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Title: THE MIND BOGGLES
Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 12:06:35 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes and the mind boggled, and now it is time for the boggled cows to come home.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 12:08:25 AM
And the word of the day is: AFFECTIOUS!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 12:14:02 AM
First post after BK!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 12:16:05 AM
Sorry about not posting late last night, but I was busy balancing my checkbook and the checkbook for Theater Artists Olympia (I'm their treasurer).  It took a lot longer than I expected, but it's done. :)
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 12:16:45 AM
And my cat kept licking me. ::)
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Post by: jan on December 12, 2017, 12:50:22 AM
Dromio.  Banjo.  J. Pierpont Finch.  Any sound familiar?
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 01:22:56 AM
Does to ME! Welcome new dear reader Jan!
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 02:31:15 AM
Welcome ne DR (dear reader) Jan.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 02:43:53 AM
DR Jrand, it is currently 2:43pm, 12 hours ahead of the West coast.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 02:47:25 AM
Today we were supposed to have stopped in Madagascar, the reason we booked this cruise.  Instead we are cruising even thogh the plague has beenen contained.  Our disappointed is nothing compared to the news our dear friend has passed away :(
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 02:56:24 AM
Keith just informed me we set our clocks back an hour tonight.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 02:58:46 AM
I believe, since we are at sea and will be for 4 several more nights, we are slowly adjusting to the time change at our next stop.  Maputo is 2 hours behind our current time.
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:22:47 AM
Welcome to new Dear Reader Jan!!
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:23:13 AM
Jane, please accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your friend
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:24:57 AM
I am sorry you'll not  see Madagascar....did you say  "plague"?


 :o
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:27:02 AM
TOD

Does ET count?
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:27:18 AM
I don't watch horror films
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:27:51 AM
Last night I went to the mall after work
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:28:41 AM
The new charger wasn't charging my iPad on Sunday so I tried substituting in just Vixdad's cord...yep that did the trick
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:29:01 AM
So it was back to the Apple Store last night
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:29:53 AM
I was pleasantly surprised at 6 pm to run into no traffic from my office to the mall and to find a empty space right outside the entrance
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:30:33 AM
Then I walked in grabbed the cord and a apple person was tight there to ring me up
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:31:05 AM
But the best part was walking through the mall to the store
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:31:56 AM
There was a little girl, about 2 1/2 walking with her parents, she was wearing a very fancy dress and pink glitter Mary Janes . 
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:32:49 AM
She was walking with her head down so she could admire her beautiful shoes, occasionally stopping to hold a foot up to see it all the better
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 04:33:49 AM
As I caught up to them I said to her, what beautiful shoes...are you going to visit someone special?
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 04:40:12 AM
Jane, please accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your friend

Thank you.  This was a childhood friend of Keith's from his small culdesac before his family moved from Venice to West L.A.  Keith would often talk about the friends from there that he missed, especially Cliff.  Unbeknownst to Keith, Cliff's fami.y also moved away and Cliff was at our high school only half a year ahead and our paths never crossed.

About 4 years ago I saw Cliff posting in a Facebook group.  We have become close with Cliff, his wife, and the sisters that also lived on the block.  For Keith to have reconnected with these people who were special to him has been a gift.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 04:43:38 AM
I am sorry you'll not  see Madagascar....did you say  "plague"?
 :o

Yes, pneumonic plague vs the usual bubonic plague.  The pneumonic is more serious than the bubonic.  Currently it is under control.
Title: Re: THE MIND BOGGLES
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 04:45:11 AM
She was walking with her head down so she could admire her beautiful shoes, occasionally stopping to hold a foot up to see it all the better

;D
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:07:25 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:08:31 AM
I am dressed, the babies and birds are fed, and I am on my first cuppa coffee.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:09:03 AM
Page 2 Dance!
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Post by: Druxy on December 12, 2017, 05:10:41 AM
T.O.D.

Are THEM! and THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS considered to be "Creature Features"?

If so, they are certainly my favorites.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 05:15:56 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 05:16:16 AM
My sympathies to Jane and Keith.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 05:16:47 AM
TOD:

Caliban and Ariel.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:19:28 AM
DR Jeanne, you asked about my coins.  I keep my spare change in pewter mugs - I was given several in Ohio, one for each show I did with the show's name and date engraved on the mug - and I used to take the contents of a mug to a TD Bank branch where there was a coin counter.  I usually got around $20-25 on each visit.

Last year, TD Bank removed the counters from all branches and I let the coins fill to the brim of the mug.  When I was at my bank yesterday, I thought, it's time to wrap, and brought home some coin wrappers.  I didn't have enough nickels t6o wrap one bundle, so I put them with all of my pennies back into the mug, along with around $3.50 on dimes.  I figure there might have been as much as $50 in the mug altogether, but $45 will keep me - with the money I have in the bank at the moment - until the Social Security arrives next week.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:19:51 AM
TOD:

Caliban and Ariel.

LOL!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:20:39 AM
My sympathies to Jane and Keith.

Ditto!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:25:44 AM
To all my Jewish friends on HHW, my wishes for a wonderful holiday!  I wrote this arrangement for a Milken Archive recording of Hanukka music:
https://soundcloud.com/user5614139/likhtelekh

Here is a translation of the text, since the number is recorded in Yiddish:
Oh, you little candles
You tell stories
Tales on end;
You tell of struggle,
Valor and courage, of
A wondrous past.

When I see you flickering,
A sparkling reverie arises.
An old dream speaks:
“Jew, you warred once;
Jew, you were once victorious.”
God! It seems unbelievable now!...
God! I can hardly believe it!...

“You had a state,
To me you were a nation,
Once you governed:
Once you had a country,
Once you had power!”
Oh, how deep the ache now!

Oh, you little lights!
Your stories
Awaken my pain;
It stirs something deep within my heart,
And with tears it asks:
“What will be now?...
Title: Re: THE MIND BOGGLES
Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 05:27:59 AM
I have a lot to accomplish today, after I wrestle two kitties and force them to take their meds.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 05:34:29 AM
Happy Hanukkah, y’all.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 05:34:57 AM
TOD:

Caliban and Ariel.

LOL!

What’s so funny?
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Post by: Michael on December 12, 2017, 05:36:38 AM
Good morning to all
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Post by: Michael on December 12, 2017, 05:37:10 AM
Happy Hanukka
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Post by: Michael on December 12, 2017, 05:38:27 AM
or Happy Chanukah
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 05:41:13 AM
Good morning DR Elmore.  It is time for me to dress for dinner ;D
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:44:24 AM
As I caught up to them I said to her, what beautiful shoes...are you going to visit someone special?

She nodded her hard so hard I thought it would fall off and the told me "SANTA!"

I looked amazed and asked you mean Santa is here? 

Yep and I (really huge emphasis on I) am going to see him!!  She was very proud


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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:45:29 AM
I wished her a fun visit and turned off to the Apple store.. but I really wanted to follow them to watch her with Santa....
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:45:46 AM
Gosh I miss having a little kid
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:47:47 AM
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:48:28 AM
In between posts I drive my car to the place where they will install the remote start
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:49:29 AM
I left my car there and dropped the key in the drop box, vixdad joined me and we drove to the train station and now i am work with his car
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:49:41 AM
So work time!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 06:09:54 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 06:12:00 AM
I found Thatch's ping pong ball under the bed while I was making it.  I don't know which is bouncing around more at the moment, the ball or him.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 06:19:32 AM
I have a lot to accomplish today, after I wrestle two kitties and force them to take their meds.

(imagining DR Elmore taking on the kitties at L.A.'s Olympic Auditorium...)
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 06:24:20 AM
I have a lot to accomplish today, after I wrestle two kitties and force them to take their meds.

(imagining DR Elmore taking on the kitties at L.A.'s Olympic Auditorium...)

Believe me, it often feels that way!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 06:24:47 AM
It was even worse before Thatch's claws were clipped.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 06:27:23 AM
Like vixmom, I visited my local mall and Apple Store last night.  I'd discovered over the weekend that my contacts weren't synched up between my iPhone and everything else.  I use Gmail for mail and contacts, and everything had always been fine between the Windows laptop and the iPad.  But the phone, which is still "new" to me, had been set up a little differently by the Verizon store, and while I'd "assumed" (we all know what that means) that everything was okay.....it wasn't.  So a kindly Apple employee spent five minutes with me without an appointment (he did make rather a big deal out of mentioning that) and showed me what to do to keep everything in sync. 

Now wasn't that an exciting story? 

If you liked that one, I can probably come up with more, so keep that feedback coming! 
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 06:31:15 AM
To all my Jewish friends on HHW, my wishes for a wonderful holiday!  I wrote this arrangement for a Milken Archive recording of Hanukka music:
https://soundcloud.com/user5614139/likhtelekh

Listening now.  Beautiful.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 06:32:38 AM
Received a lovely e-card from Ben and Anthony yesterday.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 06:37:09 AM
Well, I guess I need to get a start on my day.

I have to "edit" (don't ask) this bass book for two (2) players who are subbing this Friday and Sunday.  And pick up the prescription food for one of the kitties.  And return a traditional holiday phone call to a former workmate in Dallas.  And so much more...
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 07:01:48 AM
Well, I guess I need to get a start on my day.

I have to "edit" (don't ask) this bass book for two (2) players who are subbing this Friday and Sunday.  And pick up the prescription food for one of the kitties.  And return a traditional holiday phone call to a former workmate in Dallas.  And so much more...

I can't tell which of us has the better day!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 07:03:46 AM
Thatch is medicated and given his Gerber treat.  Next week, when Social Security lands, I will book appointments for him and Annabelle to see how their health is progressing.  I hope that by next week they will be in fine fettle.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 08:20:01 AM
Annabelle always makes a big thing over wanting some of my breakfast, climbing all over me, the table, and the food, yet she always turns down the eggs and ham when I offer it.  On the other hand, Garbage Dump Thatch cannot get enough.  He will accept the ham from my hand, come back for more, and let me pet him.  As soon as the food's gone, I become the Big Bad Giant with the eye salve and he runs in terror.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 08:21:45 AM
Yet, when I hold him and offer him the Gerbers, before and after the eyes, he cuddles in, and purrs!  My baby is an emotional wreck.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 08:53:41 AM
I'm up, I'm up - barely - about four and a half hours of sleep, I think.  Depending on when the visitor arrives I may go back to bed.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 09:11:52 AM
Do the people at castrecl now about Levi?
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 10:08:10 AM
I have shared all of the LEVI posts....so a few more folks will see it.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 10:08:50 AM
Old people problems:

There is a new Executive Director/Head Writer on my daily story, and he is ruining the show.....  UGH.....
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 10:10:40 AM
TOD:

Revenge of the Creature [From the Black Lagoon]

King Kong [original]

Them!

The H Man

Gojira
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 10:33:32 AM
As I caught up to them I said to her, what beautiful shoes...are you going to visit someone special?

She nodded her hard so hard I thought it would fall off and the told me "SANTA!"

I looked amazed and asked you mean Santa is here? 

Yep and I (really huge emphasis on I) am going to see him!!  She was very proud


😊
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 10:36:24 AM
Thank you DR  John.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 10:48:56 AM
HAPPY CHANUKAH!

I had intended to go to the candle lighting tonight and forgot.  I will try and remember tonight.  There is a Rabbi on the cruise which is nice.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:11:06 AM
Today we were supposed to have stopped in Madagascar, the reason we booked this cruise.  Instead we are cruising even thogh the plague has beenen contained.  Our disappointed is nothing compared to the news our dear friend has passed away :(

Jane, I'm so sorry on the loss of your friend.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:20:37 AM
Welcome ne DR (dear reader) Jan.

Ditto!  Welcome to our little world (a Sondheim reference!) on the Interwebs!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:26:39 AM
TOD

Does ET count?

I'll put that on my list!  I wasn't much of a creature feature fan, but a few years ago I did get and enjoy the original Gojira (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FA4TLQ/) (but not at those prices!). ???
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:27:18 AM
I am sorry you'll not  see Madagascar....did you say  "plague"?
 :o

Yes, pneumonic plague vs the usual bubonic plague.  The pneumonic is more serious than the bubonic.  Currently it is under control.

That's a very good reason not to stop at Madagascar.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:27:58 AM
To all my Jewish friends on HHW, my wishes for a wonderful holiday!  I wrote this arrangement for a Milken Archive recording of Hanukka music:
https://soundcloud.com/user5614139/likhtelekh

Here is a translation of the text, since the number is recorded in Yiddish:
Oh, you little candles
You tell stories
Tales on end;
You tell of struggle,
Valor and courage, of
A wondrous past.

When I see you flickering,
A sparkling reverie arises.
An old dream speaks:
“Jew, you warred once;
Jew, you were once victorious.”
God! It seems unbelievable now!...
God! I can hardly believe it!...

“You had a state,
To me you were a nation,
Once you governed:
Once you had a country,
Once you had power!”
Oh, how deep the ache now!

Oh, you little lights!
Your stories
Awaken my pain;
It stirs something deep within my heart,
And with tears it asks:
“What will be now?...

That's really nice.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:28:14 AM
Old people problems:

There is a new Executive Director/Head Writer on my daily story, and he is ruining the show.....  UGH.....

~~~Vibes of Coping for Jrand!!~~~
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 11:35:15 AM
Do the people at castrecl now about Levi?

Surprisingly (i don't know why I was surprised, since it's BK and Sherman!), there was some discussion of LEVI on Datalounge's Theater Gossip thread of all places.  It was quite respectful, I thought, as respectful as it gets there - certainly of BK's work I thought, an oasis amid all the discussion of expected exposes on harassment in theater and opera. 

(I think it was in Theatre Gossip Thread 282 or thereabouts, IIRC.)  Someone there said they saw it twice.

I just tried to search for the LEVI posts on google, but for some reason couldn't find them that way.
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 11:36:40 AM
Jane - We're so sorry to hear the news about your friend.
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 11:37:01 AM
Welcome, new dear reader jan!
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 12:37:43 PM
Welcome, new reader Jan.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 12:39:19 PM
I finally figured out who Imelda Staunton looks like in the new British Follies: Krisin Chenoweth as Sally in the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 12:43:32 PM
After the visitor arrived I went back to sleep for an hour.
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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2017, 12:58:10 PM
Tuesday afternoon greetings!  Today I attended the December DAR luncheon and now I’m ready for a nap. 
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 01:18:25 PM
Happy 101st birthday, Kirk Douglas.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 01:19:10 PM
Let’s move on.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 01:19:17 PM
Four!
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 01:31:57 PM
Thank you DR George.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 01:33:43 PM
I am sorry you'll not  see Madagascar....did you say  "plague"?
 :o

Yes, pneumonic plague vs the usual bubonic plague.  The pneumonic is more serious than the bubonic.  Currently it is under control.

That's a very good reason not to stop at Madagascar.

I suppose ;)
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 01:34:59 PM
Jane - We're so sorry to hear the news about your friend.

Much appreciated.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 01:40:47 PM
Thatch is now on the same medicine Annabelle is on, so I'm crushing tablets for two.  She gets 1/2 tablet three times a day and he gets 1/4 tablet three times a day.  I will be so glad when I can just be daddy and not the torturing nurse.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 01:44:28 PM
That Gerbers chicken and gravy baby food is a gift from the gods, I must say.  I've set out tomorrow's bread for the birds to dry out and I've also got Annabelle's 1/2 tablet dissolving in hot water.  Neither one cares much for this Wellness canned salmon or tuna, so they've eaten little of tonight's dinner.
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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2017, 01:48:40 PM
Thank you to DRs FJL and Michael for the birthday wishes from last night!
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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2017, 01:50:50 PM
DR Jane, I’m glad to hear your trip is going smoothly, but so sorry to hear about your friend...
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 02:10:24 PM
Happy 101st birthday, Kirk Douglas.

Wow!  That's amazing!
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 02:12:08 PM
I was thinking the same thing about KC when I watched the Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special last week DR JOHN G.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 02:13:12 PM
DR JANE sorry to here about your friend.....your story about Madagascar of course made me think about A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and the story about Crete.....
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Post by: Laura on December 12, 2017, 02:25:33 PM
Good afternoon.
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Post by: Laura on December 12, 2017, 02:25:49 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, Jane.
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Post by: Laura on December 12, 2017, 02:26:06 PM
Such a lovely story about the little girl, Vixmom.
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Post by: Laura on December 12, 2017, 02:26:24 PM
Welcome, Dear Reader Jan.
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Post by: Laura on December 12, 2017, 02:26:48 PM
I can't remember -- do any of us have grandchildren?
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 03:29:28 PM
Oh yes I liked DR VIMXMOM's story.....now that DR LAURA has mentioned it......once there has been a page turn.....my mind loses the thread....
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 03:33:19 PM
MR BK - Tracy Keenan Wynn posted this pic on his FB page.....your old stomping grounds.  Newest car I see is a '66 Ford, so it's probably from around that time....     :D

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24909929_10155680996217911_4239395233581792407_n.jpg?oh=59d47eec52fa37083d909a4fc367d2f0&oe=5AC1563B)
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2017, 03:40:29 PM
Oh man, what a picture.
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Post by: Jennifer on December 12, 2017, 03:49:44 PM
Today we were supposed to have stopped in Madagascar, the reason we booked this cruise.  Instead we are cruising even thogh the plague has beenen contained.  Our disappointed is nothing compared to the news our dear friend has passed away :(

I'm so sorry X 2. :(
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Post by: Jennifer on December 12, 2017, 03:52:27 PM
We got our first big snowstorm of the season today. :(
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2017, 05:04:43 PM
I'm very sorry about your friend, DR Jane.
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2017, 05:05:13 PM
Belated Happy Birthday to DR Ginny!  Sorry I missed your special day!
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2017, 05:06:13 PM
Welcome, DR jan!
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2017, 05:34:10 PM
Happy Hanukkah!
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 12, 2017, 05:46:31 PM
Time for the BOOTS, DR JENNIFER!
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:52:50 PM
I don't think there are any grandchildren amongst us Laura
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 05:53:44 PM
Elmore I forgot to mention his lovely your music is thank you for  posting.p the link
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 06:31:54 PM
DR Jane, I’m glad to hear your trip is going smoothly, but so sorry to hear about your friend...

Thank you.  Right now we have too many days at sea though DR TCB would live it.  We sure could use the distraction of land activities.   On the other hand we are a bit subdued at the moment and maybe this is a good time for quiet and contemplation.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 06:32:50 PM
DR JANE sorry to here about your friend.....your story about Madagascar of course made me think about A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and the story about Crete.....

Thanks and 😊
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 06:34:55 PM
Thank you Laura, Jennifer, and Kevin.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 06:36:27 PM
I can't remember -- do any of us have grandchildren?

Not having any is why we travel so much.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 06:48:16 PM
The horrible fire in Bel-Air was not intentional.   It was started by illegal cooking at a homeless encampment :(
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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2017, 07:00:27 PM
Belated Happy Birthday to DR Ginny!  Sorry I missed your special day!

Thank you, DR KevinH!
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2017, 07:03:03 PM
Not intentional - just stupid
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 07:08:47 PM
Yup.
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 07:17:43 PM
If anyone here knows especially Latino NYC-based actors who sing really well, and who would be willing to audition for a 29-hour Equity reading of our new musical VIVA MAX! (very tiny stipend), it would be great if you could direct them to our producers' Backstage listing at:

https://www.backstage.com/casting/2018-tru-voices-new-musicals-reading-series-200133/

(Auditions are by appointment Sat. Dec. 16 for all three shows in the TRU Voices Reading series.)

Rehearsals January 8 to 15, 2018 for the presentation on Monday night January 15, 2018 (7 p.m.) at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 W. 47th Street, NYC.


Casting the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series. Series includes:
"Viva Max!" - Evan Pappas, director (music & lyrics by Skip Kennon, book by Julie Miller & Fred Landau, based on the novel by Jim Lehrer; produced by Yoni Vendriger and Mor Cohen; performs Mon. Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.)

Thanks if you know anyone and can pass the info on!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 07:38:21 PM
I just finished watching The Young Visiters or Mr Salteena's Plan, which I really enjoyed for its clever and successful mix of sophistication and naïveté.  The BBC adaptation adroitly juggles 9 year-old Daisy Ashford's Victorian novel of romance and social status along with her spelling errors (Blackfriers and the Prince of Whales are quite prominently on display) and a look at the adult world through a child's eyes.  It has wonderful humor, several surreal moments, vivid color, and a terrific, very game cast. 

I laughed at much of it and wept at the end.  We often don't end up with the one we wanted, as Mr Salteena learns.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 07:44:06 PM
If anyone here knows especially Latino NYC-based actors who sing really well, and who would be willing to audition for a 29-hour Equity reading of our new musical VIVA MAX! (very tiny stipend), it would be great if you could direct them to our producers' Backstage listing at:

https://www.backstage.com/casting/2018-tru-voices-new-musicals-reading-series-200133/

(Auditions are by appointment Sat. Dec. 16 for all three shows in the TRU Voices Reading series.)

Rehearsals January 8 to 15, 2018 for the presentation on Monday night January 15, 2018 (7 p.m.) at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 W. 47th Street, NYC.


Casting the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series. Series includes:
"Viva Max!" - Evan Pappas, director (music & lyrics by Skip Kennon, book by Julie Miller & Fred Landau, based on the novel by Jim Lehrer; produced by Yoni Vendriger and Mor Cohen; performs Mon. Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.)

Thanks if you know anyone and can pass the info on!

Good luck, Fred!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 07:54:01 PM
Not to get political (well, I will for just a moment), but Doug Jones has won Alabama's special Senate election.  It was pretty close...49.5% to 48.8%.  They said that he's the first Democrat in two decades to do so.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 07:56:00 PM
Roy Moore lost the election.  Screw you, Donald!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 07:57:15 PM
I'm glad it's over.  There's one more senator voting against the GOP asses so i'm very happy at the moment.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 08:00:35 PM
Roy Moore lost the election.  Screw you, Donald!


Don't hold back, Larry!  Tell us how you REALLY feel!

;)
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 08:02:31 PM
And now, I need to leave work and go home, so I will.

Be back later.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 08:08:55 PM
We got our first big snowstorm of the season today. :(

You mean we in San Antonio beat you? How strange is that?
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 08:16:53 PM
It has been a long, long day. Just back from Austin. Had a great time catching up with my friend Deborah after work. She's going to start making a documentary of a band named 8 1/2 Souvenirs. So, we went to see them after dinner. Fun group. I think they called it gypsy swing. A few of the oldies they do are Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen and It's Alright With Me. They also do bossa nova, Italian pop songs from the '50s and '60s, and just crazy, feel-good tunes.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 08:18:43 PM
Here's one of their songs, Happy Feet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExrIbH2Z9UI
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2017, 08:24:50 PM
Roy Moore lost the election.  Screw you, Donald!


Don't hold back, Larry!  Tell us how you REALLY feel!

;)

DR George, you know me better than that!  Have I ever held back?
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 08:25:36 PM
Roy Moore lost the election.  Screw you, Donald!


Don't hold back, Larry!  Tell us how you REALLY feel!

;)

DR George, you know me better than that!  Have I ever held back?

Why hold back? It's a cause for celebration.
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 08:35:06 PM
If anyone here knows especially Latino NYC-based actors who sing really well, and who would be willing to audition for a 29-hour Equity reading of our new musical VIVA MAX! (very tiny stipend), it would be great if you could direct them to our producers' Backstage listing at:

https://www.backstage.com/casting/2018-tru-voices-new-musicals-reading-series-200133/

(Auditions are by appointment Sat. Dec. 16 for all three shows in the TRU Voices Reading series.)

Rehearsals January 8 to 15, 2018 for the presentation on Monday night January 15, 2018 (7 p.m.) at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 W. 47th Street, NYC.


Casting the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series. Series includes:
"Viva Max!" - Evan Pappas, director (music & lyrics by Skip Kennon, book by Julie Miller & Fred Landau, based on the novel by Jim Lehrer; produced by Yoni Vendriger and Mor Cohen; performs Mon. Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.)

Thanks if you know anyone and can pass the info on!

Good luck, Fred!

Thanks, George!  7 of the 10 performers are cast, which is actually not a bad percentage with four weeks before rehearsals - but hoping good folks will appear for the other 3.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 08:47:29 PM
I passed the info on, Fred, to a friend in NYC who might know some people.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2017, 08:47:38 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 09:30:56 PM
I passed the info on, Fred, to a friend in NYC who might know some people.

Thanks so much, John G!

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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2017, 09:37:19 PM
If anyone here knows especially Latino NYC-based actors who sing really well, and who would be willing to audition for a 29-hour Equity reading of our new musical VIVA MAX! (very tiny stipend), it would be great if you could direct them to our producers' Backstage listing at:

https://www.backstage.com/casting/2018-tru-voices-new-musicals-reading-series-200133/

(Auditions are by appointment Sat. Dec. 16 for all three shows in the TRU Voices Reading series.)

Rehearsals January 8 to 15, 2018 for the presentation on Monday night January 15, 2018 (7 p.m.) at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 W. 47th Street, NYC.


Casting the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series. Series includes:
"Viva Max!" - Evan Pappas, director (music & lyrics by Skip Kennon, book by Julie Miller & Fred Landau, based on the novel by Jim Lehrer; produced by Yoni Vendriger and Mor Cohen; performs Mon. Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.)

Thanks if you know anyone and can pass the info on!

Good luck, Fred!

DITTO
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Post by: FJL on December 12, 2017, 09:44:23 PM
Thanks, Jane!
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2017, 10:25:15 PM
Back from the airport. Mom is delivered home. Safe and sound   
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:54:00 PM
Here's one of their songs, Happy Feet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExrIbH2Z9UI

That's great!  There are a couple of local groups that play similar styles of music:  Pearl Django (http://www.pearldjango.com) (from Seattle) and Hot Club Sandwich (http://www.hotclubsandwich.com/site/page/home), who are from Olympia!  They're both very good!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:54:23 PM
Roy Moore lost the election.  Screw you, Donald!


Don't hold back, Larry!  Tell us how you REALLY feel!

;)

DR George, you know me better than that!  Have I ever held back?

Why hold back? It's a cause for celebration.

I agree!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:56:04 PM
And...
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:56:19 PM
...now, since we're so close...
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Post by: George on December 12, 2017, 11:56:33 PM
PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Post by: George on December 13, 2017, 12:03:49 AM
Tomorrow morning, I'm bringing my cat to the vet for the first time. 
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Post by: George on December 13, 2017, 12:04:50 AM
I hope that they can clean her ears.  They rattle...literally. :-\