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Weill, you've read the notes, the notes were dissonant and there were a lotte them, and now it is time for you to post until the Kurt Kows kome home.
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And the word of the day is: JEHU!
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Nobody here but us chickens.
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Welcome 0 GUESTS.
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I gotta tell you.
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Well, I must arise very early, so I guess I'll try and get my beauty sleep.
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A Very Happy Birthday to Michael Shayne!! ;D
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Last night, I watched the season 3 finale of "Lost." I also watched it as it was being recorded on my DVR, so I could rewind it anytime I missed something, which happened several times. It was great to get the little tidbits of info throughout the show. :) I can't wait for tonight's recap and the NEW EPISODE!! :D
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Loved today's notes! :D
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JEHU!
Gesundheit!
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Thanks to all DRs who offered Mac/computer advice last evening. :)
DR MBarnum - that is so wonderful; what a great cause. You are a good soul.
[And no, I didn't know about DR Rodzinski's video exploits.]
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for DR TCB[/size][/color]
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A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR MICHAEL S.!!! :) [/size][/color]
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DR Jeanne - Sorry, my skimpy "French Maid" outfit is at the dry cleaners...
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Perhaps I should give up posting pictures to HHW for Lent.
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We got a memo at work encouraging us to wear red tomorrow, Feb 1, to raise awareness for women at risk of heart disease. Has anyone else heard about this?
I'm thinking of wearing my little red number:
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And the word of the day is: JEHU!
And The Song Of The Day Is: JEZEBEL
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Happy Birthday to Michael S., the keeper of the
Bruce Kimmel (http://www.brucekimmel.com/)
Memorial Web site.
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Congrats to Auntie Jane!!!
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Mr. Barnum, you're a great guy!
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Bruce Kimmel (http://www.brucekimmel.com/)
Memorial Web site.
"Memorial?" ???
;D
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If this question was asked before the holidays I would have had different responses but now since we have a new toy (the USB turntable) I don't have to worry so much. Yes, it would be great to see the vinyl pressed professionally but since we can do it ourselves with good results I'll be happy.
I will transfer the soundtrack of A Little Night Music to CD (yes, I know it's not a "stellar" recording but it's Sondheim).
I will transfer the 1964 Jerry Orbach The Cradle Will Rock to CD. This recording was my first exposure to the show. I do have the 1985 Acting Company recording (with Miss LuPone) but I prefer this one. It also has Miss Nancy Andrews, she of Little Me!
I will transfer both albums by a lesser-know gay tight harmony musical group from the 70s, called Gotham. I have both the albums they released. One is lots of fun, simply titeld Gotham. The other one is not so good. It's called Void Where Inhibited.
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Here is a picture of the other album
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I have other records to go through (plus there are LPs on Long Island which will be brought into the city for transfer.
We have a long winter ahead of us.
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Vixmom, thanks for the information. You will have a check in the next few days.
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In the meantime, I will dream about Samoas!
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Good Morning to TCB. Sing was here but he probably had work to do. Darn these jobs that prevent us from posting ;)
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In the meantime, I will dream about Samoas!
And I will dream about Samoans. :P
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A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR MICHAEL S.!!! :) [/size][/color]
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He used a knife?
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You mean like this???
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Oh, what the hey, welcome to Page 2
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He used a knife?
Well, that is not John Barrowman, so...
Yes, he used a knife.
:)
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You mean like this???
Egg-sactly! :)
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Well, that is not John Barrowman, so...
Yes, he used a knife.
:)
Why? Is Barrowman the only guy that knows how to cut cake?
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Happy happy birthday to Michael S!
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Lunch at Nate 'n' Al's in Beverly Hills was one of the joys of my trip to L.A. a number of years back. A perfect meal, quality-wise and service-wise.
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Is Barrowman the only guy that knows how to cut cake?
If you mean that in the sense that I think you do, my impression is that he knows...all too well!
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DR Ben - how did you like Sunday last night?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR READER MICHAEL SHAYNE!
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Thursday morning greetings! I'm at my desk for a while before leaving for a meeting at the United Way building.
Happiest of birthdays to DR Michael S!
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Congratulations to Great-Aunt DR Jane!
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Happy Happy Birthday, Michael Shayne!!!!
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If I may comment on last night's Mac vs. PC discussion:
We've been an Apple household from the very beginning - starting with an Apple 2E, graduating to a Mac 512K, and now we have an iMac (Richard's desktop), an eMac (my desktop), and an iBook (our shared portable).
When I started working here at Dayton Metro Library 10 years ago, I was nervous about adapting to a PC environment. However, that was right when the Library was converting to Windows and my co-workers were having fits with it. My Mac background helped a lot, because as Richard says, "Windows was Microsoft's attempt to make PCs as easy to use as Macs already had been for 10 years."
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DR Laura: Can you use a srtipper in your Easter sketch?
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Sunday on Wednesday was quite wonderful. I still love the original production more but the piece is so beautiful and moving that it would be hard to muck it up too much. The visuals of the painting were great and Daniel Evan's transformation from Act I to Act II was marvelous. Strangely enough, even though Jenna Russell made the role her own, there were times when I heard Bernadette Peters voice coming through. Odd but perhaps it's because I know the OBC recording so well.
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Thanks, DR Ben!
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DR Laura: Can you use a stripper in your Easter sketch?
Are you volunteering, DR Kerry? ;)
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TOD:
I also am planning to transfer the soundtrack of A Little Night Music from LP.
I'd also like to transfer my three "Starland Vocal Band" albums. Most people know them only for "Afternoon Delight," but for fans of vocal harmony they did some really imaginative arrangements.
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I have no problem with Macs. I know that some people (not here) are either one or the other. If you like PCs you're an idiot (I have a friend like that and we cannot discuss computers because he won't shut the f**k up about it), if you like MACs you're in a cult. That's not the issue. For me it's the investment I already have in PC programs. I know you can run Windows on a MAC but, and there isn't much room for argument here, MACs (hardware and programs) are routinely more expensive and the deal I got on my Dell was too good to pass up. I began with computers before PCs, Microsoft or Apple and as I began to work in office environments they all had PCs, not Apple so I'm more comfortable and familiar with the Dark Side. I do think Microsoft has it's royal head up it's a** sometimes (many times actually) but I'm happy with my choice and my work. :)
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And, if I may ask:
How does one go about seeing DR Rodzinksi on the small screen? His movies don't appear to be on Amazon.
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DR Ben, I'll have to investigate "Gotham." :)
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Yeah, DR Ben, I don't "get" the Mac vs. PC war either. I like being "bilingual," using my Macs at home and my PC here at work. The folks who really frustrate me (many of our library patrons) are the ones who refuse to learn to use any computer. I want to say, "Duh, it's the 21st century!"
Off to the United Way - bye for now.
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David,
Here is a link to give you some information about them. I saw them the first time at The Guthrie in the late 70s and fell in love with them.
Gotham (http://www.queermusicheritage.us/apr2004.html)
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The folks who really frustrate me (many of our library patrons) are the ones who refuse to learn to use any computer. I want to say, "Duh, it's the 21st century!"
Gee, you seem to have described someone I work with ;) Someone proud of their "ludditeness" (is that a word). Oy. It's not as difficult as you make it out to be, if you would bother to remeber what you're told!!!
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DR Laura: Can you use a srtipper in your Easter sketck?
Hmmm. I'll bet FJL can write her a song.
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Good morning, all! I really miss having the computer at home. Soon, I hope.
Yesterday UPS delivered $130 worth of under-bed storage bins from Target: 4 of the six were broken and unusable. My telephone call to Target over the situation was not an amusing one. I was looking forward to their delivery since I need to get some clothing out of plastic bags and back into use.
I'm now down to laundry every other day, so I arrived at Toyland around 8am this morning, and I've been working on the Lady of the Slipper notes. This afternoon, I believe for a needed laugh I will attend the 5:25 showing of MEET THE SPARTANS, a film I would think dear to DR MBarnum's heart: all the boys appear to be wearing leather G-strings. I'm sure it will mindless and stupid and I'm totally in the mood for that.
Speaking of DR MBarnum, welcome back, Goofball.
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Happy Birthday to DR MICHAEL SHAYNE.
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Usually when I try to think of an LP not on CD - I do a quick Amazon search and find out that - it is!
I shall have to ponder the TOD.
Great work, DR MBARNUM.
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Laura - A song? we can do a whole show about the life of the religious stripper Miss Gypsy Rosary.
Strip!
Our dear pastor was so boring today
Strip!
Does he know his congregation's part-gay?
Strip!
We all read the King James bible last night
Strip!
And I think that James just wasn't too bright
I believe in sex that's safer
I would like another wafer
Strip!
I am so religious
I would like some eggs for Easter
They can roll 'em on my keyster
Strip!
I'm not superstitious
[It's a work in progress, but we'd work "floop" in there somewhere for Sandra.]
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TOD:
Original Off-Broadway cast recordings:
ALL IN LOVE
MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF
Christmas albums:
THE BEERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS
the old Warner Brothers stars' WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Dorothy Provine's recordings of the 20s and Tunr-of-the-Century songs
Julie Andrews Sings (1958?)
Soundtrack:
Georges Delerue's KING OF HEARTS
Rozsa's THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD
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Off to do some tax work.
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Oh thanks, DR ELMORE. I will second Ms Provine's WB's recordings.
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Off to do some tax work.
Hey, isn't that Fred's line?
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More TOD:
Obscure musicals, such as:
Philemon
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
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I'm up, I'm up. And trying to de-groggify before leaving for my early breakfast meeting.
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Ooh, I was devilish on the last post - three devilish numbers.
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Well, the SPARTANS reviews are pathetic, but I plan to laugh at the total stupidity of it.
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More TOD:
Obscure musicals, such as:
Philemon
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
I'd second THE LAST SWEET DAYS OF ISAAC, one of the strangest musicals I've ever seen, and add Al Carmines' IN CIRCLES.
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Ooh, I was devilish on the last post
As opposed to the rest of the time? ;)
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Good morning!
Colder this morning than I was expecting, and the forecast says it's not moving out of the 40s today, so I'll be bundling up for lunch out later
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I knew you could do it, FJL!
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I need to go for a nice long walk today.
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Laura - you gotta have faith
(Faith, of course, is the name of one of the strippers.)
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TOD:
I've talked about it ad nauseum here, but I'd first transfer STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN 1929-1930. I finally wised up and transfered it to audio tape because the LP was sounding so scratchy now that it's in danger of being unlistenable.
I'd transfer the soundtrack to PORGY AND BESS which is the version I always listen to when I'm in a P&B mood.
I'd transfer the Mary Martin/HELLO DOLLY!
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happiest of Birthdays to DR Michael Shayne!!![/move]
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I knew you could do it, FJL!
With one arm tied behind his back! :D
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TV Reminders:
Many here are greatly anticipating it, but LOST premieres its new season tonight. Eight of the planned sixteen episodes for the season have been completed.
New episodes of SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL tonight.
The premiere of ABC's quirky ELI STONE which I'm looking forward to sampling.
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MattH, the soundtrack to Porgy and Bess is on CD, a Japanese import. It comes up regularly on eBay and is never too pricey.
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Once again, the mail will determine what's on the viewing agenda for today. I do have RENO 911! from last night to watch.
Otherwise, I guess I'll start BEAUTY AND THE BEAST today. At least it was a shortened season and only three discs worth of episodes.
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MattH, the soundtrack to Porgy and Bess is on CD, a Japanese import. It comes up regularly on eBay and is never too pricey.
Thanks. I'll do some searching there. I had no idea.
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Thanks again, DR Ben! :)
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We got a memo at work encouraging us to wear red tomorrow, Feb 1, to raise awareness for women at risk of heart disease. Has anyone else heard about this?
I'm thinking of wearing my little red number:
(http://www.kyleartgallery.com/pics/Lady%20in%20red%20dress.jpg)
Why be so conservative Singdaw!
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And, if I may ask:
How does one go about seeing DR Rodzinksi on the small screen? His movies don't appear to be on Amazon.
Singdaw, I have several DVDs in the Tom Nondorf "Classic" collection. I can supply you with accidently made copies. You supply the address.
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Happy Birthday DR Michael Shayne.
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I'm not sure what i will watch tonight. But i will definitely record/watch the LOST recap special (at 8pm). And the premiere of LOSt at 9pm.
And I will also check out the new show after it ELI STONE.
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Why be so conservative Singdaw!
You are right, DR MBarnum. I should wear my red kurta instead.
With the gold lamé piping.
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A most happy birthday to our own Michael S.! Hope you have a fantastic b'day!!!
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Well, if the new-comers insist on maintaining medieval dress codes (burkas), I suspect the neighborhood will be less than welcoming.
der Brucer
Der Brucer, There is no reason for this family to change how they prefer to dress just to please small minded people.
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Ditto from me:
Happy Birthday, Michael Shayne!
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Ady always sends the best cards!
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And the word of the day is: JEHU!
Joy of Man's Desiring?
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Joy of Man's Desiring?
Quite correct.
Women must not desire the jehu.
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MB, was this morning's Oregonian article about the Iraqi translator moving here one of "yours"?
Happy Birthday, MS.
Happy Great-Auntdom and -Uncledom, Jane and Keith.
Wow, it's 8:08 already here and virtually nothing has been ripped out of my house by a passing delivery truck.
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bk, this notice was posted over at the listserv. Interested in being on a DVD?
>>>We are looking for people that could talk to us on-camera about the 20th Century Fox Marquee Musicals of the 1930s through 1960s. We are producing a short documentary that will cover the musicals produced by Fox during this time period, how they were important to the studio, and how they were culturally significant. We will also touch upon the 1952 film "Stars and Stripes Forever" and how it fit into the Fox musical canon. The documentary will be a special feature on the DVD release for "Stars and Stripes Forever." <<<
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I'm heading down now to clean up for my lunch out with friends.
WBBL.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And someone just came by to pick up - and buy - the remaining piece of cookware I had for sale! :) -Now if someone would just buy my DVDs.
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DR DerBrucer - As for "medieval dress codes", I believe the real issue is the medieval mindset of the neighbors. And of people who comment about such things.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And someone just came by to pick up - and buy - the remaining piece of cookware I had for sale! :) -Now if someone would just buy my DVDs.
Are you going out of business? :-\
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR MICHAEL SHAYNE!!!!!
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Are you going out of business?
No. It's just that he's only doing "live" performances now.
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Are you going out of business? :-\
Nah, just clearing out some shelf space, and finally "letting go" of a bunch of things I bought just because I thought I wanted them. Well, a bunch of those things have been sitting on the shelf and/or in boxes still wrapped in their shrink-wrap for a year or two - or three. So...
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As for the Topic of the Day...
The only thing that comes to mind right now is the OCR of Nerfertiti. Not really a "worthy" contender for a CD transfer, but I think my LP is slightly warped.
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OH! - And Andras Schiff's recording of Ginastera's First Piano Sonata - which was coupled with Bach's "Goldberg Variations" on double-LP release. A truly interesting coupling. -At least I think I remember checking that set out of the library when I was in high school.
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DR elmore - They sell storage boxes at the K-Mart at Penn Station. As well as at Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Gracious Home, and the Container Store. No UPS needed.
Maybe we could stop by one of those stores after seeing the movie this afternoon. ;)
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DR Ben - Ah, Gotham! My dear, dearly departed friend, Mark, was a major fan of theirs. And, I even think he used to work with them in some sort of capacity whenever they would gig in DC. He also had his own vocal group in DC, and they would use some of Gotham's arrangements. :)
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DR singdaw - Ah, the Starland Vocal Band! They were basically the house band at Eskimo Nell's in Arlington, VA. (Alas, Eskimo Nell's had a fire a couple of years ago, and, was eventually torn down to make room for all the development in that part of Arlington (Ballston).) Eskimo Nell's was a bar, but since they did feature music acts, they did allow all ages in during the week and during dinner hours.
Remember their TV special?
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DR Ben - How did Daniel Evans sound last night? I heard that he was slightly under the weather on Tuesday... ???
But, yes, his transformation in the second act is quite wonderful. And I'm glad they retained the accents too. :)
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MB, was this morning's Oregonian article about the Iraqi translator moving here one of "yours"?
Hmmmm....I will need to cross the street today and pick up the Oregonian...we only have the Statesman Journal Newspaper at our office. But very likely it is the family that Jason helped. The foundation is running out of money, so I am hoping there will be some news publicity soon!
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DR Jane, a big ol' congrats on the new baby in the family!!!
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No need to buy a paper, MB, it's here (and it does indeed talk about Jason):
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/120174631797030.xml&coll=7 (http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/120174631797030.xml&coll=7)
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That is indeed the same family, DR JMK.
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I think my LP is slightly warped.
Now surely THAT must be euphemism? ;)
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I know someone that used to use Ginastera's "Concerto for Coloratura Soprano" on their answering machine...the climactic note was provided by the machine's "beep," and it was exactly the right note! :)
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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MICHAEL S
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Remember their TV special?
I do, indeed! I believe it was actually a weekly series of four shows, IIRC. Ran over the summer, in July or August of...some year from my remote youth.
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DR elmore - They sell storage boxes at the K-Mart at Penn Station. As well as at Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Gracious Home, and the Container Store. No UPS needed.
Maybe we could stop by one of those stores after seeing the movie this afternoon. ;)
I've laid out $130+ to Target and even if I wanted to go purchase them elsewhere, I'd need that credit from Target first!
Are you coming to the movies with me at 5:25?
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Goodbye for today. I have to go to NYPL for some "Lady of the Slipper" info, stop at Verizon or my cell phone service is over, get home and continue the Steri-Fab mopping before the movie.
Oy!
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DR elmore3003, looking forward to hearing about SPARTANS. :)
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Oh, and very sorry to hear about your problem with Target. :(
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I know someone that used to use Ginastera's "Concerto for Coloratura Soprano" on their answering machine...the climactic note was provided by the machine's "beep," and it was exactly the right note! :)
The "Concerto for Coloratura Soprano" is by Reinhold Gleire.
-And I actually have a piano reduction of it. Quite an interesting piece.
Although, if Ginastera had written a concerto for coloratura, I would most certainly be intrigued.
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PAGE FIVE COLORATURA (AND HARP) CONCERTO DANCE!!!!
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Oops! Thanks- :)
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DR singdaw - Is it possible you were thinking of the above recording?
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I'm sure that's a possible source of my crossed wires.
Very, very possible.
:)
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And the word of the day is: JEHU!
One of the things I don't miss about living in the Los Angeles area is the freeways, where the JEHUs and yahoos were often one and the same.
And that's coming from a non-driver!
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Back from my meeting and enjoying my lunch of leftover chicken spaghetti, one of Richard's specialities. I'm having to concentrate very hard on not getting tomato sauce on the white sweater I'm wearing today.l
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I'm having to concentrate very hard on not getting tomato sauce on the white sweater I'm wearing today.
:)
DR Ginny, an apron shall set you free! :D
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Why be so conservative Singdaw!
A single strand of pearls is always proper. A double strand would look, well, odd.
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TOD:
Would love to see these on official CD releases:
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And I second the motion for the WB All Stars Christmas Album, which is one swell LP...and I third the Dorothy Provine album.
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We got a memo at work encouraging us to wear red tomorrow, Feb 1, to raise awareness for women at risk of heart disease. Has anyone else heard about this?
I'm thinking of wearing my little red number:
(http://www.kyleartgallery.com/pics/Lady%20in%20red%20dress.jpg)
I can see it! ;)
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;D
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If this question was asked before the holidays I would have had different responses but now since we have a new toy (the USB turntable) I don't have to worry so much. Yes, it would be great to see the vinyl pressed professionally but since we can do it ourselves with good results I'll be happy.
I will transfer the soundtrack of A Little Night Music to CD (yes, I know it's not a "stellar" recording but it's Sondheim).
I will transfer the 1964 Jerry Orbach The Cradle Will Rock to CD. This recording was my first exposure to the show. I do have the 1985 Acting Company recording (with Miss LuPone) but I prefer this one. It also has Miss Nancy Andrews, she of Little Me!
I agree with both of these choices! :) Other recordings already mentioned (and I own all of these albums...including the two above):
Man With a Load of Mischief (original off-Broadway cast)
Nerfertiti
Philemon
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And now, I must be off to work. Have a good day, all!
:)
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*And if your wear RED tomorrow and shop at Macy's, you can get a special 15%-off Savings Pass for the day. Or you could just stop by their Accessories department and get a special pin and the pass for a $2.00 donation.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR MICHAEL S!
HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY![/size]
Thank you Ben for the link to Bruce Kimmel (http://www.brucekimmel.com/)
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Is anyone out there enough of a hick to explain the appeal of football?
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We got a memo at work encouraging us to wear red tomorrow, Feb 1, to raise awareness for women at risk of heart disease. Has anyone else heard about this?
I'm thinking of wearing my little red number:
(http://www.kyleartgallery.com/pics/Lady%20in%20red%20dress.jpg)
That dress is YOU!!!!!!
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Thanks, DRs George and Kerry. :-[
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Is anyone out there enough of a hick to explain the appeal of football?
Halftime?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR MICHAEL SHAYNE!!!!! ;D
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Is anyone out there enough of a hick to explain the appeal of football?
I think it is the tight pants, but I am not certain.
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Is anyone out there enough of a hick to explain the appeal of football?
Andy Griffith did a pretty good job, back in the '50s.
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I agree with both of these choices! :) Other recordings already mentioned (and I own all of these albums...including the two above):
Man With a Load of Mischief (original off-Broadway cast)
Nerfertiti
Philemon
I already have Philemon, thanks to a certain unnamed someone who keeps making mistakes (accidental recordings that is) ;)
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I'll have to catch up later - it's time to head in to work, and I won't be back until quite late.
Der B will be recording everything that is/was Lost. Hopefully, I'll be able to watch tomorrow, while I make chicken stock.
Unless I'm called in to work. :-\
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DR Ben - How did Daniel Evans sound last night? I heard that he was slightly under the weather on Tuesday... ???
But, yes, his transformation in the second act is quite wonderful. And I'm glad they retained the accents too. :)
I think he sounded fine! I forgot to mention the accents. He's slightly amazing. When he opens his mouth you would never know he's from across the pond!
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From DearReader Laura:
I find those vegetables mildly disturbing.
I’m so relieved-I feared you liked them. ;D
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Mildly Disturbing Vegetables...that's the name of my latest cookbook.
Does anyone have a recipe for disaster?
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Back from a nice breakfast meeting with an interesting fellow - he's a film producer, but also heads up a charity organization (with various offshoots) called the Starlight Foundation. Someone recommended me as the go-to guy to handle the entertainment portion of his fundraiser gala in June. Since it seems like a fairly straightforward thing and since I love kids, I've agreed to do it.
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I would only appear in the Fox documentary IF I was alongside Dr. Drew Casper so I could throttle him onscreen.
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DR elmore, I hope you have lots of, much needed, laughter today. :-*
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I would only appear in the Fox documentary IF I was alongside Dr. Drew Casper so I could throttle him onscreen.
To quote Singdaw (IIRC), may I watch?
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You'll need to have a safety zone around him for when his dentures fly out of his mouth.
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I would only appear in the Fox documentary IF I was alongside Dr. Drew Casper so I could throttle him onscreen.
That would make some DVD bonus feature, wouldn't it? ;D
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Sean Young, Sean Young, Sean Young.
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;D
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I would only appear in the Fox documentary IF I was alongside Dr. Drew Casper so I could throttle him onscreen.
I'd pay to see that!! :D
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MBarnum, I remember reading something about the Checkpoint One Foundation awhile back. It is a wonderful idea & I wish them continued success.
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Sean Young, Sean Young, Sean Young.
Finally someone remembers what this website devoted to me is supposed to be about.
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Back from a nice breakfast meeting with an interesting fellow - he's a film producer, but also heads up a charity organization (with various offshoots) called the Starlight Foundation. Someone recommended me as the go-to guy to handle the entertainment portion of his fundraiser gala in June. Since it seems like a fairly straightforward thing and since I love kids, I've agreed to do it.
That's nice :)
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Thank you DR’s Jennifer, Jose, Ben, Ginny, JMK, & MBarnum.
Jose- The gifting of a web cam has entered my mind, maybe down the road when I’m sure they will use it.
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Wow! That worked pretty well, didn't it?
Let's try another one.
Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim.
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Is anyone out there enough of a hick to explain the appeal of football?
Not to any wussy-poo who presumes only "hicks" like football.
8)
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Not to any wussy-poo who presumes only "hicks" like football.
Cleanup in aisle 2. ;D
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Why would he have angioplasty when he's been dead for 37 years department:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934956/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934956/)
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Why would he have angioplasty when he's been dead for 37 years department:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934956/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934956/)
NOW I see....you're one of THOSE people!
Do you still play the LP backwards?
:D
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Cleanup in aisle 2. ;D
;D
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Spotted at a nearby table at Nate 'n Al's - Mr. Larry King, who looks even weirder in person than he does on TV and that's saying something.
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I had Matzoh Brei - only fair, I'm afraid. The Diet Coke was good, though - right out of the can.
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Had a very good meeting this morning with a number of furniture vendors with whom we do business.
Have a staff meeting this afternoon.
And then, tonight, "LOST"!
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What was NOT good was the traffic getting there - I do not know what's happened to Coldwater Canyon in the last year, but it's totally out of control. I sat on Ventura waiting to turn left for twenty minutes (traffic cops now tell you when you can go and can't go). Once on Coldwater the traffic was literally at a standstill with no movement for about five minutes, then we began inching our way up the hill - it took another fifteen minutes to reach Mulholland. By that time it was eight-thirty so I called the guy's assistant and told him I'd get there just as soon as I could. Coming down the hill was easier and I got there about twenty minutes late. And when I came home, there was no traffic coming back, but I could see that the opposite side going up Coldwater was STILL backed all the way to Ventura Blvd. and this at ten-twenty in the morning. Madness.
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I was supposed to talk with muse Margaret at ten-thirty to read her the revised pages, but I had a message from her (left at ten) saying she was going out shopping and would call upon her return. I know she has to be somewhere at noon, and I really hope we speak before then, because I really don't want to continue until I know that section is okay. So, here I sit.
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I had Matzoh Brei - only fair, I'm afraid. The Diet Coke was good, though - right out of the can.
No cole slaw?
Sorry, I should have warned you. They make good eggs & I think their blintzes are pretty good, other people say so anyway. I prefer mine & I never order matzoh brei out.
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Muse Margaret seems MIA - I wish she'd been there at the time we'd set up. I guess I'll just slog on and go back to the other thing whenever she gets around to calling.
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Our wet snow has just turned to regular snow.
I was surprised Keith went to the gym today. He called and said he almost didn't make it down our road (I think he was getting too confident with his wonderful, almost new car). I hope he makes it back home okay.
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Sherlock is waiting for his Daddy, whom he adores, to return.
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Great picture, Jane! (as always :))
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I hope he makes it back home okay.
Hmm...
Does DD Sherlock know the command, "MUSH!"?
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I just want to jump through my monitor and HUG him.
The dog, the dog!!
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I just read HERE (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114730.html) on Playbill.com that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's musical, The Beautiful Game has been reworked a bit and is now being called The Boys in the Photograph and will have a production in Canada next year. Sounds interesting.
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Keith is home, with difficulty, but home. I doubt he is driving anywhere tomorrow.
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Thank you George & Singdaw.
I'm very confused. A weather report flashed on my computer, when I read the details it was for a high surf warnings. We are no where near the surf.
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Keith prefers this photo.
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If the surf is high enough to reach Ashland, then we are in a world of hurt! LOL!
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I figured you and JMK would appreciate our weather alert...chuckle, chuckle.
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Had the muse Margaret conversation. Read her the revised, which she liked, but she still thought more could come out in the next couple of pages, so I'm now rethinking and revising those and making them a little more succinct.
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Glad you were able to speak to Margaret. Have fun revising.
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To paraphrase Oscar Hammerstein II:
Ashland-
Where the surf is as high as ole' Sherlock's blue eye...
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I'd second THE LAST SWEET DAYS OF ISAAC, one of the strangest musicals I've ever seen, and add Al Carmines' IN CIRCLES.
A dear family friend (Barbara Rosenblat, who was in the original cast of Secret Garden and far too few other Broadway shows) was in a production of In Circles directed by Carmines. Odd show, but I'm glad I got a chance to see it.
TOD: There's a George Feyer LP called "Heavenly Echoes of My Fair Lady" wherein he imagines songs from the show in the style of different classic composers; my copy has an unfortunate scratch, and I'd love to hear it in its full glory again.
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Hi, Ben!
Sally! Elan!
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Was reading about Al Carmines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Carmines). Sounds like an interesting fellow who lived...well, out there... :)
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Shrimp Bisque.
Shrimp Bisque.
Shrimp Bisque.
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A dear family friend (Barbara Rosenblat, who was in the original cast of Secret Garden and far too few other Broadway shows) was in a production of In Circles directed by Carmines. Odd show, but I'm glad I got a chance to see it....
Is that the same Barbara Rosenblat who is an audiobook reader? She is very, very popular among listeners.
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I would only appear in the Fox documentary IF I was alongside Dr. Drew Casper so I could throttle him onscreen.
I think a lively debate and/or scuffle between you and Dr. Drew Casper would be worth the price of the DVD extras.
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Lunch ran much longer than planned, and the beautiful blue sky we had has now vanished behind a thick overlay of clouds. Rain seems certain at this point.
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DR Ron Pulliam: ;D
Did it work?
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Although I did get MARGOT AT THE WEDDING from Paramount this afternoon (not due until February 19th), I went ahead with my original plans and began the third and last season of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
The season premiere was actually a two-part episode. By the end of it, Linda Hamilton's character has given birth (child is stolen) and then Linda dies. No wonder the show didn't run past this season. Without that sexual attraction between the two characters, where's the show? It will be interesting tosee where they go with this for the remaining episodes.
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I'm thinking of wearing my little red number:
(http://www.kyleartgallery.com/pics/Lady%20in%20red%20dress.jpg)
Accessorize, dear, accessorize!
(http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/moussaieffreddiamond.jpg)
The Moussaieff Red Diamond (http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/moussaieffreddiamond.html)
der Brucer
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I have to say that Edward Albert, who plays a supporting role on the show, is sporting the thickest, ugliest mullet in the history of hair. Such a beautiful man to ruin his looks with such a crappy hairstyle.
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Next, I watched last night's RENO 911! An off-night for the show, I thought. None of the skits tickled me very much.
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I concluded my afternoon viewing by skimming through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Luke was on during the first half of the show but disappeared at the halfway point never to return. He was not in the previews for tomorrow.
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The Moussaieff Red Diamond (http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/moussaieffreddiamond.html)
But I already spent this week's allowance... :'(
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Well, the SPARTANS reviews are pathetic, but I plan to laugh at the total stupidity of it.
Kevin Sorbo still looks pretty damn good after all these years away from HERCULES. In fact, in another year or two, Michael Barnum will be ready to date him.
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I'm also a little bit bummed out by the televsion schedule tonight. My local CW affiliate is showing the Duke basketball game tonight beginning at 9, so SUPERNATURAL is being delayed until 12:35. That part I could take since I'll have the DVR pick it up. I wasn't going to be able to watch it today anyway. However, the recording the affiliate will make will not be in HD. SUPERNATURAL is SO much better in HD than SD. Sure, I can stand it for once, but it is disappointing. In another year, there won't be any more of these analog broadcasts so that won't be a worry any more.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL SHAYNE!!![/size][/move]
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Obscure musicals, such as:
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
So - you finally got to listen to it!
der Brucer
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And someone just came by to pick up - and buy - the remaining piece of cookware I had for sale! :) -Now if someone would just buy my DVDs.
What DVDs do you have for sale, Jose?
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What DVDs do you have for sale, Jose?
Pizza Delivery Boys I
Pizza Delivery Boys II
etc.
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So - you finally got to listen to it!
Nope - that scoundrel former DR BrettySpaghetti never came through. I'm just hoping that some day it might become available for transfer! :-\
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Is anyone out there enough of a hick to explain the appeal of football?
I didn't realize that I had to be a hick to appreciate the game of American Football.
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Der Brucer, There is no reason for this family to change how they prefer to dress just to please small minded people.
No, not if they don't mind the goodly number of small minded people making life uncomfortable for them.
I must admit that if I saw a women in a burka, the first thought that would enter my mind would be "Islamic Terrorist". And I would support my local school board if they chose to ban people wearing burkas from school grounds; and, I would support my local community if they chose to ban people wearing burkas from entering public buildings.
Frankly, if you won't show your face, you are not welcome!
der Brucer
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Nope - that scoundrel former DR BrettySpaghetti never came through. I'm just hoping that some day it might become available for transfer! :-\
Would you like me to loan you my copy?
der Brucer
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Back from a nice breakfast meeting with an interesting fellow - he's a film producer, but also heads up a charity organization (with various offshoots) called the Starlight Foundation. Someone recommended me as the go-to guy to handle the entertainment portion of his fundraiser gala in June. Since it seems like a fairly straightforward thing and since I love kids, I've agreed to do it.
Good for you, BK.
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TOTD:
I'd like to see Official CD releases of the following (and with more tracks that were probably recorded!):
OLC - The Good Old Bad Old Days
OLC - Gone With the Wind
OLD - Andy Capp
Also the complete catalogue of one time Roulette group "The Playmates".
I've not checked for a while but I don't think Anthony Newley's "In My Solitude" has made it to CD either. I was playing his version of "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" yesterday.
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A Very Happy birthday to Michael Shayne.
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DR DerBrucer - As for "medieval dress codes", I believe the real issue is the medieval mindset of the neighbors. And of people who comment about such things.
I don't make the news, just report it
der Brucer
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I just read HERE (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114730.html) on Playbill.com that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's musical, The Beautiful Game has been reworked a bit and is now being called The Boys in the Photograph and will have a production in Canada next year. Sounds interesting.
It would want to be more interesting than the original with Ben Elton's lyrics!
(Though at least I got through the whole show)
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DR Ron Pulliam: ;D
Did it work?
Huh? Did what work?
And in what regard?
And why do you need to know?
Are you writing a book?
Are you collecting data?
Enquiring minds must answer some questions FIRST!
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I don't make the news, just report it
der Brucer
"Channel check!"
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Wow! That worked pretty well, didn't it?
Let's try another one.
Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim.
Can we try this one:
BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE!
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Wow! That worked pretty well, didn't it?
Let's try another one.
Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim.
OOOOOH!
Can we say "Bloody Mary" thirteen times in front of a candlelit mirror?
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I had my follow-up appointment with my doctor today. I didn't get the news I was hoping for. I do indeed have MRSA and probably will have (in one form or another) for the rest of my life.
The doctor had to lance my arm again, so I came home and took a pain pill.
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Sorry to hear the news DR TCB.
I'm way too sensitive and caring to ask about the size of your doctor's lance.
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Sorry to hear the news DR TCB.
I'm way too sensitive and caring to ask about the size of your doctor's lance.
No you're not. ;)
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No, not if they don't mind the goodly number of small minded people making life uncomfortable for them.
I must admit that if I saw a women in a burka, the first thought that would enter my mind would be "Islamic Terrorist". And I would support my local school board if they chose to ban people wearing burkas from school grounds; and, I would support my local community if they chose to ban people wearing burkas from entering public buildings.
Frankly, if you won't show your face, you are not welcome!
der Brucer
Shave your beard lately? -And that's not a euphemism.
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{{{{DR TCB}}}}
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Not to any wussy-poo who presumes only "hicks" like football.
8)
I would have enjoyed college football a lot more if I wasn't required to parade through miles of slushy streets in the freezing cold to amuse our patrons (the taxpayers). I confess, I really did get into the whole pep-rally madness that surrounded every week before a game. During Plebe (freshman) year, special favors were bestowed upon the room that had the best Go Navy poster on their door and I used to go all-out to compete (wonderful things you can learn to do with glue and glitter and minature lights).
der Brucer
Using glue, glitter, and lights for costuming came later ;D
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I've also thought a lot about the topic of the day. . .but. . .there are so many favorites available in one way or another, those darned gray areas and those wonderful folk who transfer their lps to cds . . .
Still I would like:
THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT original soundtrack
THE SINGING NUN original soundtrack
AT LONG LAST LOVE original soundtrack
THE APPLE original soundtrack
as well as the original lp versions of OVER HERE! and PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES.
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]The Moussaieff Red Diamond
I would love to see all those diamonds up close. They must be beautiful.
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Very sorry about your news, DR TCB. Will be thinking of you especially today.
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I've also thought a lot about the topic of the day. . .but. . .there are so many favorites available in one way or another, those darned gray areas and those wonderful folk who transfer their lps to cds . . .
Still I would like:
THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT original soundtrack
THE SINGING NUN original soundtrack
AT LONG LAST LOVE original soundtrack
THE APPLE original soundtrack
as well as the original lp versions of OVER HERE! and PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES.
I am definitely with you in regard to THE SINGING NUN and AT LONG LAST LOVE. Can't believe I didn't mention them!
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Hugs & vibes for DR TCB!
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But I already spent this week's allowance... :'(
Here are some thoughts for next week:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/diamondsSM.jpg)
The Moussaieff Red paid a visit to the Smithsonian Museum in 2003, being part of an exhibit titled The Splendour of Diamonds (above photo). The exhibit lasted from June 27th to September 30th and featured a number of other unusual colored diamonds, namely the Millennium Star, the Heart of Eternity, the Pumpkin Diamond, the Allnatt Diamond, the Ocean Dream, and the Steinmetz Pink.
der Brucer
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Guess I'll head down now and pick back where I left off with BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
WBBL.
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I must admit that if I saw a women in a burka, the first thought that would enter my mind would be "Islamic Terrorist".
I think uncomfortable, hot, claustrophobic, oppression, never terrorist.;D And then I think they should wear what they want to wear, just as I was horrified yarmulkes are not permitted in some schools, outside of the US.
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'bout time for me to head home. I'm hoping to get there before the snow starts.
Bye for now.
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TCB - :-* and HUGS!
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No, not if they don't mind the goodly number of small minded people making life uncomfortable for them.
I must admit that if I saw a women in a burka, the first thought that would enter my mind would be "Islamic Terrorist". And I would support my local school board if they chose to ban people wearing burkas from school grounds; and, I would support my local community if they chose to ban people wearing burkas from entering public buildings.
Frankly, if you won't show your face, you are not welcome!
der Brucer
Perhaps Burka is not the correct word, or maybe there are different styles or types of burkas I don't know, but her outfit is more like this the photos below. Her face is not covered, just her hair and the rest of her body so it really should make no difference to anyone.
(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1504721.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F106058F607494521F2D5A5397277B4DC33E)
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42091000/jpg/_42091440_headscarves416.jpg)
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"Too many connections"
"Too many connections"
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Well, I was hoping to meet up with DR elmore to catch a movie, but I lost track of time over the past two hours while taking care of some end-of-the-month paperwork. So, I did try calling him a few minutes ago, but got his voicemail, so, hopefully, he was able to finish Steri-Mopping his apartment floor, and made it to the movies on time.
As it turns out, it looks like I'll be watching A Chorus Line (Again!") tonight. There are some understudies getting their first time on stage tonight. Always exciting. -Guess I'll be up to the wee hours watching "Lost" on the DVR.
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Thanks to one and all for the hugs and the kisses and the good thoughts. It seems that no matter how low I may feel, those of you here that I consider my very dear friends, always manage to lift my spirits.
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And here is a hug and a kiss from me too, TCB!
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Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes
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Kevin Sorbo still looks pretty damn good after all these years away from HERCULES. In fact, in another year or two, Michael Barnum will be ready to date him.
How old does one have to be to date Michael Barnum?
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Hi Michael. Are you having a nice day? Have you had any cake?
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Because I can:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/dougladnier.jpg)
Just heard him on THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1960. . .wow!
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Hi Michael. Are you having a nice day? Have you had any cake?
I had a piece of cake at work. And now I am getting ready to go out for dinner with a group of friends. Thanks for asking
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Good day one and all!
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Laura, your inbox is full.
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We are finally above zero!
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But I already spent this week's allowance... :'(
That's what Husbands are for!@
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Happy Birthday Micheal S!
I hope you have a lovely day filled with freinds, family and surprises!
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Perhaps Burka is not the correct word, or maybe there are different styles or types of burkas I don't know, but her outfit is more like this the photos below. Her face is not covered, just her hair and the rest of her body so it really should make no difference to anyone.
(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1504721.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F106058F607494521F2D5A5397277B4DC33E)
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42091000/jpg/_42091440_headscarves416.jpg)
Terms that might apply: Jilbaab ( loose cloak).
Khimaar (large shawl covering head and shoulders).
Hijaab (loosely, head scarf)
As long as the facial features (i.e. "identity") are exposed, I, personally, have no problem.
der Brucer
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We are finally above zero!
At least that's in Fahrenheit!
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Laura, your inbox is full.
Lawsie! I hope that is NOT an euphemisim. ::)
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I had my follow-up appointment with my doctor today. I didn't get the news I was hoping for. I do indeed have MRSA and probably will have (in one form or another) for the rest of my life.
The doctor had to lance my arm again, so I came home and took a pain pill.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Vibes, Hugs and Thoughts of Comfort for TCB!!~~~[/move]
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Michael S, cake is nice. Enjoy your evening.
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Continued warming vibes for DR Dakota.
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A dear family friend (Barbara Rosenblat, who was in the original cast of Secret Garden and far too few other Broadway shows) was in a production of In Circles directed by Carmines. Odd show, but I'm glad I got a chance to see it.
Is that the same Barbara Rosenblat who is an audiobook reader? She is very, very popular among listeners.
The very one and the same! And she was on the first recording of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Lucky $tiff (http://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Stiff-1993-Original-Members/dp/B0000014TX/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1201820235&sr=1-1), recorded by our very own BK!
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Well, I'm off to dinner then the theatre...
Laters...
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ANDREW SULLIVAN (http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/01/a-baptist-churc.html)
A Baptist Church's Mass Outing
30 Jan 2008
For all Obama's inclusive words, some members of some churches are not exactly following through:
"I will be leaving the choir at the top of the year because 80 percent of the tenors are homosexuals and act more like a female in choir rehearsal than I do," the church choir member said in one of her e-mails to Bishop Alfred Owens Jr., the church pastor.
The e-mail, sent in December, identifies about 45 fellow church members as gay. She sent a second e-mail to Owens on Jan. 2 identifying another 62 church members as gay.
"The following people I am asking you to monitor very closely and my prayer is that you will sit them down from their ministries," she told Owens in the December e-mail. "Because they are ushering in the presence of sin, lies, a spirit of homosexuality and sexual spirits."
If all gay choir-members were removed, a great silence would fill Sunday morning in America.
der Brucer
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DR TCB - You know that if we lived closer to each other, I'd happily see to your nursing needs. . .'til then, just think of me giving you a great big hug on a daily basis. Take a virtual hug from me whenever you need one. That's my prescription and I'm stickin' to it.
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God imitates Kincaid:
(http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/images/2008/01/31/coeurdaleneid643am.jpg)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 6.43 am.
der Brucer
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Try now, DakotaCelt.
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I had better walk to the mailbox before it is dark here. Thanks for the reminder.
It isn't snowing now, so that is something.
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God imitates Kincaid:
(http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/images/2008/01/31/coeurdaleneid643am.jpg)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 6.43 am.
der Brucer
You can just make out the Aryan Nation headquarters there in the background.
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DR TCB - You know that if we lived closer to each other, I'd happily see to your nursing needs. . .'til then, just think of me giving you a great big hug on a daily basis. Take a virtual hug from me whenever you need one. That's my prescription and I'm stickin' to it.
I am sure that you have a great bedside manner, Doctor! :-*
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What a sluggish day. I've only done a little over two pages because I spent hours revising about six other pages. I think it's all fine now and I think I'll try to talk to muse Margaret tonight, just to make sure I didn't cut anything she liked. I tend to go overboard when I'm shortening things.
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I'll still try to do another three or four pages, but I'm feeling lethargic.
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You can just make out the Aryan Nation headquarters there in the background.
I bet the photographer has a wide stance!
der Brucer
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Cleanup in aisle 2. ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
der Brucer
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I tend to go overboard when I'm shortening things.
Thank G_d you didn't become a Mohel!
der Brucer
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Best Wishes, TCB, for an end to your suffering.
And here's hoping we won't have to rename you Sir Lanced-a-lot!
(double-entendres accepted!)
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Thank G_d you didn't become a Mohel!
der Brucer
Oucha magoucha!
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My sister just had a baby!! I'm going out to California in a week so that I can meet her.
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Vibes for TCB.
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And here's hoping we won't have to rename you Sir Lanced-a-lot!
He can join our court along with Larry: Knight of the Woeful Countenance
der Brucer
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CONGRATULATIONS TPUNK![/b][/size]
I'm sure you will just love her to no end. Wishing you many wonderful visits together over the years. I'm sure you will be a wonderful aunt.
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Happy Birthday to DR Michael S.
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Thanks Jane. Baby Zoey just made her first appearance 15 minutes ago. I'll have updates soon, after they've measured and weighed her.
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Congratulations, Auntie TPunk!
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Congratulations, Aunt TPunk!!
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My sister just had a baby!! I'm going out to California in a week so that I can meet her.
And more Congrats to Aunt TPunk! :D
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...even though you didn't really do anything. ::)
;)
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;D
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Auntie TPunk - many congrats!
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Happy Birthday Michael S!!!
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CONGRATS AUNTIE T!!!
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Thanks Jane. Baby Zoey just made her first appearance 15 minutes ago. I'll have updates soon, after they've measured and weighed her.
I hope she wasn't as big as my nephew's newborn. Did the delivery go well & not last too long?
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They all last too long, Jane.
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For MATTH:
WONKETTE (http://wonkette.com/351175/analyzing-the-larry-craig-law--order-episode)
Last night there was some episode of the popular teevee show Law & Order that may or may not have been about Larry Craig. It also may or may not have been about Barack Obama, Norman Hsu, and the murder of Vince Foster by Hillary Clinton! DID YOU SEE IT?
...
(Read the rest of your funny bone is covered)
der Brucer
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LOL DR Laura. Mine lasted longer than most so I consider shorter deliveries to be a breeze.
With Bryan my contractions began as we were driving to a gathering to welcome his cousin home from Vietnam. We decided I would signal Keith & he would time them, without mentioning it to anyone. While this is going on a woman there was telling me about the contractions her daughter had just experienced during a recent delivery. Darn, I'm sitting there listening to the story & realizing the baby would have been born during the length of the party. Four and a half days later, we had a baby.
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They all last too long, Jane.
Tell me! All that pacing, and waiting, and pack after pack of cigarettes...and god-awful waiting room coffee.
der Brucer
I learned after the first one - I packed sandwiches and a thermos.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL SHAYNE
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RE: last night's LOST finale rerun (no spoilers).
I just watched the 2 hour finale. And wow that was quite interesting how they did it.
I think it made it much more useful for regular viewers. And i think it would have helped newer viewers a lot too.
(They had captions at the bottom of the screen telling us what everything meant, who everyone was).
I really enjoyed it. The only thing is it was quite distracting having to read that much. I really had no idea there would be that many captions.
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Congrats to DR TPunk on being an aunt!
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Tell me! All that pacing, and waiting, and pack after pack of cigarettes...and god-awful waiting room coffee.
der Brucer
I learned after the first one - I packed sandwiches and a thermos.
Thank goodness times had changed before I had babies. I told Keith if he wasn't in the delivery room with me we were adopting. ;D
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TOD:
I also am planning to transfer the soundtrack of A Little Night Music from LP.
I'd also like to transfer my three "Starland Vocal Band" albums. Most people know them only for "Afternoon Delight," but for fans of vocal harmony they did some really imaginative arrangements.
Their version of Paul Simon's American Dream is one of my favorite songs
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LOL DR Laura. Mine lasted longer than most so I consider shorter deliveries to be a breeze.
I think they go better each time.
First time - 2 days of long walks with contractions, 12 hours pacing halls in the hospital - finally went home for some sleep and was awaken the next day with a call from the Doctor. (Actually my Mother-in-law took the call, and the Dr. refused to give her any status and insisted on talking with me - so she had to wake me up!)
Second time - 6 hours of waiting room magazine reading.
Third time - trip to the hospital when were were sent home because it was "too soon".
Four hours later wife insisted we go back NOW!
Left wife at the admission station and returned to my car to get my "Delivery Kit" (Books, thermos, snacks). Back in the waiting room I was looking for a good seat when a Doctor came in and asked me if I wanted to see my son!
der Brucer
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Thank goodness times had changed before I had babies. I told Keith if he wasn't in the delivery room with me we were adopting. ;D
All family was banned from the delivery rooms - both in the commercial hospitals and the military hospitals.
der Brucer
And thank god, VCRs hadn't been invented yet!
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Their version of Paul Simon's American Dream is one of my favorite songs
Isn't it called American Tune?
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((((((((((TCB))))))))))))))
I think it's time we all pitch in and get you a live-in healthcare aide
How about this one?
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((((((((((TCB))))))))))))))
I think it's time we all pitch in and get you a live-in healthcare aide
How about this one?
Could his heart take the strain?
der Brucer
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All family was banned from the delivery rooms - both in the commercial hospitals and the military hospitals.
A shame. My nephew was born in a nice, regular, room at the hospital. Anyone the parents wanted in was fine, until they became concerned about complications. Of course the father was still permitted, and her mother was allowed to stay. She was scared & wanted her mother there, who kept leaving briefly to report the progress to the rest of the family in the waiting room.
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'night
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Isn't it called American Tune?
DUH! ::)
My favorie song I just don't know what it's called...
Thanks Cilla! (at least I didn't confuse you with a flatulent squirrel again)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNXy0sExEs
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Not Starland Vocal Band but a lovely rendition by the original artists
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Their version of Paul Simon's American Tune is one of my favorite songs
And, I'm sure that DR Jose would tell you that Bach got there before Mr. Simon.
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and looking at this clip makes me wonder just how small is Paul Simon? Last fall the Vixter , my brother and I went to see Art Garfunkle perform . I was suprised at that time to see he was quite short as I had always envisioned him as being about 6 foot... Paul Simon must be about 2'3"!
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All you west coast LOSTies are in for a treat tonight! Great season opener. Really.
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And, I'm sure that DR Jose would tell you that Bach got there before Mr. Simon.
That I did not know! Really? What composition is it from?
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Mike Barnum... what can WE do to help you in your cause?
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This afternoon I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/wintercottonwoods.jpg)
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DearReaderLaura...
(just in case you need a followup to FJL's song)
(to the tune of "The Stripper")
God told his Son
to say goodbye
The Romans hung him
Up to die
The Jews got blamed
All the same
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That I did not know! Really? What composition is it from?
My accompanist once told me, when I sang "American Tune," but, alas, my mind does not remember. . .I'll just BLAME JOSE!
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lightning just hit my computer....in the house.... is that bad?(http://C:\Documents and Settings\Debra\My Documents\My Pictures\vixmom reprimanded.jpg)
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This afternoon I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/wintercottonwoods.jpg)
I want to go on a walk, or several, or even a walkabout with DR DearReaderLaura one day.
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lightning just hit my computer....in the house.... is that bad?
If you're still on line you're OK
der Brucer
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lightning just hit my computer....in the house.... is that bad?
I'd guess not, if you're still using it. :o
Lightning struck INSIDE your house? It hit THE COMPUTER? You LIVED to tell the tale?
In its own way, this is really 'kewl."
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dang my pictture won't post which ruined my joke... which wasn't all that good to begin with
never mind
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Blaspheming and lying all in one page
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:o
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too late
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Blaspheming and lying all in one page
Are you attacking each of The Seven Deadly Sins all in one go, or trying to break the Commandments one by one? ? ? ;)
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Pre Lent naughtiness!
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Mike Barnum... what can WE do to help you in your cause?
What a sweetie you are Vixmom,
Well, the foundation is running very low on funds...so donations of dollars and cents are very welcome and much needed right now! Until we can get the two heads of households decent jobs the foundation is paying rent, medical bills, etc for them, in addition to saving up for the next family that they are trying to get out of Jordan. There is a handy link for making monetary donations.
And sending good vibes to the families and to Jason are always welcome too! It's gotta be tough being a guardsman as well as working 40 hours a week, trying to have a home life with his family, and running this foundation! I certainly have to hand it to him.
Here is the website:
http://www.cponefoundation.org/ (http://www.cponefoundation.org/)
And if you e-mail Jason, be sure to use the e-mail address link rather then the "form"...I don't thiknk the form is working as he never got my message that I sent that way.
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Are you attacking each of The Seven Deadly Sins all in one go, or trying to break the Commandments one by one? ? ? ;)
Two-by-two would be a more biblical approach.
der Brucer
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That was lovely, DR Vixmom. Just lovely.
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Thanks for all the congrats. Just got a bunch of info from my mom.
Zoey June was 8 pounds 5 ounces, 20 inches long
My mom said that she and the other nurses were predicting that she was 21 inches, she says that she looks long and thin.
Brown hair, very alert.
Both mommy and baby are healthy and good.
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Pre Lent naughtiness!
Be on notice: Santa's elfs are taking notes!
der Brucer
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I would be happy to take you for a walk, DR td.
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Apparently my sister went into labor yesterday morning about 7 or 8AM pacific time. They went to the hospital last night around 10 but were told to come back when the contractions were closer together. She was back in the hospital this morning around 5:30 and then had about 14 more hours of labor. Eek!!
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Page 12 Baby Zoey dance!!
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I just received an email from Amy Kotsonis,Assistant Conductor of The Young People's Chorus of New York City about the "honor" choir that the Vixter is takingpartin this Saturday
It said, in part:
"The young Women’s and Men’s Honor Choruses will collaborate with composer Tom Cabaniss and guest choirs – the Newark Boys Chorus, “Hearsay,”an a cappella group from Cornell University, and “Mass Transit,” an a cappella group from NYU. We will also have guest artists the InterSchool Orchestra of New York City Symphonic Band performing with the choruses.
At the end of the day, all participants will celebrate their accomplishments in a performance at 7:30 PM at the Church of St. Paul located at 113 E. 117th Street between Park and Lexington Avenue."
Family and friends are encouraged to join us for this concert and donations will be taken at the door. The doors open at 7:15 PM, concert 7:30 PM -9:30 PM.
I wonder if any of our NYC DR's are familar with any of the people or groups mentioned
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I would be happy to take you for a walk, DR td.
A long one? On a very short pier?
Lovely photo, DearReaderLaura DR!
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Congrats TPunk on becoming aunt... Zoey sounds adorable...
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If all gay choir-members were removed, a great silence would fill Sunday morning in America.
Ain't THAT the truth! :P
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DUH! ::)
My favorie song I just don't know what it's called...
Thanks Cilla! (at least I didn't confuse you with a flatulent squirrel again)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNXy0sExEs
It's one of my favorite songs too. I've loved it ever since my brother bought the Kodachrome album back in the 70s. I also had the Starland Vocal Band album too
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I would be happy to take you for a walk, DR td.
Are you going to put me on a long or a short leash?
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Their version of Paul Simon's American Tune is one of my favorite songs
Love, love, love their arrangement and performance of this! :D
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Not Starland Vocal Band but a lovely rendition by the original artists
It was actually recorded on Paul Simon's solo album...this is the only time I think I've heard Art Garfunkle sing it
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Technically Zoey is my 6th niece/nephew. I have 3 half-sibs from my dad's first marriage. But I was about 10 when the first of those 5 showed up on the scene- the oldest of them is completing his first year in the armed forces. Not that I don't love my nieces and nephews, but this is just a little more special. :)
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Are you going to put me on a long or a short leash?
Oh, studded collar, I think.
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A long one? On a very short pier?
Lovely photo, DearReaderLaura DR!
Why I oughtta!
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Oh, studded collar, I think.
You know what they say about DR Singdaw?
Tequila makes his clothes fall off.
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HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS to Aunt TPunk and again to Auntie Jane!!!
***SAFETY AND WARMTH VIBES*** to the many H/K's facing snow and freezing temperatures!!
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You know what they say about DR Singdaw?
Tequila makes his clothes fall off.
You promised you wouldn't tell! :o
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It's supposed to be 30 degrees tomorrow....now where did I put my shorts and tank top...
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Congratulations Aunty Tpunk!!!
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I was wondering if DR FJL was the author of some of those "discarded Hallmark greetings" that DR Vixmom posted last night?
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New baby!!!!
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Oh, studded collar, I think.
For td? Rhinestone studded :)
der Brucer
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You promised you wouldn't tell! :o
Pie-crust promise, easily made, easily broken.
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I was wondering if DR FJL was the author of some of those "discarded Hallmark greetings" that DR Vixmom posted last night?
I stole them from an email I received
another sin! :-[
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Muse Margaret like my cuts, changes, and revisions and now I feel much better. I worked on them almost the entire day, then finally wrote six pages of new stuff, which I'll have to look at later to see if I like or not. If I do, I finish this chapter tomorrow and then it's the final three chapters.
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DR TCB - my heart really goes out to you. I continue to hold you up in my thoughts and prayers. I don't know what any of us can do, but if you can think of anything, I hope that you won't hesitate to ask us and/or let us know.
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For td? Rhinestone studded :)
der Brucer
As long as the studs are in leather. . .
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Muse Margaret like my cuts, changes, and revisions and now I feel much better. I worked on them almost the entire day, then finally wrote six pages of new stuff, which I'll have to look at later to see if I like or not. If I do, I finish this chapter tomorrow and then it's the final three chapters.
The Vixter is very excited about this book she wants to know when she can get her copy!! ( I told her to let you finish writing it first)
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and then it's the final three chapters.
bk: if you don't outline, then how do you know how many more chapters?
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and as td and seesaw finish up the remaining commandments.....
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I would make you look at small things, td, like bugs and birds and flowers and patterns in the mud.
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I would make you look at small things, td, like bugs and birds and flowers and patterns in the mud....
and Paul Simon
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Huh? Did what work?
Well, since just mentioning Sean Young earlier today seemed to summon her almost instantaneously, I figured you were trying to conjure up some shrimp bisque!
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Congrats to Auntie Antonia, or for short, Auntonia
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and Paul Simon
;D
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vixmom - You also committed adulteration, didn't you?
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327386,00.html)
CABLE COMPANY BILLS TORNADO VICTIM $2,000 FOR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT
WHEATLAND, Wis. — Having a tornado demolish her home was bad enough. But when Ann Beam received a $2,000 cable bill a few weeks later, she was floored. "I just couldn't believe it," Beam said. "I was like, 'What are they thinking?'"
Time Warner Cable billed a number of Wheatland residents for equipment destroyed in the Jan. 7 twister that struck the southeast corner of the state. Beam's bill covered five cable boxes and five remote controls.
She immediately called the cable company, but a man who identified himself as a manager said there was nothing the company could do.
Soinds like she got some of Elmoore's "luck".
der Brucer
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Auntonia
My Auntonia, a novel by Willa Catheter. ;)
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vixmom - You also committed adulteration, didn't you?
And fraternization!
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Sending vibes to TCB
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I would make you look at small things, td, like bugs and birds and flowers and patterns in the mud.
Sounds great!
Afterwards, I'm sure you'd walk me up and down hallways indoors pointing out various carpet patterns, wouldn't you?
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vixmom - You also committed adulteration, didn't you?
:-[
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DR dB - very kind of you to offer the loan of the album. I just may take you up on that. Some day. When I get the courage to set the darn system up!
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And fraternization!
:-[ :-[
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and as td and seesaw finish up the remaining commandments.....
::)
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My Auntonia, a novel by Willa Catheter. ;)
I thought it was a song by The Knack
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I would make you look at small things, td, like bugs and birds and flowers and patterns in the mud.
Really cruel - Boy, you're really getting the hang of this Dominatrix business :D
der Brucer
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M-M-M-My Auntonia
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and Paul Simon
The night sets softly
With the hush of falling leaves,
Casting shivering shadows
On the houses through the trees,
And the light from a street lamp
Paints a pattern on my wall,
Like the pieces of a puzzle
Or a child's uneven scrawl.
Up a narrow flight of stairs
In a narrow little room,
As I lie upon my bed
In the early evening gloom.
Impaled on my wall
My eyes can dimly see
The pattern of my life
And the puzzle that is me.
From the moment of my birth
To the instant of my death,
There are patterns I must follow
Just as I must breathe each breath.
Like a rat in a maze
The path before me lies,
And the pattern never alters
Until the rat dies.
And the pattern still remains
On the wall where darkness fell,
And it's fitting that it should,
For in darkness I mst dwell.
Like the color of my skin,
Or the day that I grow old,
My life is made of patterns
That can scarcely be controlled.
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And light fixtures and doorknobs.
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and as td and seesaw finish up the remaining commandments.....
I'm sure I don't know what you mean.
I'm as pure as...
As...
Oh, never mind! ::)
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It appears that there are some kind of sporting events in town that is making a mess of our traffic.
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Hey everybody! Just received this and thought I would stop in and pass it along...
Hi, all you animal lovers.
This is pretty simple... Please tell ten friends to tell ten today!
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals.
It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals' for free.
This doesn't cost you a thing.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
Thanks!
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Really cruel - Boy, you're really getting the hang of this Dominatrix business :D
der Brucer
Guess which one of is wearing the chaps. ;D
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DR dB - very kind of you to offer the loan of the album. I just may take you up on that. Some day. When I get the courage to set the darn system up!
Well, we'll just have to wait 'til you get it up :)
der Brucer
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I'm sure I don't know what you mean.
I'm as pure as...
As...
Oh, never mind! ::)
DR ColeSlaw - if YOU'RE pure, what does that make ME?
Nevermind. . .
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http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
Thanks for the reminder, DR DRMegan! DR JoseSPiano posted this some months back, and I've been diligently clicking every day.
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I'm sure I don't know what you mean.
I'm as pure as...
As...
Oh, never mind! ::)
the snow in New York City?
:D
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I watched two more episodes of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST tonight finishing disc 1 in the set.
In the first one watched, Vincent (AKA "The Beast") wept for almost the entire episode after losing his beloved in the previous episode. I mean, he would have put Doris Day to shame with his weeping if they had decided on a contest.
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It appears that there are some kind of sporting events in town that is making a mess of our traffic.
both cars?
;D
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The night sets softly
With the hush of falling leaves,
Casting shivering shadows
On the houses through the trees,
And the light from a street lamp
Paints a pattern on my wall,
Like the pieces of a puzzle
Or a child's uneven scrawl.
Up a narrow flight of stairs
In a narrow little room,
As I lie upon my bed
In the early evening gloom.
Impaled on my wall
My eyes can dimly see
The pattern of my life
And the puzzle that is me.
From the moment of my birth
To the instant of my death,
There are patterns I must follow
Just as I must breathe each breath.
Like a rat in a maze
The path before me lies,
And the pattern never alters
Until the rat dies.
And the pattern still remains
On the wall where darkness fell,
And it's fitting that it should,
For in darkness I mst dwell.
Like the color of my skin,
Or the day that I grow old,
My life is made of patterns
That can scarcely be controlled.
he's tiny, but boy can he write a song!
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the snow in New York City?
Yeah, THAT'S the ticket! ;)
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In the second, Vincent is now seeking revenge on the man who killed his beloved. He has also learned that he fathered a child that was stolen by said murderer. So finding this man appears to be the focus of this final season.
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OK I had better toddle of and make some tea for the still ailing Vixdad
VIBES and HUGS for all!
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I had some time before prime time started, so I put in another NCIS episode and got about half of it watched. It was the one in which a serial killer was storing his kills in military crypts.
I'll finish the last half of this tomorrow while I'm cooking and eating lunch.
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he's tiny, but boy can he write a song!
He surely can!
And speaking of tiny, he used to date the quite minuscule Divine Miss M, Bette Midler.
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Continued ***GET WELL SOON VIBES*** for Vixdad!!!!
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Vincent is now seeking revenge on the man who killed his beloved.
Vincent the dog?
Oh, no wait - sorry.
Wrong show! ;)
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He surely can!
And speaking of tiny, he used to date the quite minuscule Divine Miss M, Bette Midler.
I don;t know why when I read this the tune to The Boxer flashed in my head
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But on LOST, anything is possible.
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SMALLVILLE had some OK action and another surprising Kryptonian discovery.
The extended scenes of Lana and "Clark" in bed at the beginning of the episode got very tedious.
I did enjoy the different voice inflections Tom Wellig gave his two versions of Clark.
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Continued ***GET WELL SOON VIBES*** for Vixdad!!!!
thank you and good night!
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Does Paul Simon have a teeny, tiny band?
Welcome to Falsettoland!
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I certainly agree with DR td. LOST was fantastic tonight. Surprises, thrills, tears: this episode had it all.
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Took me at least half of the show to warm up to ELI STONE. By the end, of course I was hooked, but I'm not sure it'll be an easy sell to America. I'll be very interested to see the ratings on the show tomorrow.
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Hi DR Megan. How are you?
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I clicked.
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DR Jeanne - Sorry, my skimpy "French Maid" outfit is at the dry cleaners...
Just my luck. We coulda traded one of my teddies for it.
maybe next time.
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Pizza Delivery Boys I
Pizza Delivery Boys II
etc.
You are one naughty man. LOL!
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...as Richard says, "Windows was Microsoft's attempt to make PCs as easy to use as Macs already had been for 10 years."
Concur.
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bk: if you don't outline, then how do you know how many more chapters?
I have an idea how many more pages until I'm done, and I just divided those equally into chapters and came out with the number, but I always knew the number of chapters I wanted in this book and thankfully it's worked out that way.
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Patterns in the mud:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/mud.jpg)
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I was actually further along than I thought and am just a paragraph from finishing the chapter. I cut three pages out of the book today, just tightening things and clarifying and cutting some stuff.
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Laura - A song? we can do a whole show about the life of the religious stripper Miss Gypsy Rosary.
Strip!
Our dear pastor was so boring today
Strip!
Does he know his congregation's part-gay?
Strip!
We all read the King James bible last night
Strip!
And I think that James just wasn't too bright
I believe in sex that's safer
I would like another wafer
Strip!
I am so religious
I would like some eggs for Easter
They can roll 'em on my keyster
Strip!
I'm not superstitious
[It's a work in progress, but we'd work "floop" in there somewhere for Sandra.]
;D ;D ;D
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Many excellent vibes and xylophones for TCB.
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DR Singdaw, I wish I'd heard about the website earlier- I think it's such a great idea. I will be clicking daily from here on out! :)
DearReaderLaura, I'm doing well, how are you? This semester is keeping me VERY busy. Lots of studying, I love it.
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Guess I'll head downstairs now and go to bed.
Good night!
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No news is good news, you know?
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Despite the stripper/"dancer" being less than resecptive whne i asked her kindly and offered solutions to her noise problem (or rather my problem with it), it is nicely silent at the moment. She does/did have one of her men over earlier, so that might have improved her mood. We'll see what happens next. :-\
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Maybe we'd better talk about that cottage again.
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Wow! That worked pretty well, didn't it?
Let's try another one.
Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim.
;D ;D
but i think he only wants to lurk.
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Patterns in the mud:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/mud.jpg)
Interesting art photo.....
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Best Wishes, TCB, for an end to your suffering.
And here's hoping we won't have to rename you Sir Lanced-a-lot!
(double-entendres accepted!)
;D
And serious get-well-soon wishes from me, as well.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DR MICHAEL SHAYNE!
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CONGRATS to new auntie, DR TPUNK!
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Time to buy THE WAR
der Brucer
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I'm thinking about going back to Nate 'n Al for an early dinner tomorrow, because I've heard very good comments about their pastrami sandwiches and I don't think Matzoh Brei is a fair test of a deli.
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I'm am REALLY tired - getting up so early coupled with redoing a bunch of pages and then doing new pages and also dealing with a few other things has me yawning mightily.
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Good Evening!
Back from seeing A Chorus Line... Again!
Just like Sunday in the Park with George, no matter how many times I see it, the message of it still gets to me. Even when the mirrors get stuck half-way in their turn during the final "Montage" sequence - like they did tonight. I kept wondering if Cassie was going to sing, "All I ever needed was the Music, and the Black Flat..." :-\ ;)
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I'm thinking about going back to Nate 'n Al for an early dinner tomorrow, because I've heard very good comments about their pastrami sandwiches and I don't think Matzoh Brei is a fair test of a deli.
Utimate deli test is a Reuben sandwich! (Pastrami is a close second)
der Brucer
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My friend, Larry, (not DR elmore) joined me tonight - they were giving out comps tonight (papering), and since Larry had never seen the stage version of A Chorus Line - he had, of course, seen the movie - I invited him to tag along with me. It got to him too.
After the show, we walked up to Columbus Circle to have drinks and dessert at Landmarc. We split the dessert sampler - all six of their house desserts for $16! -They're small portions, really they are. The tiramisu and crème brulée tasted a little off, like they had been in the fridge next to something with lots of garlic in it. -But once you got past the top layer, it was OK, better. The lemon tart was a lemon tart. The éclair probably would have been better a few hours earlier when the pâte choux was fresher and "dryer", but we could tell it had been filled with the chocolate pastry cream right before being served. The chocolate mousse was good, but the star of the tray was the blueberry cobbler, which was served warm.
Of course, our favorite "dessert" was the cotton candy. Tonight's flavor: Blue Raspberry. :)
And the Tawny Port worked well with it too. ;)
And the waiter comped the additional serving of cotton candy that Larry wanted for the subway ride home. Needles to say, Larry left a nice tip for the waiter. But I think he was going to leave a nice gratuity anyway, even before we found out the extra cotton candy was comped. ;D
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You know what they say about DR Singdaw?
Tequila makes his clothes fall off.
Or a hearty Barbera d'Asti.
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Time to buy THE WAR
der Brucer
It seems like Border's offers that 40%-off coupon almost monthly now. If not twice or thrice.
I still remember two years ago when that discount was offered the first time. And since I was working down in DC at the time, and there were five Border's location within an eight mile radius, well... Boy, did I take advantage of that!
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Utimate deli test is a Reuben sandwich! (Pastrami is a close second)
der Brucer
I used to test out delis based on their Reubens, but I found that there were too many "official" versions of it. Some places make it with a dab of tomato paste... Some with no sauerkraut... Some grill the meat before putting it on the bread... Others grill the whole shebang until the cheese melts... Russian dressing, sometimes yes, sometime no... -I like all variations.
In any case, Pastrami has become my test - at least with delis that cure their own meats or have it made especially for them. The Hungarian Pastrami at Artie's is pretty darn good. But Katz's still has my Number One vote. -And I have yet to make it down to the new 2nd Avenue Deli - which is now on 3rd Avenue - to see how much of the deli transferred over.
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... Boy, did I take advantage of that!
One can never be too rich, or too thin, or have too mnay DVD box sets.
der Brucer
Or have too much chocolate!
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ND is about to enter the primary/Caucus uproar. ND has their caucus for the Dems and REps on Tuesday. Oddly I have only seen ads for Obama and McClain. None for HIlary. I did see a Ron Paul one today.
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McClain scares the daylights out of me
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What DVDs do you have for sale, Jose?
Well, since you asked...
"Friends" - Complete Series (opened, but not viewed)
"M*A*S*H" - Complete Series (opened, but not viewed)
"Arrested Development" - Complete Series (still in shrinkwrap)
"Queer As Folk" - Seasons One and Two (still in shrinkwrap)
"Lord of the Rings" Trilogy Boxed Set - Widescreen, the theatrical release versions not the director's cuts (still in shrinkwrap)
Two Disney Tins - "The Mickey Mouse Club" and "Mickey Mouse in Black & White - Vol. 2" (both are still sealed)
See what happens when you have so many Border's locations near you, and a couple of copies of those 40%-off coupons?
...And I'm still looking at few other box sets, and wondering if I really will get to watching them sometime in the future.
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Oh...
The train ride uptown from Columbus Circle was crazy. Well, at least "packed". I know the 1 trains had electrical problems earlier in the evening, so maybe that's what caused the crush of people. And, yes, I was crushed as soon as people were getting on at 66th Street.
And then when the train stopped at 137th Street - one stop away from my stop - I realized they were announcing that the train would by bypassing 145th Street - a.k.a. my stop. So I got off the train, and started walking home... It actually wasn't as cold as it was earlier in the evening, and the wind had died down too, and, well.... Blogfodder. ;D
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There are no Borders stores in ND
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One can never be too rich, or too thin, or have too many DVD box sets.
der Brucer
Or have too much chocolate!
You got that right!! :D
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EVen more odd, ND is a republican state and I have seen more Barack Obama ads in the last week than Ihave seen ads for either Republican. MN also has theirs coming up.
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Notes are written and will be posted in two count them two minutes.
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Gratuitous Post # 442!
:)