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Title: OPEN SESAME
Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 12:02:23 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you've sung the notes, you've danced the notes, hence you are ready to post until the cows come home whilst saying Open Sesame.
Do your best. ::)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Ann on January 25, 2004, 12:08:59 AM: DR Laura - I think the rare duck is very exciting! When I worked for the forest service I found a rare species of salamander. It was very exciting, in a science-nerd sort of way...:)

BK - I agree with you about the imdb "reviewers" I too went and read the threads on Swimming Pool after watching the DVD this evening, especially the one where some guy claimed to have "figured out" the plot. A lot of hot-headed speculation, I thought. I am always amused at the amount of meaning and depth one can see in a plot, provided they want to see it badly enough. (yes DR Jed, I am a philosophy major.. :))
But I liked the film, overall, and I really loved the beautiful scenery...which to my mind included the pretty nude people ;)
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Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 12:13:52 AM: DR Laura. Yes it is exciting. We are members of "Land For Wildlife" which means that we set aside part of our property for the use of native fauna. We are always pleased to see "New to us" birds visit our garden and bushland.
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 12:19:50 AM: I have just returned from Kismet. I will file a review in the morning, as right now I have a date with Mr. Sandman.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: DearReaderLaura on January 25, 2004, 12:19:55 AM: I'm glad that some folks understand. Pretty much, we get the "Huh, no kidding" (A Forever Plaid reference) response here.

The photo that accompanies my posts is the duck we saw.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Sigerson Holmes on January 25, 2004, 12:21:38 AM: Darn! Missed my chance at relevance by a couple of minutes. Well, I'm going to say it anyway . . .

"Meyer Mishkin" was a character (presumably based on the real person) in Spielberg's 1979 epic comedy, "1941." He was a Hollywood agent-type who appeared at a USO dance with the "Anderson Sisters" (presumably based on the ANDREWS sisters). He served as the judge of a jitterbug contest which turned into an intra-armed-forces brawl. The winner of the contest would be signed to a contract at RKO Studios.

"1941's" Mishkin was portrayed by Iggie Wolfington, who many here may remember as Broadway's original Marcellus Washbun in "The Music Man."

And yes, for those who were wondering, the term "epic comedy" is an oxymoron. For proof, walk -- don't run -- to see "1941."
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 01:13:48 AM: Quote from: Jay on January 25, 2004, 12:19:50 AM
I have just returned from Kismet. I will file a review in the morning, as right now I have a date with Mr. Sandman.

Is he cute? I've always wondered. ;)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 01:16:44 AM: Bruce, it's amazon.co.uk not amazon.com.uk. Working for a library in the Acquisitions Department, I have to search for places to send orders and we used amazon.co.uk quite a lot.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 01:19:38 AM: And Bruce, about the "open sesame" thing, are you sure it's not supposed to be "open says me" (or "open sez me")? I always used to think that that was what it was until I was a teenager and I read it in a book as "open sesame."
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 01:34:55 AM: And finally, Tony Bennett was fabulous! The man is 77 years old and WOW can he still sing! Even at his age, he can hold notes longer than I ever could! And one of the songs (it's only been a few hours and I can't remember which one anymore) he sang off mic. Just him singing with no microphone accompanied only by the electric guitar in a theater that holds almost 1000 people (that was almost sold out!) and you could hear it without even trying. He had a piano player, an electric guitar, a stand-up bass and drums with him. That was it. He did an hour and a half with one encore and then he quietly slipped out the back.

One of the Center employees (a friend) took some pictures (with Tony's permission) and might (mind you he said might) e-mail them to me! It was a great concert and I even got to eat some of the fabulous lasagna that was being served. And the truffles! Oh-My-Good-Good-Ness! (an Ain't Misbehavin' reference.) They had dark chocolate truffles and white chocolate truffles with hazelnuts. To Die For! And everything (even for the help) was free. We could partake of all the food and drinks (I don't drink booze so I filled up on the Diet Pepsi). In previous CenterFest Celebrations, I've just ushered. Tonight I helped behind the bar. Pretty darned fun! I'll definitely do that again next year!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 05:31:49 AM: DR George,

Lasagna, truffles and Tony Bennett. Sounds like a perfect evening.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 06:41:53 AM: I need to post quickly. Must clean, as my sis and her hubby are coming for breakfast. And we will be eating pancakes. I am so happy, as I have not had pancakes in a while.

For anyone interested, the new Bachelor is gonna be NY Giants backup quarterback Jesse Palmer:

http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/jan22_palmer-ap.html

Btw, I think it's like -40+C here this morning. What is with this cold weather? :(
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 06:42:27 AM: Quote from: DearReaderLaura on January 25, 2004, 12:19:55 AM
I'm glad that some folks understand. Pretty much, we get the "Huh, no kidding" (A Forever Plaid reference) response here.

The photo that accompanies my posts is the duck we saw.
You would prefer something along the lines of "How to Prepare Duck, and What Sauce to Serve With It?" (Tasteful, and at the same time not.)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 07:27:06 AM: In regard to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD, I will defend the author's statement only to say that the show even with its short run was a financial success. David Merrick did the same thing with it that he did with OLIVER! Had a cross country national tour BEFORE opening on Broadway, and the tour was so incredibly successful that the show paid off entirely while touring. After it opened to lukewarm-to-negative reviews, Merrick allowed it to run as long as it had theater parties booked and was breaking even. Once those dried up, he simply closed the show.

He may have been a monster and an almost impossible person to deal with, but at that stage of his career, Merrick was a stupendous businessman.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 07:31:27 AM: Well, just as the weathermen predicted, I got up this morning at 8 a.m. to a soft snow falling. It's been falling ever since and is 31 degrees outside. Yesterday it was it in 60s here, and in two days, we're supposed to return to that spring-like weather.

You have to love the South. Weather here can change so rapidly that it takes your breath away. I saw people walking around in shorts yesterday. Today, it looks like we're in Alaska.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Danise on January 25, 2004, 07:33:49 AM: Good morning!

I had a very strange dream last night. I can't remember who but I was with someone and we went to Bruces house--we heard his voice (and I'm not sure what his voice sounds like ) calling us--"I'm here--I'm here!" and we went from room to room to room. One filled with books, one with DVDs, the BIGGEST kitchen I've EVER seen, but we never could find him! I don't remember much just yelling, "Where ARE you?" and the answer--"I'm here, I'm here!" and it always sounded like he was in the next room but when we got there, he was gone.

Quote from: George on January 25, 2004, 01:19:38 AM
And Bruce, about the "open sesame" thing, are you sure it's not supposed to be "open says me" (or "open sez me")? I always used to think that that was what it was until I was a teenager and I read it in a book as "open sesame."

That reminds me that when I was little and watched "Miss America", I always thought they sang, "Look at her, she's a DILL". As in pickle and I never could figure out why anyone would want to be one! :D Years later I realized they were saying IDEAL and ya know, somehow, that makes more sense.

DR Ann--so what did your fortune cookie say? Mine said "You will be showered with good luck." Hit me, baby, I'm dirty.

DRS. Woody White--I'm so sorry about your hamburger meat! At least you caught it before both ate it and got sick off of it! I'll tell the story of my first Thanksgiving turkey.

I wanted to do something different so I wanted a FRESH turkey not a frozen one. About 3 days before for T-day, I bought it and put it in the fridge. The day came. I had all the stuffing made and everything was ready for the bird. When I cut the wrapping, that turkey smelled funky. I mean it smelled fowl. I had never before (or since) bought a fresh turkey so I'm not sure if that was how one SHOULD smell or not but I wasn't going to chance it. I had to throw the whole bird away.

I had to run to the store and settle for a chicken that I could defrost because it was way to late to use a frozen turkey. I always buy a frozen turkey now.

JRand said:
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DR Danise isn't that always the way....someone talks when you are trying to listen....to something else.

I can be in the room with my mom for an hour and she won't have anything to say, but as soon as I close the bathroom door, she starts talking to me!

I had to laugh about the "going blind" but I have to agree with you , JRand. She does that to me all the time. "You don't listen to me!" She says but she always, always, ALWAYS picks the moment I'm trying to hear something else. When I do pay attention, she has nothing to say!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jrand73 on January 25, 2004, 07:45:13 AM: Oh how prescient! 8)

Just yesterday I watched a DVD of
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. It is a Region 0 DVD import with NO titles, but still nice to have.

Mr Jon Hall, Mr Turhen Bey, and Ms Maria Montez are all lovely and the costumes and scenery sparkle and shine in early 1940's Technicolor! By the by - Ali Baba begins the movie as Scotty Beckett, who grew up to be quite a few other people in the movies...including Robert Cummings in King's Row.

No I was not going blind! That is for the DR's who wondered yesterday! :P

Free for all day. Do any DR's have any "fantasy" books that were made into movies that you especially enjoyed? I like Ali Baba of course, The Time Machine, and a few others. My favorite Hall/Montez is The Cobra Woman!

Snow and ice haven't started yet - but they keep promising!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Donna on January 25, 2004, 08:02:40 AM: DR GEORGE - I'm an usher at Cerritos Center for Performing Arts here in California and have seen Tony Bennett in concert several times. In each performance I've seen, he sings one song off mic. When Maureen McGovern appeared, she not only sang off mic but without accompaniment. It's a revelation to listen to the human voice in song without amplification. It definitely requires more effort from the listener. When amplification is not right to your ears though, it can be horrible. I walked out of a Manhattan Transfer performance because the mics were turned up too much. The sound was grating and the lyrics were like mush--even with ear plugs.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Danise on January 25, 2004, 08:21:27 AM: Here is the receipe I mentioned last night. It's really easy and I don't do step 2. I just cook all the meat/onions all at the same time.

Enjoy!

Sensation Beef Stroganoff

1 pound boneless beef top round steak (about 3/4 inch thick)
2 tablespoons margarine or butter, divided
½ cup chopped onion
1 can (10 334 ounces) Campbell’s condensed cream of mushroom soup
½ teaspoon paprika
½ cup sour cream

Hot cooked noodles
Chopped fresh parsley, paprika, tomato wedges and fresh sage sprigs for garnish (I never bother with this BTW)

1. Slice beef across the grain into thin strips.
2. In 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat, in 1 tablespoon of hot margarine cook half of the beef and half of onion until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; set aside. Repeat with remaining margarine, beef and onion.
3. Return meat mixture to skillet. Stir in soup and ½ teaspoon paprika. Heat through, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream.
4. Serve over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley and additional paprika. Garnish with tomatoes and savory, if desired.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:34:07 AM: Quote from: George on January 25, 2004, 01:34:55 AM
They had dark chocolate truffles and white chocolate truffles with hazelnuts. To Die For!

I really could die if I ate the truffles with hazelnuts. :'(
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 08:43:09 AM: DR Jane,

At this very moment I'm making your sour cream cookies. The first batch just went into the oven, and you'll probably be reading this before they're even done. Isn't the www an interesting place?
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:47:22 AM: Dan-in Toronto I hope you enjoy them. I haven't found out how my son's batch came out. He had to guess at all the measurments, not having taken any measuring cups, etc. with him to Romania.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:49:43 AM: George what library do you work for? Are you a librarian?
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jrand73 on January 25, 2004, 08:54:16 AM: Well I finally got a guess for the Trivia Question. Not too sure about the answer...but whew! At least it's AN answer. LOL
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 08:56:13 AM: http://www.wannabeinrent.com/ (http://www.wannabeinrent.com/)

What are friends for? To support their friends, right?

Well, I freind of my dear friend and vocal coach, Roseanna Irwin, has a former student who has become one of the FIFTEEN FINALISTS in the "You Wanna Be in RENT?" contest.
Now, I know that many DRs are not fond of RENT, I know that I am one of those. . .
Still, we can all help Mark Christine in his effort to be cast as Roger by going to the website above, watching his audtion tape ("One Song, Glory") and casting our vote.
Mr. Christine is on the bottom row on the far left, wearing the white sleeveless shirt. . .

I thank you, Roseanna thanks you and I know that Mark would be eternally grateful. . .
Perhaps BK might find a new singer among those fifteen people, too. ..

...and while we're on the subject of voting. .

Let's not forget to cast a vote in favor of JEEPERS CREEPERS being the "CD of the Year" af the Rondo Awards:

http://rondoaward.com/ (http://rondoaward.com/)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 09:02:48 AM: Latest from Mars - Opportunity's Rover is on-line:

(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/09/02/20040125073609990001)

(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/09/00/20040125073409990001)

Lots more pix at Rover's Home (http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/)

der Brucer (wondering which star is wandering the Meridian Plateau)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:25:01 AM: I do a couple of things differently with my strogonoff. Does that sound dirty? Where in tarnation IS everyone? What is it, Sunday all of a sudden?
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 09:31:20 AM: DRLaura can you post a better photo of the duck?

We have a pond off our bedroom which is on the path for migrating Wood Ducks. In the fall, we set up our land-telescope there to watch them. One fall morning, while looking through the telescope, an incredible duck passed across my view. It was a male Mandarin Duck. Since they aren’t indigenous we suspect it had been a pet that escaped and was now traveling with its Wood Duck cousins. To our delight the duck stayed several hours.

What a sight!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:31:35 AM: Quote from: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:25:01 AM
Where in tarnation IS everyone?

As I just said to another DR; I'm about to hop in the shower. :o
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 09:34:18 AM: Yes, BK, it sounds dirty. But funny.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Panni on January 25, 2004, 09:35:14 AM: Good morning, all. My voice has turned very deep overnight. I sound not unlike Lauren Bacall with a bad hangover. It's rather charming in a weird way.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 09:39:28 AM: As promised, here are my thoughts on Kismet, as mounted by Reprise!, which I saw last night:

What a mish-mash. Brilliant at moments, rather amateurish at others, all over the place in between. First off, I can tell you that it's pretty clear why Kismet does not get revived very often. The book is rather weak, as it crams in so many characters and plot lines and supposed intrigues that none of them are given very much justice. Worse, some of its comic passages can be downright sophomoric. More than a few songs in the score stop the action cold, and there are moments in the plot that cry out for music that never arrives. Still, there are some fine nuggets in the score, like "Stranger in Paradise" and especially "And This is My Beloved," which are incredibly wonderful.

This production is one of the sparest I've seen at Reprise! in some time. Sets are comprised of little more than some draped fabric here and there. As always, the orchestra (18 or 19 pieces, by my count) is on stage, behind a relatively narrow playing area.

The show begins strangely, with cast members--dressed in contemporary street clothes--gathering on stage, some of them stretching and some of them sitting in circles here and there, while the orchestra plays the overture. As the action begins, costumes consist solely of some schmattes wrapped around the players to create the notion of Arabian robes. As the production progresses, we see less of the street clothing and more evocative costuming. There is much exposed flesh and eye candy--both male and female--throughout the evening.

I would love to tell you that Mr. Len Cariou is wonderful as Hajj, the poet, but I cannot. He phones in a performance that leaves much to be desired. His voice lacks the power it once had and he struggles to maintain pitch during several of his sustained passages. There is little chemistry between Mr. Cariou and Miss Caryn Kaplan, who plays his daughter Marsinah, and there is little evidence of the supposed erotic attraction between Hajj and Lalume, played by Miss Jennifer Leigh Warren, called for in the script. His rendition of "Gesticulate," the truth be told, is rather difficult to endure.

The two stars of the evening are, not surprisingly, Mr. Jason Graae and Miss Warren. Mr. Graae is, well, I'm not sure how else to put this, Mr. Graae. To say he plays the part of The Wazir broadly would be understating matters considerably. At several junctures in Mr. Graae's performance my head was saying "too over the top!" while my heart was laughing heartily. Never have I seen an evil villain played so campily and to such humorous effect. To see him sing "Was I Wazir?" in front of seven very buff and shirtless members of the ensemble is a joy. Miss Warren completely fills the stage with energy and charisma. Vocally, she demonstrates tremendous range, belting here, singing everything from low alto to high soprano there. Her "Not Since Nineveh" is thrilling.

The Caliph is played by Anthony Crivello, and he and Miss Kaplan sing their numbers sweetly and are pleasant to look at on stage.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: MBarnum on January 25, 2004, 09:39:44 AM: Is that the actual picture of the duck that you saw, Jane? It ia absolutely beautiful! What a sight!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 09:40:55 AM: Quote from: td on January 25, 2004, 09:31:35 AM
I'm about to hop in the shower. :o

Sounds dangerous - stand on both feet!

der Brucer (worried about the safety of all DRs)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Danise on January 25, 2004, 09:47:41 AM: Jane I LOVE the duck! How pretty. I wish we had them around here. We have a cardinal around the house that I will have to try to get a picture of for ya'll. I call him, Mr. Peeper 'cause that's the sound he makes.

That Stroganoff recipe is good if your rushed for time and want something fairly good. I have others that I really like better but they take a good deal longer to make.

And I still say we need a seperate section for recipes. Please!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:51:01 AM: Reading Jay's thoughts I can only say that they confirm my opinion the the evening's director, Mr. Arthur Alan Seidelman, is one of the biggest hacks in the history of the theater. He is a man constantly in search of how to present young men in various states of undress - and I truly believe that is his vision in everything he does. Certainly he has no directorial vision. They should get rid of him and let some real directors in there.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jrand73 on January 25, 2004, 10:04:08 AM: Whatchu talkin' 'bout, DinTo?
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 10:05:59 AM: Quote from: MBarnum on January 25, 2004, 09:39:44 AM
Is that the actual picture of the duck that you saw, Jane? It ia absolutely beautiful! What a sight!

Unfortunately we don't have a camera on the telescope and we didn’t dare go outside and scare the ducks away. That picture is off the internet. Once we had a Blue Heron that let us walk right up to it, well up to the tree it was sitting in. We did get pictures of that.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 10:11:40 AM: Danise I miss having Cardinals. I still remember the excitement I felt the first time I saw one. It was just after our first snowfall in New Jersey, having moved there from L.A. I was enjoying the view from our window when an incredible flash of red went by. My heart just about stopped.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Danise on January 25, 2004, 10:21:33 AM: I love them too. They are always something special to see! I have to go do some grocery shoping. For some reason, I'm craving Stroganoff!

Be good and safe. I'll be back!
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Post by: Emily on January 25, 2004, 10:26:16 AM: Good morning everyone!!

Cardinals are so pretty. We're lucky to have a couple of pairs which live around our neighborhood so they are a fairly common sight. All the same there is nothing prettier than seeing a bright red one against the white of snow.

Re: the Hainsies/Kimlets who were discussing using ALT-0231 to get "ç"

If you want to be particularly efficient you can get the same result by typing ALT-135. Behold the hours you will gain by losing that extra number to type. ;)

I woke up this morning feeling a little nauseous again so I have only drunk some tea and ate a piece of dry toast. So far so good.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 10:37:38 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 09:40:55 AM
Sounds dangerous - stand on both feet!

der Brucer (worried about the safety of all DRs)

I stood on both feet, but the soap kept dropping. :o
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 10:38:57 AM: Quote from: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:47:22 AM
Dan-in Toronto I hope you enjoy them. I haven't found out how my son's batch came out. He had to guess at all the measurments, not having taken any measuring cups, etc. with him to Romania.

DRJane,

Even the overcooked ones (my fault; your recipe's perfect) are delicious. I'm still at it. It's a lot of batter.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 10:52:31 AM: Quote from: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 10:38:57 AM
DRJane,

I'm still at it. It's a lot of batter.

That is why I freeze the leftovers. I’m very fussy about baked goods from the freezer. My sour cream cake is another one I enjoy straight out of the freezer, so maybe it has something to do with the sour cream.

Glad you are enjoying the cookies. :)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: MBarnum on January 25, 2004, 11:32:25 AM: I was lazy and didn't make the sour cream cookies this weekend as planned. Instead I stirred up some brownies out of a box. Good, but not as good as fresh homemade cookies would be!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 11:56:11 AM: One of those "I'm NOT ready for my close-up" moments:

(http://www.scarletstreet.com/session49l.jpg)

der Brucer (who like the Scarlet Posternel, is lurking everywhere)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: William E. Lurie on January 25, 2004, 12:19:09 PM: As part of New York City Ballet's Balanchine Centenial, they decided to commission a new ballet to honor his work on Broadway and Susan Stroman choreographed. It is supposedly the first new full length ballet they have done since the 60s, but it is actually two different ballets that could each stand on its own. The dancing is not quite ballet and not quite Broadway, but an interesting mixture that works 90% of the time. Only a Rockettes-style kick line on pointe (which happens to open the evening) seems strangely out of place. The title of the evening is DOUBLE FEATURE, and is actually two silent movies (complete with silent movie titles). The first is a melodrama to the music of Irving Berlin and the second is a slapstick comedy to the songs of Walter Donaldson (I forgot how many standards he wrote). Actually the order should be reversed as the second is more like a curtain raiser. The real heros of the evening are arranger Glen Kelly and orchestrator Doug Besterman who made marvelous dance suites from the various songs. The Robin Wagner sets are sparse but fine; the William Ivey Long costumes (all in black and white as are the sets) are nice to look at, but he seems to have been costuming the ladies for a classical ballet and not the characters in the story. The dancing is excellent throughout, even though most of the mail roles are danced by NYCB's second tier of dancers instead of the Principal Dancers. A dancing dog practically steals the Donaldson work. All in all, an interesting and enjoyable evening of miscellaney.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 12:24:48 PM: Quote from: William E. Lurie on January 25, 2004, 12:19:09 PM
The dancing is excellent throughout, even though most of the mail roles are danced by NYCB's second tier of dancers instead of the Principal Dancers.

Hey, the Principal Dancers could have "phoned it in", instead of using "mail".

der Brucer (wondering if EMail roles are danced by Extras)
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Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 12:49:27 PM: Thanks for the reviews WEL and Jay. Australia day has dawned and Fred Schepisi has been awarded an Australia Day honour.

DR Danise: Does your duck committ sins of the cardinal kind?
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 12:51:00 PM: Thoughts from yesterday:

I want a script of Jane explaining "going blind" to Keith - we could bring back Seinfeld with that sketch alone!

Mbarnum says:
Thanks again BK, you are one in a million!

Gosh, that means there're nearly 300 more like him in the US, and Planet Earth has over 6300 BK-alikes!

der Brucer (wondering if he dare tell DR jd that the Scarlet Street website has a typo! - and if you haven't visited The Talking Scarlet Street Website (http://www.scarletstreet.com/index.html), give yourself a treat and go! Here you'll learn about a subversive plot to get a Grammy nod:

"In 1958, actress-singer Susan Gordon co-starred with John Agar and John Hoyt (playing a demented dollmaker) in 'Attack of the Puppet People,' an offbeat horror fantasy produced by her father, B-movie legend Bert I. Gordon. On 'Jeepers Creepers,' she sings a song from that film called 'You're My Living Doll,' qualifying the cut as an original cast recording. "
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 01:04:51 PM: I'm looking forward to watching the Golden Globes tonight. It's always a fun party, and you just never know who those people are going to select.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 01:09:27 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 12:51:00 PM

der Brucer (wondering if he dare tell DR jd that the Scarlet Street website has a typo! - and if you haven't visited The Talking Scarlet Street Website (http://www.scarletstreet.com/index.html), give yourself a treat and go! Here you'll learn about a subversive plot to get a Grammy nod:

"In 1958, actress-singer Susan Gordon co-starred with John Agar and John Hoyt (playing a demented dollmaker) in 'Attack of the Puppet People,' an offbeat horror fantasy produced by her father, B-movie legend Bert I. Gordon. On 'Jeepers Creepers,' she sings a song from that film called 'You're My Living Doll,' qualifying the cut as an original cast recording. "

Well, you could even tell Dear Reader td. . . who would happily pass the typo info onto Richard Valley, who might just take care of that typo. . .

Globes tonight, yes! ! !
Are we chatting during the awards? ? ?
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 01:15:52 PM: I can tell you another reason KISMET isn't revived often in full productions: it would cost a fortune to do so.

I was lucky enough to see Alfred Drake at the New York State Theater in a revival of KISMET in the mid-60s, and besides his being incomparable (captured beautifully on the Lincoln Center revival cast album), the production was breathtakingly sumptuous. So, you've got to have marvelous singer/actors, beautiful sets and costumes, and sparkling, fast-paced direction for the show not to bog down and hold the audience's attention. I think the score is magnificent, but without the singers to do it justice, it would be torture.

Sounds like the Reprise! version that DR Jay critiqued was lacking many of those things. The MGM musical of KISMET has some fun moments and is beautifully sung, but Minnelli's turgid direction ruins it for me.

BTW, DR Jay, did they encorporate "Bored" into the score that was used in the film and in subsequent productions?
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 01:30:50 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:34:07 AM
I really could die if I ate the truffles with hazelnuts. :'(

Jane, do (did?) you otherwise like hazelnuts? Fortunately, you wouldn't have been surprised. The white chocolate truffles were rolled in hazelnut pieces, so you would have seen them and known not to eat them.
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 01:37:00 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:49:43 AM
George what library do you work for? Are you a librarian?

Based here in Olympia, I work for the Timberland Regional Library (http://www.trlib.org) at their adminstrative headquarters.

And no, I'm not a "professional Librarian" with a Masters in Library Sciences (MLS in library lingo)...although most of the public has the impression that anyone who works for a library in any position is a "librarian." My official title is "Collection Management Assistant III - Acquisitions." A fancy way of saying that I buy books. I don't make the decisions on what to buy, but I (and my supervisor and one CMA III) place the orders for the books and pay the invoices.
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 01:50:04 PM: With fifty-four posts we should chat? I'd LIKE to chat, I really, really would, but fifty-four posts just doesn't make me want to chat - not when we're heading for a new low and can't even get to page three by two o'clock. That is just heinous (heinous, do you hear me?). But, if we're far enough along, post-wise, then we shall chat and have our very own Golden Globes party.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on January 25, 2004, 01:54:40 PM: Good afternoon!

Well, things are slowly getting back to normal - whatever "normal" may be. And I am also getting back to normal too. -I've actually been up before Noon that past two days! ;-)

DR Tomovoz - Happy Australia Day! Does Cadbury make any special chocolates to commemorate the day? ;D

DR Jane - A beautiful pic of the duck - regardless of it's source.

-And I guess I'll have to search the past fews days worth of posts for the sour cream cookie recipe. Sounds scrumptious. I finally broke in my new slow cooker yesterday with a good, old-fashioned pot roast. Soooo good, and easy! And I get to have the leftovers for tonight's dinner!

The snow is falling here in Richmond too. And it's quite beautiful outside... a nice dusting on everything. Unfortunately, all the weathercasters do seem to agree that the whole "event" will end with sleet and freezing rain... and about a 1/2 inch of ice on top of everything once all is said and done. Thankfully, I don't have to be anywhere nor do anything until later in the week... Oh, and my car decided not to start yesterday afternoon. Ah, well... I have a feeling I know what's wrong, and it shouldn't cost too much. I'm just thankful that I was not too far from my apartment, and that I'm currently parked just a block from my regular service station - I'll stop by tomorrow - most likely Tuesday to get it looked at. -At least the recording session I had just finished went relatively smoothly.

So... Today's been a nice, easy, relaxing day. I met a friend for brunch, then walked around buying my Sunday papers. Put some CDs in the stereo, and just had them on in the background while reading the papers. -The sorta-new Cyndi Lauper album, "At Last", is really catching my ears.

DR Emily - Hope you're feeling better.

DR Jay - Thanks for the review of Kismet. -Are there any pics of the Jason Graae with his "chorus line"?

Well, time to watch the snow fall... Be back later.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 02:00:17 PM: DR Jose,

The recipe goes back a bit further. I found it quickly by going to Jane's page and searching her past 50 (maybe more by now) posts. If yours are on the small side, be sure to check them after ten minutes.
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 02:03:00 PM: Yes, we're in the midst of the ice that DR Jose just spoke of. Nice glaze over everything which should be horrendous by tomorrow morning. We're supposed to get more freezing rain tonight.

Am I glad I don't have to worry about getting up and driving to school tomorrow!
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Post by: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 02:15:56 PM: I am also looking forward to watching the Golden Globes. But my favorite part is THE DRESSES! I love looking at beautiful gowns. And I also love the tv categories. But no Alias tonight :(
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 02:36:47 PM: Looking forward to getting on Tuesday that new ALICE IN WONDERLAND that bk mentioned this morning. Sounds like they've ported all the stuff from that giant ALICE laserdisc box into convenient DVD form. I had never upgraded from the laserdisc when ALICE first came out on DVD, so I'm really anxious to see how this looks on DVD.

The film has never gotten its due, and I'd love to see this release celebrated enough to carry ALICE into a proper place in the Disney pantheon.
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Post by: Donald on January 25, 2004, 02:38:20 PM: Good SUnday afternoon to all!

The New Broadway Radio Show is up and running...it's called Have A Little Faith and you'll just have to listen to find out what it's about!
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 02:49:50 PM: What's this new Golan and Globus award show that everyone's talking about? Didn't they make some pretty bad movies before they stopped making movies altogether? Now they're giving themselves their own awards? What's the point of getting an award if you're giving to yourself? (whisper, whisper, whisper) What? (whisper, whisper, whisper) Oh...nevermind. (an Emily Litella reference)
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 02:57:59 PM: Golan and Globus produced some pretty wretched dreck during their film production years, but as badly directed as APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH is, I'm glad they made it. I enjoy seeing it from time to time. (And there are some very attractive men in the supporting cast.)
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 03:11:35 PM: Golan and Globus are also responsible for DUET FOR ONE starring Julie Andrews, Max von Sydon and Alan Bates. . .featuring a very young Liam Neeson, too.
(http://www.ffolio.com/pix.film/Duet/duet4.jpg)
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Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 03:12:51 PM: Sorry Jose! No Oz Chocolates. It is always a "token" celebration by government bodies who think they should do something. No patriotism here. It is the last week of the School summer holidays so a "holiday" is meaningless to children who are already on holidays and of course there is no possibilty of re-inforcement of the day's significance at school. A century of neglect. The day's celebration is also a day or morning for the indigenous people. Anzac day in April is far more significant to many of us. Even celebrating the federation of the States would be of no significance as it would fall on New Year's Day. We are in some ways a country without identity. We don't want to cling on to the cultural embarassments of Paul Hogan and Steve Irwin etc, but know not which way to go. Thus we revel in the adoration of sporting heroes.
Here endeth the lesson.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 25, 2004, 03:22:32 PM: Where is everyone? Buried under the snow the way I am?
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Post by: Panni on January 25, 2004, 03:26:25 PM: Just dropping in briefly to say hello. Have lots of reading to do this afternoon and will probably watch the Golden Globes tonight. A guilty peasure. They are SO ridiculous, but fun. I actually attended once some years ago when a film I wrote had some nominations -- and would you believe I have not one single memory of the event. Actually I do have one -- I was seated at a wonderful table front and center, but just before the show began was asked if the elderly, ill wife of some famous producer could have my place as somehow her seat had been given away. Could I say no? So I wound up sitting somewhere in the gods. As I said, that's my only memory of the event. It's more fun to watch it on TV. And your seat on the couch is YOURS for the night.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Danise on January 25, 2004, 03:31:59 PM: Evening all! I just finished eating my supper which was......

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Beef Stroganoff![/move]

Quote from: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 12:49:27 PM
Thanks for the reviews WEL and Jay. Australia day has dawned and Fred Schepisi has been awarded an Australia Day honour.

DR Danise: Does your duck committ sins of the cardinal kind?

Ha ha--hummmm. I'll have to think about that one. :D

Pardon but I must ask--what is Australia Day? A holiday, I take it . Do you get the day off from work? What does it mean?

I am sooo tired. I went to bed at 8, slept most of the night straight thru got up late--8:30/9 I think and right now feel so tired I could lay my head down and go to sleep right here at the computer.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jed on January 25, 2004, 03:34:02 PM: A lazy Sunday here, enjoying a couple Jimmy Stewart movies on TCM. First was Rear Window, and now The Shop Around the Corner. Two of my fave Stewart flicks.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 03:41:47 PM: Australia celebrates the first white settlement in Australia. (Jan 26 1788). The invasion of the country! It is supposed to be like July 4th I guess. It is a holiday. It used to be a long weekend with the day being celebrated on the nearest Monday. For the past few years it has been only celebrated on January 26 so no long weekend any more. Being a retired person I don't get holidays. Sad but true.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 25, 2004, 03:42:39 PM: For a message from a Hollywood immortal...click and play:

http://veepers02.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=D9EE47C8-4F8F-11D8-8B12-B3EE4054966E (http://veepers02.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=D9EE47C8-4F8F-11D8-8B12-B3EE4054966E)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Charles Pogue on January 25, 2004, 03:45:58 PM: I love Kismet.

I love Shop Around The Corner.

Thanks, Jay, for the review. I was debating on whether to go to Kismet. Think I'll just replay the original cast album with the late great Alfred Drake.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on January 25, 2004, 03:51:18 PM: Jane, that's a beautiful Mandarin duck. Our zoo has one that frequents the lake there -- along with two pair of wood ducks and other assorted ducks that are here for the winter.

The one we saw is very rare for our area -- a Eurasian wigeon. It looks like an American wigeon (and we have hundreds currently) except the head is a different color.

Here's the one we saw. The rare one is the rust-colored headed one, and he's hanging out with his other wigeon friends.
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Post by: Danise on January 25, 2004, 03:51:37 PM: I find it shocking that retired people don't get holidays. Retirement, it's a rough job but someone has to do it! Stiff upper lip there, Tomovoz!

So it's kinda like Columbus day. I'm sure the natives here look at it as "The invasion of the country" as well.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 25, 2004, 03:54:19 PM: Rear Window.... what a terrific movie.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 03:57:49 PM: Yes, the late, great Alfred Drake. He had both a glorious voice and sex appeal. That's a rare combination among leading men. Others? Only Hugh Jackman and Brian Stokes Mitchell come to mind. John Raitt had the voice, but (IMHO) lacked the appeal.
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Post by: Panni on January 25, 2004, 03:58:48 PM: Quote from: Jed on January 25, 2004, 03:34:02 PM
A lazy Sunday here, enjoying a couple Jimmy Stewart movies on TCM. First was Rear Window, and now The Shop Around the Corner.

Terrific films. And, of course, Shop takes place in my native city.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Robin on January 25, 2004, 04:04:19 PM: Like most Sundays, the Significant Other and myself watch a string of movies...some at home and more often than not, one or two in the theater, too. Today's at-home movies were the deeveedees of the wonderful Finding Nemo and the unreasonalby-entertaining blaxploitation horror film Blacula. The (incredibly depressing) theatrical release was Monster.

And I'm a sucker for awards shows (except the Grammys, which bore me to tears since I dislike 99 44/100% of what passes for pop music these days), so I'll be watching the Golden Globes and having nachos and apple juice. Sounds like fun, don't it?
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Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 04:20:41 PM: Quote from: George on January 25, 2004, 01:30:50 PM
Jane, do (did?) you otherwise like hazelnuts? Fortunately, you wouldn't have been surprised. The white chocolate truffles were rolled in hazelnut pieces, so you would have seen them and known not to eat them.

I don't think I like them but it could be psychological since the moment they touch my lips I begin to swell.
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Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 04:39:17 PM: At last the cuase of my weight gain. We grow (and eat) hazel nuts. And I was blaming ice-cream and chocolate.
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Post by: Jed on January 25, 2004, 04:54:00 PM: An urgent message from our dear leader, bk...

Click here to see it!!! (http://veepers02.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=B115BA5C-4F99-11D8-88BD-B3EE4054966E)
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Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 04:54:05 PM: DERBRUCER it didn’t take much explaining-he read Portnoy’s Complaint. Obviously I did to since I laughed. ;D

DRLaura thanks for the beautiful picture and the information.

George I asked the question knowing you might not be a librarian. Keith asked which library. He is familiar with a large number of the libraries across the country. He has an MLS and was a librarian at Caltech (Pasadena) in the mid-70s. Prior to our first son being born, he managed a sales territory in Southern California for Prentice Hall (now Simon & Schuster). He says that Timberland is a great multi-county library system—one of the best in the country. Before retiring (1998) he worked for the Thomson Corporation and, among other things, was of CEO for Gale Research and Information Access Company (IAC). He thought you’d be familiar with those companies
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 04:56:25 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 04:39:17 PM
At last the cuase of my weight gain. We grow (and eat) hazel nuts. And I was blaming ice-cream and chocolate.

I knew someone would have fun with my statement. :)
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 04:58:25 PM: Charles Pogue Janet Greek said to say hello. I was walking Echo today when I saw my very nice, soon to be neighbor, Janet.
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 05:06:32 PM: Quote from: Jed on January 25, 2004, 04:54:00 PM
An urgent message from our dear leader, bk...

Click here to see it!!! (http://veepers02.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=B115BA5C-4F99-11D8-88BD-B3EE4054966E)

ROTFLMBCO! ("Rolling on the floor laughing my butt cheeks off" in Internet Lingo)
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 05:07:51 PM: Quote from: Jed on January 25, 2004, 04:54:00 PM
An urgent message from our dear leader, bk...

Click here to see it!!! (http://veepers02.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=B115BA5C-4F99-11D8-88BD-B3EE4054966E)

omigawd! BK keeps winking at me!

I really want to hear about The Randy Vicar and the Squeegee, though.
Title: Re:OPEN SESAME
Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 05:09:40 PM: Wow, has anybody seen Anthony LaPaglia's wife? !? !? !?! ? hubba-hubba!
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 05:12:35 PM: I can see it now, td has his very own posting frenzy. . .
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Post by: Jed on January 25, 2004, 05:12:37 PM: Quick reminder to east coast Hainsies/Kimlets - Unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes are not shown live on the west coast, so I'm sure there a number of folks here who would appreciate a 3-hour delay on any awards spoilers.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 05:14:20 PM: No spoilers from me, i'm used to that three hour delay, but FASHION POLICE comments are allowed, aren't they? ? ?
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 05:14:43 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 25, 2004, 04:54:05 PM
George I asked the question knowing you might not be a librarian. Keith asked which library. He is familiar with a large number of the libraries across the country. He has an MLS and was a librarian at Caltech (Pasadena) in the mid-70s. Prior to our first son being born, he managed a sales territory in Southern California for Prentice Hall (now Simon & Schuster). He says that Timberland is a great multi-county library system—one of the best in the country. Before retiring (1998) he worked for the Thomson Corporation and, among other things, was of CEO for Gale Research and Information Access Company (IAC). He thought you’d be familiar with those companies.

I am familiar with Thomson and Gale! Small world! And who knew that someone on HHW (from California even) would have heard of Timberland!
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Post by: Jed on January 25, 2004, 05:15:01 PM: Oh, but of course, td! I'm also looking forward to seeing Anthony LaPaglia's wife now. :)
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 05:17:47 PM: I'm looking forward to seeing Anthony LaPaglia! ;)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on January 25, 2004, 05:34:15 PM: Quote from: Dan-in-Toronto on January 25, 2004, 02:00:17 PM
DR Jose,

If yours are on the small side, be sure to check them after ten minutes.

I've been checking them every 10 ,minutes, or so, for the last 50 years - and they're still on the small side!

der Brucer (you was leaving this one for TCB, but he seems E&T)
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 05:46:27 PM: Someone unexpectedly looks very pretty in pink - Queen Latifah.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 05:47:28 PM: Quote from: George on January 25, 2004, 05:17:47 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing Anthony LaPaglia! ;)

What red-blooded male or female wouldn't be? ? ? :o
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 06:03:16 PM: Well, I don't know whether to open chat or not, since no one is here.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 06:04:37 PM: Looks like only triplets on the board, BK. . .
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 06:11:05 PM: Well, as it turns out there's a problem with the chat room, and no one is there on Sundays to deal with, so I'll have to find out what's what in the morning. Hence, we can have our chat tomorrow night or sometime this week. In the meantime, let's post instead of chat. I expect a TON of Golden Globe posts later, since that is obviously what everyone is doing.
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 06:16:36 PM: I'm here and was ready for chat, but I'm also taping the Golden Globes for my niece. If we have chat tomorrow, I won't be able to attend. I got talked into going to a performance of "Carmen" in Seattle with a co-worker. We have to leave Olympia at about 4:30 or so, so that we have time to get dinner. It'll be fun.
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 06:30:40 PM: I guess we really might hit our new low - oh, well, we've come close lately so unless there's a posting frenzy later, we're doomed to our new low. However, what care I about a new low? The posts we have are cherce and the errant and truant can just bitch-slap themselves from here to eternity.
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 07:09:44 PM: No posts in forty minutes. I give up. Goodnight.
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 07:16:44 PM: It's all DR Jay's fault, ordering us, yes ordering us not to post spoilers. We're all just having to wait until he catches up.
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 07:21:07 PM: This is kind of interesting. Der Brucer has the GGs running on his television set, in his room. I have them running on the set in the living room. Thing is, Rehoboth Beach is served by two different NBC stations, and there's a half-second difference between one broadcast and the other, don't ask me why.

The effectfect is thatat of an echocho. Somethinging like hearingring an announcementment on a stadiumdium publicblic addressdress systemstem.
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on January 25, 2004, 07:21:52 PM: BK-

And where is your promised hint for the Trivia Contest?
We're all ears.....
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 07:25:36 PM: We've had correct guesses, so no clews. Well, here's ONE little clew - the co-star of the play also had a film career, but it never took off. The co-star's daughter, however, has had a major film career, having starred in quite a few films.
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Post by: SwishySarah on January 25, 2004, 07:29:07 PM: I have FINALLY gotten my iPod to work, and I love it! The sound quality is amazing, and it has proven to be worth the wait (a month!).

Chat tomorrow night should be ok...hopefully I won't have too much homework to finish up.

How were your days? Everyone feeling OK?
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:38:04 PM: That split-second delay in broadcasting is not limited to Delaware! It happens here in Pennsylvania all the time. . .I had a double dose of Dubya the other night as he delivered TWO state of the union addresses to this household.
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:39:06 PM: Just returned from seeing a lovely production of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte at Opera Pacific in Orange County. I took my mom and we had a big hat luncheon beforehand.

Will now catch up on today's posts.
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:40:02 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 01:15:52 PM
BTW, DR Jay, did they encorporate "Bored" into the score that was used in the film and in subsequent productions?

Negative.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:40:23 PM: Well, without spoilers, I will say that I have only had FOUR or FIVE shout-out-loud, "Yippee!" moments tonight during the awards. . .
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:42:20 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 25, 2004, 01:54:40 PM
DR Jay - Thanks for the review of Kismet. -Are there any pics of the Jason Graae with his "chorus line"?

You're welcome!

How I wish! Unfortunately, no.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:49:16 PM: What do drummers have in common with Einstein?

The belief that time is a relative concept.
> >insert rimshot here< <
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:49:59 PM: But I wanted to see Jason's chorus line. . .and his tan line. . .
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:50:15 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 07:16:44 PM
It's all DR Jay's fault, ordering us, yes ordering us not to post spoilers. We're all just having to wait until he catches up.

It happened to have been Dear Reader Jed, but he just beat me to making the plea.

Seems silly to have the Globes awarded in the Pacific time zone but have the broadcast on tape delay.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:51:18 PM: I sing the body electric. Quite shocking really.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:52:04 PM: Someone please explain Paris Hilton to me.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:53:08 PM: For that matter, can anyone really believe that Melanie Griffith was once an Academy Award nominee? ? ?
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:53:47 PM: I just had my final shout-out-loud moment with the Globes.

YIPPEEE!!!!
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 07:54:53 PM: Quote from: td on January 25, 2004, 07:52:04 PM
Someone please explain Paris Hilton to me.

Or Nicki (or is it Nicky?) Hilton also. What up?
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:55:36 PM: Hey, if I keep this solo posting frenzy up, will I go blind?

Doubtful, but, I could end up in the top FIVE. . .
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:58:17 PM: Quote from: George on January 25, 2004, 07:54:53 PM
Or Nicki (or is it Nicky?) Hilton also. What up?

Daisy and Violet were nicer twins.
(http://freaks.monstrous.com/pictures/violet_and_daisy_hilton.jpg)

(http://www.symynet.com/online_gift_shop/artwork/nicky-paris-hilton.jpg)
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:58:28 PM: Quote from: td on January 25, 2004, 07:53:08 PM
For that matter, can anyone really believe that Melanie Griffith was once an Academy Award nominee? ? ?

Can anyone really believe that Ali McGraw actually won an Academy Award?
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 07:59:27 PM: Quote from: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:58:28 PM
Can anyone really believe that Ali McGraw actually won an Academy Award?

Did she win it for directing a short?
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Post by: Panni on January 25, 2004, 08:02:07 PM: Ali McGraw never won an Academy Award!
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 08:05:21 PM: Quote from: Panni on January 25, 2004, 08:02:07 PM
Ali McGraw never won an Academy Award!

Thank goodness!
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 08:10:31 PM: I predicted every single film Golden Globe winner. Every single one, without exception, so I suspect the Oscars are going to be very predictable this year.

The TV side is usually more of a surprise, but even there the winners weren't impossible to predict (though I didn't get three of those).
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Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:19:36 PM: Quote from: SwishySarah on January 25, 2004, 07:29:07 PM
I have FINALLY gotten my iPod to work, and I love it! The sound quality is amazing, and it has proven to be worth the wait (a month!).
How were your days? Everyone feeling OK?

Enjoy!

Yes, feeling fine and had a nice weekend. Thanks. :)
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Post by: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 08:19:42 PM: Okay I really want to talk Golden Globes. But I guess I can talk about it without spoilers for tonight.

There was one tv award that made me very happy.

One thing that makes me mad is when a show/actor/actress that I don't watch/never heard of wins. I will comment more on this tomorrow.

Another disappointment is I like to see more of the fashion. I don't get Joan Rivers (although my sis does and called at 7pm to say she'd been watching an hour of it). To see Nancy O'Dell interview is fine. But I would rather they just put up pictures of all the dresses (like they do on Entertainment tonight tomorrow).

I HATED Renee Zellweger's dress. I loved Nicole Kidman, and Charlize Theron. I wasn't sure at first about Sarah Jessica Parker's pouffy black dress. But it sort of grew on me. I thought all of the Sex & The City gang looked fabulous.
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Post by: Jane on January 25, 2004, 08:19:58 PM: Good night.
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 08:20:02 PM: Yes, the annuls of all these award groups contain mediocre talents who sometimes got very lucky with one specific role and were rewarded. Looking back years later, those choices are kind of embarrassing
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 08:20:06 PM: Well, I figured I'd tune in because I knew you'd all be talking about it - I HATE this show. I've always hated this show. It is the most useless of all award shows - who ARE the Hollywood Foreign Press? It is meaningless. This, of course, is simply my opinion. And some of these outfits - and this endless ass-kissing of the Hollywood Foreign Press. The fact that ANYONE in Hollywood takes these awards seriously (they didn't used to, and not all that long ago) is a sign of just how far the whole business of show has fallen. Not as bad as The People's Choice Awards, though.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 08:24:21 PM: Pia Zadora anyone?
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Post by: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 08:29:07 PM: One thing I did like about the Golden Globes is the pace. The first major award started right away. And they really had a lot of good awards come up fairly quickly. And unlike the Oscars there are not too many extra categories.

It does annoy me though that they put supporting actors against mini-series actors. To me that is ridiculous.

Also, do not make us watch for 3 hours and then cut off the only interesting acceptance speeches.

Btw, my fav speech was Best Actess.
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 08:34:09 PM: Oh, the GGs are a great big party. I'm not sure the people who win are grateful for anything more than putting their faces out there for more work and possible other award recognition, so it that regard, it has its place.
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 08:39:35 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 08:19:42 PM
I thought all of the Sex & The City gang looked fabulous.

HOWEVER, what was with Cynthia Nixon's hair?
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 08:44:46 PM: Did she have extensions in the back or something? She looked funny talking with Joan Rivers. I didn't care for Sarah Jessica's cocktail dress, but the other three had lovely gowns.
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Post by: Panni on January 25, 2004, 08:46:16 PM: Quote from: bk on January 25, 2004, 08:20:06 PM
I HATE this show. I've always hated this show. It is the most useless of all award shows - who ARE the Hollywood Foreign Press?
But tell us how you REALLY feel.
As for who they are (I know it's a rhetorical question, but I'll answer anyway) - there are very few of them, I forget the number, and many (if not most) have day jobs which have nothing to do with the press, foreign or domestic.
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Post by: Panni on January 25, 2004, 08:50:44 PM: I'm going to retire early tonight. I'm fighting a cold and MUST win. I have a big script meeting on Tuesday for which I have to have my wits about me and cannot - CAN NOT be sick. So g'night. (Unless I can't stay in bed - in which case I'll be back. How's that for waffling?)
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:03:02 PM: Quote from: George on January 25, 2004, 08:39:35 PM
HOWEVER, what was with Cynthia Nixon's hair?

Didn't she say in an interview recently that she hated the red hair and was going back to her natural color?
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:04:18 PM: I don't hate THE SHOW itself, it's fun in a science fiction meets fact kinda way. . .i mean, really, Nicole Kidman presents an award and sounds like two words have never left her lips ? ? ?
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Post by: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 09:05:49 PM: I have the access hollywood gang doing their post show interviews. One of my fav winners just gave her an interview and her signifcant other called (during the interview). And it made me cry! Okay off to bed now.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:06:53 PM: And while we're on the subject, I shall post my favorite picutre of
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]NICOLE KIDMAN[/move]

(http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~aac65140/images/metaluna.jpg)
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 09:07:09 PM: Quote from: td on January 25, 2004, 07:52:04 PM
Someone please explain Paris Hilton to me.
If she gets drunk (IF?), is she Plastered of Paris Hilton?
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:08:54 PM: Well, Bill Murray was funny. Meryl Streep looks so dowdy it's not even funny. Diane Keaton has done something to herself - she just doesn't look as Dianish as she used to. Work done? Nicole Kidman looks like a five hundred dollar hooker. And most of the men look like they haven't bathed or washed their hair in weeks.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:10:14 PM: Quote
Nicole Kidman looks like a five hundred dollar hooker.

You must be more generous with a dollar than I am, BK!
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 09:10:28 PM: Quote from: Jay on January 25, 2004, 07:50:15 PM
Seems silly to have the Globes awarded in the Pacific time zone but have the broadcast on tape delay.
I'm not sure what's worse, having events taking place in the Pacific time zone tape delayed, or having them broadcast at the same time but they have to take place three hours early just so the jerks on the east coast can see them when they want, rather than at a more natural time!

Oh, wait, I'm on the east coast now. Oops!
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:13:45 PM: I just caught an infomercial for THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW COLLECTOR'S EDITION, which packed more entertainment value into it than nearly any award show can, or does.
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 09:14:13 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on January 25, 2004, 08:19:42 PM
Another disappointment is I like to see more of the fashion. I don't get Joan Rivers...
"Getting" Joan Rivers these days is a lot like "getting" Paris Hilton. It is really worth the effort?
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 09:14:32 PM: Quote from: Panni on January 25, 2004, 08:02:07 PM
Ali McGraw never won an Academy Award!

I feel absolutely horrible for saying she did. Mea culpa. She was nominated, though, which is still not exactly a bright spot on the Academy's history.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:15:10 PM: Those who got Joan Rivers, promptly lost her.
Anyone remember RABBIT TEST? ? ?
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 09:17:21 PM: Quote from: td on January 25, 2004, 09:03:02 PM
Didn't she say in an interview recently that she hated the red hair and was going back to her natural color?

I didn't know about that...I actually like the color, but it looks like she has some funny looking hair piece just hanging under the back of her head, not weaved throughout her hair to make it look natural.
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 09:18:10 PM: Quote from: td on January 25, 2004, 09:06:53 PM
And while we're on the subject, I shall post my favorite picutre of
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]NICOLE KIDMAN[/move]

(http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~aac65140/images/metaluna.jpg)
Green is definately her color!
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Post by: S. Woody White on January 25, 2004, 09:19:42 PM: Quote from: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:08:54 PM
...And most of the men look like they haven't bathed or washed their hair in weeks.
Now we know why you haven't invested in smell-o-vision.
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Post by: Matt H. on January 25, 2004, 09:25:30 PM: I don't care what Meryl wears. She's never been about style, and I adored her parting shot at the president's State of the Union speech. No big deal, she said it and left the stage. Love her.
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:29:42 PM: Was that MADONNA? With the hair that looked like she was some She Monster from a fifties sci-fi movie?
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Post by: MBarnum on January 25, 2004, 09:31:58 PM: Johnny Depp and Al Pacino are scaring me!

I am setting my timer to tape THE OFFICE. I had never heard of it until tonight. The clip they showed was hilarious!

I thought Sarah Jessica Parker's and Renee Zellweger's dresses were cute and Queen Latifa is really a very good looking woman!

Also, there are either a lot of very tall actresses, or a lot of very short actors!

OH, and Jane Fonda's son...wow! Hotcha!
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 09:33:46 PM: I must be off for a while. I forgot that I have to bring something for a bake sale tomorrow. ::) I'm going to try Jane's Old-fashioned Sour Cream Cookies but I don't have eggs or sour cream. I'm taping the Golden Globes so I'll be able to watch the rest of them (if I really want to).
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:34:42 PM: Quote from: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:29:42 PM
Was that MADONNA? With the hair that looked like she was some She Monster from a fifties sci-fi movie?

Madonna was not present tonight, she was probably penning another children's book at the family manse.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:35:35 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on January 25, 2004, 09:31:58 PM

OH, and Jane Fonda's son...wow! Hotcha!

Oh, yeah! did you see his movie, Mbarnum?
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Post by: MBarnum on January 25, 2004, 09:36:21 PM: Quote from: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:29:42 PM
Was that MADONNA? With the hair that looked like she was some She Monster from a fifties sci-fi movie?

I didn't catch who that was. It was a very interesting hair style...don't know if I liked it or not...it was just...unusual!

I was shocked at Jennifer Lopez. I can't stand her, but she really looked fairly nice and subtle tonight. Peach was a nice color choice for her.

Kristin Davis is such a little cutie. I loved her when she was on Melrose Place.
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Post by: td on January 25, 2004, 09:38:16 PM: (http://www.celebrity-exchange.com/celebs/photos28/gwen-sefani-2.jpg)

Not Madonna, but Gwen Stefani, lead singer of No Doubt and currently playing Jean Harlow in THE AVIATOR, a film about Howard Hughes.
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Post by: bk on January 25, 2004, 09:39:58 PM: J-Lo looked like she stepped out of the Steve Reeves Hercules movie.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on January 25, 2004, 09:55:31 PM: Well, I believe I'm getting a case of cabin-fever.. ah, well...

The Golden Globes were "fun" - well, as fun as they can be. Some of those poor winners who had to walk... and walk... and bump into other on the way.. and walk to get to the stage. At least the dress designers got more time that way. Even the various pieces of theme music they played seemed slow. No major surprises for me, but I was also flipping back and forth between "Sex & the City", "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Trading Spaces" - so I may have missed a few surprises or two. -I did miss Jane Fonda's son. :( ;)

Oh, and dinner was the rest of yesterday's post roast - sooo good! Again! And now, Ab Fab!

And I also caught the last half of "Airline" on A&E - neat program.

Outside, there's about 4 1/2 inches of snow.. with a "nice" layer of sleet and ice building up on top of it already.. they're saying it could be about an inch of ice by morning! I just hope we don't have the tree and power line issues we had the last time we had ice.

Time to hibernate...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on January 25, 2004, 09:59:05 PM: Oh, and I had almost forgotten that Renee Zellwegger had been filming the second installment of Bridget Jones' Diary... It actually looked she was trying to hide from the camera at times.
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Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 10:22:39 PM: The GG Awards are such Big Time here in OZ. Not even being given airtime. I did hear about one of the winners of course - the one that was bound to be newsworthy in OZ and doesn't need a fake nose.
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Post by: Tomovoz on January 25, 2004, 10:23:57 PM: Ann would you please knock on TCB's door and see if he is home and awake.
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Post by: Jed on January 25, 2004, 10:55:28 PM: Well, like MattH (I think it was MattH), I correctly predicted all the movie categories. Missed on a couple TV ones, but no real surprises.
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Post by: Jay on January 25, 2004, 11:11:58 PM: Some random thoughts on the Golden Globes:

For incredible beauty (natural or otherwise), female category, look no further than Miss Jessica Lange...Close runners up: Miss Ellen Burstyn and Miss Diane Lane...Confidential to Miss Tyra Banks: you look like a drag queen...Person with whom I would least like to be stuck in an elevator: Miss Christina Ricci...Congratulations to Mr. Al Pacino for filling the position of Most Skanky Looking Attendee, a position long held by Mr. Tom Cruise...Confidential to Miss Nicole Kidman: Darling, it still gets cold here this time of year; you should have sprung for the rest of the dress...Confidential to Mr. Tom Cruise: the short haircut looks sooooo much better on you. Now lose that growth that you think resembles a beard...(No "so to speak" on that last one, Dear Readers)...Confidential to Mr. Johnny Depp: I adore your work, but you scare me...Best Speech of the Night Award goes to: Mr. Bill Murray...Woo-hoo, Miss Meryl Streep. You go girl!...Confidential to Miss Jennifer Lopez: Sweetheart, you look like you spent way too much time in the tanning booth. And the frosted lipstick has to go, doll, OK?...Just how short is Mr. Danny DeVito and just how tall is Miss Sharon Stone?...Why would anyone even think of evoking the film A Chorus Line, much less, in the context of a lifetime achievement award?...Mr. Peter Jackson: you prove what I've said for some time: Slobs rule!...Someone should let the award nominees know that it's tacky to applaud for themselves when their names are announced...Congratulations to Miss Charlize Theron's prosthetic teeth and makeup for winning her an award...The two films most overlooked in the nominations: The Station Agent and The Triplets of Belleville...Amongst the things I learned from the commercials on the Golden Globes: the color of your teeth can determine whether you are in love...and that Chandler Bing is marrying Phoebe. Like, eeewwww. This will become the benchmark that replaces kissing your sister.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on January 25, 2004, 11:13:27 PM: Jane, where in Oregon are you? Janet Greek! Milord! Small World! Janet got me my first agent and was more or less responsible for giving both me and my friend , Larry Drake, our starts in the business oout here! What in the world is she doing and how in the world did I happen to come up in the conversation?

The thing I noticed about the Golden Globes were all the boobs on prominent display. It made me very happy! Thank God, curves and lushness in the female form is back! Now, BK, if we could only do something about those ST's, the world would be much safer for feminine pulchritude!
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Post by: TCB on January 25, 2004, 11:25:57 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 25, 2004, 04:20:41 PM
I don't think I like them but it could be psychological since the moment they touch my lips I begin to swell.

...............ah ............. oh, never mind.
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Post by: George on January 25, 2004, 11:28:28 PM: Well, I got the ingredients that I needed and mixed the dough, which is now in the fridge, and will be for an hour...until 12:15 am (what else is new?).
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Post by: Charles Pogue on January 25, 2004, 11:36:40 PM: Jay, what have you got against Christina Ricci? She's my neighbour. I don't see much of her, but on the few times I've caught her driving by me when I was on a walk or something, she always offered a nice, friendly smile (maybe she just thinks I'm silly looking). I think she's a fine actress too.

Despite the make-up and fake teeth, I thought Charlize Theron was fine in MONSTER. And maybe the best of the pack...haven't seen all the nominees.

I also thought Jessica Lange looked fine. And thought it a fine night for more mature women all round. Okay, Meryl Streep looked dowdy, BK (I never found her all that alluring in her prime), but she has a sense of humour.
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Post by: TCB on January 25, 2004, 11:51:08 PM: Don't we have as many members as
the Hollywood Foreign Press?

If they can get all those celebrities to show up for their party, perhaps next year we should host our own awards show? The Golden Kritzer maybe? I get to hand-pick who sits at my table.
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Post by: TCB on January 25, 2004, 11:55:48 PM: News bulletin just in!: There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Sorry Saddam, we were only kidding!