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Title: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 12:06:32 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you know what a difference a day makes, twenty-four little hours, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently playing croquet on the manicured lawn.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 12:07:35 AM: And the word of the day is: VOCIFEROUS!
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Post by: Hisaka on November 01, 2005, 03:08:58 AM: In my e-dictionary there is an illustrative sentense of VOCIFEROUS; "be vociferous in their demands for easier examinations." I feel like dedicating this to DR Sandra. :)
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Post by: Danise on November 01, 2005, 03:59:03 AM: Good morning all!

I was so tired last night. The first day back to work after being off over a week and the time change just did me in.

I keep forgetting who has my email address and who doesn't so here it is:

DofB5@tampabay.rr.com

I'll keep an eye on my junk/spam mail folder because if you are not on my list, that's where your email goes until I move you to the "approved" list.

If I don't answer an email from any of you and you didn't have my email address before now, please post that I have mail or I might not see it.

One of my tasks while I was on leave from work was to clean that junk mail box out. I had well over a thousand email! :D

It's off to the doctor today for my post op. Hopefully the meds I'm on will work and this will be the last time I have to deal with this problem.

Have a GREAT day all!
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Post by: Michael on November 01, 2005, 04:15:57 AM: Caught up from all the postings from last week.

The release of SOUTH PACIFIC will be the original ROADSHOW version and perhaps the EUROPEAN version which followed the stage continuity.
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Post by: Michael on November 01, 2005, 04:32:42 AM: Going to start posting some photos of the storm from around my apartment.
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Post by: FJL on November 01, 2005, 04:38:38 AM: My parents in Miami Beach have described similar scenes in their neighborhood. Glad you're OK, Michael.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:41:25 AM: Good morning!

The hour is much earlier than usual for me, but that's because I must get up and get out (fill in your own reference) very soon. Helping to install a home theater today, and have an hour's drive to get there. Hope to be back home by mid-afternoon, but not sure if I'll get any DVDs watched today or not given the time I'll be away.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:42:02 AM: It's a beautiful morning and this is supposed to be our warmest day of this week - mid 70s for highs. Right now, it's just gorgeous.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:42:51 AM: And tonight, all my favorite shows are back with new episodes: HOUSE, BONES, MY NAME IS EARL/THE OFFICE, SVU, SUPERNATURAL.

Life is good!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:43:46 AM: I'm all alone, by myself (a Fred Astaire-Judy Garland reference). :)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:47:05 AM: What makes me break out into a cold sweat?

Well, I mentioned hideous faces yesterday. I am also no a crawly big-lover. Don't like the big tree roaches (called palmetto bugs here in the South) that turn up here occasionally and spiders aren't a favorite either (kind of like Ron Weasley in that regard).
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:47:32 AM: And, yes, "get up and get out" WAS a GYPSY reference.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:48:13 AM: OK, off to get a shower now so I can be on the road soon.

WBBL.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 05:59:01 AM: Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I must hie myself shortly to the A Train to head down to 42nd Street...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 06:02:42 AM: Yesterday, BK wrote:
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Reading Jose's posts, it's just like reading the opening chapter of Writer's Block, isn't it?

Well... To be truly like the opening chapter of "Writer's Block" the weather would have had to been miserable, and the rehearsal sort of dingy. The weather yesterday here in NYC was absolutely glorious, and the rehearsal studio has floor to ceiling windows along two sides (a "corner" basically) that overlook 42nd Street and part of Times Square. Quite luxe, actually.

:)

But the excitement and the "hope" that we were part of something big was most definitely in the air.

-Oh, and since you can't smoke indoors now in NYC, there was no cigarette smoke lacing the air either.

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 06:03:10 AM: DR td - I will be sure and pass on your greetings today to Mr. Stanek when I see him.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 06:04:42 AM: And now I must proceed with my aforementioned hie-ing...

-I hope DR elmore had a good rehearsal in Chicago yesterday...

-And to all the Hainsies and Kimlets out there... Remember, 1/2 price Halloween candy at your nearest Target, CVS, Walgreen's, etc...!!!

:)

Laters...
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:07:26 AM: wonderful postings from DR JOSE - we are all living your dream with you vicariously.

And of course I know someone in Indiana who would LOVE one of those t-shirts.

DR DANISE and DR LAURA have been sent the scariest emails in the world....they have been warned.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:08:16 AM: Thanks DR RODZINSKI....once my training is finished and my schedule is set, I will give you all the details. Customers ARE always appreciated.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 06:09:22 AM: Quote from: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 05:43:46 AM
I'm all alone, by myself (a Fred Astaire-Judy Garland reference). :)

That's almost a SPAMALOT reference, too.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:09:24 AM: Oh.....well I have a primal fear. Sometimes it is a dream I have as well....but it has been with me all my life.

Driving across a bridge, and going over the rail into the water....and not surviving. It is awful. It scares me to think about it....and write about it.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:10:57 AM: I was watching ANYTHING GOES again last night....and in the first number, when Bing and Donald leave the performance area to start their "hilarious" gags, the floor in front of the wagon is clean. Once they start the "gags" the floor is littered with debris, including what looks like a broken chair. Do you suppose they cut some of the "funny" stuff?
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 06:11:26 AM: Oh, crap--I forgot to take off my costume from last night and now I'm gonna be stuck in it until I get home.

Just so y'all know: Green Lantern has always been my favorite superhero.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:11:50 AM: I bought a Power Ball ticket yesterday. Hopefully I will be as lucky as the man DR JOSE saw yesterday!

I will be vociferous in my joy if that happens!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:12:19 AM: Looks like an easy guy to like, DR DtM.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 06:17:27 AM: Primal Fears of Me:

Very strange, but I do have this deep seated fear of the end of the world. I have occasional nightmares about it--sometimes involving nuclear war or alien invasion or some kind of weird radioactive phenomena that starts in the skies over the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I am less fearful of my own death than I am of the end of everything.

I'm also afraid of spiders.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 06:19:42 AM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 06:12:19 AM
Looks like an easy guy to like, DR DtM.

Yep, though in this particular painting of him (by the splendid comic book illustrator Alex Ross), GL looks like he may have had a few too many breakfasts at the iHop.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 06:21:00 AM: DR JRand, I want to scared, also!
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 01, 2005, 06:27:37 AM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 06:07:26 AM
DR DANISE and DR LAURA have been sent the scariest emails in the world....they have been warned.

AAAAAAACK!!!
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 01, 2005, 06:32:32 AM: That WAS scary!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 06:37:36 AM: DR DtM your email address looks funny....could you send it to my inbox here at HHW and I will SCARE you.

LOL DRLAURA.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 06:51:59 AM: I am quite fearful of spiders.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 06:56:15 AM: I like THAT Green Lantern a lot. Did he always look that way?
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 06:57:08 AM: All right. I'm off to the races (a MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD reference). Hope everything goes smoothly with this install. I don't want another 12 hour day!
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 07:07:06 AM: I am also afraid of heights.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 07:21:42 AM: It's just you and me Jack!
Did you see the post yesterday about the cheap Ma and Pa Kettle/Francis the talking Mule DVD sets for just $4.88?
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 07:25:47 AM: I've been abandoned.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 07:26:40 AM: DR Jose, your story of going to rehearsal yesterday warmed my heart! I am just so happy for you!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:39:34 AM: Yes, I saw it. Hope to get to WalMart this week to see if they're available here.

Was Francis Joins the Wacs in there?
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:40:44 AM: THE AMAZING RACE is on tonight!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:55:56 AM: Mystery of the Day:

DR MBARNUM is afraid of spiders AND YET one of his favorite movies is:

EARTH vs THE SPIDER.

Food for thought!
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 08:04:47 AM: November greetings from rainy SW Ohio. I'm home today, on sick leave, to visit my doctor at 1:45. Five days of self-medication did not cure me, so it's time for some professional attention.

Jose - it's such fun to follow your Broadway adventures here on line!

I miss DR elmore - anybody heard from him?
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Post by: Jennifer on November 01, 2005, 08:10:39 AM: DR Jose, I also really enjoyed your story and was wishing for more.

And DR MattH, the wb's website has both Gilmore Girls AND supernatural as being repeats tonight.
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 08:11:41 AM: TOD - Loss of mental capacity, through a stroke, Alzheimer's, etc. I'd rather die.
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 08:22:48 AM: Quote from: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 08:04:47 AM
I miss DR elmore - anybody heard from him?

And, there you are! How's Chicago?
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 08:28:02 AM: I hope elmore will find a way to post this week.

VOCIFEROUS, baby, VOCIFEROUS!
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:28:40 AM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 07:39:34 AM
Yes, I saw it. Hope to get to WalMart this week to see if they're available here.

Was Francis Joins the Wacs in there?

No Francis Joins the Wacs yet...that might be in volume 2...if there is ever a volume 2.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 08:29:17 AM: This morning I've got about twenty more packages to address, and then I'll be ready for when I pick up the CDs - that's supposed to be some time today, but given the track record of the pressing plant, I'm guessing tomorrow morning.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:30:26 AM: I am full of mystery, DR JRand55! LOL!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 01, 2005, 08:30:27 AM: I'm afraid of heights.

Actually, it's a fear of falling, I think. I do get myself in situations where I challenge that fear, but it's real. Whether I'm on the rim of the Grand Canyon on scampering around in the Alps, it kicks in and there's no denying it.

Strangely, flying doesn't bother me, and I always get the window seat when I can. I guess planes feel solid to me. Go figure.
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 01, 2005, 08:34:28 AM: Dear DR Jose: If you get the chance, please tell Sir Elton that our eight-year-old grandson loves the song "The Bitch Is Back."

:o ::) 8)

(We've yet to explain to him that Sir Elton also wrote The Lion King; that should raise His Knightliness even higher in Alex's esteem.)
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 08:36:50 AM: I have an initial bout of vertigo whenever I'm up in a high place for the first time, but once I'm used to it I'm not bothered at all.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 08:38:50 AM: Quote from: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:30:26 AM
I am full of mystery, DR JRand55! LOL!

Es la verdad! ;D
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 08:39:25 AM: Quote from: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 06:56:15 AM
I like THAT Green Lantern a lot. Did he always look that way?

Pretty much so--the lines and colors are the same as the classic silver-age GL costume. It may be Alex Ross's realistic approach that makes it look different.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 08:39:30 AM: Did you get scared DR DtM?
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:39:55 AM: I spy me an Elmore3003...how is Chicago??!!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 01, 2005, 08:39:56 AM: It was strange at work last night. No one was in costume, business was slow.

But the computers were also running slow.

And what customers we had were cranky.

We survived.

Time to get ready for work again today. Laters (a phrase we can blame on Jose).
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:43:05 AM: I have a package at the post office to pick up today which should contain a nice check for at least one magazine article/interview....at least there better be a check in there!
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 01, 2005, 08:44:04 AM: Okay, I'm all caught up! I'm staying at the Hotel Allegro at the corner of Randolph and State, right in the middle of the theatre district: WICKED is at the Oriental, Billy Crystal was just (I think) at the Crystal Palace (?), the Goodman is doing PURLIE, and Julie Andrews' THE BOYFRIEND opens next week.

I left the apartment at 6:30 am yesterday, flow to Chicago at 9, both EST, arrived at O'Hare around 10:30 (Chicago time). The band rehearsal was from 3-7, and it went quite well. The section I'm supervising was fun, and a lot of the other Arlen charts came from the CBS television collection, mostly by Peter Matz and Jimmy Carroll. There's a great "Blues in the Night" for Dorothy Collins from "Your Hit Parade" by Peter Matz. The one dud was a chart for "That Old Black Magic" for Julius LaRosa, which was so pathetic we're trying to find another for Ron Raines at the Library of Congress.

Today the rehearsal is from 2-6, and the cast for the concert is coming in today. I'm using Kinko's for the internet service and the ladies here are quite kind and patient with my computer gaucheries.

DRMichaelShayne, good to see you back! DRJRand55, best wishes on the new job, DRJose, tell Todd Ellison I send my love as well. Bye for now!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 08:54:35 AM: That toddlin' town!
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 08:55:05 AM: And one for Mahler.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 08:58:18 AM: Your Hit Parade Page Three Dance! ;D

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Hit_par_color.jpg/225px-Hit_par_color.jpg)[/move]
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2005, 09:00:02 AM: Hello, I'm back after a long hiatus! ;D

I hope that I will be welcomed back vociferously.

I don't exactly know what my most primal fear is, but most of my fears involve really gory, painful stuff that I won't talk about in public. I have been focusing, lately, on being more brave about these fears. I saw something about a year ago that still haunts me; I'm kind of still recovering from that. However, I CAN tell you the previews for the movie Saw II totally freak me out and I CANNOT watch them. I have to change the channel every time a trailer comes on.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 09:03:08 AM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 08:39:30 AM
Did you get scared DR DtM?

You owe me a new pair of boxers!
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 09:03:39 AM: How lovely to see the smiling face of Joy again after all this time. That brings us Joy.
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 09:05:21 AM: A vociferous "Welcome Back" to DR Joy!
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2005, 09:06:38 AM: Thanks, BK and Ginny!

I'm trying to catch up a little...

DR Jose, congrats on the Bway gig! I'm happy for you, but ClemCast is very sad that you have been taken away by those evil vampires. You'll be missed.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 09:07:49 AM: As Richard Chamberlain once sang:

Joy! Joy! Joy in the morning!

And even though it's now past noon, welcome back DR Joy!
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 09:25:57 AM: There's Jason! Are you recovered from your relatives' visit yet? Did you call in sick today, too?
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Post by: Jason on November 01, 2005, 09:48:01 AM: I'm here....and I just got up a few minutes ago. I did call in just to get some rest after my parents' vacation. I was truly exhausted - more mentally and emotionally than physically, but exhausted nonetheless. I'm very glad they were able to come up for a visit, though, and I hope they had a good time.

There were a couple of times this weekend that I know I was kind of a butthole. I didn't mean to be, but I don't have a lot of patience when it comes to indecision and bickering, of which there was an abundance between my mom and aunt. That stuff drives me nuts. I was also very uncomfortable when they would point out pretty girls and ask when I was going to get married and have children. There were also times that I was slightly embarrassed by things they would do or say, and those are my issues. By Sunday, I was more than happy to let them venture out on their own a little bit while I stayed back at the hotel. Overall, though, it was a good trip, but I was ready to go back to my regular life. :)

I feel guilty every time my parents leave to go home after coming to visit me. I'm not sure why. Part of it has to do with knowing just how much money they have spent to come visit me. Part of it also has to do with feeling guilty that I'm not as sad to see them go as they are to be leaving me. I love my family very much, but I didn't cry when they left. Is that bad?

Anyway, enough psychotherapy. They're on a plane as we speak to go back to Louisville and I'll see them again for Christmas, so it's all good.

Dinner with DR Jose was lovely - I'm glad he could join us. He kept the conversation lively and my parents thought he was just faboo.

DR Laura: My granny is apparently doing quite well. I dunno how or why, but she's alright. Thanks for asking!
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 09:57:13 AM: And a very happy haineshisway.com birthday to our very own Macchus, Mark Rothman!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:06:53 AM: Back at work once again.

Three-day weekends seem to move faster than two-day weekends, for some reason.

Happy November 1st, everyone!

Only 53 days till Christmas (for us gentiles)!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:08:00 AM: I watched four of the "Roseanne" Halloween episodes before going to bed last night. I set my VCR to record the rest (I'm not sure how many they were going to show).
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:10:49 AM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday to Macchus/Mark Rothman![/move]
Many Happy Returns of the Day, too!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:13:25 AM: The day here in Oakland started out brightly, with blue skies and rather fresh air, but now it has turned undecided...with grey/overcast layers moving in and swallowing up whole panels of sky.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:15:26 AM: JRand55: On that scrolling photo (DIATH), I (think I)recognize Snooky, Dorothy and Giselle. Who is the guy on the upper right? Is that Julius?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:22:26 AM: It's sad to be all alone in the world. Am I truly the only one here right now?
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 10:23:25 AM: Yes, the ghostly apparition of William F. Orr was here, but he went back into the ether.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 10:31:30 AM: DR RLP I believe that is the luscious Russell Arms. Julius was much more....well MORE!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 10:31:50 AM: Hello to DR JOY.

Happy Birthday to DR MACCHUS.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 10:48:33 AM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR MACCHUS ! ! ! ! ![/move]
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 01, 2005, 10:51:46 AM: Welcome home to DR Joy.

Glad to hear Granny is doing well, DR Jason.

TOD: I am afraid of climbing ladders.

I have had the being-locked-inside-the-underground-mausoleum recurring dream.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 01, 2005, 10:52:21 AM: This morning I went for a walk and this is what I saw:
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 10:58:58 AM: Wonderful picture DearReaderLaura. I love Monarch butterflies. As a kid we would always find the cattapillars on milk weed and pick them and put them into a jar so as to watch them do the transformation into the lovely butterfly stage.

One of my favorite childhood memories!
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Post by: JMK on November 01, 2005, 11:12:48 AM: Happy Birthday, Macchus. Our long-ago discussion of the various Janis Hansens resulted in an unlikely reunion with the help of BK. ;)

TOD: don't know if this counts, but I really do not like flying. It's not like I sit there mortified (well, at least I don't think anyone can tell ;) ), but I definitely prefer to stay on the ground if at all possible.

Re: JR's fear. A woman drove of the Morrison Bridge here in Portland a few months ago. It made the national news because even though all her doors were jammed, and the SUV sank within seconds, by a great stroke of luck her driver's side window broke out on impact and she was able to get out that way. They pulled the car up a few weeks later and her cell phone was still there on the dashboard. I think Inside Edition or somesuch show covered the story. We have that fear, too, and have instructed the kids what to do should that ever happen, especially with power windows, which make it all scarier somehow.

Adventures of Superman questions (for BK or others in the know)--I've been making my way through the episodes. Why is the source material on "The Stolen Costume" so much hideously worse than any of the others? Was it taken out of the first syndication because of the deaths of the villains? I noticed it had that 70s-era Warner Communications logo at the end which none of the others do. Also the commentaries keep saying various times that the first season aired. Some of them say 1951 while others say 1953. Did it air only in LA for 1951-52 and then went national in 1953?
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 11:19:30 AM: Last month I beheld the amazing sight of a flock(?) of about 20 monarchs fluttering by my 13th floor office window. Amazing in that I have never in my life seen more than two butterflys hang together at the same time, amazing that they flew so high.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 11:35:32 AM: The ghostly apparition of William F. Orr has returned. SCARY.

Superman was shot in 1951/52 but did not begin airing until 1953. Don't know why the condition of The Stolen Costume is like that - they should have decent materials on all that stuff, but maybe the negative has gone missing on that episode.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 11:36:05 AM: I shall now be on my way to Vinnie's to mix a CD. Keep the home fries burning until my returning.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 11:42:03 AM: On My Way to Vinnie's

That is the title of my new play.

I remember that story, DR JMK.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 11:42:48 AM: I am watching WHMB the local religious channel.

Zsa Zsa Gabor just moved in next to Mr Ed.
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 11:54:54 AM: Back from the doctor, who says I have allergies (I think to moldy leaves) and gave me Allegra, nasal spray, and a flu shot. No bronchitis or pneumonia, which is always a worry for me, so I guess I'll go back to work tomorrow.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 12:03:01 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 11:42:48 AM
I am watching WHMB the local religious channel.

Zsa Zsa Gabor just moved in next to Mr Ed.

Oy! At first I thought that was some kind of euphemism for Zsa Zsa kicking the bucket.
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 12:03:09 PM: Quote from: Jason on November 01, 2005, 09:48:01 AM
I feel guilty every time my parents leave to go home after coming to visit me. I'm not sure why. Part of it has to do with knowing just how much money they have spent to come visit me. Part of it also has to do with feeling guilty that I'm not as sad to see them go as they are to be leaving me. I love my family very much, but I didn't cry when they left. Is that bad?

Speaking as a mom, DR Jason, I'd say, "No, it's not bad, just a sign that you've found your own way." When we took our son back to UC this fall, after we'd unloaded the cars we went out to dinner. I asked if he needed any help unpacking and he said, "NO." Then I asked if he wanted us to leave and he said, "YES." Then he got a real guilty look and asked if it made me feel bad for him to say that. I said I'd be more upset if he didn't want us to leave. As I said in my email, your relatives are lucky to have someone to visit in the city who can show them such a good time.
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Post by: JMK on November 01, 2005, 12:06:49 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 11:42:48 AM
I am watching WHMB the local religious channel.

Zsa Zsa Gabor just moved in next to Mr Ed.

Exactly what religion is this? ;D
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 01, 2005, 12:30:37 PM: Jim Stafford said it.....
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2005, 12:33:10 PM: DR Jason, hello, nice to see you again!

Your candid post touched me, because - although I'm not all that much older than you - it wasn't so long ago that I had the same issues with my family. In fact, I still have a bit of them today. It seems I just can't control myself when my mom is here for too long and I end up acting like a total beaver and hating myself for it. And when I visit my dad for too long, I get really irritable and I can't wait to leave. I start feeling really judgmental toward my family and wishing they were a little more enlightened (because I'm such a shining example of a perfect human being :rolleyes: )

Hey look, I love my family and I respect and admire what's great about them; but these people are not *chosen* to be part of our lives. Not by us, anyway. And we have a lot in common with them, much more than we are quite comfortable with, and often the most irritating qualities they display are the ones we hate the most about ourselves. Personally, it's one of my most primal fears (TOD!) that I'm going to turn out like my mom; and there's one thing about my dad in particular that I worry will rear its ugly mug in my own life.

I think it's okay to feel guilty, because it shows you're a sensitive human being with compassion who recognizes when you are treating people in a way you would not like to be treated. Just recognize it for what it is and give yourself a break for being a human being. And know that you're not alone -- I feel your pain!
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Post by: Jennifer on November 01, 2005, 12:52:23 PM: Hi DR Joy!

I was also thinking about DR Jason's post. But I was thinking about what he said about crying when they leave. I think it is more common to cry for a boyfriend/girlfriend leaving as opposed to parents or aunts/uncles.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 12:54:26 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 12:03:01 PM
Oy! At first I thought that was some kind of euphemism for Zsa Zsa kicking the bucket.

It's the Church of TVLAND, I guess. They show reruns from 1 pm until 7 pm and then local ministers and DAVEY & GOLIATH all night.

Ed was packing his horseshoes and going to Australia to do a movie with Zsa....but decided to stay with Wilbur instead.

This was followed by MY THREE SONS - but I don't watch Beverly Garland and Dodie episodes.....I just can't take it!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 12:57:28 PM: DR Jennifer, thanks for the information about SUPERNATURAL. That would make one fewer show to program into the DVR. Great!
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Post by: Ben on November 01, 2005, 12:59:20 PM: Welcome Back Joy!!!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:01:46 PM: We were all pondering the question of "The Stolen Costume" last week and never came to any conclusions.

But it is BEYOND lousy. I've seen public domain Z-films look better than that episode.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:05:28 PM: I think it's normal to feel guilty, DR Jason, but I wouldn't waste time worrying about it. Chicks leave the nest and make their own ways in the world. Their function now should be for emotional SUPPORT when you need it.

Oh, how I identified with the prodding about pretty girls and getting married. At age 35 or 36, I finally told my father and mother I was not getting married and they needed to stop talking about it. I do think that's the last time they ever did mention it, but it was common for them to try to fix me up with dates until I moved away from them to another city.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:07:10 PM: Back from my home theater "load-in." All went very smoothly despite having to deal with an antiquaited cable box.

But glad to have that behind me.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:09:49 PM: When I got in, I watched EXTRAS from Sunday night.

Honestly, I did laugh, but all the back-and-forth about men who could or couldn't be gay because they had been married with children got rather tedious.

And the guest star was someone who's obviously well known in Britain but not known here, so his involvement with a woman half his age didn't have quite the impact to me that it might have had to a Britisher who hated to see the young girl using him and carrying on with a studly stagehand behind his back.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:11:19 PM: Then, I went to my to-watch shelf and pulled off SILKWOOD.

Another disappointment: it's a flat letterbox transfer, non-anamorphic from our friends at MGM. I'll watch it because I like the movie and want to see it again after a long, long time, but it didn't make me happy to see such a penny-pinching transfer.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 01:24:54 PM: Highs in the 50's today....rain this morning....but clear and sunny this afternoon.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 01:25:12 PM: I've made an afternoon appointment with an optometrist.

Lately, I've been having difficulty "focusing"...especially when my eyes are tired.

That, and I seem to have better focus with my glasses off than on.

It's been a few years since my last eye exam, so I shouldn't be terribly surprised at the necessity to go again.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 01:27:12 PM: The postman has left me a batch of treasures, all from eBay purchases.

It's just like Christmas lately.

It's just gotta stop, that's all!

Mercy, mercy me....!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 01:27:58 PM: Thanks for the info, JRand55. I always forget about poor Russell Arms.

Don't know why.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:30:33 PM: I have AMazon packages scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday.

Today, all I got was the CD soundtrack of MGM's HIT THE DECK.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 01:31:17 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 12:54:26 PM

This was followed by MY THREE SONS - but I don't watch Beverly Garland and Dodie episodes.....I just can't take it!

Amen! (although use caution, as I believe little Dodie appears in one of those Adam-12 episodes!)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:32:44 PM: On the way to my installation, I listened to the soundtracks of MGM's BRIGADOON and ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. I'm convinced that had she been able to complete the movie, Judy Garland would have re-recorded several of her numbers before the film's release.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 01, 2005, 01:42:35 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 01:25:12 PM
I've made an afternoon appointment with an optometrist.

DR Ron Pulliam, quick! how many fingers am I holding up? I went for my eye exam a week ago, and my sight is pathetic.

I just read of the death of Paula Laurence, a tough old broad, wonderful comedienne, and lovely friend. She was 89, although I suspect she was possibly older. She was a good friend and her stories of singing in night clubs in the 1940s, working with Orson Wells, Kurt Weill, Moss Hart, and others were fascinating. There is a wonderful drawing of her by Paul Cadmus, published in a collection of his drawings, and it's a pity that her two songs in ONE TOUCH OF VENUS were not recorded with the Mary Martin/Kenny Baker sessions. She is on the Decca recording of ROBERTA with Kitty Carlisle and Alfred Drake. I will miss her and remember her charm and glamour.
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Post by: Jed on November 01, 2005, 01:44:51 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 11:42:48 AM
I am watching WHMB the local religious channel.

Zsa Zsa Gabor just moved in next to Mr Ed.

Just as God would want it.
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2005, 01:48:56 PM: Jed, that was your 1776th post! God bless America! ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 01:58:58 PM: I read about Paula Lawrence earlier today, too. Would have loved to hear some of her stories about Ethel Merman.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 02:00:54 PM: I'm a little earlier than usual, but I'm on my way down now for the cleaning ritual of the day.

WBBL.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 02:01:34 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 01, 2005, 01:42:35 PM
DR Ron Pulliam, quick! how many fingers am I holding up?

Those are fingers???
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 02:03:25 PM: Here's something totally out of left field:

The song "Say One For Me" has been running through my head all day. First, by Bing Crosby alone. Then, as a duet with Debbie Reynoles.

"The next time you say one,
Say one for me.
The next time you pray one,
Pray one for me.
And you have my promise
I'll say one for you.
The next best thing to one prayer is two."
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 02:05:06 PM: And DR Jason's family saga has brought a memory back that I'd totally forgotten:

I saw "Say One For Me" at a drive-in theater. I saw it on my birthday back in 1959 or 1960, and my father took me to see it. My mom stayed home.

It was most unusual for my father to do anything just with me (i.e. without my mom).
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:18:14 PM: Ron, thanks for asking.

Yesterday our hardwood floors got their fist coast of stain. The smell was horrific and our eyes were stinging, so off we went to a hotel in town. Well, Keith stayed several hours raking leaves while I ran errands, then we went into town.

It was a beautiful day & a perfect afternoon for the Halloween parade. After the parade, along with the rest of the crowd, we walked around town. We had a delicious dinner in one of our favorite restaurants and walked around some more before stopping for ice cream to take back to the hotel with us.

The hotel had a beautiful view but the air/heat system wasn’t working properly & we roasted all night. To top that off were the groups of people still celebrating until the early hours of the morning.

Keith was up and out of there by 5:30. I sat in bed and watched a beautiful sunrise before taking a very long walk in the park. Boy was I sorry not to have my camera with me. After checking out I took a long walk around town and browsed in the bookstore.

DRLaura, I’m sorry to say there are no real Halloween duties for us in the country. It was nice to be in town with the action.
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:21:54 PM: Bruce-Kelbo’s :D Do you have one of their menus? If you mentioned this-sorry. It's difficult to catch up & my eyes are stinging a bit from the floor.
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:24:45 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 06:04:42 AM
And now I must proceed with my aforementioned hie-ing...

-I hope DR elmore had a good rehearsal in Chicago yesterday...

-And to all the Hainsies and Kimlets out there... Remember, 1/2 price Halloween candy at your nearest Target, CVS, Walgreen's, etc...!!!

:)

Laters...

Aren't you trying to get "buff" ;D. Stay away from the candy.
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:48:03 PM: JRand good news on the job-enjoy it.

Ginny. I’m sorry you have allergies and not a lingering cold.

Ben, good luck getting to Cardiff.

Michael S, I’m pleased to see you have returned. My nephew emailed photos taken from his home in Naples. It appears his sun room as moved into his pool. I will have to check out if those were ficus trees lying on the ground.

Joy you are welcomed back vociferously. I saw your avatar & broke out into a big smile.

Jason I would say your reaction to your parents leaving is normal. Please don’t feel guilty or worry about it and just be happy they want to visit you and NY. My family rarely visited us once we left LA.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACCHUS!

MBarnum did you get a new window today?
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 01, 2005, 02:49:48 PM: The postman brought me something today: The 15th Anniversary Forever Plaid cd, starring the Las Vegas cast. The guys sound great, and the music is piano and bass, as it is supposed to be.
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Post by: Jed on November 01, 2005, 02:56:28 PM: Welcome back, Joy!!!

Vociferous enough for ya (if not quite as patriotic as my last post)?
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:57:14 PM: It's raining rather hard now so all our windows and doors are closed. It is beginning to smell in here.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 03:49:57 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 01:27:58 PM
Thanks for the info, JRand55. I always forget about poor Russell Arms.

Don't know why.

So it was sort of a Farewell to Arms? :P

SAY ONE FOR ME....I won that soundtrack a couple of years ago. I don't mind the movie....and I can take EVERYTHING except Robert Wagner's "dancing."
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 03:50:38 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 01:31:17 PM
Amen! (although use caution, as I believe little Dodie appears in one of those Adam-12 episodes!)

Too late! I've already been incensed! :P
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 03:51:31 PM: Thanks to DR JANE, DR ELMORE, and others for the job vibes. It isn't MUCH of accomplishment since my sister bought the store and offered me the part time position - but I guess I will have to show up to collect the paycheck!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 03:52:08 PM: DR DtM - do you want plain or plaid boxer replacements? I am going to Goodwill tomorrow.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 04:13:32 PM: Still at Vinnie's. Should be wrapping up within the hour.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 04:14:46 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 03:52:08 PM
DR DtM - do you want plain or plaid boxer replacements? I am going to Goodwill tomorrow.

Plaid would be nice. Faded plaid from the Goodwill looks better than faded plain. And try for a pair that's not ripped at the crotch.
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Post by: TCB on November 01, 2005, 04:50:10 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 06:07:26 AM
wonderful postings from DR JOSE - we are all living your dream with you vicariously.

And of course I know someone in Indiana who would LOVE one of those t-shirts.

Jrand, you silly, I don't live in Indiana!
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Post by: Michael on November 01, 2005, 05:10:16 PM: Didn't Paula Lawrence sing her songs on one of the Painted smiles albums?
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Post by: td on November 01, 2005, 05:19:13 PM: Quote from: bk on November 01, 2005, 09:03:39 AM
How lovely to see the smiling face of Joy again after all this time. That brings us Joy.

I second that emotion. One can never have enough Joy in one's life.
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Post by: Michael on November 01, 2005, 05:19:22 PM: I saw this the next day after the hurricane and all the destruction
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Post by: Michael on November 01, 2005, 05:20:09 PM: Quote from: td on November 01, 2005, 05:19:13 PM
I second that emotion. One can never have enough Joy in one's life.

I actually prefer Palmolive. (The kind the Madge likes)
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 05:25:40 PM: JRand I’m sure you will make your sister very happy.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 05:33:58 PM: Thanks DRJANE.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 05:34:25 PM: Quote from: TCB on November 01, 2005, 04:50:10 PM
Jrand, you silly, I don't live in Indiana!

Who lives? :P
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Post by: Ginny on November 01, 2005, 05:42:25 PM: Quote from: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:48:03 PM
Ginny. I’m sorry you have allergies and not a lingering cold.

A nurse once said to me, "Why don't you just get pneumonia - we know how to cure THAT!"
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 05:56:27 PM: I'm back, but must now eat something before I fall over.
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 01, 2005, 05:57:33 PM: House is about to start up. At last, a show der B and I agree is that good.
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 06:20:49 PM: I will never stay awake to watch HOUSE tonight. It looks like a good episode.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 06:23:01 PM: I just paid a few bills online, so I thought I'd check in a say, "Hey!"

"Hey!"
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 01, 2005, 06:24:02 PM: Pogue & Pooch, racked out in front of the tube
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 06:25:29 PM: I had a good time at optometry today.

What? A good time?

Yes! My optometrist's name is Higginbotham and I've known many a Higginbotham in my day. None of them are his relatives, but he's very familiar with all the places where I knew them.

So...go figure.

My vision has changed...I need stronger close vision and weaker long vision. My far vision is getting better and better as I age, for some reason.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 06:26:06 PM: Holy Crow! It's Camera 65!
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Post by: Jane on November 01, 2005, 06:29:43 PM: Pogue, sweet photo. :)
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:01:28 PM: I think DR CP is enjoying the program more than Pooch is. :)
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:01:50 PM: AMAZING RACE was 100% improved over last week!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:02:21 PM: DR MBARNUM - Wild Wild Planet will be on TCM on Friday at 10:15 am your time!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:02:57 PM: What did you say you were going to eat, MR BK?

I had meatballs and lettuce and tomatoes. :)
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 01, 2005, 07:04:11 PM: Unusual doctors' names.

Dr Highanbottom - DR RLP's optometrist is a top contender!

I can only add Dr. Lader and Dr. Pillman
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 01, 2005, 07:23:29 PM: Tewkes & Mos, nose-to-nose
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 07:35:39 PM: I had a couple of air sandwiches - low cal bread and sliced turkey and ham. Under 500 calories for the pair.

The rest of my days low calories were given to a few Halloween candies - still under a 1000 calories for the day.

Now, might I ask where in tarnation IS everyone? This is a way to start November? I don't THINK so. Especially after the disgusting call I had from the pressing plant - same old, same old, discs not ready, machine trouble (when he said that, I shot back, "Try another one, you used that last time"), may have them tomorrow afternoon. The trouble with that, of course, is when am I supposed to get the CDs into the packages and take them to the post office? Because my Thursday starts at nine in the morning and goes until after six. So, I may just hire someone to come and deal with it (if I can find someone at this late date) and then deduct that cost from the invoice. Even if I don't do that, they're going to have to eat some of this cost, because they have done this on every single release - we give them plenty of time, and they wait until the last possible second to do the job, which leaves them no room for error if they're behind.
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2005, 07:35:43 PM: Ron Pulliam,

I know a Higginbotham, she's an actress/choreographer! I love the Higginbothams!
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 07:36:02 PM: I forgot to put the trivia answers up today - they'll be in tomorrow's notes.
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2005, 07:39:59 PM: I must thank you all for the vociferous welcomes.

A few things:
BK, your air sandwich reminds me to report that I've joined Weight Watchers and so far it has worked miracles. In the first month I have lost 11 pounds, and that's with having occasional treats and beer and wine and liquor. Hoo and Ray.

Thing #2... I have forgotten. Ah well.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 07:56:50 PM: Quote from: Michael S on November 01, 2005, 05:20:09 PM
I actually prefer Palmolive. (The kind the Madge likes)

You're soaking in it.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 08:00:49 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 07:01:50 PM
AMAZING RACE was 100% improved over last week!

Yepperee! It was a return to the Amazing Race of olde!

I shall speak of it no more till the 'morrow...
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Post by: Ann on November 01, 2005, 08:05:07 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 01, 2005, 10:06:53 AM

Only 53 days till Christmas (for us gentiles)!

How many days is it for Jews??

BK? Jane? Inquiring minds want to know! Check your calendars...
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 08:09:30 PM: HOUSE certainly WAS that good tonight, an excellent episode with its usual medical conundrum that is compelling even for those of us who know nothing about medicine.

I loved Ron Livingston when he had a recurring role on SEX & THE CITY (he's the Carrie boy friend who broke up with her using a Post-It note, one of the show's most memorable episodes), and he was certainly believable tonight as a physician.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 08:11:29 PM: Also greatly enjoyed BONES which had an intriguing case involving cannibalism and bears in Oregon (or was it Washington)?
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 08:12:52 PM: Before network TV came on, I enjoyed two more episodes of KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER including the one starring Tom Skerritt as the Devil running for political office in Chicago.

Universal has done a more than adequate job mastering these shows onto DVD. No, there aren't any special features, but just to have the entire series in one package looking as good as they do is prize enough.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 08:18:19 PM: For me, however, the night's best show was LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT. Ostensibly about the killing of a child (and the wounding of two others) at school, the show evolved into a gripping hour about hate crimes and a neo-Nazi movement that pulled two HUGE surprises on the viewer during the show's last quarter hour. Amazing drama.

And wonderful acting not only from the show's regulars but from Marcia Gay Harden, Joe Grifasi, and John Rubenstein in other key roles. (And the young actor who plays the troubled Zach on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES also played a key role in tonight's episode of SVU, too.)
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 08:22:54 PM: When I hear "What A Difference A Day Makes" in my head, am I hearing Eartha Kitt, Shirley Bassey or Dinah Washington?
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:24:32 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 01, 2005, 07:02:21 PM
DR MBARNUM - Wild Wild Planet will be on TCM on Friday at 10:15 am your time!

And coincidently I just finished up Tony Russel's interview and it was soon be on it's way to the publisher!
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:26:47 PM: Now it is my turn to welcome back DR Joy!

Welcome back DR Joy!
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Post by: MBarnum on November 01, 2005, 08:37:17 PM: Soon to appear on a newstand near you...the new issue of FILMFAX magazine featuring my interview with actor SEAMON GLASS star of the wonderful 1962 sci-fi film THIS IS NOT A TEST!

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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 08:53:24 PM: Just finished the new DVD of Wages of Fear and will now check out the extras.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 08:53:38 PM: And now - Dino at the piano.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 08:56:10 PM: The mix actually went very smoothly and quickly, a total of about five hours, and we smoothed out everything, and the audience is now very present in the mix, and the blend between Kevin and the piano is excellent. I also deleted a few extraneous things, and the CD will run approximately 76 minutes - no songs cut except for the encore, and I only cut about a minutes' worth of dialogue from the whole show.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 09:01:07 PM: I saw a picture of Kevin and a couple of his cronies doing a male version of "You Gotta Have a Gimmick" for a fund raiser. He was as cute as always. Judging by the way he was dressed, he did Tessie Tura.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 01, 2005, 09:01:56 PM: Guess it's time to head for bed.

Good night, everyone!
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Post by: Rodzinski on November 01, 2005, 09:11:53 PM: Back home after a night attending the tale of Sweeney Todd.
Great show. Everything I hope for in a Broadway show. Subtlety of performance, high level of skill on display, great balance of the dark and light, intelligence. I did not know what to expect from the stripped down concept and Lupone, but I was not disappointed.
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Post by: Cillaliz on November 01, 2005, 09:13:38 PM: DR JOSE, I so enjoyed reading all about your big day yesterday. I just sat here smiling from ear to ear feeling so happy for you. It's so exciting! I'm so proud of you!
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Post by: Rodzinski on November 01, 2005, 09:13:47 PM: Also attending the show were Rita Wilson and Teller from Penn and Teller. Sadly, not as a couple.
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Post by: Cillaliz on November 01, 2005, 09:19:23 PM: I saw NORTH COUNTRY tonight. I enjoyed it. I went to the 6:40 pm showing. For about the first 10 minutes I was the only person in the theater, then one couple came in late and sat a long way away from me. It was great! I really do love it when it's almost a private showing. Just me and the big screen. Great way to get lost in a movie and I have no qualms about getting weepy
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Post by: Cillaliz on November 01, 2005, 09:19:38 PM: Page 7 YEAH!!!!
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Post by: Rodzinski on November 01, 2005, 09:28:38 PM: YEAH!!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:30:00 PM: Good Evening!

Someone pinch me... I think I'm still dreaming...

:)
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Post by: Rodzinski on November 01, 2005, 09:31:04 PM: I see Jose is logged on. And he's in the guest room of our apartment. So that's kinda odd.
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Post by: Rodzinski on November 01, 2005, 09:31:49 PM: I won't actually go pinch the guy though.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:32:53 PM: As for primal fears... I, for some unknown reason, will visualize myself getting in an accident of some sort where I ended up breaking my arm, losing a finger, fracturing my wrist. It truly freaks me out sometimes. I guess with my hands being not only my livelihood, but also my "life". Consequently, when I hear stories about people breaking a bone, I get so totally oogied out by it.

YUCK!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:36:09 PM: DR Joy - Welcome back!

...And please tell Jeff, Sara and Rachel that I will be available on Mondays to play auditions after next week. I'm only with Lestat this week, and then I head back down to DC for Arena Stage. -But I do plan to head back up here on Mondays when I can. *And once Lestat gets up and running here in the spring, I'll be available most days - except Wednesdays. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:37:31 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 04:14:46 PM
Plaid would be nice. Faded plaid from the Goodwill looks better than faded plain. And try for a pair that's not ripped at the crotch.

...But, Oh! the stories you could tell!!!

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:38:37 PM: DR elmore - Carolee Carmello sends her love to you.

-Oh, and I ran into Jonathan Tunick tonight too, and he sends his best too.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:41:10 PM: DR td - The smile that came across Jim Stanek's face when I passed on your greetings to him was a great way to start the day. Happiness. He sends his best right back to ya'! And he hopes to see you again sooner rather than later. -And I do have his contact info with me if you need it, so...

*The "fun" part came when trying to explain how I knew you - "So are you a CMU person?" -No. "Are you a Pittsburgh person?" -No. "Well how do you know Tony?" -Well, I'm a Bruce Kimmel person...

;)
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Post by: Jason on November 01, 2005, 09:44:57 PM: Well, well, well...what a day this has been.

First off - Welcome Back, DR Joy! And thank you (and everyone else) for your sentiments re. my previous post. I'm still feeling a little 'off' about the whole thing, but I think it's just something I'm going to have to let go.

Secondly: I'm afraid of spiders, snakes, heights, success, failure and intimacy. How's that for honesty? How's that for screwed up?!? :)

Thirdly: Thank you, again, Jose, for getting me into today's event. It was very exciting and most educational. And the door prizes are faboo, too. Do you realize that today was the first time I've seen Carolee perform live?

After the little presentation of LESTAT this afternoon, DR Jose and I managed to snag house seats (third row center) for the first preview performance of THE COLOR PURPLE. All I'll say at this point is that the show is in VERY good condition for a first preview. There's a little fleshing out of certain things that need to be tended to, but in general, it was a very well-done piece of theatre. The Act II opening was wonderfully done and I smell a Tony nomination for at least three - possibly five - of the actors in the show.
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Post by: Jason on November 01, 2005, 09:48:29 PM: DR Rodzinski: I'm SO glad you liked SWEENEY TODD. I overheard someone at THE COLOR PURPLE who jokingly said he liked SWEENEY better than PURPLE. His friend shunned him immediately and said he should take it back or lose a friend. I thought SWEENEY was fantastic - I'm glad you thought so, too.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 09:48:48 PM: kkdfkdjfkdjfkjfkjfkkjkj.

See what happens when you have idle fingers with no focus?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 09:48:58 PM: Is it really only Tuesday?

:)

What another great, verging on surreal, day it was at the 42nd Street Studios, and eventually the Winter Garden Theatre. We started off the day by singing through the material that was going to be sung at the Group Sales Presentation later in the afternoon. The number of chills that went up and down my spine as the soloists went through their number soon became innumerable. Some truly thrilling moments. -And to think that most of them had just started learning their songs last Saturday! Since our MD was going to be accompanying them on the piano, I was just able to sit back and listen and enjoy.

Then came a reading of the second act, and then it was time for lunch. After lunch we reconvened at the Winter Garden for sound check and a brief run-through. I did get to meet, albeit very briefly, Sir Elton John, but just being in the same room with him for a couple of hours was "enough". Anne Rice eventually joined the group closer to the "curtain" time too. -She was in town today doing promo for her new book, "Christ, the Lord" - various TV appearances this morning and then a book-signing.

The presentation went very well, and I even managed to snag a couple of "goody bags"/souvenirs. -Oh, as did DR Jason.

:)
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Post by: FJL on November 01, 2005, 09:59:16 PM: Re LESTAT - did they really announce, as rumored, that there won't be ANY discounts besides the group sales discount? That sounds really confident if true.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:01:36 PM: Well, as DR Jason just "explained", we managed to get house seats for The Color Purple. It was their first preview tonight. Before heading out this morning, I made sure to print out a copy of the discount offer from Playbill.com. When we stepped up to the box office and asked for two tickets, I noticed that the gentleman behind the glass was pulling up a list of names on his computer screen. Hmm.. Would magic strike again like it did a few weeks ago when DR Jason got his house seat for Sweeney Todd? Well, yes it did. Center Orchestra, Row D.

Once we got into the theatre, I almost thought we were going to be too close since the passarelle came out into the house and covered Row A. But it was cool being that close - I love seeing actor's faces. And from what I could tell, we could still see the "big" stage pictures.

The show really is in good shape. There are some inspired moments/sequences of story-telling, and there are other that are still waiting to be discovered. And there's one running "joke" that pays itself off many times over as the evening progresses. -And, yes, I'm being cryptic and secretive about it.

Casting-wise, not really a weak link in the bunch. I did have one "issue", but it's sort of a minor quibble, and I'll save that comment until after the show gets a few more performances under it's belt.

It was during the intermission that I said, "Hi," to Mr. Tunick and his lovely wife, Lee. On the way out, I also managed to compliment and congratulate Paul Tazewell, the costume designer. -The creative staff was gathered at the back of the house as creative staffs are wont to do during previews. Paul has done a ton of work down at Arena Stage - and many, many other theatres around the country and the world.
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Post by: Jason on November 01, 2005, 10:01:38 PM: That's what they said at the close of the presentation - no discounts. And the third balcony will be closed so as to guarantee a good seat to all patrons.
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Post by: td on November 01, 2005, 10:03:16 PM: I don't know if I can speak for the rest of the H & Ks, but, I certainly am looking forward to Jose's Lestat postings.
Thanks for being the messenger, Jose. When Jim Stanek smiles, he can light up an entire city block.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:06:23 PM: Quote from: FJL on November 01, 2005, 09:59:16 PM
Re LESTAT - did they really announce, as rumored, that there won't be ANY discounts besides the group sales discount? That sounds really confident if true.

Again, as DR Jason stated, Yes, there will be no discounts.

As for the non-selling of the third - or was it second - balcony... That applies to the group sales sales. I believe - just like in past shows at The Palace - they will still sell those seats at the window at a major discount due to sight-line issues. -Heck, even The Color Purple is selling the last three rows of the Broadway Theatre for $26.25.

*And a little birdie has mentioned that the AmEx Gold Card and Green Card Exclusive sales have been very good so far.

:)
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Post by: FJL on November 01, 2005, 10:06:47 PM: We got row B dead center for Lestat. I figured that if we're too close to see the stage pictures, we can spend the show watching Jose. :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:14:35 PM: Quote from: td on November 01, 2005, 10:03:16 PM
I don't know if I can speak for the rest of the H & Ks, but, I certainly am looking forward to Jose's Lestat postings.
Thanks for being the messenger, Jose. When Jim Stanek smiles, he can light up an entire city block.

Thanks again, td! -And thanks again to the other DRs for their continued well-wishes.

There is sooo much that has happened in just the past two days alone... It's truly has been overwhelming, but in a good sense. There are things I wish I could share with you, but can't... I know I would just end up blabbering on and on... I want to be sure to preserve the "sanctity" of the rehearsal room and the rehearsal process... And there just a lot of things I just want to keep to and for myself right now... And there are bound to things I've just plain "forgotten"...

I have four more days with this amazing group of artists... And then I head back to down to DC to be with another amazing group of artists... And after 12 weeks, I will be rejoining this fine bunch of folks...

Life really is good.

:)

*And, yes, Jim Stanek's smile can light up many rooms. -And I remember his legs during the Forum revival having a similiar effect. ;)
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Post by: Jason on November 01, 2005, 10:14:38 PM: Did anyone read on B'way.com that last week THE WOMAN IN WHITE brought in nearly $400,000 in just three preview performances? Not bad for a very British show...

I also read that Ms. Maria Friedman will take a leave of absence from the show starting Thursday to have breast surgery due to stage one cancer. The producers expect she'll be back in the show by opening on the 17th. Now THAT's a trouper. ~~Good vibes to Ms. Friedman and her family~~
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Post by: Jason on November 01, 2005, 10:17:19 PM: *Second balcony. My bad...

The presentation this afternoon was quite exciting and was just enough to whet my appetite for more. No vampire pun intended. I plan to start reading "The Vampire Lestat" as soon as I'm able.
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Post by: FJL on November 01, 2005, 10:21:57 PM: With thoughts of vampires that look like Hugh Panaro, I wish you a good night. :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:27:19 PM: Quote from: FJL on November 01, 2005, 10:06:47 PM
We got row B dead center for Lestat. I figured that if we're too close to see the stage pictures, we can spend the show watching Jose. :)

Hey... If you wanted house seats... ;)

However, alas, into each life a little rain must fall...

I found out two things today which sort of "dampered" me for a few moments...

1) They will be recording the cast album in San Francisco right after they close at the Curran. With the San Francisco pit musicians. In other words, I will not be getting on the OCR. -However, neither will any of the other Broadway musicians, so there's some consolation in that regards. I also understand the logic and "ecomomics" behind the decision. This will allow them to record the show with a group of musicians that will have played with the cast for almost two full months. Additionally, it will allow the OCR to be available in time for the first Broadway preview. However, since I will be in the Broadway pit, I will get a chance at the various TV appearances ("The Today Show", "Letterman", "The Tony Awards", etc.) as well as all the other promotional events. *But the MD has assured me - well, I "assured" him as well - that I would get a Thank You in some small font in the liner notes. -And on another "bright side", the San Fran musicians will only get eight weeks with the show, eight weeks of employment. I, on the other hand, will have years and years of employment.
:)

2) Due to the size of the pit at The Palace, my keyboard and a few other musicians will most likely be placed in the "auxiliary" pit - in another room outside of the pit. However, the Associate Conductor said I was more than welcome to hang out in the actual pit during intermission so that I could say HI to people. ;) -And it will still be nice being part of a 20-piece Broadway pit orchestra - even if I am in another room. And I won't always have to wear black too!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:34:57 PM: Quote from: Jane on November 01, 2005, 02:24:45 PM
Aren't you trying to get "buff" ;D. Stay away from the candy.

Well, actually, that bit of "news" was for any Hainsies and Kimlets who may have forgotten about the post-Halloween sales. I've actually done very well the past few days. Yes, a few indulgences - just a few - but those have been preceded by some very balanced and very healthy meals.

*Actually, I sort of got a head start last week when I home... If the numbers on the scale aren't deceiving me, five pounds already!

:)
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Post by: George on November 01, 2005, 10:38:21 PM: I just caught up with all of today's posts. I wasn't able to read anything today at work.
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Post by: George on November 01, 2005, 10:38:45 PM: Welcome back DR Joy!! ;D
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Post by: George on November 01, 2005, 10:39:23 PM: Jose, maybe you could write a Journal here on HHW like Juliana did when she was in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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Post by: George on November 01, 2005, 10:40:13 PM: And one for Mahler!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:40:41 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 01, 2005, 08:44:04 AM
Okay, I'm all caught up! I'm staying at the Hotel Allegro at the corner of Randolph and State, right in the middle of the theatre district: WICKED is at the Oriental, Billy Crystal was just (I think) at the Crystal Palace (?), the Goodman is doing PURLIE, and Julie Andrews' THE BOYFRIEND opens next week.

...

DRJose, tell Todd Ellison I send my love as well. Bye for now!

DR elmore - I know exactly where you are! Great location! Marshall Fields is just a few blocks away - be sure to give their "food court" a try - it's pretty amazing. And there's a steak house, Nick & Stef's a few blocks away too, right by the river. *If you make a reservation their through your hotel's concierge desk, they usually comp your dessert.

And when Mr. Ellison pops back in, I will be sure to pass on your greetings.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:43:57 PM: Quote from: George on November 01, 2005, 10:39:23 PM
Jose, maybe you could write a Journal here on HHW like Juliana did when she was in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Hmm... I guess I'm already doing that. ;)

Of course, I'm betting most of the stuff I would like to write about and post would most likely get me reprimanded, scorned, shunned and/or beat up.

::)

-But since we're only two days in, I can assure that nothing like "that" has happened. So far.

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 01, 2005, 10:45:06 PM: Well, since I will actually be playing during the rehearsal tomorrow/today... in a few hours(!), I guess I should get some sleep. Sleep is good.

Goodnight.
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 10:56:21 PM: Why is Jose not saying hello to Miss Carmello for ME? And Mr. Ellison for ME? And Mr. Tunick for ME? I don't know from Elton John, so he doesn't have to say hello to Eltie for me, but he best send my regards to anyone else I know.
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Post by: George on November 01, 2005, 11:22:02 PM: Yesterday at work, we had a Halloween costume contest and goodie break. I took a few pictures, but I'll only post my picture (I don't know if my co-workers would want their picture posted on the Internet without their knowledge). Anyway I dressed as a tourist and took pictures with my niece's disposable camera. Here I am:
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Post by: George on November 01, 2005, 11:22:56 PM: My niece took this picture at her house yesterday morning, before I left for work. ;D
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 01, 2005, 11:33:11 PM: MBarnum, did Tony Russell talk about doing dinner theatre with Kathyrn Crosby? I believe he was playing her leading man when my friend Larry Drake was touring with her. Didn't he come close to getting the Sergio Leone westerns that Clint Eastwood ultimately did?
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Post by: bk on November 01, 2005, 11:40:12 PM: Took a nice hot shower and feel very relaxed now, like a gazelle on a featherbed.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 01, 2005, 11:47:25 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on November 01, 2005, 08:22:54 PM
When I hear "What A Difference A Day Makes" in my head, am I hearing Eartha Kitt, Shirley Bassey or Dinah Washington?
The wonderful Dinah W. A truly great recording.

larer of course the interesting version by Esher Philips