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Well, you've read the notes, the notes loomed large, and now it is time for you to post until the looming cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: HUSTINGS!
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Welcome seven GUESTS. Who ARE you people?
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BK, is there an echo in the notes??
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Topic of the Day: I've never had a large format, reserved seat film experience. :-\
I feel deprived...but not depraved. :)
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BK, is there an echo in the notes??
;)
I can't imagine WHAT you're talking about. :)
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I guess I have no idea. :D
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I must've had a brain fart.
;D
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And on that note (F-sharp), I must be off to bed. Good night, BK and Dakota...and any and all guests.
8)
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Thanks for the link and download, DR td! :)
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***AUDITION VIBES*** to DP Ant.
***HEALTHY VIBES*** to DRs TCB and Elmore3003.
***COPING VIBES*** to DR Elmore3003.
***TECHNOLOGY VIBES*** to DRs DakotaCelt, Julie, and Ben.
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***VIBES** of any sort to any DR as needs 'em! :)
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Good morning. Anthony is off to his first audition and I'm sitting at home after a breakfast of oatmeal, cranberries and bananas with a cup of coffee and a small glass of pear cider from the greenmarket. That should help ward off the 17 degrees if I venture outside.
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Audition breaking legs vibes to Anthony!
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DR DAKOTA CELT, Miss Pleshette was not in THAT DARN CAT! It featured Hayley Mills and Dorothy Provine on the distaff side. Suzanne P. was in THE UGLY DACHSUND, though, if I recall correctly.
DR td thanks for the zip link - I wanted the music but the number of downloads was daunting!
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TOD:
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and THE SOUND OF MUSIC and GONE WITH THE WIND (1968 RR) at the Circle Theater in downtown Indy.
GRAND PRIX and STAR WARS at the Eastwood Theatre. SW had just opened the day before and the theatre was packed.....we almost had to sit on the floor!
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And the word of the day is: HUSTINGS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE NAME'S LaGUARDIA
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Topic of the Day: I've never had a large format, reserved seat film experience. :-\
To quote DR Miss Karen: DITTO!
I'm not commenting on the depraved part. :-X
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The Circle Theater on Monument Circle in Indy was built in 1916 and was a beautiful building.
It now houses the Indianapolis Symphony - which I don't attend - and the venue itself is The Hilbert Circle Theater so named after Stephen Hilbert, the former CEO of Conseco - which he ran into the ground - stole over $160 million dollars from - left employees and investors in the lurch, married a stripper named Tomisue - and continues to have his name on the theater - he paid for the renovations in the mid 1990's.
Nobody mentioned Tomisue's former profession during Hilbert's "rich" days when they were the toast of Indianapolis society (an oxymoron) - but it is generally spoken about now that he isn't important...except to himself, Tomisue, and ALL of those people he defrauded.
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Off to do some Monday stuff.
Remember NO BANKING and NO MAIL today!
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Good morning!
I hope DR Elmore is successfully battling the flu bugs as well!
TOD: HOW THE WEST WAS WON
I saw it at the RKO Grand in Columbus, Ohio in Cinerama, I think. My father's parents took us---the only time I remember going anywhere with them. The scene on the rafts in the rapids scared me half to death, because I felt like I was in the middle of it...and I didn't know how to swim!
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Audition vibes to Ant!
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Beam Me Up!
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I woke up to 7 inches of snow and it's still snowing. I called my two appointments for this morning and rescheduled them for later in the week. Since it's a holiday and I have to dig out, I decided that I may just work from home. I have enough that I can do from here to have a snow day. I haven't had a snow day all year, may as well make it on a holiday.
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Callie says - "Hey! YOu haven't fed me yet!!!" Guess I better go take care of that.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And...
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Audition vibes to Ant
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Continued get-better vibes to Larry
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DR ELMORE LIVES!!!!!
Well, he is at least functioning again. He called me this morning - well, I noticed the voicemail when I woke up - and after sleeping for about 12-ish hours(!) (he went to bed around 5:00-ish yesterday afternoon and got up this morning at 6:00-ish - so mayb 13-ish hours), he's still feeling a little unsettled stomach-wise, but at least he's keeping food down. And he's already started to do some more work on his boxes. So... From DR elmore...
THANK YOU!
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Ain't that a fine way to start Page Two!!!!
:)
<Insert Your Own Dance>
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As for myself, I had strange dreams last night. Well, more like frustrating dreams... I dreamed that I was playing a set of auditions, and each person who came up to the piano had a MAJOR problem... Then when I went to find the coordinator, she was not to be found... Then another person would put their music on the piano... Well, just a sheet of paper with some scribbled words on it... OY VEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Of all the demons in hell come to torment me..
;)
-Maybe that's what it was. Although, I was working on some audition guidelines last night, so I guess I can blame myself.
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And speaking of auditions, I'm about to head downtown to play a very brief session of auditions. God, I hope I don't see anyone I saw in my dream. If I do, I'm going to scream and/or run from the room.
...And then I'll head up to DR elmore's place to help out for a bit. So...
Laters...
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Good morning!
Another very cold morning and warming only to the low 40s today. Lunch with best friend John is a toss-up at this point. He's off from work but so is his family, so we'll see.
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TOD:
Charlotte was lucky to have a Cinerama theater called the Carolina, and so we saw all the Cinerama attractions there. Of course, BROTHERS GRIMM and HOW THE WEST WAS WON were my fondest memories of those since I was old enough to really appreciate them then. We dressed up in Sunday clothes to go the movies at the Carolina, and after three panel Cinerama was no more, the Carolina played many of the big roadshow films: SOUND OF MUSIC, DR. ZHIVAGO, ICE STATION ZEBRA, 2001, STAR!, HELLO, DOLLY!, PAINT YOUR WAGON. I saw all of them there.
I also remember dressing up to see roadshow productions of MY FAIR LADY, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTACY, CAMELOT, and FUNNY GIRL at other Charlotte theaters. I refused to wait for the popular price versions of those films to come to the town where I lived.
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RE: last night's THE AMAZING RACE
SPOILERS
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Wow, what a difficult final challenge. But i loved it. I think there should be more difficult physical and mental challenges. I find some of the challenges are not really challenges at all (like last week having them walk on rocks). I like things that separate the men from the boys. I don't want to see something that everyone can do equally easily.
I was also so happy with the winners (for a change). But i did think that christina deserved it. I was actually a bit surprised that rachel excelled at the mental puzzle. When christina is very highly educated (and came across as being quite brilliant). And nick is a pilot (and used to very stressful circumstances and also probably quite brilliant).
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Oops! (Sppo!) I forgot about CLEOPATRA, another gargantuan roadshow that played for months at one Charlotte theater.
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TV Reminder:
New episodes tonight of THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES and MEDIUM.
ABC has an all new line-up of reality shows and OCTOBER ROAD, too, but I don't watch those.
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Anyone want to write for the soaps (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/arts/television/21soap.html?ref=arts)?
Sounds like they'll take almost anyone these days!
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Today I'll finish all the bonus features on VAGABOND (there are a good many of them, and I haven't begun to watch them all yet), and then I'll be finished with the Agnès Varda set.
Tonight, before SARAH CONNOR comes on, I'll begin PIONEERS OF TELEVISION.
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Anyone want to write for the soaps (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/arts/television/21soap.html?ref=arts)?
Sounds like they'll take almost anyone these days!
I think in the late 1980s when they had the last strike, the producers of the show started writing episodes.
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Monday morning greetings! It was lovely to sleep in until almost 9am this morning. Our DS Rob is coming for dinner tonight and I've promised him and Richard some homemade fried chicken. Guess I'll be going grocery shopping soon.
DR Jose - thanks for the Elmore update, for looking after him, and for helping him in the apartment this afternoon.
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I've promised him and Richard some homemade fried chicken. Guess I'll be going grocery shopping soon.
Does "Skip's" deliver? ;)
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. I am awake and ready for too much food. And more meetings, I guess.
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I think some of us should pool together to write some soap operas. We can turn them into musicals! Wouldn't that be swell??
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Does "Skip's" deliver? ;)
LOL!
Actually, fried chicken is one of my specialties, too. I haven't been able to make it since my deep fryer died and I now have a brand new one to try out today. I only deep fry the chicken long enough to crisp up the coating - it's been fully cooked by simmering before dredging in beaten egg and my special seasoned flour mixture. Tonight's side dishes? I'm thinking some corn and some Stove Top.
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Just got the word that lunch is on for today, so I need to head downstairs and get ready.
WBBL.
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I think some of us should pool together to write some soap operas. We can turn them into musicals! Wouldn't that be swell??
The Gays of Our Lives? :P
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T.O.D.
Being as young as I am, I don't remember a lot of details. However.
BEN-HUR
MY FAIR LADY
WEST SIDE STORY
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
I saw all of these at Tacoma's Temple Theatre, now known as the Landmark Convention Center in Tacoma.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHER'S GRIMM
I saw both of these at Seattle's CINERAMA Theatre. The theater was purchased by Paul Allen in 1997 and fully restored. It is now, according to the Internet, one of only three operating cinerama theater's in the world. Yes folks, you read it here first!
Handnote (to small to be a footnote: When I saw 2001, I was working for my college radio station, so I had called ahead for a press pass. It was wonderful. I told the usher at the door my name, and he told me he would check, but that should go and get in line (around the block). A few minutes later, the manager came, ushered me past the line of people, took me into his office to give me my press kit, and then ushered me into the seats that he felt gave the best viewing experience. A few mintues later, the riffraff was allowed into the theater. My theater guest, on my arm that day, was my mother. She was most impressed.
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Seattle's Cinerama Theater
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Anyone want to write for the soaps (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/arts/television/21soap.html?ref=arts)?
Sounds like they'll take almost anyone these days!
Well, when they will settle for anyone, have them give me a call.
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Why not an EXODUS dance?
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Hello, everyone.
THANK YOU, JOSE for the update on Larry.
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CONTINUED GOOD HEALTH VIBES to both LARRY and TCB.
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Thanks for the Circle photos, DR SINDAW.....yes, it was glorious in that first photo.
I did see El Cid and Mad Mad Mad Mad World at the Cinerama Theatre, but I don't remember where it was.....I keep thinking it was also on the circle, but I could be wrong.
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As for myself, I had strange dreams last night. Well, more like frustrating dreams... I dreamed that I was playing a set of auditions, and each person who came up to the piano had a MAJOR problem... Then when I went to find the coordinator, she was not to be found... Then another person would put their music on the piano... Well, just a sheet of paper with some scribbled words on it... OY VEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't imagine where Jose came up with these crazy notions!
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DR JOSE the Dream-O-Matic 6000 says that you keep your views to yourself too much during auditions, which might not be a bad thing. The program also says that it is disappointing to you that you are completely prepared, and people coming in are NOT.
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
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So I was watching an old "Two and A Half Men" the other night and this scene played out:
Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen are having lunch with Holland Taylor. Taylor plays their mother. Charlie is the eldest son. He had recently had a near-death experience, saw the floating head of his father and was told "Take care of your mother." This edict disturbed Charlie greatly because neither son relishes more than 10 minutes with the mother at any time.
So Charlie has invited her to lunch, and Jon comes along, too. Something is said that causes Charlie to excuse himself to go to the restroom, whereupon the mother begins quizzing him about his prostrate.
Once he is away from the table, Taylor looks at Cryer and asks what this lunch is all about (she's no fool). He tells her about the near-death experience and the floating head of the father (to which Taylor pipes up, "That's the way I remember him.") Cryer begins whining about the fact that the father said nothing about him and asks why everything is always about Charlie.
"He was the 'planned' one!" Taylor exclaimed.
"What was I?" Cryer demands to know.
Taylor looks at him and sputters, "You were a pitcher of margaritas and a cheap gas-station condom."
Charlie then returns to the table and he and Taylor have exchanges (with Cryer silent) for the rest of the scene. At the end of the scene, Cryer says aloud, "Who buys condoms in a gas station?"
And it struck me as funny, because men's rooms in gas stations and a couple of movie theaters were the ONLY places I ever saw condom machines when I was a kid. And yes, they sold them out of machines.
I'm positive you could buy them at pharmacies, but for some reason gas station owners and some theater managers were convinced they were good ideas.
Now I ask you: When was the last time anyone here EVER saw a condom machine!!!???!!!
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DR TCB: With tectonic plates being what they are, and the buildup of magma being what it is...well, I'm not certain anything will ever quite settle enough for you to get that phone call.
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TV Reminder:
New episodes tonight of THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES and MEDIUM.
ABC has an all new line-up of reality shows and OCTOBER ROAD, too, but I don't watch those.
Thanks for the notice. I'm looking forward to MEDIUM, but I would skip SARAH CONNER if Keith agreed.
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TOD:
I'm afraid I just don't have BK's memory for movies.
Bruce, does THE MIRACLE WORKER qualify?
I vaguely recall BEN-HUR and I think IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD.
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
Ahhhh, is that a message for all of us?
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
;D
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. I am awake and ready for too much food. And more meetings, I guess.
Have a nice hike up the mountain today!
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I think some of us should pool together to write some soap operas. We can turn them into musicals! Wouldn't that be swell??
But wouldn't you edit out all the rough language and the lurid sex scenes :D
der Brucer
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TOD: It was 1977 before I ever saw a screen larger than a CinemaScope screen, but I was in Washington DC and saw "Star Wars" in a 70mm print. I was awestruck, gobsmacked and nearly wet myself several times. I later saw "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" and "Superman" in the same format in D.C.
There was a theater in Indianapolis, off Pendleton Pike, that showed films in 70mm, and I had the pleasure of seeing "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" in that theater.
As a kid in the 1960s, the most memorable and spectacular reserved-seat viewing I had was at the Carolina Theater seeing "The Sound of Music"on its opening night. I don't know what ratio the film was shown in but the screen was the largest one in town and the widest CinemaScope screen I ever saw. In fact, the 1963 reissue of "The Robe" gave me my first view of the entire screen as the curtains were opened all the way...something I'd never seen before...and the image just overlapped them a hair on both sides. Twas an awesome experience. I had also seen "Cleopatra" on reserved-seat at the same theater, but "SOM" was far more special to me.
I also saw reserved-seat shows of "Doctor Zhivago" and "Mutiny on the Bounty" at an across-town theater...but my memory of the screen was that it was nowhere near the scope of the Carolina's.
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DR Jose, thank you for the update on DR elmore. I’m impressed, & pleased, he got so much sleep.
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JRand, sorry you missed out on the chairs.
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But wouldn't you edit out all the rough language and the lurid sex scenes :D
der Brucer
What soap operas have you been watching that had rough language and sex scenes? And what channel were they on, and at what times do they air? ;)
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Ahhhh, is that a message for all of us?
As you will.... 8)
DR RLP I remember condom machines in gasoline stations and at the drive in theatre - as I recall there was quite a selection in some of them...but I never made a purchase or someone do so. 8)
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I think that was the Eastwood Theatre, DR RLP.
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/5464/ (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/5464/)
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Does "Skip's" deliver? ;)
Are you feeling "receptive"?
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JRand, sorry you missed out on the chairs.
I shall try to carry on. Thanks, DR JANE. :D
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Tonight's side dishes? I'm thinking some corn and some Stove Top.
What, no biscuits?
der Brucer
Note: She who lives with Stove Top can go with Pillsbury frozen.
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I think that was the Eastwood Theatre, DR RLP.
Quite possible. It was a "standalone building " in a shopping strip parking lot. And I think there was a Target nearby. That was the early 80s, however.
I just noticed the link and visited. ABSOLUTELY the theater I was recalling. I guess it wasn't a Target after all! Gosh! I can't recall the last Zayre store I ever saw. That must be the ONE! :D
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
A lesson DH Richard has been trying to teach me for 27+ years, DR JRand!
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Ah...the Indiana Theater was the CINERAMA palace. On Washington Street just between Illinois and Capitol.
It's now the home of the Indiana Repertory Theatre where they put on horrible plays and "educate" Hoosiers about cul-chur.
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/705/ (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/705/)
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Quite possible. It was a "standalone building " in a shopping strip parking lot. And I think there was a Target nearby. That was the early 80s, however.
Exactly.....very unusual configuration....but when they got a film, it was THE ONLY PLACE IN TOWN to see it. 8)
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Note: She who lives with Stove Top can go with Pillsbury frozen.
LOL, DR der Brucer!
When I'm retired and have lots of time again to cook, I'll do more from scratch. But now, my DH and DS are lucky to get a mostly-homemade meal once in a while.
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Now I ask you: When was the last time anyone here EVER saw a condom machine!!!???!!!
Often - gas stations, restaurant rest rooms, and, lord knows, bars!
der Brucer
Oh so many styles and colors.......
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Exactly.....very unusual configuration....but when they got a film, it was THE ONLY PLACE IN TOWN to see it. 8)
What a shame it's no longer a theater! Of course, that can be said for THOUSANDS of places today.
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Often - gas stations, restaurant rest rooms, and, lord knows, bars!
der Brucer
Oh so many styles and colors.......
The very places I try to avoid. That rather leaves me out of the condom loop, I guess.
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I have nothing to add to today's Topic o' the Day, so I'll just go eat some whipped cream.
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Exactly.....very unusual configuration....but when they got a film, it was THE ONLY PLACE IN TOWN to see it. 8)
And not too far away from a terrific White Castle!
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Up until about ten years ago, Dolores, the hamburger place I still frequent with some regularity, had a condom machine in the men's loo.
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I'm hungry.
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Was watching a 1930s pre-code Barbara Stanwyck movie last night titled SHOPWORN. In the film Babs was trying to bone up on her vocabulary by learinging new words out of the dictionary in order to impress her college educated boyfriend. One of the words on her list was "Ejaculate." Both she and her boyfriend had a good laugh over it.
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That's a nice first post to make. It seems to have drizzled last night.
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Oh, yes, and I'm up and de-groggifying by ten.
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Up until about ten years ago, Dolores, the hamburger place I still frequent with some regularity, had a condom machine in the men's loo.
I never thought anything about these things until just now.
I guess I can understand them being in theater rest rooms....especially important when "date movies" were being shown. That was a nice way for the guy to insure he was being "responsible."
As for gas stations, well they were everywhere and one was always open somewhere nearby at all hours, so that was convenient for one of life's little emegencies.
I guess Dolores was thinking about its 'customers', too! :)
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These pictures make me sad.....IRT is completely irresponsible in what they did to the interior of the theatre - if they did better plays and didn't keep TELLING us what we should like, I might feel better about them.
All of their administrators, directors, and a lot of the actors come from OUT OF TOWN - they have a couple of stars they continue to call "beloved" and put them in any part they want - where they give the same annoying performance.
I think another solution could have been found for the Indiana - maybe not....but IRT was not the IDEAL match for sure. :P
http://cinerama.topcities.com/ctindiana.htm (http://cinerama.topcities.com/ctindiana.htm)
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Off to Kroger...bye for now!
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That's a nice first post to make. It seems to have drizzled last night.
If only Gus Kahn were alive today to write a song about it.
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Oy!
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Time to fix something to eat. It's early here, so it'll have to be brunch, I guess.
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Was watching a 1930s pre-code Barbara Stanwyck movie last night titled SHOPWORN. In the film Babs was trying to bone up on her vocabulary by learinging new words out of the dictionary in order to impress her college educated boyfriend. One of the words on her list was "Ejaculate." Both she and her boyfriend had a good laugh over it.
:o :o
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Ooh! Ooh!
It's also cold and raining here. And yes, Jo, I have congestion and sniffles. Feels like the onset of a head cold. But maybe it's just the weather.
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Off to Kroger...bye for now!
Don't forget your Saver Card!
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I woke up to 7 inches of snow and it's still snowing. I called my two appointments for this morning and rescheduled them for later in the week. Since it's a holiday and I have to dig out, I decided that I may just work from home. I have enough that I can do from here to have a snow day. I haven't had a snow day all year, may as well make it on a holiday.
Would you consider making some snow angels, photographing them and sharing them with us?
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DR CILLA LIZ has declared a snow day!!!
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
There's a fabulous "life lesson" in this sentiment.
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I have nothing to add to today's Topic o' the Day, so I'll just go eat some whipped cream.
Go ahead and put a cherry on top, too!
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Now I'm really hungry.
Ciao-ders.
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Whipped Cream? MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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Catching up from yesterday department: Ty Hardin and Suzanne Pleshette starred in the Phil Spector Story?
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Whipped Cream? MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
One of the best album covers ever. ;D
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I ordered both THE NAKED PREY and THIS SPORTING LIFE on DVD yesterday.
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One of the best album covers ever. ;D
Even nicer than this?
(http://www.tinypineapple.com/gallery/images/hawaiiannette.jpg)
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I kept waiting for the follow up album:'
Alaskannette - but it never happened.
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What izzit? Lunch time?
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Off to Kroger...bye for now!
Heard from Woody, over my shoulder..
Shouldn't that be "buy"?
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from my brief audition, and I'm not posting from DR elmore's apartment... :-\
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I kept waiting for the follow up album:'
Alaskannette - but it never happened.
Did Mississippi see what Arkansas?
Don't know, Alasaka-annette
der Brucer
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I called DR elmore before going into the office, and, unfortunately, it seems that over the course of the past couple of hours, his body was telling him "Honey, it ain't over yet." So...
He's cancelled the exterminator appointment for tomorrow, however, he has decided to call in a maid service for later in the week to take care of the rest of the pre-extermination cleaning. In the meantime, he's taking it easy. -And he's still without a computer since it's down at his office.
I may stop by later this afternoon (with my laptop) to check in on him personally, and I will be sure to pass on everyone's Vibes and Well Wishes.
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I'll just go eat some whipped cream.
If you purchase the "can" kind, you can spray it directly into your mouth! :)
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Are you feeling "receptive"?
You're certainly one to talk, DR Ron Pulliam, with all your discussion about size today!
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Just thought I'd say "Hey" to all of you. I'm still reading posts and notes from yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, I went to a surprise birthday party for a gay cowboy (it was the last day of the gay rodeo here), so there were a lot of Marlboro men there
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Alasaka - wasn't that a Ish Kabibble song?
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TOD
In the 1950s Philly had one of the early Cinerama theatres, so I got to see all Cinerama stuff there. They also did a major big-screen refit on one of the downtown theatres to support the Todd AO shows.
In the early sixties when we lived in Norfolk, VA, there was a freshly remodeled super screen road show class theatre just down the block. When we moved to Monterey CA we frequently went to a Road Show theatre built on the outskirts of San Jose. When my folks came to visit, we went to San Francisco (the other "city") to see Sound of Music in all its glory.
There wasn't much in new Big Screen extravaganzas that I missed, and loved most all of it! Around the Word in Eighty Days, Oklahoma and How The West Was Won were particular early favorites.
der Brucer
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DR Ben's and DR Julie's recent reports of computer "meltdowns" spurred me to go out at lunch today and purchase an external backup drive for my PC at home.
It's amazing to me that you can now buy a device with 500 GB capacity for just a little over $100.00!
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The world prepares itself for DR Barnum's delight:
(http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/01/20/lv_threehundred09_ph01.jpg)
SF CHRONICLE (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/20/LV4HUDVA5.DTL)
(http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/01/20/lv_pectoral20_051_lh.jpg)
More men turning to implants for chests of gold
Edward Guthmann, Chronicle Staff Writer
The poster boy in the Abercrombie & Fitch window looks like Huck Finn, if Huck were genetically engineered with "Say howdy!" nipples and perfectly symmetrical, squared-off pecs. In "300," last year's cartoonish gladiator epic, the actors looked so exaggerated, so cyborg-like in their soccer-star thighs, ripped abs and shield-like chests, that they all seemed airbrushed.
The list goes on: the ultra-reconditioned Brad Pitt in "Troy," Daniel Craig in tight trunks in "Casino Royale," that buck-naked beauty in the steamy Dolce & Gabbana magazine ad.
Is anybody just average-looking anymore? In a culture that enshrines physical perfection and makes the Philip Seymour Hoffmans among us feel homely and inadequate, more men are attempting impossible goals. Most do it through weightlifting and dieting. Some men are driven to steroids, human growth hormone and plastic surgery if those other methods fail.
"Location is everything," says Bill Hayes, a lifelong bodybuilder and writer on health and medical issues ("The Anatomist"). "And in the landscape of the body, the chest is prime territory. Think about it: It's at the top of the trunk; it protects and covers the heart and lungs. It's a great spot for a head to rest on."
More and more often, when men don't achieve results through weightlifting and exercise, they compensate with cosmetic surgery. Pectoral implants, although still a niche product, are growing in popularity: 409 procedures were performed in 2006, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a 99 percent increase over the year before.
der Brucer
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I shall try to carry on. Thanks, DR JANE. :D
Thank goodness, I was very concerned ;)
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Perhaps JR is unaware that Annette was briefly considered for the cover shot of Whipped Cream:
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And as for the brief audition session I played this morning... Well...
I'm guessing the strange, frustrating dreams I had last night were a harbinger of what I was going to experience this morning. If I shared the details with you, it would sound like a very "plain" audition. However, it was far from plain.
There are truly some things that one can not explain. There are things that defy explanation. And there are still other things that are probably left better unexplained. And this morning was all that, and more!
So, instead of sharing the details of the actual audition, I shall share with you my reactions to the audition-
-Where's the camera? Seriously, where the camera?!?!?
-I am not going to look at the casting director, I am not going to look at the casting director...
-Oh, no! Did I just laugh out loud?
-Is my smile too big?
-Oh... She writes her own songs...
And then upon exiting the room, I literally fell on the floor and went into the fetal position since it was the only way I could stifle my laughter and shock. Needless to say, the rest of the staff - who could hear the audition through the door - understood my reaction. And they all wanted to know what happened in there. Well...
A few moments after I got up off the floor, the "group" came out of the room... Whew! They didn't see me! And the "smiling" started all over again. Alas, we kept getting the "Not yet" signal from the receptionist since the "group" was taking their time getting their coats on in the lobby area. Then after a few knowing glances, I headed out - past the "group"... to the elevators... down to the street... outside the building... walked over two avenues and up three streets... And Laughed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I still have a bit of that goofy grin on my face almost two hours later.
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DR Ben's and DR Julie's recent reports of computer "meltdowns" spurred me to go out at lunch today and purchase an external backup drive for my PC at home.
Did you but any "Moore is bugLess" spray?
der Brucer
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
I was told years ago and it was proven to me time and time again, that the best time to buy an antique is when you first see it and decide you want it.
Otherwise, as you said...
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DR CILLA LIZ has declared a snow day!!!
Yes I have, and I'm glad. I also feel like I'm catching acold again. I made some vegetable beef soup from scratch and am considering a nap.
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Did you buy any "Moore is bugLess" spray?
I'm hoping it doesn't come to that... 8)
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Sorry Ron, don't think I'll be doing snow angels today
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I keep saying DR JoseSPiano has to write a book documenting all these experiences. Or at least a weblog. :)
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As for the Topic of the Day...
<cricket chirp, cricket chirp>
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Sorry Ron, don't think I'll be doing snow angels today
Well, when you do...
Make sure to use the white snow.
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I called DR elmore before going into the office, and, unfortunately, it seems that over the course of the past couple of hours, his body was telling him "Honey, it ain't over yet." So...
He's cancelled the exterminator appointment for tomorrow, however, he has decided to call in a maid service for later in the week to take care of the rest of the pre-extermination cleaning. In the meantime, he's taking it easy. -And he's still without a computer since it's down at his office.
I may stop by later this afternoon (with my laptop) to check in on him personally, and I will be sure to pass on everyone's Vibes and Well Wishes.
What a shame it is more than a 24 hour flu. Thank you for sending our vibes & well wishes, please do so without catching any sort of bug.
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And as for the brief audition session I played this morning... Well...
I'm guessing the strange, frustrating dreams I had last night were a harbinger of what I was going to experience this morning. If I shared the details with you, it would sound like a very "plain" audition. However, it was far from plain.
There are truly some things that one can not explain. There are things that defy explanation. And there are still other things that are probably left better unexplained. And this morning was all that, and more!
So, instead of sharing the details of the actual audition, I shall share with you my reactions to the audition-
-Where's the camera? Seriously, where the camera?!?!?
-I am not going to look at the casting director, I am not going to look at the casting director...
-Oh, no! Did I just laugh out loud?
-Is my smile too big?
-Oh... She writes her own songs...
And then upon exiting the room, I literally fell on the floor and went into the fetal position since it was the only way I could stifle my laughter and shock. Needless to say, the rest of the staff - who could hear the audition through the door - understood my reaction. And they all wanted to know what happened in there. Well...
A few moments after I got up off the floor, the "group" came out of the room... Whew! They didn't see me! And the "smiling" started all over again. Alas, we kept getting the "Not yet" signal from the receptionist since the "group" was taking their time getting their coats on in the lobby area. Then after a few knowing glances, I headed out - past the "group"... to the elevators... down to the street... outside the building... walked over two avenues and up three streets... And Laughed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I still have a bit of that goofy grin on my face almost two hours later.
Did you ever have a guy who sang "Born to be Wild" (no chart, natch) and kept sniffing his pits the whole time? I did. :)
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I keep saying DR JoseSPiano has to write a book documenting all these experiences. Or at least a weblog. :)
I do have a blog in the works. However, as far as sharing some of the audition stories... well... I'm reticent. Oh, yes, I'm reticent.
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When was the last time anyone here EVER saw a condom machine!!!???!!!
I don't know, but in Dublin, I had to use the mens' room at a pub because the ladies' was out of service. And this is what I saw:
Is that really necessary? I didn't notice any Irishmen being particularly "fragrant"...
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And as for the brief audition session I played this morning... Well...
I'm guessing the strange, frustrating dreams I had last night were a harbinger of what I was going to experience this morning. If I shared the details with you, it would sound like a very "plain" audition. However, it was far from plain.
There are truly some things that one can not explain. There are things that defy explanation. And there are still other things that are probably left better unexplained. And this morning was all that, and more!
So, instead of sharing the details of the actual audition, I shall share with you my reactions to the audition-
-Where's the camera? Seriously, where the camera?!?!?
-I am not going to look at the casting director, I am not going to look at the casting director...
-Oh, no! Did I just laugh out loud?
-Is my smile too big?
-Oh... She writes her own songs...
And then upon exiting the room, I literally fell on the floor and went into the fetal position since it was the only way I could stifle my laughter and shock. Needless to say, the rest of the staff - who could hear the audition through the door - understood my reaction. And they all wanted to know what happened in there. Well...
A few moments after I got up off the floor, the "group" came out of the room... Whew! They didn't see me! And the "smiling" started all over again. Alas, we kept getting the "Not yet" signal from the receptionist since the "group" was taking their time getting their coats on in the lobby area. Then after a few knowing glances, I headed out - past the "group"... to the elevators... down to the street... outside the building... walked over two avenues and up three streets... And Laughed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I still have a bit of that goofy grin on my face almost two hours later.
;D ;D ;D
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Is that really necessary?
To attract the ladies, doncha know! 8)
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Did you ever have a guy who sang "Born to be Wild" (no chart, natch) and kept sniffing his pits the whole time? I did. :)
No, but I have been in the room when...
A woman "of advanced age" was attempting to sing a Jacques Brel song, and she was "dancing". Well, it turned out her "dancing" was her way of wiggling off her panties under her dress... Which eventually ended up around her ankles by the end of the song. And then, as she was saying, "Goodbye," and leaving the room, she pulled off her wig... "TADA!"
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DR JoseSPiano's story reminds me of a student performance I once observed...only it was the PERFORMERS who couldn't control their laughter. Their contol lasted only until the moment their shoes left the stage....but the stage door was still most decidedly open. :)
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And then there was one of the true Classic SETC auditions ever...
The young gentleman walks on stage...
"Hi, my name is Joe Schmoe, number 482."
He reaches into his shirt pocket and pulls out something...
"Fig Newton."
He throws it over all the tables of company members sitting in front of him towards the back of the hall...
"Far Fig Newton."
"Thank You. Joe Schmoe, number 482."
And he leave the stage...
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A woman "of advanced age" was attempting to sing a Jacques Brel song, and she was "dancing".
I'm Sally O'Malley! I'm FIFTY! And I can KICK!
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DR JoseSPiano...
Was that an audition for a Laurie Anderson piece, I hope? :)
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I'm Sally O'Malley! I'm FIFTY! And I can KICK!
And I've just applied a HEAP o' VEND-A-SCENT!
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And I've just applied a HEAP o' VEND-A-SCENT!
;D
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Jrand - I seem to remember there was an ITALIANNETTE album with Annette holding her fingers in an authentic Italian style.
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TOD: We saw roadshow performances of "The Sound of Music" at the Vista Theatre in downtown Phoenix, (theatre since torn down)"Brothers Grimm" and "How the West Was Won" at the Kachina Theatre in Scottsdale (theatre replaced by a mall), "Gone With the Wind" (in its 1968 re-release) at the Bethany West Theatre (now a grocery store). The last movie I remember having roadshow performances was "Dr. Zhivago" at the Cine-Capri theatre (now a bank building).
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BUGLESS MACARTHUR: I SHALL RETURN - my new film about an exterminator-defying army of insects
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As for condom machines...
I still see them here and there. Although, some of them have been repurposed into vending aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, breath mints, temporary tattoos, etc.
But I do remember the curiosity those machines aroused for me and my brothers when were were younger. Especially during our two cross-country road trips. We still can't say "ribbed" without giggling.
And, yes, they do make great water balloons. ;D
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fingers in an authentic Italian style
(http://www.muncyss.com/yelling.gif)
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It was kind of a "mama mia, that's a delicious meatball" type of finger positioning on Italiannette, IIRC.
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As for condom machines...
I still see them here and there. Although, some of them have been repurposed into vending aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, breath mints, temporary tattoos, etc.
But I do remember the curiosity those machines aroused for me and my brothers when were were younger. Especially during our two cross-country road trips. We still can't say "ribbed" without giggling.
And, yes, they do make great water balloons. ;D
I remember the first time i saw a condom vending machine AFTER I knew what they were for and was just so intrigued knowing they were there and wondering.
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"mama mia, that's a delicious meatball"
How come they never say that about a matzah ball?
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I still see them here and there.
You can get anything you want
At Alice's restaurant.
Or...
Was it the reservoir?
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Our discussion of condoms seems to have caused Ann Coulter to appear in the GoogleAd at the top of my page!?!
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How come they never say that about a matzah ball?
They do when Betsy makes them!
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DR DAKOTA CELT, Miss Pleshette was not in THAT DARN CAT! It featured Hayley Mills and Dorothy Provine on the distaff side. Suzanne P. was in THE UGLY DACHSUND, though, if I recall correctly.
DR td thanks for the zip link - I wanted the music but the number of downloads was daunting!
I stand corrected :)
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Good day one and all, just passing some time before I have to go to work.
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Spoo - guess I forgot to log out when I left for the grocery. Chicken is simmering and smelling good!
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(((Elmore))))
Feel better vibes!!
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French Tickler.
:o
::)
:-X
;D
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French Tickler
Ah, Paree! :)
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Our discussion of condoms seems to have caused Ann Coulter to appear in the GoogleAd at the top of my page!?!
mine also...
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And as for the brief audition session I played this morning... Well...
I'm guessing the strange, frustrating dreams I had last night were a harbinger of what I was going to experience this morning. If I shared the details with you, it would sound like a very "plain" audition. However, it was far from plain.
There are truly some things that one can not explain. There are things that defy explanation. And there are still other things that are probably left better unexplained. And this morning was all that, and more!
So, instead of sharing the details of the actual audition, I shall share with you my reactions to the audition-
-Where's the camera? Seriously, where the camera?!?!?
-I am not going to look at the casting director, I am not going to look at the casting director...
-Oh, no! Did I just laugh out loud?
-Is my smile too big?
-Oh... She writes her own songs...
And then upon exiting the room, I literally fell on the floor and went into the fetal position since it was the only way I could stifle my laughter and shock. Needless to say, the rest of the staff - who could hear the audition through the door - understood my reaction. And they all wanted to know what happened in there. Well...
A few moments after I got up off the floor, the "group" came out of the room... Whew! They didn't see me! And the "smiling" started all over again. Alas, we kept getting the "Not yet" signal from the receptionist since the "group" was taking their time getting their coats on in the lobby area. Then after a few knowing glances, I headed out - past the "group"... to the elevators... down to the street... outside the building... walked over two avenues and up three streets... And Laughed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I still have a bit of that goofy grin on my face almost two hours later.
:)
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What soap operas have you been watching that had rough language and sex scenes? And what channel were they on, and at what times do they air? ;)
I have seen fanfiction that would rank as an X....
It amazes me who they have doing it to whom...
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The Gays of Our Lives? :P
In my best radio voice of classic soap days....
Will Trevor and Nigel overcome the the difficulties of they face to encounter passion. Will Nigel's mother continue to try and keep them apart.
Tune in tomorrow for another exciting episode of Gays of our Lives.
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I think in the late 1980s when they had the last strike, the producers of the show started writing episodes.
In a book I have about Days of our Lives, Maureen Russell had interviewed a number of actors and many of them cited that had no idea where the scripts came from. Managers, producers and scabs continued to the writing. Like the NYT article stated they do have a bible to work from.
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Anyone want to write for the soaps (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/arts/television/21soap.html?ref=arts)?
Sounds like they'll take almost anyone these days!
Well in the case of a couple of soaps and former soaps it might be an improvement... There are a few writers or ones that claim to be ones who should not be allowed near pen, paper, typewriter or computer.
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Well, I'm about to head back out into the cold. I got a bit of cleaning done around here, and now I'm going to meet up with some friends, and possibly a movie. And probably check on DR elmore too since I'll be in his 'hood.
Laters...
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Btw...
"doin' gymnastics" is a really hard lyric to sing. At least for an eight-year old girl. But, heck, she wrote it, so... ;D
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I do have a blog in the works.
Well, that is fantastic news! :D
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(http://www.callahead.com/images/homepage17.gif)
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Does "Skip's" deliver? ;)
IF ONLY!!
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Singdaw, singdaw, singdaw....
:)
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(http://www.broadway.com/site_images/sn_010707_gypsy.jpg)
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Yes DR FJL.....it is and she was.
DR JMK that album cover you posted is just so wrong on so many levels....but it does give one pause..... ;D
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I am pondering DR JOSE's experiences today and wondering if indeed his dreams were prescient.
What is the difference between a rib tickler and a French tickler?
Two martinis.
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Chicken is simmered, skinned, and chillin' in the fridge.
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Page Seven Polar Bears Dance
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Chicken is simmered, skinned, and chillin' in the fridge.
Are ya makin' a lamp? ;D
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Are ya makin' a lamp? ;D
;D ;D ;D
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(http://www.usconstitution.net/gifs/other/mlk.jpg)
The full text of Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have A Dream speech [it is not too long!] can be found here (http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html).
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Page Seven Polar Bears Dance
And new episodes of Lost start next week! 8)
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I spoke to dear Elmore a few moments ago. He is still not feeling like it's over but is keeping busy at cleaning cleaning cleaning
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Now I want a Klondike Bar.
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I'm not commenting on the depraved part. :-X
It's a West Side Story reference. ;)
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Are ya makin' a lamp? ;D
LOL!!!
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Hi, DR Vixmom - do you have today off?
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If you are shopping at the Goodwill Store and you see four chairs that you think might fit around your game table, do NOT go home and measure and expect to find the chairs there when you go back.
Thanks for the tip. :)
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It's a West Side Story reference.
Yep! :) No relation at all to anyone here. Move along, folks, move along!
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The new freecreditreport.com commercial (in the car) doesn't have the fun and freshness of the other ones. This one just seems bad-natured without the playfulness, where the others were bad-natured and playful.
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I don't know, but in Dublin, I had to use the mens' room at a pub because the ladies' was out of service. And this is what I saw:
Is that really necessary? I didn't notice any Irishmen being particularly "fragrant"...
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/vend-a-scent.jpg)
Well, at least they had the option of purchasing the cologne. ;)
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Often - gas stations, restaurant rest rooms, and, lord knows, bars!
der Brucer
Oh so many styles and colors.......
...or flavors. ::)
;)
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Now I REALLY want a Klondike bar, thanks DR SINGDAW.
Do you suppose Vend A Scent spritzes you with cologne or gives you a handful or a towelette? I think I want the Polo.
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Vixmom, thanks for the update. If he can't leave the house, at least he can make some progress on those creepy crawling things.
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I ordered both THE NAKED PREY and THIS SPORTING LIFE on DVD yesterday.
Two excellent movies and in the case of the latter, a near-masterpiece in my opinion.
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Yes, the Carolina theater played GONE WITH THE WIND as a roadshow when MGM stupidly blew it up to 70mm and lopped off the top and bottom to make a widescreen movie out of it. It looked weird beyond belief, but it was the first time I had heard that magnificent score coming out of the speakers all around us at the theater.
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Good thing today was a day off, otherwise I would have had to call out sick. I was feeling much better yesterday but it seems both my roommate and I have relapsed. We were supposed to go see Cloverfield today but instead have made like couch potatoes and are catching up on our tv viewing.
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I wish there was someplace you could call that would deliver sudafed.
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I am happy to report I have finished the last of the Agnès Varda movies and their (unending) bonus features. She's very talented and has a sure cinematic eye, but except for CLEO FROM 5 TO 7, the films are rather sterile and closed in for my taste. Still, I'm glad to have seen them all and to have been introduced to CLEO which is one of the greats, I think.
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Sorry you had to spend your day off being sick, DR TPunk.
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I had a little less than two hours left in the afternoon, so I immediately put in PIONEERS OF TELEVISION.
Rather than go in the order of the segments on the disc, I started with the variety shows. Enjoyed seeing all of the excerpts (and wish there had been more clips especially from YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS which got a big build-up but not nearly enough clips. Not enough Berle clips either to show how wild and raucous he was). The subjects of their focus were well chosen and worthy of mention. But I have to say there wasn't anything in the broadcast I didn't already know from my own research or previous specials on the history of TV comedy/variety.
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Next, I picked sitcoms, but didn't have enough time to see the entire show. I just got about 2/3 of the way through - up to the beginning of the discussion of THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.
I have to say that I'm glad they had recorded some of these interviews with people like Red Skeleton before they passed away.
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Tonight I'll jump back to the first episode - Late Night and then do the final segment if there's time.
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NEWS ALERT
BREAKING NEWS
HOLD THE PRESSES
CANCEL ALL REGULAR TELEVISION BROADCASTING
NOTHING ELSE ALLOWED ON THE SCREEN
NEWS ALERT
PRESS CONFERENCE.
Tony Dungy will remain coach of the Colts for another season.
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I hate it. Some people would be happy to hear this on the regular news broadcast....and not have regular programming interrupted.
They have $500 million of our tax money and now they want our television time, too.... GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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I have been perusing iTunes and searched "Sondheim" and there are several recordings that are listed as "partial albums." The live concert version of Anyone Can Whistle, Bernadette Peters' version of "The Legends of Broadway," the Leicester Haymarket production of Merrily We Roll Along, the original Broadway cast highlights release of Sweeney Todd and the OBC recording of Into the Woods are all available (on iTunes) only as "partial albums." Anyone Can Whistle has tracks 1, 3, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27. And Into the Woods only has tracks 9 and 14!! :o What's that all about??
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I have been perusing iTunes and searched "Sondheim" and there are several recordings that are listed as "partial albums." The live concert version of Anyone Can Whistle, Bernadette Peters' version of "The Legends of Broadway," the Leicester Haymarket production of Merrily We Roll Along, the original Broadway cast highlights release of Sweeney Todd and the OBC recording of Into the Woods are all available (on iTunes) only as "partial albums." Anyone Can Whistle has tracks 1, 3, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27. And Into the Woods only has tracks 9 and 14!! :o What's that all about??
I will let you know if they talk about it at the Dungy Press Conference, so far they have not. ;D
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TOD:
My Reserved Seat Engagement Movies (and their theaters)
BABES IN TOYLAND - Nixon Theater
MARY POPPINS - Nixon Theater
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Nixon Theater in TODD-AO (seated in the last row of the balcony)
PATTON - Nixon Theater - 70mm
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - Nixon Theater
SWEET CHARITY - Chatham Theater
FIDDLER ON ON THE ROOF - Manor Theater - 70mm
DOCTOR DOLITTLE - Manor Theater - TODD-AO
FUNNY GIRL (Opening Night Benefit showing) Fulton Theater (seated in the balcony)
HELLO, DOLLY! - Warner Theater in TODD-AO
HENRY V - Benedum Center - 70mm blowup
...and being born in 1956, you can guess my age for each. . .
CINERAMA EXPERIENCES:
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM - Warner Theater (the only downtown Pittsburgh theater to boast a Cinerama Screen, which was still in use in the late 1970s).
HOW THE WEST WAS WON - Cheswick Theater - another true Cinerama screen, but closer to home.
70MM EXPERIENCES:
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - North Hills theater - the restoration print
INDIANA JONES AND THE THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - seen on opening night at one theater, then a week later in 70mm at the North Hills Theater.
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They are hoping that next year's decision is not such a media event.
Who called the Press Conference, anyway? Huckleberry Finn?
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Just returned from a shopping expedition to Value Village where I bought 3 pairs of pants for very little money. I needed them to accommodate my ever expanding waistline.
I weigh in at 192 pounds on my scale here at home...however, the scales at the store all said 185...so I will go with that.
If I do ever get back to the gym I have no doubt I will be sleek and slender once again and can fit into my old pants....however, that has not yet occurred on a regular basis.
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Oh, and while I was at the check out counter the clerk asked if I wanted the Senior Citizen Discount (Value Village offers 40% off every Monday to seniors)!!!!!
Then the clerk looked up from his register and apologized saying that he gets so used to asking that on Monday's, and since he hadn't really even looked at me yet, he didn't notice that I was not quite that elderly.
Good save.
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I must write for a bit now, and then head back down for more PIONEERS OF TELEVISION.
WBBL.
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If anyone's interested, soundofmusic-shop.de (http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/s04.php?shopid=s04&cur=eur&sp=en&ag=1&br=1&os=1) is having a sale on the Swedish cast recording of Chess. It's only 11.95 Euros! That's less than $18! Click HERE (http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/CD_CHESS_-_Original_Sweden_Cast_2002.html) for the English language link. I've gotten several CDs from here and it's great! They even sell The Brain From Planet X (http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/CD_BRAIN_FROM_PLANET_X_-_Original_Los_Angeles_Cast_2006_English.html)[/b]! :D
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Just had to share. :)
And now, I'm off to watch some more episodes of "Reaper." I like this show.
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Cool, thanks for the link, George. They sell LAST STARFIGHTER, too!
http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/CD_LAST_STARFIGHTER_THE_-_Original_Off_Broadway_Cast_2004_English.html
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I hope you are not going back to Value Village to get the chairs, DR MBARNUM. They aren't there.
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Do you suppose Vend A Scent spritzes you with cologne or gives you a handful or a towelette? I think I want the Polo.
I was curious but didn't want to spend a euro to find out!
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Or it it "an" Euro? :)
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Oh, and while I was at the check out counter the clerk asked if I wanted the Senior Citizen Discount (Value Village offers 40% off every Monday to seniors)!!!!!
Then the clerk looked up from his register and apologized saying that he gets so used to asking that on Monday's, and since he hadn't really even looked at me yet, he didn't notice that I was not quite that elderly.
The explanation is simple...
He was referring your date.
;)
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I hope you are not going back to Value Village to get the chairs, DR MBARNUM. They aren't there.
;D
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He was referring your date.
Isn't MBarnum's date the same as ours? Or is he in an alternate universe?
Oh, wait...I think I know the answer...
:)
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Oh, wait...I think I know the answer...
Someone has to keep up the taunting in DR elmore3003's absence... :)
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Cool, thanks for the link, George. They sell LAST STARFIGHTER, too!
http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/CD_LAST_STARFIGHTER_THE_-_Original_Off_Broadway_Cast_2004_English.html (http://www.soundofmusic-shop.de/CD_LAST_STARFIGHTER_THE_-_Original_Off_Broadway_Cast_2004_English.html)
Cool! ;D
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I have done my pianistics, I have written six pages (and will probably write one more prior to the reading), I have seen proofs of the photos I'm printing up, I have bought printer ink, water, and Diet Coke, and I shall now begin organizing the home environment.
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I just realized I could have made four or five posts out of that last post. WHAT was I thinking?
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Somebody go order something from Kritzerland. We've had exactly two orders this year - not counting store orders, of course. Buy a book, buy a CD, but for heaven's sake buy something.
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I was curious but didn't want to spend a euro to find out!
"Well....there is no deodorant like success." E. Taylor Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher, 1959.
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The reading is taking place at Chez Kimmel?
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Does any DR have access to microfiche or newspapers - I am interested in an article that probably appeared in newspapers on March 17-19, 1959.
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DR JMK - Is the show on PBS tonight titled "The Lobotomist" about someone we know?
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Yes, the reading is taking place in Ye Olde Living Roome.
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Will there be photos?
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I have seen fanfiction that would rank as an X....
It amazes me who they have doing it to whom...
The real fun begins when "who" is doing it to "what".
der Brucer
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DR Ron, I didn't make a snow angel, but my neighbor did. Here she is in action. You really can't see the angel very well in the photo, so I'm not posting it
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Tony Dungy will remain coach of the Colts for another season.
Is he moving to Baltiimore?
der Brucer
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Is he moving to Baltiimore?
der Brucer
If only....taking the whole bunch with him....of course then we would have 12 Sundays to fill in the new 500 Million Dollar Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Buy a book, buy a CD, but for heaven's sake buy something.
Do you stock bonds?
der Brucer
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Beach Blanket Bingo just starting on RETRO.
Will Annette's missing solo be in this print?
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A quick page 9 dance - a nice SKA, perhaps?
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( a Back to the Beach reference, that was)
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( a Back to the Beach reference, that was)
Ska ska ska.....lovely.
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We're going out to dinner and then out dancing
Jamaica ska?
No, I didn't make anything. I said we're going out to dinner.
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Ska is over rated anyway.
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A tango is close but no ska
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What, no orders? What me worry?
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I've now got everything organized, and I've shaved and look spiffy, and I've written one more page and am through with writing for the day.
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I'm getting to the really fun part of the book - at least I think I am. I still have a few things to decide, but I think the path to the end is starting to make itself known to me.
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In other words, the book is writing itself.
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Almost thinking about buying the Kevin Spirtas CD.
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Annette's solo chopped out of the movie.
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What, no orders? What me worry?
It's a holiday - the store should be closed!
der Brucer
Bedises I just spent my allowance on a DVD copy of To Wong Foo...etc
der Brucer
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BBL
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Maybe a special pre-Valentine's Day eblast is called for for TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE: MILLA ILIEVA LIVE ON VALENTINE'S DAY!
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BBL
Beach Blanket Lotto?
der Brucer
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In other words, the book is writing itself.
Maybe you have a ghost writer!
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Sorry you had to spend your day off being sick, DR TPunk.
Me too, and I'm surprised you can't find a Sudafed delivery in New York.
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Can you get Sudafed over the counter in New York? Here you have to get it from the pharmacy where they take your id and make you sign for it
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Oh, and while I was at the check out counter the clerk asked if I wanted the Senior Citizen Discount (Value Village offers 40% off every Monday to seniors)!!!!!
Then the clerk looked up from his register and apologized saying that he gets so used to asking that on Monday's, and since he hadn't really even looked at me yet, he didn't notice that I was not quite that elderly.
Good save.
;D I thought the clerk was blind until you mentioned he wasn't looking.
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The Mad Chef is off trying a blender version of Sauce Bernaise to put on the salmon steaks.
Unfortunately, he thinks a concoction of lentils and god knows what else should suffice for a starch - twenty some years and he still has trouble with POTATO!
der Brucer
Maybe I should go snack on my latest treat - a $19 slab of English Stilton!
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Jrand placed an order, and for his trouble he will get a SIGNED Kevin Spirtas CD. Order now and you don't know what goodies will be thrown in.
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Can you get Sudafed over the counter in New York? Here you have to get it from the pharmacy where they take your id and make you sign for it
An amendment to your friendly Patriot Act made that a Federal Law.
(Which no doubt explains the scarcity of deliveries)
der Brucer
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Order now and you don't know what goodies will be thrown in.
Books dropped shipped from Larry Moore's apartment?
der Brucer
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Order now and you don't know what goodies will be thrown in.
Perhaps Kevin himself! :D
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scacity
Ska City?
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Well, 'tis time for KYLE XY; and then dinner with Sarah Connor.
der Brucer
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I can't seem to locate my slippers.
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I can't seem to locate my slippers.
Don't ask Eliza, she'll fling them at you.
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I can't seem to locate my slippers.
Look next to the rocker, out on the porch.
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My new deep fryer worked like a dream and our chicken dinner was a success. Richard and Rob packed away the Christmas tree (which had been sitting bare since before we left for WI) and they're about to watch the Sara Conner program.
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For those DRs who want to see some snow photos, here's a slide show from
The University of Michigan (http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2008/jan/slideshow.php?directory=photosofthemonth¤tPic=0)
The building in the background, behind the snowpeople, is Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, where I spent many, many hours.
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We still haven't taken down our ornament tree.
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Have a nice hike up the mountain today!
I did, a couple of times.
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But wouldn't you edit out all the rough language and the lurid sex scenes :D
der Brucer
There wouldn't be time for rough language and lurid sex scenes. There would be singing and tap dancing.
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DR Ron, I didn't make a snow angel, but my neighbor did. Here she is in action. You really can't see the angel very well in the photo, so I'm not posting it
Is this the same neighbor who insisted that your black and white kitty was named Bootsie?
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I am home and I have caught up.
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Is this the same neighbor who insisted that your black and white kitty was named Bootsie?
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner...
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It's a good thing I had my blood drawn for the cholesterol test before I left on my conference weekend with too much food. The doctor's office left me a message that I failed my test. Again.
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Vibes for DR Elmore. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR Elmore, feel better soon!
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I am looking forward to watching tonight's MEDIUM.
Here in Canada on CityTv there are also 2 new episodes of CHUCK (in my tv it shows these air on NBC on thursday). One at 8pm. And one at 10pm.
Or at least from the description they seem like new episodes to me.
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And if you want to hear something crazy. Did anybody catch that older guy (well for IDOL he was old. i think he said he was 39, but looked 50+ to me)>
Anyhow, my mom said she heard him on the radio. I think he was being interviewed and they played his song. It was the guy who loved Simon and the song was something about no sex.
Oy!
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Oh, and while I was at the check out counter the clerk asked if I wanted the Senior Citizen Discount (Value Village offers 40% off every Monday to seniors)!!!!!
Then the clerk looked up from his register and apologized saying that he gets so used to asking that on Monday's, and since he hadn't really even looked at me yet, he didn't notice that I was not quite that elderly.
Good save.
;D
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Just returned from a shopping expedition to Value Village where I bought 3 pairs of pants for very little money. I needed them to accommodate my ever expanding waistline.
I weigh in at 192 pounds on my scale here at home...however, the scales at the store all said 185...so I will go with that.
If I do ever get back to the gym I have no doubt I will be sleek and slender once again and can fit into my old pants....however, that has not yet occurred on a regular basis.
Oh, Mike! You're ruining that wonderful image I have of you! ;)
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TOD
I remember my first five 70mm stereophonic movies
Mary Poppins
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
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I believe by the time I started to go to the movies three-screened Cinerama movies were no more. Just the single big screened. We could not always afford to go see reserve seat films so I usually wait to see them at popular prices. So that is how I saw Funny Girl, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Paint Your Wagon and Darling Lili.
I saw Lawrence of Arabia in the restored version on the big screen. I don't think Star Wars ever played in 70mm in Montreal.
When I saw Hello Dolly it was in a rep house and the print they had Hello Dolly and its reprise were missing from the print!!
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Jrand placed an order, and for his trouble he will get a SIGNED Kevin Spirtas CD. Order now and you don't know what goodies will be thrown in.
Well.....aren't I the lucky one? Thanks! ;D
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I kept waiting for the follow up album:'
Alaskannette - but it never happened.
She got cold feet.
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It is so strange to remember when going to a big ROAD SHOW movie was such an event. I think we always wore ties and jackets.
I do remember seeing CIRCUS WORLD in Cinerama or whatever process they used....dumb movie, but it shore wuz BIG!
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She got cold feet.
Wasn't that a song in THE PAJAMA GAME? :D
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If you purchase the "can" kind, you can spray it directly into your mouth! :)
That can be said of so many things.
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Feeling better vibes to DR TPUNK.
"The Lobotomist" on PBS was very disturbing, but no mention was made of Dr Freeman's most famous alleged patient, not even by his sons William III or Frank.
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Watching Vera Hruba Ralston right now in BELLE LE GRAND.....too bad it's not in color.
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For those DRs who want to see some snow photos, here's a slide show from
The University of Michigan (http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2008/jan/slideshow.php?directory=photosofthemonth¤tPic=0)
The building in the background, behind the snowpeople, is Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, where I spent many, many hours.
Thank you Ginny. I never drove there when there was that much snow on the ground, and in the trees.
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It's a good thing I had my blood drawn for the cholesterol test before I left on my conference weekend with too much food. The doctor's office left me a message that I failed my test. Again.
Sorry. Try eating lots of tofu & veggies before your next test. That is what I did. Of course I also skipped the ice cream and other goodies.
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'night
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/cows.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/sheep.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/pig.jpg)
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My two favorite Vera Hruba Ralston movies are:
MURDER IN THE MUSIC HALL
JUBILEE TRAIL
with Fair Wind to Java a close third.
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Wow - looks like DR LAURA is moving from knick knacks to home furnishings!
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Sorry. Try eating lots of tofu & veggies before your next test. That is what I did. Of course I also skipped the ice cream and other goodies.
There will be NO skipping of ice cream on my watch. ;D
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This afternoon I went for a flight, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/sky.jpg)
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DR LAURA that cow on the right in the first picture is trying to communicate with you via ESP....did you get the message?
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No, but I have been in the room when...
A woman "of advanced age" was attempting to sing a Jacques Brel song, and she was "dancing". Well, it turned out her "dancing" was her way of wiggling off her panties under her dress... Which eventually ended up around her ankles by the end of the song. And then, as she was saying, "Goodbye," and leaving the room, she pulled off her wig... "TADA!"
That may have been the strangest story so far.
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Maybe on THAT page.
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(http://www.broadway.com/site_images/sn_010707_gypsy.jpg)
Gee thanks, Coleslaw!
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DR JMK - Is the show on PBS tonight titled "The Lobotomist" about someone we know?
I didn't notice that--is it?
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It is, in fact. It must be based on Jack El-Hai's book.
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I watched the Democratic candidates debate. Whew! It was sort of like watching mud wrestling. I love it when they go after each other
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I didn't notice that--is it?
I recorded it. I will watch it later.
Since my cable rates went up so much, I decided to cancel HBO, so I've recorded about 10-12 movies over the past week. I called today to cancel, but I'm still getting it, so I'll keep recording movies until it's shut off.
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It is, in fact. It must be based on Jack El-Hai's book.
Jack is interviewed. The films are very disturbing.
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I recorded it. I will watch it later.
Since my cable rates went up so much, I decided to cancel HBO, so I've recorded about 10-12 movies over the past week. I called today to cancel, but I'm still getting it, so I'll keep recording movies until it's shut off.
Sounds like a Perry Como song. ;D
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Good Evening!
First of all... DR elmore seemed to be doing much, much better when I stopped by his place earlier tonight. Even though his stomach still is not feeling fully settled, he has been able to keep his food down today.
I stayed for a little while and helped him move and bag up the books that were sitting on the floor in front of the bookcase - basically to clear access for the exterminator to get to the baseboards. We got them all bagged up, and set aside in various piles. He then realized that since the exterminator's office was closed today, there's a chance that they still might show up tomorrow morning, and if they do, well, then better sooner than later. -So, he called and left another message to ignore his first message.
He plans to head to the office in the morning, so he should be back here posting sometime before noon.
Again, he thanks everyone for the VIBES!
*Oh, best of all... While we were bagging up books, we would randomly select one or two and inspect them for bedbugs... Nothing in site! I also noted that if he indeed did have an infestation, he would have seen more than just four or five of them. He would have seen many, many more. He may have just happened to bring a few in with him on his clothes, and his apartment just needs some "maintenance" exterminating to keep things in check.
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Jack is interviewed. The films are very disturbing.
Did they say anything about FF?
I just posted a question to their online forum.
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And I have to say - and others have said it too - that new logo for the LuPone Gypsy looks sooooo cheap. A friend of mine who is a graphic designer said it looked like a classroom PhotoShop project... That got a grade of C-. ;)
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I am looking forward to watching tonight's MEDIUM.
Here in Canada on CityTv there are also 2 new episodes of CHUCK (in my tv it shows these air on NBC on thursday). One at 8pm. And one at 10pm.
Or at least from the description they seem like new episodes to me.
Yes, the two CHUCK episodes on Thursday night in the USA are the last new CHUCK episodes available. Looking forward to seeing both of them.
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I began my evening watching the last episodes of PIONEERS OF TELEVISION that I hadn't already gotten to - the remaining part of the Sitcom episode plus the Late Night episode and the Game Show episode.
All were interesting and entertaining looks back. A nice little nod to Bill Cullen, a name probably unknown to a lot of people not in their 50s or older.
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There was one bonus item on the PIONEERS OF TELEVISION DVD: about 15 additional minutes of interviews that weren't used in the episodes. Betty White, Dick Cavett, Phyllis Diller, and Tim Conway were the interview subjects.
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THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES certainly had some creepy moments and what a horrific death or two! Cameron is funny, but I hope they don't overdo the naivete stuff too much. That can get old quickly.
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Loved MEDIUM. I knew Allison would be proven right, but I just couldn't put the dreams together in any meaningful way, so the ending was a wonderful surprise!
4 weeks until the next new episode! Argh!
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I also forgot to mention that I did late in the afternoon skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No luke and Noah, and they weren't in the previews either.
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And if you want to hear something crazy. Did anybody catch that older guy (well for IDOL he was old. i think he said he was 39, but looked 50+ to me)>
Anyhow, my mom said she heard him on the radio. I think he was being interviewed and they played his song. It was the guy who loved Simon and the song was something about no sex.
Oy!
That guy has been popping up all over the place. I think he even made it onto Leno and/or Conan.
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Want to write a little bit and then head off to bed.
Good night!
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Did anyone use their Borders' coupons today? (They're still good tomorrow). 30% off a television boxed set and 40% off a cd (up to three cds).
I did.
I finally have Season Two of SUPERNATURAL, and I have just watched the first three episodes. It was good to have Amber Benson back on the tube, even if she would have been staked by Buffy in a Sunnydale second!
Great tension and good chemistry between the Winchester boys, though Father Winchester's decision in the season opener really made me sad.
The episode about the killer clown was dutifully suspenseful.
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What, no orders? What me worry?
But I've already gotten everything.
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Reading is done - we had some sandwiches after, and then I asked for comments from each person, both about the act and the character they played. All who took part in the last reading thought the new version of act one was a 1000 percent better, and it was. The structure seems sound. I've been harping on the length for months, and I think now the author finally sees we have to cut five or six pages still. The songs got nice reaction, and a couple of the actors had terrific comments and suggestions, all of which were duly noted and some of which will be implemented. In fact, as I watched Alet do her part, she was so interesting in her choices that a lot of what she was playing will be added to new lines and at least one new act one scene.
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There were two 1/4 Subway roast been sandwiches left (a half sandwich, all told), and so I ate them - it's basically all I had today. I could use something sweet, but really don't want to go out just for that. It's gotten very cold again.
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Ah, it's 10:00 (or 1:00), the WUSSBURGERING hour.
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Not even any GUESTS to speak of.
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So speak of them I shan't.
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The comedy team of George and Jose leave, come back, but don't post.
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At this rate, we shall never achieve page thirteen.
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Who will be up for the Oscar announcements? Not I.
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I wonder if our Annual Oscar Bash can possibly top last year's amazing number of postings?
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Perhaps the comedy team of George and Jose are writing a new routine?
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The comedy team of George and Jose leave, come back, but don't post.
We're still rehearsing.
Who's on first...
-I don't get it...
;)
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I must say, my back is a wreck. After sitting at Ye Olde Computer for most of the day, and then at the piano for so long, Ye Olde Backe needs some TLC.
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If a DR falls in the forest, does he/she post about it?
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I must say, my back is a wreck. After sitting at Ye Olde Computer for most of the day, and then at the piano for so long, Ye Olde Backe needs some TLC.
And I'm guessing all the time you've been spending in movie theatre seats probably ain't helping either.
Stretch!
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What do you call a DR mounted on a wall?
A Poster.
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Okay, George is out of the comedy team. Jose is now a solo act.
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I'm also quite tired. I was going to look at what I'd written today, but I think I'll just start fresh in the morning. I hope to at least finish the chapter I'm on (which should bring me to page 155 or something), then I'll print out the pages Wednesday morning and deliver them to muse Margaret.
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Okay, George is out of the comedy team. Jose is now a solo act.
Well, it's a DGA thing.
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Well, it's a DGA thing.
Well, actually it's a WGA thing, but since the WGA is on strike, I was not allowed to write that joke.
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Browser?!?!?
I didn't even touch her!
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Knock-Knock
Who's there?
Atch.
Atch who?
Oh, come on in, DR Ron Pulliam.
;D
<SNARK>
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot...
<scrape>
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And now, an oldie but a goodie...
You're in a room with Adolf Hitler, Jack the Ripper, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. You have a gun, but only two bullets. What do you do?
Shoot Sir Andrew twice.
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Oh... And another favorite...
What do you call a guitar player without a girlfriend?
Homeless.
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The comedy team of George and Jose leave, come back, but don't post.
I've been watching the local news. The temperature is supposed to get down to the teens overnight! Right now it's 25.2° F!!
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Knock-Knock
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Who's there?
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Banana.
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Banana who??
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Knock-Knock
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Who's there??
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Banana.
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Banana who??
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Knock-Knock
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Who's There? ? ?
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Orange.
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Orange who?
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Orange you glad I didn't say Banana?!?!
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;D
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Take your bow, George.
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Thank God/Goddess/Deity (or lack, thereof) of choice that there is no groaning on HHW!!
;)
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Mother always did like him best.
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If Polygram Records, Warner Bros. and Zesta Crackers join forces, they'd become Polly, Warner Cracker.
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If 3M merged with Goodyear, they'd become MMMGood.
;D
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Well, that's all folks. You've been a great audience. And don't forget to tip your waitress!
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If Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush and W.R.GraceCo. merged, they'd become Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.
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Polygram Records, Warner Bros. and Zesta Crackers could join forces and become Polly, Warner Cracker.
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Is that an echo I hear in here? or is that just your breath?
???
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Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell Honeychild.
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Two parrots were sitting on a perch. One said to the other, "It smells fishy around here."
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Two fish were in a tank. One said to the other, "Do you know how to drive this thing?"
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And finally...Grey Poupon and Docker Pants would become Poupon Pants!
:D
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Surrealist humor:
Two penguins were sitting in a bathtub. One says to the other, "Will you hand me the soap?" The other says, "What do you think I am...a radio??"
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Why don't blind people like to skydive?
It scares the heck out of the dogs.
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A man visited his doctor for a regular checkup. The doctor checked him out and gave him some bad news. "There are two things wrong with you," he said. "You have cancer and Alzheimer's."
"Well," said the man, "at least I don't have cancer."
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Okay, one more: Zippo Mfg., Audi Motor Car, Dofasco and Dakota Mining could merge to become, of course, ZipAudiDoDa.
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Mahatma Gandhi was a peculiar person. He walked barefoot everywhere, to the point that his feet became quite thick and hard. He often went on hunger strikes, and even when he wasn't on a hunger strike, he did not eat much and became quite thin and frail. He also was a very spiritual person. Finally, because he didn't eat much and when he did his diet was peculiar, he developed very bad breath. He became known as a...
Super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
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A skeleton walks into a bar. He says, "Get me a beer and a mop."
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Jay Leno just pointed out that one year from today, we will swear in a new president! And as Hillary Clinton says...whoever she will be.
;)
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Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers. However, all the league records were unfortunately destroyed in a fire. Thus we'll never know for whom the Tells bowled.
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Page 14 Kids Are Punny Dance!!
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51E0EVW19YL._SS500_.jpg)
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What do you call a clairvoyant elf who just broke out of jail?
A small medium at large.
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Why was the teacher cross-eyed?
He couldn't control his pupils.
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A man rushed into the doctor's office and shouted, "Doctor! I think I'm shrinking!!" The doctor calmly responded, "Now, settle down. You'll just have to be a little patient."
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Two men were walking through the desert. They were nearly out of water when they saw three tents in the distance. The hurried over to see if they could get some water. In the first tent they were told, "I'm sorry we only have trifle." In the second tent, again, "I'm sorry we only have trifle." They went into the third tent and again asked for water only to be told, "I'm sorry we only sell trifle." As they walked on, one turned to the other and said, "That was a trifle bazaar."
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What did Tarzan shout when he saw the elephants coming up over the hill?
"Here come the elephants up over the hill!"
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I blame bk.
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A marine biologist developed a race of genetically engineered dolphins that could live forever if they were fed a steady diet of seagulls. One day his supply of the birds ran out, so he had to go out and trap some more. On the way back, he spied two lions asleep on the road. Afraid to wake them, he gingerly stepped over them. Immediately, he was arrested and charged with transporting gulls across sedate lions for immortal porpoises.
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A man with a cucumber in his ear, a carrot in his nose, and a tomato in his eye walks into the doctor's office. He says, "Doc, I'm not feeling well. What's wrong with me?"
The doctor says, "First of all, you're not eating right...."
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A skeptical anthropologist was cataloging South American folk remedies with the assistance of a tribal brujo who indicated that the leaves of a particular fern were a sure cure for any case of constipation. When the anthropologist expressed his doubts, the witch doctor looked him in the eye and said, "Let me tell you, with fronds like these, who needs enemas?"
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What do you get when you play a country record backwards?
You get your girlfriend back. You get your money back. You get your truck back. You get your dog back....
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Back in the 1800s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts wanted to produce other products and, since they already made the cases for pocket watches, decided to market compasses for the pioneers traveling west. It turned out that although their watches were of finest quality, their compasses were so bad that people often ended up in Canada or Mexico rather than California. This, of course, is the origin of the expression, "He who has a Tates is lost!"
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Did you hear Willie Nelson got run over?
He was playing on the road again.
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Reload this page for a new random joke.
#85
A dentist found something wrong with one of his patients. The upper plate that had been put in earlier was corroding. "What have you been eating?" the dentists asked the man.
"All I can think of is that about three months ago my wife made some asparagus and put Hollandaise sauce on it. I loved it so much, I put it on everything now."
"That's the problem," the dentist said, frowning. "Hollandaise sauce contains lemon juice, which is highly corrosive. I'll make you a new plate, and this time use chrome."
"Why chrome?"
"It's simple. Everyone knows there's no plate like chrome for the Hollandaise."
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An Indian chief was feeling very sick, so he summoned the medicine man. After a brief examination, the medicine man took out a long, thin strip of elk hide and gave it to the chief, instructing him to bite off, chew and swallow one inch of the leather every day. After a month, the medicine man returned to see how the chief was feeling. The chief shrugged and said, "The thong is ended, but the malady lingers on."
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Quadruplets: Four crying out loud.
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A famous Viking explorer returned home from a voyage and found his name missing from the town register. His wife insisted on complaining to the local civic official, who apologized profusely saying, "I must have taken Leif off my census."
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How can you use a lighthouse, rose trellis, windstorm, dune, and Halloween costume to create something tasty?
Make a beacon, lattice, and tornado sand witch.
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And the last one that I have:
A thief broke into the local police station and stole all the lavatory equipment. A spokesperson was quoted as saying, "We have absolutely nothing to go on."
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What did the Zen master say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.
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And I know I've told this one before too, but...
What's the difference between a vitamin and a hormone?
You can't make a "vita" "min".
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What do you call a deer with no eyes?
No eye deer.
What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?
Still no eye deer.
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A hungry African lion came across two men. One was sitting under a tree and reading a book; the other was typing away on his typewriter. The lion pounced on the man reading the book and devoured him. Even the king of the jungle knows that readers digest and writers cramp.
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There's a small German town near Munich called Pfilzerplatz, and the town is renowned for producing fine stationery. Anyway, Munich had a problem -- the thousands of stray dogs in the city were breeding with one another and overrunning the city. So the people of Munich banded together and ran the dogs out of the city. Unfortunately, the dogs appeared in Pfilzerplatz. The dogs took over everything, and the mayor decided to evacuate the town. The paper mills were shut down, and everyone left.
But a couple days later, the townsfolk, watching their town from the hills, saw smoke rising from the smokestacks. They knew no humans were left in the town, so they concluded that the dogs had learned to operate the factories.
The mayor hurried to Munich's town hall and pleaded, "You've got to help us! The mills are alive with the hounds of Munich!"
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Somebody stop me!
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Marge, Tina, and Cindy had made plans to attend the premiere of Madonna's film Evita. All three looked forward to the event, but at the last minute an unforeseen emergency at work prevented Cindy from going with them. Feeling bad for Cindy's sake, the other two sniffled and wept. But Cindy consoled them: "Don't cry for me, Marge and Tina."
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A group of friars lived in a monastery. As with many monasteries, the friars found it necessary to run a small business to support themselves. They ran a floral shop. One day one of the friars brought in an exquisite find: a Venus fly trap. It was such a cute thing, they couldn't bear to sell it, so they just kept it on display. But after a while, it grew so big that flies were no longer enough to satisfy it. It ate cockroaches, but it kept growing. It ate mice, but it still kept growing. It ate chipmunks, squirrels, cats, then raccoons and dogs and ponies. Finally the villagers got wise to this and attempted to put a stop to it. But try as they might, no one could. One way or another, the friars outsmarted the townsfolk and raided their farms of large animals. Finally the villagers pooled their money and hired a professional named Hugh to come in and capture the friars. Hugh stormed the monastery, destroyed the fly trap, captured the friars, and turned them over to the police. The moral of this story is: Only Hugh can prevent florist friars.
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I'm a roll!
A kaiser, and it's stale too.
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Two Eskimos, sitting in a kayak, were very chilly. To keep warm, they lit a fire in the craft, but it sank. They should have known. You can't have your kayak and heat it too.
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A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. Soon the manager came out and asked them to disperse. "But why," one asked.
"Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
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Stop me! Stop me now!
BASTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And, once again, Goodnight.
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Jay Leno was showing actual wedding announcements:
Hogg-Paradise
Gorey-Butcher (imagine if it were Hogg and Butcher getting married??)
Wang-Crumpler :o
Knapp-Sack
Eaton-Titlow (this just sounds dirty ;) )
Little-Gay
Dick-Tulek (!)
Moore-Bacon
Dooher-Christopher (as in "why don't you...")
Ramsbottom-Moore
Tinker-Butts (Megan Elizabeth Butts, daughter of John and Gay Butts...these are their real names!!)
Fillerup-Standing
and finally...Wang-Holder!
;D
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How many existentialists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Two. One to screw it in, and one to observe how the light bulb itself symbolizes a single incandescent beacon of subjective reality in a netherworld of endless absurdity reaching out toward a maudlin cosmos of nothingness.
(Sandra originally posted this joke.) :)
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