Topic: TRICK OR TREAT? (Read 14968 times)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #180 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:00:58 PM »

Sorry to hear about the flooded basement, DR SINGDAW.....I would have had one a few months ago, but I am constructed on a SLAB.

Jane · « **Reply #181 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:02:19 PM »

I received a couple more photos from Monday's walk.

Jane · « **Reply #182 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:03:13 PM »

It was such a beautiful day.

td · « **Reply #183 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:07:16 PM »

I'm home from work now. The Halloween party has probably begun; after my tables were turned, bussed and whatevered, I helped move them all out onto the deck so that the deejay could set up and the party could begin. Believe me, if it weren't for this gosh-darned sinus/respiratory infection I would have liked to have stayed for the party. As it was, I had a great night of waiting tables and providing help to new employees.
Now I think I shall watch a movie or veg out in front of the tube.
Or, maybe I'll just surf around and end up back here.

Jane · « **Reply #184 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:20:11 PM »

DR td, you have had the infection too long-feel better very soon!

Jane · « **Reply #185 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:24:19 PM »

'night

TCB · « **Reply #186 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:24:32 PM »

Quote from: JRand58 on November 01, 2008, 06:59:21 PM

And former DR PANNI is one of the producers of the project, too.

Co-executive-producer.

TCB · « **Reply #187 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:27:07 PM »

It is 7:25, but really 6:25, so I can go to bed and read for an hour.

G'night!

td · « **Reply #188 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:32:55 PM »

Quote from: Jane on November 01, 2008, 07:20:11 PM

DR td, you have had the infection too long-feel better very soon!

One week to the day, DR Jane. I can still make it to work, though. I haven't been on the antibiotics for a week yet though. . .

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #189 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:51:32 PM »

Good Evening!

I'm back at my apartment after having quite a nice day out and about in New York City.

I did indeed make it down to MoMA to check out Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937. However, since I had yet to have breakfast, brunch or lunch, I decided to grab a bite to eat at Cafe 2 before heading into the galleries.

I had a delightful trio of bruschetta - prosciutto, spicy broccoli raab and tuna... And some chocolate gelato too.

Then it was up to the sixth floor to check out the new exhibit...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #190 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:00:14 PM »

Well... The works of Miró have always sort of puzzled me. Yes, I know that he purposely deconstructed and abstracted his "figures", but after reading various writings and critiques, a lot of his "radicalism" just seemed a bit put on, as if he was showing off in a sense. Well... I'm still not exactly sure if he was truly trying to be that radical.

The exhibition covers a decades' worth of paintings, collages and "objects", and it does offer a glimpse into his process and progress throughout the course of that decade. I was actually caught off guard at just how all-encompassing and large - twelve mini-galleries! - the exhibit was, and I'll have to make a return visit or two to take it all in and properly digest it.

The one image - well title - that sticks with me is: "Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #191 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:04:04 PM »

Then it was off to meet my brother, Jay, and his girlfriend, Maria, over at their hotel. Once we met up in the lobby, we then cabbed it over to the East Side to meet up with our friend Steve and his wife, and their seven-week(!) old baby girl, Grace. Sooo cute.

*And I learned that Maria moved to San Diego and moved in with my brother a few months ago. When did that happen?!?!?! I thought she was still living in Philly. However, that explained why they both flew in from San Diego this week. Duh!

FJL · « **Reply #192 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:08:24 PM »

And i had a Philly Cheese Steak for dinner tonight at the Theater Row Diner. It was very empty at 6:15 but really filled up by about 7.

FJL · « **Reply #193 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:08:53 PM »

The diner, that is, not the sandwich.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #194 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:09:53 PM »

Since Maria had to do some carbo-loading for her race tomorrow, we cabbed back over to the Upper West Side, and had a nice meal at Al Dente. As we were eating, we started noticing more marathoners coming into the restaurant... I don't think I've seen more requests for "More bread, please" before.

Before they headed back to their hotel, we headed up to Cafe Lalo so that Maria could pick out a few things for her post-marathon Treat.

*Oh, and our cab ride over to the West Side happened to coincide with the fireworks in Central Park tonight (for the marathon). Beautiful!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #195 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:12:18 PM »

DR singdaw - Sorry to hear about your home woes. I hope things end up being more salvageable than they seem right now.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #196 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:13:34 PM »

Quote from: TCB on November 01, 2008, 05:29:37 PM

Quote from: singdaw on November 01, 2008, 05:21:43 PM
Matt Cavenaugh, Broadway's new "Tony" in the West Side Story revival

Now I would like to see that revival.

Well, Matt is still buff, but he's not that buff anymore. Although, who knows what else Arthur Laurents is changing for this revival.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #197 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:14:55 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 01, 2008, 03:04:59 PM

Back from a jaunt to the post office to mail packages to DRs JRand and Elmore, and a stop for lunch at India Star and next door to look at the Bollywood DVDs and CDs. Only bought a few. And then chatted with the owner and a couple of Indian customers about how surpised they were that I liked Indian movies.

The owner told them that I have more movies then he does in his whole store.

Well... So much for saving up for your next trip to NYC.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #198 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:16:21 PM »

DR elmore - Good genes, indeed!

Laura · « **Reply #199 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:35:19 PM »

I will be glad when this election is over and the telephone harassment stops.

Yes, I just got a call.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #200 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:38:35 PM »

WOW! McCain on "SNL"!

Matt H. · « **Reply #201 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:39:06 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on November 01, 2008, 05:21:43 PM

Matt Cavenaugh, Broadway's new "Tony" in the West Side Story revival

I guess this was a publicity photo for URBAN COWBOY when he was in that.

He played a gay young person on ONE LIFE TO LIVE for awhile. Was sorry to see that storyline end.

Matt H. · « **Reply #202 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:42:02 PM »

I spent the first part of my evening watching the rest of ROMAN HOLIDAY. That ending when the princess finally realizes who her two companions actually are and then gets their assurance they're going to keep mum about it always leaves me with teary eyes and a lump in my throat. One of the great go-nowhere love stories.

Matt H. · « **Reply #203 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:44:05 PM »

Paramount ported the bonuses from the 2002 release of ROMAN HOLIDAY (except that Edith Head featurette which was on the SUNSET BLVD. set) and added a bunch more, all of which were fun and informative. Got a quick tour of Paramount's Costume Department which was only 5 1/2 minutes long and could have gone on for much, much longer showing off costumes from some of their pictures.

Matt H. · « **Reply #204 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:45:37 PM »

And I concluded my evening watching the last hour and 15 minutes of LIVE AND LET DIE on Blu-ray. As I said before, the movie looks and sounds smashing on Blu-ray, but that's one Roger Moore/Bond film I liked more when I saw originally it than I do now.

Matt H. · « **Reply #205 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:48:25 PM »

The next film I have in the review queue is SABRINA, but I may take tomorrow to watch the next Criterion movie Fanfan la Tulipe. It doesn't come out until the 18th of the month, but watching it will exercise a different set of movie-watching muscles than rewatching SABRINA which I've seen a dozen times or more. We'll see how I feel tomorrow.

FJL · « **Reply #206 on:** November 01, 2008, 09:02:35 PM »

Ben Affleck on SNL - wow, just wow!

Matt H. · « **Reply #207 on:** November 01, 2008, 09:03:09 PM »

I'm heading downstairs to bed now.

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour!

Good night!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #208 on:** November 01, 2008, 09:10:37 PM »

Quote from: FJL on November 01, 2008, 09:02:35 PM

Ben Affleck on SNL - wow, just wow!

Although, four skits in so far, and all of them should have been cut down by a few minutes each. I could not believe how that Keith Olbermann sketch went on and on and on..

FJL · « **Reply #209 on:** November 01, 2008, 09:11:32 PM »

Just amazed by Affleck's immersion in character, though.

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