Topic: BLURRY (Read 35844 times)

Jane · « **Reply #270 on:** July 19, 2007, 04:53:51 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on July 19, 2007, 01:49:16 AM

IMDB NEWSLet me hazard a few guesses:

A. DR Barnum has never heard of it.
B. DR Ginny's library won't stock it
C. It will fail to make DR Jane's Netflix list
D. DR MATTH will have an essay on skin-tone transfers
E. HHW Spoiler-Alert policy may need revisiting
F. DR JMK will know of a Brazilain Jazz version of the soundtrack
G. DR Elmore will insist on a VCR version

bk · « **Reply #271 on:** July 19, 2007, 04:58:03 PM »

I was given a gift of a Joao Gilberto CD - I didn't have anything by him. This is a two-fer on Warners (but not sure if it came out in the US). The first album is orchestrated by Claus Ogerman, so that's luscious, of course, The second album is orchestrated by Johnny Mandel, and it's amazing, too. What a treat!

Jane · « **Reply #272 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:03:57 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on July 19, 2007, 06:55:56 AM

I bet that this will be the fastest-read book in human history.

So true.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #273 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:04:50 PM »

DR GINNY stole my line:

Get the to a notary!

I said it again because it's funny.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #274 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:07:29 PM »

Blame DR DtM -

Sung to the tune of The Yellow Rose of Texas

Will there really be a morning?
Is there such a thing as day?
Could I see it from the mountains
If I were as tall as they.

Has it feet like water lillies?
Has it feathers like a bird?
Does it come from famous places
Of which I've never heard?

Oh some scholar. Oh some sailor!
Oh some wise man from the skies
Please to tell this little pilgrim
Where the place called morning lies.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #275 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:08:48 PM »

Gay people on Broadway?

Shocking!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #276 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:09:36 PM »

DR JOSE you know of course a Baayork Lee signature to keep with my OBC vinyl LP A CHORUS LINE would be fabulous.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #277 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:12:59 PM »

Lots of exciting things going on at HHW today!!

Keep up the posts, it makes my work day exciting....and helps me unwind.

I just have nothing exciting to add.

Although rumor has it that we now have a rehearsal schedule for THE FANTASTICKS.

Jane · « **Reply #278 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:15:02 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on July 19, 2007, 07:55:19 AM

If you feel you must discipline a cat, get a spray bottle, like you use for plants and spray water when they are doing the deed. This makes an unpleasant association and they won't do it again. Apparently this is true, I've never had the heart to do it. I just yell "NO" and they stop.

When our last round of cats, all 4 of them, were young I kept a spray bottle in the kitchen. Many a time I also used the bottle on the boys.

During that time I volunteered at a school for special children. One, exceptionally frustrating, day the teacher used the plant water sprayer one of the children. The teacher looked up at me & said “don’t tell anyone, it isn’t permitted”. I just started to laugh. It was obvious the kid was as bothered by the spray bottle as my boys & cats were.

FJL · « **Reply #279 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:19:36 PM »

Ginny and anyone else who was interested - It looks like the Last Starfighter performance times at the Theater at St. Clements will be on:

Fri 9/28 (first performance - not exactly sure what time)
Sat 9/29 - 1 pm
Wed 10/3 - 9 pm
Fri 10/5 - 1 pm
Sat 10/6 - 9 pm
Sun 10/7 - 4 pm

Jane · « **Reply #280 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:21:21 PM »

Quote from: JMK on July 19, 2007, 09:34:01 AM

Haven't had a chance to catch up on the posts, but does anyone else find it ironic that it's Deep Discount, whose shipping isn't exactly speedy, that managed to get 1200 copies of Harry Potter to everyone a week early?

Did anyone download the PDF version of the book yesterday?

But it was an "accident" the books were shipped, just like it was an "accident" the review made it into the paper early.

Was it also an "accident" there is a PDF version?

Jane · « **Reply #281 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:31:44 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on July 19, 2007, 11:57:50 AM

The cat that gives me the most trouble comes into the bedroom anywhere from 2-6AM and starts tearing up magazines until I get up and give her a treat. The rest of the cats never bother me until they sense that I'm awake but this one I have to shut out of the bedroom. Spraying water would only succeed in getting some antique furniture wet.

LOL Edi, your cat has obviously trained you well. You give treats for tearing up magazines.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #282 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:36:58 PM »

Thanks DRs Jane and Laura. Only minutes ago I heard from Maureen.
She managed to get through the day with concentrating on happier times. She is spending time looking after her father's needs (He is hospitalised) but finds it difficult as it is done out of duty not love. The father was not good to Derek or his siblings and has not even acknowledged Derek's passing.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #283 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:43:13 PM »

Well, let's celebrate Derek for a moment! I miss his posts, I miss his daily jokes, and I'm sure the bears are wearing black armbands today for him. I don't think of him often but I always think of him kindly and affectionately.

Jane · « **Reply #284 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:44:23 PM »

MusicGuy-Congrats on the escrow closing & good vibes on the next step.

Hi Swishy Sarah. Good luck reading the Potter book before you hear unwanted details.

3D-I love your laugh.

Jane · « **Reply #285 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:49:39 PM »

elmore, thank you for posting the photo of Derek.

I feel bad for Maureen. I'm glad she is remembering happier times.

Jane · « **Reply #286 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:51:12 PM »

Congrats to Kyra & THE CLOSER. I hope they both win.

Cilla-I hope you will post a link to the article.

Lease and morale vibes for DR elmore!!!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #287 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:56:49 PM »

Thanks Larry. The Bears had a birthday party yesterday and many stories were told (I think a mythology is being created). Derek's "Ted" still writes often to Maureen but has tended (as often happens), to be a little "creative" in his stories about life with Derek.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #288 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:58:34 PM »

I doubt that Derek was really that "close" to Kylie Minogue or Sarah Brightman!

JMK · « **Reply #289 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:03:28 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 19, 2007, 04:58:03 PM

I was given a gift of a Joao Gilberto CD - I didn't have anything by him. This is a two-fer on Warners (but not sure if it came out in the US). The first album is orchestrated by Claus Ogerman, so that's luscious, of course, The second album is orchestrated by Johnny Mandel, and it's amazing, too. What a treat!

My jaw is agape (no mean feat) that you have had no Joao in your home environment. You are talking about Amoroso/Brasil, obviously--and, yes, the Warner Archives 2-fer release is a U.S. release. There was a previous Brasilian release, which is maybe what you have. If you can get ahold of it (it's no longer in print), try to get the World Pacific CD The Legendary Joao Gilberto, with 37 incredible tracks from Joao's first legendary (obviously, LOL) LPs, which introduced the bossa nova.

I'm assuming you know that Joao is Bebel's father. His second wife, Miucha, sang with Jobim and is Chico Buarque's sister. Chico wrote the great song A Banda, which Herb Alpert covered fairly successfully in the U.S. after it was a huge smash for Quarteto em Cy in Brasil.

bk · « **Reply #290 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:06:36 PM »

Is he Astrid's brother? Uncle?

bk · « **Reply #291 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:07:48 PM »

I've proofed about seventy pages and I just can't focus my eyes anymore. I've found some really surprising things that neither I nor my two proofers caught - they're really hard to see, though - things like dialogue missing a close quote mark. Or "in" instead of "it" - that sort of thing.

3DDiffusion · « **Reply #292 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:09:23 PM »

Quote from: Jane on July 19, 2007, 05:44:23 PM

3D-I love your laugh.

I was once at a staging of some play...I can't remember the title anymore. One of the actors did a bit of business that I thought was hilarious. ..but I was the only one who laughed. Loudly. The actor spent the rest of the scene looking up in my direction (I was in the balcony) trying to figure out who the culprit was... and I just kind of sank down in my chair...

Jane · « **Reply #293 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:12:26 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on July 19, 2007, 11:37:03 AM

BTW, we Atlantans are embarrassed that Michael Vick is on our football team.

The Humane Society has a petition to sign to suspend him.

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2007_dogfighting_nfl2?rk=9pwb1ZM1Nbs8E

Jane · « **Reply #294 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:18:45 PM »

3D-I wish you had been in the theater with me during an hysterical mime from the great Marcel Marceau. The entire audience was laughing but my laugh was by far the loudest & most distinctive. As we left the theater friends who were sitting on the opposite side ran up to me shouting "we heard you".

JMK · « **Reply #295 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:21:55 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 19, 2007, 06:06:36 PM

Is he Astrid's brother? Uncle?

Astrud was his first wife. It was only because Joao was playing the date with Getz that Astrud ended up singing Girl from Ipanema--it was originally going to be an instrumental, but when Getz heard her sing, he asked her to do a comp vocal, which turned out to be the final track.

Astrud and Joao later divorced, Joao married Miucha (who's a much better singer than Astrud, IMHO), and they had Bebel, who is the darling of the neo-Bossa-techno movement (I love her, I'm not being disparaging).

FJL · « **Reply #296 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:26:03 PM »

My brother laughs very loudly and if someone else laughs very loudly, he then looks around to see who the other loud laugher was.

3DDiffusion · « **Reply #297 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:27:24 PM »

Quote from: Jane on July 19, 2007, 06:18:45 PM

As we left the theater friends who were sitting on the opposite side ran up to me shouting "we heard you".

Once heard, never forgotten! Sounds like we're sisters under the... whatever the phrase is, if any, for distinctive laughers...!

JMK · « **Reply #298 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:28:41 PM »

The "family trees" of the early Bossa pioneers are fascinating--it was a very incestuous group of people. Aside from Joao and Astrud (later Joao and Miucha), you had Edu Lobo and his wife Wanda Sa (who sang with Brasil '65), all of the Castro-Neves family (Oscar the guitarist is most famous, but there's also Mario and Pedro Paulo), the Caymmi family (Papa Dorival was Carmen Miranda's music director, but son Dori is the writer of so much luscious music it can't be listed, though most people know him for "Like a Lover (O Cantador)"; daughter Nana is one of the most unique voices in early Bossa; and other brother Danilo played and recorded with Jobim during his last years); Flora Purim's first percussionist husband was Dom um Romao, who later played with Brasil '66 and then Weather Report; Flora went on to marry Airto, who played with Return to Forever and Miles; and they all have kids now making music! There's Bebel Gilberto, Bena Lobo, Menescal (O Barquinho--My Little Boat) has a son who does trippy techno Bossa stuff with a group called Bossacucanova. It just goes on and on and I LOVE IT ALL~~~

3DDiffusion · « **Reply #299 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:28:43 PM »

Quote from: FJL on July 19, 2007, 06:26:03 PM

My brother laughs very loudly and if someone else laughs very loudly, he then looks around to see who the other loud laugher was.

Welll..there's a distinction between a loud laugh and a distinctive laugh... and I'm afraid I've got a distinctive laugh... kind of Penguiny. But I swear it comes naturally and there's nothing I can do about it...

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