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Well, you've read the notes, you haven't rushed through the notes, you've slowed down and savored the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've slowed down to, so who the HELL knows when they'll get here?
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And the word of the day is: FRAPPE!
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CDs: A triple André Kostelanetz Cd I bought today for a whole $10.
DVD: Last night's viewing was "The Love Letter" for which I did not care for much at all.
Mr Kostelanetz' orchestra is now playing "Try To Remember".
It's mid winter here and way too cold for Frappe.
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Slow down, you're movin' too fast,
Ya gotta make the morning last........
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I assume you're feeling groovy DR Iris.
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I,too, am listening to "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes", the new cd by Jason Robert Brown. I heard him perform it live at a small club in New York last week, and I loved it. Just to watch him play the piano is an incredible experience. My favorites are "I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You" and "Getting Out". We chatted afterwards-he and his wife have bought a house in Silverlake and are expecting a baby girl.
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Bruce, the Hollywood Bowl grounds usually open 2 hours prior to the performance.
You are so lucky. Everybody wants to be, I mean SEE, Sondheim!
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Why, yes, Tom-of-Oz, I am feeling particularly groovy this fine evening.
And you?
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Hello darkness my old friend.
A cold winter evening in the land of OZ DR Iris.
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We must keep postin' away, otherwise Bruce will bring out his Bitch-Frappe machine.
Very messy, that.
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Ah...a cold winter evening in the land of Oz, a torrential downpour here on the East Coast of the U.S.
Time to bring out the music and the merlot.
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And the mirror.
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I must sleep now. I stayed up so that I could call my friends in London before they went off to work for the day. I just needed to hear their voices. It boosted our spirits and made us feel somewhat better. So, good-night!
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Good morning, all! I've heard from most of my London friends by now, and I'm hoping the others are on holiday. Strangely, I had no word from my friend Mr Raines last night so I'm still a bit worried about Charlotte.
Today's another DARLING OF THE DAY session: I've got several songs as options, and I need to think about Funeral Music in the first act and an Entr'Acte as well.
BK, I agree with you about Sondheim; I'm fond of the man and a I love a lot of his music, but I'm tired of the cult and its insistance that even his second-rate shows are pieces of gold spun by Rumplestiltskin. Other writers and better shows are getting lost in the shuffle, and I find that sad. Anyway, have a good time tonight. I know they're playing one of my charts, so I'm curious as to what the other chart was they asked you to borrow.
TOD:
CD: Demos from DARLING OF THE DAY, BROADWAY FIRST TAKE (1&2), Victor Herbert, SPAMALOT
DVD: NIGHT IN VENICE (Danish telecast of Strauss operetta)
VCR: HOLY MATRIMONY with Monty Woolley
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The great tradition of Allison Hayes photo of the week I present
THE DOCTOR LEARY PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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Good morning, DRs Ben and Michael Shayne!
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Good Morning Larry and Michael.
I'm listening to Elaine Page's weekly program on BBC 2 right now. My listening schedule was upended this week by the Monday holiday.
Don't have anything in the CD player or the VCR or the DVD player.
I must get the house ready for the return of my husband sometime on Monday. Then he goes back out to Long Island to return his car and on Wednesday next (the 13th) I head out to Long Island for rest and relaxation with Anthony.
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Hello darkness my old friend.
A cold winter evening in the land of OZ DR Iris.
Sounds like a hazy shade of winter. :(
Hang on to your hopes, my friend. :)
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Nothing in the DVD or VHS machines.
CD: Julie Andrews sings Alan Jay Lerner. I really like "Someone On Your Side"-- Does anyone know what it is from?
I'm also listening to parts of DRG's 25th Anniversary album.
I tried posting yesterday, but the server was too slow or something, and I couldn't get on. It was most traumatic, :'(
Good morning Ben and larry and Michael nd Iris and whoever is else is here now.
Time to stumble through breakfast.
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Oh, and good morning, Dan!
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Hey, there, Kerry!
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Media Check:
iPod: DMB's Remember Two Things right now, going to listen to the Seventeen/High Button Shoes recording next.
DVD: The Best of The Dudley DoRright Show.
VCR: I taped the Live 8 broadcast on MTV last Saturday, but I understand that their coverage was so bad that I most probably won't save it (or view it, for that matter.) I'll wait for the inevitable DVD release twenty years from now.
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...and I just received a lovely package right here at the office--the PBS American Masters Legends of Broadway collection, featuring Bernstein, Rodgers and the Women of Tin Pan Alley.
Hmmm...I wonder if I could get away with doing some office hours viewing...
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Media Check:
iPod: DMB's Remember Two Things right now, going to listen to the Seventeen/High Button Shoes recording next.
I don't know what the hell I did to screw up this post! One more time! First of all, good morning, DRs DTM and Kerry!
DRDTM, I love the score to SEVENTEEN, especially "This was just another day," which would be a good song for Mr Guy Haines, and "Reciprocity."
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Morning all.
Media Check:
VCR: Nada
DVD: Getting warmed up for SEASON 2 of Queer as Folk, which we will be borrowing from your friends to whom we will be returning Season 1 when we see them this evening.
Car CD: Scarlet Pimpernel
Office/AOL Radio: Currently "There's a Coach Comin' In" from the soundtrack of PAINT YOUR WAGON
Vibes to the entire British Empire.
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Oh, and welcome to TPunk/Antonia/The Gal.
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Friday media report:
CD (car) - audiobook Lucia, Lucia by Adrianna Trigiani; also some McGuire Sisters, because they appear early in the book.
iPod (right now) - Cincinnati Pops Classics of the Silver Screen.
DVD - Foul Play, season 3 of Six Feet Under.
VCR - Beauty and the Geek finale.
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Oh, and welcome to TPunk/Antonia/The Gal.
Ditto! It was nice to meet you at the HHW gatherings in March - hope to see you again in October!
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Media Check:
Going to get through some movies that various people have loaned or given to me.
DVD: CARLA AND CONNIE (courtesy of my co-worker, and Bruce Kimmel fan, Amy) , LATTER DAYS (courtesy of DR Elmore3003), Arch Hall Jrs. THE NASTY RABBIT (courtesy of DR Rodzinski), and if there is time left THE NOTEBOOK (courtesy of my co-worker Kim).
CD: EVERYBODY DANCE: 25 British Dance Bands of the 30s.
VCR: A Couple of silent films including THE GHOST OF SLUMBER MT. and the 1910 WIZARD OF OZ.
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And my two Bollywood movies for this weekend are:
ROJA (1992) courtesy of DR JRand54
(http://216.247.121.93/dvdImages/b2217.jpg)
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....and TARZAN (1985)
(http://216.247.121.93/dvdImages/b3473.jpg)
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D-t-M, re: Live8, apparently there was much bad press about VH1/MTVs coverage of the event and they have decided to re-broadcast 10 hours uninterrupted this weekend. Here is a link to the story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050708/en_nm/television_live8_dc;_ylt=ArBix18SfSw2LZG81Nq5Iltb.nQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050708/en_nm/television_live8_dc;_ylt=ArBix18SfSw2LZG81Nq5Iltb.nQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)
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D-t-M, re: Live8, apparently there was much bad press about VH1/MTVs coverage of the event and they have decided to re-broadcast 10 hours uninterrupted this weekend. Here is a link to the story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050708/en_nm/television_live8_dc;_ylt=ArBix18SfSw2LZG81Nq5Iltb.nQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050708/en_nm/television_live8_dc;_ylt=ArBix18SfSw2LZG81Nq5Iltb.nQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)
Coolio! Thanks for the link, Ben (and a very long link it is, too!) These broadcast should be worth preserving. I'll just have to make sure that I'm home at the three o'clock hour so I can switch tapes (another reminder for me to get off my indecisive butt and buy a TIVO already!)
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DVD: CARLA AND CONNIE (courtesy of my co-worker, and Bruce Kimmel fan, Amy)
Please tell me how this is, because -- embarassing as it might be -- I did have some interest in seeing this flick.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - UP IN CENTRAL PARK (OCR)
DVD - X2 (have about 70 minutes before finishing it)
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Hitchcock's SUSPICION
DVR - SYLVIA SCARLETT
Tuesday night's RESCUE ME
this morning's THE GREEN HORNET episode
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Well, I came to work today, gift in hand, ready to attend a surprise baby shower for a co-worker. The surprise was on us, though, because Abigail Lynn arrived last night! Needless to say, the guest of honor (now Mom) is not at the party, but we dropped off presents and ate cake anyway.
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Well, Jerry Herman did have a gala at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago that featured a lot of guest stars and was broadcast on cable and was later released to video. I certainly agree that John Kander has more than enough music to his credit to be given a sensational gala.
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For those who are interested in that WIZARD OF OZ set coming out this fall, here's an article I'm reprinting from today's VARIETY. I can't just give a link because you have to subscribe to the service to read their articles:
Warner Home Video will release two new special editions of "The Wizard of Oz" on Oct. 25 that include the first new restoration and new bonus features in 12 years.
Restoration utilizes Warner's proprietary digital "Ultra-Resolution" technology process used on recent releases of titles such as last year's "Gone With the Wind."
New restoration has been created with high-def presentation in mind. "Wizard" will not be one of the first batch of high-def DVDs Warner releases this fall, when it plans to introduce the first releases on one of two incompatible high-def disc formats called HD DVD. But Warner Home Video senior VP classic catalog George Feltenstein said it will likely be among the first waves of movies released in high-def.
The score and soundtrack have also been enhanced and remastered for a new 5.1 channel stereo audio track, creating more separation from the two microphones used to record some of the music, in addition to the option of the original mono track.
Two versions of the DVD will be released with very different sleeve art for the two-disc special edition and the three-disc collector's edition.
Three-disc edition, with 13 hours of bonus features, including more than five hours of new extras, features a new documentary about creator L. Frank Baum and the entire 1925 silent feature film version of "The Wizard of Oz," starring Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man. Earlier pic has been restored from 35mm nitrate and features a new score recorded by Robert Israel.
Warners estimates that about 20 million copies of the movie have been sold collectively in the multiple VHS and Betamax editions, three laserdisc editions and two previous DVD editions since the initial VHS release in 1980 as one of MGM's first group of homevideo titles. That edition used an original theatrical release print. The studio reissued the movie on video in a 50th anniversary edition in 1989 using a transfer from a rare Technicolor print found in the basement of CBS.
In 1993 MGM released "The Ultimate Oz" set that featured the film transferred from a new interpositive from the original negative and hours of bonus features presented in their entirety on a laserdisc set. But that edition has registration problems with colors out of alignment, causing fuzziness and ghosting in some scenes.
That same film element was used for the edition that MGM released in 1997 for one of its first DVDs, which had none of the bonus features from "The Ultimate Oz," and again on the 1999 DVD release from Warner, which had then taken over the MGM library. That current release includes all of the bonus features from the 1993 laserdisc.
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And here's a pic of one of the sets:
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Please tell me how this is, because -- embarassing as it might be -- I did have some interest in seeing this flick.
I laughed a lot at CONNIE & CARLA. I had a good time at it.
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Beautiful blue sky with puffy clouds and a gorgeous (hot) day in store for us here. Hurricane Dennis is still churning around in the Caribbean, so our area is in no imminent danger.
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Break a leg, DR TCB, on your opening night tonight. May 42ND STREET be so successful that it ends up on 42nd Street!
:D
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Season premiere of MONK tonight which I'm really looking forward to.
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No reports yet from our reality gurus DRs Ron, MBarnum, and Jennifer about last night's BIG BROTHER? Waiting in great anticipation. . . .
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MBarnum: Skip "Connie and Carla" and go straight for "The Notebook," if for no other reason than for Ryan Gosling. I want to look like THAT! And it's one of those super-sentimental, over-the-top romances that makes you swoon. Or puke. I prefer to swoon, personally.
I'm mildly curious to hear Jason Robert's new CD. He invited me to come to hear one of his concerts this past week in NYC, but I didn't have the time.
My friend is co-producing the Sondheim shindig at the Hollywood Bowl. He offered to fly me out for it, but the airlines were blocking out all frequent flyer miles this week because of the holiday and I didn't have enough vacation days to take off. :(
Media Check:
DVD: The Golden Girls, Season 2, Disc 3
VCR: I have no idea...whatever my roommate was watching
CD Player (Home): "Immortal Beloved" Soundtrack, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, ...SPELLING BEE, Tina Turner: The Best Disc 2
CD Player (Work): CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Mini-disc: Same thing as last week - my Tonys compilation.
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I saw the Notebook last week. It really took me a while to get into it. The second half is much better than the first. And the ending is so touching. Made me cry!
As for last night's Big Brother, this guy gives the best summaries: http://rapids.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/NewChat/NC-transcript.pl?CHAT_NAME=BigBrother6-01&WATCHER_ID=1687079&ACTION=TRANSCRIPT&LAST=999999 (http://rapids.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/NewChat/NC-transcript.pl?CHAT_NAME=BigBrother6-01&WATCHER_ID=1687079&ACTION=TRANSCRIPT&LAST=999999)
I liked it, and was even trying to figure out who the pairs were. Does anybody else think rachel and howie (the last 2 on the surfboard) are a pair?
There was the HOH and nom ceremonies and the food challenge. So it was packed with stuff. Only problem is i don't really know everybody yet. So that makes it a bit hard to follow.
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MBarnum: Skip "Connie and Carla" and go straight for "The Notebook," if for no other reason than for Ryan Gosling.
Yeah, I wanted to see that too...
One of these days, I will actually go to the movies, or rent them, instead of just making a list.....
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No reports yet from our reality gurus DRs Ron, MBarnum, and Jennifer about last night's BIG BROTHER? Waiting in great anticipation. . . .
I for one, was totally non-plussed. (I was also non-subtracted.) It was a little bit fun trying to figure out who went with whom, but I imagine once they actually TELL us next week, it will help clarify things. BTW (by the way, in internet lingo) I have a sneaking suspicion that those who they implied were the pairs last night won't be.
As for the eye-candy (male division): Eh. While many were handsome, their personalities tended to out weigh their pulchritude.
Oh for the days of Hardy (from whatever season he was on) and Josh/"Sloshie" (from season 1).
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I was going to take the afternoon off to do some yard work at the House of Mom, but since it's rainy and gloomy I think I'll instead go see War of the Worlds, despite my deep-rooted fear of alien invasions.
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re: Big Brother 6
Would you believe I "forgot" it was airing until about 8:25 p.m.?
Oh, well. From the previews, I see no one yet knows about the "secret room."
Jennifer: I gave those two you mentioned careful consideration. However, given that they were alone on the surfboard in the pool at the end of HOH, they were talking as if they were forming a pact...something a "couple" wouldn't have to do.
I think the fireman -- Eric, is it? -- is going to hang himself early. For one thing, he can't shut up when he's rallying the guys, and for another, the guy who went to Rachel to discuss who to nominate for eviction flat-out revealed to her that Eric had power with the guys. That was either very stupid of him, or it was a very intentional "plant" to work on the ladies for future evictions.
I've formed no opinions about anyone (and how could I with only 35 minutes of exposure, including commercials???).
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DR TPunk: I really would have liked to meet you last week, but I hope you had a nice visit with your friend in Berkeley.
I'm sorry I couldn't give more time to Tom. I hated dropping him off at Jack London Square to kill a couple of hours.
The dim sum was fun, and I hope he DID enjoy it.
The question now is, do you like dim sum?????
Welcome to our merry crew.
Ron
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Welcome to DR TPUNK aka Antonia!
Hmmm....
ALso thanks for the Opening Night vibes from DtM and MATTH and MBARNUM. We had a fine opening - everything worked and the audience laughed AND got scared, so we are off and running.
OPENING NIGHT BOCE DE LUPE to DR TCB - and if MIDNIGHT doesn't pan out on Broadway - your production can have our theatre. Though I imagine your nut is much bigger. (A William Goldman reference.)
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Hi DR Ron, Tom did enjoy the dim sum. Thanks for exposing him to something new! I too like dim sum, so there are now infinite possibilities. I did have a good visit, but hope to meet you face to face our next time out there.
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ROJA is full of political intrigue, romance, murder, but with a little sex in it - oh and MUSIC and DANCING.
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DVD: More of THE DORIS DAY SHOW The First Season
CD: Another listen to ARCH HALL, JR - thanks to DR RODZINSKI
VCR: SWOON, an anachronistic film about the Leopold-Loeb case that is very interesting to see after just watching COMPULSION!
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Yes, leg breakings to DR TCB!
Remember, you're going out there a dirty ol' pervert, but you've got to come back a dirty ol' perverted STAR!
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And the word of the day is: FRAPPE!
Everybody SING!!!
I wanna feel frappe
But I won't feel frappe
'Til I know you're frappe too!
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Hey, who is this TPunk person???
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Broken legs to those in need tonight! And a special Monkey in my Hatband to JRand and MBarnum.
And a begrudging welcome to this TPunk character. :)
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TOD:
Yesterday, whilst driving hither and yon around the DelMarVa peninsula, der Brucer and I listened to The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Light in the Piazza.
Spelling Bee is fun. Unfortunately, due to one song ("My Unfortunate Erection") we may not be able to play it for the grandlads at any time soon. Or we might play it for them, but we'll have to tell them not to tell Mommy that we played it for them. :-\ ::) ;D
Piazza is definately not for anyone who thinks Italian food is the red sauce stuff. Some of the writing is very good, I think, and the Fabrizio has a very winning voice. I enjoy it, to a degree, but so far I prefer Guettel's other works over this one.
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I like a media check when many folks are listening to/watching things given them by other HHW folks.
Most recently, I was listening to a pop hits collection sent to me by Tomovoz. Then I have some CDs from Elmore to enjoy. My next DVD is going to be one from MBarnum.
HHW, the gift that keeps on giving.
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And a begrudging welcome to this TPunk character. :)
Begrudging? someone is sleeping on the couch tonight. :)
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I have mucho catching up to do. I've been busy working, sure, but I'm also guilty of soldiering over at another board, deflating the bigots and encouringing others. The attaboys I've been getting have far outweighed the outrage (from the bigots, who don't like being punctured).
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We'll see about that.
Say, while I was out of town, it seems like some people disappeared. Elmore told me Pogue was in his Old Kentucky Home, but I haven't seen WFO posting. Vixmom has been a rarity, though she did explain.
Note: I originally said TCB, but Mr. Orr is who I meant.
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Don't waste all your knowledge on other boards, SWoody!
If you have a CD burner, you could make a copy of the Spelling Bee CD and just leave off the offending song, if you wouldn't feel like too much of a censor doing so.
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Glad that DRJOEY will get to see a CITIES workshop in NYC. I know he is very HIGH on the show.
And who else but a college student from Indiana would use the expression:
"What the hay?"
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As much as others may puzzle over Sondheim, etc....the real musical conundrum has been mentioned by DR RODZINSKI.
What does it mean, this monkey in my hatband?
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Hey, who is this TPunk person???
And why are you wearing her lingerie?
Are we on for margaritas and Mex mix tomorrow night?
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MR BK according to this link, you have been informed correctly earlier today.
Theatre and parking lots open 2 hours prior to curtain. Public grounds open all day. 8)
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tix/info_overview.cfm (http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tix/info_overview.cfm)
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Six o'clock, eh? I fear it will be crowded then, because I'm sure I'm not the ONLY one who wants to beat the traffic. Oh, well, I guess I'll just get there a little before six then.
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Iris: That's what makes horse racing, although I have yet to hear the name of a show or performer or CD you didn't love. I WISH I had that ability, but, unfortunately, I don't, at least not anymore. Although, I never think I had it.
I didn't get up until 9:45 and my rehearsal is at eleven, so I'm going to have to get crackin'.
FRAPPE, baby, FRAPPE!
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Wow! margaritas with Drs Ben and Rodzinski tomorrow night! My social calendar is too too something. And now back to DARLING OF THE DAY!
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Oh, and elmore, the other chart is There's Always a Woman.
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Then there is the dessert that is impossible to see: Saran Frappe.
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DR Ron, if you think missing the beginning of Big Brother was bad, imagine my delight when my tape ran out of space on Wednesday night at 8:50pm (missing the last 10 minutes of Dancing with the stars). It's actually sort of funny to watch the entire season and then miss the end!
Oh well i read about it online (and was very happy). And luckily my tape included their freedance and judges opinions (just missed the actual scores).
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Good Afternoon!
...Well, once I got back to my dorm room last night... I sat down on the bed for a just a bit... and the next thing I knew it was 3:00am... I guess yesterday really was a long day... So... I did not end up going to Griff's last night as originally "planned"... Well, you've seen one "special interest place", you've seen them all...
;)
...And I think that's enough ellipsisses - ellipsi (?) - for now.
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Well, you've seen one "special interest place", you've seen them all...
Is that a bar for "musical" people?
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I've spent most of this morning walking in the rain. I woke up around 8:00, and finally got out bed around 9:15. I headed over to Julie's for breakfast. A very good breakfast, and some wonderful hosts/owners - a very hospitable Greek couple. After breakfast, I walked around umbrella in hand just checking out the various storefronts near campus. Nothing major, but some kitschy stuff. -I would have taken pics, but my rechargeable batteries in my digital camera finally bit the dust. Ah, well.
Then once I returned to my dorm room, I organized some stuff, and checked my voice mail back home.
I had some good calls - more bookings for gigs - and I had a couple of call from my bank asking me to contact them as soon as possibe. Uh-oh...
It turns out that my check card number was one of those numbers that was "stolen" a few weeks ago. So, they closed my account LAST week, and have been trying to mail me notices regarding the change in status of my account. But since I've been having my mail forwarded, and official bank mail cannot be forwarded... Once their central office got my mail back, they called me personally. Pretty good customer service.
Now, the truly weird thing - and lucky thing - is that I've been weaning myself away from that account since it's based in Richmond. I've had no checks floating, no auto-payments in process, etc., in over the past two weeks, and I've been using my check card and checks for my new "New York" account. Whew! And once I head back to Richmond on Monday, I'll take care of any necessary paperwork in person.
Again - Whew!
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Is that a bar for "musical" people?
Not all "musical" people are "special interest" people too.
;)
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BK - I still remember some of those trips over to the rehearsal studio last summer... People line up early to get into the Hollywood Bowl. I have a feeling you'll be dealing with some sort of traffic regardless. However, they do offer a shuttle service from various lots, so that may be an option.
...And I think you're big "problem" will be leaving the Hollywood Bowl... However, if there's some sort of backstage reception afterwards, then maybe most of the "public" traffic will have died down by then.
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Well... I need to finish backing up and transferring music files...
Laters...
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Magueritas with Rodzinski and Ben.....
DR ELMORE - that almost sounds like a radio show....is it the 21st Century Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick?
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DR JRand - Have a wonderful weekend of shows!
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DR TCB - Break A Leg!
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OH!...
DRs elmore, Ben, Rodzinksi, et al...
What time were you thinking of heading out for Tex Mex and Margaritas? I should be arriving at Grand Central around 11:30, and I was toying with the idea of catching a matinee of something or just walking around the city for a bit depending upon the weather. As long as I'm on the 8:00 Amtrak back to DC...
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OK...
Now I'm getting back to work...
Laters...
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers.
I spent most of the morning at the ER. One of our members lacerated his hand shoveling landscape gravel when the shovel handle broke. Sixteen stitches, but he just barely missed damaging the tendon. So that much is good news.
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Welcome, TPunk/Antonia/TheGal-----
I've heard such lovely things about you and look forward to meeting you one of these days.
BK, I don't LOVE every show, CD, or performer. I tend to discuss the ones that I do like, because I forget about the ones that I DON'T like.
I always take a collection of my favorite CDs to play in my car on the way home from the Hollywood Bowl. It helps me cope with the traffic delays. Hey, at least you'll finally get a chance to SLOW DOWN!
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6:30 Jose. That should give you time for at least one drink.
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And welcome to TPunk. We've heard such great things about you! Glad you joined us.
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Magueritas with Rodzinski and Ben.....
DR ELMORE - that almost sounds like a radio show....is it the 21st Century Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick?
Only much dishier. And meaner.
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6:30 Jose. That should give you time for at least one drink.
Ohmigod! With two he'll be under the host! I mean table!
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Thank you everyone for all of the warm welcomes.
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DR JRand - Have a wonderful weekend of shows!
Thanks! ;D
My sister Molly and my niece Emily who work for an agency that deals with identity theft and credit card fraud have told me about a recent rash of bank account hackers....they use your check tracking number and a search engine to locate pin numbers and account numbers. So everyone should be very careful about guarding ALL numbers related to your banking and credit cards. :-\
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Only much dishier. And meaner.
The mind reels! :o
DR LAURA - I meant to ask you yesterday....what exactly does one do with 16 tons of rock? And any photos of your office as it gets into shape?
Hopefully DRBEN will be posting photos soon of his adventures. ;D
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MR BK you simply MUST take your camera with you tonight to capture the TRUE essence of the Hollywood Bowl Spectacular!
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TPunk aka The Gal, WELCOME! [/size]I look forward to meeting you in October. :)
Hisaka are you a florist? Star Festival Day seems like a beautiful holiday.
MBarnum I just adored Kim Richards, however I didn’t find her name. I see Pamela Ferdin will be there. She was such a talented young actress I was surprised when she disappeared.
Rodzinski good luck with the new cat. I suggest you keep them separated by a door, just at first, so they can get use to each other before meeting face to face.
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DR LAURA - I meant to ask you yesterday....what exactly does one do with 16 tons of rock? And any photos of your office as it gets into shape?
One places the boulders around the landscaping just so, so as to make the raked gravel look natural.
Today we are raking the first delivery of 100 tons of gravel around the property. There are 600 tons more to go.
We have spent weeks removing all things natural from the land and hauling in tons of gravel and boulders and planting many non-native plants to make it look "natural."
There's nothing in my office except window blinds right now.
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I was hoping when Rodzinsky said he was getting a new cat that I could mail Scotty to him.
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Today is an endless day here at work. That's how I always feel on the Fridays before my alternate 3-day weekends.
Leg-breaking vibes for DR's JRand and TCB!
DR Jose - I hope your banking issues work out OK.
Wish I could attend the margarita par-tay! On Saturday, I will be girl-bonding with my mother and sister (mother of niece Laura, who was with me in NYC in March).
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Is Scotty a cat you are trying to get rid of?
Thanks Jane- I was going to ask if you had any advice for introducing two cats. Killbot is super-friendly and at the shelter we got her from, she befriended dogs and other cats very easily, but that has been three years ago now. Walty, the new cat, was a loner, then had to adjust to the introduction of a pug-like dog into his world. It took awhile, but Walty came around. How will the two do tomorrow put together? Stay tuned...
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Ginny, we will make sure to talk about you tomorrow so you can feel like you're there.
Actually, last time Mr. Moore and I partook of margaritas and Mexican food, we did discuss you and your prodigious talents in the theatrical department ;)
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Elmore did you hear from your goddaughter?
Matt H, did you hear from your friend in London?
I still need to write my family in England. Since none live in London I’m not too concerned, still…..
DRLaura you still have Scotty! I’m getting nervous Craig still has the puppy he found. He did find homes for a couple of kittens. He plans to bring one cat home with him and I fear if he doesn’t find this puppy a home soon she will also be returning with him. From Bucharest to the States is a long & expensive way to travel with pets.
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Ginny, we will make sure to talk about you tomorrow so you can feel like you're there.
Actually, last time Mr. Moore and I partook of margaritas and Mexican food, we did discuss you and your prodigious talents in the theatrical department ;)
If he talked about how well I sing, he was drunk ;D
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Rodzinski, GOOD, GOOD VIBES FOR TOMORROW!
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Gotta run-will return later.
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Is Scotty a cat you are trying to get rid of?
I came home one day and found Scotty on the sofa napping. He found his way through the cat door and has been around ever since. He's VERY loving and friendly. He's probably about 5 months old now -- still part kitten.
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Break a leg, DR TCB, on your opening night tonight. May 42ND STREET be so successful that it ends up on 42nd Street!
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Thank you DR Matt H. And for the good wishes last night, as well.
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Scotty:
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TOD:
Spelling Bee is fun. Unfortunately, due to one song ("My Unfortunate Erection") we may not be able to play it for the grandlads at any time soon. Or we might play it for them, but we'll have to tell them not to tell Mommy that we played it for them. :-\ ::) ;D.
OR you could do waht I have been doing with the Le Miz CD and hit the skip button when the offending song is about to play ( I have been protecting the "tender" ears of my daughter from Master of the House, but she knows the rest of the score by heart as she has been listening to it all her life)
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We'll see about that.
Say, while I was out of town, it seems like some people disappeared. Elmore told me Pogue was in his Old Kentucky Home, but I haven't seen WFO posting. Vixmom has been a rarity, though she did explain.
Note: I originally said TCB, but Mr. Orr is who I meant.
I have been very busy at work and getting ready for our vacation so I apologize for my E & T. behavior. I spoke to WFO last night and the video card has gone on his computer, and since college is over for the summer he has no access to his work computer. My Mr. conferred with WFO over video board replacements and will attempt to get WFO's computer up and running before we take off for Canada
REMINDER I shall be gone the 15 - 30th of July and computerless for that time period. :D
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Thanks for the opening night wishes from Jrand54, DtM, and my fast-learning protege, Rodzinski.
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Glad that DRJOEY will get to see a CITIES workshop in NYC. I know he is very HIGH on the show.
And who else but a college student from Indiana would use the expression:
"What the hay?"
Kermit the Frog
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Wow! margaritas with Drs Ben and Rodzinski tomorrow night! My social calendar is too too something. And now back to DARLING OF THE DAY!
i am green with jealousy :D
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DRGinny, I was drunk.
DRJane, Charlotte is fine, I'm ecstatic to report. Ron emailed me this morning the message from the director of the program. Much relief in Manhattan today. I'm still waiting to hear from my friend Charlie Harmon, who used to be Leonard Bernstein's assistant. He's housesitting in London this summer after doing the music prep for the Royal Opera House premiere of Maazel's new opera 1984. I heard from Robert Kimball today that he'd heard from several mutual friends who are also fine.
Charlie just emailed me from London:
Except that it was too rainy to take the dogs out to the heath in the morning, yesterday wasn't exceptional here in Hampstead. I had the TV on all day - hadn't planned on going anywhere, and tried to spend the time extracting parts for the Chris Rouse ballet I'm working on. Fat chance! Neighbors came by to make sure I was here - they were actually more concerned about the dogs. But the spooky thing was that I had gone into the city on a bus Wednesday night to have dinner with a Boosey & Hawkes colleague, and had gotten off the bus at Tavistock Square, right where the bus had blown up yesterday morning. Hard to imagine the blood and guts splattered on the building there.
So today I went in for a librarians' lunch at the Opera House - they are determined to go on with life as normal. It was a delightful social afternoon. The Opera House staff is salt of the earth.
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DR TCB - Break A Leg!
Thanks,Jose.
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Rodzinski, GOOD, GOOD VIBES FOR TOMORROW!
I think it will be fine Jane. I'll just call Elmore a cab when he passes out drunk at the restaurant, and.... oh, you were talking about the cats, weren't you?
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Today is an endless day here at work. That's how I always feel on the Fridays before my alternate 3-day weekends.
Leg-breaking vibes for DR's JRand and TCB!
Thanks, Ginny!
WELCOME, DR TPunk!
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I came home one day and found Scotty on the sofa napping. He found his way through the cat door and has been around ever since. He's VERY loving and friendly. He's probably about 5 months old now -- still part kitten.
He's adorable, we'll take him! Just don't tell Rodzinski ;)
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We have head from most of our London friends, still trying to track a couple but we believe they are on holiday so we oar not overly concerned. All the Mr.'s family live in the Midlands or the Isle of Wight so we're ok there too
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Welcome TPunk it was lovely meeting you and I am very glad to see you posting!!!
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Excellent news about your goddaughter Elmore
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Leg breaking Vibes to TCB!!!!
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I came I frenzied I must away
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Leg breaking Vibes to TCB!!!!
Thanks, DR vixmom!
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Well, after much (MUCH) consternation, I ahve decided to attend the 30th anniversary "Celebration" of my former summer camp, Stagedoor Manor.
I realize that I will probably know nobody there, but I had been toying with the idea of driving down there to see a show this summer. But this seems a better reason.
The "gala" is being held at Kutsher's, one of the last of the old time "borscht belt" hotels. Ironically, the deciding factor for me to attend had little to do with camp, but with the fact that my friend Julie Budd is actually appearing, at Kutsher's, that same weekend. So it was "bashert" as they say in the mountains of Catskill. ("Meant to be/fate/kismet," for non-Yiddish speakers.)
I was listening to Follies recently (I think it was part of last Friday's media check) which, ironically -- and inexplicably -- was the final show of my first summer at Stagedoor. So, this little visit in a couple of weeks will truly be "one last look where it all began."
I am looking forward to it. With trepadation.
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And thank you to DR elmore for the very touching e-mail!
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"There's Always a Woman"
I listened to that today on my way to Target to pick up (and pay for) a few items. What a marvelous song and a fantastic rendition by those two marvelous ladies.
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Watched this week's RENO 911 (thank goodness Comedy Central repeats the shows with some regularity). Reading Ron was simply hilarious. They did nothing special, however, with their new deputy, and she was so promising last week.
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Oh, and elmore, the other chart is There's Always a Woman.
Wow! I have two charts on tonight's concert. And they're not flying me out?
I used to like Paul Lazarus. A long time ago.
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Finally got around to buying the extended Broadway cast version of HELLO DOLLY! with the Mary Martin and Ethel Merman cuts on it. I have the Martin London cast on LP, but I haven't heard these Merman versions (though I've heard the songs sung by others), and I'm looking forward to them. That CD came today along with some other items I'll talk about later.
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DR elmore - I know how relieved you must be to have heard from your London friends and, especially, that Charlotte is OK. Thanks for letting us know, too.
Other DR's who are getting reports from London, too.
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Is Scotty a cat you are trying to get rid of?
Thanks Jane- I was going to ask if you had any advice for introducing two cats. Killbot is super-friendly and at the shelter we got her from, she befriended dogs and other cats very easily, but that has been three years ago now. Walty, the new cat, was a loner, then had to adjust to the introduction of a pug-like dog into his world. It took awhile, but Walty came around. How will the two do tomorrow put together? Stay tuned...
I have one piece of advice:
When giving Walty some exclusive time, do not (repeat NOT) do it in a chair or on any furniture that you give the same attention to Killbot upon.
Cat's get confused about things -- and right now you and Antonia belong to Killbot. Either of you giving Walty exclusive attention on Killbot's turf sends a message to Walty that he might need to mark his territory.
And even spayed/neutered cats "mark" their territories...and as Li'l Abner Yokum might say, it ain't purty and it don't smell good, neither.
For a while -- until such time as the two cats are playing, grooming one another AND sharing food dishes -- do everything simultaneously...Killbot and Walty TOGETHER...and pay extra special attention to Killbot whenever possible so that he knows you still love him.
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elmore, you could have had free tix if you'd gotten yourself out.
I'm back from rehearsal and must now attend to some things, then go to Gelson's to get food for this evening, then, when Tammy gets here we shall be on our way to the Bowl of Hollywood.
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. He plans to bring one cat home with him and I fear if he doesn’t find this puppy a home soon she will also be returning with him. From Bucharest to the States is a long & expensive way to travel with pets.
I brought two cats home with me from Naples, Italy, in 1992. It wasn't nearly as expensive as I feared.
Travel regulations have changed since then, of course. There are certain times of the year that pets, in domestic travel, are not permitted to fly because of extreme temperatures.
Last time I traveled with Vickie, it cost $50 each way. Far cheaper than leaving her at a veteranarian's office. But Vickie, and my late cat Dickens, traveled very well.
I think they cost me less than $300 to fly from Italy to North Carolina, and that included the Italian certificates I had to obtain for them to fly.
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Thanks Ron. Killbot is actually a girl, if that helps.
I can't believe I'm gonna be in a two-cat house. It's like the difference between having a cat and becoming a "cat person". And Scotty is cute. But NO WAY!!!!
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Speaking of John Vernon and good movies. CHARLEY VARRICK was on last night on TCM. Has Joe Don Baker ever been as good in anything since? And I don't wanna hear from the EISCHEID cult.
His character is so funny and mean, if the movie were made today, they would definitely have spun him off into his own movie series. Vernon also shines in his scenes. The movie is very satisfying, though I did notice some logic holes this time that could not quite be explained. And Walter Matthau is great, but I question his ability to seduce a couple of the beauties in this movie. And, if you really think about the film, you are rooting for a guy who is basically responsible for the deaths of 3-4 innocent people. Ah well.
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In my CD player here at work: the original Broadway cast recording of Little Women, written by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein and after that (to compare), a London concept album recording of Little Women with music and lyrics by Lionel Segal.
That's it for the media check...so far.
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A little more to watch of X2, and then at long last I will be able to watch the film musical verion of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. There have been SO many opinions about it here, and I look forward finally to making up my own mind after I have seen the entire thing. The little preview I had at my friend's house at Easter was not overly enthusiastic, but then, my mostly negative feelings about the original material are well known.
However, I will be able to give it my undivided attention (hopefully without interruption) and should have some valid opinion on it later tonight.
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POINT BLANK is one of my favorite movies as well. Saw it on some long-forgotten double bill with something I thought I wanted to see.
Angie Dickinson is so very good at being cool and duplicitous - of course her Pepper Anderson was also a weekly fixture at my house.... Angie doesn't have a conventional beauty, but I think she is greater the sum of her parts, so to speak. She and Lee Marvin make a great COOL team.
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All of this talk and cats and dogs and Sondheim is very interesting....but I fear I must leave.
Thanks for the rock update DR LAURA.
To the theatre.
Oh, and Angie lent some sex appeal to Mr BK's neighbor Earl Holliman for many years on television. They never struck any romantic sparks as co-stars, but I think they had a friendly work place camaraderie that was fun to watch....and their characters always seemed to genuinely care for each other.
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BK mentioned the second Warners Noir DVD boxed set. Some of these seem to be stretching the definition of noir in my mind (CROSSFIRE, DILLINGER), but I can't wait to read his thoughts of THE NARROW MARGIN.
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I was going to do my laundry, but, instead I will be going to the Broadhurst Theatre to see Miss Suzanne Somers in The Blonde in the Thunderbird. It's her autobiographical show scheduled for a limited run this summer. It began previews last night and I thought there would be free tickets at some point and Equity came through. I am going with no expectations.
All of our London friends are taken care of and noted as being OK.
I have forgotten my manners. Break a Leg vibes to the one and only TCB, the man who puts the double in double entendre.
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Thanks Ron. Killbot is actually a girl, if that helps.
I can't believe I'm gonna be in a two-cat house. It's like the difference between having a cat and becoming a "cat person". And Scotty is cute. But NO WAY!!!!
LOL. Sorry about the gender confusion, but "helps" isn't a word I'd bandy about in this case.
My male, Dickens, was a one-man cat, and I introduced Vickie into the house. Dickens was not a happy fella....and the Vickie was ticked, too, even though she had come from a three-cat household (in which she had been at the bottom of the pecking order).
I came home from my first work day after Vickie's first weekend in my house, and Vickie approached me as friendly cats will, rubbing up against my leg. I sat in my favorite chair, and she hopped onto my lap. I petted and cooed over her for a couple of minutes. Dickens walked into the room and glared at us. I got up and went to my bedroom to change clothes, went back to the living room and watched Dickens hop out of my chair and up onto the window sill. I sat down...and within seconds, I felt a wet warmth spread through the seat of my pants. And it wasn't ME.
Dickens had hopped up on the chair and "marked" it by peeing on it. (Fortunately, the cushion was something I could remove and soak in water).
It took MONTHS before I found out their animosity was just over "me"...that they were, in fact, playing together and grooming one another and sharing food.
Just NOT around ME.
But they finally came around.
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POINT BLANK is one of my favorite movies as well. Saw it on some long-forgotten double bill with something I thought I wanted to see.
It wasn't "The Emperor of the North Pole" was it?????
:D
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Break a leg, TCB.
Good weather vibes to HHW folks in Florida.
Danise, Michael, y'all ok down there?
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TPunk aka The Gal, WELCOME! [/size]I look forward to meeting you in October. :)
MBarnum I just adored Kim Richards, however I didn’t find her name. I see Pamela Ferdin will be there. She was such a talented young actress I was surprised when she disappeared.
I get an update of the guest via e-mail and Kim was listed...maybe she isn't listed on the website just yet...I met Pamela Ferndyn one time when I went to that show and she was very nice and still looked the same! She gave me her card and asked me to e-mail her...I don't know why, and I never did...maybe she wanted me to go with her to chain myself to a tree or a deer or something (which she recently got arrested for).
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Leg breaking wishes to those on the boards.
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DR Elmore - your friend walks dogs at Hampstead Heath. I lived near the Heath in 1973 - much more interesting things to do there.
Flying kites etc.
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I revisited Hampstead Heath last September - the scenery hasn't changed!
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I came home from my first work day after Vickie's first weekend in my house, and Vickie approached me as friendly cats will, rubbing up against my leg. I sat in my favorite chair, and she hopped onto my lap. I petted and cooed over her for a couple of minutes. Dickens walked into the room and glared at us. I got up and went to my bedroom to change clothes, went back to the living room and watched Dickens hop out of my chair and up onto the window sill. I sat down...and within seconds, I felt a wet warmth spread through the seat of my pants. And it wasn't ME.
I too had a wet and warm experience similar to yours as a youngster. My cat Blackberry enjoyed sharing my pillow with me at night when I slept. One evening our new cat Boots decided she would enjoy that spot instead. I awoke the next morning to a warm wet sensation down my neck and back courtesy of Blackberry. Lesson learned, we went back to our prior seating arrangement.
And foolishly, I have remained a "cat person."
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Thank you Ben, Iris, Tomovoz, and anyone else I might have missed, for all the opening night good wishes.
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Good Evening!
Whew!
My eyes and my mind are literally spinning... We got a bunch of "last minute" changes this afternoon that affected some of the music sequences, so... I've been Finale-ing, and cutting and pasting up a storm the past few hours. -And I think I'm currently missing the dinner with the conductor, the contractor and the musicians... Hmm...
...And since I'm leaving tomorrow morning, I won't have to worry about any more last minute changes tomorrow... As we keep saying around here:
"It's only a workshop."
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As for my bank stuff - Once I'm back in Richmond Monday morning, I'll know exactly where things are. There are some forms I need to sign in person in order to officially close the "old" account and "open" the new one. However... After some more phone calls and various e-mails, it looks like the closing of my accounts was purely pre-emptive - no unauthorized transactions at all.
Whew!
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:)
As a sign of just how much activity is going on here at Vassar right now - there are five performance spaces, and each one of them is currently occupied...
One of the Assistant Stage Managers just walked into the production office and asked...
"Which theatre is my show in tonight?"
;)
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MattH - I may be mis-remembering, but I think I wrote about Narrow Margin when I got the region 2 DVD of it - but I'll probably do another bit after I've watched this transfer - I love the film
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I too had a wet and warm experience similar to yours as a youngster. My cat Blackberry enjoyed sharing my pillow with me at night when I slept. One evening our new cat Boots decided she would enjoy that spot instead. I awoke the next morning to a warm wet sensation down my neck and back courtesy of Blackberry. Lesson learned, we went back to our prior seating arrangement.
And foolishly, I have remained a "cat person."
But of course....we've both been "christened" and I suspect the Egyptian Queen of Cats will ensure cats keep coming our way!
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Welcome, new Dear Reader TPunk. Do you like Cherry Coke?
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Hey, Tommy!
Go Fly A Kite!
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For all you Rupert Holmes fans, CBS Sunday Morning is doing a segment on him this Sunday.
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I shall shortly be on my way to the Bowl of Hollywood, after first stopping to pick up food at Gelson's. I shall have a full report upon my returning.
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Hey, Tommy!
Go Fly A Kite!
A happy holiday with Merry! Marry? Mary!
A bit wet for such "outdoor activity" today Ron.
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I have finally caught up with all the posts! It's been a busy day of ordering library books for me. Anyway:
Much Leg Breaking for DR TCB!!
(I'm sorry that I forgot to do this earlier. :-\)
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Broken legs to TCB!!
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I think I forgot to insist on broken legs also, TCB! Let us know how it goes!!
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elmore :D
Rodzinski ;D
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Thanks Ron. Killbot is actually a girl, if that helps.
It might. Another tip, if possible, give them each a bath so their have similar scents.
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I too had a wet and warm experience similar to yours as a youngster. My cat Blackberry enjoyed sharing my pillow with me at night when I slept. One evening our new cat Boots decided she would enjoy that spot instead. I awoke the next morning to a warm wet sensation down my neck and back courtesy of Blackberry. Lesson learned, we went back to our prior seating arrangement.
And foolishly, I have remained a "cat person."
Try living with four cats with urinary problems. We had to replace most of the furniture in our house before we got the situation under contro-only took about 10 years to do that.
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Thank you Ben, Iris, Tomovoz, and anyone else I might have missed, for all the opening night good wishes.
I wasn't missed because I'm late in sending you my good wishes. :-[
JRand, same goes for you.
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Ron, not bad prices to fly the cat. I fear the costs have gone up since then. Did you put your cats in cargo? I'm hoping Craig can carry his cat on the plane. He will also have more than one country to travel through.
People keep telling me the pets have to go into quarantine now. I’m confused if that is a definite. From what I tell that is only if they don't pass the medical exam. Quarantine would also be in the city he arrives in, not his final destination.
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Ann and I shall be in the audience for 42nd Street this evening, thanks to my wonderful cyber-father's comp tickets. We shall, of course, report back with brutal honesty. :D
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I'm not too sure I could separate these two:
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I've had a lousy day, so just don't bother me.
:P
I'll try to catch up later.
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Jed, Ann and TCB have fun tonight.
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Before I begin I must apologize to the Broadhurst Theatre. Suzanne Somers and The Blonde in the Thunderbird is not playing at that esteemed theatre. Lennon (the musical) is at the Broadhurst. The Blonde in the Thunderbird is playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Mr. Atkinson is spinning, spinning, spinning and will be for quite some time.
Part of me wants to be bitchy and nasty and part of me just sits here with my jaw still on the floor. There is no other show on Broadway like The Blonde in the Thunderbird. It is Moose Murders. It is Dance of the Vampires. Oh, Jason, you have to see this one.
Miss Somers rendition of "If I Only Had a Brain" is almost indescribable.
The scene where she portrayed the the birth of her son with a chenille throw over her legs is burned into my brain.
I don't know what to say. It is the kind of show you only see once or twice in your life. Those of us who saw it will surely remember for a long, long time.
The sad thing is, and I'm being serious now, even though I went with absolutely no expectations, I did (and I think I still do) have respect for Miss Somers because she has overcome many obstacles in her life. I, too, am the child of an alcoholic and I could relate to many of the things of which she spoke. I have made the same kind of life discoveries she made. She has triumphed over difficult problems and come up successful, but this show is SO BAD that I can't believe that someone, anyone in her entourage doesn't know it.
Enough of this. It's 10:46 and I'm going to retire. I must do laundry tomorrow before my jolly time with ElRodmooreZinski3003.
Goodnight all.
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DRLaura & Sandra-oh so cute.
SWW-hope tomorrow is a better day.
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Must...see...The Blonde in the Thunderbird!!!
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MONK was delightful tonight. I am so glad to have it back for its fourth season. Seasons 2 and 3 are winging their way to me as I type.
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MONK was delightful tonight. I am so glad to have it back for its fourth season. Seasons 2 and 3 are winging their way to me as I type.
Flying Monk(ey)s, eh?
Oh....Matt H....I don't think you're in Kansas!
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I would NEVER have thought that Joel Shumacher (a director I've never been crazy about) had a movie in him like THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. The direction was much better than I was expecting. Oh, sure, all that flashy editing totally ruined the grandeur of "Masquerade," and he didn't get much out of the performers. He certainly allowed about the worst lip synching I've ever seen in a musical, especially from the two partners.
And I didn't find a single spark of magic or chemistry between Christine and Raoul. No wonder the Phantom was SO upset - his lovely Christine attracted to the blandest aristocrat in Paris! They all sang OK (Butler's voice was very erratic but surprisingly powerful when one least expected it), but I still felt there was just something missing. It all seemed very over-processed and overdone, but then, so was the stage version..
Lloyd Webber had to have been thrilled as the film certainly featured his music LONG and LOUD and as in your face as it could be, and the production values made it look far more expensive than the $75 million it was touted to have cost.
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Flying Monk(ey)s, eh?
Oh....Matt H....I don't think you're in Kansas!
OH, DR Ron, you are so WICKED. . . . (there is no groaning allowed at HHW).
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I get an update of the guest via e-mail and Kim was listed...maybe she isn't listed on the website just yet...I met Pamela Ferndyn one time when I went to that show and she was very nice and still looked the same!
I thought her name was Pamelyn Ferdin. I always liked her.
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Lots of choices tomorrow about what I'll watch. I've got THE RAZOR'S EDGE out, but it's so long. I still have BEWITCHED episodes, or I could get around to SYLVIA SCARLETT on the DVR. I haven't seen it in decades.
Decision, decisions . . . .
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Almost midnight on the East Coast, so I'm off to bed. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their evening.
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Hello DtM. A busy day for emails. It's wet and cold here.
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I thought her name was Pamelyn Ferdin. I always liked her.
You are correct...I knew there was a Y in there someplace...I just put it in the wrong name :-X
Sorry Pamelyn!
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DRMATTH - you will NEVER be sorry you started THE RAZOR'S EDGE!
The Emperor of the North Pole....could have been DR RLP. Could have been. There have been some great drive in double features....among my favorites:
JUDGE ROY BEAN and HAROLD & MAUDE
BONNIE & CLYDE and UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
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Hello JRand. I hope the night was a success.
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Terrific audience tonight....a couple of missed sound cues.
And Miss I Know Everything decided to bring the stage lights up after ACT TWO while the actors were still moving into place....including the actress playing the dead girl..... The audience laughed and applauded the error, but it was not a happy moment for me!
Good responses to all the moments that should have had them, and some nice laughs where nice laughs should be.
Of course, when one actor went back to make a quick change, someone had moved his sweatpants, so he came out in running shorts....
Tomorrow will have its own errors, I am sure. Saturday!
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Anxiously awaiting the SONDHEIM celebration precis.
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I think it's time to go to bed.
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Hello JRand. I hope the night was a success.
All in all DRTOMovOZ - an okay night....as the above will let you know. ;D
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I got home this evening and in the mail was a package from DR Jose! I opened it and it was an autograph from Laurel Massé to ME! I love her! She was the original soprano in The Manhattan Transfer and I have almost all of her solo albums. Anyway, here's a scan of what Jose sent to me. It's on his very own origami paper (very nice!):
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:-* THANK YOU!! :-* THANK YOU!! :-* THANK YOU!! :-*
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As promised, a report on TCB's production of 42nd Street...
The dance numbers came across quite well, definitely the highlights of the show. Musically, fairly strong. Good orchestra, nice sounding chorus, fairly good voices on the leads. Acting, well... the dance numbers were quite good. :D Actually, the acting wasn't all that bad, just not particularly good in most instances, though TCB was quite fun, of course. The sound system was quite problematic, unfortunately, and the board op didn't seem to have a clue how to handle it. I also wouldn't mind if the spotlight operator were given a bit of a training session before the next performance. All in all, a decent evening's entertainment.
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I'm back, and will now write the notes, which will be long and probably won't be up until 12:30. Had a great, fun night at the Bowl - not a great show, by any means, but the Bowl itself is just so much fun, and I saw so many people I knew.
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BK, were you able to take any pictures??
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Since I have nothing better to do, I thought that I'd go back to the posts of July 4th, since I was away at the beach with my (biological) family all day. I didn't know until just now that Jose had written this:
And the following will be of particular interest to DR George...
Its looks like original and former member of The Manhattan Transfer, Laurel Masse, will be supping with us tonight after the orchestra rehearsal. She's a friend of the composer.
He was SOOOOO right!! It WAS of particular interest to me! ;D
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Come on along and listen to, a lullabye of Birkeland.
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Vanity Post!
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Today's 200th post and MY Post number 4444!!
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I have finally finished reading all of the posts of July 4th. What a splendid day of posts...especially the Laurel Massé info from Jose(!) AND the gossipy tidbit about Mr. T. Cruise! :o I vaguely remember reading somthing about his divorce from Nicole...that he had it done before their 10th anniversary because if it was afterwards, he would have to pay her a LOT more money in the divorce settlement. I don't know if it's true, but it might seem like he's setting up Katie for the same deal. ::)
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Well, I have returned from opening night of 42nd Street. I would say that son, Jed’s, assessment of the production is fairly accurate. Personally, I think the dance numbers in the show are fantastic. I can’t say enough about the talented group of young (and not so young) hoofers who dance their hearts out and their feet off in this show. Acting-wise, well, there isn’t a lot of it going on in this show, but, then again, I don’t remember anyone ever mentioning Ruby Keeler and Oscar in the same breath.
Technically, this show has had more problems than most theaters have in a season. A week ago tonight, our lighting designer was walking a ladder off the stage, fell, and broke five ribs. They finally managed to find a woman designer to take over the light design, who had, at least, done the show before; but who, unfortunately, had never worked at this theater or with any of their equipment. She managed to light the show, but not without turning Wednesday night’s full dress rehearsal into a five hour tech rehearsal. Unfortunately, Wednesday night was the first time the cast and, more importantly, the dancers got all of their costumes for the first time to try and see if they could do all the costume changes. It wasn’t a problem for most of us, but the dancers had over a dozen costume changes to get through during the show. Our sound operator was introduced to the cast last evening at 7:00 p.m., as he passed out the body mikes; and he then saw the show for the first time in his young life, exactly one hour later. By the way, the follow-spot operator that Jed mentioned is the son of our Dorothy Brock, and is, I would guess, twelve years old.
And to top of the tech nightmare of this show, about an hour before the show started tonight, the musical director came running in the back door and announced that Dory had fallen and possibly broken her hip. All of us in the men’s dressing room were, of course, shocked and concerned; but mostly confused, because none of us had the slightest idea who the Hell Dory was. We later learned that Dory was our scenic designer and painter and she had literally fallen only a few feet away from the stage door. So, for the next forty minutes, the theater parking lot was filed with ambulances and fire trucks. Fortunately, late word was that Dory probably only dislocated her hip, although she also may have broken her ankle (ohhh, a 42nd Street reference).
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Whew! I made it before BK went through the change!
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TCB, how long does the show run and is it at the same theater that I saw Scrooge?
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Whew! I made it before BK went through the change!
I didn't know that BK ... maybe I shouldn't make that joke! ;) Every time I hear the phrase "the change," I think of the "All In the Family" episode where Edith is going through "the change" and Archie tells her to change...now!
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Thanks for the clarification. ;D
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Fortunately, this theater is actually in Tacoma (although only a few blocks from the Narrows Bridges). We play the next three weekends, we are dark the last weekend of the month, and then we play again the first weekend in August.