Haines His Way

Were THE ORLONS a Mowtown group? I love their songs Wah Wah Watusi and Don't Hang Up.

How about Dee Dee Sharp and her Mashed Potatoe?

The Orlons and Dee Dee were on Cameo label - the label infamous for still not releasing their artists on Cd (Bobby Rydell etc). (I think it is Alan Klein who has the rights). Same with Chubby Checker on the Parkway label

Re:  Pippin & Motown.  IIRC, Motown was a major, if not the major, investor in the show, hence the cast album on that label.  Also remember they shopped the score to their biggest stars--Jacksons doing "Corner of the Sky" and the Supremes having one of their only post-Diana hits (very minor at that) with "I Guess I'll Miss the Man."  Shades of the golden era, when you could expect a multitude of Columbia artists to record songs from the last OBC on that label.

Yes, Vivian not only accompanied me to the show, she did a fab dual job as Zorba and Hortense (not to mention a cameo as the crow in the second act).

Re:  Pippin & Motown.  IIRC, Motown was a major, if not the major, investor in the show, hence the cast album on that label.  Also remember they shopped the score to their biggest stars--Jacksons doing "Corner of the Sky" and the Supremes having their only post-Diana hit (very minor at that) with "I Guess I'll Miss the Man."  Shades of the golden era, when you could expect a multitude of Columbia artists to record songs from the last OBC on that label.

Yes, Vivian not only accompanied me to the show, she did a fab dual job as Zorba and Hortense (not to mention a cameo as the crow in the second act).

JMK -- I don't know about in Oregon, but The (post-Diana) Supremes had a big hit in most of the country with Stoned Love.

Jennifer & Ben it must be the cookies, whatever they are, because, like TCB, I did the previous steps you mentioned.  I shall ask Keith when he returns home.  Thank you.

DR MBarnum - Do you happen to know if there is such an organization as BA - Bollywood Anonymous?  ;-)

30(!) Hindi soundtracks?!?!

I came pretty close to that!  I got my income tax refund last month and it's almost all gone!  I bought (among others) almost 20 CDs of musical cast recordings!  I also bought the Region 2 DVD of "Chess" in Swedish (with no subtitles)...I've mentioned this before.  And yesterday, I just received the "Goldrich and Heisler Songbook Volume 1" (DR Jason has met one of these two fine songwriters, or maybe both) which includes the song "Taylor, the Latte Boy."  I also bought the individual sheet music (since it's not in the songbook...maybe it'll be in volume 2?) to "The Alto's Lament" that Emily Skinner recorded (on a wonderful CD produced by our very own BK!).  I bought this song as a birthday present for the daughter of a friend of mine.  So that's where all my money went.  Oh, and the $100 (at Costco) for the bottle of 1995 Dom Perignon for my parents' 40th wedding anniversary in June.

JMK: Did Portland miss out on "Up the Ladder to the Roof:, "Stoned  Love", "Nathan Jones" & "Floy Joy"?

MBarnum: Bollywood rocks. What fun and far more interesting and varied than "Bombay Dreams". Did they just rip off anything from any where. Was I listening to "I Want To hold Hour Hand"? So much sounds so familiar.  Thought there were touches of Surf Music and even Merry Melodies there. A Delight.

DR Jennifer - My favorite local supermarket has quite a nice selection of low-carb foods - Atkins and otherwise.  I do like some of the "treats", but I also try not to eat them too often...

First and foremost, even though it's not real sugar, it still tastes like sugar to me.  Consequently, sometimes when I eat some of those sugar-free/low-carb snacks, I end up craving more sweets... preferably, the real stuff!  Good ole white sugar - or corn syrup - depending upon product.  So...  *However, I really do like those low carb ice creams out there...

Finally - A few years back, I started trying to eat more real food.  Nothing processed.  Nothing manufactured in a laboratory.

I find the atkins bars help me a lot to not eat a lot of sweets.

I mostly eat non-processed foods. Almost everything I eat (except for the atkins stuff) is non-processed.

Um, I need info about low carb ice cream. How low carb is it? And where does one get it? And what are the brand names? I've never heard of this. And that is definitely one thing I crave.

Wow DR Jane: That dream sounds frightening.

LOL, an understatment.  That was twenty years ago and it is still vivid.  Unfortunately I have way too many dreams that are strange and frightning.  It is why I wake up some mornings exhausted.

speaking of poutine, DR Jennifer, my parents went out to dinner at Au Pied du Cochon last night and came back telling a story that is just too incredible...

POUTINE MADE WITH FOIE GRAS, GOAT CHEESE AND THYME INFUSED JUS

Yes... you heard me.  The lowly poutine is going upscale (and it only costs $17)
 

OOOHHH!!!

And I cannot wait until next Monday's American Idol Special - The Loser's Special!  "Uncut, Uncensored, Untalented"!

Hey?!?!? - Just check the AI website, no mention of it.  Just checked Fox's website, no mention.  Hmm.  ? I could have sworn I saw the promos last night.

Was I just dreaming?!?!?  Something else to blame on the lack of white sugar?!?!?  Maybe it's two weeks from now?!?!?

Yes, Jose, it's two weeks from now, March 1st.

Also, those bleu cheese-stuffed olives sound rather intriguing for martini garnish.  I'm usually not an olive fan, but those may change my mind!

As for Motown, I'm with Jane in that I prefer the male acts to the females.  Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson top my list, with "Sir Duke" being my top song.

And the good news is: The galley is approved and I should have test books in a week or two.  I'll start taking preorders next week.  Stay tuned.

Will do.  

I have never been in Panni's shoes.  They're much to small for my feet.

And the good news is: The galley is approved and I should have test books in a week or two.  I'll start taking preorders next week.  Stay tuned.

The test books.  Is that what you call them?  You mentioned last week, BK, that once you were done with the galley, you wouldn't see the book again until you received a hard bound copy.  I meant to ask you on Ask BK Day what they called those copies, and were they considered part of the first edition of a book.  Also, are those the copies that you keep for your own library?

Is Guy Haines releasing a new CD and using that free "giveaway" book deal as a promotion again? Has he no shame?