Topic: FEELING THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT (Read 30557 times)

George · « **Reply #180 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:18:46 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on December 20, 2007, 01:31:49 AM

TOD:

THIS is the most relaxing holiday album that I know of...

This Saturday, Tingstad and Rumbel are going to be here in Olympia with David Lanz! I'm working concessions for the concert.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #181 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:21:05 PM »

The D does D musical was here in Melbourne a few years back - no one bothered!
It was competing with "Menopause the musical" which certainly found its audience.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #182 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:23:03 PM »

Quote from: JRand57 on December 20, 2007, 06:09:51 AM

Lovely choice......only people make you cry.

Clint Eastwood singing it (Wanderin' Star) makes me cry!

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #183 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:23:31 PM »

Well... I need to head to the grocery store to stock up some food. For me. I have to say, I'm quite surprised at the amount of junk food that is currently in my parents' pantry. I'm guessing some of it is there for when the grandchildren come to visit, but, still the amount of potato chips, honey-roasted nuts, Oreos, Chips Ahoy, Doritos, etc. is just a bit too too. -And too tempting. So... Off to Ukrop's I go.

Laters...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #184 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:26:02 PM »

Oh... As for the Topic of the Day...

Bach - Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 and/or 2 - Andras Schiff, pianist.
Chet Baker - "Chet Baker Sings"
Bobby McFerrin - "Circle Songs"

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #185 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:30:46 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on December 20, 2007, 08:25:20 AM

... but I swear I never dream about friends or events from the past 30 years of my life in Manhattan. Oy!

Because they were not reality - they are your St. Elsewhere Snow Globe years.

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #186 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:44:15 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on December 20, 2007, 10:31:16 AM

Yes! Those are great fun - both to perform and to listen to.

This be fun!

A Christmas Carol

One very familiar type of song is the Christmas carol. Although it is perhaps a bit out of season at this time. However, I'm informed by my "disk jockey" friends - of whom I have none, that in order to get a song popular by Christmas time, you have to start plugging it well in advance. So here goes. It has always seemed to me after all. That Christmas, with its spirit of giving, offers us all a wonderful opportunity each year to reflect on what we all most sincerely and deeply believe in. I refer of course, to money. And yet none of the Christmas carols that you hear on the radio or in the street, even attempt to capture the true spirit of Christmas as we celebrate it in the United States. That is to say the commercial spirit. So I should like to offer the following Christmas carol for next year, as being perhaps a bit more appropriate.

Christmas time is here, by golly,
Disapproval would be folly,
Deck the halls with hunks of holly,
Fill the cup and don't say "when."
Kill the turkeys, ducks and chickens,
Mix the punch, drag out the Dickens,
Even though the prospect sickens,
Brother, here we go again.

On Christmas Day you can't get sore,
Your fellow man you must adore,
There's time to rob him all the more
The other three hundred and sixty-four.

Relations, sparing no expense'll
Send some useless old utensil,
Or a matching pen and pencil.
"Just the thing I need! How nice!"
It doesn't matter how sincere it
Is, nor how heartfelt the spirit,
Sentiment will not endear it,
What's important is the price.

Hark the Herald Tribune sings,
Advertising wondrous things.
God rest ye merry, merchants,
May you make the Yuletide pay.
Angels we have heard on high
Tell us to go out and buy!

So let the raucous sleigh bells jingle,
Hail our dear old friend Kris Kringle,
Driving his reindeer across the sky.
Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
Actually I did rather well myself, this last Christmas. The nicest present I received was a gift certificate "good at any hospital for a lobotomy". Rather thoughtful.

Tom Lehrer

der Brucer

Ben · « **Reply #187 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:51:34 PM »

Mikee!!!

Thankee!!!

We likeee!!!

We will watch it tonight.

Matt H. · « **Reply #188 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:52:56 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on December 20, 2007, 01:15:30 PM

Jeezus Keerist! That family whines a lot. And I mean, A Lot!

Many of the people in this family remind me of me. So, I don't mind the whining and complaining at all. In fact, I find it endearing.

Matt H. · « **Reply #189 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:54:50 PM »

I'm heading down now to clean up for tonight's dinner/gift exchange. We'll also be watching Christmas-related videos after dinner. Last year it was HOLIDAY INN, so I don't know what's in store this year.

Matt H. · « **Reply #190 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:55:12 PM »

Oh, forgot to add. . . .

WBBL.

td · « **Reply #191 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:01:17 PM »

Quote from: singingnymph on December 20, 2007, 11:08:34 AM

I like the Kirsty MacColl reference. We definitely lost her too soon.

I adored Kirsty MacColl!
Loved her Christmas duet with The Pogues!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #192 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:13:19 PM »

Quote from: singingnymph on December 20, 2007, 11:10:14 AM

You caught my nose in your left castanet, Dear.

Ah, such a lovely Tango!

der Brucer

MBarnum · « **Reply #193 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:23:48 PM »

You are welcome Ben and Ant...and keep a look out for that very hunky Kane Richmond as Ramon's nemesis in the film.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #194 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:27:04 PM »

TNT should be pleased with the SAG nominations (The Company, The Closer, Saving Grace)

Burton and Depp will be sorely displeased!
(NADA!)

SAG NOMINATIONS

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #195 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:29:09 PM »

Burton/Depp Interview

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JD: This was very different than most movies, than most characters, because the character actually kind of came out of the singing, out of the, you know, the words, Sondheim's words, his melodies, the emotion that the arrangements evoke -- so yeah, that's where I first ... I heard him before I saw him, I guess. But also like we'd talked about early on, these great, old silent films, silent film stars like Lon Chaney, and on into the next generation of actors like Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff ...

der Brucer

Jeanne · « **Reply #196 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:32:12 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 20, 2007, 06:21:07 AM

TOD: One of my favorite albums to relax to...and to become melancholy with...is Phoebe Snow's first album "Phoebe Snow."

From start to finish, it is perfection.

I always loved Phoebe Snow. I thought HARPO'S BLUES was just brilliant. Still love it.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #197 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:40:43 PM »

Senator from Oregon comes thru:

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This week, Log Cabin's strongest ally in the U.S. Senate, Gordon Smith, introduced the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 2521), which would extend domestic partner benefits to federal employees. This bill, which Sen. Smith introduced with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), would provide benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees such as life and health insurance, family and medical leave, and eligibility to participate in federal retirement programs.

This comes one week after Sen. Smith also introduced a bill to finally end the draconian ban on HIV-positive visitors to the U.S. (A practice, by the way, that even China has recently ended, leaving America in the rare company of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Libya as countries that discriminate against HIV-positive travelers and immigrants.)

der Brucer

See JMK, we're not all evil

bk · « **Reply #198 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:43:10 PM »

Back from a lovelier than lovely lunch with Brian Childers, who plays Danny Kaye in The Kid From Brooklyn. I had a very nice time and he's a wonderful fellow, and I'm hoping he'll stick around and post from time to time.

bk · « **Reply #199 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:12:11 PM »

No postings in thirty minutes - why is everyone just sitting there like so much fish?

bk · « **Reply #200 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:14:02 PM »

Awaiting the arrival of BJ Clark, who has some stuff for me, then I'm going to attempt to post this package I'd like to post, after which I'll pick up any mail that may be at the mail place, after which I shall return.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #201 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:14:30 PM »

Good Evening!

I'm back from Ukrop's, and, yes, I believe I bought too many groceries.

bk · « **Reply #202 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:14:40 PM »

Ooh, I can see that maybe by the end of this evening I may have all 3's in my posting total - someone will have to take a snapshot of that!

bk · « **Reply #203 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:14:55 PM »

BJ has arrived.

JMK · « **Reply #204 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:15:22 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on December 20, 2007, 02:40:43 PM

Senator from Oregon comes thru:der Brucer

See JMK, we're not all evil

Alas, this Mr. Smith will probably not be going back to Washington. His approval ratings here are tanking and he just got excoriated by the Oregonian this morning for his defense of Trent Lott's Thurmond comments the other day (which he is now backpedaling on, saying he was misunderstood). OTOH, DS Betsy got to know him personally when she was Media Director for the State Senate Caucus here and Smith was still in the Oregon Senate, and she said he was one of the friendliest people down there at that time.

JMK · « **Reply #205 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:15:43 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 20, 2007, 03:14:55 PM

BJ has arrived.

Is Jose back at the Reservoir?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #206 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:17:03 PM »

While I was out, I went ahead and picked up my ticket for tomorrow morning's first showing of "Sweeney Todd" at 11:15am. -And after checking the movie listings, it appears that "Sweeney" will only be playing in one movie theatre here in Richmond. At least this weekend. I'm guessing I'll probably run into a couple of old friends tomorrow. We shall see.

JMK · « **Reply #207 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:18:33 PM »

DerB, you may find this hard to believe, but I was actually a Young Republican once (and not just because I was young once, LOL). I have a personally autographed picture and letter from Richard M. Nixon. My mother's bridge partner was his campaign chairman for the western states in the 1968 campaign and he gave me Rose Mary Woods' private address to send a fan letter to (this was obviously years before Ms. Woods became infamous for her dictaphone-erasing skills), and I was very excited to get a response from him several weeks later.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #208 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:19:03 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on December 20, 2007, 02:40:43 PM

Senator from Oregon comes thru:der Brucer

See JMK, we're not all evil

Evil and misguided are such very different words.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #209 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:21:00 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 20, 2007, 03:14:40 PM

Ooh, I can see that maybe by the end of this evening I may have all 3's in my posting total - someone will have to take a snapshot of that!

Haven't you learned to do that yet?

Easy as pie with Windows

der Brucer

I know, why bother when you have acolytes and minions to attend you

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Ben

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