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Archives => Archive 17 => Topic started by: bk on January 21, 2010, 12:04:23 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were dry, and now it is time for you to post until the deluged cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LACUNA!
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Welcome six GUESTS.
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TOD
Hollywood's golden era 1920-1950
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It's cold, wet, rainy and windy. That is all
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It's in the 40s here with no wind. That is all.
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Good morning, all! I have another morning with the McGlinnventory and possibly an afternoon at Encores! helping Joshie with the orchestra parts for FANNY, which are in terrible shape. He asked me two days ago if I had any time and I told him I could give him Thursday and Friday. I did not hear from him yesterday, so I'll call him in a bit to see how it's going. If he doesn't need me, I'll go to the NYPL and continue the newspaper research.
TOD: The book, covering 1902-1906, is in the works: director Julian Mitchell, producer Fred Hamiln, and their proposed series of family musicals which began with BABES IN TOYLAND and ended with Fred Hamlin's death from tuberculosis in 1905. The book will conclude with a history of BABES following the close of the 1906 tours: three Broadway revivals, films, and loose adaptations following the expiration of copyright.
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Morning, y'all!
Thanks to everyone for the feel-better wishes and vibes--they seemed to do the trick. I woke up this morning and my headache was gone--Gone! My lower regions are still perculating and my back aches, so I am taking another day off. I think one more day of rest will do me some good.
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Good morning. It is raining. That is all. So far.
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Glad you are feeling better Dan the Man. I am just catching up on yesterday's posts now or i would have sent you vibes yesterday.
Continue to feel better. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vibes for DER Brucer's recovery. ~~~~~~~~~~
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Is anybody else gonna watch/record the new ABC law show called THE DEEP END (i think that's the name)?
I don't have anything on at 8pm until SURVIVOR comes back on feb 11th. So I think I will give it a try (although i have heard nothing about it save for a few promos).
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Interesting (well, as far as these things go) development -= suddenly a big return is needed to be prepared by Sunday
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Title of Notes: THE DELUGE
Apres vous?
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Is anybody else gonna watch/record the new ABC law show called THE DEEP END (i think that's the name)?
I don't have anything on at 8pm until SURVIVOR comes back on feb 11th. So I think I will give it a try (although i have heard nothing about it save for a few promos).
No way!
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TOD
Hollywood's golden era 1920-1950
Ditto!
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Has anybody here seen THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE w/Miriam Hopkins?
I know it's an old movie, but I'm wondering how it holds up, entertainment wise.
Thanks.
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Funny title of the notes. My 4 year old niece uses that word all the time when she goes to the bathroom.
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And the word of the day is: LACUNA!
And The Song Of The Day Is: BROKEN HEARTED MELODY
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I'm Back From A Wonderful Cruise aboard the Celebrity Solstice.
Wonderful Food....Wonderful Entertainment(more about that Later) and Warm Weather. The Escape from Florida was timed just right and now it is warm again here. Missed the gang at HHW. Hope I didn't miss too much while I was away. I want to.however,wish all of you that had Birthdays whilst I was gone-VERY VERY AND HAPPY HAPPY NATAL DAYS.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And that's gotta count for something, right?
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Welcome Back to the Mainland - and HHW - DR ArnoldMBrockman!
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Funny title of the notes. My 4 year old niece uses that word all the time when she goes to the bathroom.
::)
*Is that Canadian slang?
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Good morning!
Raining here but very lightly. Still, I'm treadmilling it today and likely tomorrow, too, as the rain is supposed to continue for two days.
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Today I'll be working on the last of the Rossellini works in the Criterion box set: GERMANY YEAR ZERO. I've never seen it, but I feel like I have from the bonus features on the two previous discs which made reference to it (and gave away its ending). There are a bunch of bonus features, too, but as the movie is only 73 minutes long, I may be able to get a bunch of them done this afternoon.
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I never saw MAGNOLIA at a theater, but since I liked BOOGIE NIGHTS, I took a chance and did a blind buy on MAGNOLIA when it came out on DVD. I loved it. It was a very risky film with a bunch of storylines, three hour length, and some unexpected twists and turns in the storytelling. I thought it was a near-brilliant film.
I have not upgraded my DVD but I'm sure I eventually will.
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Apart from CBS' two BIG BANG THEORY repeats filling the SURVIVOR time slot, all the broadcast networks have new episodes of their shows on tonight, and that includes the CW with new episodes of SUPERNATURAL and VAMPIRE DIARIES.
So, I'm back to having to watch GREY'S ANATOMY "live" since I'll be recording the NBC comedies and SUPERNATURAL at 9.
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Additional TV notes:
BURN NOTICE begins its new season tonight at 10 on USA.
PROJECT RUNWAY shows its second episode of its new season on Lifetime, also at 10.
(Thankfully, I can record one of these shows at a later airing in the early morning since I'll be recording THE MENTALIST at 10 as well.
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TOD:
I love the period of British history involving the reigns of Henry VIII and his children Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth. If I were a historical researcher, and I didn't have to compete with the THOUSANDS of other books which have been written about this period, it would be my choice.
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TOD:
The War of the Roses, because I've always been a Richard III nut.
Roman Britain...another period of history that fascinates me.
The West, concentrating on gunfighters and shootists.
London's West End Theatre, from the twenties through the the fifties.
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Thursday morning greetings! It's another cold, rainy day here in SW Ohio, but it's above freezing. Mom and I are going to look at a piece of furniture that may work in her new apartment, but I don't think she'll want to do much more running around in this weather.
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Well DR CP you would be writing about my ancestors.....Lord Stanley who changed his mind and helped defeat Dick III was my 19th back Grandfather.
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Page Two Lord Stanley - 1st Earl of Derby Dance
(http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/bessie/files/2008/11/thomas_stanley_1st_earl_of_derby.jpg)
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I'm running very behind this morning for some reason. Anyway, I must head down and get cleaned up for lunch out with friends today. Our last for a week.
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Oh, rats!
WBBL.
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Good morning! Hi all!
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Glad you are feeling better, DR Dan the Man.
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I never saw MAGNOLIA at a theater, but since I liked BOOGIE NIGHTS, I took a chance and did a blind buy on MAGNOLIA when it came out on DVD. I loved it. It was a very risky film with a bunch of storylines, three hour length, and some unexpected twists and turns in the storytelling. I thought it was a near-brilliant film.
I have not upgraded my DVD but I'm sure I eventually will.
The first 45 minutes or so of MAGNOLIA are quite simply a directorial tour de force. I was amazed. Things petered out a bit after that for me.
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Speedy big tax return preparation vibes for DR FJL.
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Should I or shouldn't I??
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DR Jose - thanks for the link to Russ Rizner's IBDB listing. I have also discovered that he's on a lot of recordings, including the concert version of South Pacific and the new Joshua Bell CD that Richard gave me for Christmas.
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I am glad to hear that the Fanny orchestration is under the good care and attention of DR elmore and his DAS Joshie. I'm looking forward to seeing this next month.
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I'm running very behind this morning for some reason. Anyway, I must head down and get cleaned up for lunch out with friends today. Our last for a week.
Oh, rats!
WBBL.
I hope that's not the lunch offering, DR Matt!!
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I'm also glad you are feeling better, Dan (the Man).
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We had rat-on-a-stick at our last Vacation Bible School. The kids all loved it. They exclaimed about how much it tasted like chicken (which it really was, but we were amazed that even the picky kids would try something they thought was rat).
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Has anybody here seen THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE w/Miriam Hopkins?
I know it's an old movie, but I'm wondering how it holds up, entertainment wise.
Thanks.
I just watched the entire movie on YouTube.
Not bad.
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I am glad to hear that the Fanny orchestration is under the good care and attention of DR elmore and his DAS Joshie. I'm looking forward to seeing this next month.
I'm looking forward to Fanny too - I love Elena Shaddow! Alas, I'll be in Memphis that weekend for UPTAs, so... Guess I'll have to have an extra piece of Gus' Fried Chicken to drown my sorrows. ;)
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DR Jose - thanks for the link to Russ Rizner's IBDB listing. I have also discovered that he's on a lot of recordings, including the concert version of South Pacific and the new Joshua Bell CD that Richard gave me for Christmas.
You're welcome, DR Ginny. And the "live" version of "Joshua Bell with Friends" premieres tonights on PBS as part of the "Live from Lincoln Center" series. -Check you local listings.
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DR Jose - thanks for the link to Russ Rizner's IBDB listing. I have also discovered that he's on a lot of recordings, including the concert version of South Pacific and the new Joshua Bell CD that Richard gave me for Christmas.
You're welcome, DR Ginny. And the "live" version of "Joshua Bell with Friends" premieres tonights on PBS as part of the "Live from Lincoln Center" series. -Check you local listings.
RATS! It's on here at 8pm, but tonight's my book group.
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Suddenly I'm in the mood to hear the Michael Jackson recording of "Ben."
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Back to that tax return
Or return to the return, or whatever
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It's cold, wet, rainy and windy. That is all
What he said
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Return....of the Return..... by Grace Metalious
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Backstage at THE CEMETERY CLUB, Phoenix Theatre, December 21, 1991.
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DR Jose - thanks for the link to Russ Rizner's IBDB listing. I have also discovered that he's on a lot of recordings, including the concert version of South Pacific and the new Joshua Bell CD that Richard gave me for Christmas.
You're welcome, DR Ginny. And the "live" version of "Joshua Bell with Friends" premieres tonights on PBS as part of the "Live from Lincoln Center" series. -Check you local listings.
RATS! It's on here at 8pm, but tonight's my book group.
VCR? DVR? -Or check to see if it's going to be rebroadcast this weekend (like it is here in NYC).
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Funny title of the notes. My 4 year old niece uses that word all the time when she goes to the bathroom.
;D
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Welcome back Arnold. i look forward to reading about your trip. i hope there will be photos.
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Jose, you are correct, it is caffeine free tea. Twining’s English Breakfast to be precise.
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Glad you are feeling better, DR Dan the Man.
DITTO!
FEEL ALL THE WAY BETTER VIBES!
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MODERN FAMILY very funny again last night.....and tonight, as mentioned PWOJECT WUNWAY....
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Waiting for the call to pick up my car!
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Additional TV notes:
BURN NOTICE begins its new season tonight at 10 on USA.
PROJECT RUNWAY shows its second episode of its new season on Lifetime, also at 10.
(Thankfully, I can record one of these shows at a later airing in the early morning since I'll be recording THE MENTALIST at 10 as well.
I just checked out slice tv (the canadian channel that shows project runway) and the new season will begin for us feb 6th. NOt great but we'll only be 3 weeks behind.
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FROM CILLA:
My mother called to tell me she dropped a dozen eggs on the floor. 4 brokes but stayed in the carton, she said rather than get mad she thought " at least it wasn't a can of red paint" lol
;D
As for the woman looking unhappy in reference to the photographers, she was looking down, not at them. some people rescued would look up. i figured aside from her ordeal making her unhappy, so did the crowd.
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Funny title of the notes. My 4 year old niece uses that word all the time when she goes to the bathroom.
;D
It is pretty funny. I'm sure she is the only 4 year old that says that. And of course I taught her the word.
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DR JHVW congrats on returning to school!!! :D
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I also got a chuckle from what DR Cillaliz's mom said. IT is good to have a good attitude.
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Well DR CP you would be writing about my ancestors.....Lord Stanley who changed his mind and helped defeat Dick III was my 19th back Grandfather.
Sorry, to say that, as one who believes in the innocence of Richard III, I find your illustrious ancestor a really bad guy.
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Oy. I went to the library. They had some books waiting for me that i had reserved and a dvd.
Anyhow i got them at the front desk, but we can't pass movies through the detectors. So i asked the librarian to put my bag aside (which they do all the time).
When i went back to the desk to get them the librarian could not find them. It turns out the original librarian had forgotten to put the books under the desk and had just left them on the desk. Another librarian came and took them (as if someone had returned them).
Luckily the first librarian was able to fix the situation. Although it wasn't easy (since there were people who had reserved the books and it's not that easy to bump people).
The librarian was very sorry! (i should have watched to make sure she took the bag and put it under the desk).
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I'm not sure if that made any sense!
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The dvd is THE PROPOSAL with sandra bullock. I have wanted to see this for a while. I love a good romantic comedy.
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Jose, you are correct, it is caffeine free tea. Twining’s English Breakfast to be precise.
Umm... Well, I hope it was Twinings English Breakfast Decaffeinated then. ;)
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I'm not sure if that made any sense!
yes it did, glad they were able to retrieve the books for you. i've been bumped back on my wait list, it happens.
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How to get a MAD MEN haircut.....
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/10/27/the-mad-men-guide-to-a-manly-haircut/ (http://artofmanliness.com/2009/10/27/the-mad-men-guide-to-a-manly-haircut/)
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Well DR CP you would be writing about my ancestors.....Lord Stanley who changed his mind and helped defeat Dick III was my 19th back Grandfather.
Sorry, to say that, as one who believes in the innocence of Richard III, I find your illustrious ancestor a really bad guy.
Oh, I agree - especially since his second wife was the mother of the man who then became king.....
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We finished the McGlinnventory early since we ran out of cartons. I went to NYPL briefly to dig through the file drawers of the Theatre Collection which the asses in charge of the library - and neither use nor know how to use the collection - have moved from the third floor to the second so they can justify eliminating staff and putting the librarians in the collections onto the second floor desk duty. Researches, jumping from the third floor drawers of music to the second floor drawers of theatre and film, are needless and pathetic because of those fools. I keep hoping someone more irate will go postal and blow them away. Then maybe things will go back to the practical, easy method of research before last summer.
As to the McGlinnventory, I believe we've finished first pass on all printed material and we're down to a ton of records and compact discs.
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Wow - DR ELMORE it sounds like someone who NEVER used the service came up with a great idea.....and probably got paid a bonus.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up. I tell you I could sleep all day when it's raining. Of course, now I am very behind, but I'll get right to work.
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Anybody watching SPARTACUS this week?
Mikey?
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Is SPARTACUS one of those Showtime Spectaculars?
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Is SPARTACUS one of those Showtime Spectaculars?
It's a new series on STARZ(?) with Lucy Lawless. It's got DR MBarnum's name written all over it.
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I didn't recognize Lucy Lawless.
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We are expected to have extremely high winds this afternoon and evening. And more rain.
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I don't receive the STARZ frequency on my wireless.
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Oh dear, I just consented to be one of the "professionals" in the Dancing With the Putnam County Stars competition....it's a charity event that raised almost more than $25,000 for the community last year....I turned them down last year....and I hate to do it two years in a row. What if they stopped asking?
i hope I get a nice ballroom category.
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Does anyone here ever cook quinoa?
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Does anyone here ever cook quinoa?
Betsy does. Does that count?
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I'm assuming of course this is a contest and there's a prize. ;)
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Unfortunately, my hunch is the prize is more quinoa.
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In other news, we have our first official showing of our house tomorrow. Pray for buyers. :)
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I am not quite sure what one does with quinoa after cooking it. Do you add it to other dishes, like soup?
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Good luck on the home showings!
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Finished smoothing out yesterday's writing - and it took a while to do, realized I'd gotten a timeline wrong from much earlier in the book and made notes about how to move the three or four paragraphs to make it right (that's the best thing about this book - it's modular - and you just cut and paste things where you need them if you've screwed something up, timeline-wise). Then I wrote one new page and shall now do a few more. Someone asked me to meet them at Hugo's, but they can't go until this afternoon - and I don't know that I want to wait that long, but it's raining and the streets will be a mess, so maybe I'll just do all my writing now, and then go over there around two-thirty or three.
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I am not quite sure what one does with quinoa after cooking it. Do you add it to other dishes, like soup?
I've never had it in soup, though I think you certainly could do that, say in place of barley, etc. It's just another rice/grain substitute, basically. Betsy usually makes it and then we put various "toppings on it." She has one recipe that I think has garbanzo beans and a few other items in a sort of sweet and sour sauce that we put on it.
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I didn't recognize Lucy Lawless.
LOL!
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Does anyone here ever cook quinoa?
I don't even know what it is.
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It's something only vegetarians can love, I think.
I am sure someone will correct me on that.
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It's something only vegetarians can love, I think.
I am sure someone will correct me on that.
A lot of vegetarian food seems to be exactly that!
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It's something only vegetarians can love, I think.
I am sure someone will correct me on that.
A lot of vegetarian food seems to be exactly that!
Like tofu.
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We will be seeing The Letter (starring Miss Betty Davis) this evening. It's playing at Chelsea Cinemas as part of Thursday night Chelsea Classics. I have never seen The Letter but I do love a good Miss Davis woman's picture so I'm looking forward to it.
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I do not know what DR LAURA is talking about.
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Showing vibes for DR JMK et al.
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I have just found out that we can choose our own music.....so there is really only one choice for me in competition.
DISCO
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Hiya, gang.
What's the word on Der Brucer's ticker???
Historic period to hang around and write about: American Declaration of Independence, Jefferson, Franklin. Then, of course, whisk me away before the ensuing horrible years of war. Would also like to pal around with Mozart - I like singing his music, and hear he was a jolly, optimistic fellow.
Oh - saw Waiting for Godot the other night at A Noise Within. Here's my review:
www.culturespotla.com
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Universal (via Amazon) is making a bunch of their catalog titles available, including some old Paramounts, as "burn" discs.
Among the more interesting titles, at least for me, are THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER, RESSURECTION, RUGGLES OF RED GAP, THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH, SPAWN OF THE NORTH, TELL THEM WILLIE BOY WAS HERE, etc.
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Hi Penny.
Triple by-pass.
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Sheesh, this rainy weather kinda robs me of intention... still, maybe i can haul my ol' bones off to the gym. I'll stop by and see my cousin Tina (you remember Tina, from last year...<sigh>) on my way to give this evening's piano lessons. Have I told you about that??? This guy, who lives near Rikki, hired me to come to his major estate - yes, there are swans on his pond, and a herd of alpacas in the 'yard' and the house looks like an English castle - and give him and his little daughter piano lessons after dinner once a week. Quite lucrative - but, I tell ya, I EARN it!!!!
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Hey, Laura - thanks for the update... howz he doing? Anyone talk to Woody??
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Oy, it's already nearly 1 pm... gotta get my caboose in gear if I'm gonna get to the gym... laters, skaters.
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He's doing well. He is very cranky and in pain, but that's normal.
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The winds are picking up.
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I'm running very behind this morning for some reason. Anyway, I must head down and get cleaned up for lunch out with friends today. Our last for a week.
Oh, rats!
WBBL.
I hope that's not the lunch offering, DR Matt!!
No, it wasn't. Lunch was very delicious.
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Anybody watching SPARTACUS this week?
Mikey?
I certainly know it'll be in my DVR queue.
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We will be seeing The Letter (starring Miss Betty Davis) this evening. It's playing at Chelsea Cinemas as part of Thursday night Chelsea Classics. I have never seen The Letter but I do love a good Miss Davis woman's picture so I'm looking forward to it.
One of her best pictures and one of her best performances, but it's very different from her usual tearjerkers of the period like DARK VICTORY and ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO.
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It is miserably cold and rainy here. I can't seem to get warm. I had a fleece throw over me while I worked on my movie project this afternoon, and I was still not really warm.
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Before I left for lunch, I watched last night's MODERN FAMILY, and it was hysterical from beginning to end. Each one of the three families' stories just had me howling. I LOVE these characters.
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When I got in from lunch I watched GERMANY YEAR ZERO. A horrifying picture of Berlin after the war, depressingly sad throughout - ugly, and unforgettable.
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There was a huge number of bonus features relegated to this disc because the film is only 73 minutes long. The documentary I just finished on Rossellini was 65 minutes long. I watched several other somewhat shorter pieces, but there are still two pieces left which I'll get to when I head back downstairs.
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I also hope I can get to UGLY BETTY and possibly CHUCK before tonight's primetime TV begins.
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Remember that project from last September with the conductor I thought wasn't very good? I just resigned.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
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Onward and Upward, DR elmore.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
Well...
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
Several appealing films in that list. Did they speculate on what each movie will cost?
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
Several appealing films in that list. Did they speculate on what each movie will cost?
I just went there and answered my own question: list - $19.99 ; Amazon price - $17.99
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
Nope, no one mentioned it, least of all Druxy a few posts above yours. ;D
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I guess I'll hop off-line for a bit and get some writing done. Then I'll head back down to finish the bonus features on GERMANY YEAR ZERO and then start leisure viewing for the evening.
WBBL.
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Yes some interesting titles.
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I'm sorry it didn't work out, Elmore. Hopefully something better is on the horizon.
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DR Jose - no DVR here and the repeat appears to be at 1am. Oh, well, I'll just listen to the CD.
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Best decision, DR ELMORE......
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Amazing Race starts Feb 14.
The new cast:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/bio/
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I'm Back From A Wonderful Cruise aboard the Celebrity Solstice.
Wonderful Food....Wonderful Entertainment(more about that Later) and Warm Weather. The Escape from Florida was timed just right and now it is warm again here. Missed the gang at HHW. Hope I didn't miss too much while I was away. I want to.however,wish all of you that had Birthdays whilst I was gone-VERY VERY AND HAPPY HAPPY NATAL DAYS.
Welcome back, Arnold!
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Wow - DR ELMORE it sounds like someone who NEVER used the service came up with a great idea.....and probably got paid a bonus.
It's the same way with people who design computers for libraries...they don't have to use it, so they don't care how cumbersome it is to use. We're getting a whole new system in May and we're just now starting to learn about how different it is from what we have. :P
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Is anybody else gonna watch/record the new ABC law show called THE DEEP END (i think that's the name)?
I don't have anything on at 8pm until SURVIVOR comes back on feb 11th. So I think I will give it a try (although i have heard nothing about it save for a few promos).
I'll either watch it or record it. I don't think it'll be something that I would want to watch, unless the first show is absolutely spectacular...but then, Norbert Leo Butz is on the show, so we'll see. ;)
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Hiya, gang.
What's the word on Der Brucer's ticker???
Historic period to hang around and write about: American Declaration of Independence, Jefferson, Franklin. Then, of course, whisk me away before the ensuing horrible years of war. Would also like to pal around with Mozart - I like singing his music, and hear he was a jolly, optimistic fellow.
Oh - saw Waiting for Godot the other night at A Noise Within. Here's my review:
www.culturespotla.com
nice review penny.
i'll email you the news on db
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dr elmore vibes something better comes along soon!!
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I'm sorry it didn't work out, Elmore. Hopefully something better is on the horizon.
Much as I think the conductor will crash and burn, the folk involved don't need my negativity and dissension. I gambled on removing him and lost. Time to bail.
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Amazing Race starts Feb 14.
The new cast:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/bio/
I can't wait! I guess that will be a busy week since SURVIVOR is starting on Feb 11th!
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
The Last Remake of Beau Geste!! I haven't see this since I was a kid, but my sister and I loved this! I'll have to see if it holds up.
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Oh dear, I just consented to be one of the "professionals" in the Dancing With the Putnam County Stars competition....it's a charity event that raised almost more than $25,000 for the community last year....I turned them down last year....and I hate to do it two years in a row. What if they stopped asking?
i hope I get a nice ballroom category.
Make sure you post pictures of the gown you'll be wearing!
;)
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I ordered a couple of the Universals to see what the quality is like - Gambit, Kitten With A Whip, and The Chalk Garden.
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Wow. Something I have never heard of in all the years I've lived here in Phoenix:
We are under a tornado watch.
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I took advantage of the brief respite from rain and ran over to Hugo's for lunch. As soon as I left there it started pouring again, so I obviously got there while the gettin' was good.
By the way, as I wrote weeks ago, The Black Shield of Falworth is available on Blu-Ray in the UK in a really beautiful transfer.
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Wow. Something I have never heard of in all the years I've lived here in Phoenix:
We are under a tornado watch.
Send us a postcard from Oz!
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I really liked THE PROPOSAL. I have always liked Sandra Bullock. Wow, she made a great bitch!
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LOL Elmore!
I'm glad I had the big pine tree assessed by an arborist -- just in case it comes down, I can prove to the insurance company that it was healthy.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
Several appealing films in that list. Did they speculate on what each movie will cost?
I just went there and answered my own question: list - $19.99 ; Amazon price - $17.99
Some are as low as $14.99, including "Resurrection" (an absolutely mesmerizing film with tour-de-force performances by Ellen Burstyn and Eva LeGallienne, plus a superb Maurice Jarre score).
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Wow. Something I have never heard of in all the years I've lived here in Phoenix:
We are under a tornado watch.
wow, more surprising than the one in l.a.
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One of Frances' big comeback roles was in THE CHALK GARDEN.
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Watching some of the First Season episodes of the Adventures of Superman.....George Reeves had an amazing smile....although Superman didn't smile too much, nor did Clark Kent.
And I really like Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane....she was one tough cookie.
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Rain has abated momentarily, just as it had two hours ago. It abates, the clouds part, we have three minutes of sun, and then it's gray and pouring again.
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I've written about twelve pages and will probably do three or four more.
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Welcome back to DR ARNOLDMBROCKMAN sounds like the trip was great.
After PWOJECT WUNWAY.....I recommend that you switch over to FX or FXHD and laugh along with ARCHER.
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No ballgown, DR GEORGE.....I am hoping to get DISCO.
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A big welcome back to Arnold
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If the deluge had happened right aftre BK wrote about his Dinah Shore show experiences, the chapter could have been called:
APRES "MWAAAAH" THE DELUGE
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Wow. Something I have never heard of in all the years I've lived here in Phoenix:
We are under a tornado watch.
It's Global Warming! :o IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!
;)
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Safety vibes to Laura and family
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Thanks, FJL.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
Several appealing films in that list. Did they speculate on what each movie will cost?
I just went there and answered my own question: list - $19.99 ; Amazon price - $17.99
Some are as low as $14.99, including "Resurrection" (an absolutely mesmerizing film with tour-de-force performances by Ellen Burstyn and Eva LeGallienne, plus a superb Maurice Jarre score).
The ladies have so much in common!
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One of Frances' big comeback roles was in THE CHALK GARDEN.
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BK, I found in the McGlinnventory this week something I really wanted: a photocopy of the orchestra score for THE MUSIC MAN. The score's are dated Dec 1957. The show opened on Broadway on Dec 19, 1957, and the score for "My White Knight" is the final version dated 12/14/57. It's too bad the original ginormous version isn't among the scores.
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Wow. I want it, too!
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Still raining like crazy. It occasionally stops for five minutes, and then another downpour happens. We haven't had anything like this since the year I moved into this house. Guess there's no more water shortage, not that there really was one to begin with. And now that we'll have plenty of water, do you suppose the DWP will put the rates back where they were? Riiiiight.
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Our storm is getting really bad. There is a band of storms hitting the west side of town now and expected to hit us in about an hour or two.
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STORM VIBES!!!
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Be sure to stay off the phone if there is lightning.
those vibes were for DRS laura & kerry.
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Vibes to all you westerners...that's some pretty scary footage on The Weather Channel!
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We had a storm pass over us but I think that's it for the night. Hope the weather is good for traveling to NY tomorrow.
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Just wrote another couple of pages. I think about seventeen or so today. Whew! I'm in a really fun spot now, talking about the Nudie previews and we're just having the one that sold the film. Oh, the memories. This is going to be a LONG book, but as long as it's fun and interesting, I don't care. In fact, I have just gotten to the point where the Hofstetter books would be ending - about 267 manuscript pages, which produces a 200 page book. That just boggles my mind to have done what usually takes eight to ten weeks, page-wise, in three weeks. I suspect there will be another 267 pages, but then who knows? It may be less, it may be more, but there's no way this book will be under 350 pages.
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FJL, I like your promises promises better than the one I was thinking of
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I never saw MAGNOLIA at a theater, but since I liked BOOGIE NIGHTS, I took a chance and did a blind buy on MAGNOLIA when it came out on DVD. I loved it. It was a very risky film with a bunch of storylines, three hour length, and some unexpected twists and turns in the storytelling. I thought it was a near-brilliant film.
I have not upgraded my DVD but I'm sure I eventually will.
The first 45 minutes or so of MAGNOLIA are quite simply a directorial tour de force. I was amazed. Things petered out a bit after that for me.
Bleh! I hated MAGNOLIA
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Waiting for the call to pick up my car!
Wow, you're strong if you can pick up your car
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It is raining and pouring and very windy. Terrible to drive in. But Sugar and I manage to take our walks anyway-- very wet walks)
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FROM CILLA:
My mother called to tell me she dropped a dozen eggs on the floor. 4 brokes but stayed in the carton, she said rather than get mad she thought " at least it wasn't a can of red paint" lol
;D
As for the woman looking unhappy in reference to the photographers, she was looking down, not at them. some people rescued would look up. i figured aside from her ordeal making her unhappy, so did the crowd.
I know what you meant and I'm sure you're right, that is unless she had gone without food and water long enough that she was really out of it
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Watching some of the First Season episodes of the Adventures of Superman.....George Reeves had an amazing smile....although Superman didn't smile too much, nor did Clark Kent.
And I really like Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane....she was one tough cookie.
She sure screams a lot during her season on the show. But I liked her. She's much more sardonic than Noel Neill as Lois.
Those first season episodes are much grittier and tougher than subsequent seasons of the show.
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Is anybody else gonna watch/record the new ABC law show called THE DEEP END (i think that's the name)?
I don't have anything on at 8pm until SURVIVOR comes back on feb 11th. So I think I will give it a try (although i have heard nothing about it save for a few promos).
No, I have no intention of watching it. The cast didn't interest me (though I liked Billy Zane in THE PHANTOM), and I don't care to see a young version of GREY'S ANATOMY set in a law firm with everybody hopping into each other's beds. GREY'S gives me MORE than my quota of that.
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Words I didn't want to hear after spending 2 1/2 hours shoveling snow off the garage roof "You make be feeling the effects of the weekend storm starting tomorrow"
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When I went back down, I finished up the two remaining bonus features on the disc. If I had known they were so short, I would have gone ahead and finished them this afternoon. I just assumed they were going to be as long as the features which had preceded them. Each was about 5 minutes, so I had a nice long amount of time.
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Time to go home.
Much TV watching will be happening tonight. :D
Until later!
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I started with last night's UGLY BETTY. As usual, Betty was rushing around trying to be all things to all people, especially in her apartment building, but I did like the story with Marc a lot this week. They occasionally soften him, and it's always appealing when they do.
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We are now under a tornado warning.
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Uh, tornado dance?
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Next I watched last night's LEVERAGE. Good caper(s), and the twist ending was a lot of fun. I love hearing these guys speak with an Irish accent.
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Uh, tornado dance?
That's PAGE SEVEN TORNADO DANCE, please!
;)
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I loved tonight's BONES episode. I just adore how the people in the lab have each other's backs, show such love and devotion to one another. It's actually quite touching the way they're written and played.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned here or not, but I read this on another messageboard:
"Universal has announced a new Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles that you can now purchase via Amazon.com, much like Warner's Archive program. The first batch of titles available includes Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), A Good Man in Africa (1994), A Bronx Tale (1993), Pure Luck (1991), Shout (1991), Stick (1985), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Resurrection (1980), Blue Collar (1978), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), Shoot Out (1971), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1970), Gambit (1966), The Brass Bottle (1964), Kitten with a Whip (1964), The Chalk Garden (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Perfect Furlough (1958), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Dragnet (1954), House of Seven Gables (1940), Spawn of the North (1938), Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1933). "
Several appealing films in that list. Did they speculate on what each movie will cost?
I just went there and answered my own question: list - $19.99 ; Amazon price - $17.99
Some are as low as $14.99, including "Resurrection" (an absolutely mesmerizing film with tour-de-force performances by Ellen Burstyn and Eva LeGallienne, plus a superb Maurice Jarre score).
I just ordered RESURRECTION and THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER.
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And then I finished my evening viewing with tonight's GREY'S ANATOMY.
The inevitable happened with Alex and Izzie which made me angry and sad at the same time. Some crossroads times for Mark and Lexie, too, and with the Chief.
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We have been advised to go into the basement. Phoenix houses do not have basements.
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Go to the innermost room in your house, one without windows, usually the bathroom.
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Sometimes a closet...go into the closet
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It appears that the worst has passed -- the line of storms has moved east.
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Sometimes a closet...go into the closet
That's definitely the place I have for tornados. My bathrooms all have windows and are all on the sides of my house.
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By working diligently all week, I have whittled down my review stack to a single disc left: the Blu-ray of PARIS, TEXAS which I will be working on tomorrow. Unless something comes in the mail tomorrow (and I'm not expecting anything until next week), I'm looking at a potential free Saturday and Sunday to watch what I want when I want!
Hooray!
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Oh, I forgot to mention that I did skim through today's soaps. Nothing of interest on ATWT or OLTL though Luke and Noah were in the previews for tomorrow (along with the new grumpy doctor).
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I guess I need to close up shop here and head downstairs to go to bed.
WBBL.
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Oh, rats!
I meant, good night! :o
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Good news Laura
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I'm quite tired. Finished with my limited viewing for the evening.
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And now I shall relax and listen to some Rozsa music.
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The rain shut off for five minutes, so I got out there and put the new motor car in the garage.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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A tornado touched down several miles north of here.
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I just watched "The Deep End." It's very much like "Grey's Anatomy" as Matt guessed. I'll see if it keeps my interest. Nice looking people, but nothing new.
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Now, I'm watching "Grey's Anatomy."
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Glad you're Ok, Laura.
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Cilla - Thanks.
I like Letterman's fact about Scott Brown (paraphrasing): Global warming was caused in part by his smoldering hunkiness.
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Just got back - boy oh boy!! What weather!!! Fortunately, I am under the protection of some very strong angels or else I have whucha call Good Karma - as soon as it was time to get in the ol' Kar, the rain abated quite a lot, and I was able to make it from Agoura Hills to Marina del Rey in under an hour, with no mishaps along the way. And the piano lessons were fun to teach tonight, too. And I had delicious chicken and salad at Rikki's house. Ah, life is good!!!
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BK, I found in the McGlinnventory this week something I really wanted: a photocopy of the orchestra score for THE MUSIC MAN. The score's are dated Dec 1957. The show opened on Broadway on Dec 19, 1957, and the score for "My White Knight" is the final version dated 12/14/57. It's too bad the original ginormous version isn't among the scores.
MUSIC MAN is due out soon on Blu-ray. I should be getting my review screener any day.
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A little tea, and then to bed, m'dears. Sweet dreams to all...
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I have high hopes for the Blu and Ray of The Music Man. I've already seen the screencaps at DVD Beaver and, as per usual with him these days, it all looks yellow - but my experience with his caps for the last six months is that anything that looks yellow in his caps looks perfect on the disc itself. Even his caps for Michael Clayton, a film that has more blue than any film in recent memory, are yellow. But the sharpness in the caps looks pretty good, which means it should look great. Warners has been getting the color right on almost every recent Blu-Ray release, so I'm hoping this continues their good streak.
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Amazing Race starts Feb 14.
The new cast:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/bio/
Wow, they all seem so nice. I will just have to root for them all! LOL! I can't wait!
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Glad you all didn't get swept away by the storms!
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It's so sad that all the rain in LA just washes away to the ocean.
Even with all the pollution from the city, it still could be cleaned and re-used.
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VIBES, VIBES, VIBES ;D ;D ;D
NIGHT, NIGHT, NIGHT :) :) :)
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Pictures, pictures, pictures from car, and notes, notes, notes left on front door, will be going to the landload tenant resolution office this weekend.
Thanks, thanks, thanks everyone ;) ;) ;).
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Good Evening!
So... I headed back out to Flushing, Queens, a few hours ago for some Chinese food with some friends. We ended up at "Northeast Restaurant" - also known as "East North Food Culture" and "Dong Bei Feng Wei". My friend, Eric, took on the ordering duties for the evening, and in true Eric fashion he over-ordered...
"Stupid" Chicken Stewed Wild Mushrooms, Fresh Leek & Pork Pastry, Pork & Sour Cabbage Dumplings, Sauteed Egg with Egg, Stuffed Minced Mutton with Fish, Sauteed Pine Nuts with Corn; and various "appetizers": kimchi, seaweed & boiled peanuts.
-There were only three of us at the table.
It was all quite good, and we all left the restaurant with some very and satisfied stomachs.
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DR Jose - no DVR here and the repeat appears to be at 1am. Oh, well, I'll just listen to the CD.
Well, a friend of mine was playing on tonight's program, so I may be able to get a "screener" for you. -Unless DR George can tape it for you. ;)
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Still raining like crazy. It occasionally stops for five minutes, and then another downpour happens. We haven't had anything like this since the year I moved into this house. Guess there's no more water shortage, not that there really was one to begin with. And now that we'll have plenty of water, do you suppose the DWP will put the rates back where they were? Riiiiight.
Umm.. But doesn't most of the water in Los Angeles County actually come from out of state?
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DR Jose - no DVR here and the repeat appears to be at 1am. Oh, well, I'll just listen to the CD.
Well, a friend of mine was playing on tonight's program, so I may be able to get a "screener" for you. -Unless DR George can tape it for you. ;)
Well...a screener would certainly have a higher visual quality, but Joshua Bell will be on again on Sunday. I can record it then, if you want. :)