Quote from: FJL on November 12, 2017, 06:07:01 PMQuote from: John G. on November 12, 2017, 05:25:26 PMQuote from: elmore3003 on November 12, 2017, 04:25:41 PMQuote from: KevinH on November 12, 2017, 04:24:52 PMLiz Smith has died at the age of 94.That's sad news. She was always friendly. I read her faithfully for quite a while, but her opinions on the theater often left me angry. She was definitely not a Hal Prince-Sondheim fan. Funny you mention that. She would publish comments from reader letters every now and then, and she'd mentioned a letter I wrote her about her column on "Merrily We Roll Along." My friend Peter called me when it appeared, and said "what the f#@! are you doing in Liz Smith's column?" (She actually sent me a copy of the clipping from the paper, which arrived in the mail a few days later.)A remnant of that mention from 1982 actually still shows up on the google squib if you google "reader fred landau" "liz smith" It did, but it was an Elyria, Ohio, paper that wanted $8 to read it.
Quote from: John G. on November 12, 2017, 05:25:26 PMQuote from: elmore3003 on November 12, 2017, 04:25:41 PMQuote from: KevinH on November 12, 2017, 04:24:52 PMLiz Smith has died at the age of 94.That's sad news. She was always friendly. I read her faithfully for quite a while, but her opinions on the theater often left me angry. She was definitely not a Hal Prince-Sondheim fan. Funny you mention that. She would publish comments from reader letters every now and then, and she'd mentioned a letter I wrote her about her column on "Merrily We Roll Along." My friend Peter called me when it appeared, and said "what the f#@! are you doing in Liz Smith's column?" (She actually sent me a copy of the clipping from the paper, which arrived in the mail a few days later.)A remnant of that mention from 1982 actually still shows up on the google squib if you google "reader fred landau" "liz smith"
Quote from: elmore3003 on November 12, 2017, 04:25:41 PMQuote from: KevinH on November 12, 2017, 04:24:52 PMLiz Smith has died at the age of 94.That's sad news. She was always friendly. I read her faithfully for quite a while, but her opinions on the theater often left me angry. She was definitely not a Hal Prince-Sondheim fan.
Quote from: KevinH on November 12, 2017, 04:24:52 PMLiz Smith has died at the age of 94.That's sad news. She was always friendly.
Liz Smith has died at the age of 94.
DR Sandra and I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Disneyland.
I had an encouraging call from Carol of The Animal Project. She thinks I'm being impatient and should relax a bit. I'd agree with that. She also made the very smart observation that if I didn't want him back under the shelves to block the openings with towels and things. She liked the pet carrier socializing today, eve if it did not end with their being bosom buddies.She suggested they bring me a large cage used for fostering animals where Thatch could be safe to observe the comings and goings of the apartment and Annabelle could not reach him. I think this may all work out after all. She thinks everything will be fine, and I feel much much better at the moment.
DR Amy, thanks for your thoughts. I had read everything on bringing in a new cat and with all good intentions managed to botch everything. I feel so sorry for that poor kitten because everything awful happening to him lies at my feet. The notion of using the pet carrier had never occurred to me until my friend's suggestion last night.If I can resolve this so that Thatch can happily live with us, I will be in heaven.
Vixmom, that is a great picture, and if you don't mind -- not that you really have a choice in the matter -- I really must share it with housemate Nathan who is quite the DR. WHO aficionado.Which reminds me: are you aware of a DR. WHO-themed restaurant up here, I think it's in or near Newburgh, NY?
One thing I "need" to do, maybe today or tomorrow, is get my arse to a Barnes and Noble and scarf up some Criterion product. This is an historical first, me not getting there within a day or two of the start of the sale. Fortunately, when this kind of thing runs all month, one has a little leeway. And I do need me my leeway.
Hey, kids! It's time for ..... Photographic Evidence.During a break I was about to ask DR Elmore and his adopted son to look up and smile for a quick one, but I felt these would look nice and natural (always my preference), so here they are:
Lovely photos DR CHAS SMITH!DR WHO NORTH AMERICA the store is one mile from my house....
Quote from: elmore3003 on November 12, 2017, 10:13:26 AMI forgot to mention earlier but the cat chronicles are now running my life. I am really enjoying the LEVI news. This morning, I was thinking how much fun and what seemed endless work to get THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X open 11 years (really??) ago.I really look forward to eventually finding the opportunity to do BRAIN, whether it be a production up here that I could even MD, or one to play in somewhere.
I forgot to mention earlier but the cat chronicles are now running my life. I am really enjoying the LEVI news. This morning, I was thinking how much fun and what seemed endless work to get THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X open 11 years (really??) ago.
Two of the helpers are packing up the house - and inadvertently packed the Indiegogo stuff, which I'd separated out - there are five boxes of stuff from that room and I'm sure that will be in one of them.
And I am back on the Big Mac! AppleCare, I love you.
What a day. The helpers and the helper's helpers got everything moved save for the bed, end tables, and dresser in my room. Hard as it is to believe, there are still MORE CDs in one of those end table things. Unbelievable. It took three trips in all but I am sitting here like so much fish in a basically empty house - dining table, dining room thing that I still have to empty - we'll call Goodwill to come and get those because we've had no takers. Grant was at the new house at one, and we placed all the sofas and tables - the TV/audio guy worked through the afternoon and got all that stuff set up except for the rear speakers, which he'll do as soon as he finds two little stands for them, as I don't want them mounted on the wall. The garage is a disaster at the new house. I'd asked for them to leave a space for the washer and dryer so she of the Evil Eye could get in there and use them, but alas they did not - it's literally wall to wall boxes and the shelving units, which have to be attached to the walls - then we can at least unbox about twenty boxes and free up that room. Also, the big CD shelves couldn't go over - they were cheaply made long ago and were literally falling apart. I'm still unpacking books for the book room but am almost finished with that.
Quote from: bk on November 12, 2017, 11:02:39 AMTwo of the helpers are packing up the house - and inadvertently packed the Indiegogo stuff, which I'd separated out - there are five boxes of stuff from that room and I'm sure that will be in one of them. I hope it's all found quickly!
