Happy Mom Day to Edi's momma!
Good morning. Nice and bright and windy this morning. Who knows what the day will bring. I think the DP and I are going to head to one of those over priced shopping places. I don't understand why people think it's important to have a Rodeo Drive sort of shopping area in the middle of a jungle.
And the word of the day is: YAW!
And the word of the day is: YAW!
"Oh, my, the True Love was certainly yaw, wasn't she?"
And the word of the day is: YAW!
Second preliminary phone interview for a job today. I haven't gone through all these hoops before. But I'm glad I made it to this level and hope to get further.
Well, I sure stopped traffic.
Well, I sure stopped traffic.
Were you showing off your legs out on 5th Avenue?
For the first time in several days my jaw is really killing me.
I took Mom and her other half out for dinner last night. Chef Paul made her a special dessert and she got kisses from the waiters. I told her that her gift would be to take her and her other half to NY for the JEWS AND BASEBALL theatrical premiere, Nov. 4 (I think!). I hope some HHWers will be able to come and meet her since she's heard so much about the group (she's also a big fan of Guy Haines!)
She wants to go the the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, we'll probably catch a show or two, and of course the film. Any other things anyone thinks an 80 year old lady would like, I'm open for suggestions!
Happy Birthday to Edisaurus's mom!
I just listened to the recording of my Library of Congress debacle, a revue by Harold Arlen, Ira Gewrshwin, and E.Y. Harburg. I'm prejudiced, since it was a horrid experience and I lost several friends on the project. I do like many of the cast members and I think some of them are absolutely perfect casting.Love that recording of "Ziegfeld Follies." Cast is great, music sounds wonderful, lyrics are clearly and cleanly sung. Everything seems just right.
I like the Encores! Ziegfeld Follies recording much more because the cast seems right and - I admit - I have no knowledge about what was perpetrated to the score for that production. I think it's one of Rob Fisher's best recordings and I think it sounds more "right" than a lot of the revisions here. There are a lot of false and inaccurate changes as well, too many choral arrangements that are of of period and terminally cute, like the added patter to "All the Elks and Masons," which is not in the full score or the libretto, and too many transpositions that are fine for a revival, but wrong for what this was to be asa historical restoration. I'm mostly angry because I'm getting credit for too many embarrassing things I did not do to the score and would not have approved. I asked twice to be removed from the credits. I know the recording is getting good press, but I take no pride in it.
I still don't understand why Eric Stern isn't credited for his conducting. He's very good.
Wednesday morning greetings! I've been to the doctor's office and had blood drawn. Now I'm trying to address my coffee deficit.Back when I drank coffee, I don't know if the doctor/nurse would have been able to tell the difference between blood and coffee in my system.
I took Mom and her other half out for dinner last night. Chef Paul made her a special dessert and she got kisses from the waiters. I told her that her gift would be to take her and her other half to NY for the JEWS AND BASEBALL theatrical premiere, Nov. 4 (I think!). I hope some HHWers will be able to come and meet her since she's heard so much about the group (she's also a big fan of Guy Haines!)
She wants to go the the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, we'll probably catch a show or two, and of course the film. Any other things anyone thinks an 80 year old lady would like, I'm open for suggestions!
I don't know if she's up for standing and listening but we think the
Tenement Museum (http://www.tenement.org/)
on the Lower East Side is a wonderful place to visit
Good morning. Nice and bright and windy this morning. Who knows what the day will bring. I think the DP and I are going to head to one of those over priced shopping places. I don't understand why people think it's important to have a Rodeo Drive sort of shopping area in the middle of a jungle.
For ask BK day: I was amused with the comments about the film "You Light Up My Life" in your recent book as I had asked about that film ages ago here on the board. Any possibility of Kritzerland releasing the soundtrack? I know it's cheezy, but cheezy is sometimes fun :)
BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
Had some good news in terms of the book - I'm doing a signing on August 10 at the Burbank Public Library - my first ever library signing and I'm very excited about it.
Also doing a radio interview on KFWB, I think, in about three weeks. So, little by little.
Had some good news in terms of the book - I'm doing a signing on August 10 at the Burbank Public Library - my first ever library signing and I'm very excited about it.
Also doing a radio interview on KFWB, I think, in about three weeks. So, little by little.
Nice on both counts. Is the library signing at night?
And there was some interesting carpet, DR Laura. I took a picture just for you!
I took the hop-on, hop-off bus again yesterday (it's good for 3 days and I have to get my money's worth). This time I got off at Dublin Castle. Who knew there was a castle in the middle of the city? It's not much from the outside, but very ornate on the inside. And there was some interesting carpet, DR Laura. I took a picture just for you!
Had some good news in terms of the book - I'm doing a signing on August 10 at the Burbank Public Library - my first ever library signing and I'm very excited about it.
Also doing a radio interview on KFWB, I think, in about three weeks. So, little by little.
Nice on both counts. Is the library signing at night?
Yes, at seven.
And there was some interesting carpet, DR Laura. I took a picture just for you!
You will forevermore be looking at carpets, Kevin. I am so proud to have made a difference in your life. ;D
Good morning, all! And a Happy 80th birthday to my Mom!
Just in the nick Redman of time.
And there was some interesting carpet, DR Laura. I took a picture just for you!
You will forevermore be looking at carpets, Kevin. I am so proud to have made a difference in your life. ;D
Get me off this damn page.
Last Friday, the webmaster for the Anglican Province of America put a handheld video camera in the hands of our acolyte, Reid, and here's his narrated tour of the synod. It also gives you a good feel for the layout of the church where we spend every Sunday.
Introduction to Synod - from a kid's point of view (http://www.anglicanprovince.org/Diocese%20Mid%20America/Intro%20to%20Synod%202010%20with%20Reid%20Corzine.mov)
Cilla I'm glad my visions of you left dangling all day were mistaken. :) Six months is such a cute age. Have fun!
Second preliminary phone interview for a job today. I haven't gone through all these hoops before. But I'm glad I made it to this level and hope to get further.
DR JRand...is your George listening to his iPod in that picture?
And the word of the day is: YAW!
Second preliminary phone interview for a job today. I haven't gone through all these hoops before. But I'm glad I made it to this level and hope to get further.
Job vibes for John G.
Check vibes for elmore~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I took Mom and her other half out for dinner last night. Chef Paul made her a special dessert and she got kisses from the waiters. I told her that her gift would be to take her and her other half to NY for the JEWS AND BASEBALL theatrical premiere, Nov. 4 (I think!). I hope some HHWers will be able to come and meet her since she's heard so much about the group (she's also a big fan of Guy Haines!)
She wants to go the the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, we'll probably catch a show or two, and of course the film. Any other things anyone thinks an 80 year old lady would like, I'm open for suggestions!
Good morning, all! And a Happy 80th birthday to my Mom!
How wonderful. My Mom turned 81 this past Sunday!!!
According to IMDB, it was a company called CDI. Don't know much of anything about it. John Turturro directed. The cast had Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken in it.BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
What studio made the film?
Second preliminary phone interview for a job today. I haven't gone through all these hoops before. But I'm glad I made it to this level and hope to get further.
Job vibes for John G.
Check vibes for elmore~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
According to IMDB, it was a company called CDI. Don't know much of anything about it. John Turturro directed. The cast had Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken in it.BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
What studio made the film?
Another website says it's on Artisan. But I don't know if that's the DVD.According to IMDB, it was a company called CDI. Don't know much of anything about it. John Turturro directed. The cast had Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken in it.BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
What studio made the film?
T.O.D.
ASK BK DAY
Will we ever get to buy the DVD with Kevin Spirtas and Sean McDermott?
Another website says it's on Artisan. But I don't know if that's the DVD.According to IMDB, it was a company called CDI. Don't know much of anything about it. John Turturro directed. The cast had Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken in it.BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
What studio made the film?
We in the County of Alameda have been briefed on how the County will respond to the verdict in the Johannes Mehserle trial going on in LA. This trial is about the shooting in Oakland of a young black man named Oscar Grant by white BART Policeman Mehserle on New Year's Day 2009. Grant was one of several young men who were, allegedly, causing trouble and harrassing passengers on BART (the Bay Area Rapid Transit system). BART police interecepted the train at the Fruitvale Station and got the young men off. They struggled with them and handcuffed them. Grant was put on the pavement, face down, and officers attempted to cuff him. Not sure of all the details, but he allegedly wrested one arm free and brought it under his body. Mehserle, one of the officers handling Grant, pulled his gun and shot him. Grant died shortly thereafter. Many passengers waiting on trains took video with their cell phones. The video shows a routine takedown and officers trying to get the man's hands together. When Grant wrested his arm away, Mehserle drew his weapon and fired into Grant's back. Coroner says nothing could have saved Grant afterward.
Prosecution (and much of the Oakland community) thinks Mehserle should be convicted of 1st degree murder. Even before Grand Jury hearings had been completed last year, crowds thronged in the streets of Oakland on several occasions, and always erupted into violence/destruction when a "few" got ugly.
Oakland and surrounding communities, including San Francisco across the Bay, are preparing to exercise "mob control" in the event that some riot or other breaks out on the day the verdict is handed down. It should go to the jury tomorrow. The judge ruled today that insufficient evidence/cause existed to convict him of 1st degree murder. He ruled they can convict of 2nd degree murder. Prosecution doesn't want an option for manslaughter, voluntary or involuntary.
I think that's a mistake. I don't believe they're going to convict on 2nd degree murder if that's the only charge possible. I think it's obvious this was a tragic, horrible mistake on the part of the officer. He has no history of racial prejudice/action, and no video shows him doing anything out of order other than drawing his weapon and firing. He testified he thought he was drawing his laser as he wanted to stun the guy to keep him from resisting.
Regardless of the jury's decision, we think ugly things are going to happen in key hotspots here.
We will be "getting out of Dodge" on the day the verdict is reached, so to speak. The Courts have agreed to notify State/County/City governments two hours before the verdict is read. We will be told to go home and hunker down.
BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
I took Mom and her other half out for dinner last night. Chef Paul made her a special dessert and she got kisses from the waiters. I told her that her gift would be to take her and her other half to NY for the JEWS AND BASEBALL theatrical premiere, Nov. 4 (I think!). I hope some HHWers will be able to come and meet her since she's heard so much about the group (she's also a big fan of Guy Haines!)
She wants to go the the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, we'll probably catch a show or two, and of course the film. Any other things anyone thinks an 80 year old lady would like, I'm open for suggestions!
I don't know if she's up for standing and listening but we think the
Tenement Museum (http://www.tenement.org/)
on the Lower East Side is a wonderful place to visit
and the Museum of Sex!
I'm happy. My invoice payment has arrived. I'm going in for dental torture tomorrow!
Good morning, all! And a Happy 80th birthday to my Mom!
How wonderful. My Mom turned 81 this past Sunday!!!
I took Mom and her other half out for dinner last night. Chef Paul made her a special dessert and she got kisses from the waiters. I told her that her gift would be to take her and her other half to NY for the JEWS AND BASEBALL theatrical premiere, Nov. 4 (I think!). I hope some HHWers will be able to come and meet her since she's heard so much about the group (she's also a big fan of Guy Haines!)
She wants to go the the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, we'll probably catch a show or two, and of course the film. Any other things anyone thinks an 80 year old lady would like, I'm open for suggestions!
Maybe the Naked Cowboy?
tonight's feature: "Zombieland." Fun so far.
According to IMDB, it was a company called CDI. Don't know much of anything about it. John Turturro directed. The cast had Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken in it.BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
What studio made the film?
There was a soundtrack recording. I have it. Bill Bolcom and Joan Morris are friends. I was invited to the recording sessions at the Edison Hotel recording studio. The score is great,
tonight's feature: "Zombieland." Fun so far.
They filmed a lot of that near my house in Marietta and several scenes in my friend Mamie's house. They dropped a piano in teh middle of her street, and the whole neighborhood turned out to watch.
tonight's feature: "Zombieland." Fun so far.
They filmed a lot of that near my house in Marietta and several scenes in my friend Mamie's house. They dropped a piano in teh middle of her street, and the whole neighborhood turned out to watch.
I loved the film, too. I read some really weird reviews of it. Guess you have to like the theater. Everyone involved seemed to have been having a blast making it.BK, since a few others are asking about soundtracks today, how about a release of William Bolcom's score for "Illuminata"? I remember seeing the movie and loving the music from it.
A friend of mine edited that and he was the one who make the connection for us to ask John Turturro to do the voice of Vanzetti for our film. I loved Illuminata, especially since it features Bill Irwin!
Kevin H, if you have a chance to go outside Dublin for a beautiful day in an amazing garden, I highly recommend:
http://www.powerscourt.ie/
tonight's feature: "Zombieland." Fun so far.
They filmed a lot of that near my house in Marietta and several scenes in my friend Mamie's house. They dropped a piano in teh middle of her street, and the whole neighborhood turned out to watch.
Well, now you ruined it for me. You should have posted a spoiler warning.
Had some good news in terms of the book - I'm doing a signing on August 10 at the Burbank Public Library - my first ever library signing and I'm very excited about it.
Also doing a radio interview on KFWB, I think, in about three weeks. So, little by little.
Good morning, all! And a Happy 80th birthday to my Mom!
Second preliminary phone interview for a job today. I haven't gone through all these hoops before. But I'm glad I made it to this level and hope to get further.
Ron has evidence been given as to how he could have mistaken his gun for his laser?
tonight's feature: "Zombieland." Fun so far.
They filmed a lot of that near my house in Marietta and several scenes in my friend Mamie's house. They dropped a piano in teh middle of her street, and the whole neighborhood turned out to watch.
Had some good news in terms of the book - I'm doing a signing on August 10 at the Burbank Public Library - my first ever library signing and I'm very excited about it.
Also doing a radio interview on KFWB, I think, in about three weeks. So, little by little.
Just did a fun little phone interview with Variety about our Promises release.
T.O.D.
ASK BK DAY
Will we ever get to buy the DVD with Kevin Spirtas and Sean McDermott?
Sadly, I don't think so. What we're investing is releasing the audio on CD.