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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had Swiss movement, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're just cutting some slack right now and will be bringing the slack with them when they come home.
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And the word of the day is: BRACHYLOGY!
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While it has about a $900,000 face value, the coin is worth more than twice that amount given the current gold price of $616 an ounce.
der Brucer
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I've come in search of out Little Lost Princes, Dylan and Toby!
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_1700_images/0503071856_M_050307_UKQueen2.jpg)
der Brucer
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The queen looks lovely in her Red Hat Society outfit.
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Good morning, Jack.
I picked up a second Playbill from Journey's End. I will try to mail it out this weekend or on Monday.
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It was a dark and somber evening in the theatre last night but well worth it. The final moments and the "curtain call", as others have said, is amazingly moving. The entire cast is excellent. Boyd Gaines, who played George in the revival of She Loves Me, is so good as the "older" officer.
Oh, my, the waste of war!
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I'm listening to Internet radio right now and I'm about to leave to be so obvious I will barely mention it.
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Hello and thanks DR BEN!!
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Friday and a work day for me as well.
TOD:
DVD - Dreamgirls
CD - The Long Long Trailer/Forever Darling
VHS - Streamers
DR MATTH - I know that the widescreen will give me the whole picture of DREAMGIRLS. I just don't know if I want to see it again. I liked it and will watch for a used copy later this summer. I was very disappointed in the performance of Nanny Noo Noo as Lorrell....she gave a terrible eye-popping and teeth-baring performance with some really bad line readings. I was thinking of the three gals, she would be the best actress, but something went wrong.
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If you have the ON DEMAND feature, MR BK - you should be able to watch both parts of the BRANDO documentary. I know that in all of its promos on TCM, it was hawked as a two-parter.
For some reason last night all of my non HD stations were VERY fuzzy while my HD stations were fine. :(
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Never again will I watch " Dreamgirls". I'd rather sit through "beaches".
no viewing lately!
CDS:
the Paris Sisters - Complete Phil Spector Sessions
Kay Starr - Essential rCA Singles Collection
Jerry Lewis - capitol collector's series
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Der Brucer - Toby & Dylan say :)
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Good Morning USA
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Only viewing this work way DVD provided by DR bringsaw
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Billy Ray Cyrus sang something about Brachylogy I think.
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ORP:
***back vibes***[/size][/color]
for DR elmore3003
***heathy vibes***[/size][/color]
for DC Boo
***continuing comfort vibes***[/size][/color]
for DR Danise
Worked up quite a sweat before work this morning helping my mother get her huge moving/tag sale set up in the front yard. You can accumulate a lot of stuff when you live in one house for 40+ years! And the "early birds" started arriving 2 hours ahead. :P
TOD:
Home CD: Georgia Stitt also
Car CD: The Brain
DVD: Dreamgirls, The Internationale
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This morning I listened to CDs by Mitch Miller and Lawrence Welk.
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Time for Sleep. I'll probably dream about Beyoncé and co. singing "The Internationale".
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Off to work... :(
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media check
iPod: Ray Charles-- Greatest Country & Western Hits, A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (with such artists as Bjork, Annie Lennox, kd lang...)
Tivo: The Brando doc from TCM (Parts One and Two!)
DVD Player: A fav of DR JRand's--ADVENTURERA, more of HBO's ROME, and THE SECRET (my arm is being bent to watch this one...)
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I also have a copy of DREAMGIRLS, but having already seen it via a screener, I'm not too much in a rush to see it again. I was overall disappointed with it. I thought that most of the on-stage musical numbers were wonderfully done and exciting, but the character songs didn't work (dropping the recitative was a big mistake--I think the structure of the work depends on it.) I like most of the performances--Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose and, yes, even Bouncy. But there were times I wish someone in the scenes with Jamie Foxx would have shot him with a taser to get some kind of reaction from him. He should have been the driving force in this movie but he's barely there, so much of it just lays flat.
Oh, well, there's always HAIRSPRAY to look forward to... ::)
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Hi, DRs Ben and FJL!
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Hey, DtM!
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And Larry and Michael and Fred!
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I must return to my Power Point presentation. I'm finished with most of the revisions but I still have about 20 pages to wade through. It's filled with exciting screen shots like this:
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I also must fill in my on-line Attendance Report, delivered to us each Friday morning by e-mail. It replaces the thousands of trees cut down every year by the filing of paper attendance reports.
Aren't you glad you don't work in an office?
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Before I return I have entered into my own monologue
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Since that's the case, I will, singlehandedly, bring us to Page 2
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Almost!
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There!
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Bye
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And Larry and Michael and Fred!
Oh my!
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DR FJL-
Have you given in yet??
Toby and Dylan want their cake!
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BRACHYLOGY
The study of the Brach character from Hedda Gabler
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And the word of the day is: BRACHYLOGY!
ARCHLY BOGY.
Succinct 'nuff?
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Friday morning greetings!
....
Aren't you glad you don't work in an office?
Ah, but I do, DR Ben! Sometimes the "administrivia" gets to be too, too much.
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BRACHYLOGY
The study of the Brach character from Hedda Gabler
Or...the study of candy...
(http://www.hometowncandy.com/brachs-web.gif)
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Pocket change.
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ARCHLY BOGY.
Oh, we're arch, all right! :)
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Thanks for the screen shot, DR Ben!
Remind me to drink coffee before attending your presentation... ;)
And...I don't even drink coffee!
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This morning, one of my managers is on his way to Florida and one of my co-workers is on her way to Hawaii. I can officially say:
I need a vacation!
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Or...the study of candy...
(http://www.hometowncandy.com/brachs-web.gif)
I like yours better. I think mine is too esoteric
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Good morning, all! I slept late, primarily because it was too painful to get up, but I finally roused myself because I have to go on errands: fill the prescription, have my x-ray, mail a package, and come back and do some writing on the Toyland project.
TOD:
CD: The Brain, Guy Haines, the new Offenbach Romantique, my self-burned set of JUBILEE excerpts
DVD: Upstairs Downstairs Season 2, The History Boys
VCR: Hmmmm . . .
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This morning, one of my managers is on his way to Florida and one of my co-workers is on her way to Hawaii. I can officially say:
I need a vacation!
DR Ginny - With a manager on vacation, it's sort of a vacation for you, isn't it? :P
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mine is too esoteric
And we love you for it! Brings class to the jernt.
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I also must fill in my on-line Attendance Report, delivered to us each Friday morning by e-mail. It replaces the thousands of trees cut down every year by the filing of paper attendance reports.
Aren't you glad you don't work in an office?
I work in an office. Sometimes I'm glad, sometimes not so.
Since last fall, we've been filling in our timesheets online. We are not saving any trees since we didn't have to fill in timesheets before. All we are doing now is wasting bandwith and storage with automated e-mail messages reminding us to fill in our timesheets or scolding us for not doing so.
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We fill in online time sheets weakly. Very weakly. :)
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Sorry I missed your greeting before, DtM!
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TOD
DVD: Dreamgirls, Night at the Museum, The Queen. Mostly delving into the extras so far.
BOOKS: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two, by Julia Child and Simone Beck. And The Barbecue! Bible, by Steven Raichlen, which I've had for a while but haven't really read until now.
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DR Ginny - With a manager on vacation, it's sort of a vacation for you, isn't it? :P
Actually, DR Singdaw, one manager is on vacation today and the other is on medical leave, so, Yes, it's pretty relaxed around here ;)
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VCR: Hmmmm . . .
Bedtime for BooKey, perhaps?
:o
;D
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What we need is a drink. [bump]
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My 48 hours away from the store will be over too too soon. Der B and I did drop buy, getting foodstuffs for last night, and the new self-checking registers have been installed, but aren't working yet. I'll be trained on how they work some time in the next two days.
The problem with all these have-the-customers-do-it-themselves machines is that they are all designed so that the average person can figure the procedures out. The key word is average. This means that roughly fifty percent of the customers, who are below average in intelligence, will not be able to figure how to make the damn things work. So someone will have to be watching the registers, to help the customers figure out what they're doing. My hunch is, we're going to have a cashier helping the customers for a good percentage of the time, one per self-checkout register.
So much for the intelligence of management. And I don't mean the management at our store - I mean management at the regional level. Bleh.
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Bedtime for BooKey, perhaps?
Umm...
Since DR Everlovinheather is now a-visitin', I'd say that's a pretty safe bet!
:)
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DR SWW -
True. But, perhaps, job security?
;)
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The problem with all these have-the-customers-do-it-themselves machines is that they are all designed so that the average person can figure the procedures out. The key word is average. This means that roughly fifty percent of the customers, who are below average in intelligence, will not be able to figure how to make the damn things work. So someone will have to be watching the registers, to help the customers figure out what they're doing. My hunch is, we're going to have a cashier helping the customers for a good percentage of the time, one per self-checkout register.
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DR SWW, my library is getting ready to install self-check-out this summer and I have a feeling our experience will be very similar to what you describe ::)
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Good morning. Vibes to DR Elmore~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Bedtime for BooKey, perhaps?
:o
;D
Don't think so. Might be your fantasy but there are other Bedtimes I'd rather be thinking about!
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Good morning. Vibes to DR Elmore~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello, DR Cillaliz! I'm getting ready to be x-rayed. I just don't wanna be ultra-violated.
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DR SWoody, I fall into the below average 50%. But you probably already knew that.
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Today I must get my powerpoint to the church computer and then print a few things. Then this afternoon we go up to Northern Arizona to meet with some of DH's family again.
Perhaps when I get back I will have time to finish painting and I can arrange to get that bathroom tiled.
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Ok, I have to have to rant for a minute. The secretary who thinks she rules the world told the cleaning people to clean off the top of our desks. Now, this has never been the office policy. If there are no documents on the desk they are to clean otherwise they are to keep their hands off the desks. (They have already thrown out boxes I had broken down and saved in my office)
I told her once that I don't want it done and she said she thought it was a good idea. Today I came in and everything was rearranged, my work was in little piles and rows that I didn't not place it in (and I was here until 8:00 PM so I know the staff didn't do it).
I was livid...we're talking expletives flowing freely livid. She who thinks she rules the world told me I would have to leave a note for them. Not likely. I called her supervisor in Des Moines and told her about the situation. She clearly sided with me and asked who approved this - when I told her no one, that SWTSRTW decided on her own that it was a good idea the response was "Noooo, we don't do things that way".
39 work days and I am counting
End of rant.
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My 48 hours away from the store will be over too too soon. Der B and I did drop buy, getting foodstuffs for last night, and the new self-checking registers have been installed, but aren't working yet. I'll be trained on how they work some time in the next two days.
The problem with all these have-the-customers-do-it-themselves machines is that they are all designed so that the average person can figure the procedures out. The key word is average. This means that roughly fifty percent of the customers, who are below average in intelligence, will not be able to figure how to make the damn things work. So someone will have to be watching the registers, to help the customers figure out what they're doing. My hunch is, we're going to have a cashier helping the customers for a good percentage of the time, one per self-checkout register.
So much for the intelligence of management. And I don't mean the management at our store - I mean management at the regional level. Bleh.
As someone who has been using the self check-out for about the past 5 years now...I really like them. The people in line used to ask for a lot of help, but I don't see that as often. I think people either know how to use them or they go to a human checker
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Hello, DR Cillaliz! I'm getting ready to be x-rayed. I just don't wanna be ultra-violated.
Could be worse, my dad has a colonoscopy today...that's what you call it isn't it?
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DR Dear Reader Laura:
Some of the nicest customers I know fall below the average, just like some of the nastiest are above average. Nice has nothing to do with brains, and too often really has nothing to do with brains. Which makes me question just how much brains some of the customers with brains really have. Then again, I've some very smart regular customers who are also wonderful people. I'm very sure you would be one of my favorite customers, no matter where you fall on the average line.
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go to a human checker
(http://www.kissimmeechamber.com/images/checkers2.jpg)
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DR SWoody, I fall into the below average 50%. But you probably already knew that.
DR Laura..I don't believe that for a minute!
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As someone who has been using the self check-out for about the past 5 years now...I really like them. The people in line used to ask for a lot of help, but I don't see that as often. I think people either know how to use them or they go to a human checker
If people use the self check-out regularly, then yes, I can see how they won't need much help after a certain training period. The problem that we're going to be facing here in Rehoboth Beach is that we are living in a tourist/resort town. The turnover, particularly during the summer, is pretty high, so a lot of our customers will show up once or twice and be gone.
We already get complaints from the customers just passing through about how the credit card keypads work. "No two are ever alike!" they wail. "That's by state law," I deadpan. And it's amazing how many customers look at me, believing every word, and say "Really?" Hilarity ensues.
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DR Woody, I don't know how your system will be set up, but here they have all the self check outs in one area. Then there is a checker station where they approve checks, do other things that need approval and answer question. There is one employee for anywhere from 4-6 self check out stations and that person doesn't cover a regular check out line.
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(http://www.kissimmeechamber.com/images/checkers2.jpg)
Hmmmm... Remember how with regular checkers a piece is "kinged" by placing a second checker on top of the first? Does this mean that a "kinged" human checker has to carry someone piggy-back style for the rest of the game?
My aching back!
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Hmmmm... Remember how with regular checkers a piece is "kinged" by placing a second checker on top of the first? Does this mean that a "kinged" human checker has to carry someone piggy-back style for the rest of the game?
My aching back!
;D
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Good Morning!... Well...
So... I get here at 9:40 for the 10:00 callbacks...
The monitors get here at 9:45 to set up the room for the 10:00 callbacks...
The monitor calls the office at 10:05 to inquire where everyone is - especially since there are no actors or dancers waiting to come in to the room...
"Oh... We're not starting until Noon?.... -Do you want to speak to them, Jose?
-I just shook my head. :-\
So, at least I have a bit of time to post and catch up on things, so... And the hours are still billable. -There's always a bright side.
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And, of course, what was the last thing I asked before I left the studio yesterday... -And I had even asked them before the day ended what time we were starting at today since all I kept hearing about were Noon and 2:00 appointments. "No, we're starting at 10:00." Not![/b]
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But I have three days off - this weekend and Monday - and since today is a triple pay-day...
:)
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So, now I shall catch up on the posts...
Laters...
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We will have four self-checking registers running on Sunday, or at least that's the schedule. Our assumption is that we'll need one checking assistant per register, at least for the training period. Then, as we checkers become more proficient we should be able to cut back to two assistants. But with our heavy tourist trade, I don't think we'll have any fewer than two assistants at least until fall, maybe not until winter.
I just hope that our store management recognizes that the checkers handling the self-checking registers will have to be the most patient, nicest people we have on staff. We have always prided ourselves on our interactions with the customers, making the store a place where the customers want to return.
Carol, our store manager for the eight years we've been open, has been fighting against this change for the entire eight years. She knows how important the human element can be in making a store work. However, she will be retiring sometime in the fall. I'm just glad that she's had the sense to have this change made while she's still in charge, so that she can oversee the change, rather than have it made by some newcomer who doesn't know the territory (a Rock Island reference).
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Good morning!
Much cooler here today (highs not supposed to get out of the 60s), and it's overcast, too, which suggests rain is on the way.
I'm just glad for the cool spell. 90 degree weather in May is absurd.
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DR SWoody, I would like you as a checker and you would like me as a customer. I always got frustrated with those machines at first. Sometimes, now, I can get through without assistance.
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I agree with you, DR Dan, about Jamie Foxx - THE weak link of the picture. I completely disagree about the recitative (I remember bk also thought dropping it was a mistake, but I don't.) The portions of it that remain (the scene leading up to Effie's big diva song, for example, seem wholly disconnected from the rest of the movie.
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I'd say I use the self-check lane at the grocery store about 85% of the time. SInce I've started going to the grocery store on Fridays, the regular lanes are almost always corwded. The self check lanes are quicker and less full. I don't mind bagging my own groceries as I check them. Kind of fun, actually.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - Doris Day: A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD
DVD - ARMY OF SHADOWS, disc 2
DREAMGIRLS, disc 2
WILL & GRACE, Seasn 6, disc 3
THE LONG HOT SUMMER
DVR - last night's SMALLVILLE
last night's SUPERNATURAL
last night's MY NAME IS EARL
last night's THE OFFICE
last night's SCRUBS
last night's CSI
WHIPLASH
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UGH!
And now the lead casting director is home sick today too!
-There must be something in the air today. -Maybe that "skunk" thing from DR DakotaCelt's geographical location is starting to drift.
:-\
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As for Jamie Foxx in "Dreamgirls"... After seeing him on "Oprah" and hearing how he only did one take of all his "vocals" because he didn't want to sound too "slick" or "too good"... But it's a musical?!?!?!?!?!
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I spent 2 1/2 hours this morning watching the Criterion disc of ARMY OF SHADOWS, Melville's marvelous film about the French Resistance. Not the greatest transfer (though very clean; the trailers on the disc are sharper and more colorful than the feature presentation).
There is a complete second disc of features that I'll dive into at some point today and tomorrow.
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As for Jamie Foxx in "Dreamgirls"... After seeing him on "Oprah" and hearing how he only did one take of all his "vocals" because he didn't want to sound too "slick" or "too good"... But it's a musical?!?!?!?!?!
Sounds to me like he wasn't invested in the production at all. His performance was certainly lackluster.
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Thankfully with all that backlog of TV on my DVR, there are only two shows I'll be watching tonight - GHOST WHISPERER and LAW & ORDER. That 9 p.m. time period would look like the perfect place to watch SUPERNATURAL.
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Best friend John is stopping by to eat lunch with me, so I need to get to the grocery store so I can get back and start cooking lunch.
WBBL.
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As for Self-Checkout Lines.... I like them too. But sometimes I also like having a real person check me out. So to speak. In any case...
I just wish there signs posted somewhere on the machine or in the area of the self-checkout lanes stating that you MUST place your items in the bag (the scale) before you can proceed. I still remember the first time using the machine, I had just two items with me. And I wasn't going to bag them, so I just held the first item in my hand after scanning it. And waited. And waited.. Ohhh....
-And I also wish there was a way to enter multiple quantities of the same item. I still remember scanning 30(!) bookends at IKEA once. UGH! *And since they were so light - made of plastic - most of the time, they didn't register on the scale when I placed them there. So the checkout supervisor had to come over to my machine to do the override again and again and again. -He eventually counted how many I had left in my cart and did a manual entry of my purchase.
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Don't think so. Might be your fantasy but there are other Bedtimes I'd rather be thinking about!
Bingo!
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Those self check out lanes are wonderful, and even though much of your trade are tourists it is likely they have all used these types of registers before...now as for the locals who may not have seen such a beast...well, best of luck!!
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Well... I just ran into someone I haven't seen in almost 20 years! Someone I greatly admired when I was in high school. We've exchanged a few e-mails since I moved to NYC, but we've never been able to get together. And, lo and behold, since he had a break in his session this morning, and since I was on "break"... :)
-And it turns out he's working on a new Broadway show... and a new National tour... So... :)
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TOD:
CD:
Assorted 40s big band cds
DVR:
Emergency Hospital (1956)
DVD:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Some episodes from the first season of I LOVE LUCY.
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Good morning all..... what a lovely bunch here this morning.
And I get to see the face of my favorite east-coast pianist shining brightly!!
I was going to say " 'Pino pianist," but I don't know if that would be considered disrespectful or offensive? I never know about abbreviations.
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And now, dear MB's handsome mug..... it's almost too much "hunk & cute" to take all at once....
(but I could try! :) )
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I'm so incredibly grateful that Friday finally arrived.
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DR François: I do appreciate your attempt to set me straight in my queries directed at DakotaCelt yesterday afternoon.
The fact is, I missed nothing. The fact is, she was commenting about a reek in the library -- a room which was HEATED and yet the doors were open.
My query had to do with whether the reek was being generated inside the library or was the reek coming from outside.
Reeks do get generated in overheated rooms...and, thus...I was having some fun in seeking an absolute clarification of the true circumstances of her original statement.
Do let things play out.....
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And now, dear MB's handsome mug..... it's almost too much "hunk & cute" to take all at once....
(but I could try! :) )
They have pills for this condition....
;)
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They have pills for this condition....
;)
No pills thanks.... I'll just enjoy the nice overwhelmed feeling! :)
And yes, it's a good time for it to be Friday !
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Hey DR Ron.... I was away on business when the idiot driving the tanker truck creamed out the freeway junction there in Oakland. Has it had any effect on your commute or your movements from home to work?? I sure hope not.
It happened in a REALLY bad place for a lot of traffic patterns for friends of mine there.
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TOD -
CD(car) - The Brain from Planet X
iPod (right now) - Wynton Marsalis' In Gabriel's Garden, trying to drown out coworkers' chit-chat
DVD - The Queen - yes, I watched it Monday with the "girls," but DH Richard didn't attend the tea party and would like to see the movie. We'll watch it tonight while we eat pizza.
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What pizza toppings are appropriate when viewing The Queen?
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I'm up, I'm up - groggy, but up. I think the skies are trying to be blue.
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Well, I have planned to cleaned the apartment this weekend, so I'm sure I'll have a couple of CDs on in the background. But for this past week, it's been WQXR.
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Well, I have planned to cleaned the apartment this weekend, so I'm sure I'll have a couple of CDs on in the background. But for this past week, it's been WQXR.
I have visions of you cleaning, and doing the "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" number.... while looking very perky!
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And a lovely Friday good morning to dear Esteemed and rested BK --
May you have a fabulous Friday, oh Brain who is so fabulous !
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And speaking of quoting from reviews...
THEATER REVIEW | 'LOVEMUSIK'
Speaking Love With Kurt and Lotte (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/theater/reviews/04love.html?ref=theater)
This bio-musical about the marital and professional relationship of the German-born composer Kurt Weill and the actress Lotte Lenya is sluggish, tedious and unmissable.
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That's what I'm talking about!
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When I signed on there were only two pages of posts. By the time I finished reading the notes there were four pages of posts. Granted, it took me an hour to read the notes, but still!
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And speaking of quoting from reviews...
THEATER REVIEW | 'LOVEMUSIK'
Speaking Love With Kurt and Lotte (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/theater/reviews/04love.html?ref=theater)
...???..."sluggish, tedious, and UNMISSABLE."..??? What am I not getting about that sentence..... other than contradictory ?
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...???..."sluggish, tedious, and UNMISSABLE."..??? What am I not getting about that sentence..... other than contradictory ?
Hate the show. Love the performers.
It seems to be week for contradictory reviews. Even the one for Coram Boy was a bit mixed to say the least.
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Never again will I watch " Dreamgirls". I'd rather sit through "beaches".
no viewing lately!
CDS:
the Paris Sisters - Complete Phil Spector Sessions
Kay Starr - Essential rCA Singles Collection
Jerry Lewis - capitol collector's series
Your very own copy of BEACHES will be winging its way to you this afternoon, Tomovoz.
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Is that a coin in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
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TOD
DVD: Dreamgirls, Night at the Museum, The Queen. Mostly delving into the extras so far.
My God! Do you think they might be gay?
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Scroll all the way to the end of
This Article (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107790.html)
to see our very own DR TPunk!
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Scroll all the way to the end of
This Article (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107790.html)
to see our very own DR TPunk!
... Antonia Barba ????...
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My 48 hours away from the store will be over too too soon. Der B and I did drop buy, getting foodstuffs for last night, and the new self-checking registers have been installed, but aren't working yet. I'll be trained on how they work some time in the next two days.
The problem with all these have-the-customers-do-it-themselves machines is that they are all designed so that the average person can figure the procedures out. The key word is average. This means that roughly fifty percent of the customers, who are below average in intelligence, will not be able to figure how to make the damn things work. So someone will have to be watching the registers, to help the customers figure out what they're doing. My hunch is, we're going to have a cashier helping the customers for a good percentage of the time, one per self-checkout register.
So much for the intelligence of management. And I don't mean the management at our store - I mean management at the regional level. Bleh.
Two years ago, one of our supermarkets installed four self-service registers in one of their less than upscale stores. I predicted doom and gloom to the whole operation. Two years later, the system is working far better than anyone could have hoped. Certainly there are some problems (codes for produce and bulk items), but for the most part it is wonderful.
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Well lovelies... I have to go do a few morning things.
Jose -- have a great easy-going day,... and make a pile of money doing it!
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Hello, DR Cillaliz! I'm getting ready to be x-rayed. I just don't wanna be ultra-violated.
Yes, you do.
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The sky is STILL trying to be blue, and the sun is still trying to shine brightly.
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Will we never get to page five?
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Yes, we will!
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So...
Do any DRs drink or have ever drank Horlicks (http://www.horlicks.co.uk/main.html)?
A bunch of the small Chinese and Korean bakeries around here sell it - hot and iced. I had a cup yesterday, and I liked it. Basically malted milk. -Of course, after checking out the website, I found that it was a "sleep aid", which probably explained my need to nap yesterday during the middle of callbacks. ;)
In any case... Anyone care to comment? Just curious.
*It's a neat website too. Good use of Flash.
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... Antonia Barba ????...
MmHmm, and click HERE (http://www.milkcantheatre.org/Productions/2006-2007/2006-2007Season.html) for more info and photos. Be sure to run your mouse over the group photo!
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I remember Horlick's Malted Milk Balls. I don't remember why, however.
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So...
Do any DRs drink or have ever drank Horlicks (http://www.horlicks.co.uk/main.html)?
*It's a neat website too. Good use of Flash.
I am sure there is some crude comeback to that line, but I am still holding on to the new fig leaf of mine, so I will pass.
It is an awesome website.
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I am sure there is some crude comeback to that line, but I am still holding on to the new fig leaf of mine, so I will pass.
That must be one awfully big fig leaf.
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Who knew Horlicks had such a history?
In Hong Kong, Horlicks is known better as a café drink than a sleeping aid. It is served at cha chaan tengs as well as fastfood shops such as Café de Coral and Maxim's Express. It can be served hot or cold, and is usually sweetened with sugar. It is almost always made with warm milk, and ice is added to it if a cold drink is desired.
The product's name has entered the vernacular as a substitute for the profanity "bollocks". This was exploited by the company in a 1990s advertising campaign, in which a harassed housewife exclaims "Horlicks" in a context where a stronger term could have been expected, thus widening the term's exposure and usage for a while.
The term was used in July 2003 by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw ("a complete Horlicks") to describe irregularities in the preparation and provenance of a dossier regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
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DR Jose - my mother talks about how she ate Horlick's Malted Milk Tablets for lunch when she was in high school (during the Great Depression).
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That must be one awfully big fig leaf.
Have you been peeking?
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Waiting for my morning meeting person to arrive. Perhaps I'll give them a call in five minutes.
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Any specific date anyone is planning to go to Rodzinski and TPunk's show?
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Unfortunately we will have to miss it. Most of the run happens when we are in Florida.
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MmHmm, and click HERE (http://www.milkcantheatre.org/Productions/2006-2007/2006-2007Season.html) for more info and photos. Be sure to run your mouse over the group photo!
Oh! I spy TPunk and Rodzinski!
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Any specific date anyone is planning to go to Rodzinski and TPunk's show?
Oh, how I wish I could, DR FJL!
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As for Jamie Foxx in "Dreamgirls"... After seeing him on "Oprah" and hearing how he only did one take of all his "vocals" because he didn't want to sound too "slick" or "too good"... But it's a musical?!?!?!?!?!
As Dr Pangloss says in Hellman's original libretto for CANDIDE, "The uneducated say a great many stupid things."
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Well... I just ran into someone I haven't seen in almost 20 years! Someone I greatly admired when I was in high school. We've exchanged a few e-mails since I moved to NYC, but we've never been able to get together. And, lo and behold, since he had a break in his session this morning, and since I was on "break"... :)
-And it turns out he's working on a new Broadway show... and a new National tour... So... :)
Since you're much older than you look, I'd guess Victor Herbert? :-*
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I agree with you, DR Dan, about Jamie Foxx - THE weak link of the picture. I completely disagree about the recitative (I remember bk also thought dropping it was a mistake, but I don't.) The portions of it that remain (the scene leading up to Effie's big diva song, for example, seem wholly disconnected from the rest of the movie.
Exactly. And that's because the previous portions are gone. And because they are missing, it's not even clear until "Family" that DREAMGIRLS is a musical, and not just a fictional backstage drama with performance numbers like RAY.
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Scroll all the way to the end of
This Article (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107790.html)
to see our very own DR TPunk!
DR TPunk looks like she was crying.
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Since you're much older than you look, I'd guess Victor Herbert? :-*
Well, if it was Victor Herbert, I would have told him to down to the PHI immediately!
I actually ran into someone I've mentioned here before. He's the reason I stuck with this whole crazy musical theatre thing. I'm just amazed I ran into him, and that I recognized him. He basically looks the same like he did in high school, but we've both aged 20 years since then - WOW! 20 years!! So... I was just walking by and happened to think he looked familiar, so.... :)
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Well, if it was Victor Herbert, I would have told him to down to the PHI immediately!
I actually ran into someone I've mentioned here before. He's the reason I stuck with this whole crazy musical theatre thing. I'm just amazed I ran into him, and that I recognized him. He basically looks the same like he did in high school, but we've both aged 20 years since then - WOW! 20 years!! So... I was just walking by and happened to think he looked familiar, so.... :)
And how old are you, Vera?
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And how old are you, Vera?
38. He's 40.
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Have you been peeking?
Peking Duck, no doubt.
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Time to get ready for work.
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Ah, somewhere between thirty...and depth.
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Just kidding. :)
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I could have sworn I heard someone on CNN saying that Paris Hilton was driving without her head lice.
Turned out to be headlights, but still.... :)
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That's very different.
Never mind.
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Done with office work and off to family again for a few days. Bye!
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RE: the self-check lanes.
A bunch of grocery stores here have them. And walmart got them too recently.
I personally don't really like them that much. But i know a lot of pople who do. They are convenient if the lines are long, or if you only have a couple of items. But i'm not crazy about using them for fruits and veggies (that don't have stickers on them with the code).
Here there are about 8 self-cashes and there are usually one or two cashiers assigned to help. I'd say that after doing it once most people don't require help on how it works. But often the machine doesn't do something right and the cashier has to override it.
The first time i used the one at walmart the place for the credit card and where the receipt comes out were in a different place. So that took me a few minutes!
I have used the ones at the grocery store about a dozen times, but mostly when i go with my mom (cause she likes to use them). I personally don't think it is faster. ANd since you have to pack groceries yourself at most grocery stores here that part does not make a difference to me either way!
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Hi lovelies, crazies, studlies, and a Mensch.....
I'm just checking in for a minute, midday my time (in summer, Phoenix is the same as the west coast).
Have fun up north Laura ! I hope you take some neat nature pictures.
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I could have sworn I heard someone on CNN saying that Paris Hilton was driving without her head lice.
Turned out to be headlights, but still.... :)
It's possible; it's been scientifically proven one can get an STD by simply looking at Paris Hilton.
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Hi dear Larry..... I've been holding very positive thoughts for you, that your back improves and eases up very soon. I hate to hear that you are in such discomfort!! The world needs to be nice to Elmo !!
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Just checking my Alamo rental car receipt....they do charge a lot of taxes!
Airport Concession Fee $18.00
Tourism fee $4.00
Sales tax $20.85
I sure hope California puts it all to good use.
However I didn't understand the "Unauthorized drop charge = $75.00"...turns out Alamo claimed I picked up the car in Burbank and dropped it off in San Francisco. Fortunately I cleared that up.
Good thing I checked.
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Yea... likely story MB .... you probably high-tailed it up to San Fran in pursuit of some hunky "sword & sandal" type, and then sped back down to Burbank.
I know what you mean.... all of the "add-on" crap is getting ridiculously expensive!
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Good Afternoon!
Day is done. And two hours early!
:)
Laters...
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Time for Sleep. I'll probably dream about Beyoncé and co. singing "The Internationale".
THAT WOULD BE THE DAY!! :D
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And now,..... for an interesting TRIVIA item that I read on one of the recent plane flights I was on;
The Yo-Yo was invented in the 16th century, by Filipino hunters !
When I was a lad, I could actually do "rocking the baby," and "walking the dog."
Now, I still do both of those....but in different forms. :)
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I also have a copy of DREAMGIRLS, but having already seen it via a screener, I'm not too much in a rush to see it again. I was overall disappointed with it. I thought that most of the on-stage musical numbers were wonderfully done and exciting, but the character songs didn't work (dropping the recitative was a big mistake--I think the structure of the work depends on it.) I like most of the performances--Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose and, yes, even Bouncy. But there were times I wish someone in the scenes with Jamie Foxx would have shot him with a taser to get some kind of reaction from him. He should have been the driving force in this movie but he's barely there, so much of it just lays flat.
Oh, well, there's always HAIRSPRAY to look forward to... ::)
Yes! Let's say it loud and clear: Jamie Foxx is lousy in the film! And... did he had a sore throat! Could hardly understand him! >:(
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Before I return I have entered into my own monologue
If you talked with yourself, would that make it a duologue?!
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DR FJL-
Have you given in yet??
Toby and Dylan want their cake!
"Let's them have cake!!"
-- Marie-Antoinette.
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Good Afternoon!
Day is done. And two hours early!
:)
Laters...
Glad the day ended early, and was triple-time! Hooray for Jose..... grab that check and run Baby !! ;)
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I'm getting ready to be x-rayed.
I KNEW you'd end up doing porno one day!! ;) ;D
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But sometimes I also like having a real person check me out.
Ask me if that surprises me?! ;)
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DR François: I do appreciate your attempt to set me straight in my queries directed at DakotaCelt yesterday afternoon.
The fact is, I missed nothing. The fact is, she was commenting about a reek in the library -- a room which was HEATED and yet the doors were open.
My query had to do with whether the reek was being generated inside the library or was the reek coming from outside.
Reeks do get generated in overheated rooms...and, thus...I was having some fun in seeking an absolute clarification of the true circumstances of her original statement.
Do let things play out.....
Boy, you sure sound like Mr Sarkozy!
I'll NEVER try to set you STRAIGHT! No way!! ;) ;D
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Will we never get to page five?
Sure.
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Two years ago, one of our supermarkets installed four self-service registers in one of their less than upscale stores. I predicted doom and gloom to the whole operation. Two years later, the system is working far better than anyone could have hoped. Certainly there are some problems (codes for produce and bulk items), but for the most part it is wonderful.
It's so wonderful that, one day, we'll all be dealing with "automats" and NO real person around... We all will become "automats" repair people or ... unemployed! Is that progress?! :-\
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Just kidding. :)
Really?!
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Lunch ran long so I didn't have a chance to watch as many things as I counted on watching. I did get three things watched and the beginning of a fourth.
I started with last night's CSI. It was a better episode than the last few have been, returning to unusual cases with a scientific mind-set to the investigation. Lots of guest stars, too, including Ally Sheedy, Julie Hagerty, and Enrico Colantoni.
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It's possible; it's been scientifically proven one can get an STD by simply looking at Paris Hilton.
You mean... they wasted Scientists on Miss Paris Hilton???
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Next was last night's SMALLVILLE, a fun little outing with Jimmy getting conked on the head and dreaming the episode was a 40s film noir complete with black and white photography and almost everyone smoking every second they could. I'll swear, it seems the writers are getting very close to having Lana know all about Clark's secret.
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MY NAME IS EARL had an okay episode with a couple of laughs but more sincerity than usual as Earl tried his best to get and keep a real job and then wanting to advance from a dock worker to a salesman in an appliance store.
This was the episode that used the "laugh 'n sniff" cards as they called them. The most authentic aroma was buttered popcorn. Others that I remember were cologne, new car smell, and Oreo cookies.
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With about ten minutes left, I began the PRIVATE SCREENINGS with Lauren Bacall. I'm sure I had watched this before but not in awhile, and I only got as far as her first film TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT.
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DR Francois, I think you have taken over my spell check. It will only check in French and does not even list English as a possible language! Needless to say, every word I type is wrong
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Never again will I watch " Dreamgirls". I'd rather sit through "beaches".
Or Blood Brothers?
der Brucer
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DR Cillaliz - I've spent my day catching up on book review journals and have just read in the April 9, 2007, Publishers Weekly about the bookselling landscape in Iowa. Did you know that Iowans read more books per capita than the residents of any other state? And have you ever been to Prairie Lights in Iowa City?
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DR Francois, I think you have taken over my spell check. It will only check in French and does not even list English as a possible language! Needless to say, every word I type is wrong
You mean I put a spell on your spell check?! How unseemly!
Oooh, I think you're overestimating me! I don't have such powers!
I put the blame on Sarkozy, our next-to-be new ruler! :P
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Friday Night is Music Night - 4 May 2007
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Roderick Dunk
A special live edition of Friday Night Is Music Night from Cheltenham Town Hall features music inspired by Michael Parkinson's popular Radio 2 show. Hosted by Michael Parkinson and featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra, the special guest stars include Curtis Stigers, Jane Monheit, Jamie Davis and exciting young UK trumpet star Bryan Corbett.
Alright, Okay, You Win
Syd Wycke/Marnie arr.Ojeda/Bateman
Jamie Davis
Witchcraft
Leigh/Coleman arr. Riddle/Wilson
Curtis Stigers
Overjoyed
Wonder
Jane Monheit and the Jane Monheit Trio
Beautiful Love
Young arr. Corbett
Bryan Corbett
The Very Thought Of You
Noble-Campbell arr. Bateman
Jamie Davis
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Bob Dylan
Curtis Stigers and the Curtis Stigers Trio
Pure Imagination
Newley/Bricusse
Jane Monheit
I Could Write A Book
Rodgers
Bryan Corbett
Something In The Way She Moves
Harrison arr. Lington/Bateman
Jamie Davis
Lets Call The Whole Thing Off
George and Ira Gershwin arr. Shaw
Jane Monheit
Curtis Stigers
Part Two
People Will Say We're In Love
Rodgers/Hammerstein arr. Williams
Jane Monheit
Jamie Davis
I Only Want To Be With You
Stigers
Curtis Stigers and Curtis Stigers Trio
The Summer Knows
Legrand arr. Dunk
Bryan Corbett
I've Got The World On A String
Harold Arlen/Hoehler arr Ferguson/Balcombe
Jamie Davis
Fools In Love
Jackson
Curtis Stigers
The Way You Look Tonight
Kern/Fields arr. Riddle/Wilson
Curtis Stigers
Surrender
Eldridge
Jane Monheit
Night And Day
Cole Porter arr. Tom Hart/Balcombe
Jamie Davis
For Once In My Life
Miller/Murden arr. Costa/Wilson
Curtis Stigers, Jane Monheit and Jamie Davis
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two, by Julia Child and Simone Beck.
We now have 12 full pages dealing with the preparation of Tongue, followed by a brief 3.5 pages on Tripe. Thankfully, it does contain a note to remind the butcher to remove the eye-balls from the suckling pig beacuse they would burst during cooking.
der Brucer
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Scroll all the way to the end of
This Article (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107790.html)
to see our very own DR TPunk!
This is so cool! Congrats to both of you! ;D
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I always knew that Walt Disney had a mistress and here's visual proof of it!!
http://bp3.blogger.com/_Sar8IPNlxOY/RjrjrMr7biI/AAAAAAAAAgU/yCVUuUten7A/s1600-h/disloren1.jpg
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We now have 12 full pages dealing with the preparation of Tongue, followed by a brief 3.5 pages on Tripe. Thankfully, it does contain a note to remind the butcher to remove the eye-balls from the suckling pig beacuse they would burst during cooking.
der Brucer
The next one on the subject will be authored by Mr Sarkozy
with a special chapter on "How to remove eye-balls from illegal Aliens"! ;D
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Sarkozy's Danza!
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We now have 12 full pages dealing with the preparation of Tongue, followed by a brief 3.5 pages on Tripe. Thankfully, it does contain a note to remind the butcher to remove the eye-balls from the suckling pig beacuse they would burst during cooking.
der Brucer
Can we say, "EEWWWW!!!!" :P
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DR SWW -
True. But, perhaps, job security?
;)
I suspect not. Woody said:
My hunch is, we're going to have a cashier helping the customers for a good percentage of the time, one per self-checkout register.
What he failed to note is that, although one clerk/register might be needed, the local management will be allocated hours for one, perhaps two, clerks for all four. The union can protect current employee head count from incroaching technology, but management is free to significantly reduce the hours of part-time help - which helps explain why management essentially only utilizes part-timers (and helps explain why unionized retailers rely so heavily on part-time help).
der Brucer
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Heading down now to mop the kitchen floor and then get back to viewing.
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BTW, we did get rain around 1 p.m. And it has remained COLD today, not just cool like I originally thought this morning.
I ended up shutting all the windows to keep the heat IN!
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http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/05/03/tune-thursday-how-a-fine-tuned-tarzan-now-wows-theater-fans-in-the-netherlands.aspx
How a fine-tuned "Tarzan" now wows theater fans in the Netherlands
Jim Hill talks about some of the tweaks & fixes that were made to the first international production of Disney Theatrical's newest musical. Which debuted at Holland's Circustheatre back on April 15th
Broadway insiders were said to be stunned when they heard about these reviews:
“Visual effects truly out of this world ... A worthy successor to ' The Lion King' ” -- Metro
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““Spectacular aerial acrobatics, rocking pop songs and true passion are but a few of the ingredients of (this) dynamic musical” -- SP!TS
The cast of Disney's first international production of "Tarzan," Broadway's High Flying
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"Larger than its American predecessor ... A true jaw-dropper" -- NRC Handelsbad
* “Pulling out all the stops to create a true spectacle” -- TROUW
Wait a minute. These were really-for-real critics saying nice things about "Tarzan" ? The musical that the New York Times called " ... a writhing green blob with music' ? How is that possible ?
Well, first of all, this is the first international production of this new Disney musical that we're talking about here. More importantly, this is a version of the show that's been tweaked and plussed by both "Tarzan" 's original creative team as well as by theatrical producer & media tycoon Joop van den Ende.
Mind you, it was easy for Joop's staff to work together with Disney Theatrical on the fine-tuning of "Tarzan" 's first international production. After all, van den Ende's company, Stage Entertainment and the Mouse had been co-producing shows for more than a decade now. And between the two of them, they've mounted six Disney musicals and entertained tens of millions of people all over Europe.
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Which was why -- long before the original Broadway production of "Tarzan" had actually begun previewing at the Richard Rodgers Theatre -- Disney Theatrical was inviting van den Ende's creative team to come over to the U.S. So that they could then get some sense of the sort of show that Bob Crowley and his co-horts were trying to put together.
So back in early 2006, Joop's troupe flew over to New York City and visited with the "Tarzan" cast as they rehearsed on Stage 2 at Steiner Studios in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard. Van den Ende's people watched as aerial designer Pichon Baldinu put the performers through their paces, swinging & dangling from harnesses while high above the soundstage floor.
Joop's creative team also reviewed many of the concepts that Disney Theatrical had originally considered for "Tarzan." And among these was staging this new musical inside of a vast open arena a la Cirque de Soleil. With the actors often performing directly over the heads of the audience.
Recognizing that the Circustheatre (I.E. The 1800-seat venue where Stage Entertainment would be presenting the European premiere of "Tarzan") would actually lend itself better to the original concept of the show, Joop's staff decided that their version of this new Disney musical would feature much more flying over the audience. More moments when the cast would swing straight out over the heads of those people seated in the front orchestra section.
And seeing as Disney Theatrical had cast "American Idol" finalist Josh Strickland in the title role of their new musical, van den Ende's team decided to go Mickey one better by building an entire reality series around their search for the perfect Tarzan. That program, entitled "Wie Wordt Tarzan ?," debuted on Dutch television in the Fall of 2006, with over 800 performers initially auditioning for this part. Joop's staff was eventually able to winnow that talented group down to five finalists. Who then competed against one another to prove who was the very best performer when it came to acting, singing and dancing. (You can actually see an excerpt from this program -- where four of the finalists swap out playing a scene with this production's Jane, Chantal Janzen -- by clicking on this link.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WwVmMfI1Gg
-- This video is worth checking; they have a gorgeous Jane on the show!..... --
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- The Queen - yes, I watched it Monday with the "girls," but DH Richard didn't attend the tea party and would like to see the movie. We'll watch it tonight while we eat pizza.
In deference to Her Royal Highness, please wear white gloves.*
der Brucer
*This public service suggestion provised by makers of TIDE!
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In the end, it was this show's viewers (Who voted via the Internet) who selected Ron Link to play the title role in the first international production of "Tarzan." FYI: Just like Josh Strickland, Link had once been a finalist on Holland's version of "American Idol."
Anyway ... Thanks to "Wie Wordt Tarzan ?," Dutch theater fans were now well aware of this new Disney musical months prior to its official premiere at Circustheatre. Which really helped boost advance ticket sales for "Tarzan" 's first international production.
Of course, by this time, the Broadway version of "Tarzan" had been open for several months. And Joop's creative team were well aware of all of the underwhelming reviews that Disney's newest musical had received stateside.
Now, this news might have discouraged a lesser group of showmen. But not Joop van den Ende's staff. Working directly with "Tarzan" 's original creative team (Who actually welcomed a chance to revisit the show), Joop's troupe identified many ways that this show could be improved and plussed.
Chief among these was bringing Sergio Trujillo to redo much the show's choreography. Best known these days for that he recently did on the Broadway smash, "Jersey Boys," Sergio reworked many of the numbers that Australian contemporary ballet star Meryl Tankard had originally done for "Tarzan."
Joop's group also insisted that -- in order to make the most of the Circustheatre's performance space -- that more Cirque de Soleil moments be folded into the show. Take -- for example -- how Jane makes her entrance in the Dutch production. Instead of just walking out on stage, Miss Porter now enters from the back of the hall and walks through the audience.
Mind you, what adds to the fun of this moment in the show is -- as Jane comes down the aisle -- Tarzan suddenly appears high above the floor of Circustheatre's auditorium. Literally hanging above the audience seated in the hall, the ape man then observes this beautiful creature as she carefully makes her way through the jungle.
Let me stress here that we're not talking about radical surgery here. This was refining, not retooling. Just a few nips and tucks. A re-choreographed scene here, a new lyric (Provided by Phil Collins himself, by the way) there. Now add in van den Ende's truly inspired promotion of the first international production of "Tarzan" coupled with the fact that this new Disney musical is now being staged inside a theater that actually lends itself to all of Pichon Baldinu's flying & bungee-ing ... And Disney Theatrical (And Stage Entertainment, of course) now has a hit musical on its hands. In Holland, anyway.
So the big question now becomes ... Will any of these changes be incorporated into the Broadway version of "Tarzan" ? Well, Disney Theatrical did make changes to the Broadway version of "The Lion King" after the London production of that show opened in 1999. Why For? Because Julie Taymor restaged some of the numbers for this Tony Award winning musical so that they'd then better fit the performance space at the Lyceum. And Taymor was so pleased with these changes that she had them folded into the Broadway version of "The Lion King."
Similarly, new bits of stage business that proved to be successful in the road companies of this Broadway smash eventually found their way into the original version of "The Lion King." So it's not like Disney Theatrical hasn't done something like this before.
The only problem is ... Given the physical set-up of the Richard Rodgers Theatre, it's going to be extremely hard to incorporate many of the changes that have been made for "Tarzan" 's first international production into the Broadway version of the show. But -- that said -- that still doesn't mean that the folks at Disney Theatrical won't fold these pluses & improvements into any future productions of their newest musical.
You know what's ironic about all this? Disney Theatrical fixed "Tarzan" the way that Broadway producers have been fixing troubled shows for more than a century now. By taking it on the road. Way, way, way on the road, admittedly. All the way to Holland. But -- in the end -- the critics agree. "Tarzan" is now a much better show for having made that journey
Well, here's hoping that Disney Theatrical's next production -- "The Little Mermaid" (Which begins its out-of-town try-out on July 26th in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts ) -- really benefits from its time on the road.
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It's possible; it's been scientifically proven one can get an STD by simply looking at Paris Hilton.
Also, that you can get a sore back from watching too much Cheap Porn :)
der Brucer
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The next one on the subject will be authored by Mr Sarkozy
with a special chapter on "How to remove eye-balls from illegal Aliens"! ;D
An English version would sell well in the the US - particularly Arizona and Colorado.
der Brucer
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TOTD: I'm listening to the Frank Chacksfield version of "She Loves Me". I find the melodies so beautiful. I THINK I sent copies to DRs Ben and François a couple of years ago. No doubt they will let me know if I am mistaken.
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Well, it's official! I've been offered a role in "Taming of the Shrew...In Hell!" I'll be one of "the damned," which is basically the play-equivalent of the chorus with only a few lines, which is fine with me. I knew that my inexperience with Shakespeare or commedia dell'arte would be a factor, and I'm glad that I won't have a lot to memorize. ;) It'll be a lot of fun, I'm sure! ;D
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**CONGRATULATIONS!!!!**
to DR George on your role!!
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Congratulations DR George. As it is May 5th here - Happy Birthday from Colin and myself.
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I took the plunge and ordered a region-free, upconverting DVD player that's supposed to play PAL discs on my American television.
I don't know technically how all that works, but I think it's supposed to be good.
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EXCELLENT news DR ShingDing
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I've been offered a role in "Taming of the Shrew...In Hell!" I'll be one of "the damned,"
I can hear you telling your friends now:
"Please join me Hell this Friday evening at 8 o'clock."
And when a co-worker proclaims: "Damn you, George" - you can off-handlly reply - "Already done - see you Friday at 8!"
And the theatre party invites; "Join us in watching that Damned George burn in Hell, Friday at 8!"
der Brucer
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Congratulations DR George. As it is May 5th here - Happy Birthday from Colin and myself.
I suspect you don't Sink the Mayo in Oz.
der Brucer
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TOTD: I'm listening to the Frank Chacksfield version of "She Loves Me". I find the melodies so beautiful. I THINK I sent copies to DRs Ben and François a couple of years ago. No doubt they will let me know if I am mistaken.
Yes, you did but I can only speak for myself; not for Ben!
TOD:
I have been listening to the complete recording of 101 In The Shade on which Mr Larry Moore cooperated! There's even a picture in the booklet on which said Mr Moore appears!
Mr Raines sounds terrific on this recording!
Where can YOU read such statements? Only here at HHW; that's where! ;)
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TOTD: I'm listening to the Frank Chacksfield version of "She Loves Me".
I wasn't aware of the existence of this until just now! I just bought a mint condition copy on ebay for $5.99.
Thanks, DR Tomovoz!
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Mr Raines sounds terrific on this recording!
He SURE does!!!!
:)
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**CONGRATULATIONS!!!!**
to DR George on your role!!
Thanks! I don't know when we start rehearsal...sometime next week, I suppose.
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Congratulations DR George. As it is May 5th here - Happy Birthday from Colin and myself.
Thank you...and thank you and Colin! ;D
Tomorrow (to me), the family is all going out to a local Mexican restaurant. Then we'll have dessert at my parents' house! It'll all be quite delicious!
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My life is a mayo free zone.
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I can hear you telling your friends now:
"Please join me Hell this Friday evening at 8 o'clock."
And when a co-worker proclaims: "Damn you, George" - you can off-handlly reply - "Already done - see you Friday at 8!"
And the theatre party invites; "Join us in watching that Damned George burn in Hell, Friday at 8!"
der Brucer
While Gracie cooks, George Burns!
;)
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Oh, my, the waste of war!
And this is from a simple war at a less complicated time.
The real "waste" is surely the lack of "lessons learned".
(A history buff would regale bore you with the direct causal links between WWI and the conflicts of the 21st Century in both Europe and the Middle East nearly 100 years later.)
der Brucer
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Hold the mayo.
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I did enjoy the performace of Freddy Fender as the Mayo in "The Milagro Bean Field War". I really liked Ruben Blades though. (in the Kevin Spacey league for my tastes!)
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While Gracie cooks, George Burns!
;)
Oh - it's Dinner Theatre?
der Brucer
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A look at "Lawrence AFTER Arabia" is a telling lesson in lessons not learned.
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Hold the mayo.
Squeeze Virginia!
der Brucer
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I love Mayo. That is all.
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I am watching the start of the Seattle Mariners game in Yankee Stadium. It is a little bit creepy to hear that Robert Merrill is still singing The National Anthem.
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I love Mayo.
To eat? Or...for other purposes? ;)
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It's a tough job, but since DR TCB has turned over his new leaf, someone has to do it...
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What are these slow news days here at haineshisway.com recently?
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I am watching the start of the Seattle Mariners game in Yankee Stadium.
Is that because you're waiting for a repeat of the photo op that you posted last week?
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Back from a nice meeting. I had some french fries - oh, well.
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What are these slow news days here at haineshisway.com recently?
It's a MOST unseemly trend. :(
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A look at "Lawrence AFTER Arabia" is a telling lesson in lessons not learned.
Never heard of it. Looks like my kind of movie. I shall add it to my cart.
Thank you
der Brucer
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A look at "Lawrence AFTER Arabia" is a telling lesson in lessons not learned.
Are we talking about Mr Welk again?! ;)
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Squeeze Virginia!
der Brucer
You have to have the right Tech for that!
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What are these slow news days here at haineshisway.com recently?
Well, I post! Even LONG posts of stuff people here should enjoy but I don't get any darn reaction! Off with their heads! No one gives a sou! Story of my life!
Maybe I should go fly my kite with Mayo Poppins... errr Mary Poppins! :-\
No, no! I won't dance! Merci beaucoup!
You can go and eat your freedom fries for what I care!
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DR elmore3003, here's hoping that you got supportive responses to your "revenge" email that copied the world.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WwVmMfI1Gg
-- This video is worth checking; they have a gorgeous Jane on the show!..... --
Ron Link was definately my choice to be Tarzan.
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DR François, I found your posts about Tarzan interesting; I even checked out the blog and the video clip. I just didn't have anything further to contribute on that topic. But I appreciated your posts! :)
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DR François, I found your posts about Tarzan interesting; I even checked out the blog and the video clip. I just didn't have anything further to contribute on that topic. But I appreciated your posts! :)
You are the exception that confirms the rule!
BUT what an exception!!
Thanks for caring! But I still won't vote for Sarkozy! Oh no! ??? ;)
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Ron Link was definately my choice to be Tarzan.
Please, don't involve DR RLP with this! :D
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Ron Link was definately my choice to be Tarzan.
AND he's the one who got the part!
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I DON'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!! (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270060,00.html)
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/280944/1_62_blender_frog.jpg)
Peruvians Drink Frog Smoothies to Gain Potency
Friday , May 04, 2007
LIMA, Peru —
Carmen Gonzalez plucks one of the 50 frogs from the aquarium at her bus stop restaurant, bangs it against tiles to kill it and then makes two incisions along its belly and peels off the skin as if husking corn.
She's preparing frog juice, a beverage revered by some Andean cultures for having the power to cure asthma, bronchitis, sluggishness and a low sex drive.
A drink of so-called "Peruvian Viagra" sells for about 90 cents.
Gonzalez adds three ladles of hot, white bean broth, two generous spoonfuls of honey, raw aloe vera plant and several tablespoons of maca — an Andean root also believed to boost stamina and sex drive — into a household blender.
Then she drops the frog in.
Once strained, the result is a starchy, milkshake-like liquid that stings the throat.
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Frog Smoothie - a drink served with American Fries 8)
der Brucer
Hoping a missle launched from a Parisian Hotel can't reach Delaware :)
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Ron Link was definately my choice to be Tarzan.
They'll never beat:
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/00/06/20070503145409990022)
Silver Screen Collection, Hulton Archive / Getty Images
der Brucer
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And I'm not making THIS up either:
I used to have a colleague who, whenever he clicked "send" in his email client, used to exclaim, loudly, "Missle, launch!" Ugh.
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DR der Brucer, no one can say your posts aren't sometimes...provocative!
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What exactly is a Frank Chacksfield version of "She Loves Me"?
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Congratulations, George!
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It's a tough job, but since DR TCB has turned over his new leaf, someone has to do it...
Thank you, slingblade.
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What exactly is a Frank Chacksfield version of "She Loves Me"?
He does it with a gimmick... :)
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Is that because you're waiting for a repeat of the photo op that you posted last week?
I wish I had seen it on TV, then I might believe it is really the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Congratulations, George!
Thank you, TCB!
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And I'm not making THIS up either:
I used to have a colleague who, whenever he clicked "send" in his email client, used to exclaim, loudly, "Missle, launch!" Ugh.
Was his first name George?
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And one for Missile, as FJL would say!
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(http://i6.ebayimg.com/02/i/03/e0/07/27_1_b.JPG)
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They'll never beat:
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/00/06/20070503145409990022)
Silver Screen Collection, Hulton Archive / Getty Images
der Brucer
Yah! But could he sing?!
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Poor Paris (Hilton, not France) (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269890,00.html)
Guilty!
Socialite Paris Hilton has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating probation after a drunk driving arrest.
der Brucer
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What exactly is a Frank Chacksfield version of "She Loves Me"?
Ask Down Under's Tom! He knows! ;)
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And one for Missile, as FJL would say!
Is there a French equivalent of "Duck and Cover"?
der Brucer
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AND he's the one who got the part!
Careful, François, acknowledging my post refutes the notion that no one reads yours posts and responds to them. :-*
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Well, Heir Von Braun happens to be a guest here tonight!
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Here's a Page Nine Cat Dance!!
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/catdancing.gif)
;D
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DR der Brucer, no one can say your posts aren't sometimes...provocative!
Some say downright disgusting!
der Brucer
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Careful, François, acknowledging my post refutes the notion that no one reads yours posts and responds to them. :-*
I AM FRENCH! I don't need to be careful; I've been here for ages with Der Brucer around! So.... ;)
I got you to react so.... mission accomplished! ;D
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Here's a Page Nine Cat Dance!!
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/catdancing.gif)
;D
here's that "crazy cat" again! He makes me dizzy!
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Is there a French equivalent of "Duck and Cover"?
der Brucer
WELL... I thought YOU knew!
Your cook book should help no?
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Congrats, George!
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Here's a Page Nine Cat Dance!!
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/catdancing.gif)
;D
It takes Two to Tango!
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Kitty.gif)
der Brucer
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To serve duck is a cook book?
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It takes Two to Tango!
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Kitty.gif)
der Brucer
Tango? More like Twist to me!
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To serve duck is a cook book?
NO! To cook duck is a serve book! ???
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Will we never get to page 10... of the cook book?!
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Good Evening!
I'm sleepy.
-Just sayin', that's all.
Word.
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DR Cillaliz - I've spent my day catching up on book review journals and have just read in the April 9, 2007, Publishers Weekly about the bookselling landscape in Iowa. Did you know that Iowans read more books per capita than the residents of any other state? And have you ever been to Prairie Lights in Iowa City?
I'm not surprised, everyone reads here. Yes, I've been to Prairie Lights many times. I was there when I was in school and it was a little book shop and I've been back many times now that it's a large store. It's been a couple years since I've been to Iowa City, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's even larger than it was when I was there
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Tango? More like Twist to me!
You're right - no rose clenched in the teeth.
der Brucer
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Here's a Page Nine Cat Dance!!
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/catdancing.gif)
;D
That cat makes me sick! (Sicker than I am! Ok!)
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Good Evening!
I'm sleepy.
-Just sayin', that's all.
Word.
I am Bashful! Have you seen Snow White lately?!
I know... you only care for The Prince! :-\
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I'm not surprised, everyone reads here. Yes, I've been to Prairie Lights many times. I was there when I was in school and it was a little book shop and I've been back many times now that it's a large store. It's been a couple years since I've been to Iowa City, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's even larger than it was when I was there
Well, drop the word "cat" and see what happens... ;)
Cill comes on the scene!
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I'm not surprised, everyone reads here. Yes, I've been to Prairie Lights many times. I was there when I was in school and it was a little book shop and I've been back many times now that it's a large store. It's been a couple years since I've been to Iowa City, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's even larger than it was when I was there
Ask TCB; he knows about "things" getting bigger! :o
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Francois, Prairie Lights is a book store
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A quick hello to all. Not much to tell. There's no change execpt that I am so tired I'm about to fall on my face. Trying to work and getting up at five is really taking it out of me.
I heard from DR Jane. She is fine but the dog got out of it's crate so her son had to get another crate, therefore making him late to meet with her.
At least that's what I thought I heard.
Good night all. I feel like I just have to lay down.
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Francois, Prairie Lights is a book store
Oh, that I understood!
It was just a silly metaphore from me!
Btw, "prairie" is French which demands copyright! 8)
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Will we ever get to page 11 of that book in Prairie Lights!
Was not "Prairie Lights" a song sung by Liza with a Z?!
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It's finally Friday. Woo and Hoo! I was going to go on a gangster pub crawl tonight celebrating Sioux City's gangster history, complete with Templeton Rye. http://www.templetonrye.com It was Al Capone's favorite moonshine, but they make it legally now. They never really stopped making it. One of their slogans is "It's legal now, but don't let that stop you"
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Take care Danise and get some rest!
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It's finally Friday. Woo and Hoo! I was going to go on a gangster pub crawl tonight celebrating Sioux City's gangster history, complete with Templeton Rye. http://www.templetonrye.com It was Al Capone's favorite moonshine, but they make it legally now. They never really stopped making it. One of their slogans is "It's legal now, but don't let that stop you"
Woo and Hoo must be Sioux talk! ;)
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But the weather is crummy and I was in the mood to go home. So I did.
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I LOVE!
I cliked on http://www.templetonrye.com AND the first thing it says is
LOADING!!
All in Booze City!
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But the weather is crummy and I was in the mood to go home. So I did.
Show Me The Way To Go Home
I Am Tired And I Want To Go To Bed!.....
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Boo seems to be feeling much better today.
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I think I'm going to scout in furniture stores for dining room tables that I could use as a conference table this weekend. I saw one at Pier One, but it was a little too rustic. So I'll keep looking. I have a feeling I can find something nice for a lot less than ordering a "real" office conference table. My line of credit is coming through next week. It's not a home equity loan and the interest rate is over 1 percent lower than the young pup wanted to give me. Ha!
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I LOVE!
I cliked on http://www.templetonrye.com AND the first thing it says is
LOADING!!
All in Booze City!
I was reading the history on the site. It says after prohibition it continued to be manufactured illegally for a few select customers...I had some of the illegal stuff back in the 80s. The person who got it said. Don't ask where or how but here it is. It was pretty good stuff!
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I really should head to Omaha and Go to Nebraska Furniture Mart, but I really don't feel like going down there. It's Warren Buffet's store
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Congrats, George!
Thanks, FJL!
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Congrats George!
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Congrats George!
And thank you, Cillaliz! :)
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The libretto for The Light in the Piazza can now be purchased from Amazon here (http://www.amazon.com/Light-Piazza-Craig-Lucas/dp/1559362677/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-0013327-7472107?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178325107&sr=8-2).
The Italian in the songs and dialogue is translated (in parenthesis).
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41fS06osWvL._AA240_.jpg)
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I don't have a DVD player and I'm not listening to Artaxerxes, so I don't have any media to report, so here's conversation I had recently with a four-year-old named Avery who had recently thrown up into a trash can.
Avery: Look, Cassandra. I made this. It came from a part of my body.
Me: Was it your stomach?
Avery: How did you know?
Me: I've been around, Avery. I've been around.
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Also, I was on TV yesterday. First, there was a close-up of my thumb (green, of course), and then there was the rest of me. I didn't see it, but Kayla says she did.
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I really should head to Omaha and Go to Nebraska Furniture Mart, but I really don't feel like going down there. It's Warren Buffet's store
Warren Buffet? Oh sure, the MARGARITAVILLE guy.
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We need a frenzy or three.
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We need a frenzy or three.
Not my favorite Hitchcock film. Couldn't we have a vertigo or three?
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Hey! It was a post.
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Warren Buffet? Oh sure, the MARGARITAVILLE guy.
No! The French painter! ;)
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Hey! It was a post.
Sure, it was!
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Yes, We Need A Little Frenzy!
Right This Very Minute!
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Yankee Stadium is really a trip tonight. Kate Smith is now singing "God Bless America."
Oh yeah, and the Mariners are ahead 15 to 8.
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You Coax The Green Right Out Of Your Thumb
Sandra!
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Yankee Stadium is really a trip tonight. Kate Smith is now singing "God Bless America."
Oh yeah, and the Mariners are ahead 15 to 8.
Got a "new" video from MBarnum, TCB?
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FRENZY comes from the Old French (Everything old is new again!) frénésie!
Base Me Con Frenesi!
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Президент Ющенко и премьер Янукович достигли принципиальной договоренности о проведении
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Oooh.... you're all going to go gaga over that!
The Paris metro corridors now have HUGE posters for this winter celebration of the 50th anniversary of WEST SIDE STORY that will play for quite some weeks at the Châtelet Theater!
See; told you you'll all go in a frenzy over this!
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Am I supposed to add the numbers or crack the code!
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Have you met my good friend Maria?
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DR Francois:
Thanks for the interesting tidbit about Tarzan. I passed it onto someone who works for Disney and didn't have nice things to say about the show.
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Am I supposed to add the numbers or crack the code!
Actually I intended to post something in Russian but it came out like this!!
Must be some coded message from La Pravda!
And we know what La Pravda(da) wears!
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DR Francois:
Thanks for the interesting tidbit about Tarzan. I passed it onto someone who works for Disney and didn't have nice things to say about the show.
Thank you!
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Am I supposed to add the numbers or crack the code!
Adding to the numbers would end up being a frenzy!
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The Craziest Girl On The Block!
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See?
WEST SIDE STORY
Comédie musicale
du 20/11/2007 au 01/01/2008.
CHATELET - THEATRE MUSICAL DE PARIS 1, place du Châtelet 75001 PARIS
Voir le plan de salle
de 33,00 € à 98,00 €
Réservation WEST SIDE STORY
adhérentsde 26,50 € à 87,00 €
Notre centrale de réservation est actuellement fermée.
Musique de Leonard BERNSTEIN. - Reprise de la version originale mise en scène et chorégraphiée par Jerome ROBBINS. *** 50e anniversaire de la création ***
Direction musicale Donald Chan
Mise en scène et chorégraphie remontées par Joey McKneely
D'après une idée originale de Jerome Robbins
Livret Arthur Laurents
Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
Chorégraphie originale Jerome Robbins
Décors Paul Gallis
Costumes Renate Schmitzer
Lumières Peter Halbsgut
Son Rick Clarke
Orchestre
Annoncé ultérieurement
Créé au Winter Garden de New York, le 26 septembre 1957, West Side Story célèbrera son 50ème anniversaire sur la scène du Théâtre du Châtelet. West Side Story transpose l'histoire de Roméo et Juliette dans le contexte des guerres de gangs qui sévissaient à New York dans les années 50. Illustrée par la musique et les chansons désormais mythiques de Leonard Bernstein et Stephen Sondheim, l'énergie, l'inventivité et la modernité qui se dégagent de cette comédie musicale flamboyante et violente ont enthousiasmé le public du monde entier. Sa version cinématographique réalisée en 1961 a obtenu dix Oscars dont celui du Meilleur film. Depuis sa création, ce musical référent de la nouvelle génération des comédies musicales, de Bob Fosse à Michel Berger et Luc Plamendon, continue de charmer les spectateurs, génération après génération.
La version qui sera donnée de West Side Story au Théâtre du Châtelet, autorisée par les ayants droit de Leonard Bernstein et Jerome Robbins, sera le fruit du travail conjoint de 36 comédiens, chanteurs et 25 musiciens. Au total ce sont plus de 80 personnes qui participeront à cette nouvelle production «hommage» à l’original.
Le rideau se lèvera le 20 novembre 2007 pour 50 représentations, 1 pour chacune des années de cette oeuvre légendaire.
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I'd Like To Be In Monte Carlo
Everything's Free In Monte Carlo
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4:15 am here in Paris, France!
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The Craziest Girl On The Block!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]WEST SIDE STORY WEST SIDE STORY BLAH, BLAH, BLAH![/move]
I don't remember anyone doing a 50th anniversary production of SALAD DAYS!
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Hey, don't stay all there like so much fish! It is so unseemly!
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]WEST SIDE STORY WEST SIDE STORY BLAH, BLAH, BLAH![/move][/color]
I don't remember anyone doing a 50th anniversary production of SALAD DAYS!
You're TOO YOUNG that's why!
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Oooh.... BLAH BLAH BLAH.... That's French!
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George Bush's group is still doing a tour of Saladin Days though. It's not a success.
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George Bush's group is still doing a tour of Saladin Days though. It's not a success.
It bombs wherever it goes!
A turkey in Irak!
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Congrats to DR GEORGE on his stage appointment!
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DR JOSE - is the person you met from your earlier days the same person you were interested in contacting OH so many years ago when I was first on HHW?
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I will be very interested to hear DR DtM's feelings about AVENTURERA!!
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George Bush's group is still doing a tour of Saladin Days though. It's not a success.
I heard that the French did not want to co-produce the show!
But some investors sure spent a lot for it!
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George Bush's group is still doing a tour of Saladin Days though. It's not a success.
Pantomime NEVER works over there, I heard!
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DR JOSE - is the person you met from your earlier days the same person you were interested in contacting OH so many years ago when I was first on HHW?
YES!
:)
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George Bush's group is still doing a tour of Saladin Days though. It's not a success.
They could not find the right Condie-ments!
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YES!
:)
Watch out! JRand works for the CIA! ;)
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YES!
:)
OUI, en Français!
:)
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OUI, en Français!
:)
Je connais.
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Je connais.
Vraiment?!
:)
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Will we never get to page douze! Never!
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A frenzy in need is a frenzy indeed!
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I'll drink to that!
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"Never". I forgot. We watched Disney's Peter Pan earlier in the week.
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And one for Moi!
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"Never". I forgot. We watched Disney's Peter Pan earlier in the week.
Can he still fly after all these years?!
There might be a... shadow of a doubt!
No overdOZed from too much Pixie dust?
Is it still a Pirate's Life For Me!
So many questions!
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What makes the Red Man red?
Ask Cillaliz!
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Ben has been lurking but he left as he came! Silently!
I think I saw him flying to the second star to the right, but there's no political connection or implication in that!
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Smee on goodness.
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5:02! Eyes of blue!
As anybody seen my girl?
As anybody seen my (Pirate) ship?
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Smee on goodness.
Very unsmeely!
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I had a nice evening of TV viewing.
I began by finishing the PRIVATE SCREENINGS interview with Lauren Bacall. She did touch on her stage career during the show, and they played her singing "Welcome to the Theater" for the first time on the Tony Awards. Otherwise, though, it was about her movies, but only some of them. And not a single mention of her marriage to Jason Robards, Jr. I know it was a tempestuous marriage, but it did produce children.
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Next I watched last night's hilarious episode of THE OFFICE, another home run for the folks at Dunder Mifflin including Michael's jaunt to the mall with the ladies at the office, and Dwight searching for a flasher.
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GHOST WHISPERER had a frightening episode, but I'm not quite sure why the guy who can also see spirits disappears with them in her visions. He's not dead, so if he's there, he should be flesh and blood.
There has been a lot of speculation about the person close to Melinda who may die, and to me, it's obvious it's going to be Jay Mohr's character. That's just a guess, mind you. I have read no spoilers or inside information, but they've tried to keep the spotlight on David Conrad and Camryn Manheim, so common snese would dictate they're trying to steer us away from the one who's really going to die.
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At 9 p.m., with nothing on network TV, I watched last night's SUPERNATURAL, a completely absorbing episode with Dean's view of what life could have been like had they not turned into evil hunters. And it was heartbreaking to see him realize what was really going on, cleverly evolving into a much more typical SUPERNATURAL episode. The show has really been on a roll the last few weeks with challenging and very unusual episodes.
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LAW & ORDER had a very mundane outing with an obvious to spot murderer that it took everyone on the show about 3/4 of the show to realize. The trial sequences were really by the numbers especially McCoy's closing argument which was one of the weaker ones in the entire history of the show.
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I also watched earlier in the evening Tuesday night's LAW & ORDER: SVU, an episode that will likely be seriously considered for Mariska Hargitay's award season submission. Is her long unknown brother a rapist. The show had some surprises and some very intense drama.
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Of the TV shows I've recorded this week, I have cleared everything off the DVR except SCRUBS which I'll get to tomorrow. There is just no let up during ratings sweeps month.
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Heading off to bed now.
Good night!
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Also, I was on TV yesterday. First, there was a close-up of my thumb (green, of course), and then there was the rest of me. I didn't see it, but Kayla says she did.
Cool! Did you tape the broadcast?
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Taking a brief break from DVD watching. Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone?
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What makes the Red Man red?
Ask Cillaliz!
Lots of cherry jello, of course
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Hey what am I, chopped liver?
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I really don't have much to say. I'm going to Cinco de Mayo festivities tomorrow
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Sounds like lots of music, lots of dancing and lots of food. And free admission. How can you beat that?
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BK, where did you go?
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Well if BK can wussburger, then so can I....night
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Lots of cherry jello, of course
Only Mormon indians are made of cherry jello
der Brucer
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Cool! Did you tape the broadcast?
No. I don't have a VCR.
I am eating string cheese.
That is all.
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Will we never get to page thirteen?
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Will we never have a frenzy?
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MattH - You don't watch CLOSE TO HOME at 9 on Fridays? There was a very nice episode with Jonathan Silverman (from the old SINGLE GUY series) in a mini-arc of a few shows. Quite entertaining, even though I normally don't watch the show.
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I am my own frenzy and I don't care WHO knows it.
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So it is written, so it shall be done - page thirteen.
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Welcome nineteen GUESTS. Who are you people?
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Will we never get to page fourteen?
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Is mini-arc even proper English?
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Where Cathy enjoys a mini-arc
A quiet walk around the park
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It's been a real Billy Goldenberg day. Someone I know transfered a whole slew of his tapes and, lucky me, I got copies (shhh). Wonderful stuff from Columbo, The Name Of The Game, The Sixth Sense, Night Gallery, etc.
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I'll never forget a very very ill Bea Arthur croaking her way through "Fifty percent," barely hitting a note, and then at the end gesturing toward Billy Goldenberg at the piano, saying "The composer, Billy Goldenberg, ladies and gentlmen." He looked like he wanted to hide under the piano.
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I'm paraphrasing, of course.
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I came home from work.
I took a nap.
I watched EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (1956)
I have watched an hour of what appears to be a 3 hour Bollywood movie called AYA SAWAN JHOOM KE (1969)...and an hour into it I still do not know what the plot is...but it is colorful and has pretty people in it and it is oddly entertaining.
(http://www.bollywooddvds.com/images/products/movies/images/MV-00251.jpg)
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I have just discovered that I am completely out of pudding.
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media check:
DVD: Vanity Fair
VHS nothing
CD: Sweeney Todd, Kevin Spirtas
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I want chocolate.