I got was a note that said "Bye-bye John
Our love is fifty-seven channels and nothin' on"
So I bought a .44 magnum it was solid steel cast
And in the blessed name of Elvis well I just let it blast
'Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
And they busted me for disturbin' the almighty peace
Judge said "What you got in your defense son?"
"Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on"
I can see by your eyes friend you're just about gone
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on...
Fifty-seven channels and nothin'
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Bk is now back in TV Land! Hurray! I hope you get Goodlife Network, then you can watch all those wonderful Warner Bros. detective and westerns shows...Bronco, Cheyenne, Surfside 6, etc. etc. etc.!
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Dear BK--
Congratulations. Now you can get 400 channels and find that there's nothing to watch on TV.
There will be plenty to watch with the TIVO wish list. All Bruce needs to do is fill it up with his favorite actors and movies.
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How do I record something if I'm just seeing it live and want it?
Press the red button.
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Just killing time before I talk to Mr. Griffin and thought I would remind all dear readers to pick up there issue of Scarlet Street...you will find a nice article on DR Charles Pouge, DVD reviews by Drs TD and Jrand53, another nice article on BK and Jeepers Creepers (with photos of surprise DRs) and an interview with this healthy young man who starred in many an Italian sword and Sandal...
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Bruce I bet you figured that out by now. You are going to have so much fun with TIVO. A nice addition to the wish list is the ability to go to “options” and click on automatic record.
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You don't own Huskies. They own you and do what they decide to do, a bright but extremely independent breed. Hopefully Minx is one of the rare exceptions to the rule.
Dear Reader Jane done said a cotton-pickin' mouthful of truth!
Not that it matters, but, if I am not out of bed by 8:15 (her morning walk time) Minx will run into the bedroom and sorta sing me awake - - any one who has had a Husky will know the sound I'm referring to.
Minx lets you know that this is HER house, but, you're welcome to drop in.
The other thing about Huskies that I have learned is that they will always be roamers - even with proper leash training, and daily routined walks; IF they are not leashed, they will travel.
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DR Charles, I could not disagree with you more strongly about the moist quotient in THE RETURN OF THE KING. Any tears and sentimentality shown in the film has been EARNED by those characters. I wouldn't deny them their emotions, and I'm grateful I could join in (and then some).
I, too, look forward to the extended edition (tentatively slated for release in August with the theatrical edition coming in May), and between now and then plan on borrowing from a friend the extended editions of the other films to see them. (I have only the theatrical versions).
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DISHtv - wonderful. Hopefully Mr BK will have the Encore channels of MYSTERY, LOVE, WESTERN, and ACTION!!
I joined that "other" board today, but will not post for a few days on the KK thread so as to be a sneaky snake.
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Did the DVD thing tonight myself. Finished AI, and I have to say I still stand by my gut feeling that the movie should have ended with the discovery of the blue fairy and David's waiting for her to grant his wish. The feel-good/give David closure/ET ending with the clone mother for me destroyed the very cynical tone of the piece. I wanted that melancholy.
After I finished AI, I put in LILO & STITCH, beautfully animated and fun. Then, PLANET OF THE APES which I stopped after about 20 minutes. I know a new anamorphic transfer is upcoming for it, but I doubt I'll sink money into upgrading.
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[sigh] I once had the Encore channels on my digital cable service, but when I upgraded to a high definition cable box, the technicians discovered they had let me go well past the introductory offer of those movie channels and took them away. I also lost in the process the Fox Movie Channel and 5 STARZ channels when they made that discovery. Damn! I could add them back (for a fee naturally), but for now I'll stay with the hundreds I presently have.
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After I finished AI, I put in LILO & STITCH, beautfully animated and fun. Then, PLANET OF THE APES which I stopped after about 20 minutes. I know a new anamorphic transfer is upcoming for it, but I doubt I'll sink money into upgrading.
DR Matt - you know, don't you, that I reviewed that lovely dvd of LILO & STITCH for Scarlet Street Magazine? ? ? ? ;)
I just got back from the dvd trading place I frequent, and PLANET OF THE APES was NOT one of the titles I traded in, but, the other films in the series are now on somebody's else's shelves. I'll take the anamorphic when it comes out, a rare case of double-dipping for me.
Trade-wise, I did well, if I do say so myself:
took a few dvds in and got SEASON 8 X FILES (there's no way in hell that I would ever pay what Fox's list price is on this!), THE GREAT GATSBY, IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (the now out-of-print version with the documentary) and DOWN WITH LOVE - only the final choice being a *used* dvd.
DR Emily, of course I hit you with my Karmaliscious Wand for quoting The Boss!
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Lovely DR EMILY!!! LOL...and so true.
And DRMICHAELSHAYNE might want to reprise his "Satellite on the Roof" song from last week. It was velly crever.
OH - and since non-fan DR CHARLESPOGUE isn't around tonight, I will let the rest of you know that on the Hallmark Channel at Midnight EST, the episode of "The Virginian" that tells how Trampas came to the ranch is on. Lots of Doug McClure, for anyone who is a fan!
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DR TD,
I had a friend with a Husky. The dog was a roamer, but so was the husband - a dangerous combination. He took the dog out one evening and returned home alone, plastered, the next morning. (He remembered leaving the dog at a bar, but couldn't remember which one.) Fortunately, my friend was familiar with her husband's haunts. She went from bar to bar, and eventually found Seiku tied up and patiently waiting outside the WheatSheaf Tavern. Seiku, happily, lived a long and happy life. But the marriage ended soon after the WheatSheaf incident.
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DR td, I have my first ever issue of SCARLET STREET here now - the one with Bette Davis as Jane Hudson on the cover. I got it at Borders last weekend, but I have a backlog of magazines and it went on the bottom of the stack. I'll get to it eventually, and subscribe if I like it. Look forward to seeing my buddies here in print.
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Those sound like some good trades, DR td. Yep, quite often the "used" DVds are really brand new discs still in shrink wrap. Let me know what you think of DOWN WITH LOVE. I've been debating about getting it or waiting for it to appear on HBO/Showtime.
Tomorrow, I will definitely crack open LOVE ME TONIGHT. I just felt like surround sound tonight which partly explains my choices.
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Well, the hour is growing late, so I'm off to bed. Look forward to reading the rest of the evening's posts tomorrow. Until then, . . . .
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I loved DOWN WITH LOVE in theaters, but this was also the first time I was able to pick up a w-i-d-e-s-c-r-e-e-n edition of it on dvd! Of course, with all the other things out on dvd, I possibly wasn't looking very hard, either.
If memory serves, my review of LILO is in the previous issue of SS, the SS unzips the fly issue. . .
(http://www.scarletstreet.com/imagesISSUES/cover48.jpg)
I know that I reviewed BUFFY while Richard Valley reviewed ANGEL in the horror hags issue:
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an issue which features (and I'm telling you the truth) some of my favorite interviews; some of which were conducted by another Dear Reader or two!
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Do we know a channel number for Goodlife? I mean, on Direct TV? Major question: On the remote, there doesn't seem to be an "off" button, so I assume one just leaves the Tivo receiver "on" all the time. Is that right? There's a five-hundred page manual I guess I have to start reading.
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DR Dan-in-Toronto: Love the roamin' husky and husband tale! I whipped out my Karmaliscious Wand for that timely missive.
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Anyone up for pancakes?
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http://echostar.swiki.net/52 (http://echostar.swiki.net/52)
Bruce - before or after the pancakes, check out this listing of DirectTv channels. . . . ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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You should also be able to find a trove of programs and channels here:
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index.jsp (http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index.jsp)
;)
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So nice to have you back where you belong, William F Orr (oh, a Hello Dolly reference). We've all missed you. And there's some young'uns here who need some math help once in a while.
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As for the Topic of the Day:
CD player: Why, MusicGuy is in the CD player once again.
Car CD player: Holiday in Plaid. I just love "Let it Snow"
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What, no pancakes?
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I love pancakes and you are making me hungry!
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Ann, do post a pic of little Shy...I have no aversion to rats or mice!
I do! I have a HUGE aversion to mice! ;)
Back from an unexpectedly long day at the Met. I ended up picking up the evening show, so more moolah for me!
DVD: Princess Bride
CD: Mrs. Miller/WICKED
VHS: Nothing
Compare this pic of Times Square to Jrand's from 10 years ago...
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I'm up for an omelette.
With sausage and mushrooms, please.
And strong, hot coffee, too.
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Of course, if you must have pancakes, I'll go along as long as the restaurant does waffles.
I could waffle over a waffle!
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Good evening!
-Just two more Camelots to go... :-(
Today's performances were the last shows for one of our Young Tom's. He was already getting emotional right before the show, but it was nice to see him all happy and smiling during the curtain call. *I "worry" about that final scene tomorrow night. Get the boxes of Kleenex ready!
-Funny thing, a bunch of us have the same feeling about the closing of the show. We'd all love for the show to run longer - if it could, being part of a season, it can't - BUT all of us also want to be back home real soon. I guess having the show happen over the holidays kind of got everyone kind of homesick - ??? In any case, it's been a great run.
*The crew did their crew photo tonight. Lots of fun. They all picked parts of their favorites costumes! And one light op, in particular, chose to wear one of the horse harnesses... Very nice looking man, and it was nice to see him in the harness too... And you tell it was a little cold tonight in the theatre too. ;) I'll do my best to post some pics once I get them copied over from my camera.
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DR Jennifer - RE: Y&R - Sharon accidentally killed somebody!?!?!?? And she dragged his body across town?!?!?!?!? HA!! Doesn't the Newman clan have enough to deal with right now with Nicholas' "betrayal"? *I haven't seen the show since before Christmas - they were arresting "the moustache". I guess I have a bit of catching up to do. And starting next week I can do just that! A truly guilty pleasure!
OH, and which character do you think will be the next one to reveal that they can sing? ;) -I was actually surprised that they did not do some sort of crossover promotion when Nick Newman - can't recall the actor's name right now - had that (horrible) band with some other soap hunks. And does Nikki ever play piano anymore?
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Welcome back, DR WFO!!!
Welcome home! ;)
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-And such nice pics of babies and pets...
I wish I was home enough to be able to have a pet - I would love a nice medium-sized dog. As for a baby, my nieces and nephew will suffice for now.
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I'd have been up for pancakes, but I just got back from the flicks and have gorged on popcorn. Saw LOST IN TRANSLATION. Very nice. Bill Murray has evolved from comedian to a lovely actor in his last few films.
No, was never a huge fan of Doug McClure's limited acting range...but I did work twice with James Drury in dinner theatre...THE RAINMAKER & ONCE MORE WITH FEELING, have seen him a few times since and there is a warm feeling for Jimbo.
Sorry, Matt H., but in practically every scene with Frodo either he or Sam weep...While given the task and the circumstance, I can understand some blubbering up to a point, I still think they could have found a few different notes every once in a while. It's not a big complaint, mind you, but I noticed it enough for it to take me out of the story upon occasion. When you're noticing the acting (or perhaps, directorial) choices, you're no longer enmeshed in the story.
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Well, I'm gonna head to bed... at least it's a little earlier than last night... Tomorrow will be a long day - two shows and then the closing night pizza party! *I need to make sure I bring some "safe food" for myself to enjoy afterwards - well, I could always do the "scrape the cheese of the slice" thing, but... no.
See you in the morning.
Sleep well, all.
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Since, at the moment, I am the only one here it seems silly to post, but I didn't want BK to post tomorrow's notes before I had a chance to say "Hello."
Between snow storms today, I managed to squeeze in a long rehearsal for the murder mystery, and yes, yet another performance of Oliver. Traffic was a ngihtmare, but I managed to get everywhere I had to be in a timely manner, and now I am ready to crash.
Great photos (and posts) from one and all. I will try and post photos of my kitties tomorrow between the Sehawks playoff game, the final performance of O, and another rehearsal.
Good night all!
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No-one is Alone TCB.
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Given the nature of Hobbits, the burden of the Ring of Power, the horrendous conditions of the journey to Mordor and the necessity of putting up with the loathsome Gollum, tears are most definitely in order for both Frodo and Sam, neither of whom, to my mind, overdid it one bit. In fact, they could have whined and complained much much more so horrific was their chore -- plus the belief expressed by Sam that theirs was a one-way trip.
There is a degree of cynicism I am most grateful I have not attained. Perhaps if I were in that most dehumanizing of situations -- working in Hollywood for people who are, for the most part, interested only in money rather than art -- I might find real emotions more maudlin. I'm sure such situations -- plus seeing one's work handled cavalierly or clumsily -- must enure most folks to heart-on-the-sleeve reactions.
But I'm not in that situation, thank goodness. I do appreciate seeing this great fantasy produced so meticulously, magically and mesmerizingly for the cinema.
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Well said Ron.
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Looking forward to seeing Angel and Nicholas TCB. Not sure about the Seahawks. (are they a Theatre sports team?) I trust the pockets are not too worn out to be picked in the final O performance. Next time the role comes up will you "think it out again"?