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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were kempt, and now it is time for you to post until the unkempt cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: VOMITORIUM!
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And the word of the day is: VOMITORIUM!
Vomitorium (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vomitorium): noun: an opening through which something is ejected or discharged; in a theater or stadium, esp. ancient, a passageway leading to and from the seating.
Or check out Wikipedia's entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomitorium#Vomitorium).
:)
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And yesterday, I received four, count 'em FOUR, CDs from BK's CD sale!! I'll have much to listen to today at work! ;D
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6:11 am and I'm the only one in the jernt.
Oatmeal, coffee and some Trader Joe's Apple Grape juice. Yummm!
Michael B, if you have trouble getting used to the touch pad (I dislike them) you can get a USB mouse which will plug into an available USB port and relieve you of the aggrivation of touch pads. Many of them are small and they fit easily into a laptop case.
It's raining and it's in the 40s! Where is Spring???
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I've heard that the set design for 110 in the Shade is gorgeous. A friend was in the theatre watching some of the tech. He didn't see any of the performances but he said the show should look beautiful.
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Later, gaters.
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Good Morning!
WOW! Have I awakened - awoken-?? - before DR elmore? Hmm... In any case...
I'm up.
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And as DR Ben just noted, it's raining.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'd have to say Southern Indian Vegetarian cuisine is a good place to start. Get one of the dosas which is basically a big rice flour pancake/crepe rolled around a base filling of potatoes and onions. That's the basic. Then there are various other fillings with vegetables you can branch out too.
Otherwise, Tandoor Chicken or Lamb is also a safe bet. Basically the meat is marinated and then "baked" in a very hot over, a tandoor. Served with rice on the side, and some other condiments. It basically looks like a Chicken - or a Lamb - kebab/kebob/kabob.
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And now it is time for me to head downtown.... I still can't believe we have Baby June's at 9:30am... Fun, Fun, Fun! (Ah, an All About Us reference). ;)
Laters...
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OH!
DR singdaw - You may very well be receiving a text from me later this afternoon. :D
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DR JoseSPiano...
SO you'll be gaily traipsing back and forth to CT until the opening on Saturday night? Ugh!
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TOD
I do not care for that kind of food. One of the few I do not like.
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DR FJL - your little ditty last night by way of Mrs. Fields was most amusing.
Most.
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Last night DR FJL wrote:
And with Tuesday being the deadline, nerves are frayed, only a little bit frayed, but frayed nonetheless.
Dear DR FJL: don't be a frayed...you are not alone! :)
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Last night, JRand56 wrote:
It is one of the cleverest arrangements I have ever heard, and I love the song even more. "The Physician."
This is one of the songs I recommended to DR DearReaderLaura for her upcoming revue. But she hasnt shared her song choice with us, yet!
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers.
Today I will take my car in to have the oil changed; then I will drive west until I feel like stopping fo the night. I need to be in Orange County Friday at noon, and I decided not leave home at 4 am on Friday.
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Last night, JRand56 wrote:
This is one of the songs I recommended to DR DearReaderLaura for her upcoming revue. But she hasnt shared her song choice with us, yet!
I was thinking about the one that goes Flash! Bang! Alakazam! But I haven't looked for the sheet music yet.
I haven't heard 'The Physician.' Maybe I should add the Twiggy CD to my list that BK is holding for me.
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Of course, I can do more than one song.
They just love to have me perform, you know. They love bad singing as much as I do.
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Of course, I would need to be able to find the sheet music for it.
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TOD:
Bombay in Westport, CT is supposed to be a fine restaurant, at least it was several years ago when I last dined there. It is reputed to be among Martha Stewart's favorites - though she no longer lives in the area.
I had wanted to take DR JoseSPiano there the other night, but I couldn't find the blasted place.
Anyway, you may peruse their extensive menu here (http://www.culinarymenus.com/restaurants/bombaymenus.php).
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]***traveling vibes***[/size][/color][/move]
for DR DearReaderLaura
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Or check out [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomitorium#Vomitorium]Wikipedia's entry (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vomitorium).
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, for instance, has vomitoria in two of its theatres...
I'm amazed the PR folks don't do more bragging...!
"At the conclusion to last night's Hamlet, the audience went dashing for the vomitoriums."
der Brucer
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Thai vomitorium cleaners:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/NIP_thailand_new_year.jpg)
der Brucer
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Travel vibes to Laura
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I wonder if someone who REALLY couldn't sing could do the show SOUVENIR.
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singdaw, nice to be noticed - I'm here all week :)
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Oatmeal, coffee and some Trader Joe's Apple Grape juice. Yummm!
I am enjoying something new with my morning tea - it is a corn meal bread for toasting toast put out by the Thomas folks (muffins not train) - quite tasty.
I am up and almost about because my water-soluble partner wanted a ride to work.
der Brucer
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Does any DR have any impression of this performance of Camelot:
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000NTM9ZM.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V43325476_AA240_.jpg)
First time to DVD, which I see is now available for pre-order. It says it features Richard Harris and was filmed onstage at the Winter Garden Theatre in NYC in 1982. There is a positive review or two over at Amazon, but was just wondering if any DR has an impression of this. Thanks!
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I wonder if someone who REALLY couldn't sing could do the show SOUVENIR.
Why am I thinking the movie "MAME"?
der Brucer
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Thank you for the travel vibes.
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Vibes to DH Richard~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sorry not to do that sooner, I didn't read the posts very carefully yesterday
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DR JHVW and I are off to breakfast. The roads north of here are snowy and he isn't used to driving in snow so he's going to wait a few hours to let them get cleaned off and I'm going to take most of the morning off. Gotta run,
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I'm here all week
And now, for your listening enjoyment...
DR FJL, at the piano.
:)
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Does any DR have any impression of this DVD of Camelot:
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000NTM9ZM.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V43325476_AA240_.jpg)
Is this the version where he gets strung up by the nipples while singing "What Do the Simple Folk Do"?
der Brucer
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Why am I thinking the movie "MAME"?
;D
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Is this the version where he gets strung up by the nipples while singing "What Do the Simple Folk Do"?
In the production that bk directed, he gets strung up by his thumbs.
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(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_1635_images/0412070623_M_041207_monkey_banannas.jpg)
Would a wider shot uncover Carmen Miranda beneath?
der Brucer
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Good morning, all! It's quite gray out. Have the rains come?
I had a lot of mail and packages to sort through yesterday, including two shipments of garage sale CDs, a duplicate (!) shipment from Amazon, two eBay wins postmarked Feb 22 and Feb 15 that suddenly showed up; my post office is pathetic. I also took care of my taxes and got all my payments into the post.
This morning, I've a jaunt to Toyland - my first in several days - and then off to the NYPL to work on the Toyland notes again before the scrapbooks crumble forever.
Yes, DR JoseS, you were out of bed before me. I'm assuming you have to head home now before you go to rehearsal.
DRsingdaw, I saw that CAMELOT production when it first opened at Lincoln Center with a very tired and half-paralyzed Richard Burton and Christine Ebersole, neither of whom were very good. Burton looked like Richard III doing a musical. Harris replaced Burton during the tour and the wonderful Meg Bussert replaced Ebersole. She can only be an improvement.
A bientot!
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In the production that bk directed, he gets strung up by his thumbs.
And in the Royale version, Daniel Craig gets strung up by his you-knows.
der Brucer
I'm sure Fred will have a term!
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I'm sure Fred will have a term!
DR FJL will carry it to full term. No doubt about it.
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Good Morning!
I am quite enjoying Das Barbecü, which I picked up from bk's garage sale on the recommendation of DerBrucer. That JK Simmons has quite a voice!
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Thanks, DR elmore3003! :)
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SONG OF THE SOUTH II (http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Apr12/0,4670,AirportIndecency,00.html)
ARRESTS UP IN ATLANTA AIRPORT RESTROOMS
ATLANTA At the world's busiest airport, plainclothes officers patrolling public restrooms in search of luggage thieves have instead uncovered a rash of other, more sordid crimes.
The new restroom dragnet has led to the arrests of more than 30 people in three months for indecent exposure and public sex acts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Among those arrested is Ed Wall, the board chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. An officer said he saw Wall having oral sex with another man. Wall, who has temporarily stepped down from his post, has maintained his innocence. A court date has not been set.
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When asked about the incident, Mr. Wall replied:
"I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow."
der Brucer
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Good Morning!
I am quite enjoying Das Barbecü, which I picked up from bk's garage sale on the recommendation of DerBrucer. That JK Simmons has quite a voice!
Ah, but does he sing in the shower?
der Brucer
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Ah, but does he sing in the shower?
Fritz could make anybody sing.
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Dear Ann's latest column is entitled:
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Imus!
I'll spare you the link.
der Brucer
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Fritz could make anybody sing.
And he could probably make any singdaw!
der Brucer
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Dear Ann's latest column is entitled:
Ho Ho Ho
Well, she would know! :o
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And he could probably make any singdaw!
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I'm not quite sure how I acquired this reputation for easy virtue...
;D
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I'm not quite sure how I acquired this reputation for easy virtue...
;D
Where did anyone mention "virtue'?
der Brucer
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MILE HIGH CLUB (http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/10/amr.women.reut/)
American Airlines seeks more female fliers
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- American Airlines, the world's largest airline, says it can boost revenue by $94 million a year by tailoring some of its services to the growing number of women travelers.
The airline, a unit of AMR Corp., this week unveiled a version of its Web site for women (http://www.aa.com/women ). The site aims to increase the number of women booking flights on American by 2 percent or more, said an AMR executive on Tuesday.
The site, as well as changes to American's planes and travel clubs, is the latest effort by a U.S. airline to distinguish itself in a competitive industry that has spent the last five years slashing costs and tweaking services.
"We obviously have a vast interest in women," said Peggy Sterling, AMR vice president of safety, security and environmental. "There is an untapped resource."
I'm sure the ladies will enjoy getting tapped!
der Brucer
And, yes, they do have other "special interest" sites,
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Ah, but does he sing in the shower?
That's in the 2 part finale of Season 4. For right now, we'll just have to settle for Fritz...
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Good morning!
It's beautiful here this morning, but it SHOULD be after the hurricane we had here last night. Rained as hard as I've heard it in many years. But today, everything seems clean and sparkling. It's going to be in the 70s later, too, so that should be nice as well.
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I really loved Richard Harris in the movie version of CAMELOT, but he's ham through and through in this stage version (I have it on videotape). And he's got so much eye make-up on that it will make you laugh. None of the other actors impressed me very much, but at least they can sing. Isn't it Richard Muenz as Lancelot in this? I haven't watched it in so long that I've forgotten.
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A uqestion to the very knowledgeable stage fanatics at HHW:
Why didn't they make a cast recording of the musical version of GONE WITH THE WIND during its one year London run? With June Ritchie and Harve Presnell in the leads, it would have been glorious to listen to.
And I wonder why some producer doesn't do a studio recording of this Harold Rome score. Most reference books say the score is very good. I've never listened to the original Japanese cast recording (SCARLETT), but an English language recording would surely spark some interest among theater buffs.
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The CBS and NBC slates tonight at ALL NEW!
UGLY BETTY and GREY'S ANATOMY are clip shows, and I haven't made up my mind about watching them since I've seen every episode (and in the case of GREY'S, multiple times).
Sorry, DR Ron Pulliam, SMALLVILLE is a repeat, and SUPERNATURAL isn't even on.
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I'll have last night's MEDIUM and CSI: NY to watch today along with finishing the running commentaries on THE QUEEN DVD. There are two different commentary tracks.
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I can't stop laughing over the alternate track of I Want to Eat Your Face. I mean, it's a funny song anyway, and I can't wait to see it in the context of the film.
But bk's vocal for the alternate take is so funny! :D
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I really loved Richard Harris in the movie version of CAMELOT, but he's ham through and through in this stage version
Did he ever star in Ham of LaMuncha?
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DR FJL is eerily quiet.
I'm having pun withdrawal!
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I guess it's taxing for both of you ;D
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Going to get an early start on cleaning up today for my lunch out with friends.
WBBL.
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BK, what was your Indian food experience?
I would suggest going to and Indian place that has a buffet, then you can try many different taste treats!
As I was perusing various eateries on-line yesterday I saw some very good reviews for a place called INDIA SWEETS AND SPICE which is at 3126 Los Feliz Blvd. It is cheap and, according to the reviews, quite tasty...and they show Bollywood movies on a giant tv screen. It also has an Asian grocery store attached. I will probably try to check it out during my touristy travels.
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MBarnum-We have snow!! :o
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Snow?
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It is cloudy and breezy here at 64F.
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Adrianna, you should certainly go see some of those film noirs...there are some wonderful titles showing..I may also try to see the double feature that is showing Saturday night (the 28th) as my interviewee Peggy Webber is scheduled to be in attendance (for the film THE WRONG MAN...I forget what the co-feature is)....the Saturday showing depends on whether I can make the dash from Burbank to Hollywood in time for the showing.
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Snow...oh, golly! What strange weather we are having these days. It is cold and rainy here today.
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Good to see you, DR Jane!!
***TRAVEL VIBES***[/size]
for you tomorrow!!
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Here are the list of films being shown:
Thursday, April 12 - 7:30 PM
ACT OF VIOLENCE, (1948).
FORCE OF EVIL, (1948)
Friday, April 13 - 7:30 PM
ARMORED CAR ROBBERY (1950)
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW (1959)
Saturday, April 14 - 7:30 PM
THE BIG KNIFE (1955)
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS,(1957)
Sunday, April 15 - 7:30 PM
THE BREAKING POINT (1950)
PORT OF NEW YORK (1949)
Thursdays, April 19 - 7:30 PM
CITY OF FEAR, (1959)
CRY OF THE CITY, (1948)
Friday, April 20 - 7:30 PM
THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959)
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953)
Saturday, April 21 - 7:30 PM
THE CROOKED WEB (1955)
THE GLASS WALL (1953)
Sunday, April 22 - 7:30 PM
HE WALKED BY NIGHT (1948)
THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK (1950)
Wednesday, April 25 - 7:30 PM
THE KILLING (1956)
THE SLEEPING CITY, (1950)
Thursday, April 26 - 7:30 PM
PITFALL (1949)
A DOUBLE LIFE (1947)
Friday, April 27 - 7:30 PM
711 OCEAN DRIVE (1950)
THE MOB, (1951)
Saturday, April 28 - 7:30 PM
THE WRONG MAN (1957)
SHOCKPROOF (1949)
Sunday, April 29 - 7:30 PM
I LOVE TROUBLE (1948)
THE PEOPLE AGAINST O'HARA (1951)
Wednesday, May 2 - 7:30 PM
ABANDONED (1949)
THE GARMENT JUNGLE (1956)
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MattH - There was a cast album for Gone With The Wind in London - I had the gatefold LP - I don't think it's ever been issued on CD, though - don't know why. I think it was on Polygram or some such label.
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TOD:
I concur with MBARNUM's suggestion of trying an Indian buffet.
Indian food is so different from American food and can take some getting used to. Not all of it is hot, either. I've introduced a number of friends to Indian food and most newbies like one or more of the Indian chicken dishes. My local Indian eatery serves Tandori salmon, cooked in that very-hot oven that Jose mentioned, that is just wonderful.
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Very blue skies here in the City of Studio.
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Will we never get to page four?
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Oh, and I'm up.
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Velo binding:
(http://www.its.caltech.edu/~gaf/images/gbc.jpg)
(http://finweb.rit.edu/hub/graphics/bindings/velo.jpg)
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Dear Ann's latest column is entitled:
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Imus!
I'll spare you the link.
der Brucer
Of all the people in ALL the world, Ann is the LAST one who should be opening her yap on this topic.
Still, I agree....if anyone would know from "Ho", it would be Coulter.
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My Indian food experience was in the early to mid-70s - I was taken to what I was told was a great Indian restaurant somewhere in West LA or Santa Monica. I was with my cousins, and they ordered, having eaten there many times. Unfortunately, they ordered everything extra hot. I took one bite of something and that was the end of the meal. The taste was terrible, but worse, my mouth was so on fire that twenty glasses of water (and I'm not kidding) could not put it out. I haven't eaten nor been in an Indian restaurant since.
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Very blue skies here in the City of Studio.
And they're smiling at you! :)
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The CBS and NBC slates tonight at ALL NEW!
UGLY BETTY and GREY'S ANATOMY are clip shows, and I haven't made up my mind about watching them since I've seen every episode (and in the case of GREY'S, multiple times).
Sorry, DR Ron Pulliam, SMALLVILLE is a repeat, and SUPERNATURAL isn't even on.
Well, then.....that leaves only "live" viewing for me tonight...on CBS.
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It's an impossibly beautiful morning here in Oakland CA. The skies are bright blue...the air is crisp. It's going to be breezy today, with northwesterly winds keeping everything in the Bay area on the coolish side.
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I can't stop laughing ....
Don't have a seizure!
:D
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It's going to be breezy today, with northwesterly winds keeping everything in the Bay area on the coolish side.
Blowing that nasty B.O. and masking cologne right out of the neighboring cubicle!
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Richard Harris is pretty much always a ham. His philosophy of acting seems to be: "I'll will alternately shout, then whisper intently." Those seem to pretty much be his only two choices. I thought he was a terrible choice for CAMELOT, but then I didn't think much of Vanessa Redgrave or Franco Nero either. I recently saw Harris again in CROMWELL on TCM. Not a good movie but vaguely interesting as history. But Harris is rather awful, giving his usual honking shouting/intent whispering performance.
And one can never forgive him for recording one of the worst songs in the world, MacArthur Park. But then, of course, what can one do with some of the worst lyrics in the world...green icing melting and never not having recipes. Geeze! What a dumb-ass song! I've actually heard Vic Damone sing this god-awful mess and even he can't do anything with it, so I guess I shouldn't blame Harris for it.
Harris never really got good until he got older...I quite like him in THE FIELD.
Love Indian food. Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Marsala, Lamb, lentils, onion baji (not sure about that spelling). Good stuff! Yum!
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BK, you will find that most Indian buffet food is very mild...at least the ones that I have been to...give it a try....and try a little of everything at the buffet no matter what it looks like.
You might need some antacid the first time (I did ...I ate sooooo much!).
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DR CP, why did you never take BK out for some Indian food when you lived in LA?
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singdaw - I haven't been quiet, just haven't been at the computer. Been very noisy with folks from the tax office. :)
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The lovely Julieanne Pogue will be here soon, and I hope to get together with her. If dear reader Pogue will tell her to call me back, because her cell phone number got nuked from my phone.
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Soon I will be kempt.
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Re: last night's LOST
SPOILERS
SPOILERS
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I have not yet had a chance to see if anyone else commented on last night's show. But i loved it! I remarked about the shock endings we've seen this season. But somehow i just was not expecting juliet's "surprise". I can't wait to see what happens next week.
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The old Bernstein on Broadway sheet music book is apparently out of print, but two new collections are planned:
Leonard Bernstein - Art Songs and Arias: High Voice
(Boosey and Hawkes - Paperback Book)
The collection features new transcriptions, previously unpublished material, and some selections never before published separately from complete vocal scores. 29 selections: "Thank You" from Mass, "Afterthought, "A Big Indian and a Little Indian" from I Hate Music!, "Civet a Toute Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed)" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Extinguish My Eyes" from TWO LOVE SONGS, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide, "Greeting" from Arias and Barcarolles, "Hurry" from Mass, "I Hate Music!" from I Hate Music!, "I'm a Person Too" from I Hate Music!, "I've Been Afraid" from A Quiet Place, "A Julia de Burgos" from Songfest, "Jupiter Has Seven Moons" from I Hate Music!, "Little Smary" from Arias and Barcarolles, "Mommy, Are You Here (Dede's Aria)" from A Quiet Place, "Music I Heard with You" from Songfest, "My Name Is Barbara" from I Hate Music!, "My Twelve-Tone Melody, "Our Father... I Go on" from Mass, "Piccola Serenata, "Plum Pudding" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Queues de Boeuf (Ox-Tails)" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Silhouette (Galilee), "A Simple Song" from Mass, "Tavouk Gueunksis" from La Bonne Cuisine, "When My Soul Touches Yours" from Two Love Songs, "The Word of the Lord" from Mass, "World Without End" from Mass, "Zizi's Lament" from Songfest. 152 pages.
Leonard Bernstein - Art Songs and Arias: Medium/Low Voice
(Boosey and Hawkes - Paperback Book)
The collection features new transcriptions, previously unpublished material, and some selections never before published separately from complete vocal scores. 35 selections: "Afterthought," "A Big Indian and a Little Indian" from I Hate Music!, "Civet a Toute Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed)" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Extinguish My Eyes" from Two Love Songs, "Greeting" from Arias and Barcarolles, "Hey, Big Daddy (Junior's Aria)" from A Quiet Place, "Hurry" from Mass, "I Hate Music!" from I Hate Music!, "I'm a Person Too" from I Hate Music!, "A Julia de Burgos" from Songfest, "Jupiter Has Seven Moons" from I Hate Music!, "Lamentation" from Symphony No1 Jeremiah, "Little Smary" from Arias and Barcarolles, "Music I Heard with You" from Songfest, "My Name Is Barbara" from I Hate Music!, "My Twelve-Tone Melody, "Our Father... I Go on" from Mass, "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El" from Songfest, "Piccola Serenata, "Plum Pudding" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Queues de Boeuf (Ox-Tails)" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Silhouette (Galilee), "A Simple Song" from Mass, "Tavouk Gueunksis" from La Bonne Cuisine, "Thank You" from Mass, "There Is a Garden" from Trouble in Tahiti, "There's a Law" from Trouble in Tahiti, "To What You Said" from Songfest, "What a Movie!" from Trouble in Tahiti, "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed" from Songfest, "When My Soul Touches Yours" from Two Love Songs, "The Word of the Lord" from Mass, "World Without End" from Mass, "You're Late (Sam's Aria)" from A Quiet Place, "Zizi's Lament" from Songfest. 192 pages.
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Soon I will be kempt.
You'll be a kempt man, indeed. ;)
Or verklempt.
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A uqestion to the very knowledgeable stage fanatics at HHW:
Why didn't they make a cast recording of the musical version of GONE WITH THE WIND during its one year London run? With June Ritchie and Harve Presnell in the leads, it would have been glorious to listen to.
They did. I once had it on LP, as I recall.
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I guess none of our DRs were at Angela Lansbury's first preview last night; her return to the NY stage after 20 years.
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They did. I once had it on LP, as I recall.
Didn't I just write the same thing? ;D
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Hey, there's an echo in here!
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Blowing that nasty B.O. and masking cologne right out of the neighboring cubicle!
One wishes! Windows in my building don't open.
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And one can never forgive him for recording one of the worst songs in the world, MacArthur Park. But then, of course, what can one do with some of the worst lyrics in the world...green icing melting and never not having recipes. Geeze! What a dumb-ass song! I've actually heard Vic Damone sing this god-awful mess and even he can't do anything with it, so I guess I shouldn't blame Harris for it.
Vociferously disagree here.
;)
Wikipedia offers an overview (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Park_(song)) of Jimmy Webb's popular composition.
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I love Indian food. My first experience with it was in London. I used to assist an editor there who loved everything Indian. He is a vegetarian, and had a tiny kitchen, but he could whip up the most amazing dishes and his apartment would smell so delicious from all the curries.
I don't like hot & spicy food and only a few times has something arrived that was too spicy for me.
I would start with chicken tikka masala or chicken korma...very mild.
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Windows in my building don't open.
Mame would not be happy as an employee there, then.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone? I shall now be on my way to be kempt, after which, I shall return.
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I am leaving for my oil change now, and then I think I will head west afterwards.
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DR LAURA - adding the TWIGGY cd to your list would be a prudent thing to do.
Thanks for the skinny on the album, MR BK.
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DRMBARNUM has a laptop machina des escribir.....wow....we are both tip-toeing into the 21st century.
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DR SINGDAW I am laughing mucho at the alternate "Face" track as well.
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Found some very nice DreamCatchers at Dollar Tree...for a dollar!
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DR CP, why did you never take BK out for some Indian food when you lived in LA?
Mr BK mentioned it to me when I visited last summer, but somehow it never happened.
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Indian food I cannot eat.
Indian food no how.
Unless I hear a tomtom beat
After a big pow wow.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone? I shall now be on my way to be kempt, after which, I shall return.
We're waiting until you get kempt.
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I guess none of our DRs were at Angela Lansbury's first preview last night; her return to the NY stage after 20 years.
Of course we were! We just haven't posted yet.
(well, I wasn't there...)
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DR SINGDAW, I must agree with DRS MATTH and CP about this particular production. I will give him the eye shadow (since it's presumably stage makeup) - but the production is cut strangely and it's just not fun to watch.
Didn't care much for the Guenevere (Meg Bussart) or Lancelot (Richard Muenz) either. I bought the video for my sister since she is a Harris fan, but I can't recommend it.
As for MacArthur Park - I always though it was kind of silly, but it was a great song to do for a swing choir.....
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DR MBARNUM has not yet told us what sort of laptop he purchased.
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DRMBARNUM has a laptop machina des escribir.....wow....we are both tip-toeing into the 21st century.
I'd say that you sprinted after your HDTV purchase!
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I'd say that you sprinted after your HDTV purchase!
Well you may be correct. Today i bought a CD Boombox that is MP3 ready...whatever that means. ;D
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DR MattH. re: what you said about last night's LOST
SPOILERS
SPOILERS
The more I think about it the more I wonder if juliet really is good and trying to help the Losties. Just because she had a meeting with Ben. And just because she asked him to send her supplies does not necessarily mean she cannot be trusted.
Her flashbacks were real. And to me they suggest that she did not want to be there. It's possible they edited it that way to make it seem like she was good till the end of last night's show. But if the flashbacks were what happened. Then to me she is double crossing ben. Her friendship with jack seems real. And her distrust of ben seemed real. And her wanting to get out seemed real.
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Well you may be correct. Today i bought a CD Boombox that is MP3 ready...whatever that means. ;D
You can probably burn just MP3s as data files to a CD and the boombox will recognize and pay them.
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receiving a text
A received text...Hmm....
Chaucer? Shakespeare?? Dickens???
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You can probably burn just MP3s as data files to a CD and the boombox will recognize and pay them.
Ah......very nice. Thanks. 8)
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Sorry, Ron, but someone leaving cakes out in the rain is just a silly song lyric to me. I enjoyed reading the Wikipedia entry though and about how Webb could never get Harris to sing the right lyric.
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Skip did see Angela Lansbury's benefit evening on Broadway of Dorothy Parker writings, which I believe was last fall.
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Been very noisy with folks from the tax office.
Because we all know what a rowdy bunch those tax accountants are! :)
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Since some of us are tax lawyers, we are indeed a vociferous bunch. :)
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Singdaw, We (Anthony and me) are seeing Deuce on Wednesday, April 18th.
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If the question is whether BK should be kempt or unkempt, I'm all for kempt. (almost a Linda Richman reference)
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Since some of us are tax lawyers, we are indeed a vociferous bunch. :)
I'm not sure which is worse...a vociferous gaggle of tax attorneys or of show queens.
:)
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So technically, was that Dorothy Parker evening her real return to Bway after 20 years, or does it not count since it was a one-night-only event?
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"Lost"--
SPOILER
The main thing that's getting under my skin in the last couple of episodes is Jack's attitude.
His comment to Sayidh last night about Juliet: "She's under my protection" seemed totally absurd to me.
Jack has no power -- no ability to utter magic words. His ego seems excessively bloated. I blame the writers, but am willing to give them enough leeway to let Jack sort through it.
A good sock in the jaw might be the ticket, though!
What I did enjoy immensely last night was Juliet's showdown with Sayidh and Sawyer (James). I think she totally shriveled their scrotums with her knowledge of their pasts.
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We (Anthony and me) are seeing Deuce on Wednesday, April 18th.
Cool! 8) Can't wait for your assessment.
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I have to agree with Pogue. MacArthur Park raises the definition of stupid song to a whole new level, no matter who is singing it. I've heard other versions and they all strike me as laughable.
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singdaw - with either group, a little gag'll do ya
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there should be a gag order on my last attempt at a joke
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So technically, was that Dorothy Parker evening her real return to Bway after 20 years, or does it not count since it was a one-night-only event?
I don't know, but I say...let's be lenient. She's an icon!
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So technically, was that Dorothy Parker evening her real return to Bway after 20 years, or does it not count since it was a one-night-only event?
Good Question. If I talk to her after the show on Wednesday (not) I'll ask her what she thinks ;)
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Sorry, Ron, but someone leaving cakes out in the rain is just a silly song lyric to me. I enjoyed reading the Wikipedia entry though and about how Webb could never get Harris to sing the right lyric.
Well, Charles, I don't think I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it, and I may never have that recipe again....oh, no-o-o-o-o-o!
Dumb lyrics, but VERY fun to sing, especially when one is "partying."
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"Lost"--
SPOILER
The main thing that's getting under my skin in the last couple of episodes is Jack's attitude.
His comment to Sayidh last night about Juliet: "She's under my protection" seemed totally absurd to me.
Jack has no power -- no ability to utter magic words. His ego seems excessively bloated. I blame the writers, but am willing to give them enough leeway to let Jack sort through it.
A good sock in the jaw might be the ticket, though!
Why I oughta....oh...you're talking about a TV character.
Nevermind.... ;D
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I'm not sure which is worse...a vociferous gaggle of tax attorneys or of show queens.
:)
One vociferous show queen is more than a match for a vociferous gaggle of tax attorneys.
I don't even wish to consider a vociferous gaggle of show queens.
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I have to agree with Pogue. MacArthur Park raises the definition of stupid song to a whole new level, no matter who is singing it. I've heard other versions and they all strike me as laughable.
You're just siding with Pogue because I'm a lesbian!
:D
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Oh, he said sock in the jaw. Never mind.
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there should be a gag order on my last attempt at a joke
Someone's seemingly obsessed with being "gagged" this morning.
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We are run amok.
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Googie Gomez gagged a gaggle of goofy gadflies.
(Say that ten times fast, but not in ten separate posts.)
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Good morning all DRs and H/Ks.....
And dear DR RonP.....I'm sure that you would be a lovely lesbian, if that was your choice..........and certainly not the first one in a uniform. :)
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I shall look forward to hearing about the sartorial splendor of our newly shorn and kempt Grande Mensch when he returns from his makeover a little later.
So handsome,.... so guapo,.......so bronzed and studly !
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Lois Lane lilted a lullaby for lovely lesbians.
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That's a tongue twister, if I say so myself.
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I hate to just peek in and run, but i have a couple of morning things to do.
(hmmmmm... it sounds like I was visiting the Atlanta-Hartsfield airport conveniences. That would be unseemly, unless I was monitoring dear Jose. I'll blame him!! )
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When did I hit 6500? (almost a Carol Channing corn reference)
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Thursday...all day.
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Lois Lane lilted a lullaby for lovely lesbians.
Now do "How Lovely To Be A Lesbian" (from BYE BYE BIRDIES.)
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I want to eat your fay..............
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Page Six Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/DiscoveredDance.jpg)
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if I say so myself
And you DO! ;)
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it was a great song to do for a swing choir.....
Swingdoor's Swishy Swinger Singers Serenade Svelt Senile Senators...
Film at 11:00...
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Ah, DR Dan (the Man), that is often how I feel each morning, arising from my bed refreshed and rejuvenated!
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Lovely painting.....and a more sedate dance than we are used to in these here parts, that's fer shur.
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I feel like that, too....in the morning....but I am sure I look more like this:
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PF/PF_862081_999~Van-Helsing-Frankenstein-s-Monster-Posters.jpg)
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Cold and windy today with flurries.
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I hate to just peek in and run, but i have a couple of morning things to do.
(hmmmmm... it sounds like I was visiting the Atlanta-Hartsfield airport conveniences. That would be unseemly, unless I was monitoring dear Jose. I'll blame him!! )
But...would you have blown the whistle?
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I shall look forward to hearing about the sartorial splendor of our newly shorn and kempt Grande Mensch when he returns from his makeover a little later.
So handsome,.... so guapo,.......so bronzed and studly !
Bee-Kay's own cheerleader!
This reminds me of something I saw on an episode of "Designing Women"....the gals received a gift from someone they'd done a nice thing for....a box...and when you opened the box, you heard cheers and applause.
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But...would you have blown the whistle?
Whatever the client wants, the client gets...
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MattH - There was a cast album for Gone With The Wind in London - I had the gatefold LP - I don't think it's ever been issued on CD, though - don't know why. I think it was on Polygram or some such label.
Columbia SCXA 9252
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J314.jpg)
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
"Broadway, Broadway...." at 9:30 in the morning is quite the wake up call, I'd have to say. ;)
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In other news, I'm back up at Westport, and I'm about to start another batch of note fixes - which really shouldn't take me that long. :) So...
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DR singdaw - I have a package for you here. Please call or text with an ETA if you are able to come by the theatre sometime this afternoon/evening.
:)
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And now it's back to work.
Laters...
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Well, then.....that leaves only "live" viewing for me tonight...on CBS.
Are you, too, a SHARK fan?
der Brucer
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I have a package for you here.
Is that a euphemism? ;)
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GREASE is the word.....
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Soon I will be kempt.
Kempt was Dolt's running mate in 1996.
der Brucer
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Vociferously disagree here.
;)
And I vociferously agree with your disagreement.
der Brucer
Oh, the hours on the dance floor with Donna Summer!
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I am leaving for my oil change now...
You might also check the car...
der Brucer
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DR MBARNUM has not yet told us what sort of laptop he purchased.
It is a Gateway. That is all I know. And it seems to work, and the screen is pretty.
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Page Six Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/DiscoveredDance.jpg)
Richard Harris in drag?
der Brucer
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It is a Gateway. That is all I know. And it seems to work, and the screen is pretty.
Pretty is good! :)
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I have to agree with Pogue. MacArthur Park raises the definition of stupid song to a whole new level, no matter who is singing it. I've heard other versions and they all strike me as laughable.
Let me guess - you don't like Don McLean's American Pie either!
der Brucer
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And one can never forgive him for recording one of the worst songs in the world, MacArthur Park. But then, of course, what can one do with some of the worst lyrics in the world...green icing melting and never not having recipes. Geeze! What a dumb-ass song! I've actually heard Vic Damone sing this god-awful mess and even he can't do anything with it, so I guess I shouldn't blame Harris for it.
I agree with you about the song itself, but I always thought that Donna Summer's version of the song was good. ;)
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Is that a euphemism? ;)
And so soon after Ron's (un-noticed): ...would you have blown the whistle?
der Brucer
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Columbia SCXA 9252
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J314.jpg)
der Brucer
Click HERE (http://www.castalbumdb.com/rec.cfm?RNumber=314) for a little information.
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Lois Lane lilted a lullaby for lovely lesbians.
That's a tongue twister, if I say so myself.
What a cunning linguist you are!
;)
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Gone With the Wind Page Seven Dance!!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%](http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J314.jpg)[/move]
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What a cunning linguist you are!
:o :o!
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Excuse me...
I have me. A dress. To make.
(a Carol Burnett "Went With the Wind" reference)
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Let me guess - you don't like Don McLean's American Pie either!
der Brucer
Not that you asked me, but...that is probably my least favorite of any, any, any (that is 3 anys) songs in the entire world! LOL!
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Although the song JACK AND DIANE come might be a toss up as to most disliked (by me) songs.
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I have to agree with Pogue. MacArthur Park raises the definition of stupid song to a whole new level, no matter who is singing it. I've heard other versions and they all strike me as laughable.
For what it's worth, I'm with you, DR BEN.
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It is a Gateway. That is all I know. And it seems to work, and the screen is pretty.
Let no one call YOU a computer geek!!
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Why George, whatever put such a lascivious thought like that into my head...(fanfare) oops, YOUR head.
(referring to George's "cunning linguist" crack, of course)
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RE: last night's MEDIUM
SPOILERS
I liked the show, as i always do. But there were a couple of parts that i find slightly predictable (especially the whodunit).
I LOVED everything with bridget. I love this kid (i like the older daughter too). But this kid (her real name is maria) is the best. She did this entertainment show correspondence gig at the kids choice awards. And she is just as funny in real life. Anyhow her dreams and her storyline this week were great. I love when the kids are involved.
I liked alison's brother okay. When i saw he was a telephone psychic i could not remember exactly if he had any abilities. But i certainly enjoyed that he was able to see the dead guy.
I guess when the case was supposedly solved with so much time to go it seemed obvious there was more to this story.
I must say though i was a bit surprised with her brother's final decision. That was a lot of money he was offered!
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Why George, whatever put such a lascivious thought like that into my head...(fanfare) oops, YOUR head.
Like a gazelle in mating deer season...
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You like ze sway-
Of my-
How you say?
Of my hips-
Yes?
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Good golly! Of all the attempts to ban books in schools, this one has got to take the cake (not the one left out in the rain, however).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUq2d2OFRkk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUq2d2OFRkk)
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MattH - There was a cast album for Gone With The Wind in London - I had the gatefold LP - I don't think it's ever been issued on CD, though - don't know why. I think it was on Polygram or some such label.
Thanks for the info. It makes sense that there was one at one time. I just couldn't find any information about it. All I knew was SCARLETT and an album recorded by Rome singing all the songs himself.
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Will we never get to page four?
We will.
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Click HERE (http://www.castalbumdb.com/rec.cfm?RNumber=314) for a little information.
Thanks to all for the excellent information on GONE WITH THE WIND the Musical. Appreciate your helping me further my education on it.
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Honestly, singdaw, I was referring to George's "cunning linguist" crack, of course, with my innocent Babs as Dolly reference. Leave it to you to read into things.
(I went back and adjusted my original post #188 accordingly.)
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I am now very kempt and very blonde. Teddy had a moment - but I like it.
What I do NOT like is this friggin' hurricane we're suddenly having. The kind of wind that actually moves your car from side to side. Ridiculous. Huge branches are snapping like crackers and debris is everywhere. Ridiculous and I want it to STOP NOW.
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From "Memorable Quotes" on the imdb
Sullivan, ticket seller: Where to, Dolly?
Dolly Levi: Yonkers, New York, to handle a highly personal matter for Mr. Horace Vandergelder, the well-known, unmarried, half-a-millionaire.
Sullivan, ticket seller: Gonna marry him yourself, Dolly?
Dolly Levi: Why, Mr. Sullivan, whatever put such a preposterous idea into my head...er, your head!
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RE: last night's MEDIUM
SPOILERS
I liked the show, as i always do. But there were a couple of parts that i find slightly predictable (especially the whodunit).
I LOVED everything with bridget. I love this kid (i like the older daughter too). But this kid (her real name is maria) is the best. She did this entertainment show correspondence gig at the kids choice awards. And she is just as funny in real life. Anyhow her dreams and her storyline this week were great. I love when the kids are involved.
I liked alison's brother okay. When i saw he was a telephone psychic i could not remember exactly if he had any abilities. But i certainly enjoyed that he was able to see the dead guy.
I guess when the case was supposedly solved with so much time to go it seemed obvious there was more to this story.
I must say though i was a bit surprised with her brother's final decision. That was a lot of money he was offered!
I loved the episode and found the two of them having different visions of the same murder quite interesting.
You obviously don't remember from his two prior appearances, but Allison's brother Michael has shown abilities ever since he was introduced to us. The first year, he was back from the war having visions that kept his unit from being hit. They didn't know how he knew when to be safe, but he did. He tried to blot out his abilities with alcohol but it was only a temporary escape.
Last season he was involved in a superb episode with a girl he became very fond of who needed his help getting money out of a hotel room. We learned late in the episode that she was already dead, and he was responding to her spirit not realizing she wasn't really there.
The money offered was tempting for this episode, but I think the great feeling of accomplishment he got helping right certain wrongs was worth A LOT more. Looks like he will go back to LA and try to get on as a consultant with the police department.
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What I do NOT like is this friggin' hurricane we're suddenly having. The kind of wind that actually moves your car from side to side. Ridiculous. Huge branches are snapping like crackers and debris is everywhere. Ridiculous and I want it to STOP NOW.
Sounds exactly like what we had last night. Very scary.
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And here it is - the proof:
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Since lunch ran late today, I had time only for a few things. MEDIUM I just talked about. I also continued listening to the first running commentary on THE QUEEN DVD. I'll switch over to the second one when I go back down. That should lead me into tonight's prime time shows.
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The kind of wind that actually moves your car from side to side? I had that once after overeating at Taco Bell.
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Safer weather vibes to L.A. and to BK
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CSI: NY had three deaths to investigate: one with a guy dressed as a knight being lanced in Central Park, one a guy with an ice pick jammed into his brain stem in a posh NYC hotel, and a third guy whose "dead" body was stolen from the ambulance and later when the body is fished out of the Hudson, the guy is still alive. All interesting cases, the third being slightly far-fetched.
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Safer weather vibes to L.A. and to BK
Are "chimes" weather vibes?!
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I am now very kempt and very blonde.
Are you now having more fun?
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...would you have blown the whistle?
Is that a euphemism?
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Welcome back dear Esteemed BK....... it sounds like the marvelous Teddy (he or she?) has transformed you......L'Chaim !
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What a cunning linguist you are!
Oh, Arthur...
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I'd be having lots more fun if this friggin' hurricane would STOP NOW! Begone I say! Gone with the wind!
I have packages to ship but I'm not going out until this fershluganah wind quiets down.
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What I do NOT like is this friggin' hurricane we're suddenly having.
Looks like we left in the nick of time!
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Well, the pic of the new coif atop the schoene punim is absolutely .... (get ready for it....)
FABULOUS.
[If I don't use that adjective at least twice a week, I run the risk of having to turn in my "card."]
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Last night, JRand56 wrote:
This is one of the songs I recommended to DR DearReaderLaura for her upcoming revue. But she hasnt shared her song choice with us, yet!
But He Never Said He Loved Me! ;)
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bk, now you can do and say stupid things and blame it on having a "blonde moment"! Excellent strategy...why didn't *I* think of that?
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This friggin' wind is terrible. And it's why everyone's having terrible allergy problems.
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And here it is - the proof:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/bkblonde.jpg)
Can we say new avatar?
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I have some office things to tend to before I close up shop and head downstairs. I cleaned the bedroom areas this afternoon waiting to go to lunch, so I don't have THAT chore staring me in the face. Soon will be back to the TV with the second commentary track on THE QUEEN DVD.
WBBL.
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Can we say new avatar?
I like the "new you"!
(Not that there was anything wrong with the "old" you...)
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Is that a euphemism?
It most certainly IS!
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Are you, too, a SHARK fan?
der Brucer
Have never watched it....I usually get into bed around 10 p.m. on Thursdays.
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I have just partaken of an authentic Levain's oatmeal raisin cookie.
;D
And now I'll have to swallow poison, because there is nothing left to live for.
:o
That is all.
[except: THANK YOU, DR JoseSPiano! :)]
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Only his hairdresser knows for sure.
What color IS that?
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And the word of the day is: VOMITORIUM!
Eeeewwwwww.
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I would say it's somewhere between Carol Lynley and Carroll Baker. :)
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This has been a strange day here in Rehoboth Beach, DE.
It was raining when I had to get to work, so I talked der Brucer into driving me, instead of my usual walk.
The rain continued, harder and harder, through much of the morning. We had very few customers. The store was so dead, it felt like rigor mortis was setting in.
Then, the sun started shining again, but the momentum never did pick up.
Now, it is nice and toasty as the evening approaches.
I was thinking of making a nice leek and potato soup for dinner tonight. It's warm enough now that chilling it down for a Vichyssoise seems more appropriate.
That being the case, I'd better get it started now, so I can cool it down later.
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I was fortunate enough to see Gone With the Wind in London. I enjoyed much more than I did the film.
There a 2cd (the London cast album is far from complete) of the Los Angeles cast with Lesley Ann Warren and Pernell Roberts. It is live but worth tracking down.
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DR JoseSPiano...
SO you'll be gaily traipsing back and forth to CT until the opening on Saturday night? Ugh!
Well... Yes.
In fact, everyone traipses back back and forth between NYC and CT, and vice versa. We were only provided hotel rooms last week since we were in tech. Otherwise, it's hop on the train to get there, and hop in the van to get home. -Unless you happen to drive yourself. It's like working at Papermill and Westchester when they do those van pick ups for their cast and crew each day.
-And I don't mind the train ride. And when I take the train from Grand Central, I have that great food court and the Grand Central Market from which to forage a meal.
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Maybe you need to be over 60 and remember the FLower Power Days with affection:
I like American Pie, MacArthur Park, A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Spill The Wine and Chick-a-Boom. They are just surrealist pop.
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Dear, sweet DR FJL...
I loved your post! I was just trying to be funny, not cast aspersions. No aspersions were cast in the writing of that post.
I love you! To me, you are FABULOUSNESS itself.
:)
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Are you now having more fun?
He will find that YES, we DO!
;D
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I was thinking about the one that goes Flash! Bang! Alakazam! But I haven't looked for the sheet music yet.
I haven't heard 'The Physician.' Maybe I should add the Twiggy CD to my list that BK is holding for me.
Forgive me if this has been answered during the course of the day, I'm playing catch up right now, but the song in question is, "Orange Colored Sky".
It's one of my favorites! -Especially when the band gets into the act with some call and response sections with the singer...
This is it
This is What?!?
This is it
This is What?!?
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Of course, I would need to be able to find the sheet music for it.
And if you need the sheet music, I believe I have a "digital copy" (PDF) I could e-mail you... Once I track it down.
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Does any DR have any impression of this performance of Camelot:
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000NTM9ZM.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V43325476_AA240_.jpg)
First time to DVD, which I see is now available for pre-order. It says it features Richard Harris and was filmed onstage at the Winter Garden Theatre in NYC in 1982. There is a positive review or two over at Amazon, but was just wondering if any DR has an impression of this. Thanks!
I remember it being shown on HBO and maybe even A&E at one point and time. All I seem to recall right now is the laser effect for Nimue and the Intermission graphic. ???
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Yes, DR JoseS, you were out of bed before me. I'm assuming you have to head home now before you go to rehearsal.
Well, I didn't have to head home this morning...
:o
Not. :-\
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Sorry, Ron, but someone leaving cakes out in the rain is just a silly song lyric to me. I enjoyed reading the Wikipedia entry though and about how Webb could never get Harris to sing the right lyric.
I agree with leaving the cake out in the rain as being silly..but the "and I don't think that I can take it, cause it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have the recipe again" makes it even funnier
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BK, what was your Indian food experience?
I would suggest going to and Indian place that has a buffet, then you can try many different taste treats!
As I was perusing various eateries on-line yesterday I saw some very good reviews for a place called INDIA SWEETS AND SPICE which is at 3126 Los Feliz Blvd. It is cheap and, according to the reviews, quite tasty...and they show Bollywood movies on a giant tv screen. It also has an Asian grocery store attached. I will probably try to check it out during my touristy travels.
Hehe!
I actually tried that place when I was in L.A. for What If. I was just staying about five minutes from it, and since my friends wanted to give it a try, we did. It's a bare bones food place. You go up to the counter, you order, you wait, you get your food, you eat. I recall it being surprisingly good. And the grocery store was nice too. -There's also another Indian place a few doors down with a similar modus operandi.
*Now if I can just remember the name of that small store in Culver City that also had a small food counter in the back. The samosas and pakoras were some of the best I've ever tasted, and they also had a nice selection of sweets too.
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Although the song JACK AND DIANE come might be a toss up as to most disliked (by me) songs.
But, MBarnum...it's a little ditty ;)
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My Indian food experience was in the early to mid-70s - I was taken to what I was told was a great Indian restaurant somewhere in West LA or Santa Monica. I was with my cousins, and they ordered, having eaten there many times. Unfortunately, they ordered everything extra hot. I took one bite of something and that was the end of the meal. The taste was terrible, but worse, my mouth was so on fire that twenty glasses of water (and I'm not kidding) could not put it out. I haven't eaten nor been in an Indian restaurant since.
Stay away from anything labeled "vindaloo" - that's some HOT stuff. -Well, it's supposed to be, but a lot of places tone down the heat I've found in my travels.
However, the best thing to do to dissipate the heat is to eat some bread, and drink some milk - or order a lassi - it's made with yogurt. The dairy counteracts the capsaicin in the peppers.
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"Languishing beneath Samosa trees." Is that a Bollywood title?
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Well, let's see how we like this new avatar - comments?
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Hello, I must be going. Time to go home. Zip a di doo da. I actually got a lot done today. jhvw had another day of driving from Sioux City to Mankato, MN and back to Estherville.
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Well, Charles, I don't think I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it, and I may never have that recipe again....oh, no-o-o-o-o-o!
Dumb lyrics, but VERY fun to sing, especially when one is "partying."
Well, I always assumed that the song was written while one was "partying". -At least that's how Lapine and Sondheim came up with the idea for Sunday in the Park with George. ;)
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-Not that there's anything wrong with that. Or with Sunday.
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The city is a madhouse. Went out to ship - signals out, debris everywhere - ridiculous - I mean, its pretty windy, but c'mon, this is LA. Somebody exhales and the city falls apart. Every two seconds firetruck and paramedic trucks screaming down the street.
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Speaking of avatars, I can't see BKs new one, but when are we going to get a photo avatar or just a photo of DR Singdaw?
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When did I hit 6500? (almost a Carol Channing corn reference)
;D
LOL!!!!!
;D
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I'm outta here, laters
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Ah, DR Dan (the Man), that is often how I feel each morning, arising from my bed refreshed and rejuvenated!
It's a bed sheet and a tunic! Two, Two! Two treats in one!
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But...would you have blown the whistle?
Must behave, must behave, must behave, must behave, must behave, must behave
8)
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I can't see the new BK AVVY either. Maybe he did what I did and forgot to check the box during his edit.
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Whatever the client wants, the client gets...
Oh... That's a good, clean response.
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Must behave, must behave, must behave, must behave, must behave, must behave
8)
What GREASE auditions are you playing for DR JOSE? Is Max hanging around....is that Marshall woman watching? ;D
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New OFFICE and EARL tonight.
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Oh I forgot to check my PowerBall numbers last night.
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Just got back from the 12:50 showing of "Sacco and Vanzetti" over in Pasadena. LOVED the film - Peter and our own Edisaurus (not to mention DH Greg) should all be extremely proud of themselves.
But yeah, that friggin' wind is crazy out today - and like BK said, you can't go anywhere without hearing a fire truck siren...gotta love LA.
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I was fortunate enough to see Gone With the Wind in London. I enjoyed much more than I did the film.
There a 2cd (the London cast album is far from complete) of the Los Angeles cast with Lesley Ann Warren and Pernell Roberts. It is live but worth tracking down.
Robert Armin (Does anyone remenber DR Robert Armin?!) WAS in the L.A. productionof Gone With The Wind!
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New OFFICE and EARL tonight.
I know...but I'll be at Merissa's dress rehearsal...and I don't have TiVo or a DVR...spoo...
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One number but no PowerBall....:(
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The kind of wind that actually moves your car from side to side? I had that once after overeating at Taco Bell.
With or without rats?
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I know...but I'll be at Merissa's dress rehearsal...and I don't have TiVo or a DVR...spoo...
They will both be rerun before the end of May I am sure. :-\
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No joke...but I usually catch my missed Office on dunderball.com -- that is before they are taken down within a few days and then put back up once a new episode has aired...heh heh heh.
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Tacos con las ratas is extra, I think.
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We used to play dunderball in gym class.
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Well, no one left my CAKE out in the rain, but the danged UPS man left all my PACKAGES out in the rain.
However, like DR Cillaliz last week, although the packaging was wet, miraculously, the contents were all fine.
So life is good. :)
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I'll be back soon -- need to drop a couple of bills in the mailbox and then deposit a check...always good when the check amounts to more than the bills.
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What GREASE auditions are you playing for DR JOSE? Is Max hanging around....is that Marshall woman watching? ;D
I'm playing auditions for the upcoming Broadway revival with Max and Laura - a.k.a. "The Ones That Most(?) Of America Wanted". There are still some ensemble roles to cast.
As for Ms. Marshall, she was not in the session I was at yesterday, but I believe she was in today.
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I'll be back soon -- need to drop a couple of bills in the mailbox and then deposit a check...always good when the check amounts to more than the bills.
Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles! 8) Yes, it is good.
That's what she said.
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I'm playing auditions for the upcoming Broadway revival with Max and Laura - a.k.a. "The Ones That Most(?) Of America Wanted". There are still some ensemble roles to cast.
As for Ms. Marshall, she was not in the session I was at yesterday, but I believe she was in today.
It would probably be best if the director/choreography was in on the casting. Did you tell Mr Ian you were a close friend of Mr John Kander? My impression is that Mr Ian would have answered: "Who?" ::)
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It would probably be best if the director/choreography was in on the casting. Did you tell Mr Ian you were a close friend of Mr John Kander? My impression is that Mr Ian would have answered: "Who?" ::)
Actually, from what I've heard and played, it seems like the upcoming revival is leaning toward the spirit of the original production even though the movies songs are being interpolated.
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DR singdaw - You're very welcome. I'm more than happy to spread the gospel of Levain.
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DR Cason - Any chance that your proposed trip to NYC would bring you here in mid-May? I'll send you more details as I get them.
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And now that I'm all caught up, I believe I'm gonna take a little cat nap in in the green room before the show tonight. -Or just walk down to Starbucks. *Thankfull, I don't start until 11:00 tomorrow morning! :)
Laters...
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Well, Variety is reporting:
Rob Marshall will direct a feature version of the stage hit "Nine" for the
Weinstein Co. It marks the first time that Marshall and Harvey Weinstein
have joined forces since "Chicago," the 2002 Miramax musical which won six Oscars, including best picture.
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Taking notes for Mr John Kander is a once in a lifetime opportunity! I am proud to know DR JOSE!!
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Saw another photo of Johnny Depp in his Sweeney drag today. Very fun!
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Maybe you need to be over 60 and remember the FLower Power Days with affection:
I like American Pie, MacArthur Park, A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Spill The Wine and Chick-a-Boom. They are just surrealist pop.
I have a great love of the Flower Power type of songs, in fact that is one of my favorite era/type of song...such as:
Mr Tamborine Man - Byrds
Happy Together - Turtles
Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Monday Monday - Spany & Our Gang
San Francisco Nights - Animals
Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) - Byrds
She's Not There - Zombies
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Oh Happy Day - Hawkins, Edwin
etc, etc, etc.
I don't dislike MacArther Park. I have heard some version of it that I rather enjoyed. The version that was a hit is not my favorite version.
American Pie just annoys me for some reason and as soon as it starts to play I switch the channel. It never seemed like a "flower power" type song to me, however...maybe it is because it doesn't bring out the love and happiness in me when I hear it! LOL!
Whiter Shade of Pale is certainly in that hippie love catogory..but it is sadly an immediate channel changer for me, also...to my ears it just seems so unpleasant. I don't know why.
So thems my feelings on the topic. And no one has ever accused me of having good taste in music...so.
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Actually, from what I've heard and played, it seems like the upcoming revival is leaning toward the spirit of the original production even though the movies songs are being interpolated.
Well you know what they say about washing garbage. 8)
Do, DR JOSE, is DR SINGDAW a blond? :D
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I remember it being shown on HBO and maybe even A&E at one point and time. All I seem to recall right now is the laser effect for Nimue and the Intermission graphic. ???
Graphic intermissions with gals named Nimue are always...
Uh, wait, this is a family site. Sorry.
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And here I thought the video of the book banning would be the talk of the town.
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I can see my avatar - I checked a box that said something about uploading my own photo - did I need to do something else? Someone help, please.
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Ah, I think I solved it - can you see it now?
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The soup is on the simmer. I'll let it cool down a bit before whirring it in the blender and putting it in the chill chest.
In the meantime, the weather has turned again. I went outside to dump the trash, and we were getting sprinkles. Now we're getting thunder. Marty, of the sensitive ears, is not pleased. In fact, he'd like to climb in my lap right now.
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I'm up to about page 160 in the proofing. Still finding little typos and such, and repetion of phrases or words that I didn't remember I'd already used - so, I'm fixing all that stuff, which is easy.
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Your avatar looks fine, esteemed BK, and you look fine in it, very kempt and buffed.
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Esteemed BK, I know you don't like this, but could you please hire a professional editor, someone who is hired to catch those pesky typos and repetitions? Not someone who is going to criticize or make suggestions as to your writing, but to catch the flubs like I almost just made when I almost wrote riting instead of writing just now. They don't bother me, but you probably remember how nitpicky der Brucer got with the release of Writer's Block. I don't want to go through that nonsense again.
Really. I really don't.
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DR Cason - Any chance that your proposed trip to NYC would bring you here in mid-May? I'll send you more details as I get them.
Very, very possibly actually. Even things that I am auditioning for this weekend wouldn't start up until later into May/early June anyway.
And in fact, our EverLovinHeather is coming out to the City in mid-May with her fam as her graduation trip. How convenient if that could all work out to be the same time...
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I'm still catching up, just finished yesterday's notes, and the note that the great Roscoe Lee Browne's passing. He had one of the most fantastic voices, resonant and powerful. His narration of Babe, in particular, was a key to that movie's success, so warm, generous, and willing to tweek the story every once in a while.
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I need to check on the soup.
(I almost typoed that as soupl. Which is silly, because a soupl would be a cup of soup for two, which would be awkward because the two spoons would constantly be clanking against each other.)
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Soup is fine, I've taken it off the heat.
It's not a true vichyssoise. I've added mushrooms and thyme. But I've basically followed Joy of Cooking this time.
It's so nice to have a cookbook around the house.
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Thursday evening greetings! My trip to Lima (OH) and back went smoothly, but it was very windy and there were a lot of trucks on the highway. My presentation to the Lima Region Development Professionals' Roundtable was well-received and in my pre-conference pow-wow we both agreed that it's time to do this event and get it overwith!
Thanks for all the vibes for DH Richard, especially from DRs FJL, TCB, Edisaurus, Dan(the Man), JRand, Tomovoz, Jose, and Cillaliz.
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Actually, from what I've heard and played, it seems like the upcoming revival is leaning toward the spirit of the original production even though the movies songs are being interpolated.
I wonder if they're going to keep the original lyrics:
You know that it ain't sh*t
We'll be gettin' lots of t*t
and
You know that I ain't braggin'
She's a real p*ssy wagon
or something like that. ;)
In the Rosie O'Donnell revival, they sang She's a real dragon wagon. :P
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(http://www.mrmodels.co.nz/New_Uploads_04_01/35230_Tamiya_Dragon_Wagon.jpg)
Grease Lightnin'?
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I still cannot see the new picture of Bruce... :(
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Nor can I, Miss Patti...
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Speaking of seeing people, do I get to see you tonight at Merissa's run-through?
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A uqestion to the very knowledgeable stage fanatics at HHW:
Why didn't they make a cast recording of the musical version of GONE WITH THE WIND during its one year London run? With June Ritchie and Harve Presnell in the leads, it would have been glorious to listen to.
They did do a cast recording of GONE WITH THE WIND. I know Harve Presnell was on it, but I don't know (or care) about the female lead.
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American Pie just annoys me for some reason and as soon as it starts to play I switch the channel. It never seemed like a "flower power" type song to me, however...maybe it is because it doesn't bring out the love and happiness in me when I hear it! LOL!
I'll jump in here, DR MBarnum. I love "American Pie," one of the most wonderfully textured lyrics ever written to a great rockin' tune. I think it's amazing with its double and triple layers of meaning, and I think it captures the zeitgeist of the late 60s and early 70s better than almost anything except the original FOLLIES show poster.
It never fails; I fly and get sick. I'm glad the nausea waiteda day to let me accomplish my tax returns.
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I can't see BK either
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Great new avatar, BK!
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Great new avatar, BK!
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Are you being facetious or are you just rubbing it in that you CAN see it?
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Talked to DR jhvw tonight. Sounds like he had a very interesting and productive day in Minnesota today. It's about a future potential job. He has possibilities all over the place..I'm really proud of him. Anyway, now that his work portion of the trip is over, he can have fun the rest of the time.
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Great new avatar, BK!
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Yes, I just love the little red x in the little white box
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FABULOUS.
[If I don't use that adjective at least twice a week, I run the risk of having to turn in my "card."]
Not to mention your toaster! :)
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The soup has been put through the blender, in batches, on liquify (bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!), and is now in the downstairs chillchest to, well, chill.
This would not be a good time to take a nap. The idea is to have a chilled soup, not ice cubes.
Isn't this interesting?
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Little red x in a little white box?
No, our esteemed BK is not a redhead.
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A picture of Depp as Cruella DeVil... err... Sweeney Todd!
http://travelingapostrophe.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/premier-coup-doeil-johnny-depp-dans-sweeney-todd/
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Are you being facetious or are you just rubbing it in that you CAN see it?
TCB NEVER is facetious! Oh no! ;)
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Speaking of avatars, I can't see BKs new one, but when are we going to get a photo avatar or just a photo of DR Singdaw?
BK, I reuploaded the avatar, so if you re-edit your profile and pick the avatar that's named "Blond-and-sassy" (the one with the hyphens), everyone should be able to see it...I hope. :)
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Well, let's see how we like this new avatar - comments?
I use IE7, and your new avatar is not showing for me. :(
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I guess it is the Bach that frightens you off A Whiter Shade of Pale Michael. It's often bach that keeps people awake. (I know that's obscure but DRs Elmore and Jose will know the reference to the Cantata)
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Speaking of avatars, I can't see BKs new one, but when are we going to get a photo avatar or just a photo of DR Singdaw?
??? Honestly, I have not one picture of myself. Perhaps a DR will assist when the clan gathers in NYC early this summer? :)
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It's a bed sheet and a tunic!
;D ;D
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I was not really listing American Pie as "Flower Power"era - just the imagery used. Perhaps I should have listed "Lucy in The Sky"
McLean's song really speaks to people who were teenagers when Buddy Holly died. I really do remember the news that day.
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Not to mention your toaster! :)
??? I'm lost ???
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"She's Not There'' was from 1964 - more a "British Invasion" song.
Of course T"urn Turn Turn" has a history that is almost as old as TCB
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And here I thought the video of the book banning would be the talk of the town.
I watched your clip, DR MBarnum. This kind of prosletising irks me no end...
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He will find that YES, we DO!
;D
What color hair does your hump have?
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Well, I'm off. I'm working concessions for "Comedy Underground in the Box (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=875)" at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, featuring Brad Upton and two special guests. It should be a very funny evening! ;D
Until later!
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I'm lost
DR MusicGuy, when you were given your "membership card," didn't you also get a free toaster for joining the club? A la Ellen in her "coming out" episode?
:)
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What color hair does your hump have?
Well, it's got little pink moles with short, black hairs growing out of them...
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I guess it is the Bach that frightens you off A Whiter Shade of Pale Michael. It's often bach that keeps people awake. (I know that's obscure but DRs Elmore and Jose will know the reference to the Cantata)
If I had a nickel for every Wachet Auf joke...
:)
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I have a great love of the Flower Power type of songs, in fact that is one of my favorite era/type of song...such as:
Mr Tamborine Man - Byrds
Happy Together - Turtles
Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Monday Monday - Spany & Our Gang
MONDAY, MONDAY is NOT Spanky and Our Gang
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MONDAY, MONDAY is NOT Spanky and Our Gang
It ain't even Spany & Our Gang!
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I never know who is familiar with "Sleepers Awake" as the source of Whiter Shade. Musicians mostly I guess.
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They did do a cast recording of GONE WITH THE WIND. I know Harve Presnell was on it, but I don't know (or care) about the female lead.
I can't help it if I have to read the posts 8 hours after everyone else!
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"She's Not There'' was from 1964 - more a "British Invasion" song.
Of course T"urn Turn Turn" has a history that is almost as old as TCB
I love "She's Not There"
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DR elmore3003, I forgot to ask you...on which Jerome CD does your work appear?
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One of my damp but undamaged packages today was the LP of The Drowsy Chaperone. I can't find the serial #, perhaps some DR can give me a clew where to find it. But it does prominently say SECOND PRESSING on the back in the bottom left hand corner.
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Are you being facetious or are you just rubbing it in that you CAN see it?
DR TCB is never facetious. As for "rubbing it," however...
;)
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Are you being facetious or are you just rubbing it in that you CAN see it?
I can see everything, Cason!
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??? Honestly, I have not one picture of myself. Perhaps a DR will assist when the clan gathers in NYC early this summer? :)
Well, it's Jose's fault!
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Yes..if I keep eating his cookies, I won't fit into the little avatar box on the side of the screen... :)
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Yes..if I keep eating his cookies, I won't fit into the little avatar box on the side of the screen... :)
Oh, you would be surprised what big things fit into that little box.
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DR elmore3003, I forgot to ask you...on which Jerome CD does your work appear?
Kristopher McDowell's. It was the first recording for Jerome Records.
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No BK foto for me in FireFox.
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I guess it is the Bach that frightens you off A Whiter Shade of Pale Michael. It's often bach that keeps people awake. (I know that's obscure but DRs Elmore and Jose will know the reference to the Cantata)
Oh, I see. Tomovoz posts for the musical elite here, part of which I'm not! ;)
Oh, well! I guess I'm part of the silent foreign minority! :-[
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DR MBARNUM - videos such as the one you linked to are so commonplace around here, I don't pay much attention.
The irony of a ban on a book about book banning is however very sweet...and completely lost on the father & daughter who brought the suit.
She didn't like the "cussing" and the "Bible burning" - and of course the book is against the "burning" of the books that takes place.
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Sound was messed up on my NBC HD channel tonight....
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MONDAY, MONDAY is NOT Spanky and Our Gang
That is what I get from cutting and pasting from another website ::)
But maybe they sang it once...in the shower (a community shower)
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Thanks, DR elmore3003! I wonder if that would still be available, anywhere?
By the way, have you heard Liz Callaway's "Be a Lion" from The Wiz on Broadway Unplugged II?? It's fierce!!!
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DR François, you can be part of my minority, any time! :)
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JRand56, I arrived home from work tonight and was welcomed by a HUGE box propping my screen door open! LOL!
It finally arrived....and I laughed, and laughed when I opened it and saw my little TV commercial buddy! I must find him a nice place to sit.
OH, and the DVDs were a welcome sight as well!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/move]
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in the shower (a community shower)
DR MBarnum in a communal shower...
I'm getting a mental picture. Oh, yes.
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RE: MEDIUM spoilers
SPOILERS
DR MattH, re: the brother. Yes, now that you mentioned it i remember the episode with the already dead girlfriend very well. But when they showed him trying to scam people as a phone psychic i couldn't remember exactly what his powers were.
The interesting part to me about this episode was that the brother got his info from seeing the dead guy. And alison got hers as usual from her dreams. It sort of confused me why they don't show alison seeing more dead people. They normally talk to her mainly through her dreams. But in a show like GHOST WHISPERER, Melinda is always doing what the brother did (solving her cases through talking to the dead people).
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DR MBarnum in a communal shower...
I'm getting a mental picture. Oh, yes.
I think I have that picture someplace, too.
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Oh, I see. Tomovoz posts for the musical elite here, part of which I'm not! ;)
Oh, well! I guess I'm part of the silent foreign minority! :-[
Silent?
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Can you imagine next week on American Idol is country? That should be interesting. I can't off the top of my head think of anyone who will excel at this style.
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That is what I get from cutting and pasting from another website ::)
But maybe they sang it once...in the shower (a community shower)
Close! Spanky joined the New Mama's and the Papa's in the early 80s, filling the mumus of the late Mama Cass. So, she in fact did sing MONDAY MONDAY on many ocassions, but never with the group Our Gang.
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Silent?
It must be the translation...
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I can't see BK either. Just a red X.
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Maybe it's symbolic...
Seeing as how he's in his proofing mode...
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I guess I'm not getting it - I see it fine - a couple of other people see it fine - can someone tell me how to fix this, or I'll just go back to the old one.
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Weird. I went back to edit profile and it keeps reverting to "no photo" - I finally had to uncheck the box with the uploaded photo address and highlight the new photo in a big list of photos - when I uploaded the new one it went into the list. Now it seems to be working, yes?
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Weird. I went back to edit profile and it keeps reverting to "no photo" - I finally had to uncheck the box with the uploaded photo address and highlight the new photo in a big list of photos - when I uploaded the new one it went into the list. Now it seems to be working, yes?
Well, personally, I never did have a problem.
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I still can't see it...
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Where is Fred when I need him? I have a tax question for him. Well, actually, I have a tax return question for him.
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I still can't see it...
Try hitting "Refresh"
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Now it seems to be working, yes?
Well, the box area got smaller, but it's still a red X for me. Sorry! Did you see DR George's post to you a page or two back?
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Well, personally, I never did have a problem.
Must.
Be.
Good.
:)
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The wind is starting to die down here..
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Must.
Be.
Good.
:)
You must be, you're married!
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Thanks, DR elmore3003! I wonder if that would still be available, anywhere?
By the way, have you heard Liz Callaway's "Be a Lion" from The Wiz on Broadway Unplugged II?? It's fierce!!!
I pick up used copies through Second Spin, Amazon, and eBay occasionally. Kristopher's a good guy.
I have not heard the Callaway Lion track. I would love to.
BK, I've been looking at your new avatar and reading everyone's complaints for the past hour. Tell them to log off and log back on.
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I pick up used copies through Second Spin, Amazon, and eBay occasionally. Kristopher's a good guy.
I have not heard the Callaway Lion track. I would love to.
BK, I've been looking at your new avatar and reading everyone's complaints for the past hour. Tell them to log off and log back on.
How long ago was that album recorded, elmore?
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I have cleared cookies, cache, logged in and out...no luck :(
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Couldnt open the file. It may be corrupt or a file format that Preview doesnt recognize.
Since when does preview not recognize jpg? lol
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Roy Disney Talks SONG OF THE SOUTH
By Rich Drees
April 8, 2007- A potential DVD release for the controversial 1946 Disney film Song Of The South got a voice of support last night from Roy E. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney.
Speaking at the 16th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival, where he was receiving the fests Inspiration Award, Disney stated that a home video release of the film is overdue.
Ive got a bunch of cohorts working with me to convince the powers that be that its the smart thing to do, Disney told the crowd at Philadelphias Prince Music Theatre.
Disneys remarks comes on the heels of a statement made by current Disney President and CEO Bob Iger at the companys annual shareholders meeting last month in New York City where he stated that the company was reviewing the film for a possible release.
Song Of The South has never seen an unofficial home video release in the United States, despite the fact that it was one of Disneys first films to employ live action actors. Its song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won an Academy Award for Best Original Song while star James Baskett was awarded an honorary Oscar for his work as the kindly Uncle Remus. The film has come under criticism for its alleged racist treatment of Southern plantation African-Americans, though many of these criticisms erroneously place the films setting pre-Civil War instead of its actual post-Civil War, Reconstruction era. Although Disney announced in a 1970 Variety article that they were retiring the movie, it did receive additional theatrical re-releases in 1972, 1981 and 1986. Currently, illegal bootlegs of a 1980s Japanese laserdisc release of the film converted to DVD currently in circulation remain the only way that people can see the film.
Disneys father Roy O. Disney co-founded Disney Studios with his more famous brother Walt. Roy E. Disney worked at the studio for numerous years as an editor and producer and oversaw the studios resurgence in animated feature films in the 1980s through the release of such films as The Lion King and Aladdin.
[Song Of The South] is a wonderful film that deserves to be back out in the public, stated Disney. All it needs is context. Some of that animation is stunning, even by todays standards.
from http://www.filmbuffonline.com/News/2007/April/RoyDisneySongOfTheSouth.htm
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Try hitting "Refresh"
Doesn't help....I know....maybe a bowl of ice cream will help. It's worth a try, don't you think?
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How long ago was that album recorded, elmore?
2000. I love the Randy Newman song "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear."
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I enjoyed the Grey's Anatomy 3 season recap (sort of) Seriously!
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I still want to watch the rest of the episodes but I've seen enough of them that it seems there's really only one story arc I totally missed.
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Well, unless someone can point me to George's post or talk me through it, I'm done. I thought that this time I'd fixed it right, but if that's not it, I have no idea what else to do.
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Doesn't help....I know....maybe a bowl of ice cream will help. It's worth a try, don't you think?
I love the way you think, DR Cillaliz! :)
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Some can see it, some can't. Someone who can't - try logging off completely, then coming back.
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Roy Disney Talks SONG OF THE SOUTH
Thanks, François! This is what I had referred to having read the other day, but you said no, and I figured surely you would know better than I. I remain hopeful.
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NOW... I can see the picture!
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bk, it worked!!!! I CAN SEE YOU NOW.
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The new avatar shows up in my profile so we know it's there - I understand that before it wasn't working because it kept reverting to 'no photo' but once I fixed that, it now shows up fine. It's a mystery.
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And, I might add, a mighty fine punim it is, too.
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Maybe the title of tomorrow's column will be...
THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL
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I see you now, BK -- and speaking of which, I better get my tail on the 101 if I want to get over into the vicinity of Madilyn Clark Studios soon...
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I shall shortly be on my way to our dress rehearsal, which will not really be a dress rehearsal since Merissa's dress isn't ready yet. It will be a pants rehearsal.
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Wind is being sporadic. But still ridiculous. I missed the signing - it was just too tight for me to stop there and then go to rehearsal.
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Thank goodness somebody sees me.
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I SEE IT NOW!!!!
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Thanks, François! This is what I had referred to having read the other day, but you said no, and I figured surely you would know better than I. I remain hopeful.
Well, when you posted about that, the great Oz, err... the great Roy had not spoken yet and this is what Bob Iger had said at the share holders meeeting in New Orleans (The New York City mention in the article has to be a typo!)
"The question of 'Song of the South' comes up periodically, in fact it was raised at last year's annual meeting ..." Iger said. "And since that time, we've decided to take a look at it again because we've had numerous requests about bringing it out. Our concern was that a film that was made so many decades ago being brought out today perhaps could be either misinterpreted or that it would be somewhat challenging in terms of providing the appropriate context."
So we might get our Laughing Place soon after all! :D
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Thank goodness somebody sees me.
I Can See It.....
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Papa, Can You See Me?
Speaking of Babs, Steven Brinberg's Simply Babs duets album arrived today. Can't wait to give it a spin.
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Nice avatar, BK. I didn't need the ice cream to see it, so now I shall celebrate being able to see it with a bowl of ice cream. It works either way
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bk, it worked!!!! I CAN SEE YOU NOW.
I feel the breeze, I feel the snow!
What about you, Morales?
Can YOU see BK?! ;D
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Can you see the new page too?
WHAT? Nothing!
Nothing Dance!
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Papa, Can You See Me?
Love that song!
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DR François, thank you. You always make me laugh!!! :)
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Papa, Can You See Me?
Speaking of Babs, Steven Brinberg's Simply Babs duets album arrived today. Can't wait to give it a spin.
Is that the album with the 19 duets? If so, I love it.
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DR François, thank you. You always make me laugh!!! :)
You are good for my ego and one of the few here that can be easily entertained by moi! :-*
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This is a new album [new this week] with the impersonator. It looks like it has 11 tracks, each with a different guest artist. "One Less Bell/A House is Not a Home" is with Debbie Shapiro Gravitte.
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You are good for my ego
But watch out for your Eggo (American breakfast product reference)
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Either DR DearReaderLaura didn't leave, or she's reporting in from the road...
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March 31, 2007
AP Song of the South News Article Reaches The Nation
This past week, AP reporter Travis Reed's Song of the South news article was distributed to newspapers and news web sites nationwide under various headlines.
Some of the online editions available include CNN.com, USA Today, MSNBC, the Orlando Sentinel, and several more. The news article brought a record number of visitors to this web site. In one day alone, nearly 7,500 people visited the site (compared to 800 normally!) The petition also gained over 2,000 signatures in the past week alone.
When Travis contacted me for an interview, I was thrilled to hear that the AP would be doing a news article based on Disney CEO Robert Iger's recent statement at the Disney Annual Shareholder Meeting that the studio would be taking another look at the movie (see article below).
This was the first time that I had had my picture taken along with my Song of the South memorabilia for a news article, so it was very exciting to have that happen! I'd like to personally thank Travis for taking the time to craft this news article. Through his efforts there has been an increased awareness for this film, and hopefully we will see some more action on Disney's part in the near future!
from:
http://www.songofthesouth.net/news/index.html#033107
great site for Song Of The South fans!
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Good evening, fellow Dear Readers.
I drove through a sand storm, strong winds that bumped the car back and forth, and dirty rain.
I don't know if it would have been better weather if I had waited until 4 a.m. tomorrow morning to leave. But I would have been late to the meeting if the weather had still been bad.
I am in Banning, CA, for the night.
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This is a new album [new this week] with the impersonator. It looks like it has 11 tracks, each with a different guest artist. "One Less Bell/A House is Not a Home" is with Debbie Shapiro Gravitte.
Nope, different album CD.
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Lots of bouncing semi-trucks on the road today, too.
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DR Jose, I would LOVE it if you would send me the sheet music!
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You are good for my ego and one of the few here that can be easily entertained by moi! :-*
Oh now, François, I know there are a great many American servicemen who have been easily entertained by you, as well.
;)
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Nope, different CD.
But anything Babs is good, right? Well...maybe early to mid Babs.
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Either DR DearReaderLaura didn't leave, or she's reporting in from the road...
I am on the road!
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Good evening, fellow Dear Readers.
I drove through a sand storm, strong winds that bumped the car back and forth, and dirty rain.
I don't know if it would have been better weather if I had waited until 4 a.m. tomorrow morning to leave. But I would have been late to the meeting if the weather had still been bad.
I am in Banning, CA, for the night.
Are there some comfortable motels in Bannings? Safe travel vibes for the rest of your drive tomorrow, Dear Reader Laura.
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Oh now, François, I know there are a great many American servicemen who have been easily entertained by you, as well.
He's always willing to support the troops!
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Thanks, TCB.
I found a comfortable place with only some freeway noise. There is a dog barking in the room next door.
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But anything Babs is good, right? Well...maybe early to mid Babs.
I love everything Babs...old and new. With the possible exception of BARBRA STREISAND AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
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According to the Arizona news page, there were winds of 47 mph this afternoon.
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Oh now, François, I know there are a great many American servicemen who have been easily entertained by you, as well.
;)
I am old but not that old! You have me confused with Marlene Dietrich! :D
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He's always willing to support the troops!
Yes, I'm a troop supporter! You can say that again! ;D
P.S. to MBarnum about the other day pics!
Have your house repainted when it's VERY hot so that MusicGuy's painters can show off their.... "support"! ;)
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I am on the road!
You're On The Road... Again?! ;)
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You're On The Road... Again?! ;)
I like to go.
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Only this isn't for fun -- I am going to a two-day board meeting.
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Thanks, TCB.
I found a comfortable place with only some freeway noise. There is a dog across the hall barking.
TCB likes THREEway noise! :o
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Only this isn't for fun -- I am going to a two-day board meeting.
I hope it's not a boring meeting!
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I have just partaken of an authentic Levain's oatmeal raisin cookie.
That was my favorite! And I felt so lucky that my DH does not like raisins, so I didn't have to share! ;)
DR Jose, you are dangerous! (The first one's free...)
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We had a great Indian place near us, and their special dish was green chicken. I'm not sure what they used to make it green...I think cilantro might have been one of the ingredients, but it was so delicious, and I used to enjoy taking it when I was working places where we had to bring our lunch and alarm my co-workers.
That restauarant closed and I've never found green chicken again, but it sure was yummy!
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However, the best thing to do to dissipate the heat is to eat some bread, and drink some milk - or order a lassi - it's made with yogurt. The dairy counteracts the capsaicin in the peppers.
Also raita, a yogurt-like condiment, is good for that, too.
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Just got back from the 12:50 showing of "Sacco and Vanzetti" over in Pasadena. LOVED the film - Peter and our own Edisaurus (not to mention DH Greg) should all be extremely proud of themselves.
Awwww....thanks for going, Cason! And just in time, as I doubt it will be renewed in LA. We both regret not getting to meet you when we were in town, but...
next time! (Or maybe we'll see you in NY!)
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Strawberry Alarm Clock
First concert I ever attended...opening for the Loving Spoonful!
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repetion of phrases or words that I didn't remember I'd already used
I thought that was a bk trademark!
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Sound was messed up on my NBC HD channel tonight....
No problem here, so it must have been an affiliate problem.
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you probably remember how nitpicky der Brucer got with the release of Writer's Block.
Maybe you could hire Der Brucer. Sounds like he enjoys it!
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I hope it's not a boring meeting!
Actually, these can be interesting; it is like listening to gossip.
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Actually, these can be interesting; it is like listening to gossip.
You mean like reading HHW?! :o ;D
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I knew that no decision had yet been made on SONG OF THE SOUTH. I just wasn't going to argue about it.
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It's often bach that keeps people awake.
Offenbach? He never had that effect on me!
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McLean's song really speaks to people who were teenagers when Buddy Holly died. I really do remember the news that day.
My day of birth is on "the day the music died". Bummer!
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Hello, I must be going. It's too late for me to post. I must get to bed.
Great new avatar Bruce.
I'll speak about LoveMusik tomorrow when I'm awake and I have ingested oatmeal with strawberries and raisins.
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The second commentary track on THE QUEEN DVD was marvelous. Robert Lacey who's written quite a few book on the Royals does a splendid job not only elaborating on the protocol and pomp of the sovereigns but also pointing out many aspects of the film's symbolism. He also points out where they got it right and in some instances wrong. Very educational and informative.
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Offenbach? He never had that effect on me!
Not even with the Can Can?! ???
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I would have had time for a WILD WILD WEST episode had the phone not kept ringing with folks wanting to chit-chat. Took me right into prime time TV.
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Great new avatar, BK.
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Oy. A train is going by. That's the second one since I got here.
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MY NAME IS EARL had a good episode with Randy feeling like an afterthought and deciding to find his own karma.
The reporter on tonight's episode was very familiar but I couldn't place her until I saw her name in the credits - Leigh-Ann Baker played Ellen all those years on WILL & GRACE. With a new hairstyle and stylish clothes, she was very attractive.
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I certainly had no trouble seeing bk's fine new avatar.
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THE OFFICE found Michael feeling dispondent that his job doesn't really offer any hazards to safety. Some funny stuff throughout the episode. I just love Toby. Poor guy has to suffer such verbal abuse, and he just keeps that same hangdog expression that cracks me up every time.
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30 ROCK proved why it earned a renewal for next season with some really funny stuff with Jack getting a man-crush on Liz's new boy friend. Tracy, meanwhile, was attempting to get financing for a feature film where he would play Thomas Jefferson, King George, and all the other roles in the story of Jefferson's life. Rip Torn was the primary guest star.
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I certainly had no trouble seeing bk's fine new avatar.
For a while it would not appear! That was the big fuss!
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SCRUBS was the odd man out this week, a disjointed story that had very few laughs as some people mourned the death of nurse Laverne but others just went about their business in the usual ways. Bland this week.
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Oy. A train is going by. That's the second one since I got here.
Is it the A train? ;)
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Not even with the Can Can?! ???
OK...you're right.
He certainly can...
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I wonder how things are going with Dakota Celt's father?
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With all the talk of clips shows tonight, I was looking forward to CSI since it was a new episode. SURPRISE! It was a CLIP SHOW summarizing the four "miniature murders" which have occurred throughout this season. Since several spoiler sites have been hinting that someone in the cast was going to die by year's end, tonight's episode made it crystal clear to me who that someone would be. (But, I read that he's in a pilot for a series next season, so I was already expecting he was a goner. Tonight's episode just confirmed it in my mind.)
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I had about 15 minutes left, so I did start watching the GREY'S clip show. I did enjoy all the grouped clips around certain themes: "Seriously," "the elevator," "head of surgery" are the ones I've seen thus far. Will finish the show tomorrow.
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bk, I believe my friend Susan who dined with us is going to hit your garage sale pretty hard!
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Off to bed now.
Good night!
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Page Sixteen Professor Lupin Dance!!!
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A uqestion to the very knowledgeable stage fanatics at HHW:
Why didn't they make a cast recording of the musical version of GONE WITH THE WIND during its one year London run? With June Ritchie and Harve Presnell in the leads, it would have been glorious to listen to.
And I wonder why some producer doesn't do a studio recording of this Harold Rome score. Most reference books say the score is very good. I've never listened to the original Japanese cast recording (SCARLETT), but an English language recording would surely spark some interest among theater buffs.
There was a London cast recording and I have it.
I knew I shouldn't have answered so late. There are several postings already. However I do not have the gatefold vesion and I am not waiting for its cd release.
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Why am I thinking the movie "MAME"?
der Brucer
Actually I saw it in NYC with the glorious Judy Kaye in the role. For the final moments of the show you really need an actress you can sing beautifully the way Ms Kaye can.
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Catching up is oh so hard to do.
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singdaw - you know I adore you, and in that spirit I wish you as much luck with your ELLEN references as I've had with my BABS as DOLLY references.
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:)
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TCB - a tax return question, you say?
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About the return of Martin Guerre, pehaps?
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Perhaps Natalie Cole's song "I've been waiting for your return."
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American Pie just annoys me for some reason and as soon as it starts to play I switch the channel. It never seemed like a "flower power" type song to me, however...maybe it is because it doesn't bring out the love and happiness in me when I hear it! LOL!
I guess not. American Pie is Don McLean's relections on the untimely death of Billy Buddy Holly - it is not a "happy" song.
der Brucer
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I'm just popping in for a very brief minute to say a collective "good night, sleep tight" to the assorted lovelies, crazies, studlies, vixens, and new-blondes !
DR dear Laura.....Have a good trip , but be very careful and come back safely.
Dear Jose...rest, after a long day....and even though I still blame you, I send you a pat on your po-po . :)
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I wonder what MBarnum would make of Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home" or Suzannne Vega's "Luka."
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And yes dear Esteemed BK -- all is well with your new avatar. Mazel Tov !
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The extra n in Suzannne is for "Not a happy song."
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BK - I can see the new avatar. Very nice indeed.
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I guess not. American Pie is Don McLean's relections on the untimely death of Billy Holly - it is not a "happy" song.
der Brucer
Charles (Buddy) had a brother Billy?
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Oh, you would be surprised what big things fit into that little box.
Especially big egos!
der Brucer
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Charles (Buddy) had a brother Billy?
SPOO!
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Well, unless someone can point me to George's post or talk me through it, I'm done. I thought that this time I'd fixed it right, but if that's not it, I have no idea what else to do.
Wonderful, it worked! It's Alive!!It's Alive!!
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Good Evening!
Me soooooooooooo tired.
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DR DearReaderLaura - Give me a day or two or three to locate the PDF I have of the song.
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Me soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired.
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And a little sick too (cough and cold), but I think that's just a little exhaustion setting in. In any case, I'll be heading to bed shortly, so...
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DR singdaw - THANK YOU for the Bonus Tracks!!!!
I may have to bring you more cookies. ;)
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As for bk's new avatar. -It looks good. He looks good. You look good.
*And to see it when it was first uploaded, you had to clear your cache and/or close and reopen your browser.
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And, yes, DR singdaw is blond. A dirty blond.
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DR Ben - My roomies went to the gypsy run-thru of LoveMusik this afternoon - they had it at 2:00. They didn't like it all. Can't wait to hear your thoughts.
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And, frankly, that's all I have the energy for right now, so...
Goodnight.
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Catching up is oh so hard to do.
Breaking up too, so they sing!
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Let out a "Rebel Yell" for our new HHWer Billy Idol !!
....oh wait, it's bk's new avatar...Cyperpunk!
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Charles (Buddy) had a brother Billy?
Yes, Billy Holly Day! ;)
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Thanks, DR Jose. I won't be home for a few days, so take your time.
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DR Laura ~ Glad you made the trip safely. The wind and dust were fierce even up here in our mile high city of Prescott today so I can not imagine driving in all that, especially across the desert.
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Yes, Billy Holly Day! ;)
God Bless the Child :)
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That was the only Billie Holiday song I could think of.....
I do like Tony Bennett's tribute "on Holiday" though. I was too lazy to check the track listing.
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DR Laura ~ Glad you made the trip safely. The wind and dust were fierce even up here in our mile high city of Prescott today so I can not imagine driving in all that, especially across the desert.
Thanks, but I'm not quite there yet! I still have about a hundred miles to go. I just stopped for the night. I hope the weather is better tomorrow.
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That was the only Billie Holiday song I could think of.....
I do like Tony Bennett's tribute "on Holiday" though. I was too lazy to check the track listing.
Yes, I like his christmas songs too! ??? ;)
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I tried to go to bed early, and just as I was drifting off to sleep I discovered a brilliant new location to set our scene from acting class in that solves alot of our issues. Now I am all excited and awake...
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It is VERY cold in my room
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I found a dollar in the pocket of my fleece jacket 0.o
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I was too lazy to check the track listing.
Laziest Girl In Town was by Marlene in a Hitchcock movie...
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I hope I am not coming down with whatever my DH had. That would not make for a good weekend.
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I found a dollar in the pocket of my fleece jacket 0.o
I found one once in a 5 and 10 cents store! ;)
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Laziest Girl In Town was by Marlene in a Hitchcock movie...
I do know Lazy Elsie Molly (but Ernest Evans knew her better - She likes Chubby men _ -I'm in with a chance)
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Back from the rehearsal, which mostly went well, and then a late-night sup with Mr. Cason Murphy, who has been elected to serve on our new alumni association governing board.
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edisaurus, the repetition is indeed one of my trademarks, and it's in full bloom in the new book - but I'm talking about words and a couple of phrases where it wasn't on purpose - a few too many people look at one character with "disdain". I just have to find a couple of synonyms - just small stuff.
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I'm absolutely stuffed with Turkey Pot Pie from Marie Callendar's...so I think I am going to take a nice shower and head off to bed with a good book. Nothing like sleeping off a full stomach... :P
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A lovely review for The Creature CD:
http://www.mania.com/54316.html
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CULVER CITY
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WILSHIRE BLVD
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der Brucer
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Gratuitous Post # 500!!
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Thank goodness somebody sees me.
I see blond people! ;)
Glad it all worked out.