Topic: LIGHT UP THE SKY FOR IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY (Read 4475 times)

bk · « **on:** July 04, 2014, 12:15:12 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes lit up the sky, and now it is time for you to post until the lit up cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2014, 12:15:52 AM »

And the word of the day is: ESTIVATE!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2014, 01:24:16 AM »

Topic of the Day: Dorothy Fields and Lynn Ahrens.

George · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2014, 01:42:07 AM »

Ben · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2014, 03:17:16 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.

singdaw · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2014, 03:34:53 AM »

HAPPY FOURTH, EVERYONE!!!!

singdaw · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2014, 04:30:04 AM »

Something is definitely awry, HHW-server-wise. The past few days, I have found it sometimes takes between 15 to 30 seconds to refresh the page and/or post.

singdaw · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2014, 05:45:21 AM »

Computer animation in 1983/84 wasn't what it is now. So when they filmed The Natural (which I haven't seen), for the baseball stadium scenes they used a mix of live extras with cutouts.
My landlady acquired some of those cutouts, which she proudly displays on July 4th.

Laura · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2014, 05:52:57 AM »

Good morning.

Laura · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2014, 06:14:26 AM »

DR JohnG, yesterday I cooked a pork loin and made barbeque sauce. We made our own sandwiches with LOTS of meat.

Jennifer · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2014, 06:28:32 AM »

These 25 books are $1.99 on amazon.com today:
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vixmom · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2014, 06:49:37 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 04, 2014, 05:45:21 AM

Computer animation in 1983/84 wasn't what it is now. So when they filmed The Natural (which I haven't seen), for the baseball stadium scenes they used a mix of live extras with cutouts.
My landlady acquired some of those cutouts, which she proudly displays on July 4th.

that is cool and you live in a most beautiful house!

vixmom · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2014, 06:55:00 AM »

Quote from: Laura on July 04, 2014, 06:14:26 AM

DR JohnG, yesterday I cooked a pork loin and made barbeque sauce. We made our own sandwiches with LOTS of meat.

DR Laura, my barbequed pork loin sandwich has not yet arrived I am afraid I may be forced to file a paypal dispute

vixmom · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:07:56 AM »

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

or as Vixdad says:

May your celebration of the Treacherous and Childish Ingrate Colonial Mutiny against Kind and Benevolent British Rule be safe and enjoyable, and may a skyrocket with a battlefield grade warhead of the type so beloved of the celebrating New Yorker not crash into your roof and burn down your house.

vixmom · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:09:11 AM »

I am sure that Hallmark will be putting out a card with that sentiment any day now

elmore3003 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:10:13 AM »

Good morning, all! I slept late.

I've got to begin the laundry. I just turned over my mattress, since that hasn't happened since I bought it ten months ago, and I'll start the laundry within the next 15 minutes.

I have few plans for today. I may listen to DEAREST ENEMY, MUSIC MAN, or TAKE ME ALONG for the fourth, and I'll tidy up. I'm meeting Bruce Pomahac at 5:00, so I'll leave here around 4.

TOD:
Anne Caldwell, one of the best; I like her lyrics for Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern very much. especially "Raggedy Ann," "Once In A Blue Moon," and "Bagdad"; many of her lyrics were credited to her alcoholic husband James O'Dea.
Dorothy Donnelly, Rida Johnson had moments for Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg, but the quality runs from excellent to really lousy
Dorothy Fields
Carolyn Leigh

vixmom · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:24:28 AM »

TOD

I got nuthin'

vixmom · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:24:44 AM »

Well off to start celebrating

Ginny · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:26:35 AM »

Independence Day greetings! Richard and I have decided to take today off from painting. As the designated baseboard painter, my knees and hips need a rest! We're going to see the JERSEY BOYS movie and maybe to the First Friday festivities at our local gallery of galleries.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #19 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:42:17 AM »

Good morning, all.

According to the local rag, last night's power outage affected only some 500 people in Danbury, so this was a rare instance of my being part of a small outage. It was out for over ten hours, and the generator performed like a champ. Now I just have to go around and reset clocks, since they lose it in the 10-15 seconds before the generator kicks in.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:44:07 AM »

Taking it easy today, then I'll be attending a friend's par-tay this evening.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #21 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:52:44 AM »

Weather forecasts for today have been all over the place. Yesterday it was looking like any remaining rain would clear up during the day. Now it looks like there could still be showers this evening.

Vixmom, I hope Vixdad's Hallmark greeting does its job and Macy's doesn't burn your house down!

Kerry · « **Reply #22 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:54:31 AM »

Happy Independence Day!!!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 04, 2014, 07:59:43 AM »

I repeat VIXDAD's sentiments on this July 4th!

Tonight my dog and I will sit on the front porch and watch the fireworks from the town park. Because of the trees we can only see the HIGHEST ones, but they are very nice.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 04, 2014, 08:00:24 AM »

Carolyn Leigh - Hey Look Me Over, I've Got Your Number

Laura · « **Reply #25 on:** July 04, 2014, 08:32:21 AM »

We washed the cars this morning. They were very dirty after that haboob and little bit of rain last night.

Today sometime I will watch 1776. That will take a good part of the afternoon, since it is so long.

I will see if Wae-Ling wants to take the black light over to the church to look for scorpions and then watch the fireworks from there. It's a little more open so we can see them a little better.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #26 on:** July 04, 2014, 08:39:46 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 04, 2014, 04:30:04 AM

Something is definitely awry, HHW-server-wise. The past few days, I have found it sometimes takes between 15 to 30 seconds to refresh the page and/or post.

I couldn't get in for a while just now.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #27 on:** July 04, 2014, 08:42:21 AM »

Quote from: Laura on July 04, 2014, 08:32:21 AM

I will see if Wae-Ling wants to take the black light over to the church to look for scorpions and then watch the fireworks from there

My eyes!!!

How can I ever un-read that post???

Michael · « **Reply #28 on:** July 04, 2014, 08:48:38 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 04, 2014, 05:45:21 AM

Computer animation in 1983/84 wasn't what it is now. So when they filmed The Natural (which I haven't seen), for the baseball stadium scenes they used a mix of live extras with cutouts.
My landlady acquired some of those cutouts, which she proudly displays on July 4th.

Now I know why I always thought those actors were rather stiff in their performance.

Laura · « **Reply #29 on:** July 04, 2014, 08:49:01 AM »

LOL. I've never seen one around here. I am curious to know if there are any. I can't imagine that there are not.

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Ben