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Well, you've read the notes, the note were tres chic, and now it is time for you to post until the French cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: NUDIUSTERTION!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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The Duke - 100 Years (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-johnwayne19apr19,0,1974235.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
(http://a1022.g.akamai.net/f/1022/8158/5m/images.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-04/29158327.jpg)
Gosh, that John Ford fella had some great matte painters!
der Brucer
(It was not an easy chore to find a morning news pic that would not ruin Jose's breakfast!)
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Well, you've read the notes...
Truth be told...I haven't!
der Brucer
(slinks away)
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Truth be told...I haven't!
Simply scandalous.
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Nytol!
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From today's New York Times article on novelty male underwear:
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/04/19/fashion/19under600.1.jpg)
..and not a PINK one in the bunch! ;)
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Oh, and I'm up. Again.
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The owner/creator of the new men's line says: “The store was profitable within 30 days,” he said. “And I didn’t open on Gay Street, U.S.A. I opened on Main Street, U.S.A.”
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Time for Zach's constitutional.
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TOD:
Best French meal - damn sure wasn't in France!
Probably in Montreal where I had a magnificent Chateaubriand served on a huge platter with loads of veggies (it has a fancy French name starting with "b" I cannot find!) The meat is served with a Béarnaise Sauce, château potatoes, asparagus with hollandaise, green beans, grilled tomato, and mushrooms.
Some of the best French cooking I had was in a resort hotel on the beach in Sousse, Tunisia. The hotel catered to German and Scandinavian tourists and had a great kitchen and did every thing up in grand style - French table service (much saucing and flambéing). Each table-chef had his own sauces and his own special dessert crepe.
Best service was probably in Lisbon, Portugal - the restaurants posted cute little boys in Phillip Morris uniforms behind stone pillars whose sole job it was to pop-up and light cigarettes.
Best day-to day eating - Italy - everywhere!
(Best tip on getting a great meal: tell the waiter to pretend it's his birthday and to bring you the meal he would most enjoy.)
Best US French dining:
Le Bistro - Newport RI
French Provencal cuisine to die for. Pot-au-Feu with green olives and crusty French bread; roast pheasant; delectable desserts.
der Brucer
After all this French-food chatter and soon Ben will be here with his oatmeal!
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From today's New York Times article on novelty male underwear:
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/04/19/fashion/19under600.1.jpg)
..and not a PINK one in the bunch! ;)
Simply scandalous
...and gratuitous
...and delectable
der Brucer
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DP Colin and I spend over a month in rural France in 2006. Every meal was a delight - interesting local cuisine, lovely people (and very tolerant of my Schoolboy French) - and of course the company was wonderful. Fellow diners were always friendly but not intrusive. We have very fond memories of not just the food.
Of course we also dined in Paris -- food not as good but the company was great - DR François.
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I find nothing at all "gay" about the underwear. Very much main street and non-interesting!
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Truth be told...I haven't!
der Brucer
(slinks away)
I thought only Newbies were supposed to read the notes!
I must have spilt coffee on that page of the rules.
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Good morning.
Q:Why am I out of bed at this ungodly hour?
A: Because I am making pea soup for my father
Q: Am I out of my mind?
A: Yes
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Thursday morning greetings! My, there are a lot of folks here so early in the morning.
Mmmm, pea soup, DR Vixmom. I have the bone from our Easter ham in the freezer - maybe that's what I'll make with it.
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Thursday morning greetings! My, there are a lot of folks here so early in the morning.
Mmmm, pea soup, DR Vixmom. I have the bone from our Easter ham in the freezer - maybe that's what I'll make with it.
yes It's the old Easter hambone I'm using!!
Well time to get the routine staretd I ahvce bee trying ti catch up but my goodness I am still a day and ahalf behind!
Vibes to all!!!
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Good morning.
Q:Why am I out of bed at this ungodly hour?
A: Because I am making pea soup for my father
Q: Am I out of my mind?
A: Yes
DRvixmom! Have a wonderful day. :-*
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Good morning, all! The dreams were peculiar but I remember none of them. Nope, only vague impressions.
Today I'm meeting Anthony at Toyland to hand him a book he's asked for, some work on either edits or this blasted editing guidelines, and then lunch with a friend at Music Theayte International.
I hear I've got the Macbeths' collective panties in a bunch again. It was all quite unintentional, but I don't know if it's the revelation that a process is being held up because he forgot to sign a document or my nudge about the outstanding debt his company owed my father.
TOD: all I can think about at the moment are marrons glacees!
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"Men in the USA used to think only white for undergarments, but times have changed. Now US males seem to enjoy a little frivolity in their drawers."
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I do not eat food a la Frahn-say.
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DR MBARNUM - Elfrida Derwent seems to have vanished from the face of the firmament.
She started on Broadway in 1925 and made her last appearance in 1945.
It seems she supported a lot of stars in stock....but never achieved stardom. 8)
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A name change might have helped....Elfrida Merman would have looked better on the marquee.
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Simply scandalous
...and gratuitous
...and delectable
And DR Sandra didn't even have to post UNDERPANTS! :)
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pea soup
Yummers! :)
But even if you are out of your mind, we love you anyway!
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FJL, thanks for the report on 110 in the Shade. I do love that show. Simple Little Things is such a beautiful song.
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FJL, thanks for the report on 110 in the Shade. I do love that show. Simple Little Things is such a beautiful song.
Yes, DR FJL, lovely to hear about this show. The original play is one of my favorites!! ;D
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Elfrida Derwent
And what about Mildred Plotka?
(an On the 20th Century reference)
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Yes: ditto thank you's to DR FJL for the 110 review. I dug out my recordings of this show in tribute.
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Unfortunately, at least for me, the report on Deuce is not good.
It is always wonderful to see two stars who are also excellent craftspeople (Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes). I can watch them do most anything. The play in which they are appearing, though, leaves much to be desired. It's a new Terrence McNally piece and I have to ask why did he write this? The play is weak, trite and at times just plain vulgar. Did he think it was funny to have Lansbury spout the "F" word and the "C" word? If she had been consistently crass and vulgar as a character this might have worked but both characters are wildly inconsistent. I get the feeling things are being revised during previews because there are times when both actresses seem to be looking for lines. I purposely didn't read much about the show before seeing it so I thought it was a two-hander but it's not. The problem is, the other three people in the show are really expendable. They have little purpose and I didn't care for the sportscasters at all. The "fan" of the two tennis pros does have a nice scene with them but his other appearances could be cut without affecting the play at all, but then it would be even shorter than the 90 minutes (no intermission) it already is. The silly prattle by the sportcasters could also be cut and the play might be better for it.
As I said in the beginning, it's wonderful to see two stellar actors on stage and they work very hard to make a mediocre play better. Unfortunately, they don't always succeed. I think they will get good notices but I think Mr. McNally's play will be trashed by the time the show opens on May 6th. It has a "strictly limited engagement" of 18 weeks and I doubt that it will go beyond those 18 weeks.
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Pea Soup is one of my favorite soups. Not French, really but I still love a good pea soup with croutons!
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110 is one of those shows I would so like to see. I doubt it has ever been staged in this country yet the score is beautiful. It's also rare to see a production of "She Loves Me" which is close to perfect IMHO.
I do hope the production of 110 is shown on TV and some kind and thoughtful (aren't they all) Kimlet sends me a copy on DVD.
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And I also like The Rainmaker. I have seen some not very good actors destroy monologues from the show but it's still a very good piece.
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TOD:
I've mentioned it before, but the BEST French meal I ever had was very simple: fresh brie on the best baguette I'd ever tasted, devoured on a street corner in Paris. I guess that's not necessarily a French meal, but they're inexorably linked in my mind!
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Good Morning to all. The obvious has been done so life can go on.
I am listening to the overture from Little Me right now on Songs from the Shows. It's a BBC show broadcast on Radio Cleveland (Cleveland in the UK, not Ohio). There are more of these shows then you might think. There is also a musicals radio show broadcast from BBC Radio Devon, and Miss Paige on BBC 2. I must admit I do find her "perkiness" a bit wearing and I don't listen to her show every week. Loving Drowsy Chaperone as much as I do, I wonder how Miss Paige will do playing the Chaperone. She's "starring" in the show even though she's not the star of the show. Ah, Show Business.
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Thanks, DR Ben. Always thoroughly enjoy your theatre news & views. Too bad about that play; those noble women deserve better!
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Off to eat breakfast and take DH Richard to physical therapy.
Bye for now.
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And what about Mildred Plotka?
(an On the 20th Century reference)
That's nice, too.
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Angela Lansbury saying the "F" word for 18 weeks.... Oh dear. It might have been interesting if Mrs. Iselin could have said it....
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It's also rare to see a production of "She Loves Me" which is close to perfect IMHO.
Ah, dear DR Tomovoz...I will never love any show as much as I love She Loves Me. You're absolutely right; it's perfect! What a shame that the BBC telecast production was so abridged. Or that the movie version with Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke never came to fruition.
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I just noticed at the bottom of the screen where it indicates that bk's © on the HHW Community Forum expired in 2004.
What if the Weisslers pick up the option? :o
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EEK I didn't know there was a BBC telecast. DP Colin and I saw the London production (1995)
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Goodnight DRs.
(TCB - has a very young Eddie Hodges arrived at your door?)
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Like Tom, I spent 6 weeks in rural northern France in Normandy (we were not there at the same time), specifically
Honfleur (http://www.discover-normandy.info/region1_places_honfleur.htm)
The picture in that link doesn't do it justice. The Vieux Bassin is a gorgeous little Quai. You can sit and drink coffee or eat a pastry and sink into heaven.
Each meal was wonderful though I still marvel at the practice of eating a full meal at 11pm and not finishing until 1am.
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a very young Eddie Hodges
Is that anything like the young Mr. Grace? ;)
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Off to work....are you being served?
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We were visiting Honfleur in 2001 Ben.
Beautiful place indeed.
The leisurely meals of France - a great tradition.
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....are you being served?
Is that served, or serviced? ;)
And I am unanimous in that.
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From today's New York Times article on novelty male underwear:
..and not a PINK one in the bunch! ;)
It must be a slow news day at the NYT. Not that I'm complainin'...
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I just noticed at the bottom of the screen where it indicates that bk's © on the HHW Community Forum expired in 2004.
What if the Weisslers pick up the option? :o
They have. I've already been told that Brooke Shields is replacing me next month.
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I'm feeling a little queasy in the tummy this morning, so I don't want to think about French food right now. Maybe later...
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Brooke Shields is replacing me next month.
;D ;D
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I'll likely be relatively E&T (entertained and traveling, or errant and truant) starting this afternoon through Sunday evening. My internet acccess will be severely limited while I'm at the hotel in Poittsburgh, or so I've been led to believe.
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If I can't get to Poittsburgh, I'll at least try to get to Pittsburgh.
:)
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Good morning!
Another white sky day and we may get more rain today. It showered briefly during the night. I guess April showers are what she should expect. We've certainly had them this year.
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Ah, dear DR Tomovoz...I will never love any show as much as I love She Loves Me. You're absolutely right; it's perfect! What a shame that the BBC telecast production was so abridged. Or that the movie version with Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke never came to fruition.
I could not agree more. I was lucky enough to see the original, and it was pure, unadulterated joy from beginning to end. And Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke would have been perfection in a movie version. What a missed opportunity! (When SHE LOVES ME fell through, there was also talk of I DO! I DO! for them; that would also have been wonderful.)
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I hear I've got the Macbeths' collective panties in a bunch again.
Jibes to the Macbeth's
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der Brucer
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TOD:
I, too, have had some wonderful food in Montreal. In fact, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a bad meal in Montreal. I've also had wonderful food in other parts of Quebec.
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I haven't read a single positive thing about DEUCE. DR Ben's words about Angela are the most positive thing I have seen about her work in the play. (Marian Seldes, on the other hand, has gotten great word of mouth.) What a sad state of affairs for what may indeed be Angela's last Broadway show.
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Page Three Draco Malfoy Dance!!!
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A very memorable French experience was living with a French family for a week in Paris. I was eighteen and traveling alone throughout Europe when this kind French family took me in. I would have been fine on my own, of course, but one of their daughters was a hostess at the Olympics for a few weeks and they had an extra bed. It proved to be one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
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BK, the Ray Courts show isn't until next Friday and Saturday.
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A mixed bag of repeats and new shows on TV tonight:
On CBS, SURVIVOR and SHARK are new, but CSI is a rerun (albeit the one episode this season that I missed).
On NBC, the night is all new except THE OFFICE.
On ABC, we have new episodes of all three shows: UGLY BETTY, GREY'S ANATOMY, and OCTOBER ROAD.
Both SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL are new tonight.
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I have only had French food once, and that was at a very nice restaurant on Castro in San Francisco. I had duck and it was very good.
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Fortunately, BK is seeing French films this week and not Italian ones, or I'd have to Take an Elmore and say, "I cannot reveal this in a public forum."
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As for my viewing today, I WILL definitely get to THE SOPRANOS today. I am expecting some of the new James Bond Ultimate Edition discs in the mail, but I doubt they make it here today. I may instead watch I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS. And another WILD WILD WEST episode, too.
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I dug out my recordings of this show in tribute.
Does Zach bury them in the yard? Is he selective?
der Brucer
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...fresh brie on the best baguette I'd ever tasted...
Better than Velveeta on Wonder Bread?
der Brucer
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I love French onion soup, but I'm not sure I've ever had a full French meal from beginning to end. I've certainly had French dishes like caucau vin (I'm sure that spelling is atrocious), but I don't think an entire French meal.
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Going out to lunch today with friends, so I need to head downstairs to get ready to go out.
WBBL.
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...caucau vin (I'm sure that spelling is atrocious),
Think Stravinsky: Le Coq d'Or
Coq au Vin
der Brucer
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I'll likely be relatively E&T starting this afternoon through Sunday evening.
I am bereft! :'(
I shall miss you. Think of us!!
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Good Morning!
Ahh... It was nice sleeping in. And I slept rather well too. :)
I'm up!
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Jibes to the Macbeth's
The villains we LOVE to hate!! :P
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And for my next piece, Mahler's Eight, the Symphony of A Thousand:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/hp38.jpg)
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DR DerBrucer - The mot in question is bouquetière.
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Castro in San Francisco.
Now dear DR MBarnum: WHAT would you have been doing in THAT neighborhood? ::)
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BK, the Ray Courts show isn't until next Friday and Saturday.
I was beginning to wonder about BK's "schedule" myself.
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Now dear DR MBarnum: WHAT would you have been doing in THAT neighborhood? ::)
Looking for Bollywood movies.
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Oh, and I'm up. Again.
That Viagra must be amazing stuff!
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Does Zach bury them in the yard?
;D
Is he selective?
Well, I don't think he likes Wing too much...
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Better than Velveeta on Wonder Bread?
Amazingly enough, even better than that.
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Now dear DR MBarnum: WHAT would you have been doing in THAT neighborhood? ::)
I took a wrong turn ::)
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I took a wrong turn
You thought "Yield" meant something else? ;)
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HERE COME THE VULTURES - BIRDS OF A FEATHER?
NY DAILY NEWS (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/r_m/2007/04/18/2007-04-18_critics_scientologists_va_trip_a_time_to.html)
Critics: Scientologists' Va. trip a time to prey ________________________________________
The Church of Scientology has dispatched "ministers" to provide "grief counseling" for shell-shocked youth at Virginia Tech - but critics suspect the sect hopes to convert the vulnerable students.
Pastor Fred is Coming To Spread His Screed at VT (http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/12273/virginia-tech-protection-needed-as-with-columbine-funerals-and-memorial-services-pastor-fred-is-coming-to-spread-his-screed-at-vt/)
Pastor Fred, a/k/a/ Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., who refers to himself and his grown children as “the most hated family in America,” claims he and his Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist ‘church’ –which is made up almost entirely of his own offspring– are heading to Virginia Tech in order to ‘protest’ the funerals of the slain students and professors. He claims he will use bullhorns and that his family will carry large placards saying some version of “God Hates Virginia Tech.” He claims his ‘gospel’ for the occasion will be, ‘God is glad that the students and professors at VT were slain; that the massacre was God’s happy retribution for the USA’s love of homosexuals.’
...
Maybe Group A can "fix" Group B!
der Brucer
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Hmm... I know I've had some very good French meals, but I can't seem to remember where or when right now.
I'm a major fan of Bistro food, and New York City is filled with many wanna-be bistros - Pastis and Balthazar - and even the not-so-haute ones like French Roast and Maison serve some pretty decent fare.
Cooking-wise, I went through a Provençal phase a couple years ago. I don't think I've ever used and consumed so much tarragon in my life! But it was all très délicieux
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FRIENDS OF LARRY DEPT:
(http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2007/04/18/amd_mikhailbaryshnikov.jpg)
Mikhail Baryshnikov took a lickin' at the Humane Society's Fine Art Photography Auction.
der Brucer
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HERE COME THE VULTURES - BIRDS OF A FEATHER?
NY DAILY NEWS (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/r_m/2007/04/18/2007-04-18_critics_scientologists_va_trip_a_time_to.html)Pastor Fred is Coming To Spread His Screed at VT (http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/12273/virginia-tech-protection-needed-as-with-columbine-funerals-and-memorial-services-pastor-fred-is-coming-to-spread-his-screed-at-vt/)Maybe Group A can "fix" Group B!
der Brucer
Having been picketed by Mr. Phelps during a tour of Anything Goes... All I can say is that if he and his family do show up at the funerals of victims... Well, frankly, I'm speechless. And sick to my stomach.
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DR DerBrucer - The mot in question is bouquetière.
THANK YOU!
(I can't find it referenced anywhere!)
der Brucer
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. The drywall man called and is on his way. And then I need to get my blood drawn so that I can fail my blood test again.
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but I can't seem to remember where or when
There's a lyric in there, somewhere.
As for your experience with Rev. Phelps, how horrifying. He and his followers sure are twisted.
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Having been picketed by Mr. Phelps during a tour of Anything Goes... All I can say is that if he and his family do show up at the funerals of victims... Well, frankly, I'm speechless. And sick to my stomach.
Well the site I referenced also says:
Not too long ago, whenever Pastor Fred showed up, also mysteriously some silent signal traveled overland amongst the righteous, and sister and brother bikers began showing up at the funerals of vets. The Harley brigades rolled. (There were some Gold Wings and other kinds of bikes too.)
Bikers formed long phalanxes with their bikes and accompanied the funeral corteges along the oil road, and stood at attention at graveside. When Pastor Fred got on his bullhorn, well, 200 Harleys at rev with big guys with moustaches and Viking braids and muscles, and women who look like they might simply snap you with their leathers and send you to the hospital… or heaven… well, Pastor Fred stood there on the hill, his mouth moving, but all you heard was that mellow growl of the Hogs.
For Virginia Tech, all the funerals and memorials are sacred events and the mourners deserve to mourn their dead in peace… sans Fred. And I think it likely that that silent signal has already gone out to some of the last Road Warriors of the Righteous on earth and they are already testing the tension on their chains.
der Brucer
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THANK YOU!
(I can't find it referenced anywhere!)
der Brucer
If you Google "Chateaubriand" and "vegetables"... And on most "proper" menus it is listed as Châteaubriand bouquetière.
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Abybody familiar with the Philly rock group Dr. Dog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dog)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/macrobaye/347893000drdog.jpg)
der Brucer
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The drywall man called and is on his way. And then I need to get my blood drawn ...
Best save some blood to pay the drywall man :)
der Brucer
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RUN POGO, RUN!
Okefenokee Swamp Endangered (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266961,00.html)
WAYCROSS, Ga. —
A swift wildfire destroyed 14 houses Wednesday in southeastern Georgia, where more than 1,000 people had been forced from their homes earlier in the week, officials said. No injuries were reported.
The blaze, which had burned about 40 square miles, or 25,000 acres, ignited Monday near Waycross when a tree fell on a power line, then raced through tinder-dry forest to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, one of the nation's best-preserved wetland areas, officials said.
Many of those evacuated from the area went to a shelter or moved in with relatives, officials said.
Classes at Waycross schools were canceled after buses were unable to run on some routes because of smoky conditions, and the private Okefenokee Swamp Park was evacuated and its animals moved to safety.
der Brucer
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The Courts show is NEXT Friday and Saturday? Well, that makes things a little easier, at least. But then when is the dinner with MusicGuy? I thought that was happening this coming Tuesday - is it a WEEK from Tuesday?
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Oh, and I'm up. Groggy and stuffed up and having horrid allergies, but up.
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The skies are blue.
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Will we never get to page five?
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I think I'll go to storage today and pull some more stock I need on certain titles.
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. The drywall man called and is on his way. And then I need to get my blood drawn so that I can fail my blood test again.
Wow! Your drywall professionals are VERY versatile!
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In fact, I think I'll do that soon.
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Having been picketed by Mr. Phelps during a tour of Anything Goes... All I can say is that if he and his family do show up at the funerals of victims... Well, frankly, I'm speechless. And sick to my stomach.
They picketed you...our very own, much-beloved JoseSPiano...or the show?
If it was you....how did they "know"? ;)
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Whenever the Phelps clan makes an appearance, I always wish a group of folks would show up with buckets and "slop" them with offal.
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Welcome to Offal Good (http://www.offalgood.com), an educational and inspirational tool for those who are interested in learning and cooking with offal.
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Hey Nursie - it's transmitted between men and women - gals infect guys and vice versa (and also vice vice and versa versa).
der Brucer
I just didn't realize the danger to men, thought it only caused cervical cancer.
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They picketed you...our very own, much-beloved JoseSPiano...or the show?
If it was you....how did they "know"? ;)
They picketed the show. In fact, they picket almost any touring Broadway show on the basis that homosexuals were somehow involved in the creation and production of the show.
However, the locals heading into the theatre were so used to the protests, that they didn't bat an eye as they walked past the signs and the bullhorns.
The saddest part was seeing all the younger members of his "family" - the five to ten-year olds who were also part of the protest, holding up signs, yelling things at people. And holding video cameras. He uses all the footage to show how "America" continues to "embrace homosexuality" by their attendance at cultural events. And if anyone "dares" to challenge him, then he uses that footage to show that "they" are the "true haters", not him and his followers.
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JFL & Ben-Thank you for the reviews.
Are there no other suggestions as to what shows Keith’s aunt should see in NY?
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Does anyone here have a CLEW as to what happened to the formatting on this page???
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Whenever the Phelps clan makes an appearance, I always wish a group of folks would show up with buckets and "slop" them with offal.
Unfortunately, even though that they may be a "good thing", since Mr. Phelps actually obtains the permits to protest (if needed), such an act would most likely result in an arrest. And not of Mr. Phelps.
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Hmm... What happened?!?!??
DR Jane - Could you try closing the bracket on your first quote?
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JFL & Ben-Thank you for the reviews.
Are there no other suggestions as to what shows Keith’s aunt should see in NY?
When is she due in again?
And do you happen to know if there's any thing should would not like to see?
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From Jeanne:
Your maiden name.
;D
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There we go.
:)
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You can blame me.
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Had to remove Jane's post - close them brackets! Post it again, Jane. Play it again, Sam.
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Hmm... I just had two hard-boiled - or hard-cooked, if you prefer - eggs. Whites only. I had forgotten how satisfying those could be. Ah, the simplicity.
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Why would an open bracket cause that?
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Had to remove Jane's post - close them brackets! Post it again, Jane. Play it again, Sam.
But she had already fixed it!
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Why would an open bracket cause that?
Well, we could try to duplicate the situation again... ;)
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Thank you Jose. I figured I had done something wrong-I didn't sleep last night & not functioning well this morning. When I do quotes, colors, etc. I always have to cut and paste-it is very annoying.
I think Keith's Aunt & cousin would enjoy something fun. I just sent her an email asking if she had any specific questions. I really thought I would have heard from her sooner as I keep sending her updates on Keith's mother who is still in the hospital & still in ICU.
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Thank you Jose. I figured I had done something wrong-I didn't sleep last night & not functioning well this morning. When I do quotes, colors, etc. I always have to cut and paste-it is very annoying.
I think Keith's Aunt & cousin would enjoy something fun. I just sent her an email asking if she had any specific questions. I really thought I would have heard from her sooner as I keep sending her updates on Keith's mother who is still in the hospital & still in ICU.
No worries. It's just a post. And the formatting was kind of cool.
Where does your family live? Are they all on the West Coast right now? or across America? -At least Keith's mother, Keith's aunt and cousin.
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DR BrettySpaghetti is back! I guess we didn't scare him away entirely.
By the way, very nice blog site, DR Brett.
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Had to remove Jane's post - close them brackets! Post it again, Jane. Play it again, Sam.
Jose already re-posted for me. :D
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Jose, both our families are mostly in the L.A. area. I have a niece in NY and a nephew in Florida.
Oh, and Keith's aunt will be in NY in May. I think the second week of May.
Speaking of NY, the bad news is I won't be meeting Craig there & driving him to Pittsburgh. The good news is I won't be meeting him there, but in DC cutting a few hours off of my drive.
Now I need to go check out flights.
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DR singdaw - After referencing the time stamps on your late-night posts, I wonder if somehow you have taken over my usual late-night posting duties during my current period of not being the nightowl that I usually am?
-Did that make any sense?
In any case... When do you sleep?
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Hmm... I just had two hard-boiled - or hard-cooked, if you prefer - eggs. Whites only. I had forgotten how satisfying those could be. Ah, the simplicity.
I like the yokes & tolerate the whites.
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Abybody familiar with the Philly rock group Dr. Dog
Sorry, I'm not. But you know, if you spell their name backward... :)
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The Courts show is NEXT Friday and Saturday? Well, that makes things a little easier, at least. But then when is the dinner with MusicGuy? I thought that was happening this coming Tuesday - is it a WEEK from Tuesday?
Dinner is Tuesday the 24th. I am arriving Monday the 23rd to do touristy things prior to the Courts Show.
I am available for Dupars and Indian food much of that week should any L.A. DRs or vintage motion picture stars be hungry.
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Hmm... I just had two hard-boiled - or hard-cooked, if you prefer - eggs. Whites only. I had forgotten how satisfying those could be. Ah, the simplicity.
And whose the yolk on?
der Brucer
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Dinner is Tuesday the 24th. I am arriving Monday the 23rd to do touristy things prior to the Courts Show.
I am available for Dupars and Indian food much of that week should any L.A. DRs or vintage motion picture stars be hungry.
DR MBarnum - Have you ever been to The Abbey?
Oohh... Maybe you should see if you can get a reservation at Mark's for next week. I think you'd like the dining experience there. -And the food is pretty good too. ;)
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And speaking of French Food and Provence... The new issue of Gourmet just came in today's mail. On the cover: bouillabaisse.
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In any case... When do you sleep?
I am like DR Tomovoz...
Ever wakeful, ever vigilant! :)
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Sorry, I'm not. But you know, if you spell their name backward... :)
Actually, I DID! -and fixed it bedore I posted.
In you honor I just lunched on a Brie & Baked Ham with slicced green olives on toasted roll.
der Brucer
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I am like DR Tomovoz...
Ever wakeful, ever vigilant! :)
Yep, must be those little blue pills.
;D
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Jane - I've seen LEGALLY BLONDE (THE MUSICAL) twice and strongly recommend it. I really loved it, despite the caveat of the disappointing music (especially from the often delightfully original Lawrence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin) - but the script of the msuical is a clever and emotionally rewarding hoot, even better than the movie, the lyrics sometimes deliciously odd but almost always interesting, and the staging is consistently funny and fun.
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After referencing the time stamps on your late-night posts, I wonder if somehow you have taken over my usual late-night posting duties during my current period of not being the nightowl that I usually am?
-Did that make any sense?
DR JoseSPiano - LOL! It makes perfect sense. I suppose I may be doing that unconsciously. Or perhaps it's just a severe HHW addiction (what might I be missing?). But generally I like to be in bed by 9:00 PM, and I generally rise at 4:00 AM.
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DR MBarnum - Have you ever been to The Abbey?
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married
Gee I really love you
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel of love
(Bow bow bow bow bow)
(Bow bow bow bow bow)
der Brucer
Dog Bosco can do the last two lines!
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Actually, I DID! -and fixed it bedore I posted.
In you honor I just lunched on a Brie & Baked Ham with slicced green olives on toasted roll.
der Brucer
Hmm... Now I'm craving one of those baguette sandwiches from Amy's Bread: Ham with French butter, or the Brie with Tomatoes.
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DR MBarnum - Have you ever been to The Abbey?
I suppose that's as good a place to go as any...when you're manhungry. ;)
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DR BrettySpaghetti is back! I guess we didn't scare him away entirely.
By the way, very nice blog site, DR Brett.
Aw, thanks! That's swell.
Waaaaaaah! [That's my Lucy impersonation] One of our DRs spoiled the shocking conclusion of last night's "American Idol" for me. (Memo to self: Watch the darn show when it airs!) No hard feelings -- I'm so happy about the results I would probably have shouted it from the rooftops myself!
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Yep, must be those little blue pills.
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELY O'HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Spoo. Wrong kind of pills.
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Jane - I've seen LEGALLY BLONDE (THE MUSICAL) twice and strongly recommend it. I really loved it, despite the caveat of the disappointing music (especially from the often delightfully original Lawrence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin) - but the script of the msuical is a clever and emotionally rewarding hoot, even better than the movie, the lyrics sometimes deliciously odd but almost always interesting, and the staging is consistently funny and fun.
DR FJL - I've been hearing some interesting reactions from people who have seen Legally Blonde already. Anyone who saw it during the first week and a half of previews has LOVED it (warts and all). However, anyone who's seen it over the past couple of days has walked out of the theatre underwhelmed and slightly disappointed. ??? -Heck, my roommate and his aunt went to see it Tuesday night, and really did not like it. And they LOVED The Wedding Singer?!?!? So...
I'm wondering if they have started fixing something that wasn't broke.
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I suppose that's as good a place to go as any...when you're manhungry. ;)
I suspect you would find Nun at the Abbey.
der Brucer
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Waaaaaaah! [That's my Lucy impersonation]
Ricardo, or van Pelt?
One of our DRs spoiled the shocking conclusion of last night's "American Idol" for me.
As a general rule, we do try to indicate **SPOILER** before posting such information. I myself am about 6 episodes behind on Lost.
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I suppose that's as good a place to go as any...when you're manhungry. ;)
:)
*And, DR MBarnum - If you do go to The Abbey, you could see where they filmed those Aussie Bum auditions on "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency". ;D
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Talk about putting lipstick on a pig:
My Pres is on TV saying how splendid are our efforts in Iraq!
der Brucer
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And one for Models
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DR JoseSPiano - LOL! It makes perfect sense. I suppose I may be doing that unconsciously. Or perhaps it's just a severe HHW addiction (what might I be missing?). But generally I like to be in bed by 9:00 PM, and I generally rise at 4:00 AM.
That's what I remembered from our conversations. You definitely did not come across as a nightowl to me. But one never knows, do one?
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In you honor I just lunched on a Brie & Baked Ham with slicced green olives on toasted roll.
I am honored, indeed. :)
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Ricardo, or van Pelt?
No Albanese!
der Brucer
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Jose - Interesting - both times I saw LEGALLY BLONDE were during its first week of NYC previews.
Wonder what they've been changing.
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I suspect you would find Nun at the Abbey.
Perhaps you are right. I was thinking of olde England, where many ruins called ____ Abbey were actually monasteries.
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Perhaps you are right. I was thinking of olde England, where many ruins called ____ Abbey were actually monasteries.
Ah, the "get thee to a Nunnery" times.
der Brucer
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But one never knows, do one?
;D
Mysterious things can happen at HHW!
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Ah, the "get thee to a Nunnery" times.
Yes, when DR MBarnum was just a wee thing. :)
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DR FJL - Something to think about for later... Or possibly now... If you and Larry don't come up for next Wednesday's matinee, what day (well, night) would be good for you? Right now, I think next Saturday is almost sold out.
-We could all take the 5:48, 6:12 or 6:29PM train up, and then cab it to the theatre. And then take the 10:45PM train back. (It gets back to GCT at 11:52PM.)
Or if you wanted to head up earlier, I'm guessing we could arrange for a dinner with DR singdaw too. And possibly avoid the Peak Fare too.
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No Albanese!
der Brucer
Well, technically, that's "Licia". Which is closer to "Lisa", than "Lucia".
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Ah, now I want to listen to Follies: In Concert again.
-And just what is Erie Mills up to nowadays?
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Ricardo, or van Pelt?
HA! Ricardo. :)
As a general rule, we do try to indicate **SPOILER** before posting such information. I myself am about 6 episodes behind on Lost.
Yeah, this post did not observe that particular rule. But I guess there's no way to completely avoid spoilers.
FYI, I currently watch Lost, Desperate Housewives, L&O Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, Gilmore Girls, The Shield, The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs, Boston Legal, Without a Trace, The Simpsons, Monk and, of course, Idol.
Favorite TV shows of the past include Lost, Arrested Development, Everwood, Monty Python, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, NYPD Blue, Columbo, Seinfeld, Larry Sanders, West Wing, The Prisoner, Little Britain, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mary Tyler Moore, Taxi, and my favorite TV show ever, Sports Night.
Good lord...I've wasted my life!
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Jose - Interesting - both times I saw LEGALLY BLONDE were during its first week of NYC previews.
Wonder what they've been changing.
Well, a friend of mine who also saw it during the first week of previews is seeing it again tonight. Once I get the report from him...
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DR Jane - If Keith's Aunt and cousin don't object to some risque humor, I'd recommend Spelling Bee. And if they don't object to some really risque humor, I'd suggest Avenue Q. -And even though it may not be the "original", I still think the current revival of A Chorus Line is dependable - if they haven't seen it before. Oh, and Spamalot is still running.
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Perhaps you are right. I was thinking of olde England, where many ruins called ____ Abbey were actually monasteries.
Or the Abbeys in gay old Italy (See "The Name of the Rose")
der Brucer
And get a look at Christian Slater - ALL of him!
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FYI, I currently watch
FYI - around here The Closer is required viewing!
(And if you want to be friends with Geoge or Woody, Dr. Who)
der Brucer
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It was probably me spoiling the fun. I don't watch much tv, so I never think to put "Spoiler" in my post when I do happen to catch some tv news.
And I guess I always figure that since I am on California time now, the show has aired all over the US by the time I hear about it.
Sorry!!
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Jane, I have only seen one current Broadway show, so I am no help to you! I would think Spamalot, though.
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Re the drywall man:
He came while I was at the lab, and he only came to take a look and give an estimate.
Grrr.
We have family coming this weekend, and we had hoped the bathroom would be done by now. Now it appears someone has to stay home from the weekend festivities for the workman. Grrrrrrr.
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FYI - around here The Closer is required viewing!
(And if you want to be friends with Geoge or Woody, Dr. Who)
Great...cuz I'm not watching enough TV already! ;)
As for Dr. Who, I am not sure my heart can stand all of the high-tech special effects on that show.
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It was probably me spoiling the fun. I don't watch much tv, so I never think to put "Spoiler" in my post when I do happen to catch some tv news.
And I guess I always figure that since I am on California time now, the show has aired all over the US by the time I hear about it.
Sorry!!
I, for one, was disappointed to stumble across a plot point I'd much rather have "seen" for myself. But that was for a show that had not yet aired here in California...I was doing some posting -- killing time until the show aired -- and someone who had seen it spilled a major bean...without warning.
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Right now, I think next Saturday is almost sold out.
I had planned to be at Yale that evening for Britten's War Requiem, but I might just have to change my plans if dinner with ya'll that evening would be a possibility... :)
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DR Jane - If Keith's Aunt and cousin don't object to some risque humor, I'd recommend Spelling Bee. And if they don't object to some really risque humor, I'd suggest Avenue Q. -And even though it may not be the "original", I still think the current revival of A Chorus Line is dependable - if they haven't seen it before. Oh, and Spamalot is still running.
This production of "A Chorus Line" is THRILLING! I saw it here in San Francisco prior to its opening on Broadway. I only had the movie (ugh!) to compare it to.
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Warning, long post ahead.
Jane, here are some random thoughts on what's playing on Broadway right now:
110 in the Shade-It's not a fun, laughing musical comedy but it's one of my favorite shows and it's got a score with some beautiful songs. I would recommend it even though I haven't seen it yet.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee-This is a fun show (with some adult humor though not crass or unpleasant)
A Chorus Line-Tickets are available and they would probably like it.
Avenue Q-I love this show but there is some "racy" humor and political stuff that may offend some people. I recommend it because I love it but it's not for everyone
Beauty and the Beast-It's closing in July. It's a little too long but for Disney's first foray into live musical theatre I think they did a good job (in spite of the director)
Chicago-I don't think this is what Keith's Aunt and Cousin are looking for (not that I'm saying it's bad, I just don't know if Chicago is right for them)
Coast of Utopia-Not recommened. Not because it's bad (I haven't seen any of the three parts) but based on my knowledge of the productions, it's too heavy for a night in the theatre
The Color Purple-Not "fun" in the fun sense. It's a show with problems but I found much of it quite moving and excellent. I don't know how it will be now with Fantasia in the lead (I know that sounds disparaging but I'm not a fan of stunt casting and though she can sing, this role calls for deep, intense performance, not just hyper Idol singing)
Company-UGH!!!
Coram Boy-Definitely not fun. Not bad if you want an epic theatre experience but it's not a funny night in the theatre
Curtains-I would recommend Curtains
Deuce-UGH again
The Drowsy Chaperone-You know that I love this show and recommend it to all
Frost/Nixon-While this does not fall into the "fun" category it is brilliant and I recommend it to anyone who loves good theatre
Grey Gardens-Again, I love this show (there are just as many who don't, including a dear friend who left after Act the First) but it's not for everyone and I don't classify it as "fun"
Hairspray-This is a fun show. I haven't seen it for a long time so I don't know how it's holding up but it was great when I saw it
Inherit The Wind-Not one of your classic fun shows. I hear it's quite good but I haven't seen it yet
Jersey Boys-If they can get tickets, I would recommend it
Journey's End-Takes place in a trench during World War I. I hear it's brilliant. I will try to see it next week since I can't imagine how much longer it will run with approximately 35% average attendance
Legally Blonde-Fred (FJL) thinks it is a lot of fun. Word of mouth is good and I do want to see it. I enjoyed the movie more than I thought I would so I would give this a try
Les Mis-Not "fun" but now that Daphne Ruben-Vega is out of the show it's better. If they have seen it before, there won't be much new. It will be like watching the movie version
The Lion King-It does not reside high on my list of good shows but many people see it and enjoy it mightily so if they can get tickets (they most likely can) they may like it
LoveMusik-You need to be a Kurt Weill fan and again, not a "fun" show
Mamma Mia-I wouldn't recommend it but I have friends whom I respect who saw it and loved it. It is a "fun" show and if they are Abba fans they may enjoy themselves
Mary Poppins-I can recommend it. I honestly enjoyed it. It's not great musical theatre but there is a lot to enjoy
Moon for the Misbegotten-Not for a fun night in the theatre!
Phantom of the Opera-If they like the show it might be fun for them to see it on Broadway. I don't recommend it to people because I'm not a fan but I'm not the grand arbiter of good and bad either
The Pirate Queen-If they like Michael Flatley and Lord of the Dance mixed with Irish history then they might enjoy it. If stomping on the stage with heavy feet and ship oars makes them cringe, then stay away
Prelude to a Kiss-Not a fun show. I did like it very much but I don't think I would recommend it for someone looking for light fare
The Producers-It closes Sunday so that's out
Rent-I would say no. I need my hearing and the music is SO LOUD that I came out with a headache
Spamalot-If either is a fan of Monty Python then they should see the show. It, like the Producers, is NOT the best thing in musical theatre since Oklahoma, but it is a crass, funny and well-done take on a Monty Python movie.
Spring Awakening-Nope. Not because I think it's bad or good, I just don't think Keith's Aunt would like to see German expressionism and teenage angst set to a modern rock score
Talk Radio-Not recommended based on the subject matter. A dark look at the slow descent of a talk radio host
Tarzan-There are some breathtaking moments, especially the beginning shipwreck sequence but the entire evening was rather flat and boring. As I said in my BBC review, it's more like a theme park ride than a Broadway Musical
Wicked-I think the book is much, much better than the show but I have to look at them as two different animals and Wicked is good theatre in the sense that most people leave the show happy and humming. It has done the job it set out to do, I believe.
The Year of Magical Thinking-If they like Vanessa Redgrave and can get a ticket, yes. It's a one-person show based on Joan Didion's book by the same name about her recovery from the unexpected death of her husband. The play has been expanded to include the aftermath of the death of her daughter a short time after the death of her husband. No, it's not "fun"
And that, dear Nursie, is a quick look at what's playing on Broadway. My opinions are just that, my opinions. Some shows I like more than others and while there are shows I wouldn't recommend (because I don't like them) I would never disparage another's choice of show to see or like.
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I had planned to be at Yale that evening for Britten's War Requiem, but I might just have to change my plans if dinner with ya'll that evening would be a possibility... :)
Oh, well, what I meant to say is that getting tickets to next Saturday night's (possible) closing performance is probably not likely. However, any other night next week still seems like an option.
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Aw, thanks! That's swell.
Waaaaaaah! [That's my Lucy impersonation] One of our DRs spoiled the shocking conclusion of last night's "American Idol" for me. (Memo to self: Watch the darn show when it airs!) No hard feelings -- I'm so happy about the results I would probably have shouted it from the rooftops myself!
Was this MY fault? I posted the HALLELUJAH, but made no reference to Idol or any names. Still, it might have tipped you off....if so, I'm terribly sorry.
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Re the drywall man:
He came while I was at the lab, and he only came to take a look and give an estimate.
Grrr.
We have family coming this weekend, and we had hoped the bathroom would be done by now. Now it appears someone has to stay home from the weekend festivities for the workman. Grrrrrrr.
My dear, you just don't understand the modern world:
You are a CUSTOMER
He is a SERVICE PROVIDER
The role of CUSTOMER is to provide whatever is required by the SERVICE PROVIDER.
The CUSTOMER must pay the SERVICE PROVIDER and thank him/her profusely for service some-what rendered.
der Brucer
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Company-UGH!!!
Can you elaborate?
If I could see one show on Broadway right now, it'd be 110 in the Shade. I don't know the score (yet), but the songs from Lost in Boston were magical. If those were an indication of how good the non-cut songs are, it's gotta be great.
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DR MBarnum - Have you ever been to The Abbey?
Oohh... Maybe you should see if you can get a reservation at Mark's for next week. I think you'd like the dining experience there. -And the food is pretty good too. ;)
I have not heard of either place, Jose.
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This production of "A Chorus Line" is THRILLING! I saw it here in San Francisco prior to its opening on Broadway. I only had the movie (ugh!) to compare it to.
I would have liked to this current production out in San Francisco. When it was on a larger stage. I heard - and saw - that some of the choreography had to be modified when the show came to New York due to the difference in the stage dimensions. The "line" just fits from edge of the proscenium arch to the other - they had a bit more "side room" in San Fran. And since the stage is not as deep here in NYC, they've been having a problem with the dancers kicking - and cracking - the mirrors when they head upstage.
*And I have to say, I'm very curious to see the show in July after all the one-year contracts are up. Who stays. Who goes. Who comes in. -And that line just keeps on kicking.
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Page Seven Dance
(http://www.applause-tickets.com/newyork/nyimages/choruslinehead.jpg)
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DR MBarnum...graceful as a gazelle in...well, just as a gazelle.
Takes all the ribbing and stays above the fray! :)
Love ya!
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DR JoseSPiano: we are still on for next Wed the 25th [PM], correct?
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I am thinking I should plant more flowers.
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My dear, you just don't understand the modern world:
You are a CUSTOMER
He is a SERVICE PROVIDER
The role of CUSTOMER is to provide whatever is required by the SERVICE PROVIDER.
The CUSTOMER must pay the SERVICE PROVIDER and thank him/her profusely for service some-what rendered.
der Brucer
Yes, they seem to think so.
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I am thinking I should plant more flowers.
That sounds infinitely better than either painting OR paperwork! :)
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DR JoseSPiano, when might you hear about the possible extension?
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I KNOW! Perhaps I will go to the butterfly exhibit and force you kind people to look at photos!
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I've been ribbed by the best of 'em, DR Singday! LOL!
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That sounds infinitely better than either painting OR paperwork! :)
Oh, yeah. Painting and paperwork. And I have a powerpoint and a bulletin to do for this weekend.
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As long as they are live butterflys, then I will be more then pleased to look at the photos DearReaderLaura!!
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As long as they are live butterflys, then I will be more then pleased to look at the photos DearReaderLaura!!
Always live! There is no other kind that is fun to photograph.
I should have some in my own yard soon. Lots of caterpillars, and I've seen an adult flitting around the passionvine.
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DR BrettySpaghetti, I must have missed the link to your blog.
We (well, many of us) are a TV lovin' crowd..although you get points deleted for not having GILLIGAN'S ISLAND or MR ED on your list.
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In any case... I do like the current revival of A Chorus Line. There are some amazingly talented people on that stage. -I'm looking forward to seeing Mara Davi when she goes into The Drowsy Chaperon.
Oh, and there's also Tyler Hanes as Larry... <swoon>
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I miss seeing caterpillars...when I lived in Medford they would be all over the milkweed spinning their little coccoons...but up here I see none.
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I have not heard of either place, Jose.
Well... Get thee a Damron Guide. :)
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DR JoseSPiano, when might you hear about the possible extension?
Jose is getting extensions? (Must be the Sanjaya influence)
der Brucer
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WOW! DR’S FJL, Jose, Ron & Ben-Thank you for all the info on the plays. I’m sure it will be very helpful.
Now I need to return to booking a flight. Craig took so long (and he is still waiting for confirmation on the dog) the prices keep going up.
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DR JoseSPiano: we are still on for next Wed the 25th [PM], correct?
Yep. I should get the confirmation tonight when I arrive at the theatre.
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One cannot produce a bulletin nor a powerpoint when one has not received any information from the worship leader, can one?
So I say -- to the BUTTERFLIES!
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DR JoseSPiano, when might you hear about the possible extension?
We're all wondering about that too. Technically, under most Equity contracts, we're supposed to receive word on an extension 30 days before the announced closing date. But since we're not even running 30 days... My guess - and others - is that we will have to be informed of the extension by the COB this Saturday. One week's notice.
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(and he is still waiting for confirmation on the dog)
What church confirms dogs?
der Brucer
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Well, I promised myself yesterday that I would attempt to get some cleaning and straightening up done in my room. It really is quite the organized mess right now. Emphasis on the mess. And since I've been "procrastinating" over the past couple of hours... Well... ;)
Laters...
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I miss seeing caterpillars...when I lived in Medford they would be all over the milkweed spinning their little coccoons...but up here I see none.
MBarnum, you might check into planting some caterpillar host plants in your lovely yard. Then you'd have caterpillars and butterflies.
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Can you elaborate?
If I could see one show on Broadway right now, it'd be 110 in the Shade. I don't know the score (yet), but the songs from Lost in Boston were magical. If those were an indication of how good the non-cut songs are, it's gotta be great.
Sure, although first let me say that Simple Little Things, A Man and a Woman and Old Maid (the closing moment of Act 1) from 110 are three of my favorite songs. I can cry at Simple Little Things.
Although I knew Sondheim shows before I heard Company, when I did hear the score for the first time (in 1970 with the famous purple cast album cover) I fell in love. I've seen the show many times and while not all were good (and I do have trouble with the book) I never left any of them with the annoyance and anger I felt after I saw Company. I am not at all opposed to reinterpretations of musicals. A theatre piece is not like a movie and it will be different (usually) every time it's done. My problem with Company is the concept of stripping it down to practically nothing and having the actors play instruments as well as perform. It worked better for me in Sweeney Todd but it didn't work AT ALL (IMHO) for Company. Doyle's (the director) concept destroyed any cohesion in the script and his staging was abominable. There were directorial choices that made no sense. I know this was part of his concept but not one actor looked at another actor when they were speaking. There was ridiculous mime, including eating and drinking. The Judo scene, which can be very funny, was dreadful. The actors/musicians were more musician than actor (Sorry, Jose, I'm not dissing musicians). Most were making their Broadway debuts (with a few exceptions) and it looked like it. There were even good people in the show who came off badly. I like Barbara Walsh, I really do. She was great in Falsettos and I liked her in Big. Her Joanne in Company did not work. Her drunk scene before Ladies Who Lunch was out of College Acting. I didn't believe for a second that she was drunk. She was indicating all over the stage. Also having her play the triangle was a new level of stupidity, IMHO. Everyone in the show was supposed to play an instrument. She, obviously, didn't play an instrument, so she got to play the triangle. It's like the stupidity of Patti LuPone playing the tuba in Sweeney. Lots of people thought it was a great joke but I thought it was ridiculous. She hadn't played since Marching Band in high school and it was an abysmal sight gag, nothing more. Oh, and when LuPone wasn't playing the tuba or singing or acting, she playe "the triangle"
This has turned into an unexpected rant and I apologize for that but Company pushes some buttons in me because this particular production has been praised as being brilliant and cutting edge and a whole new way to look at the show. Those of us who don't like it are often accused of "not getting it". One poster (not here on HHW) actually said that people who didn't like the show probably didn't have enough "life experience" to understand the show. Others have said things like "you just want carbon copies of the show with no thought" None of that is true. Believe me I got the show. I just didn't like it. I think the reason I got/get so rankled when talking about this show is because I really love it and I think this concept did nothing to make it a better show. We have to bring in new audiences to keep musical theatre alive. Spring Awakening is a good example. But you don't have to destroy old shows as a way of bringing in new people.
I hope this stripping down concept has reached the end of the run. I know that John Doyle is scheduled to do a production of Merrily We Roll Along (another Sondheim show with a problematic book and a wonderful score) in England later this year. There is no word yet if he will do it with actor/musicians. One can only hope not. When word came out that he would be doing Merrily some wag said, "what's he going to do this time, make them play the music backwards as well?"
If you don't know Merrily, the show takes place in reverse time. It begins in the "present" and we watch the characters move back in time from adults to high school.
Enough already (aren't you sorry you asked ;))
I will now get back to work and leave you with the thought that I am not a cranky old man, I just get vehement about some things, and hey, you asked me to elaborate!
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One cannot produce a bulletin nor a powerpoint when one has not received any information from the worship leader, can one?
So I say -- to the BUTTERFLIES!
Take the worship leader to the woodshed - that's what I say!
der Brucer
(Unless of course you have "suspicions" about said leader....)
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I have spent the last week or so listening to Wonderful Town (the Donna Murphy version). This is my first exposure to it, and I wasn't crazy about the score. I chose it because my best friend is doing a local version up in San Jose this summer (as Wreck), and also West Side Story was my very first musical love. Unfortunately, Wonderful Town shows a much jazzier/swingy side of Leonard Bernstein that I didn't much care for. There are some very pretty ballads, and a couple of other cool things, but overall I was disappointed. (Do most people here love it?)
Yesterday I began "drilling" a new OCR into my head: Is There Life After High School? This one is much more to my liking; even though the production efforts are considerably fewer, I'm finding it full of hummable tunes. I chose this one because it got a five-star review in The Theatermania Guide to Musical Theater Recordings.
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Q: Am I out of my mind?
A: Yes
Enjoy it while it lasts!!
;D
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Doyle's (the director) concept...
Not a concept, a "conceit" - a wretched, lamentable, self-indulgent conceit!
der Brucer
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Wonderful Town is OK, IMHO, but, you're right, he has done much better work.
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Enough already (aren't you sorry you asked ;))
Perish the thought! I really enjoyed reading your rant. I've never seen an actual production of Company -- I just know the purple OCR. Same with Sweeney Todd; all I know is the original Lansbury record. So it's fun to hear about these things and enjoy (or not enjoy) them vicariously!
A friend of mine saw the recent LuPone Sweeney Todd and HATED HATED HATED it. From his description of it, I probably would have as well.
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RE: last night's LOST
*** SPOILER WARNING (sort of) ***
Did anyone catch who was in the framed photograph on the head monk's desk when Desmond was turning in his robes?
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I have spent the last week or so listening to Wonderful Town (the Donna Murphy version). This is my first exposure to it, and I wasn't crazy about the score. I chose it because my best friend is doing a local version up in San Jose this summer (as Wreck), and also West Side Story was my very first musical love. Unfortunately, Wonderful Town shows a much jazzier/swingy side of Leonard Bernstein that I didn't much care for. There are some very pretty ballads, and a couple of other cool things, but overall I was disappointed. (Do most people here love it?)
I saw the original on Broadway - with Roz Russell
I saw the revival with Donna Murphy - and she's no Roz Russell.
That said, the revival was vastly superior in one regard - Bernsteins's music was front and center as the star! (No pit, no electronic wizards sequestered on the seventh floor - lots of real live musicians, with glowing strings and shinny brass, and big bass drums - all sitting right up on risers across the entire upstage!) The glorious Bernstein orchestrations filled the theatre - you could reach out and touch the music!
In West Side Story you got the symphonic Bernstein (building up to Mass) - in Wonderful town you get the youthful Bernstein still frisky after Fancy Free and On The Town. By West Side Story Sputnik was circling the planet and teen-angst was in vogue. In Wonderful Town you have a simplistic joy in living, later seen peeking through in Candide.
der Brucer
Awaiting Larry and Jose picking me to pieces!
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LOST SPOIILERS
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RE: last night's LOST
*** SPOILER WARNING (sort of) ***
Did anyone catch who was in the framed photograph on the head monk's desk when Desmond was turning in his robes?
I didn't notice it. But apparently it is the woman who was warning desmond about the rings.
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Larry, you were not here when last I
ranted posted.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
My husband came home with the book AND the copy of Happy End! I am happy too. You are too kind my friend.
I'm looking forward to listening to everything but especially Happy End.
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You thought "Yield" meant something else? ;)
:) ;) :D ;D :) ;) :D ;D
He's wising up, DR MBarnum!
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I am like DR Tomovoz...
Ever wakeful, ever vigilant! :)
Or Argus, with the hundred eyes.
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Back from storage and shipping - I'm now completely out of Schwartz and, of all things, Whorehouse. I have one Peter Pan (stuck in the wrong box) left, and have found a couple of additional copies of The Burt Bacharach Album, so if anyone wants those, act quickly.
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After all that theatre posting, Jane, I forgot a show to recommend.
The Fantasticks!
Tickets are easy to get and I think they would enjoy the show.
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My allergies are at their worst right now.
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I had planned to be at Yale that evening for Britten's War Requiem, but I might just have to change my plans if dinner with ya'll that evening would be a possibility... :)
I believe we have settled on the new date of April 24, Tuesday evening for DR FJL and me to see DR Jose work his fingers to the bone. And play a keyboard.
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BK, if you allergies bother you quite often you ought to see your doctor and get some prescription allergy meds.
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Perhaps BrettySpaghetti would like to join all us hainsies/kimlets on Tuesday evening for dinner at Musso and Frank.
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Good Afternoon!
WOW! It certainly is amazing what can get done when one actually does what's needed to get things done. Or something like that.
My room is clean!
:)
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And the sun came out too!
A coincidence? I think not.
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Perish the thought! I really enjoyed reading your rant. I've never seen an actual production of Company -- I just know the purple OCR. Same with Sweeney Todd; all I know is the original Lansbury record. So it's fun to hear about these things and enjoy (or not enjoy) them vicariously!
A friend of mine saw the recent LuPone Sweeney Todd and HATED HATED HATED it. From his description of it, I probably would have as well.
I too loathed the SWEENEY TODD; John Doyle is a complete fraud as a director, in my book.
I'll speak up in defence of WONDERFUL TOWN, especially the 1958 tv cast recording. Rosalind Russell owns the role, and any score with a composition as wonderful as "The Wrong Note Rag" is high on my list. Bernstein's compositional gifts, his slides in and out of key (CANDIDE's "Auto de Fe" is a good example) , and his way with a melody amaze me. Is it as good a score as ON THE TOWN or CANDIDE? No; they had three weeks to write it and go into production once Leroy Anderson was fired. Still, "A Little Bit In Love" and the great "Conversation Piece" enchant me at every listen.
As for cast albums, I prefer original casts over revisicals: the casting is done with the authors' involvement and the music is usually done the way the composer intended, two important issues a lot of the new recordings miss.
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DR singdaw - As DR elmore just mentioned, it looks like he and DR FJL will be seeing All About Us next Tuesday night. Now, if we all came up earlier, do you think you could join us for dinner that night before the show? I know you may have other plans for that evening, but just thought I'd extend the invitation.
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After all that theatre posting, Jane, I forgot a show to recommend.
The Fantasticks!
Tickets are easy to get and I think they would enjoy the show.
And former "Idol" Anthony Fedorov will be playing Matt. -Has he started already?
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Perhaps BrettySpaghetti would like to join all us hainsies/kimlets on Tuesday evening for dinner at Musso and Frank.
I'm honored to be invited. What/where is Musso and Frank? Sorry, I'm new here.
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Well, I need to run a few errands before grabbing the 5:23 train at Grand Central. So...
Laters...
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My room is clean!
But what about your mind, man! ;)
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But what about your mind, man! ;)
A veritable pit of depravity. Sodom and begorrah.
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Now, if we all came up earlier, do you think you could join us for dinner that night before the show? I know you may have other plans for that evening, but just thought I'd extend the invitation.
That's very kind of you, and I regret very much that I simply cannot that evening. However, I may be able to work it out to meet you after the show and drive you to the station, so I'd at least get to meet these guys, albeit briefly.
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Musso and Frank is the oldest restaurant in the city of Los Angeles and Hollywood - it began operation, I believe, in 1917 or thereabouts. It's an old-fashioned chop house. It's on Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and Cahuenga, right next door to what used to be the Vogue Theater - it's still the Vogue, but it's been closed for years. The time is still to be determined - but it'll probably be around 7:30 I'd think.
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In the "I gotta tell you" department - I've been selling to a record store in NY (you can probably figure out which, since there's basically only one left that's not a chain). I'm very firm about them paying their invoices on time and they've been very good about it. So, I send them a big order. I e-mail the invoice and I also include it in the package. Today I get a call saying they've misplaced the invoice in the package and he can't find the e-mail copy. So, I've e-mailed him another copy - hopefully, they won't lose this one.
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I saw the original on Broadway - with Roz Russell
I saw the revival with Donna Murphy - and she's no Roz Russell.
That said, the revival was vastly superior in one regard - Bernsteins's music was front and center as the star! (No pit, no electronic wizards sequestered on the seventh floor - lots of real live musicians, with glowing strings and shinny brass, and big bass drums - all sitting right up on risers across the entire upstage!) The glorious Bernstein orchestrations filled the theatre - you could reach out and touch the music!
In West Side Story you got the symphonic Bernstein (building up to Mass) - in Wonderful town you get the youthful Bernstein still frisky after Fancy Free and On The Town. By West Side Story Sputnik was circling the planet and teen-angst was in vogue. In Wonderful Town you have a simplistic joy in living, later seen peeking through in Candide.
der Brucer
Awaiting Larry and Jose picking me to pieces!
No picking, DR Der Brucer, just correcting the orchestration credit: Don Walker, Sid Ramin, Hershy Kay (?), and Joe Glover, I believe.
I prefer the 1958 cast to the OBC because I like Jacquelyn McKeever and Siddney Chaplin better than Edie Adams and George Gaynes, but Lehman Engel conducted both recordings and he knows the score inside out.
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Lovely pic, during the filming of The Happiest Millionnaire!
First time I see it ! Wanted to share!
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=436438437&context=set-72157600030426866&size=o
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DR elmore3003, do you know the size of the orchestra for the revival of 110? I love the original orchestrations, and much as I admire Jonathan Tunick, I am fearful of what the producers have given him to work with there.
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Hello, DR François!
DR FJL is going to be traveling for a few days. We need you here, punning, overtime! :)
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Will we never get to page five?
It will happen.
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In the "I gotta tell you" department
Hey, bk, did Dress Circle ever pay you? :-\
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It's an old-fashioned chop house. It's on Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and Cahuenga, right next door to what used to be the Vogue Theater.
Mmmmmm...chop house.
I live and work near La Cienega & Wilshire, so that's relatively close by. Keep me posted on meeting time!
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Nostalgia
http://bp3.blogger.com/_Sar8IPNlxOY/RiR5lizvoqI/AAAAAAAAAcM/2W5QbhwqU1o/s1600-h/disney+1945+16.jpg
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HA! Ricardo. :)Yeah, this post did not observe that particular rule. But I guess there's no way to completely avoid spoilers.
Good lord...I've wasted my life!
It could very well have been I, and, if so, I'm sorry. I get very enthusiastic about the shows I watch and often go blundering right in commenting on them. Many folks here just skip my late night postings because they know I'm prone to spill too much.
Wasted your life? Hardly. I'd say you've enriched it.
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The Tunick orchestrations were done several years ago for the Signature Theatre production - they are not a patch on the buttcheeks of Hershey Kay's originals.
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Dress Circle did finally pay.
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I prefer the 1958 cast to the OBC because I like Jacquelyn McKeever and Siddney Chaplin better than Edie Adams and George Gaynes, but Lehman Engel conducted both recordings and he knows the score inside out.
On one of my trips to the Museum of TV and Radio in NYC, I watched the TV version of WONDERFUL TOWN, and it was SO enjoyable. I wish that could be made available on DVD.
I'm a fan of the score. I wasn't crazy about the Donna Murphy revival on record (she's fine; didn't like the actress playing Eileen), but I would still liked to have seen the show. I've never seen the show staged except on that TV show.
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Page Nine Hermione, Ron, and Semus Dance!!!
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'Allo all. Just thought I'd drop in between the random chores around the apartment and let those who watch The Office know that the episode I am *fingers crossed* in will be airing next week, April 26th -- "Product Recall."
The best places to watch for me are in the background when Jim and Andy first pull up to the school they are going to (I am in a black hoodie and walk behind them as they are getting out of the car); another prime spot (if they didn't edit it out) will be in a hallway when Andy recognizes his "girlfriend" -- they did several takes where there is a 30-something teacher who Jim mistakenly thinks Andy is talking about at first and I am right behind her - who I believe they pan in on...
Other assorted places are in a hallway scene when the bell rings and everyone scatters, I run into a classroom right behind Jim - then there are the obligatory courtyard scenes where everyone is wandering around. When Jim and Andy exit out of the school (again, if they kept that shot), myself and another guy run out of the building right before the two of them exit. Just keep your eyes peeled for a brown haired guy in a black hoodie, a green sweater, and jeans... :D
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It is CHILLY here today. I was very surprised how cool it was when I stepped outside to go to lunch.
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The nice thing about THE OFFICE DVDs is that you may be in the unaired segments on the DVD set when it comes out this fall, DR Cason, if what you were in gets cut for the broadcast version.
I was pleasantly surprised last year to find that much of the unaired footage is every bit as funny as what makes it on air.
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Since lunch ran long, I spent almost all afternoon watching I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, the very nice biopic of lyricist Gus Kahn. Doris' voice has never sounded so mellow than on these songs, and how funny to hear a dubber singing "Love Me or Leave Me" a few years before DOris got her chance to sing it in the film of that title.
The transfer looks grand: very sharp, great contrast and almost no damage to the print used for the transfer at all. Looked like a brand new movie.
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I started a WILD WILD WEST episode - "Night of the Man-Eating House," but only got a few minutes in, long enough to see that one of the guest stars is William Talman.
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Oh, you lucky people! I went to the butterfly garden and have a couple photos to post.
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DR Cason, I might just have to plug in the tv next week.
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DR elmore3003, do you know the size of the orchestra for the revival of 110? I love the original orchestrations, and much as I admire Jonathan Tunick, I am fearful of what the producers have given him to work with there.
I do not. I am assuming it's between 12 and 15. I believe it's the same orchestration he did for the Signature Theatre in Virginia.
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DR Cason, I might just have to plug in the tv next week.
I can't promise anything -- but I am pretty sure that it is going to be a really funny episode nonetheless!
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I started a WILD WILD WEST episode - "Night of the Man-Eating House," but only got a few minutes in, long enough to see that one of the guest stars is William Talman.
WHAT??? No Carroll O'Connor??!!
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Today I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/DesertSpinyLizard.jpg)
Desert Spiny Lizard
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/Hedgehog.jpg)
Hedgehog cactus in bloom
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/Longwings.jpg)
Zebra Longwings
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/PricklyPear.jpg)
Prickly Pear in bloom
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/sulphur.jpg)
Sulphur
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/BugOnMilkweed.jpg)
Bug on Milkweed
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/PaintedLady2.jpg)
Painted Lady
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Did that put us in widescreen? If it did, I will change it.
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I am like DR Tomovoz...
Ever wakeful, ever vigilant! :)
Well at my age you might miss out on an offer - and they are along time inbetween.
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Wonderful photographs Dear Reader Laura. Thank you.
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Today I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
Wow! Very beautiful!
I can only assume that the spiny lizard devoured the butterfly while you watched.
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Wow! Very beautiful!
I can only assume that the spiny lizard devoured the butterfly while you watched.
LOL. No. Actually, this male spiny lizard and a female spiny lizard were doing a mating display.
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Now I must choose a photo for my bulletin cover.
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Actually, this male spiny lizard and a female spiny lizard were doing a mating display.
I am too young to understand what this means, but it sounds obscene.
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LOL. No. Actually, this male spiny lizard and a female spiny lizard were doing a mating display.
Yes, sex DOES rather kill appetite....for a while.
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Well at my age you might miss out on an offer - and they are along time inbetween.
Yes....but don't you appreciate them all that much more?
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WHAT??? No Carroll O'Connor??!!
Nope, that was yesterday's episode. But, he might turn up later in the episode. I just saw the introductory bumper.
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I meant to mention last night that while scrolling through the cable guide during a commercial last night, I noticed one of the cable channels playing a MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. rerun that featured Leslie Parrish, so I recorded it. I'll check that out sometime later today.
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I am too young to understand what this means, but it sounds obscene.
Not at all. It is nature.
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Yes, sex DOES rather kill appetite....for a while.
Not for a praying mantis or black widow spider. Sex works up the appetite.
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Page Ten Harry Potter Dance!!!
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Not for a praying mantis or black widow spider. Sex works up the appetite.
Well...I'll bet it could kill "vintage actors".
;D
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Well...I'll bet it could kill "vintage actors".
;D
It's a chance DR MBarnum is willing to take.
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Here's a little musical quiz of my own concoction.
This is the kind of thing I do when I get really bored.
Have fun!
P.S. Special thanks to David [singdaw], who told me what I was doing wrong when it comes to posting images.
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LOL! I only know who four of them are in that montage.
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I don't know who those people are.
Except for "The Artist Formerly Known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Who is Once Again Known as Prince."
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I'm heading down now to clean the bedroom areas and then back to the den for more viewing.
WBBL.
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Oh, I meant to say that I loved the photos, DR Laura.
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Thanks.
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And I only know about Prince because I saw that whole stupid story on the news (which is non-news, as far as I am concerned).
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I shall now be on my way to sup and then see two French motion picture entertainments.
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Um. Cher? She is the one on Social Security?
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Here's a little musical quiz of my own concoction.
This is the kind of thing I do when I get really bored.
Have fun!
P.S. Special thanks to David [singdaw], who told me what I was doing wrong when it comes to posting images.
Not a single idea here.
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Yes, sex DOES rather kill appetite....for a while.
Not if you eat Indian.
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It's a chance DR MBarnum is willing to take.
Sometimes I think my reputation is being blemished around here.
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Thanks for the pictures DearReaderLaura
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Thanks for the pictures DearReaderLaura
I am glad you enjoyed them. They are all alive.
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DR Tom -- any birds hanging around your place?
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Great...cuz I'm not watching enough TV already! ;)
As for Dr. Who, I am not sure my heart can stand all of the high-tech special effects on that show.
I never watched the show before the new series started with Christopher Eccleston, so I've only known the high-teck special effects...which I like. :)
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Greetings from beautiful Tiffin, Ohio! After accompanying DH Richard to PT, having my glasses adjusted, taking DH home, going to the grocery and bank, and packing, I left home at 3pm and arrived here exactly 3 hours later. As I walked into the hotel, the clerk was saying to her customer, "No, Mrs. Palmer hasn't arrived yet." And I said, "Yes, she has!" The customer is the AAUW consultant with whom I've been working on tomorrow's "Financially Fit for Life" program. She'd just flown from Washington, DC, and driven from the Cleveland airport.
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I never watched the show before the new series started with Christopher Eccleston, so I've only known the high-teck special effects...which I like. :)
My mental picture of that show is Tom Baker talking to a large green-and-yellow styrofoam fiddler crab.
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Beautiful butterfly photos, DR DearReaderLaura!
I'm off to dinner with the consultant - bye for now.
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And DR Sandra didn't even have to post UNDERPANTS! :)
But I will anyway.
UNDERPANTS!!
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Good Evening!
Greetings from the Orchestra Dressing Room at the Westport Country Playhouse.
:)
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DR Bretty Spaghetti - As to your picture puzzle: I believe Gwen Stefani is the wrong one out.
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After all that theatre posting, Jane, I forgot a show to recommend.
The Fantasticks!
Tickets are easy to get and I think they would enjoy the show.
Thank you, another show I wanted to see when I missed my trip to NY.
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DR Bretty Spaghetti - As to your picture puzzle: I believe Gwen Stefani is the wrong one out.
I believe that's "Pink," not Gwen Stefani.
Well, they are all one-name artists, except for "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince/Symbol that doesn't exist on my keyboard" - so I'm gonna go with him?
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Oh, you lucky people! I went to the butterfly garden and have a couple photos to post.
Yes, we are very lucky :)
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Hrumph...so the people doing "Cabaret" that I auditioned for on Sunday called me today and "after much deliberation" offered me the part of the Emcee. The only problem is that it is out in Woodland Hills (a good 20 minute drive on the 101 from here WITHOUT traffic -- and we'd rehearse nights), wouldn't pay or earn me Equity points, and most possibly take me away from working weeknights...
So, as much as I'd love to do the role, at this point, I don't think it is in the cards for me...damn...
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On top of that if I committed to them now, I'd take myself out of some auditions coming up that all have pay and/or Equity points and would be at that "next level" I am trying to crack into right now...
And I wouldn't want to take myself out of contention for those, nor would I want to back out on Cabaret once I'd said yes...
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Cason, at least they offered you the part-congrats!
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Dear Reader Laura - there were family groups of King Parrots and Crimson Rosellas feeding here this morning. Yello Tailed Black cockattoos have been "helping" Colin prune trees during this past week.
I seem to have buried Alice and her Cotton Tailed Friends as there has been no return of Rabbit diggings. My name is not Warren. Off with their heads (as long as I'm not executioner nor diner) NAUGHTY WASCALS.
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Cason, at least they offered you the part-congrats!
Yeah -- that's how I am looking at it -- another victory of sorts! :D
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I believe that's "Pink," not Gwen Stefani.
Well, they are all one-name artists, except for "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince/Symbol that doesn't exist on my keyboard" - so I'm gonna go with him?
Oh, that is Pink. DUH! Although with all the looks both Pink and Gwen Stefani have gone through over the years... Who knows?
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On top of that if I committed to them now, I'd take myself out of some auditions coming up that all have pay and/or Equity points and would be at that "next level" I am trying to crack into right now...
And I wouldn't want to take myself out of contention for those, nor would I want to back out on Cabaret once I'd said yes...
Remember, Lizzie: ya been asked!
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DR Cason - So... Were you planning on saying, "No," to them all along? -Just wondrin'...
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But... Congrats on being asked!
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OH!
I think I know now...
DR BrettySpaghetti - Sting - ???
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OK - Time to get into my "pit blacks"...
Laters...
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DR Cason, how was the other audition? There were two last weekend, were there not?
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So is Musso and Franks a dressy place? Do I need to be gussied up? Or can I wear shorts, Hawaiian shirt and flip flops?
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Dress nice.
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DR Cason, how was the other audition? There were two last weekend, were there not?
Well, it was a huge cattle call for "Spring Awakening" -- and I got there about 10 minutes before everything officially started and was handed number 246. Sadly I was meeting my aunt and cousins to see "Wicked" at 2, so I ended up bailing at around 1, but it was still a good learning experience -- one that'll hopefully come in handy at "The History Boys" cattle call May 12th...
Moral of the story: Get there UBER-early.
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DR Cason - So... Were you planning on saying, "No," to them all along? -Just wondrin'...
No, I really thought hard about it after the auditions were complete -- and came to that conclusion later that evening, after discussing it with my parents and really thinking about it.
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Catching up and just learnt of the passing of Kitty Carlisle Hart; I'm sad!
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Here's a little musical quiz of my own concoction.
This is the kind of thing I do when I get really bored.
Have fun!
My lame guess is Madonna--she's the only multisyllable name.
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Not if you eat Indian.
I'm shocked, I tell you.
Shocked!
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Sometimes I think my reputation is being blemished around here.
You really ARE blond, huh!
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Beautiful pics DR Laura.
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MAKE MINE MINK on TCM. I think I'll watch...
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Not a concept, a "conceit" - a wretched, lamentable, self-indulgent conceit!
der Brucer
A local theater group plans to do a production of Sweeney Todd next season using this actor/musician "conceit." :P
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I believe that's "Pink," not Gwen Stefani.
You believe correctly!
While we're waiting for some of the more "popular music" experts to take a crack at this, I've tailored a game for this specific crowd, coming up next.
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LOST SPOIILERS
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*I didn't notice it. But apparently it is the woman who was warning desmond about the rings.
Oooo!! Our plot doth thicken!
;D
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Question: What popular non-musical movie title is hiding in the images below?
No fair naming the logos -- just say the name of the movie if you know it!
This should be a snap for you guys....
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My lame guess is Madonna--she's the only multisyllable name.
Ding ding ding ding ding ding!
The WINNAH!
The celebrities pictured are (clockwise from top left): Sting Bjork, Beck, Pink, Prince, Cher, Seal and Madonna.
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Yeah! UGLY BETTY is fantastic tonight!
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Question: What popular non-musical movie title is hiding in the images below?
No fair naming the logos -- just say the name of the movie if you know it!
This should be a snap for you guys....
Purlie!
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Question: What popular non-musical movie title is hiding in the images below?
No fair naming the logos -- just say the name of the movie if you know it!
This should be a snap for you guys....
PAPER
MOON
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Douze!
Page Douze!
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WELCOME TO NEW DR
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My sympathies on your heterosexuality.
Musicals AND Karen Carpenter - Are you sure?
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Didn't know who 4 of them were either. I thought pop music stopped about 1975!
love your input though Spaghettiyeti
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PAPER
MOON
Très bien, mon frere!
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Musicals AND Karen Carpenter - Are you sure?
Well....68 percent sure. ;D
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I could not agree more. I was lucky enough to see the original, and it was pure, unadulterated joy from beginning to end. And Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke would have been perfection in a movie version. What a missed opportunity! (When SHE LOVES ME fell through, there was also talk of I DO! I DO! for them; that would also have been wonderful.)
Sadly, they settled on THE GIN GAME instead.
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Great photos, DR Laura
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Well....68 percent sure. ;D
There's hope for you, yet!!
;)
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I believe that's "Pink," not Gwen Stefani.
Well, they are all one-name artists, except for "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince/Symbol that doesn't exist on my keyboard" - so I'm gonna go with him?
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (or "Tafkap" as Rosie O'Donnell used to call him ;)) has actually gone back to his one name, "Prince."
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I am available for Dupars and Indian food much of that week should any L.A. DRs or vintage MALE motion picture stars be hungry.
There, that's better.
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they had three weeks to write it and go into production once Leroy Anderson was fired.
Wow--I never heard that story about CANDIDE!
I only have it on vinyl and would like to buy a CD. Any recommendations?
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (or "Tafkap" as Rosie O'Donnell used to call him ;)) has actually gone back to his one name, "Prince."
He preferred it to "Princess?"
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Wow--I never heard that story about CANDIDE!
I only have it on vinyl and would like to buy a CD. Any recommendations?
That's WONDERFUL TOWN; CANDIDE was in writing for about 3 years. The Broadway cast with Barbara Cook is still the best.
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Cason, at least they offered you the part-congrats!
That's true! They liked you! They really liked you!!
;D
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I'm honored to be invited. What/where is Musso and Frank? Sorry, I'm new here.
Bretty! How can you NOT know about Musso and Frank's? I don't even live in LA and I've been there! It's legendary!
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Another vote for the Original Cast CANDIDE CD!!
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Talk about putting lipstick on a pig:
Debra Messing is in the new Drew Barrymore film.
Saw the preview for HAIRSPRAY opening July 20 - Travolta looks really bad, but everything else looks fine!!
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Lovely pic, during the filming of The Happiest Millionnaire!
First time I see it ! Wanted to share!
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=436438437&context=set-72157600030426866&size=o
But where's my Tommy Steele?
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Great pictures DR LAURA.
DR CASON in THE OFFICE next week....I shall have to mark that on my calendar!!
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But where's my Tommy Steele?
Oh was he in that?
;D
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Paul Peterson, Eddie Hodges, and John Davidson in a movie, and we were supposed to notice Tommy Steele?
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (or "Tafkap" as Rosie O'Donnell used to call him ;)) has actually gone back to his one name, "Prince."
Spoo, you're right!
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Bretty! How can you NOT know about Musso and Frank's? I don't even live in LA and I've been there! It's legendary!
Bretty, don’t feel bad. I’m from West L.A. and didn’t know about it until a number of years ago when we were visiting & met someone there for lunch, his pick because he didn’t work far from the restaurant.
As vegetarians, we were unimpressed. The food was pretty but not exciting.
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Paul Peterson, Eddie Hodges, and John Davidson in a movie, and we were supposed to notice Tommy Steele?
How could you miss all those teeeeth?
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But where's my Tommy Steele?
Drinking GATORAID!! ;)
Thought John D. would be a nice substitute!
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How could you miss all those teeeeth?
... talking about the alligator, right? :D
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Bernstein and Hellman were involved in the casting, plus an excellent conductor, the brilliant Hershy Kay orchestrations, and a 35-piece orchestra. Why didn't Goddard Lieberson go ahead and record the complete score?
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Oh, that is Pink. DUH! Although with all the looks both Pink and Gwen Stefani have gone through over the years... Who knows?
I thought it was Gwen Stefani, too!
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Back from dinner - crab cakes on angel hair pasta. People from all over Ohio are beginning to descend on Tiffin - 2 vans were unloading when we came back to the hotel.
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Bernstein as a conductor of this score isn't at all in the league of Samuel Krachmalnick, and he thinks it's a "serious" composition. On the positive side:
1. the musical parodies are back in the countries they should be in
2. the orchestra is wonderful
3. it's the fullest version of an amazing score
4. Bernstein disliked the 1973 and City Opera versions
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Back from dinner - crab cakes on angel hair pasta. People from all over Ohio are beginning to descend on Tiffin - 2 vans were unloading when we came back to the hotel.
Tiffin, Ohio? Who'da thunk it?
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Purlie!
I thought Purlie WAS a musical!
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DR Ginny, I went to the funniest thing today. We celebrated National Library Week in the Magistrate Judge's jury room. It was just a few court personnel and others who happened to be in the federal building. I don't quite get why they did it. It was just a couple quizzes to win treats and cookies and lemonade.
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Crab cakes in Ohio...that's the title of my next book
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How embarrassing - with this AAUW state conference on my mind, I totally forgot to wish everyone:
Happy National Library Week!
DR Cillaliz - is the judge a library board member?
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Paul Peterson, Eddie Hodges, and John Davidson in a movie, and we were supposed to notice Tommy Steele?
Of COURSE!
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I thought Purlie WAS a musical!
But it was never made into a film: the play PURLIE VICTORIOUS, on which it's based, was filmed.
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Crab cakes in Ohio...that's the title of my next book
Most Ohioans in my hometown would think crab cakes something for lice.
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Crab cakes in Ohio...that's the title of my next book
LOL!
The person I was with is from Maryland and I think she was appalled. They weren't the best crab cakes I've ever eaten. Sort of reminded me of the absurdity of eating at Red Lobster in Kearney, Nebraska, which DH Richard, DS Rob, and I did several years ago. As far from an ocean as you can get in the US, probably.
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But it was never made into a film: the play PURLIE VICTORIOUS, on which it's based, was filmed.
Oh, OK---I thought I was looking for a logo for something that wasn't a musical.
Where's my parting gift?
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Bretty---love the puzzles!
Go to Musso and Frank's. It's not the best food in town but the atmosphere and people watching can't be beat! Very "old school".
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Love the pictures of the creepy crawlers!
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Time to leave my second job, if the producer is finished pillaging my itunes, and find some dinner with DH.
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Bretty! How can you NOT know about Musso and Frank's? I don't even live in LA and I've been there! It's legendary!
Well, first of all, like so many in L.A., I'm not really a native. I came from "back East." Since living here, I've spent most of my time in a two-mile radius. And, let's face it, some of the most famous restaurants in the world are actually much closer to me -- Matsuhisa, Michael's, Spago, Morton's, etc.
The real issue, though, is that I'm very much a "bottom feeder." I don't really go in for all that fancy stuff; I'm a Big Mac and fries guy. I've got zero taste -- I've never even been to any museums in the area (my idea of a great artist is Jim Warren). Beginning to get the picture?
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Great photos, DR Laura!
Congratulations on being offered the role, Cason.
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TOD: Favorite French food: Creme Brulee
Favorite meal: Fresh goat cheese salad in Provence after a cool dip in a pool on a very hot day.
Or my little French boy's Duck Confit. He's coming to town in two days...wonder if I could convince him to cook?
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he real issue, though, is that I'm very much a "bottom feeder." I don't really go in for all that fancy stuff; I'm a Big Mac and fries guy.
You will like M&F, I predict.
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Brett, if you really enjoy musicals, you must get a hold of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X**, music and lyrics by BK (and featuring a knockout performance by Cason); and THE LAST STARFIGHTER with book by FJL and music an lyrics by Skip Kennon.
Both CDs are available at Kritzerland.com
** Orchestrations by elmore3003
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TOD - my favorite "French" meal was the first gathering of a potluck dinner group that formed among some of my best friends in graduate school. We decided that we'd pick a different country each time and each person would prepare one course. I don't remember anything about what we ate, but I do remember it as one of my first "grown-up" social gatherings. And I'm looking forward to visiting with that evening's hostess when we're both in Washington, DC, in June for ALA.
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if you really enjoy musicals, you must get a hold of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X, music and lyrics by BK
Will do. What's the verdict on The First Nudie Musical? Never seen the movie, and was thinking about picking up the "special edition" DVD.
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TOD
Those potato things from McDonald's
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Will do. What's the verdict on The First Nudie Musical? Never seen the movie, and was thinking about picking up the "special edition" DVD.
Hysterical. You will love it.
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Hysterical. You will love it.
You mean, if I know what's good for me, right? ;)
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http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/images/upload/Group-with-Banner-1000.jpg
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You mean, if I know what's good for me, right? ;)
Naw! We'll let you live either way.
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Favorite French foods: fries...and toast. ;D
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So, Bretty, did you say you were a Jersey boy? What part? I used to live in Lodi.
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So, Bretty, did you say you were a Jersey boy? What part? I used to live in Lodi.
I was born in Miami and grew up in Florida. But from 1985 to 1995, I lived in Paterson, Trenton and then finally Maplewood, New Jersey.
I do not miss the snow.
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Brett you didn’t mention my favorite restaurant, Nate “ Nal’s on Beverly Drive.
We lived in Oakland, NJ and our youngest was born at Hackensack hospital.
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'night
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Bed time for me, too.
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I've got zero taste -- I've never even been to any museums in the area (my idea of a great artist is Jim Warren). Beginning to get the picture?
My kinda guy! I bet you love Mrs. Miller, Wing, and leopard spots, too!
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Well, folks, I have 2 ver-r-r-ry long days ahead of me, so I'm gonna try to get some sleep.
'night.
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DR BRETTY - MR BK is having a garage sale of CD's from his producing past....the list is floating around somewhere.
It's a great chance to pick up some you might have missed.
But I hear he is out of the Whorehouse biz!
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Best of conference vibes to DR GINNY!
You librarians really know how to par-tay! Angel hair pasta indeed!!
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Bed time for me, too.
Time for to go to bed.... ;D
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Brett you didn’t mention my favorite restaurant, Nate “ Nal’s on Beverly Drive.
Now that's some good eatin'. Good old fashioned New York-style deli food. You can't beat it. We see Larry King eating at Nate 'n' Al's all the time.
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Bedtime for so many? I notice DR jigsaw is awake.
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My kinda guy! I bet you love Mrs. Miller, Wing, and leopard spots, too!
Like I said in a previous post, I've got the Wing Vaporizes The Carpenters CD, but never explored any more of her ouevre. Mrs. Miller might have been slightly before my time. I don't have any leopard spots, but I once had a monkey's paw. (Did anybody else know that you can't wish for more wishes?)
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I notice DR jigsaw is awake.
Actually, no. I am just home from a rehearsal and more or less catatonic.
But thanks for noticing! :)
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I'll leave giving the cat a tonic line to others.
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BrettySpaghetti nickname makes me think of this wonderful Italian artist!
http://www.brachetti.com/
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Hummm. Is anybody home, home, home, home?!
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Not for long François.
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Barely hanging in there, myself.
Don't forget to wear your maroon and orange tomorrow.
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For my fellow librarians
http://www.overduemedia.com/
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Sting Bjork, Beck, Pink
Wasn't that the sound the computer made in DESK SET?
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For my fellow librarians and those who love books
http://www.overduemedia.com/ (http://www.overduemedia.com/)
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Bretty -- For what my two cents are worth, we of the LA HHW contingency really would love to have you join us at Musso & Frank's.
Most folks on here are SERIOUS foodies (not that there is anything wrong with that), but even if M&F's isn't the greatest meal you've ever had, the company will MORE than make up for it.
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But I hear he is out of the Whorehouse biz!
And, sadly, all too soon...
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Bed time for me, too.
Just as I am gearing up for work!
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Cason, I am still at work!
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What is wrong with that "French" picture?!
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3501/2298/1600/445867/France.jpg
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Cason, I am still at work!
Me, too!
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Lists of cds available from BK!
" Here's the list (sorry for the jumble - it's a constant contact thing - when I enter it it looks like a list, but then everything gets jumbled. Lost In Boston I, II, III, and IV Lost In Boston The Ultimate Collection Chicago And All That Jazz Brad Ellis Little Big Band Unsung Sondheim Prime Time Musicals Bells Are Ringing (Faith Prince) Ethel Merman's Broadway (Rita McKenzie original cast recording) Stephen Schwartz: Uncharted Territory (with bonus track) Michelle Nicastro: Toonful, Toonful Too, Reel Imagination, and On My Own Jason Graae: Live At The Cinegrill, and You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile If Love Were All OCR with Twiggy and Harry Groener I Do! I Do! revival cast recording with Karen Ziemba and David Garrison Unsung Musicals, Unsung Musicals II, Unsung Musicals III Unsung Musicals, The Ultimate Collection Helen Reddy: Center Stage Petula Clark: Here For You Liz Callaway: Anywhere I Wander - The Songs of Frank Loesser Liz Callaway: The Beat Goes On Mary Cleere Haran: This Funny World - The Songs of Rodgers and Hart The Paul Simon Album (with Christiane Noll, Amanda McBroom, Jane Krakowski, Lauren Kennedy, Jose Llana and others) After The Fair OCR with Michele Pawk Cabaret - The Brad Ellis Little Big Band Little By Little OCR with Christiane Noll, Darrin Baker, and Liz Larsen) John and Jen OCR of Andrew Lippa musical with Carolee Carmello Judy Kuhn: Just In Time - the songs of Jule Styne Judy Kaye: Songs from the Silver Screen Judy Kaye: Diva by Diva Linda Purl: Alone Together As Thousands Cheer OCR with Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin and others Hey Love - the Mary Rodgers revue with Faith Prince Randy Graff: Doin' Something Right - the songs of Cy Coleman The Trotter Trio: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in Jazz The Trotter Trio: Follies in Jazz The Trotter Trio: The Fantasticks in Jazz The Trotter Trio: Company in Jazz The Grass Harp OCR of Claibe Richardson musical Paige O'Hara: Loving You - the songs of Jerry Herman The Stephen Sondheim Album (with Brent Barrett, Norm Lewis, Christiane Noll, Lea de Laria, Alice Ripley, Jane Krakowski, etc.) Christiane Noll: A Broadway Love Story Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Revival Cast Recording with Ann-Margret Working OCR Das Barbecue OCR with Sally Mayes and Carolee Carmello Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley: Duets The Gay 90s OCR of LA revue with Bill Hutton Night Of The Hunter Studio Cast Album with Ron Raines, Dorothy Loudon, Sally Mayes, Marcia Lewis, and others Collette Collage Studio Cast Album of Schmidt and Jones show with Judy Kaye, Judy Blazer, Jason Graae, and others Emily Skinner solo album The Stephen Schwartz Album (with Laura Benanti, Dorothy Loudon, Stephen Schwartz, Marin Mazzie, Christiane Noll, Sara Ramirez, etc.) Debbie Gravitte: The MGM Album Debbie Gravitte: The Alan Menken Album Subways Are For Sleeping OCR Laurie Beechman: No One Is Alone Laurie Beechman: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Album Sally Mayes: The Story Hour Shakespeare on Broadway (with Harry Groener, Jason Graae, Karen Ziemba, and others) No Way To Treat A Lady OCR Godspell Revival Cast Recording with Barrett Foa, Shoshana Bean and Leslie Kritzer Lerner, Loewe, Lane and Friends (2CD set) STAGE benefit live recording with lots of great stars Drat! The Cat! Studio Cast Album with Susan Egan, Jason Graae, Elaine Stritch, Judy Kaye, and others Broadway Bound: New Writers for the Musical Theater Lucky Stiff OCR with Judy Blazer, Evan Pappas and others Twiggy: Songs from the English Musicals."
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I finished that MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. episode, and it was pretty lame, I must admit. I'm amazed this show was ever so popular, but I guess anything with spies and secret agents did well in the mid 1960s. The show was almost bereft of action, and the acting was pretty stolid.
Jack Lord was the primary guest star doing a lousy middle European accent. Neamiah Persoff was another guest star along with Leslie Parrish.
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Lists of cds available from BK!
How's this?
- Lost In Boston I
- Lost In Boston II
- Lost In Boston III
- Lost In Boston IV
- Lost In Boston The Ultimate Collection
- Chicago And All That Jazz Brad Ellis Little Big Band
- Unsung Sondheim
- Prime Time Musicals
- Bells Are Ringing (Faith Prince)
- Ethel Merman's Broadway (Rita McKenzie original cast recording)
- Stephen Schwartz: Uncharted Territory (with bonus track)
- Michelle Nicastro: Toonful
- Michelle Nicastro: Toonful Too,
- Michelle Nicastro: Reel Imagination
- Michelle Nicastro: On My Own
- Jason Graae: Live At The Cinegrill, and You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
- If Love Were All OCR with Twiggy and Harry Groener
- I Do! I Do! revival cast recording with Karen Ziemba and David Garrison
- Unsung Musicals
- Unsung Musicals II
- Unsung Musicals III
- Unsung Musicals, The Ultimate Collection
- Helen Reddy: Center Stage
- Petula Clark: Here For You
- Liz Callaway: Anywhere I Wander - The Songs of Frank Loesser
- Liz Callaway: The Beat Goes On
- Mary Cleere Haran: This Funny World - The Songs of Rodgers and Hart
- The Paul Simon Album (with Christiane Noll, Amanda McBroom, Jane Krakowski, Lauren Kennedy, Jose Llana and others)
- After The Fair OCR with Michele Pawk
- Cabaret - The Brad Ellis Little Big Band
- Little By Little OCR with Christiane Noll, Darrin Baker, and Liz Larsen)
- John and Jen OCR of Andrew Lippa musical with Carolee Carmello
- Judy Kuhn: Just In Time - the songs of Jule Styne
- Judy Kaye: Songs from the Silver Screen
- Judy Kaye: Diva by Diva
- Linda Purl: Alone Together
- As Thousands Cheer OCR with Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin and others
- Hey Love - the Mary Rodgers revue with Faith Prince
- Randy Graff: Doin' Something Right - the songs of Cy Coleman
- The Trotter Trio: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in Jazz
- The Trotter Trio: Follies in Jazz
- The Trotter Trio: The Fantasticks in Jazz
- The Trotter Trio: Company in Jazz
- The Grass Harp OCR of Claibe Richardson musical
- Paige O'Hara: Loving You - the songs of Jerry Herman
- The Stephen Sondheim Album (with Brent Barrett, Norm Lewis, Christiane Noll, Lea de Laria, Alice Ripley, Jane Krakowski, etc.)
- Christiane Noll: A Broadway Love Story
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Revival Cast Recording with Ann-Margret
- Working OCR
- Das Barbecue OCR with Sally Mayes and Carolee Carmello
- Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley: Duets
- The Gay 90s OCR of LA revue with Bill Hutton
- Night Of The Hunter Studio Cast Album with Ron Raines, Dorothy Loudon, Sally Mayes, Marcia Lewis, and others
- Collette Collage Studio Cast Album of Schmidt and Jones show with Judy Kaye, Judy Blazer, Jason Graae, and others
- Emily Skinner solo album
- The Stephen Schwartz Album (with Laura Benanti, Dorothy Loudon, Stephen Schwartz, Marin Mazzie, Christiane Noll, Sara Ramirez, etc.)
- Debbie Gravitte: The MGM Album
- Debbie Gravitte: The Alan Menken Album
- Subways Are For Sleeping OCR
- Laurie Beechman: No One Is Alone
- Laurie Beechman: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Album
- Sally Mayes: The Story Hour
- Shakespeare on Broadway (with Harry Groener, Jason Graae, Karen Ziemba, and others)
- No Way To Treat A Lady OCR
- Godspell Revival Cast Recording with Barrett Foa, Shoshana Bean and Leslie Kritzer
- Lerner, Loewe, Lane and Friends (2CD set) STAGE benefit live recording with lots of great stars
- Drat! The Cat! Studio Cast Album with Susan Egan, Jason Graae, Elaine Stritch, Judy Kaye, and others
- Broadway Bound: New Writers for the Musical Theater
- Lucky Stiff OCR with Judy Blazer, Evan Pappas and others
- Twiggy: Songs from the English Musicals
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THE SOPRANOS had a very talky episode with fallout from Christopher's movie CLEAVER (nothing to do with the Beav, Ward, Qally, and June). The Johnny Sack sequences were pretty involving, but this was more a set-up for the remainder of the season's (and series') story.
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UGLY BETTY was indeed wonderful (when isn't it?) One of these days, Daniel is going to appreciate Betty and NOT take her for granted. I would have thought he would have learned this well before now, but some spoiled men, well, they never learn.
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GREY'S ANATOMY had a touching batch of stories, too. Love all of these characters.
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Page Fifteen Hagrid Dance!!!
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GREY'S ANATOMY had a touching batch of stories, too.
Oh, yeah. Lotta touching going on at that hosptial!
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And I ended the evening catching up with that CSI episode which had eluded me earlier in the season. I wish I hadn't watched. I got really angry and irritated by the inquest sequences as Greg was raked over the coals after nearly being beaten to death because in trying to stop some beatings, he ran down an attacker with a county truck and was then pulled out of the truck and stomped nearly to death.
This was the second of four miniature killings that have been featured on the show this season, but since last week's show went back over each of the four murder scenes, I already was familiar with this part of the show.
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Oh, yeah. Lotta touching going on at that hosptial!
Eric Dane and Patrick Dempsey can touch me any time they want.
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Eric Dane and Patrick Dempsey can touch me any time they want.
McSteamy and McDreamy, eh? I'm all about McIzzie.
Hey, I think that's on tonight, after a lull.
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How's this?
- Lost In Boston I
- Lost In Boston II
- Lost In Boston III
- Lost In Boston IV
- Lost In Boston The Ultimate Collection
- Chicago And All That Jazz Brad Ellis Little Big Band
- Unsung Sondheim
- Prime Time Musicals
- Bells Are Ringing (Faith Prince)
- Ethel Merman's Broadway (Rita McKenzie original cast recording)
- Stephen Schwartz: Uncharted Territory (with bonus track)
- Michelle Nicastro: Toonful
- Michelle Nicastro: Toonful Too,
- Michelle Nicastro: Reel Imagination
- Michelle Nicastro: On My Own
- Jason Graae: Live At The Cinegrill, and You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
- If Love Were All OCR with Twiggy and Harry Groener
- I Do! I Do! revival cast recording with Karen Ziemba and David Garrison
- Unsung Musicals
- Unsung Musicals II
- Unsung Musicals III
- Unsung Musicals, The Ultimate Collection
- Helen Reddy: Center Stage
- Petula Clark: Here For You
- Liz Callaway: Anywhere I Wander - The Songs of Frank Loesser
- Liz Callaway: The Beat Goes On
- Mary Cleere Haran: This Funny World - The Songs of Rodgers and Hart
- The Paul Simon Album (with Christiane Noll, Amanda McBroom, Jane Krakowski, Lauren Kennedy, Jose Llana and others)
- After The Fair OCR with Michele Pawk
- Cabaret - The Brad Ellis Little Big Band
- Little By Little OCR with Christiane Noll, Darrin Baker, and Liz Larsen)
- John and Jen OCR of Andrew Lippa musical with Carolee Carmello
- Judy Kuhn: Just In Time - the songs of Jule Styne
- Judy Kaye: Songs from the Silver Screen
- Judy Kaye: Diva by Diva
- Linda Purl: Alone Together
- As Thousands Cheer OCR with Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin and others
- Hey Love - the Mary Rodgers revue with Faith Prince
- Randy Graff: Doin' Something Right - the songs of Cy Coleman
- The Trotter Trio: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in Jazz
- The Trotter Trio: Follies in Jazz
- The Trotter Trio: The Fantasticks in Jazz
- The Trotter Trio: Company in Jazz
- The Grass Harp OCR of Claibe Richardson musical
- Paige O'Hara: Loving You - the songs of Jerry Herman
- The Stephen Sondheim Album (with Brent Barrett, Norm Lewis, Christiane Noll, Lea de Laria, Alice Ripley, Jane Krakowski, etc.)
- Christiane Noll: A Broadway Love Story
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Revival Cast Recording with Ann-Margret
- Working OCR
- Das Barbecue OCR with Sally Mayes and Carolee Carmello
- Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley: Duets
- The Gay 90s OCR of LA revue with Bill Hutton
- Night Of The Hunter Studio Cast Album with Ron Raines, Dorothy Loudon, Sally Mayes, Marcia Lewis, and others
- Collette Collage Studio Cast Album of Schmidt and Jones show with Judy Kaye, Judy Blazer, Jason Graae, and others
- Emily Skinner solo album
- The Stephen Schwartz Album (with Laura Benanti, Dorothy Loudon, Stephen Schwartz, Marin Mazzie, Christiane Noll, Sara Ramirez, etc.)
- Debbie Gravitte: The MGM Album
- Debbie Gravitte: The Alan Menken Album
- Subways Are For Sleeping OCR
- Laurie Beechman: No One Is Alone
- Laurie Beechman: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Album
- Sally Mayes: The Story Hour
- Shakespeare on Broadway (with Harry Groener, Jason Graae, Karen Ziemba, and others)
- No Way To Treat A Lady OCR
- Godspell Revival Cast Recording with Barrett Foa, Shoshana Bean and Leslie Kritzer
- Lerner, Loewe, Lane and Friends (2CD set) STAGE benefit live recording with lots of great stars
- Drat! The Cat! Studio Cast Album with Susan Egan, Jason Graae, Elaine Stritch, Judy Kaye, and others
- Broadway Bound: New Writers for the Musical Theater
- Lucky Stiff OCR with Judy Blazer, Evan Pappas and others
- Twiggy: Songs from the English Musicals
"Your" list is straight!
"Mine" was more gay!! ;)
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How's this?
Thank you, George!
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McSteamy and McDreamy, eh? I'm all about McIzzie.
Hey, I think that's on tonight, after a lull.
Hummm. You're giving TCB too much competition you know!! ;)
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Oh, yeah. Lotta touching going on at that hosptial!
:o SPOILER ALERT NEEDED!! I haven't watched it yet!! >:(
;)
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"Your" list is straight!
"Mine" was more gay!! ;)
BITE YOUR TONGUE!! I can't even think straight! ;D
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And now I'm finally leaving work to go home to watch "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy." Since they're being recorded on my DVR, I can watch UB while recording GA. I love this thing!
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Thank you, George!
Any time. :)
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Any time. :)
George, you "are" blurry! :-\
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:o SPOILER ALERT NEEDED!! I haven't watched it yet!! >:(
;)
Oh, in tonight's show, nobody touches anybody. ;)
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Too much vaseline on the camera lens?!
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And now I'm finally leaving work to go home to watch "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy." Since they're being recorded on my DVR, I can watch UB while recording GA. I love this thing!
Yes, the DVR has totally changed HOW MUCH TV I can watch. With its capacity and my access to over-the-air HDTV broadcasts also part of the equation, I do manage to watch all the glut of Thursday shows (and other nights with multiple shows coming on at the same broadcast hour) without having to resort to reruns. It's just amazing.
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Oh, in tonight's show, nobody touches anybody. ;)
Touchy subject!
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Oh, in tonight's show, nobody touches anybody. ;)
We didn't see the same show.
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All alone here at the moment.
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Well, I guess I'll head downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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Goodnight, Matt H!
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Sometimes I think my reputation is being blemished around here.
Your reputation has only one way left to go and it's "burnished", not "blemished".
der Brucer
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Good Evening!
So... I board the 5:23 train at Grand Central Station heading up to Westport, and I happen to find a car where a couple of other All About Us-sers are sitting. About halfway into the trip, I fall asleep... And about 20 minutes later I wake myself up... With a loud snore/snort....
It was good for a giggle. ;)
Alas, I never fully woke back up until after the show was done. It was a good show, but I felt in a bit of a fog tonight. -And Mr. Kander came back to see the show tonight too - and he said the pit sounded great. Who am I to complain then?
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DR BrettySpaghetti - Are you sure the right answer wasn't "Sting"? I was thinking/hoping that Sting was the only mono-nym who's stage name was not based on their real name. Or something like that.
;)
And I still think that was Gwen Stefani. :P
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Bretty -- For what my two cents are worth, we of the LA HHW contingency really would love to have you join us at Musso & Frank's.
Most folks on here are SERIOUS foodies (not that there is anything wrong with that), but even if M&F's isn't the greatest meal you've ever had, the company will MORE than make up for it.
Good evening dear DR Cason..... Good and lovely evening DRs......
I somehow feel like I must be the lone voice in the wilderness here, regarding the food at Musso & Frank.
I happen to think it is very good, because it is honest, traditional American cooking using good ingredients. They have not tried to satisfy each passing phase and trend that goes around, but stick with a (proudly) traditional and old-fashioned bunch of selections.
I became really tired of restaurants foisting off 2 ounces of seared (cold in the middle) tuna perched on the top of cellophane noodles...which are sitting on the required "bed of arugala".... and with a few drops of a chile flavored oil on the outside edges of the plate..... and all for only $32.00 .
Pounded Steak with Country Gravy...... now that is food!!
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I also happen to love Nate 'n Al's on Beverly Blvd...... I used to eat there quite often when I lived in Nichols Canyon. In those days (the late 60s) I would often see Sam Jaffe, Milton Berle, Alan King, and others..... all happily munching away, just like us commoners.
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DR Ginny - Has your DH Richard come across this article from the Escapes section of The New York Times:
Concerts by (and for) Singers - Sacred Harp Singing Conventions (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/travel/escapes/20ahead.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin)
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And now, with the best "anti-sinus and sniffle" vibes for dear DR Jose,...
I'm going to fold in and rest.
Goodnight lovelies and crazies........ Goodnight cher ami BK, you distingue boulevardier you !!
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And now, with the best "anti-sinus and sniffle" vibes for dear DR Jose,...
I'm going to fold in and rest.
Goodnight lovelies and crazies........ Goodnight cher ami BK, you distingue boulevardier you !!
Thank you, DR MusicGuy.
Sleep well.
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The real issue, though, is that I'm very much a "bottom feeder." I don't really go in for all that fancy stuff; I'm a Big Mac and fries guy. I've got zero taste -- I've never even been to any museums in the area (my idea of a great artist is Jim Warren). Beginning to get the picture?
Do you like 'em older or younger - Roseanne Barr or Tori Spelling?
der Brucer
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And I think I shall head to bed myself...
Goodnight.
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OH!
DR Cason - ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS get there early for an Open Call! ALWAYS!!!!
-Didn't you learn anything in school? ;)
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I performed my scene for the theater student body today, very fun and they responded just like we wanted them too.
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Back from two count them two French motion picture entertainments. I shall now eat some cashew nuts and then write Ye Olde Notes.
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I watched tonight's "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy." Now, I'm watching last Friday's episode of "Psych." All were very good episodes. :)
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I wonder when BK is going to close today's day of posts.
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I just checked and BK has posted Friday's notes.
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And it looks like he's gone. ::)
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And now I must be going to sleep. 8)
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We'll see how long today will stay unlocked. ;)
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Good night...however many guests that there may be. :D
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Must be still unlocked because I can post here!
Good morning!
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Must be still unlocked because I can post here!
Good morning!
Me, too.
Good morning.
I was just "catching up" and wondered why the heck MattH was awake and posting in the wee hours....and then I "got it".
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Woo hoo! I feel so naughty...posting on the wrong day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need to get a life.
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Unlocked and fancy free.
Woo Hoo!
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A free pass to do.....whatever!
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I suppose FRENCHING does deserve to break all of the rules...
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I'm just doing this mini-frenzy....
BECAUSE I CAN!!!!!!!!
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Brett, if you really enjoy musicals, you must get a hold of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X**, music and lyrics by BK (and featuring a knockout performance by Cason); and THE LAST STARFIGHTER with book by FJL and music an lyrics by Skip Kennon.
Both CDs are available at Kritzerland.com
** Orchestrations by elmore3003
Singdaw had to figure all this out by himself. How many other secrets are we going to reveal?
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Will do. What's the verdict on The First Nudie Musical? Never seen the movie, and was thinking about picking up the "special edition" DVD.
I'm replying to last night's posts without first catching up, so...
BUT, surely, we are of ONE MIND on TFNM.