Haines His Way

TOD: I have not seen any of these movies of which you speak.

It might be interesting to make a mix tape of the best tracks from all the CANDIDES. It seems like many of the recordings have their own merit.

Even though there may be some BRAIN casting in NY, I have to say that I love Egbert's performance, and his tracks are the ones on the CD that I play the most, along with Cason and Merrill's.

RE: big brother.

For those who get Showtime, there will be 3 hours/7 days a week (from midnight to 3am). I'm hoping they show this in canada too!

DR Edi, on last night's CLOSER, one entire segment of the broadcast seemed like it was time compressed--shown at a slightly faster speed.  Was that intentional?  I have to say that it was a little annoying--it's one of the reasons I've stopped watching shows on TV Land.

And were the cookies a product placement?

DR Edi, on last night's CLOSER, one entire segment of the broadcast seemed like it was time compressed--shown at a slightly faster speed.  Was that intentional?  I have to say that it was a little annoying--it's one of the reasons I've stopped watching shows on TV Land.

And were the cookies a product placement?

I didn't notice any time compression, but I was working until midnight so I only saw the second airing. I agree with you, the Lexicon process has made a lot of shows unviewable to me. I've mentioned it before and network execs say "You're too picky...the aveage viewer will never notice." So here's proof that they DO notice.

And yes, the cookies were an uncomfortably forced product placement. I've never seen them do something so blatant before. (Did you notice that Keebler was one of our sponsors?)

I just loaded the 6th episode. The product placement isn't so blantant...they worked it into the script better. And it was a terrific episode, too!

And I'm not even bk!

You're not?    

Isn't it funny how whatever version of an album you buy first becomes your favorite? I have a lot of cheapo European recordings that aren't the best, but because they were my first...

I also find that sometimes with certain authors or musical artists...the first book or album I was exposed to (not necessarily *their* first) often becomes my favorite.

It might be interesting to make a mix tape of the best tracks from all the CANDIDES. It seems like many of the recordings have their own merit.

Great idea, but just the THOUGHT of making all of those decisions exhausts me!  Same thing with Follies...      

Sorry, DR Edisaurus, I can't comment on Fritz in the shower, as I have...oh...approximately two seasons to catch up on, first.  

...anyone want to join me? (don't be afraid!)

DR MBarnum, if I were going to be in town, I would have joined you!

DR MBarnum, if I were going to be in town, I would have joined you!

See...Singdaw isn't afraid....well....Jose, Elmore, Rodzinski...don't you want to experience Bollywood entertainment the way that millions of Hindu's do everday at the multiplexes?

DR MBarnum, if I were going to be in town, I would have joined you!

Do you do windows, too?

Do you do windows, too?

Yes!  And DOS...    

Quick Tuesday greetings from the Washington Convention Center!

Well, your ALA Conference made a big splash in Sunday's Washington Post:


Ann Seidl's "Hollywood Librarian" premiered here to a grateful audience of colleagues.

Men in tuxes and women in gowns smartly walk the red carpet at the Washington Convention Center, to the "woo-hoo!" of adoring fans. A cameraman records the procession, photographers angle for close-ups. One carpet-walker, a woman in blue sequins, strikes a come-hither pose, and a security guard taps a female spectator on the shoulder.

"Are they famous?" he asks.

"No," she replies. "They're librarians."

Librarians, with the notable exception of Laura Bush, aren't often in the spotlight and publicly appreciated -- which is exactly why Ann Seidl decided they deserved a movie.
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Her decade-long campaign for librarian respect, fueled mostly by private donations, has culminated with "Hollywood Librarian."

Friday evening, the first night of the 128th annual American Library Association convention here, Seidl premiered her $185,000 opus to an audience of 5,000 very, very grateful colleagues.

Susan Turrell, a star of the film, is director of Tunkhannock Public Library, serving a community of 28,000 in rural Pennsylvania. At a reception preceding the screening, the 62-year-old Turrell, speaking in a soft drawl, cited her absurdly broad range of duties:
Providing tech support, plunging toilets, changing light bulbs, spraying for ants, browsing MySpace, dressing as Winnie the Pooh, proofreading résumés for library patrons, safeguarding against online porn, providing pro bono therapy -- and coordinating endless fundraising efforts that have included golf tournaments and square dances. All without even the benefit of office space, which was converted into community rooms.

"Some days," she said, due to the sheer busywork of the job, "I don't even see a book."

Darby O'Brien, a silver-haired librarian in Utica, N.Y., can empathize. "Public libraries are just about the last place that anyone can go. We serve the homeless and the mentally ill, we teach the disenfranchised how to use the Internet.
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After the screening, Ann Seidl relaxes long enough in her emerald-green gown to snap a few photographs with fans. But by the next morning, she'd be manning a booth, persuading her colleagues to screen "Hollywood Librarian" at their own branches and spread library awareness to patrons.

Seidl hopes the film will penetrate, grass-roots style, the consciousness of everyone who has ever loved a library. "If everyone knew how smart and funny and dedicated librarians were," she says, "no library would ever be shut down again."

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