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Title: INUNDATED WITH FOOTAGE
Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 12:18:03 AM: Well, the notes are up, and once you've checked them out why not post until the cows come home?
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 12:20:22 AM: The cows are already home BK. Even in OZ it is after milking time.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 12:28:43 AM: My question for the day? As a long time collector of movie songs (especially the oscar nominations), I would like DRs opinions on any likely contenders for song award contenders this year. I am still in shock after last years win by that chocolate confectionary. The only song I can think of this year is "I'm Still Here" from "Treasure Planet". I have not seen many movies this year and "Finding Nemo" had no original song to offer. There must be others.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 02:30:40 AM: DR WEL - I think that DR Ron's post is correct and that DR Joy was sending good vibes to WFO. I am sure she will clear that up for us today. :-X

I have no idea about new songs in musicals this year....whew! What were some of the choices? I think there are a LOT of movies coming out in the next four weeks and the choices will probably increase with their releases.

Yes it was election day yesterday with no surprises around here.

I will ruminate on my questions for today and be back later. :D
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 03:12:27 AM: Good morning all. I have no idea why I am wide awake at 6 am but I do wish I were sleeping.

Here is a question I've been meaning to ask for a while: Most of you DRs, it seems, are actors/performers of some sort, either past or current. When did the bug bite you, and what was the story? If you no longer act/perform, why?

Maya, so who won the Trivial Pursuit game??
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 04:35:01 AM: Here is your Allison Hayes picture of the day.

Dressed casually, Allison peruses a foreign film magazine in between lensing scenes for the 1960 Allied Artists film The Hypnotic Eye. ::)
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 04:57:21 AM: My Jeepers Creepers CD finally arrived this week (long story) and it is just as wonderful as I knew it would be.

My question for BK: Why didn't the "Jewish" version of The Mothra Song make it to the final cd? It was so funny! Everyone in the control booth were laughing so loud that I thought they would be pee in the pants. Luckily I wear pampers so that wasn't a concern for me. ;D
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 04:58:23 AM: Like to remind my fellow DR that the lady (Adryan Russ) who who proofed BK's new book is also a very talented song writer and Bruce produced an album of her songs for the LML label (Lee Lessack homegrown label) called Everyone Has the Right: The Songs of Adryan Russ

(http://www.brucekimmel.com/images/Russeveryonehas2.jpg)

The singers include Juliana Hansen, Jason Graae, Susan Egan, Tami Tappen, Sharon McNight, Michelle Nicastro. Joan Ryan who have all recorded with BK.

It is a great album and highly recommended
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 04:58:30 AM: A post before I begin to work. Warning, it has turned out to be rather long.

Tom: Since I rarely go to movies in theatres anymore, I don't know of a song that might be nominated for Best. I usually see movies long after they have been released, either on DVD/VHS or on HBO. Most movies hold little or no interest for me. The older I get, I guess, the more curmudgeonly (is that a word?) I become.

I did my very first real show (not counting the Candy Cane I played in 3rd grade) at the age of 11 and I was hooked from the first moment. It was a children's play produced by my neighbor across the street. She had always had aspirations toward theatre but had put them aside to raise a family. Then she decided it was time to do something so she started a Children's Theatre company in a local unused neighborhood space. From that time (1964) through to the late 70s I did at least one show a year, and usually many more. I did everything in junior high and high school, plus I did community theatre when they had shows that were right for me. Luckily my parents were supportive of my ambitions. It's a little strange as well as lucky, because our family life had periods of difficulty and chaos so I used theatre as an escape. It took me away from the troubles and problems and helped me grow and survive. I decided when I was in 9th grade (around 14 years old) that I would be an actor. People were amazed that I would make that choice, especially my teacher who assigned the project of a career booklet. I wrote to Actor's Equity, Screen Actor's Guild and AFTRA asking for information on the unions, I even found an audition notice in the Minneapolis paper (we had to include a Help Wanted ad in our book) and I wrote a long essay about being an actor. It must have worked because I got an A on the project. I went on our Spring Trip to NY and DC in 1971 and saw my first Broadway show, Promises, Promises, with Tony Roberts and was even more hooked if that was possible. I stayed at a hotel that is now a condominium, on 34th Street, kitty-corner from Macy's and I told the trip advisors that I would be back in NYC very soon. It took 9 more years but here I am and even though I'm not "in the business" anymore, I don't regret a minute of it. It provided me with some of the most wonderful times of my life and I met some of the most special people I could ever imagine.

Well, this has turned into a rather long essay on Why I Am A Performer. I'll let you all move on to another posting now. Thanks for reading.
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 05:04:47 AM: Quote from: Ben on November 05, 2003, 04:58:30 AM
A post before I begin to work. Warning, it has turned out to be rather long.

Tom: Since I rarely go to movies in theatres anymore, I don't know of a song that might be nominated for Best. I usually see movies long after they have been released, either on DVD/VHS or on HBO. Most movies hold little or no interest for me. The older I get, I guess, the more curmudgeonly (is that a word?) I become.

My god! I thought I was the only one! I used to love to go to the movies and now it is such a chore. Also the reason I am not familar with songs from films any more is that they rarely get air play anymore. So they are not familar to the general public.

I remember there was one year not so long ago when there was a dearth of original songs that they cut the category down to three songs and that was even stretching it. I think one of the songs was from Manequin
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 05:19:57 AM: LOL DR MDS - perhaps it was a safety concern! :P And thanks for the heads up about that CD! It sounds great!

Hmmmmmmmm....

DR LC - interesting question. And DR Ben has provided the first answer. Very nice! And I don't think there are any short answers to your question, so I hope you are ready to read a LOT today!

I started at the age of 4 or 5 singing songs with my father's band. I sang all the sad country songs about abandoned children and children losing their parents, and there are a LOT of them. Then when my sister took over those songs, I retired from show business. Then I started taking gymnastics lessons - called tumbling way back them - and since there was only a combo class that included tap dancing, I took that, too. The owner of the school always took her students to Starlight Musicals (defunct now) and the directors there used her students as fill-ins for their productions. I did a LOT of shows there like The Music Man, Gypsy, Oklahoma, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, and Showboat. It was a lot of fun.

My major is in dance, but I was not a success. I kind of skipped over some time in my twenties, and then started acting, directing, dancing again with a group that built a theatre in a barn - and then when I won a play-writing competition, I also started working with a theatre in Indianapolis that later became an Equity house. I still work both places since I am not a full Equity member - only a candidate.

As to why....hmmmmm....just wanted to be noticed, I guess. ;D
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Post by: Noel on November 05, 2003, 06:01:17 AM: Ask BK: Have you ever seen Adryan Russ's musical Inside Out and what did you think of it?

A production just closed here and I'm sorry I missed it.
Title: Re:INUNDATED WITH FOOTAGE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 06:02:12 AM: Of course I meant new songs in movies NOT musicals.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on November 05, 2003, 06:06:28 AM: For Ask BK Day ---
If this is actually Guy Haines' site, why is the copyright notice at the end in your name instead of his?
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Post by: td on November 05, 2003, 06:24:39 AM: ??? ??? ??? Is Barbara Deutsch a relation to Patty Deutsch?

(and did I spell that right?)
Title: Re:INUNDATED WITH FOOTAGE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 06:46:07 AM: My question for Ask BK Day:

On your new reality show, when you are viewing the vast footage - does anyone stand out so that you would shift the focus to that participant? Or do you follow a 'story arc' that is decided by someone else?

And is taping already finished or does it continue? ::)

To DR's who direct/stage musicals:

Do you prefer to stage big numbers: i.e. Put On Your Sunday Clothes, or smaller numbers i.e. Elegance?

And if you have staged a musical number - which one was your best or favorite (not necessarily the same one), and why?
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 06:50:07 AM: The endless loop of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (the Notes title from days gone by) has been playing in my head for far too long! I'm about to vomit on the floor. Song Titles as Note Titles must be BANNED, do you hear me, BANNED. Damn them all to hell.

What the HELL am I talking about???

Back to work, now. Bye.
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 06:55:22 AM: But before I go, let me say I think I'm a rare breed. I was an actor who never wanted to be anything else but an actor. I never wanted to be a director (it was my least favorite class at University). I've always just wanted to work on my character (in the context of the whole play, of course) but I never wanted to have to look at the whole picture and solve problems and tell people where to go and help guide them through a performance. The focus is on ME, do you hear? ME, ME, ME. Focus people ;D ;) 8)
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 06:56:02 AM: DR Ben - it could be worse. I was once stuck on float for miles and miles while this song played endlessly...endlessly...endlessly...endlessly....

click the link at your own risk :P

http://www.rjsfunwithmidis.com/alleycat.mid (http://www.rjsfunwithmidis.com/alleycat.mid)
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Post by: Emily on November 05, 2003, 08:38:16 AM: I had a nice long post all ready to go and then the fershulgana (sp?) site stopped working. Isn't that just my luck? :)

Everyone, don't forget to join the Haines His Way Emergency Contact E-mail Group I have set up at Yahoo!

All you have to do is send an e-mail to
hhw911-subscribe@yahoogroups.ca
and you will never be without HHW again. Think of the possibilities. :)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 05, 2003, 08:47:14 AM: Well, that was interesting! Getting a "closed for maintenance" error message for about a half hour. Undaunted, I kept trying until I broke through.

DR Tom, the song from TREASURE PLANET will not be Oscar nominated this year. TREASURE PLANET was eligible for last year's Oscars. In fact, it was nominated for Best Animated Feature and lost to SPIRITED AWAY.

For Ask BK Day - Your fondness for Diet Coke is well known, but I was wondering if you could elaborate why you prefer it over, say, Diet Pepsi, Diet Cherry Coke, or Pepsi One (my favorite although I will buy any name diet sodas that are on sale). Thanks.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 09:05:45 AM: I don't know what the problem was and won't know until Bakalor calls me. Luckily, it wasn't long. More when I get to work.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 09:07:47 AM: And because things are moving very slowly (at least on my computer) let's not post images until I find out what the problem is - I'm sure we'll be normal by the afternoon, but I don't want to take any chances on overloading the system with images until I know it's safe to do so. Thanks!
Title: Re:INUNDATED WITH FOOTAGE
Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 09:08:37 AM: Furthermore, if this happens again, I will immediately open BK's Notes so that you can post as we used to, to the bottom of the notes.
Title: Re:INUNDATED WITH FOOTAGE
Post by: Noel on November 05, 2003, 09:16:14 AM: I'm always distressed to hear when any show closes. And an original musical comedy, with acquaintances in the cast . . . that's even worse.

That said, Urinetown didn't strike me as remotely funny. I sat there, rather appalled that this witless SNL sketch was going well beyond the length of such things. The cast worked hard, but I wish they were given material that was fresh, or a joke I hadn't heard a thousand times before.
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Post by: Sandra on November 05, 2003, 10:03:16 AM: Hey, here's a question. I'm doing an assignment for my Computers class (my favorite!) and I have to make a Power Point presentation to convince people to invest in my imaginary company. So I've made up a fencing school and I need the top five reasons why people should invest in it. So far all I have is, "I have a sword and I know how to use it." Can anyone think of anything else?
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 10:17:49 AM: DR Sandra:

You can do more with a foil than just bake a chicken

There are no more sabre tooth tigers but you can still protect yourself with a Sabre and thrust
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 10:32:37 AM: Don't forget DR Sandra, that you will be the first in a very unique market.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 10:50:51 AM: Ben & MDS, I too find going to movies a chore anymore. I can look at the ads in the paper and see absolutely nothing I want to get off my ass to go see.

Part of it is that I discovered and grew up watching movies on TV under less than ideal conditions (small screens, commercials, snowstorms of static)so I'm perfectly content to view them in this format, particularly with the advent of video and DVD. I've always been intriqued by the story more than the production values (probably why I never had any desire to be a director...If you're noticing the jazzy camera angle, somebody's not doing his job right because he's taking you out of the story).

The other reason, of course, is the increasing rudeness and bad behaviour of the movie audiences over the years. As I get older and more crotchedy, I have far less patience for it.

My wife and I only attend WGA society screenings where there is no food or talking allowed. And, around this time of the year, we get in free to all the major films being nominated on my card. We go to theatres like the Arclight or screening rooms, where unruly behaviour is at a minimum, and catch up on everything worthwile we missed over the year. I really enjoyed getting the DVD screeners last year and am mightily ticked we'll not be getting them this year. It was so convenient.

But beyond all that, I just don't really find most films that come out worth watching anymore. I have all the Showtime and HBO channels and almost never watch them. I rarely rent anything from the video store. My TV is pretty much almost always on TCM or the Fox Movie Channel or the Westerns Channel. Watching To Kill A Mockingbird this past weekend reminded me how truly great black and white is!

As to the acting question, my beginnings as an actor can be found in my Unseemly Interview in the Unseemly Interview Archive. I never officially retired from acting, I just started making too much money writing movies. I keep intending to get back to it one of these days, but, of course, twenty years have past since I've trod the boards. And board-trodding is the only acting I do, I'm definitely a stage actor...not a movie actor. The stage is the most exciting form of drama for me and the one where the actor has the most control over his fate. It's great to get out and adjust to a new audience and situation every night while still staying on course with your fellows actors, the direction you've been given, and the framework of the whole. Keeping it consistent, but keeping it fresh and exciting. It is also the most intimate form of drama for both performers and audience. The best theatre is always better than the best movie.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 10:52:47 AM: I think we were down again for a few minutes, no?
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Post by: Jennifer on November 05, 2003, 11:04:58 AM: Hey happy Wednesday!

Still not feeling great. But much better than before. Sinuses hurt, but are slowly getting back to normal. I slept through the whole night for the second night in a row. Yeah for that. And yeah for the snow melting.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on November 05, 2003, 11:07:15 AM: We were totally down for a few minutes about this time yesterday and then about an hour ago. Then after the site came back today for a short time there was a message to feed your dog or drink coffee and try again later. These are the times I noticed a problem, but there may have been others when I was not trying to access the site or board. While these short outages are certainly better than the day long problems on the old board, I was under the impression that this would never happen with the new software and was one of the main reasons for the change. I hope these problems get ironed out quickly and I'm sure that is one thing that other DRs will agree with me on.
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Post by: Sandra on November 05, 2003, 11:13:30 AM: The computer just deleted the assignment I spent an hour and forty minutes doing, so I'm going to go cry before I have to go to my Geology class.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 12:01:45 PM: Quote from: bk on November 05, 2003, 09:07:47 AM
And because things are moving very slowly (at least on my computer) let's not post images until I find out what the problem is - I'm sure we'll be normal by the afternoon,

Now, just a cotton-pickin minute there, BK. You may be normal by this afternoon, but I have no intention of getting back to normal anytime in the foreseeable future.
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 12:06:23 PM: Matthew Perry may not be there, but you'll still be able to Parry and Thrust at Sandra's Academy of Fencing
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 12:06:56 PM: At last some good news. Thank you TCB.Who wants normal anyway?
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 12:22:58 PM: I lost the site for a few minutes then. Thanks to those who attempted to enlighten me re movie songs this year. It seems very few of us go to the movies these days. Maybe some of the younger Kimlets know a few movie songs this year that have been pop hits.. Diane Warren (sp) must have written another dozen ballads. Thanks MAtt re "Treasure Planet" - we often get movies released very late here (particularly ones for kids) so I am never sure of their year of release. François is still hoping for a movie release of "Finding Nemo" for Christmas. At least we have had that one. "Sea Biscuit" opens here today. (Surley that managed a song for the end titles).
DR Ben. I guess you don't mind the spotlight switching to Ant.
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 12:27:11 PM: DR Tom, no I don't. It's good to see someone still attacking the biz. I loved performing and would love to do something again but the day to day folderol can just be too much. I'll let Ant stand in the sunshine now.
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Post by: Noel on November 05, 2003, 12:39:05 PM: The Boy Who Cried

When I was a minor, I cried a lot. When life seemed unfair, when teachers were mean, when bullies bullied (as they did on a daily basis), torrents of tears would fall.

And of course, boys are told that boys don't cry. I got the message that it's not OK to cry. And then I got taken to some musicals: Brigadoon, Mame, Young Abe Lincoln, HMS Pinafore. In the audience, I got a different message: It's OK to cry. As long as you're watching a musical.

I guess I began to believe that musicals create a great release for people: they let you cry in public. Later, when I read Aristotle on the need for catharsis, I learned that this Aristotle guy had come up with the same theory of theatre thousands of years earlier.

Oddly, it was Brigadoon that gave me my first lead role in school. I was the Eighth Grade Tommy Albright to beat all Eighth Grade Tommy Albright. And, at the time, I could hum enough original melodies to make up an entire musical school. In Ninth Grade, I wrote my first musical, down on paper and everything. I went to the college where Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart had written shows, and, got the impression that I could do something that not that many people could do: write musicals. I was the youngest member of Lehman Engel's writing workshop at BMI. And I also got the impression that actors are not treated very well. So I left acting to the zillions of others who could do it just as well, or better.

At my sixth musical to get produced while I was in my 20's, I was unsure how the second act was playing, so I asked my father about it. He said "We were all crying" and I thought, good, Dad probably needed a good cry.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 12:55:45 PM: Hey, man, where in tarnation IS everyone? This is worse than yesterday and yesterday was close to being one of our slowest days. Is this a holiday week or something? Let's get some postin' goin' on while I continue being inundated with footage.
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 01:26:41 PM: I'm right here, BK, sitting in the cyber cafe of my school after Western Civ class!

It's so interesting reading about everyone's initiation to life upon the wicked stage (oh, a Kern and Hammerstein reference!)

LC--I won the game, thank God! I was shuddering at the prospect of calling him "Your Majesty" for one whole rehearsal, but I guess I lucked out and got a bunch of easy questions. We were playing with the Genus edition from like, the 70's, so all the pink questions he got (he needed his pink pie-piece) were questions along the lines of "What was the name of the dog on Insert Obscure 50's Detective Show Here." Tomorrow, everyone in Macbeth should have the unique privilege of seeing the King of Scotland in a dress!!!

Hmm...I've been performing since I was 10 or so. I originally enrolled in acting class because I was shy and my parents thought it would help me break out of my introspective little shell. Well, it did its job and I've been a loud "theatre animal" ever since...I guess I've been in about 10 full-length plays/musicals or so and a lot of recitals and things when I was younger. I'm still trying to decide though if I want to pursue musical theatre or writing as my ultimate career choice.

Jrand--What a tough question! I love big, flashy production numbers but I also love small-scale intimate numbers. If I had a preference though...I like a big flashy brassy number with ensemble and glitter and all. But it isn't necesarry by any means!

I can't think of a good Ask BK or DR question, but maybe I'll have one later. :D
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 01:27:23 PM: Just made a quick visit to tarnation and could not recognise anyone. Try elsewhere. (maybe I should be looking for posters who don't look like the photos here !)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 01:34:48 PM: I'm just out of bed. I was up and down all night. For those who were certain that I am "full of 'it'", I assure you that problem has been eradicated.

Now I am minus 'it.' and I'm a tad hungry, a tad thirsty, shivering in my skivvies as I sit here writing instead of swaddling myself in my blankets.

DR Sandra: For your "selling points" for your fencing company, you might consider -- "No other fencing company of any kind can provide the one-on-one security and self-confidence that ours can provide!"

Or, "For those who don't want to be 'fenced in,' learning to fence can give you the secure edge you need for self-protection."

(TCB -- NO GROANING ALLOWED).

BK: What is the status of the Broadway-bound "The First Nudie Musical"?

BK: What's the word on the response (critical/sales) to "Jeepers Creepers"?
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Post by: Matthew on November 05, 2003, 01:49:00 PM: I have a question for BK, but this should probably go on the tech board, but maybe others will agree that don't read the tech board. This has to do with the reminders at the top of each page here. When someone (either you or MarkB or Craig) post something about a new Juliana's Journal entry or whatever, would it be possible to put the date that it's posted so whenever we log on and see the reminder, we don't go to the journal and find we've already read that entry. It's just a thought.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 01:52:15 PM: DR Maya the answer to that TP question is Asta.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on November 05, 2003, 01:53:22 PM: You ask where everyone is. Maybe some DRs don't have the patience to wait for each screen to load since it is taking an unusually long time today. I don't mind the extra scrolling and clicking on the new board except that it takes a very long time for each screen to load... especially today after the board was briefly down. The old version of the site used to load instantly, but the new one takes longer to load initially and then you have to wait as the second page of notes and the pages to get to the "new" portion of the notes post.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 02:02:02 PM: Loading is indeed slow today - and I can't blame all the photos.
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Post by: Andrea on November 05, 2003, 02:07:18 PM: Alright, I have a question for BK, granted it isn't musical theatre related but I want to know anyways. And this can turn into an ask dr question as well!

Describe your dream house:)

Back to work studying! (I just got a B and a B+... that is not good!)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 05, 2003, 02:09:12 PM: Like bk, I have a dial-up connection as opposed to cable modem or some other broadband connection, and unless a page is crammed with images, I have never noticed a particularly slow page loading time. Even with pages crammed with images, it's never more than 30 seconds or so to load a page, and I certainly don't mind waiting for the quality of images we've been gietting since the forum went deluxe.

Sorry to hear of your bad night, DR Ron. Hope the "inside plumbing" is back to normal or getting that way. I know how miserable that can be. I had a particularly horrible night last Friday and didn't get more than 5 or 6 hours sleep total. That made Saturday a VERY long day.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 02:11:08 PM: Not having any loading problems here in Oakland. May be a locational thing? Serverwise??

I don't know poop about computerese so I'm sure Mr. Mark Bakalor will get to the bottom of it all.

In due time, of course....after many bitch-slappings all around.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 02:16:50 PM: Sandra, that is so upsetting and frustrating. Do you have an automatic 5 minute back up on your computer?
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Post by: Matt H. on November 05, 2003, 02:21:56 PM: I really do not enjoy going out to movies much any more. I will go for something I really, really want to see (CHICAGO) or to see something that I think will be enhanced by a theater-sized widescreen (the upcoming RETURN OF THE KING), but for an ordinary film, my home theater functions just fine.
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Post by: Sandra on November 05, 2003, 02:25:34 PM: No, there was no back-up. It just closed and I lost everything. *Crying*

So now I'm trying to do it at home, and then I have to write an essay for tomorrow.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 02:33:02 PM: Sandra, I don’t know how to install a backup but maybe someone here can explain how it’s done. In the meantime try to remember to stop and back up your file once in away. You have received some very witty suggestions for your fencing school, but I must admit to liking yours the best so far. Good luck with the assignment.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 02:35:29 PM: Sandra just realized you weren’t at home when you lost the work. Do you have the backup on your personal computer?
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 02:41:53 PM: Well...I am not having any loading problems...hmmmmmmmm. I am watching THE HEIRESS - and that is a terrific movie. Miss Olivia deHavilland richly deserved her Academy Award for this performance - and I only wish the Mr Montgomery Clift, Mr Ralph Richardson, and Miss Miriam Hopkins had also been similarly rewarded.

"Yes...he came to wrong house....and he came twice. I will see that he does not come a third time."

"Oh - can you be so cruel?"

"Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters."

Did any DR see the revival a few seasons ago on Broadway? Would love to hear some recollections of productions of this play. It is a stunner.
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Post by: Sandra on November 05, 2003, 02:49:35 PM: No, no backup. I was doing it all at school because it has to be done on Windows XP and then uploaded to the school's network. And I couldn't save because every time I tried, it said there wasn't enough disk space.
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 02:53:35 PM: I have not noticed any loading problems today other than when the boards were down, but I have a broadband connection. Glad to see everything seems to be working again - I did, as the maintenance message suggested, go and pet my cat. ;D

I am really enjoying reading everyone's acting answers! Thank you for sharing.

Jrand - if you mean the revival with Cherry Jones, I saw it. It was before I lived here and I had just flown in overnight, so I was rather jet-lagged and groggy. I really don't remember very much about it other than she was amazing, and turned me into a fan. But the play itself is, I agree, a stunner!
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 03:00:30 PM: I do not believe it is the slow loading that is causing the dearth of posts. I believe there are errant and truant people perusing the board but not posting, that is what I think. I think this happens whenever I say we need more posts. It is psychological. I know that it is psychological because every time I say we nee d more posts people go out of their way to post less. That is just psychological if you ask me. So, no more damn posts. Enough is enough as my friends Barbra and Donna used to say. Today's number of posts would not even be worthy of the other board (not the CONTENT - we always LOVE the content no matter how many posts there are) but it is especially unworthy of the benchmark we've set for ourselves on this new board. Or are we suddenly unworthy of your posts. That reminds me of a song from Assassins:

I am unworthy of your posts
Hainsies/Kimlets
I am unworthy of your posts

Nudie: After the first producer flaked, I was contacted by another producer who was very gung ho and wanted to do a workshop in December and bring it to NY mid-next year. Sadly, he, too, seems to be a flake and I am now completely bored with flakes. So, no news, other than the property is now with two other producers, who are checking it out.

Jeeper's Creepers: Richard knows more about sales than I (I think it's doing just fine) but the reaction to the album has been pretty wonderful from everyone.

Dream house: I guess I like where I am - I'm sure it would be fun to have a view, though, so my dream dream house might have a beautiful view in every direction.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 03:00:46 PM: Quote from: Maya on November 05, 2003, 01:26:41 PM

I won the game, thank God! I was shuddering at the prospect of calling him "Your Majesty" for one whole rehearsal, but I guess I lucked out and got a bunch of easy questions. We were playing with the Genus edition from like, the 70's, so all the pink questions he got (he needed his pink pie-piece) were questions along the lines of "What was the name of the dog on Insert Obscure 50's Detective Show Here." Tomorrow, everyone in Macbeth should have the unique privilege of seeing the King of Scotland in a dress!!

I think they call it a kilt, Maya.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 03:05:25 PM: Noel, I liked your story.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 03:08:32 PM: I think that MDS hit the nail on the head about songs from movies. When I was growing up in the '50s and '60s (no, children, not the 1850s and 60s) there were dozens (possibly even hundreds) of radio staions that played M-O-R, or Middle of the Road, music like Peggy Lee, Dionne Warwick, Sinatra, Percy Faith, etc. It was a whole genre of music that doesn't seem to exist anymore. Oh, I mean you can still find that type of music, but you have to know where to look for it. We also had the variety shows on television, the Ed Sullivans, the Andy Williams, the Perry Comos. Also, there were more supper clubs and concert venues that booked these entertainers. All of these areas brought this type of music and these artists to the public's attention. Even if you didn't see a move all year, you knew the songs and the themes from all of the movies, because you heard them all year round. I feel very sorry for the people who are trying to make a career as a singer or songwriter, unless you are into rap or heavy metal (like Macbeth).
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 03:09:50 PM: I must be one of the few people here who enjoys seeing current films in the theater, despite high admission prices and rude audience members. It's something about the big screen! Anyway, I don't really know from movie songs, but I have noticed a dearth of quality songs during the end titles in movies lately. I'm sure all the end-of-the-year Oscar contenders will bring out the big guns, like Lord of the Rings. When I saw Cold Mountain there were some beautiful songs in the film, but the end credits were not ready yet so I didn't get to see who sang them. I bet Bob Dylan will garner a nomination for Masked and Anonymous, which was a terrible movie but was a nice showcase for his music. Or perhaps Ewan McGregor and Renee Zellweger singing the title song from Down with Love, which was a lovely song composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

DR Ron - hope you feel better.

PS. Thank you to the karma fairy. :)
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 03:22:26 PM: Thanks LC!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 03:27:22 PM: Bruce, speaking of Jeepers Creepers and sales, has it "gone wide" yet? I was in the Creature Features Shop yesterday on Olive in Burbank (looking for the latest copy of Scarlet Street which has the second part of my interview in it...didn't find it) and prominently displayed on the check-out counter was the Jeepers Creepers album. They also had several more copies in the regular CD bins.
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 03:30:26 PM: Quote from: TCB on November 05, 2003, 03:08:32 PM
I feel very sorry for the people who are trying to make a career as a singer or songwriter, unless you are into rap or heavy metal (like Macbeth).

TCB, it's posts like that that make me wish I could go back in time to see what that was like! This is tangential, but my family used to be in the restaurant business way back when and this included a lounge/nightclub, and my grandmother was in charge of entertaining the talent when they came to Hawaii - she got to meet and show around town people like Nat King Cole, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, etc. I only found this out recently and had no idea my grandmother was so cool! lol

As for trying to make a career as a singer or songwriter, I think there might be hope yet. There are many young artists writing and performing their own music these days, that sell well. I think a lot of young people are sick of having Britney and boy bands crammed down their throat and are embracing pop (often informed by folk, jazz, etc.) music with more substance. Some of the new singers/songwriters are really talented and I hope they will be able to have career longevity, though they are fighting a risk-averse culture monopolized by Clear Channel that prefers to manufacture hits and treats artists as products and demands instant sales, or else.

I guess this doesn't address your point that there are whole genres of music that don't get exposed to people because radio is so conservative, which is a whole other problem :(, but at least there is the internet and sites like these that are so informative.

OK, that rant turned out a lot longer than I was expecting. At least I am getting closer to Jr. Member status!
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 03:30:48 PM: Jeepers Creepers will only be available online and in specialty shops like Creature Features and Footlight, etc. It will never be at Tower or any place like that. When I am ready to explain how the new label will work I'll have lots more detail - don't want to be giving anyone any ideas at this stage of the game, because people do like to take others' ideas - it's flattery, I know.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 03:35:26 PM: TCB, sadly I can’t get a radio station with those songs. There was one when we first moved here but it just had to become an all talk radio show. I hate it. There is an excellent station in L.A. but I couldn’t find it last time I was there. Who can tell me what channel it’s on?
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 03:36:23 PM: Hey everyone! I'm here at work, and am in the process of making my fourth Quizilla.com quiz. This one is What Broadway Musical Theatre Actor is your Ideal Match? I'll post the link when I'm done....the choices are Stokes, Brent the WSMA, Gavin Creel, John Barrowman and....Nathan Lane.

Jrand and TCB--LOL! You guys crack me up, ya do!!

I love going to see movies in theatres too, although not so much paying for that. I don't think I've been to an actual movie in a theatre though for like a month.

I liked your rant, LC! :D
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 03:38:42 PM: Warning: THIS IS A VANITY POST.

I want to be a full member, goshdarnit.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 03:46:42 PM: I think this whole thing is psychological. There are yet more changes (invisible changes, you won't notice them) afoot which will make us faster, better, and safer. I'll tell you about them as soon as they are in place. These are all server-based changes and they won't effect any dear readers or the way anything works - it will just make everything more efficient.

That said, I think this whole thing is psychlological. Now, clothing report right this minute - and some questions would be nice, too.

Burgandy polo shirt, jeans. sneakers and a Bullshit baseball cap.
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 03:47:15 PM: Dear Reader Jane:

Actually, there are two radio stations in L.A. that play "our" kind of music.

KSURF plays on 540 and 1260 on the AM dial: http://www.ksurf.am (http://www.ksurf.am). Depending where you are in Southern California, one frequency will be clearer than the other.

KLAC plays on 570 on the AM dial and can also be heard over the internet. http://www.570klac.com/main.html (http://www.570klac.com/main.html)

KLAC tends to carry more commercials than KSURF, in my belief. Pity this music cannot be found on the FM Dial. I know there are internet radio stations that can be found that play this type of music, too.
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 03:50:48 PM: Blue and white pinstripe button-down collar shirt, blue wool V-neck sleeveless sweater vest, bluejeans, black woven leather belt, black oxford shoes, white T-shirt, white boxers, white athletic socks.
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 03:52:18 PM: Thanks, Maya!

Jay - only one sock?

Old dark blue long-sleeved shirt and gray sweatpants.
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 03:57:50 PM: I'm with you, Dear Reader LC. As I've said before, I like seeing flix in the theatres for the big screen image, superior sound, and the je ne sais quoi that comes with seeing a film as part of an audience. Perhaps it's a function of the films I choose to see, or the quality of the audience drawn to the theatres I frequent, but, with small exception, I do not encounter the rude audiences that some other dear readers have alluded to.

Oh yes, one other thing. Since so much is driven by opening weekend box office these days, I do try to support those small independent films that have special appeal for me by trying to see them when they first open.
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 03:59:24 PM: I just love the "Modify" feature on this here site. Now people will wonder what the hell DR LC was referring to. ;)
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 04:04:37 PM: Good afternoon all.
Question for anyone who's ever been in a college choir We had a cancelled reheasral tomorrow, which today our director decided to un-cancel. I'd already told my babysitting family that I could take the 16 month old all day because I had no reherasal. So I told my director that his options were no me at all tomorrow, or me with baby in tow. He told me "sure, bring the kid along, just don't miss class." Is this nuts? I can't back out of babysitting...their regular backup, the grandmother, is out of town, so I've gotta take him. But I totally didn't except my director to take that option. I'll let you guys know how it goes...

Clothing - Dark blue jeans, stretchy burgundy shirt with three-quarter length sleeves, white socks, white tennis shoes with blue stars on them.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 04:05:04 PM: Jane, There are two pretty good standard stations in LA right now...570 & 1260. God forgive me, I'm blanking on their call letters right now...Ah, 1260 is KSURF, I think. Both are pretty good, but both could broaden their palette a little. You get far too much Linda Ronstadt and others of the older rock ilk now crooning standards, mixed with the Tony Bennetts and Ellas. Still there's a lot of voices I've yet to hear on these stations...like Vic Damone, Johnny Hartman, Brook Benton, Buddy Clark, Helen Merrill, Bobby Short, etc. They could also mix a little big band or show tunes in with it. This would actually be an excellent venue in which to play all the sort of things Mr. Kimmel produces and all the artists he features. Why not a little Brent Barrett and Guy Haines? Mr. Kimmel, you should speak to these program directors.

1260 at one time tried an all show tune format. It failed; largely, because they did not stay true to their mission statement. They claimed they would give you show tunes from both the movies and films and would also interperse it with great standard singers singing their cover versions of Broadway and movie hits (and let's face it, probably 75 percent of the great standards came from some show or movie). But they gave us very little movie show tunes, almost none of the standard cover versions, and they would give you far too much current Broadway and Lloyd Webber, not nearly enough from the great fifties book shows and the 30's and 40's.

So far the standards stations are certainly preferable to the right-wing screamfests that inundate most of the stations out here, but if I here Sunday in New York (as much as I like it) one more time I may be the one screaming or Diana Ross and the Supremes singing Rodgers and Hart, or Dionne Warrick doing Cole Porter covers with the worst synthesized orchestrations I have ever heard...

When I was back in Cincinnati last week, they had a great station, WMKV, sort of a fogie station, but they played terrific standards and big band stuff. It's supposed to be listenable to on the internet.

I too remember when top forty stations bled into other arenas besides just rock n roll. Elvis, Tony Bennett, the Drifters, Johnny Cash, Sinatra, Faron Young, Jackie Wilson, Dinah Washington, and even Louis Armstrong singing Hello, Dolly peacefully co-existed together in a rich top 40 tapestry.

So just how does one become a full member around here? Is it number of posts?
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 04:07:04 PM: May I inquire what that silly baby picture is down in the corner of each post?
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 04:08:13 PM: Oh, and pale yellow undies and white bra, to be complete :)
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 04:09:30 PM: "And why what is it, fish?" is on mine? I can understand why it's on Bruce's, but not mine?
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 04:12:34 PM: Is it me, or did the appearance of this site just change??
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 04:13:14 PM: Oh, and just changed back...it must be my computer
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 04:14:09 PM: And one more shameless vanity post to get me to 50 posts... :D
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 04:14:59 PM: Dear Reader Charles Pogue:

Beat you to the punch on the radio station info.

If you roll your cursor over the baby picture, it tells you: "View Profile." Click on the baby picture, and it brings you to that individual's profile.

And yes, the number of posts determines status. At 51 posts, you become a junior member. And can give Karma points to fellow Dear Readers. At 101 posts, you become a full member.

BTW, Dear Donald had a Sunday show on 1260 when it was the all Broadway format. That was how I was first introduced to him.
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 04:16:48 PM: You can't change the baby picture (that takes you to a reader's profile)but you can change the phrase. It involves going into your own profile and removing that phrase and replacing with something of your own choosing. And yes, full membership is determined by the number of posts a DR makes.
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 04:17:29 PM: Old Navy Lounge pants and an AIDS Walk T-shirt
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Post by: Ben on November 05, 2003, 04:18:17 PM: And Jay beat me to Charle's questions
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 04:19:12 PM: DR CP:

Click on the baby picture on one of your own posts and you'll be brought to your own profile. There you can change "What is it, fish?" to anything your heart desires. Or nothing at all. There's also space to place a longer tagline, i.e., where DR LC places her quotation from Dante. It's at the profile page, too, where you can load in a picture of yourself so we all can see what you look like.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 04:31:37 PM: I think this whole thing is psychological. Damn them, damn them all to hell. I think Mr. Charles Pogue needs to have a photo, don't you, dear readers?
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 05, 2003, 04:32:06 PM: DR Ann - one of the most SERIOUS lessons I EVER learned as a director is: do what is on the schedule. The actors and tech crew have been psyched for that....no matter what...don't change the schedule.

I had the WORST EVER rehearsal for Bye Bye Birdie I ever had for ANY show I ever directed....when everyone came to do an Act One run through and I announced we were doing Act Two instead.

It took only once for me to learn. Do what is on the schedule.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 04:41:34 PM: Ann: Be flattered. Obviously, your director feels that rehearsal would not be as good, if you were absent.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 04:42:56 PM: By the way, Ann, who is the director of the U.P.S. choir these days? And, is this Choir of the West?
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 04:45:57 PM: LYRICS TO THE THEME FROM SEABiSCUIT
A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can ride a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Seabiscuit

Go right to the source and ask the horse
He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse.
He's always on a steady course.
Talk to Seabiscuit

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And this one'll ride til his course is hoarse.
You never heard of a riding horse?

Well listen to this. Gallop Gallop
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 04:47:55 PM: Quote from: MDS on November 05, 2003, 04:57:21 AM

My question for BK: Why didn't the "Jewish" version of The Mothra Song make it to the final cd? It was so funny! Everyone in the control booth were laughing so loud that I thought they would be pee in the pants. Luckily I wear pampers so that wasn't a concern for me. ;D

Unless I missed it, Bruce did you answer my question?
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Post by: Jennifer on November 05, 2003, 04:50:38 PM: Something weird just happened. I tried to post a message. But got an error message, and then it logged me out :(

Btw, Matthew mentioned that he thought it would be helpful if the "news" at the top had a date. I mentioned this before as well. It would really make a huge difference, since it does take time to load the journal. Or at the very least, try to make the wordings sound very different.

Good night!
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 04:50:42 PM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]LOL, Jay![/move]

I get called crazy enough that it won't bother me if people here start to think that.

(http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung0903/aetsch/cheeky-smiley-004.gif)

I should mention I had to look up punim when your profile first appeared. I love Yiddish words.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 04:51:04 PM: A big THANK YOU to Jay.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 04:55:35 PM: Karma points, baby pictures, taglines...I see I have a lot of catching up to do in my massive amounts of spare time. Getting that picture is probably going to a be a major production for this computer-impaired lad (Hell, Bruce, despite your help...I still haven't got my CD burner up to speed). Until I figure this all out, you all will just have to be satisfied with the picture that's on my Unseemingly Interview.

But I'm damned curious about these Karma points.

By the by, just to add to the chorus and fret Bruce even more...these post pages load awfully slow on my computer.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 04:55:46 PM: And another big THANK YOU to Charles Pogue. This is how you become a full member-keep posting.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 05:02:12 PM: I’m not wearing jeans. That is something. I’m wearing the new version of a jogging outfit-don’t know what they are called. Blue pants with a draw string which ties below the waist and a matching blue, green and white striped zip up, sweat shirt style, top.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 05:07:07 PM: Okay, just testing. Changed a few things.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 05:20:05 PM: Quote from: bk on November 05, 2003, 03:00:30 PM
Dream house: I guess I like where I am - I'm sure it would be fun to have a view, though, so my dream dream house might have a beautiful view in every direction.

But if you had "views," wherever would you hang all that art? And wherever would you place your specially made CD and DVD cabinets? However would you manage?????

;D ;D ;D

I suppose a view from at least one side of the house would be nice, though, huh!
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 05:21:15 PM: You know, I think this whole thing is psychological. Do you know if we had another 170 posts today we'd be back up to our 200 post a day AVERAGE (not that there's anything average about posts on this here site) - in the last four days we've managed to fall to an average of 150 posts per day. But, I just think the whole thing is psychological.
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Post by: Danise on November 05, 2003, 05:24:13 PM: Look at the bright side, BK–you could be flooded with yardage! Bad pun, I know but I can only work with what you give me. ;D

DR LC–To answer your question. I was never a pro/pro performer but was just starting out doing local theater. I had joined a semi pro group and was doing my time as a lowly “chorus” person but was starting to get more and more speaking parts. I was told I was pretty good. Then my Mother had a bad accident and that was that. That’s still that because I still take care of her. No regrets.

The picture you see of me to the left BTW, was a money raiser variety show where I did my first and last solo. That was approx. 2 weeks before my Mom’s accident a long time ago.

You can still hear me sing--I do shower concerts on Sunday and Wednesday. The hall (meaning the outside the bathroom door) is quite small so seating is limited. Reservations are recommended as both Brandi and Bear are regulars and take up most of the room.

DR Sandra–Humm “Train with us so you can learn how to get your POINT across!”

DR Andrea–That’s easy. My dream house–Collinwood. Err maybe nightmare house but it would be cool to have a ghost or two floating around.

Speaking of scary, I had a scary that turn into something wonderful. My boss offered to drive me home tonight. I’m thinking “God, I’m in trouble now.” I was almost to scared to get in the SUV but it turned out she wanted to tell me that she is so pleased with my work that she is going to try to have my job reclassed UP 4 (count’em ) Not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 pay grades! You could have knocked me over with a feather! It will take time for the paperwork to go through but I’m on cloud nine (or should I say 4, did I mention 4 pay grades?) right now!

Ya'll have a GREAT evening!

D
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 05:26:31 PM: Bruce, I just think it' just growing pains. People getting used to the new system. Or maybe it's Fall fever, like Spring fever. With everything getting dark at five o'clock, all I really want to do is sleep all the time.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 05:28:58 PM: Many thanks for the good wishes, LC and Matt H.

The pop song is not dead...it's just in hiding. "Producers" like Simon Cowell spend their time producing shows like "American Idol" in which "pop songs" are the norm for the competition, and then produce CDs with the winners that are just crap song piled on top of crap song.

Anyone hear the top-selling Clay Aiken album? It could be anyone with a processed voice. The man has talent and the producers succeeded brilliantly in disguising the fact. I've never been more disgusted with any album than I am with this one. Not a memorable song in the bunch.

Harlemm Lee's album is supposed to be released Nov. 14. Lee won the "Fame" competition. He was fantastic. I sure hope the CD reflects this.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 05:36:51 PM: Karma Fairy: Many thanks for thinking of me! :D
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Post by: MBarnum on November 05, 2003, 05:38:20 PM: BK question #1:
You played Adam on the pilot episode for the tv series TABITHA. Why did you not play him in the remaining episodes?

Question #2: Did you know that Peter "Lil Abner" Palmer was in the next episode of TABITHA?

Question #3: Who is Mark Rutland?
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Post by: MBarnum on November 05, 2003, 05:41:42 PM: I just recieved some lovely photos in the mail, from Diana Darrin, of our lunch in Sherman Oaks in September! The pictures turned out great! If I am still home from work tomorrow I will post a couple of them. Otherwise I will post some this weekend.

My karma has remained stagnant for quite sometime. I think my posts have not been entertaining enough lately for the Karma Fairy to notice me :'(
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 05:46:12 PM: This emissary of the Karma Fairy has not overlookd you!

:)
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 06:04:04 PM: The whole damn thing is psychological, that's what I'm talkin' about.

Tabitha: The pilot I did did not sell. When they decided to recast the leading lady, they called me, but I was already signed to another pilot and couldn't do it. Timing is everything.

Mark Rutland is the director of the film Prime Suspect, for which I composed the music. Mark Rutland, coincidentally, is also the name of the character Sean Connery plays in Mr. Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 05, 2003, 06:19:01 PM: Thank you BK for the answers...and thank you Emissary to the Karma Fairy for the Karma! ;D
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Post by: Jason on November 05, 2003, 06:24:28 PM: I'm not wearing underwear today.
No, I'm not wearing underwear today.
Not that you prob'ly care
Much about my underwear...
Still, nonetheless I gotta say
That I'm not wearing underwear today!

This has been a moment from AVENUE Q.

I am, in fact, wearing underwear (I make it a point to ALWAYS wear underwear), but as I really have nothing important or interesting to post today, I thought I'd shock and awe you all with those lyrics.

Watch out...next time it'll be "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist!"
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 06:24:29 PM: Good evening everyone....I love giving karma!
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Post by: Sandra on November 05, 2003, 06:36:39 PM: Dear BK (and everybody else),

What do you think about the symbolism in Shakespeare's sonnets 65 and 116 (in 600 to 750 words)? More specifically, what is the relationship among the symbols?

Just curious.
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Post by: td on November 05, 2003, 06:38:20 PM: Quote from: bk on November 05, 2003, 04:31:37 PM
I think this whole thing is psychological. Damn them, damn them all to hell. I think Mr. Charles Pogue needs to have a photo, don't you, dear readers?

There are some charming pictures of Mr. Pogue in the two most recent issues of Scarlet Street magazine. . .
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 06:45:04 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on November 05, 2003, 05:38:20 PM
BK question #1:
You played Adam on the pilot episode for the tv series TABITHA. Why did you not play him in the remaining episodes?

Question #2: Did you know that Peter "Lil Abner" Palmer was in the next episode of TABITHA?

Question #3: Who is Mark Rutland?

DR Michael Barnum

Please go here http://www.brucekimmel.com/primesuspect.htm to find out more about Prime Suspect and Mark Rutland and you will know all.

Please go here http://www.brucekimmel.com/tabitha.html.htm to find out more about Tabitha
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 06:52:10 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 04:55:35 PM
Karma points, baby pictures, taglines...I see I have a lot of catching up to do in my massive amounts of spare time. Getting that picture is probably going to a be a major production for this computer-impaired lad (Hell, Bruce, despite your help...I still haven't got my CD burner up to speed). Until I figure this all out, you all will just have to be satisfied with the picture that's on my Unseemingly Interview.

But I'm damned curious about these Karma points.

By the by, just to add to the chorus and fret Bruce even more...these post pages load awfully slow on my computer.

Is Mr, Charles Pogue related to Mr. David Pogue. the composer and pianist and who wrote Mac For Dummies and was the musical director for the Off-Broadway revisal of Flora, the Red Menace? And is mentioned on page 189 of the Kander and Ebb Memoirs?
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 06:54:33 PM: I'm out of tonight's rehearsal! God...I can't believe we're opening in a little more than a week. Scaaary. I think it should be okay though.

Jason--I LOVE Avenue Q. I mean I haven't seen it, but DR LC sent me a copy (thank you, thank you, thank you!!) and I can't stop listening to it. I think the funniest songs are The Internet is for Porn and Schadenfreude.

Ron--I completely agree about Clay Aiken. He's so extremely talented and it's sad to see him waste it all on the same kind of horribly written trite songs that I (or anyone for that matter) could probably have written better when I was 5 years old. I would personally love to see him take over for Hunter Foster in LSOH!!

If anyone is interested in taking my little quizzie, here's the link!

http://quizilla.com/users/bwaybabie/quizzes/What%20Broadway%20Musical%20Theatre%20Actor%20is%20your%20Ideal%20Match%3F%3F/
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 06:56:43 PM: Oh, the karma fairy likes me, she really likes me!!

Thank you karma fairy!
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Post by: Panni on November 05, 2003, 06:57:02 PM: I'm typing this while sitting on the floor of my empty office in an empty house. The movers arrived four hours late -- after I had stayed up the enitre night packing and getting ready for them to show at 9 a.m. Once they did show up, they were very good and even comlplimented me on my packing. The good news is that they say they will deliver my things by Sunday noon - which is much sooner than I hade been expecting. No more sleeping on the floor after that. Bright and early tomorrow the cross country drive begins. It's snowing tonight, so the driving weather won't be great in the morning. Califonia here I come!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 07:04:47 PM: I am not related to David Pogue, in as far as either of us is going to be inheriting stuff from the other if either of us meets an untimely end. But then I suspect all us Pogues are related to each other in one way or another. If his family plowed through Kentucky with Dan'l Boone, then, yeah, we're no doubt related...

td, have you seen the latest edition of Scarlet Street? I have not yet. I'm not even sure which photos Richard had left to use.
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Post by: Emily on November 05, 2003, 07:14:25 PM: I am terribly upset about my recent stagnation in the karma department. What is this? I turn twenty and all of a sudden I'm not young and nubile enough to be karma-lized?

Hee Hee! "Karmalized"! Guffaw! Like an onion! Ha! :)

I had a very scary moment on the bus today on my way home from work. I just managed to grab a seat and as I moved my hand to adjust the wire running from my headphones to my disc player in my bag I realized that my right hand was a big bloody mess. I was leaking blood! And I didn't even realize it until I saw it!

I think I may have poked myself in the finger with my Remembrance Day poppy when I put my coat on. It obviously didn't hurt me that much but it did catch me at just the right spot near my nail. Oh well.

I am now blood deprived. The perfect time to be writing an essay on provincial politics! :)

DR Jason - I liked the Avenue Q selection of the day. :)

DR Andrea - dream houses, eh... let's just say mine revolves around a very comfortable attic in YOUR dream house :)

MY QUESTION FOR BK (getting to this kinda late!)

What is the GROSSEST thing you have ever been served at a restaurant or a friend/family member's house to eat?
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 07:15:07 PM: The whole thing is psychological. I don't know from Shakespeare sonnet symbols by I do know from Shakespeare sonnet cymbals - they crash, much like this website occasionally does.

Is anyone else getting the old "verboten" sign on clicksmilies? I'm certainly getting the old verboten sign and I feel that the whole thing is psychological. I also feel that the hole thing is psychological, but that's another story.
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 07:16:42 PM: I have been served many Gross things, since my grandparents' real name was Gross. I think I once was served some chicken in a mole sauce and let me tell you I took one bite of it and thought I would vomit on the ground right there in front of everyone. I can think of no grosser thing at this time.
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 07:29:29 PM: Bought tonight the Kander and Ebb autobiography and then Mordden's One More Kiss Looking forward to reading them and reporting back. Anyone else reading them?
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Post by: Jennifer on November 05, 2003, 07:30:18 PM: Have I mentioned lately how much I love karma! Thanks to the karma fairies.

Btw, in case anyone is interested, this week is Broadway week on Pyramid (the game show hosted by Donny Osmond). Today Stephanie (can't spell her last name) from Avenue Q was on with Kate Monster. She was amazing. I wonder if the fact that she is used to speaking quickly and doing things fast paced helped her. But she was so good at this game. I don't think she missed giving or receiving a single clue. And it was so cool to hear/see Kate Monster there talking too.
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Post by: Michael on November 05, 2003, 07:34:09 PM: I forgot to mention that I really enjoyed The Broadway Radio Show this week. Great job Donald! Have you ever thought about putting shows on www.live365.com?
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Post by: Ann on November 05, 2003, 07:41:50 PM: I must share my joy with my dear HHW friends. After over nine months of faithful work, as of tonight I have lost exactly 30 pounds! I still have about 20 more before I reach my goal, but 30 is a major accomplishment for me...so I'm feeling happy, and I had to share :D :D :D :D
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 07:44:55 PM: Thanks MDS for the lyrics to that strangely familiar song from "Seabiscuit". I don't remember it in the Shirley Temple version! Thanks especially to LC for the movie song information - I had not heard of the Dylan film and "Cold Mountain" has not had an OZ release.
"Brokeback Mountain" (Annie Proulx) could be an interesting fim. Any suggestions for the cast?
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 07:48:27 PM: DR Ann: If you have created a new habit and don't mind sharing would you lose some for me too. I can never find my glasses or car keys but the weight always seem to be easy to find. I was a touch concerned with the connection bewteen the weight loss and the time frame. Should we be knitting garments for a large baby?
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Post by: bk on November 05, 2003, 07:48:39 PM: Anyone else feel that the whole problem is psychological?
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Post by: MBarnum on November 05, 2003, 07:54:04 PM: Thanks MDS for the links...I keep forgetting about the WWW.BRUCEKIMMEL.COM sight. I need to get me on over there and do some perusing. But first I must post...and with all my new karma! Hurray and thanks!
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Post by: td on November 05, 2003, 08:08:49 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on November 05, 2003, 07:04:47 PM

td, have you seen the latest edition of Scarlet Street? I have not yet. I'm not even sure which photos Richard had left to use.

Only two pictures (of you) in Issue #49:

the corpse on the floor and the very intense, folded-arms, almost-a-head-shot photo. I believe that both of them are new to Scarlet Street readers.
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Post by: Jane on November 05, 2003, 08:14:04 PM: Panni, see you in L.A.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 05, 2003, 08:30:01 PM: bk, you didn't answer my question about Diet Coke from page 1. I know you sometimes answer questions the day after they're asked, but you've answered others' questions today, so I was wonderfing if you forgot about mine. Maybe it was psychological! :) Or, perhaps I missed it.

DR MDS, I mentioned ONE MORE KISS several days ago. Someone here hadn't liked it nearly as much as Mordden's previous decade surveys, and I countered that I had liked it quite a bit since he liked all of Sondheim's works during the decade and so had I. I have ordered COLORED LIGHTS, but it hasn't arrived yet, and I'm not really expecting it until next week. That's fine because I have more than enough things to read to keep me busy.

Looks like we'll have a nice total of messages by the end of the day.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 08:41:18 PM: I wonder if "Colored Lights" will have an English and Australian pressing "Coloured Lights". I look forward to reading it myself. Kander & Ebb have given so much of interest to the world of musical theatre. I would love to see someone record their "flop" musicals as I am sure there are treasures there.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 08:43:29 PM: DR Maya: I believe it is the birthday of Sally Fields today/tomorrow. With that famous quote she was not talking to me!
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Post by: LC on November 05, 2003, 08:44:59 PM: Tom - Cold Mountain isn't coming out in the US until this Christmas, so I would gather the international release dates will be after that.. when do you usually get all the Oscar-contender films?

Ann - congrats on the weight loss!
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 08:53:16 PM: LC. Usually about three months after the USA release unless it is LOTR or some such wonder. "Seabiscuit" and the third of the Matrix movies hit our screens today. We do however get UK releases much earlier. "Bend It Like Beckam" was released here about a year before the USA. DVD releases are often slow. We do not have the market size. I am still hoping for a release of "Castle In The Sky" (?) on DVD as I so much enjoyed "Spirited Away". USA studios are clamping down a bit on exports to countries where a release date is in the future. So far I have been lucky and I think "Finding Nemo" is in the mail. (There are so many pirated copies available here anyway!)
I noticed that a Hot Topic has 150 posts and very hot topic has 50! (maybe I was just upside down as are all Australians of course). May have the numbers wrong but I am not going back to check.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 05, 2003, 09:02:30 PM: I meant to mention in my last post that I agree completely with the assessments of Clay Aiken's first album. I did find three cuts worth listening to more than once, but one of them was "This Is the Night" which was on his previously released single. I know he wanted to do a CD of new music and not just a keepsake CD of songs he performed on AMERICAN IDOL, but I would have liked the CD more if he had done a mix of old and new. That would have offered something for those of either desire. Maybe the next one will have some standards.
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Post by: Jason on November 05, 2003, 09:08:00 PM: Now, I'm not generally one to beg, but what's happening here, folks? The karma fairy has apparently been flitting by all evening and I've yet to bathe in his glory. Perhaps it's all psychological. ;)

I just booked my flight home for Christmas. HOORAY! I'll be gone Dec. 23-28, which frightens me financially, but whatever--I need to go home for a few days.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 09:25:33 PM: Maybe the Karma fairies are out shopping for good wishes for your upcoming birthday Jason. Be positive and thankful that nothing is taken away!
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Post by: Jason on November 05, 2003, 09:35:01 PM: Oy...birthdays. :\

(And by the way, I was only teasing about the karma stuff...I'm quite pleased with 10.)
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 09:44:23 PM: Did you hear that the American Association of Gynecologists has selected an official drink? It's one part Blue Ribbon beer and one part Smirnoff Vodka. They call it the Pabst Smir.

(Remember, there is no groaning at HHW.)
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 09:46:08 PM: Here's one that Dear Reader Music Guy would enjoy, if he can drag his butt cheeks back to the site.

Did you see today's business news? Xerox is merging with the Wurlitzer Company. They will manufacture reproductive organs.
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 09:46:27 PM: Ann--congrats on the weight loss! What a great accomplishment for you!

Tom--LOL...she's a good actress. She's just also...hmmm...how do I say this delicately...annoying sometimes!

To bed with me...I really should study for tomorrow's math quiz sometime tonight.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 09:51:55 PM: Ann: Congratulations on the weight loss. But never fear, the weight is not lost, it is still in Tacoma. It just moved a little farther north near Point Defiance.

Maya: I couldn't get an answer to your quiz... Something about not having a password, or something. It's okay, though, because I know the answer for me had to be Brent.
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Post by: Jay on November 05, 2003, 09:53:03 PM: And this song is dedicated to Dear Reader Panni:

Happy trails to you...
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 10:01:24 PM: Jennifer: I saw Pyramid today, too. I think history may have been made when Donny Osmond and Bruce Vilanch hugged on national TV. Not since Madonna and Britney.............
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Post by: Maya on November 05, 2003, 10:11:41 PM: TCB...if it had worked, your result would have been a really cute pic of Brent and the following description would have accompanied the pic:

Your musical theatre actor ideal match is Brent Barrett! Brent is utterly adorable with his mischeivous charm and romantic swagger...both his voice and his looks make women (and men) swoon.

Goodnight everyone and sweet dreams!!
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 10:13:16 PM: So who is Bruce Vilanch?
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 10:31:41 PM: He is the new star of Hairspray, taking over for Harvey.
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Post by: TCB on November 05, 2003, 10:34:29 PM: Well, I guess it is just us Washingtonians.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 10:35:06 PM: Thanks TCB. I think I can work out the other three people you mentioned. Now to check my emails.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 10:36:48 PM: I've shifted to Washington?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 05, 2003, 11:00:51 PM: Quote from: Emily on November 05, 2003, 07:14:25 PM
I am terribly upset about my recent stagnation in the karma department. What is this? I turn twenty and all of a sudden I'm not young and nubile enough to be karma-lized?

For the moment, you've got as many as I have. Isn't that enough??? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Don't take it too hard. I've bestowed karma points on a regular basis to everyone who was posting that day. Over the past week and a half, that's two to three points, per person, dependent on who's posted at the time I don my wings and wave my wand.

I like giving them, and folks love receiving them. That's the way of life.
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Post by: Laura II on November 05, 2003, 11:00:59 PM: Ann: Congrats on the weight loss! Any tips for others who wish to lose some? I would very much appreciate any secrets you may have! :)
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Post by: Laura II on November 05, 2003, 11:03:27 PM: oh Maya, I loved your quiz! I got Gavin...::swoon:: :-* I am a dork, I know!
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Post by: Laura II on November 05, 2003, 11:07:09 PM: Thank you, karma fairy!
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Post by: Jed on November 05, 2003, 11:09:21 PM: Really don't have much of anything to say, but didn't want to be among the E&T all day!

Quote from: Tom from OZ on November 05, 2003, 10:36:48 PM
I've shifted to Washington?

We'll make you an honorary Washingtonian, Tom! On behalf of TCB, Ann, and George, welcome to the WA division of HHW!
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Post by: Laura II on November 05, 2003, 11:14:17 PM: Ah, you mean the Washington where it would be normal to be up now. :) I live near the Washington where most people are asleep now.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 05, 2003, 11:16:09 PM: Thanks JED. I hope to get there in reality (rather than in virtual reality) in the next couple of years). Apart from NZ there is only water between us.
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Post by: George on November 06, 2003, 12:59:58 AM: Yes, Bruce, it's definitely psychological. I have HHW on my computer all day at work and refresh my browser every once in a while to read the latest comments. As soon as I get home I have it on also (for the most part). Then I do stuff around the apartment or watch TV and (forgive me) forget that I'm still logged into HHW. During commercials, however, I might click the refresh. I do take a while to gather my thoughts (I don't know how the get out, but I have to get them back in again) before I post. So, here's my post o' the day.

Tan shorts with six pockets (the front pockets have pockets on top of them), a pumpkin orange shirt and tighty whities. (I know, TMI.)

CONGRATULATIONS Danise! If you don't mind my asking, is it "for sure" or still only a possibility that your job will get upgraded? Once, my sister was told that her job was going to be upgraded and then it wasn't. It eventually was (and a couple of times since), but that first time (when it wasn't) was rather traumatic.
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Post by: George on November 06, 2003, 01:01:17 AM: Otherwise, no questions from me. Maybe next week.