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Well, you've read the notes, the notes didn't add up to much, word-wise, and now it is time for you to post until the penny-a-word cows come home - they've earned one-cent - they're word was: Moo (oom, spelled backwards).
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And the word of the day is: EPISTEMIC!
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BK, that's too bad about the attendance, but it sounds like you had a great event in spite of that.
I must NOW get to sleep! Good night, BK and guests.
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Glad you had a good event, bk. Hope you can get some rest today.
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Big church day today!
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Listening to BK's recording of Colette Collage. (One of my favorites)
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Today is the first day of auditions for KISS ME KATE. We shall see what we shall see.
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TAR is preempted tonight so that we may bring you the American Country Music Awards - an exercise in mediocrity with many ritards.
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I shall now write down my choreography for the "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" audition section.
52 cents.
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If you ever visit Fort Stockton, TX, avoid the La Quinta Inn.
>:(
[Why you would want to visit Ft. Stockton anyway, I have no idea. But, that's beside the point.]
Not only did the hair dryer not work (nor did it work in the room next to us), but something is very wrong with the hotel's key activating system. I've now haw to walk up to the office four times (in an ice cold wind) to get one of my 2 keys reactivated.
So, why did we choose the La Quinta in the first place?
They are pet friendly...and we have 2 dogs/1 cat with us.
:-\
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And the word of the day is: EPISTEMIC!
And The Song Of The Day Is: A PUZZLEMENT
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That's My Two Cents
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Good morning, all! I have laundry in the two washers in the basement and another load down the street at the Chinese laundry. I shall shortly spray the apartment with Steri-Fab and get through another round of protecting the apartment.
After that, I have a day with those pesky BABES. Tonight I'm having dinner with a friend at my favorite seafood place, Docks at 93rd or so and Broadway.
DR Jose, I know nothing about extra footage on the Robbins DVD; I had heard the PBS version was cut down so I didn't watch it. I enjoyed the DVD very much. After it was over, I skimmed through Deborah Jowitt's biography of Robbins and read about the making of FANCY FREE. Tonight, ON THE TOWN.
Thanks to the proclivities of Bravo to rerun their series to death, I am now all caught up with MAKE ME A SUPERMODEL and THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK. Tonight is part two of LITTLE DORRIT, and I look forward to it.
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I also have laundry but it's in the dryer. I am about to go back down 3 flights of stairs and walk to 16th Street and begin folding said laundry. Oh, the travails of city people with no in-house laundry.
It's supposed to rain all day tomorrow.
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Good morning. That is all.
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Good morning.
I have loaded and run the dishwasher.
I have vacuumed the whole of the living quarters (2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, hall, living room, dining room, den and kitchen).
I must have some energy coming from somewhere.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm not doing laundry.
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Good morning!
It was nice to sleep in my own bed again last night. It's going to be a beautiful day here today, but rain comes in tomorrow and it's going to generally be colder during this upcoming week.
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I got out this morning and mowed the back yard. I could probably have gone another week, but it's good to get it out of the way and be done with it for awhile. I really hate mowing.
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Looks like I'll be spending most of the day finishing up HAWAII FIVE-O. I have five episodes left, and while I've enjoyed the season, I think the previous two seasons were better.
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On TV TOnight!™
CBS - 60 MINUTES, ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
NBC - KINGS, CELEBRITY APPRENTICE
ABC - EXTREME MAKEOVER
FOX - THE SIMPSONS
HBO - No. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY, IN TREATMENT
SHO - THE TUDORS (season premiere)
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I haven't made up my mind what I want to watch tonight after I finish up my work project. I just got the Blu-ray of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. I have those Warners Archive discs (3 more). I also noticed sitting on the counter the other day that Warner Homefront Collection and might watch THIS IS THE ARMY since I haven't seen it in a long time and never in a decent looking print since it was in the public domain for so long.
And I have the season finale of DAMAGES (which I'll watch while I cook and eat lunch) and FLASHPOINT and SMALLVILLE still on the DVR. I need to tend to them, too.
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DR Druxy - I stayed at a La Quinta once before. Once.
*OH! And now that I think about it, the last time I stayed at a La Quinta was during my previous trip to Charleston almost 20 years ago!
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DR JRand - Is that 52 cents adjusted for the current inflation rate? deflation?
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bk - So, I guess the singer had a not-so-little list.
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And speaking of lists, I need to do some prep for this afternoon's rehearsal.
Laters...
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I'm going to head downstairs now and get the laundry ready for washing and then get started watching DAMAGES and cooking lunch.
WBBL.
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The laundry is finished, the bed made, the kitchen and bathroom mopped, the floor vacuumed and sprayed. I am ready for a nap, but I have to read up on the Iroguois Theatre disaster again today for the economics of the tour stranded in Chicago after the fire.
I have two good books about the disaster, which is treated very inaccurately in movie THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS, and my memory is that one of the books has a good section on the company of MR BLUEBEARD, the musical being performed when the fire broke out, and everyone being stranded because they lost all their money and property in the fire.
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Here's the second book about the disaster.
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Next............
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PAGE TWO!
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DR William F. Orr, I like the carpet. Thanks for the photo.
It is nice to have you posting again, and with such a fancy flair on the type. :)
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If you ever visit Fort Stockton, TX, avoid the La Quinta Inn.
>:(
[Why you would want to visit Ft. Stockton anyway, I have no idea. But, that's beside the point.]
Not only did the hair dryer not work (nor did it work in the room next to us), but something is very wrong with the hotel's key activating system. I've now haw to walk up to the office four times (in an ice cold wind) to get one of my 2 keys reactivated.
So, why did we choose the La Quinta in the first place?
They are pet friendly...and we have 2 dogs/1 cat with us.
:-\
Since getting Sherlock we have stayed at several when driving between Ashland & L.A. They have been rather clean, roomy & comfortable. Considering some of the dumps we have stayed at in the past we were very pleased. These must have been newer buildings.
Some of those dumps had key card problems-very, very annoying.
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This is so absolutely amazing, you must watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
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This is so absolutely amazing, you must watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
QUITE SOMETHING
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
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It is indeed a beautiful day in New York City and I will soon be back out among the beauty.
Later, gaters.
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I'm quite up after quite a good night's sleep. It looks pretty out so maybe in an hour I'll go do the long jog. Then I have to pack up a few more orders and I'll drive those to the post office, then it's on to proofing.
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Keith is wearing his skinny clothes today and looks fantastic. Now I feel like a blimp next to him & shall have to work at getting back into my skinny clothes, after I finish all the Baskin Robins ice cream I purchased last week.
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This is so absolutely amazing, you must watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
THAT'S FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
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The photographer in attendance last night at the Gardenia, who BK speaks of in today's notes, is Henry Diltz. Over the years, Diltz has shot some of the most iconic album cover photos in rock history. His photos grace the covers of The Doors' "Morrison Hotel" album, James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James," Crosby, Stills & Nash's debut album (in which the trio are on a porch, sitting on a couch) and Jackson Browne's self-titled debut. He's also shot Jimi Hendrix playing at Woodstock; the Who’s Pete Townshend smashing his guitar onstage during the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival; and the Eagles having an Old West shootout in Agoura Hills, Calif., during a 1972 cover shoot for the “Desperado” album. You can view his work at http://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com. Diltz is also a musician; since the 1960s, he's been a member of the Modern Folk Quartet.
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Diltz, right! I remember really liking him during the Partridge cruise and also remember him hanging around the set on other episodes. I should have reminded him last night, but it was too crazy after the show, as it always is.
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What a SLOW day on HHW
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Where is EVERBODY?
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ANYBODY?
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Good afternoon, Mr. Brockman! I am back.
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This is indeed a slow day.
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Good afternoon, Mr. Brockman! I am back.
Welcome Back!
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Yep no TAR, Desperate Housewives or Brothers& Sisters.
But i do have Apprentice and Damages (although we will have 2 more weeks till the finale).
Plus i did not watch a few things from this week!
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DR Jane, re: the hiding of the matzah.
It's been a while. But i definitely remember hiding the matzah (me and my sister did this). ANd then my grandparents i believe went to find it. I cannot remember if it mattered if they found it or not. They always gave us money. But when i was explaining it to my niece i said "you get money or treats" since money would really mean nothing to her.
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DR Jose, that link you posted yesterday re: the choreographer from So You Think You Can Dance. Yipes!
I wouldn't imagine it would affect the show since he's not on that much. But still i'm sure it would freak out everyone involved with the show.
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Oh when i was mentioning what i will watch on tv tonight i forgot tonight is the female finles of Star Academie (quebec's american idol).
It is very weird. This is the first year i've watched. Last sunday they had the men's finale. And they went from 4 to 1. There are 4 girls left. So i guess the public will pick one. Not sure if that is the end or if the female and male go against each other.
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DR George hope you had fun at WICKED. I've never seen it, but wish i could!
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How's your weather, Cilla?
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Cartoon Character Of The Day
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Mr. Know It All
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MOVIE OF THE DAY
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How's your weather, Cilla?
LOL, I woke up to see........a little skiff of snow on the grass and the road and driveway wet. My parents are about 120 miles from here and got 2-3 inches of snow. We were supposed to have 7-9 inches of snow and they were supposed to have over 12 inches of snow.
it is VERY windy, so if it was snowing you probably couldn't see much, but it's 37 degrees and not snowing, so you can see just fine
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There are tons of birds outside that have either arrived after migrating or are stopping on their way farther north. It's driving Boo crazy!
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BK:
As soon as I read "arrangement of 'The Man I Love' " I had the piano part running through my head. It is on Sharon McNight's "Sophie Tucker Songbook" album and she uses it in her wonderful Sophie show, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers. It is by her pianist James "Jim Bob" Followell, according to the album, but I always thought it was exactly the way George Gershwin would have played for that song. One must remember that many of his ballads were played much more up-tempo then than today.
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Back from the long jog - it's a gorgeous day out. Which must be the reason we are still on page TWO and that will not DO so let's get off page TWO or everyone will RUE and be BLUE.
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(http://www.sharonmcnight.com/albums2.gif)
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(http://www.sharonmcnight.com/sophie5a.jpg)
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Cartoon Character Of The Day
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Mr. Know It All
One of my absolute all-time favorite characters. I have a small Bullwinkle plush sharing my desk space with me as I type this!
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Page Three Dance!!!
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Well, I watched the DAMAGES season finale while I ate lunch today. A remarkable season and a VERY remarkable episode with the show's patented twists and turns in full display. Quite wonderful, and I can't wait to see what they have cooked up for Season 3.
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Then I watched four more episodos of HAWAII FIVE-O. The one I've just finished was my favorite of this batch, a cat and mouse hunt on board a cruise ship with Keene Curtis, William Devane, and Jon Byner as guest stars.
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Another one guest starred Anthony Zerbe as a vigilante out to help McGarrett by shooting folks who got away with crimes without the court finding them guilty.
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I have one more episode to go, and then the night will be mine, all mine!! I've already watched the third season of premiere of THE TUDORS (in HD yet) On Demand, so I don't even have to tune that in.
Still haven't decided what I'll watch.
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There are tons of birds outside that have either arrived after migrating or are stopping on their way farther north. It's driving Boo crazy!
I forgot to post them yesterday, but I was sending you
~~~~~NO SNOW VIBES~~~~~
all day long, mentally at least.
You're welcome. ;D
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One more of Sharon:
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And the real Sophie Tucker:
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(http://jwa.org/discover/infocus/comedy/tucker3.jpg)
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It must be a slow day. Nobody has quoted Roxie Hart yet.
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It must be a slow day. Nobody has quoted Roxie Hart yet.
The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Roxie
The Lady raking in the chips is gonna be Roxie
And SOPHIE TUCKER wll shit I know
To see her name get billed below
ROXIE HART !!
33 CENTS
Makes sense
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PLAY OF THE DAY
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Page three will NOT do, oh, no, it will not do. I'm quite hungry, so I suppose I should get something in my gaping maw.
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So to pass the time, I will tell you my Sharon McNight story. Again.
It was in 2004, soon after the release of BK's Jeepers Creepers album, on which Sharon sang the title song. Sharon had recorded a demo for Richard Berent and me, but I had never met her. Joe had just begun his horrible stint in the hoosgow, it was Valentine's Day, and Sharon was doing The Last of the Red Hot Lovers at C. W. Post College.
I arrived for the show with a dozen roses, which I attempted to deliver to her during the curtain calls. Despite various audience members trying to direct Sharon's attention toward me, she walked off completely oblivious. Once I cornered her outside her dressing room, she apologized and told me she was blind as a bat without her glasses.
Upon hearing that Bruce Kimmel was a friend of mine, she replied, "Well, that's not your fault."
That is all.
I have never met Sophie Tucker.
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I'm going to head downstairs now to put away the folded laundry, clean the guest bathroom, and then get back to one final outing in Hawaii with the cute-as-a-button James MacArthur.
WBBL.
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William F. OR
The Man Who Never Met Sophie Tucker
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
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EVERY CLOUD CONTAINS........
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We're In The Money !!
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And Henny Penny said.........
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I am ready for dinner at Docks! I've run my errands, read a bit about the Iroquois Theatre fire, taken care of some pesky BABES problems and I need a nap.
And I paid some bills, including my estimated taxes for the 1st quarter.
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Go See The Movie
WILL PENNY
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It must be a slow day. Nobody has quoted Roxie Hart yet.
The name on everybodies list is Roxie
The Lady raking in the chips is gonna be Roxie
And SOPHIE TUCKER wll shit I know
To see her name get billed below
ROXIE HART !!
33 CENTS
Makes sense
Thank you.
Finally.
Although it's "The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Roxie."
But what do I know? I went into the bakery today for a loaf of semolina bread and asked for salmonella. :P
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Look at all the CASH we're making at our favorite ATM- HHW !!
WORDS-WORDS-WORDS
I feel like a Slumdog Millionaire.
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Tell us who you are, please!
Tell us who you are, please!
I'm Salmonella.
She's Salmonella.
That's who I am.
That's who she am.
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BUT.. was Salmonella truly happy?
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It must be a slow day. Nobody has quoted Roxie Hart yet.
The name on everybodies list is Roxie
The Lady raking in the chips is gonna be Roxie
And SOPHIE TUCKER wll shit I know
To see her name get billed below
ROXIE HART !!
33 CENTS
Makes sense
Thank you.
Finally.
Although it's "The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Roxie."
But what do I know? I went into the bakery today for a loaf of semolina bread and asked for salmonella. :P
IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED..THANK YOU
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I'm Trying like a RED HOT MAMA to get the Ball rolling on this lazy hazy Sunday...
SOME OF THESE DAYS......
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DID KURT WEILL REALIZE WHAT HE WOULD MAKE WHEN HE WROTE
THE THREEPENNY OPERA?????????????
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Ah, but Arnold, the Sophie Tucker song that truly delights me is the Jewish lady singing to her husband:
Myron,
You're not desirin'.
One of those songs that put the 'in' in infamous where Sophie was concerned..
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Of course, Sophie would have loved Chicago and wished she could have gotten away with saying sh*t on stage.
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PAGE FOUR
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PAGE 4, MAE AND SOPHIE DANCE!
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AS IF BY WIZARDRY- PAGE 4
KIMMEL EATS BUT THE BEAT GOES ON !!
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Page three will NOT do, oh, no, it will not do. I'm quite hungry, so I suppose I should get something in my gaping maw.
MAW-He's Making Eyes At Me
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Grappling With The Gaping Maw
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QUESTION FOR BK:
Do you happen to remember if I preordered Illya Darling? I think I did, but I'm not sure.
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William F OR
Did I ORRder Illya Darling?
I didn't know she was on the menu
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Good Evening SAM
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Hello ArnoldMBrockman.
Hello everyone.
Since everyone was speaking of laundry earlier, mine is also done.
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Dear Jane,
the Extreme Sheep LED Art is hysterical, thank you.
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William F OR
Did I ORRder Illya Darling?
I didn't know she was on the menu
Only Monday through Saturday.
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Joe does the laundry. I help fold the sheets.
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Dear Mark,
For the Henry Diltz link, I knew most of the photos, it was a nice journey down memory lane for me.
Thank you.
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I think I will go listen to Jeepers Creepers now.
Till later, have a good afternoon/evening everyone.
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I had a nice dinner from The Olive Garden.
Matt is on his way over for a little songfest.
I have been asked to sing next Sunday's church service, once again with "Because He Lives" (solo; albeit in a higher key this time around) and "The Day He Wore My Crown" (also in a high key) as a duet with our minister.
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Since it's a relatively slow news day, here's a parody of the Ford-Cryer song "Old Friend" inspired [for want of a better word!] by the absence of an archive on All that Chat, causing people to have to save "Old Threads" if they think they may ever wnat to refer to them in the future.
A song parody from I'M GETTING MY ATC TOGETHER & STORING IT ON MY DRIVE
Last weekend as I lost another lover
I looked at an old thread
My mind wandered while Jim’s packing
“Did the chat find Wicked lacking?”
Perhaps I should have thought of Jim instead
There’s a thread right here on Susan Watson's Laurey
Where folks admired her every limb
And Jim wonders why I kept it
When we moved I even shlepped it
Now I’m missing all the times I shlepped with Jim
And I sit at my desk and muse till two
On theatre lore as old threads do
We told each other 'til we turned blue
How much we care for Audra's range
How Betty’s great, but sometimes strange
Here’s a thread I think was started by Tesori
Before Millie put her on the map
And now I’ll go peruse a
Response in which LaChiusa
Informed the board he’s reading all their crap
Shaiman writes here, and Marx does too
And when they don’t, old threads will do
They bring back mem’ries as if they’re new
How Groundhog Day might really sell
And Perfect Crime should rot in hell
And I wonder if there'll ever be an archive
My printer now is very nearly blown
And my new love lies there dozing
He can’t care less what's closing
So I guess I'll read the chat board on my own
But I'll keep threads 'til I'm ninety-two
No love gives joy as old threads do
They tell us always what we've been through
With posts of cheer, or posts of rage
One thing’s clear, we love the stage
How we care, Audra’s range
Betty’s great, sometimes strange
I love my old threads
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DR WFO - Just log in to Paypal and check your transaction history. It will tell you if you sent money or not, and when.
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Jane and Jennifer - When i was growing up in Brooklyn, we definitely did the thing where the host hid the matzah, the kids then found it and hid it, the host then made a half-hearted attempt to find where the kids hid it, and then the kids got a gift in exchange for returning it.
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Love, it, DR FJL!! ;D
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:) :)
So much more gets accomplished when I'm doing stuff BETWEEN tax returns than with no tax returns at all.
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Jane and Jennifer - When i was growing up in Brooklyn, we definitely did the thing where the host hid the matzah, the kids then found it and hid it, the host then made a half-hearted attempt to find where the kids hid it, and then the kids got a gift in exchange for returning it.
This is funny you did a combination of our two versions.
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We're in Austin...a day early.
Seems that the La Quinta Inn in Fredericksburg, TX, has different pet rules that all the other hotels in that chain. They don't allow cats, and only let you have 1 dog. [We have 2 dogs/1 cat.]
So, we had to drive an extra 2 hours to Austin, where we are staying at a La Quinta.
Go figure!
>:(
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Very funny song DR FJL.
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How is today different than any other day?
Today I was doing my DR JOSE imitation by suddenly playing for auditions! I only had about 25, and two of those sang without accompaniment - or timing I might add.
I know we are doing KISS ME KATE, but why would someone choose to sing BIANCA, when he has obviously never heard it before? He was singing from the chorus book and I was playing from the piano/conductor's score - but he wasn't singing what I was looking at.....oh well. Of course we had "This Is My Beloved" and and wild tempo version of "Cockeyed Optimist" and a song from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, and something like "He Was Nailed to the Cross" - which I think is perfect material for a musical audition. I am thinking of using it myself.
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We're in Austin...a day early.
Seems that the La Quinta Inn in Fredericksburg, TX, has different pet rules that all the other hotels in that chain. They don't allow cats, and only let you have 1 dog. [We have 2 dogs/1 cat.]
So, we had to drive an extra 2 hours to Austin, where we are staying at a La Quinta.
Go figure!
>:(
Obviously not the local Cat House.
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I am going to watch APRIL IN PARIS starring Miss Doris Day this evening. I am hoping I can make it through Mr Ray Bolger's antics.....
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Hmmmmmmmmmm....no TALL STORY in the WB Archive series yet either.
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Sunday evening greetings! I've had 2 round trips to Cincinnati today - first with Richard for church, then with a load of stuff we'd been storing for a friend of Rob's & Mary Linda's. She's back on campus now after a co-op quarter and my Vibe was required to carry her book cases and art supplies. Rob & ML drove up here, loaded the stuff, and then I drove my car and Rob drove his to Cincinnati. Then I drove my car back home. Then I took a nap.
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We're in Austin...a day early.
Seems that the La Quinta Inn in Fredericksburg, TX, has different pet rules that all the other hotels in that chain. They don't allow cats, and only let you have 1 dog. [We have 2 dogs/1 cat.]
So, we had to drive an extra 2 hours to Austin, where we are staying at a La Quinta.
Go figure!
>:(
We have found it best to confirm the pet rules. Many hotels that say pets are ok have a weight limit of around 50 pounds, even La Quinta's.
I remember during one move smuggling 2 large dogs, 1 cat & 2 gerbils into a hotel. ;D
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WFO - not sure, although I do remember your name on an order, but it seems to me it was quite a large order and I just don't remember if Illya was in there or not. I'll see if I can check my saved invoices easily.
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I had some lunch and proofed another fifty pages - another seventy to go and I'm through.
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Some of those archive titles say MOD or MOD-EST - what does that mean? I can't find a key on the WB page.
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I may have to deliver a box o' CDs to my local dealer in about an hour.
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DR Ginny, relax & enjoy the rest of your evening.
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Can't actually find any orr invoices - weird.
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WFO - found your one and only recent invoice - no Illya - grab one while ye may.
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With that music I cannot resist - I will tell the story of Medea.
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The cold front is moving through here and I just heard thunder. I'm going to disconnect now - maybe we'll have snow :P when I get back.
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Hmmmmmmmm......I guess since I have THE CROWDED SKY, THE BIG CIRCUS and 4 HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE on video, I don't need to order the Archive DVDs.
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We had A LOT OF RAIN today....overflowing banks and water across the road....and snow predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
Whew! Summer theater indeed!
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Watch this rapping flight attendant :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjybzdXVmI
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Some of those archive titles say MOD or MOD-EST - what does that mean? I can't find a key on the WB page.
I asked the same thing days ago, but since no one reads my posts, ah, well....:)
MOD=Movie on Demand, I know that much, not sure what the EST is, unless these films are enrolled in The Forum.
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I have been at church. And out to lunch afterwards.
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I heard from DakotaCelt today. She is back in Fargo, but they expect the melting snow to raise the river again, so she will probably need to leave again. She left her computer at her mom's, so she won't be able to post often until this next round is over.
The end.
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I sense a Medea event coming.
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I'll alert the Medea.
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I sense a Medea event coming.
The left-leaning, liberal Medea?
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Great minds....
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It is evidently a new parlor game for today's youth to get people to click through to the YouTube video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." It is called "Rick Rolling."
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DR Laura thank you for the report on DR Dakota. I've been thinking about her today.
VIBES THE WATER LEVELS DO NOT RISE AGAIN!!!
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Hiya Kids!
Greetings. And yet again, more greetings!
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Greetings DR Kerry. :)
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Jane, I really loved the sheep video this morning. Thanks again.
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We have found it best to confirm the pet rules. Many hotels that say pets are ok have a weight limit of around 50 pounds, even La Quinta's.
I remember during one move smuggling 2 large dogs, 1 cat & 2 gerbils into a hotel. ;D
Was that for your honeymoon?
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I may have to deliver a box o' CDs to my local dealer in about an hour.
I am glad to know that even though he deals drugs, he still has good taste in music!
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DR JRand58 - I did not know of your piano-playing talent. :)
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We had A LOT OF RAIN today....overflowing banks and water across the road....and snow predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
Whew! Summer theater indeed!
Seventy degrees today and beautiful blue skies. The traffic is still backed up past my apartment trying to get into Point Defiance Park.
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I have been at church. And out to lunch afterwards.
Often!
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Next..................
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PAGE SEX SIX!
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We're in Austin...a day early.
Seems that the La Quinta Inn in Fredericksburg, TX, has different pet rules that all the other hotels in that chain. They don't allow cats, and only let you have 1 dog. [We have 2 dogs/1 cat.]
So, we had to drive an extra 2 hours to Austin, where we are staying at a La Quinta.
Go figure!
>:(
We have found it best to confirm the pet rules. Many hotels that say pets are ok have a weight limit of around 50 pounds, even La Quinta's.
I remember during one move smuggling 2 large dogs, 1 cat & 2 gerbils into a hotel. ;D
Homewood Suites was very pet friendly and even had liitle treats for the dogs!
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Toby and Dylan probably wouldn't consider any place "pet friendly" unless there were treats.
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When I moved back from AZ, I just didn't say I had a cat...I didn't say I didn't either. We just took her in like it was nobody's business.
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I've done most of the chores I planned on doing today. That makes me happy
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Callie tipped over a little side table when she got to the edge today....perhaps the vet is right...she needs to go on a diet
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Malhereusement! Docks is dead. Out of business or closed for renovation, I don't know. But I do know that today there was no Docks! So we ended up at Sarabeth's kitchen, and it was quite delish, but I'm very unhappy to find my favorite seafood place closed.
So, a little LAW & ORDER: CI and then Masterpiece Tneatre and LITTLE DORRIT.
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No heron to report today.
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DID KURT WEILL REALIZE WHAT HE WOULD MAKE WHEN HE WROTE
THE THREEPENNY OPERA?????????????
In France he earned more!!
L'OPera Quatre Sous (four cents)
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Back from CD delivery - and a very interesting conversation with the dealer about my upcoming potential titles, all of which he's very excited about.
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I shall grab a sandwich and perhaps even eat it, and then I shall watch a motion picture on DVD. The Kritzerland eBlast is ready to blast - I'm not sure I'll do what I did last time, i.e. send it out before I go to bed, as some people get up so early in the morning that the webgal won't have gotten the title live - so I'll probably blast in the morning.
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We have found it best to confirm the pet rules. Many hotels that say pets are ok have a weight limit of around 50 pounds, even La Quinta's.
I remember during one move smuggling 2 large dogs, 1 cat & 2 gerbils into a hotel. ;D
Was that for your honeymoon?
;D We only had three cats back then & we left them at home with DR Penny.
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Welcome home, DR Druxy. When do you get to move into your new house?
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Toby and Dylan probably wouldn't consider any place "pet friendly" unless there were treats.
Toby an Dylan would like the Monoco in Portland. The chef there makes delicious dog treats. The rooms are also very nice. In the lobby of the hotel is a chalk board with the names of all the dogs staying at the hotel. Sometimes they have toys for the dogs.
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Callie tipped over a little side table when she got to the edge today....perhaps the vet is right...she needs to go on a diet
;D
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No heron to report today.
Good news. Do you have any more photos? Green Heron's are so pretty. This morning I wish we had our new camera already. I could have taken a beautiful photo of a pair of geese in the pond.
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No pictures, except a couple of the kids at church with their palm fronds this morning.
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LOL DR Laura
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Y'Know-Enough of This Penny A Word nonsense.
How about TEN CENTS A DANCE ?
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Good Evening!
I always "hate" this point in the rehearsal process. Everything is "there" and "not there" at the same time. Consequently, even after spending an hour cleaning up one number, it feels like we've made no progress, but we actually have - we're just too tired to notice it. -Does that make sense? In any case...
We did have a good rehearsal. ;)
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Uncle Jo Jo-
And Where Did You Eat for SUP-SUP?
Your Food reporting on the Road is Sorely Lacking.
At Least that's what I heard from The Zagat's Today.
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Malhereusement! Docks is dead. Out of business or closed for renovation, I don't know. But I do know that today there was no Docks! So we ended up at Sarabeth's kitchen, and it was quite delish, but I'm very unhappy to find my favorite seafood place closed.
DR elmore - Docks closed at the end of February. However, there is still a Docks in NYC - they opened a large (275-seat location) at Third Ave. & 40th St. at the end of last summer - which is part of the reason for the closing of the UWS location.
*And from some of the chatter on the food blogs, it appears that the owners turned most of their attention to their new East Side location, affecting the quality of the UWS branch.
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Docks was only one of 27 restaurants in NYC that closed in March. Alas, that was in addition to the 70+ that closed in January and February. :-\
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It is still so pretty out, it is a shame to go to bed.
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Welcome home, DR Druxy. When do you get to move into your new house?
We figure about 2 weeks. Have to wait for the furniture to make the cross-country trip.
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Welcome home, DR Druxy. When do you get to move into your new house?
Is It Coming By Covered Wagon?
We figure about 2 weeks. Have to wait for the furniture to make the cross-country trip.
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Uncle Jo Jo-
And Where Did You Eat for SUP-SUP?
Your Food reporting on the Road is Sorely Lacking.
At Least that's what I heard from The Zagat's Today.
;)
I have been "eating well" at a couple of restaurants: FIG, Boulevard Diners, Magnolias, Melvin's BBQ and Hominy Grill. And when I haven't been eating out, I've also been "eating well": cereal, oatmeal, apples, celery sticks, carrots, yogurt, baked chicken, and brown rice. -And even though I haven't stepped on a scale, my jeans are still feeling and getting looser.
I probably would be eating out more here in Charleston if I wanted to have shrimp and grits, Frogmore stew, and fried oysters at every meal. There are a lot of traditional Southern restaurants in town, both downhome and upscale. Otherwise, there are a lot of chains here, and I really am trying to eat "local" as much as possible. Additionally, no matter how nice the "fine dining" experience is at some places in town, I just don't feel like spending $30 for an entree of fried catfish filets.
As for tonight's sup-sup: We had another "pot luck" snack break in the middle of rehearsal: chips, dips, veggies, etc.
*Frankly, I could be very happy eating two or three times a week at FIG for the remainder of my stay here in Charleston. Since the menu changes daily, there's always something new to try, and even after only two visits, I already feel like I've been treated like a regular.
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DR Druxy - Welcome to Austin! (For Good!) ;)
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LITTLE DORRIT continues to amaze, amuse, and move. What a bizarre assemblage of characters. The mystery of Mr Dorrit's incarceration continues and Mr Clennam's investigation into his family's crimes against Mr Dorrit continue. I recommend this highly.
DR Jose, Docks was a great Upper West Side location and I have no intention to schlep to 3rd and 40th for anything.
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It is still so pretty out, it is a shame to go to bed.
No, please! Don't try and stop me.
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PAGE SEVEN
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G'night!
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WFO - found your one and only recent invoice - no Illya - grab one while ye may.
Thankyou, kind sir. I now know how to proceed.
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It is evidently a new parlor game for today's youth to get people to click through to the YouTube video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." It is called "Rick Rolling."
Even last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade got "Rick Rolled" - complete with the real Rick Astley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI)!
And last year's YouTube April Fool's joke involved Rick-Rolling. All the featured videos on their homepage clicked through to "Never Gonna Give You Up".
*And, yes, there are some great/annoying Rick-Rolling "tricks" out there. A friend of mine sent me one that required me to "Force Quit" Safari in order to make it stop.
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LITTLE DORRIT continues to amaze, amuse, and move. What a bizarre assemblage of characters. The mystery of Mr Dorrit's incarceration continues and Mr Clennam's investigation into his family's crimes against Mr Dorrit continue. I recommend this highly.
DR Jose, Docks was a great Upper West Side location and I have no intention to schlep to 3rd and 40th for anything.
Have you checked out the new location of The Fatty Crab (http://www.fattycrab.com/)?
There's also The Mermaid Inn (http://www.themermaidnyc.com/). They have a great lobster roll.
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Watch this rapping flight attendant :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjybzdXVmI
Some friends of mine who flew to San Francisco two weeks ago happened to be one of the "stomp and clappers".
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How is today different than any other day?
Today I was doing my DR JOSE imitation by suddenly playing for auditions! I only had about 25, and two of those sang without accompaniment - or timing I might add.
I know we are doing KISS ME KATE, but why would someone choose to sing BIANCA, when he has obviously never heard it before? He was singing from the chorus book and I was playing from the piano/conductor's score - but he wasn't singing what I was looking at.....oh well. Of course we had "This Is My Beloved" and and wild tempo version of "Cockeyed Optimist" and a song from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, and something like "He Was Nailed to the Cross" - which I think is perfect material for a musical audition. I am thinking of using it myself.
...And did the two people who sang a cappella make sure that you knew that you knew that singing "a cappella" meant that they did not bother to prepare for their audition that you did not need to play for them?
;)
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I am going to watch APRIL IN PARIS starring Miss Doris Day this evening. I am hoping I can make it through Mr Ray Bolger's antics.....
I think Doris is terrific in this movie (I love the song "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight"), but I find Ray Bolger in this almost unbearable, and they make just about the worst romantic couple in the history of musicals.
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I finished that last HAWAII FIVE-O episode. I kept waiting for the season's "comedy" episode, but they saved it for the season finale. Hume Cronyn had played a master of disguise the previous two seasons, and this season, it was almost the same thing but David Wayne was playing the part of the great imposter. It was an entertaining episode with a satisfying ending since he had made fools of Five-O for most of the show.
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Some of those archive titles say MOD or MOD-EST - what does that mean? I can't find a key on the WB page.
I asked the same thing days ago, but since no one reads my posts, ah, well....:)
MOD=Movie on Demand, I know that much, not sure what the EST is, unless these films are enrolled in The Forum.
MOD indicates that the title is a "Movie On Demand" available via purchase of a physical DVD that has been burned on-demand. A title may also be available via downloading and burning by the purchaser which makes it an EST "Electronic Sell-Thru". *This has come up in the discussions about the iTunes store selling DRM-free downloads.
HERE (http://www.contentagenda.com/blog/1500000150/post/180017618.html) is an article that may or may not explain some of the legalities involved, as well as some of the player compatibility issues some people have been having with the discs.
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Next, I watched THIS IS THE ARMY from the Warners Homefront Collection.
While the transfer isn't the greatest ever on DVD, it's certainly the best this film has EVER looked on home video. There was actually color and sharpness rather than bleached out, high contrast mush that was unviewable.
Enjoyed picking out people like Gene Nelson and Richard Reeves in small appearances.
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Before I took the disc out of the player, I watched "Warner At War," the 45-minute documentary on the disc. It was very interesting to me.
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The lively Dr. Drew Casper was not one of the talking heads in the documentary on Warner Bros. war efforts, but I noticed he did take part in the audio commentary for THIS IS THE ARMY. I just didn't take the time to listen to it tonight. Maybe someday.
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I then watched the first hour of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS on Blu-ray disc. Again, it is by far the best copy of the film I've ever owned. The Criterion, which was the only one I had on DVD, was nonanamorphic. What a marvelous thriller. Even though I've seen it numerous times and know what's gooing to happen every step of the way, it still can send chills down my spine.
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If GIGI on Blu-ray at long last arrives tomorrow, that will be my work project. If not, I'll be watching Volume 3 of Disney Cartoon Shorts that features Mickey Mouse in THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER and some Silly Symphonies that I'm sure have already appeared on DVD before.
The disc is only 55 minutes long, so it should not take up a great amount of time which ever day I finally get to it.
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No, please! Don't try and stop me.
That's what she said!
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The Lambs Blu-Ray is a direct port of the last SE DVD and I've seen caps of both and the Blu-Ray is not THAT much better, save for the obvious bump in resolution - same exact HD master for both - and it looks GREAT on regular DVD.
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The Lambs Blu-Ray is a direct port of the last SE DVD and I've seen caps of both and the Blu-Ray is not THAT much better, save for the obvious bump in resolution - same exact HD master for both - and it looks GREAT on regular DVD.
Not having seen the DVD you're referring to, I have no opinion on the matter. I only said that the Blu-ray looked far superior to any version of LAMBS *I* had ever owned, and it does.
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I think I'll head downstairs now and go to bed.
Good night!
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Well...
Since we move into the theatre this coming Friday, that means I need to finish the rest of my music edits - both in my score and on the computer - over the next few days. Right now, my game plan is to head into the office each morning this week by 9:00. I'll work a few hours, then take a few hours break in the afternoon before the evening rehearsal begins. So, if I seem a bit scarce over the next few days, that's why.
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It is evidently a new parlor game for today's youth to get people to click through to the YouTube video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." It is called "Rick Rolling."
Even last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade got "Rick Rolled" - complete with the real Rick Astley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI)!
And last year's YouTube April Fool's joke involved Rick-Rolling. All the featured videos on their homepage clicked through to "Never Gonna Give You Up".
*And, yes, there are some great/annoying Rick-Rolling "tricks" out there. A friend of mine sent me one that required me to "Force Quit" Safari in order to make it stop.
Rick Astley may get a second career out of this! What a riot!
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So...
To "aid" me in my game plan for this upcoming week, I plan on checking out some of the places in town that are known for their breakfasts. I believe I will try the breakfast offerings at Hominy Grill (http://www.hominygrill.com/breakfast.php) tomorrow morning. Later in the week: Charleston's Cafe (http://www.charlestonscafe.com/cafe/breakfast.aspx) - which happens to be just a few blocks from the theatre offices. Apparently, some of the hotels downtown also serve up some decent morning meals.
I'm looking forward to some good biscuits and grits.
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Well, if I want it to be seated at the Hominy Grill by 8:00... And since today's six-hour "clean up" rehearsal was a bit tiring.. Well...
Goodnight.
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So...
To "aid" me in my game plan for this upcoming week, I plan on checking out some of the places in town that are known for their breakfasts. I believe I will try the breakfast offerings at Hominy Grill (http://www.hominygrill.com/breakfast.php) tomorrow morning. Later in the week: Charleston's Cafe (http://www.charlestonscafe.com/cafe/breakfast.aspx) - which happens to be just a few blocks from the theatre offices. Apparently, some of the hotels downtown also serve up some decent morning meals.
I'm looking forward to some good biscuits and grits.
I'm looking foward to some great restaurant reviews and pictures
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The Fronds is a Happy Days character, isn't it?
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Thanks for the dog-lodging info, Jane.
Sounds like the Ritzy Canine in NYC, which we've never seen but sounds good.
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Crap.
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CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
And throw in a few "F" words, as well. :P
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DR George hope you had fun at WICKED. I've never seen it, but wish i could!
We didn't see Wicked.
CRAP!
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My Doris Day 'Spotlight Collection' has shipped. . .I just got the email.
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What happened was that I didn't have the tickets....
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DR George! Why, pray tell, did you not see WICKED?
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I am waiting with bated breath. . .
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My memory was that I gave the tickets to my sister...neither she nor my niece have any memory of ever seeing the tickets, except at Christmas, when they were given as Christmas presents. I called a couple of people from work to see if they could get me into our building and fortunately, one co-worker who lives in the same condo complex as I do loaned me her key and explained the security system so that I wouldn't set it of. I didn't. Anyway, the tickets were not to be found in my office. I looked at home very thoroughly, but I couldn't find them. The show was to start at 1:00 pm, and it was 10:00 am, by this time. My niece and my sister's boyfriend decided to go to Portland anyway, because my niece is a vegan and they had placed an order for some vegan/vegetarian food and some vegan/vegetarian deli and my niece wanted to go to the vegan mini-mall, again. My sister and I stayed and looked again through her house, but we couldn't find the tickets anywhere.
CRAP!!!!!!
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HOLY CRAP ON RYE TOAST!
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The Lambs Blu-Ray is a direct port of the last SE DVD and I've seen caps of both and the Blu-Ray is not THAT much better, save for the obvious bump in resolution - same exact HD master for both - and it looks GREAT on regular DVD.
Not having seen the DVD you're referring to, I have no opinion on the matter. I only said that the Blu-ray looked far superior to any version of LAMBS *I* had ever owned, and it does.
I understand what you were saying - the point of my response was to let those who haven't or don't feel like investing in Blu-Ray know that the exact same transfer, looking fantastic, is available on regular DVD. Just my friendly public service announcement.
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They were for the orchestra level, row J, seats 1-4. GREAT SEATS! I thought that Larry, my sister's boyfriend had bought the tickets and that they could be reprinted with his original credit card...but he didn't buy the tickets. My sister got them from a co-worker of hers and she couldn't find that person's phone number.
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At one point, I remembered that my sister had given me a copy of the 2-in-1 book of "Wicked" and "Son of a Witch." I distinctly remember putting the tickets in the shrink-wrap at Christmas and taking them home. I brought the tickets to work so that they would stay safe with my other season tickets (Olympia's Capital Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue). Then I have the memory of taking the tickets to my sister's house and my niece taking them, but they don't have that memory. None of us can find them. :P
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So, it's been a depressing day.
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A very small consolation is that my niece had talked to Larry (her mom's boyfriend) about asking me where the seats were and she didn't. That would've made me look for them sooner. We all could've been looking for them and there could've been time for my sister's co-worker to call the theater and have the tickets reprinted.
So, I alone am not at fault.
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My sister told me that part, so she doesn't feel like I totally screwed up on my own. :)
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The other small consolation is that while looking for the tickets, I found the papers for my original mortgage, so now I can get my taxes done. Since I refinanced and paid off the first loan last year, I can deduct the rest of the points that were paid on the first loan. That will be a nice deduction. :D
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And on that note (g-flat), I'm going to watch "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" that I got from Netflix a month ago. It's about time that I watched it. Then I'm going to bed.
So, I shall now say good night, all.
"Good night, all."