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Well, you've read the notes, the notes exposed the Vernal Equinox for what it was, and now it is time for you to post until the cows (moo moo) come home.
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And the word of the day is: POGONOTROPHY!
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The "Pogono Trophy" was one of the Dance competitons in "Strictly Ballroom". Due to the inability of some of the film "extras" to cope with the complex steps - the scenes were cut from the final print. Paul Mecurio is still about in some "Seedy" venues, instructing wouldbe champions in the art of "Pogono" lifts and glides.
It was rumoured that Baz L attempted to introduce Pogono steps in "Moulin Rouge" but before long its was added to a certain star's list of can't act, can't sing and can't dance, and the idea was dropped.
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That's a joke people. Jim Broadbent is actually an expert at Pogono.
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Silly! Cows don't wear moo-moos.
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And the word of the day is: POGONOTROPHY!
POGUE---NO TROPHY? I'm sure he'll get an award for his performance!
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Morning all. I just caught up.
I have a meeting at 3pm. I usually leave at 4pm but this meeting may make my usual leaving time impossible. The meeting has to do with mundane issues of Country Codes and the revision thereof (you don't wanna know). Just because it's mundane doesn't mean it can't be turned into a long, boring, stupid meeting that will take close to or more than the allotted hour. I've been in these types of meetings before. I know whereof I speak.
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Hi, Jack and Laura
Bye, Jack and Laura
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Bye DR BEN.
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Well I glad the package finally showed up. It would be just too bad if the driver had tickets for a show last night, wouldn't it?
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VIBES to DR CASON on his audition today - you can leave your hat on.
And I THINK that in callbacks involving dis-dress, actors can be asked to remove clothing. You wouldn't want to get into rehearsals and discover that someone has three nipples or six toes on one foot, now would you?
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My question for ASK BK day.....
Since in the good old days most films were shown on double features, how could box office be calculated for a movie?
I know sometimes studios were paid for a second feature with a set sum...was this deducted from the total receipts and the difference credited to the main feature?
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Good rehearsal vibes to DR JOSE.
Rain expected here later...and temps of 68 degrees!
Work day today. :(
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Yes we are in a new solar year.
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Why nobody really needs to drive an SUV:
http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/
The was a great way to start my day!
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I have heard of a pig in a blanket....but this is SOMETHING ELSE!!!
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Re: last night's IDOL.
My favorite was blake. And i think my second favorite was jordin. She has really grown on me these last two weeks. Initially i did not like her.
I also thought Chris R did well. But i am not liking him as much as i did in the beginning.
I thought haley was better. But i still don't know about her. I actually liked what she was wearing.
I think stephanie is going downhill and fast. She will be in trouble this week.
For a second week i was not thrilled with Chris S (who i initially adored). Same with Phil. I just don't like him as much as i used to.
Melinda was very good. I thought lakisha was just okay (i was quite disappointed since she's been so great up until now).
Sanjaya was bad. And i agree with DR MattH. Why were they praising him? Maybe they just decided to stop crucifying him and that will be the only way to get him out. But i actually think they liked it.
I think the ones in the bottom will be phil, sanjaya and stephanie.
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Watched the last part of AI last night and saw the recaps!
Don't really know what to say except that Gina and Sunjaya were both pretty darn bad!
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Off to work.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up...
And I got up a little earlier today since the exterminator is supposed to come this morning - between 8:00am-10:00am - for the usual Spring spritz. I've already showered and shaved, as well as had my breakfast. -And I'm actually thinking of heading downtown sooner rather than later, and letting my still-sleeping roommates deal with the bug guy. I'm not responsible for being here while the exterminator is here, I just have a feeling that he'll probably show up just as I'm leaving... Murphy's Law and all that. *Of course, not Cason Murphy's Law... ;)
In any case...
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Why nobody really needs to drive an SUV:
http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/
The was a great way to start my day!
Thanks. I needed that.
:)
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~~~~~BREAK A LEG DR CASON!!!~~~~~
*And, please, be sure not to break your "hee-hah"!
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VIBES to DR CASON on his audition today - you can leave your hat on.
And I THINK that in callbacks involving dis-dress, actors can be asked to remove clothing. You wouldn't want to get into rehearsals and discover that someone has three nipples or six toes on one foot, now would you?
You are correct, Sir. Although, since the full monty in The Full Monty only occurs during the final moment of the show - and in blinding lights usually - the disrobing at the audition is mainly to see how comfortable the actors are being disrobed since they do spend a good deal of time not fully dressed except for the their smile - and their underwear. And how much they will have to spend on waxing. ;D
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That's a joke people. Jim Broadbent is actually an expert at Pogono.
;D
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Hmm... I may need to start a pot of coffee... Or head out and get my free cup of Iced Coffee at Dunkin' Donuts today... Hmm...
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Anthony has an audition this morning. A production of Shear Madness, something that has been playing for years and years in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center no less, and Boston, is being done up in Lake George for the summer.
He also has an audition on Friday for the tour of Drowsy Chaperone. He will be auditioning on Monday for a Rodgers and Hart revue. I don't know where that will be done.
All appropriate vibes would be appreciated. My husband needs work.
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Good morning, all.
Is anyone here familiar with the software product Notion 1.5? It is advertised in the new Opera News, and sounds kind of intriguing:
Wield total control over the music you love and experience the power and nuance of every note in ways never before possible. NOTION offers innovative music software that places the London Symphony Orchestra directly into your hands. Explore and even conduct treasured works with a full, responsive orchestra at your fingertips.
Intriguing!
You can find more information here (http://www.notionmusic.com/products/software.cfm).
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]**AUDITION VIBES**[/size][/move]
for Cason AND Anthony!!
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DR Edi- I'm staying at the Sheraton Atlanta at 165 Courtland Street NE. If I'm right it isn't that far from the Georgia Dome, so I'm sure I'll see lots of crazy basketball fans
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AUDITION VIBES FOR DP ANTHONY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Audition Vibes for DR Cason....the don't photograph those auditions, do they? ;)
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I"m running late AGAIN. That's not my style but it has been since the time change. I could blame that or the equinox....but I think I'll blame Jose...
Gotta run laters
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Good morning, all.
Is anyone here familiar with the software product Notion 1.5? It is advertised in the new Opera News, and sounds kind of intriguing:
Wield total control over the music you love and experience the power and nuance of every note in ways never before possible. NOTION offers innovative music software that places the London Symphony Orchestra directly into your hands. Explore and even conduct treasured works with a full, responsive orchestra at your fingertips.
Intriguing!
You can find more information here (http://www.notionmusic.com/products/software.cfm).
That's a cool site, and a cool product. They've also had a booth set-up at a couple of conferences that past few years.
It's basically an extension of the SmartMusic system that was developed for school programs so that students could practice their music with full accompaniment and in real time. That whole process still boggles my mind - I mean, the program actually 'listens' to the player and follows him/her. SmartMusic started off with just piano accompaniments, but soon expanded to orchestral accompaniments. It's a handy practice tool when it comes time to preparing for Solo and Ensemble festival and other competitions.
As for Notion itself, strangely enough, the one aspect of the program I haven't been too thrilled with is the sound of the program. Yes, they sampled players from the London Symphony Orchestra, but they still sound "sample-y". At least in the composition end of the product. From the way they write about their own product, one would expect that the playback would also be a bit intuitive, but it's not. -However, I do have to say the note entry interface is quite nice, with a very fast learning curve. The sounds are nice, but unless you start to embed all the crescendos and diminuendos, and all the natural "tapering" that real players do, it can sound a bit mechanical. It's good, just misleading in a sense.
Be sure to check out the LSO's own website. There are some great educational tools on the site, and, if I'm remembering correctly, an interactive tour of the orchestra.
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DR Edi- I'm staying at the Sheraton Atlanta at 165 Courtland Street NE. If I'm right it isn't that far from the Georgia Dome, so I'm sure I'll see lots of crazy basketball fans
That's right down the street from where I stayed a few weeks ago. Take a taxi after dark. ;)
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BREAK A LEG, ANTHONY!!!
~~~~~BE BRILLIANT~~~~~
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OK... The exterminator has still not shown up, and I have to get ready to leave, so...
Laters...
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Thanks for the feedback, DR JoseSPiano.
I'm still stuck back on the "wield total control" part! :)
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Ot! Good morning, all! I did not want to get out of bed this morning. Now that I'm up, I have several errands to run, and this afternoon the folk from Rodgers & Hammerstein will come to listen to my sound mixes.
I'm reading the most wonderful book at the moment: DIVAS AND SCHOLARS by Philip Gossett, who is in charge of the University of Chicago-Ricordi complete critical editions of Rossini and Verdi. The book is basically a collection of his writings for the past 40 years of experience in editing, reconstructing, and performing these editions of 19th-Century Italian opera. It's quite wonderful and enthralling. And I thought I was encountering problems in early musical comedy for the first time!
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I've already...shaved
DR JoseSPiano is not practicing pogonotrophy.
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Wednesday morning greetings! Spring rains predicted here today.
Audition vibes for Anthony and DR Cason!
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Break-a-leg vibes to Anthony!!!
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Break-a-leg vibes to Cason!!!
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bk, DR Cason, and Kevin Spirtas all together at the same time.
Can any one room stand such studliness?
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Broken legs to Cason and Anthony!!
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FULL MONTY VIBES TO BOO-KEY!!
... Safe Travel Vibes to San Diego, too
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Knock'em Dead, Case and Anthony!!
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bk, DR Cason, and Kevin Spirtas all together at the same time.
Can any one room stand such studliness?
I'd be willing to try.
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BK - I don't have a question, but wanted to say Welcome to Road Runner. Hope you like it as much as we do!
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Here's an "expert" recap of last night's "American Idol"... Quite a fun read.
The Quality of Mersey (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20015537,00.html)
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...And it's also been interesting to read that even though The Beatles were featured in the intro for the show last night, the contestants had no access to the Beatles' catalog since the rights are still tied up due to Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney - and his ongoing divorce proceedings.
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Vibes for great auditions and offers of work for both DR Cason and DH Anthony! Hope to see you both on-stage soon!
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BK question:
On my trip to L.A. I plan to visit Bronson Canyon to see the area where so many of my favorite films (NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST, HOT CAR GIRL, VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT, EARTH VS THE SPIDER) were filmed.
My question for you is have you ever filmed on location at Bronson Canyon and have you ever been inside of that cave?
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OK. Talking streaming sound recording software - does anyone have any suggestions for a preferred product?
I want to record the Wall-to-Wall Sondheim rebroadcast from XM off my computer this coming Saturday. I recorded the original broadcast 2 years ago, but the resulting sound quality was rather disappointing. Just wondering what software products other DRs use. Intuitiveness/ease of use always a plus!
Thanks! :) :)
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Good morning!
Kind of overcast here, but since I've been working on my taxes since 8 a.m., I hadn't really paid much attention to the weather.
Anyway, they're done and e-filed, so that's basically over with for another year.
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You wouldn't want to get into rehearsals and discover that someone has three nipples or six toes on one foot, now would you?
I am highly intrigued by the notion of nipples on toes...this would be a fetishistic delight, no!
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Broken legs and crossed fingers for DR Cason and DR Ben's ever lovin' Ant on their auditions today.
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I dreamed that it was Gina who got voted out tonight on IDOL. Usually I don't dream about these things, but it must have been on my mind. I really did not like what she did last night. Of course, I hated what Sanjaya did, but he seems protected.
I read that the judges may have praised him to create less sympathy for him. I don't buy that.
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I use a shareware program to record my spots from the BBC. It's called
Audio Record Wizard (http://www.nowsmart.com/arwizard/)
The trial version limits you to 3 minutes which wouldn't work for Wall to Wall (or much else for that matter). The full version costs $25. I'm happy with it. You can't do much with it other than record streaming audio but it's easy to use and inexpensive.
Another program, which is free (even better), is
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
It's a pretty full-featured program which lets you record and edit in a number of different formats. I use it to put together my BBC pieces when I burn them to CD. I don't use the record feature much because I'm so use to Audio Record Wizard. I think Audacity comes as the software for a USB turntable so others on this site may be able to speak to the recording quality.
The sound quality from both Audacity and Audio Record Wizard is, to my untrained ears, very good. I have no problems with either program in that respect.
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I think THE OLD FASHIONED WAY is the next Fields movie in the set. Another one that I haven't seen, so I'll probably be viewing it today at some point.
I have BOSTON LEGAL from last night to watch, too.
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STARZ Cinema Channel (which shows movies in their original aspect ratios) had both SHORT CUTS and LAYER CAKE on yesterday, and I recorded both of them having never seen either. I may get to LAYER CAKE today.
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I use a shareware program to record my spots from the BBC. It's called
Audio Record Wizard (http://www.nowsmart.com/arwizard/)
The trial version limits you to 3 minutes which wouldn't work for Wall to Wall (or much else for that matter). The full version costs $25. I'm happy with it. You can't do much with it other than record streaming audio but it's easy to use and inexpensive.
Another program, which is free (even better), is
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
It's a pretty full-featured program which lets you record and edit in a number of different formats. I use it to put together my BBC pieces when I burn them to CD. I don't use the record feature much because I'm so use to Audio Record Wizard. I think Audacity comes as the software for a USB turntable so others on this site may be able to speak to the recording quality.
The sound quality from both Audacity and Audio Record Wizard is, to my untrained ears, very good. I have no problems with either program in that respect.
I like Audacity too. I used it during Lestat. ;)
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Here's an "expert" recap of last night's "American Idol"... Quite a fun read.
The Quality of Mersey (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20015537,00.html)
I'll grant you, Slezak gets paid for what he does. And I think this particular column is pretty much spot-on, but I have taken a bit of exception in past columns (for last year's Idol) when he bitchily slammed Eliot Yamin...for what reason I cannot say. Yamin would turn in the best vocal and Slezak would yammer about him. I guess he didn't like the "old" teeth or something.
I'm very wary of anyone whose occupation it is to review weekly installments of "American Idol"....especially in regards to "expertise" about what he's saying.
I trust the opinions I read here...even when I might have differeing views on performers/performances. Slezak gets paid to review TV. But he's just one more voice like yours and mine and MattH's and Jennifer's and MBarnum's and Jane's, etc.
;)
In the FWIW department: I strongly disagree with Slezak's remarks about Lakisha's song choice -- she most definitely SHOULD have taken Lulu's advice and done "You're My World"...it could have been specTACular with her voice behind it. "Diamonds Are Forever" is a good song. I think she has long wanted to do it....maybe someone once told her she had a Shirley Bassey voice or something. It was a good vocal, but not what "might" have been.
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My question for ASK BK day.....
Since in the good old days most films were shown on double features, how could box office be calculated for a movie?
I know sometimes studios were paid for a second feature with a set sum...was this deducted from the total receipts and the difference credited to the main feature?
Good question, and I'm not really sure, although paying a smaller set fee for the second feature seems logical.
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BK question:
On my trip to L.A. I plan to visit Bronson Canyon to see the area where so many of my favorite films (NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST, HOT CAR GIRL, VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT, EARTH VS THE SPIDER) were filmed.
My question for you is have you ever filmed on location at Bronson Canyon and have you ever been inside of that cave?
Never filmed there, and have never been there, which is surprising, but true.
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What's Audacity?
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Oh, and I'm up. Gray out again.
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Thanks, DRs Ben and JoseSPiano, for the feedback!
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I have heard of a pig in a blanket....but this is SOMETHING ELSE!!!
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That's exactly what my DH called it, LOL!
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Addendum to both Audacity and Audio Record Wizard. You are not limited to size of file, you're only limited by the size of your hard drive. If you're recording Wall to Wall, though, I would record in MP3 format because, as you probably know, wav files are
HUGE
and a 12 hour wav recording would probably not fit on a hard drive.
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MattH, thanks for the reminder about the new W.C. Fields set...I loved the first one and will likely pick up the new one this weekend!
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Audacity is what that DHL driver had yesterday.
But we've also had bad-driver moments from UPS and even FedEx, so it seems that any company has its share of bad employees. Sometimes sthey outright lie and say they attempted delivery when we know we've been sitting here waiting for an important package.
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DR Edi- I'm staying at the Sheraton Atlanta at 165 Courtland Street NE. If I'm right it isn't that far from the Georgia Dome, so I'm sure I'll see lots of crazy basketball fans
That is close to where DR Jose stayed. A fine place to walk around during the daytime, but at night, don't walk around alone. It is close to Georgia State University so there is quite a bit of patrolling, tho.
There aren't many great restaurants around there. Poo! I wish I was going to be there and could take you out! :'(
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Best vibes for Cason and Anthony!!! Get that job, boyz!!!
Last night, I finally got through the last of this quarter's big papers as I slog along to complete this BA... first day of spring - a breather!
Not exactly a day off, though - cuz I have wads of reading and two major projects to finish by March 30, for the MA courses. I'm particularly interested in the reading about psychosynthesis and neurolinguistic programming. This is fascinating stuff! I do love school - and I'm so glad I don't have a day job while I'm doing it!
although -- five singing gigs, spread out over the next month, came in - not exactly performance, but very short paying gigs, nevertheless - stand thar an' saing sorta stuff - paid because I sight-read music at (or damn close to) performance level. I'll take what I can get!!! I don't even have to wear makeup! (ummm... maybe I should vocalize a little, huh?)
Anyway, Jane has told me about poor little Sherlock - fingers x'd that he'll be back to his adorable romping ASAP.
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MattH, thanks for the reminder about the new W.C. Fields set...I loved the first one and will likely pick up the new one this weekend!
The one I watched last night looked superb. Of course, Universal is putting one movie on each disc and no extras. That's a LOT of space for a movie that runs a tiny bit over an hour. So, the bitrate of the transfer must be through the roof.
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Now, my eyes are crossing from doing all that number crunching this morning, so I need to relax, cook lunch, and just veg in front of the TV.
WBBL.
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If you're recording Wall to Wall, though, I would record in MP3 format
Thanks, again, DR Ben!
My understanding is that they're editing out some of the panel discussions to keep the re-broadcast down to 9 hours... But of course, your point is still well taken!
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None of the local Borders stores in the CT / NY area have the Sondheim re-masters released yesterday. >:( Not only that, but they don't even have them in their computer inventory system.
The brick-and-mortars are not helping themselves any!
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Some disturbing reports on the Sondheim reissues - black-and-white photos where once they were color, loss of generation on the photos, and varying opinions on whether they sound any better. I'll be keeping what I have.
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Good question, and I'm not really sure, although paying a smaller set fee for the second feature seems logical.
Well if YOU don't know and I don't know....we shall await the knowledge of the HHW clan! 8)
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DR PENNY O I am intrigued by Psychosynthesis!
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Since all jobs are wonderful....my personal preference will take precedence here and I will wish DH ANTHONY best of DROWSY CHAPERONE vibes...
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I wonder what DR CASON is wearing right now?
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Some disturbing reports on the Sondheim reissues - black-and-white photos where once they were color, loss of generation on the photos, and varying opinions on whether they sound any better. I'll be keeping what I have.
I think this revoltin' development can be summed up in two words:
[shadow=color,glow width,#characters wide] Blame Jose! [/shadow]
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I wonder what DR CASON is wearing right now?
Shoes, socks, trousers, shirt, jacket...and, one hopes, underwear.
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A very rich and studly good morning to dear Esteemed, shipped, written, and guapo BK.
All good vibes to boo-key .... drop 'em kid!
Super vibes to the adorable Ant....
It IS Jose's fault..... and he'll be taken care of !!
Oh... to have dear MB in Bronson Canyon in the moonlight!...
And with all of that Hee-Hah, I'm off to do some work.
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I've written a little over a page, and shall try to do two more before leaving for my lunch meeting at noon. I'm told the machine at the pressing plant is up and running, but still have no idea when discs will be arriving.
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I'll be keeping what I have.
In other words:
I don't need no stinking Sondheim reissues!
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Where'd everyone go? Will we never get to page four?
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Where'd everyone go? Will we never get to page four?
Perhaps...perhaps...perhaps.
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I don't know what the deal-io is today.
Every time I come to the site, there is only one other person here.
Now it's Dan (the Man), and he ain't talkin'!
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But....I got us to
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Now....how long, if ever, to page 5?
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I spy MBarnum.
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how long
A very dangerous question to ask around here, DR Ron Pulliam, but you already knew that. ;)
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Are your assets unfrozen??
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I wonder what DR CASON is wearing right now?
Sorry to ruin the mood, but at the moment, I have on a gray sweatshirt, some black pajama pants, and white socks. But then again, I did just wake up about 20 minutes ago...
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Thank you all for the audition vibes! I am pretty damn excited and just about to get up and get ready for the trek down to SD (though the actual place I'm headed is on the north side of San Diego proper)...
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A very dangerous question to ask around here, DR Ron Pulliam, but you already knew that. ;)
Mum's the word.
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Mum's the word.
I love mums!
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I love mums!
And mummers?
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I dreamed that it was Gina who got voted out tonight on IDOL. Usually I don't dream about these things, but it must have been on my mind. I really did not like what she did last night. Of course, I hated what Sanjaya did, but he seems protected.
I read that the judges may have praised him to create less sympathy for him. I don't buy that.
It wouldn't surprise me if Gina was in the bottom 3. I really don't think that she has the fan support of some of the other girls.
And as for the judges, I don't really think they care what people think. So i don't know that they would intentionally praise Sanjaya to create less sympathy for him.
But i do think that by them not raking him over the coals, that it will make him go quicker. In this case it seems like the more simon says he is awful, the more people vote for him.
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Tonight on tv I have: Survivor, Lost, AI results show, and American's Next Top Model!
The only one i will probably watch "live" is AI.
I like the 1/2 hour format. It makes it watchable "live".
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And mummers?
Could be!! Depends...
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I don't know what the deal-io is today.
Every time I come to the site, there is only one other person here.
Now it's Dan (the Man), and he ain't talkin'!
I've been spending my lunch hour (and a half) catching up!
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@ @ @ @ @ AUDITION VIBES FOR DR CASON @ @ @ @ @
(And keep your dignity on, at the very least!)
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@ @ @ @ @ AUDITION VIBES FOR ANTHONY @ @ @ @ @
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! ! ! ! ! BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO DR RODZINSKI ! ! ! ! !
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OK. Talking streaming sound recording software - does anyone have any suggestions for a preferred product?
I want to record the Wall-to-Wall Sondheim rebroadcast from XM off my computer this coming Saturday. I recorded the original broadcast 2 years ago, but the resulting sound quality was rather disappointing. Just wondering what software products other DRs use. Intuitiveness/ease of use always a plus!
Thanks! :) :)
My favorite piece of software is TotalRecorder (http://www.highcriteria.com/). It's incredibly versatile--for something like Wall-To-Wall Sondheim, you can have it record to mp3 files in something like one hour segments each. Then you can use it to edit these files as needed (if a file break occurs during a song, you can patch the two files together and extend the break to the end of the song.)
I often use it to record LPs to mp3s, configuring it to create a new file whenever the sound level dips to 0% for more than 2 seconds. It's not always perfect, but it's very easy to edit.
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I was e & t yesterday because I had a stress test yesterday morning, spent the afternoon having my eyes looked at and then purchasing new glasses and then a dinner party with friends. By the time I got home at 9:30 last night, I was wiped out completely.
And I received a phone call shortly before lunch today from the testing center--I passed my stress test (and my echo cardiogram) with flying colors! I'll learn more about what this exactly means on my next visit with my cardiologist, but it sounds like good news to me!
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Congrats, DR Dan (the Man), on that bit of good news!
Thanks, also, for your feedback on the software question. I believe I used TotalRecorder the last time - when I found the audio quality of the results unsatisfying. But I'm sure it's only because I didn't configure the software properly in setting it up to record.
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That is close to where DR Jose stayed. A fine place to walk around during the daytime, but at night, don't walk around alone. It is close to Georgia State University so there is quite a bit of patrolling, tho.
There aren't many great restaurants around there. Poo! I wish I was going to be there and could take you out! :'(
It's ok this time. I'm really there to learn, which isn't always the case with out of town seminars, so I will probably go out with people from the seminar so i can pick their brains, or grab something to eat and go back to the room to study.
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Congrats DtM!! That is good news indeed
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[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Much Audition Vibage for DR Cason Murphy!!~~~[/move]
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I got a haircut this morning. It's actually quite a bit different from the way I have been wearing it. Everyone is saying "Your hair is so cute" I'm not sure if I like it yet but time will tell...
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I've written a bit over three pages, so at least I got that done. Shortly I shall be on my way to the lunch meeting with Miss Alet Taylor. We'll see if CDs are here when I return.
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Good news, Dan (the Man)!
I have bloodwork coming up next week. I failed my last cholesterol test, and that was on medication. So I made a few changes to my diet, so we'll see.
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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And:
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BK - I don't have a question, but wanted to say Welcome to Road Runner. Hope you like it as much as we do!
My Question for Today for anyone: What is Road Runner?
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OK. Talking streaming sound recording software - does anyone have any suggestions for a preferred product?
I want to record the Wall-to-Wall Sondheim rebroadcast from XM off my computer this coming Saturday. I recorded the original broadcast 2 years ago, but the resulting sound quality was rather disappointing. Just wondering what software products other DRs use. Intuitiveness/ease of use always a plus!
Thanks! :) :)
I'm hoping to record this also. I'll need to take some things off of my hard drive first, to make room. I have an 80 GB hard drive with only about 15 GBs left. ::)
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I was e & t yesterday because I had a stress test yesterday morning, spent the afternoon having my eyes looked at and then purchasing new glasses and then a dinner party with friends. By the time I got home at 9:30 last night, I was wiped out completely.
And I received a phone call shortly before lunch today from the testing center--I passed my stress test (and my echo cardiogram) with flying colors! I'll learn more about what this exactly means on my next visit with my cardiologist, but it sounds like good news to me!
Congratulations, Dan (the Man)!!
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My Question for Today for anyone: What is Road Runner?
DR George - Road Runner (http://www.rr.com/rdrun) is the high-speed internet access service that's available in Time Warner Cable areas. We've been on it for several years and would never go back to dial-up!
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Great medical report, DR Dan(the Man) - congratulations!
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Wonderful medical news, Dan the Man!
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DR George - Road Runner (http://www.rr.com/rdrun) is the high-speed internet access service that's available in Time Warner Cable areas. We've been on it for several years and would never go back to dial-up!
Ahh...thanks for the info. :)
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And I'm off for San Diego!
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Hello, HHW!
I'm still catching up on posts, but want to thank DR RON for his words yesterday about DVDs with multiple scores.
Also, sorry to hear so many H/Ks had such a bad day yesterday. If it's any consolation, I have been having the same!
Must tend to some other business. Will try to be back later.
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Good Afternoon!
I can die a happy Flapapino now...
I just finished playing an emergency set of auditions for our show. We saw six people, and they all brought in some fun and challenging music to play: "Rain" (Once On This Island), "Coalhouse's Soliloquy" (Ragtime), "Push Da' Button" (Jamaica), etc., etc...
After we were done, John Kander came up to me, took both my hands in his, and said, "Good job!".
That sooooo totally made my day! Well, year... Heck, career. *Now I just need to figure out to put that on my resume. ;)
:D
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~~~~SAFE & UNEVENTFUL TRAVEL VIBES TO DR CASON~~~~~
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DR Dan (the Man) - Mazel Tov!
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Sorry to ruin the mood, but at the moment, I have on a gray sweatshirt, some black pajama pants, and white socks. But then again, I did just wake up about 20 minutes ago...
Hmm... I don't think you ruined the mood. In fact, I think you just "informed" it.
;D
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Audition Vibes for DR Cason....the don't photograph those auditions, do they? ;)
In the Brave New World of cell-phones and YouTube - anthing is possible!
der Brucer
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My Question for Today for anyone: What is Road Runner?
....And whenever you come across someone with an "rr" in their e-mail adress (such as nyc.rr.com) that usually means they're a RoadRunner account.
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As for the Sondheim reissues... I plan to make a run to Virgin on the way home, and check them out. As I mentioned before, the only one I really sort of want is Into the Woods, since it has Maureen Moore singing "Boom Crunch". Otherwise, I'm happy with the original issues.
But I had also heard reports of them being done on the cheap - and since they are being released at mid-line prices... We shall see.
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OK.. Back to work...
Laters...
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Back from a fun lunch meeting - we start on Alet's show in earnest in two weeks. CDs are on their way so I guess I'll be able to get out the rest of the packages today.
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Where'd everyone go? Will we never get to page four?
Sooner or later.
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DR JoseSPiano -
Congratulations on your glowing notices from Mr. Kander.
Way to go! :) We can all way we knew you when.
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Sooner or later.
You're gonna be comin' around.
I betcha.
I betcha that I'll catch ya!
You wait and see!
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I've had my fill of reissues. I think I have--what?--three versions of the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC OCR.
Until they start coming out with reissues that present the original performances in your living room through holograms, I'm done with them.
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My Question for Today for anyone: What is Road Runner?
A broadband internet connection through cable.
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DR Dan (the Man) - Mazel Tov!
Likewise on the pat on the back from Kander (not to mention the business card deal with St. Louis!)
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Congratulations on your compliment from Mr. Kander, Jose!
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I have BONES, CROSSING JORDAN, CSI: NY, LOST, and IDOL results tonight. I'll record IDOL results and watch it in five minutes.
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I began my afternoon with last night's BOSTON LEGAL. A very surprising ending to the Megan Mullally storyline that I did not see coming. Constance Zimmer's storyline was also of some interest. Pretty good show and less silly than it sometimes is.
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I have an 80 GB hard drive with only about 15 GBs left. ::)
;)
Imagine saying that 15-20 years ago!
der Brucer
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Today was Rosie O'Donnell's 45th birthday, and to celebrate it on THE VIEW, they featured performances from three Broadway shows since she is such a fan of Broadway: LES MIZ, THE COLOR PURPLE, and A CHORUS LINE. The latter was my favorite excerpt with the entire company in their gold/platinum costumes doing the "One" finale. Oh, it brought back memories of dancing those steps and trying to sing while being completely out of breath. Thankfully, there were singers off stage on mics helping out.
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And I like that THE VIEW is in high def so one got a much better view of the line in A CHORUS LINE.
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Next, I watched another Lucy-Desi: "Lucy Goes to Mexico" with guest star Maurice Chevalier. Not especially funny, but how great to see Charles Lane as the cranky border agent. Always loved him as Homer Bedloe on PETTICOAT JUNCTION.
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Well, I tried to do a page 6 dance, but the upload folder is still full, so no image at the moment. Will upload one later.
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I ended my afternoon of viewing with W.C. Fields in THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. Not as funny as YOU'RE TELLING ME, but it contains some classic Fields moments including that fabulous juggling act as The Great McGonigle, and his barker antics selling a cure for hoarseness.
And, of course, any time Baby LeRoy is present, there's always amusement.
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I have BONES, CROSSING JORDAN, CSI: NY, LOST, and IDOL results tonight. I'll record IDOL results and watch it in five minutes.
Easy for you! I'm also a Criminal Minds fan, so for the 10th hour my DVR is chock-a-block.
Maybe I'll put IDOL in a PIP screen while watching Criminal Minds.
der Brucer
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And I like that THE VIEW is in high def so one got a much better view of the line in A CHORUS LINE.
Did they show the dancers feet?
der Brucer
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Did they show the dancers feet?
Yes - the director obviously knew what he was doing.
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Last night MusciGuy posted:
But maybe -- just maybe -- this will be the night that the wispy Sanjaya finally begins to ovulate !
Well, its seems that he already had, before the show. On stage we were exposed to a horrible misscarriage!
Well, if it's any consolation, Sanjaya not only made little children cry, he left Simon virtually speechless.
der Brucer
IMHO Jordin put on the best performance, with Melinda second.
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I just read that ABC has picked up most of its current schedule for next year. About the only shows that ABC has not picked up (yet) are SIX DEGREES, WHAT ABOUT BRIAN, OCTOBER ROAD, and its half hour comedies.
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Yes - the director obviously knew what he was doing.
And would you support a film re-make of A Chorus Line by a "director obviously (who) knew what he was doing".
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
I can die a happy Flapapino now...
I just finished playing an emergency set of auditions for our show. We saw six people, and they all brought in some fun and challenging music to play: "Rain" (Once On This Island), "Coalhouse's Soliloquy" (Ragtime), "Push Da' Button" (Jamaica), etc., etc...
After we were done, John Kander came up to me, took both my hands in his, and said, "Good job!".
That sooooo totally made my day! Well, year... Heck, career. *Now I just need to figure out to put that on my resume. ;)
:D
Congratulations!! ;D
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Why nobody really needs to drive an SUV:
http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/
The was a great way to start my day!
LOOK -DHL on it's way to HHW:
(http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/21.jpg)
der Brucer
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....And whenever you come across someone with an "rr" in their e-mail adress (such as nyc.rr.com) that usually means they're a RoadRunner account.
Interesting...I've actually seen that before, but never knew. Thanks. :)
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I began my afternoon with last night's BOSTON LEGAL. A very surprising ending to the Megan Mullally storyline that I did not see coming. Constance Zimmer's storyline was also of some interest. Pretty good show and less silly than it sometimes is.
I also had no idea where Megan's storyline was going and was quite surprised by not only what her actual story was but also Alan's "deal" with her. ::)
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Today was Rosie O'Donnell's 45th birthday, and to celebrate it on THE VIEW, they featured performances from three Broadway shows since she is such a fan of Broadway: LES MIZ, THE COLOR PURPLE, and A CHORUS LINE. The latter was my favorite excerpt with the entire company in their gold/platinum costumes doing the "One" finale. Oh, it brought back memories of dancing those steps and trying to sing while being completely out of breath. Thankfully, there were singers off stage on mics helping out.
I actually remembered to record this!! I'll be able to watch it when I get home tonight. :)
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I just got back from lunch and had to catch up. I went to a new place just a couple of blocks away called "Teriyaki Wok) and had their orange chicken with rice. It was quite tasty. :)
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In other words:
I don't need no stinking Sondheim reissues!
I feel the same way; nothing in the additional materials appeals to me, and unless something of the original recordings has turned up that wasn't originally released, I can live easily without them.
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Had a surprise conference call with a client about doing returns going back to 2000 and 2001! Had to go back in my memory to remind myself what the old tax laws were then in some cases.
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Good Afternoon!
I can die a happy Flapapino now...
I just finished playing an emergency set of auditions for our show. We saw six people, and they all brought in some fun and challenging music to play: "Rain" (Once On This Island), "Coalhouse's Soliloquy" (Ragtime), "Push Da' Button" (Jamaica), etc., etc...
After we were done, John Kander came up to me, took both my hands in his, and said, "Good job!".
That sooooo totally made my day! Well, year... Heck, career. *Now I just need to figure out to put that on my resume. ;)
:D
Good Job. All that bellows-pumping and piano-roll changing must be exhausting!
der Brucer
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Lovely story, Jose!
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Next, I watched another Lucy-Desi: "Lucy Goes to Mexico" with guest star Maurice Chevalier. Not especially funny, but how great to see Charles Lane as the cranky border agent. Always loved him as Homer Bedloe on PETTICOAT JUNCTION.
I believe Charles Lane is still with us. I believe he is about 101 or so.
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...unless something of the original recordings has turned up that wasn't originally released, I can live easily without them.
What if they were personally delivered by Brent Barrett?
der Brucer
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Well, everything is shipped. Got the last of the packages, including one Shire order for 100 copies out today. I've got one remaining amazon order that I've been waiting to fill because it will deplete my Skinner/Ripley CDs, but I'll be getting 200 more next week, so that order can now go out.
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DR Jose, what a nice day you had! And of course anyone with any sense would be happy to have someone with such a sunny disposition playing piano for them! (quite the antithesis of the cynical piano players you would always see in those old 1930s musicals!)
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DTM, glad to hear the good health news! And DR Laura, hope your news is also good!
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LOOK -DHL on it's way to HHW:
(http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/21.jpg)
What is it, fish?
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And would you support a film re-make of A Chorus Line by a "director obviously (who) knew what he was doing".
Of course I would, but it ain't gonna happen. Once bitten, twice shy with that property. Besides, unless HAIRSPRAY makes a ton of money this summer, I'm not sure musicals are on anyone's front burner.
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DR Jose, have you seen the movie ANYTHING BUT LOVE, also known as STANDARD TIME? Andrew McCarthy plays a piano player playing auditions by day and lounge piano by night. He is very cute in it and it also features your friend Eartha Kitt. (I didn't see her punch Andrew...)
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Good Afternoon!
I can die a happy Flapapino now...
I just finished playing an emergency set of auditions for our show. We saw six people, and they all brought in some fun and challenging music to play: "Rain" (Once On This Island), "Coalhouse's Soliloquy" (Ragtime), "Push Da' Button" (Jamaica), etc., etc...
After we were done, John Kander came up to me, took both my hands in his, and said, "Good job!".
That sooooo totally made my day! Well, year... Heck, career. *Now I just need to figure out to put that on my resume. ;)
:D
Congrats Jose!! That is so cool.
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Here's the story from the front page of today's Sioux City Journal about the Angel of Ahlem.
Story of an 'angel'
Vernon Tott documentary premieres tonight
By Nick Hytrek Journal staff writer
The camera lens brings the face of a forlorn-looking young man into focus on the movie poster.
Through a second-hand camera, Vernon Tott snapped the harsh conditions of Jewish survivors of the Nazi labor camp.
Siouxland residents can see first-hand the joy Tott's pictures have brought to those men and their families.
"Angel of Ahlem," a 60-minute documentary about Tott and his search for camp survivors premieres tonight at the Orpheum Theatre. The 8:15 showing is free to the public.
It will be the first public showing of the movie, filmed and produced by the University of Florida's Documentary Institute.
"We thought we owe it to the family to show it first in Sioux City," said co-director Churchill Roberts, who with his staff has spent three years working on the film.
The movie details the final 10 years of Tott's life, time spent searching almost tirelessly for Ahlem survivors. Tott died last March at age 80 from cancer.
"It's going to be difficult (to watch), but I think it's going to be wonderful," his wife, Betty Tott, said.
On April 10, 1945, Tott and the Army's 84th Division came upon the camp just outside of Hannover, Germany. Shocked by the conditions, Tott pulled out a Kodak camera he bought in a pawn shop before he was shipped overseas and took 18 photos of Jewish men who had been worked nearly to death. They are the only photos of the liberation known to exist.
When he returned home to Sioux City, Tott put the pictures away. For 50 years, they were stashed in his basement until Benjamin Sieradzki wrote a letter to an 84th Division newsletter in 1995. An Ahlem survivor, he was looking for the soldier who took the photos.
Tott replied, and the two became fast friends. Having found Sieradzki, Tott wondered if there were more survivors. By the time he died, more than 30 had been located.
"He absolutely lived and breathed it once he got into it," Betty Tott said.
Sieradzki, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., and two other survivors will attend tonight's premiere.
Roberts learned of Tott after reading an Associated Press story about how the Ahlem survivors had Tott's name engraved at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
The survivors he helped reunite called Tott their angel. Never seeking fame, Tott was just glad to make them happy. Tott was thrilled about the movie, knowing that it could lead to the discovery of more survivors.
"He was proud to know that it was going to happen, even though he knew he wasn't going to get to see it," Sadler said.
Roberts said he thinks viewers will learn a lot about the Holocaust through Tott's eyes.
"I think there will be an enormous amount of pride that this Army veteran from Sioux City devoted the last 10 years of his life to such a noble cause," Roberts said.
When he settles into his seat at the Orpheum tonight, Sadler said, it will be sad that his father didn't live to see the film, at least not in person.
"Somewhere there, he'll be with us," Sadler said.
Angels always are.
Nick Hytrek can be reached at 712-293-4226 or nickhytrek@siouxcityjournal.com.
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Off to clean the den now, and then back to some DVD viewing until prime time tonight.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260242,00.html)
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Probation for Having Sex With Dead Deer
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
SUPERIOR, Wis. —
A 20-year-old Superior man received probation after he was convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer.
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Hathaway's probation will be served at the same time as a nine-month jail sentence he received in February for violating his extended supervision.
He was found guilty in April 2005 of felony mistreatment of an animal after he killed a horse with the intention of having sex with it.
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"The type of behavior is disturbing," Judge Michael Lucci said. "It's disturbing to the public. It's disturbing to the court."
I suspect it's disturbing to the animals, as well!
der Brucer
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Likewise on the pat on the back from Kander (not to mention the business card deal with St. Louis!)
...And I just found out from the casting director, that Mr. St. Louis is about to start work on a new musical, so....
:)
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Wrote some more - so, I'm at five and a half pages for the day - I'll probably finish the other half-page when I return, so that will be a nice six page day. I'd say I'm now around 110 pages away from being finished, having completed 151 manuscript pages.
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So it is written, so it shall be done - page seven.
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Will we never get to page eight?
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If I'm not too tired this evening upon my return, I think I'll try to watch Infernal Affairs, the Hong Kong film that was the basis for The Departed. I hear it's much better than The Departed (certainly it's about forty-five minutes shorter), and then there are two sequels - well, Infernal Affairs II is a prequel, and Infernal Affairs III is a sequel.
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Excellent wishes vibes and everything appropriate for Ant. and Cason. Congratulations to Jose. (and thank you for sharing your joy).
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Audition Vibes for DR Cason....the don't photograph those auditions, do they? ;)
They would if Miss Karen was in town.
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How can we still be on page seven?
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I see plenty of people just sitting there like so much fish. Let's see how many GUESTS we have, shall we?
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Welcome three GUESTS. The question the GUESTS and I wish to ask is why the TEN USERS are just sitting there like so much fish.
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In about twenty minutes I shall be on my way to the Joan Ryan session, which will immediately be followed by the Merissa Haddad session which will immediately be followed by the going home session.
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...And it's also been interesting to read that even though The Beatles were featured in the intro for the show last night, the contestants had no access to the Beatles' catalog since the rights are still tied up due to Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney - and his ongoing divorce proceedings.
I understand that next week, Heather Mills will be dancing to half a Beatles song - apparently, her cut.
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DON'T LIKE 300? (http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20070321.jpg)
der Brucer
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I understand that next week, Heather Mills will be dancing to half a Beatles song - apparently, her cut.
Did they write "Pegleg of my Heart"?
der Brucer
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BOO-KEY FEVER - that's the name of the new sequel to Full Monty, isn't it?
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I'm seeing Barber of Seville tonight at the Met, and my eyes are already glazing over just reading the synopsis. :) Just kidding, looking forward to it, but the synopsis makes the plot seem awfully silly.
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Addendum to both Audacity and Audio Record Wizard. You are not limited to size of file, you're only limited by the size of your hard drive.
I have always been limited by the size of my hard drive.
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Is the joke "When there's seville, there's se-vay" from this opera?
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What if they were personally delivered by Brent Barrett?
der Brucer
You may have fantasies about Mr Barrett. I don't. I know him too well.
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I'm seeing Barber of Seville tonight at the Met, and my eyes are already glazing over just reading the synopsis. :) Just kidding, looking forward to it, but the synopsis makes the plot seem awfully silly.
DR FJL, it is a silly plot, and a glorious piece of music. I think you'll have a good time.
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The ten have become four - they have slinked away into the good aftenoon.
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Good Afternoon!
I can die a happy Flapapino now...
I just finished playing an emergency set of auditions for our show. We saw six people, and they all brought in some fun and challenging music to play: "Rain" (Once On This Island), "Coalhouse's Soliloquy" (Ragtime), "Push Da' Button" (Jamaica), etc., etc...
After we were done, John Kander came up to me, took both my hands in his, and said, "Good job!".
That sooooo totally made my day! Well, year... Heck, career. *Now I just need to figure out to put that on my resume. ;)
:D
Thank goodness it wasn't Mr. Ebb.
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Welcome three GUESTS. The question the GUESTS and I wish to ask is why the TEN USERS are just sitting there like so much fish.
I'm at work ordering our monthly High Demand List (up until this year, it was done every other month). Our selectors receive a list of EVERY title in the library computer system that has a hold (request) and decide which items will be reordered. They order more books if the holds-to-copies ratio is six-to-one or greater and A/V items are ordered at a ten-to-one ratio. They can't, of course, order every title, but it still can take several days to do the whole thing.
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What if they were personally delivered by Brent Barrett?
der Brucer
Only if he agreed to stay!
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There seems to be a huge difference in roundtrip prices for trips from Portland to NY...if I go in early June it is really quite cheap...but if I go in late June (as originally planned) it is twice as much...and if I go in July it is waaaaaaaaaaay expensive!
What happens in late June and July in NY that makes travel so expensive at that time...is there some type of mega NY type celebration that I don't know about?
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There seems to be a huge difference in roundtrip prices for trips from Portland to NY...if I go in early June it is really quite cheap...but if I go in late June (as originally planned) it is twice as much...and if I go in July it is waaaaaaaaaaay expensive!
What happens in late June and July in NY that makes travel so expensive at that time...is there some type of mega NY type celebration that I don't know about?
The fares are higher in later June, because the whole country heard that you were going to be in New York.
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What happens in late June and July in NY that makes travel so expensive at that time...is there some type of mega NY type celebration that I don't know about?
School's out for summer!
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Last night MusciGuy posted:Well, its seems that he already had, before the show. On stage we were exposed to a horrible misscarriage!
Well, if it's any consolation, Sanjaya not only made little children cry, he left Simon virtually speechless.
IMHO Jordin put on the best performance, with Melinda second.
I wholeheartedly concur with your astute assessment!!!
:o
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And would you support a film re-make of A Chorus Line by a "director obviously (who) knew what he was doing".
der Brucer
No one HERE would ever agree on who that director should be.
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You may have fantasies about Mr Barrett. I don't. I know him too well.
LOL!
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At long last I have my most recent order from Deep Discount -- loads of Criterion titles. Additionally, I got the first season of "Lost" (new for under $20). Secason 2, used, is on its way.
Life has its little ups every now and again.
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Ups
Downs
In
Out
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
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There seems to be a huge difference in roundtrip prices for trips from Portland to NY...if I go in early June it is really quite cheap...but if I go in late June (as originally planned) it is twice as much...and if I go in July it is waaaaaaaaaaay expensive!
What happens in late June and July in NY that makes travel so expensive at that time...is there some type of mega NY type celebration that I don't know about?
It's that once a year occurrence of high volume of travel called vacation period, Mikey!
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Ups
Downs
In
Out
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Martin Melcher owned that song and wanted Ross Hunter to change the name of PILLOW TALK to ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS....Hunter not so politely said no.
Melcher did get the song into Doris's next film PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES. 8)
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Get a billboard!!!
JOSE SIMBULAN
Piano Virtuoso
"Good job, [Jose]," John Kander
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I thought I was going to buy my new television today, but things change while I am not looking.
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Today was a lovely day with absolutely no excitement whatsoever.
I am curious to hear about DR Cason's exciting day.
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Good Evening!
...Sometimes I don't mind taking the C Train (local) back uptown. Usually less people, less crowded. Usually a place to sit. And those extra 8-9 minutes on the train aren't too bad when you're able to sit down and relax.
In any case...
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And thanks for all the pats on back for my pat on the back. You guys are the best!
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I'm seeing Barber of Seville tonight at the Met, and my eyes are already glazing over just reading the synopsis. :) Just kidding, looking forward to it, but the synopsis makes the plot seem awfully silly.
I want to see Il Barbiere too! Well, actually, I want to see Juan Diego Florez.
(http://www.deccaclassics.com/artists/florez/images/gallery/gallery_images6.jpg)
-And he sings well too!
*I was hoping to see this production when the coloratura soprano, Diana Damrau, was singing Rosina. She has the most "exciting" high notes - including a practically flawless high(!) F!
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There seems to be a huge difference in roundtrip prices for trips from Portland to NY...if I go in early June it is really quite cheap...but if I go in late June (as originally planned) it is twice as much...and if I go in July it is waaaaaaaaaaay expensive!
What happens in late June and July in NY that makes travel so expensive at that time...is there some type of mega NY type celebration that I don't know about?
Actually, June 24 is Gay Pride, so...
See you there, DR MBarnum!
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Thank goodness it wasn't Mr. Ebb.
Well, I'm guessing he was there in spirit.
:)
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You may have fantasies about Mr Barrett. I don't. I know him too well.
Then you can hold the camera.
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Then you can hold the camera.
I never do requests.
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Then you can hold the camera.
;D
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I never do requests.
That ain't what I've heard..... ;)
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I am curious to hear about DR Cason's exciting day.
Me, too! (the call back started at 4:30 pm so I'm trying to find distractions so I don't pace the floor...)...All of you HHWers are so sweet about your support of him (earning major points with his mom..)...
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Get a billboard!!!
JOSE SIMBULAN
Piano Virtuoso
"Good job, [Jose]," John Kander
and T-shirts, mugs, pencils and caps to add to his Blame Jose line....
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WHOA!!!!
SORTA SPOILER
They just announced the bottom two on "American Idol". Now that most certainly was a surprise. And not a pleasant one.
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As for the evictee, I have to tell you I'm not surprised. This person's performances have been going down hill each week.
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But goodness gracious golly gee!
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As for the evictee, I have to tell you I'm not surprised. This person's performances have been going down hill each week.
I wasn't that surprised either. However, the "shock" would have been lessened if you-know-who was in the bottom two.
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I wasn't that surprised either. However, the "shock" would have been lessened if you-know-who was in the bottom two.
I blame YOU, Jose. I do!
That is all.
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I thought I was going to buy my new television today, but things change while I am not looking.
I am sorry to read this.
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Must I do this all by myself?
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I'll get us to nine, and then no more. I'm hungry and it's time I prepared dinner.
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Two more should do it.
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One more is the trick.
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BOO-YAH!!!!!!
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BOO-YAH!!!!!!
Interloper, eh?
Thunder stealer, eh?
Why....I oughta....
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Truly, I must get to my meal preparation before I swoon from hunger.
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That would not be a pretty sight.
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Hmm... We're watching "Survivor" now - we watched "America's Next Top Model" "live"... And there's still "Lost" and "Top Design"... Alas, I think I'm going to have to catch up on those shows tomorrow night, the day has caught up with me, and I'm feeling very sleepy already, so...
We'll see...
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Interloper, eh?
Thunder stealer, eh?
Why....I oughta....
You snooze, you looze.
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It's time for me to leave work and go to Costco. Last week, I bought a 36-can pack of diet Pepsi and all of the cans (inside the case!) had gunk on the tops of them! :o AND one of them is only partially filled...but still sealed! :P Fortunately, I still have the receipt, since Costco now requires a receipt for all returns.
[Shhh...don't tell anyone, but I don't actually have the original receipt. I bought a new (and clean) case yesterday and kept the receipt from that purchase and that's the receipt that I'll use to return this case.] ::)
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It's time for me to leave work and go to Costco. Last week, I bought a 36-can pack of diet Pepsi and all of the cans (inside the case!) had gunk on the tops of them! :o AND one of them is only partially filled...but still sealed! :P Fortunately, I still have the receipt, since Costco now requires a receipt for all returns.
[Shhh...don't tell anyone, but I don't actually have the original receipt. I bought a new (and clean) case yesterday and kept the receipt from that purchase and that's the receipt that I'll use to return this case.] ::)
Hey, aren't you DR George from HainesHisWay? May I see your receipt. Your original receipt.
;)
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Well... I'm gonna try to make it through "Top Design", and then watch "Lost" tomorrow - maybe even tomorrow morning before heading out for rehearsal... We shall see...
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TOP DESIGN.....J H C - when do they get to do a damn room????
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Save the Sanjaya...Save the World!
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I agree 100% with the Judge's Choice for Top Design room this week.
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Save the Sanjaya...Save the World!
Please don't tell me the only way to do the latter is to do the former....please..... :P
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So a couple of weeks ago I say I am getting a new tv....and that I am giving my old tv to my brother Dane.
My sister Paula says she would really like to have it. So I say okay....can I borrow her van when I buy my new one, since it probably won't fit in my PT Cruiser. Okay.....so today was the day after work.
No sister......she is now deciding if they can use it or not....they will get back with me.
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Damn.....I would have sent the OTHER Top Designer home....whew!
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Maybe I will get my new TV tomorrow.
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I hope you get your new tv tomorrow.
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.... still waiting to hear about DR Cason....
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... waiting to hear about Anthony's audition....
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Will we never get to page eight?
Maybe.
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Tomorrow is another day, so I heard...
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Carpo cras!
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After seeing A CHORUS LINE on THE VIEW today, I got nostalgic for the second CHORUS LINE I was a part of, and I put the tape in the VCR and watched the first hour or so of it. I skipped through the CAssie solo (our Cassie sang well but was not the greatest dancer in the world) and Paul's monologue (which I've watched SO much), and got through "The Tap COmbination" and Paul's accident before I turned it off for prime time TV.
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Save the Sanjaya...Save the World!
That is obviously someone's sick agenda. Sad, sad, sad.
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BONES had a very unusual case tonight with bodily remains found in which the bones had been removed. Tempi and her boy friend also close to making a decision about their future. Very interesting.
I understand why she decided the way she did, but given the situation and the financial independence, in her place, I would have gone with him - in a heartbeat.
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CROSSING JORDAN had two cases tonight, and the "mummy" investigation wasn't very interesting to me. However, the other case, the dead teenager, I guessed very quickly who the rapist/killer was.
Not the show's finest hour.
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Good evening all. I went to see Angel of Ahlem tonight. It was quite interesting and surprisingly funny. I was impressed with the way the doc was done. It had very serious and touching moments interspersed with really funny comments from the survivors. There was a scene were they are trying to identify someone in one of the old photos and they are all sure it's someone else. No doubt about it!
It was a wondeful evening. There was a dinner, I wasn't invited to it, but that's ok. After that they had the exhibit of the photos Vernon took of Ahlem and then the movie. Following the movie they recognized 4 survivors who were present and had spent the week talking to kids at the local high schools, Vernon's family and the film makers.
One of the very interesting things is that there wasn't documentation of Ahlem before Vernon showed up with the photos. The survivors were all thankful that he had witnessed what they had gone through and that there was photographic evidence from an American soldier to verify that it happened.
The movie will be on PBS sometime in the future
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LOST had an amazing episode with a final shock that took my breath away. But the entire show was very entertaining. So much scheming and double and triple crosses going on. Just astounding writing.
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Sped through the IDOL results show and was very disappointed in the elimination. True, she was not at her best this week, but there are clearly others who are far weaker singers. Nope, she wasn't going to win the show, but she deserved a higher placement than 11th, especially in light of who's remaining to go on the IDOL tour.
And the male in the bottom two had his best-ever performance, I thought. Just goes to show how flakey the voting is.
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That is obviously someone's sick agenda. Sad, sad, sad.
I haven't seen AI, but from what I hear, I think this is A LOT of people's sick agenda.
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Ack! What a way to start off page 10!
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Page 10 dance, the Chinchy Bassa Nova!
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BK, The Brain is journeying back to its master on 3 day Fed-Ex. I'll IM you the tracking # tomorrow.
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A film screener was at SXSW and picked up a program from the Alamo Drafthouse, where our film is showing. He has requested a screener, and wants to show the film at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne.
Is that anywhere near DR Tomovoz?
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.... still waiting to hear about DR Cason....
....we are, too!!...How long do these silly call backs take, anywhoo? I can only hope that no news is good news so far -- that he's still in the running....
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BK, The Brain is journeying back to its master on 3 day Fed-Ex. I'll IM you the tracking # tomorrow.
(in a whisper so the Grand Pooh-Pah doesn't hear this..)... Psst, Psst, DR Edi, ya got any bootlegged copies that you're selling on the black market?
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(still whispering) DR Edi, I'd really like to get it on a mini-DV tape. What'll that cost me?
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I'm heading down to bed now.
Good night!
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Back from two back to back work sessions. I'm all in. A little disappointed that we won't be achieving the usual number of recent postings, but, you know, it happens. You'd think it was a holiday or something, or you'd think we have a lot of errant and truant people today.
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Will we never get to page eleven?
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Will page eleven never get to us?
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Ten, that's all I keep seeing.
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If we all made twenty posts right now, we'd be back up in no time.
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I'm doing my bit.
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(Uh-oh -- busted! I see GM bk logged in...)
Moi? No sir, I wasn't asking DR Edi nothin' ... just some random postings trying to help your posting totals for tonight.. Really!
...(I hope he bought that...)...
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But now I must go sit on my couch like so much fish and relax. My brain is completely fried right now.
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I'll be eating some sour cream and onion chips.
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Why is everyone just sitting there like so much fish?
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We're catching up.
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I know, let up catch us for a while, and just post.
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Anyone else find David Bromstad's arm tattoo a little too much?
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(Bromstad being the host of "Color Splash" on HGTV.)
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Calvert Deforest aka Larry Bud Melman died today. He was 85. Think I'll have toast on a stick for breakfast as a little memorial
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So did everyone hear that the crying girl from Idol was planted in the audience? It was on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
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Interesting developments the past couple days...so I am beginning to believe my friend really is trying to run into me at the morning coffee shop. Today he told me he lives on the other side of town, no good reason to be at the shop that's on my way to work...I saw him this morning and he was really late, had a phone conference at 8:30 AM. (it was about 8:10AM) but when I asked if he wanted to sit and talk he said "Sure, I can always call my secretary and have her reschedule the conference" He always has time to talk, no matter what.
Sounding a little hopeful, lunch one day...run into him for coffee the next...hmmm I'm enjoying this. :)
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But it's late and tomorrow is prison (since I didn't go on Monday due to Boo's problems) so I must get some sleep. Night
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Case called when he was leaving San Diego...
The Good News!! -- He's in the final two for the Ethan part!! Hee-Hah!!
The Bad News!! -- They have to sleep on it, so he won't hear yay or nay for another day or two... (argggh -- this is torture...and as der Brucer has noted, I am most impatient....)...
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...and he got to keep his hat on....(well, that ain't good, cause what if they go with the other guy who's got those three nipples and six toes you all were talking about)...
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.....Pick Cason Dream Vibes to Those Full Monty Directors and Producers...
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Page 11!!
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Well, shoot, I'm all wired and everyone's gone to bed...I'm all by my lonesome...
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I could just post and post, and then post some more and there's no one to tell me to stop it..
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So did everyone hear that the crying girl from Idol was planted in the audience? It was on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
...I haven't seen girls cry like that in an audience since...hmmmm, the Beatles! ...And let me see, weren't they part of the British invasion of the 60s? Hmmmm, wasn't last night a salute to the British invasion of the 60s? ...A plant?! Nahhhh, it had to be merely a coincidence...AI Karma!!
(those AI producers are SOOOO subtle...)
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Well, at least we got to page 11.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
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Man, it's spooky in this ol' empty HHW house at night.. by yourself...hope there's an alarm if someone tries to break in..hey, I just heard something...
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Oh, it's just bk -- you about gave me a heart attack, sneaking in like that...
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Will we never get to page twelve?
Maybe, but I don't think we're gonna see Post #400 tonight -- sorry, boss!
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TOD:
Fearless Leader: Have you ever just thought, "What the hay, nobody's here, so I'm shutting her down early tonight. posting my column, and going to bed" before the witching hour?
Like tonight, you could just lock up early -- I won't tell (I'll even give you an alibi and swear I was here until midnight and nobody came, no body posted...)...
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Trivia Post for all you men who swear by duct tape: headline today -- "Duct tape not effective for warts, study says"
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I think I hear the TV on....that's why even bk isn't posting -- he's watching some movie.. and I hear some crunching (I think he's eating some more of those sour cream and onion chips)..
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There he was, all worried about the number of posts tonight and getting to Page 12..and he runs off without helping...Hur-rump!
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Where's DR Jorge? ... or DR Tom? -- they're usually logging on in the waning hours....I need someone to pass the torch along to...
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Good evening alll
I had a rather disturbing night at work. A man brought an elderly man in a motorized chair and left him. THe man in the chair had no id except for his name. I noted at 815 that he was still there and he had been in the library over 3 hours. I called campus security when he became ill. Later we found out that the family threw him on a buss and sent him to Fargo with a few belongings. The bus depot had no clue what to do with him and informed the taxi company to dump him somewhere. That somewhere was the NDSU library.
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I am disturbed by the whole event.
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Man, I'm running out of drivel to post, I mean trivia to post...
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Good evening alll
I had a rather disturbing night at work. A man brought an elderly man in a motorized chair and left him. THe man in the chair had no id except for his name. I noted at 815 that he was still there and he had been in the library over 3 hours. I called campus security when he became ill. Later we found out that the family threw him on a buss and sent him to Fargo with a few belongings. The bus depot had no clue what to do with him and informed the taxi company to dump him somewhere. That somewhere was the NDSU library.
How heartless -- shame on the family, shame on the bus depot folks, and shame on the taxi cab driver. What will happen to him? Where were they taking him tonight?
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I'm quite tired.
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No, for the second time this month, we won't reach four hundred. Oh, well.
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There were a couple of days in days of olde when there were so few posts that I got disgusted and locked the discussion board, opening it in the morning. It's been years, though.
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Page twelve is a long way away.
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Lovely pictures Laura!
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How heartless -- shame on the family, shame on the bus depot folks, and shame on the taxi cab driver. What will happen to him? Where were they taking him tonight?
They took him to a hospital to get checked out. He as going to an elder care home after that. Criminal charges may be brought up against the family for dumping him off
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bk ~ Case said he and Heather had the best time at dinner the other night. He said they laughed and laughed, and then you would make them all laugh some more (he said you were in prime BK mode -- and were most entertaining and completely won Heather over)...
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Page twelve is a long way away.
Naahh, we'll make it...
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The Bad News!! -- They have to sleep on it, so he won't hear yay or nay for another day or two...
ERG®
der Brucer
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LOOK -DHL on it's way to HHW:
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der Brucer
LOL!
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...I promise...
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Page Flip time...
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Page 12, maybe?
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Ta-dah! See bk, ye of so little faith, here's your Page 12!
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Good evening alll
I had a rather disturbing night at work. A man brought an elderly man in a motorized chair and left him. THe man in the chair had no id except for his name. I noted at 815 that he was still there and he had been in the library over 3 hours. I called campus security when he became ill. Later we found out that the family threw him on a buss and sent him to Fargo with a few belongings. The bus depot had no clue what to do with him and informed the taxi company to dump him somewhere. That somewhere was the NDSU library.
One is never too old to learn!
der Brucer
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Finally, DR Jorge has come on board! Hey buddy, where've you been? Bk wants to get to page 13 -- pronto!!
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260242,00.html)I suspect it's disturbing to the animals, as well!
der Brucer
::: shakes head :::
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Man, I'm running out of drivel to post, I mean trivia to post...
Doubtful ;D
der Brucer
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DR Jorge is reading the posts (trying to catch up ) -- so it's gonna be a while before he joins us..
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Hey, aren't you DR George from HainesHisWay? May I see your receipt. Your original receipt.
;)
I went to Costco tonight and brought back the icky cans of diet Pepsi and they gave me my money back with no trouble...and they didn't ask to see my receipt! Someone at Costco a couple of months ago told me that all returns needed receipts and this time they didn't ask for one. But I got my money back and bought a brand new case. That's all I care about. :)
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Doubtful ;D
der Brucer
For you der Brucer, I can always find drivel to post...
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Go Cason!
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We'll maybe we can at least shoot for Post #350 ...
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Go Cason!
YEAHH! GO CASON!!
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I'm gonna send another set of "Pick Cason Dream Vibes to those Full Monty Directors and Producers" right now...
PICK CASON VIBES!!
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I for one would lvoe to see him in THE FULL MONTY....
Would have loved to see him in THE BRAIN..
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DR Jorge stop reading and start posting!! (You can play catch-up later!)
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Add mine also!
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Blame Jose!
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Dream a little dream of...
PICK CASON!!
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Sweet dreams are made of this
Sweet dreams are Cason as Ethan!
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Post #350 is very close at hand...
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Shame DR ELmo is in bed, cause I bet he'd give us a hand....to get to Post #350
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Well, look at that, in a way, DR Elmo did help with Post #350...Way to go DR ELmo!!
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Mr. Sandman
Pick Cason Now
He is so totally cool!
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DR Jorge stop reading and start posting!! (You can play catch-up later!)
Well...I'm not only reading, but I'm watching a DVD of the opera "La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (http://www.amazon.com/Offenbach-Grande-Duchesse-Gerolstein-Felicity-Minkowski/dp/B000BU991K/ref=sr_1_1/102-7422810-3076119?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174546459&sr=1-1)" by Jacques Offenbach and it's subtitled, so I have to read the TV as well as HHW. I suppose that I should turn it off since it's more than two hours long and I won't watch all of it now. So far, it's quite good. :)
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der Brucer is quiet as a church mouse..that's not like him -- he must'a gotten sick...or feel a sleep at the keyboard..or is looking for stuff to cut and paste as a drivel post...
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(still whispering) DR Edi, I'd really like to get it on a mini-DV tape. What'll that cost me?
What's a mini-DV tape??
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should we shoot for another one...
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Well...I'm not only reading, but I'm watching a DVD of the opera "La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (http://www.amazon.com/Offenbach-Grande-Duchesse-Gerolstein-Felicity-Minkowski/dp/B000BU991K/ref=sr_1_1/102-7422810-3076119?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174546459&sr=1-1)" by Jacques Offenbach and it's subtitled, so I have to read the TV as well as HHW. I suppose that I should turn it off since it's more than two hours long and I won't watch all of it now. So far, it's quite good. :)
..and posting!! Well, I'm impressed -- a multi-tasker...
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What's a mini-DV tape??
I was wondering the same thing.
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Case called when he was leaving San Diego...
The Good News!! -- He's in the final two for the Ethan part!! Hee-Hah!!
The Bad News!! -- They have to sleep on it, so he won't hear yay or nay for another day or two... (argggh -- this is torture...and as der Brucer has noted, I am most impatient....)...
~~~VIBES FOR A DECISION IN CASON'S FAVOR!!~~~
;D
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Maybe I will get my new TV tomorrow.
I think you can totally get that TV into your PT Cruiser.
You just have to be creative.
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a talented person indeed!
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What's a mini-DV tape??
They're those tiny little tapes used in the digital camcorders -- let me see, DVCassettes are about 2" X 1 1/2"
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LOST had an amazing episode with a final shock that took my breath away. But the entire show was very entertaining. So much scheming and double and triple crosses going on. Just astounding writing.
"..........Dad?"
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Good evening alll
I had a rather disturbing night at work. A man brought an elderly man in a motorized chair and left him. THe man in the chair had no id except for his name. I noted at 815 that he was still there and he had been in the library over 3 hours. I called campus security when he became ill. Later we found out that the family threw him on a buss and sent him to Fargo with a few belongings. The bus depot had no clue what to do with him and informed the taxi company to dump him somewhere. That somewhere was the NDSU library.
Oh my goodness!! :o Were the police called?? :-\
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Page 13 dance
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DR Ron -- start the trivia posting -- if not #400, maybe we can get to page 14 -- you got us to page 13...
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Anyone else find David Bromstad's arm tattoo a little too much?
Not at all.... :)
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They took him to a hospital to get checked out. He as going to an elder care home after that. Criminal charges may be brought up against the family for dumping him off
I would hope so!!
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Oh my goodness!! :o Were the police called?? :-\
We had too... The man had no Identification,he could not speak etc. A very sad and disturbing situation
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der Brucer is quiet as a church mouse..that's not like him -- he must'a gotten sick...or feel a sleep at the keyboard..or is looking for stuff to cut and paste as a drivel post...
The later, and all the news is so depressing!
der Brucer
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only 30 to go
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Post, People, Post !! -- Post like you've never posted before!!
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I would hope so!!
Me also... The officer was not amused... Very tacky on the family's part
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Quick, before bk locks down the house -- we can do it!!
POST!!
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I turned off the TV.
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The later, and all the news is so depressing!
der Brucer
And it's gotten him so down that he's not proofreading well at all!
;)
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I hope you're happy.
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posting, posting, posting
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Post, People, Post !! -- Post like you've never posted before!!
No, thank you! I'm too tired.
But do carry on.....
;)
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mark, get set go!
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Only 19 more to go to get to 400!!!
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I am trying...
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I hope you're happy.
I am -- and I'm very wired (thanks to those directors and producers who have to sleep on it...damn them...)..
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It is Thursday already here!
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400 here we come...
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Our snow is gone and we might hit 60 on saturday
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Spring has sprung
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der Brucer if you don't get on here and post, you're gonna find yourself on a bus headed to Fargo...
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posting, posting, posting (think rawhide theme here)
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Our snow is gone and we might hit 60 on saturday
And what did 60 do to deserve being hit?? That's what I wanna know!
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Hurry!!
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10
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Gratuitous Post # 393!!
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We're gonna make it -- bk will be so surprised!
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When in doubt:
The moment anyone diverges from official church doctrine on global warming, he is threatened with destruction. Heretics would be burned at the stake if liberals could figure out how to do it in a "carbon neutral" way.
Ann Coulter
der Brucer
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And what did 60 do to deserve being hit?? That's what I wanna know!
Blame Jose!
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Here come's #400
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Yesssss!!
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BK still could close the day at the last second!
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we did it
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It's about freakin' time!!
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What a valiant late night posting frenzy. We got a quorum on the forum and they did the work of all those who are and have been errant and truant.
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WE DID IT!!!!!!!
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;)
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Coming soon to a theatre near you:
CASON IN THE ALL-TOGETHER
der Brucer
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Miss Karen, I really liked Heather - very sweet. It was a really fun evening.
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:: pats all around :::
WE did well gang!
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So what do we get??