...and I happen to know for a fact that this person hasn't even had the courtesy to even open the PM I sent explaining how I felt about it (it was a very even-keeled PM - nothing bad in it).
TOD
(not yet mentioned)
Disco Annie
Disco Evita
der Brucer
...and I happen to know for a fact that this person hasn't even had the courtesy to even open the PM I sent explaining how I felt about it (it was a very even-keeled PM - nothing bad in it).
BK, it's possible that this person has actually read the message. When one sends a PM, an e-mail with the message is also sent to the recipient if said recipient has his or her e-mail address in his or her profile. So one does not have to actually log into HHW to read the PMs.
Reply #384 on: February 14, 2009, 11:19:08 PM
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Quote from: Druxy on February 14, 2009, 08:19:10 PM
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Quote from: JRand58 on February 14, 2009, 06:57:12 PM
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I made the mistake of switching to TCM and finding LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING.....one of my favorite romantic/tragic movies.....
And such beautiful music...and lovely CinemaScope photography....
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Did you know that the title song for that film, written by Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain, was almost thrown out of the picture?
No major recording artist wanted to record it. Not Tony Martin. Not Doris Day. Not Nat "King" Cole. Nobody!
Finally, Fox got The Four Aces to record it, but in order to do that, they had to cover the cost of an entire album.
Of course, the tune went on to win the Oscar and become one of the greatest love songs of all time.
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but didn't Frank Sinatra sing it in the film uncredited?
...and I happen to know for a fact that this person hasn't even had the courtesy to even open the PM I sent explaining how I felt about it (it was a very even-keeled PM - nothing bad in it).
BK, it's possible that this person has actually read the message. When one sends a PM, an e-mail with the message is also sent to the recipient if said recipient has his or her e-mail address in his or her profile. So one does not have to actually log into HHW to read the PMs.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....Vangelis, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.
But before I go, as part of yesterday's topic (favorite disco songs), Der Brucer posted this:QuoteTOD
(not yet mentioned)
Disco Annie
Disco Evita
der Brucer
Which made me realize that I forgot "The Disco Ballad of Sweeney Todd"! ;D
Good night.
I am up; it is freezing, and I had to take Sugar out to do her thing. Lovely having her here, but I'll admit, the days when I cold just open the door and let her out loose in her own big fenced yard were easier on cold mornings. She is cutely curled on the couch now. And yes, walking 20 miles in the snow so she can pee is worth it. Thank God we live in the desert!
When I was your age, if we wanted to pee, we had to walk 20 miles in the snow, uphill - both ways
I am up; it is freezing, and I had to take Sugar out to do her thing. Lovely having her here, but I'll admit, the days when I cold just open the door and let her out loose in her own big fenced yard were easier on cold mornings. She is cutely curled on the couch now. And yes, walking 20 miles in the snow so she can pee is worth it. Thank God we live in the desert!
Freezing! Oh, Mary, get off my dress :)
You're from Arizona. Freezing to you is 65 degrees ;)
Yesterday, Michael S. wrote:
Re: MY FUNNY VALENTINEQuoteReply #384 on: February 14, 2009, 11:19:08 PM
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Quote from: Druxy on February 14, 2009, 08:19:10 PM
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Quote from: JRand58 on February 14, 2009, 06:57:12 PM
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I made the mistake of switching to TCM and finding LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING.....one of my favorite romantic/tragic movies.....
And such beautiful music...and lovely CinemaScope photography....
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________
Did you know that the title song for that film, written by Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain, was almost thrown out of the picture?
No major recording artist wanted to record it. Not Tony Martin. Not Doris Day. Not Nat "King" Cole. Nobody!
Finally, Fox got The Four Aces to record it, but in order to do that, they had to cover the cost of an entire album.
Of course, the tune went on to win the Oscar and become one of the greatest love songs of all time.
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but didn't Frank Sinatra sing it in the film uncredited?
No, its lyric was introduced in the film by the 20th Century-Fox chorus at the end of the film.
Sinatra sang "Three Coins in the Fountain", uncredited, the year before, but it was The Four Aces who made a commercial hit with it first.
I know that Fox introduced the song prior to the film's release by getting it out to radio stations and the fact that it was recorded by The Four Aces instead of a single artist may be where this allegation about no one wanting to record it came from.
I would imagine the reverse is more likely true. Since The Four Aces had scored so big with "Three Coins...", it would have been strange for Fox to have had any reservations about the song or that the studio would have gone with anyone else. The Four Aces were huge in the early 1950s and made hits of songs like "Secret Love" and "Mr. Sandman." With the previous year's mega-hit "Three Coins in the Fountain" and the succeeding year's "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" and the title tune to Fox's "(It's A) Woman's World," Fox and The Four Aces were HUGE on the radio waves.
Also, at the time the song began playing on radio, it had already been integrated into Alfred Newman's score because he felt it set the right tone throughout the film. It would have taken a serious misfire during previews for the song to have been taken out.
DR GeorgeSOUVENIR and GLORIOUS! are two different plays about Mrs Jenkins. The info on Cosme McMoon's later career as a brothel keep is in one of the CDs of Florence Foster Jenkins.
You said you saw Glorious! last night. I assume it is about Florence Foster Jenkins.
Is this the same play Souvenir under another name or different play?
I saw Souvenir with Judy Kaye on Broadway and there was no mention of the gay whorehouse.
My favorite moment is actually at the end of the play is when Cosmo muses what Florences heard in head when she sang. Judy Kaye then sang a beautiful rendition of Ava Maria
- Does anyone still wear a paper hat?
I'm up and my throat is feeling very funky.
DR George
You said you saw Glorious! last night. I assume it is about Florence Foster Jenkins.
Is this the same play Souvenir under another name or different play?
I saw Souvenir with Judy Kaye on Broadway and there was no mention of the gay whorehouse.
My favorite moment is actually at the end of the play is when Cosmo muses what Florences heard in head when she sang. Judy Kaye then sang a beautiful rendition of Ava Maria
February half over so soon! It won't be long before we'll be ringing those Christmas bells once again!
Yesterday, Michael S. wrote:
Re: MY FUNNY VALENTINEQuoteReply #384 on: February 14, 2009, 11:19:08 PM
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Quote from: Druxy on February 14, 2009, 08:19:10 PM
_________________________________________________
Quote from: JRand58 on February 14, 2009, 06:57:12 PM
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________
I made the mistake of switching to TCM and finding LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING.....one of my favorite romantic/tragic movies.....
And such beautiful music...and lovely CinemaScope photography....
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________
Did you know that the title song for that film, written by Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain, was almost thrown out of the picture?
No major recording artist wanted to record it. Not Tony Martin. Not Doris Day. Not Nat "King" Cole. Nobody!
Finally, Fox got The Four Aces to record it, but in order to do that, they had to cover the cost of an entire album.
Of course, the tune went on to win the Oscar and become one of the greatest love songs of all time.
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________
but didn't Frank Sinatra sing it in the film uncredited?
No, its lyric was introduced in the film by the 20th Century-Fox chorus at the end of the film.
Sinatra sang "Three Coins in the Fountain", uncredited, the year before, but it was The Four Aces who made a commercial hit with it first.
I know that Fox introduced the song prior to the film's release by getting it out to radio stations and the fact that it was recorded by The Four Aces instead of a single artist may be where this allegation about no one wanting to record it came from.
I would imagine the reverse is more likely true. Since The Four Aces had scored so big with "Three Coins...", it would have been strange for Fox to have had any reservations about the song or that the studio would have gone with anyone else. The Four Aces were huge in the early 1950s and made hits of songs like "Secret Love" and "Mr. Sandman." With the previous year's mega-hit "Three Coins in the Fountain" and the succeeding year's "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" and the title tune to Fox's "(It's A) Woman's World," Fox and The Four Aces were HUGE on the radio waves.
Also, at the time the song began playing on radio, it had already been integrated into Alfred Newman's score because he felt it set the right tone throughout the film. It would have taken a serious misfire during previews for the song to have been taken out.
I hate to dispute you on this, but I got this information directly from Paul Francis Webster. I was his publicist for many years and he told me this story many times.
Yes, I'm incredibly stupid, take two: How could Frank Sinatra sing something uncredited in a film that hadn't been released yet?
Sorry, Ron.
Sucking on a Coldeez and sipping some hot EmergenC. Sippin' and Suckin' - isn't that a Bacharach and David song?
Ron - Yeah, but I've convinced myself that you and I look alike, so TCB may have us confused too.
:)
Sucking on a Coldeez and sipping some hot EmergenC. Sippin' and Suckin' - isn't that a Bacharach and David song?
Huggin' and Chalkin' is a Johnny Mercer song...
...and I happen to know for a fact that this person hasn't even had the courtesy to even open the PM I sent explaining how I felt about it (it was a very even-keeled PM - nothing bad in it).
BK, it's possible that this person has actually read the message. When one sends a PM, an e-mail with the message is also sent to the recipient if said recipient has his or her e-mail address in his or her profile. So one does not have to actually log into HHW to read the PMs.
Ron - Yeah, but I've convinced myself that you and I look alike, so TCB may have us confused too.
:)
Sucking on a Coldeez and sipping some hot EmergenC. Sippin' and Suckin' - isn't that a Bacharach and David song?
Huggin' and Chalkin' is a Johnny Mercer song...
Don't know much about Mercer - too bad there's no decent documentary.
der Brucer
Ron - Yeah, but I've convinced myself that you and I look alike, so TCB may have us confused too.
:)
Yeah, that must be it.
I feel like doing nothing but snuggling up on the couch with Cat Freddy and watching movies....right now I have SOUTH PACIFIC in the dvd player. I have not seen this film all the way through since I was a kid. It was never a favorite of mine. I always preferred musicals that took place in the city, rather then in the jungles...but this film does have it good points, and I image that Josh Logan had a lot of fun casting it 8)
Still, Ray Walston makes my skin crawl every time he is in a scene.
This DVD is not anamorphic. There must be a newer release that is.
I am up; it is freezing, and I had to take Sugar out to do her thing. Lovely having her here, but I'll admit, the days when I cold just open the door and let her out loose in her own big fenced yard were easier on cold mornings. She is cutely curled on the couch now. And yes, walking 20 miles in the snow so she can pee is worth it. Thank God we live in the desert!
Freezing! Oh, Mary, get off my dress :)
You're from Arizona. Freezing to you is 65 degrees ;)
It was no more than 52 degrees, but i think it was actually officially 47 degrees at the time.
TCB - How did the shows go yesterday? Is Sharry surviving alright?
Page 3 "Love it conquers, love it binds" THEME FROM ANGIE dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roEOCNPeALA
...and I happen to know for a fact that this person hasn't even had the courtesy to even open the PM I sent explaining how I felt about it (it was a very even-keeled PM - nothing bad in it).
BK, it's possible that this person has actually read the message. When one sends a PM, an e-mail with the message is also sent to the recipient if said recipient has his or her e-mail address in his or her profile. So one does not have to actually log into HHW to read the PMs.
I don't, other people do. It must be how it is set up. I guess Keith fixed it so I could. Good thing too or I would miss at least half of my PMs.
If I read a post saying I wasn't returning, though the thought never entered my mind, I might not return after reading said statement.
Yes, I'm incredibly stupid, take two: How could Frank Sinatra sing something uncredited in a film that hadn't been released yet?
Sinatra sang -- with no screen credit -- the title song to "Three Coins in the Fountain" over the film's main titles.
FOUR!
I am up; it is freezing, and I had to take Sugar out to do her thing. Lovely having her here, but I'll admit, the days when I cold just open the door and let her out loose in her own big fenced yard were easier on cold mornings. She is cutely curled on the couch now. And yes, walking 20 miles in the snow so she can pee is worth it. Thank God we live in the desert!
Freezing! Oh, Mary, get off my dress :)
You're from Arizona. Freezing to you is 65 degrees ;)
It was no more than 52 degrees, but i think it was actually officially 47 degrees at the time.
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Photo: Nasty Sassy wears a Frisbee as a hat while she plays with her owner Ping Latvong at John Marshall Park in Anaheim. Credit: Kari Rene Hall/Los Angeles Times.
der Brucer
I shall have to toddle off to rehearsal shortly - one problem is that the rehearsal room is about twelve degrees and there's no heat other than this tiny little portable thing that sits on the floor. I think I'm going to get some chicken soup after Cason stops by at four-thirty.
I'm currently sitting outside in Worldwide Plaza - home of New World (formerly Dodger) stages. It's a little chilly, but the sun is keeping me warm. I have another three or four hours coming up spent in a window-less studio, so I'm getting my Vitamin E while I can.
...and I happen to know for a fact that this person hasn't even had the courtesy to even open the PM I sent explaining how I felt about it (it was a very even-keeled PM - nothing bad in it).
BK, it's possible that this person has actually read the message. When one sends a PM, an e-mail with the message is also sent to the recipient if said recipient has his or her e-mail address in his or her profile. So one does not have to actually log into HHW to read the PMs.
I don't, other people do. It must be how it is set up. I guess Keith fixed it so I could. Good thing too or I would miss at least half of my PMs.
If I read a post saying I wasn't returning, though the thought never entered my mind, I might not return after reading said statement.
Here's the deal: I'm not the villain in this piece. Period. The End. I am merely pointing out that this person is obviously not going to return - it's too bad, was my point. And let me be clear - it's not that fact that this person doesn't care for some of my work (even though this person is offering an opinion not actually having first hand knowledge of it for the last four years, at least), no, the bothersome stuff was the sort of personal quality of it - again, I'm not going to go into details but you Jane, especially, should know that this sort of thing has to be pretty bad for me to be bothered by it. Again, I didn't castigate in my PM to the person, and I just find it weird that this person won't even read it. I like the person and have been nothing but kind and supportive from the day the person arrived to the time the person chose to send the PM. It's that simple. And the world goes round.
I feel like doing nothing but snuggling up on the couch with Cat Freddy and watching movies....right now I have SOUTH PACIFIC in the dvd player. I have not seen this film all the way through since I was a kid. It was never a favorite of mine. I always preferred musicals that took place in the city, rather then in the jungles...but this film does have it good points, and I image that Josh Logan had a lot of fun casting it 8)
Still, Ray Walston makes my skin crawl every time he is in a scene.
This DVD is not anamorphic. There must be a newer release that is.
Baby has been singing with me all day, quite sweetly, although his diction could use some work. He sang along with me as I went through The Fantasticks, but then he began to cry when I attempted some Annie Get Your Gun. He apparently doesn't care for Berlin.
Awww, Toby's singing is so cute!
singdaw - Was that a way of giving me a flimsy excuse
Okay, lets see if this works. Here's a clip of Toby "singing" to me.
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/anyasilver/?action=view¤t=TobySing-1.flv
Okay, lets see if this works. Here's a clip of Toby "singing" to me.
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/anyasilver/?action=view¤t=TobySing-1.flv
That made my day :D
I just got home from the Hollywood Collector's Show.
Had a great day. Did twice the sales that I did yesterday, which is very unusual for a Sunday.
Joan Collins did not get her own room today. She was out where Carrie Fisher was yesterday.
Today's "Special Attractions" were Nancy Olson, who looks terrific, and Bobby Sherman, who came wearing his police uniform.
Hank Garrett, who was next to me, told a very funny story about Mel Brooks' directing the original movie version of THE PRODUCERS. According to Hank, when Mel gave directions to Zero Mostel, it was all in Yiddish. None of the rest of the cast could understand what they were saying to each other.
:D
DR elmore3003 - currently watching Season 2 of The Tudors on DVD. What happened to Thomas Tallis - did they kill him off in Season 1 that I don't remember?
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
I took the Goldstein sisters on an adventure today: IKEA. I hope I wore them out enough to go to bed early tonight. Mr. Goldstein said he took a nap while we were gone.
Dan (the Man):
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
and try not to get sick.
Ron - Yeah, but I've convinced myself that you and I look alike, so TCB may have us confused too.
:)
In the dark, even I wouldn't be able to tell you apart. ;)
I think i need a new thermostat for my furnace. I touched it and gave it a static shock. Now the display is blank. I've reset it according to the instructions from the internet but it's still blank. It appears to be working, but I can't see what it's set at. Hmmm I'll have to call someone tomorrow
:DI think i need a new thermostat for my furnace. I touched it and gave it a static shock. Now the display is blank. I've reset it according to the instructions from the internet but it's still blank. It appears to be working, but I can't see what it's set at. Hmmm I'll have to call someone tomorrow
SHOCKING!
;)
I thought so too, Ben. I thought you all would enjoy it.
Rehearsal was okay. I gave whatever notes I could, but we just haven't had time to really do anything - so, I gave him the broad strokes of what he needs to focus on, and hopefully when he has the audience, he will. It's a good little interim act, though, and he sounds great.
and try not to get sick.
or vomit on the ground.
I am up; it is freezing, and I had to take Sugar out to do her thing. Lovely having her here, but I'll admit, the days when I cold just open the door and let her out loose in her own big fenced yard were easier on cold mornings. She is cutely curled on the couch now. And yes, walking 20 miles in the snow so she can pee is worth it. Thank God we live in the desert!
Freezing! Oh, Mary, get off my dress :)
You're from Arizona. Freezing to you is 65 degrees ;)
It was no more than 52 degrees, but i think it was actually officially 47 degrees at the time.
Freezing is 32 degrees. :)
Sucking on a Coldeez and sipping some hot EmergenC. Sippin' and Suckin' - isn't that a Bacharach and David song?
Huggin' and Chalkin' is a Johnny Mercer song...
I am up; it is freezing, and I had to take Sugar out to do her thing. Lovely having her here, but I'll admit, the days when I cold just open the door and let her out loose in her own big fenced yard were easier on cold mornings. She is cutely curled on the couch now. And yes, walking 20 miles in the snow so she can pee is worth it. Thank God we live in the desert!
Freezing! Oh, Mary, get off my dress :)
You're from Arizona. Freezing to you is 65 degrees ;)
It was no more than 52 degrees, but i think it was actually officially 47 degrees at the time.
Freezing is 32 degrees. :)
Freezing is freezing when you've been awakened on a frosty February morn from a nice toasty sleep and you're outside waiting for a dog to pee at 5:30 am.
I took the Goldstein sisters on an adventure today: IKEA. I hope I wore them out enough to go to bed early tonight. Mr. Goldstein said he took a nap while we were gone.
OMG, Laura your quote is hysterical. At least they know and use the real words.
Jane, sweets, I did wait three days, almost four, in fact.
Okay i loved tonight's AMAZING RACE.
I'll be curious to read which teams people like. I have a few!
My neck has broken out in hives. I'm not sure what i did. Or what to take. I did try an antihistamine. It was really hurting. Now it feels okay it's just all red.
My neck has broken out in hives. I'm not sure what i did. Or what to take. I did try an antihistamine. It was really hurting. Now it feels okay it's just all red.
Were you wearing a scarf today? If the hives are the result of some sort of "contact allergy", I'd also make sure to wash your neck with a gentle soap and cool water.
I took the Goldstein sisters on an adventure today: IKEA. I hope I wore them out enough to go to bed early tonight. Mr. Goldstein said he took a nap while we were gone.
Okay, lets see if this works. Here's a clip of Toby "singing" to me.
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/anyasilver/?action=view¤t=TobySing-1.flv
I began my afternoon watching DAMAGES, and another mind-blowing twist and turn scenario it was once again. Thank goodness this only runs a half-season. I'd be crazy trying to keep all the maneuvers backward and forward in time straight. In its own way, it's more convoluted than LOST since there are many fewer characters and a time line much more concentrated than LOST's.
DR Kerry how are your ankles doing on your long walks?
DR Kerry how are your ankles doing on your long walks?
I call "it" a tallywhacker.
I call "it" a tallywhacker.
DR Kerry how are your ankles doing on your long walks?
Thank you for asking. She and I are off for a short walk and and then to stretch out and read.
I began my afternoon watching DAMAGES, and another mind-blowing twist and turn scenario it was once again. Thank goodness this only runs a half-season. I'd be crazy trying to keep all the maneuvers backward and forward in time straight. In its own way, it's more convoluted than LOST since there are many fewer characters and a time line much more concentrated than LOST's.
Agreed! -Which is one of the reasons I watch "Top Chef" at 10:00pm instead of "Damages". Having to keep track of all the twists and turns back-to-back with "Lost" would give me a headache.
So... A "half season"? Does that mean they'll be splitting the season in two? Or that this season is just a short season - with the mystery - well, at least one of them - solved in a couple more weeks?
DR MattH - Are you watching those four-minute wrap-ups of "Damages" that FX seems to be running at semi-random times? We noticed that our DVR picked them up, and they're actually a very good refresher before viewing the new episode.
DR Michael S - Post-mortem criticisms should be reserved for those who actually worked with and knew the deceased. To point out someone's "failures" which, in this case, are just your opinions, is just simply crass - especially since there has yet to be an official pronouncement of his death. A shared handshake does not make one a friend or even an acquaintance.
Regardless of what sort of personal "dirt" you may have heard from another source or two, someone's passing should still require a degree of respect and reserve for not only the deceased but also the deceased's family, friends and "inner circle".
No one is perfect.
DR George
You said you saw Glorious! last night. I assume it is about Florence Foster Jenkins.
Is this the same play Souvenir under another name or different play?
I saw Souvenir with Judy Kaye on Broadway and there was no mention of the gay whorehouse.
My favorite moment is actually at the end of the play is when Cosmo muses what Florences heard in head when she sang. Judy Kaye then sang a beautiful rendition of Ava Maria