Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on February 20, 2004, 12:04:09 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, so if you are not a machine do feel free to post until the cows come home.
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CDs: Percy Faith "South Pacific"/"The Sound Of Music"
Soundtrack: "Three Little Words"
Soundtrack: "The Band Wagon"
DVD: "Passion"
Any comments about the Japanese film "Graveyard Of The Fireflies" would be appreciated. The special edition has just been released in Australia.
The special edition "West Side Story" has at last been issued in OZ too.
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Grave of the Fireflies is excellent, albeit very somber and tragic. The animation is lovely.
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I'm very moved by all the good vibes, everyone. You really are a wonderful group of people! I'm very fortunate to have gotten to know you all. And for that I have bk to thank. So than you, Bruce.
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CD at work: The soundtrack of On A Clear Day. I like the Broadway cast so much more but I saw it in the discount store and said to myself, "Self" I said, "Buy this. You can always re-sell it again at another time." So I did.
In the VCR last night's episode of, not Two's Company, but Will and Grace. Anthony isn't feeling well so he stayed home from Dance Class last night and we cuddled on the couch and watched Waiting for God and Two's Company, taping Will and Grace. Also waiting in the VCR is Tuesday's episode of Queer Eye.
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7:21am on Friday morning and I'm all alone at HHW.
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No, Ben, I'm moving as well. I have a deadline on finishing two different projects and I like working early before the phone starts ringing and other distractions can happen.
CD: Brent Barrett's Kander & Ebb album
LOTR: Return of the King
Andrea Marcovicci's Mabel Mercer album
Soundtrack: Nashville
DVD: Rodgers & Hart: Love Me Tonight
I may have to drag out the OBC "On A Clear Day" after you mentioned it; Barbara Harris is so spectacular, I wish she'd recorded more.
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Agreed. Miss Harris is so good in Clear Day and Apple Tree. I love both of those CDs.
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Wait! Stop the presses! You've heard the rumors, you've been disappointed in the past, but this time it's for real! The film is in the can and opens next month!
Ben Affleck IS Sweeney Todd!
Kevin Smith directs!
It's twue, it's twue! (Oh, a Blazing Saddles reference!) I'm not making this up, folks. Details will follow.
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Good luck, Panni! Hope you get the gig.
So, who else is in Todd?????
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Hey, Y'all!
First, thanks for all the wonderful welcomes! It's great to be here! Jose, I'll get to work on my bio as soon as I can filter my life down to 5000 characters.
The CD that's in my PC at home right now would be the LILLIES OF THE FIELD/PLEASURES AND PALACES demo. Here at work I have The White Stripes' ELEPHANT.
In my DVD player at home is one of the discs from the LOST IN SPACE--THE FIRST SEASON collection. Everything I know about acting I learned from Jonathan Harris ("Oh, the pain! The pain!")
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CD: Brent Barrett's Kander & Ebb album
LOTR: Return of the King
Andrea Marcovicci's Mabel Mercer album
Soundtrack: Nashville
I may have to drag out the OBC "On A Clear Day" after you mentioned it; Barbara Harris is so spectacular, I wish she'd recorded more.
Truly, a gentleman of infinite taste!
I love NASHVILLE's soundtrack and play it often when I'm feeling blue.
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But first, a word about the Topic of the Day.
VCR: While Joe's away, I've been catching up on all those movies I taped from cable that he has no interest in seeing. I finally saw Angels in America and was bowled over. Favorite line, "The man who wrote 'The Star Spangled Banner' knew what he was doing. He set the word 'free' to a note so high no one could reach it."
But right now, I have a time-shift tape in there with two disappointing movies:
South Pacific with Glen Close, which I really wanted to like, especially since the screen-play is by the man who gave a fair-to-middlin' review in the University of Wisconsin newspaper to my first musical, My Son the Messiah.
I actually think that Glen plays Nelly Forbush quite well, despite being too old and the annoying fact that you don't believe from her accent that she is from anywhere close to Little Rock. It's Harry Connick Jr. that really irritates me. He just stands there and says his lines. Lt. Cable as a lounge singer. Even "You've Got to Be Taught" sounds like he's riffing "My Way". I mean, "to hate all the people your relatives hate" should be sung with some emotion, shouldn't it?
Lori Tan Chinn is quite delightful as Bloody Mary, however. But wot, no "Happy Talk"? What were they thinking?
And now, on the same tape I'm about half-way through Moulin Rouge. I suppose anything I could say has been said a hundred times already. I hate, hate, hate, hate the whole MTV style-over-substance quick cuts, tilted cameras, vomit-inducing steady-cam stuff. And not too taken with the One from the Heart world-as-digital-painting thing or the shoe-horning of irrelevant pop songs into the story. But so many of the reviews on imdb say it's "the best musical ever made" and "my favorite love story" that maybe I'm just an old geezer, like Charles Pogue? Naaah!
Oh, one thing that made the silliness and downright stupidity of the acting and dialogue a bit easier to tolerate was the sudden realization that this is a Feydeau farce! Now at least that is true to the period. Of course, I've seen college productions do Feydeau better, but... well, never mind.
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Okay, not to leave you all in antici
pation about Sweeney Todd, let me tell you what I read on a list-server I subscribe to from someone who saw a pre-release version of Jersey Girl.
Ben Affleck's little girl wants to see Cats, but he takes her to Sweeney Todd instead. She is so taken by it that she wants to do "God, That's Good!" in her school's talent show. The school authorities okay it, figuring it's a hymn or something.
So the number is staged with Affleck as Sweeney, his little girl as Mrs. Lovett and George Carlin in the barber chair.
This is to be Affleck and JLo's first bomb after their previous bomb, but I for one want to see it just for the Sweeney.
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Car Cd player: Liz Callaway. No surprise there.
Maureen McGovern singing an album of Alan and Marilyn Bergman songs. Some nice stuff.
Anthony Perkins (thanks again Tomovoz)
Nothing in the VCR until I can be certain it won't eat it.
(Sorry Michael).
Between last week and this week, various machines have rebelled against me. The problem is that I think most of them are new and then realize how many years they've been around. But if you buy a good VCR (let alone several over the years-- including two Betas)--- shouldn't that be enough? Like a refrigerator (knock on wood). We NEVER had to replace the refrigerator when I was little. The Hi-Fi system was always fine too. Other than going from black and white to color, TV's stayed around for decades.
A our new (and welcome) Dan-the Man said so aptly, "Oh the pain! The pain!"
Somewhere once there was a sight where you could come up with a Jonathna Harris put-down.
There wss a list of adjectives, nouns, etc. so that you could to could sy things like "You bumbling, crumbling heap of iron are as much help to me as .... "well you get the idea
It was funny in how many they were (and yet sounded so alike). Plus you could just HEAR them being said.
I've got me a stack o' CD's to play and a short drive to work. Hmmmm-- is that a metaphor? A euphemism perhaps?
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LOL, Kerry! Van Williams awaits you! I have gone through so many VCRs it is pitiful. But thankfully they are so cheap now it isn't a big deal anymore...but it would be nice if they lasted a bit longer then they seem to!
DVD player: JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER with hilarious commentary by Joe Bob Briggs (this of course is the film that Cal Bolder is best known for). Also, Abbott and Costello's WHO DONE IT and BUCK PRIVATES.
VCR: Hmmm...nothing I guess. I didn't tape a single thing all week.
CD: Various Bollywood soundtracks and a 3 CD set of Tchaikovsky's THE SLEEPING BEAUTY courtesy of DR Elmoore3003.
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Re: Barbara Harris. I agree she is wonderful (who can forget her in Robert Altman's NASHVILLE?), but she was also one of the first divas who refused to play eight performances a week (her matinee replacement in THE APPLE TREE was Phyllis Newman). Her co-stars Alan Alda and Larry Blyden had parts just as large and complex as hers, yet they managed to do all eight shows weekly. At least it was announced in advance that Ms. Newman was playing the matinees as opposed to today when stars take off regularly but it is kept secret (except for whoever is playing Christine in POTO).
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CD - A collection of Gertrude Lawrence songs covering her entire career. I have to say that based on these recordings, I don't know what was so special about her. Even the CD booklet claims that she wasn't much of a singer and you had to see her in person to appreciate her (much like Jolson).
VHS - Nothing.
Cassette - 20 episodes of a late 40s radio series "Broadway Is My Beat". It has nothing to do with Broadway theatre. It's about a detective in the Times Square area. The ethnic stereotypes are amazing.
DVD - I've saved the best for last: Mark Hamill's COMIC BOOK - THE MOVIE. Like BK with TFNM, Hamill wrote, directed, co-produced and stars in this mockumentary about a comic fan who is upset that his favorite classic comic character is about to be trashed by a film studio that is turning the comic into a movie. Much of this was filmed at the 2002 San Diego ComicCon, the world's largest comic convention. Hamill is nothing like Luke Skywalker in this film. He is a delight. The majority of the supporting characters are played by some of today's top cartoon voices. In addition there are cameos (some as characters, some as themselves) by people like Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Hugh Heffner, Stan Lee and a slew of comic book creators. This is a 2 disc set with many extras ranging from the usual "Making of..." and outtakes to a panel discussion from ComicCon featuring the cartoon voices that appear in the movie. My only question is why Miramax released this direct to video instead of giving it a theatrical release first. This is every bit as funny as the Christopher Guest mockumentaries and is not just for the rabid comic book fan. I highly recommend this DVD.
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Gertrude Lawrence on film isn't much to write home about either. She's badly miscast and totally mediocre as Amanda in the film of THE GLASS MENAGERIE.
Media alert:
CD - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (original soundtrack)
VHS - ROCK PRETTY BABY (courtesy of DR JRand)
VDR - Wednesday's SMALLVILLE
MOVE OVER DARLING (Fox Movie Channel)
KEEN EDDIE (Tuesday night)
and will be adding MONK and HIGH ANXIETY tonight since I won't be here to watch/record live.
DVD - Chaplin's MODERN TIMES followed by ANGEL - Season 1.
Whew!
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Here's something weird. I just got the DVD of the 1951 SHOW BOAT which Warners issued with a mono soundtrack.
But my Turner/MGM laserdisc is Dolby Surround Stereo! (It even offers the option of listening to Annette Warren's or Ava Gardner's vocals for Julie's songs.)
If stereo surround tracks are available, why in the name of thunder wouldn't Warners put them as an option on the DVD! I am furious about this.
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As I recall, Warners merely rereleased the old MGM Showboat (maybe I'm wrong about this) but in any case, it was released early on in the days before they were doing anything special. I'm sure they'll revisit all the MGM musicals. And, of course, Showboat was a mono film originally.
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Oh, and you know, I rarely ask for them, but I really could use some of our potent Hainsies/Kimlets good vibes coming in my direction for a variety and also a hollywood reporter of reasons.
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DR William Orr, I too was appalled by the MOULIN ROUGE musical numbers. I couldn't believe it was by the same man who did STRICTLY BALLROOM, but in his Broadway version of LA BOHEME, he set the third act at the borders of Belgium, not the gates to Paris that Puccini requests. Clearly he's having a hard time with both geography of France and geography of a dancer's body. Then, again, maybe the choreography in MOULIN ROUGE was so bad that it had to be cut up into little fragments so no one would notice. He should be forced to watch all the Fred and Ginger and Gene Kelly movies to learn how a number should be photographed.
What's hip today may not be tomorrow, and I think MOULIN ROUGE wil be badly dated by its music video influence. I could be wrong; I've been wrong before.
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GOOD VIBES TO OUR OWN BK
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Playing at my home is a remake of THEM! Yes, my house has been taken over by ants. This has been going on now for several months but it seems to be getting worse instead of better, despite all of the poison I have been putting out! Last night one of the little buggers bit me and now I have an ever enlarging red spotted welt growing on my forearm. It is all driving me bonkers, as these guys are now everywhere. I guess it is time to spray!
BK, I was having trouble sending AOL e-mail the other day as well. It would take forever for it to send once I hit the send button, and then it would act like it wasn't sent even though it was. That seems to happen every now and then, but I don't know why.
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Well, here are various and sundried good vibes for BK!
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Well, DR MBarnum, the only thing to do when THEM invade is to sing a rousing chorus of "Make Me a Sergeant, Gimme the Booze!"
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BK, love, best wishes and good vibes always!
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Good Vibes to BK!!
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In my CD Player: "The Stephen Schwartz Songbook" produced by our very own BK and Debbie (Shapiro) Gravitte's "The MGM Album" ALSO produced by our very own BK!!
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The reason I'm listening to these is because BOTH Stephen Schwartz AND Debbie Gravitte are going to be here in Olympia TOMORROW!! They are performing at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts and I'm ushering for this show. I can't wait!
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Either I'm getting seriously old, or else there's so much scintillating discussion here I can't keep track of it. So here are various replies and/or further questions:
To whoever mentioned DVD soundtrack "whoosh": I have this phenonmenon on my DVD of Lola Montez. Does anyone else who has this DVD experience the same thing? I couldn't finish watching, it was so bad.
To MBarnum and BK: we had exactly the same thing happen with our email, and it of course happened exactly when my wife had to send a very time-critical business email from home. Almost On Line strikes again!!
To Tomovoz: I found the "special edition" DVD of WSS sadly less than special. They could have crammed a LOT more on those DVDs, IMHO. :) (But of course there will be a Very Special 3 DVD version out soon, anyway, so not to worry).
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Beloved Bk:
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Good vibes to BK and all those who need them:
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I suspect Warners will eventually revisit SHOW BOAT. Certainly if they remixed SINGIN' IN THE RAIN to DD 5.1, they could do the same for SHOW BOAT.
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(but I will keep them still, cause the moving ones make me dizzy!)
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]The best vibes ever to you, BK[/move]
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]The goodest of good vibes to Mr. bk!!![/move]
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The other week there was a discussion about germs and touching various public utensils...well you know what really grosses me out (as my co-worker is doing this at this very moment...very noisely, by the way), when people (and I know many people do this) lick their fingers as they are counting papers or money. I see a lot of cashiers do this. Don't they know all the germs that are on money! I have never been a finger licker, and it is just something that totally grosses me out when I see (or in this case, hear) people do it.
Ok, I feel better now that it is off of my chest! LOL!
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I suppose the saving grace of these very long days (13 hours yesterday, no break at all in the first seven hours), is that there's evidence that a whole bunch of people find me indispensable. Of course, they're wrong, but it's better than feeling that nobody needs you. Reminds me of a song I wrote with a composer:
She thinks I'm good
Of course she's wrong
I'm a worthless piece of s**t
But I want her around
Now that I've found
Someone who thinks I'm good
She thinks I'm smart
Of course she's wrong
I'm a functional idiot
With half of a mind
But I'm happy to find
Someone who thinks I'm smart
How can I love a woman so much
Who's so wrong about so much?
Well, if she's wrong
As wrong can be
At least she's wrong about me
She thinks I'm sexy
(spoken) She got that right.
Glad George got the Marcy & Zina songbook. I knew these talented ladies before they knew each other, and much of their work is very bright. Songs like The Morning After (Leave) and Baltimore achieve that rare songwriting goal of sounding exactly the way people talk.
A welcome to my fellow refugee, Dan the Man. You'll like HainesHisWay... People DO discuss musicals here, but please don't ever seem to imply that seeing a show is a better way of appreciating a show than hearing its recording: that's just plain elitist. ::)
Re: DR Charles Pogue on Playboy: Wait... there's articles???
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MBarnum: LOL. Nailbiters, too, get more than they bargain for each time they take a nibble.
And just imagine -- there are folks out there who like to suck on toes!!!!
Yuck.
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The other week there was a discussion about germs and touching various public utensils...well you know what really grosses me out (as my co-worker is doing this at this very moment...very noisely, by the way), when people (and I know many people do this) lick their fingers as they are counting papers or money. I see a lot of cashiers do this.
Don't they know all the germs that are on money!
I was the one who originally brought up the topic of germs (cause I saw an expert discussing it on tv).
Money was actually one of things he brought up.
Do you know I never thought about how dirty money was.
I'm trying to remember exactly what he said about money (but maybe we should wash our hands after touching it?).
One thing I do remember is that he was very strict about people in cafeterias or fast food places touching food and then touching the money.
He said to watch the people. And if they use gloves to prepare your food, they need to take them off when they touch the money.
He said you should never let someone who has touched the money, then go back and touch the food (without putting on new gloves ...).
I will have to watch this from now on. Although I'll bet these people would throw fits if we complained.
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Good vibes to our beloved host, Dear BK!
May the production gods shine the brightest green luminescence upon Dear Reader Panni's project!
A belated welcome to new Dear Reader Dan (the Man)!
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I have never been a finger licker...
How about toe-sucking?
Tom (of ROOLAND fame) has neighbors who are Toe Sucking Cowgirls
(http://www.toesuckingcowgirls.com.au/index.htm)
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der Brucer
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...maybe I'm just an old geezer, like Charles Pogue?
Do you pass the Charles Pogue old geezer test:
Do you order Playboy just to beat your breast?
der Brucer (who firmly believes breasts should pounded, not beaten)
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Good vibes to our wonderful BK!
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Dear BK:
Good vibes on dealing with a plethora of debacles.
Press 2 to listen to Guy Haines singing Good Vibrations.
Press 3 to send a stink-bomb to your least favorite Music Publisher
Press 4 to end this post(er)
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Some random thoughts...
Am I the only person who has no desire whatsoever to the the Mel Gibson Jesus movie?
I understand that there is a rumor going around (alredy denied but that's where I hear most rumors - when someone denies them) that claims that once David Gest's divorce with Liza is final he plans to marry Diana Ross. Who starts these things?
Apparently DROWNING CROWS got awful reviews (and has half the audience leaving at intermission). What happened to MTC? They have had three bombs so far this season, and their theatres in the basement of City Center sit empty so they can fill their Broadway theatre. They used to be one of the best companies in New York.
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Good Afternoon!
-I would have made it to Good Morning, but I slept in again today. I guess having a "normal" day yesterday kind of tuckered me out. ;) But I'm up now, had my breakfast, and as soon as "Y&R" is done, then I'll head outside. It's a glorious day here in Richmond! Sunny, clear blue skies, temp in the 60s! Gorgeous! And I should get outside and enjoy it. Hmm.. Maybe I'll go take a run, well, at least a fast walk. Or I could even walk over to Maymont and look at all the animals - maybe the bears will be out today. Ah, the possibilities...
In any case....
CD Player: Juan Diego Florez, "Una Furtiva Lagrima" - Bellini and Donizetti Tenor Arias. Yes, his vibrato can be a little too-too at times, but his vocal dexterity is simply stunning in places. And those high notes - B-flats, Bs, and even those high C's in the aria from "La Fille du Regiment" just "ping" and ring. :)
There were some other CDs I was hoping to get to this week, but I kept going back to NPR, so.... However, I did share my some Jason Graae and Brent Barrett CDs with a friend of mine. So...
DVD: Nothing - But I'm seriously considering adding those Abbott & Costello and Airport boxeds sets to my shelves.
VHS: Various episodes of "Trading Spaces," "While You Were Out," and "In a Fix" for a certain DR who has been E&T lately due to work, auditions and callbacks. ;-)
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I had a post but my power went out! >:(
Of course it was the BEST post ever. But I will just start over.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]GOOD VIBES TO MR BK!!! ;)[/move]
In my DVD - Under the Tuscany Sun Diane Lane and the scenery are BEAUTIFUL!! ;D
CD: My Name Is Jack - a delicious compilation from TomOvOz!
VCR: Lucy-Desi Westinghouse Special, a sales promotion film made for the 1960 season! Not very interesting or good.
DRMBARNUM - they say that lemon juice - pure NOT SWEETENED will keep ants away....but you might check the internet ... I have heard even a line of flour can help.
Here is an interesting headline from the past:
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And then....maybe this is where the confusion started.
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Oh, and as for BK vs the Machines.....
"Why don't you get out of here, Finchley?"
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Lori Tan Chinn is quite delightful as Bloody Mary, however. But wot, no "Happy Talk"? What were they thinking?
DR WFO - Lori was my Bloody Mary two years ago at Arena Stage. Such a wonderful person! And since Baayork Lee was our choreographer we ended up having an original cast member from the original productions of The King & I and Flower Drum Song in the rehearsal hall. *And she also very sweetly thanked me when she accepted her Helen Hayes award. Her very well-deserved Helen Hayes Award. -And, I guess something must be in the air, since I just got an e-mail from here this morning!
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I was at the Ahmanson Theatre last night, Dear Readers, taking in Baz Luhurman's production of Puccini's La Boheme. This is the second time I've seen this production, as I saw it in San Francisco before it made its way to Broadway.
As I did the first time, I enjoyed it quite a bit. The resetting of the piece to the 1950's works for the most part, and although the projected translation is stretched now and then to reflect the updated context (the piece is sung in its original Italian), the actions on stage are quite faithful to the original libretto. (This often is not the case with "updated" productions of operas found in otherwise respectable opera houses.) Dear Reader elmore 3003 earlier today noted his displeasure with the relocation of Act III to the Franco-Belgian border, but this did not bother me at all.
My greatest impression of the show is that it proves that great things can happen--even with a much produced warhorse such as La Boheme--when the director is thoughtful and clever in his direction while respecting the innate drama of the work at hand AND is provided ample rehearsal time with skilled singer/actors. Was this the best sung Boheme I've heard? No. But the singing was respectable and the Mimi was particularly effective and touching in Act III. Was this the most handsome set of Bohemians I've seen? Undoubtably yes.
The production has its quirks, its most notable one being that all the stage machinery and special effects and scene changes are carried out in full view of the audience. The sets and costumes are all quite appropriate, though, and the opening of Act II (a large crowd scene on a Parisian street on Christmas Eve) is nothing short of spectacular.
The amplification was acceptable and improved from San Francisco. I was seated in Row F of the orchestra, and given the tone of the singing voices and my ability to determine from where on the stage the voices were emmanating, I do believe I was hearing sound that was only minimally amplified. People sitting in the back or in the balcony may have had a different impression. Producers of more standard Broadway musical fare could take some lessons from this show's vocal sound design.
I was less pleased with the sound of the orchestra. It was quite plain that it was amplified and in rather muffled fashion at that. That the pit band is much shrunk from what Puccini's score demands is my biggest gripe against this show. The strings sound quite thin at places where they need to sound lush, lush, lush. (That is three lushes.) And the bells near the beginning of Act III sound like a kiddie toy.
I'm not sure if this La Boheme is touring after it leaves L.A. It was originally scheduled for this summer, but got here when it did only because the slot it is filling in the Ahmanson's schedule was left unexpectedly open when Never Gonna Dance broke contract to grab a house on Broadway and La Boheme announced its unexpectedly early close on the Great White Way. If La Boheme does come your way, I would encourage you to see it, Dear Readers. Opera buffs like me will enjoy it, and it is a great introduction to the art for those who have never attended an opera.
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DR MBarnum - Just be sure to keep an eye on the "progress" of your ant bite(s). Can't be too careful where insect and bug bites are concerned.
Have you called an exterminator?
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I understand that there is a rumor going around (alredy denied but that's where I hear most rumors - when someone denies them) that claims that once David Gest's divorce with Liza is final he plans to marry Diana Ross. Who starts these things?
Actually, WEL, the rumor I heard was, when the divorce is final, that it is Liza who will be marrying Diana Ross. Apparently, Liza thinks it will be a perfect match, because, like all of her other husbands, Diana likes men!
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As many of my fellow conspiracy prone friends will suggest, there seems to be some linkage between web site "Ads by Goggle" and site content.
When I logged on earlier today (like 4 AM PST) and was reviewing yesterdays thread, I noticed that the ads were for Gourmet Food establishments offering Foie Gras, smoked goose, and other goodies. Now I know Dan-up-there, and Laura-out there, and Me-down here did some posting about geese - but we weren't licking our lips!
I did not resist the urge to check out some of the offerings:
For our dieting friends The Goumet Store (http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/images/product/25006_small.jpg) offers:
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Another delightful site D'Artagnan (https://www.dartagnan.com/index.asp) has a plethora of goodies offered by the proprietor:
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der Brucer (who was raised on Liverwurst, but will take a good paté anyday)
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She thinks I'm good
Of course she's wrong
I'm a worthless piece of s**t
DR Noel: And that reminds me of a lyric I wrote--or at least one line (from "My Father's Son"):
He called me a pile of useless sh*t.
Puzzle: What is the secret message that is hidden phonetically in his father's words?
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Oh, and as for germs... My favorite are people behind the deli counter who wipe their nose with their sleeve then proceed to prepare your food... -Then they wonder why I walked away without picking up my order!?!?!?
But on a related note, I had to stop at 7-11 last week, and I noticed the cashier made sure to wash his hands and/or replace his latex gloves each time he had to run the cash register, make a hot dog and/or pull a pack of cigarettes. Yes, his pre-cautions were slowing down the line, but at least he was taking them! *And since there's been a rash of some stomach virus going around in Richmond - most likely the result of food-handling - better safe than sick.
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And in further Ahmanson Theatre news, it was just announced today that the slot this summer that originally was to have been taken by La Boheme will now be filled by the touring production of Little Shop of Horrors. No casting has been announced as yet.
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DVD: Nothing - But I'm seriously considering adding those Abbott & Costello and Airport boxeds sets to my shelves.
DR MBarnum mentiond something about a boxed set of "Angel visits Ma and Pa Kettle"
der "admirer of eclectic tastes" Brucer
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Oh.... -And then I'll be heading outside... -And since it hasn't been brought up lately...
Don't Feed The Animals
-Just popped into me head... (Ah, an almost Sweeney Todd reference...)
;) ;) ;)
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DR Jay, moving Act 3 to the Franco-Belgian border means that poor Mimi, exhausted by tuberculosis-consumption, has to travel a helluva lotta miles to find Rudolpho and indulge in a quartet and wonderful duet, not to the city limits which seems more sensible for a dying woman. Logistically, it's ridiculous and I find no justifiable reason for it, although I think most of the staging worked quite well. Why not move Act 3 to the Riviera and put everyone in bathing suits? It wouldn't fit the bleak sound of the score, but it's maybe more picturesque than Belgian and it might have been set at the Cannes Film Festival, which would fit the director's Hollywood approach.
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GOOD VIBES TO BK!
GOOD VIBES TO BK!!
GOOD VIBES TO BK!!!
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Dear Reader RLP:
What's so wonderful? First you slice an anion...
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Vibes to me please!
I have my first sociolinguistics midterm in 45min and am getting slightly worried about this one...
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Vibes to Miss Emily
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Good socioliguistical vibes:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%] ;D :D :o 8) ::) :-* ;) :D :) ;D :-* 8) :o[/move]
Thanks JRand for the ant suggestions. I will try the lemon juice.
Jose, no, I haven't contacted an exterminator as of yet. Just can't afford it! I am slightly poor.
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Who decided that the tilde means vibes anywhoo?
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In re-writing throes still, so not watching much of anything. On the turntable: THE DAMNED soundtrack.
William F. Orr brings up an interestng topic: Greatest Love Stories...I have yet to see Moulin Rouge. Know I should, but there is something about all that MTV flash about it that just scares me away.
But I'd be curious to know what are people's favourite love stories. I've always been a sucker for LOVE LETTERS and RANDOM HARVEST and PENNY SERENADE (for which Cary Grant should've won an Academy Award...though Coop's pretty darn good in Sgt. York). And I think I may have mentioned that CYRANO DE BERGERAC may be my favourite play of all time and is certainly one of the greatest love stories ever. There is a brilliant version on tape starring Derek Jacobi.
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DR Noel: And that reminds me of a lyric I wrote--or at least one line (from "My Father's Son"):
He called me a pile of useless sh*t.
Puzzle: What is the secret message that is hidden phonetically in his father's words?
WFO: I love you.
And I agree, nothing quite beats Barbara Harris in those two wonderful Broadway musicals on CD.
There's been much pleasure, this week, in hearing from people who've heard The Broadway Radio Hour with Donald Feltham on this here site. http://www.haineshisway.com/radio/
We've been discussing the best of Baz, and the worst of Baz. La Bohéme is stunning, brash, and faithful to the composer's intentions. Moulin Rouge is the only film musical I can think of that I truly hated. Turned my stomach, in fact. All the notes it hits are false.
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DR Jay, moving Act 3 to the Franco-Belgian border means that poor Mimi, exhausted by tuberculosis-consumption, has to travel a helluva lotta miles to find Rudolpho and indulge in a quartet and wonderful duet, not to the city limits which seems more sensible for a dying woman. Logistically, it's ridiculous and I find no justifiable reason for it, although I think most of the staging worked quite well.
I see your point, Dear Reader elmore 3003. Still, there's that nasty bout of singing the poor thing needs to do in Act IV. But, hey, it's opera.
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DR Jose -- I would personally recommend the Abbott and Costello collection. So far, I have only watched Hold That Ghost, but I was very pleased with the quality of the print; and at under $20.00 for eight films, the price can't be beat. I am hoping to pick up the Airport collection next month. I think I will pass on the Ma & Pa Kettle collection. I never did find them funny, even when I was a young kid. When I was little, we lived on Vashon Island in Puget Sound, and there was a real Ma & Pa Kettle family that lived there. Seeing the reality of their lifestyle, took a lot of the humor out of the movies for me. I never did know if that was the same family that Betty McDonald wrote about in her books.
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DR MBarnum
If ants are creating a problem in your indoor living area, find the source of entry and place a fresh bay leaf or two at the place of entry. The pests will soon go elsewhere.
Note: Do not reuse the bay leaves in Mexican or any other pot roast.
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Was just watching Ms. Harris on TCM in a bit of A THOUSAND CLOWNS. Boy, is that a movie that is so sixties-ish. A classic example of "let's open this up for film." Full of extraneous, busy-work movement and quick-cut interludes of the big city of New York. But the best, most involving scenes are still the ones in the apt. where people are just speaking the dialogue.
Just saw the lovely scene between Robards and William Daniels. Daniels scene. How often do you see that in a movie any more? A scene between a supporting player and the star that actually goes to the supporting player. A scene where the antagonist is actually moving and sincere and touching and you see his point-of-view.
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DR Jay, you're right about all the singing in Act 3. She sort of gets a rest in Act 4, but it takes a lot of power to get those pianissimos across the footlights. Outside of Violetta in TRAVIATA and the eponymous MANON, how many other consumptive ladies are there in opera? Anna Russell used to do a mean parody of consumptive divas in Anemia's Death Scene. I wonder if that's been transferred to CD; almost all of her recordings have been, but Columbia (Sony) has omitted some items so far.
I have a friend who was in the Broadway production of LA BOHEME; I'll ask him if Baz ever justified the move of Act 3's geography.
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DR Noel:
WFO: I love you.
Please, sir! You are still a newly-wed!
But right you are.
Now can someone tell me how to do a quote where it identifies the quotee (or is that the quotee with the goatee?) and the time of the quoted post?
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I see your point, Dear Reader elmore 3003. Still, there's that nasty bout of singing the poor thing needs to do in Act IV. But, hey, it's opera.
On the other hand, they agree to make up and be friends. She later takes up with a wealthy man and is seen riding through the streets in a fine carriage. Then, when she's so sick she gets dumped, she runs back to Rodolpho.
I say she was quite well enough to take a train to the French/Belgian border. It's not like she WALKED all the way. :) Besides, her illness waxed and waned. And more importantly, she didn't know she was dying. She might very well have taken a train to find her great love.
The location of where that scene is set shows that Rodolpho was serious about getting away from her -- that she maddened him so much he needed to put some distance between them. The gates of Paris wouldn't be that much distance.
The bottom line: The music is not changed by a single note, and as Jay says, it's OPERA! Please don't let's start talking about holes in plots of operas.
It's a glorious production. I saw it in San Francisco, too, Jay! It was one of the seminal theatrical experiences of my life.
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I am watching "Ode to Billy Joe" - Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Conner make such a fetching couple and I love the location photography..... :D
Bay leaves are easier than lemon juice DR MBARNUM....sounds like a better and easier suggestion!
Rainy day here - better than snow.
DRCHARLESPOGUE - well William Daniels :P. My favorite love story movie is 'Love Is a Many Splendored Thing' although I am getting partial to 'Bonjour Tristesse' as well.
And your post made me laugh....suppose someone misplaced the CD you are listening to...and you had to go around the house ranting...."Where's my Damned soundtrack?"
Such good news about Kritzer Time - I am in line already for the pre-order! ;D
And just because it's Friday....here is another Allison Hayes picture. This time a lobby card from Hong Kong Confidential featuring Bat Masterson himself.
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Dear Reader RLP:
What's so wonderful? First you slice an anion...
LOL. It took me a while to "see" what the heck you were referring to....but then it gobsmacked me!
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Yes, PENNY SERENADE is one of the great love stories! What a wonderful movie that is!
I also think that ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS is a good one. I am sure more will come to mind.
Ok, I will go to the store and buy some bay leaves and see what happens! Thanks for the suggestions!
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DR WFO: When you go to a particular message and hit "quote" (you should see it in the top right hand corner of every message), it automatically adds the original poster's name.
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And just because it's Friday....here is another Allison Hayes picture. This time a lobby card from Hong Kong Confidential featuring Bat Masterson himself.
To Hell with Bat Masterson! That is Amos Burke.
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Good mid-term vibes to DR Emily ~~~~~~~~~~~
DR Jose: re: the low carb ice cream, are you able to find it in your city at regular grocery stores?
Re: Moulin Rouge, I did not like the very beginning of the movie (made me very dizzy). But I absolutely LOVED it after the initial scene.
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Oh, and you know, I rarely ask for them, but I really could use some of our potent Hainsies/Kimlets good vibes coming in my direction for a variety and also a hollywood reporter of reasons.
I had planned to send good vibes for your machine woes, however,
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]GOOD VIBES FOR EVERYTHING!![/move]
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And another thing: if she's so sick and it's so cold outside, why the $%!&# does Mimi leave her stupid pink bonnet/beret under her pillow at home instead of wearing it in Act III?
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And another thing: if she's so sick and it's so cold outside, why the $%!&# does Mimi leave her stupid pink bonnet/beret under her pillow at home instead of wearing it in Act III?
Why do a lot of young people do such things? I certainly used to defy the elements...didn't want a hat 'cause it would mess up my hair....didn't want to wear a winter coat 'cause it didn't look as good with my jeans as the lighter jacket.
Has anyone seen the recording of the Australian production of Luhrmann's "La Boheme"? It's pretty darned wonderful. David Hobson's Rodolpho is amazing.
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Don't forget DRs, PEYTON PLACE on DVD March 2!
I do hope they release RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE eventually...that is the one that I really like!
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Vibes to me please!
I have my first sociolinguistics midterm in 45min and am getting slightly worried about this one...
A bit late, but good vibes and hope the test went well. :)
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This should cheer up some folks:
Attack of the Gay Agenda (http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0407/fiore.php)
der Brucer (it takes time to load, but it's fun to watch)
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CD: The Music of Bruce Kimmel
DVD Nowhere in Africa, we just finished Under the Tuscany Sun
TIVO Kull the Conqueror
MBarnum if you get bitten again, spray immediately with Benedryl. It reduces the swelling.
Behind the deli counter gross situation: long hair falling into the food while scooping it out for my eating pleasure. :P
CharlesPogue PENNY SERENADE, though very sad, and CYRANO DE BERGERAC are great choice, I think my favorite is CASABLANCA. And now my mind has HAS PRACTICALLY gone blank, RAMONA & LORNA DOONE are in my head. I thought the books were wonderful love stories but think the movies were lacking something.
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Oh, Jane, please! Take Kull the Conqueror off Tivo now! What a ruined movie that is! The original script was full of the dark, brooding prose style of Robert E. Howard and it got turned into a cartoon (The estate and L. Sprague DeCamp loved the original script). I was trying to do a serious turn with fantasy ala Lord of The Rings...(not only tried, but had succeeded) and through a long story of incompetence and venal betrayal, it became a rolling juggernaut of illogic. Surely you have better ways of wasting two hours of your valuable time. It is the eviscerated carcass of a once-glossy-hided beautiful beast.
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The Damned score is not as good as I remember it. In fact, it's somewhat tedious thus far. I may take it off. I remember it as being much more dramatic. I must have DRAMA in my life! DRAMA, do you hear?!
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Am I the only person who has no desire whatsoever to the the Mel Gibson Jesus movie?
The marketing effort on this picture has proved the notion that there is no such thing as bad publicity.
Inasmuch my sensitivity to anti-Semitism runs rather high, I am very anxious to see what objective reviewers have to say next week when the film opens.
If there is opinion that the movie offers artistic merit, yes, I will see it.
If there is divided opinion as to whether the film is anti-Semitic, I will see it and decide for myself.
If there is consensus, however, that the picture is bald-faced anti-Semitic propaganda, I will skip the opportunity to line Mr. Gibson's pockets with my money. That would prevent me from criticizing the movie myself, as I do not criticize works of art (even when qualified with a "so-called") that I have not seen, read or heard first-hand. If the film is as inflammatory as some people are leading us to believe, my boycott would be a stronger course of action than my criticism, I believe. Then again, I'm not Frank Rich.
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This should cheer up some folks:
Attack of the Gay Agenda (http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0407/fiore.php)
der Brucer (it takes time to load, but it's fun to watch)
Thanks for sharing! A wonderful encapsulation of the situation.
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CharlesPogue I just came running in to modify my post and correct the spelling-sorry about that.
We would like to see the movie with your original script. I'm sorry it was such a dissapoinment to you.
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If there is divided opinion as to whether the film is anti-Semitic, I will see it and decide for myself.
I believe I read he took out the objectionable parts.
I have mixed feeling about this. As much as I would like to see the movie and decide for myself, I don’t want to support anti-Semitism with my money. Of course I have to see the movie in order to have an educated opinion.
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Oh, and you know, I rarely ask for them, but I really could use some of our potent Hainsies/Kimlets good vibes coming in my direction for a variety and also a hollywood reporter of reasons.
Positive OZ vibes aplenty are on their way BK. Thanks for the comment re "Fireflies"
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Still catching up:
Re: Maurice Jarre. I find him oddly disconcerting (no pun intended) on a fairly regular basis. Too often his music makes me aware that he's there, which, in film, is not a good thing.
Re: Barbara Harris. Is the old forum still searchable? I won't repeat my Barbara Harris stories, other than to say I probably have one of the hugest archives of Harris glossies that were found in a locked cabinet many years ago in a rather strange circumstance, but which came from Ms. Harris herself. I believe the full details are in posts of yore.
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In re Mel Gibson's Passion:
Marketing? All these people that you couldn't drag to a French movie that isn't dubbed will now flock to listen to two hours of Latin and Aramaic. That's what marketing can do. The Anti-Semitic charge will bring $$$ to the box office.
I'm just interested in where they got Aramaic-speaking actors. And I'm just a-betting that the Latin pronunciation will be Church-Latin, i.e. pronounced like Italian, rather than Classical.
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It is the eviscerated carcass of a once-glossy-hided beautiful beast.
Gee, with phrases like that you should become a writer.
der Brucer (wondering what DR CP has to say about this critic's comment on Kull: "Yikes. Cribbed dialogue from The Empire Strikes Back is this film's only attempt at quality, and even that falls flat.")
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I think I've discussed Kull here (ad nauseam) in my Unseemingly Interview and several weeks (months?) back, I quoted portions of a scathing memo I had written to all concerned after I had seen a screening of it.
Actually shortly before the opening of the movie I got a very nice letter and autographed picture from Kevin Sorbo complimenting me (although he had never met me....also signed his autographed picture to Edward, not Charles Edward...which makes you wonder about sincerity) and telling me how true and faithful they had been to my "vision". I think it was mostly bullshit and he was trying to butter me up, probably at the behest of the producer who knew I was going to come out in my considerable news media sources and trash my experiences with the film and her, which would trash the film by association (I wouldn't come out and outright trash the film during its initial run...there's contractual crap about that sort of thing...you always come out and say, "It was a very good script, my personal experience was horrible, I hoped they remained true to it and it's good film"...but you get what you want to say out without really saying it).
Anyway, I wrote Sorbo back a letter, included are choice bits:
"...that 'web of power, control, and egos' you mentioned got in the way...This has nothing, of course, to do with you, but it is old bad business between Ms. DeLaurentiis and myself on DRAGONHEART..."
"Story meetings and conferences were held with you to which I was not invited, decisions made without the input of the writer...Needless to say, my firing had nothing to do with artistry or the merits of the script. The whole fiasco of my rewrite was designed to throw me off the script. On more than one occasion, Ms. DeLaurentiis had called the original script 'a masterpiece' and 'work of genius'. You do not replace a 'genius' (which I'm not) or even a very good writer (which I am) with a lesser talent, which was done. You don't dismantle a 'masterpiece' (which I'm not sure Kull is) or even a very good script (which Kull was)..."
"As a writer, I felt a great debt to the original creator of KULL, Robert E. Howard, and wanted to create the definitive Howard world, capturing his dark, moody, blood and thunder prose on screen...Mostly, I wanted a piece that, while embracing the genre, also transcended it...giving us multi-dimensional characters, rich plot, and vibrant dialogue...At one time we had accomplished that. Three years ago,we had a script everyone admired and was a"go" script once we found an actor. But..the voice of the writer who generated this project, conceived it, and made it viable was muzzled....I find no solace or even much sense in meticulously constructed, lauded work being mandhandled without the creator's input and approval."
Still, if they're running the sucker on cable, I'm getting residuals. So no artistic satisfaction; at least some financial satisfaction for my pains. Actually, the script from which Janet Greek discovered me was a sword-and-sorcery script (alas, never done) THE GREYSTONE...it was probably one of the first ever written in this town.
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I must have DRAMA in my life! DRAMA, do you hear?!
Easy, try and get DSL!
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Der Brucer, I wonder if that critic may be my friend Jim Van Hise who printed my side of the sad story in several genre magazines and on the Howard website at the time and made a big deal of this "cribbed dialogue". It was dialogue that my replacement "cribbed", not I. Jim reported this and we discussed it in an interview, I remember. Of course, the carrion-eater replacement who pissed all over my work claims it was not "cribbed", but merely an intentional "homage."
JMK, I finished listening to Jarre's score for THE DAMNED. Found it disappointingly mediocre on the whole. I guess my tastes have become much more sophisticated over the years. A Jarre score I'm kinda of fond of is the 1978 film of PRINCE & THE PAUPER, aka CROSSED SWORDS, which has a zippy main theme featuring whistling.
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Yes, let's hear it for the gay agenda.
I don't know about the rest of you....but two more conversions, and I get my toaster!
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According to the Diane Sawyer / Mel Gibson interview the other night the offending subtitle “His blood be upon us, and on our children has been removed from the final film, but the crowd can still be heard chanting it in Aramaic. According to Mel, he does not believe that Jews for all eternity are damned because of this line, but he did not feel in the brief context that it was used in the film that he did not have the ability to explain all of the theological implications, so the subtitle was simply removed.
As for accents, since Mr. Caviezel is from the Pacific Northwest, you will probably hear Jesus mention is mother Merry, as well as Marry Magdalene.
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Der Brucer, I wonder if that critic may be my friend Jim Van Hise
The critic in question is Luke Y. Thompson, as quoted on Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/source-497/?letter=k).
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/author/photo/3290.jpg)
His (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-3290/about.php) states:
LOCATION
Hollywood, CA
BIO
First published at the age of 10 when one of his poems was printed in a children's book in Ireland, Luke Y. Thompson had been an unofficial film critic for friends and family for many years before writing for the zines AteBall and his own KnifEdge, the latter of which caught the attention of the editors at the Los Angeles New Times, who were looking for a fresh perspective. Now syndicated throughout New Times Inc.'s 11 publications, Luke has won one L.A. Press Club award, and can reach an audience of as many as a million people a week. But what he really wants to do is direct. And act. And rule the world. Luke is a shameless self promoter, as anyone who's seen his website, lytrules.com, can attest, especially if they bought one of his T-shirts (or rather, LYT-shirts) while there.
FAVORITES
2001, Wings (1922), Flash Gordon (1980), Citizen Kane, Eraserhead, Beetlejuice, Robocop, Gone With the Wind, Carnival of Souls, Lost Highway, The Empire Strikes Back (NON special edition only), The Crow, Fight Club, Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
der Brucer (the first time I don't post a link....)
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As for accents, since Mr. Caviezel is from the Pacific Northwest, you will probably hear Jesus mention is mother Merry, as well as Marry Magdalene.
Thanks you for the smile at Breakfast time TCB.
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And in further Ahmanson Theatre news, it was just announced today that the slot this summer that originally was to have been taken by La Boheme will now be filled by the touring production of Little Shop of Horrors. No casting has been announced as yet.
The first time it played in Los Angeles it was in back of a lamp shop in Westwood Village!
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Apropos of nothing.....
I didn't think there could be a scarier photograph of Miss Patty Duke than one of her in character as Neely O'Hara. :P
I was wrong wrong wrong. :o
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Re: Barbara Harris. Is the old forum still searchable? I won't repeat my Barbara Harris stories, other than to say I probably have one of the hugest archives of Harris glossies that were found in a locked cabinet many years ago in a rather strange circumstance, but which came from Ms. Harris herself. I believe the full details are in posts of yore.
JMK,
There seem to lots of Barbara Harris fans, myself included. I'd love to hear some of the stories.
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Well, it seems more than one person noticed the carrion-eater's unimaginative "homage".
You know it's one thing to steal from a movie forty or fifty years old, but when you still from a cult classic from your own generation that's only twenty years old, you're setting yourself up to take shots.
Unfortunately, too many young writers think film began with STAR WARS and all they really do is keep trying to remake their favourite films from their youth...not do anything original. Usually films that are derivative from something from the thirties or forties in the first place. So we just keep getting so much recycled fare...only more diluted and bland...and faster and louder and less subtle, with none of the touches that made the original films great.
I suppose every writer steals (or, shall we say, is "inspired by"), but the key is in knowing what to steal from what film...They keep stealing the wrong stuff...usually the least interesting, most obvious stuff from the least interesting, most obvious films.
And when you do steal, you have to know how to hide it and disguise it better. That "homage" crap only goes so far.
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Wow! Things have certainly changed around here! This is insanity - very up-to-date - technologically speaking. Is there anything one can't do on this site now? I am very impressed! Anyways, I am finally back on-line and can, once again, enjoy this wonderful site. Since it took me awhile to browse through all the goodies on the site, I unfortunately have to be going now, but I will check back soon! Hi Dad!
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Is there anything one can't do on this site now?
Yes - One can't sample all the wonderful food discussed here on a regular basis.
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Wow! Things have certainly changed around here! This is insanity - very up-to-date - technologically speaking. Is there anything one can't do on this site now? I am very impressed! Anyways, I am finally back on-line and can, once again, enjoy this wonderful site. Since it took me awhile to browse through all the goodies on the site, I unfortunately have to be going now, but I will check back soon! Hi Dad!
Hoo and Ray! The Prodigal Daughter Has Returned!!!
Welcome home, Jennifer!
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Welcome back JB and a belated welcome to "Dan the Man".
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Well we have had this discussion before - and at the time, I didn't jump in. But this I love movies, I want to work in movies, movies are my life....but talk to me about anything made before 1970....just really puts a crick in my pump handle.
Do they realize how dumb that is? It is like saying...I love history, I want to teach history, history is my life....but I don't want to know about anything that happened before 1970 because it doesn't have anything to do with my life or work NOW!
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And when you do steal, you have to know how to hide it and disguise it better. That "homage" crap only goes so far.
In one of the "Dirty Harry" movies (don't ask me which one...they've all merged together in the aging gray matter), there's a music video director who's cobbling together an Exorcist-inspired opus. And when he's accused of ripping off the material, he says with exasperation:
"It's not a rip-off...it's an homage."
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It is the eviscerated carcass of a once-glossy-hided beautiful beast.
I hope you will give me permission to say just that next time I am rewritten!
Which reminds me of the perfect Hollywood tale. A writer I knew had been slaving away at a pet project of a script for years. It was finally optioned and was going to be produced. Zowie! But (there's always a but) a major rewrite was needed - and not by our scribe, natch. They hired another writer, a woman, to do it.
So a week or two later our sad young scribe is at some party, drinking himself into oblivion to forget the pain, when he gets an emergency call from his agent. "You're needed right away to do a re-write of a film that goes into production next week! They say you are the perfect one, the only one who can save them." Guess who wrote the script he was asked to rewrite?... The woman who was at that moment rewriting HIS script!
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I believe I read he took out the objectionable parts.
I have mixed feeling about this. As much as I would like to see the movie and decide for myself, I don’t want to support anti-Semitism with my money. Of course I have to see the movie in order to have an educated opinion.
If you don't mind waiting, you could wait until your local library buys the DVD (and it will...when, or if, it is released) and get it for free (of course, your taxes probably pay for all the library materials any way). That way you can see the movie to be able to form an educated opinion, and your money doesn't go directly to support any (potential) anti-Semitism.
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And as to the weekly media check:
On deeveedee:
The Critic, disc two of three.
El Santo versus the Daughter of Frankenstein. Ah, the wonders of the Mexican Wresting Horror movie!
The Saragossa Manuscript. It's a head-scratcher. I liked it, but it confused the beejeezus out of me. I'll watch it again fairly soon, when I have another three hours to burn.
On ceedee:
Psycho by Bernard Herrmann, re-recorded by Joel McNeely. As much of a masterpiece as this score is, I think it's a better listening experience as a suite, rather than the whole darn thing. Too much repetition. (I know this is blasphemy as far as most film music fans go...but in this case, they're wrong.)
Sketches on "Star Wars" by The Trotter Trio. Fun, fun, fun! (I hope it sold well, BK!)
The Ennio Morricone Anthology on Rhino Records.
Enter the Dragon and The Hellstrom Chronicle by Lalo Schifrin. (Why isn't this guy working in Hollywood more these days? He's one of the few film score composers out there these days that I wouldn't hesitate to call a genius. He does it all, and he does it all spendidly.)
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Good afternoon!
What a gorgeous day! I'm so glad I went out for a walk! -And I even came across at very nice sale at my favorite knick-knack/home decor/gift store! 50-90% OFF! I picked up one of those mouse pads that look like oriental rugs - and they're even woven in Turkey too! -At least that's what the label says. I almost bought one at full-price, but at 1/2 price, I just had to! :)
Oohh.. and I also came across some other new low-carb goodies... I'll report back later.
DR Jennifer - Around here, most if not all the supermarkets carry at least one brand of low-carb ice cream. Atkins' Lo-Carb ice cream is even sold at 7-11s - well, 7-11 has a direct tie-in promotion with Atkins. And, as I mentioned before, I've seen a brand or two in Wal-Mart. You may have to look for them. Some stores put them in the "diet" section. Some put them in the "health food/all natural" section. And some put them right in with the regular stuff. My local Ukrop's has the Atkins Endulge right next to the Ben & Jerry's... ah, well. Happy Hunting!
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Which reminds me of the perfect Hollywood tale. A writer I knew had been slaving away at a pet project of a script for years. It was finally optioned and was going to be produced. Zowie! But (there's always a but) a major rewrite was needed - and not by our scribe, natch. They hired another writer, a woman, to do it.
So a week or two later our sad young scribe is at some party, drinking himself into oblivion to forget the pain, when he gets an emergency call from his agent. "You're needed right away to do a re-write of a film that goes into production next week! They say you are the perfect one, the only one who can save them." Guess who wrote the script he was asked to rewrite?... The woman who was at that moment rewriting HIS script!
Only in Hollywood.
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Well we have had this discussion before - and at the time, I didn't jump in. But this I love movies, I want to work in movies, movies are my life....but talk to me about anything made before 1970....just really puts a crick in my pump handle.
Do they realize how dumb that is? It is like saying...I love history, I want to teach history, history is my life....but I don't want to know about anything that happened before 1970 because it doesn't have anything to do with my life or work NOW!
I wish I could remember which well-known actress--one with an impressive resume filled with many much-admired motion picture performances--tells this story. She was in a meeting with some wet-behind-the-ears-but-why-should-that-stop-him-from-having-an-attitude "suit" who opened the discussion with, "So. Tell me what you've done." Our actress responded, "You go first."
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LOL.....I know I heard a similar story about Miss Shelley Winters who when asked that question opened her big purse and took out her two Oscars.
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JB-so happy to have you back. :) How do you like that cute town you live in?
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DR Panni,
Your story of the writer in Hollywood reminded me of the nephrologist in Maryland. (The nephrologoist's mother was a neighbor.) This took place in a smallish community. The doctor wasn't happy with his receptionist, so he advertised anonymously (and in a rather general manner) in the local paper, using a P.O. Box. He received only one application. It was from the receptionist.
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Yes, let's hear it for the gay agenda.
I don't know about the rest of you....but two more conversions, and I get my toaster!
Jrand -- Don't settle for the toaster. Three more conversions after those two, and you are in line for the toaster oven.
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Well we have had this discussion before - and at the time, I didn't jump in. But this I love movies, I want to work in movies, movies are my life....but talk to me about anything made before 1970....just really puts a crick in my pump handle.
Do they realize how dumb that is? It is like saying...I love history, I want to teach history, history is my life....but I don't want to know about anything that happened before 1970 because it doesn't have anything to do with my life or work NOW!
Did they have movies before 1970, Uncle Jack???
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I think for the first time in a long time I have no DVDs to watch, no cds either and nothing in the vcr. I will probably watch something.
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Hello all. Ugh, what a day. Definitely earned my money (and then some) with today's job. I think Tomovoz and MattH would agree that there are some days that a teacher should be armed with a taser and a roll of duct tape for classroom management purposes. :) I've subbed for dozens of teachers around this valley, and have had mostly great experiences, but this one teacher's classes are consistantly hellish, and I inevitably leave the school with a splitting headache. It's a day full of junior high choirs, and being a choir director (and the only substitute teacher in the valley whose degree is in music), I hate to leave the director without a music sub, but I don't see any reason to subject myself to his classroom any more. Alright, just needed to get that out of my system...
Media check...
DVD - Waiting for Guffman
VCR - a 1998 high school production of My Fair Lady with my very own self as Henry Higgins
CD - Assassins OCR
Good vibes, as always, to any and all in need (or not in need, for that matter!).
I'll be E&T for the next couple days... Gonna escape this boring town of mine, and head to my even more boring hometown for the weekend. :) I'll rejoin the merriment here Sunday evening. Have a great weekend, y'all!
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Media-watch (or listen), current rotation:
DVD Player:
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
Oklahoma, with Jackman
The Lion King 1 1/2
CD Player:
Stephen Schwartz, Uncharted Territory
OCR, Amour
OCR, A New Brain (replacement copy in my hands at last!)
OCR, The Boy From Oz
And Jo Sullivan Loesser, Loesser by Loesser: A Salute to Frank Loesser. I'm not impressed with this last disc. JSL is singing, but what I'm hearing is a sheep's bleats.
Reading:
Jewish Thighs on Broadway: Misadventures of a Little Trouper, by Penny Orloff. Very funny stuff. I've been reading it aloud to der Brucer while he drives, and it is definately laugh-out-loud material.
Der B will be listening to my reading tomorrow, as we drive up to see and hear the author with her own take on her material. If we are conspicuously E&T, that's the reason. (We'll also be stopping by the Reading Terminal Market on our way, raiding the Spice Shop and the Cookbook Nook and supping at the Down Home Diner.)
I know der Brucer has been scanning in more pics, as he stumbled upon a couple of scrapbooks from my childhood and our travels. I guess he hasn't gotten around to posting them yet. He keeps commenting on how skinny I was; he forgets that I was exactly the same skinny fellow when we first met!
S. Woody (who is happier now that he's gained a few pounds)
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Back from meetingland. Thanks to all for your excellent vibes - they were and are always appreciated.
Welcome back to the darling daughter.
Pogue: I didn't want to say it, but the Jarre score is horrible in the film itself. Melodramatic and blatant, except for two really lovely dramatic cues that sound nothing like the rest of the score.
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I can see the connection Jed between your classroom experience and your Cd player choice. Not easy but eventually I found I could leave the class behind when I walk out the door and go into the next class (with them or anyone) as a fresh person. Some classes can be so different depending upon what time of the day it is and what happened in their previous class. Then again. I have certainly known some classes to be "hell". My teaching was mosly of 15 to 19 year olds.
Has the UK series "Teachers" been shown on TV in the States yet? I certainly identified a lot of the world depicted!
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Thank you, Michael Shayne for reminding me that I hadn't answered the topic of the day:
DVD Player: Abbott and Costello, Volume 1 -- Tonight will
be Who Done It.
VCR Player: Angels in America
CD player: I am still enjoying and savoring a terrifc CD by our
very own DR Ann. Her voice is lovely.
I adore her I Remember.
CD (car): Annie Get Your Gun -- Still!
A belated welcome to Dan the Man.
And a welcome back to JB, although you left HHW very shortly after I arrived (coincidence, I don't think so!).
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Enjoy the break Jed. See you Sunday.
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AFter all the discussion, I have decided to watch AIRPORT 1975!
I don't have "1977" or "Concorde" on DVD - although I like "Concorde" a lot. "AIRPORT 1977" brings out the worst in James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Christopher Lee AND Lee Grant....and that's a lot of worst.
I like "!975" because of all of its ironies, not the least of which is that a small plane piloted by Dana Andrews crashes into an airliner piloted by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.....and in THE CROWDED SKY in 1960....a jet fighter piloted by Zimbalist Jr crashes into an airliner piloted by Dana Andrews!
Unfortunately my Goodtimes DVD is NOT in surround sound, although my Goodtimes AIRPORT is!
And it is interesting to follow the progression of the "stewardess lands the plane" movies from Doris Day in JULIE to Karen Black in AIRPORT '75 to Lauren Holly in TURBULENCE. Ms Holly lands her jumbo jet while she wearing just her brassiere and skirt....at least Doris was spared this indignity!
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I'm trying to straighten out the home environment (I'm picking up HHW-speak). Have you noticed that the smaller the space, the harder to keep neat? I lived in a three-storey house, then a two-storey house in Boulder and both (except for the "teen area") were always organized and spotless. Once in a while, my home-office would get away from me, but not often. I really need order around me to be able to work properly. But in my new domicile - a guest house which is basically two rooms and a bath - I have such a hard time keeping order. All day today, I've been trying to tame the beast and it keeps biting me back.
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DR Panni - I am reading a biography of Mr Billy Wilder in which your friend Miss Doris Dowling is prominently mentioned. I had forgotten she played the wisecracking nightclub habitue in THE LOST WEEKEND...what a great little role! And she was beautiful!
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In the car CD player: Nothing. It quit working, for the most part. So now I am reduced to listening to THE RADIO.
In the house CD player: I haven't used it in a while, so I don't remember.
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Or, to quote Mr. Ray Milland in said film, "Natch, Gloria, natch."
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That's just redick! LOL
Good idea, TCB! How many does it take to get the Vertisserie?
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DR Jennifer - Around here, most if not all the supermarkets carry at least one brand of low-carb ice cream. Atkins' Lo-Carb ice cream is even sold at 7-11s - well, 7-11 has a direct tie-in promotion with Atkins. And, as I mentioned before, I've seen a brand or two in Wal-Mart. You may have to look for them. Some stores put them in the "diet" section. Some put them in the "health food/all natural" section. And some put them right in with the regular stuff. My local Ukrop's has the Atkins Endulge right next to the Ben & Jerry's... ah, well. Happy Hunting!
I will look, but we don't have 7-11s here. And I don't even think most of our grocery stores have diet sections. We have health food stores, but most don't have a frozen section. But I will definitely check out the ones that do. This is why I am so interested. This is all new to me.
The Walmart near me didn't even used to sell refrigerated groceries until they rebuilt the store last year.
But I will check the depanneurs and the regular grocery stores. Although I'm embarrassed to say that most of the grocery stores I go to (and they are big ones) don't even seel Ben & Jerrys :(
Thanks very much for your help.
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DR Panni: loved your story.
DR Dan: loved your follow-up story.
It is going to snow here, maybe even a lot. The only good part is that there is a huge amount of snow still in the street from when neighborman put it there last snowfall. So it should be going back where it belongs :)
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Yes, Jrand53 - Doris Dowling was beautiful. And really smart. Even though she's frail and ailing she still reads voraciously. Last time I saw her I asked what she was reading at the moment and she answered, "Thomas Mann. I reread him once a year."
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Just read that John Michael Hayes, the screenwriter of REAR WINDOW, PEYTON PLACE, TO CATCH A THIEF, THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, among others (I wouldn't mind having THAT resume) will receive a special award at tomorrow's WGA ceremonies.
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John Michael Hayes......"Harlow" and "The Carpetbaggers" - he created Carroll Baker the sex bomb!
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And what sharp eyed HHW'er can point out the Abbott & Costello connection to Airport, Airport 1975, and Airport 1979?
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That's just redick! LOL
Good idea, TCB! How many does it take to get the Vertisserie?
Well, Jrand, that requires several more conversions, plus some intense oral examinations.
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John Michael Hayes......"Harlow" and "The Carpetbaggers" - he created Carroll Baker the sex bomb!
..........sex bomb??? Boy, I wouldn't mind some of that fallout.
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DR JRand et al.... OK - I must have been absent that day in class... "redick"...
OH, nevermind... I just said it out loud... Gotcha! Loud and clear! Solid! ;D
-Damn! I want chocolate! REAL CHOCOLATE!!!!
*And I do have two Special Dark bars in the kitchen (two of the BIG bars - I chop them up and put them in cookies and cakes).
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DR Jennifer - Do any of your stores carry Atkins products? If so, then I'd start checking their freezer cases. -And I have noticed that Atkins products are manufactured in Canada. Btw, I love the term "depanneurs". :)
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Panni-that was a great story. :D
Dan-in-Toronto your story reminds me of the “Pina Colada” song.
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LOL DR JOSE - as you discovered when you said it out loud - just another of the clever lines Doris delivered in THE LOST WEEKEND!
LOL TCB! Click here to read my short view of Carroll and The Carpetbaggers!
http://www.epinions.com/content_30486138500 (http://www.epinions.com/content_30486138500)
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Yes, let's hear it for the gay agenda.
I don't know about the rest of you....but two more conversions, and I get my toaster!
Already got mine. Joe is bearing up OK mentally while suffering a lot physically in the Dungeons. I tell him he is my Brave Little Toaster.
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Good evening all!
The very best, heartfelt vibes to those in need of them.
Hello and Welcome to Dan the Man and any other Newbies I have somehow managed to miss saying Hello and Welcome to!
Jane, I answered your e-mail but it came back. I'll try again. I just hit "reply". Was that wrong?
And in the "Here I go sticking my foot in mouth again" department"
I've seen hints here and there that Mr. Charles Pogue wrote one of my favorite films--Dragon Heart. Is that right? Or is my foot in my mouth?
I'm at a stop with the diet. No losing not gaining and I'm fustrated.
My new fish has settled in very nicely. He built a big bubble nest so I think that means he feels a home. Now he wants a girlfriend. No can do. I don't know what I'd do with all the baby beta's. One per tank and I know they can have hundreds at a time! What would I do with them all?
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DR Danise you are correct! I have a t-shirt!
I love the internet! ;D Here is a publicity photo with Frankie & Annette doing some personal appearances for Muscle Beach Party...and standing behind them, their co-star Mr Jody McCrea - who looks so much like his father, Joel - it is spooky!
Nice coat, Annie! :P
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Wow! DR Jrand, thanks for telling me! I don't know what to say except that I LOVE that movie! Anything with dragons, unicorns, etc, etc. work for me!
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DR Danise isn't it about time to think about your St Patty's Day outfit?
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But how, pray tell, did you escape? I thought Bill Mumy had sent you Into the Corn.
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Well, as a matter of fact, I have been giving it some thought. I might work on it this weekend. Thought I'd post it on March 1st.
Does anyone here remember being pinched for not wearing something green on St. Patty's Day?
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Well, as a matter of fact, I have been giving it some thought. I might work on it this weekend. Thought I'd post it on March 1st.
Does anyone here remember being pinched for not wearing something green on St. Patty's Day?
Yes, and I can remember puching someone in the mouth for pinching me. I bet she never tried that again!
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How old were you both at the time? If I may ask?
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I hate to get puched.
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How old were you both at the time? If I may ask?
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Already got mine. Joe is bearing up OK mentally while suffering a lot physically in the Dungeons. I tell him he is my Brave Little Toaster.
That is so sweet. I hope it makes him smile.
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I hate to get puched.
Being puch drunk is not a good thing either.
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Oy--Remind me NOT to pinch you!
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Jane, I answered your e-mail but it came back. I'll try again. I just hit "reply". Was that wrong?
I'm at a stop with the diet. No losing not gaining and I'm fustrated.
I should have received the email. I am turning off the computer in a few minutes and will look for your mail in the morning.
Sorry you have hit the wall. Hang in there, sometimes those walls last awhile.
I always wear green cause I don't like to be pinched. :)
Good night.
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'Night Jane!
Sweet dreams!
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Danise -- You are too sweet for me to fool. I was speaking tongue in cheek (the one that got pinched).
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Now there's an image TCB!
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Ahhh! You tease! I should have known from the twinkle in your blue eyes!
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DR Jennifer - Do any of your stores carry Atkins products? If so, then I'd start checking their freezer cases. -And I have noticed that Atkins products are manufactured in Canada. Btw, I love the term "depanneurs". :)
I don't think the grocery stores here sell Atkins products. I have seen them at many health food stores and at some pharmacies. Although they are very expensive at these places (so I buy mine online). They actually sell atkins BARS at Club Price.
I am curious to see if I can find the ice cream. There is one huge health food store very close to where I live. But when I went there last year they showed me all the Atkins stuff they had. And ice cream was not on the list. But they do sell tons of other low carb stuff. So I will remain optimistic.
I just wish they had low carb stuff at the regular grocery stores.
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They do but you have to look for it. Believe me, I know this now. Interesting how a box of something "low carb" costs almost twice as much the regular stuff.
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I tried the Atkins Chocolate ice cream. Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Some of the things do taste kinda yuckie.
I'm typing things backwards and this is a sign. Good night all. I'm tired and must to sleep.
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DR Danise: What kind of low carb stuff have you found at your regular grocery store?
I will admit when I first tried anything Atkins I didn't love it. I think you just have to get used to the taste.
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Well, I am one happy camper! After much searching I finally found the one and only Cal Bolder! And whats move I just finished doing a telephone interview with him! What a nice guy he is!
He now lives in Washington and is an author. His first book has just been published. It is sort of a murder mystery titled THE LAST REUNION (which can be ordered from Amazon.com...I got my copy in the mail today!).
And for those who are curious Mr. Bolder has been married to the same woman for 51 years! He had some great stories to tell about working on tv shows like Man from Uncle, Star Trek, Gunsmoke, and films like Capt. Newman MD, Heller in Pink Tights, and of course Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter!
And for the "It's a Small World" file, his daughter used to live here in Salem, Oregon. His other daughter still lives in Beaverton Oregon and next time he and his wife come down we are hopefully gonna get together for dinner! My treat of course! Woohoo!
Can you tell I am happy!
Ladies and Gentleman (a repeat of a picture I posted of him some time back) ...
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Well, I am one happy camper! After much searching I finally found the one and only Cal Bolder! And whats move I just finished doing a telephone interview with him! What a nice guy he is!
He now lives in Washington and is an author. His first book has just been published. It is sort of a murder mystery titled THE LAST REUNION (which can be ordered from Amazon.com...I got my copy in the mail today!).
And for those who are curious Mr. Bolder has been married to the same woman for 51 years! He had some great stories to tell about working on tv shows like Man from Uncle, Star Trek, Gunsmoke, and films like Capt. Newman MD, Heller in Pink Tights, and of course Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter!
Cal... is .......... married? To....... a ..... woman?
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Yes, Danise, I wrote DRAGONHEART. Glad you like the movie. I liked the script. For more, check out my Unseemly Interview in the Interview Archive section (I guess it's still there). And if you liked the movie; you'll love the novel, which I also wrote (alas, out of print...check Amazon.com)...It is the definitive version. Also the script is available for $19.95 through Harvest Moon Publishing. They have a website: harvestmoon.com, I believe. The script also includes an amusing forward by me.
Re: the diet. You've just hit a plateau. Keep at it and in another couple weeks, it will start dropping again.
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Atkins ice cream is very very bad. Although, I just tried one of their ice cream bars and it was tolerable. Something resembling dark chocolate on the outside and vanilla fudge swirl on the inside. Not good, but tolerable.
Just watched a terrific movie, Pretty Poison, which I'd TIVOd. For those who've never seen it, it's on again this evening at 11 CA time, and it's on one more time this month. Tuesday Weld's finest hour and that's saying something.
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LOL! Sorry to disappoint you TCB! LOL! He did tell me that he had many invitations for "dinner" from men during his time in Hollywood! LOL! He did turn them down, however.
He also bought a poodle from Rock Hudson at one time! And he sort of thinks that Pernell Roberts had a thing for him! Hmmm! I had forgotten that Pernell had that reputation!
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Good news (for me). "Beyond The Sea" is in post production and Spacey is happy with the film. Scheduled release is December 24. Hope they release a soundtrack. I love Darin's work but Spacey has a good voice.
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Good news for MBarnum too. Glad you received such a positive response Michael.
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LOL! Sorry to disappoint you TCB! LOL! He did tell me that he had many invitations for "dinner" from men during his time in Hollywood! LOL! He did turn them down, however.
He also bought a poodle from Rock Hudson at one time! And he sort of thinks that Pernell Roberts had a thing for him! Hmmm! I had forgotten that Pernell had that reputation!
Pernell Roberts??? Where have I been?
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And news for Michael Shayne - I remembered another TV show I was in (he likes these for his website dedicated to ME). It was a pilot based on the film If I Had a Million. I don't remember at all what I did in it, but I remember shooting at the Santa Monica Pier and on the Venice boardwalk. I only remember two cast members that I had scenes with - Peter Kastner and Dr. No himself, Joseph Wiseman. I don't know why, but it came back to me last night. I probably haven't thought of it since I shot it way back in 1973 or so.
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The Damned score is not as good as I remember it. In fact, it's somewhat tedious thus far. I may take it off. I remember it as being much more dramatic. I must have DRAMA in my life! DRAMA, do you hear?!
You want DRAMA? I know quite a few DRAMA QUEENS. . .hopefully, your lovely wife will understand. ;)
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I believe I read he took out the objectionable parts.
I have mixed feeling about this. As much as I would like to see the movie and decide for myself, I don’t want to support anti-Semitism with my money. Of course I have to see the movie in order to have an educated opinion.
This whole thing reminds me of Patti Lupone's "Meadowlark" anecdote: "The song was in; the song was out."
The line, as of this week's Entertainment Weekly is still in (well, HELL's BELLS, it appears in the Gospel of St. Matthew, for pity's sake), only now the line has not been subtitled.
Was this sort of furor created when JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR also laid the blame on Caiphas?
Based on all four gospels plus the "visions" of some nun (hey, I'm not Catholic - I don't know my nuns from NUNSENSE0; this should prove to be an interesting and riveting movie experience - -though, certainly not for the faint-hearted.
Oh, and yes, I will be there on opening night.
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So, it happened only yesterday.
That's right. Flattery will get you everywhere!
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DR Danise - Well, if I can actually make it through tonight without having torn open one of the two Hershey's Special Dark bars I have in the kitchen, then you can make it through your plateau. ;)
Just remember - Plateaus are normal. Plateaus are supposed to happen - it just means your body is getting used to being smaller. And, most importantly, plateaus are temporary. *And you've probably read about them countless times, and you knew that they are supposed to happen.
Just reach for the almonds instead of the chocolate.
Have a piece of low-fat cheese instead of a caramel.
Or just wait 10 minutes and the craving will go away.
*I've been through about 6 or 7 10 minute waiting periods tonight. ;)
And just like it says below that cute picture of the kitty cat on the tree branch.... Hang in there!
:) :) :) :) :)
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That's right. Flattery will get you everywhere!
FLATTERY! (Oh! a WHOOP-UP! reference!)
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Say, where in tarnation IS everyone? We need us some late night denizens right about now.
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DR MBarnum - If I ever make it out to Oregon, can I have dinner on you too?
ba-doom, chick
-Remember, there is no groaning allowed here at HHW.
Well, I'd hang around for bit longer tonight, but since it's already 1:30AM EST...
Goodnight.
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This late nite denizen is getting clothes washed and dried.
It's taken a while, because we had to re-wire the plug for the dryer. Our connection was a four-prong plug, but the electric dryer we bought only had a three-prong plug, which of course was completely wrong. Der Brucer and I had gone to Home Depot, and bought what we thought was the correct four-prong plug, but it wasn't. It was a four-prong plug for electric ranges, which are configured differently from those used on electric dryers.
No, we haven't figured out the logic behind that one.
So back we went to Home Depot, to get the correct four-prong plug. And the first one we grabbed from the four-prong plugs for electric dryers bin was...you guessed it, a four-prong plug for electric ranges. It turned out that the bin for four-prong plugs for electric ranges was full, so someone had dumped a bunch of four-prong plugs for electric ranges in the bin for four-prong plugs for electric dryers.
Finally finding the correct four-prong plug, for electric dryers and not for electric ranges, we headed home and correctly hooked up the electric dryer. But not until after we had dinner, which consisted of a roast chicken with stuffing and spinach, and was quite delish.
So now we're happily drying our clothes.
Isn't this just marvelous news?
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good night. sweet dreams to all. Sleep tight.
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Good night Kerry. Arrangements are under way for your Cd copy of "My Name is Jack"
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I tried watching a DVD tonight ("THIRTEEN") but my DVD player was doing its turning colors number again. I finally gave up. Didn't like what I saw of the movie, but wanted to watch it. Frustrating! Panni Vs. the Machines.
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Have to wuss out for tonight. 'Night, all.
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I wish I had eaten stuffed chicken and spinach for supper. It would have been a nice departure from the baked potato I've had the past three nights.
Have had a head cold all week. Am very tired of blowing my nose, of sneezing, of sniffling, of having sinus congestion, of blowing my nose, ad infinitum.
Today was a vacation day for me. I've been purging and purging things from my smallish apartment. As Panni well knows, things accumulate faster than you realize.
It's not that you deliberately set out to make a pile of this or a pile of that....but once you've started a pile, it multiplies EXPONENTIALLY like so many Tribbles.
So...piles and piles of VHS tapes have been boxed up for storage. Piles and piles of CDs are being boxed up for storage. Lots of old, mismatched pieces of cookware and cutlery are being disposed of as new stuff has been obtained and the old stuff was cluttering counter tops waiting for me to box it all up for a trip to the Salvation Army.
It's kind of funny, actually -- the week that I'm feeling sick is the week I actually move my butt and get all these things done.
Oh, well. It keeps my mind off the blowing of my nose and the sneezing and sniffling...except when I sit to reflect at my PC.
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I feel safe in assuming we will crack two hundred posts for the first time in ages.
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My goodness, if I hadn't made it two hundred you all would have sat there like so much fish and let us close out the night at 199. I hate to cast aspertions, but wussbergs is all I have to say. Wussbergs, sitting there like so much fish.