Topic: WE NOW RETURN YOU TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED NOTES (Read 21053 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #120 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:43:00 PM »

Riedel seems vicious to me, just this time about certain critics and other members of the Broadway community. He's flattering to Harry and Michael.

William F. Orr · « **Reply #121 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:43:16 PM »

Quote from: DakotaCelt on March 03, 2006, 12:02:38 PM

Other films that I like are Somewhere in Time,...

Oh yes, Liza is wonderful in that.

I also like her in Cabernet, Teahouse of the Julie Moon, and King Arthur. Did you know she is the daughter of Judy Dench and Vincent Van Gogh? And she was on Broadway in Flora Dora Girls, The Ring (with Rita Moreno), and Act Two.

Matt H. · « **Reply #122 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:44:55 PM »

Page Five Dalmatian Dance!!!

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #123 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:46:36 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on March 03, 2006, 01:28:01 PM

Next up was LADY AND THE TRAMP. Yes, it does look and sound terrific, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I had forgotten how entertaining "He's a Tramp" was with the dogs providing very individualized accompaniment to Peggy Lee's vocal. I had this huge grin on my face from beginning to end of that sequence and replayed it because I enjoyed it so much.

I never realized that Peggy had supplied the voice of Darling. I knew she did the cats and, of course, Peg.

I like Lady and the Tramp. Peggy Lee is from North Dakota.

Matt H. · « **Reply #124 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:47:12 PM »

Quote from: William F. Orr on March 03, 2006, 01:43:16 PM

Oh yes, Liza is wonderful in that.

I also like her in Cabernet, Teahouse of the Julie Moon, and King Arthur. Did you know she is the daughter of Judy Dench and Vincent Van Gogh? And she was on Broadway in Flora Dora Girls, The Ring (with Rita Moreno), and Act Two.

Now THAT'S funny!!!!

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JoseSPiano · « **Reply #125 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:47:54 PM »

Good Afternoon!

Aaaahhh....

Nothing like a nice, long hot shower to help clear one's head - literally - and to bring one back to some sense of normalcy.

I guess my "cold" was not really a "cold" after all.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #126 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:48:02 PM »

Quote from: William F. Orr on March 03, 2006, 01:43:16 PM

Oh yes, Liza is wonderful in that.

I also like her in Cabernet, Teahouse of the Julie Moon, and King Arthur. Did you know she is the daughter of Judy Dench and Vincent Van Gogh? And she was on Broadway in Flora Dora Girls, The Ring (with Rita Moreno), and Act Two.

And that WFO auditioned for the Wizard in "Wicked".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #127 on:** March 03, 2006, 01:50:52 PM »

Ooohhh...

And when I went upstairs, I noticed that my Dad had come home from work, and he had left a nice collection of leftovers from work on the counter. (He's the cook for the Secretary's Mess at HHS.) Well...

Baked Cod
Baked Salmon
Sauteed Spinach
Mac 'n' Cheese (!!!!!)
Fresh Fruit - Strawberries, Oranges, Mango, Grapefruit, Watermelon

Nothing like a nice mid-afternoon "snack".

Oh, and chocolate chip cookies too!

vixmom · « **Reply #128 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:09:57 PM »

Hello We stopped home to warm up, man it is bitter out there with the wind blowing...I hope it warms up for the canned food collection in front of the supermarkets tomoorw or we're gonna have a bunch of sick kids on on hands

The Vixter thanks everyone for their vibes and for the cookie orders.

She also says she didn''t realize the fast would be "so difficult"... oh dear, she's only up to hour five.... 25 more to go!!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #129 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:10:11 PM »

I didn't know that Billboard had instituted a Top Cast Album chart! (It's about time!)

This week's top five were WICKED, THE COLOR PURPLE, MAMMA MIA, JERSEY BOYS, and SWEENEY TODD (revival).

Matt H. · « **Reply #130 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:24:38 PM »

Now that it seems official that John Travolta has been signed to play Edna Turnblad in the film of HAIRSPRAY, can someone explain to me why everyone involved thinks this is such good casting? Divine and Harvey Fierstein made significent inroads in their careers doing drag, so it was natural for them to play this part.

But why does anyone think Travolta can do drag successfully? Yes, he's a big name (but not one that means much at the box-office any more). Why is this supposed to be such a good thing?

vixmom · « **Reply #131 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:31:46 PM »

Well we're off to the church soon to start the Bibke Study portion of the eveing laters!!!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #132 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:39:23 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on March 03, 2006, 02:24:38 PM

Now that it seems official that John Travolta has been signed to play Edna Turnblad in the film of HAIRSPRAY, can someone explain to me why everyone involved thinks this is such good casting? Divine and Harvey Fierstein made significent inroads in their careers doing drag, so it was natural for them to play this part.

But why does anyone think Travolta can do drag successfully? Yes, he's a big name (but not one that means much at the box-office any more). Why is this supposed to be such a good thing?

I hoped they would sign Lainie Kazan, but perhaps Mr Travolta wants to do drag.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #133 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:40:07 PM »

Quote from: Vixmom on March 03, 2006, 02:31:46 PM

Well we're off to the church soon to start the Bibke Study portion of the eveing laters!!!

Bibke? Is this a new cult?

bk · « **Reply #134 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:45:47 PM »

Braveheart's photography is fine - the film is just not my cuppa. On the other hand, I LOVE Li'l Abner, love it to pieces, but I'd hardly put it on a list of my four favorite films of ALL TIME.

Matt H. · « **Reply #135 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:51:16 PM »

I mentioned a day or two ago that I've been enjoying the soundtrack of THE PIRATE. How great it is that they had the sound stems to mix most of these tracks in stereo for this release. I wonder if that means if and when THE PIRATE is released on DVD, Warners will provide a remixed Dolby Digital 5.1 track (as they did with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE WIZARD OF OZ, GONE WITH THE WIND, and others).

Michael · « **Reply #136 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:51:28 PM »

Quote from: DakotaCelt on March 03, 2006, 01:46:36 PM

I like Lady and the Tramp. Peggy Lee is from North Dakota.

Not anymore.

Michael · « **Reply #137 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:53:02 PM »

Fighting the flu/cold that has been going around. Good thing about it, is that I lost more weight 46 pounds and counting.

Matt H. · « **Reply #138 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:54:25 PM »

Well, I must head down now and mop the kitchen floor. Argh!

Then, looking forward to catching up with those two NBC comedies from last night before settling in for a couple of lawyer dramas back-to-back.

WBBL.

Matt H. · « **Reply #139 on:** March 03, 2006, 02:55:40 PM »

Feel better wishes to you, DR Michael Shayne.

And to any other DRs currently in the throes of illness.

François de Paris · « **Reply #140 on:** March 03, 2006, 03:23:52 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on March 03, 2006, 01:28:01 PM

I never realized that Peggy had supplied the voice of Darling. I knew she did the cats and, of course, Peg.

She "had to"!!

Because she also sings for the mother the beautiful lullabye "La La Lu"...

I guess Walt liked Peggy's talents since she not only wrote all the songs -- even some that were not used in the final film -- but got to sing most of them in the end!

Wonder why he did not use her on other subsequent productions?!

TCB · « **Reply #141 on:** March 03, 2006, 03:34:42 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 03, 2006, 05:25:56 AM

DR George, good luck with the real estate search. I think it's great you're contemplating buying something.

I was hoping to buy something, also. But he told me he wasn't for sale.

William F. Orr · « **Reply #142 on:** March 03, 2006, 03:36:34 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 03, 2006, 02:39:23 PM

I hoped they would sign Lainie Kazan, but perhaps Mr Travolta wants to do drag.

I think he should be allowed to play Edna only on the condiction that he comes out.

Otherwise, the part should go to Tom Cruise.

Actually, if this is true, it is absolutely stupid that anyone should play the part other than Harvey. But no one ever accused Hollywood executives of being overly intelligent. At least I never heard BK or Pogue make that accusation.

btb (by the bye in Internet Lingo) Matt, what is your source for this information?

Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Paris Hilton as Tracy?

And then when it is godawful at the box office, the pundits will say "musicals don't sell."

TCB · « **Reply #143 on:** March 03, 2006, 03:41:14 PM »

Quote from: FJL on March 03, 2006, 05:44:12 AM

In the middle of the night, I was struck by the lyric of the Pufnstuf song sung by Jack Wild called "Mechanical Boy" - I'm recalling it to the best of my memory because I can't find the actual lyric on the web:

I do as I'm ordered
I never ask why
I never can laugh
And I never can cry
I never have lived
So I never shall die
That's because I'm a mechanical boy

Ah yes, H.R. PUFNSTUF! I believe all of the episodes were written by Paddy Chayevsky.

But I did think that Jack Wild was a very talented young man.

R.I.P.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #144 on:** March 03, 2006, 03:49:16 PM »

BK, I remember watching Braveheart a while back and then seeing Spartacus on TCM. I like Braveheart just fine; but next to Spartacus, it was like a little boy's idea of an Epic next to the real thing.

Glory is a perfectly respectable movie but wouldn't come close to my list of top twenty. Nor would any of his picks. The real clinker though for me is 1776. I LOVE this play! I enjoy the movie well enough, despite its many flaws and there are a ton of them. For a long time in the version I saw in the theatre and on the tube, all the music sounded off and all warbly. Even though it had many of the original cast, it was far from the electric experience the first time I heard the score...or even when I first saw the touring version of the show.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #145 on:** March 03, 2006, 03:55:42 PM »

I'm just bored with the whole "drag" thing. I've never found it funny. Dame Edna bores me to tears. I always hated the Monty Python drag sketches. I was glad when Bosom Buddies got rid of the whole drag conceit. I never liked it much in reverse when Shakespeare had women masquerading as men. The only time drag ever worked for me was in Charley's Aunt and seeing Charles Pierce, but with Charley's Aunt there was a point. And with Charles Pierce, it was his wicked "star" impersonations that were the draw. Good God, there are few enough good roles in the theatre and on film for women of a certain age, do we really need men co-opting them?

George · « **Reply #146 on:** March 03, 2006, 04:05:54 PM »

Quote from: TCB on March 03, 2006, 03:34:42 PM

I was hoping to buy something, also. But he told me he wasn't for sale.

Don't you hate it when that happens??

TPunk · « **Reply #147 on:** March 03, 2006, 04:17:17 PM »

Quote from: DakotaCelt on March 03, 2006, 12:19:31 PM

DR Jose, have you read the book, Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel?

The movie is good and I heard she had a hand in the writing of the script.

I keep visualizing Gertrude on this horse with one of the men associated with Pancho Villa with scanty clothing.

I love the movie and have also read the book. I actually have to rewatch the movie sometime soon and then write a midterm paper on what family therapy approach and treatment plan I would use. I think my treatment plan will in some way incorporate the cooking that is so much a part of the family's culture and history of expression emotion toward one another.

TPunk · « **Reply #148 on:** March 03, 2006, 04:22:57 PM »

Quote from: William F. Orr on March 03, 2006, 03:36:34 PM

btb (by the bye in Internet Lingo) Matt, what is your source for this information?

Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Paris Hilton as Tracy?

And then when it is godawful at the box office, the pundits will say "musicals don't sell."

I read this online today also, I think it's on Broadway.com. And so far so good with regard to Paris Hilton. I read that they are going to do a nationwide casting search for an unknown to play Tracy. I guess they felt Marissa Jarrett Winokur (sp??) was to old? Or maybe just not unknown enough.

Jane · « **Reply #149 on:** March 03, 2006, 06:01:54 PM »

Good vibes for the Vixter!

Good interview shopping vibes for TPunk!

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