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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a strange undercurrent of weirdness, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they, too, are feeling a strange undercurrent of weirdness and also anger - they're trying to have some anger moonagement.
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And the word of the day is: LENTICULAR!
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The Cylons in the original "Battlestar Galactica" series had lenticular eyes. When the series was first released on DVD (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JM3C/qid=1145863609/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/102-4779504-7364131?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130), it was put in "Collectible 'Cylon Head' Packaging Featuring a Lenticular Red Eye." The library where I work bought copies of this and since we can't circulate that kind of specialty packaging, we don't (now you can buy the set without the "Cylon Head"). Anyway, I kept one of the heads for myself and actually bought the DVD series from England (also, without the "Cylon Head" packaging) because it was a lot cheaper than any new U.S. copy that I could find...and I have a region-code-free DVD player, so I could actually play it. And the British set fit perfectly in the "Cylon Head." :)
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TOTD:
Four Tops: "Bernadette", "Seven Rooms Of Gloom"
Mary Wells" - "My Guy"
Michael Jackson - "Ben"
Marvin Gay & Kim Weston - "It Takes Two"
Supremes & Temptations - "Rhythm Of Life"
Supremes: "The Happening", "You Keep Me Hainging On".
Supremes (post Diana): "Nathan Jones"
Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
Miracles - "Shop Around"
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Monday!
Lenticular...isn't that that thing you have to keep cleaning out in your dryer?
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Well...The Supremes, I think. Although my favorite Motown song ever is:
It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
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Good writing vibes for MR BK - hope the weirdness has passed.
Saw THE 49th PARALLEL on TCM last week and thought it was wonderful....very interesting story.
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Good morning, all! My father is fine. I spoke to him last night, and he appears determined to do the opposite of anything my brothers and I want. I'm am mainly worried in that I think he's being far too active for a man who had major surgery only a week ago, but I refuse to babysit from a distance of 500 miles. I'll kick his ass in two weeks. He did mention an appointment with his doctor on April 28, so we'll see how that goes.
I'm off to Toyland this morning after a very long and profitable day there yesterday. I'm trying to find a nice way in my acknowledgements for the edition to say something neither snide nor double entendre about an egocentric pompous ass who is an insult to research and scholarship. It ain't easy.
TOD:
My favorite Motown is the OBC recording of PIPPIN
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TOD:
I grew up with two older sisters and they were Supremes fans in the supreme. They had every 45 (and later, LPs). I also grew to love their sound. Favorites? At the top of me head I'm hearing:
I Hear A Symphony
Where Did Our Love Go?
Stop In The Name Of Love
Love Child
You Keep Me Hanging On
Plus a little know B-side song "I'm Going Down For The Third Time" which I found to be incredibly catchy and sang to myself incessantly.
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TOD:
My favorite Motown is the OBC recording of PIPPIN
Along with PIPPIN, I'm also a fan of Motown's GUYS AND DOLLS.
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I guess reviews can sort of trickle in for CD's, as the reviewers get around to them, since this nice review for the LAST STARFIGHTER CD just seems to have appeared on the Washington D.C. Potomac Stages site. Nice review for Skip and me, but the last paragraph is ESPECIALLY nice for BK, so I hope it's OK that I'm reprinting it here in its entirety:
The Last Starfighter - A New Musical
Original cast recording
Music and lyrics by Skip Kennon
Book by Fred Landau
Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Betuel
Issued 2005
Running time 58 minutes - 16 tracks
Packaged with notes, synopsis and nine photos
Lyrics include some brief strong language
Kritzerland KR 20010-4
List Price $17.98 Click here to buy the CD
The 1984 movie in which a suave Robert Preston came down from the heavens to entice a computer-game wizard to travel to the stars to save the good guys in an intergalactic war has remained a favorite of sci-fi buffs even as higher-tech special effects extravaganzas have come and gone. Its combination of youthful enthusiasm, irreverence and a certain adolescent charm that even extended to the far-from-adolescent Preston, made it memorable. Fred Landau adapted the movie for a small Off-Off-Broadway type presentation and Skip Kennon who had created the score for the similarly sci-fi musical Time and Again signed on to do both music and lyrics. The result, as captured in this fine recording, is a chipper, charming and tuneful package.
Storyline: A musical version of the movie about a race of aliens who search for a master strategist by distributing a computer space combat game and then tracking down whoever achieved the highest score. Young Alex who lives with his mom in a trailer park breaks all records on the game and is recruited to save the Star League from the evil Zur and the Ko-Dan Armada.
The Storm Theater, an Off-Off-Broadway company, on the third floor of a church parish a block from Times Square, produced the show in October 2004. This recording, based on that production, boasts the original cast backed by a highly synthesized sounding support which, given the computer-game component of the story, seems just right for the piece. The booklet includes an interesting mini-essay by Landau (at least it appears to be by Landau - it doesn't actually have a byline) and a fine synopsis that allows you to understand the function of each song in the show. There are enough photos to give you a good feeling of what the show looked like in the small space on 46th Street.
The score ranges through a number of varying styles as the different scenes and characters require, but there is a unifying feel to the piece. Kennon's musical vocabulary is wide ranging and solidly grounded in contemporary musical theater. There are parts that sound a bit like early Flaherty and Ahrens, at others there seem to be touches of Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz or Jeffrey Stock. But they never seem like imitations. On one track, William Parry sounds a bit like the he's singing the introduction to Stephen Sondheim's Assassins when he tackles the song "Things Change," but that shouldn't be surprising since he originated the role of the proprietor in the original production of that show.
While we are at it, here's a big "welcome back" to the album's executive producer, Bruce Kimmel, who has provided so many theater music fans so many great hours of enjoyment. He founded Bay Cities Records which issued a number of theatrical pieces. Then he ran the segment of Verese Sarabande Records dealing with show music. His latest venture was the label dedicated to musical theater, Fynsworth Alley. Through it all, he produced over a hundred show music albums including the invaluable series of Lost In Boston discs of show tunes cut from hit shows before they reached Broadway and Unsung Musicals of songs from shows that didn't make it to the Great White Way. He introduced many fans to some of the best singers of show tunes (including, he might point out with pride, Guy Haines). This release on his new label is good news, not just because its contents is so fresh and welcome but because it is an addition to his latest venture. May he add many, many more.
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Well...The Supremes, I think. Although my favorite Motown song ever is:
It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
I was thinking the other week that it would be fun to have the Baker and his Wife break out in this song in a Motown version of INTO THE WOODS.
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Monday morning greetings! Today's title - A Strange Undercurrent of Weirdness - is a perfect description of my workplace.
TOD - Oddly enough, growing up in Motown I was not particularly aware of the music. In the very early '60's, though, I went to the state fair and saw a "new girl group" that was about to make it big - The Supremes. My favorite use of Motown music is the soundtrack to one of my favorite movies, The Big Chill.
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Good morning!
We're going to have a hot one here today with a high of 83. It's beautiful out right now, barely cool but already warming up, and beautiful blue sky with a few cumulus clouds around. Perfect April morning.
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The first boy friend I ever had was my freshman year in college, and our song was Mary Wells' "My Guy" so it will always have a special place in my heart.
Over the years, I've also gotten very fond of "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes," "ABC" by the Jackson Five, "Heat Wave" by Martha and the Vandellas, "My Girl" by the Temptations, "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" and "I Can't Help Myself" by the FOur Tops.
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FJL and Bruce!!! Congrats on such a nice review!!! Unfortunately, I missed the show off-Broadway. I will enjoy hearing it on CD.
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For those who don't know, COLD CASE is a police procedural where the cold case squad solves crimes that were abandoned by the original investigators many years ago. The producers of the show always use period music to establish setting and atmosphere.
Last night's show featured a murder of a child that happened in 1965, and several Motown songs were featured on the soundtrack last night including "My Girl."
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"Got to Be There" by Michael Jackson.
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Best wishes for DR TCB on his doctor visit today.
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"Smiling Faces Sometimes" by the Undisputed Truth
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Tonight comes the last two hours of ELIZABETH I with the final hour conflicting with '24.' Since I have already invested about 18 hours into '24's involved and riveting plot, I'll have to record ELIZABETH I and watch it tomorrow.
And that works out OK since I'm going to have houseguests in mid-May who don't get HBO and who have already asked me to record the four hour broadcast so they can watch it while here.
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It's a lovely day here, in LA, so far... rain was predicted, but there are rays of sunshine pouring down into the garden plaza outside my French doors, like melted butter over the French toast that's not out there. Oy. Not enough caffeine, apparently... back soon.
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That is quite a wonderful review, DR FJL. THanks for reprinting it for us to share.
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Have to go clean up now for lunch out with best friend John.
WBBL.
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Penny and Matt - Thanks. It's been especially nice to be a small part of Bruce's sort-of "re-emergence" as a name in theater recordings. With some people in the business, I can be talking about the recording, and the person will be nodding and listening; but then when we mention it's on Bruce Kimmel's new label, you can see the enthusiasm in their eyes as if to say if Bruce Kimmel thought it was worth his time and energy, maybe it's worth theirs as well.
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So, Fred, what are you working on now??
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Writing anything fun?
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I'm up, I'm up. Slept pretty well, and it looks like a lovely day with nice blue skies.
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I slept until after 9 a.m. this morning. I can't remember the last time THAT happened.
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Surgeon visit vibes for DR TCB!
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And one for Mahler.
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Second opinion vibes for DR TCB.
Thanks for posting that review DR FJL and drinks all around!
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Slow news day here at HHW.
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Catching up on my book selection work before I leave here for more than a week. Items of interest from my professional journals:
For DR Cillaliz - There's a book/movie group in Hamilton, NY, that has read and watched The Accidental Tourist and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
For DR PennyO - As a Julia Cameron fan, you might want to watch for her upcoming book, Floor Sample: A Creative Memoir.
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Am reading Broadway Babies Say Goodnight by Mark Streyn.
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A Motown INTO THE WOODS, DR DtM?
Oh....my....
Of course how could I forget PIPPIN and of course Diana Ross and The Supremes sing FUNNY GIRL.
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My road trip reading:
Audiobook, for when I'm in the car: The Jane Austen Book Club
Book, for when I'm not in the car: Peace Like a River
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I'm still catching up on posts, so I'm not sure if anyone else mentioned last night's DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES recap show.
I actually really enjoyed it. They split the show into sections featuring each of the women. And they basically summarized everything that had happened. But they had wonderful and insightful voiceovers by Mary-Alice. It really added a lot and sort of changed up some of the story.
And even though we'd actually seen everything before, it almost seemed as if it was new.
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Lost has a rerun of a recap show coming up this week. I might watch it this time.
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The LOST recap show I will definitely watch. The plot is SO intricate and the mysteries abound, so "second opinions/glances" of the season's events could be revelatory.
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The LOST recap show I will definitely watch. The plot is SO intricate and the mysteries abound, so "second opinions/glances" of the season's events could be revelatory.
DR Matt--did you get the issue of Entertainment Weekly a few weeks back that had the somewhat detailed photo of the map that Locke saw on the wall in the hatch? Lots of interesting information there. I think the photo is still viewable on the EW website.
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Hello. I woke up yesterday morning , ran down to the basement laundry room only to discover that during the night someone had installed a indoor pool in the basement. Unfortunately said someone did not first take the precaution of removing all my belongings from the said basement.
Several industrial sized hefty bags of sodden garbage (previously treasured keepsakes) and several hours later I blame MattH.
You didn't build that weather dam high enough!
It is still cold and miserable her and promises to remain that way until at least Wednesday
blech
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Congrats to Jose on his new niece, Emily!
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Congrats to Skip, BK and of course dear FJL on the wonderful review... thanks for sharing!!
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Good morning, all! Lovely overcast day here in Oakland CA....chance of showers today and tomorrow and Wednesday...light...nothing major.
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Not sure how I'm feeling today. Had some moments last night when I began coughing and couldn't quite clear my throat....and again this morning at work...a tickle that wouldn't stop tickling.
Don't call me Elmo.
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I hope everyone will stop, once in a while, and smell the flowers:
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Sorry to hear about vixmom's flooded basement/loss of "treasured keepsakes."
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A Couple of Motown favorite songs:
"Up the Ladder to the Roof" -- The Supremes (sans Diana Ross)
"Nathan Jones" -- The Supremes (sans Diana Ross)
All-Time Favoirte Motown Album:
"What's Goin' On?" -- Marvin Gay
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What? NO posts for 20 minutes?
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A definite LULL seems to be "in brew"!
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LULL a bye
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DR Vixmom - Sorry about the pool-gone-wrong in your basement!
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I personally tire of these endless "recap" shows that ABC is fond of putting together to cover the reality that they don't order enough new shows to fill a season.
That said, I chose not to watch TV programming last night at all, but instead put on my Fox noir "Fallen Angel."
I have extremely mixed feelings about this film. On the one hand, it's atmospheric as all get-out, has a terrifically propulsive little score by David Raksin and an interesting song written by Raksin but heard only in part throughout the movie as it's Linda Darnell's favorite jukebox selection.
This was Alice Faye's last film (until "State Fair " in 1962). She's beautiful and more than capable of handling a dramatic non-singing role. I'd love to have seen her work with Cukor or Mankiewicz or Ford.
This isn't a "Laura"-type film by any stretch of the imagination, despite Preminger directing it, Dana Andrews starring in it and David Raksin scoring it.
The cast is pretty good, the story moves along briskly, and the differences between the disreputable and respectable blur, bend and merge as the film progresses. Charles Bickford is terrific as the mysterious, somewhat brutal Judd who seems free to play "cop" with anyone he pleases.
I'd love to praise the cinematography, but the fact is that Fox either didn't bother restoring the film for DVD or did the best it could from existing elements. It's a patchwork quilt that has a few moments of high quality video, some that look a bit off-tone and there are a few breaks in the flow of the film.
I've know about this film for as long as I've loved movies and fell in love with Alice Faye (about 40 years), but it's the first time I've seen it.
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Good vibes to DR Vixmom and family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I used to hate the recap shows as well. But if they do them well, they can be fun to watch. I don't think i really watched last year's LOST one, because it was boring. I will try this year's version. I hope it will be as interesting as the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES one was last night.
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I guess I've just been going through sundried CD reviews today, and I just found this review of one of the most recent Kritzerland releases at www.broadwaysbiggesthits.com on their CD review page.
Once again, congrats to BK!
"CHARLES STROUSE/ARTHUR SCHWARTZ/STEPHEN SCHWARTZ"
16TH Annual S.T.A.G.E. Cast
Kritzerland (KR 20010-6)
The annual Los Angeles S.T.A.G.E. concert features the best talent in a loving tribute to a great Broadway composer. The 16th annual concert takes on a bit bigger tribute by combining the best songs of three composers whose last names all start with S. Charles Strouse's shows are combined with Arthur Schwartz and Stephen Schwartz. There are nice songs representing each composer and some of the numbers combine tunes of more than one of these prolific composers. Strouse represents the Golden Age of musical comedy, while Arthur Schwartz goes a bit farther back, and Stephen Schwartz is the most contemporary of the group. Each composer's biggest shows are represented and there is a nice turn by Bonnie Franklin recreating her original performance of "Applause." This annual concert is always a delightful listen and the latest is no exception.
Grade: A
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Vixmom, so sorry to read about your basement.
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I saw a depressing news show last night on the effects that a bird flu pandemic will have on the U.S.
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Oddly, this morning I received this evidence from a friend in Florida that bird flu has already struck in some parts:
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Oddly, this morning I received this evidence from a friend in Florida that bird flu has already struck in some parts:
LOL!!
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Thanks Ron I needed that!
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It is bright and sunny out...OF COURSE!!!!
Now that the weekend is over and my stuff is paper mache... oh well less stuff for Dear Reader Laura to clean out of my basement when she comes to help cure me of my hoarding habit.
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Not sure how I'm feeling today. Had some moments last night when I began coughing and couldn't quite clear my throat....and again this morning at work...a tickle that wouldn't stop tickling.
Don't call me Elmo.
Are you bug-eyed, red and furry?
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DR Vixmom, how many bundles of National Geographic did you lose?
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RLP's picture reminds me. My SIL & BIL in Canada went home one day last summer to discover fifty pink plastic flamingos on their front lawn along with a sign that said "You've been flocked!" Apparently it was a fundraiser for a local youth group. You paid them $30 to set these up on someone's lawn. They would then come back and collect the flock within 24 hours and usually another $30 as the receiver of the flocking would usually retaliate or "flock" someone else.
Apparently it was quite successful and the youth group raised over $3000.00 over the summer
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Hello. I woke up yesterday morning , ran down to the basement laundry room only to discover that during the night someone had installed a indoor pool in the basement. Unfortunately said someone did not first take the precaution of removing all my belongings from the said basement.
Several industrial sized hefty bags of sodden garbage (previously treasured keepsakes) and several hours later I blame MattH.
You didn't build that weather dam high enough!
It is still cold and miserable her and promises to remain that way until at least Wednesday
blech
~~~Basement Vibes for Vixmom!!~~~
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Great review, FJL & Skip!! And BK's mention at the end of the review is very nice, too. Evidently, the reviewer knows what's going on!! ;D
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DR Vixmom, how many bundles of National Geographic did you lose?
LOL!! You 've been in my basement then!
I did lose a stack of Natural History magazines and a box of old greeting cards and a box of the brochures, postcards etc from vacation
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Well I have a closing about to begin so I probably won't be back today ... laters!
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TCB-GOOD VIBES! How did your appointment go?
Tomovoz, I hope Maureen finds some comfort from her trip.
Ginny I thought you had reserved a room at the Comfort Inn for October, if not I suggest you follow your own advice & do so soon.
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FJL I so glad you posted the wonderful review. Congratulations to you, Skip and Bruce.
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Ginny I thought you had reserved a room at the Comfort Inn for October, if not I suggest you follow your own advice & do so soon.
OK, OK, DR Jane! I'll do it as soon as I get back to my desk (after answering phones for an hour)!
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LOL Ginny.
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The reason I'd been putting off making that reservation is that I think the rates are outrageous!
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Ron, you had me going with the “depressing” news story. ;D
Vixmom, sorry about your basement.
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Ginny as your said, not much better out there & if you book through their site we can all change to something better later on without any penalties. Last year when I delayed the prices just kept going up.
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Off to do a ton of errands.
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Oh Ginny, have a good trip.
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Oh Ginny, have a good trip.
Thanks, Jane!
I may be E & T from here for a couple days if my hotel in Columbus does not have a business center where I can use a computer. I know my Cleveland hotel has such a facility, so I'll be back Thursday, for sure!
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Are you bug-eyed, red and furry?
On occasion.....
:)
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Ron, you had me going with the “depressing” news story. ;D
Actually, I did see a news special on what to expect during pandemic of bird flu.
It IS depressing...especially since everyone is going to be exposed to it in some way or other...and "only the strong will survive" according to best medical guesses.
But...bottom line for now is that if it happens, it happens. No one is prepared properly...no vaccines are out there...no one knows how to prepare a vaccine because no one knows what to expect from the mutated virus until it begins to affect the human population.
Be aware it will spread through the air, through touch, through sneezing, coughing, etc., etc.
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DR Matt--did you get the issue of Entertainment Weekly a few weeks back that had the somewhat detailed photo of the map that Locke saw on the wall in the hatch? Lots of interesting information there. I think the photo is still viewable on the EW website.
I did get it, and I tore out the picture thinking I might want to refer to it later as more things become clear. Fascinating "graffiti" that we're sure to see many more times.
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DR Vixmom, I am sorry about your basement swimming pool, and in Jose's absence I will take the blame. We had enough rain on Friday and Saturday than NO dam would have been high enough to keep it from spilling northward.
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Had time to watch another MONK episode off the DVD set. This one concerned a traffic pile-up on an interstate that Mr. Monk correctly deduced was murder. Entertaining episode even if there were some big holes in the logic.
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On occasion.....
:)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D!!
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Enjoyed THE SOPRANOS from last night, even if Christopher's Hollywood sojourn wasn't especially fascinating (and isn't it kind of dangerous for David Chase to be delving into the expensive swag that celebrities get when many of his actors most assuredly get these gift baskets and other perqs being connected to one of the most famous TV shows on the planet.)
I found the Artie storyline very entertaining though a couple of friends found the entire show boring last night. I didn't at all.
I caught a glimpse of the previews for next week's show and was sad to see Vito back. I was hoping they'd just him live his gay life in New Hampshire and be left alone. [sigh]
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Just a brief hello. Much to do. The day started with a 4 AM phone call, so it's going to be a long one.
Sorry to hear of The Flood, Vixmom.
Good Vibes to TCB and all other DRs in need of Vibes.
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DR George, the CD arrived today, and many heartfelt thanks for it. The CD cover is beautifully done, too. You're the best!
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DR George, the CD arrived today, and many heartfelt thanks for it. The CD cover is beautifully done, too. You're the best!
You're welcome! Glad you like it! ;D
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Oh, Vixmom - so sorry. One good thing: that was the only way you were ever going to get rid of the National Geographic Mag's...
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Penny - Skip and I are working together on two projects, one a computer-based musical thriller currently titled TANGLED WEBS (sort of a Swimfan meets musical theater meets the computer world, and a wonderful lyricist named Ellen Schwartz is writing the lyrics for that one), and the other is a concept musical where we're still fleshing out the concept, but we think it's gonna be fun with a little depth to it, but mostly fun.
And I'm still working on a project I started at BMI called THE OCTAGON CIRCLE SHOW, about a feminist insurrection against a fictitious university's traditionally all-male Hasty Pudding-like Show when that all-male show gets picked up by commercial producers. I had stopped working on it for a while, but now it seems that self-referential musicals are very much "in" - so I started working on it in earnest again.
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I see the Outer Critics Circle nominations are out, and LESTAT didn't fare as well as we would have hoped (Hugh did get nominated). I was surprised Sutton Foster didn't get nominated for THE DROSWEY CHAPARONE though the show did well in the nominations as did THE COLOR PURPLE.
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Sorry to hear about your basement Vixmom...
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Guess I'll go tend to some house chores and then settle in for a night of TV. Most shows have new episodes now as sweeps month gets closer.
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I hope everyone will stop, once in a while, and smell the flowers:
Lovely picture Ron....
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Oddly, this morning I received this evidence from a friend in Florida that bird flu has already struck in some parts:
LOL!!
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...Don't call me Elmo.
Hmmm...
Elmo Pulliam.
Nah, doesn't sound right, somehow.
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Interesting title and fitting for tonight so far at the library... Strange goings on....
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It was strange today at work. Strange with lots of cranky customers.
The strangest was a woman who had a large cartfull of groceries, but first shoved a container from the "hot bar" (pre-cooked deli items) and insisted "Ring this up first - I'm hungry!" She then proceeded to shovel her mac and cheese into her mouth right there at the register while her husband unloaded the cart and I rang up her bill. I've never had a customer do that before! :P
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Time for a nap...
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It was strange today at work. Strange with lots of cranky customers.
She then proceeded to shovel her mac and cheese into her mouth right there at the register while her husband unloaded the cart and I rang up her bill. I've never had a customer do that before! :P
She might have had a low blood sugar attack....
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Hmmm...
Elmo Pulliam.
Nah, doesn't sound right, somehow.
I know...."Lincoln" is probably the best last name for anyone named "Elmo".
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I've spent the last four hours trying to save my Dell - doesn't look good.
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I know...."Lincoln" is probably the best last name for anyone named "Elmo".
Didn't our DR MBarnum interview or date him?
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I've spent the last four hours trying to save my Dell - doesn't look good.
Dude, I thought you were getting a Mac!
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Just saw that Alida Valli died.
When a zither starts to play
You'll remember yesterday
In its haunting strains, Vienna lives again
Free and bright and gay
In your mind a sudden gleam
Of a half-forgotten dream
Starts to flicker when you hear the Third Man Theme...
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Just saw that Alida Valli died.
When a zither starts to play
You'll remember yesterday
In its haunting strains, Vienna lives again
Free and bright and gay
In your mind a sudden gleam
Of a half-forgotten dream
Starts to flicker when you hear the Third Man Theme...
Q: Whither zither?
A: Whither? Thither!
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Bruce:
Do you smell any Friedhofer and Waxman on the immediate horizon?
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Yes, to the Friedhofer - can't remember what, though.
elmore: I've had a mac for over a year. The Dell was jus a backup and it had some stuff on it that I hadn't brought over to the mac - I used it occasionally while lying in bed. It's no big deal.
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Evening all!
My heart goes out to you, Vixmom as I know the pain of losing one’s treasures to the dreaded water. I lost tons of old photos when I stupidly put them into a basket that I always meant to scan onto the computer.
The water heater burst and had the whole room in a flood which included my precious memories. Sigh.
DR Tomovoz, Please give my best to dear OzDerick’s sister.
I think that you are safe from that huge storm but I still send vibes your way to remain so.
I didn’t know about TCB’s pending surgery. Be well and come through yours as good as I came thorough mine!
Congrats to BK, Skip and FJL! Keep up the great work!
I may have done something silly as I know there is a very small chance I can make it to NY this fall but I couldn’t help myself. I was playing around on some of the travel sites and saw that some hotels are already completely booked up for the time when Jane, Ginny and Cillaliz are going to be in town. Sooooo I went to the Comfort Inn web site and made a reservation. I just thought that if things do work out I will have a room. If not, I’ll cancel the week before and no harm done.
I bought one of my favorite British comedy series called “Chef!” from DeepDiscountDVD. When I get time, I’m going to really enjoy watching it.
How are the gas prices your way? The most expensive I’ve seen so far is $3.15 for premium. Thank goodness I have the bus and that we live so close to the grocery store, bank, post office and drug store.
I’ve heard that some people are hocking their jewelry and other valuables just to make ends meet to be able to drive to work!
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Surgery Report, Part 1
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Queasy Alert: If not a CSI / NCIS viewer (or an ambulance chaser) the following may contain too much information!
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Last Thursday, I saw the orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Wyman. After taking x-rays and doing and exam on my hip we sat down together and discussed the situation. The hip definitely needs to be replaced and the sooner the better. Rather than replacing the entire artificial hip, the doctor believes that it is possible to replace the lower ball joint portion, and maintain the current cup, and just replace the worn-out plastic liner. If that proves not to be true, and the cup needs to be removed, it will require them to "chisel out" the cup from the attached bone.
Either way they end up going, Dr. Wyman feels the surgery is more serious and involves more complications than an initial hip replacement. Since the plastic liner in the cup has, over time, been worn away by movement; small pieces of debris have filtered down around the artificial hip causing the loss of some muscle around it, as well as loss of bone density. In addition, the turning movement of the lower ball joint has worn away a great deal of the side of the bone, and will, if left unattended, shatter the femur. Also, the bone has grown a new piece of bone across the center of the femur, which will need to be drilled through in order to replace the ball joint. If not done correctly, this could also cause the femur to shatter.
Because of these additional risks and complications, Dr. Wyman believes I should see a different orthopedic surgeon, a Dr. Arthur Ozolin, who is considered the best of his kind around. Dr. Ozolin has a great deal more experience with these "hip revisions" and knows all of the complications involved. Although Dr. Wyman said he would be willing to do the surgery if that is what I decide; but he felt that Dr. Ozolin might be a better way to go.
Dr. Wyman did tell me that with this surgery, I can expect a four to six day hospital stay, possibly a week in rehab, and then six to eight weeks of recovery. Dr. Wyman also said that although Dr. Ozolin might have a different time table, the surgery would probably be scheduled to be done in four to six weeks.
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Dear TCB. Yikes! Your surgery is much more complicated then mine was.
I don't know what to say except that I send you every good wish that all will go well.
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Congrats to FJL, Skip and BK on the review
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TCB - sounds like you're being referred to the best. Hope that is the case and all goes well
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Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? it's bad enough that I wasted four hours of my day dealing with stupid stuff, but then to come here and see almost no postings, well, I do believe I will be getting out the bitch-slap machine.
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Vixmom - Dry basement vibes....been there...(my basement not yours) it stinks to have all that water
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DR Danise, glad you made the reservation. It's a good way to keep your options open....you never know....and so far I haven't seen anything cheaper for that time period.
I'm toying with going to NYC for my birthday this year. Sort of a happy birthday to me. I'll be half way to 90 which seems to be a good reason for a trip. I'm not sure yet....
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There are cheaper hotel rates for my birthday week (July 12th-ish) and I can get a pretty good airfare so maybe...just for a couple nights....
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BK, what's your Dell doing?
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Basement? What is a Basement? ;) Our houses here in the South don't have such a thing.
Oh, BTW, my boss gave me a very cute shirt the other day. I can honestly say that I am a one of the the grits.
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DR Danise, glad you made the reservation. It's a good way to keep your options open....you never know....and so far I haven't seen anything cheaper for that time period.
I'm toying with going to NYC for my birthday this year. Sort of a happy birthday to me. I'll be half way to 90 which seems to be a good reason for a trip. I'm not sure yet....
I'd go for it if you can go.
I didn't see anything cheeper either and now that I've been to the hotel I can honestly say that I liked it. I even requested that I be given my same room.
I liked the Muse better but for the price.....
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Surgery Report, Part Two (not as graphic)
Today, I saw Dr. Ozolin. He took a new series of x-rays and we discussed the case. This doctor also thinks that it is possible to replace just the lower half of the artificial hip, but he says that he will need to be prepared, at the time of the surgery, to do it either way. The doctor says that to be prepared, he will have to order the file from the previous replacement so that he can have all of the replacement parts available.
Fortunately, a lot of the pre-op stuff that the other surgeon wanted done can be bypassed by this surgeon. For example, donating my own blood for the surgery extends the pre-surgery time out an additional two to three weeks while I donate the blood. This surgeon uses a procedure that can recycle a lot of my own blood (I didn’t ask), so we can eliminate the need for me to donate, and therefore that waiting period. So, we should be ready for the surgery in about four weeks, or approximately June 1.
Although this new surgeon is not the good-looking hottie the previous surgeon was, I won’t be dating either one, so I guess I will go with the best. The doctor’s nurse will call me on Wednesday or Thursday to schedule the exact date and to pick the hospital.
Okay, that is it, I guess.
There will be a quiz later!
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I'd go for it if you can go.
I didn't see anything cheeper either and now that I've been to the hotel I can honestly say that I liked it. I even requested that I be given my same room.
I liked the Muse better but for the price.....
Let's hope they got their wireless internet fixed!!
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I saw a depressing news show last night on the effects that a bird flu pandemic will have on the U.S.
I saw that too, Ron. Scary stuff!
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Thanks for the report TCB....Good hip vibes
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TCB, you deserve only the best doctor and he had better do a better then GREAT job or he'll have the whole HHW board to deal with!
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~~~More Hip Vibes for TCB!!~~~
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I had stopped working on it for a while, but now it seems that self-referential musicals are very much "in" - so I started working on it in earnest again.
It is a shame you can't just work on it in New York, but you know best!
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elmore: I've had a mac for over a year. The Dell was jus a backup and it had some stuff on it that I hadn't brought over to the mac - I used it occasionally while lying in bed. It's no big deal.
Yeah, story of my life!
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Vixmom - Dry basement vibes....been there...(my basement not yours) it stinks to have all that water
Literally!
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TCB - Glad to see your funny bone is still in good shape.
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Oy! So many wishes to give out, but I can only remember two:
DRvixmom, I don't think you're ready for the Esther Williams Story yet. or Annette Kellerman. I hope the pumps work sturdily and the damage is minimal!
DRTCB, it sounds like an ordeal, and I'm only sorry I cannot be nearby to bring you chicken soup from Artie's along with some gossip and to run any errands for you.
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TCB, you deserve only the best doctor and he had better do a better then GREAT job or he'll have the whole HHW board to deal with!
Danise, I would gladly give up my surgery if we could get everything in your life back on track! You deserve the best.
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TCB - Glad to see your funny bone is still in good shape.
Yes, well I am sure that there are several people on this site that wish I would have my funny bone replaced instead.
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I may have done something silly as I know there is a very small chance I can make it to NY this fall but I couldn’t help myself. I was playing around on some of the travel sites and saw that some hotels are already completely booked up for the time when Jane, Ginny and Cillaliz are going to be in town. Sooooo I went to the Comfort Inn web site and made a reservation. I just thought that if things do work out I will have a room. If not, I’ll cancel the week before and no harm done.
DRDanise, we'll have to plan a trip to the opera!
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Yes, well I am sure that there are several people on this site that wish I would have my funny bone replaced instead.
Bragging again! :-*
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Thank you, one and all, for the kind words and the good vibes. It is a very special (although unique) group of friends at this site.
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BK, are we going to have any kind of special Broadway Opening Night party here at HHW tomorrow? Perhaps we could even get Jose to post from the theater prior to the show!!!
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My Dell has died. It started with the last Windows update, which was, apparently, corrupt and incompatible if you had any printer software from Hewlitt-Packard, which I did, as that was the printer I used to use with the Dell. It corrupted everything on the computer, basically - couldn't open IE, and couldn't open any other program including Word. Had I called Microsoft first, I might have been able to save things. But I was foolish and called Dell, and spent three hours online with some idiot who instead of telling me to call Microsoft, attempted to fix the problem by getting me to reinstall Windows from the CD. We attempted to do it, and in so doing it removed this block that my computer guy had put on a bad sector of the hard drive, and in so doing caused the hard drive to die a quick and immediate death.
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Despite the wasted four hours, I did manage to write five pages, and I may even go for another page or two before the evening is over.
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Danise, I would gladly give up my surgery if we could get everything in your life back on track! You deserve the best.
TCB, you are to kind for words. :-*
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DRDanise, we'll have to plan a trip to the opera!
That would work for me but you will have to pick it this time around. I don't think Michael Ball will be doing another one so soon. :D
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Okay, we better start getting some posts around here, or I will start posting the more graphic details about my upcoming surgery. And it won't be pretty!
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Oh, sorry George, I guess it is just the two of us.
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Okay, we better start getting some posts around here, or I will start posting the more graphic details about my upcoming surgery. And it won't be pretty!
Now, just remember: I deliberately tried not to give too much information about the two surgeries on my butt!
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Now, just remember: I deliberately tried not to give too much information about the two surgeries on my butt!
Well, would you like to swap war stories? And then when we have finished with that, we can talk about our surgeries.
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****BEST OF SURGERY VIBES TO TCB****
DR Danise - Booking a room in NY wasn't "a silly thing" to do! It was a very wise thing.
DD will be going through a small surgical procedure in Hungary on Thursday. Good Vibes will be much appreciated.
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TCB-Good Vibes you get the best surgeon possible and all goes well. Considering what needs to be done I’m surprised the recovery won’t take longer.
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Maria-GOOD VIBES FOR DD.
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Now, just remember: I deliberately tried not to give too much information about the two surgeries on my butt!
;D
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Trying to decide on a movie for this evening, but feeling restless in the City of Studio. May take a drive, since I haven't really been out of the house for more than five minutes today.
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TCB I should have waited for part two before posting :). I guess you are getting the best surgeon. Is the recovery time expected to be the same?
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Bruce, go for a walk.
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Hi Cillaliz, just the two of us. I'm sorry to say I have to leave now.
'night.
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Good hip vibes to TCB, still the funniest hipster around. :)
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Surgery vibes to Maria's DD!
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I have a film question....
Has anyone else seen John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn? Is it my imagination or is there a heavy emphasis on red?
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Vibes to Maria's DD.....
Vibes To TCB!!!
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The appointment with
Dr PhibesDr OZ. sounds fortuitous DR TCB. OZ phibes vibes will be with you all the time and not have the possibility of being rerouted in cyberspace.
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I appreciate your sharing exactly the extent of your problems and surgeries, DR TCB. It really helped me understand even in a small way what you're dealing with and what you will be going through soon.
Best continued wishes for your health.
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Maria - Best vibes to your DD
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I finished the MONK episode (traffic accident that involved a murder) that I had started this afternoon. There wasn't enough time to start another.
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I did watch the end of a MURDER SHE WROTE episode I had never seen that featured Cliff Gorman and George Hearn. Wish I had seen the whole thing, but I'm sure it will turn up in one of the boxed sets in the years to come. Looked like it was an episode from around season 7.
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Well, I think I'll head off to read more of Peace Like a River and then to sleep. It's in the 30s here tonight. Burrr
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HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER didn't make me laugh much tonight, and Neil Patrick Harris' Barney character continues to grow crueler and less appealing to me with each passing week. Allyson Hannigan's real-life husband Alexis Denisof made another guest appearance on the show. There was some moderately funny stuff with him.
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'24' had another edge-of-your-seat thriller tonight. Such a gripping show.
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Q: Whither zither?
A: Whither? Thither!
Don't run with thitherth.
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MEDIUM - - - - - - - - -
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Detective Lee Scanlon has been one of my favorite characters for awhile, so this episode that gave us some valuable backstory on him was most welcome. I did guess the identity of the guilty party before it was revealed, but otherwise, I did find it a good (but not great) episode of the show.
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My goodness. David O. Selznick had such GREAT plans for Allida Valli to become the next Ingrid Bergman. But though she has some effective moments in THE PARADINE CASE and of course THE THIRD MAN is one of the greatest films ever made, she never registered with anything like the appeal of Ingrid Bergman on the screen.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HIP HOP VIBES FOR DR TCB ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[/move]
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VIBES OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE KIND FOR DR MARIA'S DD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[/move]
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I found out last Thursday night that DARK SHADOWS producer Dan Curtis had died earlier this month. I learned this through a joke David Letterman told during his monologue.
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Good vibes to DR TCB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good vibes to DR Panni/Maria's DD. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Re: tonight's MEDIUM.
spoiler.
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I agree that the episode was good but not great.
It is interesting to get backstory. But I sort of think they stretched it a bit too far. It's interesting that alison had dreams about lee. And it's interesting that he once got addicted to drugs (and that the current case related to him). But to me it felt a bit like LOST.
With MEDIUM you never know what direction the story is going. There are so many dreams that change what is happening. But sometimes the story just seems more rewarding. ANd some of those end scenes (with lee, alison, and blonde woman) just seemed like filler to me. And the end before that wasn't as rewarding as most of the shows have been.
But that said, I liked how the dreams fit into the story. ANd i liked the stuff with the daughter. I love the family aspect of the show.
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Deceit now has a musical "theme" courtesy of Mr. Grant Geissman. So, we'll have main title music, pre-act two music, and end title music. Very cool evocotive and strange.
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Evening all!
How are the gas prices your way? The most expensive I’ve seen so far is $3.15 for premium. Thank goodness I have the bus and that we live so close to the grocery store, bank, post office and drug store.
Today I paid $3.17 for regular... and that was the cheapest Icould find. most places are charging $3.25 - $3.30 for regular... of course that was as of 7 PM tonight by tomorrow monring I am sure it will be higher
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Basement? What is a Basement? ;) Our houses here in the South don't have such a thing.
Its where we manufacture our snow ;D
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Much later than I thought. Got involved reading DVD reviews.
Good night, all!
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Oy! So many wishes to give out, but I can only remember two:
DRvixmom, I don't think you're ready for the Esther Williams Story yet.
No, I can state for the record that when I emerged from the water I was neither beautifully made up nor smiling. I fear I may have also asked the Lord to curse my basement and the water and the rain with eternal damnation and suggested a suitable eternal residence for same. then I brought out the wet dry vacuum (the 50 gallon one) filled that up and pumped it out a few times then turned on the dehumidifier after making "dams" from rolled up towels and headed off to teach Sunday School.
The waters are completely gone now, several portions of my basement are looking less cluttered. The dehumidifier is still getting a workout. Thank you all for the vibes!!
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My basement troubles are quite mundane however when I consider the issues many of my dear HHW friends here are dealing with so I shall try to keep my moaning and dripping (oh dear that really was an unintentional pun) to a minimum... ok its too late for that, I'll try not to exceed the recommended daily allowance then..... and please know that you are all, especially you Danise and Mom, TCB, OZDerek's dear friends and family, Elmore's dad and Maria's Dear Daughter in my thoughts and prayers
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Vibes to all. Indeed Vixmum; things are put into perspective.
I wonder that you did not call in Charlton Heston to help. I remember he managed a much larger problem with the Red Sea.
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Vibes to all. Indeed Vixmum; things are put into perspective.
I wonder that you did not call in Charlton Heston to help. I remember he managed a much larger problem with the Red Sea.
I was afraid he might shoot something
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Or tell me I couldn't have bacon
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LOL Vixmum. And Very good reasons.
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Well It is quite late , or early depending on how you look at it past 1:00 in the AM EST on Tuesday April 25 so I am off to beddy bye. Good night all! And have a lovely rest of your evening I suppose dear Tomovoz!
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~GOOD VIBES TO DR MARIA'S DD~~~~~[/move]
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TCB - best thoughts your way, you Hipster, you! Hope the new doc is a wizard. Let's put platinum in there... wow. You are brave and cheerful. I don't know if I could do that. But you are a wonderful example, honey.
Maria - I hope everything is okay with the DD - hoping it's just something like a wart. Maybe a lip enhancement. Hangnail would be okay.
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DD will be going through a small surgical procedure in Hungary on Thursday. Good Vibes will be much appreciated.
~~~Sending Vibes 'Round the World Maria's Dear Daughter!!~~~
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Today I paid $3.17 for regular... and that was the cheapest Icould find. most places are charging $3.25 - $3.30 for regular... of course that was as of 7 PM tonight by tomorrow monring I am sure it will be higher
Today at Costco, regular unleaded gas was $2.79. I must get some soon, before it gets much higher!
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Well, tonight I start house-and-cat-sitting where I've house-and-cat-sat before. It used to be the house with no computer, but the owners have gotten a new computer and said that I can use it!! I hope I have the paper where I wrote down the password...I might have left it at work. Anyway, as soon as I finish posting, I'll head over to the house. I have all my stuff packed up (including my region-code-free DVD player, because they don't have a DVD player at all). I'll be h-&-c-s for three weeks! I just have to make sure that I'm extra attentive to my own cat during the times when I'm at my home.
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And today from Amazon.co.uk, I got two DVDs: the London cast productions of Jerry Springer: The Opera (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B3MIWO/qid%3D1145946757/203-6393373-3337501) with David Soul (although the cover is what is shown on Footlight.com (http://www.footlight.com/product.cfm?product_id=33938)) and the three-disc DVD set of Taboo (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0008JIHVW/qid=1145946870/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/203-6393373-3337501), by Boy George. I remember some time ago, Donald Feltham played excerpts from the Broadway cast recording with Raul Esparza and I really enjoyed them. For some reason, I never bought that CD, and have now finally (only) bought the DVD. We'll see how it is. :)
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And too all, a good night!
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Thanks to all for the Vibes for DD! I'm very touched by your concern. I'll let her know -- but, of course, she's probably feeling the wave of good thoughts coming her way without any words from me.
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DR George - I'd recommend playing both DVDs at home - whilst you are at work.
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And yes - I tried watching both!
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New notes are posted.
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I shall now lock up this here topic.
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But then again, maybe I won't.
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I mean, we are so close to two hundred postings.
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Of course, the WUSSBURGERS, who are plentiful, do not care whether we achieve that number of posts or not.