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Well, you've read the notes, you know what the initials KIP stand for, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they think KIP stands for Kows Is Pretty.
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And the word of the day is: INEXPUGNABLE!
Smoke on your pipe on put that in!
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George last night:
After that was the dance portion of the audition (I'm still a little achy from it ).
En pointe in tutu will do that!
der Brucer
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Now you tell me!
;)
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And since George went to the audition on lark, and already has more than enough on his plate (what with hosue buying, and moving, and house warming, and getting toys and porn back under the bed), and surely has no inexpugnable urge to perform at this time, there is a near certainty he will be cast! :D
der Brucer
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And since George went to the audition on lark, and already has more than enough on his plate (what with hosue buying, and moving, and house warming, and getting toys and porn back under the bed), and surely has no inexpugnable urge to perform at this time, there is a near certainty he will be cast! :D
der Brucer
Of course. But it's my story...let me tell it!
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Meanwhile, back at the farm (since I was so rudely cut off from posting this "yesterday")...
After the singing, they had the readings. We just did cold readings from the script. I would assume that some people know the movie (I have the DVD but haven't really watched it, but I love the other stuff that they've done)....
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Of course. But it's my story...let me tell it!
Sorry...as you were saying....
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Just as I was leaving after the two and a half hour audition (7:00 to about 10:30!), Pug gave me a big hug and said "It'll be so much fun working with you, again!" I asked, "I'm in??" And she said, "Of course, you’re in!" So, I’m in!
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And do you know what I'm in? Well, the theater group is called Theatre Artists Olympia (http://www.olytheater.com/) (TAO) and the show that they're doing is CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL (http://www.olytheater.com/auditions.html)[/b] by Trey Parker (of future "South Park" fame)!
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They're a small group, but they've done some pretty ecclectic stuff. Click HERE (http://www.olytheater.com/history.html) to see their Production History.
My friend Kim (who originally sent me the e-mail and who has already been cast in the silent part of Liane, the horse) was in their production of "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom." I wanted to see that, but I wasn't able to. Kim's husband, Russ, will be in the show also. I met Russ and Kim in a local production of Annie, where we all played several parts. :)
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From what I understand, the movie was made by Trey Parker when he was in college. I'd heard that the DVD has a recording of songs from a stage production. I bought it a couple of years ago, but, of course, it's in storage, right now.
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I don't know if it really is any good, but I like "South Park" and "Orgazmo," so I would assume that people who would choose to see this because it's by Trey Parker won't really care if it's "good" or not. ;)
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(http://craptv.com/store/images/Gcanposter1.jpg)
Guess George finally got a part he can really get his teeth in!
This is a show where the actors eschew chewing the scenery and just gnaw on each other!
The have a neat Cannibal Website (http://www.cannibalthemusical.net/)
der Brucer
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Guess George finally got a part he can really get his teeth in!
This is a show where the actors eschew chewing the scenery and just gnaw on each other!
The have a neat Cannibal Website (http://www.cannibalthemusical.net/)
der Brucer
Cool! I didn't know about this. Thanks for the link! ;D
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I found George's part!
Lyrics
Hang the bastard, hang him high.
Hoist his body to the sky.
It's as nice as a day can be.
Won't you come to the hanging with me?
Hang the bastard, hang him high.
Hoist his body to the sky.
It's as nice as a day can be.
Won't you come to the hanging with me?
Hang the bastard, hang him well.
Send his sorry soul to hell.
When his neckbone snaps we'll know.
When the cannibal won't be killing anymore.
His face will turn red,
Then purple, then blue.
We'll watch from up here
To get a good view.
And when his eyes bug out we'll know,
It's the end of him
And the end of the show!
So hang the bastard, hang him with cheer.
We'll make some hot dogs
And drink a few beers.
And when his tongue rolls out we'll know,
It's the end of the show
And we all can go home!
But not till we hang the bastard, hang him here.
The most exciting thing this town has seen in years.
When his body stops jerking we'll know,
It's the end of him, it's the end of him,
It's the end of him,
And the end of the show.
[Cowbell solo]
So hang the bastard, hang him high.
Kiss his guilty butt goodbye.
It's as nice as a day can be.
Won't you come to the hanging with me?
His veins will pop out all over his head.
We'll tickle his armpits to make sure he's dead.
And when his tongue rolls out we'll know,
It's the end of him and we all can go home!
But not till we
Hang the bastard, hang him high.
Hoist his body to the sky.
When his body stops jerking we'll know,
It's the end of him, it's the end of him,
It's the end of him!
Let's get on with the show!
Hooray!
der Brucer
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And for opening night we can all wish George:
EAT A LEG!
der Brucer
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Thanks! But it'll be a long wait. Opening night isn't until December 1!!
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George's Mom will be so proud!
(http://www.cannibalthemusical.org/images/07.jpg)
(http://www.cannibalthemusical.org/images/23.jpg)
der Brucer
Boy are we at HHW gonna have a ball with this one!
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;D
The PNW HHW contingent will HAVE to come see the show!
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;D
The PNW HHW contingent will HAVE to come see the show!
And instead of flowers, they can present body parts!
der Brucer
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Well...I must be getting to sleep now. I also have to take out my contact lenses before I do so. Good night, Bruce and Bruce!
Hey, Der Brucer, I noticed that you just posted your 3,000th Post! Just had to share. ;)
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Good night!
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George, did you see that they just did the show last week at the Victoria Fringe Festival?
der Brucer
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Good daybreak all.
der Brucer
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George, did you see that they just did the show last week at the Victoria Fringe Festival?
der Brucer
No. I hadn't heard about any stage version until Wednesday.
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We're going to have to figure out how to post audio clips.
Why, you ask?
So George can post sound bites from the show, of course!
Get it? Sound "bites?"
Nevermind.
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And the word of the day is: INEXPUGNABLE!
Smoke on your pipe on put that in!
Napoleon asked of his generals, moments before the invasion was to have BEGUN, "EXPLAIN to me once more why Russia is supposed to be INEXPUGNABLE?"
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Re: Spilling the Beans
Yes, spilling beans can be messy. However, there is quite a difference between spilling a bag of dried beans (they bounce a lot, and usually a few bounce themselves under some piece of furniture, not to be found again until moving day) and spilling a can of baked beans (sound effect = "schplut"). While the latter may sound messier, it is easier to clean up, especially if you have a dog or two around.
But I'd suggest staying away from the backsides of said dog or two for a day or two, as the outbursts from said backsides can be quite deadly.
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Time to head off to work.
There was a racket overhead a few minutes ago. Geese, honking like crazy.
Nice to have them back again!
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Re: last night's Big brother show.
DR Cillaliz i was not mad at the outcome. Although i was disappointed. At least will or janelle i could take winning. but to have boogie as the winner is just yuck.
I think i was much more disappointed yesterday during the day when i found out that boogie had won part 2 of hoh.
Btw, part 3 was SO lame. I can't believe they ask 5-6 stupid questions to determine such an important decision. They should do something really challenging.
Also, the only interesting thing that might have happened last night would have been if erika had won the hoh. I really wanted to see what she would have done (my gut says she might have kept her word to janelle).
I thought the car challenge was quite great to watch. Only thing is that if you looked closely you could definitely see that it was much harder for a woman. I mean janelle got all the answers correct yet boogie beat her by double the time.
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Re: big brother
WEll at least janelle should win america's choice and the $25K.
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Big brother spoilers live feeds.
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The reason i hate a boogie and erika finale is because he played her like a fool. And she is a fool. I was starting to like her last week when she got a brain and her and janelle took on chilltown. But i'm back to disliking her.
I can't even imagine how boring it will be to watch her and boogie in the house. Yuck.
And to make it worse, i think she is back with him.
Last night i wanted to puke because she was cuddling him and said, "oh we are the rob and amber of big brother allstars".
Wow is she nuts or what. Rob and amber loved each other. And boogie cannot stand her. When she sees the tapes she will probably go crazy.
There is no way she is going to win. Boogie is the winner.
Yuck.
I would have loved to see janelle or will win. But not boogie or erika.
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Thanks again for all the birthday wishes. I'll try to post more this year (I know some of you are saying "good" and others are saying "oh no").
VHS - The 3 Topper films that TCM broadcast the other morning. So far they are not as funny as the TV series.
DVD - SAN FRANCISCO, further proof that when not saddled with Nelson, Jeanette was much easier to take.
CD - A 15 CD set of English and American pop music from the 30s to the early 50s.
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Good morning, all! I am in allergy hell this morning. I slept late and all I can do is sneeze.
DR Der Brucer, thank you for reminding me of the Largo from ther 9th Symphony of Dvorak; I should have remembered it last night when I was ranting about CARMEN since one of my student piano books contained the Handel and Dvorak Largos, both of which I loved and played often.
The philistine CARMEN comment reminded me of other favorite musical comments of a similar nature:
PEANUTS' Lucy finding another young lady lounging on Schroder's piano and telling her if she's going to stay she'd better like Beethoven. The young lady responds: "I'll have a small glass."
The London society lady at a dinner party trying to impress W. S. Gilbert with her love of music by asking him what dear BAYCH was composing these days. Gilbert told her that dear BAYCH was currently decomposing.
DR William Lurie, I thought Jeannette had proved how wonderful she was in LOVE ME TONIGHT, long before Nelson. Of course, Myrna Loy steals the film from her, but the whole cast is wonderful.
TOD:
DVD: Jeeves & Wooster Season 2, The Opposite Sex
CD: Liz Callaway, Guy Haines, Susan Egan, Mozart complete piano concerti
VCR: More Cheap Porn!
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Good Morning, All and One.
Currently in my car, I am listening to the cast CD's of "Starting Here, Starting Now" and "Birds of Paradise." I had never heard "Birds of Pardise" until I ran across a lovely Chorus recording of "Imagining You" (which may have even been arranged by our beloved Elmore). I love that version. Unfortunately the show verions are not as pretty, and I'm not impressed with the rest of the score. It might be a nice show, but the score does not stand on its own. Oh no, it does not stand on its own. It teeters precariously. And if anyone knows about precarious teetering, it is I.
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Friday morning greetings!
...The philistine CARMEN comment reminded me of other favorite musical comments of a similar nature:
PEANUTS' Lucy finding another young lady lounging on Schroder's piano and telling her if she's going to stay she'd better like Beethoven. The young lady responds: "I'll have a small glass."
The London society lady at a dinner party trying to impress W. S. Gilbert with her love of music by asking him what dear BAYCH was composing these days. Gilbert told her that dear BAYCH was currently decomposing.
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DR Elmore - here's another one for you, from that ill-conceived local production of Company in which I appeared shortly after you left town: The jerk playing Harry explained that the line, "Perhaps a piece of Mahler's" is a reference to (...wait for it...) candy.
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Good Morning, All and One.
Currently in my car, I am listening to the cast CD's of "Starting Here, Starting Now" and "Birds of Paradise." I had never heard "Birds of Pardise" until I ran across a lovely Chorus recording of "Imagining You" (which may have even been arranged by our beloved Elmore). I love that version. Unfortunately the show verions are not as pretty, and I'm not impressed with the rest of the score. It might be a nice show, but the score does not stand on its own. Oh no, it does not stand on its own. It teeters precariously. And if anyone knows about precarious teetering, it is I.
DR Kerry, I'm sorry to hear that a chorus has been performing my arrangement of "Imagining You": several years ago, someone with the San Francisco Men's Chorus computerized the arrangement with neither my knowledge nor the composer's and when I saw it - full of rewrites and wrong notes - I demanded all copies be destroyed. Unless the chorus you heard performing it learned it from a photocopy of my handwritten score, I dread what they're singing and wonder if they ever paid me for its usage. I'm glad you thought it was lovely; I just hope it was my authorized arrasngement. Incidentally, as you already know, there is a huge difference in something conceived as an ensemble of seven actors and a large chorus. I had to think about where the number was going chorally as opposed to what it was doing as an Act One finale.
As to the show BIRDS OF PARADISE, I saw about half the performances of its too-limited run at the Promenade Theatre, and I disagree with your feelings on the score. I think it's a show that deserves productions, but it may be too smart for most audiences since it assumes the audience coming into the theatre has a working knowledge of Chekhov's SEAGULL, and I think David Evans' score is quite lovely. Perhaps you'd think better of the score if you saw a production.
The cast for the original production had a lot of young actors who went places: Barbara Walsh, Christa Moore, J K Simmons, Todd Graf, Donna Murphy.
I love "Starting Here, Starting Now" but one of the reasons I think it's so fantastic is the fact that it's a compilation of the best unknown Maltby and Shire at the time. "Travel" what a great number. Are you listening to the wonderful New York cast (incomplete) or the complete London recording which isn't as good?
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The jerk playing Harry explained that the line, "Perhaps a piece of Mahler's" is a reference to (...wait for it...) candy.
OMG, it's like Elaine Stritch's explanation that she thought Mahler's was a bakery on the upper east side.
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Good morning!
Not quite as cool this morning, but it's not supposed to get quite as warm today either. So, I guess it's a trade-off. Ah,well. . . .
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I, too, love SHSN. So many good songs, and you're correct Larry, it's the less-known quality that makes them so much fun.
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I've had the London recording of STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW on my shelf for a couple of years and never bothered to open it. I love the NYC version so.
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I'm listening to The Most Happy Fella right now. I already listened to Grease (OCR) and Oh, Coward (thanks to former DR Jason). I also have A Grand Night for Singing (BK's recording), Little Me w/Sid Ceasar, Whoop-de-Doo (almost original cast recording as the CD says), When Pigs Fly (OCR) and Working (OCR).
We watched a movie last night with Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, John Garfield and Faye Emerson (among others) called Between Two Worlds. It was made in 1944 (IIRC) by Warner Brothers. Interesting plot and fun to see. Garfield was somewhat stagey and over the top but Faye Emerson was quite good. She had just married Elliot Roosevelt so apparently people flocked to the theatre to see a member of the Roosevelt family (even if only by marriage) in a movie.
Not much else on the DVD/VCR calendar.
I'm looking forward to the visits of various and sundried friends, such as Tom and Colin and a week before that some other friends from across the pond. The visitors will provide nice breaks from the drudgery of work.
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Just got a call from best friend John who needs me to fetch and carry him on some errands when I'm out running my own errands this afternoon (his car is in the shop). No problem since he's fetched and carried me so much, but I will have less time for viewing stuff this afternoon.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - ROYAL WEDDING (soundtrack)
DVD - SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
WILL & GRACE, Season 5, disc 4
SAN FRANCISCO
DVR - THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME
THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS
Dick Cavett's interview with Mel Brooks from TCM
laserdisc - SPACEBALLS
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I'm up, I'm up. The phone rang fifteen minutes ago, waking me from a sound sleep. It rang once, then stopped. I hate when that happens. Gray outside, so maybe our heat wave is at an end.
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... but I will have less time for viewing stuff this afternoon.
HowEVER will you cope?
;)
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And isn't there a kitchen floor that, traditionally, gets mopped on Fridays?
How will you work THAT in, I wonder!
Ohhh....I can see this is going to be a weekend full of "catch-up"!
:D
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Dear Esteemed, powerful, knowledgeable, humpy, and Elysian BK --
Good morrow to you on this PIK and KIP morning! May your travels go without travail, and vice versa.
And you tell that Spirtas pup that I am taking note of his canoodling with "up" .....oh yes!
Can ANYONE supply me with a VHS or DVD of any segments of the Skip E. Lowe cable shows?? We have checked online, and can't find any info at all.
I better go now and see if DP Kerry is still teetering .
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Only here at HainesHisWay.com can one find the true meaning of "KI"....
"Knowledge is..."
Absolute, or KIA
Deep, or KID
Lovely Lore, or KILL
Magic, or KIM
Necessary, or KIN
Revealing, or KIR
Simple Superiority, or KISS
Terrific, or KIT
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TOD:
CD - Guy Haines singing "Sail Away" (the Coward one)
DVD - Deceit , and season 2 of Monk
VCR - The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3
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I was so disgusted with the outcome of Big Brother 7 last night (I learned the results on the message boards before it aired locally) that I watched PBS all evening...and found a series called "Monarchy" that was absolutely riveting.
Go, Erika!
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I'm up, I'm up. The phone rang fifteen minutes ago, waking me from a sound sleep. It rang once, then stopped. I hate when that happens. Gray outside, so maybe our heat wave is at an end.
Hope so! i can't take hot weather any more. Last trip to LA was weeks ago, when we suffered through temps above 110 for over a week. It's turned cool here - definitely autumnal. Trees turning red and gold, leaves falling. Now, if only it would rain, the salmon might have a chance.
DVD - strange Nicholas Cage pic called The Weather Man
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DR Ben -- You have no idea what a frustration it was for me, when my recent travel plans made me go right through the NYC area, but didn't allow time to call you.
It would have been a real highpoint for me to be able to get together with you and the sparkling Ant, and have a nice dinner and a nice long visit. I shall just have to make the next time work better.
If we could entice the remarkable Elmore to join us, that would be a great honor for me as well. I have a very large amount of admiration and respect for his work!
I hope you and the Ant are doing well and staying happy. I can't help but think of my New York friends as we get near to Sept. 11th, and I also hold an extra prayer and good thought for you all.
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Hey, George!!! Congrats on the play! I'll surely try to get up to the NW in time to see it!
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Dear MusicGuy, we look forward to your next trip to the Eastern Seaboard and a long catch up session. Eighth Avenue, where we had dinner the last time you were here, has changed quite a bit since your last visit. More restaurants are leaving to be replaced by interim high priced stores able to pay outrageous rents and willing to be kicked out when the landlord finds another suitable tenant willing to pay even higher rent.
I know that Larry would love to join us on a dinner outing. If Kerry can find the time to leave the oasis of Phoenix it would be a perfect evening.
BTW, I listen on Tuesdays to a BBC Radio show called The Organist Entertains. It's hosted by "Nigel Ogden, who presents a programme of popular organ recordings including classics, and standards." He has yet to play any of your recordings. I'll have to send him copies of your CDs so he can be introduced to your magic fingers :D
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DRs RLP, Jennifer, and Cillaliz,
I was also disgusted by BB7 last night...Will and Janelle should be sitting as the final two...they are the two best players.
Erika and Boogie do not deserve to win...and golly, but does Boogie not have enough ego to fill 3 BB houses!
That said, of the two players I hope Erika wins.
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TOD:
DVR: Episodes of ARE YOU BEING SERVED
DVD: I am not sure but maybe something Mexican.
VHS: Some Rusty the dog movies from the 1940s.
CD: A Punjabi pop singer whose name escapes me just now.
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DVD - strange Nicholas Cage pic called The Weather Man
Perhaps he signed on thinking it was The Wicker Man!
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DR Ben,
I saw BETWEEN TWO WORLDS when I was in high school and loved it. There was a version of it made in the early 30s as well, but with a different title.
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If we could entice the remarkable Elmore to join us, that would be a great honor for me as well.
Well, ditto for me, buster! I've been a fan of yours since I heard DR Jason (where, Oh where?) singing to your organ.
Ok, TCB, take it and run!!!!
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DR Ben,
I saw BETWEEN TWO WORLDS when I was in high school and loved it. There was a version of it made in the early 30s as well, but with a different title.
Isn't BETWEEN TWO WORLDS another version of the play OUTWARD BOUND?
I have that play in some collection: GREAT BRITISH PLAYS ABOUT DEATH or some such title.
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Okay, it's time to play in the NYPL Theatre Collection.
When, oh when will our DR Jose retunr to us from the pits of the Arena Stage CABARET?
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While I know that "cake" is the mainstay of food discussion favorites here at HainesHisWay.com, I would be remiss if I didn't suggest that only here can one fully appreciate the true value of "pie"!
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Yo, Elmo! Been to Artie's lately? have a chicken soup for me, boychik!
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BB live feed minor spoiler.
I was so disgusted with the outcome of Big Brother 7 last night (I learned the results on the message boards before it aired locally) that I watched PBS all evening...and found a series called "Monarchy" that was absolutely riveting.
Go, Erika!
Would you still want her to win if she was back to kissing all over mike boogie?????
Granted she doesn't know the extent of his diary room sessions, but still she does know she was played. Yet she is back to loving her boogie man again.
Yuck.
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PIE!!!
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DRs RLP, Jennifer, and Cillaliz,
I was also disgusted by BB7 last night...Will and Janelle should be sitting as the final two...they are the two best players.
Erika and Boogie do not deserve to win...and golly, but does Boogie not have enough ego to fill 3 BB houses!
That said, of the two players I hope Erika wins.
Hey for once we agree, although i don't know if i really want erika to win anymore. she had me for a short while, but not anymore.
But that said, does anyone actually think erika will win? I don't.
It's a shame that janelle's hand came off that 1st hoh when she was startled by boogie jumping off. OR i think she would have had a good chance to win that final hoh. Although boogie did get them all right.
Btw, did anybody else see janelle on the Early show today. I cannot wait to listen to her housecalls episode. Anyhow she was really lovely on the morning show today. She really has a sweet sparkling personality.
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Hey, George!!! Congrats on the play! I'll surely try to get up to the NW in time to see it!
Thanks! And I hope you can see it (but don't feel obligated ::))! ;D
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And now...to work. :P
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BB live feed minor spoiler.Would you still want her to win if she was back to kissing all over mike boogie?????
Granted she doesn't know the extent of his diary room sessions, but still she does know she was played. Yet she is back to loving her boogie man again.
Yuck.
Erika has a self-image/low self-esteem problem, IMO. As nice a person as her ex-boyfriend Robert seemed to be at the end of their BB season, he still had a vile streak to him and she was totally slumming when she dated him.
And now she slums again.
Erika was one of my favorites way back when....and I'd love to see her win, because when she sees the tapes of how Boogie and Will referred to her, she'll need the sweet revenge of having beaten them both to salve her hurt feelings.
So...yes.
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But before I go:
In my CD player at work: I downloaded MP3 tracks from the movie soundtrack to "Cannibal! The Musical" and burned a CD. The whole thing (that I was able to download) is only 21 minutes or so. Otherwise, other CDs to be discovered when I get there.
In my DVD player: "Third Man Out" and "Adam & Steve" that I just got earlier this week.
In my VCR: nothing.
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PIE!!!
PECAN
CHOCOLATE
KEY LIME
COCONUT
PEACH (fresh)
CHERRY
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To quote the one and only Jose: Laters! ;D
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To quote the one and only Jose: Laters! ;D
Jose?
WHODAT?
Ciao-ders, George!
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Erika has a self-image/low self-esteem problem, IMO. As nice a person as her ex-boyfriend Robert seemed to be at the end of their BB season, he still had a vile streak to him and she was totally slumming when she dated him.
And now she slums again.
Erika was one of my favorites way back when....and I'd love to see her win, because when she sees the tapes of how Boogie and Will referred to her, she'll need the sweet revenge of having beaten them both to salve her hurt feelings.
So...yes.
I think i would vote for boogie, even knowing how gross he is. Since he and will dominated the house, if will can't win, then boogie should. And aren't they splitting the money anyhow?
I also liked erika last time that she was on, and even voted for her a few times to get back in the house. She lost me when she was all over icky boogie. Then she won me over when her and janelle were together. But if she is going to get played twice then she deserves to lose.
I think danielle, james, will and janelle will vote for boogie. Janelle even said on the way out, "you deserve to win".
Chicken george, marcellas and howie MAY vote for erika. But i only really think maybe 1 or 2 of them will.
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George, did you see that they just did the show last week at the Victoria Fringe Festival?
der Brucer
Wonder if they wore fringe...
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MBArnum, I love Are You Being served?, I have taped many of the eppies off the telly over the years.
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Congrats on the play GEorge...
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Media check:
CD: Down the Old Plank Road / Further Down the Old Plank road by the Chieftains; Michael Collins Soundtrack
VHS: Cruise of Deception aka CRuise beyond Description and Alamainia
DVD: Notting Hill
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CD - Guy Haines singing "Sail Away" (the Coward one)
I am sure a braver Guy can be heard elsewhere.
der Brucer
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MBArnum, I love Are You Being served
It is a splendid show, and I am unanimous in that!
der Brucer
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PECAN
CHOCOLATE
KEY LIME
COCONUT
PEACH (fresh)
CHERRY
Strawberry-Rhubarb!
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It is a splendid show, and I am unanimous in that!
der Brucer
Mr. Humphries, You free??
I'm Free!!!
That show is a riot
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Isn't BETWEEN TWO WORLDS another version of the play OUTWARD BOUND?
Indeed, Yes.
From IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036641/)
Trivia for
Between Two Worlds (1944)
The play "Outward Bound" opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 7 January 1924 and closed in May 1924 after 144 performances. The opening night cast included Dudley Digges, Leslie Howard, J.M. Kerrigan, Alfred Lunt and Beryl Mercer. There was one Broadway revival in 1938, directed by Otto Preminger.
der Brucer
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PIE!!!
SHOO FLY PIE (http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/piestarts/shooflypie.html)
Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pandowdy.
The song by Dinah Shore was one of the best selling records of 1946. Lately a new generation has been introduced to the catchy tune, due to its use in a popular Lexus TV commercial. But unlike their older music loving counterparts, most of today's kids have never had the pleasure of eating these two old fashioned desserts that Dinah just "couldn't get enough of."
Shoo Fly Pie is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dessert. Brown sugar, molasses, shortening, salt, and spices were all non-perishable ingredients that could survive the long ocean's crossing to America made by German immigrants. The pie's unusual name is said to be due to the fact that pies were traditionally set to cool on windowsills, and due to the sweet ingredients, the cook would constantly have to shoo the flies away.
Apple Pandowdy is one of a family of simple desserts, known in different parts of the world as cobblers, duffs, grunts, slumps and pandowdies. These desserts have subtle variations, but the base of all of them is fruit baked with a sweet biscuit or cake dough top.
The exact origin of the name Pandowdy is unknown, but it is thought to refer to the dessert's plain or "dowdy" appearance. Looks can be deceiving, apple pandowdy is delicious, especially topped with a bit of ice cream or whipped cream. Both these desserts are super easy to make, yet win rave reviews from diners. Try some tonight. Your dinner guests just won't be able to get enough of that wonderful stuff!
Wonderful treats to be had at Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market
der Brucer
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I would be remiss if I didn't suggest that only here can one fully appreciate the true value of "pie"!
Is it time for "No, pie are round!" jokes?
der Brucer
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Although he hasn't been here for a few days our own Man in a Dress does have his name in a Playbill On-Line article:
Jose (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101909.html)
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Back from De-Jog, which was De-Difficult, but ultimately De-Lovely.
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Congrats Jose!
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Shall now be on my way to the Par of Du's for breakfast and meeting with Miss Alet Taylor.
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I see we have slipped to Page 4!!
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Recent CANNIBAL (http://www.cannibalthemusical.net/play.shtml) productions:
The Mechanical Division
Minneapolis, Minnesota
directed by Ice Wang
at the Minnesota Fringe Festival:
August 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th @11:30pm
at the Minnesota Fringe Festival:
August 18th - September 3rd; Fridays, Saturdays @ 8:00pm; Sundays @ 7:00pm
Victoria Fringe Festival
Venue 2 - The Metro Studio (Quadra at Johnson)
Victoria, BC - Canada
August 25th @ 10:00pm, 28th @ 9:45pm, 31th @ 10:30pm / September 2nd @ 10:45pm, 3rd @ 12:30pm (Matinee), 4th @ 7:00pm
Landless Theatre Company
DC Arts Center
2438 18th St, NW
Washington, DC
August 25th - September 16th; Fridays & Saturdays @ 10:00pm
der Brucer
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Here's a Review of CANNIBAL (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/minn/minn140.html)
(http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/Icons/minned.gif)
(http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/Icons/minncannibal.jpg)
Cannibal! The Musical embraces its moral decay with bloodstained arms wide open. After all, this is a musical comedy about the only American ever convicted of crimes connected to cannibalism.
The musical is based on a film by Trey Parker, who would go on to greater fame as the co-creator of "South Park." Like the animated show, Cannibal doesn’t pull any punches. And like the show, it is quite uneven - brilliant moments are slapped next to awful jokes that are sandwiched by bits that just don’t work at all. Still, the youthful performers in the Mechanical Division (who did the adaptation for this production) have plenty of fun with their grisly material.
We follow Alferd Packer, a hopeless guide who leads a party of five on a winter trek into the Rocky Mountains. He has a simple life - dedicated to finding gold and taking care of beloved horse, Liane - that is turned upside down by the trip. Of course, he at least doesn’t end up as dinner.
The material takes shots at the conventions of musicals, the legends of the old west and the unrelenting cheerfulness of the characters, even as they face impending doom. There are some wonderful moments here, including the near show-stopping “Let’s Build a Snowman” (complete with tap dance solo); a bawdy number about a young man’s desire to have sex; and the finale, the self-explanatory “Let’s Hang the Bastard.”
There are also stretches where there is little more going on than the troupe of doomed miners wandering through the show’s spartan set. Cannibal loses much of its first-act energy at intermission, and doesn’t fully regain it until the end.
Yet the show was plenty of fun, and that was aided at the performance I viewed by a packed house who laughed, whooped and hollered with every twist and turn. It was also a youthful audience, which is important for the future of this art that we all love so much. While the older Theatre in the Round audience provides the essential backbone, it is the young audience at places like the Mechanical Division that will fill those seats in the future.
Hmmm, maybe in 20 years or so, we’ll see how Cannibal! The Musical would work in the round.
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Congrats on the play GEorge...
Thanks...now I just have to find out what part I play.
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Dakota: how far are you from Fargo?
der Brucer
"How Far is Fargo" - Largo
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Thanks...now I just have to find out what part I play.
Pray the part is not edible!
der Brucer
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Isn't BETWEEN TWO WORLDS another version of the play OUTWARD BOUND?
I have that play in some collection: GREAT BRITISH PLAYS ABOUT DEATH or some such title.
Yes, and OUTWARD BOUND is the title of the 1930s movie version...starring Ms. Helen Chandler...one very odd actress!
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I sort of wonder if Boogie would have gone very far without Will being there. Erika made it on her own...Boogie rode on Will's coattails and only did Will's dirty work...and I don't like Boogie...so therefore I want Erika to win.
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DR GEORGE is a cannibal - with a condo!
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Big thanks to Mr BK and all those other HHW'ers out there in the dark for the "break a leg" wishes. Our opening night was NEAR sell out (we are sold out tonight) - and the audience responded so well....and it was so VERY quiet during the last few moments.
Lots of tears....it's that kind of play....
So - off we go to Performance # 2.
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Here are some photos from the play, if any DR would like to see them.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%202006/ (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%202006/)
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Knowledge is POWER!!! So true.
Today in the mail I received a postcard about a lovely show in NYC called THE TRAGIC AND HORRIBLE LIFE OF THE SINGING NUN....I think it's a must see.
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TOD:
CD - Invasion of the Saucermen/It Conquered the World soundtracks composed by Ronald Stein
DVD - Joseph & his Brethren....$1 DVD. I keep expecting them to start singing the songs from DREAMCOAT
I got a NEW STILL IN THE BOX enhanced keyboard at Goodwill yesterday for only $2.99! It's VERY nice.
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\THE TRAGIC AND HORRIBLE LIFE OF THE SINGING NUN....I think it's a must see.
NY TIMES: (http://theater2.nytimes.com/gst/theater/tdetails.html?id=1125017162132)
The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun: NY Musical Theatre Festival
Off Broadway, The St. Clement's Theatre
PLOT DESCRIPTION
This is the dark, dangerous and hilarious story of the ill-fated nun who sang the Grammy-winning '60s hit 'Dominique-nique-nique.' Told through the eyes of a nun named Sister Coco Callmeishmael, 'Singing Nun' gazes through an irreverent pop-culture prism, pulling every candy-colored piece of Catholic Camp out of the box to recount Sister Smilie's uproariously funny, but ultimately tragic story of sky-rocketing fame and meteoric decline. — TheaterSource
SHOWTIMES / VENUE
Opening Date: Sept. 14, 2006
Closing Date: Sept. 22, 2006
Next Five Shows:
Sept. 14, 2006 8:00 p.m.
Sept. 15, 2006 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 16, 2006 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 17, 2006 8:00 p.m.
Sept. 18, 2006 1:00 p.m.
The St. Clement's Theatre
423 W. 46th St.
New York, NY 10036
Ticket Price: $20
Ticket Information: NYMF: 212-664-0979; http://www.nymf.org
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DR GEORGE is a cannibal - with a condo!
But then, I may not end up being one of the eaters...or the eaten. In the movie, there are some Indians who are played by Japanese people. They have lines like (I only saw it once, so these aren't direct quotes), "See all our teepees? We're Indians because we have teepees!" in very heavy Japanese accents. It was quite funny. Since no Japanese people auditioned (and Pug, the director, didn't expect there to be), she was possibly envisioning the Indians as Drag Queens (and I told her that I've done drag before...which I have)! ;)
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Here are some photos from the play, if any DR would like to see them.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%202006/ (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%202006/)
Is that you on the right desparately looking stage left for "LINE!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%202006/tomatticus.jpg)
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(and I told her that I've done drag before...which I have)! ;)
Aha - more about the boxes in storage!
der Brucer
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Aha - more about the boxes in storage!
der Brucer
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JRand56, I am glad your opening was a success! And no protests?? :D
I think you need a better agent, however...you are in so few of the publicity stills!
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Re: big brother
WEll at least janelle should win america's choice and the $25K.
I would have voted for George!
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Big thanks to Mr BK and all those other HHW'ers out there in the dark for the "break a leg" wishes. Our opening night was NEAR sell out (we are sold out tonight) - and the audience responded so well....and it was so VERY quiet during the last few moments.
Lots of tears....it's that kind of play....
So - off we go to Performance # 2.
DR JRand56, I was remiss in wishing you the best yesterday! I certainly meant to. I hope the remainder of the run is a huge success!
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I would have voted for George!
For what? Today's Daily Special entree?
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Well, ditto for me, buster! I've been a fan of yours since I heard DR Jason (where, Oh where?) singing to your organ.
Ok, TCB, take it and run!!!!
Oh Man, I heard that recording...I didn't know it was MusicGuy's Organ! (Even more fodder for TCB)
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BB live feed minor spoiler.Would you still want her to win if she was back to kissing all over mike boogie?????
Granted she doesn't know the extent of his diary room sessions, but still she does know she was played. Yet she is back to loving her boogie man again.
Yuck.
Yup I want her to win even more....he's still playing her.
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Hey for once we agree, although i don't know if i really want erika to win anymore. she had me for a short while, but not anymore.
But that said, does anyone actually think erika will win? I don't.
It's a shame that janelle's hand came off that 1st hoh when she was startled by boogie jumping off. OR i think she would have had a good chance to win that final hoh. Although boogie did get them all right.
Btw, did anybody else see janelle on the Early show today. I cannot wait to listen to her housecalls episode. Anyhow she was really lovely on the morning show today. She really has a sweet sparkling personality.
I think Erika has a chance. What did Boogie do? Nothing but ride in on Will's coat tails. Erika may have gone where the wind blew her but she is the one who convinced Janelle to vote out Will. I think Janelle will support her and that may make a difference
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Thanks DR ELMORE....we are still in need of vibes of all kinds.
No protests, yet DR MBARNUM.....but it's early. I will call my agent about the photos.
LOL....yes DR derBRUCER that is yours truly looking SL....however I am looking at the Judge (not pictured) who is addressing the jury. After this picture was taken I asked that my position be changed so that I am standing behind my chair looking at the judge.
Acting is one thing, contortionism is quite another.
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At last - Whack Job has been eliminated on Pwoject Wunway. Another idiot who should have been gone a couple of shows ago....my favorite elimination of course has been Angela...but this was a close second.
Auf weidersehen.
I thought a largo was a drink size at Burger King.
Thanks to DRFRANCOIS for the information about the Seattle Disney-iana exhibit coming up!
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Beautiful weather today.
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WHAT?!
What am I reading?!
DR George is soon to star in a PORNO musical called:
Can He Ball?!?
Oh, my! I don't know what to think of that!
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Thanks to DRFRANCOIS for the information about the Seattle Disney-iana exhibit coming up!
Thanks! I wish I could attend!
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New page!
Let's do the "Eat A Leg" dance from Cannibal!
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Thanks again for all the birthday wishes. I'll try to post more this year (I know some of you are saying "good" and others are saying "oh no").
VHS - The 3 Topper films that TCM broadcast the other morning. So far they are not as funny as the TV series.
DVD - SAN FRANCISCO, further proof that when not saddled with Nelson, Jeanette was much easier to take.
CD - A 15 CD set of English and American pop music from the 30s to the early 50s.
OH? NO!!!!!!!! ;D
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CD: Liz Callaway, Guy Haines, Susan Egan, Mozart complete piano concerti.
Gee! I did not know they could ALSO play piano!
Such talents! ;)
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I had never heard "Birds of Pardise"
Me neither! ;D
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Anyone for CRuise beyond description?
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Goerge is in a play beyond description where they wear fringes
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I am going to go run some errands before I get in trouble...
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Just teasin' George...
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I sort of wonder if Boogie would have gone very far without Will being there. Erika made it on her own...Boogie rode on Will's coattails and only did Will's dirty work...and I don't like Boogie...so therefore I want Erika to win.
Oh boogie would not have gone far without will. But that said boogie still did a lot of the dirty work for the team. And he did win some comps. And he did win the final 2 parts of the hoh. That counts for something.
I do not like boogie either. But i'm not that fond of erika right now either.
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big brother talk, minor spoilers i guess.
re: wanting erika to win cause boogie is still playing her.
Yup I want her to win even more....he's still playing her.
It's funny but i feel the opposite. When she realized that boogie was playing her, and rallied against the men with janelle i liked erika and might have rooted for her to win. But for her to be played a second time makes her seem pitiful. I mean she knows he played her. Why doesn't see realize he is doing it again.
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more big brother talk
I think Erika has a chance. What did Boogie do? Nothing but ride in on Will's coat tails. Erika may have gone where the wind blew her but she is the one who convinced Janelle to vote out Will. I think Janelle will support her and that may make a difference
I think erika has a chance but not a good one. What did erika do? She floated from one alliance to another only making a move right near the end. Boogie actually played the game the whole time. He and will were huge targets.
I don't think janelle will vote for erika. In fact on the way out janelle told boogie he deserved to win. Plus on Housecalls Will said that he is planning on working the jury. So basically he will be working on behalf of mike for a whole week. Just based on this alone i think mike wins.
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One last big brother comment.
DR Cillaliz said she would have voted for George for america's choice.
Actually if i could vote my first choice would be janelle, and 2nd will.
Interestingly enough janelle will win more than erika. Because apparently the sequester stipend is like $30k.
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It's 80 outside, but the humidity is high so it feels worse than 80.
Come on, autumn! I'm ready for ya!
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I watched the Mel Brooks interview with Dick Cavett this afternoon when I got in. Very enjoyable. Mel still has a good head on his shoulders. Cavett seemed a bit slower on the uptake at the start but settled in after awhile, and I sat there watching the show as if it were 30 years ago.
Compared to the sorry likes of Jay Leno, Dick Cavett is like an oasis in the desert.
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Belated breaking of legs, JRand!
Congrats on being cast (or eaten) DR George.
I've just finished gathering together all my junk treasures for the garage sale tomorrow.
Found the perfect way to spend the sad evening of 9/11. There's a one-time performance (staged reading) of Elegies at the UCLA Freud Playhouse. Wonderful cast. Got a couple of tickets and there I be.
Here's a link with info about the evening:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11911
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Then, I finished SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. A fun comic book on film even if I still think Paltrow's character is a sort of wet blanket on the whole show.
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Pff to Maycmb Alabama, 1935
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After I finished the film, I started watching the DVD special features on the making of the film. Very interesting, and a wonderful story of a guy bringing his dream to fruition. How marvelous for him!
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Watching the Dick Cavett interview with Mel Brooks, reminded me that Dick Cavett is rather self-obsessed in his interviewing skills. He somehow uses the questions for his interview subject to launch off on reminsces of his time with Groucho or some old joke of his,making everything come back to him. His attempt to close the show with some old vaudeville bit of patter and song was particularly lame where he has to first tell Mel what joke they should tell and then what song they should sing. All rather forced and self-reverential. I want to hear about Mel's life; not Cavett's. He really needs to take himself out of the interview.
Listening to:
Frankie Laine
Louis Jordan
Fred Astaire (an old album called NOW)
Watching: A DVD of an RSC production of THE WINTER'S TALE with Anthony Sher.
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WHAT?!
What am I reading?!
DR George is soon to star in a PORNO musical called:
Can He Ball?!?
Oh, my! I don't know what to think of that!
Umm...that's not quite correct (sadly ;)).
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Goerge is in a play beyond description where they wear fringes
Could be! ;D
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big brother talk, minor spoilers i guess.
re: wanting erika to win cause boogie is still playing her.It's funny but i feel the opposite. When she realized that boogie was playing her, and rallied against the men with janelle i liked erika and might have rooted for her to win. But for her to be played a second time makes her seem pitiful. I mean she knows he played her. Why doesn't see realize he is doing it again.
Ah, Jennifer, haven't you ever been in love with a bad boy? They are the hardest to walk away from....Sigh.....I don't blame Erika. I think she wants to believe that he really cares for her and the game play was just the game. She knows he's a bad boy, she's said as much, but she's attracted to him, they are alone, she's guaranteed at least $50,000....I don't blame her
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One last big brother comment.
DR Cillaliz said she would have voted for George for america's choice.
Actually if i could vote my first choice would be janelle, and 2nd will.
Interestingly enough janelle will win more than erika. Because apparently the sequester stipend is like $30k.
Second place is $50,000. So that's more than sequester
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Ah, Jennifer, haven't you ever been in love with a bad boy? They are the hardest to walk away from....Sigh.....I don't blame Erika. I think she wants to believe that he really cares for her and the game play was just the game. She knows he's a bad boy, she's said as much, but she's attracted to him, they are alone, she's guaranteed at least $50,000....I don't blame her
Plus Janelle is almost worse. She's still in love with Will while he's off trying to patch things up with Erin. I'm curious how he'll behave toward her in the sequester house
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Congrats on being cast (or eaten) DR George.
Found the perfect way to spend the sad evening of 9/11. There's a one-time performance (staged reading) of Elegies at the UCLA Freud Playhouse. Wonderful cast. Got a couple of tickets and there I be.
Here's a link with info about the evening:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11911 (http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11911)
Thanks, Maria!
And I'd love to be there for that performance of "Elegies." I enjoy (if that's the right word) the CD and I love William Finn's music. That sounds like where one should be that night. I don't have any specific plans, myself.
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Irritating moment of the day at work. The same secretary I was talking about yesterday had a new case for me. Of course she didn't tell me right away. I don't get that...anyway I had on the calendar..."Callie to vet" in the 2:30 pm timeslot. So she sets a hearing for me at 2:15pm. I said I can't do that. Her response was "I saw it on the calendar but I didn't know you had it at a specific time" I said "Well, isn't it on the calendar at 2:30?" Anyway, as I'm leaving the office I was running a little late, she said "Do you have to go get Callie?" Hello...this is a cat we're talking about...I said "Well it isn't like she can meet me there" Don't people even think before they speak?
I probabaly could have gone back for an hour or so, but I have work to do this weekend, so I just said she could reach me by phone. I am so out of there.
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Break a leg to JRand....
Congrats to George...eat 'em up
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Oh I think Callie is fine, she was just having follow up bloodwork done to see how her calcium levels are. The vet wants to keep her on a very low dose of prednisone because when she goes off it her levels rise. Hmmmm
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I better go upstairs and get ready to go to my friend Mark's opening tonight. He's had a few shows of his art at his studio, but this is at an actual gallery, so we are all going to be supportive.
Tomorrow night is the opening for the show Paul is curating at the Art Center. It's kind of a cool thing. Local artists who are also family members - 2 brothers, husband and wife and I think brother and sister. I do know a couple of the artists, too, so that should be a fun opening.
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Wow, an afternoon frenzy....I don't usually do that...
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Page 6 dance..... how about a square dance!
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TOD - CD(car) - audiobook, Nancy Thayer's The Hot Flash Club, narrated by Carrington McDuffie.
DVD - No idea what's arrived this week from Netflix.
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When someone as intelligently entertaining as Cavett interviews folks, anything he cares to share is fine with me during the course of the interview. And Mel hit the nail on the head: Dick Cavett listens to the people he's interviewing and goes from there. You can't say that about many of today's current interviewers.
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Yep, I do have that kitchen floor to mop. Better get to it.
WBBL.
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Knowledge is POWER!!! So true.
Today in the mail I received a postcard about a lovely show in NYC called THE TRAGIC AND HORRIBLE LIFE OF THE SINGING NUN....I think it's a must see.
DR WFO and I will be attending the 1 PM show on 9/16 how about joining us?
All area HHWer's would be most welcome!!! :D
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Good afternoon, fellow Dear Readers. I think that's all I have to say.
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I just turned on the repeat of this week's PROJECT RUNWAY: I loved seeing Angela shot down several times last week: I kept laughing at her defense of her "angelas," those trademark rosettes on her ass.
I think Laura's quite a bitch with a limited design approach and my faves are Michael, Jeffrey (those tattoos, oy!) and Ulli. Any opinions, DRs??
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But before I go:
In my CD player at work: I downloaded MP3 tracks from the movie soundtrack to "Cannibal! The Musical" and burned a CD. The whole thing (that I was able to download) is only 21 minutes or so. Otherwise, other CDs to be discovered when I get there.
In my DVD player: "Third Man Out" and "Adam & Steve" that I just got earlier this week.
In my VCR: nothing.
George, I will be interested in reading what you think of ADAM & STEVE. It was .... interesting.
Congratulation on getting cast. I can't wait to see the show.
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Although he hasn't been here for a few days our own Man in a Dress does have his name in a Playbill On-Line article:
Jose (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101909.html)
Our own little Jose has made it to Playbill Online!
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It's 80 outside, but the humidity is high so it feels worse than 80.
Come on, autumn! I'm ready for ya!
Come to ND Matt, it is 65 here today...
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Oh Man, I heard that recording...I didn't know it was MusicGuy's Organ! (Even more fodder for TCB)
Well, I can only say, that I, too, have often been entertained by Music Guy's organ.
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Have a nice evening Cilla!
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George, I will be interested in reading what you think of ADAM & STEVE. It was .... interesting.
Congratulation on getting cast. I can't wait to see the show.
Thanks! :) I hope you (and your neighbors) can come down to see it.
I also hope that I get a chance to watch "Adam & Steve" sometime soon. I'm working concessions at two performances (both the Saturday and Sunday matinees) of a local production called Wrinkles of Washington (one has to be at least 65 years old to be in the cast), so that'll take up some of the time that I'm not packing and cleaning. ::)
;D
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Test time... Knowledge is power and power is knowledge...
Today a fantasy on Days was based on a classic movie... THe actor is very familiar....Even bk knows him...
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/nmg420/79.jpg)
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Clue to above picture: Think Newspaper!
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Clue to above picture: Think Newspaper!
Citizen Kane?
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Citizen Kane?
NOPE!! Kane never had a female assistant...
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I recognized the movie right away for I have it on vhs when I taped off of TCM some time ago
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THe actor is too skinny to play Citizen Kane!
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Imagine the blondie as a dark haired lass...
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When I saw that our newest member at HHW was SexyStar77, I thought Jrand had another birthday!
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LOL TCB!!!
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Another Clue...
(http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/40_image/fridays.jpg)
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Another clue....
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/nmg420/63.jpg)
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Think Cary...
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/nmg420/77.jpg)
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Another clue.... {imagine her as a brunette}
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/nmg420/76.jpg)
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I just turned on the repeat of this week's PROJECT RUNWAY: I loved seeing Angela shot down several times last week: I kept laughing at her defense of her "angelas," those trademark rosettes on her ass.
I think Laura's quite a bitch with a limited design approach and my faves are Michael, Jeffrey (those tattoos, oy!) and Ulli. Any opinions, DRs??
I love Kaine... just because I think he's cute :)
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What a day! Had a wonderful meeting with Miss Alet Taylor, who has joined the cast of The Brain From Planet X - very exciting and we're thrilled to have her. CDs arrived early, and I got them packaged AND shipped, all 100 of them. Then got a wonderful third blurb from novelist Dick Lochte, which I'll share with you momentarily. Now I must get ready for tonight's opening.
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Page 6 dance..... how about a square dance!
Sorrzm I4ö NOT thqt suqre to dqnce88
:o :o
That's what one gets with the GERMAN Keyboard!!
Translation:
Sorry, I'm NOT that square to dance! ;)
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Thanks! :) I hope you (and your neighbors) can come down to see it.
I also hope that I get a chance to watch "Adam & Steve" sometime soon. I'm working concessions at two performances (both the Saturday and Sunday matinees) of a local production called Wrinkles of Washington (one has to be at least 65 years old to be in the cast), so that'll take up some of the time that I'm not packing and cleaning. ::)
;D
Does our DR MBarnum know about this? He might happen upon true love there.
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What a day! Had a wonderful meeting with Miss Alet Taylor, who has joined the cast of The Brain From Planet X - very exciting and we're thrilled to have her. CDs arrived early, and I got them packaged AND shipped, all 100 of them. Then got a wonderful third blurb from novelist Dick Lochte, which I'll share with you momentarily. Now I must get ready for tonight's opening.
Good news, all around!! I can't wait for the CD!! ;D
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Here's the back cover of the book with all three blurbs.
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Does our DR MBarnum know about this? He might happen upon true love there.
Anything's possible! ;)
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...Today in the mail I received a postcard about a lovely show in NYC called THE TRAGIC AND HORRIBLE LIFE OF THE SINGING NUN....I think it's a must see.
DH Richard and I received one of those postcards, too! Sure wish we could go...
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Clue to above picture: Think Newspaper!
His Girl Vendredi which also had Yukulele Hike Edwards, voice of Jiminy Cricket! ;)
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Finished my workday and then met DH Richard at the American Legion for a fish fry - the homemade cole slaw is the best!
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His Girl Vendredi which also had Yukulele Hike Edwards, voice of Jiminy Cricket! ;)
Very good Monsieur Francois!!!
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TOD:
Video: KEY LARGO
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My mother flew this morning to Seattle and her Alaska cruise is departing as I type. With more advance notice, I would have taken the next week off and flown to Seattle with her and her friend. I'd have traveled around the PNW to visit Hainsies and Kimlets and then flown back to CVG with them next Friday. Ah, well.
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Tom de Oz has computer problems that temporarily prevent him from posting!
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TOD:
Video: KEY LARGO
I prefer Carmen's Boogie to Carmen's Largo!
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GHOST WHISPERER is broadcasting the first half of its season finale about the plane crash. I missed it originally because of my trips to Ohio.
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I shall arrive in NYC with Carmen's Boogie in hand.
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I'm here and protected! At least my PC is I hope. Updates and renewals took so very long. (possibly because I have so little understanding of how to follow "simple" instructions!)
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TOTD
DVDs last watched
Mysterious Skin
Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy
CDs: Bossa Nova For Lovers: Astrud G etc
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I shall arrive in NYC with Carmen's Boogie in hand.
Does that mean you are traveling with the Andrews Sisters?
Where is our Nurse Jane these days?
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My mother flew this morning to Seattle and her Alaska cruise is departing as I type. With more advance notice, I would have taken the next week off and flown to Seattle with her and her friend. I'd have traveled around the PNW to visit Hainsies and Kimlets and then flown back to CVG with them next Friday. Ah, well.
Well now you think of that!
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Well now you think of that!
Yeah, yeah, DR TCB. By the time this cruise opportunity came up for my mom, I'd scheduled a Wednesday noontime program that I have to host and had a presentation accepted for a conference in Columbus later that same afternoon. Richard and I are anticipating that he will have a church-related conference in Victoria, BC, in 2008, and we're planning to organize a major vacation around that.
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PECAN
CHOCOLATE
KEY LIME
COCONUT
PEACH (fresh)
CHERRY
DR Ron -- I now understand part of your wisdom.....you have impeccable taste and choice in pies !!
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Does that mean you are traveling with the Andrews Sisters?
No. the Crew Cuts
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What, no one comments on the blurbs? How devastating.
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What, no one comments on the blurbs? How devastating.
We're too impressed to comment! :)
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DR Ron -- I now understand part of your wisdom.....you have impeccable taste and choice in pies !!
Gee! NO raspberry or strawberry pie?!
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With pear pies one gets two for the price of one!!
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Does that mean you are traveling with the Andrews Sisters?
Don't think they were available!
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More Hot Pies
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What, no one comments on the blurbs? How devastating.
It is just that after reading the comments, knowing how you can construct wonderful stories, and having already seen the perfect cover art (which I still insist is a girl named Perky Teets) ........ it is miserable that the book isn't ready and could be devoured in just a few days from now.
AAAARRRRRGGGGG !!! :'(
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But Dame Julie, the fifth Andrews after Patty, was not "affordable" to Tom & Colin!
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I would mention Paul McCartney's reference to Pies in "Penny Lane" but this is a family site. Amazing how he got away with it!!
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Actually, the book's website should be up, hopefully by next Friday, and preorders will begin.
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"Patty's Pies" - trade name here in OZ. Connections everywhere.
Best known brand name for Meat Pies here is "Four and Twenty".
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More Hot Pies
That's a razor sharp comment!
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Very nice blurbs, BK!
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A shave and a hair gut?!
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Barber chop quart head?!
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François channeling FJL?
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If Cavett's listening that closely to his guests, it must be because he's searching for a way to connect what's being said to an anecdote about himself. He just comes off seeming more fascinated by himself than his guest.
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I think so...
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My mother flew this morning to Seattle and her Alaska cruise is departing as I type. With more advance notice, I would have taken the next week off and flown to Seattle with her and her friend. I'd have traveled around the PNW to visit Hainsies and Kimlets and then flown back to CVG with them next Friday. Ah, well.
Your mom is going on an Alaskan cruise leaving from Seattle? The library where I work is sponsering an Alaskan cruise that's also leaving from Seattle, but I think it's not for another couple of weeks. They've booked it as a fund raiser for the the TRL Foundation and they got J.A. Jance to be the guest. :)
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Hopefully it is a cruise beyond description.
Have fun Ginny!
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Apsara, you have made it... Jump into the mirth and merriment...
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Thanks DakotaCelt! Happy to be here. I'm silent because i'm reading a plethora of posts.
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Welcome to new Dear Reader (DR) Apsara! Tell us about yourself, please.
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She is a bright and articulate person...
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Question:
I was in the grocery store and strolled in the international section...
What is Treacle and What is Spotted Dick?
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apsara, you have to read bk's notes each day... You learn many things and wisdoms
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William E Lurie-HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT DAY.
Belated happy anniversary DR Laura.
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I shall now be on my way to an opening night - I think it's a short play, so I hope to return sooner than later.
Want to try something fun? Check out www.yelp.com
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JRand-looking forward to the photos of Miss Blue Moon after the run of your show. Good show vibes!
George-Congratulations on your upcoming role!
Elmore-I hope you are feeling better.
I liked the strange film THE WEATHERMAN.
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Spotted Dick is a custard, I believe, with raisins.
I was in cornwall on business years ago and a coworker of mine kept ordering it so he could say 'spotted dick'. It just amazed him that he could say that and not be given dirty looks.
Question:
I was in the grocery store and strolled in the international section...
What is Treacle and What is Spotted Dick?
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Jane, I am also looking forward to more pics of Miss Blue Moon!
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Spotted Dick is a custard, I believe, with raisins.
I was in cornwall on business years ago and a coworker of mine kept ordering it so he could say 'spotted dick'. It just amazed him that he could say that and not be given dirty looks.
I can allay my fears.... :)
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Very nice blurbs, Bruce. (Somehow that sounds mildly obscene...)
Just got the bill for DD's minor surgery and one night hospital stay last month. North of $20,000.00! That's on top of about $8000. of other doctors' bills related to the surgery. Luckily I'm insured through the WGA and she is on my insurance. How do people without insurance survive in this country???
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Cillaliz-You should share more stories of the “secretary”. ;D
I hope Callie’s blood work is normal.
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Lovely picture apsara!!
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Thank you DearReaderLaura, and DakotaCelt.
Me... I'm a software engineer. I'm a mother of two fab daughters (7 and 5).
My interests are wide and varied - I love good movies, good theater - I enjoy exercise and am currently learning how to indoor rock (wall) climb.
One of my favorite authors is Lois McMaster Bujold (I really got into her Vorkosigan series)
One favorite movie is Office Space
I am a huge fan of anything Joss Whedon does.
I also loved watching Matt Ashford in DOOL - but really only during the 87-91 timeframe when he was given a lot of creative license in how his character developed. Once the writers started messing with the integrity of the characterization of his character on the show, I just couldn't watch, despite his excellent acting.
I was fortunate to meet him at the JDRF charity event in burlington, MA, where I proceeded to become extremely tongue tied and awkward.
You can see a picture of this meeting at: (If you are curious)
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j44/oldtimejackjenfan/mm.jpg
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Bruce-Very nice blurbs! :D
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Maria, I try not to get sick...
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Back atcha, DakotaCelt!
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WELCOME ASPARA! It’s nice to meet you. [/size]
I am not seventeen as represented in this photo, far from it. ;D
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I just turned on the repeat of this week's PROJECT RUNWAY: and my faves are Michael, Jeffrey (those tattoos, oy!) and Ulli. Any opinions, DRs??
My name is Anna and I'm a Project Runway addict. It's twue, it's twue! I love this show. I think Jeffrey is incredibly talented, tattoos and all. Ulli is good, but can get a little boring. Kane is the most entertaining of them all. I agree that Michael and Jeffrey will be in the finals. Kane might get there if he watches himself and his tendency to go OVER THE TOP. I have a feeling that Laura is going to last almost to the end, but not quite.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spotted Dick is a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants. The dessert is especially popular in the United Kingdom, usually served either with custard or with butter and brown sugar. Spotted refers to the currants (which resemble spots), and Dick may be a corruption of the word dough.
Wikipedia also says treacle is another word for molasses. I think they taste somewhat different, but you get the idea.
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Elmore-I have just been busy with errands and work people at the house, including the idiot door guy you finally returned to fix, and finish what he began. Once again he screwed up and has to return another day. ::)
I have caught up and now must leave.
‘night.
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What's the origin of "spotted dick"?
Dear Straight Dope:
Can you shed any light on the etymology of "Spotted Dick"? It's a British concoction, a steamed, log-shaped suet pudding studded with currants, hence the "spotted." But why the "dick"?
The first explanation that leaps to mind seems highly unlikely, but I haven't been able to find a detailed and credible account of how this venerable dessert really did get its name. The best I found in over 40 pages of Google results was someone who thinks he read somewhere that the words "dick," "dog" and "duff" when applied to puddings were all derivatives of the word "dough." OK, "duff" and "dog" seem pretty plausible linguistic mutations, but even allowing for strange regional British accents, "dick" seems a little bit of a stretch. My British parents are also at a loss to explain. --Jayne
SD Staff Dex replies:
We just tackled the origin of "Dick" as a nickname and a few other usages--a riding whip, an apron, abbreviation for "dictionary," a policeman, a declaration, and (of course), the penis.
With all these varied usages, you got a problem with "dick" being also derived from "pudding"? My sources all pretty much agree with the derivation, without being specific how. However, I can see "pudding" become "puddink" becoming "puddick" and then just "dick."
The word "dick" has appeared in any number of strange places. Around the 1840s, "dick" was used to mean a type of hard cheese; when treacle sauce was added, it became "treacle dick", and finally when currants or raisins were added (looking like little spots), the "spotted dick" was born.
The earliest recipes for spotted dick are from 1847. For non-British readers, "spotted dick" is a boiled suet pudding, with bits of dried fruit (usually raisins or currants) that (as already noted) look like little spots.
The Oxford Companion to Food comments that, strictly speaking, "spotted dick" is made by taking a flat sheet, spreading sugar and raisins on it, then rolling it up. A similar dessert is "spotted dog," a plain cylinder of suet paste with the raisins and currants and sugar stuck into it, so that the spots are visible on the outside. Both spotted dick and spotted dog were traditionally boiled (or even steamed) in a cloth, but nowadays they are usually baked.
The dessert is slightly different in Ireland. In Ireland in the late 1800s, the tradition of yeast-bread manufacture was not strong, so most breads were raised with bicarbonate of soda and an acid, rather than with yeast, and thus called soda breads. Thus, the spotted dick in Ireland is sweet soda bread, with sugar, currants, and raisins, and it's also called the spotted dog or railway cake.
--SDSTAFF Dex
Straight Dope Science Advisory Board
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Could also well be a dalmatian named "Dick" but a grocery store would not carry such an item, right?!
Woof!
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DR Apsara; do you have a brother named... Gus?!
(Please, don't answer this!!)
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chortle, chortle!
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How do people without insurance survive in this country???
They don't!
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How do people without insurance survive in this country???
.... or they have VERY VERY good health AND wealth!
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chortle, chortle!
How does it feel to be a... "newbie"!
(I forgot! It's been such a long time! ;))
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It's exhilirating.
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Gee! Everybody's leaving!
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It's exhilirating.
I guess your exhilaration is overwhelming other Dear Readers! They're gone!
Well, don't take it personally; I tend to get the same reaction!! :D
I guess i'm a blog repellent! Ah! ;)
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Cillaliz! Our cats and bats lady! NOT bag lady! No!
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Could also well be a dalmatian named "Dick" but a grocery store would not carry such an item, right?!
Woof!
Perhaps an Asian market. Anyone see MONDO CANE?
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Perhaps an Asian market. Anyone see MONDO CANE?
It's one of those cultural differences (with bull fights) I have a hard time to accept!
AND we spare Cillaliz the way they treat cats over there!
Just to think of it makes me sick! >:(
DON'T BUY ANY GARMENT THAT HAS SOME FUR THAT LOOKS LIKE RABBIT OR CAT FUR!
They way they kill those animals to get the fur is BARBARIC!
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Oh our newbie's gone!
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Cillaliz-You should share more stories of the “secretary”. ;D
I hope Callie’s blood work is normal.
Callie's bloodwork is normal for the second time. The problem is last time we went totally off the prednisone, her calcium level went up again, so the vet wants to give her a very low dose 2.5 mg a day to try to just maintain her good levels. The difference in her health is amazing when she's on the prednisone...so much better
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The secretary, obviously, does not have a normal bloodwork!!
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It's one of those cultural differences (with bull fights) I have a hard time to accept!
AND we spare Cillaliz the way they treat cats over there!
Just to think of it makes me sick! >:(
DON'T BUY ANY GARMENT THAT HAS SOME FUR THAT LOOKS LIKE RABBIT OR CAT FUR!
They way they kill those animals to get the fur is BARBARIC!
One of my favorite chinese restaurants in Phx was closed for awhile when I lived there. They got caught serving cat
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One of my favorite chinese restaurants in Phx was closed for awhile when I lived there. They got caught serving cat
What I calls enterprise
Popping pussies into pies!
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The secretary, obviously, does not have a normal bloodwork!!
Actually probably not this week. She was coughing and blowing her nose and letting use know how lucky we were she decided to come to work...
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Aspara, remember Francoise.....
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however Francois is far classier than "Francoise"
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Had a really fun night first it was the opening for Mark's show (http://www.siouxland.net/articles/2006/08/16/arts_theater/03arts_kochen.txt).
Then we went to Rebo's and had a great dinner (I had the trout special...very tasty) and several adult beverages to celebrate a friends 59th birthday. The place was hopping, the company was great and a good time was had by all.
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Had some interesting video items tonight to watch.
I began by finishing the special features (most of them) on SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. Nice background stuff on a movie very close to the hearts of its creators. I enjoyed the behind-the-scene glimpses on its making.
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Mel Brooks said it; argue with him.
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Glad to welcome our new DR, Asprara. Nice to have you with us!
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Next I put in SPACEBALLS. I hadn't watched it in years and hoped maybe time would have been kind. Nope.
A handful of jokes and clever ideas spread thinly over 96 minutes of movie.
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Finished the evening with more WILL & GRACE episodes. Almost finished the fourth disc, only one episode left.
The ones I saw included the one with Madonna guesting as a new roommate for Karen and another with MacCauley Culkin as Karen's divorce lawyer. The reading of the will episode was funny.
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Page Ten Figaro Dance!!!
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I'm relatively new to PROJECT RUNWAY, so I don't know all the designs submitted previously by the designers or all the muck they've raked up in the past while working.
I agree with DR Elmore that Jeffrey, Michael, and Uli will be the three in the finals. They seem to have the most tasteful flair, the most confidence with what they're doing, and the most style.
I will admit that I know zip about women's clothes, however. Those are just my impressions from watching the last three episodes.
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I have never seen project wunway
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Don't people even think before they speak?
If they did, Defense Lawyers would not spend every other sentence in police interviews with "Don't say a word!".
der Brucer
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We were supposed to have rain all day today: showers throughout the day and some heavy thunderstorms tonight. We didn't have a drop of rain fall here.
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Welcome new D(ear) R(eader) Aspara...I think you will like it here!
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Now I don't want to give poor DR Elmore3003 a heart attack but I think I may spend a good portion of the weekend reading rather then watching movies. If the weather is nice I want to take advantage of it and sit in the back yard before fall moves in and makes everything cold and grey....and besides I have some books that need finishing ......
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...and I received two new books in the mail...both are biographies...of vintage Bollywood actresses!
Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb
and
Fearless Nadia: the True Story of Bollywoods Original Stunt Queen
BK and JRand56 will recall the lovely Helen from our favorite Bollywood movie GUMNAAM!
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MBarnum
Are you familiar with Baunty Aur Babli?
I may pop it in to watch
There is a film here on Sunday
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Off to bed now.
Good night!
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Mbarnum, DR aspara has also seen bollywood movies...
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This film, Kahdi Alvida Naa Kehna, is playing on Sunday at the Fargo THeatre.
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But, since it is evening in Oregon I will now start #1 Bollywood movie of the weekend...SHAHJAHAN (1946) which chronicals the story leading up to the building of the Taj Mahal...it promises much melodramatics and more then likely some nifty song and dance numbers...Bollywood of the 1940s was swell I am finding...I just wish more films from that era were available.
(http://66.223.111.68/dvdImages/b8565.jpg)
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MBarnum
Are you familiar with Baunty Aur Babli?
I have heard of it, but not yet seen it. I believe that DR TD has seen it, however, as I think he listed it when he was talking about Bollywood movies he had seen...where has TD been, by the way!
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This film, Kahdi Alvida Naa Kehna, is playing on Sunday at the Fargo THeatre.
Hey Fargo isn't so behind the times now, is it! LOL!
And that is a brand new movie...lots of BIG Bollywood names in it...Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, and Arjun Rampal...plus a guest appearance by Mr. John Abraham!!! ;D
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I did see a Deepa Mehta film last month called Water...
Fargo-Moorhead has a rather sizeable Indian community.
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What, no one comments on the blurbs? How devastating.
If you insist:
Authors living in Kentucky and writing blurbs for books published in America should not use British spelling (humour, colourful) - it's looks affected at best.
The final sentence's opener: "It's doubtful of that" is awkward; kill the "of".
der Brucer
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Water was an interesting film. I would nto qualify it as a true bollywood film but more of a spiritual journey.
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George-Congratulations on your upcoming role!
Thank you very much!
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Thanks DakotaCelt! Happy to be here. I'm silent because i'm reading a plethora of posts.
Welcome, new DR Apsara! ;D
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And to quote dear old Cary Jacobs Bond, "When you come to the end of a perfect day......"
And so, to dear Esteemed and well-blurbed BK, and to the assembled H/Ks in the Living Room........nighty night. :)
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"Patty's Pies" - trade name here in OZ. Connections everywhere.
Best known brand name for Meat Pies here is "Four and Twenty".
How about these gems:
(http://www.tesco.com/pi/xpi/5/5037780511315_200.jpg)
(http://www.somethingsowrong.com/images/faggots.jpg)
der Brucer
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I'm back from a wonderful post-birthday dinner with an old friend from my Navy days (in the mid-80s) who lives and works in Oakland.
Our paths cross very seldom, but we stay in touch. So when I got a "let's catch up" invite for a birthday dinner I was more than glad to indulge.
I had a wonderful soup entree....kidney beans, white beans, and orzo with vegetables and shreds of meat in a robust saffron-tinged broth (to DIE for...).
The entree, rack of lamb with garlic-mashed potatoes and steamed veggies, hit just the right balance of plain and fancy. I ordered medium rare, and a rosy pink hue stretched from the center all the way out to the edges of the loin. It was served with a merlot-mint reduction sauce -- the red wine, cooked down until just the fruit and acid remained; and a handful of mint was evident in the sauce. I am still savoring this entree...and it's been nearly two hours since I finished.
It was polished off with a nice large glass of red Sirrah.
We chatted back at his condo for about an hour while I caught up on his doings (I caught him up on my doings during dinner).
A promise of staying in touch and doing something together real soon ended the evening.
A most pleasant time.
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Wow, I can't believe we're on page 10.
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Crazy time at work, with a brief intense spurt toward the September 15th corporate income tax deadline.
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Amazing, isn't it...
Soothing work vibes for FJL!
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Back from opening night about which more later. Must now eat some chow.
Welcome to Aspara.
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Larry! What are you doing up so late!
der Brucer
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Nightowlism...
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What are you doing up this late derBrucer?
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I have made it to page 11 and note we have 300 posts!!
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What are you doing up this late derBrucer?
Keeping up to date on matters of great import:
Liza with an STD? (Gay)
Minnelli’s hubby declares herpes, Rupert Everett airs the laundry and two TV lesbians get wrecked
Friday, September 08, 2006
In the realms of unbelievable gossip, few can compete with gay patron saint LIZA MINNELLI. Her divorce proceedings with DAVID GEST just got even more ugly according to an article in the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail.
Gest is claiming that before his wedding to Minnelli, she didn’t disclose to him that she has herpes. File that image away for your next nightmare.
Sorry you asked?
der Brucer
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derBrucer, you are unique....
I am busy looking for a picture...
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derBrucer, you are unique....
Lord knows, I've been called worse!
(And why are you not going to Fargo to see the Illusionist?)
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The sandman calls - it's up the wooden hill for me.
'Nite all
der Brucer