I could always set up antoher photobucket account...
And the word of the day is: HOBBLEDEHOY!I could swear that hobbledehoy is what they do when a streetwalker has been doing too much business, so they put a device much like a boot on her ankle.
I have a question for the rest of the country -- when do you change your clocks? We don't do that here, so I never have to worry about it.I rarely change my clocks, but have been known to do so when I get sick and tired of the design.
Matt H. one nice feature of TIVO, it catches the changes for us.
Las night we watched the funny opening of THE CLOSER (rerun for us so we turned it off) on TNT’s high definition station. We didn’t know TNT had an HD channel until yesterday.
I suspect the TNT HD station is a recent addition for us, hard to imagine I missed it but then anything is possible.
Since I just watched "American Idol" via the DVR...
Lisa - ugh.
Ace - Stop whining! *However, his wrap up clip from the rehearsal sounded much better.
Bucky - Better than last week, but still...
Chris - It would be great if he did end up pulling "My Heart Will Go On" out of his sleeve. ;)
Kelly - Boring.
Taylor - Just OK.
Katharine - "Best vocal of the night" - hmm.. ??? :-\
Paris - I liked it, I guess.
Mandisa - Sort of too "easy" for her tonight/last night.
Elliott - :)
So, Jose - will you be hanging out in the pit at intermission tonight? No problem if not, though. We're looking forward to the show tonight, in any case.
So, Jose - will you be hanging out in the pit at intermission tonight? No problem if not, though. We're looking forward to the show tonight, in any case.
You could do that. But also, if you find a picture on the internet that you want to use, you can right click (on a PC, I don't know about Macs) and save it somewhere on your computer. Then when you reply to or quote a message (not in the "Quick-Reply" box at the bottom of a page), just above the "Post - Preview - Reset Form" buttons is a box that's labeled "Attach:" and a "Browse..." button. Click "Browse" and find the picture file that you've saved, click on that file, then click "Open" and then "Post" your message. HOWEVER you can't preview with the picture. You can preview the text all you want but only "Attach" the picture when you're ready to "Post." The thing that you can't do is make the picture move, like you can with a linked picture from another website. Make sense?? :)
On the basis of how they performed last night, I think Lisa is the most vulnerable. Singing forgettably in the first position was not helpful to her either.
Funny about Kellie's song "Buckets of Suds." Simon claimed it to be unknown. According to Billboard, it was a #1 hit on the country chart. True, he doesn't claim to be an expert on country music, but certainly if the song was present on the IDOL list of choices, it had to be reasonably well known to SOMEONE for it to be included for choosing.
As for "Idol" offering a list of choices, I don't have a clear idea of what, if anything, the show offers in the way of an "approved" list. Apparently, based on Simon's remark, they had thousands of songs to choose from in all genres for the last six years. Virtually every song written, within reason, was apparently available. Since the judges often complain about the choices made, I have my doubts that anything "approved" amounts to more than a list of songs that don't contain obscene lyrics.
Clay mentioned once in a interview that the list wasn't all that inclusive. From what I understood from him, they have a list of songs available. If the artist wants something else, the producers will attempt to clear the rights, but there's never any guarantee they'll get what they want. He found, more often than not, that it was easier to stick to their approved list.
...And I had no idea that Europe changed their clocks too.
Yep - It's all about getting the clearances from the record companies, publishers and artists (reps). I have a sense that the current "list" is comprised of anything that's ever made it to the Billboard charts. However, not all songs may get the go ahead to be performed on the broadcast.
General comment - which I guess could be rephrased into a question!
Australians and Brits consider the use of the word "Ass" by Americans as a touch "precious". Does the word have a legitimacy in it's use as a synonym for arse or is it a colloquilism only?
Do Canadians use the term in the same way?
Loved your photographs from last night, DR DAKOTA CELT.
Glad the show went so well DRPENNYO!
And yes, DRFJL, we must have the LESTAT report tomorrow!
Today is National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day.
It's also Eric Idle's birthday (born in 1943) and Lucy Lawless' birthday (born in 1968). Coincidence?? I don't think so! ;)
;D
It is due to rain and be cold and windy and miserable all weekend...when I can go out in the weather... OF COURSE
MIAMI - Disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a business partner were sentenced Wednesday to five years and 10 months in federal prison, the minimum they faced for fraud related to their 2000 purchase of the SunCruz Casinos gambling fleet.[/size]
Abramoff and Adam Kidan both pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud, but they won’t have to report to prison immediately.
The judge postponed their reporting date for at least 90 days so the two can continue cooperating in a Washington corruption investigation and a Florida probe into the killing of former SunCruz owner Konstantinos Boulis. Both deny roles in the killing. Abramoff pleaded guilty in connection with the corruption probe but has yet to be sentenced.
Timeless musicals: Hmmm, that is more difficult than it seems. Of course, I think Li'l Abner is timeless but, of course, it isn't - it's firmly rooted in its decade. Gypsy seems timeless, which is why it probably gets revived so often.
My use of the word "precious" was as in "affectedly or excessively delicate, refined or nice".
DR George, I read many reviews of THE ARISTOCRATS when it came out, and they were all mixed. It's a set up for a host of comedians to complete a joke any way they like and most of them make it the filthiest joke they can. It didn't sound appealing to me when I read the reviews, but I'll be interested in your take on it.
That's better than enighbors who asked me to help them calibrate their new HDTV. I went there, and they were complaining about how they couldn't see any difference between their standard TV picture on the new HDTV. In fact, they were considering taking back the set because the picture was worse than on their old set.
Turned out, they weren't watching on the high definition channels! They thought watching the standard signal on an HDTV made it high definition!
Simon Cowell: I find myself, more often than not, agreeing with him about the performances (??!!??!! @$#)%&), but he still manages to be offensive...making that asinine comment about Taylor's outfit looking like Clay Aiken.
From what I remember about Clay's attire on the show, he more often than not wore oxford (or other buttoned) shirts and slacks.
"Bloody" is used in common language here too DR Vixmum. "Bugger" is also in common usage - particularly in NZ.
(No sheep reference intended).
Oddly perhaps, "Bloody" was not permitted on the Radio here before about 1970. And the word was "Beeped" in songs such as "The Battle Of New Orleans" and "Snoopy v. The Red Baron" a decade later. Our "precious" years perhaps.
We watched "Mrs Henderson Presents" the other night. The "Midlands" reference is of course very British.
Brilliant "Brill." is no doubt over used by our Brit cousins - more like the American use of "neat" which we only use as a term for "tidy".
Neat? Did you say "neat"? Man! I haven't heard anyone use that word in decades.cool
That's a 60s word, isn't it? Either 60s or 70s?
Of course, these things come and go...just like the people at Grand Hotel....
"Bloody" is used in common language here too DR Vixmum. "Bugger" is also in common usage - particularly in NZ.
(No sheep reference intended).
Oddly perhaps, "Bloody" was not permitted on the Radio here before about 1970. And the word was "Beeped" in songs such as "The Battle Of New Orleans" and "Snoopy v. The Red Baron" a decade later. Our "precious" years perhaps.
We watched "Mrs Henderson Presents" the other night. The "Midlands" reference is of course very British.
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Re: Mandissa/ American Idol.
I can't really see her winning. I suppose it's too hard to tell right now.
But to me she sings well, but i just don't love watching her.
who you callin' "fat", buddy?!
Whoever put her in those tight jeans last night should be boiled in oil. They made her look twice as big as the outfits the last two weeks have made her look. I had honestly thought she had lost a serious amount of weight, but it was the clothes disguising it.
After looking so good the past few weeks, I don't know why she okayed that look last night.
Funny Amazing Race last night. Interesting challenges....and I am glad they are NOT making people EAT stuff....
Sad to lose the team that was eliminated, but they had a couple of chances to catch up and didn't take advantage of them....of course it didn't help that they had a delay they weren't counting on.
THE AMAZIN' RACE
SPOILERS &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Funny send-off they got from Phil. In effect, he said that they were the sluttiest women they ever had on the show.
Otherwise, I think it was the best episode in this race so far. I really like the nail biting final task--wasn't all together sure who was going to be in last place during the last 15 minutes.
Definitely don't like the old folks. Of all teams to pull attitude! "Stay back. please! Don't look at what we are doing!" "Nope, can't tell you where the clue box is!" What a couple of jerks!
who's askin'?
Did anyone watch the new sitcom TEACHERS last night? I recorded it and will likely get to it today at some point. It's on NBC.
I did not like TEACHERS at all. Watched about half of it and had to turn it off. I guess having been a teacher made me sensitive to the absurdity of all the stuff that was happening. I won't be watching it any more.
Hiya, kidz!
Well, THAT was one eventful weekend, I tell ya!
The run-through on Saturday ended just as the house opened. I was on the horn every few minutes , saying stuff like "Petur, we have to keep going..." and "you have eleven minutes until the house opens..." and "it is half hour - everyone off the stage!"
I did get about 40 minutes with the techie before the rehearsal started to program the simplest of cues. The "direktor" added a couple of blackouts-with-CD-cues, so there were three-count-'em-three spots in the show where the tech went behind the equipment and I took the light board for a simultaneous cue...
Oh! And I forgot to tell you - in order to have FULL stage lighting for the BIG dances, there are three separate, manually-operated switches BACKSTAGE, that had to be turned on and off -- by the Bulgarian-wrangler (my guy backstage who corrals and then lines up people for the next ensemble) on an ONSTAGE MUSIC CUE, since we had no headsets for communication between the booth and backstage.
And -- the show went seamlessly. Without a hitch. I was so focussed and determined, and had everything so tight, that there were no mistakes AT ALL. Once in awhile, a dancer missed a step. Once or twice, the intonation of a song was suspect (although it's really hard to tell with that music!!) -- but the show ran perfectly.
The Seattle P-I review mentioned that the show ran "seamlessly". That was me. I was so In The Zone!!! I just LOVED it!!!!!
Now ask me how was the car....
No one watched the PBS Eugene O'Neill docu the other night? It was excellent.
Oh I HATE[/i] that expression "my bad".
I've always hated the expression "that sucks" and would give the stare of momness.
Is "Teachers" the UK programme? I think there have been 4 series made.. VERY funny. Absurd IS "Teaching".. the staff dynamics were totally believable.
Not sure if it has made it to cable or whatever but NZ programme "Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby" is an interesting view of Teaching -- and the absudity of politcal correctness.
Definitely an Americanized version. And not funny, at least not to me.
Speaking of sense of humor.... the Vixter brought home an assignment from her "English Language Arts" teacher which read in part:
"Carefully proofread your work, do not hand in work with silly, carelesss mistakes. I will take it very personal if you hand in sloppy work."
I just read something interesting for fans of the ABC drama COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
When it comes back to the network in two weeks, it won't be showing on Tuesday night any more. ABC is placing it on Thursday night at 10 p.m. opposite WITHOUT A TRACE on CBS and ER on NBC. Watch for it to return on April 13.
On the other hand you can say "bloody" all day long on this continent and no one would raise an eyebrow
I did watch Boston legal lawst night. We only 'discovered' this show in January and we quite enjoy it.
Oddly perhaps, "Bloody" was not permitted on the Radio here before about 1970. And the word was "Beeped" in songs such as "The Battle Of New Orleans" and "Snoopy v. The Red Baron" a decade later. Our "precious" years perhaps.
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No one watched the PBS Eugene O'Neill docu the other night? It was excellent.
Tomovoz - I read somewhere that TEACHERS is the American version of the British show.
Looks like it's going to rain again. And it's cold (for here).
Interesting piece in today's LA Times about so many books, shows and movies these days being about a loved one suddenly missing. Not necessarily dead - but simply gone. Leaves the house in the morning - just another day. But never returns. A terrible, aching mystery and void left behind. Obviously a biproduct of 9/11.
Definitely an Americanized version. And not funny, at least not to me.
I noticed that it finished third in the time slot ratings behind HOUSE on Fox and THE UNIT on CBS.
All programming in Indiana has stopped...ALL stations are carrying the news conference live...nothing this important has EVER happened before.
What is it? A proclamation from the Governor? A national crisis? Bird flu?\
No. Indiana University has chosen a new basketball coach.
We can all breathe easier. Life can return to normal.
All packages shipped, including international.International is good. Thanks BK.
DR George, I read many reviews of THE ARISTOCRATS when it came out, and they were all mixed. It's a set up for a host of comedians to complete a joke any way they like and most of them make it the filthiest joke they can. It didn't sound appealing to me when I read the reviews, but I'll be interested in your take on it.
Funny Amazing Race last night. Interesting challenges....and I am glad they are NOT making people EAT stuff....
Sad to lose the team that was eliminated, but they had a couple of chances to catch up and didn't take advantage of them....of course it didn't help that they had a delay they weren't counting on.
RE: last night's AMAZING RACE
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I loved it. This season is really good. I am liking the hippies a lot. They are really smart and so funny. Same with the boys.
I didn't care that the danielles lost. They were bugging me. They were not resourceful, or good at directions. They ended up just following people, which really bugs me (when teams don't think on their own at all).
It was sort of weird that dentist yeller guy yielded them (vs the black team). But it was also sort of weird to me that he helped that team (which i thought was nice). I wonder if he had something against the danis.
Also what was up with fran being so mean to the dentist yeller guy. Does she just hate him? I get why she didn't want him and his wife to overhear their earlier flight. But she was quite mean to them. ANd then barry was also really mean to them (dentist guy) at the end. I mean fran and barry (does anyone else think their names are hilarious, think broadway!) were already at the pit stop. Why not be nice and help the team?
It was actually touching to see the team so far behind race ahead and not be eliminated. I did feel a little bad seeing the danis cry. But they should have been gone last week.
I wonder if the show will use more to be continueds vs non-elims. I certainly hope so!
The hippies are my favorites...BJ and I can't remember the other guy's name.
Neat? Did you say "neat"? Man! I haven't heard anyone use that word in decades.
That's a 60s word, isn't it? Either 60s or 70s?
Of course, these things come and go...just like the people at Grand Hotel....
I did not like TEACHERS at all. Watched about half of it and had to turn it off. I guess having been a teacher made me sensitive to the absurdity of all the stuff that was happening. I won't be watching it any more.
THE AMAZIN' RACE
SPOILERS &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Funny send-off they got from Phil. In effect, he said that they were the sluttiest women they ever had on the show.
Otherwise, I think it was the best episode in this race so far. I really like the nail biting final task--wasn't all together sure who was going to be in last place during the last 15 minutes.
Definitely don't like the old folks. Of all teams to pull attitude! "Stay back. please! Don't look at what we are doing!" "Nope, can't tell you where the clue box is!" What a couple of jerks!
I think Fran and Barry just don't like the way the dentist guy yells so much. (He's really a dentist? I wonder if he's a "Little Show of Horrors" type dentist! ) I don't like them. I'd love to see them eliminated
Well...just how OLD are they? Older than...???????
you're cruisin' for a bruisin'
Fran, who is 61 years old,
Barry, who is 63 years old,
Neat? Did you say "neat"? Man! I haven't heard anyone use that word in decades.
That's a 60s word, isn't it? Either 60s or 70s?
The breakup of a Dean Martin and Jerry Lewistype comedy-music team was used as the basis of this murder story which featured the likes of Steve Lawrence, Buddy Hackett, Patricia Crowley, Sheree North, George Furth, Arte Johnson, AND playing the part of Steve Lawrence's son - George Clooney!
Well, congratulations are in order - with two days to go, we have just set a new record - March 2006 is our highest posting month ever, in the history of haineshisway.com. We're currently over 9300 posts for this month, with the previous record, January 2005 clocking in at 9233 or something like that. We still don't know if this will be a record month for number of hits - that we won't know for another two days - right now we're far enough behind our high number of hits that it's hard to tell.
I feel that soon we will be the most popular site on all the Internet.
I probably won't end up doing a LESTAT report here from a "quality" perspective, since by committing to not doing one before seeing the show, I won't have to say anything at all if I don't love it. I'll report back on the experience of seeing it, though. I am of course rooting for it to have a long life, mainly because of DR Jose, and have heard that lots of good changes have gone in. We are really looking forward to it, very excited about the show that awaits us in a little over an hour.
Does that make any sense? :)
Since The Aristocrats is nothing but a bunch of talking heads, with no action to speak of, I don't think the Grandlads would appreciate it, so I won't be getting it for them.
Everyone can breathe easier now.
And I'm looking forward to seeing DECEIT this weekend with our dear Bruce in a role tailor-made for him! I had the pleasure of performing onstage with him a number of times in the distant past, and of seeing him in leading roles in classic plays. It will be a nostalgia-rush to see him up there in the lights again...
Hate that They cut off their ears and tails.
Not the Fay Wray King Kong - the new one.
Not the Fay Wray King Kong - the new one.
I probably won't end up doing a LESTAT report here from a "quality" perspective, since by committing to not doing one before seeing the show, I won't have to say anything at all if I don't love it. I'll report back on the experience of seeing it, though. I am of course rooting for it to have a long life, mainly because of DR Jose, and have heard that lots of good changes have gone in. We are really looking forward to it, very excited about the show that awaits us in a little over an hour.
Does that make any sense? :)
I will be seeing "Deceit" on Friday evening. The first time ever seeing the esteemed BK in person.
Re: the amazing race.
I thought fran and barry were much older than 61 and 63! I didn't like them before because they were inept. But this last episode they did much better. However their attitude at the end was terrible. Tell the people where the task is, YOU'RE AT THE FREAKIN PIT STOP!!!!!!!!!
I am also hugely entertained by the hippies and the ken boys. So funny.
Well, TEACHERS began with a geometry class being disrupted by two teachers hitting a golf ball into the class and interrupting the lesson by "playing through." Next we found the teachers in the lounge being called "gay" as a putdown. One guy admired the other's leather blazer and was called gay for doing so. Then, a male teacher (the lead of the show) has the female substitute history teacher into his classroom where they proceed to open beers and drink during the school day.
As I said, not for me.
I don't know.
Hence my lack of success as a Teacher for 30+ years DR Vixmom.
I took your comment personal too! LOL
Nearly everytime I type "Vixmum" and then need to correct! Language!
sez you!
I have some Irish sayings I use but I will not put then on the board.....a couple of htem are not repeatable in English
I also use 'most excellent'
I probably won't end up doing a LESTAT report here from a "quality" perspective, since by committing to not doing one before seeing the show, I won't have to say anything at all if I don't love it. I'll report back on the experience of seeing it, though. I am of course rooting for it to have a long life, mainly because of DR Jose, and have heard that lots of good changes have gone in. We are really looking forward to it, very excited about the show that awaits us in a little over an hour.\
Does that make any sense? :)
MBarnum if we get a dog or cat will you come house sit?
I say neat, and cool. Sweet wasn't mentioned, not that I say if, but the boys did when they were young.
Friday night at Deceit: Matthew, Deareaderlaura and PennyO?! Sounds like time for a few photos to be taken!!
~~~~Broken Leg Vibes~~~~ for Friday's show!
We are also fans of BOSTON LEGAL. The show is very funny.
Someday I would like to see the theatrical version of it. I have seen the film.
Have you ever seen the original Roger Corman 1960s movie? It's pretty bad, but in a cheezy, "I like it that way" kind of way. ;)
Anyway, the stage production is based on the original Roger Corman movie...and has the same ending as the original Roger Corman movie. In other words, the movie musical has a "happy ending" that was changed from the stage version. Just be prepared. ;D