You can say "I told you so," bk, because I for one am RUING the day I wasn't part of the posting frenzy. And I was up, too. But it never occurred to me to check out HHW and post (or frenzy).
I think all my favorite Michel Legrand songs have been mentioned, so that's that.
As for Patty Duke, the album sounds great (well - it doesn't and that's why it is). But all this talk of Ms. Duke brings to mind an incident which proves that certain drugs do work. As those of you who read Ms. Duke's excellent autobiography, CALL ME ANNA, know, she suffered from bipolar disorder and was quite a handful until she was properly diagnosed and prescribed the right dosage of the right medications. After that she became a fully functioning human being and a nice one, too. (BTW - I have no idea how she is these days, as what I'm about to relate happened at least ten years ago.) My then husband and I wrote a movie for CBS in which she starred and my then husband produced. He told me the following story: It was a really difficult shoot. Terrible weather, uncomfortable locations in small-town British Columbia, long days and freezing nights, etc. One of the co-stars, a highly strung Canadian actress, was having trouble with her lines. Late one night, after she had blown several takes in an emotional scene with Patty, Ms. Duke went over to her and kindly said, "Would you like me to help you run lines?" At which point the highly strung Canadian actress replied with (avert your eyes, children) "F...k off, you c...t!" My then husband happened to be in the vicinity and got ready for the explosion and the end of the shoot (and the free world) for the night. But to his utter amazement, Ms. Duke just calmly walked away.
To this day I have a lovely silk scarf that my then husband gratefully bought for Ms. Duke and forgot to give to her. (My then husband was the forgetful type.) I call it my Patty Duke Scarf - clever little me.
That's my story of the day, folks. You can call me the Rueful (see the beginning of this LONG post) Story Lady. That's me. RSL.
Enjoy your pancakes, bk and MusicGuy!