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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were dazzlingly white like my teeth and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're teeth are also dazzlingly white.
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And the word of the day is: BARMECIDAL!
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I back to my computer finally. Been a crazy week. The school shooting really got things moving around the tv station. I also got wind of a job in KC doing the same thing I'm doing for twice the money, so I sent a resume and am going to persue it, and possibly move to Kansas City...soon... VERY exciting for me. It's for a fox affiliate, but I can deal. Other than that I've been learning about satellite live trucks and new $5,000 digital video cameras...fun stuff. Just now looking back through my new york pics and realizing what an awesome and inspiring trip it was. It's like it lit a fire under me to get my life moving in the direction I want it to go. I also met some REALLY cool people from this site. You guys know who you are and you rock! Everyone have a good day, I'm off to bed.
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Nice picture jhvw!
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Three posts? And just what in tarnation am I doning up at four o'clock in the morning? I've been up since three-thirty actually - don't know why, since I've only slept about ninety minutes so far. Well, I'll try to go back to sleep in a few moments. I think the Eyetalian food may be the culprit.
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I got a spam e-mail this morning from "Numbers Moore". Isn't that a great gangster name for our very own elmore?
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In fact, let's give gangster names to all dear readers - that's today's assignment.
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Good morning, all! I was up quite early since I have to be a Rockefeller Center by 9 AM for a haircut. I'm listening to my beloved Liz Callaway sing Frank Loesser, sipping coffee, and laughing at BK's ultrabrite teeth.
DR jhvw, best of luck with the KC job! I hope you get it.
Yesterday I laid out the Brain's Act One Finale and entered all the vocal lines. I shall continue with Act One today. I've booked an airlines ticket to Ohio at the end of the month to visit my Dad, and I want to have all the score laid out before I go. When I go, I'll take the December holiday concert charts for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus and finish them, return to New York and continue work on "The Brain."
This afternoon, I have to pick up an emergency job for the New Haven Symphony; this will take very little time over the weekend, but it's one more orchestra to have my resume and for me to have on my resume.
TOD:
DVD: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Manon (Australian Ballet), All the King's Men
CD: Liz Callaway, Guy Haines, Jule Styne in Hollywood, Susan Egan, Mozart Piano Concerti
VHS: Cheap porn
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I've always thought that certain Eye-talian food dishes sound like gangster names.
Clams Casino
Oysters Rockefeller
Veal Scallopini, etc...
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Bruce, take an Alka-Seltzer and go to bed!
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Can't...type....
Blinded...by...BK's....teeth....
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Good morning all! I have to tell you about the best site on the internet with the best PEOPLE on it.
I received the lovely post card from NY and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you all for thinking about me. I so wish I could have been there with you
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I heard that there was 10 inches of the white stuff that is claimed by some to be snow in NY yesterday. Of course, I still think the pictures are doctored up because I've never seen it.;)
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DVD Player: The Tommy Steele Story
I ordered this from a company called Video Beats, which specializes in 50's and 60's rock and roll movies. I loved Tommy Steeke as a musical comedy star, but here he's singing his rock & roll hits. I'm surprised at how out of tune he is...some time he'll belt out a final note and it's REALLY flat!
The other strange thing is, his whole life story is told in calypso!
I'm a huge calpyso fan, so I'm enjoying it from that aspect the most. I had no idea that calypso and rock and roll ever bred.
CD player: Mercer, Guy Haines and more Mercer in current rotation in my 5-disc changer.
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I am taking the post card with me to work so I can look at it and be reminded of all of the wonderful friends I have made because of a web site.
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I believe Mr. Haines sings Mercer lyrics on both of his solo CDs - If I Had My Druthers and I'm Past My Prime.
Where are our gangster names? We've got Numbers Moore, which is perfection. And where in tarnation are Rodzinski and TPunk?
Just so you know what poor elmore is dealing with, the finale of Act One is something like 180 bars long.
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'Morning BK! You shouldn't be up this early. Dawn is just breaking where I am. I wish you could see the lovely sunrise I'm looking at. I forgot my camera or I would try to take a snap shot of it for you.
Gangster names--I'll have to think about that.
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In sort of good/bad news--I put in for another job as a lark because one of the gals I now work with drives me crazy. I knew if I put in for it she would--I don't wish her ill, I just wish her gone. Anyway, guess who got called to go interview yesterday and who didn't?
I'm thinking I'll go. It would be good experence since I haven't interviews for anything in several years but I'm not sure what I'll do if I get it.
I have everything settled where I am about getting off from work at 4:30 to catch the early bus home, etc so I'm not sure I want to mess all that up by taking a new job. We'll see.
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I've got to go--I'm almost to work. Thank you all again for thinking of me. Much love to you all! :-*
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Where are our gangster names? We've got Numbers Moore, which is perfection. And where in tarnation are Rodzinski and TPunk?
"Fingers" Simbulan
"Bookie" Ben
"Golden Oldies" Barnum
Ta!
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Vera Charles: Somebody has been sleeping in my dress. My God that moon is bright! Oh, it's MR BK's teeth!
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Hey, Numbers!
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Working today. Bleh!
TOD:
DVD - Crash Dive with Mr Tyrone Power
CD - Mr Neil Diamond, 20th Century Masters
VHS - FOREVER AMBER
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Of course we have:
"Scissors" Edie for DR EDISAURUS
"Frisco" Ronnie for DR RLP
"Flickers" Mikey for DR MBARNUM (now he has TWO gangster names)
"Megaphone" Kimmel - for MR BK
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DR CP would be known simply as "The Fly" of course
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And the word of the day is: BARMECIDAL!
Casey would waltz
With a strawberry blonde
And the barmedical music came from nowhere
Because the band was taking a break.
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DR EDISAURUS - this is a fine day for your screening. No need to suffer from what DR CILLA LIZ mentioned yesterday....
With the Sun AND Venus trining Neptune, help is available and there is new energy for projects.
Mars sextiles Saturn AND Pluto so now is the time to take projects to the next level.
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Can't...type....
Blinded...by...BK's....teeth....
That's better than being blinded by his buns of steel! ;D
(He probably already knows this, but I've heard that brightening stick also works on cleaning up tan lines!)
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It's "Groceries" Woody!
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"Scissors" Edie for DR EDISAURUS
I'll cut you!!!!
Actually, some of my clients call me "The Blender", because they throw a bunch of random clips my way which are then tranformed into a rich, creamy goodness.
But "The Blender" doesn't sound nearly as gangster-y as "Scissors". I LIKE it!
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This is not "gangster" (or gansta) related but it does have something to do with "Numbers" Moore. So it is in his honor that I post this information courtesy of Playbill On-Line. To paraphrase the Beatles, "It was 103 years ago today.":
Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 13
By Robert Viagas and Sam Maher and Ernio Hernandez
13 Oct 2006
October 13, 1903 Victor Herbert's operetta Babes in Toyland opens on Broadway, introducing the songs "I Can't Do the Sum," "Go To Sleep" and "The March of the Wooden Soldiers." The latter will be adopted as the title of a 1930s film version, starring Laurel and Hardy.
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That's better than being blinded by his buns of steel! ;D
Still...blinded...
Must use braille method to evaluate buns of steel....
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...I had no idea that calypso and rock and roll ever bred...
Their love child is called Reggae.
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DR EDISAURUS - this is a fine day for your screening. No need to suffer from what DR CILLA LIZ mentioned yesterday....
Thanks, DR JRand! I wish I was up in NJ for this. Last night there was a S&V lecture, tonight's the screening and tomorrow night our composer is doing a concert of music he wrote for our film, and more. A 3 day event!
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...Just so you know what poor elmore is dealing with, the finale of Act One is something like 180 bars long.
And we all know how long our Elmore likes to take, working his way through just one bar. Very popular with the other customers!
;)
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Where are our gangster names? We've got Numbers Moore, which is perfection. And where in tarnation are Rodzinski and TPunk?
Der Bruiser Brucer.
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Their love child is called Reggae.
You know, rap music (the kind that deals with social and political issues) and calypso have striking similarities, and fullfil many of the same needs. I wanted for years to do a calypso documentary before all the old guard dies off but never got the courage to pursue making a film all on my own. I'd rather experience the pain of others vicariously by helping birth their films and be able to keep my house!
(Making documentaries is like having a big drug habit...)
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Vix Vap-O-Rub-out for Vix's Mom?
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"Shutters" for DR Jane
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TOD:
Car CD player: Elton John's Captain and the Kid. Not bad.
New in the DVD stack:
A Prairie Home Companion
From Dusk Till Dawn (a der Bruiser selection)
The Lost Empire (another Bruiser)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Books:
The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation, by David Kamp
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany, by Bill Buford
(And Dixie, my boss, was shocked, yes, she was shocked by a book of short stories that I took with me to work. I haven't a clue as to why, since she smokes on occasion and shouldn't have found the image of the man with a cigarette in his hand all that disturbing.)
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(Making documentaries is like having a big drug habit...)
I've known transvestites who have that problem. No, wait, they have a big drag habit. Never mind.
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TOD:
i]The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.[/i]
Hooray! It's Do-Mi-Do Day!
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I've known transvestites who have that problem. No, wait, they have a big drag habit.
A big drag habit is not so bad, if you shop in the right places!
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Cillaliz: "The Gavel"
(Don't know any good lawyer terms...thankfully!)
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Sigmund's BARMECIDAL dreams of living in A DRAB CLIME were dashed when he faced the realities of Vienna's winters.
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TOD
Will READ BK's short stories
Regarding Project Runaway and Jeffrey. I did a lot of googling yesterday. The whole thing did he do it himself or had help. If he had problems finishing a dress within the 1 or 2 day time frame during the show's competition. He had 3 (?) months to work on 12 dresses. Why couldn't he have finished them all of them ahead of time?
I never did like Laura. (Maybe the edited her that way) I thought she was a B*TCH, but changed by mind and thought she was the C word.
Two things before the spoiler:
1) Jeffrey did show his line at fashion week.
2) The past two seasons when there were 3 winners the the last designer to be cut also showed at fashion week as a decoy because fashion week was before the final shows aired.
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There was question about him sending out the shorts for pleating. The pictures from his collection which are posted on line do not show these shorts, but alternate attire. So
1) He was disqualified but still showed his line as a decoy.
2) He wasn't disqualified but was not allowed to use the shorts as he did not have the receipts for the pleating service.
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Friday morning greetings! I'll be information-waitressing all day, then have a glorious 3-day weekend.
Media check:
DVD - Good Night and Good Luck - yeah, yeah, it's been on my list before. We've had it from Netflix since before we went to NYC, but haven't gotten around to watching it.
CD(car) - The Drowsy Chaperone and My Fair Lady, 20th Anniversary Revival with Christine Andreas and Ian Richardson - I'm so glad finally to have this on CD!
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How about "Briefs" Liz for DR CILLALIZ.
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DR EDISAURUS - for confirmation of the calypso-rock and roll link, I hope you have seen EXPRESSO BONGO.
Off to work.
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And of course it's "Books" Ginny!
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Dear DR Matt:
Medium would be great with Heroes as a lead-in. The two, together, make sense in a way that Heroes and Studio 60 do not. The question is, what should NBC bump so that Studio 60 can get a fair playing?
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And, for my fellow Whovians out there, tonight the Doctor meets up with his old pal Sarah Jane Smith... and she's got K9 in tow!
:D
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Good morning!
We got out cooler temperatures overnight, but it's not so cool that I can't have the window in my office open and enjoying outside air. It's overcast, but I can't remember if rain is in the forecast or not.
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Dear DR Matt:
Medium would be great with Heroes as a lead-in. The two, together, make sense in a way that Heroes and Studio 60 do not. The question is, what should NBC bump so that Studio 60 can get a fair playing?
I'm thinking if STUDIO 60 can hold on until football season is over, it can slide into the Tuesday at 9 slot and let LAW & ORDER: CI return to SUnday along with CROSSING JORDAN to replace football.
Another spot is Wednesday at 9, but there are two monster hits in that slot (LOST, CRIMINAL MINDS), so I think it wouldn't get sampled well there.
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I absolutely LOVE "Fingers" as DR Jose's gangster name. Perfection plus!
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Friday Media Check:
CD - WONDERFUL TOWN (OCR)
DVD - GREY'S ANATOMY - Season 1, disc 2
THE LITTLE MERMAID
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN
DVR - last night's MY NAME IS EARL
last night's THE OFFICE
last night's SMALLVILLE
last night's SUPERNATURAL
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
laserdisc - ENCHANTED APRIL
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I have been going back through some mono CD recordings during the past week: KISMET, MY FAIR LADY (1956), KISS ME KATE, and now WONDERFUL TOWN.
Really had forgotten how much I enjoy the songs in WONDERFUL TOWN. With the exception of the Broadway revival of a few years ago, no one ever seems to do that show any more.
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PROJECT RUNWAY spoiler
Jeffrey and the other three actually had two months to design and construct the dresses. Still plenty of time for him to have done the work. I had heard that when Tim visited Jeffrey, he was surprised that so little had been done on the collection, but the program this week didn't show that at all. In fact, it was Michael who seemed to have done very little.
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SPOILER
Regarding Project Runaway and Jeffrey. I did a lot of googling yesterday. The whole thing did he do it himself or had help. If he had problems finishing a dress within the 1 or 2 day time frame during the show's competition. He had 3 (?) months to work on 12 dresses. Why couldn't he have finished them all of them ahead of time?
I never did like Laura. (Maybe the edited her that way) I thought she was a B*TCH, but changed by mind and thought she was the C word.
Two things before the spoiler:
1) Jeffrey did show his line at fashion week.
2) The past two seasons when there were 3 winners the the last designer to be cut also showed at fashion week as a decoy because fashion week was before the final shows aired.
There was question about him sending out the shorts for pleating. The pictures from his collection which are posted on line do not show these shorts, but alternate attire. So
1) He was disqualified but still showed his line as a decoy.
2) He wasn't disqualified but was not allowed to use the shorts as he did not have the receipts for the pleating service.
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I did not get a sense that the shorts were a central issue. The pleating by an outside source was supposed to be an "allowable" thing. If he didn't show them, that may have been a concession as a tonic for Laura. As Tim said, such an accusation is a very difficult thing to prove...and I don't think they found any evidence of anything more than his admitted "pleating" help.
That "no receipt for the pleating service" gambit is an interesting thought. Is that your guess or did you find something concrete via Google? (I Google this issue daily and find very little that is new).
It's my belief the issue was "outsourcing sewing" in terms of hems, finishing, hooks, etc. Laura was taken aback by the quality of finishes on Jeffrey's garments and refused to believe he could have done it himself based on her exposure to his skills during the competition.
Laura (and Michael) had much altering and "finishing" to do and Jeffrey was twiddling his thumbs. Laura, with 5 kids running around, one in the oven and a rather "randy" professorial husband (!!!) could not have devoted as much time as did Jeffrey. As for Michael, I think he was mostly reworking that top that Tim found "comic bookish" rather than futzing with all his pieces. I think they just couldn't fathom Jeffrey being "totally" prepared and ready to roll. As he said, though, it's one thing to design an outfit in one day in a room full of bitching designers and something totally different to have three months and your own space in which to work, unbothered and uncriticized (by Tim, one imagines). :D
In past seasons, ONLY three went to fashion week "in competition." In Season 1, Austin Scarlett also showed his line even though he had not made the final cut. In Season 2, Kara Janx showed "out of competition."
This season, the show sent four "in competition." No one was a decoy. I know there has been comment on the internet that four went but only three were in competition, but that was PRE-final challenge speculation...the writers did not realize that the producers/judges for Project Runway 3 would decide to send all four (i.e., not 'auf" anyone else) to be "in competition."
Unless, heaven forfend, Jeffrey is considered out of competition due to improprieties, I fully expect FOUR designers to be on that runway for the final judgment following the showing of their lines.
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Good morning Esteemed, chiseled, gluteus-hardened, brightened, and Hassidic BK --
Sorry to see your earlier post about being awake in the middle of the night. I'm glad that that only happens to me very rarely.
The gangster names take a little thought and consideration. It has to not only reference some quirk or trait about the person, but has to be (sometimes) kind of benign sounding. Like "Big Pussy" on the Sopranos.....who was anything but a sweet pussycat.
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TOD:
DVD - still another episode of Monk
CD - I've been re-listening to 2 volumes of "Lost In Boston" ... specifically listening to the orchestrations and backgrounds by our own "numbers." It is just so damned good, and each creation is so style-appropriate for the song it is supporting.
OK, enough of my rambling.
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Oh YEA!.....I got to do a page flip !
In fact, I may have had my hair in a page flip right after high school. :)
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Hiya! DAY OFF!!! It's actually just a day off from driving to and from school... I still have wads of reading to do. Wads. Finally had to break down and use reading glasses!!! For the first time! OY! But they sure help.
I had my Cultural Narrative speech in Communications class yesterday - guess who lifted whole passages right out of Jewish Thighs, pasted them into the required outline format, and delivered them as if she had had time to memorize the whole thing??? Kind of knocked the heck out of the class curve... some of these poor kids would rather be skinned alive than have to speak in front of people. Two kids had meltdowns, trembling, hyperventilating, tears. Wow. The professor is kind - his job is teaching this course called Public Speaking. A few of the students are just learning English - double wow. It's a lesson in courage.
I would love to see these alleged blinding white teeth adorning BK's mouth at some point...
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Maybe instead of spending a few hundred on laser whitening, i'll try this Rembrandt whitening stick...
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I have my usual Friday errands to run, so I'll jump offline now and go get cleaned up.
WBBL.
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...Kind of knocked the heck out of the class curve... some of these poor kids would rather be skinned alive than have to speak in front of people. Two kids had meltdowns, trembling, hyperventilating, tears. Wow...
That's what I've been predicting you'd do ever since you started school, DR PennyO! As for kids not wanting to speak in front of people, I'm frequently stunned by young people who can't even speak one-on-one to a public servant like myself.
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DVD - still another episode of Monk
I received a package yesterday from a friend who works at Paramount. Since Tony Shalboub is our voice of Sacco, she sent me some "Monk" promo items: wetnaps (like you get down here after BBQ) in a little package with Tony's picture and the name of the show. They're very cute and I thought it was a clever and cheap way to promote the show!
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guess who lifted whole passages right out of Jewish Thighs
Very cool, PennyO! My, times have changed since I was in school and you would be expelled for showing off your Jewish Thighs!
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Be calm, MattH.
Calm.....perhaps if you write Paramount, you TOO could get some "Monk" wetnaps!
;D
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Be calm, MattH.
Calm.....perhaps if you write Paramount, you TOO could get some "Monk" wetnaps!
;D
Although she works at Paramount, she said the towelettes came from an issue of Variety and she pulled them out to save for me.
I had only met Tony Shalhoub once and was thrilled when he agreed to be our voice of Sacco, for free, too! He was a dream to work with and we were both moved to tears as he was reading Sacco's letter to his son. We recorded this in the Monk's writers' offices, so it was fun to get a peek into their process!
John Turturro was also a pleasure to work with. I wasn't there for his VO session but he also did this for free because his editor was dear friend of mine (someone I usually dine with at Joe Allen's!).
Here's a photo I took of the minds behind "Monk":
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Golly, Edisaurus....you have ALL the fun!
:D
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I have a "chair massage" scheduled today from 11:15-11:30. We are having our annual "Health Fair" today and all sorts of fun things are skedded throughout the day.
I made an appearance at 8 a.m. and signed up for a bunch of things. I even had a free Reiki demonstration (very soothing), and I got a coupon good for 5 free Jazzercise classes! I also have invitations to attend a spiritual drumming class and a Reiki circle.
My life is full.
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Big Bad PennyO
Mouthpiece Cillaliz
All other choices are wonderful. MusicGuy needs a good one -
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I'm sure the chair needs a break and is going to enjoy that. Sounds like you have lots of fun, too!
I think the real people having the fun are the Monk writers!
Right after I took this, it started snowing like crazy and we barely made it back to Manhattan. (And Tony had to fly back to Hollywood!)
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Big Bad PennyO
That's better than "Jewish Thighs"!
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Although I have not seen MONK, nor any thing he has done since WINGS, I have always thought Tony Shalhoub was one heck of an actor and very, very handsome.
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MusicGuy needs a good one -
How about "Mallet Man" (piano mallets, that is...)
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DVR: This weeks JERICHO
CD: Some of my haul that the Tomovoz gave me this week as well as some Wanda de Sah courtesy of DR JMK (well, as soon as I get it back as I accidentally put the CD in one of DR Jane's bags..she is mailing it back to me!)
DVD: WASABI TUNA.
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I have always thought Tony Shalhoub was one heck of an actor and very, very handsome.
I know! It never really occurred to me until I was in the middle of talking to him and thought "Wow! You're adorable!" and then was immediately embarrased. He seemed smaller and softer in person...a very gentle and sweet man.
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DVD: WASABI TUNA.
Is this the Japanese adaptation of "Greater Tuna"?
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I love The Fly for Pogue
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In sort of good/bad news--I put in for another job as a lark because one of the gals I now work with drives me crazy. I knew if I put in for it she would--I don't wish her ill, I just wish her gone. Anyway, guess who got called to go interview yesterday and who didn't?
I'm thinking I'll go. It would be good experence since I haven't interviews for anything in several years but I'm not sure what I'll do if I get it.
I have everything settled where I am about getting off from work at 4:30 to catch the early bus home, etc so I'm not sure I want to mess all that up by taking a new job. We'll see.
Congrats on the interview, Danise!! If they offer it to you, you always have the option to turn it down...and you'll know that they had enough confidence in you to offer you the job! Good luck!!!
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How about "Mallet Man" (piano mallets, that is...)
Since Jose is now "Fingers"....maybe MusicGuy should called "Keys"....
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Re a gangster name: I'd like "Freddie the Fiduciary," especially since I just last night saved a client over $20,000 with one (totally legitimate) application of the Internal Revenue code. Little triumphs.
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In sort of good/bad news--I put in for another job as a lark because one of the gals I now work with drives me crazy. I knew if I put in for it she would--I don't wish her ill, I just wish her gone. Anyway, guess who got called to go interview yesterday and who didn't?
I'm thinking I'll go. It would be good experence since I haven't interviews for anything in several years but I'm not sure what I'll do if I get it.
I have everything settled where I am about getting off from work at 4:30 to catch the early bus home, etc so I'm not sure I want to mess all that up by taking a new job. We'll see.
Why not go for it. There's nothing that says you can't make the same arrangements to get off work early, it's just an issue you'll have to discuss at some point before actually accepting the job.
INTERVIEW VIBES FOR DANISE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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jhvw - great news on the job possibilities in KC...and you'd be 3 hours closer to me!
VIBES FOR GETTING A NEW JOB TO JHVW~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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How about Cellblock Cill...she's seen more cellblocks than the average con, but she always walks out the door on her own
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Speaking of cell blocks, I need to visit a client before a hearing this afternoon...laters
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New job vibes to jhvw!
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Re a gangster name: I'd like "Freddie the Fiduciary," especially since I just last night saved a client over $20,000 with one (totally legitimate) application of the Internal Revenue code. Little triumphs.
Where were you when Al Capone needed you?
(Off to pick up my taxes. FJL, need any more clients?)
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And one for Mobster
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Best wishs to Danise and jhvw for swimming up the food chain with the power of a Wasabi Tuna!
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I'm at home (I took the day off) and, regarding the official Topic of the Day: nothing in anything because I'm really going to start moving stuff today! My sister wants to start painting, so that'll be happening, too. Also, sometime today cable is being turned off at the house I'm moving out of, and since I get Internet through cable, I will also have to move my computer today, which means I don't know when I'll be back.
Until later! (I hope.)
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Good Moving Vibes to DR GEORGE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Job intervibes to DRs Danise and jhvw!
Moving vibes to DR George!
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I just received a surprise package from the Hallowed Halls of Kritzerland for my viewing and reading pleasure! I can't wait to dive in! Mucho thanks, BK!
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Speaking of cell blocks, I need to visit a client before a hearing this afternoon...laters
I just had one of those patrons here in the library who said he'd been "away" for a while - uh HUH.
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Very cool, PennyO! My, times have changed since I was in school and you would be expelled for showing off your Jewish Thighs!
She is actually quite shy showing off her Jewish Thighs:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/2995020/46438540.jpg)
She is a bit more brazen top-side:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/2995020/46438628.jpg)
der Brucer
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Cillaliz: "The Gavel"
(Don't know any good lawyer terms...thankfully!)
I'd go with "Cilla the Shark"
der Brucer
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MusicGuy needs a good one -
The Organ-Masher Man?
der Brucer
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Although I have not seen MONK, nor any thing he has done since WINGS...
Here's a, if you'll pardon the expression, "lurid" turn
Thir13en Ghosts
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005UQ9W.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
der Brucer
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I am taking the post card with me to work so I can look at it and be reminded of all of the wonderful friends I have made because of a web site.
;)
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Re a gangster name: I'd like "Freddie the Fiduciary,"
Not "Freddie the Frisk"?
der Brucer
And "Killer Kennon" rings true!
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How about Cellblock Cill...she's seen more cellblocks than the average con, but she always walks out the door on her own
Pride cometh before a fall! (Sounds like a bunch of lions posing in front of Niagra"
der Brucer
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How about Lips Landau and Killer Kennon. Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Re bk's t'other day comment:
I sent out a mass e-mail about the new book to all my "friends" - about 170, via Constant Contact. Of the 170, only 98 actually opened the e-mail. Of the 98 only 16 actually clicked through to the book website. Of the 16 who clicked through exactly 0 purchased the book and I'm sad to say that includes a few dear readers. Which begs the Ask BK Day question: How come?
A. Some ISPs (like my AOL) disable web hot links in EMails, renering direwct click-thrus inoperative.
B. Some of us (me) have ordered merchandise PRIOR to receiving the Eamil.
C. Others of us (me, again) read the Eamil, but then use the hot-links posted in the daily thread to order.
D. Others of us (yeah, me again) may need personal prompting - I actually want to read "Rewind".
der Brucer
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Gangster names (and such):
BK,
There's always that photo of you... (I still have a copy in case you "lost" yours.)
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Okay, musicologists - here's the question of the day that needs answering and answering quickly -
What song is the following lyric from:
Give me a man that'll come and bake me a cake
Yes, he can put it in my oven any ol' time and watch it rise on up
Give me a man that'll come and mow my lawn from the front to back
Yes, he can tend my garden any ol' time and watch it rise on up
A woman needs a handyman to take care of her home
A woman needs a candyman who'll fight the bees for the comb
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Okay, musicologists - here's the question of the day that needs answering and answering quickly -
"Mayme's Song" from "Intimate Apparel"
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How about "Mallet Man" (piano mallets, that is...)
"Keys" Larsen, edi; they're piano keys!
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I know! It never really occurred to me until I was in the middle of talking to him and thought "Wow! You're adorable!" and then was immediately embarrased. He seemed smaller and softer in person...a very gentle and sweet man.
I'm happy to hear that. I hope they can fix MONK since the season toppled badly last year. The finale was godawful.
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Since Jose is now "Fingers"....maybe MusicGuy should called "Keys"....
"Frisco" Pulliam beat me to the punch!
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Okay, musicologists - here's the question of the day that needs answering and answering quickly -
What song is the following lyric from:
Give me a man that'll come and bake me a cake
Yes, he can put it in my oven any ol' time and watch it rise on up
Give me a man that'll come and mow my lawn from the front to back
Yes, he can tend my garden any ol' time and watch it rise on up
A woman needs a handyman to take care of her home
A woman needs a candyman who'll fight the bees for the comb
It sounds like an inaccurate version of "My Handy Man"
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"Keys" Larsen, edi; they're piano keys!
From :THE ANATOMY OF A PIANO
HAMMER: A felt-covered wooden mallet that strikes a string to produce a note when a key is touched.
I thought mallet sounded more...threatening. (I don't know most of these folks' real names!)
How about "Petty Larseny"? What do you think, Lar?
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I'm happy to hear that. I hope they can fix MONK since the season toppled badly last year. The finale was godawful.
Oh, no! I haven't seen this season at all! I'm sorry to hear that! I liked his old sidekick, Bitty Schram---I miss her!
I watched a few episodes last season and loved the finale last year.
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MORE PROJECT RUNWAY SPOILERS
Either the NY Post or the Daily News today had a blurb about Laura causing trouble on last week's episode. I've always thought she was a catty bitch from the first episodes, and I wouldn't turn my back on her. Jeffrey's home environment, with only one kid and the girlfriend with a mohawk to keep an eye on him, seems much quieter than Laura's house full of screaming kids. He's been so honest about his drug usage and personal problems and how far he's come that I can't believe he wouldn't be honest about the charges.
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Re bk's t'other day comment:A. Some ISPs (like my AOL) disable web hot links in EMails, renering direwct click-thrus inoperative.
B. Some of us (me) have ordered merchandise PRIOR to receiving the Eamil.
C. Others of us (me, again) read the Eamil, but then use the hot-links posted in the daily thread to order.
D. Others of us (yeah, me again) may need personal prompting - I actually want to read "Rewind".
der Brucer
And some of us have stacks and stacks of unread books and simply don't have room for any more until such time as things are caught up.
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Oh, no! I haven't seen this season at all! I'm sorry to hear that! I liked his old sidekick, Bitty Schram---I miss her!
I watched a few episodes last season and loved the finale last year.
Bitty got greedy....and lost her role as a result. And where is she now?
I don't see her name on any of the new shows.
I like the new girl well enough but - FOR PITY'S SAKE -- they need to stop ruining the flow of each show with the quirky Monkisms that just don't work very well any more. Yes, he's a quirky, odd duck. But the gags w/Shalhoub being fussy just lay eggs, IMO.
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"Frisco" Pulliam beat me to the punch!
If you knew me well, you'd know I'm more "Frisky" than "Frisco".
But that's a story for another when and where....
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What song is the following lyric from:
A woman needs a handyman to take care of her home
A woman needs a candyman who'll fight the bees for the comb
Here ya go: http://www.curtainup.com/intimateapparel.html
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Well, well (just two) - this would be fun:
(http://www.actorsfund.org/performances/PAST_PERFORMANCES_AND_EVENTS_BY_YEAR/2006/resolveuid/33afd3b072d3d9758e0a93dbeee4433c)
The Actors' Fund's 6th Annual One-Night-Only Benefit Concert
Monday, October 16th, 7:30PM
The August Wilson Theatre, NYC
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson
Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall
The Actors’ Fund 6th Annual Fall Benefit Concert presents the Tony® Award winning THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
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Starring
Emily Skinner (Side Show, The Full Monty) as Mona Stangley
Terrence Mann (Les Misérables, Beauty & the Beast) as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
And
Felicia Finley (Wedding Singer, Aida) as Angel
Mary Faber (Avenue Q) as Shy
Harry Groener (Spamalot, Crazy for You) as The Governor
Jennifer Hudson (American Idol, Dreamgirls-The movie) as Jewel
Richard Kind (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as Senator Wingwoah
Constantine Maroulis (American Idol, Wedding Singer) as Aggie soloist
Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) as Melvin P. Thorpe
Andrea McArdle (Annie, Beauty & the Beast) as Doatsy Mae
From the cast of Jersey Boys - Christian Hoff, Peter Gregus, Daniel Reichard, Matthew Scott
The cast of [title of show] - Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen
More info HERE (http://www.actorsfund.org/performances/PAST_PERFORMANCES_AND_EVENTS_BY_YEAR/2006/whorehouse)
der Brucer
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What a clever way to do promo for the show MONK: so appropriate those wetnaps, jsut like Monk uses! Hilarious.
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I just had one of those patrons here in the library who said he'd been "away" for a while - uh HUH.
But, but haven't you been "away" too?
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I have had a very busy afternoon of viewing.
I began with episode 5 from GREY'S ANATOMY, Season 1. This is the first episode I had not previously seen from Season 1. It involved several crises at the hospital including finding a towel under a woman's lung from a surgery she had had six years earlier. Nice episode to begin my afternoon.
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Next came last night's MY NAME IS EARL, a sweet, funny story of brother Randy falling for a woman with a prize-winning cat. Randy, of course, is allergic to cats but is so desperate for some female company that he endures his swollen throat and watering eyes as much as he can.
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SMALLVILLE had a "monster of the week" scenario, this time with an alien plant threatening to take over Earth. More interesting is the budding romance between Lois and Oliver Queen (aka the Green Arrow).
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THE OFFICE had a hilarious half hour with Mikael's old boss passing away and Michael assuming the role of grief counselor for his employees. One excruciatingly funny segment had each person telling a moment of grief in his life, only each person was recounting a movie plot that involved a character dying. Pan used MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Ryan used THE LION KING. Kevin finally gave it away with WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S, but it was a howl watching them tell these plots with stone faces and Michael trying to be so understanding of their "grief." Later, the episode evolved into a funeral for a bird done with utmost seriousness.
Really, a funny, funny show.
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But, but haven't you been "away" too?
LOL! And would that I were again!
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SUPERNATURAL involved vampires this week, but there was a twist to the story that made it more than just the usual hunt and kill. I think the show is delving into much more personal and darker territory thus far this season, and I worry that the teens that have been its most dependable audience might start to drift away with this move away from mere comic book heroics.
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Finally, I put in THE LITTLE MERMAID and watched the first 20 minutes or so.
As bk said a few days ago, there is nothing wrong with this transfer. Some segments are soft the way they were meant to be, some segments feature desaturated color, and some are as sharp and colorful as they could be. I heard nothing wrong with audio for the two songs in the first part of the film.
Besides, the anamorphic enhancement which adds at least a third more vertical resolution to the picture from the previous DVD and laserdisc makes this a no-brain buy for fans of the film.
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I am probably going to give that new game show a try tonight: 1 VS. 100. Since it's an entertainment trivia game, I think it might be very entertaining. Nothing else on that I'm interested in seeing at that time anyway.
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Next came last night's MY NAME IS EARL, a sweet, funny story of brother Randy falling for a woman with a prize-winning cat. Randy, of course, is allergic to cats but is so desperate for some female company that he endures his swollen throat and watering eyes as much as he can.
Was that Amy Sedaris playing the cat lady? I loved it when the cat was rescued from Joy.
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Well, DR MattH has sure "matured" my tastes, and now I resist less than ideal pruchases. I had a copy of The Close Season I in hand, but when I noticed the absence a goodly set of extras, and a mysterious comment that the show was in "Full Screen", I put it back.
A comment on AMAZON (http://www.amazon.com/Closer-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000ENC6QY/sr=1-1/qid=1160771953/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9298254-3175924?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) confirmed my suspicions:
Don't get me wrong, the show is great, but the DVD leaves something to be desired. This program was shown in widescreen originally, and that's the way it is presented here, but not anamorphically enhanced. That means that people with 16:9 monitors will see black bars on the sides as well as the top and bottom. They really blew it with that.
der Brucer
And something called "Rewind is in my Amazon cart" (awaiting another temptation to get free shipping)
And when Woody gets to reading this I'm sure I'll have some Who-ian suggestions)
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Evening all! Thank you for the job vibes. I guess I will go ahead with the interview--it couldn't hurt and it IS more money.
I also love "Fingers" for Jose--it's perfect!
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Well, DR MattH has sure "matured" my tastes, and now I resist less than ideal pruchases. I had a copy of The Close Season I in hand, but when I noticed the absence a goodly set of extras, and a mysterious comment that the show was in "Full Screen", I put it back.
A comment on AMAZON (http://www.amazon.com/Closer-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000ENC6QY/sr=1-1/qid=1160771953/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9298254-3175924?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) confirmed my suspicions:der Brucer
And something called "Rewind is in my Amazon cart" (awaiting another temptation to get free shipping)
The comment is somewhat mistaken. The show is not in full screen. It's letterboxed but not anamorphically enhanced, so you're seeing the entire widescreen image, but on HDTVs, you have to expand it yourself to the proper ratio. I was not happy (and also very confused) by that decision, but even non-enhanced, the show looks very sharp. There are some deleted and extended scenes, but the features on this first set are "spare" to say the least.
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How about "book'em" Ginny?
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For fans of JERICHO, I read that it has become the second new show of the season to received a full season order of 22 episodes (HEROES was the first). I'm sure it's just a matter of time for UGLY BETTY as it did very well last night, too.
GREY'S ANATOMY once again finshed higher in households, total viewers, and in the age 18-49 ratings than CSI.
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I caught a little bit of Ugly Betty. Wasn't sure what to make of it.
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Almost home. Have a wonderful evening all!
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Have that awful kitchen floor to mop, so I'd best get to it.
WBBL.
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OK---I take back what I said about Caiman---I've been trying to return this DVD and have gotten a lot of idiotic replies but I persisted and finally got my return authorized. The other copy of Aventurera with subtitles is more $ so I am mystified at why they wouldn't want to help me make the exchange. They would make more money if I bought the other one!
At least this was all taken care of in one day...
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Was that Amy Sedaris playing the cat lady?
I love Amy Sedaris and her brother David, too!
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DR Danise - best wishes on the interview! If you've got nothing to lose by doing it, I think you're definitely making the right decision. (Plus the irritating woman will find out you got an interview and she didn't.) YOU GO GIRL!!!!
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I caught a little bit of Ugly Betty. Wasn't sure what to make of it.
A "little bit" without the pilot episode set-up would probably seem a bit wierd.
Its' really a cute show and deserving of some attention.
der Brucer
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Do I need another new avatar?
der Brucer
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"Fingers" Simbulan
"Bookie" Ben
"Golden Oldies" Barnum
Ta!
Or maybe, Pretty Boy Barnum!
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Yes, Pretty Boy Barnum.
Had really good meetings at LACC, with costume and set people - more about that in the notes.
I'm getting a little annoyed at Town Hall, the venue where we'll be recording Alice and Emily. They are changing fees (happily, I have my notes, and I confirmed them in an e-mail eight weeks ago), and I will not put up with it. They're asking me to pay a seven person crew that basically will be doing nothing for us - either he's misunderstanding the way in which we're doing this, or I'm not understanding why I would want to pay a crew for doing nothing.
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Good morning Esteemed, chiseled, gluteus-hardened, brightened, and Hassidic BK --
Sorry to see your earlier post about being awake in the middle of the night. I'm glad that that only happens to me very rarely.
The gangster names take a little thought and consideration. It has to not only reference some quirk or trait about the person, but has to be (sometimes) kind of benign sounding. Like "Big Pussy" on the Sopranos.....who was anything but a sweet pussycat.
Would that make Music Guy, Big Organ?
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BK - Good Lord, Lips Landau as my gangster name? What kind of reputation am I getting? (That name might have fit in my 20's, but not since then. :) )
How's about Lepke Landau?
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Hiya! DAY OFF!!! It's actually just a day off from driving to and from school... I still have wads of reading to do. Wads. Finally had to break down and use reading glasses!!! For the first time! OY! But they sure help.
I had my Cultural Narrative speech in Communications class yesterday - guess who lifted whole passages right out of Jewish Thighs, pasted them into the required outline format, and delivered them as if she had had time to memorize the whole thing??? Kind of knocked the heck out of the class curve... some of these poor kids would rather be skinned alive than have to speak in front of people. Two kids had meltdowns, trembling, hyperventilating, tears. Wow. The professor is kind - his job is teaching this course called Public Speaking. A few of the students are just learning English - double wow. It's a lesson in courage.
I would love to see these alleged blinding white teeth adorning BK's mouth at some point...
Look, it's Thighs Orloff[/b]!
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Ok, maybe I shouldn't find this funny, but the apartment that the plane crashed into in NYC was owned by the woman who got injured when the balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade got caught in a gust of wind. I don't know who she is, but I don't think I'd want to be hanging around her!
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Cool Beans it's page 7
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...I'm not understanding why I would want to pay a crew for doing nothing.
Ask any B'Way producer about the Musicians union - he'll explain it all.
der Brucer
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They're asking me to pay a seven person crew that basically will be doing nothing for us - either he's misunderstanding the way in which we're doing this, or I'm not understanding why I would want to pay a crew for doing nothing.
I've run into this from time to time with unions, where they want you to pay a "shadow" union member if you want to use your own people (or no people). It's their way to force you to use their crew. Maybe that's the case here?
Greg and I shot in St. Louis during the farm crisis. We were shooting in a union hall---some huge auditorium---and then when we went back out to the street to get cover shots, some union goon came over and started harassing me and demanding our tape. He said we should be hiring these shadows if we are going to shoot there. I was in a public place at this point and he had no right to get in my face (and he actually ripped the press pass off my neck and threatened me, calling me "little girl", etc.). It was obvious that I had 2 other men on my crew (they were busy shooting the exteriors and didn't know this was going on) and thought it was pretty cowardly of him just to go after me. I stood up to him (little did he know he was messin' with "Scissors" LOL!) but after he left my crew came back and I was shaking so hard I could barely function, out of rage and fear. We made a group decision to cut the rest of the shoot short.
When I worked for an orchestra, they would let me set the music stands and lights but we would still have to pay for the union crew. And some shows were only orchestrated for a small band but you would still pay as though you had the regulation sized orchestra for that hall. (I can't remember how many pieces it was at the Fox Theatre.) So people would come in and pick up their paycheck without playing a note. And I thought "How do I get *that* job?"
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I think I figured out where bk got the idea for the last book cover: How to Overcome Nymphomania (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220326,00.html)
Thursday , October 12, 2006
Michelle and Brian Watters are hoping you will judge their books by their covers … but maybe that's because the covers are all they're selling.
Say you're stuck on a plane next to a chatty neighbor, and you want nothing more than to be left alone. Thanks to the Watters, you can just open up your hardback copy of "How to Murder a Complete Stranger … and Get Away With It" and odds are you'll get your wish.
The Ottawa couple is selling individual self-help book jackets sporting comical titles — and they're hoping readers with an active funny bone will help themselves, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports.
Among their eccentric offerings are "How to Overcome Nymphomania" (sure to get you some dates), "Do-It Yourself Vasectomy" (for the medical enthusiast with an independent streak) and "The Nutritional Benefits of Nose-Picking" (a must-read for any aspiring culinary artist) — to name a few.
"These are great if your mother wants the latest Danielle Steele for Christmas. You put 'How to Make Your Mother a Porn Star' on the cover [of the actual Danielle Steele book]," said Helen Aikenhead, owner of Ottawa bookstore Three Wild Women. "And when she opens it up on Christmas morning, she doesn't know what your intentions are."
And if your mom would be less than impressed, Michelle Watters suggests using the titles to … um … clear the air, so to speak.
"If you want to sit by yourself, and you don't want anyone bothering you, "Perfecting the Art of Fart Projection" will guarantee you a solo seat," she said.
der Brucer
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Since Woody has developed a new found fear of the dark, I guess I should sign off and trundle out to the car and go pick him up. He should be in a pretty good mood - It's WHO night.
der Brucer
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BREAKING DANCING WITH STARS NEWS>>>>>>
Sara Evans quits effective immediately~!!!!!! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15248249/
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Would that make Music Guy, Big Organ?
If you're not careful, you'll hyperventilate!
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Today, on my way to 99th Street to pick up the New Haven Symphony job, I stopped by my HMO at 91st & Broadway to make an appointment for a flu shot. There was no crowd waiting this afternoon, and they went ahead and gave me the shot. I was in and out in around 15 minutes. I picked up the chart, which I'll work on tomorrow, and that was my afternoon.
I'm currrently working on an Act One number, "The Plan."
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And of course DR MATTH will be Matt Tee Vee....
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DR TCB has to be The Teech.
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100 to 1 sounds interesting, I may give it a look tonight.
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We had NO business until after 2:30 and then it was NON STOP until 6:55!!
Friend of DRS TPUNK and RODZINSKI....Matt stopped by for a nice talk.
TPUNK = Tony Kerplunk
RODZINSKI = Tom Tom
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Since Woody has developed a new found fear of the dark, I guess I should sign off and trundle out to the car and go pick him up. He should be in a pretty good mood - It's WHO night.
der Brucer
Obviously too much late night TV! 8)
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Job Vibes for DRs DANISE and JHVW....a couple of the MOST positive people I know via the internet.
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Plan Nine from Outer Space tonight on TCM?
Can your heart stand the shocking facts?
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Hiya! DAY OFF!!! It's actually just a day off from driving to and from school... I still have wads of reading to do. Wads. Finally had to break down and use reading glasses!!! For the first time! OY! But they sure help.
I had my Cultural Narrative speech in Communications class yesterday - guess who lifted whole passages right out of Jewish Thighs, pasted them into the required outline format, and delivered them as if she had had time to memorize the whole thing??? Kind of knocked the heck out of the class curve... some of these poor kids would rather be skinned alive than have to speak in front of people. Two kids had meltdowns, trembling, hyperventilating, tears. Wow. The professor is kind - his job is teaching this course called Public Speaking. A few of the students are just learning English - double wow. It's a lesson in courage.
Penny, it truly is a test of courage for the kids to get up there and speak. I had a bit of an advantage when I was younger due to doing public speaking competitions in 4-H. I surprised myself and did one competition on a dare and actually won...
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MusicGuy needs a good one -
Twisted NOte Music Guy...
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Did you know that Al Capone's croonies actually visited North Dakota and Minnesota?
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And of course DR MATTH will be Matt Tee Vee....
Or Matty the Tube.
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Okay, musicologists - here's the question of the day that needs answering and answering quickly -
What song is the following lyric from:
Give me a man that'll come and bake me a cake
Yes, he can put it in my oven any ol' time and watch it rise on up
Give me a man that'll come and mow my lawn from the front to back
Yes, he can tend my garden any ol' time and watch it rise on up
A woman needs a handyman to take care of her home
A woman needs a candyman who'll fight the bees for the comb
Matchmaker, matchmaker from Fiddler on the roof?
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Penny, it truly is a test of courage for the kids to get up there and speak.
I have to present our films occasionally, and when I have to speak after them I am so nervous that I want to hurl! My partner usually does this and he is a fantastic speaker. So I hate it when he can't attend and I have to do it. My brain freezes!
I'm speaking to 2 different college classes over the next month, so maybe that will help me get over it speaking to a large crowd.
I think they're asking me because this is what happens when you get old! ;)
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I like the gangsta names you are all coming up with... Very creative!
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BREAKING DANCING WITH STARS NEWS>>>>>>
Sara Evans quits effective immediately~!!!!!! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15248249/
I heard that and it is a very sad situation. I feel for the kids.
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I have to figure out what I want to eat. Decisions, decisions - I don't want to go out - I want to bring food back and sit on my couch like so much fish.
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And of course DR MATTH will be Matt Tee Vee....
Like Mike Tee Vee from Willie Wonka?
I want my M Tee Vee!
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Cool Beans it's page 7
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I have to present our films occasionally, and when I have to speak after them I am so nervous that I want to hurl! My partner usually does this and he is a fantastic speaker. So I hate it when he can't attend and I have to do it. My brain freezes!
I'm speaking to 2 different college classes over the next month, so maybe that will help me get over it speaking to a large crowd.
I think they're asking me because this is what happens when you get old! ;)
I send good luck and steady nerve vibes your way!!
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Good luck wiht the interview Danise!! Knock 'em dead!
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M Tee Vee!
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I send good luck and steady nerve vibes your way!!
Thanks, DK!
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So does anyone think that Sara Evans leaving DWTS means Willa will be back on? How else will they fill the same number of episodes.
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Anything is possible...
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Ok, maybe I shouldn't find this funny, but the apartment that the plane crashed into in NYC was owned by the woman who got injured when the balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade got caught in a gust of wind. I don't know who she is, but I don't think I'd want to be hanging around her!
You should be wearing my Wicked shirt ;D
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Twisted NOte Music Guy...
I don't think you understand this game.
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I don't think I understand how to explain it.
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DR EDISAURUS –I don’t feel old enough to have a son who’s about to turn 30. :o
Blender-I like that. Not being into gangster anything, I don’t get “Shutters”. ;D
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Did you know that Al Capone's croonies actually visited North Dakota and Minnesota?
Is this a 30s vocal group?
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MBarnum-you need to walk more. I love all the photos, except the ones of me. ;D
Gosh we had fun. :D
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It's "Nursie" Jane. Or "Crazy Mama."
DR Ron Pulliam, I would have guessed you're frisky, but "Frisco" seems far more gangsterese to me.
"Smilin" Jed.
I love "Pretty Boy" Barnum; that's good. So is "The Fly" for Pogue.
"Rewind" Kimmel.
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Jhvw-Best of job vibes![/size]
Danise-have fun with your interview!
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elmore- :D
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elmore- :D
Nursie! :-*
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Like Mike Tee Vee from Willie Wonka?
I want my M Tee Vee!
Egg-xactly!
I am liking this new 1 VS 100 game show. ;D
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Notes Kimmel.
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DR EDISAURUS - I forgot to mention that because of one of YOUR posts yesterday, I am now intrigued Intrigued and INTRIGUED by Hick Hop.
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I think I'm gonna watch the episodes of BROTHERHOOD on Showtime that I haven't seen.
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"Cannibal" George
"Filin'" Danise
"Maneater" TCB
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This is Numbers Moore covering the Waterfront!
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"Cannibal" George
"Filin'" Danise
"Maneater" TCB
Hey, wait a minute. Don't get me in trouble for stealing Jose's nickname. I will settle for being The Player.
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I sure could use some feel better vibes, nothing serious, I just need some sleep & to feel better. I haven't felt up to par for weeks now, and my par is never great to begin with, even if it can outwalk MBarnum ;D
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TCB- ;D
'night
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FEEL BETTER VIBES TO JANE
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I liked the 1 vs 100 even though I didn't win 10,000 for knowing that the Lambada is the forbidden dance.
Apparently Penny S in Orlando knew it too. She got the $$
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Notes Kimmel is good.
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DR TCB - it have to be The Playa.
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The planets are in line for your feeling better DR JANE.
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Notes Kimmel is good.
;D
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DR EDISAURUS –I don’t feel old enough to have a son who’s about to turn 30. :o
Not being into gangster anything, I don’t get “Shutters”. ;D
Oooops! I was confusing you with DR Laura! Please forgive me! (See, I should never be allowed to speak in public!)
As for you, young lady, anyone who looks that good and has a 30 year old son is someone most women would call "their worst nightmare"! What's your secret? (Please don't tell me you drink the blood of virgins or something...)
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DR EDISAURUS - I forgot to mention that because of one of YOUR posts yesterday, I am now intrigued Intrigued and INTRIGUED by Hick Hop.
I Play Chicken with the Train is especially good. But he's no Johnny Mercer. Or Guy Haines.
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I really like UGLY BETTY. It is very unusual but addictive.
I watched most of 1 VS 100 (the new gameshow), but missed the very end.
<just comments, no show spoilers>.
I found it quite enjoyable. Many of the questions were quite easy. And you have two "helps" which help.
I really wonder if anybody will watch it though. I don't know if NBC promoted it at all. I did see a few promos on the Canadian station that it is carried on.
It was sort like MILLIONAIRE with the multiple choice aspect. And it's interesting to watch the "mob" (ken jennings and the other 100) dwindle down.
I'm curious DR MattH if you liked it.
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DR Cillaliz, re: DANCING WITH THE STARS.
I heard about sara evans quitting this morning. I wish that willa would be back on, but not sure if that would be fair. Plus since she's clearly not popular it won't make much difference (since the public's vote is really the only vote that counts).
I know that they have the schedule all worked out. But in season one they had only 2 dancers on the finale, but last year they had three. So maybe they will simply go back to 2?
Btw, there is a website that tracks the public's votes fairly accurately. You won't believe who the most popular is.
don't read if you don't want to know.
i guess this is sort of a spoiler.
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I can't remember the numbers exactly. But mario was #2. But he only had like 11% of the vote. And many others were close behind with 9% (joey), jerry (i think maybe 6%). But they had emmitt with 25% of the public's vote. That is crazy. That means he is by far the most popular. I knew he would be popular but not that popular. Hopefully that means that 75% won't vote for him. And that once some others go, the votes will change a bit. I do like emmitt. BUt to me he is just okay. I wonder how much of the vote is also for cheryl (who won last year). I think she is very popular.
I think that mario and joey are the best (i thought willa was very strong too). ANd i think monique is good for the girls. I hope jerry goes this week.
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I really like UGLY BETTY. It is very unusual but addictive.
I watched most of 1 VS 100 (the new gameshow), but missed the very end.
<just comments, no show spoilers>.
I found it quite enjoyable. Many of the questions were quite easy. And you have two "helps" which help.
I really wonder if anybody will watch it though. I don't know if NBC promoted it at all. I did see a few promos on the Canadian station that it is carried on.
It was sort like MILLIONAIRE with the multiple choice aspect. And it's interesting to watch the "mob" (ken jennings and the other 100) dwindle down.
I'm curious DR MattH if you liked it.
I liked 1 VS 100 - the questions were interesting although not particularly challenging. And the scoring system is very good.
"I Play Chicken with the Train" - I shall seek it and find....thanks DR EDISAURUS. 8)
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DR TCB - it have to be The Playa.
Then I would have to be a gangsta.
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Oooops! I was confusing you with DR Laura! Please forgive me! (See, I should never be allowed to speak in public!)
As for you, young lady, anyone who looks that good and has a 30 year old son is someone most women would call "their worst nightmare"! What's your secret? (Please don't tell me you drink the blood of virgins or something...)
That can't be it! She lives in Oregon. There are no virgins in Oregon.
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That can't be it! She lives in Oregon. There are no virgins in Oregon.
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Yay! Then I can go visit her, too!
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"The Orchestrator" would actually be a good name for a Musical mafia person. Or else "The Arranger." Or has that one been mentioned before? if so, then that's where I heard it. :)
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When Skip played the piano in the Playwrights Horizons production of HERRINGBONE years back, the official character name of the piano player as listed in the published script was Thumbs DuBois. That character name's always struck me as somewhat thuggish.
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I finished THE LITTLE MERMAID DVD tonight, and about halfway through the disc, the audio problems do begin and continue for the rest of the disc. There are phase and channel separation artifacts all over the place, and it's very distracting. Sadly, that's the only English soundtrack on the disc, so one is stuck with that.
Disney really should recall the disc because that is just unacceptable. I saw nothing whatsoever wrong with the video.
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When Skip played the piano in the Playwrights Horizons production of HERRINGBONE years back, the official character name of the piano player as listed in the published script was Thumbs DuBois. That character name's always struck me as somewhat thuggish.
I like it! I think we have found Jose a new gangster name!
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I rewatched GREY'S ANATOMY since last night's broadcast was interrupted twice near the end by the local affilliate. In fact, I heard from the station today after lodging a complaint. Here's what the lady said in the e-mail:
"We regret that you experienced the interruptions in last night's
programming. We take responsibility as the problems originated at WSOC.
To briefly explain the circumstances, we usually receive details about
network shows we air that include 'show timings' that detail the
commercial breaks which vary per episode. We did not receive the timings
from ABC last night. This caused our software to inject the local break
at the incorrect times, interrupting the show.
Again, we apologize for the interruption and always strive to maintain
the very highest standards for our viewers."
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I enjoyed 1 vs. 100. The questions were fairly easy (I like that there is a fair amount of show biz trivia which certainly makes it easier for me; there was only one question tonight that I wouldn't had to guess on), but it's a fun game.
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"The Orchestrator" would actually be a good name for a Musical mafia person. Or else "The Arranger." Or has that one been mentioned before? if so, then that's where I heard it. :)
Wouldn't it be the RE-Arranger?
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LAW & ORDER featured a timely case involving a murder of a seeming Islamic terrorist by seeming white supremists. Of course, things weren't what they seemed, and the hour was an entertaining one though not as riveting as many LAW & ORDERs from other seasons.
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ARRANGING FOR MURDER - That's my new thriller about the arranger of a Broadway musical who puts in certain notes as a cue for knocking off...oh, wait, I guess that's been done. :)
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I finally took the plunge and bought a universal remote which came in the mail today. Juggling as many components in my home theater as I do, I finally got tired of having to pick up three or four remotes to get certain things up and running.
Of course, programming and learning any new piece of equipment will take time, but right now, I have all the items programmed into the new remote. Now, I must read about programming macros which can turn on the various components I need to burn a DVD, for example, or to program the DVR with one push of a button.
That manual will be my bedtime reading for this evening.
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I did some preliminary work on rearranging the CDs in my office last weekend, but I decided this morning to totally redo the entire set-up, so that will be my chore tomorrow morning before I log onto the internet. I have NO idea how long it's going to take me.
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Oh, I did pick out another mono cast album to listen to while I do that tomorrow: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN with Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton.
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That manual will be my bedtime reading for this evening.
Oh my! You bachelors!
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DR Edisaurus and DR Jrand56, with all the discussion this week of "lurid" movies...have you guys seen these two double features...lovely examples of made in Florida or New York exploitation from the 60s?
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I think it is time for me to settle in front of the TV for the evening!
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Off to bed now.
Good night!
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Somebody's been buying my books at amazon. With the exception of Kritzerland, they've all jumped several hundreds of thousands in the sales rank, with the new book and Writer's Block both being at 65,000 or so - not bad considering there are over three million books listed.
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DR Edisaurus and DR Jrand56, with all the discussion this week of "lurid" movies...have you guys seen these two double features...lovely examples of made in Florida or New York exploitation from the 60s?
I just saw "It's a Sick, Sick, Sick World!" on Something Weird On Demand. Strange courtship rituals of boys making out with boys, men going into theatres to photograph professional models who end up tying each other up and performing the whipping "ritual", and a woman who crawls out of a bus station locker with a block of heroin which she paid for after a busy night of prostitution so she could give her boyfriend a fix. Sounds like a typical night on Peachtree Street!
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Somebody's been buying my books at amazon. With the exception of Kritzerland, they've all jumped several hundreds of thousands in the sales rank, with the new book and Writer's Block both being at 65,000 or so - not bad considering there are over three million books listed.
Yay! I knew I should have bought stock!
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TPUNK = Tony Kerplunk
RODZINSKI = Tom Tom
Do we really want headlines like:
"TONY KERPLUNK BEATS ON TOM-TOM"
der brucer
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That can't be it! She lives in Oregon. There are no virgins in Oregon.
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At least not since I moved here. ;D
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It's 60 degrees in my house, so I am going to try to figure out a way to make it warmer. Making the house warmer is usually Greg's job but he's up in the mountains filming some "grizzly situations". Brrrr....too cold to type---or edit! Definitely a 3 cat night.
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(Please don't tell me you drink the blood of virgins or something...)
Jane has a vegetarian bent - it's more likely she sucks the sap out of undeflowered magnolias.
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Oh my! You bachelors!
Unlike Oregon, North Carolina does have Virgins!
der Brucer
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... I am going to try to figure out a way to make it warmer.
Try Mulled cider with rum or hot chocolate with a shot of brandy! (You'll still have cold toes, but you'll feel better :)
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Poor Little Amy
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It's 60 degrees in my house, so I am going to try to figure out a way to make it warmer. Making the house warmer is usually Greg's job but he's up in the mountains filming some "grizzly situations". Brrrr....too cold to type---or edit! Definitely a 3 cat night.
Just cozy up to a nice short story - you'll be all nice and warm, you'll see.
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I gave up on SHE MOB...too nasty in oh so many ways...realized I had already watched NYMPHS ANONOMYS so settled in for SATAN IN HIGH HEELS...and it is actually quite good in a tawdry filmed on location in New York in 1962 sort of way.
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Good Moving Vibes to DR GEORGE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks Cillaliz, Ginny, and Elmore!
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Today, my sister came over to my condo and started painting (she loves to paint and she picked all the colors...she's very good at it). She got most of the extra bedroom painted and it looks quite nice! Tomorrow, we'll start moving the big stuff...my bed and dressers for my bedroom, the couches and chairs, my computer, etc., etc., etc. :D
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I also put up a new shower curtain/towel bar in the bathroom. It's a pretty cool invention! It actually has two bars going across the shower so that you can either have a shower curtain and liner on individual bars or you can have the curtain/liner on one bar and a towel on the the other! There is only one towel bar in my bathroom and it's not very convenient to get to when getting out of the shower so this new kind of double bar is perfect!
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And I put in a new shower head nozzle that's attached to a hose. It has six different settings and one is a very, very fine mist. It's quite different from anything that I've seen before, but it's pretty cool. I like it. :)
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When I got cable installed at my new place (this past Wednesday), I told them not to cancel the cable in the house I'm moving out of (which is where I am right now) until today, so I don't know if it'll stop at midnight or when. It's still available right now and I'll stay in as long as I can, but I might be kicked off of the Internet (and HHW) quite unceremoniously and without warning. But I'll be able to move my computer tomorrow and all should be well...unless it crashes like it did the last time. :P That was NOT a pleasant experience.
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"Cannibal" George
That works for me! ;)
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Good luck with the move George!!
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At the end of July, I ordered some DVDs from a website that turned out to be bogus. :( I sent an e-mail in the middle of August and got a response saying that they would send it out that afternoon. I sent the second e-mail in the middle of September, and they said that they'd send it again, but I never did. I sent a third e-mail tonight, saying "Since your website no longer exists, I guess it's safe to assume that I won't get the DVDs and you've stolen my money. That's a sh*tty thing to do." And I didn't put the * instead of the i. At least, an undeliverable e-mail hasn't bounced back. :-\
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Good luck with the move George!!
Thanks! This is going to be the big weekend move! The only thing I'm really worried about is my cat, Ebonie. She's not one to run away, she usually hides under my bed, but it's a pretty tramatic event to move. I'm going to try and make it as easy for her as I can. I plan to put her in my extra bedroom in the house I'm moving out of and then moving my bed and dresser drawers to the condo. Since that's up on the top floor and all that's going up there, I'll put Ebonie up there with food, water and the litter box, where she can stay and not be disturbed. The we can move the rest of the stuff. At least, that's the plan.